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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, December 7, 2020 2:00 PM City Council Comprehensive Plan Workshop Community Meeting Room City Council Chair: Jared Grifoni Vice-Chair: Greg Folley City Council: Claire Babrowski, Rich Blonna, Erik Brechnitz, Becky Irwin, Joe Rola City Manager: Mike McNees City Attorney: Alan L. Gabriel City Clerk: Laura Litzan City Council Meeting Minutes - Final December 7, 2020 1. Call to Order Chair Grifoni called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M. 2. Roll Call Present: 6- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Folley, Councilor Rola and Chair Grifoni Also Present: Michael McNees, City Manager Casey Lucius, Assistant to the City Manager Alan L. Gabriel, City Attorney Chris Byrne, Fire Chief Daniel J. Smith, Community Affairs Director Mary Holden, Senior Planner Jose Duran, Information Technology Director Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist Citizens and Visitors 3. Business ID 20-1196 Comprehensive Plan Workshop Community Affairs Director Daniel J. Smith outlined the recent history regarding the development of the Comprehensive Plan, and he introduced Dr. Margaret Banyan of Florida Gulf Coast University and Ms. Alexis Crespo, Vice President of Planning with Waldrop Engineering, to brief the Council on the assessment framework, planning process and amendment status of the Comprehensive Plan's development. Dr. Banyan and Ms. Crespo addressed many questions and concerns as raised from members of the Council, and received the following specific input: 1) recognize and build upon the direction and values outlined in the City of Marco Island Strategic Plan 2019 > 2024 > 2034; 2) be circumspect in the application and extrapolation of State and County population and demographic projections in the development of the Comprehensive Plan; 3) ensure that public input comes from, and fully reflects the perspective of, the residents and business community stakeholders that invest in and call Marco Island "home"; 4) recognize and remain considerate of the City Council's market-driven approach to the development and re-development of established residential and commercial zones, and; 5) avoid terminologies and stated goals that are not in keeping with the realities of Marco Island's desired character and direction Public Comment: Ms. Maria Lamb, Chair of the Beach & Coastal Resources Advisory Committee, noted the absence of an animal and plant conservation strategy within the context of the current Comprehensive Plan for the Island. City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final December 7, 2020 Commending the City's Council's action during 2020 to incentivize the establishment of 'starter burrows' for the Island's burrowing owl population, Ms. Lamb shared her Committee's intention to promote a similar program of support for gopher tortoises during 2021. Mr. Andrew Kirlin, Chair of the Beautification Advisory Committee, similarly indicated an intention to promote more native trees and fewer exotics and deciduous tree varieties for the City's parks and public areas as part of the Beautification Advisory Committee's agenda and goals for calendar year 2021. 4. Council Communications & Future Agenda Items In response to questions and concerns raised regarding The Marco Island Civic Association's need to re-record its Declaration of Restrictive Covenants in calendar year 2025, Chair Grifoni asked that City Attorney Alan Gabriel and the City Staff bring forward a comprehensive review and discussion of this item to a future meeting of the City Council. Councilor Blonna requested that a presentation identifying the City's current inventory of unused property be brought forward to a future meeting of the City Council. 5. Adjourn There being no further business before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 3:58 P.M. ___________________________ Jared Grifoni, Council Chair ATTEST: ___________________________ Laura Litzan, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ___________________________ Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 2