Beautification Advisory Committee

City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, May 4, 2022 3:00 PM Community Room Beautification Advisory Committee Chair: Shelli Connelly Vice-Chair: Dustin Nesmith Members: Mary Beth Cummings, James Eby, Ken Kramer, David Leaser, Maria Tobin City Staff: Mike Daniel, Deidre Wint Beautification Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 4, 2022 (1) CALL TO ORDER Chair Connelly called the meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. (2) ROLL CALL Present: 5- Member Cummings, Member Eby, Member Leaser, Member Tobin and Chair Connelly Absent: 2- Member Kramer and Vice-Chair Nesmith Also Present City Councilor Becky Irwin (beginning at 3:26 P.M.) City Staff: Mike Daniel, Construction Manager, Public Works Department Martin Luna, Video/Broadcast Technician Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist (3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Chair Connelly. (4) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION by Member Eby, seconded by Member Leaser, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Cummings, Member Eby, Member Leaser, Member Tobin and Chair Connelly (5) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ID 22-2238 Approval of the Beautification Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of April 6, 2022 MOTION by Member Tobin, seconded by Member Leaser, that the Minutes of April 6, 2022 be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 5- Member Cummings, Member Eby, Member Leaser, Member Tobin and Chair Connelly (6) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Public Works Construction Manager Mike Daniel introduced himself to the Committee and provided a brief summary of his role for the City. (7) PUBLIC COMMENT No members of the public came forward to offer comment. (8) PRESENTATIONS None. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 Beautification Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 4, 2022 (9) OLD BUSINESS ID 22-2239 Marco-in-Bloom Review Member Eby provided his assessment of the 2022 Marco-In-Bloom competition as the leader of this year's effort, and he offered several recommendations to improve the execution of next's year's competition. Among his recommendations were: 1) eliminating the need for citizen submissions to include photos of the nominated properties, and; 2) providing a means for the online submission of nominated properties. Additionally, Member Eby precipitated Committee discussion on: 1) how to classify 'professionally-installed, personally-maintained' properties in future competitions, and; 2) allowing 2022 'runner-up' winners to re-apply in 2023. No Motion or Vote was brought forward on the items discussed. ID 22-2240 Arbor Day Celebration Member Tobin reported on the April 29th Arbor Day event on Marco Island, and she expressed appreciation for the representation from City leadership at the event. Overall, it was a great celebration. For future Arbor Day celebrations, Member Tobin proposed that: 1) a new Beautification Advisory Committee member take the lead in promoting and coordinating the activity, and; 2) a plaque for the newly-planted Arbor Day tree be created to commemorate the event. Public Works Department liaison Mike Daniel agreed to investigate the creation of a plaque, but requested that the Committee provide him with how that plaque should read. He also requested that any photos of the event be forwarded to Ms. Diedre Wint (dwint@cityofmarcoisland.com) for placement of the Committee's webpage. Chair Connelly asked that the selection of the Committee's 2023 Arbor Day Celebration project leader be discussed and voted upon at the Committee's next meeting on June 1st. ID 22-2241 Beach Access Beautification Project Member Cummings reviewed a written description of the proposed Beach Access Beautification Project issues, goals and benefits with the Committee and solicited Committee inputs. Among the inputs were: 1) including educational materials and/or signage that can promote better beachgoer behavior and respect for the flora and fauna of the beach and dune area; 2) planting high-growing clusias along the pathway to obscure the view of the hotel utility and maintenance structures; 3) soliciting input from the Naples Botanical Garden staff on plants and buffer elements that can help make the pathway more appealing, and; 4) a recommendation that a professional designer be engaged to better design the desired functional elements along the beach access pathway. City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 Beautification Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 4, 2022 Member Cummings indicated an intention to bring the Committee's recommendations to the City Council for endorsement and project funding. ID 22-2242 10,000 Trees in 10 Years Initiative Member Leaser reported that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Naples Botanical Garden is still awaiting approval and signature. Additionally, along with City Council Becky Irwin, Member Leaser reviewed the proposed objectives, strategy and tactics for the program, highlighting the plan to: 1) begin by implementing a one-year pilot effort before year end and prior to full implementation, and; 2) configure the effort to be 'self-funding', and not require City-budgeted funds to initially execute The Committee discussed: 1) hiring/assigning a project manager to the effort; 2) the implementation timeline; 3) obtaining inputs from the Naples Botanical Garden team, and; 4) approaching the City Council for approval Member Leaser indicated his intention to target the City Council's June 6th meeting to review the Committee's proposed plan and to receive the Council's approval to proceed. (10) NEW BUSINESS None. (11) COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS a. Sharing of Thoughts on Topics of Committee Interest (All) No additional topics were brought forward during this portion of the Agenda. b. Member Availability for the Next Meeting on June 1, 2022 @ 3:00 P.M. Member Eby indicated that he may not be available to attend the June 1st meeting. (12) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Committee, Chair Connelly adjourned the meeting at 4:04 P.M. _____________________________________________ Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 3