Regular City Commission Meeting

Debbie Trice Mayor Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Kyle Battie REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 2026 WELCOME to a Regular meeting of the City Commission. This Agenda includes all matters scheduled to come before the Commission at this meeting. It is prepared to help you follow the proceedings of the meeting. Your interest is appreciated, and we invite your comments. Input from citizens is important; we need and welcome it. If you wish to address the Commission, please fill out a "Request To Speak" Form located on the table at the back of the Commission Chambers. Fill out the form completely, indicating the Agenda Item to which you intend to speak, and place the form in the box on the table. If you intend to speak under Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics, the subject should also be noted on the "Request To Speak" Form. Agenda Items for which citizens' comments are not permitted are noted. In general, these will be items on which a public hearing has previously been held. Listed below are the time limits established for speaking: Public Hearings - Quasi-judicial: A reasonable amount of time to be determined by the City Commission will be provided to Applicants and Affected Persons desiring to speak. Public Hearings - Legislative: Citizens desiring to speak are allowed five (5) minutes. Petitioners are allowed fifteen (15) minutes with a five (5) minute rebuttal at the close of the public hearing. We will ask you to take an oath that all evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing are truthful. Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Remember, appearances before the Commission are not a substitute for attempting to resolve your issue(s) through the appropriate administrative channels. Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda. Questions and answers shall not be permitted. Matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. We expect that citizens have first attempted to speak directly with the City’s Administration. Other Agenda Items permitting citizens’ comment - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Agenda items for which citizens’ comments are not permitted are noted in the left margin of the Agenda. The City Auditor and Clerk will forward all Request to Speak forms to the Mayor. When the Mayor calls your name, come to the Commission table, and restate your name for the record. We ask that your comments be limited to the subject of the Agenda Item. Remember, we are always happy to listen to your comments; however, this is not intended to be an extended question and answer session. Again, the City Commission thanks you for taking the time to participate in our meeting. DEBBIE TRICE Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida October 19, 2026 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: I.1 Proclamation Re: Recognizing October 2026 as Head Start Awareness Month I.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Head Start Awareness Agenda Item.pdf I.2 Proclamation Re: Key to the City to Philip Tavill on behalf of Mayor Trice I.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Philip Tavill Key Back Up Material.pdf II. SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS: Scheduled Presentations are limited to 7 minutes. No action may be taken by the Commission other than referral to the administration. Citizens comments are not permitted on Scheduled Presentations III. CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: AGENDA ** PLEASE NOTE: THE COMMISSION WILL RECESS FOR LUNCH AT APPROX. 12:00P.M. ** CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE Citizens' comments are not permitted on Proposed Agenda Schedule PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT 2

At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Citizens' comments are not permitted on Approval of the Minutes items. IV.1 Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Joint Sarasota City Commission and Sarasota Board of County Commissioners Meeting of September 18, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-09-18 Joint Mtg - BCC.FINAL.pdf IV.2 Approval Re: Minutes of the Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting of September 21, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-09-21 Regular.FINAL.pdf IV.3 Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Sarasota City Commission Meeting of September 21, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-09-21 Special Meeting.FINAL.pdf IV.4 Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Sarasota City Commission Meeting of September 22, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-09-22 Attorney-Client.FINAL.pdf V. BOARD ACTIONS: VI. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 1, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VI.1 Approval Re: Proposed 2027 Regular City Commission Meeting Schedule and Deadlines VI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Binder Proposed 2027 CC Schedule & Deadlines.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: Funding for FY 2026-2027 Neighborhood Partnership Grant 3

Program (Cycle A) in the amount of $29,640.00 VI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf FY 2026-27 (A) Approval and Allocation (COMPLETE).pdf VI.3 Approval Re: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Bulk Environment & Industrial, LLC (RFP 26- 29SH) for Solid Waste Hauling Services VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Vendor Signed Contract 26-29SH Solid Waste Hauling Bulk Environmental & Industrial, LLC 10-2-2026.pdf VI.4 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Local Agency Program Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the State of Florida Department of Transportation for FPID 456422-1, Hurricane Milton Permanent Highway Lighting Repair Project VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Hurricane Milton Permanent Highway Lighting Repair Project Backup Docs.pdf VII. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 2, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VII.1 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3434, authorizing the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Local Agency Program Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Sarasota for the Hurricane Milton Permanent Highway Lighting Repair Project, etc. (Title Only) VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26R-3434 Hurricane Milton Permanent Hwy Lighting Repair LAP Resolution Back up.pdf VII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3435, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To establish a revenue and expense budgets totaling $20,000.00 for a donation received by The Harry Shapiro Charitable Foundation for use by SPD VII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3435 Backup 10.19.26.pdf VII.3 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance 26-5598, amending the City Zoning Code, by amending Article II, Division 2, Definitions, Section II-201 by adding a definition for "certified recovery residence"; amending Article VII, Regulations of General Applicability, Division 14, Miscellaneous Standards, by creating Section VII-1403, "certified recovery residences"; providing for procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery residences; providing for requests for reasonable accommodations; providing for revocation of reasonable accommodations; providing for severability, codification and for an effective date. etc. (Title Only) 4

VII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf FINAL 2026-07-24_updated and final_Ordinance Certified Recovery Residences_teb_v6 (002).pdf VII.4 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5609, adopting a Table of Organization for City government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 as required by City Charter; provided for the severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) VII.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Table of Organization Back up.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition Inc. for the property located at 2529 N Orange Avenue. IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT SAACC.pdf SAACC - City Commission Presentation 10.19.2026.pdf IX.2 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition, Inc. for the property located at 2529 N Orange Avenue. IX.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf FIRST AMENDMENT AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT SAACC.pdf IX.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Addendum to Option to Purchase Agreement dated March 25, 2025, between the City of Sarasota and the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition, Inc. for City-owned property located at 1556, 1560, and 1580 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. IX.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup - Addendum to Option to Purchase.pdf IX.4 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Eugene Marra and Montell Marra for the conveyance of City-owned property located at 3450 Winton Avenue (Parcel ID No. 2005010028) in the amount of $2,100.00 IX.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Winton Ave Back Up Documents.pdf X. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. X.1 Second Public Hearing Re: Mutual Termination of the 2017 Amended and 5

Restated Development Agreement between the City of Sarasota, Quincy Real Estate Holdings, LLC, and Weekley Homes, LLC. regarding Payne Park Villages and adjoining parcel X.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf SECOND READING Termination of Development Agreement.pdf X.2 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5602, expanding the applicability of Chapter 34.5 of the City Code, entitled Vacation Rentals, to Vacation Rentals located in the Downtown Neighborhood Zone District (DTN) as more fully specified herein; providing for the severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) X.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf DTN EXPANSION ORDINANCE No. 26-5602.pdf DTN Powerpoint 10.19.26 Proposed Ord. 26-5602.pdf X.3 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5613, providing that Chapter 34.5 of the City Code, entitled Vacation Rentals, shall be amended to clarify registration and renewal procedures; to update application and inspection requirements; to add new definitions and modify existing definitions; to add new fees pertaining to inspections and change in designated responsible party; to increase current fees; and to clarify advertising requirements for vacation rentals; all as more fully specified herein; providing for the severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) X.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE No. 26-5613.pdf Program Improvements Powerpoint Proposed Ord. No. 26-5613.pdf XI. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. XI.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5612, to rezone that certain vacant parcel of real property totaling 2.8 +/- acres located on the west side of Beneva Road south of its intersection with 17th Street with a street address of 1551 N. Beneva Road from the Residential Multiple Family 1 (RMF-1) Zone District to the Residential Multiple Family 3 (RMF-3) Zone District; all as more particularly set forth herein, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 26-REN-04) (Applicant Brian Lichterman, agent for Jorge and Yda Arevalo Revocable Trust, Property Owner). XI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-REN-04_Backup.pdf Jorge City Commission PH PPP 10 19 26 final_.pdf XI.2 Public Hearing Re: Appeal Application No. 26-APP-08, Appeal of the Planning Board decision of September 9, 2026, which denied Site Plan Application No. 25- SP-10, as more particularly described herein (Application No. 26-APP-08, Applicant: Joel J. Freedman, AICP (Agent and Appellant) XI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-APP-08 Appeal of Midtown Plaza Redevelopment XII. NEW BUSINESS: 6

XIII. CITIZENS INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. XIV. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: XV. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: XVI. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 10-19-26 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedMay42026.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING October 19, 2026 Regular Mtg Speaker Cards.pdf October 19, 2026 Regular Mtg Items Received.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 7

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

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2026, 9:00 A.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 9:00:46AM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 9:00:47AM >>Mayor Trice: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 19 9:00:56AM REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING. 9:00:57AM PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. 9:01:00AM I JUST SILENCED MINE. 9:01:03AM AND, FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY THE CITY AUDITOR 9:01:07AM AND CLERK GRIGGS, FOLLOWED BY THE VICE MAYOR LEADING US IN 9:01:11AM THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 9:01:12AM >>Shayla Griggs: THOSE WHO CAN STAND, PLEASE STAND. 9:01:15AM HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 9:01:21AM WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 9:01:25AM DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 9:01:27AM OF OUR COMMUNITY. 9:01:28AM IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 9:01:30AM [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 9:01:56AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:01:57AM MS. GRIGGS, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? 9:01:59AM >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MAYOR. 9:02:00AM >>Mayor Trice: WITH THAT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 9:02:03AM PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE? 9:02:06AM >> SO MOVED. 9:02:08AM >> SO MOVED. 9:02:09AM >> SECOND. 9:02:10AM >> SECOND. 9:02:10AM >>Mayor Trice: I'LL GIVE IT TO MOVED BY COMMISSIONER 9:02:11AM AHEARN-KOCH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BATTIE. 9:02:15AM MAY WE HAVE YOUR VOTES, PLEASE? 9:02:16AM IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 9:02:22AM BEFORE WE PROCEED, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME CHIEF TROCHE TO 9:02:27AM THE DAIS. 9:02:29AM HE IS FILLING IN FOR CITY MANAGER KARIE FRILING AND DEPUTY 9:02:34AM CITY MANAGER JENNIFER JORGENSEN WHO ARE ATTENDING THE 9:02:39AM INTERNATIONAL CITY-COUNTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. 9:02:43AM THEY WILL BE BACK, BUT IN THE INTERIM, WE HAVE THE CHIEF 9:02:48AM JOINING US. 9:02:48AM >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. 9:02:49AM >>Mayor Trice: AND WE'LL BE KIND. 9:02:51AM >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. 9:02:52AM [ LAUGHTER ] 9:03:01AM >>Mayor Trice: COMMISSIONERS, WOULD YOU JOIN ME UP FRONT, WE 9:03:03AM HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:03:04AM I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF CHILDREN FIRST TO 9:03:34AM JOIN ME UP HERE TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH ONES WILL JOIN. 9:03:46AM FIRST, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL TODAY. 9:03:51AM WHEREAS, ESTABLISHED IN 1965, HEAD START IS A FEDERALLY 9:03:56AM FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT HELPS 9:04:00AM CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE 9:04:03AM SERVICES; AND WHEREAS, HEAD START PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD 9:04:09AM EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, SOCIAL SERVICES, FAMILY AND 9:04:14AM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND MEANINGFUL PARENT INVOLVEMENT; 9:04:19AM AND WHEREAS, IN 2026, CHILDREN FIRST CELEBRATES 65 YEARS OF 9:04:26AM SERVICE TO SARASOTA COUNTY AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE 9:04:31AM DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE, PREVENTIVE, 9:04:37AM AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 9:04:39AM NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, 9:04:43AM FLORIDA, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, 9:04:47AM TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2026 AS "HEAD START 9:04:55AM AWARENESS MONTH," A MONTH OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE AND WORTHY 9:05:00AM OF THE RECOGNITION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA. 9:05:02AM THANK YOU. 9:05:06AM CONGRATULATIONS. 9:05:06AM I'LL GIVE YOU THE PROCLAMATION AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME 9:05:12AM PHOTOS. 9:05:12AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:05:13AM NOW GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN MORE 9:05:25AM PHOTOS. 9:05:26AM >> EXCELLENT. 9:05:26AM THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 9:05:27AM WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL. 9:05:29AM 65 YEARS AGO, A GROUP OF VISIONARY WOMEN FOUNDED THIS 9:05:33AM ORGANIZATION TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO DIDN'T HAVE 9:05:38AM THE RICH BOUNTY AND THE RESOURCES OF THIS COMMUNITY. 9:05:42AM 65 YEARS LATER, WE HONOR THEM AND WE CONTINUE THIS TRADITION 9:05:46AM OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE, 9:05:51AM SIX-WEEK-OLD BABIES TO FIVE-YEAR-OLDS ARE READY FOR 9:05:54AM KINDERGARTEN, ARE ABLE TO FACE A FUTURE THAT IS SO BRIGHT WE 9:05:59AM ALL HAVE TO WEAR SHADES. 9:06:01AM [ LAUGHTER ] 9:06:02AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:06:03AM COMMISSIONERS. 9:06:05AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:06:05AM COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WILL SIT AND IF YOU WILL STAY, WE HAVE 9:06:55AM ANOTHER PROCLAMATION. 9:06:56AM THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. 9:07:04AM THIS IS A MAYOR CITATION. 9:07:11AM I'M ASSUMING THIS IS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE. 9:07:13AM WE ASKED YOUR STAFF TO MAKE IT A SURPRISE. 9:07:17AM >> I WAS BEING USHERED QUICKLY OUT OF THE HOUSE THIS 9:07:19AM MORNING. 9:07:19AM [ LAUGHTER ] 9:07:20AM MUCH HAPPIER THAT YOU ARE ISSUING ME A CITATION. 9:07:27AM [ LAUGHTER ] 9:07:29AM >>Mayor Trice: WHEREAS, PHILIP TAVILL HAS SERVED AS CHIEF

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:07:33AM EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CHILDREN FIRST SINCE 1996, MARKING 30 9:07:38AM YEARS OF LEADERSHIP. 9:07:40AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:07:40AM 30 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING CHILDREN 9:07:49AM AND FAMILIES ACROSS SARASOTA COUNTY. 9:07:52AM AND WHEREAS, UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, CHILDREN FIRST HAS 9:07:56AM EXPANDED ACCESS TO HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SERVICES, 9:08:02AM STRENGTHENING FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMMING, AND BUILD 9:08:05AM IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN AND 9:08:10AM FAMILIES. 9:08:10AM AND WHEREAS, CHILDREN FIRST HAS ACHIEVED NATIONAL 9:08:14AM DISTINCTION, INCLUDING MULTIPLE PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE 9:08:18AM DEDICATIONS, REFLECTING A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO 9:08:22AM QUALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES. 9:08:26AM AND WHEREAS, MR. TAVILL'S VISION AND DEDICATION HAVE HELPED 9:08:31AM GUIDE CHILDREN FIRST THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE GROWTH AND 9:08:34AM INNOVATION WHILE ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS OF 9:08:38AM LOCAL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 9:08:41AM WHEREAS, IN 2026, CHILDREN FIRST CELEBRATES 65 YEARS OF 9:08:46AM SERVICE TO SARASOTA COUNTY, CONTINUING THEIR MISSION TO 9:08:51AM STRENGTHEN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE 9:08:54AM APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING. 9:08:59AM NOW, THEREFORE, I, DEBBIE TRICE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF 9:09:03AM SARASOTA, FLORIDA, IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF YOUR 9:09:09AM EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS DO HEREBY CONFER THE KEY TO THE 9:09:12AM CITY UPON PHILIP TAVILL -- 9:09:18AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:09:31AM [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 9:09:36AM THANK YOU. 9:09:39AM >> I AM BLESSED AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, TO 9:09:45AM SERVE THIS MISSION AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WORKING WITH AN 9:09:49AM INCREDIBLE STAFF. 9:09:51AM WHO'S AT THE OFFICE? 9:09:52AM [ LAUGHTER ] 9:09:53AM WHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS? 9:09:59AM MOST BLESSED AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN AND 9:10:01AM FAMILIES. 9:10:01AM THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. 9:10:02AM THANK YOU, MAYOR. 9:10:06AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:10:08AM >> THANK YOU. 9:11:04AM CONGRATULATIONS. 9:11:05AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:11:08AM >>Mayor Trice: THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITIZENS' 9:12:38AM INPUT. 9:12:39AM I'M ASKING MS. GRIGGS TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC 9:12:44AM CONDUCT. 9:12:45AM >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 9:12:46AM WE MAY DISAGREE, BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER. 9:12:50AM WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 9:12:51AM WE WILL NOT ENGAGE -- I'M SORRY.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:12:53AM WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 9:12:55AM HABIT. 9:12:58AM >>Mayor Trice: IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO 9:13:02AM SPEAK. 9:13:02AM I'M GOING TO CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE. 9:13:05AM MARTIN HYDE. 9:13:06AM CELINE O'CONNOR. 9:13:09AM PAMELA BUNDY. 9:13:10AM KATHERINE HERMES. 9:13:14AM RON SHAPIRO. 9:13:16AM PLEASE JOIN US. 9:13:17AM STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A 9:13:24AM CITY RESIDENT. 9:13:24AM WE'LL START WITH MARTIN HYDE. 9:13:27AM >> INDEED. 9:13:28AM WELL, I OBVIOUSLY REMAIN MARTIN HYDE. 9:13:32AM I REMAIN NOT A CITY RESIDENT. 9:13:35AM ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT IN RURAL 9:13:44AM ALABAMA, AND I CAME ACROSS A ROADBLOCK. 9:13:51AM THE TOBACCO-CHEWING SHERIFF APPROACHED ME WITH TWO DEPUTIES 9:13:56AM WHO LOOKED LIKE RELATIVES OF HIS, AND WHEN I GAVE HIM MY 9:14:02AM LICENSE, HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, "BOY, YOU AIN'T FROM 9:14:08AM AROUND THESE PARTS, ARE YA?" 9:14:10AM IT'S NOT JUST IN RURAL AMERICA THE PEOPLE ARE WARY OF 9:14:18AM STRANGERS. 9:14:19AM MEMES SAYING "DON'T CALIFORNIA MY FLORIDA" ARE COMMON. 9:14:24AM FAST-FORWARD TO AN ARTICLE IN THE OBSERVER LAST WEEK BY A 9:14:28AM NEW CITY MANAGER, BARELY FOUR MONTHS INTO LIVING HERE, 9:14:33AM STATING THAT SHE'S GOING TO COMPILE A 25-YEAR PLAN FOR 9:14:39AM SARASOTA TO TURN IT INTO WHAT? 9:14:43AM CHICAGO? 9:14:44AM MAYBE. 9:14:47AM JUST MAYBE. 9:14:49AM EXCUSE ME. 9:14:51AM SOMEONE TRIED TO CALL ME RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. 9:14:54AM MAYBE. 9:14:55AM JUST MAYBE. 9:14:55AM THE NEW CITY MANAGER COULD FOCUS ON THE HERE AND NOW, LIKE 9:15:03AM OUR HISTORIC LIDO BEACH POOL BEING CLOSED WITHOUT 9:15:09AM EXPLANATION. 9:15:11AM MAYBE ANSWER AS TO WHY STAFF DIDN'T GET BACK TO A GENTLEMAN 9:15:15AM WHO OFFERED TO PAY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET TO REOPEN IT. 9:15:20AM WE LOVE OUR HISTORY HERE IN SARASOTA. 9:15:24AM SO PERHAPS BEFORE TRYING TO TELL US HOW SHE DID IT UP NORTH, 9:15:29AM SHE COULD RESPECT THE THINGS THAT WE LOVE IN THE SOUTH. 9:15:33AM UNFORTUNATELY, OUR NEW CITY MANAGER ISN'T HERE. 9:15:36AM SHE'S AT A CONFERENCE WITH OTHER CITY MANAGERS AT TAXPAYER 9:15:41AM EXPENSE PRESUMABLY GETTING INPUT FROM OTHER CITY MANAGERS TO 9:15:43AM HAVE BYPASS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND BE UNACCOUNTABLE TO 9:15:47AM ANYONE. 9:15:48AM POPE CLEMENT THE 14 IN A 1777 LETTER COINED THE PHRASE, WHEN 9:15:55AM IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:15:58AM IF THE NEW CITY MANAGER CAN'T, I WOULDN'T BE MAKING ANY 9:16:03AM LONG-TERM PLANS HERE IF I WAS HER. 9:16:07AM THANK YOU. 9:16:09AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. HYDE. 9:16:10AM CELINE O'CONNOR. 9:16:13AM >> I'LL TRY TO FOLLOW THAT. 9:16:15AM OKAY. 9:16:15AM GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. 9:16:17AM MY NAME IS CELINE O'CONNOR. 9:16:19AM I'M A FULL-TIME SARASOTA RESIDENT. 9:16:21AM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF SARASOTA ENGINEERING 9:16:25AM DEPARTMENT ON A SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE DUNE 9:16:28AM INSTALLATION ON LIDO BEACH. 9:16:29AM THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONERS FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR THIS 9:16:32AM PROJECT AND FOR APPROVING THE WORK. 9:16:34AM WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE CITY'S EFFORTS AND THE MANY STAFF 9:16:39AM MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN BRINGING THIS 9:16:41AM IMPORTANT INITIATIVE TO COMPLETION. 9:16:42AM I APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY HAS MANY COMPETING PRIORITIES. 9:16:48AM HOWEVER, MUCH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DRIVE HAS REMAINED 9:16:52AM WITHOUT WORKING STREETLIGHTS -- I NEED TO PUT MY GLASSES ON. 9:16:56AM WORKING STREETLIGHTS SINCE 2024 HURRICANES. 9:16:59AM WITH THE RESTORATION CURRENTLY PROJECTED FOR FALL 2027, WE 9:17:05AM RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COMMISSION TO PRIORITIZE THIS 9:17:08AM IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO RESTORE LIGHTING 9:17:11AM SOONER. 9:17:11AM AT THE SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING, THE SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSION 9:17:18AM AUTHORIZED COUNTY STAFF TO SUBMIT A THIRD APPLICATION TO THE 9:17:21AM FWC COMMISSION FOR A SLOW SPEED MINIMUM WAKE VESSEL SAFETY 9:17:25AM ZONE AT TED SPERLING PARK. 9:17:26AM WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY MANAGER AND COMMISSIONERS, IF 9:17:30AM POSSIBLE, TO EXPRESS WRITTEN SUPPORT FOR THIS APPLICATION. 9:17:34AM A LASTING AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO TED SPERLING PARK RELIES 9:17:38AM ON THE CITY OF SARASOTA TO ASSUME FULL CONTROL AND 9:17:41AM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PARK, BRINGING MANAGEMENT, 9:17:45AM ENFORCEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER A SINGLE JURISDICTION. 9:17:48AM I BELIEVE THE SITUATION STRONGLY SUPPORTS A PHASED TRANSFER 9:17:53AM APPROACH AS THE MOST PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE WAY FORWARD. 9:17:57AM THE CURRENT OVERLAPPING RESPONSIBILITIES CREATE UNNECESSARY 9:18:01AM CHALLENGES, ASSUME VALUABLE PUBLIC RESOURCES, AND MAKE 9:18:05AM EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK MORE DIFFICULT. 9:18:10AM I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THE CITY 9:18:12AM MANAGER IN CONTINUING CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SARASOTA 9:18:15AM COUNTY TOWARDS A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TRANSITION OF THE PARK 9:18:19AM TO THE CITY. 9:18:20AM MEAN WHILE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY CONTINUE 9:18:26AM HIS STEADFAST REVIEW OF THE CITY'S SOUND ORDINANCE, 9:18:29AM INCLUDING DECIBEL LIMITS WHICH STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR 9:18:33AM ALL CITY PARKS AND BEACHES. 9:18:35AM EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS ADVANCING THE CREATION OF A PARKS 9:18:39AM DISTRICT TO PROVIDE STRONGER, MORE COORDINATED AND 9:18:42AM FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF THESE IMPORTANT

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:18:47AM PUBLIC SPACES. 9:18:48AM THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER, CHIEF 9:18:54AM TROCHE FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE, ENGAGEMENT, AND 9:18:58AM COMMITMENT TO NAVIGATING THIS COMPLEX AND EVOLVING TED 9:19:01AM SPERLING PARK SITUATION. 9:19:03AM WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE SARASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S 9:19:07AM CONTINUED VIGILANCE, RESPONSIVENESS, AND SUPPORT IN HELPING 9:19:11AM MAINTAIN THE SAFETY, ENJOYMENT OF OUR PARK FOR ALL. 9:19:15AM THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. 9:19:20AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:19:21AM PAM BUNDY. 9:19:22AM >> THANK YOU. 9:19:22AM GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. 9:19:23AM I'M PAMELA BUNDY. 9:19:24AM GOOD MORNING TO COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR. 9:19:27AM PAMELA BUNDY. 9:19:28AM 533 AROUND 535 SOUTH OSPREY. 9:19:31AM I AM A FULL-TIME RESIDENT OF SARASOTA. 9:19:34AM I AM HERE TODAY ASKING FOR A REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF 9:19:38AM A PERMIT APPROACHED -- RECONSIDERATION OF THE PERMIT 9:19:43AM APPROACH TO MY PROPERTY AT 535 SOUTH OSPREY. 9:19:46AM I'M ASKING FOR A PRACTICAL WAY TO ADVANCE MY APPLICATION 9:19:49AM WITHOUT FIRST BEING REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUIET TITLE 9:19:54AM PROCEEDING. 9:19:54AM ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, I PURCHASED TWO SARASOTA PROPERTIES 9:19:57AM TO BUILD MY RETIREMENT HOME FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY WHEN WE 9:20:02AM WERE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR TWO LOTS THAT WERE TOGETHER. 9:20:05AM BOTH EXISTING COTTAGE DATING BACK TO 1925. 9:20:08AM CHERRY LANE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE ONLY ACCESS. 9:20:12AM COVID INTERRUPTED MY PLANS BUT I CONTINUED WORKING FORWARD 9:20:14AM FOR REDEVELOPMENT. 9:20:15AM EARLY ON I RETAINED ATTORNEY DAN BAILEY TO HELP ADDRESS THE 9:20:21AM DEVELOPMENT OF MY PROPERTIES. 9:20:24AM IN JULY 2021, THE CITY ISSUED A ZONING CONFIRMATION LETTER 9:20:27AM -- AND I HAVE ALL OF THAT WITH ME -- FORMALLY RECOGNIZING 9:20:30AM BOTH PROPERTIES AS NONCONFORMING BUILDABLE LOTS OF RECORD. 9:20:35AM AT THAT TIME, THE CITY MAINTAINED THAT IT OWNED CHERRY LANE 9:20:39AM AND THAT'S KEY. 9:20:40AM IN 2022, MY ARCHITECT, JONATHAN RAMIR PARTICIPATED IN THE 9:20:45AM CITY'S DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE PROCESS WHERE WE 9:20:48AM PRESENTED ALTERNATIVES TO ADDRESSING ANY FIRE ACCESS 9:20:52AM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EVEN PUTTING A RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER 9:20:56AM SYSTEM IN THE PROPERTY. 9:20:57AM UNFORTUNATELY, THESE DISCUSSIONS DID NOT PRODUCE A PATH 9:21:00AM FORWARD. 9:21:00AM CHERRY LANE ALSO HAS A COMPLICATED HISTORY, INCLUDING 9:21:07AM LONG-STANDING UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT ITS CONFIGURATION, 9:21:10AM OWNERSHIP, AND RELATIONSHIP TO MADISON COURT, WHICH IS THE 9:21:13AM STREET BEHIND. 9:21:14AM THESE QUESTIONS PREDATE MY PURCHASE. 9:21:17AM I'M NOT ASKING THE COMMISSION TO RESOLVE THAT HISTORY. 9:21:19AM IN 2024, I HAD SURGERY AND THINGS DISRUPTED, SO GOT BACK ON

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:21:24AM THE WHEEL IN 2025. 9:21:27AM MARCH 2026 I SUBMITTED MY BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION. 9:21:32AM THE CITY RECOMMENDED TREATING CHERRY LANE AS A PRIVATE LANE 9:21:37AM TO -- AS A PRIVATE LANE. 9:21:39AM THAT APPROACH LED TO A QUIET TITLE AND NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS 9:21:43AM DISCUSSION. 9:21:43AM MY APPLICATION IS NOW STALLED. 9:21:46AM WHY AM I EXPECTED TO RESOLVE EVERYTHING. 9:21:49AM MEANWHILE, CITY ENGINEER APPROVED CHERRY LANE, THE DRIVEWAY 9:21:54AM APRON USED BY THE NEIGHBOR AT 527, WHICH IS RIGHT ADJACENT 9:21:58AM TO MY PROPERTY AND PROVIDED IT FOR A REAR GARAGE ACCESS FROM 9:22:04AM CHERRY LANE. 9:22:05AM I MENTIONED THAT ONLY TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THAT EXISTING 9:22:10AM ACCESS HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT OWNERSHIP OR QUIET 9:22:13AM TITLE BY 527. 9:22:16AM I'M NOT ASKING OWNERSHIP OF CHERRY LANE, I'M NOT ASKING FOR 9:22:20AM ANY WAIVER OR BUILDING OR FIRE SAFETY RULES. 9:22:23AM I'M ASKING THE COMMISSION -- I'M ASKING FOR A REQUEST FOR A 9:22:28AM FRESH COORDINATED REVIEW BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND OTHER 9:22:33AM PERMITTING PROCESSES. 9:22:34AM >> I'M SORRY, MS. BUNDY. 9:22:36AM YOUR TIME IS UP. 9:22:37AM THANK YOU. 9:22:39AM >> THANK YOU. 9:22:42AM >>Mayor Trice: KATHERINE HERMES. 9:22:44AM >> HI. 9:22:45AM KATHERINE HERMES. 9:22:46AM I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY. 9:22:47AM SO I CAME THIS MORNING WITH THE INTENTION JUST TO REVIEW A 9:22:53AM FEW THINGS THAT CAME OUT OVER -- OF THE CITY MANAGER'S 9:22:57AM REPORT, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 5, THE GOVERNANCE AND 9:23:01AM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION. 9:23:04AM IN SECTION 3, SHE IS TRYING TO ORGANIZE PUBLIC INPUT SO THAT 9:23:11AM THE GOOD NEWS IS WE COULD BE HEARD AND NOT HAVING TO WAIT 9:23:14AM FOR OUR ISSUE. 9:23:15AM THAT I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. 9:23:16AM HOWEVER, ALSO WHEN ADDING ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS IN SECTION 9:23:21AM 2, SHE'S SAYING THAT EVERYBODY ON THE COMMISSION HAS TO 100% 9:23:26AM BE IN LOCKSTEP IN ORDER TO DO THAT. 9:23:28AM AND HAD THAT POSITION BEEN IN PLACE, EVERYTHING WE DID OVER 9:23:32AM THE SUMMER WITH THE PARKING SITUATION WOULD NEVER HAVE 9:23:35AM HAPPENED. 9:23:36AM AN ERROR THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF BEING CORRECTED MIGHT 9:23:40AM NEVER HAVE BEEN HEARD BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE COMMISSIONER WHO 9:23:43AM REALLY PUSHED TO GET THAT ISSUE ON THE AGENDA AGAIN. 9:23:47AM I UNDERSTAND HER JOB IS TO KEEP THE CITY RUNNING SMOOTHLY. 9:23:54AM YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED. 9:23:59AM AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IN HER EFFORTS TO MAKE THINGS SUPER 9:24:04AM SMOOTH, THAT SHE IS MAKING IT HARDER FOR US TO BE HEARD. 9:24:09AM THESE MEETINGS AT 9 A.M. ON MONDAY ARE A PROBLEM. 9:24:13AM I CANNOT GET OTHER BUSINESS LEADERS TO ATTEND. 9:24:16AM IT IS REALLY HARD FOR US.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:24:18AM THERE ARE NO EVENING MEETINGS, WHICH IS WHEN MOST OF US ARE 9:24:22AM FREE. 9:24:22AM I GET UP AT 6:30 EACH MORNING AND I START WORKING SO THAT BY 9:24:27AM 9 OR 9:30 I CAN BE READY TO DO OTHER THINGS. 9:24:30AM I KNOW SEVERAL BUSINESSES WHO HAVE ISSUES, BUT THEY JUST 9:24:33AM CAN'T SEEM TO GET HERE AT 9:00 ON A MONDAY. 9:24:36AM RESTRICTING EVEN FURTHER THE PUBLIC INPUT I DO NOT FEEL 9:24:41AM SERVES THE OTHER BOUNDS, WHICH SHE'S TRYING TO RUN THINGS 9:24:45AM SMOOTHLY. 9:24:45AM AND JUST SINCE THE CHIEF IS HERE, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, 9:24:49AM WHEN I OPENED MY BUSINESS FOUR YEARS AGO, WE ROUTINELY HAD 9:24:53AM POLICE ON FOOT WALKING AROUND THE CITY AND THEY FREQUENTLY 9:24:56AM STOPPED INTO THE SHOPS AND GAVE THEIR CALL NUMBER AND EVEN 9:24:59AM SOME DAYS, ON SOME DAYS, OFF. 9:25:02AM THAT HAS REALLY DROPPED OFF. 9:25:04AM I HAVEN'T SEEN ON FOOT IN PROBABLY A YEAR. 9:25:07AM I'M AT THE CORNER OF LEMON AND MAIN, SRQ MED SPA WHERE THERE 9:25:11AM IS OFTEN A HOMELESS POPULATION THAT CAN GET ROWDY. 9:25:14AM I FREQUENTLY DO HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE. 9:25:16AM I PROBABLY CALL ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO HAS 9:25:19AM LOST THEIR WAY FOR WHATEVER REASON AND IS BECOMING 9:25:23AM AGGRESSIVE. 9:25:24AM NOT HAVING SOMEONE ON FOOT DOWNTOWN HAS GREATLY SLOWED DOWN 9:25:29AM THAT RESPONSE TIME, AND THAT'S JUST ONE INCIDENT. 9:25:34AM I'VE ALSO TRACKED ON FOOT AND RUN AFTER A SHOPLIFTER. 9:25:39AM SO THAT FOOT PATROL IS REALLY HELPFUL. 9:25:42AM IT WAS GOOD DOWNTOWN. 9:25:43AM I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. 9:25:45AM I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT BACK. 9:25:46AM PLEASE DON'T ALLOW HER TO RESTRICT PUBLIC INPUT. 9:25:49AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MS. HERMES. 9:25:50AM RON SHAPIRO. 9:25:51AM >> GOOD MORNING. 9:25:52AM I'M RON SHAPIRO. 9:25:54AM I'M A SARASOTA RESIDENT. 9:25:55AM NEXT MONTH WILL MARK FOUR YEARS SINCE THE INITIAL SUBMISSION 9:25:58AM FOR THE 1260 NORTH PALM PROJECT. 9:26:01AM NEXT MONTH WILL BE THE HEARING FOR THE FOURTH ROUND OF THE 9:26:04AM PROJECT. 9:26:04AM THE FIRST SUBMISSION WAS REJECTED BY THE CITY STAFF IN 9:26:07AM OCTOBER OF '23. 9:26:08AM THE SECOND BY YOU, THE COMMISSIONERS IN MAY OF '25. 9:26:12AM ROUND THREE WAS REJECTED BY YOU AGAIN IN MAY OF '26. 9:26:16AM NEXT MONTH'S HEARING WILL BE THE ARBITRATION PHASE OF THE 9:26:20AM FLUEDRA PROCESS FOLLOWING THE MEDIATION PHASE FROM THIS PAST 9:26:24AM MAY. 9:26:26AM I ATTENDED THE SEPTEMBER 4 PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ARBITRATION 9:26:28AM SESSION BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY PRESIDED OVER BY 9:26:33AM THE MAGISTRATE. 9:26:34AM I HAD TWO KEY OBSERVATIONS FROM THAT MEETING THAT I WANT TO 9:26:37AM SHARE WITH YOU. 9:26:37AM NUMBER ONE, THE DEVELOPER OFFERED NO CHANGES TO PLANS THAT

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-19-Commission.txt[10/22/2026 1:21:06 PM] 9:26:42AM YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN AND REJECTED. 9:26:44AM NOT TO THE ROUND TWO PLAN YOU REJECTED IN MAY OF 25 OR TO 9:26:49AM THE REVISED ROUND THREE PLAN THAT YOU REJECTED FOLLOWING 9:26:52AM MEDIATION THIS PAST MAY. 9:26:54AM RECALL THE ROUND THREE PLAN HAD SOME CHANGES VERSUS ROUND 9:26:57AM TWO, BUT NONE OF THOSE CHANGES ADDRESS THE PRIMARY REASONS 9:27:00AM REJECTED THE ROUND TWO PROPOSAL IN MAY OF '25. 9:27:04AM THE SECOND POINT, AND QUITE SURPRISINGLY, THE MAGISTRATE 9:27:07AM RAISED THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU, THE 9:27:11AM COMMISSIONERS, WERE SUFFICIENTLY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CAPABLE 9:27:13AM OF MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION WHEN YOU REJECTED THE ROUND 9:27:17AM THREE PROPOSAL. 9:27:18AM SPECIFICALLY, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAD SUFFICIENT TECHNICAL 9:27:23AM SKILLS TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT PROPOSAL. 9:27:26AM WHERE I COME FROM, WE CALL THAT CHUTZPAH. 9:27:31AM FORTUNATELY, THE CITY ATTORNEY RESPONDED TO THE QUESTION 9:27:33AM BOTH PROMPTLY AND STRONGLY. 9:27:35AM HE DEFENDED YOU THE COMMISSIONERS AS BEING FULLY QUALIFIED 9:27:38AM AND DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE PROJECT DETAILS IN ORDER 9:27:41AM TO REACH A VALID AND WELL-JUSTIFIED DECISION. 9:27:44AM WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE MAGISTRATE THINKS THIS PROJECT IS 9:27:47AM JUST FINE. 9:27:48AM RECALL AT THE MAY HEARING HE RECOMMENDED THAT YOU APPROVE 9:27:50AM THE ROUND THREE PROPOSAL. 9:27:52AM AT THE TIME I FOUND IT STRANGE FOR THE MAGISTRATE TO BE 9:27:57AM MAKING A RECOMMENDATION AT THE MEDIATION STAGE OF THE 9:27:59AM FLUEDRA PROCESS INSTEAD OF WAITING AND MAKING A 9:28:03AM RECOMMENDATION AT THE ARBITRATION STAGE. 9:28:05AM SO SPOILER ALERT, NOTHING SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED BETWEEN THE 9:28:09AM MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION. 9:28:10AM WE HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO IS STILL UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY 9:28:13AM CHANGES TO ADDRESS THE REASONS THAT THE PROJECT WAS 9:28:15AM REJECTED. 9:28:16AM WE HAVE A MAGISTRATE WHO STILL THINKS THIS PROJECT IS JUST 9:28:20AM FINE AND SHOULD BE APPROVED DESPITE THE NONCOMPLIANCE. 9:28:23AM AND WE HAVE THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ELECTED YOU TO DO THE 9:28:25AM RIGHT THING AND CARRY OUT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WHO 9:28:28AM STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE REJECTED AGAIN 9:28:31AM FOR THE FOURTH TIME. 9:28:32AM AND FOR ALL THE GOOD REASONS IT WAS REJECTED THE LAST TIME 9:28:35AM AND THE TIME BEFORE THAT. 9:28:36AM WE TRUST YOU,