Minutes of
Public Meeting # 63

May 9, 2005
Marsh Landing Clubhouse, Estero, Florida

Panel Members Present

Neal Noethlich, Chairman; Don Eslick, Estero Council of Community Leaders; Greg Toth, Estero Development Community; Mike Cato, Estero Fire Rescue; Joe Ortega, Estero Chamber of Commerce, Mitch Hutchcraft, Estero Development Community. Treasurer: Frann Wagner, Estero Civic Association. Recording Secretary: Jim Ramsburg, ECCL.

Noethlich called the meeting to order at 6:09 PM.

Public Participation

Nineteen participants were present including 11 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 Estero Chamber of Commerce and Estero Fire Rescue. A paid advertising notice of the meeting was placed in the Bonita Banner of May 7". Notices of the meeting were posted in the South Regional Library, Colonial Bank and the Estero office of Realty World.

Treasurer's Report

Wagner's report indicated a current balance of $7,424.86 in the Community Planning Panel account on deposit at Colonial Bank in Estero. Ortega: Motion to accent Eslick: Second. Report accented unanimously.

Secretary's Report:

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

Pelican Sound Boat Storage

A scheduling confusion resulted in the postponement of the presentation of a proposed 2.5 acre development for boat storage along the south side of Williams Road in Pelican Sound Golf and River Club. Noethlich said that he would reconfirm the presentation for June.

ECPP Business

Noethlich read a letter of resignation from ECPP member Mitch Hutchcraft that cited increased professional obligations as his reason for reluctantly leaving the Panel. Each Panel member praised Hutchcraft for his service on the Panel and his original role as professional consultant to the Estero Community Plan. Hutchcraft thanked the members for their remarks and recommended that he be replaced on the Panel by professional planner Dan DeLisi. Eslick: Nomination of Dan DeiLisi to the Panel. Toth: Second. Nomination approved_unanimouslv.

Toth: Motion to adjourn. Eslick: Second. Motion passed unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 6:48 PM.

NEXT MEETING: 6 PM, MONDAY, JUNE 13th,MARSH LANDING CLUBHOUSE