ADA City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBonita Springs, FL · March 15, 2023
Agenda
City Council Chambers
9101 Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
March 15, 2023
9:00 a.m.
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table outside of Chambers. Completed comment cards should be submitted to the City Clerk who
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1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Approval of Agenda
6. Mayor’s Welcome
7. Public Comment on Agenda Items
8. Zoning and Land Use Items:
A. (FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA; CONSIDERING A REQUEST
TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE 16-07 FOR THE OAKLAND
COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE ADDITION OF A
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MASTER CONCEPT PLAN, AMENDED CONDITIONS AND AN AMENDED
SCHEDULE OF USES; LOCATED AT 27971 OAKLAND DRIVE, BONITA
SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green
Sheet No. 23-03-048)
9. Proclamations and Presentations:
A. Presentation of proclamation proclaiming March 20-24, 2023 as Florida
Government Financial Professional Week. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-042)
B. Presentation and update by Neighborhood Services (Green Sheet No. 23-03-049)
C. Presentation and update by Community Development (Green Sheet No. 23-03-
055)
10. Consent Agenda:
A. Approve Resolution for Budget Amendment to carryover prior year unspent capital
budget amounts into fiscal year 2022-2023. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-043)
B. Approve the Caretaker’s Agreement for the Bonita Nature Place (Green Sheet No.
23-03-044)
C. Approve bid tabulation for RFP #22-08 for CDBG-MIT Grant Management
Services and authorize staff to begin negotiation with the top ranked firm (Green
Sheet No. 23-03-045)
D. Approve Amendment #1 for the Community Development Block Grant COVID
(CDBG-CV) Food Insecurity Program with Salvation Army and Feed Thy
Neighbor Organizations. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-046)
E. Approve the 17th Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Bonita Springs
and CH2MHILL Engineers for the provision of Community Development services.
(Green Sheet No. 23-03-047)
F. Adopt a Resolution accepting the resignation of Michael Nigbor and Ronald
Winsett from the City of Bonita Springs Veterans Advisory Board (Green Sheet
No. 23-03-052)
G. Approve license agreement to allow Center for the Arts to host three art festivals
per year at Riverside Park for a term of five years. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-051)
H. Accept the proposed buffer easement at 27251 Morgan Road to establish a buffer
easement adjacent to the eastern property line (Green Sheet No. 23-03-058)
• Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda
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11. Mayor and Council Member Items:
A. Discussion regarding potentially amending the Land Development Code as it
relates to cell towers for the purpose of improving services and connectivity in the
City. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-056)
12. Public Hearing:
A. Conduct the second public hearing of the City’s draft Evaluation and Appraisal
Report (E.A.R.) as required by F.S. §163.3191. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-050)
13. City Attorney’s Items:
14. City Manager’s Items:
A. Presentation and review of the January Financial Report. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-
054)
B. City Council consent to hire a City Clerk and authorize City Manager to appoint an
Interim City Clerk to serve until the official date of employment, if necessary.
(Green Sheet No. 23-03-053)
C. Consider a request from Lee County for a letter from the City supporting the
County’s House Appropriations Request of $2,000,000 for the Larry Kiker
Preserve Water Management Project. (Green Sheet No. 23-03-057)
D. Update regarding Hurricane Ian recovery
15. Mayor and Council Member Reports
16. Public Comment
17. Adjournment
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