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Agenda 10/08/2019 Item # 2C (9-19-2019 BCC Budget Meeting Minutes)10/08/2019 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 2.C Item Summary: September 19, 2019 BCC Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: 10/08/2019 Prepared by: Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager – County Manager's Office Name: MaryJo Brock 10/02/2019 3:22 PM Submitted by: Title: County Manager – County Manager's Office Name: Leo E. Ochs 10/02/2019 3:22 PM Approved By: Review: County Manager's Office MaryJo Brock County Manager Review Completed 10/02/2019 3:23 PM Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 10/08/2019 9:00 AM 2.C Packet Pg. 14 September 19, 2019 Page 1 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, September 19, 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 Penny Taylor ALSO PRESENT: Leo Ochs, County Manager Nick Casalanguida, Deputy County Manager Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney Mark Isackson, OMB Director September 19, 2019 Page 2 CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Good evening, everybody. MR. OCHS: Good evening. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All right. County Manager. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Commissioner McDaniel, you look wonderful. Look at that. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Thank you; yes. COMMISSIONER FIALA: He matches and everything. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I'm left all alone. I get to do this all by myself, so hopefully my mother's watching and approves. MR. OCHS: Would you like to begin with the Pledge? PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I would like that. If you would, please. We don't typically do a prayer in these hearings. Commissioner Fiala, since you complimented, you get to -- COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.) MR. OCHS: Commissioners, good evening, and welcome to the second and final public hearing to adopt the FY '20 budget. Mr. Isackson is ready to proceed with the agenda at your pleasure, Mr. Chairman. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: We are ready to go, sir. MR. OCHS: Yes, Mark. Item #1A DISCUSSION OF FY 2019-20 MILLAGE RATES AND INCREASES OVER THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATES – PRESENTED September 19, 2019 Page 3 MR. ISACKSON: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, County Manager Ochs. Commissioners, this is your final hearing on the FY '20 budget. Its adoption will go into effect on October 1. It will extend through June -- or September 30th of '20. Mr. Chairman, this is a pretty scripted agenda in accordance with our truth-in-millage standards and the statutes. I'll begin with some opening remarks. Those who wish to address the Board can certainly have their speaker slips, and Nick tells me there's three. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Two. MR. ISACKSON: Excuse me. Two speakers. So under Item 1C on the agenda, Mr. Chairman, there will be an opportunity for those folks to address the Board. Statutorily, we're required, Commissioners, to discuss the FY '19/'20 millage rates and increases over the rolled -back rate as the first item of discussion. As we know, rolled-back rate is the percentage increase in the millage over the rolled -back rate needed to fund the budget and, two, the reasons ad valorem tax revenues above the rolled-back rate is calculated on the State's DR-420 forms are being increased. This 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. Board adopted budget guidance, which you approved in March of this -- of 2019 for FY '20 included a millage neutral operating levy position, the same rate as last year and, for that matter, for the past 10 years, since FY 2010. For the General Fund and the Unincorporated General Fund, the millage rate was, once again, planned at 3.5645 and 8 -- September 19, 2019 Page 4 .8069, respectively, and that was pursuant to guidance back in March. The unincorporated area millage includes a marginal increase above the .7161 operating levy, and, of co urse, that, over the last three years, has been devoted to maintaining our landscape medians. The FY '20 tentative General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund operating and capital budgets as presented, once again, are based upon Board adopted budget policy. Both the General Fund and the Unincorporated Area 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 FY '20 is 5.43 and 6.05 percent, respectively, within the General Fund and the Unincorporated Area General Fund. Within an increasing taxable value environmental, under millage neutral operating and capital policy guidance, the rolled-back rate will be lower than millage neutral. This event occurs in FY 2020. Commissioners, referring to 1A, Page 1, millage rates for each Collier County Government taxing authority has been established pursuant to Board guidance, and these rates which represent the maximum tax rates which can be levied, were approved at the first public budget hearing on September 5th, 2019. A couple of final comments, Commissioners: Under 1A, the Pelican Bay MSTBU millage rate is .0857. And based upon this district's respective DR-420 MMP millage rate entry, if all of our dependent millage rates are not approved unanimously, it is recommended that this rate be voted on separately under Agenda Item 1F, as this rate will require a two-thirds vote of the September 19, 2019 Page 5 Board. Likewise, you have a new Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU that will require a unanimous vote of the Board. 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 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 aggregate rolled-back rate and, thus, the proper notice of proposed tax increase ad satisfying TRIM guidelines was published in the Naples Daily News on Monday, September 16th, 2019. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: One second, Mark. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Mark, could I ask you to explain to the audience -- and I bet people are just glued to their television set right now. And could you tell them how the increase -- because we haven't increased our rate. Can you tell them how the figures increase or why they increase so people -- I just got this question this afternoon, so I thought we should answer that just to -- MR. ISACKSON: Well, let's take the General Fund, Commissioners, because it affects everybody who resides in Collier County. The assessed value, taxable value -- COMMISSIONER FIALA: Of their homes. MR. ISACKSON: -- of their homes went up, on average, 5.43 percent based on the Property Appraiser's numbers. Now, if we hold the rate the same, you're going to generate -- or we will generate $16.6 million more based on last year's levy versus this year's levy. If you did the rolled-back rate, that dollar increase would only be $8.8 million because it doesn't take into account new construction taxable value. It's the simplest way I think we can September 19, 2019 Page 6 explain it. COMMISSIONER FIALA: That's perfect. People didn't understand. They said, I can't believe you're raising taxes. Well, let me say -- and I was trying to make it clear. We're not raising taxes. The rate is the same, but the taxes increased because your property values have increased. I tried to make it that simple so they can understand. And they said, oh, well, that makes sense. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Number one. Number two, people have a difficult time in segregating the different factions of government. The school board did raise the rate, the millage rate and, on top of that, the assessed valuations there -- that are applicable are the same, so there was a tax increase. Because I know a lot of -- when I was over in Immokalee yesterday, a lot of folks were going on about the school board's -- they did raise their millage rate, so... COMMISSIONER FIALA: Oh, I see. Well, thank you. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: And we get blamed for that because we're the collector. MR. ISACKSON: And then picking up on the Chair's comment, the school district represents about 41 percent of someone's tax bill in the unincorporated area. So that's -- Collier County Government really is only a small portion of about 30 to 35 percent of someone's tax bill depending on the MSTUs that they might have in their particular area, so... COMMISSIONER FIALA: Thank you. Sometimes, just to add, Leo will come out with us for our little town hall meetings, and he'll bring out these forms, and he has them showing in a pie shape and so forth, and people can actually see how they got those figures, and then they can understand. But, you know, a lot of people don't come to the town hall meetings, September 19, 2019 Page 7 so I'm just trying to explain it. Thank you. Item #1B DISCUSSION OF FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THE TENTATIVE BUDGET MR. ISACKSON: Mr. Chairman, if there isn't any questions on 1A, I'll proceed to 1B on the agenda, which is a discussion of further amendments to the tentative budget. Regarding the county's final budget hearing, we have no changes from the tentative budget that was approved on September 5th, 2019. With that, Commissioners, I would suggest going to public comments, which is Item 1C on the agenda. Item #1C PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I think we shall. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Mr. Chairman, you have two speakers. The first speaker is Mr. John Wolski, and the second speaker is Elena Mola. MR. WOLSKI: I need my glasses. Good evening, Commissioners. My name is John Wolski, and I am on the board of directors for the Big Cypress Golf and Country Club Estates Homeowners Association. You probably know our neighborhood as the Country Club of Naples. Our HOA is independent of the golf club. I am here on behalf of our residents to express support for September 19, 2019 Page 8 the increase in stormwater funding in this year's budget. Our neighborhood has experienced very serious flooding, and we certainly appreciate the help we are currently receiving from Collier County staff to help us identify them. Commissioner Taylor, you have showed your support first hand by attending our annual meetings to help educate our homeowners. Thank you, and thank you to all of you for recognizing the importance of identifying and rectifying stormwater problems in Collier County. Thank you very much. MR. CASALANGUIDA: Mr. Chairman, that takes you to your final speaker, Elena Mola. MS. MOLA: Hello, and thank you very much for all the hard work you do. I just came because I came last time, and I expressed some questions and concerns over the budget. And I just wanted to reiterate that I'm going to be working with Amy on a couple of issues, and so I thank you for that. That's all. Thank you. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Outstanding. I was going to remind you that we only -- you each had three minutes apiece, and we didn't have to do that. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Don't fill in the blanks. Let's just keep moving the meeting along here. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: No, no, no. I've already expressed to Mr. Isackson his speedreading capacity, so let's go to Number D. Item #1D RESOLUTION 2019-164: AMENDING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET – ADOPTED September 19, 2019 Page 9 MR. ISACKSON: Yes, Commissioners. 1D is a resolution to amend the tentative budget. You'll note in the resolutions that there are no amendments, but we would appreciate a motion and a second on that. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So moved. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that we approve the tentative budgets as brought forth. Any 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 #1E 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 – READ INTO THE RECORD MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, 1E is a public reading of the taxing authority levying the millage, the name of the taxing September 19, 2019 Page 10 authority, the rolled-back rate, and the percentage increase and the millage rate to be levied. I'll endeavor to speed through this as quickly as I can. The General Fund, the proposed millage rate, 3.5645; the rolled-back millage rate, 3.4700. A percentage change from the rolled-back rate of 2.72 percent. The Water Pollution Control, the proposed millage rate, .0293; the rolled-back millage rate, .0284. Percent change from the rolled-back rate of 3.17 percent. The Unincorporated Area General Fund, proposed millage rate, .8069; the rolled-back millage rate, .7847. Percent change from the rolled-back rate of 2.83 percent. The Golden Gate Community Center, proposed millage rate, .1862; the rolled-back millage rate, .1748. Percent change from the rolled-back rate, 6.52 percent. The Victoria Park Drainage MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .0312; rolled-back millage rate, .0312. No change from the rolled-back rate. Naples Park Drainage MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .0054; the rolled-back millage rate, .0054. There's no change from the rolled-back rate. The Vanderbilt Beach MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .5000; the rolled-back millage rate, .4816. Percent change from the rolled-back rate, 3.82 percent. The Ochopee Fire Control MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 4.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, 3.9013. 2.53 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. The Goodland/Horr's Island Fire MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 1.2760; the rolled-back millage rate, 1.2488. That is a 2.18 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. Sabal Palm Road MSTU, there is -- the proposed millage September 19, 2019 Page 11 rate, 0.0000; the rolled-back rate, 0.0000. There's no change from the rolled-back rate. The Golden Gate Parkway Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .5000; the rolled-back millage rate, .4609. That is an 8.48 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. The Lely Golf Estates Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 2.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, 1.9002. That is a 5.25 percent increase over the rolled -back rate. The Hawksridge Stormwater Pumping MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .0374; the rolled-back millage rate, .0374. No change from the rolled-back rate. The Radio Road Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 0.0000; the rolled back millage rate, .0964, and the proposed millage rate is lower than the rolled-back rate. The Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage Beautification 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, the proposed millage rate, 1.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, .9945. That is a .55 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. The Bayshore Avalon Beautification MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 2.3604; the rolled-back millage rate, 2.2438. A 5.20 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. The Haldeman Creek Dredging MSTU, the proposed millage rate, 1.0000; the rolled-back millage rate, .9728. A 2.80 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. 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. The Forest Lakes Debt Service, the proposed millage rate, September 19, 2019 Page 12 2.5948; the rolled-back millage rate, 2.5183. That is a 3.04 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. The Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .3000; the rolled-back rate is 0.0000. That, of course, is an increase over the rolled-back rate. The Collier County Lighting MSTU, the proposed millage rate, .1472; the rolled-back millage rate, .1472. Zero percent change over the rolled-back rate. And the Pelican Bay MSTBU, the proposed millage rate, .0857; the rolled-back millage rate, .0827. That is a 3.63 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. Finally, Commissioners, the aggregate millage rate, proposed 4.1817; the rolled-back rate, 4.0707. That is a 2.73 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. Commissioners, Item 1F on the agenda is an adoption of the resolution setting the millage rates, and note that a separate motion is required for the dependent district millage rates and a separate motion is required for the remaining millage rates. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So we'll go with a motion for the dependent districts first. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So move. MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that the millage rates for the dependent districts are as have been read. Any other discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All in favor? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Aye. September 19, 2019 Page 13 COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Opposed same sign, same sound. (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. Now, I'll call for a motion for the remaining millage rates. Item #1F RESOLUTION 2019-165: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION SETTING MILLAGE RATES. MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEPENDENT DISTRICT MILLAGE RATES – APPROVED; MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING DISTRICT RATES – APPROVED: ADOPTED COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So move. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that the remaining millage rates be as advertised and read. 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.) September 19, 2019 Page 14 CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. Item #1G RESOLUTION 2019-166: RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET BY FUND. (NOTE: A SEPARATE MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE DEPENDENT DISTRICT BUDGETS; AND A SEPARATE MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE REMANING BUDGETS) – TWO MOTIONS TAKEN AS REQUESTED – ADOPTED MR. ISACKSON: Finally, Commissioners, Item 1G on your agenda is the resolution to adopt the final budget by fund. A separate motion is required for the dependent district budgets, and a separate motion is required for the remaining budgets. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Okay. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I'll make a motion to approve the dependent district budgets. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that we accept the dependent district budgets as advertised and read. Any other discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Well, we didn't read those, did we? We just advertised those. MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: All in favor? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye. September 19, 2019 Page 15 COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Opposed same sign, same sound. (No response.) CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: So moved. And then a separate motion for the remaining budgets. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Motion to approve the remaining budgets. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: It's been moved and seconded that we approve the remaining budgets. 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. ISACKSON: Commissioners, that concludes my remarks. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: County staff? Anybody have anything they want to say? County Manager? MR. OCHS: Just real quickly. I want to thank Mark and his staff -- CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Absolutely. MR. OCHS: -- for their usual good job working us through September 19, 2019 Page 16 with what, essentially, is a nine-month cycle of planning and execution on the budget, and certainly I want to thank the Board for their continued guidance and fiscal stewardship for the community. I think we've got a good budget that certainly at the staff level we know we can -- we can deliver on what you want us to deliver on for your constituents. So we thank you for that. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Absolutely, Commissioner Taylor, you had a comment? COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I don't remember, but given Mr. Isackson is here, what did you estimate the increase in property values to be way back in March? CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Six. MR. ISACKSON: It was something like that. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: What did he come in at? MR. ISACKSON: Actually, I think we were projecting a 4 percent increase in your budget guidance back in March, and it came in at 5.43 in the General Fund, the countywide General Fund. COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: All right. Thank you. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: I had 6 on the brain. Commissioner Saunders? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank staff, congratulate staff on a job well done on this and look forward to implementing this budget. MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: With that, we will see you all next Tuesday. ***** September 19, 2019 Page 17 There being no further business for the good of the County, the Budget meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:27 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.