Immokalee EZDA Minutes 10/17/2012 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency
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MINUTES
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency October 17,2012
A. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order by Mike Facundo, Chairman at 840 a.m.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present:
Mike Facundo, Ski Olesky, Jeffery Randall, Robert Halman, Floyd Crews, James Wall, Eva
Deyo,and Carrie Williams.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused:
Julio Estremera,Daniel Rosario and Cristina Perez.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
Others Present: Steve Hart, John Lundin, Chris Curry, Magda Ayala, Weldon J. Walker, Jr.,
and Mitch Hutchcraft.
Staff: Penny Phillippi, Brad Muckel,Marie Capita, Christie Betancourt, and Jeffrey Nagle.
C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves.
D. Announcements.
a. NBIA — Ms. Phillippi announced that she had attended the NBIA training
(approved by CRA Chair)and requested Advisory Board Approval.
Action: Jeffery Randall made a motion to approve the travel to the NBIA Training Session,
Ski Olesky seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
b. FEFC — Ms. Phillippi requested approval to travel to Miami for the mandatory
annual Board of Directors meeting of the Florida Export Finance Corporation.
Action: Ski Olesky made a motion to approve the travel to the FEFC Annual Board of
Directors meeting, Jeffery Randall seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
E. Adoption of Agenda.
Additions to the Agenda: I. d. Executive Director's Employment Agreement and I.e.
Discussion of a 501 (c)(3) for the IBDC.
Action: Ski Olesky made a motion to approve the Agenda (with noted changes), Jeffery
Randall seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
F. Communications.
a. The Communications Folder containing the meeting notices was passed around for
review.
G. Consent Agenda.
a. Approval of Minutes for the September 19,2012 CRA Advisory Board meeting.
Action: Jeffery Randall made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the motion was
seconded by Ski Olesky and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
H. Old Business.
a. Project Manager's Reports
i. CRA Project Manager
a. Stormwater Master Plan — Mr. Muckel reported that the punch list
for the Phase I Stormwater Project is 90% complete and the General
Contractor has been paid $2.7 million. The Phase II Stormwater Project on
Immokalee Drive RFQ for an engineering firm should be released later this
month. He noted that the Big Cypress Basin has award $200,000 toward the
engineering of the Phase II Project.
b. Crosswalk Improvement Project — Mr. Muckel informed the
Committee that the RFQ for this project has been scored and AIM was the
selected firm. However,their price for the study and creation of construction
documents was$140,000. He will renegotiate with the firm.
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c. First Street Plaza — Ms. Phillippi reported that the firms of David
Corban Architects, Inc, were selected to design the plaza. After negation,the
price agreed upon is $113,450. The contract will be presented to the BCC on
November 13, 2012. Two public meeting will be held the day of November
14th, one as the CRA/MSTU monthly meetings and the other in the evening
at the Community Park.
ii. IBDC Manager
a. Airport Authority Interlocal Agreement - Ms. Capita requested
approval from the Committee to take the document forward that will
terminate the interlocal between the CRA and the Authority.
b. IBDC/CRA — Ms. Capita requested the Committee approve the
request to the BCC to allow the IBDC to continue to operate under the
auspice of the CRA.
c. IBDC Policies & Procedures - Marie Capita provided a copy of the
updated policies and procedures were provided to each of the Committee
members. She asked for any input from the Committee and requested
approval of the policies and procedures. Carrie Williams provided suggested
language for clarity.
Action: Ski Olesky made a motion approve the termination of the Interlocal Agreement
between the Airport Authority and the CRA; approve the request to continue operation under the
auspice of the CRA; and to approve the updated IBDC Policies and Procedures and submit same to
the CRA/BCC for approval. Mr. Randall seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
d. CDBG Close Out Report— Ms. Capita provided an overview of the
closeout report for the current CDBG grant agreement citing the many
accomplishments over the past two years.
iii. MSTU Project Manager
a. Carson Road Project— Mr. Nagle stated the bid for this project was
pulled to clarity a plan note and it is anticipated the rebid will occur later this
month.
b. Downtown Project—Mr. Nagle reported that 100% plans have been
submitted to FDOT. He further stated that he hand delivered the application
for a $100,000 grant and expects awards to be announced in January 2013.
This will be an award in addition to the $61,000 grant already received from
FDOT.
c. Holiday Decorations — Mr. Nagle continues to work on getting the
ROW permit for installation. He reported that 26 lights have been wired to
accommodate the angels; he is seeking a structural engineer to determine
wind load, and the Holiday Banners will be installed 11/01/2012.
b. Code Enforcement
Wendell Walker reported that on September 12th, Code Enforcement Office (in
conjunction with the Sheriff's Department) held a district sweep on empty and
abandoned housing units. The developed a list of properties to monitor for condition.
He noted that the Community Task Force meets at the Health Department on October
11th
New Business.
a. First Street Plaza—Discussed above under CRA Project Manager.
b. &c. Executive Director's Evaluation — All Committee members submitted their
evaluation of the Director.
Action: Mr. Randall made a motion approve the Executive Director's evaluation and to
submit to the CRA for approval. Mr. Olesky seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
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d. Executive Director's Contract—Ms. Phillippi requested that the Advisory Committee
review the proposed changes to the contract.
Action: Mr. Randall made a motion approve changes to the Executive Director's contract,
specifically (1) extend the employment contract for three (3) years until December 3, 2015; and
revise the agreement's terms to provide for COLA; and remove Section 13, requirement to reside in
the Enterprise Zone; and all other terms of the employment agreement remain intact and also to
recommend for approval to the CRA. Mr. Olesky seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous
vote.
e. IBDC 501(c)(3) — Ms. Capita inquired as to how the Committee would feel about
allowing the IBDC to form a 501(c)(3) and operate independently of the CRA and
Collier County. It was her contention that there would be a greater variety of funding
options as a non-for-profit corporation. Ms. Phillippi agreed with the action stating
that it is the intention of the CRA to act as a catalyst, to identify issues, create
solution to the issue and then spin it off. She stated that this is not an action that will
happen immediately but rather once the IBDC is more stable and established.
Action: Mr. Randall made a motion to support the IBDC is seeking a nonprofit status when
they are ready to do so. Mr. Olesky seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
J. Citizen Comments.
None
K. Next Meeting Date. The next regular Meeting will be November 14, 2012 at 8:30 A.M.
L. Adjournment. This meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
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