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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Friday, September 11, 2015 1:00 PM Special Called Session Community Meeting Room City Council Chairman: Larry Sacher City Council: Joe Batte, Bob Brown, Ken Honecker, Larry Honig, Amadeo R. Petricca, and Victor Rios City Manager: Roger Hernstadt City Clerk: Laura Litzan - City Attorney: Alan Gabriel City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 11, 2015 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Present: 7- Councilor Batte, Vice-Chair Brown, Councilor Honecker, Councilor Honig, Councilor Petricca, Chairman Sacher and Councilor Rios Absent: 0 Also Present Roger T. Hernstadt, City Manager Laura Litzan, City Clerk Guillermo Polanco, Director of Finance Dave Baer, Police Captain Lisa Smith, Recording Clerk Citizens and Visitors 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Chairman Sacher 4. Business a. FY 2015-2016 State of Florida Legislative Priorities (Editorial History: At the September 9, 2015 meeting, Council decided to hold a special called session on Friday, September 11, 2015 to discuss the Raftelis Rate Analysis and the items for Legislative Delegation.) THE MEETING WENT INTO RECESS AT 1:04 P.M. IT IS NOTED FOR THE RECORD THE SAME COUNCILORS WERE PRESENT WHEN THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 1:29 P.M. Councilors were individually given an opportunity to express opinions and to point out specific issues and concerns regarding The Veterans Park Master Plan and prioritize other projects they would like to obtain state funding for. The City Manager advised if they are not successful in obtaining federal funding for Veterans Park, the CIty does have the option of securing a bank loan at a low interest rate. He also discussed the time line for submitting projects to Representative Kathleen Passidomo and to Marco Island Lobbyist Ron Book for grant funding. Public Comment: Mr. Bill Mcmullen, Greenbrier Street, commended the City Manager for his initiative in obtaining a lobbyist for Marco Island. He believes key factors are visibility and community involvement. Ms. Carole Roberts, 136 Shorecrest Court, questioned why there was such a small crowd. She believes they need input from the community and the taxpayers should have a saying in the building phase. Ms. Charlette Roman, 348 Colonial Avenue, commented the reason for a low turnout is the timing. The meeting was announced at the Council meeting last Wednesday, September 9, 2015. She believes the taxpayers need a say so in the building phase also. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 11, 2015 Following discussion, the majority of Council expressed support to pursue legislative funding for a multi-purpose building for Veterans Community Park along with utility and storm water projects recommended by staff. b. Schedule and cost for a presentation by Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. on their Utility Rate Report The City Manager announced the cost for a representative from Raftelis to respond for a special presentation meeting will not exceed $7500. The City Manager will check on their availability for a meeting on September 23, 2015. 5. Citizens' Comments None 6. Adjournment There being no further business to come before City Council, the meeting adjourned at 3:01 P.M. ____________________________________ Larry Sacher, Council Chairman ATTEST: ____________________________________ Laura Litzan, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ____________________________________ Lisa Smith, Recording Clerk City of Marco Island Florida Page 2