City Commission Workshop

City’s Parking Program and Future Funding Workshop -1- 8/31/2026 MINUTES OF THE SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP OF AUGUST 31, 2026 PRESENT: Mayor Debbie Trice, presiding, Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich, Commissioners Jen Ahearn-Koch, Liz Alpert, and Kyle Scott Battie (arrived at 10:02 A.M.), City Manager Karie Friling, City Attorney Robert Fournier, and Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Lori Rivers ABSENT: City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs 10:01:17 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Trice at 10:01 A.M. 10:01:28 A.M. 1. DISCUSSION RE: CITY'S PARKING PROGRAM AND FUTURE FUNDING (AGENDA ITEM I) Director Steven “Steve” Cover and Interim General Manager Phillip Deveau, Planning Department, came before the Commission. 10:01:50 A.M. Mayor Trice voiced concerns about the following: • Misinformation in the media indicating public comment was not accepted at the August 24, 2026, Parking Public Open House • The public notice of today’s Sarasota City Workshop (Workshop) clearly states the Commission does not accept public comment at Workshops; that Workshops are for discussion purposes among Commissioners, and therefore, there are no motions, and no voting on motions today; that the concern is accepting public comment today would open the City to legal action regarding inadequate public notice, which was addressed by City Attorney Polzak. 10:06:15 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Commissioner Alpert, to suspend the City of Sarasota Rules of Procedure for City Commission Meetings for today’s Sarasota City Commission Workshop for the limited purpose of allowing public comment following the Staff presentation and initial Commission questions, and each speaker is limited to three minutes and a total public comment period limited to thirty minutes, which can also be extended. 10:06:37 A.M. Questions posed by Mayor Trice were addressed by Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Rivers. 10:07:39 A.M. Commissioner Battie sought clarification of the motion, which was addressed by Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Rivers. 10:07:55 A.M. Question posed by Mayor Trice was addressed by City Attorney Polzak.

City’s Parking Program and Future Funding Workshop -2- 8/31/2026 10:08:45 A.M. Mayor Trice called for a vote on the motion to suspend the City of Sarasota Rules of Procedure for City Commission Meetings for today’s Sarasota City Commission Workshop for the limited purpose of allowing public comment following the Staff presentation and initial Commission questions, and each speaker is limited to three minutes and a total public comment period limited to thirty minutes, which can also be extended, which carried by a 4-1 vote with Mayor Trice voting no. 10:09:28 A.M. Mayor Trice discussed procedural suggestions for administering today’s Workshop, and input was provided by Mr. Cover, Commissioners Alpert and Ahearn-Koch, and Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Rivers, and the outline was determined as follows: • Staff presentation • Public comment for 30 minutes, with the possibility to extend • Commission questions/deliberation 10:13:32 A.M. City Manager Friling provided opening remarks. 10:24:20 A.M. Messrs. Cover and Deveau presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “City Commission Workshop Monday, August 31, 2026.” Vice Mayor Ohlrich left the Chambers at 10:24 A.M. and returned at 10:26 A.M. 11:19:53 A.M. Messrs. Cover and Deveau left the Dais. 11:21:00 A.M. Citizens’ Input received from individuals in the Chambers at City Hall. The Commission recessed at 11:51 A.M. and reconvened at 12:06 P.M. 12:07:38 P.M. Messrs. Cover and Deveau returned to the Dais. 12:08:23 P.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Messrs. Deveau and Cover, and Vice Mayor Ohlrich spoke in favor of an audit to determine whether there are cost-savings in the Parking Department. 12:15:15 P.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Alpert were addressed by Mr. Deveau, and slides were displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Additional Revenue” and “Parking Transactions 6-Month Comparison,” and Commissioner Alpert spoke in favor of securing a short-term loan to replace elevators in the parking garages and having increased parking fees for high demand

City’s Parking Program and Future Funding Workshop -3- 8/31/2026 areas such as Main Street and Palm Avenue than in the parking garages. 12:24:08 P.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch addressed comments made by the City Manager in the opening remarks regarding individuals being less than polite to Staff, apologized to Staff, requested the public to direct anything to the Commission, and voiced concerns regarding the format of the August 24, 2026, Parking Public Open House, in which verbal public input was not received, only written input, and Mr. Cover disagreed. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch posed questions, which were addressed by Messrs. Cover and Deveau, and a slide was displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Citywide Public Inventory At a Glance. 12:33:01 P.M. Commissioner Battie spoke to the topic, spoke in favor of increasing the parking rates by fifty cents ($.50), without Sunday paid parking, and posed questions, which were addressed by Messrs. Cover and Deveau, and a slide was displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Parking Rate Options to Maintain User-Fee Funding.” Commissioner Battie voiced concerns about Staff being harassed and admonished. 12:39:18 P.M. Questions posed by Mayor Trice were addressed by Messrs. Deveau and Cover, and City Manager Friling provided input. 12:51:30 P.M. The Commission continued to provide input and posed questions, which were addressed and slides were displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Financial Picture – Prior to Policy Change,” “Parking Rate Options to Maintain User-Fee Funding,” and “Upcoming Capital Expenditures”; that the following discussion ensued: • Concern regarding Parking Staff experiencing verbal abuse • An employer paid for parking for employees, and tickets were still given; how to make enforcement more efficient, which was addressed by Mr. Deveau • Increasing parking rates by $.50 • Many good suggestions were received from the August 24, 2026, Parking Public Open House, and there may be more suggestions; implement a taskforce/ad-hoc committee to consider the suggestions • Even raising the parking rates, balancing the parking budget is still tenuous; that over the years, instituting the parking meters did not work for a variety of reasons • Staff completing an analysis of removing parking meters from downtown and perhaps return back to the two- and three-hour parking as previously done in the City • Suggestions: to implement a parking validation program; color-coded zones; ferrying people from garages if can reasonably be accommodated in budget; short-term loan to replace elevators to spread the cost over the years • Majority of parking spaces are being used by people who are not residents of the City; therefore, unfair to bill residents for people who are coming from out of town to use spaces • More education about how many parking spaces are free downtown; that many of the comments from online were not aware the City has had a parking program for seven years with very little pushback or incidents • Commission made the mistake of extending the enforcement hours and people brought forward details the Commission did not consider • Users pay for parking by using the pay station or app; that the app includes a

City’s Parking Program and Future Funding Workshop -4- 8/31/2026 forty-cent ($.40) convenience fee • Original enforcement hours are favored, no Sundays in terms of fee rate; designate free quick (15-minute) pick-up spaces • Belief is parking system should be financially sustainable, and the users should bear a reasonable share of the cost rather than routinely shifting the cost to taxpayers • Doubts there are any merchants who desire to pay for the parking program in order to make the parking free • Being financially sustainable does not mean maximizing parking revenue; therefore, the City should determine what an efficient parking system reasonably costs to operate, which includes reviewing the City’s costs, and then recovering those costs in a way which will support businesses and manage parking demand • Eliminating meters does not answer who pays for parking • Keep ten minutes free for on-street paid parking, and one hour free in the parking garages to incentivize people to go into the garages • Included in the discussion and in the agenda backup material is a robust permitting concept of resident permits and increased employee permits, which is favored; also doing things by district; auditing the department by getting a consultant to determine if the Parking Department is functioning efficiently; wayfinding; one of the largest areas of potential and opportunity is how to make the garages full, making people feel safe in the garages, I-Rides from garage to Main Street, tailor program to the City’s population; customer service, less ticketing and more ambassador function • City needs a strategic approach to parking; the solutions should be strategic rather than seventy-five cents ($.75) across the board; consider the diverse needs • Educate the public on Florida Amendment 3, the Homestead Tax Exemptions, Property Assessments, and Spending Restrictions Amendment (Amendment 3), since the results will severely impact whether or not the City can pay for parking out of the General Fund • Change/updating the signage 1:25:31 P.M. City Manager Friling stated that the recommendation is the following: • Keep the current suspension of the extended parking enforcement hours in place through November 2026; Staff will replace the signage to avoid confusion • Staff will continue to work on developing some of the programs discussed today, including the business validation program and an enhanced valet program • Provide the Commission with some additional information requested and also look at other operational improvements for the parking system • Following the Referendum of Amendment 3, Staff will evaluate where the City is as a result of the outcome, then Staff will be able to flesh out some of the additional programs, which will return back to the Commission for further discussion • Currently, the recommendation is no changes to the parking system, do not implement anything at this time, and maintain the temporary enforcement in place which the Commission already approved • Staff will continue to engage with the public; however, Staff needs time to work on an outline and format prior to going back to the public 1:27:29 P.M. In response to a question from Mayor Trice asking if there is value in forming an ad hoc committee prior to November 03, 2026, City Manager Friling stated that at this time, she is not in the position to recommend an official ad hoc committee; that the belief is more work is needed, and Staff needs to complete their own homework first.

City’s Parking Program and Future Funding Workshop -5- 8/31/2026 1:30:05 P.M. Commissioners Ahearn-Koch and Battie posed questions, which were addressed by City Manager Friling. 1:32:03 P.M. Commissioner Battie thanked everyone for attending and providing recommendations to the Commission and encouraged Staff to reach out to the business community individually to get their thoughts, and not just to the Downtown Improvement District (DID). 1:32:56 P.M. In response to a question from Commissioner Ahearn-Koch asking if the idea to have a consultant to review the Parking Department recommended to wait until after November 03, 2026, since expending funds would be required, City Manager Friling stated yes; that any options requiring to expend additional City funds at this time are not recommended. 1:33:21 P.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich requested South Side Village not be overlooked in the parking system analysis and recommendations. 1:33:58 P.M. 2. ADJOURN (AGENDA ITEM 2) Mayor Trice adjourned the Sarasota City Commission Workshop of August 31, 2026, at 1:33 P.M.

WORKSHOP CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida August 31, 2026 City Commission Chambers 10:00 AM I. AGENDA ITEMS: I.1 Discussion Re: City's Parking Program and Future Funding I.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Additional Back Up Material - Final.pdf 08.31.2026 City Commission Presentation.pdf II. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 8-31-26 Workshop Additional Backup Material Notice.pdf 8-31-26 City Commission Workshop Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedMay42026.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING August 31, 2026 Workshop Speaker Cards.pdf August 31, 2026 Workshop Items Received.pdf AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 1

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file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026, 10:00 A.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 10:01:17AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 10:01:18AM GOOD MORNING. 10:01:21AM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 10:01:21AM WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL AUGUST 31st CITY COMMISSION 10:01:26AM WORKSHOP MEETING. 10:01:28AM WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. 10:01:35AM I WANT TO MENTION THAT CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK GRIGGS IS 10:01:40AM UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY. 10:01:42AM SO DEPUTY CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK LORI RIVERS IS WITH US ON 10:01:49AM THE DAIS TODAY. 10:01:50AM BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WOULD LIKE TO EXERCISE PERSONAL 10:01:56AM PRIVILEGE TO MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN 10:02:01AM GOING ON THE PAST WEEK. 10:02:03AM I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE HAS BEEN MISINFORMATION IN THE 10:02:09AM MEDIA. 10:02:10AM AND ONE MEDIA OUTLET THAT I'M AWARE OF REFUSED TO ISSUE A 10:02:16AM CORRECTION. 10:02:16AM AND THE MISINFORMATION WAS THAT THE MEDIA WAS STATING THAT 10:02:23AM PUBLIC COMMENT WAS NOT ACCEPTED AT LAST MONDAY'S OPEN HOUSE. 10:02:28AM WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT WAS WHAT WAS NOTICED, WHAT WAS 10:02:35AM ADVERTISED, AND WHAT WAS TAKEN. 10:02:37AM AND IT WAS AN ADVANTAGE THAT IT WAS WRITTEN BECAUSE MANY, 10:02:43AM MANY PAGES OF THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED 10:02:49AM APPEARED AS PART OF THE PERMANENT RECORD FOR THIS MEETING AS 10:02:55AM BACKGROUND INFORMATION SO THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE HAD A 10:02:59AM CHANCE TO REVIEW ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS MADE 10:03:02AM LAST MONDAY. 10:03:04AM AND IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE THAT WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED AND 10:03:09AM THERE WILL BE SOME SUMMARY AND FEEDBACK ABOUT IT DURING 10:03:13AM TODAY'S PRESENTATION. 10:03:15AM SO TO CORRECT THE RECORD, THERE WAS PUBLIC COMMENT LAST 10:03:21AM MONDAY, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED IT. 10:03:23AM THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY IS PUBLIC NOTICE OF 10:03:30AM TODAY'S WORKSHOP CLEARLY STATED THE REGULAR RULES OF CITY 10:03:36AM WORKSHOPS, THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE 10:03:42AM WORKSHOP AND THAT IT'S FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES AMONG THE 10:03:47AM COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE ROBERT'S RULES DOES NOT ALLOW US TO 10:03:53AM DISCUSS AT MEETINGS UNLESS THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 10:03:58AM WE NEED MORE INFORMATION, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR 10:04:03AM TODAY, BEFORE WE EVEN BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE A REASONABLE 10:04:07AM MOTION.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:04:08AM SO NO MOTIONS, NO VOTING ON MOTIONS TODAY. 10:04:16AM AND THE NOTICE SAYS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. 10:04:20AM NOW, I DO HAVE A CONCERN THAT ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY 10:04:25AM WOULD OPEN THE CITY TO LEGAL ACTION REGARDING INADEQUATE 10:04:31AM PUBLIC NOTICE. 10:04:33AM OUR PUBLIC NOTICE SAID NO PUBLIC COMMENT AT TODAY'S 10:04:37AM WORKSHOP. 10:04:38AM SO IF WE CHANGE THAT TODAY, WILL THERE BE PEOPLE IN THE 10:04:44AM PUBLIC WHO SAID, "OH, WELL, YOUR PUBLIC NOTICE SAID I WOULD 10:04:49AM NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A COMMENT, SO I DIDN'T BOTHER TO COME. 10:04:52AM SO YOU WERE UNFAIR TO ME IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT BY CHANGING 10:04:58AM THE RULES ON THE FLY." 10:04:59AM THAT'S JUST MY STATEMENT. 10:05:02AM WITH THAT, I BELIEVE, CITY MANAGER, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A 10:05:08AM STATEMENT OR LATER? 10:05:09AM >>Karie Friling: YEAH, IF YOU'RE READY TO GET INTO THE 10:05:12AM WORKSHOP. 10:05:13AM >>Mayor Trice: AS SOON AS YOUR STATEMENT, I WAS GOING TO 10:05:15AM MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA. 10:05:21AM >>Liz Alpert: I THINK WE NEED TO EXPLAIN -- 10:05:23AM >>Mayor Trice: WE HAVEN'T OPENED THE MEETING YET. 10:05:25AM >>Liz Alpert: I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE EITHER THE CITY 10:05:27AM MANAGER OR YOU OR SOMEBODY READ THIS PROPOSED PROCEDURE 10:05:33AM SHOULD WE DECIDE TO WAIVE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. 10:05:38AM >>Mayor Trice: IF WE CHOOSE TO HAVE THAT PROCEDURE. 10:05:40AM THAT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR. 10:05:41AM LET'S HEAR FROM THE CITY MANAGER. 10:05:42AM >>Karie Friling: I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME OPENING REMARKS TO 10:05:47AM START WITH. 10:05:49AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 10:05:49AM >>Karie Friling: YOU SHOULD GO THROUGH THE PROCEDURAL ISSUES 10:05:53AM FIRST FOR ADMINISTERING TODAY'S WORKSHOP. 10:05:57AM I WILL GO TO ATTORNEY POLZAK IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL 10:06:00AM QUESTIONS. 10:06:01AM I DID PROVIDE AN OUTLINE TO THE COMMISSION IN THE EVENT THAT 10:06:03AM YOU CHOOSE TO AMEND YOUR OWN RULES. 10:06:06AM THAT IS JUST FOR YOUR EDUCATION PURPOSES. 10:06:12AM >>Mayor Trice: I BELIEVE YOU WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION. 10:06:14AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: I DID. 10:06:15AM IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I WOULD MOVE TO SUSPEND THE 10:06:18AM COMMISSION'S RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THIS WORKSHOP FOR THE 10:06:21AM LIMITED PURPOSES OF ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOWING THE 10:06:24AM STAFF PRESENTATION AND INITIAL COMMISSION QUESTIONS. 10:06:27AM WITH EACH SPEAKER LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES AND A TOTAL 10:06:30AM PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES, WHICH CAN ALSO 10:06:34AM BE EXTENDED. 10:06:36AM >>Liz Alpert: SECOND. 10:06:37AM >>Mayor Trice: I WILL TURN TO DEPUTY CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK 10:06:44AM RIVERS FOR THE ROBERT'S RULES IN TERMS OF I BELIEVE THERE'S 10:06:50AM NO DEBATE ALLOWED. 10:06:51AM >>Lori Rivers: THAT'S CORRECT. 10:06:52AM IT REQUIRES FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES TO PASS.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:06:57AM I'M SORRY, WAS IT COMMISSIONER ALPERT WHO SECONDED? 10:07:00AM THANK YOU. 10:07:02AM >>Mayor Trice: IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH, 10:07:06AM SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ALPERT. 10:07:09AM >>Lori Rivers: I WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. 10:07:10AM >>Mayor Trice: LET'S CONFIRM, THERE'S NO DEBATE. 10:07:14AM >>Lori Rivers: RIGHT. 10:07:15AM IT REQUIRES FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES. 10:07:17AM >>Mayor Trice: IN ADDITION TO THE ROLL CALL, SHOULD WE BE -- 10:07:20AM >>Lori Rivers: NO, WE ARE JUST GOING TO DO ROLL CALL. 10:07:23AM JUST YES OR NO. 10:07:25AM >>Mayor Trice: DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN? 10:07:30AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: I HAVE PLENTY TO SAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW 10:07:33AM IF NOW IS THE TIME. 10:07:34AM >>Mayor Trice: JUST IF IT WAS A PROCEDURAL QUESTION. 10:07:36AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: NO PROCEDURAL QUESTION. 10:07:39AM >>Kyle Battie: I'M SORRY. 10:07:40AM SO THIS IS 30 MINUTES LIMITED IS IT? 10:07:45AM >>Lori Rivers: WHICH CAN BE EXTENDED. 10:07:46AM THE MOTION WAS TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ALLOW EACH SPEAKER 10:07:50AM THREE MINUTES FOR A LIMITED TIME OF 30 MINUTES WHICH COULD 10:07:53AM BE EXTENDED. 10:07:55AM >>Mayor Trice: I DID HAVE THE QUESTION FOR THE CITY 10:07:59AM ATTORNEY. 10:07:59AM DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY PROBLEM REGARDING PUBLIC NOTICE? 10:08:05AM >>Joseph Polzak: SO, YEAH, TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, I DON'T 10:08:08AM SEE THAT AS A LEGAL ISSUE BECAUSE THIS IS A WORKSHOP. 10:08:11AM YOU'RE NOT TAKING OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION ACTION TODAY. 10:08:14AM THIS IS TO EXPLORE AN ISSUE WITHOUT ADOPTING SOME FORMAL 10:08:19AM DOCUMENT. 10:08:20AM >>Mayor Trice: IT'S ON YOU IF SOMEBODY SUES. 10:08:22AM [ LAUGHTER ] 10:08:26AM >>Joseph Polzak: IT WOULD BE QUESTION MORE, AS YOU 10:08:28AM INDICATED, I THINK OF FAIRNESS, THAT THE PUBLIC WASN'T GIVEN 10:08:32AM THE NOTICE TODAY THAT THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC COMMENT. 10:08:35AM SO THAT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU CONSIDER THAT FUNDAMENTAL ENOUGH 10:08:39AM TO AFFECT YOUR DECISION. 10:08:41AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: UP TO US AS WE VOTE INDIVIDUALLY. 10:08:44AM >>Joseph Polzak: CORRECT. 10:08:45AM >>Mayor Trice: SO CALL THE QUESTION. 10:08:46AM >>Lori Rivers: AHEARN-KOCH? 10:08:48AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: YES. 10:08:50AM >>Liz Alpert: YES. 10:08:51AM >>Kyle Battie: YES. 10:08:53AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: YES. 10:08:54AM >>Mayor Trice: NO. 10:08:55AM THE MOTION PASSES WITH A SUPERMAJORITY OF 4-1. 10:09:01AM WE WILL BE ENTERTAINING PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE SUGGESTION 10:09:11AM WAS THAT IT WOULD BE AFTER THE COMMISSION ASKS QUESTIONS, 10:09:16AM THEN WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. 10:09:17AM I HAVE A SUGGESTION -- STAFF PRESENTATION.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:09:26AM >>Liz Alpert: STAFF PRESENTATION, THEN PUBLIC COMMENT. 10:09:28AM >>Mayor Trice: WELL, ANYWAY, I HAVE A SUGGESTION AND, YOU 10:09:33AM KNOW, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU AND OKAY WITH THE COMMISSION. 10:09:37AM FIRST, I SEE THAT YOUR PRESENTATION IN A SENSE CAN BE BROKEN 10:09:43AM UP INTO THREE SEGMENTS, UP THROUGH SLIDE 17, IT'S FACTUAL 10:09:49AM INFORMATION. 10:09:50AM FROM 18 TO 23 IT'S OPTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION THAT WE 10:09:56AM SHOULD THINK ABOUT. 10:09:57AM AND THEN AFTER 23, IT'S REPORTING ON WHAT WAS STATED AT 10:10:05AM MONDAY'S MEETING AND YOUR RESPONSES TO IT. 10:10:10AM SO IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE DOING IT THIS WAY, INSTEAD OF 10:10:15AM WAITING UNTIL THE VERY END OF YOUR PRESENTATION FOR 10:10:19AM QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO AT 10:10:26AM THE END OF FACTUAL PORTION TAKE QUESTIONS FROM US ON PLEASE 10:10:32AM CLARIFY THAT FACT. 10:10:35AM AND THEN AFTER THE OPTIONS SECTION, TAKE QUESTIONS FROM US 10:10:39AM ON THAT AND THEN AFTER THE OTHER SECTION TAKE QUESTIONS FROM 10:10:43AM US ON THAT. 10:10:45AM WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE BREAKING UP THE QUESTIONS LIKE 10:10:47AM THAT? 10:10:49AM >>Steven Cover: YEAH. 10:10:50AM WE PUT THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER TO REALLY KIND OF FLOW 10:10:55AM THROUGH FROM BEGINNING TO END. 10:10:57AM WE WOULD PREFER YOU NOT DO THAT. 10:10:59AM >>Mayor Trice: SINCE YOU WOULD PREFER NOT TO, I WON'T ASK 10:11:02AM THE COMMISSIONERS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO IT. 10:11:05AM HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY. 10:11:06AM OKAY. 10:11:09AM MY NEXT SUGGESTION WAS AFTER THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE THE 10:11:15AM COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION, THEN WE TAKE 10:11:21AM PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF COMMISSIONER 10:11:27AM QUESTIONS TO STAFF BASED ON WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC 10:11:32AM AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION BEFORE WE EXCUSE THEM 10:11:38AM AND GO INTO OUR DISCUSSION. 10:11:39AM DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU? 10:11:43AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT SAYS HERE 10:11:45AM IN ITEM 4 OF OUR -- 10:11:48AM >>Mayor Trice: WELL, EXCEPT, IT'S NOT REALLY ANOTHER SET OF 10:11:52AM QUESTIONS ON NUMBER 4. 10:11:53AM IT'S DISCUSSION. 10:11:54AM SO I'M SUGGESTING THAT WOULD BE MORE QUESTIONS TO STAFF. 10:12:00AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: EXCEPT, MADAM MAYOR, NORMALLY WHAT WE 10:12:03AM DO -- 10:12:04AM >>Mayor Trice: NORMAL -- 10:12:05AM [ LAUGHTER ] 10:12:06AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: WE HEAR THE PRESENTATION, THEN WE HEAR 10:12:08AM FROM THE PUBLIC AND THEN WE HAVE OUR QUESTIONS AT THAT 10:12:10AM POINT. 10:12:10AM >>Liz Alpert: YEAH. 10:12:13AM I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC OF WHAT THE MAYOR IS SUGGESTING, BUT 10:12:20AM I DON'T THINK ONCE WE START ASKING QUESTIONS IT'S GOING TO 10:12:25AM STAY LIMITED TO FACTUAL QUESTIONS --

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:12:28AM >>Mayor Trice: WELL, NO, WE DIDN'T GO THAT WAY. 10:12:33AM >>Liz Alpert: I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE PRESENTATION, THE 10:12:36AM PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN GO INTO THE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS 10:12:40AM AND DELIBERATION. 10:12:41AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 10:12:42AM SO AT THE END OF 30 MINUTES, MS. RIVERS WILL ALERT US, AND 10:12:49AM IF WE CHOOSE TO EXTEND, WE WILL EXTEND AT THAT TIME. 10:12:53AM THEN THE OTHER QUESTION JUST ADMINISTRATIVELY, HAVE WE BEEN 10:12:58AM TAKING CARDS? 10:12:58AM YES, I SEE CARDS BEING COLLECTED IN THE BACK. 10:13:06AM >>Lori Rivers: WE'LL TAKE CARDS. 10:13:08AM WE'LL HAVE SPEAKERS SIGN UP WHILE THEY ARE DOING THEIR 10:13:10AM PRESENTATION, AND THEN WE WILL BE READY WHEN THEY ARE DONE. 10:13:14AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 10:13:14AM MS. FRILING, I BELIEVE WE ARE READY FOR YOUR OPENING 10:13:21AM STATEMENT. 10:13:22AM >>Karie Friling: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 10:13:23AM I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THOSE THAT ARE SUBMITTING THEIR 10:13:26AM CARDS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE READ IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE 10:13:29AM RECEIVED. 10:13:30AM SO I WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 10:13:32AM WELL, GOOD MORNING. 10:13:35AM THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE A FEW 10:13:40AM OPENING REMARKS BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION TODAY 10:13:42AM PREPARED BY STAFF. 10:13:45AM LATER DURING THE WORKSHOP, AFTER YOU GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC 10:13:50AM COMMENT, I ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE SOME REQUESTS FOR THE 10:13:52AM OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AS WE GET 10:13:54AM FURTHER INTO THE WORKSHOP AS WELL. 10:13:56AM BUT I WOULD LIKE TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT PARKING WE 10:13:59AM KNOW IS AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT VERY DEEPLY. 10:14:03AM IT AFFECTS OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESSES, OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR 10:14:05AM VISITORS. 10:14:06AM I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RECENT CHANGES THAT THE CITY'S PARKING 10:14:10AM PROGRAM HAS GENERATED STRONG OPINIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 10:14:12AM THAT'S PRECISELY WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. 10:14:15AM FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE IN THE ROOM TODAY 10:14:17AM AND THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING AT HOME HOW WE ARRIVED AT THIS 10:14:22AM WORKSHOP TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL. 10:14:24AM ON JULY 6, WHICH WAS MY FIRST COMMISSION MEETING AS YOUR NEW 10:14:28AM CITY MANAGER, THE COMMISSION REQUESTED A WORKSHOP TO BE 10:14:30AM SCHEDULED BY STAFF ON THE CITY'S PARKING PROGRAM. 10:14:33AM THIS IS A WORKSHOP THAT WE ARE IN THIS MORNING. 10:14:37AM PREVIOUSLY, THE CITY COMMISSION HELD THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS 10:14:40AM REGARDING THE CITY'S PARKING PROGRAM. 10:14:42AM MARCH 23, MAY 4, MAY 18. 10:14:45AM IT WAS AT THE MAY 18 MEETING THAT THE COMMISSION FINALIZED 10:14:47AM THE VOTE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE PARKING PROGRAM, INCLUDING 10:14:51AM EXTENDING THE HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT IN LIEU OF RAISING RATES. 10:14:54AM THIS ENFORCEMENT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BY 10:14:57AM THE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 3rd AND REMAINS SUSPENDED AS OF 10:15:00AM TODAY.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:15:01AM ONCE I RECEIVE THE REQUEST TO HOLD THE WORKSHOP FROM THE 10:15:05AM BOARD, I MET WITH STAFF TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR THE WORKSHOP. 10:15:09AM IT WAS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AS A NEW CITY MANAGER TO 10:15:12AM BETTER UNDERSTAND REALLY WHAT OUR PARKING PROGRAM WAS ALL 10:15:15AM ABOUT, BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW AT THAT POINT. 10:15:18AM IN PREPARING FOR THE WORKSHOP, I ASKED STAFF TO DO TWO 10:15:21AM THINGS. 10:15:22AM FIRST, PROVIDE THE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC WITH FACTUAL 10:15:24AM INFORMATION AND DATA ABOUT OUR PARKING SYSTEM AND OUR 10:15:27AM PROGRAM. 10:15:27AM SECOND, PROVIDE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO 10:15:30AM SHARE ITS CONCERNS AND IDEAS ABOUT TODAY'S WORKSHOP. 10:15:34AM THAT LED TO LAST WEEK'S PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE THAT WAS HELD. 10:15:38AM I WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS THE FORMAT OF THAT MEETING BECAUSE 10:15:42AM I KNOW IT ALSO GENERATES SIGNIFICANT CONCERN IN THE 10:15:44AM COMMUNITY AS WELL. 10:15:45AM THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION THAT WAS POSTED BY THE CITY STATED 10:15:48AM THAT STAFF WOULD PROVIDE A PRESENTATION WRITTEN -- FOLLOWED 10:15:51AM BY WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 10:15:53AM HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS DID NOT CLEARLY 10:15:58AM REPEAT THAT THAT WOULD BE THE FORMAT FOR THE OPEN HOUSE. 10:16:00AM THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART, AND WE SHOULD HAVE 10:16:05AM COMMUNICATED MORE CLEARLY AND CONSISTENTLY. 10:16:07AM DULY NOTED. 10:16:07AM AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT THE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC TO 10:16:09AM UNDERSTAND WHY THAT FORMAT WAS SELECTED FOR THAT OPEN HOUSE. 10:16:13AM WE ANTICIPATED A VERY LARGE TURNOUT, WHICH WE HAD OVER A 10:16:15AM HUNDRED PEOPLE ATTEND. 10:16:16AM INCLUDING MEMBERS ON MULTIPLE CITY BOARDS AND POTENTIALLY 10:16:20AM MULTIPLE BOARD QUORUMS, TOO. 10:16:23AM NOT JUST THE COMMISSION THAT SITS AT THE DAIS TODAY, BUT 10:16:24AM OTHER CITY-APPOINTED COMMISSIONS AS WELL LIKE THE D.I.D. 10:16:27AM WE ALSO KNEW THAT SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION AND SOME 10:16:29AM INFORMATION WAS CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ON 10:16:33AM SOCIAL MEDIA. 10:16:34AM STAFF BELIEVED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BEGIN WITH A -- WITH 10:16:38AM COMMENTS OF FACTS AND DATA AND THEN PROVIDE EVERYONE IN 10:16:40AM ATTENDANCE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND 10:16:43AM COMMENTS. 10:16:43AM THIS WAS WRITTEN INFORMATION THAT WOULD THEN LATER BE SHARED 10:16:46AM WITH THE COMMISSION AT THIS WORKSHOP TODAY, WHICH WE HAVE 10:16:48AM PROVIDED TO YOU. 10:16:49AM THE INTENT WAS TO ALLOW EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO 10:16:52AM PARTICIPATE, NOT SIMPLY THOSE MOST COMFORTABLE SPEAKING IN 10:16:55AM PUBLIC OR THOSE WITH THE LOUDEST VOICES. 10:16:58AM WHILE MAINTAINING ORDERLY AND RESPECTFUL MEETING. 10:17:00AM THE INTENT WAS NEVER TO PREVENT PUBLIC INPUT. 10:17:04AM QUITE THE OPPOSITE. 10:17:05AM MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND 10:17:09AM REGARDLESS OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE FORMAT OF THAT MEETING, 10:17:11AM I WANT OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO KNOW THIS. 10:17:15AM WE HEAR YOU.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:17:15AM WE ARE LISTENING TO YOU. 10:17:16AM YOUR CONCERNS ARE RECEIVED. 10:17:18AM THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND WILL BE RECEIVED AGAIN TODAY, 10:17:21AM THIS MORNING, AND THEY WILL BECOME PART OF THE INFORMATION 10:17:25AM BEFORE THIS CITY COMMISSION TODAY TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE. 10:17:28AM I ALSO WANT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT I UNDERSTAND 10:17:31AM WHY THIS ISSUE MATTERS TO YOU. 10:17:32AM A HEALTHY DOWNTOWN IS VERY IMPORTANT. 10:17:34AM A HEALTHY ST. ARMANDS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS ARE 10:17:38AM IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMIC WEALTH AND VITALITY AND HEALTH OF 10:17:41AM THE CITY. 10:17:42AM I RECOGNIZE THAT AS WELL. 10:17:44AM WE SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER HOW POLICIES AFFECT THE BUSINESSES 10:17:47AM AND INVEST HERE, EMPLOY PEOPLE HERE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE 10:17:51AM SUCCESS OF THESE DISTRICTS THAT ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO 10:17:54AM OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. 10:17:55AM AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH, GOOD PUBLIC POLICY REQUIRES US TO 10:17:59AM CONSIDER THE INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 10:18:01AM RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, EMPLOYEES, VISITORS, TAXPAYERS. 10:18:06AM THAT BRINGS ME TO A BROADER PERSPECTIVE AS YOUR NEW CITY 10:18:08AM MANAGER. 10:18:09AM IRONICALLY, TODAY IS MY THREE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE 10:18:14AM CITY OF SARASOTA. 10:18:15AM BOY, LET ME TELL EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, IT'S BEEN A DOOZIE. 10:18:20AM IN THAT RELATIVE SHORT PERIOD, I'VE SEEN EXTRAORDINARY 10:18:27AM STRENGTHS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES 10:18:29AM THAT FACE ALL OF US TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY. 10:18:31AM PARKING MATTERS. 10:18:32AM WE KNOW THAT. 10:18:34AM TODAY'S DISCUSSIONS MATTER TO THE PUBLIC. 10:18:36AM BUT PART OF RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP IS KEEPING EVERY ISSUE IN 10:18:41AM PERSPECTIVE AGAINST THE FULL RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND 10:18:44AM PRIORITIES THAT THE CITY FACES. 10:18:45AM DURING MY VERY SHORT TENURE, THREE MONTHS ONLY, I HAVE 10:18:50AM WITNESSED THE PROFOUND LOSS THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY EXPERIENCE, 10:18:55AM STILL EXPERIENCING TODAY FROM OUR 2024 HURRICANES AND 10:18:58AM STORMS. 10:19:00AM COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE, I AM ASTONISHED THAT WE ARE STILL 10:19:04AM RECOVERING TODAY FROM THOSE THINGS, INCLUDING REBUILDING OUR 10:19:07AM FINANCIAL RESERVES IMPACTED BY THOSE STORMS. 10:19:09AM WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED THAT WE'RE STILL 10:19:13AM WORKING ON. 10:19:13AM WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOODING CHALLENGES. 10:19:16AM WE FACE SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. 10:19:19AM WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES, AND WE 10:19:22AM ARE PREPARING FOR AMENDMENT 3 REFERENDUM ON NOVEMBER 3 10:19:26AM BALLOT THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CITY REVENUES AND OUR 10:19:30AM ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN YEARS AND YEARS AHEAD OF US. 10:19:34AM THESE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE. 10:19:36AM AS A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO DO TOGETHER. 10:19:39AM THERE IS ALSO A FUNDAMENTAL FINANCIAL REALITY THAT WE FACE 10:19:43AM AS WELL.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:19:43AM THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE PARKING. 10:19:46AM PARKING GARAGES HAVE TO BE BUILT AND MAINTAINED, STREETS AND 10:19:50AM PARKING SPACES HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED. 10:19:52AM TECHNOLOGY AND ENFORCEMENT AND PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONS ALL 10:19:55AM HAVE A COST ATTRIBUTED TO THEM. 10:19:58AM IF THE PERSON USING A PARKING SPACE DOES NOT PAY FOR THE 10:20:00AM COSTS, THE COSTS DO NOT DISAPPEAR. 10:20:02AM THEY ARE SIMPLY PAID FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. 10:20:05AM ULTIMATELY, THE POLICY QUESTION IS HOW THOSE COSTS SHOULD BE 10:20:08AM ALLOCATED AND WHO SHOULD BEAR THOSE AND PARTICULARLY AT A 10:20:12AM TIME WHEN THE CITY IS FACING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL STRESSES. 10:20:15AM WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THOSE CHOICES. 10:20:19AM EVERY DOLLAR GENERAL FUND SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ONE SERVICE IS 10:20:22AM ANOTHER DOLLAR THAT CANNOT BE DIRECTED SOMEWHERE ELSE. 10:20:25AM THAT IS THE REALITY THAT WE FACE. 10:20:27AM AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER IN THIS ROOM THAT THAT DECISION 10:20:31AM RESPECTFULLY RESTS WITH YOU, THE ELECTED CITY COMMISSION TO 10:20:35AM MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS. 10:20:37AM I HOPE TODAY'S CONVERSATION GOES BEYOND REALLY JUST A BINARY 10:20:43AM CHOICE BETWEEN PAID PARKING AND FREE PARKING. 10:20:45AM IT'S MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT. 10:20:47AM THERE MAY BE OPERATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ALREADY ARE 10:20:52AM EXPLORING AND DISCUSSING WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS WITH YOU TODAY 10:20:54AM AS A BOARD. 10:20:55AM REGARDING BUSINESS VALIDATION, VALET SERVICES, BETTER 10:20:58AM UTILIZATION OF OUR PARKING FACILITIES. 10:21:01AM THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AND MAKE 10:21:03AM BETTER. 10:21:04AM THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. 10:21:05AM THESE ARE CONSTRUCTIVE AREAS WHERE STAFF CAN CONTINUE TO 10:21:08AM WORK AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT 10:21:11AM WE'VE HEARD. 10:21:11AM BUT AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO ALSO MAKE DECISIONS AND MOVE 10:21:15AM FORWARD. 10:21:16AM WE CANNOT CONTINUALLY REVISIT THE SAME ISSUE AT THE EXPENSE 10:21:19AM OF THE MANY OTHER PRIORITIES FACING THE CITY. 10:21:22AM YOU, THE COMMISSION, AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF. 10:21:25AM OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO LISTEN, EXAMINE THE FACTS, CONSIDER 10:21:30AM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, MAKE DECISIONS, AND THEN MOVE 10:21:33AM FORWARD TOGETHER. 10:21:34AM TOGETHER BEING THE KEYWORD. 10:21:36AM I LIKE TO ALSO ADDRESS THE WORK OF OUR PARKING EMPLOYEES. 10:21:40AM AND THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. 10:21:42AM I HOPE EVERYONE IS LISTENING TO THIS. 10:21:44AM SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE IN THIS SHORT THREE MONTHS THAT I 10:21:47AM HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY MANAGER, I HAVE SEEN WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES 10:21:52AM HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO, WHICH IS INCREASING EVERY SINGLE DAY 10:21:55AM IN THE FIELD. 10:21:55AM INCREASED ANGER AND PERSONAL ATTACKS BY MEMBERS OF OUR 10:21:59AM PUBLIC, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE AND IT NEEDS TO STOP. 10:22:02AM IT NEEDS TO STOP. 10:22:05AM PEOPLE ARE -- PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-08-31-CommissionWorkshop.txt[8/31/2026 4:34:42 PM] 10:22:10AM WITH CITY POLICY. 10:22:11AM THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE WITH ME AS THE CITY MANAGER. 10:22:13AM THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DISAGREE WITH THIS COMMISSION AND THEY 10:22:16AM HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE MADE BY 10:22:18AM OUR STAFF, BUT DISAGREEMENT OVER PUBLIC POLICY SHOULD NEVER, 10:22:22AM EVER BECOME PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST OUR CITY EMPLOYEES WHO 10:22:26AM ARE SIMPLY DOING THEIR JOBS. 10:22:29AM OUR PARKING EMPLOYEES DID NOT ESTABLISH THESE POLICIES. 10:22:34AM THEY DID NOT HAVE INPUT. 10:22:36AM THEY ARE SIMPLY DOING THEIR PROFESSIONAL JOBS AND 10:22:38AM IMPLEMENTING