Board of County Commissioners

March 11, 20259:00 a.m. ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAILCOMMISSION CHAMBER VENICE, FL Joe Neunder, Chair, District 4Ron Cutsinger, Vice Chair, District 5Teresa Mast, District 1Mark Smith, District 2Tom Knight, District 3 INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 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 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.CAPITAL PROJECTSTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a unit price contract with the following vendors for roads, transit, trails, sidewalks and drainage, for a three-year term for an amount not to exceed budgeted funds:Ajax Paving Industries of Florida LLC (Contract No. SR 2652-01)Gator Grading & Paving LLC (Contract No. SR 2652-02) 3.CAPITAL PROJECTSTo adopt a resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Local Agency Program Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation, for the redesign of a 2,400-foot section of Manasota Key Road damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, in the amount of $572,239.00;To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-027, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate the State of Florida Department of Transportation Local Agency Program Agreement funding for the redesign of a 2,400-foot section of Manasota Key Road damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, in the amount of $572,239.00. 4.CAPITAL PROJECTSTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute an agreement for construction engineering and inspection services with A2 Group, Inc., for the Casey Key Shoreline Protection, in an amount not to exceed $2,137,326.79. 5.COMMISSION SERVICESTo adopt a resolution as required by Section 125.001, Florida Statutes, authorizing a joint meeting with the City of Sarasota. 6.EMERGENCY SERVICESTo approve the grant agreement with Sarasota County and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) non-Blue sUAS Drone Replacement Grant Program;To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-026, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) funding for the FDLE non-Blue sUAS Drone Replacement Grant Program, in the amount of $100,000.00. 7.HUMAN RESOURCESTo approve a Workers Compensation Lump Sum settlement in the amount of $95,000.00 in the case of Edward Bundrant, for accident-related injuries that occurred on August 4, 2014. 8.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a term contract with Wesco Turf, Inc. for Toro turf equipment maintenance and repair services, for a three-year period, in a total amount not to exceed $900,000.00. 9.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo appoint Lloyd Weed to fill an unexpired three-year term on the Parks Advisory and Recreation Council, as a member representing municipal parks and/or recreation interests from the City of Venice, effective through September 2026. 10.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute, Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. SR 2429 with P.J. Hayes Inc. dba Tandem Construction, a Florida corporation, to provide Construction Phase Services to complete the construction of the Clubhouse portion of the Ed Smith Stadium Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Project in a total amount not to exceed $5,156,058.87. 11.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo approve a Housing and Community Development Fund Program Grant Agreement with Family Promise of South Sarasota County, Inc. for $86,100.00. 12.PUBLIC WORKSTo approve a Cooperative Funding Agreement, Agreement Number 25CF0004543, with the Southwest Florida Water Management District for the Dona Bay Watershed Management Plan Update in the amount of $592,000.00;To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment B2025-019, amending the FY 2025 Amended Budget to appropriate the Southwest Florida Water Management District Grant funding for the Dona Bay Watershed Management Plan Update in the amount of $592,000.00. 13.SHERIFFTo approve expenditures from the Law Enforcement Forfeitures Fund, to the following programs and in the specified amounts, for the support or operation of programs relating to drug treatment, drug abuse education, drug prevention, crime prevention, and/or safe neighborhoods:Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse, $2,000.00Sheriff’s Activities League, $15,000.00 14.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo ratify and approve the warrants dated February 10 through February 21, 2025, in the amount of $68,915,453.86, as detailed in the voucher packages filed in the Finance Department. DISCUSSION SECTION: 15.COUNTY COMMISSIONFor the Board to receive a progress update from the Sarasota County Long Term Recovery Group, a coalition of non-governmental, faith-based, governmental, and business organizations supporting family and individual post-disaster recovery efforts in Sarasota County. 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: 16.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, approving Temporary Use Permit No. TUP-25-027, to allow the Siesta Key Farmers Market for a one-year period, on property located at 5211 Ocean Boulevard, Sarasota. 17.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, approving Special Exception No. 1902 to allow a Place of Worship with a Daycare Facility for property located at 506 Church Street, Nokomis. 18.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution approving Street Vacation Petition No. SV25-02 to vacate, abandon and discontinue County’s interest in 2 portions of an unimproved platted roadway known as Raymond Road running north/south through the middle of County property Parcel Identification Number (PID) 0237050002 (Property). 19.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to Myakka River Area Variance Request No. EP-LOD-24-00002 for the proposed Snook Haven Park improvements that include modifying existing structures, new impervious surfaces, and a new retaining wall within the 50-foot River Area Buffer of the Myakka River Protection Zone at 5000 E. Venice Avenue, Venice. 20.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a Resolution, approving Special Exception Petition No. 1901 to make an existing non-conforming use into a conforming use with a Binding Development Concept Plan and to allow an animal shelter facility within the OUE-1 zone district for property located at 7501 Clark Road, Sarasota. 21.PUBLIC UTILITIES(Not a public hearing) To approve Amendment 2 to Cooperative Funding Agreement, Contract No. 2021-164, with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, for the Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility Aquifer Recharge Project, extending the grant period to October 31, 2026;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment B2025-021, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate funding for the Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility Aquifer Recharge Project. 22.PUBLIC UTILITIES(Not a public hearing) To approve a State-Funded Grant Agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), for the Sarasota County Sanitary Sewer System – Vacuum Lift Station Wind Hardening Project;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment B2025-020, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate funding for the Sarasota County Sanitary Sewer System – Vacuum Lift Station Wind Hardening Project in the amount of $283,406.00. 23.GENERAL SERVICES(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2024-145) to add the Emergency Management Warehouse and County Storage Facility Project No. 83338; (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-024 amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, to appropriate funding for the Emergency Management Warehouse and County Storage Facility Project and related operating budget impacts in the amount $4,200,000.00;(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution authorizing execution of a contract for sale and purchase with Indallo, LLC for the purchase of property located at 8280 Consumer Court, Sarasota, PID #0209080008, in the amount of $3,950,000.00, and authorizing the Chair, Vice Chair or County Administrator to execute the contract for sale and purchase and authorizing the County Administrator or designee to execute all documents necessary to complete the transaction. REPORTS SECTION: 24.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERFiled for Record List. 25.COUNTY ADMINISTRATORCity of Venice Joint Meeting Agenda Items. 26.COUNTY ATTORNEYRequest authorization to file a lawsuit against Mr. and Mrs. Watkins for property damage;Request direction on how to proceed with the Sarasota East-Enders for Responsible Development, Inc. (SEERD) circuit court order;Final plat approval for Shores at Stillwater Phase 1B. 27.COMMISSIONER MAST 28.COMMISSIONER SMITH 29.COMMISSIONER KNIGHTComprehensive Plan / 2050 Plan Review. 30.COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 31.CHAIR NEUNDERPreliminary proposal for a new Records Management Facility. 32.ADMINISTRATIONOutstanding Board Assignments. 33.ADMINISTRATIONBoard Meeting Schedule. PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED: 34.OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 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. 35.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 3/11/2025 9:00:00 AM INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOTE: 1. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CONSENT SECTION: 2. CAPITAL PROJECTS 3. CAPITAL PROJECTS 4. CAPITAL PROJECTS 5. COMMISSION SERVICES 6. EMERGENCY SERVICES 7. HUMAN RESOURCES 8. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 9. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 10. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 11. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 12. PUBLIC WORKS 13. SHERIFF 14. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER DISCUSSION SECTION: 15. COUNTY COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARINGS: PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST: 16. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 17. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 18. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 19. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 20. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 21. PUBLIC UTILITIES 22. PUBLIC UTILITIES 23. GENERAL SERVICES REPORTS SECTION: 24. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 25. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 26. COUNTY ATTORNEY 27. COMMISSIONER MAST 28. COMMISSIONER SMITH 29. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 30. COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 31. CHAIR NEUNDER 32. ADMINISTRATION 33. ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED: 34. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 35. OTHER BUSINESS NOTE Copyright © 2015-2026 Hyland Software, Inc.