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Votes at a glance — Punta Gorda City Council, Jan. 15, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Punta Gorda City Council on Jan. 15, 2025, including contracts, park configuration, local historic delistings and organizational/board decisions.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Below are the formal votes recorded at the Punta Gorda City Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
• Piggyback trenchless contract (Instaform Technologies LLC via Omnia Partners): Approved. Council authorized staff to piggyback the cooperative contract and use it on an as‑needed basis for pipeline rehabilitation, including three immediate repair sites (combined estimated cost $306,695). (Motion approved; voice vote recorded.)
• Gilchrist Park pickleball configuration: Approved. Council directed resurfacing and configuration for eight playable pickleball courts, removal of benches, replacement of fencing and increased vegetation buffer; staff provided an estimated resurfacing and landscaping cost of roughly $62,500. (Motion approved; roll call: yes 4, no 1 reported during discussion.)
• Delist 359 Chastain Street from local register: Approved. Council approved a local resolution to remove 359 Chastain Street from the local register of historic places; Historic Preservation Board had recommended delisting. (Motion passed 4–1.)
• Delist 111 Chastain Street from local register: Approved. Council approved a local resolution to remove 111 Chastain Street from the local register of historic places. Staff noted that removal from the local register does not automatically remove state inventory or national register status; separate state/federal processes apply. (Motion passed 4–1.)
• Planning Commission seat reinstatement (Bobby Goldberg): Approved. Council reinstated Bobby Goldberg to complete his final term on the Planning Commission after absences caused by medical recovery. (Motion approved by voice vote.)
• Land‑development regulations / zoning‑official authority: Direction approved. Council voted to add the topic to an LDR workshop and asked procurement to identify options for obtaining outside legal advice regarding SB 250 and LDR interpretation. (Motion approved 4–1.)
Other items acted on or noted: staff was directed to prepare a rehabilitate‑only budget number for City Hall (workshop Jan. 21); the council approved direction on city clerk charter reporting per the city charter item; and staff were given consensus to examine committee meeting locations and some operational follow‑ups.
Where the meeting record included a roll call or recorded tally, counts are shown; where outcomes were procedural or direction to staff, the summary describes the council directive. The city clerk’s official minutes and ordinances/resolutions will carry the final, authoritative text and vote tallies.
