Building Industry Committee Memorandum of Understanding
At a glance
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- What: the city's agreement with the building industry for a joint committee on development and permitting. The city currently has a three-year agreement with the Lee Building Industry Association; the Mayor proposed adding the Cape Coral Construction Industry Association in a revised agreement.
- Where it stands: on October 14, 2026 council members gave direction not to change it now.
- Next: revisit when the current agreement nears expiration or the construction association has stabilized under its new executive director.
The proposal
- A revised agreement among the city and both associations, with a minimum of two meetings a year and more if the parties agree.
- The Mayor said the building industry is broader than one organization and that members overlap.
Positions
- Public comment: the construction association's new executive director and a resident supported the revision (asking for quarterly meetings and a council liaison); the Lee association opposed changing its existing agreement.
- Against changing now: Dr. Derrick Donnell, William E. (Bill) Steinke (cited four executive directors in four years), Joe Kilraine, Jennifer Nelson-Lastra and Rachel Kaduk; several said they are open to adding the construction association later.
- Keith Long would have supported it, or a matching separate agreement with the construction association.
Sources
- Committee of the Whole video, October 14, 2026: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D9oD_avWA40
- City Clerk agendas and videos: https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/city_clerk/agendas_videos.php
Discussion time
About 19 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 - Committee of the Whole | 19 |
Log
- 2026-10-14 - Committee of the Whole — Mayor Mayor Gunter proposed a three-party agreement; most council members preferred to wait, and the direction was no change for now.