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Fort Myers council approves budget amendments, utilities projects and stadium chiller contract
Summary
Council accepted FY2025 preliminary financial results showing $6.5 million net in the general fund, authorized multiple resolutions and contracts including SRF loan authorizations, police equipment, utility projects and a $2.88 million cooperative contract for stadium chillers.
The City of Fort Myers City Council accepted preliminary fiscal-year 2025 financial results and approved a series of manager items and resolutions covering capital projects, utilities work and equipment purchases.
Director Tenney presented preliminary audited-trial results showing general fund revenues exceeded expenditures by approximately $6.5 million and reserves at about 24.1% of budgeted expenditures, above the city’s 20% target. Tenney said capital project expenditures for FY2025 totaled $121.4 million and staff will roll about $231 million into the current capital improvement program, yielding roughly $530 million in planned capital activity when combined with the adopted FY26 CIP.
On manager items the council approved multiple motions, including:
- A resolution amending the FY2026 budget to recognize $160,000 in capital lease debt proceeds and increase fire department equipment appropriations (Resolution 2026-11).
- Authorizations related to Florida Department of Environmental Protection State Revolving Fund loan program applications for clean water and drinking water (Resolutions 2026-13 and 2026-14).
- An amendment increasing appropriations by $2,088,605.20 for police department equipment financed by capital lease (Resolution 2026-15).
- Procurement and contract actions: a three-year continuing contract for materials testing services (RSQ 25-054 with Nova Engineering), engineering services for wastewater lift-station hardening ($318,855 with Dura Group, Inc.), a pipeline materials purchase for McGregor Reserve ($250,000), and acceptance of a closeout change order reducing a construction management contract for Kingsbridge Weller main replacement by $793,906.85.
- A cooperative contract not-to-exceed $2,882,888 for two replacement chillers and related work at the Stadium using Omnia Partners contract RC2022-1001 with Train US Inc.; staff said the $2.88 million includes a $150,000 owner contingency and that two chillers are recommended to avoid facility downtime.
Council recorded motions carried with no recorded opposition on these items; several items were brief and approved without extended debate. Many of these approvals authorize staff to finalize contracts or apply for loans; specific financing and implementation timelines were referenced by staff for those projects that rely on SRF loans or future borrowing.
Votes at a glance: (all motions were recorded as carrying with no opposition unless noted)
- Resolution 2026-11 (fire equipment budget amendment): approved. - Resolutions 2026-13 and 2026-14 (DEP SRF loan program authorizations): approved. - Resolution 2026-15 (police equipment appropriation increase ~$2.09M): approved. - 7.7 Cardiac monitors (purchase financed 0% over five years, total $368,039.39): approved. - 7.9 Wastewater lift-station engineering ($318,855): approved. - 7.12 Stadium chillers cooperative contract (not to exceed $2,882,888): approved. - 7.13 Distribution pipeline replacement at McGregor Reserve (materials estimate $250,000): approved.
Next steps: staff will proceed with contract execution, loan applications, and project implementation under the terms and contingencies discussed; council accepted the city’s financial presentation and took a range of procurement and capital-authority actions to advance projects in the upcoming year.
