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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 
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)
  • Public Comment
​2)       ​​An Act Relating to the Village of Estero    
​          (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

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