City Council
Regular MeetingMarco Island, FL · October 7, 2024
Agenda
51 Bald Eagle Drive
City of Marco Island Florida Marco Island, Florida
cityofmarcoisland.com
Meeting Agenda - Final
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
Monday, October 7, 2024 5:30 PM Community Meeting Room
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation - Reverend Scott Kerens of Marco Presbyterian Church
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Approval of the Agenda
6. Approval of the Minutes
a. ID 24-3834 Approval of the City Council Workshop Minutes of September 16, 2024
Attachments: City Council Workshop Minutes of September 16, 2024
b. ID 23-3164 Approval of the City Council Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2024
Attachments: City Council Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2024
7. Approval of Consent Agenda
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items listed below.]
a. ID 24-3751 Resolution - Approving of the Appointment of Kathleen Heuschkel to
the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee - Joan Taylor, City
Clerk
Attachments: Resolution 24-60
Application
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b. ID 24-3859 Approval of the FY 2024/2025 City Manager Goals - Joan Taylor,
City Clerk
Attachments: City Manager Goals 2025 - Updated 9-16-24
c. ID 24-3858 Approval of the Amendment to City Manager’s Employment
Agreement - Joan Taylor, City Clerk
Attachments: Third Amendment Employment Agreement (July 24 - June 25)
City Manager McNees Contract 5-20-19
d. ID 24-3872 First Amendment to the Urban County Cooperation Agreement with
Collier County - Joan Taylor, City Clerk
Attachments: First Amendment Urban County Cooperation Agreement
Full Contract and Documents
8. Proclamations and Presentations
a. ID 24-3810 Proclamation - National Fire Prevention Week
Attachments: Proclamation
b. ID 24-3878 Presentation - Old Marco Area Redevelopment Study by Stantec
Engineering Firm - Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director, Community Affairs /
Growth Management
Attachments: Old Marco Redevelopment Plan
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
[Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 4
minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item.]
10. Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing - None
Please be advised that the following items on the agenda are quasi -judicial in nature. If you
wish to comment upon these items, please inform the Clerk by filling out the available sign -up
form. An opportunity for persons to speak on the items will be made available after the
applicant and staff have made their presentations under oath or affirmation. Additionally,
each person who gives testimony may be subject to cross-examination. If you refuse either to
be cross-examined or to be sworn, your testimony will not be considered. The general public
will not be permitted to cross-examine witnesses, but the public may request the Council to
ask questions of staff or witnesses on their behalf. Persons representing organizations must
present evidence of their authority to speak for the organization. (Council members to
communicate ex-parte communication.)
11. Ordinances - None
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A. Public Hearings
B. First Readings
12. Resolutions & City Council Items
ID 24-3857 Discussion - Council Member Appointment to the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) and the Tourist Development Council (TDC) - Joan
Taylor, City Clerk
13. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
14. Council Communications & Future Agenda
ID 23-3165 Future Agenda Items
Attachments: Future Agenda 10-21-24
15. Council Reports
ID 24-3869 Discussion - Amendment 4 - Right to Abortion Initiative - Councilor Greg
Folley
16. City Manager's Report
17. City Attorney's Report - None
18. Departmental Reports
ID 23-3166 Monthly Departmental Reports
Attachments: Public Works
Water & Sewer
Police
19. Citizens' Comments
[4 minutes per individual – Each individual has one opportunity to speak.]
20. Adjournment
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All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the discussion; or,
written comments may be sent to the City of Marco Island, 50 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island,
FL. 34145. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides to appeal any
decision made by City Council with respect to any matter considered at such hearing or meeting,
one will need a record of the proceedings for such purpose that person may need to ensure that
a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; such record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to based. ADA Assistance: Anyone needing special assistance at the
City Council hearing due to disability should contact the City of Marco Island at (239) 389-5010 at
least two days prior thereto if you would like to receive any of the items on the agenda by email.
Please contact the City Clerk at jtaylor@cityofmarcoisland.com if you would like to receive any of
the items on the agenda by email.
Any Invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be
voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views and beliefs
expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the
Council, and the Council is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or
any speaker.
Marco Island City Council Rules of Decorum
The City of Marco Island is committed to the First Amendment principal of free speech and to full
and open discussion of the City’s business in open forum. It also recognizes that in order to
ensure meetings of the City Council are conducted in a manner that allows the business of the
City to be effectively conducted, and ensures that members of the public can be heard in a fair,
impartial and respectful manner, that reasonable rules based on time, place, and manner of that
speech are in order. The members of the Marco Island City Council, employees of the City of
Marco Island, and citizen participants are expected to reflect proper decorum and treat each
other with courtesy and respect as follows:
• The City Council Chair is in control of the meeting at all times. The Chair is granted wide
discretion to interpret and enforce these rules of decorum and other City Council Policies and
Procedures.
• When recognized by the Chair, citizen participants will address all comments to the
Chair, speaking from the designated podium. No individual shall make slanderous, disparaging
or unduly repetitive remarks.
• Only those persons who have signed for a particular item of business will be given the
opportunity to speak. Exceptions may be granted at the sole discretion of the Chair.
• Demonstrations in the form of clapping, applauding, heckling or other verbal outbursts in
support or in opposition to a speaker during his or her remarks are not permitted. Such
demonstrations between speakers may be further limited by the Chair should they serve to
disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting.
• For the safety of all in the chambers, signs, placards, or anything blocking sightlines,
entrances, exits or aisles in the City Council Chambers are not permitted.
• No more than one person may stand in the aisles or at the dais. Individuals waiting to be
recognized shall wait in an area designated by the City. Persons exiting the council chambers
shall do so quietly.
• Anyone who violates these Rules of Decorum may forfeit their right to speak and may be
asked to leave or cease their public comment at the discretion of the Chair.
Citizen Comment on Consent Agenda Items
• Items listed under Consent Agenda are viewed to be routine and the recommendation will be
enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired by the Council, the item(s) will be removed from
the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.
• Anyone wishing to comment on any item on the Consent Agenda should submit a Speakers
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Request Card before these item(s) are considered. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes
on any item removed from the Consent Agenda.
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