ADA City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBonita Springs, FL · May 17, 2023
Agenda
City Council Chambers
9101 Bonita Beach Road
Small Tc,.-,1 Chami. Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
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CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
May 17, 2023
9:00 a.m.
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qualified reasonable modification at no charge to the requestor, please contact City Clerk Mike
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which such appeal is to be based.
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
FOR AN AMENDMENT TO A RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
(RPD) TO INCLUDE 24 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS AS THE PRINCIPAL USE
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OF THE PROPERTY, AND TO ADD ONE DEVIATION; LOCATED AT 04-48-
25-B1-00002.000A, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-115)
9. Consent Agenda:
A. Approval of the May 3rd Draft City Council Meeting Minutes
B. Approve the Sovereignty Submerged Land Lease Renewal with Florida
Department of environmental Protection (FDEP) for the Riverside Park Canoe and
Kayak Launch (BOT No. 361095875) (Green Sheet No. 23-05-100)
C. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the Local State of Emergency due to
Hurricane Ian. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-102)
D. Approve Purchase Agreement Amendment #2 for the Voluntary Home Buyout
Program extending the agreement expiration date from May 31, 2023 to June 30,
2023. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-103)
E. Approve a purchase agreement to acquire parcels located in the Quinn/Downs/Dean
Neighborhood for the Voluntary Home Buyout Program (Green Sheet No. 23-05-
104)
F. Approve an Agreement of Exchange of Real Property (Section 1031 of the Internal
Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations) for duplex purchase in the Voluntary
Home Buyout Program (Green Sheet No. 23-05-105)
G. Approve a Right-of-Entry Agreement with Lee County to conduct geotechnical and
archaeological inspections on County owned properties for the Quinn/Downs/Dean
Neighborhood Infrastructure Project (Green Sheet No. 23-05-106)
H. Approve two special event permits for the City’s “STAR-SPANGLED BONITA”
event and the Bonita Springs Professional Firefighters Local 3444’s parade at
Riverside Park on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, with temporary road closures of portions
of Old 41. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-108)
• Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda
10. Mayor and Council Member Items:
A. Discussion regarding a request for permit coordination with West Coast Inlet
Navigation District (WCIND) for the maintenance dredging of Week’s Fish Camp
Marina Access Channel. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-112)
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11. Public Hearing:
A. (First Reading and Public Hearing) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
BONITA SPRINGS FLORIDA, AMENDING THE BONITA SPRINGS LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 4 – ZONING, TO AMEND SEC. 4-1052-
BACKYARD HENS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF LAW,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, SCRIVENER’S ERRORS, AND
MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM CONSIDERATION AT PUBLIC
HEARING AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-107)
12. City Attorney’s Items:
A. Continue the adoption of an ordinance approving the Petition of Bonita Springs
Utilities, Inc., to Approve Special Service Charges for Sun Village Estates and the
Lakes of San Souci. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-113)
B. Adopt a resolution that provides the Bonita Springs City Council’s notice and
consent to the Lee County Board County Commissioners for the establishment of
the Saltleaf Community Development District within the municipal boundaries of
Bonita Springs (Green Sheet No. 23-05-110)
13. City Manager’s Items:
A. Discussion regarding the City’s proposed project for the Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program (HMGP) for Hurrican Ian. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-111)
B. Presentation and review of the March Financial Report. (Green Sheet No. 23-05-
101)
C. Update regarding Hurricane Ian recovery
14. Mayor and Council Member Reports
15. Public Comment
16. Adjournment
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