Minutes

City Council – Regular Meeting · 2026-08-19 · minutes

[2501 SE 17th Place; 2327 Trafalgar Parkway; 11300 Chandler Grove Drive; 2501 SE 17th Avenue; Tropicana Parkway, West of Old Burnt Store Road; 2107 and 2119 Santa Barbara Boulevard; 2130 SE Santa Barbara Place; 2136 SE Santa Barbara Place; 2400 block of Santa Barbara Boulevard; case FLUM26-000004; FLUM26-000003; FLUM26-000002; RZN26-000002; RZN26-000004; RZN26-000003; Ordinance 20-26; Ordinance 46-26; Ordinance 49-26; Resolution 118-26; Resolution 170-26; Resolution 171-26; Resolution 180-26; Resolution 191-26; Resolution 192-26; Resolution 195-26; Resolution 199-26; Resolution 200-26; Resolution 203-26; Resolution 204-26; Resolution 205-26; Resolution 207-26; Resolution 211-26; Resolution 212-26; Resolution 214-26; Resolution 206-26; Resolution 216-26; Resolution 217-26] The document is the minutes for the Cape Coral City Council regular meeting on August 19, 2026. It contains multiple agenda items, including approvals of contracts, resolutions, and ordinances. Key actions include: approving a contract for the Everest Complex Parking Lot Improvement Project; approving the purchase of Lots 90 through 95, Block 930, Unit 26, Cape Coral Subdivision for parking; approving a license agreement for the Cape Coral Rowing Club at Tropicana Park; adopting the Cape Compass 2035 Strategic Plan; adopting ordinances for future land use map amendments and rezoning for properties at 2501 SE 17th Place, Tropicana Parkway West of Old Burnt Store Road, and 2327 Trafalgar Parkway; adopting an ordinance amending the budget; adopting an ordinance regarding unlicensed contractors; and approving a $5 surcharge on building permits for unlicensed contractor enforcement. Public comment included support and opposition for the Rowing Club location, opposition to the Bimini East development, and support for the unlicensed contractor ordinance with opposition to the $5 fee. The document is a public record of a Cape Coral City Council meeting. It includes a motion to declare ten properties as surplus, followed by a motion to identify two of those properties for transfer and donation to Lee BIA Builders Care. The first motion carried 7-0. The second motion, to identify two properties for donation, also carried 7-0. The properties are not identified by address or parcel in the document. The process will involve an Introduction Ordinance on September 2nd and a Final Public Hearing on September 16th. The meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.