Lee County public meetings in 2024
8 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Lee Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will vote on a consent agenda that includes major funding decisions, notably $39.25 million in federal disaster recovery grants for three multi-family housing projects, and a $55.85 million package for housing assistance programs. The board will also consider several land purchases and sales, emergency declarations, and routine administrative items. Public hearings are scheduled for later in the meeting.
- Execute agreements for CDBG-DR multi-family housing: Bayshore Pines ($17M), Hermosa II ($5.25M), Ekos on Evans ($17M) for 412 affordable units
- Approve task orders for CDBG-DR program implementation totaling $55,852,537.36
- Adopt resolution of necessity for Alico Road Connector Phase III widening, allowing eminent domain for two parcels
- Accept purchase offers for surplus land: $15,000 each for Beachwood Dr and S Grimsley Ct, $3,000 for Simon Ct, $45,125 for Bayshore Rd
- Approve $840,641 contract to replace boilers at Justice Center Complex and Downtown Jail
Lee Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will vote on a consent agenda with routine items, including approving purchases, contracts, and land deals. Notable actions include buying seven ambulances for $2.47 million, a $314,207 change order for the Emergency Operations Center expansion, and accepting several bids for surplus county land. The board will also reorganize and may act as the Lee County Port Authority.
- Approve piggyback purchase of 7 ambulances for EMS, $2,468,823
- Approve $314,207 change order for Emergency Operations Center expansion
- Accept purchase offers for surplus land on Michigan, Carver, Handy, Armstrong, and Horn courts, totaling $151,500
- Approve land exchange with Corkscrew Grove LP for 195-acre parcel on State Road 82
- Approve FEMA grant agreement for Hurricane Helene damages
Lee Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners is meeting to approve a consent agenda that includes ratifying emergency expenditures for Hurricanes Helene and Milton, accepting federal grants for housing and recreation, and awarding construction contracts. The board will also consider items pulled for discussion and hold public hearings.
- Ratify $8,062,429 in emergency expenditures for Hurricanes Helene and Milton
- Accept $2,171,391 HUD Continuum of Care funds for homeless services
- Accept $4,333,318 HUD entitlement funds for housing and community development
- Award $498,184 contract for temporary EMS station at 13501 Goldenwood Drive
- Approve $311,886 purchase of PB Loader Asphalt Patch Truck
Lee Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will consider two related items: approving a Mission Agreement that governs Lee Health's conversion to a nonprofit entity, and adopting a resolution that allows the Industrial Development Authority to reissue up to $850 million in Lee Health bonds as tax-exempt 501(c)(3) bonds. The board may also convene as the Lee County Port Authority. No funding is required for either item.
- Approve Mission Agreement between Lee County and Lee Health for conversion to nonprofit status
- Adopt resolution approving IDA reissuance of Lee Health bonds up to $850,000,000
- Bond reissuance preserves tax-exempt status and interest rates
- No funding required for either item
Lee Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will vote on a consent agenda that includes awarding a $6.3 million contract for repairs to county buildings damaged by Hurricane Ian, approving several large equipment purchases, and accepting land donations for road and sidewalk improvements. The board will also consider contracts for renovating the Emergency Operations Center and Rutenberg Park, and will ratify extensions of local emergency declarations for Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton.
- Award $6,293,111 contract to Rycon Construction for countywide damage repairs
- Approve $3,959,573 contract for EOC Situation Room renovations
- Approve $3,227,275 contract for Rutenberg Park improvements
- Authorize bid up to $219,000 for 87.5-acre Conservation 20/20 parcel in South Cape Coral
- Approve lease with Kelly Brothers for county office space at $108,520 annual rent
General
This special meeting of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners was cancelled. The only agenda item, a proposed 'Mission Agreement' governing Lee Health's conversion to nonprofit status, was not considered. The agenda is otherwise procedural boilerplate.
- Meeting cancelled; no action taken
- Item 1: 'Mission Agreement' between Lee County and Lee Health for nonprofit conversion (not considered)
Lee Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will vote on a consent agenda that includes approving a $52.8 million bond refunding for transportation facilities, funding agreements for legal services, and design contracts for Hurricane Ian recovery projects. The board will also consider several property purchases and easements for road and conservation projects. Public hearings and other items may be discussed later in the meeting.
- Approve $52,801,771 bond refunding for Transportation Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2024
- Approve $1,950,800 funding agreement with State Attorney's Office and $1,494,360 with Public Defender
- Award $1,310,448 design contract for Sanibel Causeway Islands A and B recovery
- Approve $88,000 purchase of 2 acres in Cape Coral for Conservation 20/20
- Approve $4,675,451 in contracts for mental health and children's medical exams
Lee Board of County Commissioners Emergency Meeting
The Lee Board of County Commissioners is holding an emergency meeting to receive an update on Tropical Storm Helene and to consider a resolution declaring a state of local emergency. The board will discuss the matter and may take action on the resolution.
- Tropical Storm Helene update presentation
- State of Local Emergency Resolution