ADA City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBonita Springs, FL · August 2, 2023
Agenda
City Council Chambers
9101 Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
August 2, 2023
5:30 p.m.
If you plan to address the City Council, please complete a “Public Comment Card” located on the
table outside of Chambers. Completed comment cards should be submitted to the City Clerk who
sits to the left of the podium prior to the start of the meeting.
To submit your public comment in writing, please email your name, address, and comments to
CITYMEETINGS@CITYOFBONITASPRINGS.ORG. Any written public comment must be
received by 1:00 p.m. on August 2, 2023.
The City of Bonita Springs will not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, income, or marital status. To request an ADA-
qualified reasonable modification at no charge to the requestor, please contact City Clerk Mike
Sheffield by calling (239) 949-6262 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
If a person decides to appeal a decision made by the Council on any matter at this meeting, such
person must have a verbatim record of the proceeding to include the testimony and evidence upon
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. Lee County CDBG-DR Item and Public Participation
A. Presentation and public comment regarding Lee County’s Draft Action Plan for
Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding
(Green Sheet No. 23-08-162)
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9. Zoning and Land Use Items:
A. (SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR A VARIANCE FROM LDC SECTION 4-2399(C)(2), WHICH REQUIRES
A SETBACK OF 5 FEET, TO ALLOW A SETBACK OF 3.1 FEET ALONG THE
NORTHERN SIDE PROPERTY LINE FOR A CANTILIEVERED STRUCTURE
ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN BONITA SPRINGS; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet No. 23-08-155)
10. Proclamations and Presentations:
A. Presentation from Stantec on the City’s final Wayfinding Signage and Gateway
Feature Master Plan (Green Sheet No. 23-08-158)
11. Consent Agenda:
A. Approval of the July 19, 2023, Draft City Council Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of the July 19, 2023 Draft City Council Budget Workshop Minutes
C. Confirm and ratify Resolutions Extending Local State of Emergency (Green Sheet
No. 23-08-157)
• Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda
12. Mayor and Council Member Items:
A. Consider one application for appointment to the Local Planning Agency (Green
Sheet No. 23-08-165)
13. Public Hearing:
A. Second Reading and Public Hearing of the following Ordinance: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 24 - FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION - TO CLARIFY THE
DEFINITION OF MARKET VALUE AS APPLIED TO EXISTING BUILDING
IN SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF
LAW, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND SCRIVENER’S ERRORS,
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet No. 23-08-160)
14. City Attorney’s Items:
A. Approve an amendment to the Bonus Density Agreement with Madison Bonita
Springs providing a six-month extension. (Green Sheet No. 23-08-161)
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15. City Manager’s Items:
A. Presentation of the June Financial Report and discussion of fiscal year 2023-2024
budget update. (Green Sheet No. 23-08-164)
B. Adopt proposed millage rate for fiscal year 2023-2024 (Green Sheet No. 23-08-
156)
C. Approve a Resolution to establish the fiscal year 2023-2024 annual Stormwater
Assessment Fee (Green Sheet No. 23-08-163)
D. Appoint a City Council Member as the voting delegate for the City of Bonita
Springs, for the Florida League of Cities 97th Annual Conference scheduled for
August 10-12, 2023 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida.
(Green Sheet No. 23-08-159)
E. Update regarding Hurricane Ian recovery
16. Mayor and Council Member Reports
17. Public Comment
18. Adjournment
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