Agenda for the next meeting of the ECCL: Estero Council of Community Leaders

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Estero Council of Community Leaders

Agenda for our 62nd Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Estero Community Park

From intersection of US41 and Corkscrew Road

·         Go east for about ¾ mile to Estero Palms Boulevard (just beyond the Estero Urgent Care office)
·         Turn right and continue through the park gate
·         Turn right to the large Recreation/Community Center…park staff can direct you to our meeting room.

New Members & Guest Introductions:

Minutes of Prior Meetings: Faie Saunders

February

Treasurer's Report: Chris Smith

            Financial Statement
            2008 Dues Report
            ECIF Financial Status
            Disposition of Annexation Trust Funds

Announcements:

Watershed Council roundtable discussion by Lee County Non-government Organizations
of their 2008 water resource priorities, Thursday, March 20th
Next meeting with the City of Bonita Springs has been postponed until after the April 8th Mayoral Runoff Election
Charter Review Committee Public Hearing at the Park on April 24th
CREW Benefit Concert on March 29th
Call for Renaissance Academy Instructors and Volunteer Committee Members

Agenda Items:

Ten Laning I-75 and Improving the Bonita Beach/I-75 and Corkscrew/I-75 Interchanges…5 minutes…Jack Meeker

·         Report on Expressway Authority March 12th Meeting…see especially pages 16-18 of the following detailed agenda… http://swfea.net/SWFEA_Home/media/agenda/swfea_agenda_080312.pdf
·         Report on BOCC Impact Fee Hearing on March 11th …Arnie Rosenthal
·         For further information on the initiative see… http://swfea.net/Express_Toll_Lanes/downloads/lee_mpwkshop_20071203.pdf and http://videosearch.leegov.com/mgasp/public/Admin/publicsearch.asp

Expansion of Culverts Under I-75 as Part of the Six-laning Project…10 minutes…Nick Batos

·         Status of the Joint Water District/Lee County Study Contract and Schedule
·         For our suggestions regarding this study see… http://www.esterofl.org/eccl/library/BCCNotestoSFWMDandLEE%20COUNTY.pdf
·         For recent change information on this issue see http://esterofl.org/eccl/EDR/estero_development_report_february_2008.htm#Five_Large_Culverts_under_I-75_Must_Be_Studied_Before_Installation
·         Next Steps

Fire District Consolidation Study Update …5 minutes…Sam Levy and Barbara Akins

·         Status of Request for Proposal (RFP)
·         Plans for Funding the Study
·         See the White Paper and a List of the Advantages noted in the White Paper at http://esterofl.org/Issues/fire-district-merger.htm
·         Read Purpose, Background and Scope of Service Merger Efforts http://esterofire.org/pdfs/Merger-Agreement.pdf
·         Read Timeline for RFP http://esterofire.org/pdfs/TimeLineforRFP.pdf

Health Care Topics…5 minutes…Jack Lienesch

· Bonita Community Health Center Sign Discussion

· Request for information from ECPP with photo of existing sign and rendering of example sign

5. Estero Community Improvement Foundation (ECIF) Report…10 minutes…Dan Dronkers

·         Adding Estero Residents to the BCF Board
·         Spring Concert Report
·         License Plate Holder Program
·         See the Concert and License Plate Holder advertising flyers at http://esterofl.org/eccl/ecif/estero-community-improvement-foundation.htm
·         For further information on Southwest Florida and Bonita Community Foundations see the following website http://www.bonitacommfoundation.com/ and http://www.floridacommunity.com/

6. County DR/GR Planning Progress Report …15 minutes…Linda Tanner

·         To review the Consultants Report and Plans see… http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/CommunityPlans/SELC_DRGR/Dover_Kohl_PP_presentation02-20-08.pdf
·         DR/GR Advisory Committee Tour of the DR/GR on February 27th…for more information on this Committee see … http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/CommunityPlans/SELC_DRGR/subcommittee.htm
·         To review the agenda for the Advisory Committee’s March 12th meeting see… http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/Agendas/drgr/2008/03/mar122008.pdf
·         Joining the Florida Forever Coalition...for further information see...
http://www.supportfloridaforever.org/join.html and http://www.supportfloridaforever.org/Get%20Involved/Florida_Forever_draft_resolution.doc

7. Mining in the DR/GR and the Florida Legislature…15 minutes…

·         Review and Summary of Mining Regulations of Florida Counties prepared by Lee County Community Development Staff, January 2008… http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/CommunityPlans/SELC_DRGR/DRGR_Mining_Regs_Summary.pdf
·         Planning for Aggregate Mining and other issues during the present Legislative Session…Nick Batos…for further information see… http://www.brooksconcernedcitizens.com/default.aspx?p=MembersDefault and http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm?CFID=102677798&CFTOKEN=10713827 and eccl/agendas/march2008/s2406.pdf
·         Report on the Conference on Mining Impacts to the Human and Natural Environments ….FGCU…Edison College in Punta Gorda…March 15th… for further information see http://www.crms.uga.edu/MiningConference/default.htm
·         For further information on Corkscrew Road Mining see http://www.corkscrewroad.org/

8. ECCL Organizational & Membership Issues…10 minutes

·         Member Status & Changes… for further information see http://esterofl.org/eccl/communities/index.htm
·         Temporary Appointment of Tom O’Dea to substitute for Neal Noethlich on the ECPP through June 2008…Jack Lienesch
·         Discussion of Meeting of Community Board Presidents
·         Annual Estero Leadership Spring Reception March 31st

9. Voter Registration and Absentee Voting Campaign …5 minutes…

·         Estero Registration Status and Change from 2006… see http://esterofl.org/eccl/voter-participation.htm
·         Identifying Prospective New Florida Voters…for further information see http://esterofl.org/eccl/voter-participation.htm
·         Absentee and Early Voting for August Election… see the prior page br> ·         For further information see http://www.leeelections.com/voterreg.htm and http://www.leeelections.com/absballot.pdf

10. Pending Community Projects…10 minutes…

· Discussion of Projects and Determination of Priorities… http://www.esterofl.org/eccl/current-projects.htm

Estero Fire Rescue Monthly Report…5 minutes…Susan Lindenmuth

· For more information on the District see http://esterofire.org/

Next meeting – Friday, April 18th, Noon to 2 p.m. at the Estero Community Park