Regular City Commission Meeting - via Zoom/Hybrid (Day 2)

## MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 20, 2021

PRESENT: Mayor Hagen Brody, Vice Mayor Erik Arroyo, Commissioners Liz Alpert, Kyle Scott Battie (arrived at 6:04 P.M.), and Jen Ahearn-Koch, City Manager Marlon Brown, City Attorney Robert Fournier, and City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs (via Zoom/Hybrid)

## ABSENT: None

6:00:35 P.M.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Brody at 6:00 P.M.

6:00:40 P.M.

Mayor Brody requested individuals to silence their cellular telephones and welcomed those present in the Chambers, watching online, on Facebook, and television.

6:01:04 P.M.

INVOCATION: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs

6:01:04 P.M.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Arroyo

6:01:43 P.M.

## 1\. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: (AGENDA ITEM I)

1. PRESENATION RE: EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND TEAM OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE 2021: Presented to: Procurement Specialist II Aaron Olson, Purchasing Division, Financial Administration Department, Employee of the Month, and Supervisor Parking Services Cheryl Woodard, Administrative Supervisor Teresa Carlaw, Administrative Specialists I Gail Pudenz and Janie Amano-Yee, Parking Administration, Planning Department, Team of the month for June 2021 (Agenda Item I-1)

## 2\. CITIZENS’ INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS (AGENDA ITEM III)

6:12:18 P.M.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read the Pledge of Public Conduct for the record.

6:13:03 P.M.

Citizens’ Input received from individuals at City Hall in the Chambers.

6:16:15 P.M.

Mayor Brody passed the gavel to the Vice Mayor and left the Dais at 6:13 P.M.

6:16:15 P.M.

Cathy Antunes, City resident, provided printed material to the City Auditor and Clerk for distribution to the Commission and for the record entitled “Justice Department Blasts Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan” displayed on the Chambers monitors, indicating the Vice Mayor discussed the Purdue Pharma Settlement yesterday and could not have known at the time the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a formal objection and called the settlement illegal, the Commission should reconsider, as well as ask the State to review the DOJ’s objection, the Commission is thanked for the discussion last night which was not easy, however, is important to acknowledge.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 6:16 P.M.

6:19:26 P.M.

## 3\. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS (AGENDA ITEM IV)

Mayor Brody returned to the Dais at 6:19 P.M., and Vice Mayor Arroyo passed the gavel back to the Mayor.

6:19:31 P.M.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs administered the oath to persons wishing to speak during the Public Hearings.

1. PUBLIC HEARING RE: PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 21-5352, GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, A DIVISION OF TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A NON-EXCLUSIVE NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA, AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID FRANCHISE MAY BE EXERCISED; MAKING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE BY THE COMPANY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, ETC. (TITLE ONLY) (AGENDA ITEM IV-1)

6:19:59 P.M.

Mayor Brody opened the Public Hearing.

6:20:21 P.M.

Director Douglas “Doug” Jeffcoat, Public Works Department, came before the Commission.

6:20:22 P.M.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Ordinance No. 21-5352 by title only.

6:21:10 P.M.

City Manager Brown stated that proposed Ordinance No. 21-5352 is granting to Peoples Gas System, a Division of Tampa Electric Company, a non-exclusive Natural Gas Franchise Agreement (Agreement) to use the public rights-of-way belonging to the City and thanked the Deputy City Attorney for working on the Agreement.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to the Dais at 6:21 P.M.

6:21:40 P.M.

Hagen Brody Mayor Vice Mayor Erik Arroyo Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Kyle Battie REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 20, 2021 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. HAGEN BRODY Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 1st Street Sarasota, Florida July 20, 2021 City Commission Chambers 6:00 PM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: I.1 Presentation Re: Employee of the Month and Team of the Month for June 2021 I.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Employee and team of the Month for June 2021 Agenda Back Up.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 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. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2

hearings. IV.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 21-5352, granting to Peoples Gas System, a division of Tampa Electric Company, its successors and assigns, a non-exclusive Natural Gas Franchise Agreement to use the public rights of way of the City of Sarasota, Florida, and prescribing the terms and conditions under which said Franchise may be exercised; making findings; providing for acceptance by the Company; providing an effective date, etc. (Title Only) IV.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Peoples Gas System_Ordinance No. 21-5352.pdf IV.2 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 21-5378 amending the Code of the City of Sarasota, Chapter 22, Parks and Recreation, regarding Park Closing Times and Park Rules; providing for uniform closing times for City Parks with limited exceptions; providing authority for Administrative Rules to be applied within Parks when approved by the City Manager; providing for the repeal of Ordinances in conflict and providing for an effective date IV.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf ord 21-5378 backup.pdf IV.3 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 21-5368, amending the Zoning Code of the City of Sarasota; (2002 Edition) to provide that Temporary Recurring Community Services Uses are allowable by Provisional Use Permit in the following Office Zone Districts: OCD, ORD and MCI; in the following Commercial Zone Districts: CSD, CRG, CGD, CSC and CBN; in the following Production Intensive Commercial Zone Districts: ICD, IGD, IHD an CI; and in the following Downtown Zone Districts: DTNE, DTE, DTC and DTB; subject to the regulations and limitations more fully set forth herein; amending Article IV, Division 18 of the Zoning Code entitled Provisional Use Permit regarding criteria for approval; providing for severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 21- ZTA-01, Applicant: City of Sarasota) IV.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf 21-5368 Comm.Serv.Temp.Recurring).pdf SOP Powerpoint for 7-20-21 Commission Meeting.pdf IV.4 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 20-5337, amending the Zoning Code (2002 Edition) of the City of Sarasota by amending Article VI, Zone Districts, Division 2, Single Family Zone Districts, so as to allow Accessory Dwelling Units as a permitted use, and Division 9, Special Public Interest Overlay Districts, Section VI-907, Coastal Islands Overlay District, to prohibit Accessory Dwelling Units therein; and by amending Article VII, Regulations of General Applicability, Division 6, Additional Use and Development Standards, Section VII- 602, Specific Standards for Certain Uses, Subsection (cc), Accessory Dwelling Units, so as to amend the standards applicable to Accessory Dwelling Units; providing for severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 20- ZTA-03, Applicant City of Sarasota) IV.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf ADU Back-Up--7-20-21 CC Meeting.pdf ADU Staff Presentation--7-20-21 CC Mtg.pdf 3

V. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: VI. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: VII. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 7-20-21 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptFeb1-2021.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING July 20, 2021 Regular Mtg eComments FINAL.pdf 7.20.2021 REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS.pdf 7.20.2021 ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS AND ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 4

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 Office of the City Auditor and Clerk, Sarasota City Hall, 1565 1st Street, Room 110, Sarasota, Florida 34236, (941) 263-6222. 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 Office of the City Auditor and Clerk at (941) 263-6222 at least two 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. 5

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021, 6:00 P.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. 06:00:34 [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 06:00:34 >>Mayor Brody: ALL RIGHT. 06:00:35 GOOD MORNING EVERY -- OR GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. 06:00:38 IT'S 6:00. 06:00:39 WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. 06:00:40 PLEASE AT THIS TIME SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, FIND YOUR 06:00:43 SEAT, WRAP UP YOUR CONVERSATIONS. 06:00:45 WELCOME TO EVERYBODY JOINING US HERE IN PERSON AND ONLINE, 06:00:48 ON Facebook AND ON TELEVISION. 06:00:50 MS. GRIGGS, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION? 06:01:04 >>Shayla Griggs: HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN 06:01:07 THEE. 06:01:08 WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 06:01:11 DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 06:01:13 OF OUR COMMUNITY. 06:01:14 IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 06:01:17 >>Mayor Brody: AMEN. 06:01:18 AND TODAY WE HAVE AARON OLSON, OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH WHO 06:01:21 WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 06:01:23 COME ON DOWN. 06:01:29 [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 06:01:42 >>Mayor Brody: THANK YOU. 06:01:43 IF I COULD HAVE MY COMMISSIONERS JOIN ME OUT FRONT FOR A 06:01:46 PRESENTATION. 06:01:46 ALL RIGHT. 06:02:10 TODAY WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO JUST DO A 06:02:15 FANTASTIC JOB HERE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA. 06:02:17 WE'LL START WITH FIRST OUR TEAM OF THE MONTH, PARKING 06:02:21 ADMINISTRATION. 06:02:21 SO IF YOU ALL WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. 06:02:24 CHERYL WOODARD, TERESA CARLAW, GAIL PUDENZ, AND JANIE 06:02:35 AMANO-YEE. 06:02:37 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. 06:02:39 IT'S MY HONOR TO DELIVER THIS COMMISSION RECOGNITION TO OUR 06:02:44 TEAM WHO DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN THE PARKING DIVISION. 06:02:47 YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THEM FROM OUT FRONT COLLECTING PARKING 06:02:51 TICKETS. 06:02:51 I KNOW I'VE BEEN THERE PAYING A FEW IN MY DAY. 06:02:55 BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. 06:02:57 WE KNOW YOU GUYS -- WELL, I GOT A LITTLE PREPARED STATEMENT 06:03:01 HERE.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:03:01 THE TEAM OF CHERYL, TERESA, GAIL, AND JANIE WORK WITH THE 06:03:05 PUBLIC ON PARKING NEEDS INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF PERMITS 06:03:07 AND HANDLING PARKING TICKET PAYMENTS, COMMONLY, THE PUBLIC 06:03:11 VISITS THE PARKING ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM TO DISPUTE OR 06:03:13 QUESTION A TICKET THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED. 06:03:16 THESE INTERACTIONS CAN BE NEGATIVE AND INTENSE BUT THIS TEAM 06:03:20 CONTINUES TO SERVE EACH PERSON IN A POSITIVE MANNER. 06:03:22 THIS TEAM WAS NOMINATED FOR EXHIBITING CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP 06:03:25 AND COMMITMENT IN THEIR POSITIONS AND SERVICES. 06:03:28 IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE MANY TEAMS THAT CAN 06:03:32 BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS 06:03:34 TO THE CITY OF SARASOTA. 06:03:36 THE PARKING ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM SHOWCASES THE CITY'S VALUES 06:03:40 OF INTEGRITY AND TEAMWORK. 06:03:42 WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE CHERYL, TERESA, GAIL AND JANIE FOR 06:03:46 EMBRACING THEIR JOBS WITH EXCELLENCE AND PRIDE. 06:03:49 FOR THAT, IT IS MY HONOR TO DELIVER THIS COMMISSION 06:03:51 RECOGNITION TO THE PARKING ADMINISTRATION TEAM. 06:03:53 ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION, I HAGEN 06:03:56 BRODY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS 06:03:59 OUR SINCERE ADMIRATION TO THE PARKING ADMINISTRATION TEAM 06:04:04 FOR THEIR PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION, ATTENTIVENESS AND 06:04:08 CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF CITY CONCERNS. 06:04:10 THE EFFORTS YOU PUT IN TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY WORK FOR THE 06:04:13 CITIZENS OF SARASOTA IS COMMENDABLE. 06:04:15 CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING AWARDED TEAM OF THE MONTH FOR JULY, 06:04:20 2021. 06:04:21 [ APPLAUSE ] 06:04:21 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, ANYBODY? 06:04:31 >> I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE TRYING TO SHOW GOOD LEADERSHIP FOR 06:04:38 THE CITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY. 06:04:43 I COME TO WORK EVERY DAY WITH THE THOUGHT THAT I AM GOING TO 06:04:46 TRY TO DO MY BEST TO SHOW CITY OF SARASOTA THE BEST CITY -- 06:04:58 WE CAN. 06:04:59 EVERY DAY I COME, THIS IS A TOUGH POSITION. 06:05:02 NO DAY IS THE SAME. 06:05:04 HOWEVER, WHEN WE COME, WE COME WITH THE SAME MINDSET THAT 06:05:09 WE'RE GOING TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE CITY OF SARASOTA. 06:05:12 I CAN ALMOST SAY THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE TEAM. 06:05:16 WE TRY REALLY HARD. 06:05:19 >>Mayor Brody: THANK YOU. 06:05:20 [ APPLAUSE ] 06:05:20 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 06:05:29 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHAKE THE HANDS OF THE REST OF THE 06:05:32 COMMISSIONERS. 06:05:32 WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO. 06:05:34 A FEW WORDS FROM THEIR SUPERVISOR. 06:06:05 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 06:06:06 I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE THIS TEAM BECAUSE 06:06:10 CHERYL SAID A LOT, SAID IT WELL AND I APPRECIATE IT. 06:06:15 OFTENTIMES, WE ARE THE FIRST PERSON THAT THE CITIZEN WOULD 06:06:19 INTERACT WITH, WHETHER IT'S IN A PARKING GARAGE OR ACTUALLY

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:06:21 IN CITY HALL, AND SO THEY DO ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE FIRST 06:06:26 FACE, FIRST VOICE, FIRST COMMUNICATION, AND THEY DO A GREAT 06:06:29 JOB AND IT'S NOT EASY PARSING THROUGH THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE 06:06:32 PRESENTED EVERY DAY. 06:06:34 AND CHERYL HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. 06:06:40 AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE JANIE WHO IS FAIRLY NEW, LAST FEW 06:06:46 MONTHS, AND GAIL HAS BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT 06:06:48 MONTHS. 06:06:49 TERESA, OF COURSE, A FEW YEARS. 06:06:52 ALL OF THEM ARE EXPERIENCING REALLY THE SAME ISSUES THAT 06:06:55 COME THROUGH, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT. 06:06:57 AND REALLY WHAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT OVER THE LAST 06:06:59 TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS, WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES, 06:07:02 WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN HERE A FEW MONTHS OR BEEN HERE A FEW 06:07:05 YEARS, THE CHANGES THAT OUR DIVISION HAVE GONE THROUGH ARE 06:07:08 DRAMATIC IN SIZE AND SCOPE OF WHAT WE DO, HOW YOU ENGAGE 06:07:12 EMPLOYEES, NOT JUST CITY EMPLOYEES, BUT THE CITY WORKERS 06:07:15 AROUND THE CITY, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. 06:07:17 I'M JUST SO ENCOURAGED THAT WE'RE GOING TO EVEN DEVELOP INTO 06:07:21 A STRONGER TEAM IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. 06:07:24 THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE RECOGNIZING THIS TEAM. 06:07:26 IT'S WELL DESERVED. 06:07:27 [ APPLAUSE ] 06:07:36 >>Mayor Brody: WE HAVE ONE MORE. 06:07:57 WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, AARON 06:07:59 OLSON. 06:08:02 COME ON BACK UP HERE. 06:08:03 IN 2017, AARON JOINED THE FINANCE PURCHASING TEAM AS A 06:08:10 PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST. 06:08:12 THROUGHOUT HIS TIME IN THE CITY, HE HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION 06:08:15 FOR HIS CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS AND INNOVATION. 06:08:18 AARON WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE NPI EXCELLENCE AWARD. 06:08:21 THE PROCESS MANAGEMENT AARON COORDINATED WAS NO SMALL FEAT 06:08:26 AND HIS ORGANIZATION SKILLS HAVE SHINED THROUGH THE PROCESS. 06:08:28 HE HAS DEMONSTRATED AN EXTREME INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT 06:08:31 MATTER AND HAS GUIDED THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS IN A 06:08:34 TRULY WORTHY MANNER. 06:08:36 THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND HE 06:08:40 REMAINS AS DEDICATED AND ENERGIZED AS WHEN HE BEGAN THE 06:08:44 PROCESS. 06:08:45 AROUND THE CITY, AARON IS RECOGNIZED BY HIS PEERS AS THE 06:08:47 FACE OF PURCHASING. 06:08:48 WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AARON WITH EXCELLENCE FOR 06:08:51 EMBRACING HIS JOB WITH EXCELLENCE AND PRIDE. 06:08:55 WITH THAT, IT'S MY HONOR TO DELIVER THIS COMMISSION 06:08:59 RECOGNITION. 06:08:59 ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION, I, HAGEN 06:09:02 BRODY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS 06:09:06 OUR SINCERE ADMIRATION FOR THE AMAZING EFFORTS PUT FORTH BY 06:09:09 YOU IN THE WORKPLACE. 06:09:10 YOUR DILIGENCE AND SELF-MOTIVATION AS WELL AS DEDICATION TO

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:09:13 ALWAYS GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE 06:09:16 RESULTS IS ADMIRABLE FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY. 06:09:21 CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING AWARDED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR 06:09:24 JUNE 2021. 06:09:26 [ APPLAUSE ] 06:09:37 >> HI. 06:09:37 I'M REALLY HUMBLED BY THIS HONOR. 06:09:39 IT MEANS A LOT, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO START BY THANKING MY 06:09:44 BOSS, DAVID BOSWELL, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN 06:09:49 EMPLOYEE AT THE CITY OF SARASOTA AND BELIEVE IN ME AND ALLOW 06:09:52 ME TO THRIVE ALONG WITH KELLY STRICKLAND IN THE FINANCE 06:09:56 DEPARTMENT. 06:09:57 IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO WORK HERE AT THE CITY WITH ALL OF 06:10:01 THE GREAT EMPLOYEES HERE. 06:10:04 IT'S JUST SUCH A JOY TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY. 06:10:07 THANK YOU. 06:10:09 [ APPLAUSE ] 06:10:10 >>David Boswell: I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT AARON'S WORK ETHIC 06:10:14 AND THE FACT THAT HE'S A GREAT EMPLOYEE. 06:10:16 HE'S BEEN WORKING ON THE ERP PROPOSAL, WHICH GOT HIM 06:10:19 NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD. 06:10:21 WE RECEIVED 24 PROPOSALS. 06:10:23 THAT'S A LOT. 06:10:24 THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST -- THAT IS THE MOST WE'VE EVER 06:10:26 RECEIVED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND THAT'S 11 YEARS. 06:10:29 IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WHEN YOU'RE HANDLING 24 06:10:33 PROPOSALS, HAVING TO REVIEW COORDINATING COMMITTEE SCHEDULES 06:10:36 TO REVIEW THOSE AND THEN EVALUATING THEM, AND THIS WAS A 06:10:39 VERY IN-DEPTH EVALUATION FOR SOFTWARE AND STUFF AND ALL. 06:10:43 WE HAD A LOT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS ON THAT COMMITTEE, SO IT 06:10:46 MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY HAVE REALLY TIGHT 06:10:48 SCHEDULES. 06:10:49 HE'S NEW TO THE PROCUREMENT FIELD. 06:10:52 HE'S A FOUR-YEAR ROOKIE, BUT HE CAME OUT LIKE A SUPER BOWL 06:10:58 CHAMPION. 06:10:58 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK HE DOES AND HIS DEDICATION 06:11:02 TO THE CITY. 06:11:03 >>Mayor Brody: EXCELLENT. 06:11:04 THANK YOU. 06:11:05 [ APPLAUSE ] 06:11:24 OKAY. 06:12:06 WE DON'T HAVE ANY SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS TODAY. 06:12:08 WE'LL MOVE INTO PUBLIC INPUT. 06:12:09 MS. GRIGGS, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC 06:12:12 CONDUCT? 06:12:13 AND I'LL CALL DOWN MR. SUSCE AND MS. ANTUNES. 06:12:16 >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 06:12:18 THIS IS A PUBLIC PLEDGE OF CONDUCT. 06:12:20 WE MAY DISAGREE BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. 06:12:24 WE'LL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 06:12:25 WE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS. 06:12:29 >>Mayor Brody: AGAIN, MR. SUSCE, MRS. ANTUNES, COME ON DOWN.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:12:33 DO WE HAVE ANY ZOOM PARTICIPANTS? 06:12:37 MR. SUSCE. 06:12:57 CAN YOU PLEASE JUST GO? 06:13:00 I CALLED YOUR NAME AND YOU ARE UP, UNLESS YOU WANT TO WAIVE. 06:13:03 >> OKAY, HAGEN. 06:13:04 I REALLY DON'T LIKE BEING DOWN HERE. 06:13:06 I HATE COMING DOWN HERE BECAUSE THINGS GO ON. 06:13:10 LAST NIGHT I WASN'T PLANNING ON COMING DOWN HERE. 06:13:13 I KNOW HOW TO COUNT. 06:13:16 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CITY COMMISSION IS A DISGRACE AND 06:13:19 WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. 06:13:21 WHAT REALLY UPSET WHEN I CAME DOWN HERE, YOUR COMMENTS, 06:13:26 HAGEN -- LOOK ME IN THE EYE. 06:13:29 CAN YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE? 06:13:32 BECAUSE LAST NIGHT, WALKING OUT, THAT'S IT, THE GUY RIGHT 06:13:35 HERE, HE ACCUSED ME LAST NIGHT OF PUTTING INFORMATION TO 06:13:40 COMMISSIONER KOCH, INFORMATION I PUT OUT THERE WAS STUFF 06:13:45 THAT WAS PUT OUT BY EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA WITH 06:13:48 HIS RANT FOR TWO HOURS USING F-BOMBS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON. 06:13:53 THE INVESTIGATION LAST NIGHT WAS NOT CALLED BY ME. 06:13:56 THE INVESTIGATION WAS ASKED BY SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE TO 06:14:00 LOOK INTO IT. 06:14:01 THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MR. BRODY OR HAGEN BRODY. 06:14:05 I DON'T WANT TO CALL HIM MISTER. 06:14:07 HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED MISTER. 06:14:09 LAST NIGHT ATTACK ME, I'M NOT EVEN THERE, THING THAT REALLY, 06:14:15 REALLY UPSET ME, HE HAD THE AUDACITY TO CALL ME 06:14:20 ANTI-SEMITIC. 06:14:22 ANTI-SEMITIC, HE OUGHT TO TALK TO THE LAWYER NEXT TO HIM AND 06:14:27 THIS LAWYER HERE, MAKING ACCUSATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT. 06:14:36 SORT. 06:14:36 HE WAS TALKING ABOUT A TEXT MESSAGE BETWEEN HIM AND JOE 06:14:40 SELECTOR. 06:14:41 THE TEXT MESSAGE, HOW THEY MADE FOOLS ABOUT THEMSELVES. 06:14:45 SELECTOR TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WENT TO TALLAHASSEE AND 06:14:49 TALKING TO SPECIAL PEOPLE. 06:14:51 TALKING TO THE MAYOR. 06:14:52 I DIDN'T SAY A WORD ABOUT IT. 06:14:55 COMING UP AND MADE FOOLS OF THEMSELVES. 06:14:57 NOW HAGEN IS USING THAT AS A PART OF ANTI-SEMITIC. 06:15:02 I WANT AN APOLOGY FROM THIS GUY. 06:15:06 I'M ASKING, MR. FOURNIER, MAKE A COMMENT AND GET AWAY WITH 06:15:10 IT. 06:15:11 I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THIS LOCAL YOKEL MAYOR OF SARASOTA 06:15:17 MAKING ACCUSATIONS. 06:15:19 TALKING ABOUT ANTI-SEMITIC, TALK ABOUT HARVEY VENGROFF AND 06:15:24 MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HARVEY VENGROFF OVER THE YEARS. 06:15:27 I'M JUST DISGUSTING WHAT GOES ON HERE WITH HIM. 06:15:31 I'M WAITING FOR AN APOLOGY FROM HIM. 06:15:33 YOU'RE AN ATTORNEY. 06:15:34 LET ME SAY SOMETHING, YOU HAVE A GOOD FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU. 06:15:37 HANG OUT WITH THAT JERK, YOU'LL HAVE PROBLEMS.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:15:39 HE DOESN'T HAVE THE GUTS TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO WHAT I'M 06:15:43 SAYING. 06:15:43 HE HAS TO HIDE FROM IT, TO CALL ME ANTI-SEMITIC. 06:15:48 WHAT'S THE THING, BECAUSE I PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE BY HIM 06:15:51 AND JOE SELECTOR, THOSE TWO FOOLS MAKING FOOLS OF THEMSELVES 06:15:55 ON TEXT MESSAGES. 06:15:56 I PUT IT OUT THERE AND I'M CALLED ANTI-SEMITIC. 06:15:59 THE ONLY THING I PUT OUT THERE FOR THE YEARS I WORKED HERE 06:16:03 HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE TRUTH. 06:16:05 THEY CAN'T ATTACK THE MESSAGE SO THEY ATTACK THE MESSENGER. 06:16:08 I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THAT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS. 06:16:10 BUT HE IS THE WORST, HE IS THE WORST. 06:16:12 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU. 06:16:14 MS. ANTUNES. 06:16:15 >> CATHY ANTUNES, LIVE IN THE CITY, SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF 06:16:18 THINGS. 06:16:19 ONE THING AND COMMISSIONER ARROYO, VICE MAYOR, YOU HAD 06:16:23 TALKED ABOUT THE PURDUE PHARMA SETTLEMENT YESTERDAY AND YOU 06:16:28 COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THIS AT THE TIME BUT THE DOJ FILED A 06:16:31 FORMAL OBJECTION TO THE SETTLEMENT CALLING IT ILLEGAL, 06:16:34 UNCONSTITUTIONAL, DENYING PLAINTIFFS DUE PROCESS AND AMONG 06:16:38 THOSE RISES THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD. 06:16:42 I'LL LEAVE THIS ARTICLE FOR YOU AND ENCOURAGE TO YOU REVISIT 06:16:46 THAT DECISION BECAUSE I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP SOME GREAT 06:16:51 POINTS. 06:16:51 I WORKED IN PHARMA. 06:16:52 THE PROMOTION OF OXYCONTIN WAS EGREGIOUS. 06:16:57 I WOULD SEE THE REPS IN PEDIATRICIAN, ALLERGY OFFICES. 06:17:03 THEY WERE PROMOTING THAT JOB INAPPROPRIATELY AND KNEW IT 06:17:06 ACTED LIKE HEROIN IN THE BODY. 06:17:09 THIS IS SERIOUS. 06:17:10 I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER AND ASK THE STATE TO TAKE A LOOK AT 06:17:12 THE DOJ OBJECTION. 06:17:14 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT. 06:17:16 I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO 06:17:20 ACKNOWLEDGE. 06:17:21 I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB, AND YOU FACE SOMETHING THAT'S 06:17:26 DIFFICULT. 06:17:27 IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE EASY. 06:17:29 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 06:17:30 YOU DIDN'T DO WHAT I ASKED YOU TO DO, BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT 06:17:33 YOU DID. 06:17:34 AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. 06:17:35 I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, BECAUSE THE GENTLEMAN WHO SAT TO MY 06:17:39 RIGHT WHO ACTUALLY DOES COME VERY OFTEN, I'VE NEVER HEARD, 06:17:43 AND I'VE GIVEN PUBLIC INPUT QUITE A LOT, I'VE NEVER HEARD 06:17:48 ANYONE SCREAM IN A MEETING AND IT WAS PERMITTED. 06:17:51 THIS KIND OF GOES TO THE DOUBLE STANDARD. 06:17:53 I THINK IF I SCREAMED AT YOU, SOMEONE WOULD HAVE SAID 06:17:55 SOMETHING, BUT THIS -- YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN, SCREAMED AND HE 06:18:00 WAS PERMITTED TO DO THAT. 06:18:02 SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:18:05 THE LAST THING IS SOMETHING I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. 06:18:07 THE SARASOTA MUSEUM OF ART -- I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN USE THE 06:18:11 ELMO HERE -- HAS AN EXHIBIT BY A GENTLEMAN, YOU KNOW, WHO 06:18:15 HAS PASSED AWAY. 06:18:16 HIS NAME IS CHARLES McGILL. 06:18:18 IT'S CALLED IN THE ROUGH. 06:18:20 HE WAS A FIGURATIVE PAINTER AND TAUGHT ART AND GOLF 06:18:24 PROFESSIONALLY FROM NEW YORK. 06:18:27 I'LL JUST READ YOU HIS WHOLE THING IS ABOUT THE EXCLUSIVITY 06:18:31 OF THE GAME OF GOLF TAKING AWAY THE PRIVILEGE VENEER, AND 06:18:37 HIS WORKS ARE DISASSEMBLING GOLF BAGS AND REASSEMBLING THEM 06:18:45 WITH VERY INTERESTING SOCIAL MESSAGES. 06:18:51 HE'S AN AFRICAN ARTIST, GOLF TEACHER. 06:18:53 WHAT'S MY POINT? 06:18:55 WHY NOT BRING HIS WORK TO A WING IN BOBBY JONES, THE 06:19:00 RENOVATED BOBBY JONES. 06:19:02 AN EXHIBIT HALL, COMMUNITY ROOM, YOU KNOW, I'VE ADVOCATED 06:19:06 FOR THE HISTORY, AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE DESEGREGATION OF 06:19:09 THE GOLF COURSE HERE IN THEIR FLYER. 06:19:13 I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT WITH MR. BROWN. 06:19:15 HE AND I DISCUSSED IT THIS MORNING, BUT THINK THERE IS A 06:19:18 HUGE OPPORTUNITY THERE. 06:19:18 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU, MS. ANTUNES. 06:19:21 DO WE HAVE ANYONE? 06:19:25 >>Shayla Griggs: NO, SIR. 06:19:26 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: MOVING ON TO LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC 06:19:27 HEARINGS. 06:19:28 ANY CITIZENS THAT NEED TO TAKE THE OATH? 06:19:30 >>Shayla Griggs: YES, SIR. 06:19:31 I WILL NEED TO READ THE OATH TO EVERYBODY. 06:19:32 I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE WHO PLANS ON SPEAKING TONIGHT AT THIS 06:19:37 PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE STAND AND TAKE THIS OATH. 06:19:39 DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE OR FACTUAL 06:19:46 REPRESENTATIONS WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE OR PRESENT TO 06:19:48 THIS COMMISSION DURING ANY PUBLIC HEARING HELD THIS 20th 06:19:51 DAY OF JULY, 2021, ARE TRUTHFUL? 06:19:55 THANK YOU. 06:19:58 >>Mayor Brody: OKAY. 06:19:59 WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, 06:20:02 ORDINANCE 21-5352. 06:20:07 DO YOU NEED TO READ THE TITLE? 06:20:09 >>Shayla Griggs: YES, SIR. 06:20:10 >>Mayor Brody: AND MR. SUSCE, YOU ARE EXCUSED. 06:20:12 >> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, HAGEN. 06:20:14 GUTLESS AS USUAL. 06:20:15 >>Mayor Brody: CAN I HAVE THE SERGEANT AT ARMS ESCORT HIM 06:20:19 OUT, PLEASE? 06:20:19 ALL RIGHT. 06:20:21 GO AHEAD, MS. GRIGGS. 06:20:22 >>Shayla Griggs: ORDINANCE 21-5352, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY 06:20:26 OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA, GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, A 06:20:30 DIVISION OF TAMPA HECK TRICK COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:20:34 ASSIGNS, A NONEXCLUSIVE NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO 06:20:40 USE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, 06:20:44 FLORIDA, AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER 06:20:46 WHICH SAID FRANCHISE MAY BE EXERCISED; MAKING FINDINGS; 06:20:50 PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE BY THE COMPANY; PROVIDING AN 06:20:53 EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR READING BY TITLE ONLY, AND 06:20:56 REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCE. 06:20:59 >>Mayor Brody: THANK YOU. 06:21:00 WE'VE ALLOCATED FIVE MINUTES FOR A STAFF PRESENTATION, TEN 06:21:04 MINUTES FOR COMMISSION Q & A. 06:21:07 MR. BROWN. 06:21:08 >>Marlon Brown: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. 06:21:10 THIS IS A RENEWAL OF OUR TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY GAS 06:21:15 FRANCHISE. 06:21:16 BEFORE WE GET STARTED, BEFORE I PASS IT ON TO MR. JEFFCOAT, 06:21:20 I WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MR. CONNOLLY, 06:21:22 WHO HAS REALLY WORKED ON GETTING THIS AGREEMENT TO A POINT 06:21:28 WHERE THE COMMISSION CAN ACT UPON IT. 06:21:30 I'LL PASS IT ON TO MR. JEFFCOAT TO GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS. 06:21:34 AGAIN, I BELIEVE MR. CONNOLLY IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY 06:21:36 QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS MAY HAVE. 06:21:40 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: GOING TO KEEP, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, 06:21:42 COMMISSIONERS, DOUG JEFFCOAT, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, FOR THE 06:21:45 RECORD. 06:21:45 THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS THE FIRST READING OF PROPOSED 06:21:47 ORDINANCE 21-5352 GRANTING TO PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM, A DIVISION 06:21:52 OF TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY, A NONEXCLUSIVE NATURAL GAS 06:21:58 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE 06:22:01 CITY. 06:22:01 THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR AN AGREEMENT THAT HAS A 06:22:03 TERM OF 30 YEARS AND SETS A MONTHLY FRANCHISE FEE PAID TO 06:22:07 THE CITY EQUAL TO 6% OF THE COMPANY'S GROSS REVENUES LESS 06:22:10 ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS FROM THE SALE OF 06:22:14 NATURAL GAS TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE 06:22:17 CITY. 06:22:17 THESE TERMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER UTILITY FRANCHISE 06:22:20 AGREEMENTS WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. 06:22:22 PROPOSED ORDINANCE 21-5352 REPEALS THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, 06:22:26 NUMBER 90-3440 BY WHICH THE CITY GRANTED THE COMPANY ITS 06:22:31 CURRENT FRANCHISE. 06:22:32 STAFF RECOMMENDS THE COMMISSION PASS ON FIRST READING 06:22:35 ORDINANCE NUMBER 21-5352. 06:22:39 >>Mayor Brody: OKAY. 06:22:40 ANYTHING ELSE, MR. BROWN? 06:22:41 >>Marlon Brown: THAT'S IT, MAYOR. 06:22:43 COMMISSIONERS, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THIS IS A 30-YEAR 06:22:46 AGREEMENT AND, AGAIN, IT'S A 6% FRANCHISE FEE THAT WOULD BE 06:22:52 PAID MONTHLY. 06:22:54 OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, IT GENERATED JUST OVER $145,000. 06:22:59 SO, AGAIN, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS 06:23:04 MAY HAVE. 06:23:05 >>Mayor Brody: COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS?

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/21-07-20-Commission.txt[7/22/2021 8:55:38 AM] 06:23:06 COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH. 06:23:07 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: I'LL JUST PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT I 06:23:10 ASKED A QUESTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IF THE STAFF HAD 06:23:14 CONSIDERED A FLAT FEE VERSUS A PERCENTAGE. 06:23:17 MR. JEFFCOAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST SPEAK TO THAT? 06:23:19 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: SURE. 06:23:21 IN TAKING A LOOK AT THE FLAT FEE VERSUS A PERCENTAGE, 06:23:25 BASICALLY IT BECOMES TO A RISK ASPECT, ESPECIALLY FOR A 06:23:29 30-YEAR PERIOD. 06:23:30 THE RISK WOULD BE PUT ON THE CITY IF YOU LOOKED AT A CHANCE 06:23:33 WHERE REVENUES WERE INCREASING, WE WOULD LOSE OUT ON THOSE 06:23:38 AND BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. 06:23:41 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: RIGHT. 06:23:42 AND SO THAT WAS MY CONCERN WAS THAT IF IT WENT THE OTHER 06:23:45 WAY, THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE A STABLE SORT OF SOURCE OF 06:23:50 REVENUE AS OPPOSED TO THE 6%, YOU KNOW, ON THE OVERALL 06:23:54 AMOUNT, AND IT WOULD VARY. 06:23:57 AND MR. BROWN AND MR. JEFFCOAT WEIGHED THE OPTIONS, I 06:24:01 BELIEVE, AND HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT WE GO WITH THE 06:24:03 PERCENTAGE. 06:24:04 JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THAT THAT DISCUSSION 06:24:10 WAS HAD. 06:24:10 >>Mayor Brody: VICE MAYOR. 06:24:11 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: YES, THANK YOU. 06:24:12 THANK YOU, MR. JEFFCOAT. 06:24:13 I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 06:24:16 HOW MANY OF THESE AGREEMENTS DO WE HAVE A OUT THERE RELATING 06:24:18 TO THESE KIND OF SERVICES? 06:24:20 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: WE ONLY HAVE TWO ON THE BOOKS. 06:24:22 WE HAVE PEOPLES GAS ON THE GAS SIDE AND THEN FPL ON THE 06:24:26 ELECTRIC SIDE. 06:24:26 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: SO THIS COMPETES WITH FPL. 06:24:30 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: EXACT TERMS IN REGARDS TO 6% FEE. 06:24:33 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: WHAT WAS THE RATE PRIOR TO THIS 06:24:35 RENEWAL? 06:24:36 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: 6%. 06:24:37 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: DO WE EVER INCREASE THAT RATE? 06:24:41 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: IT HAS NOT BEEN INCREASED. 06:24:43 6% IS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. 06:24:45 LOOKING AT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, ORLANDO, LOOKED AT MARCO 06:24:47 ISLAND, OCALA, ALL OF THEM ARE CARRYING A 6%. 06:24:53 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: HOW MUCH WAS BROUGHT IN LAST YEAR AND 06:24:55 THE YEAR BEFORE? 06:24:56 >>Douglas Jeffcoat: I THINK LAST YEAR WAS 145,000. 06:24:58 I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE OTHER ONE. 06:25:00 I CAN GET YOU THAT -- 06:25:01 >>Vice-Mayor Arroyo: ROUGHLY AROUND THAT. 06:25:04 STANDARD DEVI