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City of Marco Island Florida 51 Bald Eagle Drive Marco Island, Florida cityofmarcoisland.com Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, May 20, 2024 2:00 PM Budget Policies Workshop Community Meeting Room City Council Chair: Jared Grifoni Vice-Chair: Erik Brechnitz City Council: Rich Blonna, Greg Folley, 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 May 20, 2024 1. Call to Order Chair Grifoni called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M. 2. Roll Call Present: 6- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Folley, Councilor Irwin, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Grifoni Absent: 1- Vice-Chair Brechnitz (Note: Councilor Irwin participated remotely via Zoom teleconference connection) 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 (via Zoom teleconference connection) Daniel J. Smith, Community Affairs Director Justin Martin, Public Works Director (arrived at 2:03 P.M.) Jose Duran, Information Technology Director Jeff Poteet, Water & Sewer General Manager Miguel Carballo, Fleet & Facilities Manager Martin Luna, Video/Broadcast Technician Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist Citizens and Visitors Motion to Allow for Remote Participation by Councilor Irwin MOTION by Councilor Palumbo, seconded by Councilor Blonna, to allow Councilor Irwin to participate in, and vote on, all allowable matters coming before the Council at this Workshop. MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE: Yes: 5- Councilor Blonna, Councilor Folley, Councilor Palumbo, Councilor Rola and Chair Grifoni 3. Business - Budget Policies Workshop a. ID 24-3639 Budget Presentation - Casey Lucius, Ph.D., Assistant City Manager Assistant City Manager Casey Lucius reviewed the results of a five-year look-back analysis of the City's General Fund revenue sources, expense trends, and emergency and unassigned reserves, with a goal of providing the Council with insights under which to inform its forthcoming 2025 Fiscal Year budget process for the City of Marco Island. b. ID 24-3623 Budget Policies and Assumptions - Guillermo Polanco, Finance Director, CPA, MBA City Finance Director Guillermo Polanco followed Assistant City Manager Lucius's analysis with a review of the recently-released 2024 State Ad Valorem Conference Report, outlining the estimated Fiscal Year 2025 City of Marco Island Florida Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 20, 2024 ad valorem tax revenue apportionment that the City is expected to receive from the State to help fund its operations, services, and reserves in the upcoming fiscal year. Finance Director's Budget Guidance & Assumptions Report further highlighted significant revenue and expense impacts that the City can expect during Fiscal Year 2025, and he provided a deep analysis and historical perspective on the City's key budget policies, accounts, and current funding statuses to assist the Council in preparing to address the City's future operating and capital improvement needs. The Council directed the City Manager and Staff to review current City payments to Collier County's General Fund for services that may be duplicative to the City's budgeted efforts, and to evaluate its current property insurance deductibles to assess their appropriateness relative to the associated risks of loss to the City. 4. Public Comments Mr. David Caldwell (Marco Villas Dr.) spoke on behalf of a number of residents of the San Marco Villas Condominium complex who wished to share their questions and concerns regarding currently-comprehended improvements to the City's Racquet Center located at 1275 San Marco Road. [Editorial Note: A Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM) to discuss the City's plans for the Marco Island Racquet Center is scheduled for Friday, May 31, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. in the Community Room, 51 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island] 5. Adjournment There being no further business before the Council, Chair Grifoni adjourned the Workshop at 3:19 P.M. ___________________________ Jared Grifoni, Council Chair ATTEST: ____________________________________ Joan Taylor, City Clerk PREPARED BY: ___________________________ Jim Kornas, Recording Specialist City of Marco Island Florida Page 2