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City sends notice terminating agreement for Jaycee Park
modification The Reef Cape Coral Notification cites ‘failure to remit the committed investment upfront payment’ contract LLC submitted on March 21 in lieu of the By VALARIE HARRING vharring@breezenewspapers.com The city of Cape Coral has sent a notice of termination for the concessionaire agreement for Jaycee Park citing the “failure to remit the committed investment upfront payment.” The letter to the principals of The Reef Cape Coral LLC, Stephan Soloway and Michael Amato is dated Monday, March 31, and signed by City Attorney Aleksandr Boksner.
“Dear Mr. Soloway and Mr. Amato: This correspondence shall serve as formal notification that the City of Cape Coral, Florida (‘City’) is exercising its right to TERMINATE the ‘Concessionaire Agreement Between City of Cape Coral, Florida and The Reef Cape Coral ’Concessionaire Agreement’, pursuant to Section 19.4 of Concessionaire Agreement, for the failure of The Reef Cape Coral LLC to remit the Committed Investment Upfront Payment (‘Upfront Payment’) of
$1,370,488.00, plus late charges and interest, within the time period provided to cure The Reef Cape Coral LLC’s monetary default,” the letter states. The letter outlines a number of deadlines the city says the firm with which it contracted to provide concession-related services as part of the city’s redevelopment of the riverfront park off Beach Parkway, including the final deadline provided in the city’s March 18 letter of default. The letter states that the city rejects the
News of Note Third annual Cape Coral Culture Fest to be held April 26 at Cultural Park
The city of Cape Coral invites the public to the third annual Cape Coral Culture Fest, which will be held Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The special celebration will be held at Cultural Park at 528 Cultural Park Blvd., north of Cape Coral City Hall in the park behind the Cape Coral Museum of History and Cultural Park Theatre. This free, family-friendly event is geared toward all ages. During the festival, the city will celebrate different cultures through live music, performances, international food, a variety of vendors and much more. Organizers say that the event will help residents connect with their community and explore sights, sounds and flavors from around the world. For additional information about Culture Fest or to complete a craft vendor application, please visit www. capeculturefest.com
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Council vote expected on Oasis Sports Complex proposal
By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers.com Cape Coral City Council’s vote on a proposed $12 million sports complex on the campus of its municipal high school charter school is expected today. A joint workshop was held Feb. 19 between Council and the Cape Coral Charter School Authority Governing Board at which Avalon Engineering presented designs for the Oasis Sports Complex. The item on Council’s consent agenda, Resolution 112-25, is to approve direction given to the city administration that the charter school “shall have exclusive use of the Oasis Sports Complex, and to move forward with the base concept plan in the estimated amount of $11,093,788, plus alternate area one in the approximate amount of $777,266 and alternative area two in the approximate amount of $184,011.” The project has a total estimated cost of $12,055,066, and the resolution states that
“the city will issue the debt to construct the Oasis Sports Complex” and the “charter school receives local capital improvement funds on annual basis, and those funds will be utilized to pay the city for the debt issued to construct the Oasis Sports Complex.” The annual lease payments will be increased to cover the debt service for the project. In other business: n Resolution 108-25, which is for approval of the first amendment to Tourist Development Tax Grant Funding Agreement between Lee County Board of County Commissioners and the city for Yacht Club Shoreline expansion. The ordinance would allow tourist development funds to be used for the waterward beach fill/ substructure for beach expansion. The grant is
See OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX, page 4 Above is a site plan for the proposed Oasis Sports Complex in Cape Coral. GRAPHIC PROVIDED
payment and penalties the city says it is owed. “In that regard, please be advised that the City respectfully rejects your alternative proposal for providing the Upfront Payment and accumulated penalties,” the city letter from Boksner states. “The city hereby exercises its legal option to TERMINATE the Concessionaire Agreement for The Reef LLC’s defaults on the Upfront Payment.”
Pay bump for city employees on the table
See JAYCEE PARK, page 4
By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers.com Employees will receive up to a 10% wage increase if Cape Coral City Council approves proposed collective bargaining agreements today. Council’s consent agenda includes Resolution 85-25, a proposed agreement between the city and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 2301 – general union representing blue collar, white collar, professional and supervisory units. The contract would compensate employees at minimum at the 75th percentile of wages paid in comparable positions in comparable cities. The section that pertains to pay and reallocation states that “increases within pay range or lump sum payments shall only take place if employee has achieved a minimum overall ‘operational standard’ rating on their annual performance evaluation. The most current evaluation in the employee’s personnel fill shall be utilized.” The effective date is Jan. 4, 2025, and the agreement also states that “general employee step plan shall be adjusted upward by 10%. All employees may advance one step within their pay range pursuant to this section, provided it does not exceed the maximum step in their pay range. Employees who do not receive a step advancement because they are at the maximum step in their pay range shall receive a one-time lump sum amount equal to 3.25% of their base pay, this payment shall be made within six weeks from contract ratification.” The general employee step up plan is also addressed, as it “shall be adjusted upward by 4% and all bargaining employees
See PAY BUMP, page 4