FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL Mayor Randall P. Henderson, Jr. Ward 1 Teresa Watkins Brown Ward 2 Johnny W. Streets, Jr. Ward 3 Terolyn P. Watson Ward 4 Liston D. Bochette, III Ward 5 Fred Burson Ward 6 Gaile H. Anthony OSCAR M. CORBIN, JR. CITY HALL, 2200 SECOND STREET FORT MYERS, FLORIDA For full agenda Packet Click Here. Larger files may take longer to download. Please complete a Request to Speak form if you plan to address the City Council and submit to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER (4:38 p.m.) Opening Prayer The meeting was opened in prayer by Mayor Henderson. (See video @ 4:38 pm) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America Mayor Henderson led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. (See video @ 4:38 pm) Oath of Office Liston D. Bochette, III, Councilperson, Ward 4 The oath of office was administered by Cindy O Connell, Director, Florida Prepaid College Foundation (See video @ 4:40 pm) Roll Call Absent: None. (See video @ 4:44 pm Page 1 of 10
PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MOTION: Move Item 2 (See video @ 4:46 pm) 2. Proclamation proclaiming as Emmitt Williams Day 1. Proclamation proclaiming as Fort Myers High School Girls Green Wave Basketball State Champions Three-Peat Day 3. Proclamation proclaiming May 19-25, 2018 as National Safe Boating Week in Fort Myers 4. Presentation by NAACP Branch President James Muwakkil on the Robert E. Lee statue on Monroe Street (Councilman Streets) (See video @ 4:46 pm) (See video @ 5:00 pm) (See video @ 5:07 pm) (See video @ 5:14 pm) Page 2 of 10
PUBLIC INPUT NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS: (Three (3) minute time limit per speaker) Gene Gibson, resident, spoke (See video at 5:36 p.m.) Debbie Lee, resident, spoke on Item No. 4 (See video at 5:37 p.m.) Jason Boeckman, resident, spoke (See video at 5:40 p.m.) Terri Johns, resident, spoke on Item No. 4 (See video at 5:43 p.m.) Patrick Monroe, resident, spoke (See video at 5:44 p.m.) Karen Monroe, resident, spoke (See video at 5:46 p.m.) Jeff Hornsby, resident, spoke (See video at 5:49 p.m.) Virginia Gottman, resident, spoke (See video at 5:52 p.m.) Shellie Weber, Alva resident, spoke (See video at 5:54 p.m.) Page 3 of 10
PUBLIC INPUT NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS: (Three (3) minute time limit per speaker) - Continued David McCallister, Wesley Chapel resident, spoke on Item No. 4 (See video at 5:58 p.m.) Darlene Izzo, resident, spoke (See video at 6:03 p.m.) Gary Snow, Cape Coral resident, spoke (See video at 6:04 p.m.) HK Edgerton, resident, spoke (See video at 6:06 p.m.) Larry Tiner, LaBelle resident, spoke (See video at 6:10 p.m.) Steve Fabian, Cape Coral resident, spoke (See video at 6:12 p.m.) Bob Valenta, resident, spoke (See video at 6:19 p.m.) Robert Forrest, resident, spoke (See video at 6:19 p.m.) Thomas Fyock, resident, spoke (See video at 6:23 p.m.) Page 4 of 10
PUBLIC INPUT NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS: (Three (3) minute time limit per speaker) - Continued Aaron Elliot, resident, spoke (See video at 6:24 p.m.) Rachel Bass, resident, spoke (See video at 6:26 p.m.) Henry Jackson, resident, spoke (See video at 6:29 p.m.) Cynthia Odrerne, Naples resident, spoke (See video at 6:31 p.m.) Barbara Gregory, Naples resident, spoke (See video at 6:34 p.m.) General Robert E. Lee, resident, spoke (See video at 6:37 p.m.) Boni Raitt, resident, spoke on Item No. 4 Page 5 of 10
CONSENT AGENDA Any Council Member may have an item removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for discussion following the consent agenda. 5. Minutes of the April 2, 2018 City Council Regular Meeting. 6. Construction Contract for ITB #59-14-15, City Wide Drainage and Paving Repairs with Denco Construction, Inc., in the amount of $269,955, for the Seawall Repair and Storm Sewer Lining for Harold Avenue (Ward 5) 7. Underground Easement with Florida Power and Light Company, at Company, at Billy Bowlegs Park, located at 951 Marsh Avenue (Ward 1) 8. Change Order No. 1 to Task Authorization No. 8, in the amount of $760,606, to Construction Manager-At- Risk Continuing Contract, Request for Qualification No. 12-27-12-PW with Tobler/O-A-K Joint Venture, LLC. for drainage improvements at Marsh Avenue and Billy Bowlegs Park parking areas for the Billy Bowlegs Park Lighting and Recreation Building Project (Ward 1) 9. Approve Exhibit A, FY 18/19 FDOT Work Order, to the State Highway Lighting Maintenance Compensation Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation, in the amount of $341,650.39, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Page 6 of 10
10. Participation in the Florida Sheriff s Association & Florida Association of Counties contract FSA17-VEH15.0 for purchase of one 2018 Aquatech B-10 Sewer Cleaning/Vacuuming Machine mounted on a Peterbilt Model 567 chassis, from Pat s Pump and Blower, LLC, in the amount of $439,464.74 11. Invitation to Bid No. 0222-18, Furnish and Install Generator at City Hall, in the amount of $158,972.00 to Zabatt Power Systems 12. First Amendment to Lease to the Commercial Lease Agreement with EDALLI-DT, LLC, owner, for 2075 Broadway and 2231 Union Street, amending the insurance requirements in the lease. And Second Amendment to Lease to the Commercial Lease Agreement with EDALLI-DT, LLC, owner, for 2075 Broadway and 2231 Union Street, allowing for the use of an additional 548 square feet of office space 13. Amendment No. 1 to the letter contract with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., to provide a Market Economic Analysis Approach for the Midtown Project, in the amount of $112,800.00, plus out-of-pocket expenses, And Approve budget transfer from Expense Reserves to Planning Professional Services in the amount of $112,800) ) ) Page 7 of 10
14. Ranking of firms for Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) Services for W.M. Jeffcott Neighborhood Utility Improvement Project (Phase III-C, Area 4) Request for Qualifications No. 0011-18, and authorize negotiations with the number one ranked firm: 1. Barraco and Associates, Inc. 2. T.Y. Lin International 3. DRMP, Inc. 4. Source, Inc. (Wards 3 & 4) 15. Arborwood Preserve Phase 2A replat of 99.88 acres, more or less, to create 137 single family lots, three (3) tracts for future development and nine (9) tracts on property located east of Plantation Gardens Drive and north of Commerce Lakes Drive, as requested by Dennis Miller, PSM, RWA Inc., representing WCI Communities, LLC, owner (Ward 6) 16. Task Authorization No. 4, in the amount of $1,894,986.58, to Construction Manager At-Risk Continuing Contract RFQ #12-27-12-PW with Meridian Construction & Development, Inc. for Bay Street Electrical Services Hotel/Garage And Approve budget amendment appropriating $169,000 from the 2006 Bonds and $231,000 from the 2016 Bonds and increasing the Underground FP&L Lines Along Bay Street Project in the total amount of $400,000 (Ward 4) Page 8 of 10
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 17. Discuss demolition update of condemned property in the City (Councilman Streets) 18. Discuss 2020 Census pertaining to redrawing each Ward (Councilman Streets) 19. Reappointment of Betty Adams to the Public Art Committee, term effective May 4, 2018 through May 3, 2021 (Councilwoman Watson) (See video @ 6:48 pm) (See video @ 6:51 pm) 20. Report on 26 advisory board vacancies (See video @ 6:51 pm) PUBLIC HEARINGS (on or about 5:15 o clock p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard) PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE 21. Direct Clerk to advertise Ordinance No. 3834 to rezone 1.36 acres, more or less, located at 2977 Cleveland Avenue from Residential Single Family (RD D) and Residential Multi-Family (RM 12) to Commercial Intensive (CI) (Quasi-Judicial) (Ward 3) 22. Direct Clerk to advertise Resolution No. 2018-27 for a public hearing vacating an unimproved public right of way known as San Rafael Court and two (2) public utility easements located at 2977 Cleveland Avenue (Ward 3) Direct Clerk to advertise Ordinance No. 3834 for a public hearing. (See video @ 6:55 p.m.) Direct Clerk to advertise Resolution No. 2018-27 for a public hearing. (See video @ 6:56 p.m.) Page 9 of 10
CITY MANAGER S ITEMS 23. Approve Notice of Grant and Agreement Award No. NR184209XXXXC001, in the not to exceed amounts of $4,335,348.75, for Financial Assistance, $578,046.50 for Technical Assistance, with a City match of $1,445,116.25 for a total project amount of $6,358,511.50, for Emergency Watershed Protection Projects related to Hurricane Irma - City Ft Myers, FL, DSR s FTM-Irma-001, -002, 003, -004 and -005 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. And Approval to establish Capital Improvement Project for the Emergency Watershed Protection Projects related to Hurricane Irma, not to exceed the amount of $2,956,155, of which $2,284,301 is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. And Approve budget amendment transferring $671,854 from Stormwater operations and increasing the Emergency Watershed Protection Projects by like amount for the City s match (See video @ 6:56 pm) CITY ATTORNEY S ITEMS Executive Session June 4, 2018 regarding Abu-Khadier lawsuit Consensus of Council Approve June 4, 2018 Executive Session (See video @ 7:00 p.m.) Adjourned: 7:01 p.m. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by City Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Special Requirements: If you require special aid or services as addressed in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the City Clerk s Office at (239) 321-7035 or for the hearing impaired, TDD telephone number (239) 332-2541. Page 10 of 10