Regular City Commission Meeting - via Zoom/Hybrid

# MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 03, 2022

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

## ABSENT: None

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arroyo at 9:01 A.M.

9:01:18 A.M.

Mayor Arroyo wished a Happy New Year to everyone watching online, and on Facebook.

9:01:53 A.M.

INVOCATION: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs

9:02:16 A.M.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Battie and Darci Jacob, Owner of Darci

9:02:37 A.M.

## 1\. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY:

A. Please add under Commission Presentations, Agenda Item 1, Item No. 1., Presentation Re: Citizen Recognition of Dionel Aviles, per the request of Mayor Arroyo.

B. Please add under New Business, Agenda Item XII, Item No.2., Direction Re: Consideration to direct Staff to evaluate and assess locating Dog Parks along Sarasota Bay and/or the Gulf of Mexico (Lido Beach), per the request of Commissioner Brody.

C. Please add under New Business, Agenda Item XII, No.3., Discussion Re: Merchant support during Fresh Fridays through Sip and Shop campaign, per the request of Mayor Arroyo.

9:03:20 A.M.

Mayor Arroyo noted Commission consensus to accept the Changes to the Order of the Day.

9:03:21 A.M.

## 2\. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS (AGENDA ITEM I)

1. PRESENTATION RE: CITIZEN RECOGNITION OF DIONEL AVILES (AGENDA ITEM I-1) – Presented to: Dionel and Laura Aviles

9:07:35 A.M.

## APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE

9:09:26 A.M.

A motion was made by Commissioner Brody, seconded by Vice Mayor Battie to approve the proposed Agenda Schedule, which carried by a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Alpert and Ahearn-Koch voting no.

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9:09:45 A.M.

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

## 9:10:26 A.M.

Anand Pallegar, City resident, displayed on the Chambers monitors flyers entitled “THE RADDEST NIGHT ON THE BLOCK,” “RADD NIGHT MARKET,” and “Join us at PINC Fest,” along with an aerial map of the Rosemary District, indicating the RADD Night Market is continuing to grow and requested Commission consideration to update the lamp post located a block and a half of Boulevard of the Arts to improve the visitors’ experience.

## 9:13:53 A.M.

Citizens’ Input continued from an individual at City Hall in the Chambers.

## 9:17:09 A.M.

Citizens’ Input received from individuals via Zoom.

## 9:21:02 A.M.

Mayor Arroyo requested a moment of silence is observed for Pamela “Purple Pam” Dorwarth who passed away on November 27, 2021.

## 9:21:38 A.M.

## 4\. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES (AGENDA ITEM IV-1 AND -2)

## 9:22:04 A.M.

A motion was made by Commissioner Brody, seconded by Vice Mayor Battie to approve the minutes of the November 15, 2021, Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting, which carried by a 5-0 vote.

## 9:22:48 A.M.

Erik Arroyo Mayor Vice Mayor Kyle Battie Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Hagen Brody REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2022 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. ERIK ARROYO Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida January 3, 2022 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: I.1 Presentation Re: Citizen Recognition of Dionel Aviles (THIS ITEM WAS ADDED UNDER CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY) I.1 Agenda Request Form.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 REVISED AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ** PLEASE NOTE: THE COMMISSION WILL RECESS FOR LUNCH AT APPROX. 12:00 P.M. ** APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE Citizens' comments are not permitted on Proposed Agenda Schedule 2

Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Citizens' comments are not permitted on Approval of the Minutes items. IV.1 Approval Re: Minutes of the Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting of November 15, 2021 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 21-11-15 Regular FINAL.pdf IV.2 Approval Re: Minutes of the Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting of December 06, 2021 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 21-12-06 Regular FINAL1.pdf V. BOARD ACTIONS: VI. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 1, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VI.1 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners, to provide reporting services and utilize certain bus shelters for the new Bay Runner Trolley program VI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Interlocal Trolley and CTC.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and David W. Johnston Associates, Inc., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. and S&ME, Inc. (RFP #21-43TS) for Professional Landscape Architectural Services VI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 21-43TS Eagenda Backup.pdf VI.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the First Amendment and Third Extension Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Wilhelm Brothers, Inc. (RFP # 16-37BK) for Turf Maintenance & Lot Clearing/Mowing Services with an estimated cost of $218,564.00 VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Wilhelm-First Amendment to the Third Extension.pdf VI.4 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreements between the City of Sarasota and Insituform Technologies LLC, Ric- Man Construction Florida Inc., and Miller Pipeline LLC (Bid No. 21-50CM) for City 3

Wide Sanitary Sewer Main Lining and Rehabilitation Services with an annual total estimated cost of $1,850,000.00 VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf RevisedCompletePacket.ITB_21-50CM.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. 22R-3068, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in exhibit A: providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only) to establish a revenue and expenditure budget of $71,000.00 from the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Grant Fund for a Work Zone Safety Subcontract Agreement grant award. There is no matching funds required for this grant VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 22R-3068- backup -01-03-22.pdf VII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 22R-3070, requesting the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to modify the light display on the Ringling Causeway Bridge on the Bridge Light Days identified herein, etc. (Title Only) VII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Ringling Bridge Lights Resolution Agenda Back Up 010322.pdf VII.3 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 21-5351, amending the Sarasota City Code Chapter 10, Beaches and Waterways, Article II, Boating, Division 1, General Regulations, Section 10-20 to update Definitions; amending Division 3, Mooring and Anchoring, to prohibit the mooring and anchoring of liveaboard vessels, floating structures, and commercial vessels, excluding commercial fishing vessels, outside the marked boundaries of a properly permitted mooring field unless within a public or private marina; providing for the severability of the parts hereof if declared invalid or unenforceable, etc. (Title Only) VII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf proposed ord. 21-5351.pdf VII.4 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 22-5392, amending the Sarasota City Code, Chapter 34.5, Vacation Rentals, to delete references to required affidavits and to substitute written declarations which can be submitted on line without notarization; to delete general references to the Florida Building Code; Fire Prevention Code and Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act and to substitute specifically enumerated items that are subject to inspection; to delete the requirement that the legal description of property be submitted with an application for registration and to substitute the parcel identification number; to delete the requirement that advertising of a vacation rental shall display the State Transient Lodging License Number and substitute the City of Sarasota Vacation 4

Rental Certificate of Registration Number; all as more fully specified herein; providing for the severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) VII.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Vacation Rental Ordinance Back-up 1.3.22 meeting.pdf VII.5 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 22-5394, amending and restating Article IV, of Chapter 32, of the Sarasota City Code, which establishes a process for consideration of applications for an exemption from certain Ad Valorem Taxation for new businesses and expansions of existing businesses as approved at referendum; providing for additional definitions; providing for updated eligibility criteria; providing for an updated sunset date, etc. (Title Only) VII.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf ord 22-5394 12-13-21 for backup.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: VIII.1 Appointment Re: Police Officers' Pension Fund Board of Trustees VIII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 1-3-22 PolicePension backup.pdf IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 21-5384, to vacate that certain approximately 7,193 +/- square-foot section of the platted 16-foot wide alley right of way bounded on the South by the Northerly right of way line of 10th Street (platted as Prosperity Avenue) extending northward for approximately 449.58 +/- feet, in the block between Cocoanut Avenue and Florida Avenue; all as is more particularly described herein; providing for severability of the parts hereof, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 21-SV-01, Applicant Joel J. Freedman, AICP of Schumaker Advisors of Florida, LLC as agent representing Tenth Street Living, LLC, owner of adjacent property) IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back-Up Material--Luxe on Tenth Alley Vacation (1-3-22 CC Meeting).pdf IX.2 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 21-5385, to rezone that certain approximately 3.15 +/- acre parcel of real property bounded by 10th Street on the south, Cocoanut Avenue on the west, Florida Avenue on the east, and privately owned parcels on the north with street addresses of 1313 and 1315 10th Street, 1030, 1042, 1050 and 1056 Cocoanut Avenue, and 1019, 1037, 1047 and 1051 Florida Avenue from the Residential Multiple Family-3 (RMF-3) and Industrial Light Warehousing (ILW) Zone Districts to the Residential Multiple Family-7 (RMF-7) Zone District; approving Site Plan Application No. 21-SP-03 to allow construction of an up to 157 residential unit apartment complex; all as more particularly set forth herein, etc. (Title Only) (Application Nos. 21-RE-02 and 21- SP-03, Applicant: Joel J. Freedman, AICP of Schumaker Advisors of Florida, LLC, as agent representing Tenth Street Living, LLC, fee simple owner) IX.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Luxe on Tenth 2nd Reading Backup.pdf 5

IX.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor to execute the Lease Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition for the use of the Leonard Reid House as a temporary arts and cultural center IX.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Leonard Reid House Lease Agreement Agenda Items MERGED.pdf Leonard Reid Home Lease Agreement_Commission Meeting Presentation.pdf X. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. X.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 22-5399, amending the Code of the City of Sarasota, Chapter 2, Administration, Article V, Division 5, Code Compliance System to update the City Code Compliance Process; providing that a Code Compliance Officer shall initially issue a Notice of Violation in place of an Order to Comply; providing that a hearing shall be conducted prior to the institution of a fine; providing for the removal of the separate expedited process to issue a citation for an alleged public nuisance given the ability to issue a citation pursuant to an expedited process for an alleged threat to public health, safety and welfare; providing clarification regarding the initiation of hearings before the Magistrate; providing for severability; providing for the repeal of Ordinances in conflict, etc. (Title Only) X.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf backup ord 22-5399 1-3-22.pdf XI. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Note to the Public: At this time citizens will take an oath if they desire to speak at the following public hearings. XI.1 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 22-5393, amending Rezone Ordinance No. 20-5315 which, pursuant to Application No. 19-RE-01 rezoned that certain approximately 25.26 +/- acres parcel of real property located west of N. Orange Avenue, east of the Seminole Gulf Railroad track, between 17th Street to the north and 11th Street to the south with street addresses of 1501 and 1199 N. Orange Avenue, commonly known as The Pines of Sarasota, from the Office Regional District (ORD) Zone District and the Industrial (I) Zone District to the Downtown Edge (DTE) Zone District so as to amend proffered Site Plan Application No. 19-SP-08 which allowed Phase I of the Redevelopment Plan consisting of replacement of existing facilities as well as improvements to drainage and access so as to allow as Phase II of the Redevelopment Plan construction of an up to a 75-child daycare facility; all as more particularly set forth herein, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 21-ROA-02, Applicant: Joel J. Freedman, AICP of Shumaker Advisors, as agent representing Pines of Sarasota, Inc. and 100 Central Avenue Corporation, as fee simple owners) XI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Pines of Sarasota Backup 1-3-22 CC.pdf Pines of Sarasota Presentation City Commission.pdf XII. NEW BUSINESS: 6

XII.1 Approval Re: Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) City of Sarasota Project Priorities XII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back Up for Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) City of Sarasota Project Priorities.pdf XII.2 Direction Re: Consideration to direct staff to evaluate and assess locating dog parks along Sarasota Bay and/or the Gulf of Mexico (Lido Beach) (THIS ITEM WAS ADDED UNDER CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY) XII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf XII.3 Discussion Re: Merchant support during Fresh Fridays through Sip and Shop campaign (THIS ITEM WAS ADDED UNDER CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY) XII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf XIII. CITIZENS INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS: (Limited to 30 minutes) Note to the Public: At this time, citizens may address the Commission on topics concerning the City. (3 minutes per person time limit) Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda or items that were the subject of a previously held public hearing which has been closed and Commission deliberations continued to a future date. Questions and answers shall not be permitted; however, matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. XIV. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: XV. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: XVI. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 1-3-22 Changes to the Order of the Day Notice.pdf 1-3-22 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedSept20-2021.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS AND ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 01.03.2022 Request to Speak Cards.pdf 01.03.2022 Items Received at the Meeting.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS AND ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 7

Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The 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. 8

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] SARASOTA REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2022, 9:00 A.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 09:01:02 [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 09:01:07 >>Mayor Arroyo: WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THIS REGULAR CITY 09:01:11 COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2022. 09:01:18 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE VIEWING THIS ON YouTube AND 09:01:21 Facebook AND HERE LIVE. 09:01:22 FOR THOSE ON CHANNEL 19 THAT ARE VIEWING US ON THEIR TVs, 09:01:28 PLEASE KNOW THAT "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" IS ALSO ON RIGHT 09:01:30 NOW. 09:01:31 WE ARE JOINED BY OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS HERE, BUT ALSO 09:01:34 COMMISSIONER LIZ ALPERT AND COMMISSIONER JEN AHEARN-KOCH ARE 09:01:38 REMOTE, THE COMMISSIONERS, YOU CAN SEE THEM ON THE PROMPTER 09:01:44 UP HERE. 09:01:45 LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND START WITH THE 09:01:47 INVOCATION FROM OUR -- PLEASE RISE. 09:01:50 MS. GRIGGS, CAN YOU LEAD US WITH THE INVOCATION? 09:01:53 >>Shayla Griggs: YES, SIR. 09:01:54 HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 09:01:56 WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 09:01:59 DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 09:02:02 OF OUR COMMUNITY. 09:02:03 IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 09:02:06 >>Mayor Arroyo: AMEN. 09:02:07 MS. DARCI, WHO IS A BUSINESS OWNER WITH A STORE DOWNTOWN 09:02:12 CALLED DARCI'S, IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF 09:02:15 ALLEGIANCE. 09:02:16 [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 09:02:29 THANK YOU ALL. 09:02:30 NOW, COMMISSIONERS, CAN YOU PLEASE -- ALL RIGHT. 09:02:37 ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? 09:02:39 >>Shayla Griggs: YES, SIR. 09:02:40 PLEASE ADD UNDER COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 09:02:44 1.1, PRESENTATION RE: CITIZEN RECOGNITION OF DIONEL AVILES 09:02:50 PER THE REQUEST OF MAYOR ARROYO. 09:02:52 PLEASE ADD UNDER NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12.2, 09:02:56 DIRECTION RE: CONSIDERATION TO DIRECT STAFF TO EVALUATE AND 09:02:59 ASSESS LOCATING DOG PARKS ALONG SARASOTA BAY AND/OR GULF OF 09:03:04 MEXICO LIDO BEACH PER THE REQUEST OF COMMISSIONER BRODY. 09:03:07 PLEASE ADD UNDER NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12.3, 09:03:11 DISCUSSION RE: MERCHANT SUPPORT DURING FRESH FRIDAYS 09:03:14 THROUGH SIP AND SHOP CAMPAIGN, PER THE REQUEST OF MAYOR 09:03:18 ARROYO.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:03:19 THAT IS ALL, SIR. 09:03:20 >>Mayor Arroyo: EXCELLENT. 09:03:20 ALL RIGHT. 09:03:21 MOVING ON TO COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS, COMMISSIONERS, CAN I 09:03:24 HAVE YOU JOIN ME UP THERE? 09:03:27 WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWN HERE? 09:03:41 YOU AND LAURA -- IT'S NOT A PODIUM. 09:03:44 ALL RIGHT. 09:03:51 GREAT TO SEE YOU. 09:03:52 LET'S FACE THAT WAY. 09:03:55 NO, WE'LL FACE -- WE'LL FACE -- AND THEN I JUST -- I'D LIKE 09:04:01 TO START BY SAYING THAT MR. AVILES AND LAURA ARE TWO AMAZING 09:04:07 PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. 09:04:08 THEY DO SO MUCH. 09:04:11 MR. AVILES WHO WE'RE RECOGNIZING TODAY, BUT HE'S LIVED ALL 09:04:15 OVER THE WORLD. 09:04:16 HE'S SEEN SO MUCH AND HE DECIDED TO CALL SARASOTA HIS HOME, 09:04:20 WHICH IS, I THINK, AN HONOR TO ME AND IT SHOULD BE AN HONOR 09:04:24 TO EVERYONE ELSE HERE THAT SOMEONE CAN SEE EVERYTHING AND DO 09:04:28 EVERYTHING AND THEN COME HERE AND DECIDE ON OUR COMMUNITY. 09:04:31 I'M GOING TO READ THIS TO YOU. 09:04:33 MAYOR'S CITATION FOR DIONEL AVILES. 09:04:38 WHEREAS, A LIFELONG PUBLIC SERVANT, DIONEL AVILES GRADUATED 09:04:43 FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY WITH A BACHELOR OF 09:04:48 SCIENCE DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN 1983. 09:04:51 AND WHEREAS, AFTER LEAVING THE NAVY, DIONEL AVILES INITIALLY 09:04:53 WORKED AS A PRODUCTION SUPPORT ENGINEER ON THE STANDARD 09:04:55 MISSILE AND PHALANX CIWS PROGRAM. 09:04:59 HE THEN JOINED THE NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND WHERE HE WORKED 09:05:03 ON DEVELOPING THE BGM-109 TOMAHAWK AS PART OF THE NAVAL AIR 09:05:09 SYSTEMS COMMAND CRUISE MISSILE PROJECT. 09:05:11 AND WHEREAS, FROM 1991 TO 1995, DIONEL AVILES WORKED IN THE 09:05:19 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 09:05:21 BUDGET WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE 09:05:23 UNITED STATES. 09:05:25 HE BEGAN AS THE BUDGET EXAMINER OF THE NAVY'S PROCUREMENT 09:05:29 AND R & D BUDGET. 09:05:31 HE THEN BECAME THE DIVISION DIRECTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 09:05:35 DEFENSE ACCOUNTS USED DURING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 09:05:39 STATES PROPOSED UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUDGET. 09:05:41 AND WHEREAS, DIONEL AVILES HAS SERVED AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY 09:05:46 OF THE NAVY, BASICALLY THE CFO, THE UNITED STATES 09:05:51 UNDERSECRETARY OF THE NAVY UNDER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND OBAMA. 09:05:55 BASICALLY BUSH ONLY. 09:05:58 OKAY. 09:05:58 AND AT ONE POINT WAS ACTING UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE 09:06:03 NAVY, THE HIGHEST POSITION AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES 09:06:06 NAVY. 09:06:07 NOW, THEREFORE, I, ERIK ARROYO, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF 09:06:10 SARASOTA, ON BEHALF OF THE SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION AND OUR 09:06:13 RESIDENTS IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS 09:06:15 AND ACHIEVEMENTS DO HEREBY CONFER THE KEY TO THE CITY OF

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:06:18 SARASOTA UPON DIONEL AVILES WITH ALL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES 09:06:22 PERTAINING HERETO. 09:06:25 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:06:31 DO YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS? 09:06:35 >> NO. 09:06:36 A COUPLE OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE RECORD, AS MR. MAYOR NOTED I 09:06:40 AM A GRADUATE OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY. 09:06:42 JUST BARELY. 09:06:42 I LIKE TO CORRECT THE RECORD. 09:06:44 MY SERVICE I THINK I WOULD CHARACTERIZE IT LIKE MOST OF US 09:06:49 HAVE SERVED IS HONORABLE BUT LARGELY UNREMARKABLE. 09:06:53 ADMIRAL AND I WERE JUST DISCUSSING EARLIER ABOUT OUR TIME IN 09:06:55 THE NAVY. 09:06:56 WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE WITH TRUE HEROES AND DISTINGUISHED 09:06:59 PUBLIC SERVANTS. 09:07:00 I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY TO HAVE KNOWN MANY OF THE PEOPLE. 09:07:04 I MOVED HERE TO SARASOTA ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN I SORT OF 09:07:07 SEMI RETIRED FROM THE WORK I WAS DOING UP IN D.C. 09:07:10 AFTER I LEFT GOVERNMENT, I DID A LONG CAREER IN THE 09:07:13 AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY. 09:07:15 I DO LOVE IT DOWN HERE. 09:07:17 IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY. 09:07:18 I GREW UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATE IN BREVARD COUNTY 09:07:21 BUT ALWAYS KNEW I WASN'T GOING BACK TO THAT PART. 09:07:24 THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME AND THANK YOU FOR THIS TREMENDOUS 09:07:27 HONOR. 09:07:28 LARGELY UNDESERVED, I WOULD SAY, BUT NEVERTHELESS, I DO 09:07:32 APPRECIATE IT, SO THANK YOU. 09:07:33 [ APPLAUSE ] 09:07:35 >>Mayor Arroyo: COMMISSIONERS, DO WE ALL APPROVE OF THE 09:08:52 PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE? 09:08:53 IS THERE CONSENSUS TO ADOPT IT? 09:09:00 IF I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY OBJECTING, IT WILL BE ADOPTED. 09:09:03 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: NO. 09:09:05 >>Mayor Arroyo: COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH, ANY COMMENTS? 09:09:11 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: I JUST OBJECT TO THE WHOLE IDEA OF 09:09:14 LIMITING OUR TIME AT ALL. 09:09:18 >>Mayor Arroyo: OKAY. 09:09:19 COMMISSIONERS, LET'S PUT IT UP TO A VOTE. 09:09:21 MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGENDA 09:09:25 SCHEDULE? 09:09:26 MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER BRODY, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR 09:09:30 BATTIE. 09:09:31 ANY DISCUSSION? 09:09:32 NO. 09:09:32 THEN LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. 09:09:34 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: NO. 09:09:36 >>Liz Alpert: NO. 09:09:38 >>Mayor Arroyo: YES. 09:09:40 >>Vice-Mayor Battie: YES. 09:09:40 >>Hagen Brody: YES.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:09:43 >>Mayor Arroyo: MOTION PASSES 3-2. 09:09:45 WE'RE MOVING ON TO CITIZENS' INPUT. 09:09:49 EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET THREE MINUTES. 09:09:53 AFTER THREE MINUTES, YOU WILL HEAR A DING FROM OUR SYSTEM 09:09:58 HERE AND THAT MEANS WE SHOULD STOP. 09:10:01 IF YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK, AFTER FIVE SECONDS, YOU WILL HEAR 09:10:04 ONE OF THESE. 09:10:06 [DING] 09:10:07 THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD REALLY, REALLY STOP. 09:10:09 IF YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK AT THAT POINT, WE'LL MAKE YOU GET A 09:10:12 TRIBAL TATTOO OF THE CITY LOGO. 09:10:16 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WOULD LIKE THAT. 09:10:17 TWO CITIZENS' INPUT. 09:10:19 ANAND PALLEGAR AND THE SECOND ONE IS MR. HYDE AND WE ALSO 09:10:24 HAVE TWO ON ZOOM. 09:10:26 >> GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY 09:10:31 STAFF. 09:10:31 HAPPY NEW YEAR. 09:10:34 THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME. 09:10:36 I'M BACK AGAIN WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS. 09:10:38 FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANTED TO SHARE THE RADD NIGHT MARKET 09:10:42 IS CONTINUING TO GROW AND STARTING TO SEE AN INCREDIBLE PULL 09:10:48 IN THE ROSEMARY DISTRICT. 09:10:51 WE TURNED OUT ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE. 09:10:53 AS YOU MAY RECALL, A COUPLE OF SESSIONS AGO I ASKED ABOUT 09:10:56 LOOKING AT WHETHER WE CAN IMPROVE THE STREETSCAPE. 09:10:59 DUE TO BUDGET AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE FACING A 09:11:01 CHALLENGE WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON BOULEVARD OF THE ARTS 09:11:03 IS 20-PLUS YEARS OLD. 09:11:05 SO THE ABILITY AND THE TIME TO REALLY INVEST IN IMPROVING 09:11:08 THAT DOESN'T EXIST. 09:11:10 FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT AND RECOGNIZE THAT AS A CITY WE HAVE 09:11:12 TO KIND OF PRIORITIZE WHAT WE MAKE INVESTMENTS. 09:11:14 THE THING I WANTED TO ASK, THOUGH, IS WHETHER THERE IS AN 09:11:18 OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY DO A CRITICAL SPAN, WHICH IS THE 09:11:21 DARKER RED LINE THERE, WHICH IS HONESTLY JUST A BLOCK AND A 09:11:24 HALF OR EVEN A BLOCK JUST TO UPDATE THE LAMP POST IN THAT 09:11:29 AREA TO OFFER POWER. 09:11:30 THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS, FROM A VISITOR EXPERIENCE 09:11:33 STANDPOINT, IT IS DARK. 09:11:35 PATRONS ARE COMING OUT. 09:11:36 WE'RE TURNING OUT ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE AT THESE NIGHT MARKETS. 09:11:39 SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN ATTENDANCE AND HAVE SEEN THE 09:11:42 CROWD AND ENERGY IT PRODUCES FOR THE COMMUNITY. 09:11:44 I JUST THINK FROM A CITIZEN OF SARASOTA OR A TOURIST VISITOR 09:11:49 EXPERIENCE, IT'S A CRITICAL ASSET BOTH FOR THE VENDORS AND 09:11:52 FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE AT NIGHT AND TO 09:11:56 HAVE POWER TO BASICALLY DRIVE THEIR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. 09:11:58 THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE COULD BE A 09:12:02 CONSIDERATION MADE. 09:12:02 EVEN IF IT IS ONE BLOCK IT WOULD BE FINE OR HALF A BLOCK, 09:12:05 BUT SOMETHING JUST TO GIVE US POWER ON THE STREET TO IMPROVE

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:12:08 THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. 09:12:09 THAT WAS THE FIRST THING. 09:12:10 THE SECOND THING IS I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COMPLIMENT. 09:12:14 WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO TRY AND PULL TOGETHER WHAT IS PINC 09:12:17 FEST. 09:12:17 PINC FEST BEING THE COMBINATION OF SIX YEARS OF PINC THAT 09:12:21 HAS HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF SARASOTA WHERE WE HAVE BROUGHT 09:12:23 PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SHARE THEIR STORIES, THEIR 09:12:26 EXPERIENCES, THEIR VISIONARY ABILITIES TO OUR AUDIENCE AND 09:12:29 BEYOND. 09:12:31 THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID, WE DECIDED TO CANCEL AGAIN FOR THE 09:12:35 SECOND YEAR. 09:12:36 WE THOUGHT, LET'S EVOLVE IT, TRY AND CREATE SOMETHING NEW 09:12:39 THAT'S OUTDOORS THAT'S ENGAGING AND ENTERTAINING BUT ALSO 09:12:43 BRINGS OUT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF COMMUNITY AND CONSIDER IT 09:12:45 KIND OF OUR FIRST BRICK IN THE ROAD OF TRYING TO CREATE OUR 09:12:48 OWN SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST. 09:12:51 RINGLING COLLEGE IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS. 09:12:53 WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RINGLING, 09:12:56 SOME OF THE GREATEST TALENT THAT GO ON TO DO SOME OF THE 09:13:00 GREATEST THING IN CREATIVE ARTS ON DISPLAY. 09:13:03 SHOWCASE TO ALLOW THEM TO SELL THEIR WORK. 09:13:06 A DINNER. 09:13:07 ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TRY AND TRANSFORM AN AREA 09:13:11 OF THAT COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVITY AND VISUAL ARTS AND 09:13:15 REALLY HELP POSITION AND EVOLVE OUR REPUTATION OF SARASOTA 09:13:20 THROUGH THE VISUAL ARTS LENS. 09:13:22 SO YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO COME. 09:13:24 I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER ATTENDING AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU 09:13:28 INDIVIDUALLY ON THAT DIRECTLY. 09:13:30 THE LAST POINT I WANTED TO MAKE IN MY LAST FIVE SECONDS, 09:13:34 IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO WORK WITH THE CITY IN TERMS 09:13:37 OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO 09:13:40 START AND INCUBATE SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH. 09:13:42 [DING] 09:13:44 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 09:13:44 >>Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU. 09:13:45 MR. HYDE. 09:13:52 >> HELLO. 09:13:53 MY NAME OBVIOUSLY REMAINS MARTIN HYDE. 09:13:56 THAT WAS MY ATTEMPT AT SOCIAL DISTANCING. 09:14:00 ANYWAY, IT'S 2022. 09:14:04 IT'S A NEW YEAR. 09:14:05 I WASN'T GOING TO COME. 09:14:06 SO I SCRIBBLED A FEW THINGS. 09:14:08 A FEW PEOPLE TOLD ME A FEW THINGS. 09:14:10 LET'S START OFF THE WAY THAT WE MEAN TO GO ON. 09:14:15 I MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HERE AS MUCH AS I USED 09:14:17 TO. 09:14:20 THE NEW YEAR'S EVE EVENT WAS FANTASTIC. 09:14:23 THAT WAS FANTASTIC. 09:14:24 I DON'T TYPICALLY DWELL ON THE POSITIVE, BUT IT REALLY WAS A

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:14:29 FANTASTIC EVENT. 09:14:31 WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN FOR 09:14:35 SOCIAL THINGS. 09:14:36 IT'S NOT A PLACE TO GO BUY STUFF. 09:14:39 IT'S A PLACE TO GO BE. 09:14:40 SO SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON, MORE EVENTS. 09:14:44 NICE TO HAVE A BRITISH ACCENT THERE. 09:14:47 245 YEARS ON, WE'RE COMING BACK. 09:14:49 I'M HERE. 09:14:52 BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T FAIL TO MENTION. 09:14:57 TWO COMMISSIONERS NOT HERE. 09:15:00 YOU ALL CAME, YOU ALL TOOK THIS JOB KNOWING WHAT THIS JOB 09:15:07 IS. 09:15:08 TO NOT SHOW UP -- AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN A 09:15:11 LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IN A MOMENT -- THAT'S WILDLY 09:15:12 INAPPROPRIATE. 09:15:13 LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THE COOTIES AND THE BOO-BOO THAT'S 09:15:18 OMICRON. 09:15:20 NOT BEING HERE, FRANKLY, IS AN INSULT TO THE CITIZENS. 09:15:24 ALSO DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF RECENT YEARS. 09:15:28 NO ONE SAID THIS. 09:15:29 I LIKE MARLON. 09:15:31 I THINK HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB. 09:15:33 BUT WHAT YOU DID, WHAT YOU SAID AT THE CHARTER REVIEW IS 09:15:39 WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE, IN MY VIEW. 09:15:41 IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO SAY THAT YOU WOULD NOT WORK 09:15:44 FOR A MAYOR VERSUS WORKING FOR A WEAK CITY COMMISSION. 09:15:49 THAT DOES TEND TO SEND LIKE TURKEYS NOT VOTING FOR 09:15:52 THANKSGIVING. 09:15:53 WITH DUE RESPECT, YOU'RE GETTING 200 GRAND A YEAR, OF 09:15:56 COURSE, YOU DON'T WANT A STRONG MAYOR. 09:15:58 BUT IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO DECIDE AND YOUR JOB IS SUPPOSED TO 09:16:02 BE NOT POLITICAL. 09:16:04 SO I HOPE YOU STEP BACK FROM THAT GOING FORWARD BECAUSE 09:16:06 THREE OF YOU RAN ON A STRONG MAYOR. 09:16:09 THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU APPOINTED TO THE CHARTER REVIEW, 09:16:11 THAT'S JUST THEIR OPINION. 09:16:13 THERE'S TEN PEOPLE THERE. 09:16:14 THERE ARE 38,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY 09:16:17 TO VOTE. 09:16:18 IT'S THEM THAT SHOULD BE MAKING THAT DECISION, NOT YOUR 09:16:21 CRONIES OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT DOESN'T WANT IT. 09:16:24 THE CHARTER REVIEW IS MEANT TO REVIEW IT AND YOU GIVE THE 09:16:28 CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE ON IT. 09:16:30 SO SOMETHING TO MENTION. 09:16:31 ONE LAST THING, I CAN'T NOT SAY IT, AND I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW 09:16:36 IT. 09:16:37 CITY STAFF AREN'T MEANT TO BE USED AS UBER. 09:16:41 CITY COMMISSIONERS DON'T GET RIDES FROM CITY STAFF. 09:16:45 AND THAT MEANS THAT COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH HAS TO STOP 09:16:49 ASKING CITY STAFF TO GIVE HER RIDES BECAUSE HER CAR IS NOT 09:16:55 WORKING.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:16:55 HAPPY NEW YEAR. 09:16:57 >>Mayor Arroyo: MOVING INTO OUR ONLINE PARTICIPANTS, 09:17:01 MS. MARY CINER. 09:17:04 MA'AM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. 09:17:09 >> THANK YOU. 09:17:09 I HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE ON THIS SUBJECT. 09:17:11 I BRING IT UP AGAIN. 09:17:13 AS THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE IS TALKING ABOUT A RAISE FOR 09:17:16 THE COMMISSIONERS. 09:17:17 I HAVE ASKED THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THEY 09:17:19 HAVE DONE SINCE THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, AS THAT IS THE 09:17:23 ONLY WAY WE WHO VOTED YOU IN AND THE TAXPAYERS CAN SEE IF 09:17:28 YOU'RE USING OUR MONEY TO WORK FOR THE CITY. 09:17:30 THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO CHECK THE WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR 09:17:33 THE CITY. 09:17:33 ALSO, I HAD HOPED THAT PAM DORWARTH WOULD HAVE BEEN 09:17:38 RECOGNIZED FOR ALL HER WORK FOR THE CITY WHEN SHE WAS ON THE 09:17:40 CITIZENS WITH DISABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. 09:17:43 DID HEAR BACK FROM ONE COMMISSIONER. 09:17:45 THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD NOT HEARD OF HER. 09:17:48 THANK YOU. 09:17:49 >>Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU, MS. CINER. 09:17:51 MOVING ON TO MS. ELIZABETH ROSE. 09:17:52 MS. ROSE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. 09:17:55 >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. 09:17:59 MY NAME IS ELIZABETH ROSE. 09:18:00 I'M A CITY RESIDENT IN A HOUSEHOLD OF TWO PEOPLE AND I HAVE 09:18:03 BEEN SWORN. 09:18:04 I'M SPEAKING TODAY ABOUT THE CITY'S WATER AND SEWER 09:18:07 UTILITIES. 09:18:07 EVERY MONTH WHEN I OPEN OUR WATER BILL, MY FIRST THOUGHT IS, 09:18:11 WOW, WATER IN THE CITY IS REALLY EXPENSIVE. 09:18:13 MY SECOND THOUGHT IS, HOW CAN RESIDENTS STRUGGLING TO MAKE 09:18:17 ENDS MEET POSSIBLY AFFORD THIS. 09:18:18 I RECENTLY REWATCHED THE PORTION OF LAST YEAR'S COMMISSION 09:18:21 MEETINGS THAT DEALT WITH DELINQUENT WATER ACTS AND I 09:18:25 APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS EACH OF YOU DEMONSTRATED AS YOU 09:18:27 WORKED THROUGH THE COMPLICATED ISSUES. 09:18:28 IT WAS WONDERFUL THAT THE GLASSER SCHOENBAUM HUMAN SERVICES 09:18:32 CENTER, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE -- OF SHARING AND 09:18:35 CONCERNED CITIZENS STEPPED IN TO TRIAGE THOSE MOST AT RISK 09:18:39 OF LOSING WATER AND SEWER SERVICES DURING THAT PHASE OF THE 09:18:42 PANDEMIC. 09:18:43 THE 50% INSTALLMENT PAYMENT AND MORATORIUM HALTING WATER 09:18:50 SHUTOFFS ENDED MANY MONTHS AGO. 09:18:52 IS ASSISTANCE STILL BEING PROVIDED? 09:18:54 I DON'T EXPECT THE DELINQUENCY ISSUE SUDDENLY RESOLVED 09:18:57 THEMSELVES BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS A RESULT OF THE 09:18:59 PANDEMIC. 09:19:00 IT WAS A HARDSHIP FOR PEOPLE EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. 09:19:03 AT LAST YEAR'S FEBRUARY 1st MEETING, MS. STRICKLAND STATED 09:19:07 THAT THE CITY AVERAGED 250 ACCOUNTS EACH MONTH BEING ISSUED

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:19:10 A FIVE-DAY NOTICE OF PENDING SHUTOFF AND THAT EACH MONTH 20 09:19:14 TO 40 ACCOUNTS WERE ACTUALLY TURNED OFF. 09:19:17 LET'S SIT WITH THAT FOR A MOMENT. 09:19:18 EVERY MONTH, 20 TO 40 NEW ADDRESSES HAVE NO RUNNING WATER 09:19:21 AND NO SEWER. 09:19:22 HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THAT TRANSLATE TO WITH NO WATER TO 09:19:25 DRINK OR TO COOK WITH? 09:19:28 HOW MANY CHILDREN WITH NO RUNNING WATER TO TAKE A BATH OR 09:19:30 BRUSH THEIR TEETH? 09:19:31 NO WATER TO EVEN FLUSH THE TOILET. 09:19:33 WHAT KIND OF TOLL DOES THAT STRESS TAKE ON A PERSON OR A 09:19:35 FAMILY? 09:19:36 IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN THIS CITY, THAT IS UNCONSCIONABLE. 09:19:39 IF I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF SARASOTA, IT'S THAT 09:19:43 WE ARE GENEROUS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. 09:19:46 GAS AND OIL COMPANIES UP NORTH PUT INSERTS IN MONTHLY 09:19:49 BILLING ENVELOPES SO THEIR CUSTOMERS CAN DONATE MONEY TO 09:19:52 PROVIDE HEAT FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT. 09:19:55 CLOSER TO HOME, FPL HAS A CARE TO SHARE DONATION TO HELP 09:19:58 FAMILIES STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY TO KEEP THEIR LIGHTS ON. 09:20:01 IF THE CITY DOESN'T ALREADY UTILIZE THESE METHODS, SHOULD DO 09:20:05 TO SO ESTABLISH A RESTRICTED FUND TO BE USED ONLY FOR 09:20:08 HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE WITH DONOR-DIRECTED CRITERIA FOR 09:20:10 DISBURSEMENTS. 09:20:12 PERHAPS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OR GLASSER SCHOENBAUM CENTER 09:20:15 COULD ADMINISTER OVERNIGHT EXPERTISE TO THE CITY ON SETTING 09:20:18 UP A FUND. 09:20:18 MS. STRICKLAND AND MR. FOURNIER ARE RIGHTLY PROTECTING THE 09:20:22 INTEREST OF OUR CITY AND TAXPAYERS. 09:20:23 I KNOW WE UPHOLD OUR BOND RATINGS. 09:20:27 WHILE THE BOND IS SILENT ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF PAYMENT 09:20:29 PLANS, IF A PAYMENT PLAN OPTION THAT COMPLIES WITH THE BOND 09:20:32 REQUIREMENTS COULD BE STRUCTURED, THAT WOULD GIVE MORE 09:20:35 PEOPLE IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND A STRATEGY TO DIG OUT OF THE 09:20:38 HOLE ON THEIR OWN. 09:20:39 MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKING WATER LESS EXPENSIVE TO PREVENT 09:20:42 SOME PEOPLE FROM FALLING BEHIND IN THE FIRST PLACE. 09:20:44 I APPLAUD COMMISSIONER BRODY'S IDEA LAST YEAR TO REPEAL THE 09:20:48 AUTOMATIC 3.5% INCREASE IN RATES, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD GO 09:20:51 FURTHER AND ACTUALLY REDUCE THE CURRENT WATER AND SEWER 09:20:54 RATES. 09:20:54 UNRELATED SUBJECT, THE CLICK TO FIX APP, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 09:20:58 >>Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU, MA'AM. 09:20:59 MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. 09:21:02 I'M GOING TO REQUEST A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MS. PAMELA 09:21:06 DORWARTH WHO PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 27, 2021. 09:21:11 SHE WAS KNOWN AS PURPLE PAM. 09:21:12 THAT WAS HER FAVORITE COLOR. 09:21:14 SHE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. ACCESS BOARD, SELECTED BY 09:21:15 PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH. 09:21:16 SHE ADVOCATED FOR THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE 09:21:19 WITH NEED AND HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:21:23 HER PRESENCE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN. 09:21:27 PLEASE, LET'S TAKE A FEW SECONDS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. 09:21:30 [MOMENT OF SILENCE] 09:21:32 THANK YOU. 09:21:38 MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 4.1, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. 09:21:43 ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE 09:21:46 REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2021? 09:21:50 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: MR. MAYOR, I SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS. 09:21:55 I SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS ALREADY. 09:21:57 NON-SUBSTANTIVE. 09:21:58 THANK YOU. 09:21:58 >>Mayor Arroyo: EXCELLENT. 09:21:59 MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE CITY 09:22:01 COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2021? 09:22:04 >>Hagen Brody: SO MOVED. 09:22:06 >>Mayor Arroyo: MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER BRODY. 09:22:09 IS THERE A SECOND? 09:22:11 >>Vice-Mayor Battie: SECOND. 09:22:11 >>Mayor Arroyo: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 09:22:13 LET US HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, MS. GRIGGS. 09:22:16 >>Liz Alpert: YES. 09:22:17 >>Mayor Arroyo: YES. 09:22:18 >>Vice-Mayor Battie: YES. 09:22:20 >>Hagen Brody: YES. 09:22:22 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: YES. 09:22:23 >>Mayor Arroyo: ALL RIGHT. 09:22:24 IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 09:22:25 ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE 09:22:29 REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2021? 09:22:32 COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH. 09:22:37 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: I SUBMITTED THEM ALREADY. 09:22:39 >>Mayor Arroyo: OKAY. 09:22:40 MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES OF 09:22:47 DECEMBER 6, 2021? 09:22:48 >>Hagen Brody: SO MOVED. 09:22:50 >>Vice-Mayor Battie: SECOND. 09:22:50 >>Mayor Arroyo: MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER BRODY. 09:22:52 SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR BATTIE. 09:22:54 IF NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, 09:22:56 PLEASE. 09:22:56 YES. 09:22:58 >>Vice-Mayor Battie: YES. 09:22:59 >>Hagen Brody: YES. 09:22:59 >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: YES. 09:23:01 >>Liz Alpert: YES. 09:23:04 >>Mayor Arroyo: IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 09:23:05 THANK YOU. 09:23:06 MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6, CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER 1. 09:23:12 ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED? 09:23:16 >>Shayla Griggs: I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED. 09:23:23 >>Marlon Brown: I KNOW, MAYOR, THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT 09:23:25 PULLING ITEM 6.4.

file:///C/Users/jjohnson/Desktop/22-01-03-Commission.txt[1/4/2022 8:04:26 AM] 09:23:27 I THINK COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH WAS GOING TO PULL ITEM 6.1, 09:23:30 BUT I DON'T KNOW -- 09:23:31 >>Shayla Griggs: SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD NO. 09:23:34 >>Marlon Brown: MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU STILL WANT TO 09:23:36 PULL 6.4. 09:23:40 >>Mayor Arroyo: YES. 09:23:41 LET'S PULL 6.4. 09:23:43 MAY