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City Council City of Venice Meeting Agenda 401 West Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285 www.venicegov.com Council Chambers9:00 AMTuesday, April 28, 2026 26-0581 Instructions on How to Watch and/or Participate in the Meeting Meeting InstructionsAttachments: CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I. RECOGNITION 26-0582 Ceremonial Swearing ins: Police Officers Charlie Brown, Robert Escobedo, Gary Lipscomb, Zachary Beaudreault, Michael O'Brien 26-0583 Proclaim the Week of May 10-16, 2026 as "Nurses and Hospital Week", Presented to Cynthia Carr and Tiffany Arnold, Nursing Leaders, SMH Venice ProclamationAttachments: 26-0584 Proclaim the Week of May 17-23, 2026 as "Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week", Presented to Assistant Fire Chief, EMS Steven Lambright ProclamationAttachments: 26-0585 Proclaim the Week of May 3-9, 2026 as "Municipal Clerk's Week", Presented to City Clerk Michaels and Staff ProclamationAttachments: 26-0586 Proclaim the Month of May 2026 as "Building Safety Month", Presented to Building Official Derek Applegate and Staff ProclamationAttachments: 26-0587 Proclaim the Month of May 2026 as "Historic Preservation Month", Presented to Historic and Architectural Preservation Board Chair Mark Beebe ProclamationAttachments: Page 1 of 6City of Venice Printed on 4/22/2026

April 28, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda 26-0588 Proclaim the Week of May 3-9, 2026 as "National Travel and Tourism Week", Presented to Erin Duggan, President and CEO and Hunter Carpenter, Director of Community Relations and Partnership at Visit Sarasota County ProclamationAttachments: II. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION will be limited to one hour. Excluding Public Hearings (Five Minutes Each Speaker for City Residents, City Property Owners, and Owners of Businesses within the City Limits and Two Minutes for all Other Speakers unless Other Time Limits are Established). III. CONSENT SECTION: All matters listed under the Consent Section are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless an item is removed by a council member. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by a council member, the item(s) will be considered and voted upon at the end of the Consent Section. CITY CLERK 26-0589 Minutes of the April 8, 2026 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Workshop and April 14, 2026 Regular Meeting CIP Workshop Minutes 4.8.26 Regular Meeting Minutes 4.14.26 Attachments: IV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT V. PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCES – FINAL READING ORD. NO. 2026-12 An Ordinance of the City of Venice, Florida, Establishing the Venice Grand Oaks Community Development District Pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes; Providing for the District’s External Boundaries; Providing for Functions and Powers of the District; Providing for the Initial Board of Supervisors for the District; Addressing Correction of Scrivener’s Errors; Providing for Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Providing for Severability and Providing for an Effective Date Page 2 of 6City of Venice Printed on 4/22/2026

April 28, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda Updated Ordinance for Final Reading Ordinance Memorandum Business Impact Estimate Presentation Affidavit and Pre-Filed Testimony of Petitioner (Chinoy) Affidavit and Pre-Filed Testimony of District Manager (Burns) Affidavit and Pre-Filed Testimony of Engineer (Wertz) Submittal Package of Petition and Second Amended Speaker Card 03.24.26 Written Correspondence 4.9.26 Public Comment Exhibit 4.14.26 Speaker Card 4.14.26 Attachments: ORD. NO. 2026-13 An Ordinance of the City of Venice, Florida, Amending the City of Venice Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Associated Pages Pursuant to Petition No. 25-63CP to Change the Future Land Use Designation for Specific Real Properties Generally Located at 490 Substation Road from High Density Residential (HDR) to Industrial (IND); Providing for Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date Ordinance Business Impact Estimate Staff Report 25-63CP Staff Presentation 25-63CP Applicant - Application Applicant - Narrative Applicant - Gateway Neighborhood- Strikethrough-Clean Applicant - Decision Criteria 1.5.3 Applicant - Survey Applicants Presentation Planning Commission Minutes 3.3.26 Jim Collins Resume Speaker Cards 4.14.26 Attachments: ORD. NO. 2026-14 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Atlas of the City of Venice, Florida, Pursuant to Zoning Map Amendment Petition No. 25-64RZ, to Change the Zoning Designation for the Property Generally Located at 490 Substation Road (2.0 ± Acres), from Residential Multifamily 1 (RMF-1) to Industrial (IND); Providing for Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date (Quasi-Judicial) Page 3 of 6City of Venice Printed on 4/22/2026

April 28, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda Ordinance Business Impact Estimate Staff Report 25-64RZ Staff presentation 25-64RZ Applicant - Application Applicant - Narrative Applicant - Land Use Compatibility Analysis 1.2.C.8 Applicant - Decision Criteria 1.7.4 Applicant - Survey Planning Commission Minutes 3.3.26 Jim Collins Resume Speaker Cards 4.14.26 Written Correspondence Attachments: ORD. NO. 2026-17 An Ordinance of the City of Venice, Florida, Amending Chapter 50, Personnel, Article III, Pensions and Retirement, Division 2, Municipal Firefighters’ Pension Trust Fund; Adding New Section 50-110, Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Providing for Codification; Providing for Severability of Provisions; Repealing All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith and Providing an Effective Date Ordinance Memorandum Business Impact Estimate No Impact Letter Attachments: VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION 26-0572 Approve Venice Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2027 Updated FY27 Strategic Plan - Clean Version Updated FY27 Strategic Plan - Redline Version FY27 Strategic Plan Attachments: VII. NEW BUSINESS A. ORDINANCES ORD. NO. 2026-18 An Ordinance Amending City of Venice Ordinance No. 2025-32, as Previously Amended, Which Adopted the Official Budget of the City of Venice, Florida for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025 and Ending Page 4 of 6City of Venice Printed on 4/22/2026

April 28, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda September 30, 2026; by Increasing the Total Revenue by $4,916,229 and Total Expenditures by $4,916,229; and Providing an Effective Date Ordinance Memorandum for Budget Amendment #3 FY26 Airport Memo Business Impact Estimate Attachments: B. PRESENTATION 26-0590 Finance Director Linda Senne: Quarterly Financial Update (10 min.) Memorandum and Quarterly Financial Management ReportAttachments: C. COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION - Continued 26-0591 Consider the Citizen Advisory Board's Recommendation for City Council to Approve Placement of a Mural of Old Betsy on the Rear of the Old Betsy Museum Memorandum Old Betsy Mural Application Old Betsy Mural Drawing CAB Draft Minutes 4.15.26 Attachments: 26-0592 Approve Priority Access to Housing Agreement Between the City of Venice and Venice Avenue Apartments, LLC Memorandum Agreement Attachments: 26-0593 Planning and Preparation for the Sunset of Florida Senate Bill (SB) 180 (Mr. Engelke) Agenda RequestAttachments: VIII. CHARTER OFFICER REPORTS City Attorney City Clerk City Manager IX. COUNCIL REPORTS Council Member Engelke Page 5 of 6City of Venice Printed on 4/22/2026

April 28, 2026City Council Meeting Agenda Council Member Weed Council Member Howard Council Member Smith Council Member Frank Vice Mayor Boldt Mayor Pachota X. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Five Minutes Each Speaker for City Residents, City Property Owners, and Owners of Businesses within the City Limits and Two Minutes for all Other Speakers unless Other Time Limits are Established. XI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting will not go beyond 5:00 p.m. unless City Council grants an extension. ********* If you are disabled and need assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. The City of Venice does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in the administration of its programs, services or activities. NOTE: No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of this meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at this meeting upon which any appeal is based. Page 6 of 6City of Venice Printed on 4/22/2026