City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBonita Springs, FL · February 5, 2025
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City Council
Meeting Agenda
February 5, 2025
5:30 p.m.
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1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Public Comment on Agenda Items
6. Ceremonial Presentations and Proclamations:
A. Proclamation recognizing the 75th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters of Lee County.
(Sponsored by Council Member Carr)
B. Presentation recognizing contributors to the Lee County Sheriff's Office - Bonita
Springs Community Policing Unit’s annual “Shop with a Cop” event.
C. Presentation recognizing the promotion of Commander Blake Lee, Lee County Sheriff’s Office,
and his dedicated service to the people of Bonita Springs.
City Council Meeting Agenda – February 5, 2025
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7. Public Hearings – Zoning and Land Use Items:
A. (ADOPTION HEARING) A ZONING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS,
FLORIDA; APPROVING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST FOR OUTDOOR
CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES, ASSOCIATED WITH A 4-COP RESTAURANT, GROUP
III USE, LOCATED WITHIN THE U.S. 41 CORRIDOR OVERLAY, PURSUANT TO LDC
SEC. 4-898 LOCATED AT 25355 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAL, STRAP NUMBER 21-47-25-B2-
03204.0000, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. (Green Sheet 25-02-022)
B. (SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA; REZONING APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) ACRES FROM
THE RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD) ZONING DISTRICT TO A
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD), TO ALLOW SIX (6) SINGLE FAMILY
UNITS AND ONE DEVIATION; LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF WISCONSIN STREET
AND LAWHON FAMILY ROAD, ADDRESS 9650 LAWHON FAMILY ROAD, STRAP
NUMBER 34-47-25-B2-00259.0040, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet 25-02-024)
C. (SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA; REZONING APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) ACRES FROM THE
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD) ZONING DISTRICT TO A
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD), TO DEVELOP UP TO 10 DWELLING
UNITS; LOCATED AT 27400 ARROYAL ROAD, STRAP NUMBER 33-47-25-B2-00201.0000
BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet
25-02-025)
D. (FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA; REZONING APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) ACRES FROM
THE AGRICULTURAL (AG-2) ZONING DISTRICT TO A RESIDENTIAL PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT (RPD), TO ALLOW UP TO FORTY (40) DWELLING UNITS AND TWO
DEVIATIONS; LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WISCONSIN STREET AND
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, STRAP NUMBER 34-47-25-B2-00259.0020, BONITA
SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet 25-02-
023)
E. Deferred to 5:30 p.m., March 5, 2025 at Applicant’s Request (SECOND READING AND
PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS,
FLORIDA; REZONING APPROXIMATELY 4.6± ACRES FROM THE TWO-FAMILY
CONSERVATION (TFC-2) ZONING DISTRICT TO A RESIDENTIAL PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT (RPD), TO DEVELOP UP TO 48 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS, AND
TO REQUEST ONE (1) DEVIATION; LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DEAN
STREET AND MATHESON AVENUE, COMPRISING OF 11035, 11089, 11113 AND 11125
DEAN STREET, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34153; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. (Green Sheet 25-02-029)
City Council Meeting Agenda – February 5, 2025
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8. Consent Agenda Items:
A. Approve minutes from the City Council Meeting held on January 18, 2025.
B. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Ian.
(Green Sheet 25-02-017)
C. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Helene.
(Green Sheet 25-02-018)
D. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Milton.
(Green Sheet 25-02-019)
E. Approve an agreement with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) for Riverkeeper position at
FGCU’s Vester Field Station. (Green Sheet 25-02-020)
F. Review and approve a Special Assemblage Master Plan, located in the Innovation District of the
Downtown District, at 27781 Tennessee Street, Bonita Springs, Florida. (Green Sheet 25-02-026)
G. Approve a Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Subrecipient
Agreement with Lee County for the Ragsdale/Pennsylvania/Arroyal Corridor Street Improvement
Project. (Green Sheet 25-02-031)
H. Approve a purchase agreement to acquire property for the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program - COVID (HMGP-COVID) Neighborhood Acquisition/Demolition Project in the
Quinn/Downs/Dean Neighborhood. (Green Sheet 25-02-032)
I. Approve change order #7 for the IBE/Quinn/Downs/Dean West of Imperial Parkway Infrastructure
Project in the amount of $80,000. (Green Sheet 25-02-033)
J. Accept the proposal submitted by Wright Construction in the amount of $102,301.65 for priority
one repairs at the recreation center and authorize execution of a contract. (Green Sheet 25-02-034)
• Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda
9. Public Hearings:
A. (SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE BONITA SPRINGS CITY CODE,
CHAPTER 10 – BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, AND CHAPTER 24 –
FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION, TO CLARIFY AND UPDATE DEFINITIONS AND
REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO REMAIN IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM AS APPLIED TO EXISTING BUILDINGS SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF LAW, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND
SCRIVENER’S ERRORS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet 25-02-021)
City Council Meeting Agenda – February 5, 2025
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10. Mayor and Council Member Items:
A. Discussion regarding a draft local House Bill regarding San Carlos Estates Water Control District.
(Mayor Gibson and Council Member Bogacz, Green Sheet 25-02-030)
B. Review proposal for RFP #24-17 for the production and management of the Fiesta Bonita event at
Riverside Park on April 5, 2025. (Deputy Mayor Purdon, Green Sheet 25-02-027)
C. Update on the Bonita Springs Elementary School renovation project. (Council Member Fullick,
Green Sheet 25-02-028)
11. City Attorney Items:
12. City Manager Items:
A. Discussion regarding the appointment of City Council liaisons to various boards and committees.
(Green Sheet 25-02-035)
B. Update on recovery – Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton
13. Mayor and Council Member Reports
14. Public Comment
15. Adjournment
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