Immokalee Joint Workshop April 2021 March 30 Draft
Immokalee Community Redevelopment Area
April 6, 2021
Joint workshop
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Advisory Board Members
Local Redevelopment Advisory Board
Dr. Frank Nappo, Chair
Anne Goodnight, Vice-Chair
Michael Facundo
Andrea Halman
Mark Lemke
Frank Leon
Estil Null
Edward “Ski” Olesky
Yvar Pierre
Lighting and Beautification MSTU
Bernardo Barnhart, Chair
Peter Johnson, Vice-Chair
Norma Garcia
Christina Guerrero
Andrea Halman
Cherryle Thomas
David Turrubiartez Jr
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Highlights of 2020/2021
Substantial Completion Carver/5th Street Sidewalk Project
FDOT Main Street – Pedestrian Safety Improvements Completed
Commenced 1st Street Safety Improvements Design
TIGER Grant Coordination - Intersection Improvements/Lighting
Complete Welcome Sign on First Street
Zocalo Park Upgrades
Redevelopment Plan Update Process Initiated
Land Development Code Revisions Initiated
FHERO Planning Assistance Awarded
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Immokalee Sidewalk Project
Carver Street and S. 5th Street
The CRA received a total of $676,365 of HUD CDBG grant funds for Phase II of the Immokalee sidewalk project. The CRA and MSTU allocated $314,749 for CEI, design and the remaining construction
cost for the project. In July 2020 Coastal Concrete was awarded the contract in the of $821,756.00. Construction began in September 2020. Total project cost is estimated at $991,114.
Project is substantially completed.
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FDOT SR29 – Pedestrian Safety Project Completed – February 2021
Installed two RRFBs (Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons), signing and pavement marking improvements, New Traffic Signal at 3rd and Main Street
30 New LED Streetlights – MSTU partnership to provide banner arms and electrical outlets
Project Cost: $1.98 Million.
Main Street/SR29
Pedestrian Safety Improvements
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Welcome Signs
First Street/Eustis - Completed
New Market/SR29 Triangle – Installation – April 2021
Panther Crossing - Proposed for 3rd Quarter 2021 with new image
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First Street Corridor Conceptual Plan
Q. Grady Minor & Associates, P.A (Grady Minor) has been hired to provide professional services for future street lighting and pedestrian safety improvements along South First Street
(from Main Street to School Road/Seminole Crossing Trail) in Immokalee.
Main Street
First Street
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Redevelopment Plan update
Staff issued NTP to Johnson Engineering on December 1, 2020
Online Surveys – March 2021
Public Kick Off Meeting – March 31, 2021
Small Group Sessions – April/May
Adoption Presentation – First Quarter 2022
Building on the goals as presented in the Immokalee Area Master Plan
Redevelopment Plan Update
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Immokalee Area Master Plan (PL201880002258)
Approved by BCC for final adoption on December 10, 2019.
Next Step – Land Development Code Revisions
First Area - Business District
April 21st @ 10 a.m. – First Workshop
January 22, 2022 – Tentative BCC final adoption hearing
Land Use Planning
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TIGER Grant
Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant
Project total cost is $16, 415,864. Funding sources are FHWA grand funds (80%) = $13,132,691 County match funds (20%) = $3,283,173.
Includes design and construction of 20 Miles of concrete sidewalks, a bike boulevard network, a shared-use path, street lighting, bus shelters, a new transit center, landscaping, drainage
improvements, and intersection and traffic calming retreats.
Collier County has provided the CRA with an overview of estimated schedule with milestones. The design/build portion of this project is set to start in first quarter 2022 and construction
is set to be completed in third quarter 2024.
New Streetlights – Maintenance responsibility of MSTU.
Immokalee Complete Street
Growing Connections to Create Mobility Opportunities
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County Partnerships
Stormwater Projects
Lake Trafford Area
Eden Gardens project
North 3rd. Street
Madison Avenue Channel
Code Enforcement
Before
Post
Transit
CAT at Roberts Senior Center 2.19.21
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Economic Development
Before Demolition
Post Demolition
Florida Heartland Economic Region of Opportunity
2021:
Marketing Brochure
Retail Demand Analysis
Conceptual Site Development Plan – Immokalee Airport
2.8 Acre Site – Phase 1 Complete (Brownfield Grant)
Geophysical Survey (Brownfield Grant)
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Community Outreach
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Future Items 2021/2022
Redevelopment Plan Amendment
Main Street Improvements –MSTU/CRA
First Street Improvements – MSTU/CRA
Continue County Partnerships
Phase 3 Sidewalk Project - West Eustis - Fifth Street to First Street
Grant Program Revisions
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Questions
Open Discussion
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