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Votes at a glance: Cape Coral council actions April 16, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken at the Cape Coral City Council meeting on April 16, 2025, including plat vacation, procurement and grants code, planning commission appointment and youth council liaison selections.
Cape Coral City Council took several formal actions on April 16, 2025. Key outcomes and brief details follow.
Resolution 79-25 (plat vacation): Approved. The council vacated portions of Colonnade Court right-of-way and underlying easements for properties at 5374 and 5380 Colonnade Court, with staff conditions to relocate a stormwater pipe at owners’ expense. Vote: 7-0.
Ordinance 10-25 (procurement and grants): Adopted. The council amended procurement code sections, added explicit references to Florida statutes for bidding thresholds, clarified bonding and designee authorities and created a new grants division to align the code with federal and state grant requirements. Vote: 8-0.
Planning & Zoning Commission alternate appointment: Renee Lemieux appointed to the alternate seat after interviews. Planning and Zoning’s recommendation and council votes resulted in Lemieux’s appointment (7-0 recorded vote in favor of Lemieux).
Youth Council liaison and alternate: Councilmember Lastra was appointed as the youth council liaison; Councilmember Donnell was appointed as alternate. Council also gave direction to city attorney and staff to prepare an ordinance amendment to allow limited exceptions so that schools without representation may have a junior or senior selected in exceptional circumstances.
Other consent items also passed as a block by roll call earlier in the meeting.
Votes listed here match the roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting minutes and public roll calls.
