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| | | | | PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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A COPY OF THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE AT WWW.MYSANIBEL.COM
“The Rules of Civility for Public Participation” as adopted by City Council can be found on the last page of this agenda. Reminder: Please turn all cell phones on to vibrate while in MacKenzie Hall.
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| | 1. | | | CALL TO ORDER | | |
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| | 2. | | | INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Councilmember Johnson) | | |
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| | 3. | | | ROLL CALL | | |
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| | 4. | | | SET THE AGENDA | | |
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| | 5. | | | PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT (Commissioner Burns) | | |
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| | 6. | | | PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS | | |
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| | 7. | | | PRESENTATION(S) | | |
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ID# 26-4616
| 1 | a. | | Presentation | Employee of the 4th Quarter | | |
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ID# 26-4617
| 1 | b. | | Presentation | Breast Cancer Awareness Proclamation | | |
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ID# 26-4618
| 1 | c. | | Presentation | J.N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge 150th Birthday Proclamation | | |
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ID# 26-4619
| 1 | d. | | Presentation | 2026 Florida Native Plant Month on Sanibel Island Proclamation | | |
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ID# 26-4620
| 1 | e. | | Presentation | Florida City Week Proclamation | | |
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ID# 26-4621
| 1 | f. | | Presentation | Sanibel School Update by Principal Dr. Tom Millins | | |
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| | 8. | | | 9:05 AM - SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING | | |
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ORD 26-014b
| 1 | a. | | Ordinance | Amending Police Pension Board Structure
SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 26-014 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 50, PERSONNEL, ARTICLE III, POLICE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, DIVISION 1, DECLARATION OF TRUST, SUBDIVISION III, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SECTION 50-92, NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, TERM; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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| | 9. | | | DISCUSSIONS OF DRAFT LEGISLATION | | |
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ORD 26-016
| 1 | a. | | Ordinance | Miniature Golf as a Conditional Use
DISCUSSION ONLY - ORDINANCE 26-016 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ALLOW MINIATURE GOLF AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE GC GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, BY AMENDING SUBPART B LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 78, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 78-1, RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS; AND CHAPTER 126, ZONING, ARTICLE IV, CONDITIONAL USES, CREATING SECTION 126-107, MINIATURE GOLF COURSE; ARTICLE VIII, COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, DIVISION 2, GC GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 126-492, CONDITIONAL USES; DIVISION 3, TCG TOWN CENTER GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 126-512, CONDITIONAL USES; AND DIVISION 4, TCL TOWN CENTER LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 126-532, CONDITIONAL USES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS | | |
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| | 10. | | | FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC
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ORD 26-016a
| 1 | a. | | Ordinance | Miniature Golf as a Conditional Use
FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 26-016 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ALLOW MINIATURE GOLF AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE GC GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT, BY AMENDING SUBPART B LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 78, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 78-1, RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS; AND CHAPTER 126, ZONING, ARTICLE IV, CONDITIONAL USES, CREATING SECTION 126-107, MINIATURE GOLF COURSE; ARTICLE VIII, COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, DIVISION 2, GC GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 126-492, CONDITIONAL USES; DIVISION 3, TCG TOWN CENTER GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 126-512, CONDITIONAL USES; AND DIVISION 4, TCL TOWN CENTER LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 126-532, CONDITIONAL USES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS | | |
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| | 11. | | | COUNCIL COMMENTS | | |
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| | 12. | | | COMMITTEES BOARDS COMMISSION | | |
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RES 26-036
| 1 | a. | | Resolution | Ratifying General Employee Pension Board Election
RESOLUTION 26-036 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE SANIBEL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN; RATIFYING TWO MEMBERS ELECTED BY ACTIVE PLAN MEMBERS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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RES 26-037
| 1 | b. | | Resolution | Appointing Members and Ratifying Police Pension Board Election
RESOLUTION 26-037 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE SANIBEL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST FUND APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS TO SERVE AS CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES; RATIFYING TWO MEMBERS ELECTED BY ACTIVE PLAN MEMBERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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| | 13. | | | OLD BUSINESS | | |
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RES 26-035a
| 1 | a. | | Resolution | Calling Election
RESOLUTION 26-035 CALLING FOR AN ELECTION FOR SANIBEL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS; SETTING THE DATE AND POLLING PLACES FOR THE ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR BALLOT LANGUAGE; REQUESTING THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION AND CERTIFY THE RESULTS TO THE SANIBEL CITY COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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ID# 26-4622
| 1 | b. | | Action Item | Presentation of the Coyote Population, Spatial Ecology, and Genetics Research Study proposal from the University of Florida and contract award | | |
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ID# 26-4623
| 1 | c. | | Action Item | Transfer of Density Rights (TDR) Discussion | | |
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ID# 26-4624
| 1 | d. | Draft Ebike Registration Program | Action Item | Draft Ebike Registration Program | | |
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ID# 26-4625
| 1 | e. | | Informational Item | Flock Status Update | | |
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ORD 26-017
| 1 | f. | | Ordinance | Draft Ordinance - Surveillance Technology - Automated License Plate Readers | | |
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ID# 26-4626
| 1 | g. | | Informational Item | Legislative Priorities (Information to be provided in a supplemental agenda.) | | |
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| | 14. | | | NEW BUSINESS | | |
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ID# 26-4627
| 1 | a. | Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church Request to hold Camino de Sanibel, one-day pilgrimage walk across Sanibel, on Saturday, February 27, 2027 | Action Item | Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church Request to hold Camino de Sanibel, one-day pilgrimage walk across Sanibel, on Saturday, February 27, 2027 | | |
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RES 26-046
| 1 | b. | Resolution 26-046 Establishing the City of Sanibel Memorial Bench Program | Resolution | Establishing the City of Sanibel Memorial Bench Program
RESOLUTION 26-046 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A MEMORIAL BENCH PROGRAM; ESTABLISHING PROCESS AND POLICY; ESTABLISHING FEES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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ID# 26-4628
| 1 | c. | | Informational Item | Amendment 3 Referendum Information (Information to be provided in a supplemental agenda.) | | |
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ID# 26-4629
| 1 | d. | | Informational Item | City of Sanibel Health Insurance Plan - United Healthcare (Information to be provided in a supplemental agenda.) | | |
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| | 15. | | | CONSENT AGENDA | | |
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| | | | | CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION | | |
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| | | | | ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS | | |
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RES 26-047
| 1 | a. | Resolution 26-047 Special Event Schedule of Fees | Resolution | Special Event Schedule of Fees
RESOLUTION 26-047 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE SPECIAL EVENT SCHEDULE OF FEES; REMOVING FEE FOR MAILING OF PERMITS; ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE RENTAL OF THE BOWMAN’S BEACH PARK TIKI HUT AND GULFSIDE (ALGIERS) CITY PARK PAVILION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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RES 26-045
| 1 | b. | | Resolution | Fiscal Year 2027 Compensation and Classification Plan
RESOLUTION 26-045 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CITY OF SANIBEL FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN; AMENDING EXISTING JOB CLASSES AND RECLASSIFICATIONS AS NECESSARY; AMENDING THE SALARY BANDS FOR CERTAIN BARGAINING UNIT POSITIONS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND JOB DESCRIPTIONS AS NECESSARY TO KEEP SUCH DESCRIPTIONS CURRENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | | |
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ID# 26-4630
| 1 | c. | | Minutes | Adoption of Minutes | | |
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ID# 26-4631
| 1 | d. | | Action Item | Professional Services in Conjunction with Sanibel’s City Hall Facility Public Restroom Renovation Project. Motion to approve a proposal from Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc. to provide professional engineering services in the amount of $72,500.00 and authorize the City Manager to initiate the services | | |
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ID# 26-4632
| 1 | e. | | Action Item | Approval of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Grant Agreement L0535 for Sanibel Weir Flap Gate Modification and Installation, in the amount of $600,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any associated documents necessary to complete the project | | |
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ID# 26-4633
| 1 | f. | | Action Item | Sanibel Historical Museum & Village (SHMV) request for ten (10) special event permits in 2026 | | |
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ID# 26-4634
| 1 | g. | | Action Item | Approval of a proposal from Johnson Engineering, LLC to provide professional engineering services in the amount of $179,758.00 for Hurricane Ian related wastewater lift station rehabilitation and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement | | |
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ID# 26-4635
| 1 | h. | | Action Item | Sanibel Fishing Pier Replacement Project - Staff recommend that City Council approve Alternative #3 as the preferred location for the Sanibel Fishing Pier Replacement Project based on the public input received through the September 15, 2026, Public Information Meeting and associated questionnaire process | | |
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| | 16. | | | INFORMATIONAL ITEMS | | |
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ID# 26-4636
| 1 | a. | | Informational Item | Water Quality Report from Natural Resources Department | | |
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ID# 26-4637
| 1 | b. | | Informational Item | Finance Department Reports
i. Causeway Counts | | |
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ID# 26-4638
| 1 | c. | | Informational Item | Sanibel Historical Museum & Village Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2025 | | |
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| | 17. | | | GENERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION | | |
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ID# 26-4639
| 1 | a. | | Action Item | Future Agenda Items Matrix | | |
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| | 18. | | | CITY MANAGER'S REPORT | | |
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| | 19. | | | CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT | | |
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| | 20. | | | PUBLIC COMMENT | | |
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| | 21. | | | ADJOURNMENT | | |
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| | | | | IF A PERSON DECIDES, TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE BY THE COUNCIL ON ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING/HEARING, SUCH PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, TO INCLUDE THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH ANY SUCH APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. | | |
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| | | | | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, TO INCLUDE HEARING IMPAIRMENT, SHOULD CONTACT SCOTTY LYNN KELLY, CITY CLERK, NO LATER THAN ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDINGS AT (239) 472-3700. FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IF HEARING IMPAIRED, TELEPHONE THE FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE AT 711. | | |
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| | | | | Citizens may request to receive Sanibel City Council and Planning Commission meeting agenda directly via e-mail. Citizens wishing to receive a copy of the agenda via e-mail may do so by visiting the City’s website at www.mysanibel.com. Additionally, citizens may register to receive City announcements such as press releases. | | |
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| | | | | Prior to requesting the agendas, the website reminds citizens that all e-mail addresses and requests submitted to the City are public information and governed by the applicable Florida Statute. | | |
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| | | | | HORIZON – UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES | | |
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ID# 26-4640
| 1 | | | Informational Item | Upcoming Important Dates | | |
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| | | | | “RULES OF CIVILITY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION” | | |
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| | | | | In recognition that public discourse is essential to the democratic system of government on April 16, 2002, Sanibel City Council adopted a Proclamation embracing civility in public deliberations. These rules were updated February 22, 2007.
Therefore, Sanibel City Council sanctioned these rules for public participation while conducting meetings and workshops:
1. Speakers are permitted to deliver his or her comments without interruption.
2. Speakers and debates should focus on issues, not on persons or personalities.
3. Persons are encouraged to participate in the governmental process.
4. To allow time to hear all points of view, speakers are allotted 3 minutes each time they are recognized.
5. Sidebar discussions while others are speaking are not permitted in Council Chambers. These discussions are to be removed from the chamber so as not to be disruptive to those conducting and following Council business.
6. Only the speaker recognized by the Chairperson has the floor. Speakers should raise their hand to be recognized. Speakers should identify themselves fo | | |
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