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BCC Minutes 09/20/2000 B (Budget)September 20, 2000 TRANSCRIPT OF THE FINAL BUDGET MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, September 20, 2000 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s} of such special districts as have been created according to law and having conducted business herein, met on this date at 5:05 p.m. in SPECIAL SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN:Timothy J. Constantine Barbara B. Berry David E. Brandt James D. Carter Pamela S. Mac'Kie ALSO PRESENT: Tom Olliff, County Manager Page I NOTICE: COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA Wednesday, September 20, 2000 5:05 p.m. ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. ALL REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE (5) MINUTES UNLESS PERMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME IS GRANTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING - BCC - Fiscal Year 2001 Tentative Budget. A. Discussion of Millage Rates Funding the FY20001 Budget B. Discussion of Further Amendments to the Tentative Budget C. Wrap-up Items D. Public Comments and Questions E. Resolution to Amend the Tentative Budgets F. Public Reading of the Taxing Authority Levying Millage, the Name of the Taxing Authority, the Rolled Back Rate, the Percentage Increase, and the Millage Rate to be levied. G. Adoption of Resolution Setting Millage Rates H. Resolution to Adopt the Final Budget by Fund September 20, 2000 Item #2A DISCUSSION OF MILLAGE RATES FUNDING THE FY2001 BUDGET VICE CHAIRMAN CARTER: I call this meeting of the Board of County Commissioners together. It is our last budget public hearing. And would you please rise in pledge of allegiance with us. (Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.). VICE CHAIRMAN CARTER: Mr. Smykowski, would you like to lead us forward. MR. OLLIFF: Before Mike starts, I just thought I'd let anyone here from the public know that there are speaker slips out in the hallway and there are speaker slips here on the end of this table. If anyone wants to register to speak, if they'd fill one of those out and give those to me. And then Mr. Smykowski has got some remarks, and then we could go straight to public speakers, if there are any. VICE CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Tom. Again, if anybody wants, has a burning desire to speak tonight, now's your chance. Mike. MR. SMYKOWSKI: Thank you, Commissioner. For the record, Michael Smykowski, Collier County budget director. The first item we have to discuss pursuant to Florida Statute is the increase over the rolled-back rate funding the budget prior to adopting resolutions adopting final millage rates. In the general fund, the increase over the rolled-back rate is eight and a half percent. Agenda Item 2-A, Page 1. Primarily a function of the pay plan adjustments and increased library operations. Pollution control, we have a few growth management related projects related to water quality monitoring, resulting in increase over the rolled-back rate of 36.1 percent of a total county-wide increase over the rolled-back rate of 8.8 percent. In the unincorporated area general fund, the increase over the rolled-back rate is 73 percent. That's primarily a function of consolidating the road resurfacing and median maintenance that was previously budgeted for within the road -- four road MSTD Page 2 September 20, 2000 districts. (Chairman Constantine enters boardroom.) MR. SMYKOWSKI: Within the Golden Gate Community Center, the increase is 80.9 percent over the rolled-back rate, and we're replacing an annex building on that facility. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, the increase over the rolled-back rate is 106. t percent, while percentage-wise, its largely actual tax dollar increase is $t 1,200. And available fund balance had offset the fiscal year 2000 tax levy. Victoria Park Drainage is an increase of 85.8 percent above the rolled-back rate. Primarily result of indirect cost charges. Overall of that is just an increase of $1,800 in tax revenue. The balance of the districts are fire and beautification, and they typically levy a constant millage rate, pursuant to citizen advisory committee recommendations associated with each of those districts. Just a few examples: Isle of Capris Fire, Ochopee Fire, Golden Gate beautification, Lely beautification, et cetera. That results in an aggregate millage rate of 9.3 percent above the rollback rate. Item #2B DISCUSSION OF FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET Next item on our agenda is discussion of further amendments to the tentative budget. There's a summary of those, beginning on Item 2-B, Page I through 2-B, Page 5. And that's primarily a function of three distinct things: Finalization of grant awards; adjustment to capital project funds based on whether or not projects were under contract prior to the end of the fiscal year; and the final item is things that were approved at the September 12th County Commission meeting. We're implementing the changes as the board approved those. Item #2C WRAP-UP ITEMS That leads us to three wrap-up items in 2-C. The first of Page 3 September 20, 2000 which is consideration of the request for the additional heart medication for cardiac arrest. The recommendation on staff is to implement a trial basis for one year, utilizing available EMS reserves. The second item is clarification regarding the Everglades City request for funding of fireworks. And the clarification is actually that that money would be going to the Everglades City Lions Club. As a result, staff is recommending denial of that because of the precedent of obviously funding -- COMMISSIONER BERRY: Absolutely. MR, SMYKOWSKI: -- municipal fireworks. COMMISSIONER CARTER: Commissioner Mac'Kie? MR. SMYKOWSKI.' Usually the county provides its own. And we did contact Everglades City in that regard as well. COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE.' Just that I would have a long list of requests if we approved that one. I've got another city we might want to look at. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Any objection to following staff's recommendation on that one? COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: No. COMMISSIONER BERRY: I had gotten a call in regard to that, and there was some interest, and I referred the person to the county staff to kind of talk. And apparently in that conversation's when it came about as to who the group was. Because prior to that, it had not been indicated. It was more like it was a county something that they were going to do just for the Everglades City area, more from a -- and from a county perspective. So I think that the staff handled this very appropriately. MR. SMYKOWSKI: Thank you. The third item, we owe the board a response related to the fleet management study that we've done in the off season. Essentially what we will be doing via executive summary is bringing forth a recommendation to change the methodology for funding fleet vehicles, going to a modified cash basis. It will result in some one-time revenue. And the recommendation at this point would be to use that toward relocation of the existing fleet operation to -- from the existing County Barn site, which is obviously developing as a primarily residential area. Page 4 September 20, 2000 COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: If I could just comment about that one. That's -- in case Janet Vasey is watching, thank you Janet, because she caught that and brought it to our attention and has found the county some money, and we like it when that happens. Item #2D PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS MR. SMYKOWSKI: Indeed. That brings us to the public comment and question portion of our agenda. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Mr. Olliff, do we have speakers signed up? MR. OLLIFF: I do not. VICE CHAIRMAN CARTER: Is there anybody here with the intention of speaking? Going once, going twice. Item #2E RESOLUTION 2000-302 AMENDING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET - ADOPTED Next item is resolution to amend the tentative budgets. MR. SMYKOWSKI: Yes, we would need a motion to that effect -- COMMISSIONER BRANDT: So moved. MR. SMYKOWSKI: -- as amended. COMMISSIONER CARTER: Second. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Motion from Commissioner Brandt, a second from Commissioner Carter. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor of the motion, please state aye. (Unanimous vote of ayes.) CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Motion carries 5-0. Item #2F PUBLIC READING OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY LEVYING Page 5 September 20, 2000 MILLAGE, THE NAME OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY, THE ROLLED BACK RATE, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, AND THE MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED Public reading of the taxing authority levying millage. COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: My favorite part of the year. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Hope that speed reading course has come in handy. COMMISSIONER CARTER: And for the sixth year. MR. SMYKOWSKI: Public reading. The -- COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Doesn't this remind you of that thing on Monday Night Football, N.F.L. does not authorize the use of this -- no? MR. SMYKOWSKI: If only I could be that fast. General Fund 001, the rolled-back rate, 3.2287, proposed millage, 3.5028, percentage increase, 8.5. Water Pollution Control, Fund 114, rolled-back, .0327 mills, proposed .0445 mills, increase of 36.1 percent, for a total county-wide millage rolled-back rate of 3.2614, proposed millage rate of 3.5473, 8.8 percent increase. There are no proposed levies in Road MSTD's 1, 2, 3 and 5. The rolled-back rate in District 2 is .1324, a decrease of 100 percent. In Road District 3, .4343, decrease of 100 percent. Road District 5, .3045, a decrease of 100 percent. The Unincorporated Area General Fund, rolled back, .4869, proposed, .8425, percent increase 73 percent. Golden Gate Community Center, rolled-back .2157, proposed, .3902, an increase of 80.9 percent. Naples Park Drainage, there is no proposed levy. Pine Ridge Industrial Park, rolled back .0327, proposed millage rate, .0674, an increase of 106.1 percent. Victoria Park Drainage, .1088 mills, proposed .2022, an increase of 85.8 percent. Golden Gate Beautification, rolled-back, .4839, proposed .5 mills, an increase of 3.3 percent. Naples Production Park, rolled-back, .1453, proposed .0383, a decrease of 73.6 percent. Isle of Capri Fire, rolled-back .9132, proposed one mill, an increase of 9.5 percent. Page 6 September 20, 2000 Ochopee Fire, rolled-back .3.8029, proposed, four mills, increase 5.2 percent. Collier County Fire, rolled-back 2.1541. Proposed two mills, a decrease of 7.2 percent. Goodland/Horr's Island Fire MSTU, rolled-back 1.0543, proposed 1.0531, a decrease of a tenth of a percent. Radio Road Beautification, rolled-back rate .4796, proposed .5, an increase of 4.3 percent. There is no proposed levy on Sabal Palm Road MSTU. Lely Golf Estates Beautification, rolled-back 1.4475, proposed one and a half mills, increase of 3.6 percent. Hawksridge Stormwater Pumping MSTU, rolled-back is .0589, proposed .1349, an increase of 129 percent. Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage MSTU, rolled-back is .9628, proposed, one mill, 3.9 percent increase. Immokalee Beautification, .9510 rolled back, one levy proposed, 5.2 percent increase. Bayshore/Avalon Beautification, rolled-back rate, 2.8356, proposed three mills, 5.9 percent increase. Parks GOB Debt Service, rolled back .0390, proposed, .0391, an increase of three tenths of a percent. Rolled-back rate in the Isles of Capri Municipal Rescue, debt is .1477, there is no proposed levy, a decrease of 100 percent. Collier County Lighting, .1716 mills rolled back, proposed .1465, a decrease of 14.6 percent. Naples Production Park Street Lighting, rolled-back millage rate .0573, proposed .0467, a decrease of 18.5 percent. Pelican Bay MSTBU, rolled-back .2150, proposed .1961, a decrease of 9.8 percent for an aggregate millage rollback 3.8543. Proposed millage rate, 4.2119. Percentage increase, 9.3 percent. Item #2G RESOLUTION 2000-303 SETTING MILLAGE RATES - ADOPTED With that, Mr. Chairman, we would need an adoption of the resolution setting the millage rates for fiscal year 2001. As in the first hearing, we'll need two separate motions, one for the pollution control as a dependent district and then one for the Page 7 September 20, 2000 balance. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: pollution control. COMMISSIONER CARTER: COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: VICE CHAIRMAN CARTER: Chair will entertain a motion on I so move. Second. There's a motion and a second from Commissioner Carter and Mac'Kie respectively. That's on pollution control. Any discussion? Seeing none, any objection? (No response.) CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Seeing none, motion carries 5-0. We need a motion on the balance. COMMISSIONER CARTER: I so move. COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Second. VICE CHAIRMAN CARTER: Same pair makes a motion and second. Any objection? (No response.) CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Motion carries 5-0. Item #2H RESOLUTION 2000-304 ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET BY FUND - ADOPTED We also need a resolution to adopt the final budget by fund. We have to do those to -- MR. SMYKOWSKI: Yes. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: -- split as well? MR. SMYKOWSKI: Yes. COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Motion to approve the budget for pollution control. COMMISSIONER CARTER: Second, CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Commissioner Carter seconds the motion by Commissioner Mac'Kie. And do we have any discussion on that? Seeing none, all those in favor, please state aye. (Unanimous vote of ayes.) CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Motion carries 5-0. And the balance? Page 8 September 20, 2000 COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Motion to approve the budget for the balance of the budget. COMMISSIONER CARTER: Second. CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Commissioner Mac'Kie makes a motion, Commissioner Carter seconds that motion. Do we have any discussion? Do we have any objection? (No response.) CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: If not, motion carries 5-0. With that, thank you all, particularly Mr. Smykowski and your staff. You're beautiful, you're fabulous, we love you all. Good night, everybody. There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:20 p.m. ATTEST: . BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S} OF SPECIAL DISTRICT~S UNDER_ITS CONTROL presented ~ or as corrected ~ ; as TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF GREGORY COURT REPORTING SERVICE, INC., BY CHERIE' R. LEONE~ NOTARY PUBLIC Page 9