Estero Council of Community Leaders

Agenda for our 51st Monthly Meeting
May 18, 2007
 1 p.m. to 3 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

•  April

Treasurer's Report: Chris Smith

• Financial Statement
•  2007 Dues Report
•  ECIF Financial Status

Announcements:

Agenda Items:

1. Opportunity for Community Input on Art District at Rapallo Programming…30 minutes… Jim Wallace and Maureen Shellcross

• The Art District at Rapallo Mission Statement and Strategic. Programming and Financial Objectives
• For more information on the Art District at Rapallo see http://www.theartdistrictatrapallo.com/

2. South Florida Water Management District…20 minutes…Phil Flood, director, Lower West Coast Division

• The Role and Responsibility of the District
• Opportunities for Public Input to District Decisions
• Estero Projects and Flowways
• For more information on the South Florida Water Management District see … https://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pageid=2574,13014451&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

3. Transportation Committee Report…15 minutes…various committee members

• Coconut I-75 Interchange and its ETDM…see http://etdmpub.fla-etat.org/est/# …Nick Batos
  • ETDM Summary Report
• US 41 Corkscrew North…Neal Noethlich
• US 41 Williams Intersection Improvement…Don Vilnius
• US41 Coconut Road Intersection Improvement…

4. Legislative Issues and Actions Discussion…10 minutes…

• Preemption of County Mining Authority
• Wetland Review Reduction
• Condominium Association Insurance Reform
• For more information see http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm?CFID=102677798&CFTOKEN=10713827  

5. ECCL Organizational & Membership Issues…10 minutes...Barbara Akins

• Member Status & Changes… Jane McNew
• Board Member and Community Administrator Communications

1.      Lee Memorial Focus Groups

2.      Expressway Authority 7 to 10 Laning Financing Meetings

3.      Arts District at Rapallo Programming Input

• Development of “Community Action Groups” with each Residential Community…Arnie Rosenthal
• Brief Liaison Reports

6. Policy Coordination with the City of Bonita Springs…2 minutes…Jack Lienesch

• Continuing Joint Project Efforts
• New Issues
• Next Meeting, August 10th
• For further information see http://www.cityofbonitasprings.org 

7. DRGR Planning …5 minutes…Kevin Hill

• Consolidated DRGR Study
• Dunn Foundation Grant Application… http://www.eodunn.org/html/foundation.htm 
• Mining Standards and Enforcement In Lee County
• For further information on Corkscrew Road Mining   see http://www.corkscrewroad.org/

8. Estero Fire Rescue Monthly Report…5 minutes…Susan Lindenmuth

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

9. Estero Community Improvement Foundation Report…2 minutes...Dan Dronkers & Jim Ramsburg

• Future Plans and Community Suggestions

10. Website Development Report…2 minutes…

• Traffic Report
• Community Input
• Maintenance and Updating Effort

11. Code Enforcement Report…2 minutes…Sam Levy & Dan Dronkers

12. Arts Development Council Report…2 minutes

• For further information see http://esterofl.org/gecac/index.asp

Next meeting -- Friday, June 15th, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Estero Community Park

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