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Votes at a glance: Fort Myers Beach council approves agenda, donations, permits, contracts and easement actions
Summary
Council unanimously approved the meeting agenda, accepted a $1,600 anchorage-committee donation for a boat slip, authorized a special-event permit for Joe Boofest (amended end time 6:15 p.m.), terminated a temporary beach-access easement, renewed the Moundhouse submerged‑land lease, extended professional services agreements, and awarded dune‑repair contracts and related monitoring.
At its April 20 meeting the Fort Myers Beach Town Council took the following formal actions (all recorded votes were unanimous):
- Approved the final agenda (motion: Counselor King; second: Counselor Mlan).
- Accepted a donation from the Anchorage Advisory Committee of approximately $1,600 to cover a one‑year boat slip for town use at a south‑end marina; staff to return with a budget amendment (mover: counsel liaison / recorded as motion by Counselor Mlan; second: Counselor King).
- Approved a special-event permit and related waivers for Joe Boofest at the Whale on May 30, 2026, amending the music end time to 6:15 p.m. and subject to further FM Control District and Lee County Sheriff approvals (motion: Counselor Link; second: Vice Mayor Safford).
- Terminated a temporary beach-access easement for property owned by Castle Beach Condominium Association, subject to final legal signoff; staff will coordinate plant removal/relocation (mover: Counselor King; second: recorded as second by another councilor).
- Approved Resolution 26-074 to renew the submerged land lease BO360344775 for the Moundhouse (lease extended to Feb. 2, 2030) and authorized the mayor to execute the renewal (mover: Counselor Mlan; second: Counselor Link).
- Approved Resolution 26-077 to extend the town's professional services agreement with Kimley Horn Associates, Inc. (ongoing miscellaneous services) to remain available by task order for one additional year (mover: Counselor King; second: Vice Mayor Safford).
- Approved Resolution 26-079 (STA4) to contract Coastal Engineering Consultants for construction-phase services and shorebird monitoring ($61,711) related to the central-segment dune repair project (mover: Counselor Kang; second: Counselor Link).
- Approved Resolution 26-075 to increase available funding for Tidewater Landscaping, Inc. related to post-repair restoration (funding to come from water or stormwater funds as appropriate; exact amounts referenced in the discussion), and
- Approved Resolution 26-078 (ITB-26-05-EN) awarding the Astero Island Dune Repair and Scour Fill Truck Haul project to EarthTech Enterprises, Inc., subject to legal review and budget availability (mover: Counselor King; second: Counselor Mlan).
Each item was recorded with an "I" vote from the mayor and each council member present; the meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
