City Council Meeting

[Type here] Meeting Location: City Hall Council Chambers 9101 Bonita Beach Road SE Bonita Springs, Florida 34135 City of Bonita Springs City Council Meeting Agenda April 16, 2025 9:00 a.m. If you wish to address the City Council at this proceeding, please complete a “Public Comment Slip” and submit it to the City Clerk, seated at the left-hand side of the dais. Blank slips can be found on the table outside of Council Chambers. If you wish to submit a written comment in advance of the meeting, email your name, address, and comment to citymeetings@cityofbonitasprings.org by 2:00 p.m., April 15, 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. Reasonable accommodations 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. Ceremonial Presentations and Proclamations: A. Proclamation recognizing the 10th annual Bonita Springs Short Film Festival. (Sponsored by Council Member Fullick) B. Proclamation recognizing April 25, 2025 as Arbor Day in the City of Bonita Springs. City Council Meeting Agenda – April 16, 2025 Page 2 of 3 7. Consent Agenda Items: A. Approve minutes from the City Council Meeting held on April 2, 2025. B. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Helene. (Green Sheet 25-04-089) C. Confirm and ratify Resolutions extending the local State of Emergency due to Hurricane Milton. (Green Sheet 25-04-090) D. Approve a Resolution designating April 2025 as Fair Housing Month. (Green Sheet 25-04-091) E. Approve the partnership agreement between the City of Bonita Springs and the YMCA of Southwest Florida for the 2025 Summer Camp program and the 2025-26 afterschool program, to be held at the Bonita Springs Recreation Center. (Green Sheet 25-04-094) F. Approve proposal from Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC for asphalt and re-striping repair work on Old 41 Rd. and Arroyal Rd., in the amount of $179,414.99. (Green Sheet 25-04-095) G. Approve purchase agreements to acquire two properties for the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program-COVID (HMGP-COVID) Neighborhood Acquisition/Demolition Project in the Quinn/Downs/Dean Neighborhood. (Green Sheet 25-04-096) H. Approve amendment #2 to purchase agreement 2024-003QDD to acquire property located in the Quinn/Downs/Dean Neighborhood for the Quinn/Downs/Dean West of Imperial Parkway Infrastructure Project. (Green Sheet 25-04-098) I. Approve a Resolution confirming and memorializing the public status of a portion of Matheson Avenue pursuant to Section 95.361(2), Florida Statutes. (Green Sheet 25-04-100) J. Approve a Resolution rescinding the appointment of a member of the Technology Advisory Board. (Green Sheet 25-04-103) • Opportunity for City Council Comments on Consent Agenda 8. Mayor and Council Member Items: A. Approve a Resolution appointing two members to the Veterans Advisory Committee. (Council Member Fullick, Green Sheet 25-04-092) B. Update on the Bonita Springs Elementary School renovation project. (Council Member Fullick, Green Sheet 25-04-093) C. Discussion on Advisory Boards and Committees. (Mayor Gibson, Green Sheet 25-04-102) City Council Meeting Agenda – April 16, 2025 Page 3 of 3 D. Discussion on potential sources of funds to meet the City’s share of the purchase of the railroad right of way. (Council Member Corrie, Green Sheet 25-04-104) 9. City Attorney Items: 10. City Manager Items: A. Presentation from PFM Financial Advisors on the funding options for the Bonita-Estero Rail-Trail (BERT) project. (Green Sheet 25-04-101) B. Presentation of the February Financial Report. (Green Sheet 25-04-099) C. Presentation of Community Development Business Activity Reports. (Green Sheet 25-04-097) D. Authorize staff to submit community projects for Congressman Byron Donalds FY2026 Appropriation Requests funding. (Green Sheet No. 25-04-105) E. Update on recovery – Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton 11. Mayor and Council Member Reports 12. Public Comment 13. Adjournment