City of Marco Island Florida
City Council Minutes
Chairman: Michael F. Minozzi Jr.
City Council: Terri DiSciullo, Ted Forcht, Chuck Kiester,
Robert J. Popoff, William D. Trotter, E. Glenn Tucker
Regular Meeting – March 3, 2008 – 3:30 p.m.
Chairman Minozzi called the meeting to order and presided.
ROLL CALL
All Councilors present.
Also Present:
Anthony L. Shoemaker, Interim City Manager
Alan Gabriel, City Attorney
Bill Harrison, Finance Director
Rony Joel, Public Works Director
Roger Reinke, Police Chief
Michael Murphy, Fire Chief
Dana Souza, Parks and Recreation Director
Lisa Douglass, Public Information Coordinator
Laura Litzan, City Clerk
Other interested citizens and visitors
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Reverend Kevin Grissom, Marco Community Church, provided the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION by Councilor Forcht to approve agenda. Second by Councilor Kiester. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
(A) Council Minutes for February 19, 2008 (Regular Meeting)
(B) Resolution – Approval of Local Agency Agreement with FDOT for Traffic Control Devices Project
(C) Award of Contract – Land Development / Building Permitting Software
Interim City Manager Tony Shoemaker read, by title only, the Resolution to Approve a Local Agency Program Supplemental Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the Traffic Control Devices Citywide Project.
MOTION by Councilor DiSciullo to approve and adopt the consent agenda, amended to remove 4(A) and 4(C) for discussion separately. Second by Councilor Popoff. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
(A) Council Minutes for February 19, 2008 (Regular Meeting)
Following discussion on the timeframe for cable broadcasting of future meetings, the minutes were approved.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to approve February 19, 2008 Council minutes. Second by Councilor Forcht. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
(C) Award of Contract – Land Development / Building Permitting Software
(Editorial History: The Community Development Department has reviewed five presentations and proposals from various vendors concerning the land development and building permitting software. Energov Solutions was the lowest priced, most qualified candidate evaluated by City Staff.)
Following discussion, Council deferred this item to the Budget Workshop.
PRESENTATIONS
(A) Proclamation to Commend Josh Pinter for Life Saving
On behalf of City Council, Councilor DiSciullo presented the proclamation to commend Josh Pinter for life saving.
(B) Proclamation to Commend Melody and Wayne Kappauf for Life Saving
On behalf of City Council, Councilor DiSciullo presented the proclamation to Melody and Wayne Kappauf for live saving.
(C) Employee of the Month, March 2008
On behalf of City Council, Chairman Minozzi presented the “Employee of the Month” award for March 2008 to Dan Sanford.
(D) Collier Boulevard Renovations
(Editorial History: At the February 4, 2008 City Council meeting, Councilor DiSciullo requested a presentation on the Collier Boulevard Project.)
Public Works Director Rony Joel presented an overview on the finalization of the Collier Boulevard Project.
(E) Parks & Recreation Master Plan
(Editorial History: City Council requested a presentation from the Parks and Recreation Director regarding future plans for the Parks and Recreation Department.)
Parks and Recreation Director Dana Souza presented an overview of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
BUSINESS
(A) PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION(S) – A Bond Resolution for Tigertail Sewer Assessment Area; A Bond Resolution for the South Barfield Assessment Area; A Bond Resolution for Water and Wastewater Capital Projects.
(Editorial History: Bank notes were competitively bid through the City’s financial advisor, Fifth Third Securities. Low bidder was Branch Banking & Trust Co. (BB&T) with bids of 4.01% fixed rate for each note. By previous action, City Council has approved a $20 million bank line of credit with Bank of placecountry-regionAmerica and that line of credit provided financing for the first two years of the STRP and has been designed to be replaced with permanent financing after the completion of each assessment area.)
City Manager Tony Shoemaker read, by titles only, the Bond Resolutions for Tigertail Sewer Assessment Area, South Barfield Sewer Assessment Area, and Water and Wastewater Capital Projects. There was no public comment.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to approve the Resolution for the South Barfield Sewer Assessment Area. Second by Vice-Chair Trotter. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to approve the Resolution for the Tigertail Sewer Assessment Area. Second by Vice-Chair Trotter. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to approve the Resolution providing for Water and Waste Water Capital Projects approved in the Utility Fund Capital Program Budget. Second by Councilor DiSciullo. MOTION CARRIED 6-1. Councilor Forcht opposed.
(B) PUBLIC HEARING – ORDINANCE – SECOND CityplaceREADING – An Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan.
(Editorial History: This item was considered on first reading by City Council at the March 5, 2007 and March 19, 2007 Council meetings. On February 16, 2007, the Planning Board recommended approval of the proposed amendments.)
Interim City Manager Tony Shoemaker read, by title only, the Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan. There was no public comment.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to Adopt on Second Reading the Ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan. Second by Councilor Forcht. MOTION CARRIED 5-2. Vice-Chair Trotter and Councilor Tucker opposed.
On behalf of City Council, Vice-Chair Trotter presented a plaque to Chairman Minozzi for his service as Council Chairman for the last year.
Recess: 5:06 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. It is noted for the record that the same Councilors were present when the meeting reconvened.
(C) PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION – Petition Number CU-07-01, Joseph K. Cunningham of Turrell & Associates, Inc., representing the Marco Island Yacht Club, Inc., property owner, is requesting a conditional use pursuant to Section 30-324(6) of the Marco Island Land Development Code to provide two new boat docking facilities with a total of 30 wet slips, and utilizing 15 parking spaces at the Marco Island Marina Association (MIMA) property, for property located at 1400 N. Collier Boulevard (Marco Island Yacht Club), City of Marco Island.
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(D) PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION – Petition Number BD-06-08, Joseph K. Cunningham of Turrell & Associates, Inc., representing the Marco Island Yacht Club, Inc., property owner, is requesting a 299-foot extension from the maximum permitted 20-foot protrusion into the waterway to provide for two new boat docking facilities, one at 319-feet, and one at 223-feet, which will contain a total of 30 new wet slips on property located at 1400 North Collier Boulevard (Marco Island Yacht Club), City of Marco Island.
City Manager Tony Shoemaker read, by titles only, the Resolutions relating to Petition Number CU-07-01 and Petition BD-06-08.
All Councilors made their exparte disclosures; all witnesses were sworn in by the City Clerk.
Community Development Director Steve Olmsted reviewed the staff report and responded to Council’s questions.
On behalf of the petitioner, Rudi Landwaard, Vice-Chair of the Marco Island Yacht Club, Joseph Cunningham of Turrell, Hall, and Associates, Hans Wilson of Hans Wilson and Associates, and Attorney Helen Athan presented the petition and responded to Council’s questions.
Public Comment
Mr. Dean Heard, 1211 Ludlow Court, spoke in favor of the petition.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to approve Petition Number CU-07-01. Second by Councilor Tucker. MOTION WITHDRAWN FOLLOWING DISCUSSION.
MOTION by Councilor Popoff to approve Petition CU-07-01, subject to following conditions: 1) a site plan that includes dock specifications that meet or exceed industry standards is approved by the City Engineer; 2) a hurricane evacuation plan is provided to the Community Development Director for approval; 3) the police vessel boat slip is provided at no charge; and 4) the pump out station is provided for public use. Second by Councilor Tucker. MOTION CARRIED 6-1. Vice-Chair Trotter opposed. (Ed Note: the stipulations in the motion are also applicable to Petition BD-06-08.)
MOTION by Councilor DiSciullo to approve Petition BD-06-08. Second by Councilor Popoff. MOTION CARRIED 6-1. Vice-Chair Trotter opposed.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Mr. Ken Honecker, 632 Dorando Court, requested Council look into permit fees for hook-up charges.
Following Mr. Honecker’s comments, MOTION by Councilor Tucker to reaffirm Council’s prior direction to not charge permit fees to homeowners connecting to the sewer using the City’s recommended contractor and to refund all permit fees previously charged to homeowners who have used the City’s recommended contractor to connect to the sewer. Second by Councilor Popoff. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Vice-Chair Trotter, Councilor Popoff, and Councilor Forcht thanked the three departing Councilors (Chairman Michael Minozzi, Terri DiSciullo, and E. Glenn Tucker) for their dedication to serving on the Marco Island City Council and wished them well.
Councilor DiSciullo, Councilor Tucker, and Chairman Minozzi made remarks regarding their terms of service on the Marco Island City Council. Each Councilor thanked the other Councilors and citizens for the experience and encouraged others to serve the community.
Councilor Kiester commented that the Rental Housing Committee will meet on March 12, 2008 in the Fire Department Training Room.
FUTURE AGENDA
None.
ADJOURN
There being no further business to come before City Council, the meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m.
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William D. Trotter, Council Vice-Chair
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ATTEST:
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Laura Litzan, City Clerk
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PREPARED BY:
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Debbie McCabe, Secretary
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