Estero Community Planning Panel

Minutes of Public Meeting #93
November 14. 2007
Estero Community Park, Estero, Florida

Panel Members Present:

Panel Members Present: Neal Noethlich, Chairman; Greg Toth , Estero Development Community, Jack Lienesch, Estero Civic Association; Recording Secretary: Jim Ramsburg, ECCL, Treasurer: Beverly MacNellis, ECCL.  Absent: Lin Welch, Estero Chamber of Commerce; John Goodrich, Estero Council of Community Leaders; Dan DeLisi, Estero Development Community.
 
Noethlich called the meeting to order at 6:03.  He noted the sparse attendance could be attributed to the change in meeting date and venue due to the unavailability of Estero Community Park=s facilities during the week because of the Veterans' Day holiday.

Public Participation:

Seven participants were present including 2 members of the general public.  Ramsburg reported that public notices of the meeting were published in the Fort Myers News-Press, the Bonita Daily News and the Bonita Banner.  Notices were posted on the Internet in the Estero Development Report and on the Web sites of the ECCL/ECPP/ECA/EDRC and Estero Fire Rescue.  A paid advertising notice of the meeting was placed in the Bonita Banner of November 10th.  Notices of the meeting were posted in the South Regional Library, Colonial Bank, Estero Community Park and Realty World of Estero.

Treasurer's Report:

MacNellis reported an October 31st balance of $3,229.75 in the Community Planning Panel account on deposit at Colonial Bank in Estero. Lienesch: Motion to accept   Noethlich: Second.  Report accepted unanimously.

Secretary's Report:

Noethlich distributed minutes of the October meeting.  Noethlich: Motion to accept minutes. Toth: Second.  Report accepted unanimously. 

Developer Presentations:

Noethlich reported that a presentation planned for the meeting regarding a combination residence and "production facility" proposed for a site on Coconut Road adjacent to the west side of the Meadowbrook residential community had been postponed.  Meadowbrook resident Nick Van Amstel expressed concern about the proposed rezoning of the property and how it might affect traffic and living conditions along Coconut Road.  Noethlich said that the proposal raises a number of questions that should be resolved when the presentation is made to the Estero community at a future Panel meeting.

Signage In The Estero Community:

Noethlich noted with displeasure the newly constructed billboard adjacent to the north exit ramp of I-75 at Corkscrew Road, adding that Lee County zoning provisions specific to Estero strictly prohibit such signage.  He said he will contact Lee County to learn if its interchange signage regulations supercede local codes.  He also recommended a community wide workshop in which Estero residents will be encouraged to present pictures of signage which they find objectionable to community character.  He expressed hope that with community and Panel input signage regulations can be more specifically addressed in the next round of revisions to Estero regulations in Lee County codes.         
 
Toth: Motion to adjourn.   Lienesch: Second.  Motion passed unanimously.   Meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.
 
NEXT MEETING: 6:00 PM, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH , ESTERO COMMUNITY PARK.