City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBonita Springs, FL · September 20, 2023
Agenda
City Council Chambers
9101 Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
September 20, 2023
The regular City Council meeting will begin immediately after the conclusion of the
City Council Budget Hearing starting at 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 2:00 p.m. on September 20, 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 (provided at Budget Hearing)
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Approval of Agenda
6. Mayor’s Welcome
7. Public Comment on Agenda Items
8. Consent Agenda:
A. Approval of the September 6, 2023 Draft City Council Meeting Minutes
B. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the Local State of Emergency due to
Hurricane Ian. (Green Sheet No. 23-09-204)
C. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the Local State of Emergency due to
Hurricane Idalia. (Green Sheet No. 23-09-206)
D. Approve resolution accepting the recommendation from the Art in Public Places
Board for tenancy of Artist Cottage #4 and authorize City Manager to execute a
lease for the use of Artist Cottage #4 for a term of one year (Green Sheet No. 23-
09-202)
E. Approve resolution accepting the recommendation from the Art in Public Places
Board for tenancy of Artist Cottage #1 and authorize City Manager to execute a
lease for the use of Artist Cottage #1 for a term of one year (Green Sheet No. 23-
09-203)
F. Approve an agreement for the Lion’s Club to host a Farmers Market at the Lemon
Tree Lot on Wednesdays from 8:00am-1:00pm from October 1, 2023-September
30, 2024, with the option of four additional one-year periods upon mutual
agreement. (Green Sheet No. 23-09-205)
G. Approve a request from Local Roots LLC to host a weekly Local Roots LLC Flea
Market to be held at the Promenade each Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. October 7, 2023- May 25, 2024. (Green Sheet No. 23-09-209)
• Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda
9. Mayor & Council Member Items:
A. Discussion regarding potential opportunities for efficiency with regard to City
boards and committees. (Green Sheet No. 23-09-207)
10. City Attorney’s Items:
11. City Manager’s Items:
A. Approve a resolution adopting an administrative code for the City’s policy on
traffic fatality memorials in public rights of way in Bonita Springs. (Green Sheet
No. 23-09-208)
B. Update on Hurricane Ian recovery
12. Mayor and Council Member Reports
13. Public Comment
14. Adjournment
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