City Council
Regular MeetingMarco Island, FL · September 18, 2023
Minutes
City of Marco Island Florida
51 Bald Eagle Drive
Marco Island, Florida
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Meeting Minutes - Final
Monday, September 18, 2023
1:00 PM
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
City Clerk: Joan Taylor
City Council Meeting Minutes - Final September 18, 2023
1. Call to Order
Chair Folley called the Workshop to order at 1:14 P.M.
(Note: The Workshop was delayed 14 minutes by an audio/visual issue in the Council's Chambers)
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
Guillermo Polanco, Finance Director
Melissa Raynor, Budget Manager
Martin Luna, Video/Broadcast Technician
Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist
3. Business - Goal Development for FY 2024
ID 23-3050 City Manager’s 2024 Goals Workshop
Chair Folley initiated the Workshop by referencing the past year's City Manager goals, and by inviting the
members of the Council to verbally share their proposed City Manager priorities and goals for the
upcoming year. Each Councilor offered her/his thoughts and proposals for Council discussion and input.
Following considerable discussion among the Council members and input from Mr. McNees, Chair Folley
asked Councilor Brechnitz to coalesce and formalize a draft document of the 2024 City Manager Goals
and importance weightings for review and approval by the Council at an upcoming October 2023 City
Council meeting.
Councilor Brechnitz was asked to include the following priorities in his draft of the 2024 City Manager
Goals document:
1. Completion of the Island-wide Traffic Flow Study with proposed funding and implementation
recommendations;
2. Replacement of the West Winterberry Bridge;
3. New and additional programming activities at Veterans Community Park;
4. Execution and successful implementation of a balanced City budget under property tax rollback;
5. Development and execution of a more responsive and satisfying permitting submission and approval
process;
6. Implementation of a City Manager 360 degree feedback process with his direct reports, and;
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7. Completion of the City's Code of Ordinances review with recommendations for eliminating redundancies
and streamlining outcomes
Chair Folley next directed the attention of the Councilors toward discussing and finalizing an adjustment to
the City Manager's annual compensation level.
Upon review of the comparative data provided, and in light of the City Manager's performance during the
past year, the Council recommended a 5% increase to the City Manager's salary. [Editorial Note: the
Council's vote and approval of the recommended City Manager's salary increase was taken during the
Council's regular City Council Meeting later that evening, and is recorded in the Minutes under Item 17 of
that Agenda (City Manager's Report)]
4. Public Comment
No members of the public came forward to offer comment.
5. Adjournment
There being no further business before the Council, Chair Folley adjourned the Workshop at 2:28 P.M.
___________________________
Greg Folley, Council Chair
ATTEST:
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Joan Taylor, City Clerk
PREPARED BY:
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Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist
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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
City Clerk: Joan Taylor
Monday, September 18, 2023 1:00 PM Community Meeting Room
City Council Workshop
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Business - Goal Development for FY 2024
ID 23-3050 City Manager’s 2024 Goals Workshop
Attachments: Executive Summary Goals Workshop
CM Goals 2023
City Manager Salary Data 9-8-23
4. Public Comment
5. Adjournment
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