Board of County Commissioners

November 5, 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 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 - (Three-minute time limit per person.) 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.LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL RESOURCESTo approve a Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services for the Fiscal Year 2026 State Aid to Libraries Grant;To certify the Hours, Free Library Service and Access to Materials;To approve the Sarasota County Library System Annual Plan of Service. 3.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESPresentation of the Development Services Advisory Committee Annual Report. 4.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo appoint Nickolas Sennes to serve the remainder of a three-year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals, effective through December 2027. 5.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo adopt a resolution to approve a Maintained Right-of-Way Map for North Casey Key Road. 6.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo adopt a resolution authorizing the expenditure of West Coast Inland Navigation District County Navigation Improvement Funds for monitoring and maintenance of Midnight Pass, in the amount of $500,000.00;To authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to submit a funding application for consideration by the West Coast Inland Navigation District Board in the amount of $500,000.00;To authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the West Coast Inland Navigation District project agreement, and any ancillary documents, amendments, closeout documents, and reimbursement requests for this request, in the amount of $500,000.00;To adopt a Resolution, Budget Amendment No. 2026-012, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funds for the monitoring and maintenance of Midnight Pass, in the amount of $500,000.00. 7.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo adopt a resolution authorizing the expenditure of West Coast Inland Navigation District County Navigation Improvement Funds for partial funding for the replacement of an Englewood Area Fire Control District fire boat, in the amount of $150,000.00;To authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to submit a funding application for consideration by the West Coast Inland Navigation District Board in the amount of $150,000.00;To authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the West Coast Inland Navigation District project agreement, the third-party sub-agreement, and any ancillary documents, amendments, closeout documents, and reimbursement requests for this request, in the amount of $150,000.00;To adopt a Resolution, Budget Amendment No. 2026-011, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for the Englewood Area Fire Control District fire boat replacement, in the amount of $150,000.00. 8.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICESTo authorize the processing of a Unified Development Code text amendment relating to voluntary freeboard and height requirements. 9.SOLID WASTETo authorize a public hearing on an ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the County Code, relating to solid waste. 10.STORMWATERTo adopt a resolution, amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164), to modify the scope of Capital Improvement Program Project No. 75888 - Phillippi Creek High Spots Stormwater Conveyance Dredging;To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-015, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate additional funding for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 75888 -Phillippi Creek High Spots Stormwater Conveyance Dredging, in the amount of $447,983.00; To approve Addendum 1 to Contract No. 2025-386, West Coast Inland Navigation District Cooperation Agreement, in a form substantially similar to the attached draft, for marine engineering and environmental consulting services for the Phillippi Creek Dredging Project, in the amount of $447,983.00. 11.STORMWATERTo approve the 2024 Sarasota County Floodplain Management Plan Annual Report. 12.TAX COLLECTORTo adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-008, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for the Tax Collector’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Department of Revenue approved budget, in the amount of $7,083.00. 13.TRANSPORTATIONTo approve a mobility fee credit agreement with Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, for the Project Development and Environment Study of Fruitville Road Widening (East), in the amount of $4,000,000.00. 14.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo ratify and approve the Warrants dated October 6 through October 17, 2025, for $69,988,042.04, as detailed in the voucher packages filed in the Finance Department. 15.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERTo approve the Minutes of the meeting dated October 8, 2025. DISCUSSION SECTION: 16.UF IFAS EXTENSION & SUSTAINABILITYTo provide policy guidance on pursuing a Beginning Farmer and 4-H Youth Agriculture Education Complex. 17.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo approve the Contracted Human Services Program Funding Priorities and Definitions for the FY 2027 Contract Human Services Process;To approve the Application for Funding, Instructions, and Supporting Documents for the FY 2027 Contracted Human Services Process;To approve the Application Rating Form for the FY 2027 Contracted Human Services Process;To consider the Behavioral Health Advisory Council and Human Services Advisory Council’s recommendation to re-establish Essential Public Services (formerly known as Core programs) as a funding category;To consider changes to the financial audit requirements in the Contracted Human Services standard contract. 18.HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESTo appoint Carl Goodrich to serve an unexpired three-year term on the Human Services Advisory Council as a Health Services Professional, effective through June 2027. 19.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCESTo authorize the Board Chair, or designee, to execute the Technical Assistance Letter to request assistance from The Trust for Public Land, Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Big Waters Land Trust for feasibility research, public opinion survey(s) and the development of strategies to sustain dedicated, ongoing sources of public funds for the County’s land acquisition and management program. 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: 20.PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164) to add the Ashton Road Property NPP Land Acquisition and Start-Up as Project No. 85691;(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-010, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 85691 – Ashton Road Property NPP Land Acquisition and Start-Up Project ($2,457,755.00) and Operating Impacts ($19,750), in the amount of $ 2,477,505.00;(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution authorizing the acquisition of approximately 2.4-acre of real property located at 2401 Ashton Road, Sarasota, FL 34231 from Peter M. Morton, Individually and as Trustee of the Peter M. Morton Revocable Living Trust Dated March 15, 1999, in the amount of $1,942,000.00, 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. 21.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, approving Special Exception Petition No. 1913, to allow a Wholesale Plant Nursery with Landscape Supply in the OUE-1 zone district for property located north of River Road, east of Winchester Boulevard, Englewood. REPORTS SECTION: 22.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLERFiled for Record List. 23.COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 24.COUNTY ATTORNEYRequest authorization to file a lawsuit against FP&Y, LLC for property damage;To consider proposed settlement in Casie Angers v. Sarasota County. 25.COMMISSIONER MAST 26.COMMISSIONER SMITH 27.COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 28.COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 29.CHAIR NEUNDER 30.ADMINISTRATIONOutstanding Board Assignments. 31.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: 32.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To consider a proposed resolution regarding Coastal Setback Variance No. 79-03-25-608 for the construction of a new single-family residence and accessory structures located a maximum of 262.2 feet seaward of the Gulf Beach Setback Line on a vacant lot at 162 Beach Road, Siesta Key, Property Identification No. 0080240028. 33.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-026, approving Small Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. SA-2024-03 amending the Future Land Use Map for property located south of East Venice Avenue and east of Jacaranda Boulevard, Venice, from Moderate Density Residential to Village II Commercial Center; (Not a public hearing) Land Development Regulation Commission to find Ordinance No. 2025-027 and Ordinance No. 2025-028 to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. (Must be done prior to the adoption of C and D.);(Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-027, approving Critical Area Plan Amendment No. 83-04-SP-2024 amending the Future Land Use Map of the I-75, Jacaranda Boulevard, East Venice Avenue Critical Area Plan adopted by Resolution No. 85-373 (as amended) for property south of East Venice Avenue and east of Jacaranda Boulevard, Venice, from Single Family Residential to Mixed-Use with up to 17.87 dwelling units per acre; (Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-028, approving Critical Area Plan Amendment No. 86-01-SP-2024 amending the Future Land Use Map of the I-75 Corridor Plan adopted by Ordinance No. 89-35 (as amended) for property south of East Venice Avenue and east of Jacaranda Boulevard, Venice, from Low Density Residential to Mixed-Use Residential;(Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-029, approving Rezone Petition No. 24-19 for property located south of East Venice Avenue and east of Jacaranda Boulevard, Venice, from OUE-1 to OPI/PD zone district;(Public hearing) To adopt a Resolution, approving Special Exception No. 1915 to allow Height of up to 55 feet in the OPI/PD zone district, for property located south of East Venice Avenue and east of Jacaranda Boulevard, Venice. 34.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES(Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-030, approving Rezone Petition No. 25-01 for property located at 1407 East Manasota Beach Road, Englewood, from OUE-2 and OPI with stipulations to OPI zone district with amended stipulations;(Public hearing) To adopt a Resolution, approving a waiver request to the SR 776 Corridor Plan Condition of Development Approval 19.A. to reduce landscape buffer width from 50 feet to 20 feet. 35.OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - (Three-minute time limit per person.) 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. 36.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, 1301 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, Florida 34232, 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 11/5/2025 9:00:00 AM INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOTE: 1. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CONSENT SECTION: 2. LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL RESOURCES 3. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 4. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 5. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 7. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 8. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 9. SOLID WASTE 10. STORMWATER 11. STORMWATER 12. TAX COLLECTOR 13. TRANSPORTATION 14. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 15. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER DISCUSSION SECTION: 16. UF IFAS EXTENSION & SUSTAINABILITY 17. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 18. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 19. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC HEARINGS: PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST: 20. PARKS, RECREATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 21. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REPORTS SECTION: 22. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER 23. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 24. COUNTY ATTORNEY 25. COMMISSIONER MAST 26. COMMISSIONER SMITH 27. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT 28. COMMISSIONER CUTSINGER 29. CHAIR NEUNDER 30. ADMINISTRATION 31. ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Continued) PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED: 32. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 33. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 34. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 35. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 36. OTHER BUSINESS NOTE Copyright © 2015-2026 Hyland Software, Inc.