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Votes at a glance: Fort Myers council approves ordinances, budget amendments and capital contracts on March 17
Summary
Council approved multiple ordinances, budget amendments, contract awards and resolutions on March 17, 2025. Items below summarize final actions recorded in the meeting and provide the agenda reference for each vote.
The Fort Myers City Council approved a number of ordinances, resolutions and contracts during its March 17, 2025 meeting. Below are short summaries of those final votes, with the agenda item number and the council outcome as recorded on the meeting docket.
Ordinances and land‑use decisions - Ordinance No. 4042 (agenda item 5.1): Rezoned approximately 4.31 acres from light industrial to heavy industrial (IH). Motion carried. - Ordinance No. 4043 (agenda item 5.2): Approved a Future Land Use map amendment (CPA 24‑0010) for Security Court. Motion carried.
Resolutions and budget amendments - Resolution 2025‑18 (agenda item 5.3): Adopted a facility plan and business plan for an oilfield wellfield expansion project and authorized subrecipient CDBG‑DR funding from Lee County ($14,988,750 referenced elsewhere on the agenda). Motion carried. - Resolution 2025‑23 (agenda item 5.4): Vacated a 87.4 square‑foot portion of right‑of‑way in the NE quadrant of State Road 82 and Benchmark Avenue; motion carried. - Resolution 2025‑24 (agenda item 7.1): Amended the general fund budget to increase stadium center repairs and maintenance expenditures by $111,700 (funded from general fund reserves); motion carried. - Resolution 2025‑28 (agenda item 7.2): Recognized a CDBG‑DR grant award and amended the capital budget for the Wellfield Expansion project ($14,988,750); motion carried. - Resolution 2025‑32 (agenda item 7.3): Adopted intent to reimburse certain capital expenditures with future tax‑exempt financing (not to exceed $120,000,000); motion carried. - Resolution 2025‑33 (agenda item 7.4): Accepted a FDLE grant budget amendment of $24,850 for a drone replacement program for the Fire Department; motion carried.
Contracts, purchases and project actions - ITB awards and contracts: Fleishman Park Improvements contract with Wharton Smith Inc. (~$1,466,269.48, agenda item 7.11); Downtown basin seawall and related repairs contract with Kelly Brothers, Inc. (~$1,088,133.42, agenda item 7.8); multiple single‑source and vehicle purchases and pump procurements approved as listed on the agenda (items 7.6, 7.9, 7.10, etc.). - Supplemental task authorizations and closeouts: Council approved a closeout change order reducing a wellfield rehabilitation contract by ~$43,188 (release of final payment authorized, agenda item 7.7).
Consent agenda and other routine approvals - The council approved multiple routine consent agenda items with several pulled items handled separately (items 3.3 moved to city manager agenda item 7.14 and 3.7 pulled for director comment).
Details and documentation: Full contract amounts, ordinance language, and resolution exhibits are part of the official meeting packet and recorded minutes. Items listed above were recorded as approved in the council’s roll calls or by unanimous voice vote where noted.
