FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL Mayor Randall P. Henderson, Jr. Ward 1 Teresa Watkins Brown Ward 2 Johnny W. Streets, Jr. Ward 3 Terolyn P. Watson Ward 4 Michael Flanders Ward 5 Forrest Banks Ward 6 Thomas C. Leonardo CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 2200 SECOND STREET, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA Please complete a Request to Speak form if you plan to address the City Council and submit to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER Opening Prayer Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America Roll Call PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS A. Ceremonial Oath of Office Terolyn P. Watson, Council Member, Ward 3 1. Proclamation proclaiming June 2, 2015, Dean Park Historic District Day PUBLIC INPUT NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS: (Four (4) minute time limit per speaker) Public Hearings: (5-10) (Public input will be heard during the public hearing) Page 1 of 8
CONSENT AGENDA (Item Nos. 2-4b) Any Council Member may have an item removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for discussion following the consent agenda. 2. Minutes of the regular meetings of April 20, 2015, and May 4, 2015 3. Issuance of a business tax receipt to Permanent Marks Tattoo LLC to operate a tattoo parlor and merchant retail business located at 5240 Bank Street, Suite 14 (Ward 5) 4. Professional Services Agreement for Civil Engineering Services for the City of Fort Myers - Continuing Contract, Request for Qualifications No. 10-29-14-PW, with Source, Inc. 4a. Bid No. 60-14-15, Dirt Hauling Services for Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North Hydrological Restoration Phase I, in the amount of $884,750, to Mitchell & Stark Construction Co., Inc. (Ward 2 and Ward 3) 4b. Submission of a Community Planning Technical Assistance grant application, in the amount of $30,000, to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity by the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council on behalf of the City for planning assistance (Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 3) Page 2 of 8
PUBLIC HEARINGS (on or about 5:15 o clock p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard) 5. Public comment regarding the development plan of the Five Year Consolidated Plan 2015-2019, First Program Year Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, in the anticipated funding amount of less than $700,000, for the Community Development Block Grant Program as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 6. Ordinance No. 3744 amending Ordinance No. 3413 a Planned Unit Development known as East Water Reclamation Plant, located on the northern 106.55 acre, more or less, portion of the vacant parcel addressed as 5600 Lee Boulevard, east of Interstate 75 and north of Lee Boulevard by renaming to East Water Reclamation Plant Facilities Planned Unit Development, extending the commencement date 10 years from 2015 to 2025, and rescinding Ordinance No. 3613 as requested by the City of Fort Myers, owner (Ward 6) (Quasi-Judicial) 7. Ordinance No. 3745 amending Ordinance No. 3481 to remove 0.37 acres, more or less, from the First Christian Church Planned Unit Development, 2061 McGregor Boulevard, and amending the Master Concept Plan to decrease the size of the Planned Unit Development as requested by Joseph Grubbs, AICP, PhD, representing First Christian Church of Fort Myers, Inc., owner (Ward 4) (Quasi-Judicial) Page 3 of 8
PUBLIC HEARINGS Continued 8. Ordinance No. 3746 rezoning one parcel of 0.37 acres, more or less, from Planned Unit Development to Urban Center located at the northwest corner of Tournament Street and Cleveland Avenue with STRAP No. 24-44-24-P2-00400.0150 as requested by Joseph Grubbs, AICP, PhD, representing First Christian Church of Fort Myers, Inc., owner (Ward 4) (Quasi-Judicial) 9. Resolution naming a City owned landscaped green space described as a triangular shaped area where Barcelona Avenue meets Alcazar Avenue and east of McGregor Boulevard as Melinda Fulton Park (Ward 4) 10. Resolution vacating a portion of an alley adjacent to the southernmost property line of Tropical Hardware, 2605/2613 Cleveland Avenue, for a width of one foot and a length of 180 feet, more or less as requested by Jack Lurie, agent for the property owner (Ward 4) (Quasi-Judicial) CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 10a. Restore the 21 firefighter positions in the Fire Department and use the monies collected from the fire assessment and General Fund Reserve to cover the cost of rehiring the firefighters (Councilwoman Watson) 10b. Change the City of Fort Myers employment application by deleting the question "have you ever been convicted of a felony?" along with its related check box (Councilwoman Watson) Page 4 of 8
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION - Continued 10c. Create an African-American and Latino Advisory Board for the City of Fort Myers (Councilwoman Watson) 11. Application from Robert Ferry, for appointment as an at large member, to the Planning Board, effective May 4, 2015, through May 30, 2018, to replace Dr. Joseph Grubbs, who resigned November 5, 2014 12. Citizen advisory board vacancies PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE 12a. Request for Proposal No. 7024-15, Sale or Lease/Operation and Management of City of Fort Myers Skatium, a City owned property located at 2250 Broadway, STRAP No. 24-44-24-P1-00802.0110, Cranfords Subdivision, Block 2, Lots 11 thru 24 plus south 100 feet, Lot 10, in the Central Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Area, pursuant to Section 163.380(3)(a), Florida Statutes (Ward 4) Page 5 of 8
CITY MANAGER S ITEMS 13. Cypress Woods Plaza, a Replat of Broadmoor Heights, Plat Book 8 at Page 34, Davis Heights, Plat Book 6 at Page 5, Navarra Park Units 3 & 4, Plat Book 7 at Page 38, and First Addition to Davis Heights, Plat Book 7 at Page 71; a Subdivision lying in Section 33, Township 44 South, Range 25 East; located at the northwest corner of Challenger Boulevard and Ben C. Pratt/Six Mile Cypress Parkway/County Road 865, a/k/a BJ s Plaza, a Benderson development as requested by Jonathan L. Romaine, RLA, CLARB, En-Site, Inc., representing Benderson-Harlem Associates, L.P. (Ward 6) 14. Wawa at the Crossroads: a Replat of a Portion of Parcel B of McDonald s at Crossroads, according to the Plat thereof, as Recorded in Instrument No. 201300012110, Lee County Records, Section 25, Township 44 South, Range 25 East; located west of the intersection of Colonial Boulevard and State Road 82 as requested by Josh Lockhart, CPH Engineers, representing Wawa, Inc., contract purchasers of one parcel (Ward 6) 14a. Task Authorization No. 6, in the amount of $65,916.21, to Construction Managerat-Risk Continuing Contract Request for Qualifications No. 12-27-12-PW, with Chris-Tel Company of Southwest Florida DBA Chris-Tel Construction for the Burroughs Home Repair Project (Ward 4) Page 6 of 8
CITY MANAGER S ITEMS -Continued 14b. Letter of Understanding between the City of Fort Myers and Ft. Myers Eastwood Village, LLC on Initiation of Development, Old Wellfield Project-Phase II to proceed with land clearing, filling the wetland and start the mitigation work to comply with the on-site work authorized under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to be completed and certified prior to the permit expiration on August 2, 2015 (Ward 2) 15. Early voting sites for the Primary and General Elections 2015 CITY ATTORNEY S ITEMS 15a. Attorney fees and costs, in the amount of $2,542.50 and $4,327.22, respectively, that was awarded to the City of Fort Myers by the Court in Case 2:12-cv-00039-SPC-CM, The Indigo Room., Raimond Aulen and Dylan Jones v. City of Fort Myers, Douglas Baker and Alain Gagnon (Ward 4) Time allocated for public comment on non-agenda items shall be limited to a total of thirty minutes, or such other period of time that may be approved by a majority of City Council. Page 7 of 8
PUBLIC COMMENT - NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Speakers who have notified the City Clerk of the specific subject no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the Council meeting may speak on subject matters not on the agenda, provided that the subject matter is within the jurisdiction of the City Council. (Four (4) minute time limit per speaker; if speaker addressed City Council during Public Input on Agenda Items, the time limit shall be three (3) minutes.) PUBLIC COMMENT - NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Speakers who failed to notify the City Clerk no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the Council meeting may speak on subject matters not listed on the agenda, provided the subject matter is within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Each speaker must complete and submit a Request to Speak form to the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. (Three (3) minute time limit per speaker.) Adjourn If a person decides to appeal any decision made by City Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Special Requirements: If you require special aid or services as addressed in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the City Clerk s Office at (239) 321-7035 or for the hearing impaired, TDD telephone number (239) 332-2541. Page 8 of 8