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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, April 23, 2014 10:00 AM Community Meeting Room City Council Chairman: Ken Honecker City Council: Joe Batte, Bob Brown, Larry Honig, Chuck Kiester, Amadeo R. Petricca, and Larry Sacher City Manager: Roger Hernstadt City Clerk: Laura Litzan - City Attorney: Burt Saunders City Council Meeting Minutes - Final April 23, 2014 Budget Kick-Off Meeting 1. Roll Call Present: 5- Councilor Batte, Councilor Brown, Chairman Honecker, Councilor Honig and Councilor Kiester Absent: 2- Councilor Petricca and Vice-Chair Sacher Also Present Roger T. Hernstadt, City Manager Laura Litzan, City Clerk Guillermo Polanco, Director of Finance Robert Lange, Budget Manager Don Hunter, Police Chief Dave Baer, Assitant Police Chief Mike Murphy, Fire Chief Chris Byrne, Deputy Fire Chief Tim Pinter, Director of Public Works Jeff Poteet, General Manager Water and Sewer Department Alex Galiana, Administrative Facility Supervisor Gretchen Baldus, Director of Information Technology Sandra Schildhorn, Administrative Assistant Citizens and Visitors City Manager Roger Hernstadt opened the meeting and thanked Council for their participation and support in helping staff to develop budget policies to create a budget that will meet Council’s expectations for quality services to residents , planning for the future in terms of ongoing capital needs, and continuing to maintain Marco Island’s place of prominence as being ranked the top island in the United States according to Trip Advisor’s Traveler’s Choice awards. 2. Discussion Items a. General Fund Budget Policies Finance Director Guillermo Polanco provided a presentation of the first six months of the fiscal year (October 2013 through March 2014) and a projection of the next six months. In addition the presentation incorporated an overview of the next five years of capital improvements as recommended by the departments. b. Smokehouse Bay Bridge Funding City Manager Roger Hernstadt asked for Council’s direction regarding financing options for the Smokehouse Bay Bridge project. Following discussion Council reached a consensus to fund the Smokehouse Bay Bridge project through financing and the use of reserves. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final April 23, 2014 Public Comment Dr. Bill Trotter, 720 North Collier Boulevard, commented about: developing a plan of enforcement regarding the dumping of sewage into Smokehouse Bay from ships before it poses an environmental concern for Marco Island; creating a method for documenting off-island residents who are using our facilities as a means of receiving funding from Collier County; being considerate of the impact on residents with the expediting of the schedule for construction of the Smokehouse Bay Bridge; and cost saving measures for the construction of the bridge in regard to ramps, the height of the seawall and the clearance above the seawall. Dr. Fay Biles, President of the Marco Island Tax Payers Association expressed concern about an increase in taxes. 3. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. ___________________________________ Kenneth E. Honecker, Council Chairman ATTEST: ___________________________________ Laura Litzan, City Clerk PREPARED BY: __________________________________ Sandra Schildhorn, Secretary City of Marco Island Florida Page 2