THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND
MINUTES
City Council Special-Called Meeting December 2, 2002 4:00 p.m.
Vice-Chair Minozzi called the meeting to order and presided.
ROLL CALL
All present (Chairman Tucker arrived at 5:03 p.m.)
Also Present: A. William Moss, City Manager
Ken Cuyler, City Attorney
Bill Harrison, Finance Director
Mike Murphy, Fire Chief
Greg Niles, Community Development Director
Ladd Ryziw, Public Works Director
Roger Reinke, Police Chief
Laura Litzan, City Clerk
Dana Souza, Recreation Coordinator
Other staff members and interested citizens and visitors
BUSINESS
(A) DISCUSSION Marco Island Racquet Club
(Editorial History: A memorandum from the Public Works Director to the City Manager was prepared as a staff report to summarize the current organization, user fee structure, and budget history, along with a summary of the practices of tennis facilities operated by other local governments. The staff report was presented to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and subsequently assigned to a sub-committee for a detailed analysis and recommendation. The full committee considered the report and recommendations of the sub-committee and the “Final Report on City of Marco Island Racquet Club, November 2002” was submitted. Following the submission of the Committee report, staff reviewed the report and has generated
additional recommendations.)
Public Comment
Ms. Lorene Bonara, 158 Society Court, expressed her appreciation for the Racquet Club.
Ms. Kathy Rapp, 174 S. Collier Boulevard, reviewed the amenities offered by the Racquet Club and stated that she does not understand why anything needs to be changed.
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Mr. Ken Mitchell, 1201 Laurel Court, spoke in favor of improving the tennis facility and the benefits of physical fitness.
Mr. George Domenech, 970 Panama Court, spoke in support of the junior and children s tennis programs and the importance of the City s backing.
Mr. James Karter, 540 S. Heathwood Drive, expressed his support for the suggested recommendations.
Mr. Charles Slagle, 805 Caribbean Court, stated that league players should be given the morning hours exclusively.
Mr. Carl Titgemeir, 815 Caribbean Court, suggested that there is no basis for a 50/50% split, that fees should increase to a self sustained level, and that a high subsidy is not supported.
Mr. Bob Stakich, 1031 Anglers Cove, stated his objection to using taxpayer s money to subsidize tennis players that can afford to pay.
Mr. John Oberg, 1649 Briarwood Court, spoke in support of the recommendations and suggested that the word subsidy should not be used.
Mr. James Timmerman, 831 Perrine Court expressed his support for retaining the handball court.
MOTION by Councilman Boyce to ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR “IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION”, AMENDED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE RACQUET CLUB TO THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND RACQUET CENTER. Second by Councilwoman DiSciullo. Motion carried 6-1. (Chairman Tucker opposed.)
(B) DISCUSSION Review of Capital Improvement Program.
(Editorial History: Consistent with discussions by City Council members on October 21, 2002, staff has prepared several documents to assist in the review of project accomplishments attained to date under the Capital Improvement Program.)
Council members discussed the necessity of accurately forecasting future capital improvement projects and agreed to closely monitor this area in the future.
Public Comment
Mr. George “Ted” Willis, 1281 Mimosa Court, expressed concern that the “carry forward” policy is an incentive to budget high and is a poor policy.
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(C) DISCUSSION Community Communications.
This item was deferred to the December 2, 2002 regular meeting.
(D) DISCUSSION Cash Flow Analysis.
This item was deferred to the December 2, 2002 regular meeting.
(E) DISCUSSION Land Acquisition Update
This item was deferred to the December 2, 2002 regular meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no other public speakers.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
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E. Glenn Tucker, Council Chairman
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ATTEST:
Laura Litzan, City Clerk
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PREPARED BY:
Susan Patton, Council Secretary
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