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Split votes (1)

passed

IX-1: Ordinance No. 24-5539 (Vacation of 4th Street)

Motion: Adopt proposed Ordinance No. 24-5539 on second reading

Total

5

Yes
3
No
2

How they voted (5)

Alpertyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Ahearn-Kochno
Triceno
Unanimous votes (9)
approved

Vacation of 4th Street Right-of-Way — passed 3-2

passed

VI-1: 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting Schedule

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes
passed

VI-2: 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Recommendations

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes
passed

VI-3: RedSpeed Florida, LLC Agreement

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes
passed

VI-4: Agreement for The Legacy Trail Payne Park - Alderman MURT

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes
passed

VII: Consent Agenda No. 2

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes
passed

VIII-1: Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee Appointments

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes
passed

XI-1: Ordinance No. 24-5548 (Historic Designation)

Yes
5
No
0
How they voted (5)
Alpertyes
Ahearn-Kochyes
Arroyoyes
Battieyes
Triceyes

People and votes

Arroyo

8 recorded votes

  1. Recorded vote

    IX-1: Ordinance No. 24-5539 (Vacation of 4th Street) - Voted yes on the motion “Adopt proposed Ordinance No. 24-5539 on second reading”; the record reports passed.

  2. Recorded vote

    VI-1: 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting Schedule - Voted yes on the motion “Approve Item No. 1”; the record reports passed.

  3. Recorded vote

    VI-2: 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Recommendations - Voted yes on the motion “Approve Item No. 2 and authorize Staff to submit the Annual Report”; the record reports passed.

  4. Recorded vote

    VI-3: RedSpeed Florida, LLC Agreement - Voted yes on the motion “Approve Item No. 3, with the proposed changes as discussed”; the record reports passed.

  5. Recorded vote

    VI-4: Agreement for The Legacy Trail Payne Park - Alderman MURT - Voted yes on the motion “Approve Item No. 4”; the record reports passed.

  6. Recorded vote

    VII: Consent Agenda No. 2 - Voted yes on the motion “Approve Item Nos. 1 through 5”; the record reports passed.

  7. Recorded vote

    VIII-1: Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee Appointments - Voted yes on the motion “Appoint committee members”; the record reports passed.

  8. Recorded vote

    XI-1: Ordinance No. 24-5548 (Historic Designation) - Voted yes on the motion “Pass proposed Ordinance No. 24-5548 on first reading”; the record reports passed.

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 04, 2024 PRESENT: Mayor Liz Alpert, Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch , Comm issioners Erik Arroyo, Kyle Scott Battie (arrived at 9:04 A.M .), and Debbie Trice, City Attorney Robert Fournier, City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs, and Interim City Manager Douglas Jeffcoat ABSENT: 9:01 : 11 A.M . None Mayor Alpert called the meeting to order at 9:01 A.M . 9:01:29 A.M. INVOCATION : City Auditor and Clerk Griggs 9:01 :47 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch 9:02:21 A.M. APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE A motion was made by Commissioner Arroyo, seconded by Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch to approve the proposed Agenda Schedule, which carried by a 4-0 vote. 9:02:38 A.M. 1. COMMISSION PRESENTA TIO NS (AGENDA ITEM I) 1) PROCLAMATION RE: CITY OF SARASOTA LEGACY BUSINESSES (AGENDA ITEM !:11- Presented to: Hart's Landing, Ian Black Real Estate, and Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency 9:15:45 A.M. 2. CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS {AGENDA ITEM Ill) No one signed up to speak. 9:16:02 A.M. PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs 9:16:31 A.M. 3. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1 {AGENDA ITEM VI) 9:16:38 A.M. Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch requested to remove from Consent Agenda No . 1, Agenda Item VI , Item Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and Mayor Alpert requested Item No . 4 to receive public comment. Book 69 Page 40782 11/04/24 9:00 A.M .

Book 69 11/04/24 Page 40783 9:00AM. 9:18:24 A.M. 4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1 (AGENDA ITEM Vil 1) Approval Re: Proposed 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting Schedule and Deadlines (Agenda Item Vl-1) 9:18:34 A.M. Question posed by the Vice Mayor was addressed by the City Auditor and Clerk. 9:19:21 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Trice, seconded by Commissioner Battie to approve Item No. 1, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:19:41 A.M. 2) Approval Re: 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Recommendations (Agenda Item Vl-2} 9:19:49 A.M. General Manager Cynthia "Cindy" Emshoff, Office of Housing & Community Development (OHCD), Planning Department, and Jon Thaxton, Senior Vice President for Community Leadership, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) and Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, came before the Commission. 9:20:13 A.M. Ms. Emshoff presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled "Office of Housing and Community Development Projects_2024." 9:25:04A.M. Mr. Thaxton presented. 9:31:35A.M. Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch thanked Ms. Emshoff and Mr. Thaxton for the presentation and for all of the AHAC and OHCD efforts and posed questions addressed by Mr. Thaxton and Ms. Emshoff. 9:43:08A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Arroyo were addressed by Mr. Thaxton. 9:49:35 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Arroyo, seconded by Commissioner Trice to approve Item No. 2, approving the 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Recommendations, and authorize Staff to submit the Annual Report to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, which carried by a 5-0 vote.

9:49:58 A.M. 3) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement for Professional Services between RedSpeed Florida, LLC, and the City of Sarasota for the School Zone Speed Enforcement Program {Agenda Item Vl-3) 9:50 :29A.M . Governmental Affairs Director Jennifer Jorgensen, City Manager's Office, Captain Demetri Konstantopoulos, Support Services Division, Finance Manager Ben Billingsley, and Investigative Technology Administrator John Lake, Sarasota Police Department, came before the Commission. 9:50 :53A.M. Ms. Jorgensen presented and provided a brief overview of the proposed changes . 9:54:23 A.M . Questions posed by the Vice Mayor were addressed by Ms. Jorgensen, Captain Konstantopoulos, and Mr. Lake. 9:56:45 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Battie, seconded by Commissioner Arroyo to approve Item No. 3, with the proposed changes as discussed, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:57:13 A.M. 4) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and the City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement for The Legacy Trail Payne Park - Alderman MURT (1TB 24-47ST) between the City of Sarasota and Spectrum Underground, Inc. in the amount of $894,214.26 (Agenda Item Vl-4) 9:57:52 A.M. Citizens' Input received from an individual in the Chambers at City Hall. 10:01 :43 A.M. Senior Transportation Planner Corinne Arriaga, Engineering, Public Works Department, came before the Commission, and addressed comments received from Citizens' Input. 10:02:00 A.M. Questions posed by the Vice Mayor were addressed by Ms. Arriaga. 10:02:48 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Arroyo, seconded by Commissioner Battie to approve Item No. 2, which carried by a 5-0 vote. Book 69 Page 40784 11/04/24 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 40785 11/04/24 9:00 A.M. 10:03:18 A.M. 5. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2 (AGENDA ITEM VII) 10:03:41 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Resolution Nos. 25R-3294, 25R-3295, and 25R-3296, and proposed Ordinance Nos. 24-5535 and 24-5549 by titles only. 1) Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 25R-3294, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 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 transfer the expenditure budget in the amount of $338,905.00 from the Serena Street Pedestrian Connections Project, Project No. 002284 to the Main Street Streetscape Project, Project No. 002520 (Agenda Item Vll-1) 2) Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 25R-3295, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 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 revenue and expenditure budgets in the Tourist Development Tax fund in the amount of $$1,462,625.00 (Agenda Item Vll-2) 3) Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 25R-3296, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 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 revenue and expenditure budgets in the Tourist Development Tax fund in the amount of $174,970.00 (Agenda Item Vll-3) 4) Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 24-5535, to vacate that certain approximately 4,560+/- square-foot portion of the platted approximately 50 foot wide Winton Avenue Right-of-Way (platted as Winton Place Avenue) bounded on the north by the southerly Right-of-Way line of 32nd Street (platted as Columbia Drive) and bounded on the south by the southern boundary of the Plat of Highland Pines subdivision and located between the parcels of real property with street addresses of 1124 and 1132 32nd Street; all as is more particularly described herein; providing for severability of the parts hereof; etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 24- SV-02, Applicant: Bruce Franklin, as agent representing co-applicants FJC Property Rentals LLC and Jozetta Holdings LLC owners) (Agenda Item Vll-4) 5) Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 24-5549, amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sarasota [The Sarasota City Plan], Future Land Use Chapter, to revise the text of Subsection (4) of Action Strategy 1.10, Site Specific Limitations, to be consistent with current policy in regard to the time period for affordability and timing of tenant income monitoring reports for attainable dwellings units by extending the affordability period from fifteen years to thirty years and by removing quarterly verification reporting requirements, all for the real property located at 300 and 508 Audubon Place, as well as 2211 Fruitville Road; and to address which site specific limitations would apply in the event the property owner pursues development upon the property pursuant to the Live Local Act; repealing ordinances in conflict; providing for severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 23-PA-02, Applicant: City of Sarasota) (Agenda Item Vll-5)

10:06:46 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Battie, seconded by Commissioner Arroyo to approve Item Nos. 1 through 5, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 10:07:39 AM. Commissioner Trice posed a question about whether the City resident criterion is a requirement or preference in relation to Board Appointments, Agenda Item VIII, Item No. 1, Appointment Re: Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee and requested Commission input regarding the selection process, which was addressed by the Mayor. The Commission recessed at 10 :09 A.M. and reconvened at 10:24 A.M. 10 :25:11 A.M. 6. BOARD APPOINTMENTS (AGENDA ITEM VIII ) 1) APPOINTMENT RE: DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN UPDATE AD HOC COMMITTEE (AGENDA ITEM Vlll-1) 10:25:25 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs presented . 10:26 :22 A.M. City Attorney Fournier addressed the question posed by Commissioner Trice prior to the Commission recess . 10:28:01 A.M. Commissioner Trice continued to pose questions and provided input about the process to select the Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee Members (Ad Hoc Committee Members) and the Commission and Deputy City Manager Patrick "Pat" Robinson, City Manager's Office, who came before the Commission addressed and provided input. 10:43: 12 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs noted on behalf of the Mayor Commission consensus to not restrict the Ad Hoc Committee Members to City residents only. 10:43 :46 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs requested and Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Lori Rivers, The Office of the City Auditor and Clerk, came before the Commission to assist with the selection of Ad Hoc Committee Members Commissioner Battie left the Chambers at 10:44 A.M. and returned at 10:45 A.M. 10:44:06 AM. The Commission continued to provide input on the selection process, the City Auditor and Clerk and City Attorney provided feedback, and the City Auditor and Clerk noted on behalf of the Mayor Commission consensus for Commissioners to write 12 candidates on paper, sign, and provide to the City Auditor and Clerk. Book 69 11/04/24 Page 40786 9:00 A.M .

Book 69 Page 40787 11/04/24 9:00 AM. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left her seat at 10:47 A.M. and returned at 10:48 AM . Ms. Rivers left the Dais . City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to the Dais at 10:48 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left the Dais at 10:49 AM . and returned at 10:50 AM . 10:50:50 AM. A motion was made by Commissioner Trice , seconded by Commissioner Arroyo to continue Board Appointments, Agenda Item VIII , Item No.1 , Appointment Re : Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee until after the Commission returns from lunch , which carried by a 5-0 vote. 10:51 :24 AM . 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (AGENDA ITEM IX ) 1) ADOPTION RE: SECOND READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 24-5539, TO CONDITIONALLY VACATE THAT CERTAIN APPROXIMATELY 27,073+/- SQUARE- FOOT PORTION OF THE PLATTED APPROXIMATELY 60 FOOT WIDE CROSS STREET RIGHT OF WAY (PLATTED AS 4TH STREET) BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ORANGE AVENUE AND BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE EASTERLY RIGHTS OF WAY LINES OF THE PINEAPPLE AVENUE AND RINGLING BOULEVARD ROUNDABOUT; ALL AS IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF THE PARTS HEREOF; ETC. (TITLE ONLY) (APPLICATION NO. 23-SV-04, APPLICANT: PHILIP DIMARIA AS AGENT REPRESENTING OWNER ORANGE PINEAPPLE LLC) (AGENDA ITEM IX-1) 10:51 :45 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Ordinance No. 24-5539 by title only. 10:52:36 A. M. Planner Rebecca Webster, Planning Department, came before the Commission and presented. 10:54:17 AM. Rob Grant, City resident, displayed printed material on the Chambers monitors, indicating Commissioner Battie said in the October 31 , 2024, Sarasota Herald-Tribune article "They are constantly saying you are in the pockets of developers and developers this and that. I don't even know what that means, " and similar sentiments have been heard from the other two incumbents who also may or may not have a job after tomorrow's elections . City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 10:54 AM . 10 :55:19 AM. Mayor Alpert interjected during the receipt of Citizens' Input from Mr. Grant and requested the City Attorney to opine which was addressed and Mr. Grant continued.

10:57:01 AM. City Attorney Fournier interjected during the receipt of Citizens' Input from Mr. Grant and addressed comments received, and Commissioner Arroyo, the City Auditor and Clerk, and the Mayor provided input. 10:59: 11 AM. Cathy Antunes, City resident, displayed on the Chambers monitors a PowerPoint slide from a previous Marie Selby Botanical Gardens presentation at the January 04, 2021, Regular Sarasota Commission Meeting, under Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings, Agenda Item No. XIV, Item No . 1, indicating concern regarding the timing of this proposal and the belief is there is no reason to do this right now since what is proposed is not fully vetted from a public interest point of view. 11 :02 : 10 AM. Citizens' Input received from an individual in the Chambers at City Hall . City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 11 :02 AM. 11 :05:51 AM . Ms. Webster returned to the Dais to address comments received during Citizens' Input. 11 :06 :39 AM. Questions posed by Commissioner Arroyo were addressed by the City Attorney and Ms. Webster. The Vice Mayor left and returned to her seat at 11 :07 AM. The Vice Mayor left and returned to her seat at 11 :08 A.M. 11 :10:16 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Trice were addressed by the City Attorney and Ms. Webster. 11:12:23A.M. Questions posed by the Vice Mayor were addressed by Ms. Webster and the City Attorney . 11 :13 :43 A.M. Commissioner Battie spoke to the topic and posed questions addressed by Ms. Webster. 11 :21 :22 A.M. Mayor Alpert spoke to the topic and the Vice Mayor provided input. 11 :24:24 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Arroyo, and seconded by Commissioner Battie to adopt proposed Ordinance No. 24-5539 on second reading. 11 :24:40 A.M. Commissioner Arroyo spoke in favor of the motion. Book 69 11/04/24 Page 40788 9:00 A. M.

Book 69 Page 40789 11/04/24 9:00 AM. 11 :25:37 A.M. Commissioner Battie spoke in favor of the motion. 11 :26:21 A.M. Commissioner Trice spoke to the motion which is not favored. 11 :28:08 AM. The Vice Mayor spoke to the motion which is not favored. 11 :29:49 A.M. Mayor Alpert called for a vote on the motion to adopt proposed Ordinance No. 24-5539 on second reading, which carried by a 3-2 vote, with Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch and Commissioner Trice voting no. 11 :30:12 AM. 8. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING (AGENDA ITEM X I} 11 :30:33 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs administered the oath to persons wishing to speak during the Public Hearing. 1) 11 :31 :04 AM. PUBLIC HEARING RE: PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 24-5548 , PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE MAIN HOUSE AND COURTYARD LOCATED AT 96 S. WASHINGTON DRIVE HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE BAUM-BURNS ORIGINAL 1926 RINGLING ISLES HOME AS A STRUCTURE OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE PURSUANT TO THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION REGULATIONS OF THE CITY FOUND IN ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 8 OF THE ZONING CODE (2002 EDITION ) ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN , ETC. (TITLE ONLY) APPLICATION NO. 24- HD-01 (AGENDA ITEM Xl-1 l Mayor Alpert opened the Public Hearing. 11:31:10AM. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Ordinance No. 24-5548 by title only. 11 :31 :58 A.M. City Attorney Fournier provided a brief overview of proposed Ordinance No. 24-5548 and noted the time limits as follows: Applicant Staff 20 minutes 15 minutes

11 :32:27 A.M . City Attorney Fournier concluded and stated that the Commission is reminded to disclose any ex parte communications on the record. 11 :32:36 A.M. Mayor Alpert called for ex parte communications on the record and none were received. 11 :33:01 A.M. Joyce Hart, Owner/Applicant of 96 S. Washington Drive historically known as the Baum-Burns original 1926 Ringling Isles Home, came before the Commission, provided a brief overview of proposed Ordinance No. 24-5548, and displayed a copy of a newspaper article on the Chambers monitors. 11 :36:01 A.M. Senior Planner Clifford "Cliff' Smith, Jr., Planning Department, came before the Commission , and provided a brief overview of proposed Ordinance No. 24-5548. Commissioner Arroyo left the Chambers at 11 :36 A.M. 11 :38 :03 A.M. Question posed by the Vice Mayor was addressed by Mr. Smith and the Vice Mayor provided input. 11 :39:40 A.M . Question posed by Commissioner Trice was addressed by Ms. Hart, and the Mayor and Commissioner Trice provided input. Commissioner Arroyo returned to the Chambers at 11 :40 A.M. 11 :40:54 A.M . Commissioner Arroyo spoke to the topic. 11:41:38A.M. The Mayor spoke to the topic. 11 :42 :58 A.M. No one signed up to speak and the Mayor closed the Public Hearing. 11 :43 :10 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Commissioner Battie to pass proposed Ordinance No. 24-5548 on first reading, which carried by a 5-0 vote. Book 69 11/04/24 Page 40790 9:00 A.M.

11 :43:48 A.M. 9. BOARD APPOINTMENTS CONT'D (AGENDA ITEM VI II) Book 69 11/04/24 Page 40791 9:00 A.M. 1) APPOINTMENT RE: DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN UPDATE AD HOC COMMITTEE (AGENDA ITEM Vlll-1) 11 :44:35 A.M. Deputy City Auditor and Clerk Lori Rivers, The Office of the City Auditor and Clerk, came before the Commission and presented. The Commission recessed at 11 :47 A.M. and reconvened at 1 :01 P.M. 1:03:20 P.M. Commissioner Arroyo provided feedback. 1:05:17 P.M. Commissioner Trice provided feedback. 1:08:54 P.M. The Vice Mayor provided feedback and the Mayor provided input. 1:16:15P.M. Commissioner Battie provided feedback. 1:20:10 P.M. The Commission continued to provide feedback and the City Auditor and Clerk requested the City Attorney to opine regarding having more than nine Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee members. 1:23:24 P.M. Deputy City Manager Patrick "Pat" Robinson, City Manager's Office, came before the Commission to address questions posed by the Vice Mayor. 1 :28:56 P.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Arroyo, seconded by Commissioner Trice to appoint Jamie Still, Howard Davis, Tiffany Nisbet, Sarah Lyons, Chris Voelker, Bill Waddill, Erin Difazio, Jennifer Stutler, Ken Shelin, Elena Paul, Melissa Laughlin, Will Luera, and Richard Russell to the Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 1:31 :16 P.M. 10. CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS (AGENDA ITEM XIII ) No one signed up to speak.

1 :31 :25 P.M. 11. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM XIV) 1:34:28 P.M . COMMISSIONER TRICE: Remarks received. 1:34:59 P.M. COMMISSIONER BATTIE: Remarks received. 1:38:17P.M. COMMISSIONER ARROYO: Remarks received. 1:41 :17 P.M. VICE MAYOR AHEARN-KOCH: Remarks received. 1:44:24 P.M. MAYOR ALPERT: Remarks received. 1 :31 :25 P.M. 12. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (AGENDA ITEM XV) CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK GRIGGS: Reminded the Commission of today's Special Sarasota City Commission Meeting commencing at 5:30 P.M . 1 :31 :48 P.M. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ROBINSON: Remarks received. 1 :46:04 P.M. Book 69 Page 40792 11/04/24 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 40793 11/04/24 9:00 A.M. 13. ADJOURN (AGENDA ITEM XV I) The Commission adjourned at 1 :46 P.M. r•, ...,,,t I. \ :;-~\.... -~" l i .r • . ,, t ~\ '\ (./. , ' :.::::~ i /. f- r .,' ;: Atri~s/~,.-_- ff A~~ R~ MYORMkd=v · • '

Liz Alpert Mayor Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Kyle Battie Vice Mayor Debbie Trice Commissioner Kathy Kelley Ohlrich REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 4, 2024 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. LIZ ALPERT Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida November 4, 2024 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: I.1 Proclamation Re: City of Sarasota Legacy Businesses I.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf CCM 11.04.24 Proclamation_Legacy Business_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 elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held 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

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. 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 2025 Regular City Commission Meeting Schedule and Deadlines VI.1. Agenda Request Form.pdf 2025 Proposed CC Schedule & Deadlines.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: 2024 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Recommendations VI.2. Agenda Request Form.pdf 2024 AHAC Summary-Recommendations.pdf Office of Housing and Community Development Projects_2024.pdf VI.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement for Professional Services between RedSpeed Florida, LLC, and the City of Sarasota for the School Zone Speed Enforcement Program VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf RedSpeed School Zone Agreement with City of Sarasota.pdf RedSpeed School Zone Agreement with City of Sarasota updates 11.4.24 redline.pdf VI.4 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and the City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement for The Legacy Trail Payne Park - Alderman MURT (ITB 24-47ST) between the City of Sarasota and Spectrum Underground, Inc. in the amount of $894,214.26 VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf ITB 24-47ST_Agenda Backup.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. 25R-3294, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in exhibit A: providing for severability if 3

any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To transfer the expenditure budget in the amount of $338,905.00 from the Serena Street Pedestrian Connections Project, Project No. 002284 to the Main Street Streetscape Project, Project No. 002520 VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 25R-3294_backup_11-04-24.pdf VII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 25R-3295, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 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 revenue and expenditure budgets in the Tourist Development Tax fund in the amount of $$1,462,625.00 VII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 25R-3295_backup_11-04-24.pdf VII.3 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 25R-3296, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024 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 revenue and expenditure budgets in the Tourist Development Tax fund in the amount of $174,970.00 VII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 25R-3296_backup_11-04-24.pdf VII.4 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 24-5535, to vacate that certain approximately 4,560+/- square-foot portion of the platted approximately 50 foot wide Winton Avenue Right-of-Way (platted as Winton Place Avenue) bounded on the north by the southerly Right-of-Way line of 32nd Street (platted as Columbia Drive) and bounded on the south by the southern boundary of the Plat of Highland Pines subdivision and located between the parcels of real property with street addresses of 1124 and 1132 32nd Street; all as is more particularly described herein; providing for severability of the parts hereof; etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 24-SV-02, Applicant: Bruce Franklin, as agent representing co-applicants FJC Property Rentals LLC and Jozetta Holdings LLC owners) VII.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Ordinance No. 24-5535 Backup Material.pdf VII.5 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 24-5549, amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sarasota [The Sarasota City Plan], Future Land Use Chapter, to revise the text of Subsection (4) of Action Strategy 1.10, Site Specific Limitations, to be consistent with current policy in regard to the time period for affordability and timing of tenant income monitoring reports for attainable dwellings units by extending the affordability period from fifteen years to thirty years and by removing quarterly verification reporting requirements, all for the real property located at 300 and 508 Audubon Place, as well as 2211 Fruitville Road; and to address which site specific limitations would apply in the event the property owner pursues development upon the property pursuant to the Live Local Act; repealing ordinances in conflict; providing for severability of the 4

parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 23-PA-02, Applicant: City of Sarasota) VII.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf Ordinance 24-5549.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: VIII.1 Appointment Re: Downtown Master Plan Update Ad Hoc Committee VIII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Downtown Master Plan Ad Hoc Committee backup.pdf IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 24-5539, to conditionally vacate that certain approximately 27,073+/- square-foot portion of the platted approximately 60 foot wide Cross Street right of way (platted as 4th street) bounded on the east by the westerly right of way line of Orange Avenue and bounded on the west by the easterly rights of way lines of the Pineapple Avenue and Ringling Boulevard roundabout; all as is more particularly described herein; providing for severability of the parts hereof; etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 23-SV-04, Applicant: Philip DiMaria as agent representing owner Orange Pineapple LLC) IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Ordinance No. 24-5539 Backup Material.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. 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. 24-5548, providing for the designation of the Main House and Courtyard located at 96 S. Washington Drive historically known as the Baum-Burns Original 1926 Ringling Isles Home as a structure of historic significance pursuant to the Historic Designation regulations of the City found in article IV, Division 8 of the Zoning Code (2002 edition) all as more particularly described herein, etc. (Title Only) Application No. 24-HD-01 XI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back-Up 24-HD-01 11-04-24.pdf 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 5

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 11-4-24 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedApril15-2024.pdf ECOMMENTS, REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS AND ITEMS RECEVIED AT THE MEETING November 4, 2024 Regular Mtg eComments.pdf November 4, 2024 Regular Mtg Speaker Cards.pdf November 4, 2024 Regular Mtg Items Received.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE ECOMMENTS, REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 6

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 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. 7

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file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2024, 9 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. 09:01:10 [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 09:01:11 >>Mayor Alpert: BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S ALREADY 9:00. 09:01:14 I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2024, REGULAR CITY 09:01:20 COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. 09:01:23 I'LL ASK OUR CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK FOR THE INVOCATION. 09:01:28 >>Shayla Griggs: PLEASE STAND. 09:01:29 HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 09:01:36 WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 09:01:39 DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 09:01:41 OF OUR COMMUNITY. 09:01:42 IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 09:01:44 >>Mayor Alpert: IF THE VICE MAYOR WOULD LEAD US IN THE 09:01:47 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 09:01:47 [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 09:02:02 ALL RIGHT. 09:02:05 ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY, MS. GRIGGS? 09:02:08 >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MAYOR. 09:02:09 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU. 09:02:10 COMMISSIONERS, CAN I GET AN APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AGENDA 09:02:16 SCHEDULE? 09:02:16 >>Erik Arroyo: MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGENDA 09:02:19 SCHEDULE. 09:02:19 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: SECOND. 09:02:20 >>Mayor Alpert: OKAY. 09:02:21 COMMISSIONER ARROYO MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED 09:02:25 AGENDA SCHEDULE. 09:02:25 VICE MAYOR AHEARN-KOCH SECONDED. 09:02:28 UNLESS THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WILL 09:02:31 PLEASE VOTE. 09:02:32 IS THAT YOUR VOTE? 09:02:36 ALL RIGHT. 09:02:37 IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 09:02:38 I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THE COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS IN A 09:02:47 MINUTE BECAUSE THEY HAVE GOT -- YEAH. 09:02:49 I DON'T HAVE THEM YET. 09:02:51 TO GET THEM BACK. 09:02:52 ALL RIGHT. 09:02:52 SO WE'LL MOVE THAT TO THE END -- OH, YOU'VE GOT THEM THERE. 09:02:57 SORRY ABOUT THAT. 09:03:00 OKAY. 09:03:00 I SAW CHRISTINA WALK AWAY WITH THEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T COME

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:03:07 BACK. 09:03:08 OKAY. 09:03:08 ALL RIGHT. 09:03:08 COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME OUT FRONT, PLEASE. 09:03:11 ALL RIGHT. 09:03:29 THIS MORNING WE HAVE THREE LEGACY BUSINESSES TO HONOR. 09:03:35 SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. 09:03:37 THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE INSTITUTED A WHILE BACK, ACTUALLY, 09:03:44 AT THE SUGGESTION OF VICE MAYOR AHEARN-KOCH AFTER SHE SAW IT 09:03:48 AT A CONFERENCE. 09:03:49 SO WE DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO DO THIS. 09:03:51 SO OUR FIRST LEGACY BUSINESS THIS MORNING, I THOUGHT I SAW 09:03:57 -- YES, THERE HE IS. 09:03:58 SHERMAN. 09:03:59 HART'S LANDING BAIT SHOP AND GENERAL STORE. 09:04:02 SO COME ON DOWN. 09:04:03 I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. 09:04:18 IT SAYS: WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SARASOTA LEGACY BUSINESS 09:04:21 PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL LONG-STANDING 09:04:24 BUSINESSES AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY 09:04:27 OF THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, IN 1949, HART'S LANDING BAIT SHOP 09:04:33 AND GENERAL STORE OPENED FOR BUSINESS; AND WHEREAS, FOR 75 09:04:37 YEARS, HART'S LANDING HAS BEEN PROVIDING LIVE BAIT AND 09:04:41 FISHING SERVICES TO THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, HART'S LANDING 09:04:45 HAS BEEN A CITY FIXTURE AND A CONTRIBUTING ASSET TO THE 09:04:48 VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE CITY SINCE 1949. 09:04:53 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, 09:04:56 FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TAKES 09:05:00 GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING HART'S LANDING AS A LEGACY 09:05:03 BUSINESS. 09:05:04 WE HOPE IT WILL GO ON FOR ANOTHER 75 YEARS. 09:05:09 LET ME HAVE YOU GUYS INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND SAY -- 09:05:13 >> HI. 09:05:13 I'M SHERMAN BALDWIN. 09:05:16 MY DAUGHTER SARAH BALDWIN. 09:05:18 WE ARE A REAL FAMILY BUSINESS AND MY WIFE BETH BALDWIN. 09:05:22 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 09:05:22 IF I COULD SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. 09:05:24 THIS IS KIND OF BITTERSWEET FOR US THIS MORNING, AS YOU 09:05:27 KNOW. 09:05:28 THE PARK AND HART'S LANDING SUFFERED SOME PRETTY EXTENSIVE 09:05:32 DAMAGE. 09:05:32 THE SWEET PART OF IT IS, THOUGH, PEOPLE LIKE DOUG JEFFCOAT 09:05:35 AND PAT ROBINSON BEING -- PAT, I LOVE YOUR, LET'S GET IT 09:05:40 DONE KIND OF ATTITUDE ABOUT EVERYTHING. 09:05:42 IT'S BEEN HELPFUL. 09:05:43 SAME WITH YOU, DOUG. 09:05:44 I APPRECIATE IT AND THE TUTELAGE OF JERRY FOGLE, HEAD OF 09:05:48 PARKS AND RECREATION. 09:05:49 WHEN WE TOOK THIS OVER IN 2017, IT WAS MORE THAN JUST 09:05:53 RECEIVING A CONCESSIONAIRE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. 09:05:56 WE FELT LIKE WE WERE TAKING OVER A LEGACY BUSINESS THAT HAD

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:05:59 BEEN THERE SO LONG. 09:06:00 WE ALMOST FEEL LIKE WE'RE CURATORS OF WHAT IS HART'S. 09:06:04 WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. 09:06:06 IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY OF OUR LIVE MUSIC SERIES IN THE PARKS 09:06:10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WE REALLY THINK THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT TO 09:06:13 HELP THE CITY, AND THE CITY HAS DONE A LOT WITH US AND THE 09:06:17 PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS BY DOC WERLIN, AS IN WERLIN PARK. 09:06:21 IT'S BEEN A GREAT PUBLIC-PRIVATE AND PHILANTHROPIC 09:06:26 COLLABORATION TO MAKE SOMETHING I BELIEVE IS THE BEST URBAN 09:06:29 OPEN SPACE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. 09:06:31 WE DO FEEL WE'LL HAVE A PATH FORWARD ON THAT. 09:06:34 STAND BY FOR INFORMATION. 09:06:36 WE HAD OVER 300,000 VIEWS OF OUR VIDEOS, THOUSANDS OF WELL 09:06:40 WISHES, HUNDREDS OF E-MAILS, DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CALLS. 09:06:44 SO WE REALLY FEEL PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS LEGACY. 09:06:47 WE'RE LIKE CURATORS OF A MUSEUM IN A LOT OF WAYS. 09:06:50 THAT'S THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT. 09:06:51 SARAH, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? 09:06:53 >> IN A TIME WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF DIVISIVENESS IN THE 09:06:57 COUNTRY, I THINK OUR LITTLE POSTAGE STAMP IN THE WORLD IS A 09:07:02 REALLY SPECIAL PLACE TO ALL OF US. 09:07:03 IT'S NOT WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 09:07:05 SO WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND 09:07:08 COMMISSIONERS WHO SUPPORT IT, EVEN COMMISSIONER BATTIE HAS 09:07:11 TOLD ME IT WAS HIS FIRST JOB. 09:07:13 YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE TELL US IT WAS THEIR 09:07:17 FIRST JOB EVER. 09:07:18 WE GET TO ADD THAT TO OUR LIST. 09:07:21 APPRECIATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND THE 09:07:22 COMBINATION OF THE TWO MAKE IT SO SPECIAL. 09:07:24 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. 09:07:25 CHEERS TO 75 MORE YEARS. 09:07:28 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 09:07:32 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:08:02 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:08:32 HERE IS ANOTHER GREAT, LONG-STANDING BUSINESS IN OUR 09:08:37 COMMUNITY. 09:08:38 IAN BLACK REAL ESTATE. 09:08:39 COME ON UP. 09:08:43 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:08:43 I WOULD SAY COME ON DOWN BUT, YOU KNOW -- 09:08:51 [ LAUGHTER ] 09:08:51 IT IS TRUE. 09:08:54 YOU COME DOWN. 09:08:55 ALL RIGHT. 09:08:57 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SARASOTA LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM 09:08:59 RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL LONG-STANDING 09:09:03 BUSINESSES AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY 09:09:06 OF THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, ON FEBRUARY 28, 1986, IAN BLACK 09:09:11 REAL ESTATE FIRST OPENED AS BURNSALL DEVELOPMENT OF FLORIDA; 09:09:16 AND WHEREAS FOR 38 YEARS -- 38 YEARS, WOW -- IAN BLACK REAL

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:09:22 ESTATE HAS PROVIDED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES 09:09:25 INCLUDING SALES, LEASING, AND MANAGEMENT; AND WHEREAS, IAN 09:09:29 BLACK REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN A CITY FIXTURE AND A CONTRIBUTING 09:09:33 ASSET TO THE VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE CITY SINCE 1997. 09:09:37 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, 09:09:40 FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TAKES 09:09:44 GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING IAN BLACK REAL ESTATE AS A LEGACY 09:09:49 BUSINESS. 09:09:51 CONGRATULATIONS. 09:09:51 I'M SURE YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS. 09:09:54 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 09:09:54 IT DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, I'M JOINED ON THE DAIS HERE BY MY 09:10:00 PARTNERS. 09:10:00 IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. 09:10:01 INTRODUCING JACK GREWAL OVER THERE, MELISSA HARRIS, MICHELLE 09:10:05 FULLER, STEVE HORN, AND MARCY MARSH. 09:10:09 THIS HAS BEEN -- ARRIVED IN SARASOTA IN 1982. 09:10:15 GREEN. 09:10:16 AND JUST STARTED WORKING HERE. 09:10:18 IT'S BEEN A LIFE JOURNEY. 09:10:21 SARASOTA IS MY HOME, EVEN THOUGH MY ACCENT WOULD NOT LEAD 09:10:26 YOU TO BELIEVE THAT. 09:10:27 IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL JOURNEY. 09:10:30 WE'VE ENJOYED LIVING -- I LIVE IN SARASOTA IN THE CITY. 09:10:33 I WORK IN THE CITY. 09:10:35 FOR ME IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE PART OF THE 09:10:39 COMMUNITY HERE AND SERVICE IT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. 09:10:44 ANYONE ELSE IN OUR PARTNERSHIP LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? 09:10:49 OKAY. 09:10:49 ALL RIGHT. 09:10:50 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 09:10:51 TO THE COMMISSIONERS, I APPRECIATE YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. 09:10:55 IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK AND YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR 09:10:58 DEDICATING THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT 09:11:01 YOU PUT INTO MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN. 09:11:04 THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS. 09:11:07 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU. 09:11:08 COMMISSIONERS. 09:11:09 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:11:09 WE HAVE ONE MORE. 09:12:06 THAT'S RIGHT. 09:12:07 ANOTHER GOOD ONE. 09:12:13 PURMORT & MARTIN INSURANCE AGENCY. 09:12:20 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:12:20 WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SARASOTA LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM 09:12:31 RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL LONG-STANDING 09:12:34 BUSINESSES AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY 09:12:37 OF THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, ON NOVEMBER 4, 1959, 09:12:41 PURMORT & MARTIN INSURANCE AGENCY OPENED FOR BUSINESS; AND 09:12:46 WHEREAS, FOR 65 YEARS, PURMORT & MARTIN HAS PROVIDED 09:12:50 INSURANCE SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF SARASOTA COUNTY WHILE 09:12:53 MAINTAINING A LOCAL PRESENCE AND OWNERSHIP; AND WHEREAS,

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:12:56 PURMORT & MARTIN HAS BEEN A CITY FIXTURE AND A CONTRIBUTING 09:13:01 ASSET TO THE VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE GARDENS OF 09:13:04 RINGLING PARK SINCE 1979. 09:13:07 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, 09:13:10 FLORIDA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TAKES 09:13:14 GREAT PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING PURMORT & MARTIN AS A LEGACY 09:13:19 BUSINESS. 09:13:21 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:13:25 >> THANK YOU. 09:13:26 I'M RUSS, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PURMORT & MARTIN 09:13:30 INSURANCE. 09:13:30 THIS IS MY PARTNER, LARRY BOWMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VICE 09:13:34 PRESIDENT. 09:13:35 I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RECOGNITION. 09:13:37 IT TRULY HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO 09:13:40 OPERATE AS THE LARGEST LOCALLY OWNED INSURANCE AGENCY IN THE 09:13:43 CITY OF SARASOTA. 09:13:46 WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THAT LEGACY. 09:13:47 TWO OF MY SONS HAVE JOINED THE BUSINESS. 09:13:50 WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY. 09:13:51 THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. 09:13:53 I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME CLIENTS IN THE ROOM. 09:13:55 SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS. 09:13:57 THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING JUST GREAT OTHER CITIZENS WITH US. 09:14:03 WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 09:14:07 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:14:26 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:15:22 IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO DO THAT. 09:15:24 WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT, LONG-STANDING BUSINESSES IN OUR 09:15:29 COMMUNITY. 09:15:31 IT'S GREAT TO HONOR THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE. 09:15:34 ALL RIGHT. 09:15:36 CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK, WOULD YOU READ THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC 09:15:45 CONDUCT? 09:15:45 >>Shayla Griggs: I WILL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC 09:15:48 COMMENT. 09:15:48 I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT ANYWAY. 09:15:51 >>Mayor Alpert: WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? 09:15:56 >>Shayla Griggs: I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ IT EVER. 09:15:58 >>Mayor Alpert: FIRST EVER IN NINE AND A HALF YEARS. 09:16:01 PROBABLY THE FIRST EVER, YEAH. 09:16:02 >>Shayla Griggs: WE MAY DISAGREE, BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL 09:16:06 TO ONE ANOTHER. 09:16:07 WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 09:16:09 WE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS. 09:16:14 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU. 09:16:16 WE SHOULD HAVE -- 09:16:23 >>Shayla Griggs: WE HAVE NO MINUTES THIS TIME. 09:16:26 >>Mayor Alpert: OKAY. 09:16:27 WOW. 09:16:29 IT I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. 09:16:31 WE'LL GO TO CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER 1.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:16:34 ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED? 09:16:38 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: I ASKED TO PULL ITEM 6.2 AND 6.3, 09:16:42 BUT I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION ABOUT 6.1 AS WELL. 09:16:46 IT WOULDN'T TAKE BUT A MINUTE, BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE 09:16:48 OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THAT BEFOREHAND, SO I APOLOGIZE. 09:16:51 IT'S AN EASY QUESTION. 09:16:55 >>Shayla Griggs: 6.1, 6.2 AND 6.3. 09:16:59 MAYOR, I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON TWO ITEMS UNDER -- CONSENT 09:17:08 6.4 AND 6.2. 09:17:11 I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON. 09:17:13 I DON'T KNOW AS THE COMMISSION YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND LET 09:17:16 THEM GIVE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND 09:17:19 VOTE. 09:17:20 I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING. 09:17:25 I HAVE THEM HERE. 09:17:27 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:17:27 LET'S DO THAT, COMMISSIONERS. 09:17:30 ON 6.2, WE HAVE JON THAXTON AND 6.4 WE HAVE PEARLEE 09:17:44 FREIBERG. 09:17:51 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: DO WE WANT TO MAKE THEM DURING THE 09:17:53 ACTUAL ITEMS THAT WE PULL. 09:17:55 BECAUSE WE'RE PULLING ALL OF THEM. 09:17:56 >>Shayla Griggs: WE CAN DO THAT. 09:17:58 >>Mayor Alpert: SORRY. 09:17:59 WE'LL WAIT THEN AS WE GO THROUGH. 09:18:02 THAT'S TRUE, WE'RE PULLING EVERY SINGLE ONE. 09:18:04 >>Shayla Griggs: WE ONLY HAVE ONE THAT WASN'T PULLED. 09:18:08 >> FOUR WAS SORT OF PULLED. 09:18:12 >>Mayor Alpert: WE HAVE SOMEBODY SPEAKING -- 09:18:16 >>Shayla Griggs: NEVER MIND. 09:18:18 THEY ARE ALL PULLED. 09:18:20 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:18:21 WELL, THAT MAKES UP FOR THE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. 09:18:24 LET'S GO TO 6.1. 09:18:30 VICE MAYOR, YOU PULLED THAT. 09:18:33 YOU SAID YOU HAVE JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. 09:18:34 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: ONE QUICK QUESTION. 09:18:36 THE SCHEDULE -- DOES THE SCHEDULE OR SHOULD THE SCHEDULE 09:18:41 INCLUDE -- SORRY? 09:18:45 I'M ASKING IF THE SCHEDULE SHOULD INCLUDE OR IS IT -- IS IT 09:18:52 REQUIRED OR SUGGESTED TO INCLUDE WORKSHOPS? 09:18:54 IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS. 09:18:57 >>Shayla Griggs: THAT IS A SEPARATE SCHEDULING AND SEPARATE 09:19:01 TOPIC THAT NEEDS TO BE FIGURED OUT. 09:19:02 THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ONE. 09:19:04 THIS IS THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETINGS. 09:19:06 WE ALWAYS SET THAT SEPARATE. 09:19:07 WE CAN DISCUSS WORKSHOPS LATER. 09:19:09 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 09:19:11 THAT'S IT. 09:19:12 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:19:13 THEN CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6.1?

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:19:19 >>Debbie Trice: SO MOVED. 09:19:20 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: SECOND. 09:19:20 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 09:19:21 COMMISSIONER TRICE MOVED APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA 6.1. 09:19:27 VICE MAYOR AHEARN-KOCH SECONDED. 09:19:29 COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU WILL VOTE, PLEASE. 09:19:32 IS THAT YOUR VOTE? 09:19:36 THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 09:19:39 OKAY. 09:19:40 ALL RIGHT. 09:19:41 6.2, VICE MAYOR, WHY DON'T YOU ASK YOUR QUESTION AND THEN 09:19:47 WE'LL HAVE MR. THAXTON COME SPEAK. 09:19:49 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: ACTUALLY, MY QUESTION IS OF MR. 09:19:53 THAXTON AND/OR CITY STAFF. 09:19:55 THANK YOU. 09:19:59 I DON'T KNOW, DID YOU WANT TO GIVE A SHORT INTRODUCTION AND 09:20:03 THEN I CAN MAKE MY QUESTION. 09:20:07 >>Mayor Alpert: MR. THAXTON AND CINDY. 09:20:13 >>Cindy Emshoff: FOR THE RECORD, CINDY EMSHOFF, GENERAL 09:20:15 MANAGER OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 09:20:18 SO, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECEIVING STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES 09:20:23 PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDING, WHICH IS COMMONLY CALLED SHIP, 09:20:29 THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING 09:20:32 ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH WE HAVE DONE, AND THEY ARE EXPERTS 09:20:37 IN THEIR FIELD MAKING UP THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 09:20:39 THIS IS ACCORDING TO STATUTE 420.9076. 09:20:44 SHIP IS RECEIVED AS A CONSORTIUM BETWEEN THE CITY OF 09:20:50 SARASOTA AND SARASOTA COUNTY, SO THAT'S HOW WE MEET WITH 09:20:53 BOTH CITY STAFF AND COUNTY STAFF PRESENT. 09:20:57 IT'S ALSO A TIME FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 09:21:01 DEVELOPMENT TO PRESENT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT THE 09:21:04 YEAR. 09:21:04 AND WE DID THAT TO THE COMMITTEE BY MEANS OF THIS 09:21:08 PowerPoint PRESENTATION. 09:21:13 I WANT TO GO OVER THIS BRIEFLY WITH YOU. 09:21:15 ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IS HELPING 09:21:20 PERSONS WHO WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IAN WITH 09:21:24 INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE ASSISTANCE. 09:21:26 WE ASSISTED 40 HOMEOWNERS WITH THIS, GETTING THEIR BASICS -- 09:21:32 BASIC NECESSITIES DONE BY CONTRACTORS. 09:21:35 THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. 09:21:38 ALSO, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF STILL USING THE SHIP FUNDING 09:21:43 FOR HURRICANE HOUSING RECOVERY PROGRAM WHERE EXISTING 09:21:48 HOUSING STOCK HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS, 09:21:52 RENOVATED. 09:21:53 ONE OF THESE HOUSES IS IN NEWTOWN. 09:21:57 AND THEN RENTERS WHO WERE DISPLACED BY HURRICANE IAN CAN 09:22:02 PURCHASE THESE HOUSES. 09:22:06 NEXT, WE CONSISTENTLY DO OUR HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM 09:22:10 USING THE SHIP FUNDING. 09:22:12 IN THIS INSTANCE, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE 09:22:16 REMOVED BARRIERS FOR PERSONS WHO OFTEN HAVE PHYSICAL

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:22:21 DISABILITIES. 09:22:22 IN THIS INSTANCE, YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL ROLL-IN SHOWER. 09:22:27 ALSO WE DID THE FLOORING TO MAKE IT EASIER TO NEGOTIATE 09:22:31 THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE WITH THE DISABILITIES. 09:22:36 NEXT, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A KITCHEN RENOVATION THAT WE 09:22:40 DID. 09:22:42 OF COURSE, WE DO THE USUAL EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS -- AIR 09:22:47 CONDITIONING, ROOFING, ELECTRICAL PANELS. 09:22:50 THIS IS AC, AND THIS IS A NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT WAS 09:22:54 INSTALLED. 09:22:56 WE CONTINUE TO FUND NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, AND THIS 09:23:01 IS AN EXAMPLE IN HAMMOCK PLACE WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN 09:23:08 TO RIBBON CUTTINGS THERE. 09:23:09 ANOTHER THING THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 09:23:11 DEVELOPMENT IS ABLE TO DO IS PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PERSONS 09:23:16 WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 09:23:18 AND THEY CAN LIVE IN A SAFE GROUP SETTING. 09:23:23 FINALLY, I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS 09:23:27 GROUND BREAKING. 09:23:28 YOU APPROVED THE FUNDING, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF SHIP 09:23:32 DOLLARS, FEDERAL HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM DOLLARS 09:23:36 AS WELL AS THE COUNTY AMERICAN RUCK PLAN AND 9% TAX CREDITS. 09:23:42 SO THIS IS A PICTURE OF NEW TRAIL PLAZA, WHICH IS CONTINUING 09:23:45 TO PROGRESS NICELY. 09:23:49 FINALLY, THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS 09:23:52 ABLE TO USE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 09:23:56 FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS. 09:23:59 I KNOW, VICE MAYOR, YOU WERE AT A GROUND BREAKING EVENT 09:24:03 WHERE IN JORDAN'S CROSSING, ONE OF THE RESIDENTS SAID HOW 09:24:08 EXCITED THEY WERE TO GET AVION PARK. 09:24:11 THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE GOOD THINGS WE DO TO HELP THE 09:24:15 COMMUNITY. 09:24:16 AND DURING THESE MEETINGS, WE HIGHLIGHT THESE THINGS ALSO BY 09:24:23 STATE STATUTE, THERE ARE 11 ITEMS THAT THE AHAC COMMITTEE 09:24:29 MUST GO OVER ANNUALLY. 09:24:30 THE CITY HAS PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED ALL THESE 11 ITEMS. 09:24:35 THE ACTIONS ARE LISTED IN YOUR MATRIX SHOWING WHAT HAS 09:24:40 ALREADY TAKEN PLACE OR WHETHER IT IS UNDERWAY CURRENTLY. 09:24:43 ADDITIONALLY, THE AHAC ALSO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 09:24:48 AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES. 09:24:50 JON THAXTON, THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GULF COAST 09:24:53 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HAS KINDLY SERVED AS OUR CHAIRMAN THIS 09:24:58 PAST YEAR. 09:24:59 HE'S HERE TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THE COMMITTEE'S 09:25:02 RECOMMENDATIONS. 09:25:04 >> OKAY. 09:25:04 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INVITATION. 09:25:09 BEFORE I START, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PLEDGE OF 09:25:12 CONDUCT AND REMIND EVERYONE AS A COAUTHOR, WE DID THIS ABOUT 09:25:18 25 YEARS AGO WITH DAN BAILEY AND MYSELF, ISABEL NORTON, MARY 09:25:22 CAMPY. 09:25:23 NOT ONLY TO ADDRESS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE COMMISSION

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:25:25 AND THE CITIZENS AND THE CITIZENS TO THE COMMISSION, BUT 09:25:27 ALSO THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC 09:25:31 TO THE PUBLIC. 09:25:33 IT WAS A FOUR-SIDED APPROACH. 09:25:35 I DO APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING IT AT THE START OF ALL 09:25:39 YOUR MEETINGS. 09:25:40 AS CINDY SAID, I AM HONORED TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY 09:25:44 AND COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 09:25:47 I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT WHILE THE STATE DOES REQUIRE BOTH 09:25:51 THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS 09:25:54 ARE RELEVANT TO ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES IN SARASOTA COUNTY. 09:25:57 SO WE REMIND VENICE AND NORTH PORT OF THAT WHEN WE ARE 09:26:02 SPEAKING WITH THEM. 09:26:02 WE DID THIS YEAR AS USUAL HAVE INVITED SPEAKERS AND SUBJECT 09:26:07 MATTER EXPERTS TO REVIEW NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND THEN 09:26:11 ADOPT THOSE NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES TO BEST FIT SARASOTA 09:26:14 COUNTY AND THE CITY'S EXISTING ORDINANCES AND STRUCTURE. 09:26:19 THE CODES ARE SIMILAR, BUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS DIFFER 09:26:24 BECAUSE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY CODE IS DIFFERENT. 09:26:28 WE ALSO KEPT IN MIND WE WANTED TO OPTIMIZE THE BOARD AND 09:26:31 COMMISSION'S DISCRETION AND ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU 09:26:34 SEE HERE ARE UNANIMOUS. 09:26:36 THE COMMITTEE'S DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS SIMPLY 09:26:39 PUT HOUSING THAT COULD BE SUSTAINED BY USING NO MORE THAN 09:26:42 40% OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING. 09:26:48 AND OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS REQUIRE THAT THE SUPPLY 09:26:52 SIDE OF THE EQUATION EQUAL THE DEMAND SIDE OF AFFORDABLE 09:26:56 HOUSING NOT JUST SIMPLY LOOKING AT SUPPLY SIDE. 09:26:59 SO AS CINDY SAID, THE FIRST 11 ARE REQUIRED BY STATE 09:27:04 STATUTE. 09:27:06 THEY INVOLVE IMPACT FEES, PERMITTING, DENSITIES, ACCESSORY 09:27:09 DWELLING UNITS, PARKING, LOT CONFIGURATION, STREET 09:27:14 REQUIREMENTS, INVENTORYING EXISTING PUBLIC LANDS AND 09:27:17 SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSPORTATION HUBS AND -- A LOT 09:27:22 OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THESE. 09:27:23 YOU CAN SEE THE STATUS IN YOUR REPORT. 09:27:25 I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME ON WHERE THE COMMITTEE SPENT MOST OF 09:27:29 ITS TIME AND THAT IS ON THE DISCRETIONARY OPTIONS WE HAVE TO 09:27:33 RECOMMEND TO OUR RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONS. 09:27:35 SOME ARE MUTUAL FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND SOME 09:27:39 ARE JUST THE CITY AND SOME ARE JUST THE COUNTY. 09:27:41 I'LL ATTEMPT TO DISCERN ONE FROM THE OTHER. 09:27:46 12A IS AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY COMMISSION 09:27:49 USE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PROPERTY TAX GROWTH 09:27:52 ATTRIBUTED TO NEW DEVELOPMENT UNITS TO PROVIDE A DEDICATED 09:27:54 AND SUSTAINABLE REVENUE SOURCE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 09:27:57 THE THINKING HERE IS THAT THERE IS A LOGICAL NEXUS BETWEEN 09:28:00 NEW DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEMAND CREATED BY AFFORDABLE 09:28:03 HOUSING. 09:28:04 AND ALSO, UNLIKE THE STATE FUNDS THAT WE SEND TO 09:28:07 TALLAHASSEE, THIS FUND WOULD GIVE YOU THE OPTIMUM CONTROL 09:28:10 AND DISCRETION OVER HOW IT'S USED IN YOUR JURISDICTION.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-11-04-Commission.txt[11/5/2024 9:16:09 AM] 09:28:14 12B WOULD HAVE STAFF TO CONSIDER PICTORIAL EXAMPLES OF 09:28:21 COMPATIBILITY, HEIGHT, DENSITY, AND SETBACKS. 09:28:24 IS IT OKAY IF I CONTINUE? 09:28:26 THE IDEA HERE IS THAT OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS 09:28:33 REACTING TO REZONE PETITIONS FOR AFFORDA

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