Lee County Legislative Delegation Agenda*
REPRESENTATIVE CALDWELL, Chairman
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
9:00AM – 5:00PM, or Upon Completion of Agenda
Room AA-177 (Nursing Building), Florida Southwestern State College
THE DELEGATION WILL BREAK FOR LUNCH FROM 11:45AM – 1:00PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
9:00AM – 5:00PM, or Upon Completion of Agenda
Room AA-177 (Nursing Building), Florida Southwestern State College
THE DELEGATION WILL BREAK FOR LUNCH FROM 11:45AM – 1:00PM
I. Call to Order, Representative Caldwell, Chairman
II. Invocation, Representative Ray Rodrigues
III. Pledge of Allegiance, Representative Heather Fitzenhagen
IV. Florida Southwestern State College Welcome, Matthew Holliday, Governmental Affairs
V. Introductions and General Comments, Representative Caldwell, Chairman
VI. Meeting Topics – (Supporting Materials behind Corresponding Tab Number of Binders and also available on www.leedelegation.com. Download the full agenda here.)
LOCAL BILLS
1) An Act Relating to Lee and Charlotte Counties
(Representative Caldwell)
(Representative Rodrigues)
II. Invocation, Representative Ray Rodrigues
III. Pledge of Allegiance, Representative Heather Fitzenhagen
IV. Florida Southwestern State College Welcome, Matthew Holliday, Governmental Affairs
V. Introductions and General Comments, Representative Caldwell, Chairman
VI. Meeting Topics – (Supporting Materials behind Corresponding Tab Number of Binders and also available on www.leedelegation.com. Download the full agenda here.)
LOCAL BILLS
1) An Act Relating to Lee and Charlotte Counties
(Representative Caldwell)
- Public Comment
(Representative Rodrigues)
- Public Comment
GENERAL TOPICS
3) Lee County Commission
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- The Honorable Brian Hamman, Chairman
4) Lee County School District
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- The Honorable Mary Fischer, District 1 Board Member
- Dr. Greg Adkins, Superintendent
- Bob Cerra, Legislative Consultant
5) City of Fort Myers - 2016 Legislative Agenda
- The Honorable Randall Henderson, Mayor
6) City of Cape Coral
- 2016 Legislative Initiatives
- The Honorable Marni Sawicki, Mayor
7) City of Bonita Springs
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- The Honorable Ben Nelson, Mayor
- Carl Schwing, City Manager
8) Town of Fort Myers Beach
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- The Honorable Anita Cereceda, Mayor
9) City of Sanibel
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- The Honorable Kevin Ruane, Mayor
10) Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District
- GS-10 Caloosahatchee Cross Link Project
- J. Nathan Stout, Chairman
11) Florida Gulf Coast University
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- Dr. Wilson Bradshaw, President
12) Florida Southwestern State College
- 2016 Legislative Priorities
- Dr. Jeff Allbritten, President
13) Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Race Track
- General Presentation
- Isadore (Izzy) Havenick, VP of Government and Political Affairs
14) Hodges University
- General Presentation
- Dr. David Borofsky, President
15) Lee Memorial Health System - 2016 Legislative Priorities
- Jim Nathan, Chief Executive Officer
16) Park Royal Hospital
- General Presentation
- Mike Ham, Chief Executive Officer
17) Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
- Agency Update and Aging Issues
- Marianne Lorini, Chief Executive Officer
18) Circuit 20 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Taskforce - Parents of Children with Mental Illness
- Broadway Proposal | Housing EBP Webinar | Legislative Delegation Meeting | NAMI Housing Continuum
- Carrie Lucas, Member
19) SalusCare, Inc. - General Presentation
- Kevin Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
20) Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
- General Presentation | Infographic | Toolkit | Brochure
- The Honorable H. Andrew Swett, 20th Judicial Circuit
- Ann Arnall, Governance Chair
21) Children’s Network of Southwest Florida - General Presentation
- Nadereh Salim, Chief Executive Officer
22) Healthy Start of Southwest Florida
- 2016 Funding Priorities | Fact Sheet
- Cathy Timuta, Executive Director
23) Lighthouse of SWFL
- Funding for services for children ages 5-14
- Doug Fowler, Executive Director
24) Suncoast New Options - Home and Community Based Waiver Services
- Lee Suelzle, Director of Medicaid Waiver Services
25) Alzheimer’s Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
- Support and Services for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Platform | Quick Facts | Florida Stats
- Emily Reese, Lee County Program Specialist
26) Florida Nurses Association - 2016 Legislative Platform
- Camille Baldwin, Member
27) Guardian ad Litem - General Presentation
- Holly Rodriguez, 20th Judicial Circuit Director
28) Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida - General Presentation
- Susan Block, Chief Executive Director
29) Lee County Homeless Coalition - 2016 Legislative Priorities
- Janet Bartos, Executive Director
30) PACE Center for Girls- Lee - 2016 Legislative Priorities | PACE Fast Facts
- Meg Geltner, Executive Director
31) Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Club - General Presentation
- The Honorable Jeff Kottkamp
32) SKY Family YMCA Youth In Government - General Presentation
- Amber Richards, Coordinator
33) Southwest Florida Military Museum and Library - General Presentation
- Ralph Santillo, President
34) Good Wheels, Inc. - General Presentation
- Alan Mandel, Chief Executive Officer
35) BikeWalkLee - 2016 Legislative Priorities
- Darla Letourneau, Steering Group Member
36) Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers - Merger of Housing Authorities
- Marcus Goodson, Executive Director
37) Lee County Housing Finance Authority - Sadowski Trust Fund
- E. Walter Barletta, Chairman
38) Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Inc. - Affordable Home Ownership
- Katherine “Kitty” Green, President and CEO
39) Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- General Presentation | Handout
- Jennifer Hecker, Director of Natural Resource Policy
40) Responsible Growth Management Coalition of Lee County
- Amendment One
- Lake Okeechobee
- Fracking
- Carl Veaux, Board Member
41) Treasure Coast Progressive Alliance
- Fracking
- Richard Silvestri, Vice President
42) Stone Crab Alliance - Inland Oil Drilling
- Dr. Karen Dwyer, Co-founder
- Dr. John Dwyer, Co-founder
43) South Florida Ag Council/Gulf Citrus Growers Association
- Citrus Greening Research Funding
- Support of UF/IFAS Research & Education Center
- Ron Hamel, Executive Vice President of Gulf Citrus Growers
44) Americans for Prosperity - Five for Florida Plan
- Louis Piche, Florida Field Coordinator
45) Heather Mazurkiewicz - 2016 Lee County Days in Tallahassee
- Cancer Presumption Legislation
46) Bob Clayton - Discussion on Hemp Legislation
47) Mark Generales - Discussion on Funding of an Environmental Education Center at Lover’s Key State Park | Lover's Key Presentation
48) Kevin Jursinski - Discussion on Funding of a Business Court for the 20th Judicial Circuit
49) Dan Dougherty - Discussion on Planned Parenthood as Educators
50) Steve Pigott - Discussion on Florida State University
51) Karen Hudon - Discussion on Hydraulic Fracking | Case for Ban
VII. General Comment from the Public [time permitting]
VIII. Adjournment