Vito Congine

The meeting included the approval of the agenda, with an addition to discuss the January 7, 2026, Village Council Meeting during a later item. Key actions taken involved approving the award of a contract for water monitoring services to Johnson Engineering for $199,560, plus contingency. The Council also approved funding allocations, with the Village providing $726,777 (25% of the cost) for the Sunny Grove Utility Extension Project design, permitting, and construction, and $557,681.00 (25% of the cost) for the Cypress Bend Utility Extension Project. Additionally, an award of $1,638,631.42, plus contingency, was approved to CW3 Engineering for the design and permitting of the Broadway Ave. West Safety and Drainage Improvements. Authorization was given for the Village Manager to execute a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Addendum #1 to Suffolk Construction for Phase 1 site work, infrastructure, and road network for the Village Hub, amounting to $19,517,575. In public hearings, the first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-15 regarding a rezoning request was passed, setting the second reading for January 21, 2026. Ordinance No. 2025-17, amending Land Development Code sections regarding landscape buffers and site development obligations, was adopted on first reading, with the second reading scheduled for January 21, 2026. Ordinance No. 2025-16 concerning special assessments was adopted on second reading. Finally, the Council voted to cancel the scheduled January 7, 2026, Village Council Meeting.

The Planning Zoning and Design Board meeting included the approval of the consent agenda. Key business involved a Public Information Meeting concerning the Curadel Pharma application for constructing a medical office on a vacant site zoned Commercial Planned Development. A Public Hearing was held for the Shadow Wood C.C. Lifestyle Center Development Order application, which ultimately resulted in the Development Order being approved with staff stipulations. Board communications noted the date of the next scheduled meeting.

The meeting addressed several public information items requiring board action or input. Key discussions included a requested zoning amendment for Estero Storage LLC to permit a mixed-use project involving storage, hotel, retail, restaurant, and medical office space on property previously zoned for an Assisted Living Facility. The board also reviewed a proposal for The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development to construct an 11,650 sq. ft. learning center. Additionally, an applicant sought a zoning amendment to allow for a 111-room Home2 Suites hotel on a site currently used as a parking lot, and a request was presented for a zoning amendment to permit a 171-unit Toll Brothers Estero Townhomes development on 21.4 acres.

The key discussions during this meeting involved several agenda items and public hearings. The Board approved the consent agenda, which included the August 12, 2025 meeting minutes. The public information meeting addressed the Grandezza Pickleball project, seeking approval to construct 4 pickleball courts on existing parking lot space. During the public hearings, the Board approved the Summercrest development order for 153 townhome units with staff stipulations. The Broadway Crossing development order for 17 single-family units was also approved with stipulations, including conditions regarding a Heritage Tree and a drainage easement. For the Coconut Trace Hotel Tract F project, a 122-room, 4-story hotel development order was approved with stipulations concerning the installation timeline for a perimeter wall and Sabal Palms. Finally, the Board reviewed and recommended approval to the Village Council for Ordinance Review regarding the Capital Improvement Schedule Update and the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Capital Improvement Program.

The meeting included approval of the agenda and the consent agenda, which covered the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes. Key public hearings involved an application for outdoor consumption on premises for The Toasted Yolk Café, which was approved with staff conditions. The Board also considered a rezoning request for the Cooper Property at 4741 Broadway Ave. West, recommending approval to the Village Council with staff conditions. A Development Order for Discount Tire, seeking to construct a 7,020-square-foot tire facility, was approved with stipulations. Furthermore, the Board recommended approval to the Village Council for an Ordinance Review concerning amendments to the Land Development Code to include "Recovery Home" accommodations. A workshop was held to discuss the Eco-Historic Planning Study focusing on an area along US 41.