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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, June 5, 2023 5:30 PM 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 City Clerk: Joan Taylor City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 5, 2023 1. Call to Order Chair Folley called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. 2. Roll Call Present: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley Also Present Michael McNees, City Manager Casey Lucius, Assistant City Manager Joan Taylor, City Clerk Alan L. Gabriel, City Attorney Tracy Frazzano, Police Chief Chris Byrne, Fire Chief Daniel J. Smith, Community Affairs Director Jeff Poteet, Water & Sewer General Manager Martin Luna, Audio/Video Technician Kelley Faulk, Recording Clerk 3. Invocation - Pastor Daphne Johnson of Wesley United Methodist Church 4. Pledge of Allegiance Led by Chair Folley. 5. Approval of the Agenda MOTION by Councilor Brechnitz, seconded by Vice-Chair Grifoni, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley 6. Approval of the Minutes a. ID 23-2911 Approval of the City Council Special-Called “Closed Meeting” Minutes of May 8, 2023 MOTION by Councilor Irwin, seconded by Councilor Blonna, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley b. ID 22-2621 Approval of the Budget Policies Workshop Minutes of May 22, 2023 Councilor Blonna requested the May 22, 2023, minutes be amended to show Councilor Irwin was not absent but late for Roll Call. A review of the minutes showed the following statement was present on the minutes “Councilor Irwin was absent for Roll Call but arrived at 2:12 p.m." and therefore no modification was needed to the final minutes. MOTION by Councilor Blonna, seconded by Councilo Rola, that the Agenda be Approved as Amended. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 5, 2023 Yes: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley c. ID 22-2592 Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes of May 22, 2023 MOTION by Councilor Blonna, seconded by Councilor Brechnitz, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley 7. Approval of Consent Agenda (5:40 p.m.) [Approval of Consent Agenda passed all routine items listed below.] ID 23-2923 Authorize the City Manager to Issue a Purchase Order to Huber Technology, Inc. for Replacing Solenoid Valves, and Parts on the Rotary Drum Screen in the Amount of $87,410.00 - Jeffrey E. Poteet, General Manager, Water & Sewer Department MOTION by Councilor Brechnitz, seconded by Councilor Rola, that the Agenda be Approved. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: Yes: 7- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley 8. Proclamations and Presentations a. ID 23-2726 Employee Service Awards: (5:45 - 6:00 p.m.) Christian Holmes - 15 Years Oscar Castellanos - 15 Years Daniel Ring - 5 Years Hans Schmid - 5 Years Edward Carey - 5 Years Douglas Andrews - 5 Years Jonathan Weber - 5 Years Luz Cantor Velez - 5 Years Chair Folley presented the Employee Service Awards. b. ID 23-2920 Presentation - 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Preparedness - Chris Byrne, Fire-Rescue Chief (6:30 - 6:50 p.m.) Fire-Rescue Chief Chris Byrne discussed the hurricane preparedness plans. He reminded the public about the Annual Hurricane Preparedness Town Hall meeting on June 14th at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting room. 9. Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for public hearing and items other than those appearing on the agenda. TIME CERTAIN 6:00 P.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER (6:00 - 6:30 p.m.) Mr. Hayden Dublois discussed statistics on noise complaints, noise ordinance, anonymous and verified callers. City of Marco Island Florida Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 5, 2023 Mr. Peter Rigas discussed noise complaints and the Short-Term Rental Ordinance. Ms. Kassie-Annie Regus discussed the distribution of information to the public. Mr. Keith Klipstein requested the city to perform an electrical power supply study including cost efficient energy supply alternatives. Ms. Deb Henry discussed the Short-Term Vacation Rental Ordinance. 10. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing - None. 11. Ordinances - None. A. Public Hearings - None. B. First Readings - None. 12. Resolutions & City Council Items ID 23-2907 Request from Marco Island Model Yacht Club for Consideration of a Parking Lot at Mackle Park,1361 Andalusia Terrace, Marco Island, Fl, 34145 - Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director, Community Affairs (6:50 - 7:20 p.m.) Community Affairs Director Daniel Smith presented a parking proposal at Mackle Park for the Marco Island Model Yacht Club. Antonio Waring spoke on the Marco Island Model Yacht Club parking challenges and responded to the city proposals. Chair Folley requested that City staff continue investigating alternative solutions that could accommodate the Club members’ parking needs. 13. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda None. 14. Council Communications & Future Agenda (7:20 - 8:00 p.m.) ID 22-2594 Future Agenda Items Councilor Irwin reminded council members about four items: beautification of the island, waterways, beach access and use of technology with parking issues. She requested monthly updates from the Waterways Committees’ projects, the need to create a public beach access point, and exploring alternatives measures (such as using technology) to solve City issues such as parking. Vice-Chair Grifoni congratulated the Parks and Recreation Department and Mackle Park staff for the successful "End of the Year Teen Bash" event. He discussed the noise ordinance and agreed with Councilor Irwin about leveraging technology as a solution for City issues. Councilor Brechnitz provided an update on the Marco utility issue. The Council agreed he should spearhead the conversation, along with the City Manager. City of Marco Island Florida Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 5, 2023 Councilor Palumbo discussed the need for beach access. He will continue working with City Manager McNees sourcing information about a Trolley initiative. Chair Folley agreed with the need for additional beach access points and that monthly waterways updates are included on the agenda. Councilor Blonna agreed with exploring the need for a northern beach access point and suggested Southwest Florida Water Management District work more closely with the relevant City committees. 15. Council Reports ID 23-2924 Legal Opinion on the Single-Family Home Transient Rental Ordinance - Council Chair Greg Folley (8:00 - 9:00 p.m.) Chair Folley discussed his White Paper with the recommendation for a legal second opinion. All councilors participated in the discussion. (THE MEETING WENT INTO RECESS AT 8:00 P.M. AND ALL COUNCILORS WERE PRESENT WHEN THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 8:05 P.M.) Public Comment: Mr. Howie Reitz stated a second, legal opinion was premature. Mr. Hayden Dublois requested a second opinion. Mr. Martin Winter discussed his concerns over costs involved with an additional opinion and is not in favor of the second opinion. Mr. Peter Rigas discussed concerns of public opinions about the City Attorney and does not support a second opinion. Mr. Howard Reed requested that the ordinance move forward without a second opinion. Ms. Kassie-Annie Regus shared her dissatisfaction with Councilor Blonna’s opinions regarding the ordinance. Mr. Chris Hansen expressed disappointment with the process and expressed a need for a second opinion. MOTION by Councilor Blonna, seconded by Councilor Brechnitz, to approve option two in the White Paper for the Council to direct Chair Folley to work with the City Manager to obtain the second opinion. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 4- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Brechnitz, Councilor Rola and Chair Folley No: 3- Vice-Chair Grifoni, Councilor Irwin and Councilor Palumbo 16. City Manager's Report City Manager Mike McNees stated there was no report for this session. He agrees that the City Council and staff should discuss potential opportunities for beach access points. 17. City Attorney's Report - None. City of Marco Island Florida Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 5, 2023 18. Departmental Reports ID 22-2595 Monthly Departmental Reports There were no comments on the Monthly Department Reports. 19. Citizens' Comments (9:15 p.m.) Mr. Martin Winter discussed the noise ordinance. Ms. Deb Henry discussed the importance of Freedom of Information for all citizens 20. Adjournment There being no further business before the Council, Councilor Blonna motioned and Councilor Palumbo seconded to adjourn the meeting. Chair Folley adjourned the meeting at 8:49 P.M. ________________________ Greg Folley, Council Chair ATTEST: ________________________ Joan Taylor, City Clerk PREPARED BY: _________________________ Kelley Faulk, Recording Clerk City of Marco Island Florida Page 5