Board of County Commissioners

October 21, 20259:00 a.m. SARASOTA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER1660 RINGLING BOULEVARDCOMMISSION CHAMBER SARASOTA, FL Joe Neunder, Chair, District 4Ron Cutsinger, Vice Chair, District 5Teresa Mast, District 1Mark Smith, District 2Tom Knight, District 3 INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONSFarm-City WeekNational 4-H Week RECOGNITIONEmergency Management Accreditation ProgramStormReady Recognition NOTE:The Board may break for lunch, and as needed throughout the day. Attendees interested in specific agenda items should plan accordingly. 1.OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - (Three-minute time limit per person.) This time is reserved for persons desiring to comment on items not scheduled for a public hearing. Persons wishing to speak at Open to the Public shall complete a Request to Speak card, including the number of the agenda item or, if not an agenda item, the topic to be addressed. Comments on scheduled agenda items will be heard first, followed by up to 5 speakers related to topics not on the advertised agenda. Any remaining speaker cards will be held for the final Open to the Public session at the end of the meeting. CONSENT SECTION:All matters listed under the Consent Section are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by a Commissioner, the item(s) will be considered at the end of the Consent Section. 2.BREEZE TRANSITTo reappoint Neil Acharya to serve a one-year term on the Citizens Advisory Committee for Public Transportation as a STAR Student representative, effective through October 2026. 3.ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Services Agreement CP 2129 with IronBrick Associates LLC for Workday software subscriptions for a ten (10) year term in a total amount not to exceed $13,570,765.00. 4.ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYTo approve the expenditure authorization form and to authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve individual purchases with Xerox Corporation under Cooperative Purchase 2122 for the purchase of Xerox Non-Managed Fleet Purchases County Wide – Xerox Multi-Function Devices (MFDs), print, copy, scan, fax and Xerox printers, wide format plotters, scanners, production process machines and for General Services’ Mail/Print production machines and leasing of copiers and printers, in a total amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 5.GENERAL SERVICESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 2022-003 with Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts, for fleet and facility-related vendor management inventory and logistics management solutions, to remove the total not-to-exceed amount to allow expenditures in an amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 6.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo approve a funding agreement with Manatee County and the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County to share equally with Manatee County, the funding of the Systems Advocate Program, for a one-year period, in the amount of $62,817.00. 7.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo appoint Sylvia Peters to serve a three-year term on the Community Action Agency Board as an Elected Representative of Low-Income Eligible Population, effective through October 2028. 8.LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL RESOURCESTo reappoint Mark Pienkos to serve a four-year term, on the Historical Commission effective through October 2029. 9.LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL RESOURCESTo reappoint Alecia Harper to serve a three-year term on the Historic Preservation Board, effective through October 2028. 10.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo reappoint David Nichols to serve a three-year term on the Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority & Industrial Development Revenue Bond Citizens Advisory Committee, effective through October 2028. 11.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo adopt a resolution authorizing the borrowing of an amount not exceeding $5,228,000.00 from the Pooled Commercial Paper Loan Program of the Florida Local Government Finance Commission to finance costs of cardiac monitoring and other technology equipment. 12.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a term contract with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., for rate and financial consulting for a three-year period in a total amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 13.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo approve the expenditure authorization form and to authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve individual purchases with Various Vendors identified in the School Board of Manatee County bid (CP 2136) for the purchase of new playground systems, accessories, and shade structures at Sarasota County playgrounds and parks, including installation services, not to exceed budgeted funds;To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a purchase agreement with Kompan, Inc. for the purchase and installation of new playground equipment and safety surfacing at Rothenbach Park located at 8650 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241, in a total amount of $343,197.38. 14.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo adopt a resolution denying Coastal Setback Variance Petition No. 79-03-24-577 for properties located at 777-779 North Manasota Key Road, Englewood. 15.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo approve an Interlocal Agreement between the Town of Longboat Key, the City of Punta Gorda, the City of North Port, the City of Venice, the City of Sarasota, Charlotte County, and Sarasota County for the reciprocal use of Building Department personnel to assist one another in fulfilling their respective duties by performing building inspections, plan reviews, and other necessary building code administrative services. 16.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo grant a ten-foot-wide, non-exclusive permanent utility easement to Florida Power and Light Company to provide parking lot lighting at Ed Smith Stadium for County-owned property located at 2700 12th St Sarasota FL, 34237;To grant a ten-foot-wide, non-exclusive permanent utility easement to Florida Power and Light Company to allow for the transformer connection to power the Orioles’ new Player Development Facility at Ed Smith Stadium for County-owned property located at 2700 12th St Sarasota FL, 34237. 17.PUBLIC UTILITIESTo authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve Amendment No. 1 to contract SI 1933 with Mission Communications LLC, for the purchase of a cellular remote telemetry monitoring service, increasing the annual not-to-exceed amount from $250,000.00 to $400,000.00. 18.SOLID WASTETo appoint Harper H. to serve a one-year term on the Keep Sarasota County Beautiful Advisory Board as the Students Taking Active Roles Government Representative, effective through May 2026. 19.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo ratify and approve the Warrants dated September 22 through October 03, 2025, in the amount of $133,249,390.69, as detailed in the voucher packages filed in the Finance Department. 20.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo approve the Minutes of the meetings dated September 24 (two sets), and October 7, 2025. DISCUSSION SECTION: 21.COUNTY ADMINISTRATORTo consider the County Administrator's 2025 performance evaluation. 22.COUNTY ATTORNEYTo consider the County Attorney’s 2025 performance evaluation. 23.ADMINISTRATIONTo receive an update from the Bay Park Conservancy. 24.BREEZE TRANSITTo appoint one individual to serve a three-year term on the Citizens Advisory Committee for Public Transportation as an At-Large representative, effective November 2025 through October 2028. 25.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESPresentation on the Coastal Advisory Committee Annual Report. 26.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo appoint one individual to serve one expired term on the Englewood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Advisory Board, effective September 30, 2025. 27.SOLID WASTETo appoint one individual to serve a three-year term on the Keep Sarasota County Beautiful Advisory Board, effective through December 2027. 28.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo provide direction to staff on a preferred option related to restrictions on the operation of motorboats in the vicinity of Ted Sperling Park at South Lido Beach;To authorize a public hearing on an ordinance amending Chapter 130, Articles II and III of the County Code, relating to the operation of motorboats in the vicinity of Ted Sperling Park at South Lido Beach. PUBLIC HEARINGS:The Sarasota County Charter requires that evidence and testimony presented during Public Hearings shall be under oath. Persons presenting evidence and/or testimony are required to complete and sign the Request to Speak Card. Time Limits: Petitioner Presentation - 20 minutes; Citizen Comments - 5 minutes per speaker (unless otherwise determined by the Chair); Petitioner Rebuttal - 5 minutes PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST: 29.CAPITAL PROJECTS(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution, amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164), to modify the description and scope for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 88106, Knights Trail Road Utility Improvements – Wastewater;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-005 amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate additional funding for the Knights Trail Road Utility Improvements – Wastewater Capital Improvement Program project, in the amount of $1,767,197.00. 30.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164) to add the Cowpen Lane Property ESLPP Land Acquisition and Start-Up as Project No. 85690; (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-004 amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for the Capital Improvement Program Project No. 85690 – Cowpen Lane Property ESLPP Land Acquisition and Start-Up Project ($2,312,550.00) and Operating Impacts ($24,200.00), in the amount of $2,336,750.00;(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution authorizing the acquisition of approximately 10.46 acres of real property located at 140 Cowpen Lane, Sarasota from STEPHEN E. WOEBER, Individually and as Trustee of the STEPHEN E. WOEBER Revocable Trust dated May 21, 2015, in the amount of $1,980,000.00, authorizing the execution of the contract for sale and purchase, and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute any necessary documents to effectuate the closing, and providing for applicability and an effective date. 31.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-003, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to incorporate various supplemental appropriations, revenue adjustments, grants, interest income, debt proceeds, miscellaneous revenue, and transfers resulting in the amount of $3,653,871.00. 32.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, approving Special Exception Petition No. 1914, to allow a Place of Worship with Day Care and Elementary, Middle, High School for a property located at 2923 Ashton Road, Sarasota in an RSF-3 zone district. 33.STORMWATER(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164) to add the Phillippi Creek High Spots Stormwater Conveyance Dredging as Project No. 75888;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-006, amending the Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Budget to appropriate funding for the Capital Improvement Program Project No.75888 - Phillippi Creek High Spots Stormwater Conveyance Dredging in the amount of $14,482,224.00;(Not a public hearing) To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Continental Heavy Civil Corp, for Phillippi Creek High Spots Stormwater Conveyance Dredging Group 1, in the total amount of $3,300,000.00; (Not a public hearing) To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Continental Heavy Civil Corp for Phillippi Creek High Spots Stormwater Conveyance Dredging Group 2, in the total amount of $10,397,200.00; REPORTS SECTION: 34.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERFiled for Record List. 35.COUNTY ADMINISTRATORPresentation of the quarterly update on the 2025 Policy Agenda;Hermitage Campus Update;Agenda topics for the Convocation of Governments meeting in January 2026. 36.COUNTY ATTORNEYTo consider proposed settlement in D.R. Horton, Inc. and The Cindy L. Smith Revocable Living Trust v. Sarasota County (Smith Properties). 37.COMMISSIONER MAST 38.COMMISSIONER SMITH 39.COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 40.COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 41.CHAIR NEUNDER 42.ADMINISTRATIONOutstanding Board Assignments. 43.ADMINISTRATIONBoard Meeting Schedule. DISCUSSION SECTION: (Continued) 44.COMMUNICATIONSPresentation on the 2025 Sarasota County Annual Citizen Opinion Survey Final Report by the University of South Florida. 45.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESPresentation of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Land Acquisition and Protection Annual Report. 46.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPresentation to review Sarasota County’s current process related to the submittal of unsolicited proposals for public-private partnerships. 47.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo approve moving forward with a 2026 referendum, to amend the Sarasota County Charter to allow for emergency-related debt in excess of the current bonding limitation during a declared emergency;To approve moving forward with a 2026 referendum, to amend the Sarasota County Charter to allow for refinancing of existing debt, in excess of the current bonding limitation, to provide debt service savings. 48.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo provide policy guidance on amendments to the Water and Navigation Control Authority Code (Chapter 54, Article XX of the Sarasota County Code of Ordinances) related to artificial reefs. 49.OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - (Three-minute time limit per person.) This time is reserved for persons desiring to comment before the Board on items not scheduled for a Public Hearing. Persons wishing to speak at Open to the Public shall complete a Request to Speak card, including the number of the agenda item or, if not an agenda item, the topic to be addressed. This segment may include speakers deferred from the morning Open to the Public segment. 50.OTHER BUSINESS NOTESarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, familial status, religion, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), or who wish to file a complaint, should contact: Sarasota County Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Civil Rights Coordinator, 1660 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34236, Phone: 941-861-5000, Teletype (TTY): 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771. Email: adacoordinator@scgov.net. Persons needing assistance are asked to provide notice as soon as practicable in advance of the event to allow time to accommodate the request.

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BCC-Regular 10/21/2025 9:00:00 AM INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNITION NOTE: 1. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CONSENT SECTION: 2. BREEZE TRANSIT 3. ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4. ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5. GENERAL SERVICES 6. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 7. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 8. LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL RESOURCES 9. LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL RESOURCES 10. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 11. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 12. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 13. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 14. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 15. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 16. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 17. PUBLIC UTILITIES 18. SOLID WASTE 19. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 20. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER DISCUSSION SECTION: 21. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 22. COUNTY ATTORNEY 23. ADMINISTRATION 24. BREEZE TRANSIT 25. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 26. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 27. SOLID WASTE 28. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC HEARINGS: PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST: 29. CAPITAL PROJECTS 30. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 31. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 32. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 33. STORMWATER REPORTS SECTION: 34. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 35. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 36. COUNTY ATTORNEY 37. COMMISSIONER MAST 38. COMMISSIONER SMITH 39. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 40. COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 41. CHAIR NEUNDER 42. ADMINISTRATION 43. ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSION SECTION: (Continued) 44. COMMUNICATIONS 45. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 46. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 47. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 48. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED: 49. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 50. OTHER BUSINESS NOTE Copyright © 2015-2026 Hyland Software, Inc.