City Council
Regular MeetingMarco Island, FL · April 24, 2023
Minutes
City of Marco Island Florida
51 Bald Eagle Drive
Marco Island, Florida
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Meeting Minutes - Final
Monday, April 24, 2023
1:00 PM
Code Review Workshop
Community Meeting Room
City Council
Chair: Greg Folley
Vice-Chair: Jared Grifoni
City Council: Rich Blonna,
Erik Brechnitz, Becky Irwin,
Darrin Palumbo, Joe Rola
City Manager: Mike McNees
Assistant City Manager: Casey Lucius
City Attorney: Alan L. Gabriel
Deputy City Clerk: Lina Upham
City Council Meeting Minutes - Final April 24, 2023
1. Call to Order
Chair Folley called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Present: 6- Councilor Blonna, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor
Rola and Chair Folley
Absent: 1- Councilor Brechnitz
Recess
(THE MEETING WENT INTO RECESS AT 1:04 P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 1:10 P.M.)
Also Present
Michael McNees, City Manager
Casey Lucius, Assistant City Manager
Alan L. Gabriel, City Attorney
Tracy Frazzano, Police Chief
Chris Byrne, Fire Chief
Daniel J. Smith, Community Affairs Director
Lina Upham, Purchasing & Risk Manager & Deputy City Clerk
Martin Luna, Audio/Video Technician
Raul Perez, Chief Building Official
Kelley Faulk, Recording Clerk
Keith Richter, Code Enforcement Officer
3. Business - Code Review Workshop
ID 23-2862 Municipal Code Audit Workshop
Jeff Katims of TranSystems, presented the findings on the Code of Ordinances ("Code") Audit and
directions for proceeding with reducing the volume and complexity of the Code.
After Mr. Katims' presentation, Mr. McNees reviewed potential future projects:
1. Centralize and consolidate penalties and abatement areas of the code
2. Standardize appeals and definitions
3. Relocate chapters on sexual predator and hurricane preparedness
4. Place fees and applications in separate documents
5. Determine which policies could become administrative policies outside of the code of ordinances
6. He mentioned that the chapters that require rewrites should be done by staff with significant public
input
Chair Folley agreed with Mr. McNees's summary of future projects.
Mr. McNees recommended obtaining a written Proposal for Scope of Work with costs along with staff's
input for the next phase.
Daniel Smith provided an update to Chapter 30. He discussed the option to eliminate items that are not
related to Marco Island, clarifying definitions, and he recommended working with the City Council and
Planning Board to determine what needs to be changed.
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City Council Meeting Minutes - Final April 24, 2023
4. Public Comment
None.
5. Adjourn
There being no further business before the Code Review Workshop, Chair Folley adjourned the meeting at
2:11 P.M.
________________________
Greg Folley, Council Chair
ATTEST:
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Lina Upham, Deputy City Clerk
PREPARED BY:
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Kelley Faulk, Recording Clerk
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Agenda
51 Bald Eagle Drive
City of Marco Island Florida Marco Island, Florida
cityofmarcoisland.com
Meeting Agenda - Final
City Council
Chair: Greg Folley
Vice-Chair: Jared Grifoni
City Council: Rich Blonna,
Erik Brechnitz, Becky Irwin,
Darrin Palumbo, Joe Rola
City Manager: Mike McNees
Assistant City Manager: Casey Lucius
City Attorney: Alan L. Gabriel
Deputy City Clerk: Lina Upham
Monday, April 24, 2023 1:00 PM Community Meeting Room
Code Review Workshop
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Business - Code Review Workshop
ID 23-2862 Municipal Code Audit Workshop
Attachments: Council Workshop Memorandum
4. Public Comment
[4 minutes per individual – Each individual has one opportunity to speak.]
5. Adjourn
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