Collier County Legislative Delegation
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
North Collier Regional Park
15000 Livingston Road
Naples, FL 34109
Chair – Representative Bob Rommel (District 106)
Time: 9:00am until Completion of Agenda
Proposed Recess from 12:00pm – 12:15pm
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Invocation - Representative David Borrero
Pledge - Senator Kathleen Passidomo
Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes
- Board of County Commissioners
Penny Taylor - Naples Airport Authority
Michael Lenhard - Collier County Public Schools
Dr. Kamela Patton - Collier County Public Schools
Jen Mitchell - Clerk of Courts & Comptroller
Clerk Crystal K. Kinzel - Immokalee Water & Sewer District (2)
Laura Donaldson/Sarah Catala - City of Naples / City Hall
Mayor Theresa Heitmann
Pete DiMaria, Interim City Manager - City of Everglades
Mayor Howie Grimm - City of Marco Island
Erik Brechnitz - Collier Citizens Council
Michael D. Lyster - Tom Maish
- Naples Botanical Garden
Donna McGinnis - Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, 2nd District
Ita M. Neymotin - Collier Health Services d/b/a Healthcare Network of SW Florida
Dr. Emily Ptaszek - Lee Healthcare Center
Michael Nachef - Children’s Network of SWFL
Nadereh Salim - NCH Healthcare System, Inc.
Paul Hiltz
Matthew Holliday - C/T Task Force
Richard Schroeder, MD - David Lawrence Mental Health Center, Inc.
Scott Burgess - Lighthouse of Collier
Scott Flagel - Naples Senior Center at JFCS
Jaclynn Faffer - Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
Jane Schiff - League of Women Voters of Collier County
Janet Hoffman - League of Women Voters, Education Committee
Diane Preston Moore - Naples Pathways Coalition
Michelle Avola-Brown - PACE Center for Girls Collier
Marianne Kerns - Moms Demand Action
Kimberly Craig and Katherine Cunningham - Captains for Clean Water
Jessica Pinsky - Coalition for Quality Public Education
Richard Woodruff - Florida Citizens Alliance
Jim Kelly - Champions for Learning
Susan McManus - ABATE of Florida House of Representative
Darrin Brooks - Susan Villani
- Floridians for the National Popular Vote
Adrienne Beebe - Florida SouthWestern State College
Robert Jones - Florida Gulf Coast University
President Mike Martin - Florida Gulf Coast University
Alyssa Fleischer - Americans United for Separation of Church & State
William Korson - Homeless & Hunger Coalition
Michael Overway - Triple Dippers
Dave Jaye - Collier Mosquito Control District (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Chris Lyon
PUBLIC COMMENTS – all speakers will be limited to two (2) minutes, unless extended by the Chair.
2021 Collier County State Legislative Delegation Meeting and Public Hearings Information. Agenda in formation.
Please be informed that these hearings are to hear local bills and local budget requests. If you are interested in filing a local budget request, please contact the office of your House and Senate sponsors to learn about the separate budget process requirements and deadlines in the House and the Senate.
Local Bills
The deadline for submitting local bills to the Delegation is NOON on Monday, November 29, 2021. All local bills must be accompanied by completed paperwork required by the Florida Legislature, including original signatures of the legislative sponsors. The original set of documents (letter size and 3-hole punched) must be forwarded to Representative Bob Rommel at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 304, Naples, FL 34112. In addition, an electronic version of the local bill must be emailed in “pdf” format to [email protected]. All proposals for a local bill are expected to be presented at the hearing and must be drafted in bill form. Unless there is an emergency, the Delegation will consider for introduction only those bills that have been presented at the hearing. Decisions on whether to introduce local legislation will be made at the hearing.
If the local Legislative Delegation agrees to support the issue and introduce a local bill, a legal advertisement of the proposed bill must be placed in a newspaper of general circulation at least 30 days prior to introduction in the House or Senate unless the bill contains a referendum provision. The local entity requesting the proposed bill will be responsible for placing the legal advertisement in the newspaper.
According to sections 11.021 and 11.03, Florida Statutes, evidence that notice has been properly published must be submitted before a local bill, not subject to referendum, can be introduced. The notice must be broad enough to include all matters contained in the body of the proposed legislation, although the specific contents need not be listed in detailed form. The function of the notice requirement is to provide reasonable notice to a person whose interests may be directly affected by proposed legislation so that he or she may inquire further into details of the local bill. Additionally, if he or she so desires, that person may seek to prevent enactment or to persuade the Legislature to change the substance of the proposed bill.
Local Budget Requests
If you are submitting a local budget request (Appropriations), this request must be in the proper format, which can be found at APR Fillable Form FY 2022-23.pdf (myfloridahouse.gov), and sent to Kim Timm at [email protected] by NOON on Monday, November 15, 2021.
General Presentations
The deadline to request to appear on the meeting agenda for a general presentation before the Legislative Delegation (not related to local bills) is NOON on Friday, November 19, 2021. Attached is a Request to Appear form for those who wish to be placed on the agenda. This form must be emailed to [email protected] no later than NOON on Friday, November 19, 2021.
Presenters who wish to provide supporting documentation must submit the original (letter size and 3-hole punched) to our offices at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 304, Naples, FL 34112 no later than NOON on Monday, November 29, 2021. In addition, a digital copy of the documents must also be submitted in “pdf” format to [email protected].
General Public Comments
Members of the public who wish to comment will have an opportunity to speak upon completion of all local bills, budget requests and agenda items. You must complete a Public Comment Request card, which will be available at the check-in desk on December 8, 2021, and will be called to speak in the order in which the request was submitted
The agenda for the Collier County Delegation hearing will be released to the news media on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, to allow the citizens of Collier County ample time to prepare comments if they so desire.
My staff and I stand ready to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to a successful delegation meeting for the 2022 Legislative Session.