Downtown Improvement District "DID" Meeting

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All comments to issues will avoid personal attacks. >> I will just make one comment that we do have the did shared via just so that we know that this is something We do have some new people in it and were able to accommodate the chair. I'm doing some training. So that is why he is on June. This is not a normal thing for the board to have this. I was So do not think it's a normal Miles will kill me. So I just want do that. what we our vice chair that is leaving meeting today. So thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. morning. Good Are you OK? Approval the minutes? Any comments or can we approve the minutes? Some of them second. On eye. >> Public input if you wish to address the board, please flooded requests to speak form located on the table, the back of the room. out the form completely indicated agenda items which in turn to speak and place the form in the box of the table. If you intend speak under public input, non agenda items. Items on topics, not on the Lot. 3 minutes to speak. Remember, we're always happy to your comments. However, this is not a question answer session. Should you have a concern regarding item on the agenda? You'll need to wait until the end of presentation. It will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. At the end of 3 minutes, an alarm will sound and you should conclude you're speaking. Julie, of any public speakers there out. We have to. >> Okay. We'll start Mister David Low. Morning, everybody. with David Lowe. A dmca. >> To 2 points here. Number want to follow up and some remarks made about retail creation. And I think it was tacitly agreed that I would go off and have some context for people like Gibbs on nun did kind of base is just kind of fact-finding. I did have a communication boats read with him few weeks ago. I was trying to frankly trying feel his flexibility on doing. Some work on a more targeted basis. That's my opinion, rather than a full retail serving his. He sent back a rather short supply. He would like to help the city. I offer a detail. Retail market goes on. So so that guy, you know, he did some work for you it is my personal opinion that a more targeted project. I mean, for example, even within a in the dude, Aereo are a couple blocks or something like that. But I don't know you folks feel about it. But he had does have an interest. I'm sure there are other folks out there right now. Want to do conference the other day. So I'm kind of looking for your Whatever to the extent you folks talk about it, you know, yourselves at the moment, I'm not doing anything more. I personally again, field. It's such missed opportunity for be clean. Do a better job of cleaning parallel with that. And the flower baskets will be going away. What kind of been we can have in this kind of area second point is I have and I dropped this off with Mister condo thinking he was in town but may not be. I'm This is how do I say this? Mainly my work. Prepared to a briefing book Kerry of Fright Wing. Wasn't solely for city leadership. It's about 55 page document with a 70 page appendix of backup. I will get a copy, I think said I've me of send one to you. and again, I loved one for Mister Rubin and his and Thank you. You have received? Yes, they did OK, so I I encourage you to at least skim ccn a has a copy. The economic development, folks have a copy some others. So it's getting a little bit circulated in the for what it's worth You please talk about this as you would wish. And I hope some of the information in here. It's about bunch numbers, but I hope it's of of some interest to Thanks. And comes >> I local We would like to. way to directly Yeah. >> way we all miss you, we need you back the spot. I'm not good at running a meeting. So. >> Thank okay. Next speaker will must acquit. Good morning chair and board. And I'm Dave, Most quest to live in Laurel Park. I have sort of like a pet project discussion of you record earlier about the alleys in downtown and I finally got a chance to get your own time to speak publicly. He would. I know things are tight financially, but it I understand someone has been hired to address the how the alleys look in the various code issues. He was, I sure would like to see some update. So on where we're moving forward and clean up those valleys. They certainly doing a great service to image Sarasota in general kind of 3rd world looking in some respect. It's not every one, but and I know it's sort of going on for a while. Some of the things. Were allowed by previous administrations maybe years back. I'm not aware. I moved here from 5 years ago. I was heavily involved in the Waikiki Business Improvement District. There. We did a lot of things to service the neighborhood, make it look better and less crime ridden and what we were to the sidewalks and the look of the town has an Waikiki recently. You'll notice all the flagstone sidewalks and they improved landscaping, electricity. Always a good thing to make your downtown business is business District. Look okay. And I hope something will move forward in And I know there's been some you vote no on this subject for a while, but I did notice one thing was looking over code and apparently all these grease traps that are behind resident. I don't know where the property lines run, but they are. Some are not code compliant and that they supposed to have around them and it looks terrible. People do walk there to go to get the parking places, you know, and if we're going to do everything on the main street, this is something we can do right away because it's just asking people to clean up their backyard. That's all start there and will work from that because it's going to take a while to fix that, which has been there for years. So I had to say thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. On the agenda we have this hospital income. Performing arts. Good morning. good. >> I'm joined today by Laura. And so she's our director communications and she's going to help navigate that laptop. Well, I never gave his left eye. So good morning. I'm Tanya Castro. Birdie must collect co. You can come in time. Yeah. The chief executive officer of the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation. And before before I go, I'm into my presentation. I just want to provide a brief summary of the foundation, the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation was previously known as the Van Wezel Foundation. We were founded in 1987. Us a nonprofit 501 C 3 in order to financially support the Van, Wezel education and community engagement programs. Over the years we have granted the van Wezel over 20 million dollars for their programs today. The foundation continues to support philanthropic Lee, the Fenway SoHo programming as well as deliver several programs to the community throughout Sarasota County and Manatee County. As a 40 year philanthropic partner to the City of Sarasota. It was fitting that we would become the city's partner in the Performing Arts Center project. And that's what I'm here to speak to you about today. All of the slides that you're about to see are just a concept and they are subject to to minor modifications and that you months and years to come. So on Monday, March second, the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation presented the new concept design to the City Commission concept. Design 2 point. Oh, as we're calling it, it was completed by the design architect Renzo Piano Building workshop from Genoa, Italy, and executive architect, Sweet Sparkman of Sarasota. This new concept incorporates the feedback and recommendations from our city Commission, our Civic partners, as well as the general public. The following 3 slides are courtesy of the Bay Park Conservancy and they illustrate the location of the new performing Arts center. This center redesign includes 2200 seat main theater at 300 seat. Multipurpose performance and education space in a flexible community space in this rendering. You can also the existing benway so hall. >> As well as Holly Holm, you can also see the location of the planned parking and restaurants. This presentation was made to the city just recently on May 18th. I want to spend too much time on this slide as it reflects Congress fee of the site. And there's nobody better to speak about topography in the Bay Park. But it does again illustrate the location of the buildings. And as you can see, again, the large building in the center of the park is the 2200 seat theater northwest of that is the 300 seat multipurpose space and education spaces and east of that building is the community flex space as well as a donor lounge. This is another view, a bird's eye of the site where you can see the various buildings, the parking garage, the restaurants and the Van Wezel home. And this is a little bit more detail that surrendering shows you the 3 spaces of the Performing Arts center and with more detail. You can see the seating capacity of 2200 seat on the south side of the site well as the multi-purpose space to the northwest and the flexible donor slash community space to the northeast. This rendering gives you of us if you are walking west toward the with the main 2200 seat theater to the left, you can see it far off in the distance. That's the yellow, the yellow building on the left and then a teen. You're right. You see the other 2 buildings. I think you have to look closely to be able to see the buildings through the trees. But what I love about this rendering is that it is really intergrated into the park so that the building itself thus not overpower the park and the green space. Now, this rendering depicts the first floor of the multipurpose space. So you are looking at you are standing in the lobby looking west over the bay and this space has 3 levels. This is the first of the 3 levels. This rendering you're looking out from the second level. So you're still looking West. You're looking over the bay. Now you're looking over the tree tops and this is where the actual 300 seat multipurpose spaces. So this can be used as a performance space. It could also be used as a space for gatherings for the chamber doing a word that for you all coming in there and having a meeting. So it is a very flexible specs. And the top area is an open terrace open to the public. It is the same building in his 3rd floor and this rendering your again looking toward the bay. What we love about this facility is that you can interact with this building. You can interact with the spaces without ever really You don't have to have a ticket to a performance. You can come in and enjoy the space is enjoy the park. Enjoy the bay that without necessarily attending a performance. A view of the buildings looking south across the 10th Street Canal from the boat launch Area. Renzo Piano has added color into this building in order to the massive find the structure. >> But also because it makes the building unique to Sarasota. >> We are taking a as to who likes the building with >> color. And if you look at the next line, you will see the building without color. I'll take your votes mission. You can we just go back to the previous slide? because the colored a show, the different spaces you can toward the toward the South. You can see the yellow, mustard looking yellow. That would be the 2200 seat space. The light yellow that you see floating above all of the buildings, study That is the fly space of the theater. And that is the highest point of the structure. The area. That is the multipurpose space. And then the blue area is the donor lounge slash community flexible space. buildings look like they're floating in. The reason for that is because Renzo Piano does use a lot of transparency in his buildings. So the floors are glass. And so you can see if you're outside, you can see what's happening inside. And if you're inside the space, you feel like you are within the park. Next slide. Please. And then we can move on to the next. So the project budget and funding has changed significantly significantly since we came before the city commission a year ago. The project that the project costs right now stands at about 300 million dollars. And that includes the cost of the building itself in construction as well as 10 million dollars for site preparation. card costs have been and they have been estimates from 2 independent international cost estimate ERs. And this is where we are today. Of course, as we know every month we weighed that these costs go up. there we feel there's a little bit of urgency to get this done because the costs continue to go out. Next slide, please. So the next steps are to return to the city We expect to come back to the commission after they after their hiatus and request the approval of the implementation agreements, the implementation agreements, the document that triggers this schematic design, which is the next phase of design. And at that time, we will launch a capital campaign for the philanthropic support of the facilities. And then today I wanted to show you as we started looking at schematic design, which gets into a lot more detail on this project, the fun part of it is a mentioning what the Performing Arts center is going to look like. What can it be for the audiences of tomorrow? We want to create a legacy project for not not for us, for our children and grandchildren. And so I have several short videos that I want to show you so that we can begin to dream of what this might look like. Next time. fun music to go with this. So these are several spaces around the country. This is a new space, the Lindemann Performing Arts Center which is a Brown University. And it is a multipurpose space. So when you're in it, you really can play with new technology to feel immersed into the space and it could serve both as an immersion space as well as a performance space. And then finally, this is another space that uses technology so that the audiences feel like they're in Merced in the experience, not just being a passive attendant to the experience but really feel part of the experience. And that's the end of the presentation. And I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. >> Thank you very much. This is open for comment or Hope. I would just like to just say I've been really I'm a big family. Start with You can. Temper your and responses. Myers, here's funds as to what I say. I'm really thrilled about the fact that you come back and move. Listen to input this frequently. comments that nobody listens to us. But you have a new change, dot design. You changed a lot in order to to comply with the input that you've gotten from the community and from the commission. So I say yay for I love the terrace. It's almost like a another park up there because people can. If I'm understanding this, right, you can just go hang out there. If you want to go hang out. That's right. No charge. Where were the parking be? So the parking in right now, the Bay Park in the city are working to create a parking structure >> we if we can go back, we can show where that is on the. >> Southeast corner attention Okay. There this. So so if you look at the presentation, it is it. >> The Southeast corner right along. 41. Okay. So the parking will be north of Municipal Auditorium. Got it. >> And one last thing, I just have a comment. The whole immersion thing. It's really significant. I think there's so much discussion about. In lieu of some big shows. And so I love that that could that technology is being discussed and considered because it's very exciting. Do or do you also looking at the Reese put changing the chairs and the configuration out. There's that. I know there's a system that does it where they come up 20 minutes. You've got on the floor. is that also being discussed. It is being discussed is has been discussed. >> It is very expensive. I'm talking millions and millions of dollars to do that. There is theater in Orlando. The Steinmetz, which is part of the Doctor Phillips Performing Arts center. I would say that is a man. Our mind is an hour and a half and I'm hoping we'll be able to take a tour there with some of our civic partners so that they can see the Steinmetz Hall does not wear the for this. All of the seats on the floor. Push of a it becomes a flat 4. It's just amazing. It's amazing what technology can do today. if it were out of is a big if thing. But if it were out of question right now for because of money. >> Would it can be added later if we if we can scratch of the money to do it. >> You know, I think money can do anything. would say just about So I I would think that from a an engineering and perspective, probably that that's something that would have to be done. Yeah, real. That's pretty exciting. I think. Yeah. >> To borrow the day and 2 hours later at a luncheon set up. That's amazing. >> Now I will I used to run a performing arts center just north of Indianapolis, Carmel, Indiana. when it's a beautiful, beautiful performing arts centers. It's actually a 3 venue of the arts and when they built it, they did not build that for It was built in 2011. I believe it was finished and they did not build that floors. What we did was we purchased the festival for what's called the festival floor and it's actually a floor that you can install above the seats. And so I'm happy to share images of that because what would happen was that we would do our gala dinners. dancing and performances. And we would install this floor and then you to take, you know, put it away that the issue with out of court and it wasn't very expensive at the time. I think we played like $65,000 for that for the issue with that, of course, is cost of labor. So the cost of labor every time you need to put that will happen every time you need to down. So in the long run, it turns out to be expensive. but it worked beautifully. And to this day, they're still using it because they can't go back and tear down that call to now installed that the new 4. Most areas. So they are There are options. >> Thank you very much, for the presentation. What was the original budget that the >> former guards came in? The original budget was 407 million dollars. And that was how long ago now was on March 17. So we did a lot of work to. We did reduce the square footage and the seating capacity. I'm just sitting capacity. We would go back and forth between 2200 seats and 2700 seats. The original RFP that was published in 2023 did have a 2200 seat theater and that was based on studies of our population and population growth. It was a 2200 seat theater. >> Over. >> couple of that change to 2700 seats. And so then reviewed everything from 20 to 24 to 27 and that on the 2200 seat, which was the original RFP. >> what was your estimates for your the operational cost for the? >> The yearly operational costs when it was 2700 seats were about 40 million dollars or right somewhere between 36 and 40. interestingly enough, we just took a trip to the Peace Center with the Chamber of Commerce are to Greenville, South Carolina. And in that trip, we visited the Peace Center, which is a performing arts center that was built in 1990, and really what's the impetus for the economic? It was economic engine for the growth of that community. So that theater is 2100 know. 2221 50. And while we were there and I know you, Chris was with us what we were there we asked what their annual operating budget is and it is between 35 40 million dollars. So when we did that business plan, it was about that. We are currently finalizing the business plan with a seating capacity. So we should have that in the next couple of weeks, which will then also influence what the economic impact is to the city of to the community when we had the 2700 seats, the annual economic impact was 196 million dollars a year. >> Thank you. And for my vote, I like the color building. >> You like the caller. Thank you. I of a little bit use a Carmel, Indiana. Yes, that you recall that we go to our story. We got that was the if this is for a roundabout. We didn't have anyone on the books in the city at all. And the group got together and pay for the mayor of Carmel, Indiana. Come here. And trying convince people to from the boat. So for better or worse, we got them from, you know, the cause. also, I think we're going to have to go there and have a look. It seems like a good place in It is a great place to live work and play it was actually again voted as the number one place to live in America. And the number one small town to live in America. >> You're talking about Mayor Jim He was a 7th term. Mayor in Carmel, Indiana. So that consistency really the growth everything that's happening and has happened there where they have attracted not only headquarters of corporations on the population has grows during his tenure from 37,000 over 100,000. >> Well, there's not much as 6 that it's it's impressive. And it's impressive that you've really is I mean, such numbers for some would be, I think you kept in check. It hasn't on exploded as much as one might think so. And I do hope that we get the the the sheriff's going to the floor. Thank you. We just be a little bit too cheap to save that money. Thank you. >> Chair Ruben, you have anything to add. >> Yes, good morning. Thank you very To question 3 questions. One is Yellows Well, thank you, What's what is soft costs spent to date on the project? >> What we have spent up to now and this has been the foundation is close to 10 million dollars. And that has since about 20. I would say 2015 where we have done a lot of studies demographic studies. Population study cites studies. it's mostly on research and some of those costs as well include the concept design to architects and our owners wrap that we have had a gauge for several years now. >> The Blues dealers rep. >> Well, right now, it parents group. Right now we're working They just changed their name from interim to Ryan. That consulting group. And it is the same group that's working with the Bay Park. So as we shifted to the integration of the structure that was really important to not work in silos and to come together with the Bay Park and really integrate the structures into the park and everything to park us. I'm working on as we thought it would make more sense to use the owners trapped at the park is using. >> regarding the city. So 2 part question, the city, what are they could today your project? What is there overall commitment to the project? I didn't hear the first part what is what is their commitments over tier project. As far as your expenses spent to date and what is their total commitment to the project financially from the city? >> Right. So the original total commitment was a 50, 50 split on the total project cost. So if you think about 2.88 300, it would be half of that. But because further analysis on the TIF on the tax increment funding right now, the city has committed 88 million dollars to the project, which is not quite 50%, but we need to amend our partnership agreement because currently the existing partnership agreement reflects a 50, 50 split. >> And so you have to raise the difference yourself. >> Yes, we would have to raise the difference from philanthropic dollars. >> to people raising money from private, private foundations and donors. What was what was just the developer? People raising money for? Yes, absolutely. Well, I'm the CEO and I when I arrived in Sarasota 28 months ago. >> But don't say county 28 months my staff was very and I did not have the staff necessary to carry out a campaign of this magnitude. >> But since that time, we have built and development team. When I write one person in department today, we have 7 full-time people in that department. So we are ready to launch a capital campaign. We will not do that until the city approves the implementation agreement. >> So this is safe to say or the quiet phase and large public public face your donations are no case. Thanks. Beautiful project. Wish the best of luck and success in tank. You very much. Thank you. >> Just a few questions. Can you pull up the the aerial tour of the site plan? I think you guys in the performing arts, I'd have that covered in. Looks amazing. So really well done. I we'll set about said I like no color, but that's just me say can ignore yeah, I just want to ask you questions for the garage. Is the intent to help potentially utilize that and weighs a little more officially given the law's park is now gone. For its future use or is that not part of the school? Put all of your conversation? >> So the decision about the van Wezel will always remain with the city. It is owned by the city and in currently owned and operated by the city. And so that decision will be made by the city. They the result of a purple Ribbon committee analysis and report the What the foundation has done is that we have committed that if the city decides to maintain that, that weighs all and where it is and how it is used as a performing arts venue that we would operate boasts a new performing arts center and remodeled then ways all retrofitted families. All this is not inconsistent with the way the performing arts centers around across the country. If you go to the Straz Center in Tampa or the ARCH Center in talking just Florida venues but it's the case across the country. There are always multiple venues on a campus. Even in Carmel, Indiana, there were 3 venues on the campus because you don't percent the same sort of art form in the same hall. You know, when where you would enjoy a jazz performance with a trio would probably not be a 2200 sea her. And then were you with listen to 80 or 90 piece orchestra would not be a 300 seat venue. So it's knowing how to program the different venues. So in my opinion and my experience and I have been doing this for 25 years multiple venues allow the flexibility to not only percent performing arts from outside the region bring in and actually from across the world, bringing it into Sarasota, but also local Sarasota artists. And we do have a number of small arts and cultural organizations that could benefit from multiple sizes of venues. so we would be willing to operate and manage the van Wezel if the city made a decision to keep it as a performing arts venue. >> A great just want make sure it doesn't get so come, come burden. You know, utility in the future. Second question was the restaurants I saw. What's the plan Are there. >> So I'm not gonna be able to speak to them because that is a project of the Bay Park So the Bay even though we're working very closely integrated and are integrating the performing arts center into the park, the Bay Park oversees the restaurants and they also are overseeing the parking garage project. >> But you guys manage the logistics of the site plan because, for instance, where the question was heading was have you thought back, you know, back of House utility loading, unloading. Valet parking, drop off. All these things will play a part in making those viable in for us. I think we want to see long-term viability for everything that's built. >> We are. And that's a matter of fact, on all the meetings since I would say about September October of last year, all of the meetings that we have had both with the owners rep and the architect, Sweet Sparkman from Sarasota and Renzo Piano, all of those meetings have attended not only by the foundation by myself, the city and but also by AG Lafley who is the CEO of the Bay Park. >> Great. Thank you. Thank you very much. You welcome. Thank you. Yes. For all of us. Yes, I keep saying it's our project. There very proud of it. Thank you very much for the opportunity. Think thanks to So. Next, Speaker Ms Coleman. That time your public art administrator. Yes, good morning. My name is here. Coleman. I am the public art administrator for the City of Sarasota. >> As I said, like >> So I'm here to tell you about you're a proposal for a site within the downtown improvement district. But a real quickly just highlight of the tell you a little bit about the public art program. We We have about over 100 pieces in the collection of the public are collection with about a little more than half of those being a developer owned sites. And so the way the public art works in Sarasota is that we have a development condition for a construction and a significant improvements over 1 million dollars. Those developers can install public art on site where they can contribute to the public art fund, which allows us to distribute projects citywide, which is a goal of the public, are planned. So I'm here to talk to you today about a mural by artist sunny behind from Miami, Florida. This mural was originally proposed as part of art and an Oscar. A call for artists. We have a building, a residential building at the Gusty Park neighborhood. We had over 100 and 30 applicants was narrowed down to 5 finalists. This piece was not selected for that site, but the public art committee voted to explore alternative sites for this mural. This artist you'll see actually there are 2 concepts that noted here. There was an earlier concept. And then when that was refined after meeting with stakeholders and so looking for options for the state's treating house as a potential location based on the size, visibility community activation, potential and the design of the art work. And just a larger version vision of that one from to the Bay. So that Wall is located right here. The owner is a director here. Chris Booker. So we worked with and work presented this to the Public Art committee, which approved a preliminary funding for a new role for the entire span of this wall at their May 6th meeting. So with that, the produce an updated mock up. This was done in consideration of the vehicles that are frequently parked in parking lot. And so that the the focus of the mural would be you know, above the car area you to see incorporated herons. And that's kind of an interesting story with that when they were producing this read about the same time these photos emerge from Mack a state park. And so the who notable working in wildlife conservation was really inspired by this real-life image. And so he some native parents as well into the design. And I also want to mention it. I neglected to include be. >> Artist portfolio on my try to just put a couple of things on the we'll see if this will work try the. Thing here. Jackie Sorry. I missed it up. But just to say that he is an internationally renowned muralist that does is know for his large-scale. Oh, based murals. He has worked at the United work with the World Wildlife Foundation, This is at the United Nations to sculpture. I'm a very talented The has a notable style blending the real with abstract. You can see has a lot of experience with the larger scale. with that after approval from the public Art committee, our next step is to coordinate with the neighborhood. So that would mean a conducting outreach with neighboring businesses as well as presenting it to you all here. I'm the owner of the building next Chris's talk to them. Tentatively has expressed support for the mural and we would some sort of a memorandum of understanding that they wouldn't, you know, build something in the next 10 years that would obstruct it. But the parties. So basically I'm here to present this to you. Get your feedback. The final design would need to go back to the public art committee for their So we have the opportunity to do that. We either have late June meeting early August meeting that would be able to do that with. So we have time if we need to adjust anything yeah. And that's it for this. They can't comment. So, yeah, I would just like to say it's been a treat. Working the scene here on this project. I think. >> We started quite about that. Guard as I immediately wanted to be to participate in that I love the public are. >> And so I mean, we're everywhere talking about to begin with and them when she brought this to me. I know this isn't about me. This is really about community. But >> I happen to love the every now and then I us out of my yard and the bay and its a big excitement as they call it. The Blue Devils are here is a big celebration. So it tough touch me personally. But I like to I like his work is kind of fire, even exciting to me. So I like how we And so it's it's been great. I think I'm excited to get to the speak directly. >> Another reason to just reminded me that that you can sort of see in this photo. But when you see the other side of the parking garage, that becomes where period. But the peachy tones really kind of have a nice connection with the parking garage as well. Yeah. Sorry. think it was a lovely This is actually something that's close to in 2020 and had a building had a on 17, 17 0nd Street. >> And during we did. The Sarasota hero with Karen Chandler here and challenge it was great to work with and with the with the city and was a lovely event and that this mural still stand today. I have a few questions for you. is maintenance on the on the mural was responsible for maintenance for repair. So this is as it and I should mention that part of our culture was program. So. >> That's where a property owner can nominate their building for for public mural. >> with any of our culture was murals, we asked the building owner to do basic maintenance, but the artists will also warranty. It usually for a period of 2 years as well install a UV in Integra feeding coating. something like this, the maintenance really would be expected to be depending on the type of a coating may use either soap and water pressure washing just basic a cleaning. I have 2 more questions, full ownership who owns the mural and the design of the of our work. The copyright stays with the artist owning the mural. I was supposed be the building The artist does right? So that factor. But they they maintain the copyright of the art. That for licensing. So if there were T-shirts printed or posters printed, who has ownership is out? >> That would have to be negotiated with Yeah. Thank you. >> He was held in fine art, really like this. It's >> elevated in my view, is that what you normally see and congratulations of you and it's good >> It's a beautiful Most part of that piece. job. Chris, thanks. >> Nicole, it's really nice. Were thinking? Thank Thank Thank you very much. Before I go real quick and the next item is the spirit of 76 event. I just wanted to take the opportunity to tell you just to briefly about the public art component of that. So if you're a call from the last November's Fresh Fridays, we worked with the Ringling College, a chair motion design and she them on the sales of the Palm Avenue. Surprised hopefully nobody missed. That is pretty hard to miss. And so we've been looking at different ways. It really it was really wonderful to to partner with the didn't with next market really helped us a lot. Logistically and it was just a wonderful partnership. And so, you know, we've been asked, how can we can we do more projection mapping and it is challenging during the When you have longer days and shorter evening hours. And so and we started looking at something for America to 50 and we saw that and that was a brewing. We realize there would be a great potential for partnership and what our public, our chairs also in leadership at the Sell-by library. And so without being a 5 points part have proposed have approval from the Public Art Committee to fund interactive. We talk about immersive art projection, mapping experience on the steps of the library. So first, that First Street there will be closed and participants will be able to you know, crossover to participate in a immersive fireworks experience experience. And so actually be able but take a a match and set off a firework. You see at the bottom of the screen and it'll actually, know, I want to say blowout But look at you know, the experience. And so there's a lot of conversation to about. >> You know, people that might not want go out necessarily 4th of July, but you get this, you know, family friendly experience and you get to be the one to actually set off the I'm just waiting to be a little bit of a preview of that. We hope to see all their and the great >> 5 unfinished business. I'd like to use JT next. Mark and a trip Sugar. I think you have an update for us. Regard Americans, 50 Good morning, everyone. Order. So he mourning. When >> Just introduce ourselves. GT president next. Mark. >> And as just a several climes, this manager next next. >> Sierra. a lot of thunder just want to give a quick update of where we're at with in the process here. I'm very exciting things. Very exciting partnerships as we go through event has been filed the difference? No big difference with the 5 points. Park here is going to be the closure for street. That's going to open up a lot of activity on that on that side of the street as well in conjunction with the stage on the right hand side will go through the map as well. Ultimately, this allows us to have some more activations utilize the park a little bit differently. It's a it's a nice little area that we can launch an, you know, have adverse an immersive experience with the service in our community as well. So that's a big aspect of what we're doing with the with the event. has been since secured as well. So we're going to introduce southbound 75. They're good mixture of rock and roll and country music have a lot of original hits as well as they play the classics as well. Very Americana theme for this event as well. They toured the They're doing the CMA Fest this year as well. So it's a it's a good get to to have this band here. A couple new things that we're doing as well some new activations face painting timeline T-shirt giveaways. Well, little American flags. you know, spirit of 76 to 50 your flags as well. We launched her own website as well. So it's a great landing page for to understand what's going on timing, who's going to be involved? Vendors any sponsorship opportunity as well, along with their own social media included in that as well. There. Here's just a little bit of a preview of what the branding in kind of overall looking feel. Looks like very Monica Americana very want this to be in conjunction with not only did, but also the city of in the partnership. And you'll see that branding throughout throughout the website and social media as well. Like I said, a little bit of a looking feel here. Something that we are also introducing is what's called. It's very small print, but it's called Liberty Place. Think of this is a quasi I kind of like beer garden area for vendors and food and drinks to kind of secluded in a way an area that you can have a start and the finish, if you will, of that area. That's going to be its own kind of roped off fenced-in area there. A little bit unique, a little bit different. Want to be close to the stage but still leave room for people that want to enjoy the music close to the stage as well. You'll notice that the top there that First Street is going to blocked off again. That's a that's a large footprint there. So it will give us some areas that, you know, we can do other number one is going to be safety crossing the street to get into that immersive experience. But we also want to make sure you know, we're utilizing that space as well. Kind of angling the stage is another aspect of that, too, so that you can see the stage not only from First Street, but also on central, I believe, is that it's the street. There are kind of let comes up and down that we're going to close off there. So next overall, we're in the process of securing sponsorships, food and liquor permits, including that as well. So nonprofit sponsors is the big aspect. We are looking for a nonprofit sponsor too, be involved in this project. It's required by the state more to get a liquor permit through this process as well. And then also what we're doing is we're partnering with the Observer as well and already have a actually a signed agreement at this point to advertise with them and and help us promote this event as well. So that's a big, big get for us. And a lot of the budget is going to go towards the promotion through the observers. Well. So just a little bit of an update. There are a lot of great things I think this is going to be a very, very great event. It's a great way to kind of test the waters a little little bit different than fresh finance. A great way to kind of understand a little bit more of how that and it doesn't need area works. You know the closure for street as well as a little bit different in a couple activations earn a lot different than what we do in the past. That's what I had for today the the 200 50th celebrations, spirit of 76. Comments. Questions >> looks like a lot of which talked about this last meeting in women wings talking. I think you occasion it. You're in you, you and you may be. Yeah, I'll just start all anyway. It sounds like great and what you guys did. Some great work. I love the that you've got already. The observer not locked in to do the advertising. Everybody knows everybody reads The Observer. So this and I and I love the Ringling Connection to that. That's going to be so exciting. So good work. Thank you. Appreciate it, Jamie. Thank you very much, Sir. Thank You may be to go in and give a little more detail on >> activation of the Liberty So maybe absolutely. The really big thing is the signage aspect of the branding aspect to The Liberty Plaza is going to have. >> Not only vendors but also signs of what they're offering a different details of what that you know, vendor is if you will. We talked last time. How did members are going to get that priority? And then we're going to also open up for outside vendors to you know, vendors that come into the day. We've already secured one outside vendor to come in as well. But this area is going to be unique, high top tables, very elegant, very much area that you can put your stuff down, eat drink and socialize and kind of have that community aspect of things as well. So I have a park. It's very similar roped off area. a good thing at all by any means, but more. So it doesn't need area. I know I'm going to get food and drinking this particular area. Have looking high top tables to eat, drink and socialize while listening to the music as well. looks impressive. Thank you. Thank you. Urban. >> Great looks beautiful. >> Yeah. For us. No comments. Great tool. Only thing I would wonder about is are you going to be able to utilize a lot of drone footage or photography or marketing draw from this event for subsequent post, not about the spirit to 70. but for most it's or so. >> Yes, I will say that that part is very true. Top heavy. So drones are somewhat a little bit of a challenge to get in and out. But that first street is open as well. So we can utilize it for that. And then the side as well as open. But the park itself is very much tree top. And actually taking some a drone footage out there. And it's been very much no top of branches. If you want us to be careful that if you need access to platform we have across the street. Well, that let me know. Yes, court of you that the Austin, which absolutely absolutely. And I will say that relates are completed in that >> if you haven't seen that relies, the new lights have been installed get dark in the 10 o'clock at night. >> That's why this immersive, you know, experience with the fireworks. So nice. If it doesn't get dark until. 9 o'clock right. So have that under underneath the library, their partnership, the library as well. What what are the hours of it? 7 to 10? 7 to 10. He's a little to get home in time for a bit. Yeah. Haha, I think somebody if you appreciate the great way to end the with fireball. Yes, yeah. love it. Quest teams, you're here and available. think the question even on. Haitian right. She finds it. You can't me know. Now. Truly, was there set prior to this meeting that may have missed because many lowest level, you know, trouble. Okay. Question 4 is We're sitting Trying to presentation. Well, you get out of the quick update what we did together. So we set up few meetings myself. Julian, the questing to go over our projects plans in interest to promote the city of Sarasota scored. >> I we left with a bunch of exploratory avenues that we want study to identify critical missing. Low hanging fruit was all. And I think the question will be able to talk to that little bit more. But ultimately the goal is it's to have more of a way to communicate with the general public on a regular basis for them to under 7 overdue. For example, I think also the most common to go to the flower basket conversation. Well, I don't think was aware it's far baskets to another, maybe more viable and better long-term solution. Those are the places we should sharing messages. Conversations with the board itself. Yeah. To push these concepts market I I found that I fight because obviously I'm getting comments about that. The baskets. >> And once I say, oh, no, but we can replace it with something even more beautiful is that are more sustainable. 100%. One that will hear no, There's the market said that he had discussed. But the things that were important too, get out of bounds, our our missile OK, of course, the awesome. >> Well, we wanted to take the chances. I know you're getting ready start your summer to give you an update where we are. What we've done. We're just wrapping up the audit for the 30 days for the very good a lot of opportunity. What plan to do over the summer break as we want to get you back up, tear your levels that you've been. There's been a gap. And so we're going to go in start expanding in the long term. When you get back. Yeah, we want to get the frequency post back up to 3 a week at least target the high-performance So we can be very strategic. Get back into these familiar patterns and the reels back. I Mister Sugar is fabulous about that. I happen to follow his because I love champagne he has great wheels of you know, we want drop in triggers for engagement links that they can go through just to get the performance back up. we're also doing the necessary housekeeping to get us connected with the different sites. And what have want to point out in our on it. Some of the things in this is just in the 60 days you really have are not 60 days, 6 months you have some top performing story. So I thought that might be interesting to see what's current relevant, people responded. The farmers market, obviously we should be leveraging some of the farmers market as a regular feature because that was your top which surprised me, although we all love on the farmers market. next one up with your 4th of July feature. And now with your spirit of 76, we totally need to leverage that for the next. You know. A month. And take every opportunity. And we looked at some ideas for retail You know what light, where everyone always likes to have a 4th of July out that we can do some, you know, we could get the board here to dress up. >> There we with the funny. Yeah. Have Mike Conley, his and we could it. Totally great idea. Thank sir. Sure enough are you beach ready? You know, that's a big time with people coming to Sarasota. Love to, you know, focus on the restaurant's because people will come down to see the fireworks take advantage of the events. And let's get into I mean, I'm one of those people. Have you major reservations yet. Maybe there are some features we can do. I mean, obviously, this is something we're learning what we can and can't do but I think that would be great. And that's something that Stefano done. A lot of restaurant refused to do so. And she's done a lot of pieces with the you know what's in your bag kind of feature. also like to really play on the families because I think that's one of the ways to compete with Lakewood Ranch. And have a feature that focuses on that as well. Lou. Did your audit. We realized you skew heavy, all female a mature audience and it would be nice to bring out some of the family. So. We also want bring up the wow factor of some of the fun Todd graffiti. caller. I mean, our city is so spectacular. A lot of opportunity for that. And I think the spirit of 76 and the 4th of July, great opportunity. >> And I think just to interrupt him, sorry, know what, you know, we were discussing anything that comes through long as we're allowed to do it. there's 100 different rules. And that comes across the did area needs to be leveraged captured and because we don't have as much stuff to share, but we should be trying to haul it everything it does cross our path. And we we as a as a board, should be more engaged. The 2 may be running books around town. One day people within the debt just for fun or Chris, you do it Riley. You do You need to be more boisterous and fun show that we're human beings and we care for the city. That's our role here. So that personal relationship is so important in social media. >> And those walking talks. And and that's to the point of the reels why they're so valuable. You know, it's just it's such a pop we want to take advantage of in the past. We have had like somebody walked around downtown shootings looking at the stories you'll want Yeah, we did. We? Yeah. A bit of Yeah. That's why we want active. Yeah, bring you that. we've already started the 2 contact calendars for June and July to fill those that. And I'm just listening to the prisoners here that some really wonderful information. That I think promotes the quality of life of the City of Sarasota. And I think we're all very proud of. >> I think when had mentioned that a meeting was after every did board meeting, we should also cover the highlights of that meeting and take steps help public takes up its crop of a deal is put it out exactly. Exactly. >> And a lot of those things are the mechanics. We just have to get back place for you. Yeah. and then we need to have a solid content calendar. And I know that takes a lot of time. We've got 3 people here that can help support that. And then will shift in August to the long-term goals, which I up have a lot of opportunity here have to have any answers Just some of the things that we were looking at him proposing that possible on new treatments on the did granting leveraging the brand awareness, their equity in obvious that we have requirements. We have to me whats light allowed. Like to also because we're involved in the Web have some, you know, continuity to look at how you wanted to find the did the keywords to just revisit that. I'm sure it was done. When you first set up the Web site. But we need to think about that. And so that they working in tandem and then you are just to the timing was perfect that you're doing this amazing art on the side of your building, the cause I would love to create a multiplier. Well, we have a photo wall or something of Sure that people get out there and take their pictures to say they're in Sarasota, just like UCLA, just like you see in Ashland, Mead national. They line up. To get their photo taken in for that. >> There's some discussion about the relative to main streets streetscape having having a focal point were was rude to or a fish or whatever. I take a picture there. But I know I don't know if you talk folks. We're working on Main Street streetscape. But you you can glean from them. Also some information on what's going Yeah, we don't what's in plan too. So yeah, exactly. to move on from the sailor in the the to move on from the sailor and the nurse. Yes. Yeah. Because that we should be those of a big focus. you're right. That's exactly what it Huge thing. And also we'd like to go in and start doing some influence. The influencer outreach so that, again, we can leverage other people and their networks to expand yours. great. Yeah, yeah. And we have some great people here for that. That's their specialty. So we're going to take advantage of that. >> And we have the audit for you on our Friday meeting. Coming up. So >> Thank Comments I think. You made a key point, though. It's more effective. It should be the way that we do that we're involved talk about this You know, because in the past we haven't gotten is involved fresh Fridays. Did Miss one or 2 in the 5 years. I was there every fresh Friday. It was our baby. But I month. We all have to agree to support what we invest in. Absolutely. I couldn't agree more. And I think we should be proud of. Yeah, absolutely. The ministry and the special events are wonderful. They are. They're great. Every you know, on so many levels thanks so much. Thank you. It's truly yeah. That's it for us in the downtown. Like pulled over spent. I do. >> So I have a proposal for the light Poles for the board's consideration. I also have procurement looking at a piggyback contract so we might be able to go that route as well. but just in case I I do want the board to approve. The drafted scope that's in here so that we can move forward with that. And if I can use the piggyback contract, we'll bring that back. If not, I can at least start the process because we all know that that can take 3 to 6 months to get through. But if I can use a piggyback contracts, we can get that. Well, you back. But your you explain, has a piggyback works. >> It means that there's existing procured contract out there that's already gone through the procurement. >> Process that I can use those costs. As long as that meets what we want in our jury member when that was done last time. But with these polls, it's couple years ago. It's kind of the more than 4 because I've been here for years and we have not done them in. pray my family here. I've been here for so. >> So maybe should we be having sort of so are so years so that we don't get this huge amount it was that windy? Bottom city, when the look of the paint coming off an some of the trash containers. You know, we have the black ones and got a green lit. The got blown off in the hurricane. The if you the it's it's a minor thing, but it doesn't look good. Yeah, we probably do need to once they are figure out maintenance plan and budget per year. How many? >> Get redone. Yeah. The disappointing thing is what time you do like it's a book lean mean and the well. The House keeping. >> That's all your no money for the good of you've got. Yeah. How many 100 total? There's well over 300. well over 300. Yeah, somewhere in in the archives. A little us treatment with every poll on that. >> there other. Yeah. There's a map in here I just didn't little doubt. Yes. Little dots of those little dots or a full. will we there's lot. So to us, I do. Okay. Want to someone but we what I want to motion to move forward with the big proposal. Just submit of yet. I make a motion with case. A second all in favor. Aye. I. >> Things kind Julie. Julia did a great job for us able have this great job. The queue. >> Okay. So an update on our flower baskets. So the notice of was submitted to the The agreement will seize >> I think it's 17th of this month. Correct? >> Other >> At June 13th. So we'll see Sun June 13th included in the backup material is agreement for some shun of ownership with the Palm Avenue Merchants Association. I've done an inventory of those baskets. There are 42 baskets that will remain on Palm Avenue. >> I'm >> That will transfer. So I will need the motion from the board to authorize the chair to sign the agreement on the boards be have to transfer those 42 baskets to the Palm Avenue Merchants Association that was there. Anybody anybody else come forward and want to have saved their baskets to just out of curiosity? No, no. >> All right. >> Really, how was it to save the Palm Avenue baskets? >> what do you mean? >> How much of the spending to save the to service their own 42 basket. Some >> I have no because palm of news because it would be a negotiation with Palm Avenue to negotiate that directly with whoever they want. They can choose their own vendor this Pender. The we wouldn't get involved in that. >> I think like to do with the quality. No, I will ensure that women get it. But yeah, we're with that way of actually treated here, what proposition? Yes, scares me is a look. value proposition of let's see what the cost of doing business, >> maybe I put a group together State Julia, like to know what State Street would cost level. >> Just know that the baskets are starting to come down this week. So >> so if we needed a couple more cars, I counted, you know, the trees and the good everyone. Well, not everyone is involved. if food in need, let's say 2 more. If we we plan. I think at the moment we have in our meetings were So unfortunate timing. If we go from the roundabout and that call cannot. To the roundabout mainland that will give like 2 large books in the small block. We would need a couple more thought possible. >> Maybe make a motion. We love it. Leave the flexibility for Miley and to be able to to select their own destiny. >> Yet that I just need to know ASAP because the contract is only for 14 more days. And they're tomorrow. But I just don't want we'll know for sure. Tomorrow so we can amend it. it's just the chair will sign the agreement to transfer them. And if we need to transfer them to State Street or whoever, that's fine, I but we just I need to get the contracted direction of what to remove and what not me that your question is what what happens in the case that >> the these baskets are not maintained, right? I mean, year from now, 2 years now, 4 years from now. Yeah. What happens to city reserves the right issue Co. So that's not a good does need to go through the did. No, no, no, no. And so what department to the city? So it would be it would be code. I would issue a code case. is completely away from us. That was They're assuming responsibility in the city. if there is so let's say there's a violation, right, would say on a certain and on the north side of palm, it would go to the Palm Avenue merchants and it will be up to them to maintain going and to deal with Just as I whatever. Yeah, it's not the individual property where the the association because they're signing like I like treason. a great we did. Our Juno. If you want to bring up as we're paying for this removal X dollars per basket, correct? >> Yes, yes. So we really should be. We should have a 5 fix them or at some point. Yes. So we that like I do have one based upon. >> Yes, we're removing flexibility for yeah. Right now we're removing 201 baskets. That's how many would be removed. Not because loved ones Palm I think >> Julie, did you find a place to put the baskets? And we talked about the city of Reno to find locations for them, but to shame the euro model way. I don't know we're going have to. >> They will be disposed because I do not have the place to store them. >> Yes, there's a big and that's what they're going down. The guard that just happened. >> That's why I did. that's the one that now. 200,