Florida's Lee County Legislative Delegation
  • Home
  • Meeting Agenda
  • State Legislators
  • Event Location
  • Additional Information
  • Archive
    • 2019 Meeting Materials
    • 2018-19 Meeting Materials
    • 2017-18 Meeting Materials
    • 2016-17 Meeting Materials
    • 2015-16 Meeting Materials
    • 2014 Meeting Materials
    • 2013 Meeting Materials
    • 2012 Meeting Materials
    • 2011 Meeting Materials
    • 2010 Meeting Materials
  • Contact

Lee County Legislative Delegation Agenda*

REPRESENTATIVE DANE EAGLE, Chairman         
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
9:00AM – 5:00PM, or Upon Completion of Agenda
Room AA-177 (Nursing Building), Florida Southwestern State College
THE DELEGATION WILL BREAK FOR LUNCH FROM 12:00 PM – 1:00PM
AGENDA  
 
I. Call to Order, Representative Dane Eagle, Chairman  
II. Invocation, Representative Ray Rodrigues  
III. Pledge of Allegiance, Representative Heather Fitzenhagen  
IV. Introductions and General Comments, Representative Dane Eagle, Chairman  
V. Meeting Topics - (Supporting Materials behind Corresponding Tab Number of Public Binders and also available on www.leedelegation.com )  
 
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
 
1) An Act Relating to Lee Health (Rodrigues)  
   - Public Comment  

2) Election of 2020 Delegation Chairman    
 
GENERAL TOPICS
 
3) Lee County Commission
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • The Honorable Brian Hamman, Acting Chairman

4) Lee County School District
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Gwynetta Gittens, Chair
  • Dr. Greg Adkins, Superintendent  

5) City of Fort Myers
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Councilmember Fred Burson, Mayor Pro Tempore  

6) City of Cape Coral
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • John Szerlag, City Manager  

7) City of Bonita Springs
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • The Honorable Peter Simmons, Mayor  

8) City of Sanibel
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • The Honorable Kevin Ruane, Mayor  

9) Town of Fort Myers Beach
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Roger Hernstadt, Town Manager    

10) Lehigh Acres Fire District
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Presenter, Title  

11) Florida Gulf Coast University
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Dr. Mike Martin, President  
 
 
12) Florida Gulf Coast University Student Government
   - Current Initiatives
  • Josh Ballin, Student Body President  

13) Florida Southwestern State College
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Dr. Jeff Albritten, President  

14) Hodges University
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Dr. John Meyer, President  

15) Lee Health
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Dr. Larry Antonucci, CEO  

16) Hope Healthcare Services
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Samira Beckwith, CEO  

17) Park Royal Hospital
   - General Presentation
  • Coleby Wright, CEO  

18) Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
   - General Presentation
  • Kirsten O’Donnell, Director of Communications  

19) Gulf Coast Village/Continuing Care Retirement Communities
   - General Remarks
  • Sarah Jane, Local Advocate  
 
 
 20) Alzheimer’s Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
   - General Presentation
  • Tanya Lockett, Local Advocate  

21) SalusCare, Inc.
   - General Presentation
  • Jessica Plazewski, VP of Outpatient and Community Programs  

22) Central Florida Behavioral Health Network
   - General Presentation
  • Linda McKinnon, President and CEO  

23) LARC, Inc.
   - General Presentation
  • Angela Katz, Local Advocate  

24) Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Second District
   - General Presentation
  • Ita Neymotin, Regional Counsel  

25) 20th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem
   - General Presentation
  • Holly Rodriguez, Circuit Director  

26) Children’s Network of Southwest Florida
   - General Presentation
  • Nadereh Salim, CEO  

27) Family Initiative
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • David Brown  
 
 
28) Community Resource Network of Florida
   - General Presentation re APD Medicaid Waiver, I/DD Funding
  •  Cole Caruso, President/CEO  

29) Family Care Council Florida
   - General Presentation re APD Medicaid Waiver, I/DD Funding 
  • Patricia Oglesby, Parent Advocate  

30) Our Voices Together, Florida Coalition
   - iBudget Medicaid Waiver, I/DD Funding
  • Beth Gulling, Coalition Chairman  

31) Anita Renee Sullins/Corinza Cross
   - General Presentation
 
32) PACE Center for Girls, Lee County
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Meg Geltner, Executive Director  

33) AMI Kids Southwest Florida
   - General Presentation
  • Jeffrey Jean-Jacques, Executive Director AMI Kids Youths  

34) Teachers Association of Lee County
   - General Presentation re Public Education
  •  Kevin Daly, President  

35) Florida Retired Educators Association
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Susan Darovec, Legislative Representative SWFL  

36) Conservancy of Southwest Florida
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Kelly McNab, Environmental Planning Specialist

37) Audubon Society/Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife
 
 - General Presentation
  • Carl Veaux, Local Advocate  

38) Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation
   - General Presentation re Water Quality
  • Rae Ann Wessel, Natural Resource Policy Director  

39) Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
   - General Presentation
  • Debi Osborne, Director of Land Protection  

40) Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Jennifer Hecker, Executive Director  

41) Captains for Clean Water
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  •  Daniel Andrews, Co-Founder  

42) Citizens Climate Lobby
   - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
  • Pat Duncan, Local Advocate  

43) Florida Arts, Inc.
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Jim Griffith, President/CEO, Sidney & Berne Davis  Art Center  

44) Southwest Florida Alliance of Chambers
   - General Presentation
  • Colleen DePasquale, President/CEO, Fort Myers Chamber  
 

45) Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce
   - General Presentation re Member Advocacy Committee
  • Colleen DePasquale, President/CEO  

46) Naples Fort Myers Greyhound Track
   - General Presentation
  • Izzy Havenick, VP Government and Political Affairs  

47) Florida Greyhound Association
   - Greyhound Compensation Fund
  • Jeff Kottkamp, Former Lt. Governor and State Representative  

48) Good Wheels
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Alan Mandel, CEO  

49) Alexander Grantt
   - General Presentation re Passenger Railway in Southwest Florida
 
50) Lee County Homeless Coalition
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Janet Bartos, Executive Director  

51) Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Inc.
   - Affordable Housing
   - Community Contribution Tax Credit Program
  • Gary Aubuchon, Board Chairman     

52) National Organization for Women - Fort Myers/Naples Chapter
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Kathy Mayo, President  

53) League of Women Voters of Lee County
   - General Presentation
  • Clara Ann Graham

54) David Jaye                        
   - General Presentation re DROP
 
55) Steve Maxwell
   - General Presentation re Financial Disclosure Reform
 
56) Dr. Peter Lautenbach, Linda Lautenbach
   - General Remarks re Truth in Sentencing/65% Gain Time
 
57) Rosalie Wilson
   - General Presentation re Truth in Sentencing/65% Gain Time
 
58) Renee Graves
   - General Presentation re Making Reform Legislation Retroactive
 
59) Doreen Dupont
   - General Presentation re §316.2935, F.S., Vehicular Exhaust Standards
 
60) Brenda Clark
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
61) Chrystal Vervaet
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
62) Molly Scarce
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
63) Robert Murdoch
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
64) Matt Everett
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
65) Stephanie Jones
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
66) Jessica Girado
   - Opposition to SB 64
 
67) Olga Fourier
   - General Presentation re Florida Falun Dafa Association 
 
68) Florida Citizens Alliance
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Deborah Zacovic, Legislative Advocate  

69) Florida Alliance for Assistance Services and Technology
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Gene Adams, Legislative Advocate  

70) Public Defender 20th Judicial Circuit
   - 2020 Legislative Priorities
  • Nicole Calderone
  • Megan Strayhorn  

71) Florida Economic Council  
   - General Presentation  
  • Jessica Pinsky    

VI. General Comment from the Public [time permitting]  

​VII. Adjournment
Lee County Delegation Office | 3436 Marinatown Lane, Suite 6, North Fort Myers, FL 33903 | Phone: (239) 656-7790

Website by Visaggio & Co.