THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND
MINUTES
City Council Special-Called Meeting – November 1, 2005 – 5:00 p.m.
Chairwoman Kelber called the meeting to order and presided.
ROLL CALL
All Present Except Councilor DiSciullo and Councilor Patterson who were absent
Also Present: A. William Moss, City Manager
Rich Yovanovich, City Attorney
Bill Harrison, Finance Director
Vince Cautero, Community Development Director
Rony Joel, Public Works Director
Dana Souza, Parks and Recreation Director
Roger Reinke, Police Chief
Michael Murphy, Fire Chief
Laura Litzan, City Clerk
Other interested citizens and visitors
INNOVATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilor E. Glenn Tucker
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION by Councilor Minozzi TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. Second by Councilor Tucker. Motion carried 5-0.
BUSINESS
(A) Hurricane Wilma
Following comments of City Council commending staff for their efforts before, during, and after Hurricane Wilma, the City Manger and Department Directors provided operational details to the Council and responded to questions.
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Public Comment
Mr. Juan Diaz, 1289 Fruitland Avenue, commended staff for their efforts and expressed concern about issues regarding condemnation of condo units with broken windows.
Mr. Ed Foster, 1952 San Marco Road, thanked the Police and Fire Chiefs for their efforts. He then questioned whether all pump stations were functioning.
Mr. Bill Schaffer, representing the Board of Directors of Sandcastle 1, expressed concern about the six to nine months required to get the hurricane glass. He stated they will need compassion and understanding.
Ms. Sandi Riedemann, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, thanked all the City staff and LCEC on behalf of the Marco Island business community.
Mr. Monte Lazarus, 222 Waterway Court, also thanked everyone involved for his or her efforts. He mentioned that the Civil Air Patrol will be looking for trees in waterways and for sunken boats.
Mr. Walter Jaskiewicz, 420 South Barfield Drive, mentioned that the Coast Guard will also be surveying waterways for debris.
MOTION by Councilor Tucker to CONTINUE THE MEETING TO 5:00 P.M. TOMORROW, IN THE EVENT THAT ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE BUILDING FAILS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. Second by Councilor Minozzi. Motion carried 5-0.
MOTION by Councilor Minozzi to SUSPEND THE ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS CONTRACTORS FROM WORKING ON SUNDAYS FOR 120 DAYS. Second by Vice-Chairman Arceri. Motion carried 5-0.
MOTION by Vice-Chairman Arceri to SUSPEND THE CONSERVATION RATES FOR ALL WATER CUSTOMERS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. Second by Councilor Minozzi. Motion carried 5-0.
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Recess: 7:10 p.m. to 7:25 p.m. It is noted for the record that the same Councilors were present when the meeting reconvened.
(B) DISCUSSION – Employee Salaries and Wages.
(Editorial History: On September 19, 2005 Councilor Tucker proposed, and the City Council agreed, to schedule a discussion regarding employee salaries and benefits. This topic was previously discussed at Council meetings and at the budget workshop in recognition of the lack of affordable housing in Collier County for employees, the increase in the cost of living, particularly in recent months, and the increasingly competitive labor market. This matter was deferred from the October 17, 2005 City Council meeting.)
Following discussion, City Council agreed to support the recommendations of staff.
(C) Award of Contract – WWTP Pond Fill
(Editorial History: The City is upgrading its Wastewater Treatment Plant and an existing holding pond will have to be backfilled to provide a location for the installation of the new MBR Wastewater Treatment System. The bid opening was conducted with only one bid from Quality Enterprises-USA being submitted at $138,718.25.)
MOTION by Councilor Minozzi TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR WWTP POND FILL WITH QUALITY ENTERPRISES-USA FOR A COST OF $138,718.25. Second by Vice-Chairman Arceri. Motion carried 5-0.
(D) DISCUSSION – Contract Award for Three (3) ASR Wells at Marco Lakes (#7, 8, and 9).
(Editorial History: The Marco Lakes site currently has three operational raw water ASR wells; Southern Well Services is currently completing the installation of three additional ASR wells at the site. Installation of three additional wells will bring the total number of wells to nine. The low bidder of the four received was Rowe Drilling Company with a price of $1,154,100. Water Resource Solutions, the City’s ASR consultant, will provide system design, construction oversight and startup assistance during the construction of the ASR wells.)
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MOTION by Councilor Minozzi to AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH ROWE DRILLING COMPANY, INC., FOR UP TO $1,154,100 FOR INSTALLATION OF UP TO THREE (3) ASR WELLS AT THE MARCO LAKES SITE, AND AWARD AN ENGINEERING CONTRACT TO WATER RESOURCE SOLUTIONS FOR A NOT TO EXCEED VALUE OF $250,000. Second by Councilor Tucker. Motion carried 5-0.
(F) DISCUSSION – Contract Award for WWTP – MBR Final Design
(Editorial History: As part of the Marco Island Utilities Five Year Capital Improvement Program, numerous projects to improve, replace and increase the capacity of the Wastewater Treatment infrastructure are included. A single engineering firm was selected by the City Council to perform design or design/build services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant from the six firms selected out of 85 engineering firms that received the Request for Qualifications distributed on November 23, 2004. CDM was unanimously chosen by the Selection Committee from the top three firms. The first major phase is the conversion of the one mgd plant to a three mgd plant. Staff and CDM have developed a scope and budget to complete the design for this phase with a current estimated not to exceed fee for final design of
$624,976.)
Public Comment
Ms. Fay Biles, 1588 Heights Court, questioned the total cost for the WWTP expansion.
Mr. Ken Honecker, 632 Dorando Court, questioned what portion of the total cost is being allocated to the sewer assessment portion.
MOTION by Councilor Tucker to AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CDM FOR THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE MBR PROCESS MODIFICATIONS FOR A NOT TO EXCEED FEE OF $624,976. Second by Vice-Chairman Arceri. Motion carried 5-0.
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(F) DISCUSSION – Secondary Police – Fire/Rescue Vessel.
(Editorial History: City Council approved the purchase of a 26-foot Donzi special service boat for use as a dual service Police – Fire/Rescue vessel on November 5, 2004. At that time there was discussion about the potential need for a secondary vessel docked at the south end of the Island. Our recent experience with Hurricane Wilma demonstrated a need for the secondary vessel.)
Public Comment
Ms. Fay Biles, 1588 Heights Court, questioned the need for this additional boat.
MOTION by Vice-Chairman Arceri to APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A SECONDARY POLICE–FIRE/RESCUE VESSEL. Second by Councilor Minozzi. Motion carried 5-0.
Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
Mr. Ken Honecker, 632 Dorando Court, questioned whether revising the landscaping code will be addressed soon.
Council Communications AND DISCUSSION
City Council agreed to cancel any additional meetings for November and to begin the December 5, 2005 meeting at 4:00 p.m.
Future Agenda
Vice-Chairman Arceri requested that the City Council review the impacts to the budget from Hurricane Wilma and the adjustments to employee salaries.
Mr. Moss and Mr. Joel responded to Vice-Chairman Arceri’s inquiry about setting a date for a workshop to discuss central sewers versus septic tanks. City Council agreed to schedule the workshop on January 9, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
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Councilor Trotter requested that the City Council consider adopting more stringent codes regarding flying debris, such as trashcans, lawn furniture and building materials.
ADJOURN
There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Vickie Kelber, Council Chairwoman
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ATTEST:
Laura Litzan, City Clerk
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PREPARED BY:
Lois Gunter, Secretary
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