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City Council – Regular Meeting · 2026-08-05 · agenda

[Multiple addresses: 11300 Chandler Grove Dr and 2327 Trafalgar Pkwy; 2501 SE 17th Ave; 831 and 842 Whispering Pines Rd; 6026 Tarpon Estates Ct; 1526 NE 13th Ave; 2100 Block of Santa Barbara Boulevard; Tropicana Parkway, West of Old Burnt Store Road; 2327 Trafalgar Parkway; Unit 79 Block 6408 Tract I Tropicana Park; case RZN26-000002; RZN26-000004; RZN26-000001; PDP26-000002; FLUM26-000005; FLUM26-000004; FLUM26-000003; FLUM26-000002; RZN26-000003; CDD26-000001; CDD26-000002] This document is the agenda for the Cape Coral City Council regular meeting on August 5, 2026, and includes multiple distinct projects. The agenda includes several public hearings for rezoning and land use changes, as well as various resolutions for contracts and grants. The document does not state the final decisions for the public hearings, as they are scheduled for future meetings. The document includes a list of consent agenda items with resolutions for various contracts and services. The document also includes minutes from previous meetings on July 15 and July 22, 2026, which detail approved items and public comments. [Multiple addresses: 2400 Diplomat Parkway East (roundabout property); 831 Whispering Pines Road and 842 Whispering Pines Road (rezoning); 1526 NE 13th Avenue (FLUM change); 6025 and 6026 Tarpon Estates Court (Tarpon Point amendment); Yacht Club Community Park (gas line); Everest Water Reclamation Facility (tanks).; case Ordinance 34-26 (CDD26-000001); Ordinance 35-26 (CDD26-000002); Ordinance 38-26 (RZN26-000001); Ordinance 39-26 (FLUM26-000005); Ordinance 43-26 (PDP26-000002); Resolution 156-26; Resolution 168-26; Resolution 173-26; Resolution 182-26; Resolution 184-26; Resolution 187-26; Resolution 189-26; Resolution 194-26; Resolution 174-26; Resolution 175-26; Resolution 176-26; Resolution 177-26; Resolution 178-26; Resolution 166-26; Master Agreement No. 2026-PA-026-UT-SS; Manatee County Agreement No. 25-R086189ED.] The document is a City Council meeting agenda and minutes from July 22, 2026, and an agenda request for a separate meeting. It includes multiple distinct projects and actions. The primary development actions are the adoption of two ordinances establishing Community Development Districts (CDDs): Ordinance 34-26 for the 7 Islands CDD (47.18 acres, brought by Gulf Gateway Resort and Marina, LLC) and Ordinance 35-26 for the Star Farms at Cape Coral CDD (1,279.549 acres, brought by Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group, Inc.). Both were approved 8-0. The document also includes a property purchase for a roundabout at NE 24th Avenue and Diplomat Parkway East, a natural gas line extension to Yacht Club Community Park (deferred), and several resolutions for services and fees. A separate agenda request for Resolution 166-26 details a master agreement for industrial repair and maintenance services, including installation of two chemical storage tanks at the Everest Water Reclamation Facility. Public comment included opposition to the gas line, concerns about the 7 Islands project, and questions about fees. [case 25-R086189ED (Manatee County); #2026-PA-026-UT-SS (City of Cape Coral)] This document is a contract for industrial maintenance and repair services for water/wastewater treatment and pumping facilities/lift stations. It is a multi-award agreement between Manatee County and three contractors: Bearing Point Construction, LLC, CEC Motors & Utility Services, LLC, and H2solutions. The contract is a Blanket Purchase Order Agreement with Release Orders issued on an as-needed basis. The single project limitation is $300,000.00, with $75,000.00 for electrical work. The estimated annual expenditure is approximately $750,000.00. The contract term is three years with two optional one-year extensions. The document includes the full agreement for H2 Enviro Solutions LLC dba H2solutions, with an effective date of April 15, 2025. The document also includes a City of Cape Coral contract for the same type of services, with case number #2026-PA-026-UT-SS, but no specific project details are provided for that contract. [Andalusia Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida 33909 (site address stated as ACCESS UNDETERMINED, Cape Coral FL 33909)] This document is a Right-of-Way Conveyance and Easement Agreement between Project and Construction Welding, Inc. (Owner) and the City of Cape Coral (City) for a 2.85-acre Right of Way Parcel located in Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 24 East, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida. The Owner will convey fee simple title to the Right of Way Parcel to the City, and grant a Public Utility and Drainage Easement and a Slope Easement, at no cost to the City. The City will be responsible for Florida Power and Light's design and relocation costs for power poles to be relocated from the Right of Way Parcel to the Remainder Tract. The City will provide up to four 6-inch diameter gravity sewer stub-outs along the Remainder Tract abutting the Andalusia Boulevard Extension at no cost to the Owner. The agreement is conditional upon approval by the Cape Coral City Council within 60 calendar days of the City Manager's signature, with a possible 30-day extension. The Effective Date is the date of Council authorization, and the Warranty Deed and Easements shall be executed and delivered within 30 business days after Council authorization. The document includes an appraisal report stating the as is market value of the fee simple interest in the subject property as of January 2, 2026, was $740,000. The document does not state a decision (approved/denied/deferred/recommended) by the City Council, as it is an agreement subject to approval. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. [case Resolution 181-26; Resolution 183-26; Contract #CON-RFQ2323KR-JJ] The document is a compilation of appraisal report excerpts and City of Cape Coral agenda request forms. It does not describe a single development project for contractors to pursue. The appraisal report portion discusses a subject property but does not state its address, parcel, size, zoning change, applicant, or case number. The agenda request forms describe two separate City of Cape Coral actions: Resolution 181-26, a police grant for pedestrian/bicycle safety overtime operations, and Resolution 183-26, a professional engineering services contract for generator replacement at three master pump stations (MPS-334, MPS-354, MPS-409). The document also includes a professional services agreement between the City of Cape Coral and Tetra Tech, Inc. for citywide continuing services. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated. [Not stated for Resolution 196-26. Not stated for Resolution 197-26. For Resolution 202-26, the project covers Sirenia Vista, Yacht Club Beach, Crystal Lake and Jaycee Parks; the City of Cape Coral address is 1015 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33990-1216.; case Resolution 196-26; Resolution 197-26; Resolution 202-26. Contract #ACM24142KS for Resolution 197-26. Project Number 401926 for Resolution 202-26.] This document is a multi-item City Council agenda for Cape Coral, Florida, dated August 5, 2026, containing three distinct resolutions. Resolution 196-26 approves the use of $1,191,148.21 in FEMA Public Assistance funds for eligible Alternate Projects, including a list of equipment purchases for the Police and Parks and Recreation departments. Resolution 197-26 approves Contract Renewal No. 2 for lobbying services with Ballard Partners, Inc. Resolution 202-26 authorizes acceptance of a $427,778 grant from Lee County for the Beach Park Facility Maintenance Project. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [11300 Chandler Grove Drive and 2327 Trafalgar Parkway; case RZN26-000002] The document is a City of Cape Coral Council agenda packet containing multiple items. One item is Resolution 198-26, which amends Parks and Recreation fees by up to 80 percent, with an additional $1.9M from fees. Another item is Ordinance 40-26 (RZN26-000002), a first public hearing to rezone two City-owned parcels totaling 23.14 acres from Single-Family Residential (R1) and Agricultural-2 (AG-2) to Commercial (C), with a second and final hearing set for August 19, 2026. The document also includes a Beach and Shoreline Project Plan template for maintenance projects, but no specific project is described. No public comment sentiment is stated in the document. [2327 Trafalgar Parkway and 11300 Chandler Grove Drive; 2501 SE 17th Avenue; case RZN26-00002 / Ordinance 40-26; RZN26-000004 / Ordinance 41-26] The document is a multi-item agenda for a Cape Coral City Council meeting. It includes two rezoning requests. Project 1: Rezone two City-owned parcels at 2327 Trafalgar Parkway and 11300 Chandler Grove Drive, totaling 23.14 acres, from Agricultural-2 (AG-2) and Single-Family Residential (R1) to Commercial (C). Applicant and owner: City of Cape Coral. Case number: RZN26-00002 / Ordinance 40-26. Staff and Hearing Examiner recommend approval. City Council hearing scheduled for August 5, 2026, with a concurrent future land use amendment to Parks and Recreation scheduled for August 5 and 19, 2026. Project 2: Rezone a City-owned parcel at 2501 SE 17th Avenue, totaling 13.38 acres, from Commercial (C) to Institutional (INST). Applicant and owner: City of Cape Coral. Case number: RZN26-000004 / Ordinance 41-26. Staff and Hearing Examiner recommend approval. First public hearing scheduled for August 5, 2026, with second and final hearing set for August 19, 2026. No public comment sentiment is stated in the document. [2501 SE 17th AVE; 831 Whispering Pines Rd; 842 Whispering Pines Rd; 6025 Tarpon Estates Ct; 6026 Tarpon Estates Ct; case RZN26-000004 (Ordinance 41-26); RZN26-000001 (Ordinance 38-26); PDP26-000002 (Ordinance 43-26)] The document is a multi-item agenda for a Cape Coral City Council meeting. It includes three distinct projects: (1) Ordinance 41-26 (RZN26-000004), a city-initiated rezoning of a 13.38-acre city-owned property at 2501 SE 17th Ave from Commercial (C) to Institutional (INST), with staff recommending approval; (2) Ordinance 38-26 (RZN26-000001), a privately initiated rezoning of two parcels at 831 and 842 Whispering Pines Rd totaling 0.76 acres from Agricultural (A) to Single-Family Residential (R-1), with staff recommending approval; and (3) Ordinance 43-26 (PDP26-000002), a Planned Development Project amendment for two lots at 6025 and 6026 Tarpon Estates Court to exempt them from a 100-foot minimum lot width requirement, with staff recommending approval. No public comment sentiment is stated for any project. [6025 and 6026 Tarpon Estates Court] The document is a City of Cape Coral agenda request for a Planned Development Project (PDP) Amendment for Tarpon Point, Village C, Lots 5 and 8. The amendment seeks to eliminate the 100-foot minimum lot width at the front building line for these two lots, exempting them from this condition. The subject parcels are zoned R-1 (Single Family Residential) with a Future Land Use designation of MX (Mixed Use). The property owners are James Rizzo and Suzanne Ribinetti and Michael and Whitney Kirby. The applicant is Avalon Engineering, Inc., represented by Linda Miller. The case number is not stated. The City Planning Staff and Hearing Examiner both recommend approval. The document includes letters of intent dated March 17, 2026, and a legal description. Public comment sentiment is not stated in the document. [6025 and 6026 Tarpon Estates Court, Cape Coral, FL 33914; case PDP26-000002] The document is a staff report for a Planned Development Project (PDP) amendment, case number PDP26-000002, recommending approval. The amendment, filed by the owners of Lots 5 and 8 in Village 'C' of the Tarpon Point development, requests eliminating the minimum lot width requirement of 100 feet at the building line for these two lots. The properties are located at 6025 and 6026 Tarpon Estates Court, Cape Coral, FL 33914. Lot 5 is 16,937 sq. ft. and Lot 8 is 14,207 sq. ft. The existing zoning is Single-Family Residential (R-1) and the existing land use is Mixed Use. The staff recommendation is approval. The document also includes extensive Design Review Guidelines for the Tarpon Estates subdivision, including construction administration procedures, fees, and a list of approved landscape materials. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [Not stated. The property is located between Rose Garden Road and the Caloosahatchee River/Glover Bight.; case PDP 00-00800015 (previously approved), PDP 02-00800010 (amendment), PDP 06-00800006 (later amendment).] The document is an ordinance amending the Planned Development Project (PDP) for 'Tarpon Point' in Cape Coral, Florida. The project is located between Rose Garden Road and the Caloosahatchee River/Glover Bight, covering approximately 148.07 acres. The ordinance approves an amended replat and subdivision, rezoning of specific parcels, special exceptions for self-service fuel pumps, repeal of a deviation, and various other deviations and conditions. The applicant is Tarpon Point Associates, LLC. The decision is approved, with the ordinance adopted on January 6, 2003. The document also includes a later ordinance (Ordinance 1-07) amending the PDP for Marina Village 1 and Marina Village 2, approved on an unspecified date in 2007. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [Silver King Boulevard, Black Marlin Lane, Tarpon Estates Boulevard, Tarpon Gardens Circle, and Tarpon Estates Court; specific properties at 6025 and 6026 Tarpon Estates Court; case PDP 11-0005 (Ordinance 77-11); PDP26-000002 (Ordinance 43-26)] The document is a multi-part record for the Tarpon Point Planned Development Project (PDP) in Cape Coral, Florida. It includes Ordinance 77-11 (PDP 11-0005) from 2011, which approved an expansion of the project onto 13.5 acres of submerged lands, granted special exceptions for commercial uses, allowed a parking deviation, and permitted a hotel to be converted to a compound use building. It also includes Ordinance 43-26 (PDP26-000002) from 2026, which approved eliminating a minimum lot width requirement for two residential lots. The 2011 ordinance was adopted by the Cape Coral City Council and recorded on 12/20/2011. The 2026 ordinance was recommended for approval by staff and the hearing examiner, with no public speakers at the hearing. The Tarpon Point Property Owners Association supported the 2026 amendment. The 2011 ordinance included a condition requiring the developer to overlay Pelican Boulevard from El Dorado Parkway West to Cape Coral Parkway West by December 31, 2014. The 2026 amendment was supported by the Tarpon Point Property Owners Association. [1526 NE 13th Ave, Cape Coral, FL 33909; 2100 Block of Santa Barbara Boulevard; 2107 & 2119 Santa Barbara Boulevard; SE Santa Barbara Place; case FLUM26-000005; Resolution 159-26; Resolution 160-26; Ordinance 39-26; Ordinance 44-26] The document is a multi-item City Council agenda for Cape Coral, Florida, dated August 5, 2026. It includes: 1) Resolution 159-26 adopting the 2026-2027 One-Year CDBG Action Plan with a total funding allocation of $1,143,460, including $171,519 for Public Services, $743,249 for Housing, and $228,692 for Administration, with recommendations from the Citizens' Advisory Board for various agencies and projects, and a tentative submission date to HUD of August 14, 2026. 2) Resolution 160-26 approving the Affordable Housing Inventory List, identifying 9 sites suitable for use as affordable housing. 3) Ordinance 39-26 (FLUM26-000005) amending the Future Land Use Map from Single Family Residential (SF) to Multi-Family Residential (MF) for property at 1526 NE 13th Ave, Cape Coral, FL 33909, Unit 31, Block 2067, Lot 62, Cape Coral Subdivision, 6,250 square feet, applicant Thunder Properties 2, LLC, with City Planning Staff and Planning and Zoning recommendations of Approval, and one letter of objection received; the P&Z Commission voted 4-2 to recommend approval. 4) Ordinance 44-26 authorizing the purchase of Lots 96 through 99, Block 930, Cape Coral Unit 26, plus one-half of the vacated alley right-of-way (eastern portion of Strap #25-44-23-C4-00930.0130) from Peter J. Look, Trustee, for $250,000 plus closing costs not to exceed $7,000, for a future parking area along the southeastern boundary of 2107 Santa Barbara Boulevard, and conveying Lot 12, Block 930, Cape Coral Unit 26 to Peter J. Look, Trustee, and accepting a Permanent Drainage Easement on the easterly 53.5 feet of said Lot 12. [Parent tract: 2107-2119 Santa Barbara Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida. Acquisition parcel: 2125 Santa Barbara Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida.; case 25-089] This document is an appraisal report, not a development application or approval record. It estimates the plottage value created by assembling a City of Cape Coral-owned parent tract with an adjacent acquisition parcel. The parent tract is located at 2107-2119 Santa Barbara Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida, and contains 122,957 square feet (2.823 acres). The acquisition parcel is located at 2125 Santa Barbara Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida, and is legally described as Lots 96, 97, 98 and 99, Unit 26, Cape Coral Subdivision, Plat Book 14, Pages 117 through 148, Lee County, Florida. The acquisition parcel is estimated to contain 21,100 square feet. Both properties are zoned Commercial (C) and designated Commercial/Professional under the City of Cape Coral Future Land Use Plan. The appraised plottage value is $240,000 as of November 5, 2025. The report is addressed to Mr. Mike Kopyta of the City of Cape Coral Public Works, referencing File #25-089. The appraisers are Nathan R. Chouinard and William W. Cole of Calusa Appraisal, LLC. The report notes the parent tract was purchased by the City of Cape Coral in January 2024 for $3,800,000. The acquisition parcel is owned by Peter J. Look, Trustee for the Peter J. Look Trust. The report notes the presence of Burrowing Owls on the acquisition parcel, requiring a $3,000 incidental take permit. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [A Portion of 2107/2199 SE Santa Barbara Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida 33991; case File #: 26-025] This document is an appraisal report for a vacant commercial property, not a public civic record of a development project. It estimates the 'as is' market value of the fee simple interest in the subject property, which is a portion of 2107/2199 SE Santa Barbara Boulevard, Cape Coral, Florida 33991, legally described as Lot 12, Block 930, Unit 26, Cape Coral. The effective date of the appraisal is April 15, 2026, and the date of report is April 16, 2026. The client is The City of Cape Coral, Public Works, and the file number is 26-025. The appraised value is $1,115. The report also includes a separate appraisal of the plottage value created through assemblage of an acquisition parcel with a parent tract, which was $240,000 as of November 5, 2025. The document does not describe a proposed development project, zoning change, or a decision by a public body. It is an appraisal report prepared for potential disposition decisions. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [2501 SE 17th Ave, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida (for Ordinance 33-26); not stated for the appraisal subject property; case FLUM26-000004 (for Ordinance 33-26); not stated for the appraisal subject property] The document is a compilation of an appraisal report and a City Council agenda. The appraisal report is for a portion of a larger tract in Cape Coral, Florida, and does not provide a specific street address, parcel number, or acreage for the subject property. The document states the subject property exists as a portion of a larger tract and a parcel split would need to be accomplished prior to acquisition and assemblage. The appraisal report includes a certification by Nathan R. Chouinard (RZ3278) and William W. Cole (RZ2298). The agenda includes two ordinances. Ordinance 20-26 is a procedural item to set a public hearing for August 19, 2026, to eliminate the Hearing Examiner and establish a Special Magistrate. Ordinance 33-26 (FLUM26-000004) is for a future land use map amendment for a property at 2501 SE 17th Ave, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, from Commercial/Professional (CP) to Public Facility (PF), for a 13.38-acre site, with the applicant being the City of Cape Coral. The staff recommendation for Ordinance 33-26 is approval. The appraisal report also lists comparable land sales with addresses, sizes, and sale prices, but these are not the subject property. The document does not state a decision for the ordinances, only that Ordinance 33-26 has a staff recommendation of approval and Ordinance 20-26 is for introduction. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.