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Tuesday, June 3, 2025 · County government meeting record

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The Sarasota County Commission met to address a wide range of administrative, infrastructure, and community service items. Key actions included approving various professional service contracts, budget amendments for capital projects, and appointments to local advisory boards.

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June 3, 20259:00 a.m. ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAILCOMMISSION CHAMBERVENICE, FL Joe Neunder, Chair, District 4Ron Cutsinger, Vice Chair, District 5Teresa Mast, District 1Mark Smith, District 2Tom Knight, District 3 INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONSCode Enforcement Officers' WeekLifeguard Appreciation Day 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 agreements for continuing professional consulting services for architectural services for county facilities with the following vendors for a five-year period:Wannemacher Jensen Architects, LLC (Contract No. SR 2677-01)Harvard Jolly, Inc. dba Harvard Jolly | PBK (Contract No. 2677-02)Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP (Contract No. 2677-03)Fleischman and Garcia Architects and Planners, A.I.A., P.A. (Contract No. 2677-04)Schenkel & Schultz, Inc. (Contract No. 2677-05)C. Alan Anderson Architect, P.A. (Contract No. 2677-06)Halflants & Pichette Studio for Modern Architecture, Inc. (Contract No. 2677-07)h. Seibert Architects, P.A. (Contract No. 2677-08) 3.CAPITAL PROJECTSTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a unit price contract with Insituform Technologies, LLC (Contract No. SR 2661-01), for Sanitary Pipeline Rehabilitation, Category A, Cured-In-Place Pipe, for a three-year term for an amount not to exceed budgeted funds;To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a unit price contract with SAK Construction, LLC (Contract No. SR 2661-02), for Sanitary Pipeline Rehabilitation, Category A, Cured-In-Place Pipe, for a three-year term for an amount not to exceed budgeted funds;To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a unit price contract with Gulf Coast Underground, LLC dba GCU, LLC (Contract No. SR 2661-03), for Sanitary Pipeline Rehabilitation, Category A, Cured-In-Place Pipe, for a three-year term for an amount not to exceed budgeted funds;To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a unit price contract with Insituform Technologies, LLC (Contract No. SR 2661-04), for Sanitary Pipeline Rehabilitation, Category B, Polyvinyl Chloride Expanded-In-Place, for a three-year term for an amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 4.CAPITAL PROJECTSTo revoke partially-executed Contract No. 2025-298, a Local Agency Program Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation, to provide funding for the redesign of a 2,400-foot section of Manasota Key Road damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton;To adopt a resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a new 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 $468,835.00. 5.EMERGENCY SERVICESTo approve, and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. SR 2291 with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC to provide for the purchase of products and services related to the computer-aided dispatch system and to designate the Administrative Agent to administer the terms and conditions and increasing the total amount not to exceed to $5,000,000.00. 6.GENERAL SERVICESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a term contract with Innovative Fabricators of Florida, Inc., dba Innovative Contractors, to provide liquid pumping system services, for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 7.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute an agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 6, with Legal Aid of Manasota, Inc. for Article V Legal Aid funding from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $63,982.00;To authorize the County Administrator or designee to approve and execute any amendments or ancillary documents to the agreement with Legal Aid of Manasota, Inc. for Article V Legal Aid funding so long as the contract amount does not increase. 8.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute an agreement in substantially the same form as Attachment 5, with Insight Counseling Services, Inc. for Article V funding related to juvenile programs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $63,902.00;To authorize the County Administrator or designee to approve and execute any amendments or ancillary documents to the agreement with Insight Counseling Services, Inc. for Article V juvenile programs funding so long as the contract amount does not increase. 9.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo appoint Debra Douglas to serve an unexpired three-year term on the Human Services Advisory Council as a Citizen-at-Large, effective through June 2025, and an additional three-year term, effective through June 2028. 10.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo declare the identified tangible personal property as surplus property, authorize the disposal of the surplus property, and move the surplus property to a disposed of status. 11.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo approve a Subrecipient Agreement with the City of North Port for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Community Development Block Grant Funds for North Biscayne Drive Sidewalks, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00; To authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve amendments, extensions, and ancillary documents to the Subrecipient Agreement that do not increase the amount awarded. 12.OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTTo adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of a continuing disclosure certificate in connection with the issuance by the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority of its Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A and Utility System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2025C. 13.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a term contract with DeJonge Excavating Contractors, Inc. for hauling and grading services, for a three-year period, in a total amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 14.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo appoint Brett Thomas to fill an unexpired three-year term on the Parks Advisory and Recreation Council as Real Estate or Business Representative, effective through October 2027;To appoint James Ward to fill an expired three-year term on the Parks Advisory and Recreation Council as Neighborhood Interests Representatives, effective through June 2028;To reappoint Jono Miller to fill an expired three-year term on the Parks Advisory and Recreation Council as a Neighborhood Interests Representative, effective through June 2028. 15.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2024-145) to add the E. Venice Avenue Westbrook Property ESLPP Acquisition and Start-Up as Project No. 85685; To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-048, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate funding for the Capital Improvement Program Project No. 85685 – E. Venice Avenue Westbrook Property ESLPP Acquisition and Start-Up Project in the amount of $1,522,200.00; To adopt a resolution authorizing the acquisition of approximately five acres of real property located at 3925 E. Venice Ave., Venice from Ray A. and Mary L. Westbrook, in the amount of $1,300,000.00, authorizing the execution of the contract for sale and purchase, and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute any necessary documents to effectuate the closing, and providing for applicability and an effective date. 16.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo approve the First Amendment to Lease Agreement, Contract No.2012-033, with The Sarasota Audubon Society, Inc. to renew the agreement, confirm the number of paved parking spaces, include a requirement for after-hours activities including vendor requirements, address hours of operation and to reduce the time required to request such approvals. 17.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo approve an Addendum to Contract No. 2009-224, adding to the Town of Longboat Key as a party to an Interlocal Agreement with the Sarasota County, City of North Port, City of Venice, City of Sarasota, and Charlotte County for the reciprocal use of Building department personnel. 18.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo reappoint Stacey Roberts to fill an expired three-year term on the Coastal Advisory Committee as an at-large representative, effective through June 2028. 19.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo approve and accept the transfer of easement rights obtained by the City of Sarasota to Sarasota County, for purposes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Pass Project and to authorize the Chair or Vice Chair to execute all documents accepting the transfer of easement rights; To adopt a resolution approving a certification of lands document to the Army Corps of Engineers for the New Pass Maintenance Project and to authorize the Chair or Vice Chair to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate the certification. 20.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Second Amendment to original Conservation Easement, Official Records Instrument No. 2004006438, dated December 14, 2009, over portions of real property PID #0179010020 and 0515010010, located at University Parkway, Sarasota;To approve a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant with Heritage Ranch LLC, SMR/Myakka, LLC, and Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc. over portions of real property PID #0179010020 and 0515010010, located at University Parkway, Sarasota. 21.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo waive the term limit set forth in Resolution No. 2023-252 and appoint John King to serve a three-year term on the General Contractors Licensing and Examining Board as a general or building representative, effective through June 2028. 22.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo adopt a resolution denying Special Exception Petition No. 1903 for property located at 1620 Myakka Road, Sarasota. 23.PUBLIC UTILITIESTo approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. SS 2051 with Hadronex Inc. dba SmartCover Systems, for SmartCover Systems equipment and monitoring services, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $200,000.00 to $300,000.00 for the renewal term. 24.PUBLIC WORKSReport on the Stormwater Environmental Utility Advisory Committee 2024 Annual Report. 25.PUBLIC WORKSTo adopt a Resolution requesting a Use and Occupancy Agreement for airspace from the Florida Department of Transportation in order to construct and use a vehicular overpass above I75, approving the execution of a Maintenance Agreement for maintenance of the proposed overpass with the Florida Department of Transportation, approving and authorizing the Chair to execute a Use and Occupancy Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for a term of 50 years and one 50 year renewal, and authorizing the County Administrator or his Designee to administer both agreements and execute related ancillary amendments, documents and instruments. 26.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo ratify and approve the Warrants dated May 5 through May 16, 2025, in the amount of $50,983,053.22, as detailed in the voucher packages filed in the Finance department. 27.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo approve the Minutes of the meeting dated May 16, 2025. DISCUSSION SECTION: 28.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo appoint two individuals to serve two expired terms on the Englewood Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Advisory Board, effective May 31, 2025. 29.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo approve the Neighborhood Initiative Grant Program applications for Grant Cycle 38 as recommended by the Neighborhood Initiative Grant Advisory Committee, for grant applications 1 through 15 and to approve the agreements for grant funding. 30.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo provide an update on Bayshore Drive and provide policy guidance to surplus and dispose of County owned lands through Chapter 2 of the County Code of Ordinances, Article IX (Real Property Acquisition, Disposition, Exchange and Leasing) through the private sale process. 31.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESPresentation and discussion on potential future Commercial Water-based Charter Boat and Tour Operators Permit Program and water-access locations. 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: 32.CAPITAL PROJECTS(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2024-145), to change the project title and to modify the description and scope for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 88085, Dona Bay Phase 5 - Curry Creek Canal Low-Flow Weir Design;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-034, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate additional funding to the Dona Bay Phase 5 - Curry Creek Canal Low-Flow Weir Design Capital Improvement Program project, in the amount of $429,070.00;(Not a public hearing) To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute an agreement for professional engineering services with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the Dona Bay Phase 5 project, in an amount not to exceed $688,950.00. 33.TRANSITSitting as the Sarasota County Transportation Authority (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution to establish fares for Sarasota County Transit and replacing and repealing Resolution No. 2024-245. 34.SHERIFF(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2025-047, amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget to appropriate funding for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 83324 - Sheriff's Mobile Command Center Vehicle, in the amount of $185,000.00. REPORTS SECTION: 35.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERFiled for Record List. 36.COUNTY ADMINISTRATORProposed agenda items for the Visit Sarasota (VSC), Economic Development Council of Sarasota County (EDC), and the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County (Arts Alliance) Joint Meeting on August 22, 2025. 37.COUNTY ATTORNEY 38.COMMISSIONER MAST 39.COMMISSIONER SMITH 40.COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 41.COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 42.CHAIR NEUNDERPGA Senior Golf Championship Presentation. 43.ADMINISTRATIONOutstanding Board Assignments. 44.ADMINISTRATIONBoard Meeting Schedule. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Continued)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 SCHEDULED: 45.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution regarding an Appeal (APL-BCC-25-000001) of a staff administered denial of Business Use Permit (BUSE-24-000239) for Alexis Properties LLC located at 492 Riverview Drive South, Nokomis, Florida 34275. 46.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. 47.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 6/3/2025 9:00:00 AM INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS NOTE: 1. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CONSENT SECTION: 2. CAPITAL PROJECTS 3. CAPITAL PROJECTS 4. CAPITAL PROJECTS 5. EMERGENCY SERVICES 6. GENERAL SERVICES 7. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 8. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 9. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 10. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 11. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 12. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 13. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 14. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 15. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 16. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 17. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 18. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 19. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 20. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 21. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 22. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 23. PUBLIC UTILITIES 24. PUBLIC WORKS 25. PUBLIC WORKS 26. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 27. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER DISCUSSION SECTION: 28. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 29. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 30. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 31. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC HEARINGS: PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST: 32. CAPITAL PROJECTS 33. TRANSIT 34. SHERIFF PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED: REPORTS SECTION: 35. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 36. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 37. COUNTY ATTORNEY 38. COMMISSIONER MAST 39. COMMISSIONER SMITH 40. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 41. COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 42. CHAIR NEUNDER 43. ADMINISTRATION 44. ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Continued) PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED: 45. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 46. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 47. OTHER BUSINESS NOTE Copyright © 2015-2026 Hyland Software, Inc.

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