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September 22, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

Community Meeting Room

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Agenda — 46 items

  1. 1. Call to Order ▶ jump to 0:55
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:58
  3. 3. Invocation ▶ jump to 1:26
  4. 3 Also Present
  5. 4. Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 2:43
  6. 5 Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Amelia Morze of Tommie Barfield Elementary School (TBE) ID 25-4338 ▶ jump to 2:46
  7. 5. Approval of the Agenda Approved Pass ▶ jump to 3:46
  8. 6. Public Hearing - Adoption of the Final FY2025-2026 Millage Rate & Budget ▶ jump to 4:01
  9. a. Resolution - Adopting the Final FY2026 Millage Rate – City of Marco Island – Melissa Hinton, Budget Manager, Finance Department ID 25-4515 Failed Fail
  10. b. Resolution - Adopting the Final FY2026 Budget – City of Marco Island – Melissa Hinton, Budget Manager, Finance Department ID 25-4516 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 92:56
  11. c. Resolution - Adopting the Final FY2026 Millage Rate – Hideaway Beach Special Taxing District – Melissa Hinton, Budget Manager, Finance Department ID 25-4517 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 112:33
  12. 10 Resolution - Adopting the Final FY2026 Millage Rate – City of Marco Island – Melissa Hinton, Budget Manager, Finance Department ID 25-4515 Failed Fail
  13. d. Resolution - Adopting the Final FY2026 Budget – Hideaway Beach Special Taxing District – Melissa Hinton, Budget Manager, Finance Department ID 25-4518 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 115:41
  14. 11 Resolution - Adopting the Final FY2026 Millage Rate – City of Marco Island – Melissa Hinton, Budget Manager, Finance Department ID 25-4515 Adopted Pass
  15. 7. Approval of the Minutes
  16. 13 Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes of September 8, 2025 ID 25-4193 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 124:39
  17. 8. Approval of Consent Agenda Approved Pass ▶ jump to 125:04
  18. 15 [Approval of the Consent Agenda Passed the Routine Items Listed Below]
  19. a. Authorize the City Manager to Issue a Purchase Order to American Engineering Consultants of Marco Island, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services for the Design of Exfiltration Swales in the Amount of $99,300, using the City of Marco Island Contract #2025-009-3 for Professional Services - Justin Martin, P.E., Director, Public Works ID 25-4579
  20. b. Invitation for DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) to Audit City Operations - Chairman Erik Brechnitz ID 25-4701
  21. 9. Proclamations and Presentations ▶ jump to 125:58
  22. 19 Presentation - The Home Depot Foundation, Community Building Initiative - Rhonda Oliver, CEO, HandsOn Greater Phoenix ID 25-4636 ▶ jump to 126:12
  23. 10. Citizens' Comments on Items Not Scheduled for Public Hearing and Items Other Than Those Appearing on the Agenda
  24. 21 [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.]
  25. 22 City Manager’s Report ID 25-4640 ▶ jump to 142:50
  26. 12. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 158:20
  27. 24 City Attorney’s Report ID 25-4195
  28. 13. Departmental Reports ▶ jump to 158:47
  29. 26 Monthly Departmental Reports ID 25-4656
  30. 11. City Manager's Report
  31. 14. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing
  32. 28 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.)
  33. 15. Ordinances
  34. A. Public Hearings
  35. B. First Readings
  36. 16. Resolutions & City Council Items ▶ jump to 159:04
  37. 33 Update of Corrective Action Plan - Sharon Dangles, Controller & Interim Director, Finance Department ID 25-4696 ▶ jump to 159:07
  38. 17. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
  39. 18. Council Communications & Future Agenda ▶ jump to 193:03
  40. 36 Future Agenda Items ID 25-4194
  41. 19. Council Reports
  42. 37 Motion to Extend the Meeting Approved Pass
  43. 20. Citizens' Comments
  44. 39 [4 minutes per individual – Each individual has one opportunity to speak.]
  45. 21. Adjournment ▶ jump to 219:31
  46. 41 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, or email the City Clerk, Joan Taylor, at jtaylor@cityofmarcoisland.com at least two days prior thereto 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.