Interesting agenda - just 326 pages. Shortest agenda for a regular Council Meeting in several years.

It seems the most important and controversial items are discussion items - with no individual public comment allowed.

General public comment can be used to comment on reports and discussions: squeeze in 3 minutes about multiple critical issues already heard with council direction already provided.

Examples March 10 agenda - 1) Discussion Regarding Baseball License Agreement and Design Plan; 2) FDOT SFY27 Rideshare Funding Opportunity; 3) Village Manager 60-Day Performance Review

We hear the School Board may refuse to give Islamorada the right to review and have a say in the final design at the Village owned baseball field. Have the two groups reached an impasse? Both are discussing it at their individual meetings Mar 10, 86 miles apart.  Why don’t they sit down together and work this out?

Examples March 12 agenda - 1) Comp Plan Update; 2) Plan for Allocation of the Early Evacuation Workforce Units

March 10 TAB 6 - Consent Agenda - approving a change in the Village procurement policy for purchases made that will receive FDOT funding. This one agenda item is162 pages long - half the agenda. In October 2025, the Village was reviewed for compliance for the FDOT Freebee grant.  FDOT suggested the Village update its procurement policies to assure they follow FDOT competitive bid requirements.

The Purchasing and Procurement Manual should be required reading for staff and council before waiving competitive bidding or utilizing RFP/RFQ processes.

And What is missing from the Agenda?

• No “After Action Status Report” - We were promised that every agenda would include this report. It is very helpful in keeping track of projects the Council wants the staff to undertake.

• No FDOT Landscape contract - pulled from February agenda.  The Village is being asked to agree to the same $65,644 per year to mow and trim 18 miles of FDOT right of way. This amount has not increased for years. We need some public discussion.  

• Use Change pulled from Feb agenda: No explanation - adding affordable housing as a legal use in Public Service/Semi-Public Zoning District. Request made by property owners, Habitat and Island Community Church.