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Agenda 09/24/2019 Item # 2B (9/5/2019 BCC Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes)09/24/2019 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 2.B Item Summary: September 5, 2019 BCC Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: 09/24/2019 Prepared by: Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager – County Manager's Office Name: MaryJo Brock 09/11/2019 10:59 AM Submitted by: Title: County Manager – County Manager's Office Name: Leo E. Ochs 09/11/2019 10:59 AM Approved By: Review: County Manager's Office MaryJo Brock County Manager Review Completed 09/11/2019 10:59 AM Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 09/24/2019 9:00 AM 2.B Packet Pg. 17 September 5, 2019 Page 1 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, September 5, 2019 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 Pelican Bay Serviced Division BUDGET SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: William L. McDaniel, Jr. Burt L. Saunders Donna Fiala Andy Solis (Telephonically) Penny Taylor ALSO PRESENT: Leo Ochs, County Manager Nick Casalanguida, Deputy County Manager Mark Isackson, OMB Director Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney September 5, 2019 Page 2 MR. OCHS: Mr. Chairman, you have a live mic. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Well, thank you, sir. Thank you. Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome to our first of two statutorily required budget hearings. And if you would please rise with me. And Commissioner Fiala's going to lead us in the Pledge. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Okay. Good evening. Would you put your hands over your hearts, please, and say with me. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All right. County Manager. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Mr. Chairman? MOTION ALLOWING COMMISSIONER SOLIS TO PARTICIPATE TELEPHONICALLY DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES – APPROVED CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Yes. Well, we have -- do we have Commissioner Solis on the line? MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. A motion would be appropriate to allow him to -- COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I'll make that motion. I was going to ask, is he in another pub in Ireland or -- COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Paddy Murphy's brother. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: I am not. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I heard it was Paddy Murphy's brother; at least that's what Paddy told me this afternoon. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Well, it's been moved and seconded that we allow Commissioner Solis to participate irrespective of whatever pub he's in. If there is no further discussion, all in favor? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: (No verbal response.) COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. September 5, 2019 Page 3 CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Opposed same sign, same sound. (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. Welcome, Commissioner Solis. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Thank you for your indulgence. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: What'd you say? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I think he said he wanted another round. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: He was ordering another round. All right. Commissioner -- or, County Manager, let's move on here before we have too much fun. MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. I'll turn it over to Mr. Isackson to make the presentation. Item #2A FISCAL YEAR 2020 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION BUDGET – PRESENTED BY NEIL DORRILL MR. ISACKSON: Thank you, County Manager. Good evening, Commissioners. The first hearing on your agenda is the hearing for the Pelican Bay Services Division budget and the resolution approving the special assessment roll and levying the special assessment against the benefited properties within the Pelican Bay Municipal Services Taxing and Benefit Unit. I'll ask Mr. Dorrill to come up to the podium for any brief remarks. MR. DORRILL: Good evening, Commissioners. Just briefly, the combined budget this year is 8,454,000. Of that, the net operating September 5, 2019 Page 4 budget is 5,160,000 and the associated transfers and reserves for the division make up the balance of $3,294,000. I guess the biggest thing to tell you this year is that you may recall we advanced funds from our street lighting ad valorem-based fund in response to the hurricane two years ago. That money was repaid this past year. Last year's assessment, in order to repay those advanced funds, was $1,015.72. As a result, this year's budget, the non-ad valorem assessment, was reduced to $761.51; a reduction of $254 per unit, or over 25 percent reduction in the assessment rate from the prior year. As a result of that and a lot of hard work on the part of your advisory board, this was previously work-shopped and reviewed and approved and forwarded to you on a vote asking for your approval this evening of 9-1. Item #2C RESOLUTION 2019-146: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND LEVYING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE BENEFITED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PELICAN BAY MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING AND BENEFIT UNTI – ADOPTED MR. DORRILL: I'll be happy to answer any questions, but I do think Mr. Isackson, because of our non-ad valorem assessment, he may need you to authorize the approval of the resolution if you think that's appropriate. MR. ISACKSON: I would -- Nick, any speakers on this item? MR. CASALANGUIDA: No, sir. MR. DORRILL: And I should say that we did meet with Commissioner Solis in advance just to make sure that he had a September 5, 2019 Page 5 broader presentation, and I don't believe that he has any questions or concerns as a result of that. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Since he's here, Commissioner Solis, is that a correct statement? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: That is correct. I appreciate the work that went into the budget, and the advisory board did a great job, and I think it was -- it's -- I would go ahead and make a motion that the assessment be approved. COMMISSIONER FIALA: I'll second it. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: And we have no public comment. It's been moved and seconded that the special assessment be put forth against the benefiting property owners. Any other discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All in favor? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Opposed same sign, same sound. (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. MR. DORRILL: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Thank you, sir. MR. OCHS: Thank you, Neil. ***** September 5, 2019 Page 6 There being no further business for the good of the County, the Pelican Bay Services Division Budget meeting has concluded. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS CONTROL ________________________________________ WILLIAM L. McDANIEL, JR., CHAIRMAN ATTEST CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK ___________________________ These minutes approved by the Board on _____________________, as presented ______________ or as corrected _____________. TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC., BY TERRI LEWIS, COURT REPORTER AND NOTARY PUBLIC. September 5, 2019 Page 7 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, September 5, 2019 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 BUDGET SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: William L. McDaniel, Jr. Burt L. Saunders Donna Fiala Andy Solis (Telephonically) Penny Taylor ALSO PRESENT: Leo Ochs, County Manager Nick Casalanguida, Deputy County Manager Mark Isackson, OMB Director Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney September 5, 2019 Page 8 MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, that brings you to your first of two public budget hearings on the county's Fiscal Year 2020 tentative budget. As you know from previous rounds, we have a pretty scripted agenda. I've got some remarks that I'd like to prepare -- I'd like to place on the record. We've got ample opportunity for public comment, and I would encourage the commissioners, if there is any commentary from the dais as I'm going through in my remarks, please feel free to interrupt and ask -- fire away. Item #1A DISCUSSION OF TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES AND INCREASES OVER THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATE – PRESENTED BY MARK ISACKSON So I'll start. Welcome to the first of two public hearings on the Collier County Government Fiscal Year 2020 budget which begins October 1, 2019, and runs through September 30th, 2020. The public budget hearings in September must follow a specific format pursuant to truth-in-millage guidelines. Your agenda contains a specific consequence of agenda items to be covered -- Pursuant to statute, this hearing was advertised as part of the TRIM notice mailed to all Collier County property owners on or about the week of August 19th. The final budget hearing is two weeks from tonight, or September 19, 2019, at the same time, 5:05 p.m. This final hearing will be noticed as part of the statutory advertising requirements contained in the truth-in-millage statutes. The final hearing notice will be a notice of proposed tax increase ad and will appear in the Naples Daily News on September 16th, 2019. September 5, 2019 Page 9 This type of ad is necessary since the county's tentatively adopted aggregate millage rate is greater than the current year aggregate rolled-back rate. Final tax rate and budget decisions will be made at this final hearing on September 19th, 2019. As I mentioned, Commissioners, agenda and speaker slips are available in the hallway. Anyone interested in addressing the Board of County Commissioners regarding the county budget must complete a speaker slip, and the speaker slips will be collected, and those topics will be talked about at the appropriate time on the agenda. Following some introductory remarks regarding tax rates and changes to the tentative budget released in mid July, there will be an opportunity, which is Agenda Item 1C, for public comment, and speakers will be called by name. The TRIM notice mailed to all property owners indicated that close of business September 13th, 2019, is the deadline for property owners to contact the Property Appraiser and file a petition for market value adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board. Commissioners, Agenda Item 1A is a discussion of the tentative millage rates and increases over the rolled-back millage rate. This is statutorily the first discussion item that needs to be talked about as part of this agenda. Percentage increase in roll (sic) over the millage rate needed to fund the budget and, two, the reasons ad valorem tax revenues above the rolled-back rate as calculated on the State's DR-420 forms are being increased. Rolled-back rate is defined as that tax rate necessary to generate prior year tax revenues, and this tax rate is calculated not including taxable values associated with new construction, additions, deletions, and rehabilitative improvements. September 5, 2019 Page 10 The Board-adopted budget guidance for Fiscal Year 2020 included a millage-neutral operating levy position, the same tax rate as last year and, for that matter, since Fiscal Year 2010 for the General Fund. For the Unincorporated Area General Fund, the millage rate was, once again, set at .8069 pursuant to Board guidance, with the additional marginal ad valorem dollars above the millage neutral operating rate, which is .7161, devoted to maintaining landscape medians constructed. Levies for the General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund together represent over 97 percent of the total aggregate taxes levied across all Collier County taxing authorities for Fiscal Year 2020; at least those that are controlled by the Board of County Commissioners. The tentative General Fund and Unincorporated General Fund operating and capital budgets as presented are based on Board-adopted budget policy. Both the General Fund and Unincorporated General Fund proposed tax rates are higher than the rolled-back rate. Collier County taxable value has increased over the past eight fiscal years, and the increase for Fiscal Year 2020 is 5.43 percent and 6.05 percent, respectively, within the General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund. Within an increasing taxable-value environment under millage neutral operating and capital policy guidance, the rolled-back rate will be lower than millage neutral, and this event occurs in Fiscal Year 2020. The General Fund budget model places a premium on fiscal flexibility, preserving and protecting cash balances, maintaining adequate reserves for a coastal location, ensuring that the county's investment quality credit rating is maintained, and allocate resources to maintain our substantial public safety capital infrastructure and September 5, 2019 Page 11 operating investment. Mindful of this model and fiscal philosophy, the Board each year decides on tax rate policy, and budget decisions are crafted around this Board-enacted policy. Commissioners, referring to Exhibit 1A on Page 1, millage rates for each Collier County taxing authority has been established pursuant to Board guidance. A roster of tax rates adopted by the Board on July 9th, 2019, represents the maximum property tax rates that can be levied in Fiscal Year 2020. The Pelican Bay MSTBU millage rate is .0857 per $1,000 of taxable value, and based upon this respective district's DR-420 maximum millage rate entry, if all dependent millage rates are not approved unanimously, it is recommended that this rate be voted on separately under Agenda Item 1E, as this rate will require a two-thirds vote of the Board. Likewise, the Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU is a new levy and will require a unanimous Board vote with a separate vote in order -- if all dependent rates are not approved unanimously. The cumulative aggregate rolled-back rate for all Collier County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.0707 per $1,000 of taxable value. The proposed aggregate tax rate for all of Collier County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.1817 per $1,000 of taxable value. This represents an increase of 2.73 percent over the rolled-back rate and necessitates a notice of proposed tax increase ad for TRIM purposes and not simply a budget summary ad. Again, final millage rates will be adopted by the Board on September 19th, 2019. Commissioner, I'll stop there. Any questions or commentary on Item 1A on the agenda? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Hearing none. September 5, 2019 Page 12 MR. ISACKSON: Thank you, Mr. Chairman Item #1B REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CHANGES TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET – PRESENTED MR. ISACKSON: Item 1B is a review and discussion of changes to the tentative budget. For tonight's hearing, changes from the Fiscal Year 2020 July tentative budget, as noted within Exhibit 1B, pertain to receipt of the Tax Collector's budget, which was received in August; certain actions with budget implications discussed and recommended by the Board at the July 9 board meeting; adjustments to certain impacts fee trust funds reflecting revenue actually received above the level forecast in July; realigning the capital infrastructure sales tax revenue budget to reflect state estimates; and other routine revenue or expense adjustments required to support capital projects or operations as the Fiscal Year 2020 begins. Detailed budgetary resolutions and those changes are found within Exhibits 1B, Pages 5-37. A summary of these actions is described within Exhibit 1B, Pages 1-4. The total gross budget changes amount to $39.9 million of which 24.3 million is the customary submittal of the Tax Collectors total commission budget to the Department of Revenue on August 1st. Further changes totaling 15.6 million, and of this amount, the most noteworthy adjustment was a $12.4 million net revenue increase in the infrastructure Sales Tax Fund budget aligning protections with the Florida Department of Revenue estimates. These funds are placed in reserves pending project appropriation upon Board action. Remaining changes are considered customary September 5, 2019 Page 13 and include fund adjustments based upon Board actions from the July 9 meeting; changes to certain impact fee trust funds reflecting actual revenue postings over forecast; and other revenue or expense adjustments to support capital and operating budgets as the new fiscal year begins. According to the Tax Collector's Statement of Commissions and Expenses, the FY 2020 budget totals $24,289,800 and is offset by service commissions and charges. The Tax Collector is a fee-based operation and provides collection services for all county taxing authorities. This year's Tax Collector total commission budget represents a 2.87 percent increase from 2019. Turnback from the Tax Collector, as well as other constitutional officers, is significant each year and represents excess commissions over actual expenses to run the operations. Year ending turnback by the Tax Collector to the General Fund for the past two fiscal years, Fiscal Year 2017 and '18, has totaled $5,658,196, and $7,356,149, respectively. The turnback from all constitutional officers to the General Fund for the same period, the total is $9,440,385 and 8,806,035, respectively. There are no proposed changes to the maximum millage rates set by the Board on July 9th, 2019. Commissioners, I'll stop there with any questions on Agenda Item 1B, review and discussion of changes to the tentative budget. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I have no changes. I just had -- I have an email that got sent to me late yesterday with regard to the DAS and what our operations are in Immokalee, and I would like to make it a matter of public record to have a meeting with Mr. Carnell. We've got a proposition. It's kind of an LOI about appropriating the funding that we do in Immokalee in a different manner. And no commitments or anything. I just wanted to make a public statement with regard to that and let my colleagues know that it exists, so... September 5, 2019 Page 14 MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. We look forward to that discussion, and we'll get a report back out to the Board. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Other than that, we'll move to public comment. Are you ready? MR. ISACKSON: That's correct, Mr. Chairman. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Okay. Item #1C PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS MR. CASALANGUIDA: Mr. Chairman, you have three speakers. Your first speaker is Mr. Roy Anderson, followed by Mr. Brad Estes. Come up to the podiums. You get three minutes apiece. MR. ANDERSON: Yes, I'm Roy Anderson, property owner and full-time resident of Countryside and a chair of the External Community Relations Committee of the Countryside Golf and Country Club. I rise to speak in favor of the proposed zero millage for the Radio Road Beautification program that's referenced Exhibit 1A, Fund 158. I believe that this decision to zero out the millage this year was the result of many voices of concern by significant constituencies along Radio Road that enough is enough. The MSTU did a commendable job on the medians, and now it's time to end the MSTU. Specifically the following significant developments occurred this year over the past year: Number one, the master boards of the three major communities on Radio Road passed resolutions to sunset the MSTU; the second item is the results of the MSTU's 2018 survey showed that 72 percent of those responding said that they don't want September 5, 2019 Page 15 any more projects and that -- let's sunset the MSTU; and the third development was at the red-shirt BCC meeting we were successful in demonstrating to the BCC that we would not support moving forward with improvements to the memorial bikeway and that that project was stopped. So, therefore, in sum, we're gratified that our voices were heard by the BCC. Government works, and we thank you for your consideration. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: That was the red-shirt meeting you all came and sang happy birthday to me. It was the day before my birthday. I remember that. They all came just to sing to me. COMMISSIONER FIALA: That was nice. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Mr. Chairman, your next speaker's Brad Estes, followed by David Higgins. MR. ESTES: Good evening, Commissioners. I have to remember Commissioner McDaniel's birthday next year. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: There you go. MR. ESTES: I'm Brad Estes, secretary of the Poinciana Civic Association. Bill Kerrigan, our president, sends his apologies for not being able to be here tonight. We are here to support the County Manager proposal to increase both the operating and capital funding of stormwater in 2019/2020 and hopefully years to come. Thanks to Leo and his staff for recognizing our critical need and proposing the additional funding. We recognize that Collier County has grown since 1960 when Poinciana Village was platted, as we are competing against many, many more needs than we were in 1970 or thereafter. In fact, I just looked up the population in 1970. The population of Collier County was 38,000. Amazing, isn't it? Yeah. That's the year we moved here. September 5, 2019 Page 16 As you know, we've suffered decades of neighborhood flooding. It was a regular consideration when we went anywhere -- and we've been in Poinciana Village for 44 years -- of what would be the -- what would the access roads be in terms of flooding, whether we could go or not or what time we needed to come home. And that still exists to this day, but we're making progress. We're sending pictures of situations that we've viewed this summer in terms of the drainage, and the county is considering that. And they're also -- the county is considering some capital improvements in terms of the drainage in that area. This is the first three blocks of going into either access -- either of our access streets into -- off Airport Road. This is not to suggest that there has not been progress made. We're going on our fifth year of swale restoration, which we appreciate, and we also had three sides of our four-sided drainage ditch cleared. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I wanted to ask you, Brad, how's that working? Are you seeing an improvement with regards to the ditch? MR. ESTES: We saw improvement on the north ditch. The north ditch was actually cleaned down to the bottom. We have a concrete bottom, believe it or not, and it was cleaned all the way down to the bottom. The south ditch has got some issues, and we're still seeing problems there; still problems there. There's weeds up to our waist. They did get sprayed this summer, but there's actually weeds up -- one of my board members called me and said, I've got weeds up to my head. So that -- but we're working with the county, and we understand. We have some issues with trees being planted and things like that in the -- CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Give him -- if you need extra time -- I asked you a question in the middle of your presentation, September 5, 2019 Page 17 so -- MR. ESTES: I'm -- CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: -- I just -- MR. ESTES: In closing, we just ask for your favorable vote, so thank you. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Mr. Chairman, your final speaker is Mr. David Higgins. MR. HIGGINS: Good evening, Commissioners. My name is David Higgins. I live over on the northeast side, basically Orange Blossom area, a new development over there. Just off of Oil Well. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Gotcha. MR. HIGGINS: And we've built a house a little bit over two years ago. And I got my proposed tax this year. And one of the problems -- and I've talked to several of the neighbors around. We do have a lot of new neighbors coming in there. One of the problems that I feel that we need to look at a little bit more is on our taxes you've claimed that it's gone up roughly 30,000 -- CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Assessed value. MR. HIGGINS: Yeah, assessed value. And they're selling the houses cheaper than what my house is right now, so I don't see how that is assessed properly. And also I see that, you know, the taxes have gone up with that, and the taxes have gone up with the -- with the school system -- the school board, taxes are going up. I feel like we should probably -- I've worked for the school system, and I feel like -- that we should look more into how we can save money with the school board versus adding the taxes and raising the taxes on the school board system there. I feel that there was a lot of waste when I worked there. I saw it. And I know that there's really, really excellent people that work for September 5, 2019 Page 18 the school board. But I just wanted to present myself and ask that we look at that just a little bit closer and look at the assessed values of the homes out there, whereas you're telling me that my house is worth 30,000 more, and they're selling homes, same home, same everything, a whole lot cheaper than what my house is assessed at as of today. That's pretty much it. I want to thank you. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: If you don't have to run off, stay until after the meeting. I'd like to speak to you. MR. HIGGINS: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: There are several systems that are available that we can help you with with regard to that. And just as a point of reference, since you brought it up, we have nothing to say about the school board and the tax rate that's associated with the school district. MR. HIGGINS: Okay. All right. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Just so you know. MR. HIGGINS: Thank you. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: If you have a moment, stay. MR. HIGGINS: I will stick around. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: And we'll communicate after the meeting. MR. HIGGINS: All right. Thank you. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Mr. Chairman, one more speaker slip was pulled in, if you want to give the public -- CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I think she was late, so we're not going to let her speak. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Ms. Mola. MS. MOLA: I was hoping you would still love me after this. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Well, there is a time limit after a certain point. September 5, 2019 Page 19 MS. MOLA: Thank you; thank you. No. You know, I was looking at the budget, and I was trying to figure things out, and some things I could and some things I couldn't, but I'm mostly here as a taxpayer. And I just put together something so I wouldn't ramble on. It's a -- you know all budgets contain certain assumptions regarding current and projected revenues, as well as liabilities. Unfortunately, I was not always able to determine what -- the underlying assumptions or financial and economic formulas and analysis that were used to determine and/or project such future revenues and liabilities. So just taking, for example, the impact of residential development on public services. It would be of interest, I think, to me and the residents and taxpayers of Collier County to know exactly -- how exactly proposed residential growth will affect the demand for public schools, road construction, and maintenance, police, fire and other public services including, but not limited to, the provision of potable water, wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal. Currently, the main source of revenue, as I could glean from the budget, is the Collier County -- our property taxes. I think that based on what I saw, there were -- it was probably 55 percent, and then fines, fees, and service charges, including a significant portion which are due to impact fees where approximately 12 percent of the revenue is coming in. We know that the impact fees on new developments and the methodology by which they are calculated is highly regulated by state statute. The purposes of such impact fees is to allow local governments to use in funding of infrastructure necessitated by new growth; however, what I notice is that impact fees can only be used to acquire, construct, or improve capital facilities to benefit the new September 5, 2019 Page 20 users. And when I was looking at it, my question was, how does the county determine whether that growth and the impact fees collected to support that growth and those new residents or users impact the county and its existing taxpayers. Given the impact fees can only be used for capital improvements or projects, the construction of a new fire station or school, for example, how does the county then calculate the short- and long-term costs associated with manning such fire station or school with personnel not only with regard to the payment of current salaries but then pensions, retirement? And I was wondering where that exists in the budget, because I didn't see that. And my only concern is if we're assuming that we need growth to get more impact fees and that growth is actually causing the taxpayers in the long term a whole heck of a lot more -- because we can't calculate everything in terms of just capital improvements. I mean, personnel costs forever. I just didn't know where that was in the budget, and I was -- anyway -- hoping that -- CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Thank you. MS. MOLA: Thank you. MR. OCHS: Mr. Chairman, if I may, we have this lady's information. We'll reach out to you, if you have some time, maybe make an appointment where we can spend some time with you and show you precisely in the budget where those calculations are made and where those costs are allocated. MS. MOLA: That would be wonderful. Thank you. MR. OCHS: Be happy to do it. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: And that's -- as a point of clarification, that's one -- I was speaking with some folks that were here from Pelican Bay earlier, and, you know, so few people actually really understand this entire process. These budget hearings that we are statutorily required to hold, we're working on '20's budget right September 5, 2019 Page 21 now. MR. OCHS: Right. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: And the initiatives that come from staff that are then blessed by the Board to turn into policy that ultimately develop the budget that we're going to adopt next September, we're working on those things. So this is a really good time to be asking questions, not necessarily about this budget specifically, but for what our operations and such are going to be in '20. MR. OCHS: Thank you. Item #1D ANNOUNCEMENT OF TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES – READ INTO THE RECORD MR. ISACKSON: Mr. Chairman, that brings us to Item 1D on the agenda, which is, of course, my favorite time on the agenda. It's the opportunity to announce the tentative millage rates and percentage changes in property tax rates. It's required as part of the TRIM statutes that they be read into the record, so I will begin to do that right now, Commissioners. The General Fund, the proposed millage rate is 3.5645; the rolled-back millage rate is 3.4700. That's a change -- a percentage change in the rolled-back rate of 2.72 percent. Water Pollution Control, the proposed millage rate, .0293; rolled-back millage rate, .0284; a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 3.17 percent. The Unincorporated Area General Fund, proposed millage rate, .0869; the rolled-back millage rate, .7847. That's a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 2.83 percent. September 5, 2019 Page 22 The Golden Gate Community Center, proposed millage rate of .1862; the rolled-back millage rate, .1748. That's a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 6.52 percent. Victoria Park Drainage MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .0312; the rolled-back millage rate, .0312. No change from the rolled-back rate. Naples Park Drainage, the proposed millage rate, .0054; the rolled-back millage rate, .0054. No change from the rolled-back rate. The Vanderbilt Beach MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .5000; the rolled-back millage rate, .4816. That is a 3.82 percent change from the rolled-back rate. The Ochopee Fire Control, the proposed millage rate, 4.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, 3.9013. It's a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 2.53 percent. The Goodland/Horr's Island Fire MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 1.2760; the rolled-back millage rate, 1.2488. That's a 2.18 percent change over the rolled-back rate. Sabal Palm Road, there is no millage rate proposed and, therefore, no rolled-back rate. The Golden Gate Parkway Beautification, the proposed millage rate, .5000; the rolled-back millage rate, .4609. That is an 8.48 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. Lely Golf Estates Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 2.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, 1.9002. That is a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 5.25 percent. The Hawksridge Stormwater Pumping MSTU, proposed millage rate, .0374; the rolled-back rate, .0374. No change from the rolled-back rate. The Radio Road Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate is 0.0000; the rolled back millage rate, .0964. A minus 100 percent change from the rolled-back rate. September 5, 2019 Page 23 The Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 1.4052; the rolled-back millage rate, 1.3254. Percent change from the rolled-back rate of 6.02 percent. The Immokalee Beautification MSTU, a proposed millage rate of 1.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, .9945. That is a .55 percent change from the rolled-back rate. The Bayshore Avalon Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 2.3604; the rolled-back millage rate, 2.2438. A percent change in the rolled-back rate of 5.20 percent. The Haldeman Creek Dredging MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 1.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, .9728. A percent change from the rolled-back rate of 2.80 percent. The Rock Road MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 3.0000; the rolled back millage rate, 2.6707. That is a 12.33 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. Forest Lakes Debt Service, the proposed millage rate, 2.5948; the rolled-back rate, 2.5183. That is a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 3.04 percent. The Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .3000, and there was no rolled-back rate. The Collier County Lighting MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .1472; the rolled-back millage rate, .1472. There's no change from the rolled-back rate. And the Pelican Bay MSTBU, the proposed millage rate, .0857; the rolled-back millage rate, .0827. The percent change from the rolled-back rate of 3.63 percent. Finally, Commissioners, your aggregate millage rate, proposed 4.1817; rolled-back rate, 4.0707. The percent change from the rolled-back rate is 2.73 percent. Item #1E September 5, 2019 Page 24 RESOLUTION 2019-147: RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES – ADOPTED MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, under Item 1E is a resolution to adopt the tentative millage rates as I've just read them off on the agenda, and there's a resolution supporting that recommendation. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So move. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that we accept the rates as read off. Any other discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All in favor? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Opposed same sign, same sound. (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. Item #1F RESOLUTION 2019-148: RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDED TENTATIVE BUDGET – ADOPTED MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 1F is a resolution to adopt the amended tentative budget, and you will find that resolution, Commissioners, under Item 1F on the agenda. The amended September 5, 2019 Page 25 tentative budget can be adopted by a single majority vote. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: And that is on Page -- COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: 1F. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: -- 1F. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I move that we adopt the tentative budget. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Resolution for adopting the tentative budget. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that the resolution for adopting the tentative budget be approved. Any other discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All in favor? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Opposed same sign, same sound. (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. Item #1G ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS MR. ISACKSON: Finally, Commissioners, we're required to announce the final public budget hearing, and that hearing will occur on Thursday, September 19th, 2019, at 5:05 p.m., the Collier County September 5, 2019 Page 26 Government Center, W. Harmon Turner, Building F, Third Floor, Boardroom, Naples, Florida. That's all I have, Mr. Chairman. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: How about that? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Mr. Chairman? CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Yes. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Before we adjourn, I just want to acknowledge the fact that the manager was able to get new chairs in here prior to his annual review. MR. OCHS: Merely coincidental, sir. I hope you enjoy it. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Thank you. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: With that, our next budget meeting will be on September 19th -- MR. OCHS: Correct. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: -- like you said, at 5:05. Is there any other discussion, comments? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: With that, we will be adjourned. ***** September 5, 2019 Page 27 There being no further business for the good of the County, the Budget meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:43 p.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS CONTROL ________________________________________ WILLIAM L. McDANIEL, JR., CHAIRMAN ATTEST CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK ___________________________ These minutes approved by the Board on _____________________, as presented ______________ or as corrected _____________. TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC., BY TERRI LEWIS, COURT REPORTER AND NOTARY PUBLIC.