Votes at a glance: Cape Coral council approves several ordinances and resolutions Feb. 18

At its Feb. 18 meeting the Cape Coral City Council approved a package of ordinances and resolutions. Key outcomes:

- Resolution 35-26 (community recreation center/shelter): Approved 6–1 (see separate coverage). - Resolution 38-26 (alternative restoration plan): Approved 7–0. - Resolution 39-26 (median landscaping/maintenance): Approved 7–0; staff provided maintenance cost ranges for unimproved medians ($15,000–$25,000 per mile per year) and improved medians ($30,000–$45,000 per mile per year) and said Florida‑Friendly standards are incorporated into templates to reduce costs where possible. - Resolution 48-26 (design‑build Phase 1 design): Approved 7–0; staff confirmed Phase 1 design cost cited as $354,878 and said Phase 2 (construction) will return with a guaranteed maximum price. - Ordinance 1-26 (future land use amendment north of Kismet Parkway): Adopted 7–0 (see separate coverage). - Ordinance 2-26 (amend traffic/speed limit code): Adopted 7–0; the amendment clarifies authority to approve and implement speed‑limit studies and procedures when authorized by council resolution. - Ordinance 5-26 (police pension trustee term staggering): Adopted 7–0 to stagger trustee terms and avoid simultaneous turnover of all member‑elected trustees. - Ordinance 6-26 (abandoned vehicles/watercraft and consolidated parking enforcement): Adopted 7–0; the ordinance consolidates parking enforcement provisions into a single chapter and extends an enforcement provision time in one instance from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. as previously discussed in Committee of the Whole.

Several consent‑agenda items (eight remaining items after pulls) were approved by roll call earlier in the meeting. Ordinance 7-26 was introduced and set for a public hearing on March 4, 2026.

Where recorded roll calls were available, results above reflect the vote tallies read into the record. No quasi-judicial hearings took place during this session.