Castaways Parkis the City’s newest addition,made possible by an agreement between theCity, and Watermark Retirement Communitiesalong with Chancey Design and BRW Development.
The naming of Castaways Park marked the end of a Marco Island City Counciltermon MondayNovember 4th.
Castaways Park was fitting of the new park’s location on Castaways Canal near San Marco Road and as some members of council are to be replaced by newly elected members following the Tuesday, Nov.5election. The new council will prepare to take their seats at the next council meeting scheduledfor November 18.
In the relatively short final meeting on November 4, with primarily non-contentious agenda items before them, the City Council spent much of their remaining governing time together giving each other accolades. Challenges within the Marco Island Police Department were discussed, but no action was taken, as the issue was not on the agenda.
Departing Chairman JaredGrifonirecommended the next council discuss using their power to vote on whether the Marco Island Police Department is in need of a review. This could be done by a super-majority vote,fiveofsevenmembers, to conduct the investigation internally or through a third party,Grifonirecommended.
Castaways Park
Council approved unanimously, 7-0, the name Castaways Park for the newest city park that had been made possible by an agreement between the city and Watermark Retirement Communities, along with Chancey Design and BRW Development.
The Watermark is a new 86-unit assisted living and memory care community, at 1170 San Marco Road. The park is part of the Planned Unit Development.
Councilman RichBlonnahelped negotiate city ownership of the park while the developer maintains it for 30 years, said Marco Island Community Affairs Director Daniel Smith.
Naming went before residents and then to an advisory committee before coming to Council Monday with three name options,including Castaways, San Marco Park,or First Responders Park. Castaways Park will include fitness, restrooms and pathways, among other amenities.
In other matters, Council:
Approved a change so that garages for recreational vehicles will no longer require going through the conditional use process. Council approved on second reading an amendment to the land development code, section 30-84, to remove the current requirement. They also approved a second change to the LDC, Sec 30-88, removing height restrictions that could be handled by keeping garages in line with or below the 35-foot main structure roof limits, according to advisement from Smith to council. Council approved the changes 6-1 with Councilman Joe Rola voting no.
Approved unanimously, 7-0, end-of-year budget re-appropriations including $123,000 for police insurance and $869,000 for fire department property insurance, as well as appropriations for other projects previously approved by Council, moving forward expenses carrying over from this year into the next budget year, according to Finance Director Guillermo Polanco.
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