December 18, 2007

A COPY OF THE AGENDA PACKET IS ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE www.mysanibel.com; AND ON FILE AT SANIBEL LIBRARY

9:00 A. M. 1. Call to Order

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance (Councilman Pappas)

3. PRESENTATION(S)

a. Representative Gary Aubuchon, District 74  Click Here For Attachment

4. Public Comments for non-Agenda items (Maximum time allotted, 20 minutes, with a limitation of 3 minutes per speaker.)

5. Council Comments

6. Planning Commission Report (Mike Billheimer)

7. CONSENT AGENDA (ANY PERSON MAY REQUEST THAT COUNCIL REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION BY NOTIFYING THE CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK, OR A COUNCIL MEMBER, PRIOR TO THE MEETING)

a. Approval of Minutes – December 04, 2007 Regular Meeting, November 20, 2007 Regular Meeting, and November 06, 2007 Regular Meeting Click Here For Attachment

b. Acceptance of a Tourism Development Council (TDC) grant in the amount of $128,000 for ADA Renovations – Gulfside Park and Tarpon Beach Access restrooms and authorize the City Manager to execute same Click Here For Attachment

c. Acceptance of a Tourism Development Council (TDC) grant in the amount of $11,000 for Dune Walkover Replacement and authorize the City Manager to execute same  Click Here For Attachment

d. RESOLUTION 07-159 APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT/TRANSFER NO. 2008-019 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (to appropriate in FY 2008 the roll-forward of $298,639 beginning fund balance and to recognize $140,115 of State Revolving Loan debt proceeds currently on deposit in the Phase #B Sewer Expansion Fund. These revenues are being appropriated for the completion of the project in the amount of $438,754 detailed as follows: 1) Re-encumber the $76,602 balance of Purchase Order #700043; 2) $168,288 for change order #4 approved by City Council on 10/17/07; and 3) $193,864 for change order #5 approved by City Council on 12/4/07. There are no new or additional funds appropriated by this amendment. This amendment increases the FY 2008 budget by $438,754) Click Here For Attachment

e. RESOLUTION 07-160 APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT/TRANSFER NO. 2008-020 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (to roll forward from FY07 $65,722 encumbered for the Phase 2 balance of the Periwinkle Way West District Plan on PO# 700276 for Wallace Roberts and Todd LLC and $36,500 encumbered for the Sanibel Plan-Economic Analysis Update on PO# 700274 for Real Estate Research Consultants. There are no new or additional funds appropriated by this amendment) Click Here For Attachment

f. RESOLUTION 07-161 APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT/TRANSFER NO. 2008-021 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (to appropriate $16,000 of new impact fee funding from the Lee County Board of County Commissioners to support the construction of Community Park. This amendment increase the FY08 revenue and expense by $16,000) Click Here For Attachment

g. Award 3-year sludge hauling contract to Karle Enviro-Organic Recycling, Inc., to haul, dewater and dispose of wastewater sludge and authorize the City Manager to execute same  Click Here For Attachment

8. PRESENTATION(S)

a. Presentation of the Sanibel Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program Project Scope of Work by Nathan Caldwell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Trails, Byways, and Transportation Enhancements Coordinator, Lee Tran and Carter and Burgess. Inc. (15 minutes) Click Here For Attachment

b. Approval of the Draft Professional Services Agreement and Scope of Works associated with the Sanibel Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Project, pursuant to Section 4.D of the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Sanibel, Lee Tran and USFWS

9. OLD BUSINESS

a. Water Quality Issues Click Here For Attachment

1. Reports from City Council members

i. Attendance of the Tuesday, December 04, 2007 Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting regarding fertilizer (Mayor Denham) 

ii. Meeting with Lee County staff regarding Captiva sewers (Mayor Denham)

iii. Progress report on Sanibel Bayous Package Plant acquisition (City Attorney)

2. Staff Reports

i. Fertilizer ordinance implementation update

a. First two courses taught to contractors

3. Review of Water Initiatives Click Here For Attachment

i. City of Sanibel

ii. Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation

iii. PURRE

b. Recreation Issues Click Here For Attachment

1. Membership Sales Update

2. Staff recommendation for temporary Adjustment of Hours

c. Joint Meeting with Town of Fort Myers Beach, January, 2008 Click Here For Attachment

10. COMMITTEES BOARDS COMMISSION

a. Resignation from Paul Reynolds as a member of the Wildlife Committee Click Here For Attachment

11. CITY MANAGER

a. Informational Items

1. Status of State Board of Administration (SBA) Fund Click Here For Attachment

2. Report on City Hall native vegetation tours Click Here For Attachment

3. Code Enforcement Activity Report for November, 2007 Click Here For Attachment

4. Development Permit Activity Report for October, 2007  Click Here For Attachment

5. Building Department Permits and Inspections Monthly Report Click Here For Attachment

6. Building Department Monthly Revenue Accumulative as of November 30, 2007  Click Here For Attachment

7. Community Housing Resources (CHR) Quarterly Financial Statement Click Here For Attachment

8. Causeway Traffic Count – October, 2007 Click Here For Attachment

1:00 P. M. The City Attorney desires advice and consultation with the City Council pursuant to Section 286.011 (8), Florida Statutes, regarding the Mediation Settlement Agreement reached in the lawsuit filed in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, entitled: ADRIEN ROTHSCHILD and JORDAN FAIRMAN, Plaintiffs, vs. KENNETH E. PFALZER, Individually and THE CITY OF SANIBEL, DAVID GOMBERG and FRANCINE GOMBERG, Defendants; Case No. 2:06-cv-446-FtM-29DNF Click Here For Attachment

Kevin Ruane, Councilmember

Judie Zimomra, City Manager

Kenneth B. Cuyler, City Attorney

Michelle Hordinski, Court Reporter, or other representative of Fort Myers Court Reporting

13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT

14. COUNCIL MEMBERS' REPORT

15. PUBLIC COMMENT

16. ADJOURNMENT

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2:00 P. M. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Click Here For Attachment

1.Call to Order

2. Invocation (Councilman Jennings)

3. Pledge of Allegiance (Dr. Phillip Marks, Planning Commission Vice Chairman)

4. Toward a Vision for the Periwinkle Way West District:

a. Project Introduction, Background and Overview of Report and Presentation (Robert J. Duffy, AICP, Planning Director and C. Alyn Pruett, AIA, WRT)

b. Summary of District Economic and Market Report (William H. Owen, CRE, RERC)

c. Presentation of Alternative Vision Plans and Strategies (C. Alyn Pruett, AIA, WRT)

5. City Council and Planning Commission Questions

6. Discussion by City Council and Planning Commission

7. Public Comment

8. Next Steps

9. Adjournment