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 5, 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 5, 2026 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: I.1 Proclamation Re: Recognizing October 2026, as Domestic Violence Awareness Month I.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS 2026 BACKUP.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: 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 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

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 Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting of September 08, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-09-08 Regular.FINAL.pdf IV.2 Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Sarasota City Commission Meeting of September 08, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-09-08 Special Meeting.FINAL.pdf V. BOARD ACTIONS: V.1 Report Re: Board of Adjustment Annual Update V.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 2026 Board Report Backup BOA.pdf 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: Authorize the Parks and Recreation Department to execute a Purchase Order between the City of Sarasota and Jon F. Swift Construction for the Nature Park Phase 2 construction services pursuant to the School Board of Sarasota County General Contracting and Carpentry Services Contract, (Bid No. 24-0139) in the amount of $1,091,893.00 VI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Swift Phase 2 Binder.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Local Agency Program Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the Florida Department of Transportation for U.S. 41 (SR 45) at 47th Street Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Project, Financial Project Number 456625-1-38-01 in the amount not to exceed $100,000.00 VI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf US 41 & 47th St PHB_Agenda Backup.pdf VI.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Joint 3

Participation Agreement between the City of Sarasota and the Florida Department of Transportation for US 41 (SR 45) from North Myrtle Street to South of General Spaatz Boulevard Resurfacing Project, Financial Management No. 451011-3-58|68-01 in the amount not to exceed $3,073,667.00 VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Myrtle St to Gen Spaatz Resurfacing_Agenda Backup.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 Florida Department of Transportation for U.S. 41 (SR 45) from North Myrtle Street to South of General Spaatz Boulevard Safety Project, Financial Project Number 451011-4-58|68-01|58 in the amount not to exceed $985,462.00 VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Myrtle St to General Spaatz Blvd Safety_Agenda Backup.pdf VI.5 Approval Re: Authorize the Utilities Department to execute a Purchase Order between the City of Sarasota and Ferguson Enterprises, LLC dba Ferguson Waterworks for City-Wide Small Potable Water Meter Replacement - Materials Only (Bid No. 26-03JS) in the amount of $635,255.40.00 VI.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf CompletePacketFergusonOrder2.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-3430, authorizing the execution by the Mayor and attestation by the City Auditor and Clerk on behalf of the City of Sarasota of the Local Agency Program Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Sarasota for the design of a pedestrian hybrid beacon on U.S. 41 (SR 45) at 47th Street Project; etc.(Title Only) VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res No 26R-3430_US 41 & 47th St PHB_Agenda Backup.pdf VII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3431, 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 increase the expenditure budget in the Fleet and Liability Fund for the costs of claims, in the amount of $100,000.00 from the Workers' Compensation Fund available fund balance VII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3431 Backup 10.05.26.pdf VII.3 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3432, amending Resolution No. 26R- 3395 by authorizing the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute a joint Participation Agreement between the State of Florida Department of 4

Transportation and the City of Sarasota for the U.S. 41 (S.R. 45) from N. Myrtle Street to South of General Spaatz Boulevard resurfacing and safety improvements project; etc. (Title Only) VII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res No 26R-3432_Myrtle St to Gen Spaatz Resurfacing_Agenda Backup.pdf VII.4 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3433, amending Resolution No. 26R- 3395 by authorizing the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute an updated Local Agency Program Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Sarasota for the U.S. 41 (S.R. 45) from N. Myrtle Street to South of General Spaatz Boulevard resurfacing and safety improvements project; etc. (Title only) VII.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res No 26R-3433_Myrtle St to Gen Spaatz Safety_Agenda Backup.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: VIII.1 Appointment Re: Parks, Recreation & Environmental Protection Advisory Board VIII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection Advisory Board backup.pdf VIII.2 Appointment Re: Public Art Committee STAR Program Member VIII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Public Art Committee STAR Member backup.pdf IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 25-5582, to rezone that certain vacant parcel of real property totaling approximately +/- 9.22 acres and constituting approximately the Southern two thirds of a larger 13.95 acre parcel of real property located on the South ide of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, West of the Railroad Right of Way, East of the Right of Way of Marian Anderson Place and North of 21st Street, generally known as the Marian Anderson Place Brownfield Site, and having a street address of 2046 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way from the Commercial Residential District (CRD) to the Industrial General District (IGD), in accordance with Application No. 25-REN-04, all as more particularly set forth herein; etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 25-REN-04; Applicant: Barron Channer, agent for Newtown Gateway LLC, contract purchaser) IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 25-REN-04 Backup.pdf IX.2 Presentation Re: School Zone Safety Program Annual Report IX.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 25 School Zone Safety Program Annual Report.pdf IX.3 Presentation Re: Intersection Safety Program Annual Report IX.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf 25 Intersection Safety Program Annual Report.pdf 5

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 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5611, amending the Zoning Code (2002 edition), Article II, Definitions and Rules of Construction, to add nonmedical IV therapy, to clarify the distinction between medical spas and nonmedical spas, to change vehicle repair to motor vehicle repair; Article III, Decision Making and Administrative Bodies, to eliminate the requirement that the Building Official is required to be appointed by the City Manager; Article IV, Development Review Procedures, to update the technical deviation process, to provide for the Planning Director the ability to initiate zoning text amendments; Article V, Vested Rights and Non-Conformities, to clarify and reorganize provisions governing nonconforming zoning lots; Article VI, Zone Districts, to clarify that single-family homes require a drainage plan, to update the maximum permitted density in single-family zone districts, to clarify that developments designating only awning as the frontage type must apply awnings along a minimum of 50% of the building frontage on the primary street, to add mobile food trucks as a provisional use in Downtown Bayfront, to adjust the Urban Mixed-Use 3 (MU-3) Zone District regulations to clarify prohibited hours of operation; Article VII, Regulations of General Applicability, to clarify permitted fencing materials and revise fence standards in the waterfront setback, to update language in the accessory structures section, to clarify the applicability of private yard and fencing requirements for attached single-family homes, to codify platform lift conditions, to clarify that a public art contribution is not a fee and amend the disbursement of public art funds, and to modify parking for motor vehicle repair; for severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 26-ZTA-02, Applicant: City of Sarasota) X.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Final Backup Material, 26-ZTA-02.pdf 26-ZTA-02 Batch 2026 CCPH Presentation.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. XII. NEW BUSINESS: 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: 6

XV. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: XVI. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 10-5-26 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedMay42026.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING October 5, 2026 Regular Mtg Speaker Cards.pdf October 5, 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/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 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. 8:59:39AM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 8:59:40AM >>Mayor Trice: GOOD MORNING. 8:59:40AM I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 8:59:43AM WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 5th, 2026, REGULAR CITY COMMISSION 8:59:49AM MEETING. 8:59:50AM I JUST SILENCED MY PHONE, SO I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D DO 8:59:54AM THE SAME. 8:59:55AM FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY THE CITY AUDITOR AND 8:59:58AM CLERK FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY THE VICE 9:00:01AM MAYOR. 9:00:07AM >>Shayla Griggs: HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN 9:00:10AM THEE. 9:00:10AM WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 9:00:13AM DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 9:00:15AM OF OUR COMMUNITY. 9:00:16AM IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 9:00:20AM [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 9:00:36AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:00:36AM MS. GRIGGS, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? 9:00:41AM >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MAYOR. 9:00:42AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:00:43AM I WOULD APPRECIATE A MOTION ON APPROVING THE PROPOSED AGENDA 9:00:49AM SCHEDULE. 9:00:50AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: SO MOVED. 9:00:52AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: SECOND. 9:00:53AM >>Mayor Trice: MOVED BY THE VICE-CHAIR, SECONDED BY 9:00:56AM COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH. 9:00:57AM CAN WE HAVE YOUR VOTES, PLEASE? 9:01:06AM >>Shayla Griggs: IT'S NOT SHOWING RIGHT NOW. 9:01:08AM I DON'T KNOW WHY. 9:01:09AM IT IS 4-0. 9:01:10AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 9:01:10AM THE VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 4-0. 9:01:13AM ARE WE EXPECTING COMMISSIONER BATTIE? 9:01:19AM >>Shayla Griggs: I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT HE WOULD NOT BE HERE. 9:01:21AM I'LL SAY THAT. 9:01:22AM >>Mayor Trice: WE ARE EXPECTING HIM TO SHOW UP. 9:01:26AM SO THE NEXT IS WE WILL -- IF EVERYBODY WOULD JOIN ME UP 9:01:33AM FRONT FOR A PROCLAMATION. 9:01:35AM IS SOMEBODY FROM SPARCC HERE TO JOIN US? 9:02:01AM GREAT.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:02:01AM THANK YOU. 9:02:02AM COME ON DOWN. 9:02:03AM THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY: WHEREAS, DOMESTIC 9:02:12AM VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED TO CREATE A 9:02:15AM COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT VIOLENCE, TO ADVOCATE FOR 9:02:19AM LEGISLATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROTECT VICTIMS AND 9:02:23AM ENCOURAGE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ACTION AGAINST ABUSE; AND 9:02:28AM WHEREAS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS CRIME THAT AFFECTS 9:02:32AM PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCOME LEVELS, AND GENDER, BUT MOST 9:02:38AM OFTEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN; AND ONCE STARTED, THE CAMPAIGN OF 9:02:42AM PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 9:02:48AM ONLY GETS WORSE, RESULTING IN A HEAVY BURDEN ON SOCIETY AND 9:02:52AM FAMILIES; AND WHEREAS, 106,515 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES 9:03:02AM WERE REPORTED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 2020, INCLUDING 217 9:03:08AM DEATHS, AND IN SARASOTA COUNTY, THERE WERE 1,399 INCIDENTS, 9:03:15AM INCLUDING TWO DEATHS; AND WHEREAS, SAFE PLACE AND RAPE 9:03:20AM CRISIS CENTER, ALSO KNOWN AS SPARCC, PROVIDES FREE SERVICES 9:03:26AM TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THEIR 9:03:29AM CHILDREN IN SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES, SEEKS TO STOP THE 9:03:35AM CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. 9:03:39AM NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, 9:03:43AM FLORIDA, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, 9:03:47AM TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2026 AS DOMESTIC 9:03:53AM VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, A MONTH OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE AND 9:04:00AM WORTHY OF THE RECOGNITION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF 9:04:02AM SARASOTA. 9:04:03AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 9:04:06AM IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A 9:04:12AM FEW WORDS, PLEASE DO. 9:04:13AM >> THANK YOU. 9:04:13AM GOOD MORNING. 9:04:14AM MY NAME IS TALIA CASEY, THE PREVENTION AND OUTREACH ADVOCATE 9:04:17AM AT SPARCC. 9:04:18AM ON BEHALF OF SPARCC, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF 9:04:22AM SARASOTA COMMISSION FOR PROCLAIMING OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC 9:04:24AM VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. 9:04:26AM WE KNOW FROM THE MOST RECENT NATIONAL SURVEY ON INTIMATE 9:04:29AM PARTNER VIOLENCE THAT ONE IN THREE WOMEN AND ONE IN SIX MEN 9:04:31AM IN THE UNITED STATES WILL EXPERIENCE CONTACT PHYSICAL 9:04:33AM VIOLENCE OR STALKING BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR 9:04:34AM LIFETIME. 9:04:36AM WITH PREVALENCE LIKE THIS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS ALL OF 9:04:37AM US AND WILL TAKE ALL OF US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 9:04:38AM IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS ASSISTANCE, KNOW THAT YOU ARE 9:04:40AM NOT ALONE. 9:04:41AM SPARCC IS HERE TO HELP. 9:04:43AM YOU CAN CALL OUR 24/7 HELP LINE AT 941-365-1976 TO SPEAK TO 9:04:49AM A TRAINED VICTIM ADVOCATE, ALWAYS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL. 9:04:52AM VIOLENCE IS PREVENTABLE AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE. 9:04:55AM THANK YOU. 9:04:57AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:04:57AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:04:58AM STAY UP HERE. 9:05:00AM CONGRATULATE YOU AND GET PHOTOS. 9:05:05AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:05:06AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:05:32AM OKAY. 9:05:52AM NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS. 9:06:00AM MS. GRIGGS, WOULD YOU RECITE THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT? 9:06:04AM >>Shayla Griggs: YES, MAYOR. 9:06:06AM THANK YOU. 9:06:06AM WE WILL DISAGREE BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER. 9:06:09AM WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 9:06:10AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:06:11AM I'M GOING TO INVITE -- WE'VE GOT TWO GROUPS COMING UP. 9:06:18AM LUKE O'BRIEN, ED McCAFFREY, MARTIN HYDE, JAMES WARREN, AND 9:06:31AM JAN KAPEL. 9:06:33AM GREAT. 9:06:34AM COME ON UP. 9:06:36AM MR. O'BRIEN, YOU MAY BEGIN. 9:06:45AM >> GOOD MORNING. 9:06:45AM I'M LUKE O'BRIEN, LIVE IN SARASOTA. 9:06:49AM I'M HERE ABOUT THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, THE REAL-TIME 9:06:53AM OPERATIONS CENTER, THE LICENSE PLATE READERS, AND THE 9:06:56AM PROGRAM THAT BRINGS PRIVATE CAMERAS INTO THE NETWORK. 9:07:00AM WHAT I'M NOT SAYING IS I'M NOT SAYING YOU ARE SURVEILLING 9:07:05AM INNOCENT PEOPLE AND I'M NOT SAYING YOU'VE ABUSED THE SYSTEM. 9:07:09AM BUT I AM SAYING THAT THERE WAS A MISTAKE AND THERE'S NO 9:07:15AM ORDINANCE THAT WOULD STOP IT. 9:07:17AM SO RIGHT NOW, THE PUBLIC CANNOT ANSWER SOME BASIC QUESTIONS. 9:07:23AM WHO CAN QUERY THIS DATA? 9:07:26AM WHAT STANDARD HAS TO BE MET BEFORE A SEARCH? 9:07:28AM WHO REVIEWS THE AUDIT LOGS? 9:07:31AM HOW LONG THE DATA IS KEPT? 9:07:34AM AND WHAT DO THE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES ACTUALLY 9:07:37AM PERMIT? 9:07:37AM IF WE CAN'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, WE DON'T HAVE OVERSIGHT. 9:07:43AM WE JUST HAVE TRUST. 9:07:45AM AND TRUST ISN'T A SAFEGUARD. 9:07:48AM THE FOURTH AMENDMENT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT PEOPLE AGAINST 9:07:51AM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES. 9:07:53AM THE SUPREME COURT RECOGNIZE AGGREGATING A PERSON'S MOVEMENTS 9:07:58AM OVER TIME CAN ITSELF BE A SEARCH. 9:08:01AM A NETWORK OF PLATE READERS, FIXED CAMERAS, INTEGRATED 9:08:05AM PRIVATE FEEDS ALL QUERIABLE FROM ONE ROOM IS EXACTLY THAT -- 9:08:10AM A SEARCH. 9:08:11AM AND AT A SCALE THE FRAMERS NEVER HAD TO IMAGINE. 9:08:15AM I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO REMOVE ANYTHING. 9:08:18AM I'M ASKING YOU TO ESTABLISH SOME THINGS. 9:08:20AM SIX THINGS. 9:08:22AM ONE, A WRITTEN POLICY ON WHO MAY QUERY THE DATA AND UNDER 9:08:28AM WHAT STANDARD. 9:08:29AM TWO, A WARRANT OR DOCUMENTED PROBABLE CAUSE FOR ANY QUERY

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:08:35AM NOT TIED TO A SPECIFIC ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. 9:08:39AM THREE, AUDIT LOGS OF EVERY SEARCH RETAINED AND REPORTED 9:08:44AM PUBLICLY. 9:08:46AM FOUR, A RETENTION LIMIT WITH AUTOMATIC DELETION. 9:08:51AM FIVE, FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE VENDOR CONTRACTS AND DATA 9:08:56AM SHARING AGREEMENTS. 9:08:57AM SIX, A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE BEFORE ANY EXPANSION. 9:09:05AM STATE LAW LIMITS WHAT YOU CAN REQUIRE OF PRIVATE CAMERA 9:09:09AM OWNERS, BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT PRIVATE CAMERAS. 9:09:12AM IT'S ABOUT WHAT THE CITY DOES WITH WHAT IT COLLECTS. 9:09:16AM THIS IS ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY. 9:09:21AM NOBODY IS BLIND TO WHAT THIS SYSTEM DOES. 9:09:24AM I ASK YOU TO PUT THESE SAFEGUARDS IN WRITING BEFORE THE NEXT 9:09:28AM EXPANSION, NOT AFTER. 9:09:31AM THANK YOU. 9:09:32AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. O'BRIEN. 9:09:35AM ED McCAFFREY. 9:09:36AM >> GOOD MORNING. 9:09:37AM ED McCAFFREY, RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY. 9:09:41AM I'M HERE AGAIN THIS MORNING ABOUT THE BOAT RAMP. 9:09:43AM LUCKILY THIS MORNING I GOT ON THE SIDELINES WITH THE CITY 9:09:47AM ATTORNEY AND I THINK MAYBE SOME OF MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN 9:09:50AM ADDRESSED. 9:09:50AM WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT. 9:09:51AM AGAIN, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS 9:09:54AM PROBLEM WITH COMMERCIAL USE AT THAT RAMP. 9:09:56AM WE BOTH HAVE SEAWALL CONTRACTORS. 9:09:59AM WE HAVE CRANES THERE LAST WEDNESDAY OPERATING OVER THE TOP 9:10:04AM OF JOHN Q. PUBLIC WITH TELEPHONE-SIZE POLES. 9:10:08AM NO SAFETY TAPE, NO WARNINGS, DOING WHATEVER THEY WANT TO 9:10:11AM DOWN THERE. 9:10:12AM 36 JET SKIS WERE THERE. 9:10:14AM THE TWO OF THE OPERATORS WERE PARKED IN THE TWO HANDICAP 9:10:19AM SPOTS FOR THE BOATS, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HANDICAP 9:10:23AM STICKERS FOR BOAT TRAILERS. 9:10:25AM BOTH SPOTS USED BY SPLASH AND DASH. 9:10:27AM THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED ISSUE DOWN THERE. 9:10:30AM THERE IS AN ORDINANCE SUPPOSEDLY NO TEETH IN IT. 9:10:35AM I JUST TALKED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY THIS MORNING. 9:10:37AM HE'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 9:10:39AM HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE SOLVED. 9:10:41AM WE'LL SEE. 9:10:42AM I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW IF IT DOESN'T GET SOLVED. 9:10:44AM I WILL BE BACK. 9:10:45AM NEXT SITUATION, HART'S LANDING TONY SAPRITO PIER. 9:10:49AM LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE. 9:10:51AM KNEW THE HARTS. 9:10:53AM STILL KNOW THE HARTS. 9:10:54AM WHAT'S GOING ON? 9:10:55AM OVER TWO YEARS, WALK BY, AT LEAST THEY CLEANED THE MESS UP 9:10:59AM THAT IT WAS. 9:11:00AM NOTHING IS HAPPENING DOWN THERE.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:11:02AM THERE ARE PARKS DOWN AT THE END OF THE THING ALSO FOR THE 9:11:04AM PUBLIC TO USE. 9:11:06AM A LOT OF OTHER STUFF IS GOING ON AROUND TWO PLUS YEARS, 9:11:11AM EMPTY. 9:11:12AM LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THAT, TOO, PLEASE. 9:11:15AM AGAIN, I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE RAMP. 9:11:19AM I'M DOWN THERE TWICE A WEEK IN MY RETIREMENT. 9:11:24AM I WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY IS PEACEFULLY. 9:11:26AM THANK YOU. 9:11:27AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:11:27AM MR. HYDE. 9:11:28AM >> GOOD MORNING. 9:11:29AM MY NAME, OBVIOUSLY, REMAINS MARTIN HYDE. 9:11:31AM I STILL DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY. 9:11:38AM I DID MAKE A VIDEO AT HART'S LANDING LAST WEEK, WHICH 9:11:40AM ALREADY HAD OVER 50,000 VIEWS. 9:11:43AM IT WAS BUILT IN 1934, DAMAGED BY A STORM AS YOU KNOW IN 9:11:48AM 2024, DEMOLISHED IN 2025. 9:11:55AM WE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST A BAIT SHOP BUT A BAYFRONT PARK AND A 9:11:59AM PLACE WHERE FREE LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINED SAY PLAINLY, 9:12:04AM NON-ELITES IN OUR COMMUNITY. 9:12:06AM GENUINELY A PART OF OUR HISTORY AND ALSO A HIGHLY VISIBLE 9:12:13AM REFLECTION ON THIS CITY. 9:12:14AM SINCE THEN, NOTHING ON THE BASIS THAT YOU HAVE NO MONEY, 9:12:22AM WHICH WOULD BE FINE EXCEPT YOU AUTHORIZED $200,000 FOR A 9:12:28AM REPORT INTO NOISE DOWNTOWN. 9:12:31AM OVER $3 MILLION ON DESIGNS FOR A GOLF CLUBHOUSE AND THE 9:12:35AM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. 9:12:38AM FLOCK CAMERAS TO ENABLE COPS APPARENTLY TO STALK THEIR 9:12:43AM EX-GIRLFRIENDS AND A $4,000 A MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS TEMPORARY 9:12:49AM HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR A CITY MANAGER WHO MAKES $280,000 A 9:12:54AM YEAR. 9:12:54AM FURTHERMORE, STAFF ARE AWARE THAT THE CURRENTLY -- HART'S 9:13:02AM LANDING MOOTED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY PAYING FOR THE 9:13:06AM CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BAY STOP SHOP. 9:13:11AM WHEN THE NEW CITY MANAGER WAS REMINDED THIS IN AN E-MAIL BY 9:13:14AM HIM, SHE DISMISSED IT LIKE A NAUGHTY SCHOOLBOY. 9:13:18AM THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE CONSIDERING AMENDMENT 3. 9:13:24AM ONE WONDERS WHERE DO THE COMMISSIONERS STAND ON HART'S 9:13:27AM LANDING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN CRICKETS FOR TWO YEARS. 9:13:30AM THE NEW CITY MANAGER RECENTLY DESCRIBED IN AN INTERVIEW HER 9:13:37AM FIRST THREE MONTHS HERE AS A DOOZY. 9:13:41AM MIGHT I RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST SHE MISSPELLED "PARTY." 9:13:45AM THANK YOU. 9:13:46AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. HYDE. 9:13:47AM JAMES WARREN. 9:13:50AM >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR TRICE, VICE MAYOR OHLRICH, 9:13:53AM COMMISSIONERS, AND CITY OFFICIALS. 9:13:54AM MY NAME IS JAMES WARREN. 9:13:56AM WE ARE HOPEFUL TO BE PERMANENT SARASOTA RESIDENTS AS WE'RE 9:14:03AM UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE UNIT 502 AT VILLA BALLADA LOCATED 9:14:06AM AT 430 KUMQUAT COURT.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:14:08AM I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY IN REGARDS TO THE UNRESOLVED 9:14:11AM PUBLIC ENCROACHMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER OF 9:14:14AM THE BUILDING WHICH ALSO RESTRICTS UNIT CLOSINGS UNTIL THE 9:14:19AM ISSUE IS RESOLVED. 9:14:20AM WE CONTRACTED TO PURCHASE OUR UNIT IN FEBRUARY 2023, NEARLY 9:14:24AM FOUR YEARS AGO. 9:14:25AM THE PROJECT WAS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN THE TWO-YEAR TIME FRAME 9:14:28AM THE DEVELOPER ORIGINALLY GUARANTEED US AND THE UNRESOLVED 9:14:31AM ENCROACHMENT HAS NOW ADDED ANOTHER NINE MONTHS ON TOP OF THE 9:14:35AM DELAY WITH NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT. 9:14:37AM RELIANCE ON THE DEVELOPER'S REPRESENTATION THAT WE WOULD 9:14:40AM CLOSE AND BEFORE WE KNEW ABOUT THE ENCROACHMENT, WE GAVE 9:14:43AM NOTICE ON THE LEASE OF OUR LIVING SPACE. 9:14:45AM BY THE TIME WE LEARNED OUR CLOSING WOULD BE DELAYED FURTHER, 9:14:48AM IT HAD ALREADY BEEN RELEASED. 9:14:50AM SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BEEN LIVING MONTH TO MONTH IN TEMPORARY 9:14:53AM HOUSING PAYING FOR STORAGE, UNABLE TO SIGN A NEW LEASE 9:14:57AM BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'LL NEED ONE. 9:15:01AM THIS IS PLACED FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL STRAIN ON US AND 9:15:03AM EVERY ADDITIONAL MONTH ADDS TO IT. 9:15:06AM I UNDERSTAND THE CITY HAS A LEGITIMATE RESPONSIBILITY TO 9:15:09AM REVIEW THE MATTER CAREFULLY. 9:15:11AM I DON'T DISPUTE THAT NEIGHBORS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ON THEIR 9:15:14AM OWN THAT DESERVE TO BE HEARD, YET I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE 9:15:18AM COMMISSION TO ALSO WEIGH THE COST OF BEING CARRIED BY 9:15:21AM PURCHASES LIKE MY SPOUSE AND I, PEOPLE WITH NO ABILITY TO 9:15:24AM INFLUENCE THIS PROCESS WHO SIMPLY WANT TO MOVE INTO THE HOME 9:15:27AM WE CONTRACTED FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO. 9:15:30AM WE ARE NOT INVESTORS. 9:15:32AM WE INTEND TO LIVE THERE AS OUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE. 9:15:34AM I'D ALSO NOTE RESPECTFULLY THAT THIS ENCROACHMENT WASN'T 9:15:39AM CAUGHT BY THE CITY'S OWN INSPECTION PROCESS UNTIL THE 9:15:42AM BUILDING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. 9:15:43AM I RAISE THAT NOT TO ASSIGN BLAME BUT BECAUSE IT IS RELATIVE 9:15:47AM TO HOW IT SHOULD NOW BE PRIORITIZED. 9:15:49AM I'M ASKING THE COMMISSION AND THE CITY STAFF TO WORK TOWARDS 9:15:53AM THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION REASONABLY POSSIBLE. 9:15:58AM ADDITIONALLY, AS WE ARE THE ONLY REMAINING PURCHASER UNDER 9:16:01AM CONTRACT FOR A UNIT IN THE BUILDING, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE 9:16:04AM CITY TO CONSIDER ISSUING A TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF 9:16:07AM OCCUPANCY FOR OUR UNIT SPECIFICALLY SO WE CAN CLOSE AND 9:16:11AM BEGIN TO CALL IT HOME. 9:16:12AM SHOULD THIS BROADER RESOLUTION CONTINUE INDEFINITELY. 9:16:16AM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE 9:16:19AM RESIDENTS OF SARASOTA. 9:16:20AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. WARREN. 9:16:21AM JAN KAPEL. 9:16:28AM >> GOOD MORNING. 9:16:29AM FLOCK CAMERAS ARE ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE THE 9:16:32AM FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION SAYS THAT WITHOUT A 9:16:35AM COURT ORDER THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO SURVEIL OR SPY 9:16:38AM ON ITS OWN CITIZENS.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:16:39AM HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF WE PUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS OR 9:16:43AM AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS IN YOUR OFFICE OR YOUR HOME? 9:16:46AM COREY WAITERS, A SARASOTA POLICE OFFICER, WAS ARRESTED ON 9:16:49AM AUGUST 19 FOR ILLEGALLY AND MULTIPLE TIMES SEARCHING ON THE 9:16:53AM FLOCK DATABASE FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL INTEREST AND MISUSED LAW 9:16:57AM ENFORCEMENT DATABASES INCLUDING FLOCK. 9:17:00AM THIS IS A SARASOTA POLICEMAN. 9:17:03AM YOU HAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHICH WAS 9:17:07AM COMMENDABLE. 9:17:07AM THIS PERSON WAS STALKING A GIRLFRIEND OR AN EX-GIRLFRIEND. 9:17:14AM IF THIS WAS MERE LIP SERVICE, YOU WON'T DO ANYTHING. 9:17:17AM IF YOU REALLY MEAN THAT, YOU'LL TAKE DOWN THE FLOCK CAMERAS 9:17:21AM SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. 9:17:22AM THIS CASE RECEIVED NATIONWIDE PUBLICITY. 9:17:26AM AS A CONSEQUENCE, GREG STEUBE SAID GIVING THE GOVERNMENT THE 9:17:30AM ABILITY TO TRACK PEOPLE MEANS SOMEONE WILL ABUSE IT AND HE 9:17:33AM CALLED TO BLOCK THE FLOCK. 9:17:36AM A FEW WEEKS AGO JOSH HAWLEY OF MISSOURI LAUNCHED A 9:17:39AM CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO FLOCK. 9:17:41AM BERNIE SANDERS ALSO CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF FLOCK. 9:17:45AM IT'S A BIPARTISAN ISSUE. 9:17:46AM SENATOR HAWLEY SAID FLOCK ASSEMBLED AN UNPRECEDENTED 9:17:51AM NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE NETWORK BOASTS MORE THAN 120,000 9:17:55AM CAMERAS, 49 STATES, MORE THAN 20 BILLION VEHICLE SCANS EVERY 9:18:00AM MONTH. 9:18:01AM LETTER TO FLOCK ANNOUNCING INQUIRY, HAWLEY SAID CONGRESS 9:18:05AM NEVER AUTHORIZED THE NETWORK THE COMPANY BUILT AND THE 9:18:07AM AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHO HAS ACCESS TO THEIR 9:18:10AM PERSONAL DATA. 9:18:11AM MILWAUKEE WOMAN WAS PULLED OVER AT GUNPOINT BY POLICE IN 9:18:14AM WISCONSIN AFTER A VEHICLE WAS INCORRECTLY FLAGGED BY A FLOCK 9:18:17AM CAMERA. 9:18:18AM A FLORIDA WOMAN SPENT 13 DAYS IN JAIL ON 8 FELONY CHARGES 9:18:23AM AFTER FLOCK CAMERA SEARCH LED INVESTIGATORS TO HER SUV. 9:18:28AM SHE TOLD SENATORS HOW SHE WAS WRONGLY ACCUSED OF CAUSING A 9:18:32AM CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND SPENT THREE AND A HALF 9:18:35AM DAYS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT BEFORE TRANSFERRED TO A MAXIMUM 9:18:38AM SECURITY HOUSING UNIT. 9:18:40AM PROSECUTORS LATER DROPPED THE CASE. 9:18:42AM SHE IS ALSO SUING. 9:18:45AM IF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES ANY OF THESE THINGS, YOU CAN 9:18:47AM BE SURE THAT THE CITY WILL BE SUED. 9:18:49AM IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? 9:18:51AM WE WANT YOU TO TAKE DOWN THESE FLOCK CAMERAS IMMEDIATELY. 9:18:56AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 9:18:56AM IF YOU MOVE, THEN WE CAN GET THE NEXT FOUR PEOPLE DOWN. 9:19:04AM THANK YOU. 9:19:04AM KATHERINE HERMES, JACK WILHELM. 9:19:12AM T. SALEM. 9:19:15AM LOGAN LOPEZ. 9:19:16AM MS. HERMES, YOU MAY START. 9:19:29AM >> KATHERINE HERMES.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:19:30AM I BOTH LIVE IN THE CITY AND OWN A BUSINESS DOWNTOWN. 9:19:33AM I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ACTION THAT I 9:19:35AM SAW TAKEN AND THAT YOU ARE DOING THIS RESTRUCTURING OF THE 9:19:38AM PARKING. 9:19:39AM IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RUN A BUSINESS IN SARASOTA, AND I 9:19:43AM WANT TO BUILD OVER THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS WHAT IT'S LIKE 9:19:47AM OWNING AND WORKING IN A BUSINESS IN SARASOTA BECAUSE YOU 9:19:50AM HAVE A BIG PLAN TO TEAR UP THE SIDEWALKS AND BASICALLY YOU 9:19:53AM WILL HAVE THE PRETTIEST GHOST TOWN YOU HAVE EVER SEEN. 9:19:56AM SO THE FIRST THING I NEED YOU TO KNOW IS A LIST OF ALL THE 9:20:01AM BUSINESSES THAT HAVE CLOSED IN THE CITY OF SARASOTA SINCE 9:20:06AM THE SNOWBIRDS LEFT. 9:20:08AM IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RUN A BUSINESS WHEN 50% OF YOUR 9:20:12AM AUDIENCE IS GONE FOR FIVE TO SIX MONTHS A YEAR. 9:20:16AM SO THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF CLOSING -- CLOSED BUSINESSES 9:20:19AM THIS YEAR SINCE SNOWBIRD SEASON ENDED. 9:20:22AM BRICKS SMOKED MEATS WILL BE CLOSING, IF IT WASN'T LAST 9:20:27AM MONTH, IT'S THIS MONTH. 9:20:28AM INDIGENOUS, THE RESTAURANT 15 YEARS HAS CLOSED. 9:20:31AM ARTISAN CHEESE COMPANY HAS CLOSED. 9:20:34AM THEY SAID 40% REDUCTION IN SALES. 9:20:36AM THEY WERE UNSUSTAINABLE. 9:20:38AM 1818 GRILL IN SOUTHSIDE VILLAGE. 9:20:41AM KOLUCAN IN GULF GATE. 9:20:43AM LUCILLE PIZZA AND WINE BAR. 9:20:47AM STARBUCKS IS CLOSING THE LOWEST 25 PERFORMING STORES IN 9:20:51AM AMERICA AND ONE OF THEM IS ON FRUITVILLE AVENUE. 9:20:53AM WE ALSO LOST WOLFIE'S, FORK AND HEN, CRAVATS' CUSTOM 9:21:01AM CLOTHIERS, CIRCO, ELEMENT, CUBAN 1958, AND BRAVO. 9:21:07AM THAT'S SINCE THE SNOWBIRDS LEFT. 9:21:10AM RUNNING A BUSINESS DOWNTOWN WHEN 50% OF YOUR SHOPPING 9:21:14AM AUDIENCE IS MISSING FOR 50% OF THE YEAR MAKES IT VERY 9:21:19AM DIFFICULT. 9:21:19AM UNFORTUNATELY, THE LANDLORDS HAVE THE RENT SET FOR THE 50% 9:21:23AM OF THE YEAR WHEN THE SNOWBIRDS ARE HERE. 9:21:25AM THE OTHER ISSUE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED -- AND I 9:21:29AM HAD A VERY NICE CONVERSATION ACTUALLY WITH COMMISSIONER 9:21:31AM BATTIE ONE DAY AS HE AND I STOOD IN THE 1300 BLOCK OF MAIN 9:21:36AM STREET, AND HE LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND SAID, I 9:21:39AM DON'T KNOW HOW YOU STAY IN BUSINESS. 9:21:41AM THERE'S NO ONE HERE. 9:21:42AM THAT WAS HIS WORDS. 9:21:44AM KRESS REMAINS EMPTY. 9:21:50AM THERE IS NOTHING IN THE BUSINESS AND HE HAS NO PLANS. 9:21:52AM THE RUNNING STORE HAS GOT A LAWSUIT. 9:21:55AM IT'S A MESS. 9:21:56AM THE TOY STORE CLOSED. 9:21:58AM THAT'S ANOTHER EMPTY STOREFRONT. 9:22:00AM THE GREEK RESTAURANT THAT IS ACROSS FROM ME HAS BEEN COMING 9:22:03AM SINCE I OPENED MY BUSINESS ALMOST FIVE YEARS AGO. 9:22:07AM I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SUCH A WAY TO CREATE SOME SORT OF, 9:22:10AM IF YOU ARE GOING TO OWN REAL ESTATE ON MAIN STREET, YOU NEED

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-10-05-Commission.txt[10/6/2026 12:02:24 PM] 9:22:13AM TO OPEN SOMETHING, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DRAW PEOPLE 9:22:18AM DOWN WHEN WE HAVE A HOSTILE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT AND DON'T 9:22:21AM HAVE STORES. 9:22:22AM I'M MAKING YOU AWARE OF THIS IN ADVANCE OF THE BIG PLAN TO 9:22:25AM CREATE THE NEW SIDEWALK THING, BECAUSE THAT SEVERAL MONTHS 9:22:29AM OUT OF BUSINESS COULD DESTROY EVERYBODY ELSE. 9:22:31AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:22:33AM JACK WILHELM. 9:22:35AM >> YES, GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. 9:22:37AM VICE-CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. 9:22:40AM MY NAME IS JACK WILHELM. 9:22:42AM I RESIDE AT 3634 BRANCH CREEK DRIVE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, BUT 9:22:47AM YET AM A RESIDENT OF OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTY IN THIS PART OF 9:22:52AM FLORIDA. 9:22:53AM SATURDAY NIGHT, MY WIFE AND I CAME TO ATTEND THE EVENT OVER 9:22:59AM AT FOGARTYVILLE FOR THE RADIO STATION. 9:23:04AM AND PARKING FOR THIS EVENT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. 9:23:07AM WE WENT DOWN SOME OF THE SIDE STREETS, FOUND ONE OF THE CITY 9:23:10AM PARKING LOTS IN ZONE NUMBER 3930, AND WE PARKED. 9:23:16AM THERE WAS VERY FEW, MAYBE A COUPLE OF OTHER CARS IN THAT 9:23:19AM PARTICULAR LOCATION. 9:23:20AM I LIKE TO USE THE CITY LOTS BECAUSE OF THE CONVENIENCE AND I 9:23:25AM DON'T MIND PAYING EVEN $5 AN HOUR CHARGE. 9:23:29AM BUT HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT OVER TO THE MACHINE AT THAT 9:23:34AM PARTICULAR LOT AND IN THAT ZONE, I HAVE PICTURES OF IT, 9:23:38AM THAT'S IRRELEVANT AT THE MOMENT, BUT I AM TRYING -- I WAS 9:23:44AM ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE MACHINE, BUT I'M PUNCHING NUMBERS ON 9:23:49AM THE SCREEN LIKE CRAZY TO TRY TO ACTIVATE IT, PUT IN MY 9:23:52AM LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, PROCEED AND PAY THE FEE. 9:23:56AM I COULD NOT DO THAT. 9:23:57AM HOWEVER, MY WIFE AND I, WE MADE THE CHOICE TO STAY THERE, 9:24:02AM CROSSING OUR FINGERS THAT MAYBE THE PARKING PATROL OR 9:24:06AM WHATEVER WOULD NOT COME AND ISSUE US A NICE $40 TICKET. 9:24:12AM HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. 9:24:14AM AS YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ONLY, WHICH I WAS QUITE SURPRISED, 9:24:18AM TILL THE NEXT DAY TO PAY THE $40 TICKET AND THEREAFTER 9:24:24AM EITHER $50 AND CHANGE OR SUBSEQUENT AFTER THAT SECOND DAY 9:24:29AM IT'S THE $75 TIC