Estero Council of Community Leaders
Agenda for our 64th Monthly Meeting

Friday, May 16th, 2008
 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

            March

           April

Treasurer's Report: Chris Smith

            Financial Statement

            2008 Dues Report

            ECIF Financial Status

Announcements:

FGCU Program “Greenprint – A Vision for Southwest Florida” with Sen. Burt Saunders and Dennis Gilkey, Student Union Ballroom, 9 a.m., Thursday, May 22nd

Agenda Items:

1.    Florida Wildlife Federation Award Banquet on June 14th and their Award for ECCL…….5 minutes…Nancy Payton

·         For further information on the Florida Wildlife Federation see http://www.fwfonline.org/aboutfwf.htm

2.    ECIF Update…5 minutes…Dan Dronkers

·         High School Landscaping Plans

·         For more information on this Landscaping Project see http://esterofl.org/eccl/ecif/high-school-landscaping.htm

3.    Health Care Topics…10 minutes

·         NCH Interest in serving the Bonita/Estero area…Mike Riley

·          Lee Memorial 10 Year Planning Update

·         For further information about health care in Estero see… http://www.esterofl.org/EsteroLife/healthcare/index.htm    

4.    Joint Water District/County South Lee County Watershed Study…10 minutes…Nick Batos

·         Preliminary Meeting with Agencies and Consultants on May 8th

·         Study Scope of Work and Schedule

·         For further information on the South Florida Water Management District see… http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pageid=2754,19862620&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

5.    County DR/GR Planning Progress Report …15 minutes…Kevin Hill

·         Report on Public Input Phase

·         Advisory Committee Progress Report

·         Public Discussion

·         For more information on the DR/GR planning process see… http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/ComprehensivePlanning/SELeeCounty.htm  

·         For information on the DR/GR and the DR/GR Advisory Committee see http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/CommunityPlans/SELC_DRGR/subcommittee.htm

6.    Transportation Progress Report…15 minutes…  

·         May 9th MPO Meeting Report

1.    US 41 Widening

2.    I-75 Six laning

3.    Bonita Springs representation

·         For more information on the Lee County MPO see… http://www.mpo-swfl.org/

·         May 14th Expressway Authority Report

1.    Traffic and Revenue Investment Grade Study

2.    Shorter-term Alternatives Under Study

·         For more information on the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority see… http://swfea.net/SWFEA_Home/index.html

7.    Planning for the May 30th Joint Meeting with the City of Bonita Springs…15 minutes

·         John Spear new Bonita Springs Liaison

·         Discussion of Agenda Items

·         Discussion or Future Coordination Procedures

·         For more information on the City of Bonita Springs see… http://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/

8.    Mining in the DR/GR and the Florida Legislature…15 minutes…Kevin Hill

·         Final Legislative Mining Action

·         Recent Decision by the Lee County Hearing Examiner on the Estero Group Application

·         To review the Hearing Examiner’s Recommendation see… http://www.lee-county.com/HearingExaminer/BasicKGS_HE/Document.aspx?profile=hearing&tag=053644953

·         Senator Saunders Legislative Briefing with The Conservancy of Southwest Florida

·         For further information on The Conservancy see… http://www.conservancy.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=406&srcid=-2

·         For further information on Corkscrew Road Mining see http://www.corkscrewroad.org/

9.    Lee County Fertilizer Ordinance…5 minutes…Nick Batos

·         BOCC Meeting on May 13th

·         Summary of New Ordinance

10. Fire District Consolidation Study Update …5 minutes…Sam Levy

·         Status of Request for Proposal (RFP)

·         For the Study Consultant Selection Process Schedule see… http://esterofire.org/pdfs/TimeLineforRFP.pdf

·         Results of Rep. Williams Survey

·         See the White Paper and a List of the Advantages noted in the White Paper at http://esterofl.org/Issues/fire-district-merger.htm

11. Code Enforcement Activities/Procedures…5 minutes…Sam Levy

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

·         Estero Registration Status and Change from 2006… see http://esterofl.org/eccl/voter-participation.htm

·         New flyers and Up-to-date registration list available

·         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

·         For further information see http://www.leeelections.com/voterreg.htm  and http://www.leeelections.com/absballot.pdf

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

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

14. ECCL Organizational & Membership Issues… 5 minutes

·         Member Status & Changes… for further information see http://esterofl.org/eccl/communities/index.htm

Next meeting – Friday, June 20th, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Estero Community Park

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