City Council
Community Meeting Room
Agenda — 52 items
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Roll Call
- 3. Invocation
- 3 Also Present
- 4. Pledge of Allegiance
- 5 Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Camila Cortazar of Marco Island Charter Middle School
- 5. Approval of the Agenda
- 6. Approval of the Minutes
- a. Approval of the Capital Workshop Minutes of December 1, 2025
- b. Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2025
- 7. Approval of Consent Agenda
- 11 [Approval of the Consent Agenda Passed All Routine Items Listed Below]
- a. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Purchase Order to Earth Tech Enterprises, Inc. for the 2026 Tigertail Lagoon/Sand Dollar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project Operational Maintenance Related to Escarpment Remediation in the Amount of $156,000. Approved by the Hideaway Tax District Board - Justin Martin P.E., Director, Public Works
- b. Authorize the City Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Infinite Construction, LLC., for the Crosswalk Improvement project (ITB # 2026-002) for $156,160.34, - Justin Martin, P.E., Director of Public Works
- c. Resolution - Amending Resolution 20-06 To Provide For Additional Responsibilities For The City Of Marco Island Audit Advisory Committee; Providing For The Committee's Purpose, Membership, Duties, Responsibilities, And Meetings - Joan Taylor, City Clerk
- d. Authorize the Interim City Manager to Accept a Department of Environmental Protection Grant for the Biologically Active Filter Improvements at the Source Water Facility in the Amount of $750,000 - Jeffrey E. Poteet
- 8. Proclamations and Presentations
- a. Employee Service Awards: Melanie Lopez - 5 Years Pat O'Gorman - 15 Years Kenneth Stenback - 25 Years
- b. Employee of the Fourth Quarter
- c. Presentation - City of Marco Island Pest Control and Rodent Exclusion Services Summary - City Facilities and Parks- Joseph Parrilli, Fleet & Facilities Manager
- d. Presentation - Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee - Committee Member Darin Spindler
- 9. Citizens' Comments on Items Not Scheduled for Public Hearing and Items Other Than Those Appearing on the Agenda.
- 22 [Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 4 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
- 10. City Manager's Report
- 24 City Manager’s Report
- 11. City Attorney's Report
- 12. Departmental Reports
- 28 Monthly Departmental Reports
- 13. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing
- 30 Please be advised that the following items on the agenda are quasi-judicial in nature. If you wish to comment upon these items, please inform the Clerk by filling out the available sign-up form. An opportunity for persons to speak on the items will be made available after the applicant and staff have made their presentations under oath or affirmation. Additionally, each person who gives testimony may be subject to cross-examination. If you refuse either to be cross-examined or to be sworn, your testimony will not be considered. The general public will not be permitted to cross-examine witnesses, but the public may request the Council to ask questions of staff or witnesses on their behalf. Persons representing organizations must present evidence of their authority to speak for the organization. (Council members to communicate ex-parte communication.)
- 14. Ordinances
- A. Public Hearings
- B. First Readings
- 34 Ordinance - First Reading - Amending Chapter 50, “Traffic And Vehicles; Article II “Stopping, Standing And Parking”; Section 50-37, “Prohibited Parking” Of The City Of Marco Island Code Of Ordinances To Provide For Regulations Related To Limited Permitted Swale Parking In Designated Areas Within The City Of Marco Island - Councilor Deb Henry, Chief Tracy Frazzano, Police
- 15. Resolutions & City Council Items
- a. Engagement Letter and Critical Events Schedule from Bryant Miller Olive, P.A. for General Obligation Bond Referenda, Casey Lucius, Interim City Manager
- b. Authorize the Approval of a Change Order for $65,750 Alternate Repair for Emergency Water Leak Repairs at Fire Station 51 - Joseph Parrilli, Fleet & Facilities Manager
- c. City Manager Search - Diana Snover, Human Resources Director
- d. Authorize the Interim City Manager to Formally Withdrawal and Closeout the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Project 4337-112-R (Source Water Facility) - Jeffrey E. Poteet, General Manager, Water & Sewer
- e. Membership status of Mr. John Martini, on Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee - Councilor Bonita Schwan, City Council
- 16. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
- 17. Council Communications & Future Agenda
- 42 Membership status of Mr. John Martini, on Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee - Councilor Bonita Schwan, City Council
- 43 Future Agenda Items
- 43 Motion to Extend the Meeting
- 18. Council Reports
- 19. Citizens' Comments
- 46 [4 minutes per individual – each individual has one opportunity to speak.]
- 20. Adjournment
- 47 Motion to Extend the Meeting
- 48 All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the discussion; or, written comments may be sent to the City of Marco Island, 50 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island, FL. 34145. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by City Council with respect to any matter considered at such hearing or meeting, one will need a record of the proceedings for such purpose that person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; such record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to based. ADA ASSISTANCE: Anyone needing special assistance at the City Council meeting due to disability should contact the City of Marco Island at (239) 389-5010 at least two days prior to the meeting. Please contact the City Clerk at jtaylor@cityofmarcoisland.com if you would like to receive any of the items on the agenda by email. Any Invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views and beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any speaker. MARCO ISLAND CITY COUNCIL RULES OF DECORUM The City of Marco Island is committed to the First Amendment principal of free speech and to full and open discussion of the City’s business in open forum. It also recognizes that in order to ensure meetings of the City Council are conducted in a manner that allows the business of the City to be effectively conducted, and ensures that members of the public can be heard in a fair, impartial and respectful manner, that reasonable rules based on time, place, and manner of that speech are in order. The members of the Marco Island City Council, employees of the City of Marco Island, and citizen participants are expected to reflect proper decorum and treat each other with courtesy and respect as follows: • The City Council Chair is in control of the meeting at all times. The Chair is granted wide discretion to interpret and enforce these rules of decorum and other City Council Policies and Procedures. • When recognized by the Chair, citizen participants will address all comments to the Chair, speaking from the designated podium. No individual shall make slanderous, disparaging or unduly repetitive remarks. • Only those persons who have signed for a particular item of business will be given the opportunity to speak. Exceptions may be granted at the sole discretion of the Chair. • Demonstrations in the form of clapping, applauding, heckling or other verbal outbursts in support or in opposition to a speaker during his or her remarks are not permitted. Such demonstrations between speakers may be further limited by the Chair should they serve to disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting. • For the safety of all in the chambers, signs, placards, or anything blocking sightlines, entrances, exits or aisles in the City Council Chambers are not permitted. • No more than one person may stand in the aisles or at the dais. Individuals waiting to be recognized shall wait in an area designated by the City. Persons exiting the council chambers shall do so quietly. • Anyone who violates these Rules of Decorum may forfeit their right to speak and may be asked to leave or cease their public comment at the discretion of the Chair. CITIZEN COMMENT ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS • Items listed under Consent Agenda are viewed to be routine and the recommendation will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired by the Council, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. • Anyone wishing to comment on any item on the Consent Agenda should submit a Speakers Request Card before these item(s) are considered. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes on any item removed from the Consent Agenda.
- 49 Motion to Extend the Meeting