Regular City Commission Meeting

Debbie Trice Mayor Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Kyle Battie REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 WELCOME to a Regular meeting of the City Commission. This Agenda includes all matters scheduled to come before the Commission at this meeting. It is prepared to help you follow the proceedings of the meeting. Your interest is appreciated, and we invite your comments. Input from citizens is important; we need and welcome it. If you wish to address the Commission, please fill out a "Request To Speak" Form located on the table at the back of the Commission Chambers. Fill out the form completely, indicating the Agenda Item to which you intend to speak, and place the form in the box on the table. If you intend to speak under Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics, the subject should also be noted on the "Request To Speak" Form. Agenda Items for which citizens' comments are not permitted are noted. In general, these will be items on which a public hearing has previously been held. Listed below are the time limits established for speaking: Public Hearings - Quasi-judicial: A reasonable amount of time to be determined by the City Commission will be provided to Applicants and Affected Persons desiring to speak. Public Hearings - Legislative: Citizens desiring to speak are allowed five (5) minutes. Petitioners are allowed fifteen (15) minutes with a five (5) minute rebuttal at the close of the public hearing. We will ask you to take an oath that all evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing are truthful. Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Remember, appearances before the Commission are not a substitute for attempting to resolve your issue(s) through the appropriate administrative channels. Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda. Questions and answers shall not be permitted. Matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. We expect that citizens have first attempted to speak directly with the City’s Administration. Other Agenda Items permitting citizens’ comment - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Agenda items for which citizens’ comments are not permitted are noted in the left margin of the Agenda. The City Auditor and Clerk will forward all Request to Speak forms to the Mayor. When the Mayor calls your name, come to the Commission table, and restate your name for the record. We ask that your comments be limited to the subject of the Agenda Item. Remember, we are always happy to listen to your comments; however, this is not intended to be an extended question and answer session. Again, the City Commission thanks you for taking the time to participate in our meeting. DEBBIE TRICE Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida September 21, 2026 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: II. SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS: Scheduled Presentations are limited to 7 minutes. No action may be taken by the Commission other than referral to the administration. Citizens comments are not permitted on Scheduled Presentations II.1 Presentation Re: ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report II.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf ALICE Core Presentation - Sarasota - Short.pdf II.2 Presentation Re: Attainable Housing Dashboard II.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Attainable Housing Dashboard Presentation.pdf III. CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: AGENDA ** PLEASE NOTE: THE COMMISSION WILL RECESS FOR LUNCH AT APPROX. 12:00P.M. ** CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE Citizens' comments are not permitted on Proposed Agenda Schedule PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT 2

At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Citizens' comments are not permitted on Approval of the Minutes items. IV.1 Approval Re: Minutes of the Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting of August 17, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-08-17 Regular.FINAL.pdf V. BOARD ACTIONS: V.1 Report Re: Parks Space Zoning - Park, Recreation and Environmental Protection Advisory Board V.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Minutes-PREP Board July 16, 2026.pdf VI. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 1, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VI.1 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution and Release Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Publix Super Markets, Inc. regarding national opiate litigation in case styled City of Sarasota v. Walgreen Co., et al. (United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:22- op-45021) VI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup material.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Municipal Services and Pre-Annexation Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Clayton and Jennifer Owens for residential property located at 4323 Central Avenue VI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Binder1.pdf VI.3 Approval Re: City of Sarasota Liability Insurance Program Renewal, including Crime Insurance, Public Officials and Employment Practices Liability, Storage Tank Liability, Excess Workers Compensation, Bonds, Law Enforcement Liability, and Cyber Risk Insurance, effective dates October 1, 2026 through September 3

30, 2027, brokered through Brown & Brown for a total cost in the amount of $595,652.00, a decrease of 3.96% year-over year VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Liability Renewal Agenda Backup.pdf VI.4 Approval Re: Authorize the City Manager to execute agreement between City of Sarasota and Clean Space Inc. (RFP #26-28SH) for City Wide Janitorial Services, at a cost of approximately $475,700.00 annually VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Citywide Janitorial Services RFP 26-28SH Clean Space -OCRd.pdf VI.5 Approval Re: Purchase Order Request for Sunset Chevrolet Inc. for Motor Vehicle Maintenance Utilizing the Piggyback Cooperative, Sourcewell Master Agreement #080124, for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 VI.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf Commission Backup Material .pdf VI.6 Approval Re: Purchase Order Request for the City-Wide Purchases of Vehicles through Alan Jay Fleet Sales Utilizing Sourcewell Master Agreement #081325, for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 VI.6 Agenda Request Form.pdf Commission Backup Material .pdf VII. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 2, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VII.1 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3424, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To establish an expense budget in the amount of $100,000.00 within the Special Law Enforcement Trust Fund to donate funds to qualified organizations that meet requirements outlined in F.S. 932.7055 VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3424 Backup 09.21.26.pdf VII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3425, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To establish a revenue and expense budget in the amount of $15,000.00 within the Special Law Enforcement Trust Fund to donate funds to qualified organizations that meet requirements outlined in F.S. 932.7055 VII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26R-3425 Backup.pdf VII.3 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3426, approving the Local Housing 4

Assistance Plan as required by the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program Act, subsections 420.907 - 420.9079, Florida Statutes; and Rule Chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code; authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute any necessary documents and certifications needed by the State; authorizing the submission of the Local Housing Assistance Plan for review and approval by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, etc. (Title Only) VII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf SHIP Amended LHAP_Fiscal Years 2026-2028.pdf VII.4 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3429, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To establish a revenue and expense budget in the amount of $1,400,000.00 within the Special Revenue Grant Fund for a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development grant with a partial Community Redevelopment Agency fund match VII.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3429 Backup 09.21.26.pdf VII.5 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5607, to correct and modify projects related to level of service standards in the Capital Improvements Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sarasota [A/K/A The Sarasota City Plan]; stating findings of fact; adopting by reference an updated schedule of level of service projects into the Capital Improvements Chapter of the Sarasota City Plan; repealing ordinances in conflict; providing for the severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) VII.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf CIE Update Second Reading, 09.21.2026.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Presentation and Discussion Re: Completion of Phase 1 Sound Study by Siebein Acoustic and Phase 2 Planning IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup.pdf 2026 09 20 - Phase 1 Data and Analysis and Recommendations.pdf X. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. X.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Resolution Number 26R-3410, establishing an inventory list of real property within the City's jurisdiction to which the City holds fee simple title that is appropriate for use as affordable housing; providing the address, legal description and stating whether said property is vacant or improved; all required by section 166.0451, Florida Statutes, etc. (Title only) X.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 2026_Inventory List of City-Owned Sites Suitable for Affordable Housing_26R- 5

3410.pdf X.2 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance 26-5598, amending the City Zoning Code, by amending Article II, Division 2, Definitions, Section II-201 by adding a definition for "certified recovery residence"; amending Article VII, Regulations of General Applicability, Division 14, Miscellaneous Standards, by creating Section VII-1403, "certified recovery residences"; providing for procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery residences; providing for requests for reasonable accommodations; providing for revocation of reasonable accommodations; providing for severability, codification and for an effective date. etc. (Title Only) X.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup. 9.21.26 1st Reading.pdf X.3 Public Hearing Re: Mutual Termination of the 2017 Amended and Restated Development Agreement between the City of Sarasota, Quincy Real Estate Holdings, LLC, and Weekley Homes, LLC. regarding Payne Park Villages and adjoining parcel X.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup materials.pdf Power Point - Presentation - Payne Park.pdf XI. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. XII. NEW BUSINESS: XIII. CITIZENS INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. XIV. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: XV. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: XVI. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 9-21-26 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf MEETING NOTICE 6

City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedMay42026.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING September 21, 2026 Speaker Cards.pdf September 21, 2026 Items Received.pdf CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 7

Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The City of Sarasota ADA Coordinator, Jake Brown, at (941) 263-6299 or by email at adacoordinator@sarasotafl.gov. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in a meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at (941) 263-6299 at least three business days prior to the date of the meeting as to the nature of the auxiliary aids and/or service necessary. Every effort will be made to provide such aid or service to the extent that they are reasonable, do not result in undue financial or administrative burden, and do not alter the fundamental nature of the meeting. Consideration will be given to the individual's preferred aid or service. However, alternatives may be provided if in the City's determination such alternatives provide an effective means of communication. For the benefit of individuals utilizing hearing aids with a T-coil, the City Commission Chambers and SRQ Media Studio are outfitted with a Hearing Induction Loop for enhanced hearing assistance. Proceedings will be electronically recorded. Should an individual feel that a verbatim transcription of the proceedings may later be needed, said individual has the burden and expense of arranging for same. Copies of the electronic recording may be purchased from the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk. 8

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] REGULAR SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026, 9:00 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. 9:05:15AM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 9:05:17AM >>Mayor Trice: GOOD MORNING. 9:05:19AM I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS SEPTEMBER 21st REGULAR CITY OF 9:05:25AM SARASOTA COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. 9:05:27AM I REMEMBERED TO SILENCE MY CELL PHONE, AND I'D APPRECIATE IT 9:05:33AM IF YOU'D DO THE SAME. 9:05:35AM SO, FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY THE CITY AUDITOR 9:05:40AM AND CLERK FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY THE 9:05:44AM VICE MAYOR. 9:05:46AM >>Shayla Griggs: THOSE WHO CAN STAND, PLEASE STAND. 9:05:48AM HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 9:05:55AM WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 9:05:58AM DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 9:06:01AM OF OUR COMMUNITY. 9:06:02AM IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 9:06:04AM [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 9:06:25AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:06:25AM MS. GRIGGS, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? 9:06:28AM >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MAYOR. 9:06:29AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:06:31AM MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE? 9:06:37AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: SO MOVED. 9:06:38AM >>Kyle Battie: SECOND. 9:06:39AM >>Mayor Trice: MOVED BY THE VICE MAYOR. 9:06:41AM SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BATTIE. 9:06:43AM WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? 9:06:44AM IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 9:06:57AM WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS TO START OUR MORNING 9:07:03AM TODAY. 9:07:04AM FIRST, I WILL CALL UPON -- WELL, THE PRESENTATION THAT 9:07:12AM REGARDS ALICE, WHICH IS ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, 9:07:16AM EMPLOYED, AND THE UNITED WAY'S REPORT. 9:07:19AM I BELIEVE SUNCOAST UNITED WAY'S VICE PRESIDENT GRIESENAUER 9:07:24AM IS JOINING US FOR THE MAKING OF THE PRESENTATION. 9:07:28AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 9:07:31AM >>Doug Griesenauer: THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. 9:07:32AM I LOVE THIS SETUP, BY THE WAY. 9:07:35AM I GET TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL. 9:07:38AM THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. 9:07:39AM A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING IN OUR 9:07:41AM COMMUNITY WITH THE NEW ALICE DATA THAT'S COME OUT.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:07:46AM I WILL LET YOU KNOW THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SEVEN-MINUTE 9:07:49AM PRESENTATION. 9:07:49AM THERE'S MORE THAN SEVEN MINUTES OF CONTENT. 9:07:52AM THE SLIDES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT AFTER THE 9:07:55AM MEETING HAPPENED. 9:07:55AM >>Mayor Trice: LET ME INTERRUPT. 9:07:57AM I BELIEVE WE NEED YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 9:08:00AM >> MY NAME IS DOUG GRIESENAUER. 9:08:02AM I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY IMPACT FOR UNITED WAY 9:08:06AM SUNCOAST. 9:08:07AM >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU. 9:08:08AM >>Doug Griesenauer: YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. 9:08:10AM OUR UNITED WAY SPANS FIVE COUNTIES. 9:08:12AM WE ARE HERE IN SARASOTA. 9:08:13AM THE NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IN MANATEE. 9:08:15AM WE GO EAST INTO DESOTO COUNTY, AND THEN WE ALSO DO 9:08:17AM HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS. 9:08:18AM WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR FIVE-COUNTY AREA IN THE SPACE. 9:08:21AM I'M REALLY HERE TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN ABOUT ALICE AND THE 9:08:24AM WORK. 9:08:24AM HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THE ALICE REPORT BEFORE? 9:08:27AM SEE SOME HEAD NODS. 9:08:30AM THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T, ALICE IS A MEASURE OF INCOME 9:08:34AM ESSENTIALLY OF HOW MUCH IT COSTS FOR PEOPLE TO GET BY IN OUR 9:08:36AM COMMUNITIES. 9:08:37AM IT IS A THRESHOLD THAT IS ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE AND 9:08:41AM ACTUALLY MEASURES HOW MUCH IT COSTS BY GEOGRAPHY, BY 9:08:44AM HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND HOW MUCH IT FINANCIALLY COSTS IN THAT 9:08:49AM SPACE. 9:08:49AM WE TALK ABOUT WHO IS ALICE IN HAD OUR COMMUNITIES. 9:08:52AM FLORIDA HAS 9.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND 9:08:55AM 4.3 MILLION OF THEM HAVE INCOME THAT IS BELOW THE THRESHOLD 9:08:58AM NEEDED IN ORDER TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE. 9:09:00AM THAT MEANS THAT FLORIDA RANKS 47th OUT OF OUR 50 STATES, 9:09:06AM PLUS WASHINGTON, D.C. IN THIS SPACE. 9:09:07AM FLORIDA IS NOT DOING SO GREAT IN THIS AREA. 9:09:10AM WE KNOW LOCALLY IN THE SAME UNITED WAY SUNCOAST AREA THAT I 9:09:13AM GAVE YOU, 44% OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS ARE STRUGGLING, WHICH IS 9:09:16AM 655,000 HOUSEHOLDS. 9:09:19AM WE KNOW IN SARASOTA COUNTY THAT'S 42% OF THE REGION OR JUST 9:09:23AM UNDER 100,000 HOUSEHOLDS. 9:09:24AM AND YOU ALL CARE ABOUT THE CITY OF SARASOTA, AS YOU SHOULD, 9:09:27AM WHICH IS RANKED AT 49%. 9:09:30AM SO WHAT WE SEE IS HALF OF OUR CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF 9:09:35AM SARASOTA ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 9:09:37AM WHAT WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA AND I'LL BE BOUNCING 9:09:41AM BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN COUNTY AND CITY DATA BECAUSE OF 9:09:44AM WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE SPACE. 9:09:45AM WHEN WE LOOK AT COUNTY DATA, WHAT WE SEE IS THAT OUR NUMBERS 9:09:49AM ARE MAINTAINING, I WOULD SAY, YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT 9:09:52AM MAINTAINING IS NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD THING IN THIS SPACE. 9:09:56AM IT'S GOOD THAT IT'S NOT GETTING WORSE.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:09:58AM REALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA POINTS, COUNTY OF SARASOTA 9:10:01AM IS 94,000 INDIVIDUALS BELOW ALICE. 9:10:04AM OF THOSE, ABOUT 74,000 OF THEM ARE THOSE ABOVE POVERTY BUT 9:10:09AM NOT MAKING ENOUGH TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN ALICE. 9:10:12AM IF YOU LOOK AT THE LINE CHART THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, 9:10:15AM A LOT OF THE SPIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC. 9:10:18AM THAT'S NO SURPRISE TO ANY OF US, BUT THE NUMBERS JUST 9:10:20AM HAVEN'T GONE DOWN. 9:10:21AM IF WE REMEMBER THE -- IF WE REMEMBER SARASOTA EVEN BACK IN 9:10:26AM 2014, 2018, THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT 50,000 INDIVIDUALS 9:10:30AM STRUGGLING AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 75,000 OF THOSE IN ALICE. 9:10:33AM ALMOST A 50% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUGGLING. 9:10:37AM HERE IS A GIANT CHART THAT I WILL NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME 9:10:40AM ON. 9:10:41AM IF YOU WANT TO DIVE INTO THE NUMBERS WHAT IT COSTS TO MAKE 9:10:44AM ENDS MEET USING CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES, THESE ARE THE 9:10:46AM NUMBERS. 9:10:47AM JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE THIRD 9:10:49AM COLUMN FROM THE RIGHT, WHICH IS TWO ADULTS WITH TWO KIDS IN 9:10:50AM CHILD CARE. 9:10:54AM LISTS HOUSING AT 2100. 9:10:54AM IT LISTS CHILD CARE AT 1800. 9:10:56AM AGAIN, IF YOU CAN FIND CHILD CARE FOR $900 A MONTH FOR TWO 9:10:59AM KIDS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 9:11:01AM THESE ARE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES IN THAT SPACE. 9:11:03AM EVEN WITH THAT, FOR THAT FAMILY OF FOUR, THEY NEED TO MAKE 9:11:07AM $108,000 IN ORDER TO GET BY FINANCIALLY. 9:11:10AM AGAIN, A SIX-FIGURE INCOME NOW NO LONGER IS LIVING HIGH AND 9:11:15AM BEING FANTASTIC. 9:11:16AM THESE FAMILIES TO GET BY NEED THAT AMOUNT. 9:11:19AM IF YOU DON'T LIKE A GIANT THING OF NUMBERS, WE ALSO HAVE IT 9:11:23AM IN BAR GRAPH FORM. 9:11:25AM LOOKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA, AVERAGE INSTEAD 9:11:27AM OF THE 104,000 IS 91. 9:11:29AM IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN SARASOTA THAN ACROSS OTHER 9:11:32AM PARTS OF FLORIDA. 9:11:33AM EVEN WITH THAT $91,000 EXPENSE THRESHOLD, IF YOU TAKE THE 9:11:37AM TWO MOST COMMON JOBS IN FLORIDA, THERE IS STILL A $20,000 9:11:41AM GAP. 9:11:42AM WHAT WE SEE IS PEOPLE'S INCOMES ARE SIMPLY NOT KEEPING PACE 9:11:46AM WITH THEIR EXPENSES AND THEIR LIVES. 9:11:48AM DIVING INTO SOME OF THE FUN DATA, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT ZIP 9:11:51AM CODES, OBVIOUSLY THE TOP ONES THAT YOU ALL ARE MOST 9:11:54AM INTERESTED IN, THE AREAS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF 9:11:56AM STRUGGLE, UNDERSTANDABLY ARE THE NEWTOWN AREA, AS YOU 9:11:59AM PROBABLY HAVE ALL EXPECTED. 9:12:00AM BUT TO LET YOU KNOW, NEWTOWN, 18% POVERTY RATE, WHICH IS 9:12:04AM HIGH BUT 57% RATE OF THOSE BELOW THE ALICE THRESHOLD. 9:12:08AM AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE REACHING AREAS OF 57%, YOU SEE A LOT OF 9:12:13AM THOSE FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING AND YOU ALSO TEND TO SEE A LOT 9:12:16AM OF THE FAMILIES THAT CAN'T RELY ON THEIR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:12:18AM THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE STRUGGLING IN THAT SPACE WHICH REALLY 9:12:21AM EXACERBATES THE ISSUE. 9:12:22AM I WANT TO POINT OUT WE'RE NOT ALONE. 9:12:24AM NORTH PORT, SIMILAR RATES IN TERMS OF US. 9:12:27AM IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE COUNTY, YOU SEE THERE IS A HUGE 9:12:30AM DIVIDING LINE BY THE HIGHWAY, 75 EAST AND WEST TELL TWO VERY 9:12:33AM DIFFERENT STORIES. 9:12:34AM BUT YOU ALL CARE ABOUT SARASOTA. 9:12:36AM FOCUSING ON SARASOTA CITY, YOU GUYS HAVE 25,000 HOUSEHOLDS. 9:12:39AM OF THOSE 12.5 ARE BELOW THAT ALICE THRESHOLD. 9:12:43AM YOU HAVE A 14% POVERTY RATE, BUT 49% OF THOSE ARE BELOW 9:12:49AM ALICE. 9:12:49AM AGAIN, ONE OUT OF TWO OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR RESIDENTS 9:12:52AM ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 9:12:54AM I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. 9:12:56AM I THINK IT'S VERY TELLING ALSO A HOUSING CONVERSATION 9:12:59AM PRESENTATION RIGHT AFTER ME BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE ISSUE 9:13:01AM AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS SPACE. 9:13:03AM I WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN BY A COUPLE OF DEMOGRAPHICS, A LOT 9:13:06AM OF THE REASON THAT WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IS ACTUALLY OLDER 9:13:09AM ADULTS IN THIS SPACE. 9:13:10AM NOT ALL OLDER ADULTS WHO COME TO SARASOTA COME HERE TO 9:13:16AM RETIRE. 9:13:16AM SOME ARE STILL WORKING AND WORKING HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 9:13:16AM THE STORY WE OFTEN TELL AT UNITED WAY IS A LOT OF THESE 9:13:19AM OLDER ADULTS ARE ON FIXED INCOMES BUT NOT ON FIXED EXPENSES. 9:13:22AM AS THE COSTS HAVE INCREASED IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE 9:13:25AM INDIVIDUALS WHO CONSTANTLY ARE TRYING TO GO BACK TO WORK 9:13:28AM AFTER RETIREMENT IN THIS SPACE. 9:13:30AM UNITED WAY SUNCOAST, WE RUN A FREE TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM. 9:13:34AM I'VE SEEN 60, 70, 85-YEAR-OLD MAN CAME IN ASKING HOW MUCH 9:13:38AM CAN HE WORK BEFORE THOSE TAXES START BITING INTO HIS SOCIAL 9:13:42AM SECURITY. 9:13:43AM THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ASKING THESE DAYS BECAUSE 9:13:45AM IT COSTS SO MUCH. 9:13:46AM NOT JUST TO LIVE HERE. 9:13:48AM THIS IS TRUE ACROSS THE NATION. 9:13:50AM YOU SHOULD ALL KNOW. 9:13:51AM BUT THE IMPACTS ARE FELT HERE IN SARASOTA, ESPECIALLY BY OUR 9:13:54AM OLDER POPULATION. 9:13:55AM AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, WE KNOW 9:13:59AM BLACK AND HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS, WHILE THEIR POVERTY RATES 9:14:02AM AREN'T MUCH HIGHER, ALICE RATES VERY MUCH ARE. 9:14:06AM WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY OF SARASOTA, THAT VERY 9:14:08AM MUCH IS IN THE NEWTOWN AREA AS WE'RE BUILDING THINGS UP. 9:14:11AM I TALKED WITH YOU VERY QUICKLY. 9:14:12AM THE REASON I TALKED WITH YOU SO QUICKLY IS I WANTED TO SPEND 9:14:15AM THE LAST MINUTE AND 20 SECONDS TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DO 9:14:18AM ABOUT THIS. 9:14:18AM PROBABLY NO SURPRISE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE STRUGGLING IN THE 9:14:21AM COMMUNITY. 9:14:21AM PROBABLY NO SURPRISE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS ESPECIALLY IN

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:14:24AM NEWTOWN THAT NEED OUR HELP AND SUPPORT. 9:14:26AM BUT WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS, THERE ARE EASY SOLUTIONS AND 9:14:29AM HARD SOLUTIONS. 9:14:30AM UNFORTUNATELY, THE EASY ONES AREN'T THAT EASY. 9:14:32AM IT'S GETTING PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER TO GIVE THEIR TIME, 9:14:35AM TALENT AND TREASURE TO BUILD UP SUPPORTS, BUT ALSO 9:14:38AM CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES, MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE 9:14:40AM AWARE OF 211. 9:14:42AM MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT 9:14:44AM ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. 9:14:47AM BUT EVEN DEEPER IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT 9:14:51AM SUPPORT FAMILY FRIENDLY WORKPLACES IN THIS SPACE. 9:14:54AM A LOT OF EMPLOYERS CAN'T AFFORD TO RAISE WAGES. 9:14:57AM WHAT THEY COULD DO IS MAKE FAMILY FLEXIBLE WORK PLACES, 9:15:01AM PLACES WHERE KIDS ARE ABLE TO COME INTO WORK, PLACES THAT 9:15:05AM HAVE CHILD CARE SUPPORTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. 9:15:07AM AND ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS THAT REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING. 9:15:10AM I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOUSING WILL BE TALKING ABOUT 9:15:12AM THAT RIGHT AFTER. 9:15:14AM PERFECT SEGUE. 9:15:15AM THE LAST 20 SECONDS, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, MOST IMPORTANTLY, 9:15:18AM WE NEED TO LEAD WITH DIGNITY IN THIS WORK. 9:15:20AM A LOT OF THE FAMILIES STRUGGLING ARE WORKING AND WORKING 9:15:23AM HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET. 9:15:25AM WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THEM AND FOR THE 9:15:28AM HARD WORK THAT THEY DO SO THAT HONESTLY THEY CAN SURVIVE. 9:15:32AM THAT IS PROBABLY ABOUT AN HOUR'S WORTH OF INFORMATION IN 9:15:35AM SEVEN MINUTES. 9:15:35AM [ LAUGHTER ] 9:15:37AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:15:39AM COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? 9:15:42AM VICE MAYOR. 9:15:44AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 9:15:50AM PRESENTATION AND THE GOOD WORK THAT YOUR AGENCY DOES. 9:15:54AM YOUR SECOND TO LAST SLIDE TOLD US ABOUT 211 AND TOLD US 9:16:03AM ABOUT ACCESS TO SERVICES. 9:16:08AM HOW DO YOU INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT 211? 9:16:14AM >>Doug Griesenauer: YEAH. 9:16:15AM THERE ARE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC 9:16:17AM ABOUT 211. 9:16:18AM OBVIOUSLY BASIC INFORMATION IN MEDIA, TRYING TO SHARE THE 9:16:21AM WORD ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE REASONS FOR PEOPLE 9:16:23AM TO CALL IT AFTER DISASTER SITUATIONS. 9:16:26AM WE DO TEND TO EMPHASIZE 211 IN THAT SPACE. 9:16:29AM WE SHARE IT OBVIOUSLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 9:16:32AM MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE WAY PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT 211 IS THROUGH 9:16:35AM WORD OF MOUTH. 9:16:35AM WHAT WE LEARNED WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA. 9:16:39AM MAKING SURE WHEN SOMEONE STRUGGLES, ABLE TO CALL 211 AND GET 9:16:42AM INFORMATION AND SERVICES AND WORKS FOR THEM SO THEY CAN TELL 9:16:44AM THEIR FRIENDS AND TELL OTHER INDIVIDUALS. 9:16:47AM UNFORTUNATELY, WORD OF MOUTH ONLY SPREADS IN CERTAIN CIRCLES

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:16:50AM AND SPACES. 9:16:51AM TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT, HONESTLY, OTHER EXPERT ADVOCATES 9:16:55AM LIKE YOU ALL. 9:16:55AM THE MORE YOU CAN SHARE ABOUT 211, YOU CAN REACH PLACES THAT 9:16:59AM UNITED WAY CAN'T. 9:17:00AM HAVING AS MANY GROUPS AND ENTITIES BEING ADVOCATES FOR THE 9:17:03AM SPACE HELPS SPREAD THE WORD. 9:17:04AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: THANK YOU. 9:17:06AM 211, THE ACCESS TO SERVICES APPLIES TO SENIORS AS WELL AS 9:17:11AM FAMILIES. 9:17:12AM >>Doug Griesenauer: YEP. 9:17:12AM NO INCOME THRESHOLD, NO DEMOGRAPHICS TO 211. 9:17:15AM VERY MUCH LIKE 911 FOR EMERGENCIES, THEY DON'T ASK YOU WHO 9:17:18AM YOU ARE BEFORE THEY HELP YOU. 9:17:20AM CALL 211 AND YOU GET HELP. 9:17:22AM YOU HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT. 9:17:23AM THERE ARE BUSY LINES, BUT THEN YOU GET HELP. 9:17:27AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: THIS IS TO OUR CITY MANAGER AND 9:17:29AM DEPUTY. 9:17:30AM 211 WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR US TO PUT OUT IN OUR NEWSLETTER 9:17:36AM THAT GOES OUT WEEKLY. 9:17:37AM WE COULD DO THAT PERIODICALLY. 9:17:40AM >>Karie Friling: WE CAN. 9:17:41AM WE WERE JUST WHISPERING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IT'S 9:17:44AM VERY PROMINENT ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. 9:17:47AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: THANK YOU. 9:17:48AM THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS, MAYOR. 9:17:49AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:17:50AM COMMISSIONER BATTIE. 9:17:51AM >>Kyle Battie: THANK YOU. 9:17:52AM THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 9:17:53AM YOU KNOW, ALICE REPORT WAS SOMETHING THAT I LEANED HEAVILY 9:17:59AM ON WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO OFFICE. 9:18:02AM I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE AWARE OF IT AND WHAT IT 9:18:06AM ACTUALLY MEANT, PARTICULARLY AS REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 1 9:18:10AM AND NEWTOWN, OR WHAT HAVE YOU. 9:18:12AM I KNOW WHEN I CAME IN THAT THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME IN 9:18:17AM NEWTOWN WAS BARELY OVER 15,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 9:18:24AM THAT'S A CHALLENGE. 9:18:30AM IT'S NOT JUST SO MUCH A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST FINDING 9:18:37AM THEMSELVES IN THAT SITUATION AS IT IS WANTING TO GET OUT OF 9:18:41AM THAT SITUATION. 9:18:42AM AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND IS THE THRESHOLD BY WHICH 9:18:50AM YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR GOVERNMENT BENEFITS. 9:18:53AM SO I SEE YOU ALL JUST BROUGHT ON MY GOOD FRIEND CHARLES 9:18:56AM WALKER, OR WHAT HAVE YOU. 9:19:00AM GOOD MAN. 9:19:00AM I KNOW I CAN DO MY BEST, YOU KNOW, IN MY POSITION. 9:19:05AM BUT IF YOU ALL ARE DOING ANYTHING -- I DON'T KNOW, BREAK 9:19:13AM DOWN THAT BARRIER OR THAT WALL OF TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO 9:19:21AM TAKE ON A DIFFERENT MINDSET. 9:19:24AM WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS WITH THE CRA.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:19:27AM WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY. 9:19:30AM WE'VE DONE THINGS AT THE BAYFIRST BANK, HELPING TO -- WITH 9:19:38AM THE UNBANKED AND OPENING UP BANK ACCOUNTS FOR LIKE TEN BUCKS 9:19:43AM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 9:19:44AM BUT IF YOU ALL ARE DOING ANYTHING TO, AGAIN, HELP BREAK DOWN 9:19:50AM THAT WALL OF DIFFERENT MINDSET, A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE, A 9:20:00AM DIFFERENT DESIRE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. 9:20:03AM I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, LISTEN, I DON'T MIND YOU BEING 9:20:07AM ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OR WHATEVER, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU 9:20:11AM NEED FOR A MOMENT. 9:20:12AM WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS YOU STAYING THERE. 9:20:15AM THAT'S MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL. 9:20:20AM >>Doug Griesenauer: FIRST OF ALL, YOU NAMED A LOT OF THE 9:20:22AM GOOD PARTNERS IN NEWTOWN AREA. 9:20:24AM BAY FIRST DOES GREAT WORK IN THAT SPACE. 9:20:27AM YOU RAISED A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. 9:20:29AM TECHNICALLY CALLED THE FISCAL CLIFF IS WHAT PEOPLE LOOK AT. 9:20:32AM THE ASPECT OF ONCE YOU MAKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BENEFITS, 9:20:35AM YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR BENEFITS. 9:20:37AM ACTUALLY, THE LEAD RESEARCHER IN THE NATION OF THIS IS FROM 9:20:39AM THE ATLANTA FED, DR. BRITTANY BIRKEN FROM SARASOTA, WHO 9:20:46AM RESEARCHED THIS EXACT WORK AND SPECIFICALLY FOUND A LOT OF 9:20:49AM THE FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THE CHILD CARE BENEFIT, THAT'S THE 9:20:51AM BIGGEST ONE YOU LOSE, 25-CENT AN HOUR RAISE AND NOW YOU LOSE 9:20:55AM 6 GRAND BECAUSE YOU LOSE ALL OF THOSE BENEFITS. 9:20:58AM THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF THAT, CHANGE THAT HAPPENS AT THE 9:21:01AM BENEFIT LEVEL IS AT THE STATE LEVEL, IF NOT THE FEDERAL. 9:21:04AM WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL TO TALK ABOUT 9:21:06AM ADJUSTING THAT FISCAL CLIFF SO IT IS NOT SUCH A STRONG 9:21:10AM CLIFF, MORE OF A BRIDGE OVER THE CLIFF IN THAT SPACE. 9:21:13AM IN THE MEANTIME AS WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE SUPPORTS, A LOT OF 9:21:16AM THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE TO LEAP OVER THAT FISCAL CLIFF 9:21:19AM TENDS TO BE NOT JUST THE 25-CENT AN HOUR WAGE INCREASES BUT 9:21:22AM REALLY CAREER TRAJECTORY CHANGES. 9:21:25AM THOSE JUMPS, HAVING SOMEONE MOVE FROM WORKING AS A CASHIER 9:21:28AM TO BECOMING A PLUMBER. 9:21:30AM THAT'S WHAT HAS THE TYPE OF WAGE INCREASES THAT ALLOW THEM 9:21:32AM TO JUMP THAT FISCAL CLIFF. 9:21:34AM IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S TALKING ABOUT, WELL, WHAT ARE THE 9:21:37AM OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, LIKE OUR BANKS 9:21:40AM AND CREDIT UNIONS, LIKE THE OTHER NONPROFITS IN THAT SPACE 9:21:43AM SO WHEN THAT FISCAL CLIFF DOES HIT CURRENTLY, THERE'S AT 9:21:46AM LEAST A NET AT THE BOTTOM TO CATCH THEM TO HELP BUILD 9:21:50AM THEMSELVES UP. 9:21:51AM UNFORTUNATE REALITY IS, RIGHT NOW, IN A LOT OF THOSE 9:21:53AM FAMILIES, IT IS FINANCIALLY SMART TO NOT TAKE THAT HIGHER 9:21:58AM WAGE BECAUSE OF THE FISCAL CLIFFS. 9:22:01AM WAY TO ADDRESS IT IS EITHER A LEAP OVER IT OR STATE CHANGE 9:22:05AM IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT FISCAL CLIFF MORE OF A FISCAL OFFERING 9:22:09AM IN THAT SPACE. 9:22:12AM >>Kyle Battie: SAD THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT, 9:22:16AM FINANCIALLY SMART TO NOT, YOU KNOW, TRY AND TAKE THE RISK OF

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:22:19AM MAKING MORE MONEY OR WHAT HAVE YOU OR GETTING A BETTER JOB 9:22:24AM OR EVEN GETTING A JOB IN GENERAL. 9:22:27AM ONE OF THE THINGS, WE JUST ROLLED OUT A PRESENTATION NOT 9:22:33AM LONG AGO ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH WOULD BE COMING UP 9:22:38AM SOON, AND HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT THAT AND CHANGING THE CORRIDOR 9:22:43AM OF NEWTOWN WITH URBAN MIXED USE. 9:22:47AM AGAIN, TRYING TO BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS OF THOSE THAT 9:22:54AM WERE IN POSITIONS BEFORE ME TO HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DO 9:22:58AM SOMETHING OR WHATEVER, IF THAT WAS THE CASE, I WOULDN'T BE 9:23:02AM NECESSARY OR I WOULDN'T BE HERE. 9:23:04AM THAT BEING SAID, AGAIN, NOT ONLY TRYING TO REACH THOSE THAT 9:23:14AM SORT OF HAVE A FUTURE OR WHATEVER AND NEED TO GO FORWARD, 9:23:17AM BUT ALSO USHERING IN NEW WINDS OF A DIFFERENT MIND AND 9:23:29AM PUSHING OUT THOSE THAT DON'T. 9:23:31AM THERE ARE THOSE THAT PUT OUT MISINFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHAT 9:23:34AM WE'RE DOING, TALKING ABOUT GENTRIFICATION WHEN IT'S NOT. 9:23:37AM AND PUTTING OUT THOSE TYPES OF MISNOMERS AND FLAT-OUT LIES 9:23:44AM TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF. 9:23:46AM ARE THERE ANY PROGRAMS OR ANYTHING YOU ALL CAN DO TO KIND OF 9:23:54AM HELP ME BREAK DOWN YOU KNOW THAT WALL OR WHATEVER. 9:23:59AM >>Doug Griesenauer: NAMED THEM ALREADY. 9:24:01AM CHARLES WALKER AND THE TEAM SPECIFICALLY DOING WHAT YOU'RE 9:24:03AM TALKING ABOUT. 9:24:04AM THE GOAL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MISINFORMATION, 9:24:06AM MISCOMMUNICATION, HAPPENS AT A COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN. 9:24:09AM THE MORE AND MORE TALKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, TALKING WITH 9:24:11AM THE RESIDENTS, TALKING WITH THE BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IN 9:24:14AM OUR SPACE, HEARING WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY AND REALLY 9:24:16AM CONNECTING THOSE DOTS IN THAT SPACE IS WHAT CAN ALLOW 9:24:19AM INDIVIDUALS TO FLOURISH IN THAT SPACE AND ALLOW THE 9:24:22AM SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED REALLY BUILD UP IN 9:24:25AM THAT WORK. 9:24:26AM A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IS ACTUALLY A THEORY 9:24:30AM CALLED INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY, WHICH IS THIS IDEA OF 9:24:34AM VERY MUCH INTEGRATING OUR SERVICE DELIVERY, BUILDING THE 9:24:37AM SUPPORTS TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT'S COLLABORATIVE. 9:24:40AM THAT STARTS WITH LISTENING, HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY. 9:24:43AM AND THEN FIGURING OUT HOW DO WE CONNECT THE DOTS IN THE 9:24:46AM SPACE. 9:24:47AM SURE THERE WILL BE INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH THIS AND SOME 9:24:50AM PEOPLE HONESTLY AREN'T READY IN THEIR STAGE OF LIFE IN ORDER 9:24:53AM TO TAKE THAT BRIDGE. 9:24:54AM THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE IS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 9:24:56AM BUILDING UP OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE LIKE A TRAIN MOVING AROUND 9:24:59AM IN A CIRCLE. 9:25:00AM MAYBE COME ON IN THIS STATION, IF DON'T, THAT'S OKAY. 9:25:03AM WE'LL COME AROUND AND ASK YOU AGAIN. 9:25:05AM IF YOU SAY NO AGAIN, THEN WE'LL COME AROUND. 9:25:08AM EVERY TIME WE COME AROUND, WE'LL BRING MORE PEOPLE IN THE 9:25:13AM SPACE. 9:25:13AM THE NEWTOWN AREA DIDN'T REACH A SPACE OF STRUGGLE IN A YEAR, 9:25:18AM BUILDING UP AND BUILDING OUT OUR COMMUNITY UNFORTUNATELY

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-09-21-Commission.txt[9/21/2026 4:48:01 PM] 9:25:20AM WILL ALSO TAKE TIME, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO HAVE 9:25:24AM SLOW, STEADY, SUCCESSFUL PROGRESS. 9:25:26AM AGAIN, YES BY OUR NONPROFITS, YES BY OUR GOVERNMENT BUT ALSO 9:25:30AM OUR BUSINESSES AND HOW DO WE GET A THREE-LEGGED STOOL IN 9:25:33AM THAT SPACE SO EVERYBODY IS WORKING POSITIVELY TO BUILD UP 9:25:36AM RESIDENTS. 9:25:36AM >>Kyle Battie: EXCELLENT. 9:25:38AM WHAT ABOUT PARTNERING UP WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR WHAT HAVE 9:25:41AM YOU, FOR TRADES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 9:25:43AM BECOMING AN ELECTRICIAN OR A PLUMBER OR DOING HVAC, 9:25:48AM MECHANIC, OR WHATEVER. 9:25:51AM >>Doug Griesenauer: REALLY, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 9:25:53AM FISCAL LEAPS THAT HAPPENS A LOT IN THE TRADE SPACES AND 9:25:56AM HAPPENS IN THAT AREA. 9:25:57AM OUR FRIENDS TO THE NORTH, MANATEE COUNTY, HAS JUST 9:26:00AM EFFECTIVELY MADE FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH SOME OF THEIR 9:26:03AM SUPPORTS IN WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THERE. 9:26:06AM SOMETHING WE CAN REPLICATE HERE IN SARASOTA IN THE SPACE 9:26:09AM THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GET THER