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Agenda Item: 8A. |
Prepared By: Jim Kornas |
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Business: Old Business |
Department: Executive Office |
Subject:
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Announcement of 2024 Marco In Bloom Contest Award Winners (J. McDonald)
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BACKGROUND: At the Committee’s March 6, 2024 meeting, Committee Member Julie McDonald shared an update on the number of Marco In Bloom property nominations received to date, and she engaged the Committee in a discussion of how to best notify and encourage property owners with visually-appealing landscape designs to nominate themselves (or others) for consideration in this year's Contest. She also updated the Committee on the status of recent awareness-building articles in the Island's local newspapers, and she shared the final design of the Award Winner yard signs for this year's Contest.
The Committee concurred with Member McDonald's suggestion that each Committee member be assigned a section of Marco Island to canvas for potential nominations, and she volunteered to create a sectioned map of the Island with proposed assigned areas for distribution to the Committee's members. The sectioned map was distributed to the Committee’s members via email on March 11, 2024.
Ms. McDonald reviewed and confirmed the timetable for ensuring that the identification of winning properties and the presentation of awards can be completed in time for the April 8, 2024 Marco Island City Council Meeting, and City Staff Liaison Justin Martin confirmed that the this item is on the Council's Future Agenda for that date.
The Committee is targeting March 26, 2024 as its date for visiting and scoring the nominated 2024 Marco In Bloom Contest properties.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: N / A
RECOMMENDATION: Recognize the Contest’s award-winning properties, and confirm preparations for the presentation of awards at the April 8, 2024 City Council Meeting.
POTENTIAL MOTION: None expected.