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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, July 18, 2022 1:00 PM Operating Budget Workshop Community Meeting Room City Council Chair: Erik Brechnitz Vice-Chair: Jared Grifoni City Council: Claire Babrowski, Rich Blonna, Greg Folley, Becky Irwin, Joe Rola City Manager: Mike McNees Assistant City Manager: Casey Lucius City Attorney: Alan L. Gabriel City Clerk: Mike Sheffield City Council Meeting Minutes - Final July 18, 2022 1. Call to Order Chair Brechnitz called the Workshop to order at 1:00 P.M. 2. Roll Call Present: 7- Councilor Babrowski, Councilor Blonna, Councilor Folley, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Rola and Chair Brechnitz (Note: Councilor Babrowski left the meeting at 4:27 P.M.) Also Present Michael McNees, City Manager Casey Lucius, Assistant City Manager Mike Sheffield, City Clerk Alan L. Gabriel, City Attorney Tracy Frazzano, Police Chief Chris Byrne, Fire Chief Guillermo Polanco, Finance Director Daniel J. Smith, Community Affairs Director Jose Duran, Information Technology Director Jeff Poteet, Water & Sewer General Manager Miguel Carballo, Fleet & Facilities Manager Raul Perez, Chief Building Official Lina Upham, Purchasing & Risk Manager, via Zoom teleconference connection Mike Daniel, Construction Manager Samantha Malloy, Parks, Culture & Recreation Manager Martin Luna, Video/Broadcast Technician Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist Citizens and Visitors 3. Business - Operating Budget Workshop ID 22-2359 City of Marco Island Budget Workshop - Operating City Manager McNees opened the Workshop by pointing out Marco Island's continuing position as one of lowest property tax millage rate municipalities in the State of Florida, and highlighting the "strategic tension" that exists in developing the 2023 fiscal year budget in light of new, State-mandated requirements, new City facilities, and the increasing demand for services and continued City service excellence by the citizens of Marco Island. City Finance Director Polanco noted that the City budget is a "fluid" document, and he provided several summary analyses looking back and projecting forward to assist the Council in assessing the requests that were to be brought forward by the City department leaders attending the Workshop. The following CityStaff leaders, in turn, presented to the Council their proposed Operating Budget requests and responded to questions. City Manager McNees and City Finance Director Polanco provided added support and explanation as required. 1) Executive, Legal & Legislative - Assistant City Manager Casey Lucius and City Attorney Alan Gabriel 2) Finance - City Finance Director Guillermo Polanco City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final July 18, 2022 3) General Government - Purchasing & Risk Manager Lina Upham 4) Information Technology - Information Technology Director Jose Duran 5) Fleet & Facilities Management - Fleet & Facilities Manager Miguel Carballo 6) Police and Code Compliance - Police Chief Tracy Frazzano 7) Fire Rescue - Fire Rescue Chief Chris Byrne 8) Public Works - Construction Manager Mike Daniel 9) Growth Management - Community Affairs Director Daniel Smith 10) Parks & Recreation - Parks, Culture & Recreation Manager Samantha Malloy 11) Building Services - Chief Building Official Raul Perez 12) Water & Sewer - Water and Sewer General Manager Jeff Poteet Additionally, Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Chair Dr. Carlos Portu presented his Committee's capital expense budget requests for Council consideration. [Editorial Note: the Committee's requests were not available for presentation and review at the Council's Capital Budget Workshop on June 20, 2022] Following the presentations and input from the Council, the City Staff was challenged to bring its revised Fiscal Year 2023 budget in line with the proposed rolled-back millage rate of 1.4837 mils for 2023. Additionally, Chair Brechnitz asked City Manager McNees to bring forward a review and discussion of the City's process for collecting outstanding delinquent fines to a future meeting of the City Council. 4. Public Comment Mr. Brad Cornell, Southwest Florida Policy Associate at Audubon of the Western Audubon / Audugon Florida, expressed his appreciation for the Council's support of Police Chief Tracy Frazzano's request for a Marco Island waterways patrol boat and operator to assist in the code enforcement effort affecting water quality and native species habitats in and around the Island. 5. Adjournment There being no further business before the Council, the Workshop adjourned at 4:49 P.M. ___________________________________ Erik Brechnitz, Council Chair ATTEST: ____________________________________ Michael J. Sheffield, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ___________________________ Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 2