City Council Meeting

[Type here] City Hall Council Chambers 9101 Bonita Beach Road SE Bonita Springs, Florida 34135 City of Bonita Springs City Council Meeting Agenda March 19, 2025 9:00 a.m. If you intend to address the City Council, please submit a completed “Public Comment Slip” to the City Clerk. Blank comment slips are available on the table outside of Council Chambers. To submit a written public comment in advance of the meeting, email your name, address, and comment to citymeetings@cityofbonitasprings.org. Written public comments must be received by 2:00 pm, March 18, 2025. The City of Bonita Springs is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, religion, income, or marital status. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, anyone who requires an ADA-qualified accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact City Clerk Mike Sheffield at (239) 949-6248 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such reasonable accommodation will be provided at no cost to the requester. Any person who may seek to appeal a decision made by the City Council on any matter at this meeting is responsible for ensuring that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Roll Call 5. Public Comment on Agenda Items 6. Public Hearings – Zoning and Land Use Items: A. (SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING) A ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA; REZONING APPROXIMATELY 1.04 ACRES (+/-) FROM TWO-FAMILY CONSERVATION (TFC-2) TO RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (RPD), TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING DUPLEX STRUCTURES, AND TO ALLOW TWO (2) DEVIATIONS; LOCATED AT ADDRESS 27036/038 WILLIAMS ROAD, 27020-028 WILLIAMS ROAD, AND 27001/031 SUN AQUA LANE, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34135; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Green Sheet 25-03-065) City Council Meeting Agenda – March 19, 2025 Page 2 of 3 7. Consent Agenda Items: A. Approve minutes from the City Council Meeting held on March 5, 2025. B. Approve minutes from the Strategic Planning Workshop held on March 5, 2025. C. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Helene. (Green Sheet 25-03-059) D. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Milton. (Green Sheet 25-03-060) E. Approve the applicant’s Bald Eagle Management Plan for bald eagle nest LE080 located at Latitude 26.36553, Longitude -81.81023, Bonita Bay Creekside Golf Course, in accordance with LDC Chapter 7 Article III – Bald Eagles. (Green Sheet 25-03-061) F. Approve amendment #3 to purchase agreement 2024-001-QDD to acquire property located in the Quinn/Downs/Dean Neighborhood for the Quinn/Downs/Dean West of Imperial Parkway Infrastructure Project. (Green Sheet 25-03-062) G. Approve amendment #2 to purchase agreement 2024-002QDD to acquire property located in the Quinn/Downs/Dean Neighborhood for the Quinn/Downs/Dean West of Imperial Parkway Infrastructure Project. (Green Sheet 25-03-063) H. Approve amendment #1 to purchase agreement 2025-001QDD to acquire property located in the Quinn/Downs/Dean Neighborhood for the Quinn/Downs/Dean West of Imperial Parkway Infrastructure Project. (Green Sheet 25-03-064) I. Approve Caretaker’s Agreement for the Bonita Nature Place. (Green Sheet 25-03-068) J. Approve special event permit for the Celebrate Bonita Festival 2025 and the closure of Old US 41 Road from Wilson Street to Ragsdale Street on Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Green Sheet 25-03-072) K. Approve annual update to employee salary ranges, effective April 1, 2025. (Green Sheet 25-03-071) L. Adopt the Strategic Priorities discussed at the City Council Strategic Planning Workshop held on March 5, 2025. (Green Sheet 25-03-075) • Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda 8. Presentations: A. Presentation by the Neighborhood Services Department on code enforcement activity. (Green Sheet 25-03-073) B. Presentation by the Parks and Recreation Department on Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). (Green Sheet 25-03-074) City Council Meeting Agenda – March 19, 2025 Page 3 of 3 9. Mayor and Council Member Items: A. Discussion regarding funding options for the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) project. (Council Member Corrie, Green Sheet 25-03-069) B. Update on the Bonita Springs Elementary School renovation project. (Council Member Fullick, Green Sheet 25-03-076) 10. City Attorney Items 11. City Manager Items: A. Approve Resolution accepting the proposal submitted by EnviroStruct, LLC under the Construction Manager at Risk Continuing Services agreement in the amount of $1,162,206 for Phase I of the Riverside Park Renovations project and approving a budget transfer to provide funding. (Green Sheet 25-03-070) B. Presentation of the January Financial Report. (Green Sheet 25-03-066) C. Monthly report from Community Development on activity for February. (Green Sheet 25-03-067) D. Update on recovery – Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton 12. Mayor and Council Member Reports 13. Public Comment 14. Adjournment