Regular City Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 17, 2026 PRESENT: Mayor Debbie Trice, Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich, Commissioners Jen Ahearn-Koch, Liz Alpert, and Kyle Scott Battie (arrived at 9:09 A.M.), Interim City Manager David Bullock, City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs, and City Attorney Joseph Polzak (Zoom/Hybrid) ABSENT: None 9:00:16 A.M. Mayor Trice called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. 9:00:43 A.M. INVOCATION: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs 9:01:04 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Ohlrich 9:01:30 A.M. APPROVE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE 9:01:36 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to approve the proposed Agenda Schedule, which carried by a 4-0 vote. 9:01:49 A.M. 1. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS (AGENDA ITEM I) 9:01:59 A.M. 1) PRESENTATION RE: EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY 2026 (AGENDA ITEM I-1) – Presented to: Education & Community Engagement Manager Justin Gomlak, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (VWPAH) 9:08:57 A.M. PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs 9:08:57 A.M. 2. CITIZENS’ INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS (AGENDA ITEM III) 9:09:43 A.M. Martin Hyde, Non-City resident, displayed on the Chambers monitors photographs from a cellular phone of the newly renovated bathrooms at City Hall, indicating various concerns such as the 20 year employee who had risen to Human Resources Director at the City has been “let go” which is the result of a report commissioned, and the question is whose idea this report was, and the City is about to have a third Interim City Manager in 16 months, the hope is this one has better eyesight than the last Interim City Manager since the bathrooms which were approved in City Hall costs taxpayers $600,000, and regarding the finalists Book 69 Page 41308 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41309 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. for the full-time City Manager positions, the recommendation is rather than reading self-serving letters explaining past employment issues, the Commission should contact those employers themselves. 9:12:56 A.M. Citizens’ Input continued from an individual in the Chambers at City Hall. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to the Dais at 9:16 A.M. 9:16:14 A.M. Henry Kahwaty, City resident, displayed on the Chambers a printed PowerPoint presentation entitled “City Commission Meeting February 17, 2026 Henry Kahwaty 506 Jackson Drive, Sarasota,” which was provided to the City Auditor and Clerk for distribution the Commission and the record, indicating at the February 02, 2026, Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting, Citizens’ input was provided and questions were addressed related to the City’s Zoning Ordinance and the barriers for home elevation projects, which at the end of the Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting, Commissioner Alpert requested the administration to research since the issues are unknown, therefore today a couple of minutes will be spent addressing the zoning issues related and what the home elevation is. 9:19:43 A.M. Trevor Falk, City resident displayed on the Chambers monitors an article entitled “Sarasota city leaders vote for stricter car noise ordinance,” indicating present today to discuss the excessive vehicle noise and in the article there is a quote from a police officer indicating there will be an education campaign first prior to enforcing the vehicle Noise Ordinance, and the question is how did the City and Sarasota Police Department get the word out as part of the information campaign. 9:23:09 A.M. Citizens’ Input continued from an individual in the Chambers at City Hall. 9:26:20 A.M. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (AGENDA ITEM IV-1, -2, and -3) 9:26:39 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, to approve the minutes of the January 05, 2026, Special Sarasota City Commission Meeting, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:27:43 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, to approve the minutes of the January 16, 2026, Special Joint Meeting of the Convocation of Governments of the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners, the City Commissions of the Cities of North Port and Sarasota, the City Council of the City of Venice, the Town Commission of the Town of Longboat Key, and the School Board of Sarasota County, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:28:03 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2026, Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting, which carried by a 5-0 vote.

9:28:29 A.M. 4. BOARD ACTIONS (AGENDA ITEM V) 1) REPORT RE: GENERAL EMPLOYEES' DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN (GEPP) BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (AGENDA ITEM V-1) 9:28:49 A.M. General Manager Ryan Chapdelain, Planning Department, Chair of the General Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan (GEPP), and Senior Pension Analyst Anthony Ferrer, Pensions, the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk, came before the Commission. 9:29:16 A.M. Mr. Chapdelain presented. 9:31:36 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, and seconded by Commissioner Battie, to accept the General Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan (GEPP) Board of Trustees Annual Report. 9:32:07 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch spoke to the motion. 9:32:47 A.M. Mayor Trice spoke to the motion. 9:33:06 A.M. Mayor Trice called for a vote on the motion to accept the General Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan (GEPP) Board of Trustees Annual Report, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:33:17 A.M. 5. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1 (AGENDA ITEM VI) 9:33:30 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich and Commissioner Ahearn-Koch requested to remove from Consent Agenda No. 1, Agenda Item VI, Item No. 3, and Vice Mayor Ohlrich also requested to remove Item No. 5. 1) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and the City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Plant Source Landscape and Restorations, Inc. (ITB 26-05SS) for Care and Maintenance of Landscape Beds in Downtown Sarasota (Agenda Item VI-1) 2) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and the City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement for LED Lighting Services between the City of Sarasota and Sarasota Holiday Lighting, LLC. (ITB 25-51SS) for procurement, installation, maintenance, removal, and replacement of LED lights within the Downtown Sarasota (Agenda Item VI-2) Book 69 Page 41310 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41311 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 4) Approval Re: Registration Request by Tillman FiberCo Florida, LLC with the City of Sarasota prior to establishing facilities in the City's public Right-Of-Way (ROW) (Agenda Item VI-4) 6) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Odyssey Manufacturing Co. to provide liquid sodium hypochlorite on an as needed basis with an annual total estimated cost in the amount of $600,000.00 (Agenda Item VI-6) 9:33:53 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Commissioner Battie, to approve Item Nos. 1,2,4, and 6, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 9:34:19 A.M. 6. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1 (AGENDA ITEM VI) 1) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Fundraising Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Big Waters Land Trust for Improvements to the Nature Park at Bobby Jones Golf Club (Agenda Item VI-3) Christine Johnson, President, Big Waters Land Trust, and Director Jerry Fogle, Parks and Recreation, came before the Commission. 9:34:32 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich stated that the Item was removed due to the long wait and to pose questions, and Commissioner Ahearn-Koch concurred. 9:34:47 A.M. Mr. Fogle presented and referred to slides displayed on the Chambers monitors of conceptual renderings of the nature park at Bobby Jones Golf Course. 9:39:51 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Mr. Fogle and Ms. Johnson. 9:45:03 A.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Mr. Fogle and Ms. Johnson. 9:47:04 A.M. Question posed by Mayor Trice was addressed by Ms. Johnson. 9:49:38 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to approve Item No. 3, authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Fundraising Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Big Waters Land Trust for Improvements to the Nature Park at Bobby Jones Golf Club, which carried by a 5-0 vote.

9:49:57 A.M. 2) Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between City of Sarasota and Sequoia Construction Group, LLC (Bid No. 25-06JS) for Lift Station No. 2 Improvements in the amount of $1,382,185.00 (Agenda Item VI-5) 9:50:08 A.M. Director Verne Hall and General Manager Scott Woodard, Utilities Department, came before the Commission. 9:50:25 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich stated that the Item was removed to receive a brief presentation and pose a question. 9:50:32 A.M. Messrs. Hall and Woodard presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “City of Sarasota Utilities Lift Station Presentation.” City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left the Dais at 9:51 A.M. and returned at 9:53 A.M. 10:00:16 A.M. Question posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich was addressed by Mr. Hall. 10:01:38 A.M. Question posed by Mayor Trice was addressed by Mr. Hall. 10:03:40 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to approve Item No. 5, authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between City of Sarasota and Sequoia Construction Group, LLC (Bid No. 25-06JS) for Lift Station No. 2 Improvements in the amount of $1,382,185.00, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 10:03:55 A.M. Interim City Manager Bullock provided input. 10:05:03 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich provided input. 10:05:26 A.M. Mayor Trice provided input. Book 69 Page 41312 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41313 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 10:05:47 A.M. 7. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2 (AGENDA ITEM VII) 10:06:10 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch requested to remove from Consent No. 2, Agenda Item VII, Item No. 4, and Mayor Trice stated that Citizens’ Input will be received for Item No. 3 10:06:38 A.M. Martin Hyde, Non-City resident, displayed on the Chambers monitors pictures of trucks from a cellular telephone, indicating the nature of Consent Agendas is to pass expenses without question, and this Chevrolet pickup truck replacement is four years ahead of schedule due to, according to the Agenda backup material, damage when parked, which presumably was covered by insurance. 10:08:55 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Resolution Nos. 26R-3378, 26R-3379, and 26R-3380, and proposed Ordinance No. 26-5589 by titles only. 1) Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3378, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To create a revenue and expenditure budget within the Special Revenue Grant Fund for a WCIND grant received in the amount of $225,946.00 for Marine Patrol hours (Agenda Item VII-1) 2) Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3379, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To create a revenue and expenditure budget within the Special Revenue Grant Fund for a WCIND grant received in the amount of $20,000.00 for Rapid Response and Removal (Agenda Item VII-2) 3) Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3380, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To establish an expenditure budget utilizing available fund balance in the amount of $71,000.00 within the Equipment Replacement Fund for the purchase of a replacement vehicle for the Facilities Department (Agenda Item VII-3) 10:11:20 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, to approve Item Nos. 1 through 3, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 10:11:39 A.M. 8. ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2 (AGENDA ITEM VII) 1) Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5589, to rezone a portion of that certain parcel of real property totaling approximately 4.49 +/- acres located at the southwest corner of 21st Street and N. Osprey Avenue, with a street address of 1790 21st Street, from the Residential Multiple Family 2 (RMF-2) zone

district to the Governmental (G) zone district; approving Site Plan Application No. 25-SP-02 to allow the replacement of an existing +/- 21,197 square-foot multi- purpose building with a new +/- 21,760 square-foot multi-purpose building, a covered play area, and a multi-purpose athletic field, all as more particularly set forth herein; and affirming Planning Board Approval of Major Conditional Use Application 25-CU-01 to allow community service uses, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 25-SP- 02, 25-CU-01, 25-RE-02) (Applicant Joel J. Freedman, AICP, as agent representing Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties, Inc., lessee (Agenda Item VII-4) 10:11:45 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch stated that the Item was removed for an express vote on the record. 10:12:03 A.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, seconded by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, to approve Item No. 4, to adopt proposed Ordinance No. 26-5589, which carried by a 5-0 vote. The Commission recessed at 10:16 A.M. and reconvened at 10:30 A.M. 10:13:07 A.M. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (AGENDA ITEM IX) 1) APPROVAL RE: CHARTER OFFICIAL EVALUATIONS (AGENDA ITEM IX-1) 10:13:41 A.M. Acting General Manager Dominique Anderson, Human Resources Department, came before the Commission, presented, and left the Dais. 10:14:23 A.M. Citizens’ Input received from an individual in the Chambers at City Hall. 10:16:51 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich spoke to the topic and stated that the desire is for the Commission to use the same format for the Charter Official Evaluations, fiscal year 2025-2026. 10:18:18 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch spoke to the topic. 10:19:15 A.M. Commissioner Battie spoke to the topic. 10:21:52 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch posed questions to the Commission, which were addressed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, City Auditor and Clerk Griggs, and Mayor Trice. Book 69 Page 41314 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41315 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 10:23:39 A.M. Question posed by Mayor Trice was addressed by Ms. Anderson, and Vice Mayor Ohlrich provided input. 10:25:31 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to accept the completed performance evaluations for the City Auditor and Clerk and City Attorney, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 10:27:45 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, and seconded by Commissioner Battie, to direct Human Resources Staff to evaluate compensation for City Auditor and Clerks or others who have similar responsibilities, including talking to the City’s City Auditor and Clerk, and return back before the Commission with a recommendation for salary. 10:28:53 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich spoke to the motion, and Commissioners Alpert and Battie concurred. 10:30:02 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch spoke to the motion, and Interim City Manager Bullock and Vice Mayor Ohlrich provided input. 10:33:05 A.M. Mayor Trice spoke to the motion, and City Auditor and Clerk Griggs provided input. 10:35:13 A.M. Mayor Trice called for a vote on the motion to direct Human Resources Staff to evaluate compensation for City Auditor and Clerks or others who have similar responsibilities, including talking to the City’s City Auditor and Clerk, and return back before the Commission with a recommendation for salary. 10:35:51 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, and seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to approve the Commission using the same format for the Charter Official Evaluations for fiscal year 2025-2026. 10:36:03 A.M. In response to a question from Mayor Trice asking if the same format includes self-evaluation by the Charter Officials, Vice Mayor Ohlrich stated absolutely. 10:36:28 A.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich spoke to the motion. 10:36:37 A.M. Mayor Trice spoke to the motion.

10:37:18 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch spoke to the motion. 10:38:08 A.M. Mayor Trice called for a vote on the motion to approve the Commission using the same format for the Charter Official Evaluations for fiscal year 2025-2026, which carried by a 5-0 vote. The Commission recessed at 10:38 A.M. and reconvened at 10:50 A.M. 10:50:55 A.M. 10. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS (AGENDA ITEM X) 1) PUBLIC HEARING RE: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 26R-3369, ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR LEVIED IN THE SOUTH POINSETTIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY TO FUND STREET LIGHT SERVICES AND FACILITIES; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (TITLE ONLY) (AGENDA ITEM X-1) 10:51:17 A.M. Mayor Trice opened the Public Hearing. 10:51:36 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs administered the oath to persons wishing to speak during the Public Hearings. City Attorney Polzak returned to the Chambers at 10:51 A.M. 10:51:59 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Resolution No. 26R-3369 by title only. 10:52:50 A.M. Chief Transportation Planner Alvimarie Corales, Engineering, and Director Nikesh “Nik” Patel, Public Works Department, came before the Commission, and Christopher Roe, Attorney and Bond Counsel, Bryant, Miller, Olive, P.A., appeared via Zoom 10:53:04 A.M. Ms. Corales, Mr. Patel, and Attorney Roe provided a brief overview of proposed Resolution No. 26-3369. 11:00:33 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Attorney Roe and Mr. Patel. Book 69 Page 41316 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41317 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 11:05:00 A.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Mr. Patel. 11:06:27 A.M. Questions posed by Mayor Trice were addressed by Ms. Corales and Attorney Roe. 11:07:47 A.M. No one signed up to speak, and Mayor Trice closed the Public Hearing. 11:08:10 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to adopt proposed Resolution No. 26R-3369 on first reading with a change to Section 3, Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Assessments, Subsection C, from January 01 to March 01, 2026, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 11:08:32 A.M. 2) PUBLIC HEARING RE: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 26R-3374, ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS LEVIED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR WITHIN AREAS OF THE CITY INCLUDING ST. ARMANDS KEY AND THE INCORPORATED AREA OF LIDO KEY TO FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNDERGROUNDING OF ELECTRICAL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER UTILITIES; STATING A NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (TITLE ONLY) (AGENDA ITEM X-2) Chief Transportation Planner Alvimarie Corales, Engineering, and Director Nikesh “Nik” Patel, Public Works Department, came before the Commission, and Christopher Roe, Attorney and Bond Counsel, Bryant, Miller, Olive, P.A., appeared via Zoom. Mayor Trice opened the Public Hearing. 11:08:46 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Resolution No. 26R-3374 by title only. 11:09:47 A.M. Ms. Corales provided a brief overview of proposed Resolution No. 26R-3374. 11:11:51 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Attorney Roe. 11:16:53 A.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Ms. Corales and Mr. Patel, and Interim City Manager Bullock provided input. 11:18:56 A.M. No one signed up to speak, and Mayor Trice closed the Public Hearing.

11:19:13 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to adopt proposed Resolution No. 26R-3374, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 11:19:38 A.M. 11. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS (AGENDA XI) 1) PUBLIC HEARING RE: SITE PLAN APPLICATION NO. 24-SP-17 (24-CU-03), REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN AND MAJOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT AN APPROXIMATELY 14,235 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ADDITION ON THE +/- 2.96-ACRE SUBJECT PROPERTY WITH A STREET ADDRESS OF 1451 10TH STREET. THE BUILDING ADDITION WILL REPLACE THE TWO 2,600-SQUARE FOOT MODULAR BUILDINGS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST ON THE SITE AND WILL INCLUDE NEW OFFICES, AN EXPANDED KITCHEN, AND 34 TREATMENT BEDS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS A FUTURE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF URBAN MIXED-USE AND IS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENTAL (G) ZONE DISTRICT. VEHICULAR ACCESS IS PROPOSED TO REMAIN FROM 10TH STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SAID APPLICATIONS; ETC. (TITLE ONLY) (APPLICATION NOS. 24-SP-17, 24-CU-03) (APPLICANT JOEL FREEDMAN, AICP, AS AGENT REPRESENTING LIGHTSHARE BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS & RECOVERY, LESSEE) (AGENDA XI-1) Deputy City Attorney John Shamsey, City Attorney’s Office, Joel Freedman, Planner and Applicant/Agent representing Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery, Freedman Consulting & Development, LLC, Darin Autrey, Architect, Zoller Autrey Architects, Chris Kolb, Civil Engineer, Civil-X, LLC, and Shawny Robey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery, came before the Commission. 11:20:33 A.M. Deputy City Attorney Shamsey provided a brief overview of the Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing process and requested any ex parte communications be provided on record, which was received from Commissioner Ahearn-Koch. 11:22:06 A.M. Deputy City Attorney John Shamsey noted the proposed time limits as follows: Applicant Staff 20 minutes 20 minutes Affected Person(s) Public Input Rebuttal 5 minutes 3 minutes 10 minutes 11:22:49 A.M. Messrs. Freeman, Autrey, and Ms. Robey provided a brief overview of proposed Site Plan Application No. 24-SP-17 and Major Conditional Use Application No. 24-CU-03, and an Aerial Location Map, Future Land Use Zoning Map, and Site Plan (SP) were displayed on the Chambers monitors. City Attorney Polzak left the Chambers at 11:23 A.M. and returned at 11:26 A.M. Book 69 Page 41318 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41319 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 11:32:40 A.M. Messrs. Freeman, Autrey, Kolb, and Ms. Robey left the Dais. 11:33:10 A.M. Development Review Planner Devynn Glanz, Development Services (DS) Department, provided a brief overview of proposed SP Application No. 24-SP-17 and Major Conditional Use Application No. 24-CU-03. 11:36:26 A.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Ms. Glanz and Deputy City Attorney Shamsey; and General Manager Alison Christie, DS Department, came before the Commission. 11:40:24 A.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Ms. Christie, Ms. Robey, who returned and left the Dais, and Phillip “Phil” Smith, Landscape Architect and Certified Arborist, David W. Johnston Associates, Inc., who came before the Commission, and an Aerial Location Map was displayed on the Chambers monitors. Messrs. Freeman and Kolb returned and left the Dais. 11:47:41 A.M. Questions posed by Mayor Trice were addressed by Mr. Autrey, who returned to the Dais, and Ms. Christie, the SP was displayed on the Chambers monitors. 11:49:15 A.M. No one signed up to speak, and Mayor Trice closed the Public Hearing. 11:49:49 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Battie, to approve Site Plan Application No. 24-SP-17 and Major Conditional Use Application No. 24-CU-03, subject to the conditions in the Staff Report, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 11:50:15 A.M. 12. NEW BUSINESS (AGENDA ITEM XII) 1) APPROVAL RE: AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK TO EXECUTE THE THIRD ADDENDUM AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SARASOTA AND LIGHTSHARE BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS & RECOVERY, INC. (AGENDA ITEM XII-1) 11:50:55 A.M. Business District Manager Julie Ryan, Planning Department, came before the Commission and presented.

11:51:50 A.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch requested under the definition of the City Manager, for Staff to change the pronoun from “his” to “their” to read “…their designee” or “designee,” and Vice Mayor Ohlrich stated to remove the pronoun altogether. 11:53:19 A.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Third Addendum and Restated Lease Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery, Inc., which carried by a 5-0 vote. The Commission recessed at 11:54 A.M. and reconvened at 1:00 P.M. 1:00:30 P.M. 2) ADOPTION RE: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 26R-3372, ESTABLISHING A NATURAL DISASTER COLLECTION (NDC) RESERVE FINANCIAL POLICY WITHIN THE SOLID WASTE FUND; PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE RESERVE'S CREATION, FUNDING, USE, AND REPLENISHMENT, ETC. (TITLE ONLY) (AGENDA ITEM XII-2) 1:01:14 P.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Resolution No. 26R-3372 by title only. 1:02:06 P.M. Director Nikesh “Nik” Patel, came before the Commission, General Manager Todd Kucharski, Public Services, Public Works Department, appeared via Zoom, and Mr. Patel presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Natural Disaster Collection Reserve - Solid Waste Fund.” 1:10:48 P.M. Questions posed by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch were addressed by Mr. Patel, Deputy City Manager Patrick “Pat” Robinson, City Manager’s Office, who came before the Commission, Interim City Manager Bullock, and Financial Administration Director Kelly Strickland, Financial Administration Department, who came before the Commission, and left the Dais. Commissioner Battie left and returned to the Dais at 1:14 P.M. 1:21:10 P.M. Question posed by Commissioner Battie was addressed by Interim City Manager Bullock, and Mr. Patel provided input. 1:23:36 P.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Mr. Patel and Interim City Manager Bullock, and the Vice Mayor spoke to the topic. 1:28:50 P.M. Question posed by Commissioner Alpert was addressed by Mr. Patel. Book 69 Page 41320 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41321 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 1:29:46 P.M. Questions posed by Mayor Trice were addressed by Mr. Patel and Interim City Manager Bullock. 1:34:30 P.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch continued to pose questions which, were addressed by Mr. Patel. 1:36:53 P.M. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Ohlrich, and seconded by Commissioner Alpert, to adopt proposed Resolution No. 26R-3372. 1:37:13 P.M. Vice Mayor spoke to the motion. 1:37:20 P.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch spoke to the motion. 1:37:35 P.M. Mayor Trice called for a vote on the motion to adopt proposed Resolution No. 26R-3372, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 1:37:56 P.M. 3) PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION RE: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF SARASOTA: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND ANNUAL SARASOTA COUNTY STORMWATER UTILITY UPDATE; TECHNICAL REFERENCE ON GOVERNANCE, AUTHORITY, AND BASIN-BASED SYSTEMS (AGENDA ITEM XII-3) 1:38:34 P.M. Director Nikesh “Nik” Patel, City Engineer Sage Kamiya, Engineering, Public Works Department, Ben Quartermaine, Director, Scott Woodman, Engineer Professional/Senior Stormwater, Storm Water Department, Sarasota County, and Stephen Suau, Stephen M. Suau Engineering and Consulting, LLC, came before the Commission. 1:39:36 P.M. Messrs. Patel, Suau, and Kamiya presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Stormwater Management the City of Sarasota Technical Reference: Governance, Authority, & Basin-Based Systems.” City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left the Chambers at 1:41 P.M. and returned at 1:46 P.M. 1:56:05 P.M. Messrs. Quartermaine and Woodman presented and referred to a PowerPoint presentation displayed on the Chambers monitors entitled “Sarasota County Stormwater Annual Update Annual update to the City Commission.”

2:04:07 P.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch spoke to the topic and posed questions which were addressed by Mr. Quartermaine, who also stated that a report tracking the work orders for the City’s maintenance for 2021 and 2022 can be provided to the Commission, and a summary of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits can be provided as well. 2:12:16 P.M. Vice Mayor Ohlrich spoke to the topic and posed questions, which were addressed by Messrs. Suau and Quartermaine, and Vice Mayor Ohlrich stated that regarding page 23 of 87 of the Agenda backup material, there is a very thorough listing of completed maintenance from 2025, and requested a similar listing from previous years be provided to the Commission. Commissioner Battie left his seat at 2:17 P.M. and returned at 2:18 P.M. 2:18:16 P.M. Commissioner Battie spoke to the topic and posed a question, which was addressed by Mr. Quartermaine. 2:20:55 P.M. Questions posed by Mayor Trice were addressed by Mr. Quartermaine. 2:26:02 P.M. Commissioner Ahearn-Koch continued and posed questions which were addressed by Messrs. Woodman and Quartermaine, Commissioner Ahearn-Koch stated that the east side of Hog Creek could also use some maintenance, which was addressed by Mr. Quartermaine, who stated that the County can follow up, and Mr. Suau provided a brief overview of the Sarasota County RainCheck Program implemented in 2025. 2:32:08 P.M. Commissioner Battie continued and posed questions which were addressed by Messrs. Quartermaine and Suau. 2:36:17 P.M. Mayor Trice continued and posed questions which were addressed by Mr. Kamiya. 2:36:50 P.M. Question posed by Interim City Manager Bullock was addressed by Mr. Quartermaine, and Interim City Manager Bullock spoke to the topic. 2:40:14 P.M. A motion was made by Commissioner Alpert, and seconded by Commissioner Ahearn-Koch, to receive the presentations for information and accept the Annual Sarasota County Stormwater Environmental Utility Update as required under the City-County Interlocal Agreement. 2:40:24 P.M. Questions posed by Vice Mayor Ohlrich were addressed by Interim City Manager Bullock. Book 69 Page 41322 02/17/26 9:00 A.M.

Book 69 Page 41323 02/17/26 9:00 A.M. 2:41:59 P.M. Mayor Trice called for a vote on the motion to receive the presentations for information and accept the Annual Sarasota County Stormwater Environmental Utility update as required under the City-County Interlocal Agreement, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 2:42:17 P.M. 13. CITIZENS’ INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS (AGENDA ITEM XIII) 2:42:46 P.M. Citizens’ Input received from an individual in the Chambers at City Hall. 2:45:33 P.M. 14. REMARKS OF COMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM XIV) 2:45:46 P.M. COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH: Remarks received. 2:48:24 P.M. COMMISSIONER BATTIE: Remarks received and stated Rest in Peace to Reverend Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Activist, who passed away today. 2:50:01 P.M. VICE MAYOR OHLRICH: Remarks received. 2:50:41 P.M. MAYOR TRICE: Remarks received. 2:53:02 P.M. 15. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (AGENDA ITEM XV) 2:53:08 P.M. CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK GRIGGS: Remarks received.

2:53:39 P.M. CITY ATTORNEY POLZAK: Stated that an Attorney-Client/Out-of-Sunshine (Shade) Meeting is being requested in the following cases: • Rachel Hemmer v. City of Sarasota, Case No. 2024 CA 6133 NC • Edward Stankey v. City of Sarasota, Case No. 2023 CA 2096 NC • Christian Ziegler v City of Sarasota, Case No. 2024 CA 1409 NC, related to allegations of violations of Florida Government-in-the-Sunshine Public Records Law (Public Records Law). 2:55:40 P.M . DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ROBINSON: Remarks received. 2:56:14 P.M. INTERIM CITY MANAGER BULLOCK: Remarks received. 2:56:45 P.M. 16. ADJOURN (AGENDA ITEM XVI) The Commission adjourned at 2:56 P.M. DEBBIE TRICE, MAYOR CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK Book 69 Page 41 324 02/17/26 9:00 AM.

Debbie Trice Mayor Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Kyle Battie REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 17, 2026 WELCOME to a Regular meeting of the City Commission. This Agenda includes all matters scheduled to come before the Commission at this meeting. It is prepared to help you follow the proceedings of the meeting. Your interest is appreciated, and we invite your comments. Input from citizens is important; we need and welcome it. If you wish to address the Commission, please fill out a "Request To Speak" Form located on the table at the back of the Commission Chambers. Fill out the form completely, indicating the Agenda Item to which you intend to speak, and place the form in the box on the table. If you intend to speak under Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics, the subject should also be noted on the "Request To Speak" Form. Agenda Items for which citizens' comments are not permitted are noted. In general, these will be items on which a public hearing has previously been held. Listed below are the time limits established for speaking: Public Hearings - Quasi-judicial: A reasonable amount of time to be determined by the City Commission will be provided to Applicants and Affected Persons desiring to speak. Public Hearings - Legislative: Citizens desiring to speak are allowed five (5) minutes. Petitioners are allowed fifteen (15) minutes with a five (5) minute rebuttal at the close of the public hearing. We will ask you to take an oath that all evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing are truthful. Citizens’ Input Concerning City Topics - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Remember, appearances before the Commission are not a substitute for attempting to resolve your issue(s) through the appropriate administrative channels. Citizens’ Input is to allow citizens the opportunity to present their view on matters concerning City topics but not on items scheduled elsewhere on the Agenda. Questions and answers shall not be permitted. Matters presented to the Commission may be referred by the Mayor, with consensus of the Commission, to the Administration for action and possible follow-up at a future Commission meeting. We expect that citizens have first attempted to speak directly with the City’s Administration. Other Agenda Items permitting citizens’ comment - Citizens desiring to speak are allowed three (3) minutes. Agenda items for which citizens’ comments are not permitted are noted in the left margin of the Agenda. The City Auditor and Clerk will forward all Request to Speak forms to the Mayor. When the Mayor calls your name, come to the Commission table, and restate your name for the record. We ask that your comments be limited to the subject of the Agenda Item. Remember, we are always happy to listen to your comments; however, this is not intended to be an extended question and answer session. Again, the City Commission thanks you for taking the time to participate in our meeting. DEBBIE TRICE Mayor 1

REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida February 17, 2026 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS: I.1 Presentation Re: Employee of the Month for February 2026 I.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Employee of the Month February 2026.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. IV.1 Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Sarasota City Commission Meeting of January 05, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-01-05 Attorney-Client.FINAL.pdf IV.2 Approval Re: Minutes of the Special Joint Meeting of the Convocation of Governments of the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners, the City Commissions of the Cities of North Port and Sarasota, the City Council of the City of Venice, the Town Commission of the Town of Longboat Key, and the School Board of Sarasota County of January 16, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-01-16 Joint-Convocation (COG).FINAL.pdf IV.3 Approval Re: Minutes of the Regular Sarasota City Commission Meeting of January 20, 2026 (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM) IV.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf 26-01-20 Regular.FINAL.pdf V. BOARD ACTIONS: V.1 Report Re: General Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan (GEPP) Board of Trustees Annual Report V.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf General Employees Pension Plan Board Report.pdf VI. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 1: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 1, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VI.1 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and the City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Plant Source Landscape and Restorations, Inc. (ITB 26-05SS) for Care and Maintenance of Landscape Beds in Downtown Sarasota VI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf ITB 26-05SS - Back Up Material.pdf VI.2 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and the City Auditor and Clerk to execute the 3

Agreement for LED Lighting Services between the City of Sarasota and Sarasota Holiday Lighting, LLC. (ITB 25-51SS) for procurement, installation, maintenance, removal, and replacement of LED lights within the Downtown Sarasota VI.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back Up Materials LED Lighting Services.pdf VI.3 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Fundraising Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Big Waters Land Trust for Improvements to the Nature Park at Bobby Jones Golf Club VI.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Nature Park Fundraising Final Packet.pdf 20260205 - BJNP Node Rendering Package.pdf VI.4 Approval Re: Registration Request by Tillman FiberCo Florida LLC with the City of Sarasota prior to establishing facilities in the City's public Right-Of-Way (ROW) VI.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back Up for Tillman Fiber Co. Agenda 2.pdf VI.5 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between City of Sarasota and Sequoia Construction Group, LLC (Bid No. 25-06JS) for Lift Station No. 2 Improvements in the amount of $1,382,185.00 VI.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf LS2Rehab.FullPacket.pdf COPY_UTILITIES LIFT STATION.pdf VI.6 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Odyssey Manufacturing Co. to provide liquid sodium hypochlorite on an as needed basis with an annual total estimated cost in the amount of $600,000.00 VI.6 Agenda Request Form.pdf FullPacket.OdysseyPiggyback.pdf VII. CONSENT AGENDA NO. 2: Note to the Public: All matters listed under Consent Agenda No. 2, are considered to be routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. VII.1 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3378, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To create a revenue and expenditure budget within the Special Revenue Grant Fund for a WCIND grant received in the amount of $225,946.00 for Marine Patrol hours VII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3378 Backup 02.17.26.pdf VII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3379, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if 4

any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To create a revenue and expenditure budget within the Special Revenue Grant Fund for a WCIND grant received in the amount of $20,000.00 for Rapid Response and Removal VII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3379 Backup 02.17.26.pdf VII.3 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3380, amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 by providing for supplemental appropriations in the amounts identified in Exhibit A; providing for severability if any of the parts hereof are declared invalid, etc. (Title Only). To establish an expenditure budget utilizing available fund balance in the amount of $71,000.00 within the Equipment Replacement Fund for the purchase of a replacement vehicle for the Facilities Department VII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Res 26R-3380 Backup 02-17-26.pdf VII.4 Adoption Re: Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 26-5589, to rezone a portion of that certain parcel of real property totaling approximately 4.49 +/- acres located at the southwest corner of 21st Street and N. Osprey Avenue, with a street address of 1790 21st Street, from the Residential Multiple Family 2 (RMF- 2) zone district to the Governmental (G) zone district; approving Site Plan Application No. 25-SP-02 to allow the replacement of an existing +/- 21,197 square-foot multi-purpose building with a new +/- 21,760 square-foot multi- purpose building, a covered play area, and a multi-purpose athletic field, all as more particularly set forth herein; and affirming Planning Board Approval of Major Conditional Use Application 25-CU-01 to allow community service uses, etc. (Title Only) (Application No. 25-SP-02, 25-CU-01, 25-RE-02) (Applicant Joel J. Freedman, AICP, as agent representing Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties, Inc., lessee) VII.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf Ordinance No. 26-5589 Backup.pdf VIII. BOARD APPOINTMENTS: IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: IX.1 Approval Re: Charter Official Evaluations IX.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Agenda Back-up Items for Performance Evaluations 1-30-26.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 Resolution No. 26R-3369, electing to use the Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem Assessments for more than one year levied in the South Poinsettia Park Neighborhood of the City to fund street light services and facilities; stating a need for such levy; providing for the mailing of this resolution; and providing for an effective date (Title Only) N/A X.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 5

Back Up Docs Resolution No 26R-3369 - SPPNA Lighting Assessment District.pdf X.2 Public Hearing Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3374, electing to use the Uniform Method of collecting Non-Ad Valorem Assessments levied for more than one year within areas of the City including St. Armands Key and the incorporated area of Lido Key to fund capital improvements associated with the undergrounding of electrical, communications, and other utilities; stating a need for such levy; providing for the mailing of this Resolution; and providing for an effective date (Title Only) N/A X.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back Up Docs for Resolution No 26R-3374 - Undergrounding St Armands Key and Lido KeyAssessment District.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: Site Plan Application No. 24-SP-17 (24-CU-03), request for Site Plan and Major Conditional Use approval to construct an approximately 14,235 square foot building addition on the +/- 2.96-acre subject property with a street address of 1451 10th Street. The building addition will replace the two 2,600-square foot modular buildings that currently exist on the site and will include new offices, an expanded kitchen, and 34 treatment beds. The subject property has a Future Land Use classification of Urban Mixed-Use and is within the Governmental (G) zone district. Vehicular access is proposed to remain from 10th Street, as more particularly described in said applications; etc. (Title Only) (Application Nos. 24-SP-17, 24-CU-03) (Applicant Joel Freedman, AICP, as agent representing Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery, Lessee) XI.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup Material.pdf XII. NEW BUSINESS: XII.1 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Third Addendum and Restated Lease Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery, Inc. XII.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf THIRD ADDENDUM AND RESTATED LEASE AGREEMENT BACKUP.pdf XII.2 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 26R-3372, establishing a Natural Disaster Collection (NDC) Reserve Financial Policy within the Solid Waste Fund; providing guidelines for the reserve's creation, funding, use, and replenishment, etc. (Title Only) XII.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf Agenda_Backup_materials_for_City_Commission_meeting_2-17-2026_- _Natural_Disaster_Collection_Reserve.pdf Debris Removal Reserve - Solid Waste Fund 2-10-2026[42].pdf XII.3 Presentation and Discussion Re: Stormwater Management in the City of 6

Sarasota: Executive Summary and Annual Sarasota County Stormwater Utility Update; Technical Reference on Governance, Authority, and Basin-Based Systems XII.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf Back Up docs for Stormwater Management Presentation.pdf Stormwater Management_City of Sarasota_Technical Reference - Updated 1-28- 2028 Final[18].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 2-17-26 Regular Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure RulesofProcedure April 2025.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING February 17, 2026 Regular Mtg Speaker Cards.pdf February 17, 2026 Regular Mtg Items Received.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 7

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file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, 9:00 A.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 9:00:13AM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 9:00:15AM >>Mayor Trice: GOOD MORNING. 9:00:16AM I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2026, 9:00:24AM REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. 9:00:27AM PLEASE JOIN ME IN TURNING OFF YOUR CELL PHONES. 9:00:31AM I WAS AT A PERFORMANCE THE OTHER DAY AND SOMEBODY'S CELL 9:00:35AM PHONE WENT OFF, SO JUST A REMINDER. 9:00:38AM OKAY. 9:00:40AM FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION BY CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK 9:00:43AM GRIGGS. 9:00:43AM >>Shayla Griggs: THOSE WHO CAN STAND, PLEASE. 9:00:47AM HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 9:00:53AM WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 9:00:56AM DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 9:00:58AM OF OUR COMMUNITY. 9:00:59AM IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 9:01:02AM >>Mayor Trice: OUR VICE MAYOR WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. 9:01:04AM [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 9:01:23AM THANK YOU. 9:01:24AM ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? 9:01:26AM >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MAYOR. 9:01:28AM I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY. 9:01:29AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 9:01:30AM MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AGENDA SCHEDULE? 9:01:34AM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: MOVE TO APPROVE. 9:01:36AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: SECOND. 9:01:36AM >>Mayor Trice: MOVED BY THE VICE MAYOR. 9:01:38AM SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH. 9:01:39AM WE WILL VOTE, PLEASE. 9:01:41AM AND IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 9:01:48AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 9:01:49AM NOW, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME UP FRONT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION 9:01:57AM FOR THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. 9:01:59AM THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT AN EAGER BEAVER JUSTIN IS. 9:02:21AM MARY BENSEL, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE VAN WEZEL. 9:02:30AM IT IS WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION THAT WE COMMEND JUSTIN 9:02:35AM GOMLAK FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY AND HIS 9:02:39AM EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO ACCESSIBILITY AT THE VAN WEZEL 9:02:42AM PERFORMING ARTS HALL. 9:02:44AM JUSTIN HAS SERVED THE CITY FOR OVER THREE YEARS AS THE 9:02:47AM MANAGER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE VAN 9:02:51AM WEZEL DURING WHICH TIME HE HAS BECOME A RESPECTED ROLE MODEL

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:02:56AM WITHIN HIS DEPARTMENT. 9:02:57AM HE IS KNOWN FOR THE CARE, INTEGRITY, AND PASSION HE BRINGS 9:03:02AM TO HIS WORK BY DEMONSTRATING HIS COMMITMENT TO BOTH PUBLIC 9:03:06AM SERVICE AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS. 9:03:10AM JUSTIN'S NOMINATION FOR THIS COMMENDATION REFLECTS HIS 9:03:15AM LEADERSHIP AS ONE OF THE CITY'S STRONGEST ALLIES ON THE 9:03:18AM AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 9:03:20AM HE TRULY CARES ABOUT ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS OF ALL 9:03:24AM ABILITIES CAN ENJOY AND PARTICIPATE IN THEATER. 9:03:29AM HIS WORK EXTENDS BEYOND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND 9:03:33AM REFLECTS A GENUINE DESIRE TO CREATE WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE 9:03:38AM EXPERIENCES FOR ALL PATRONS. 9:03:40AM ONE OF JUSTIN'S MOST IMPACTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS HAS BEEN 9:03:45AM INTRODUCING RELAXED PERFORMANCES AT THE VAN WEZEL. 9:03:49AM THESE PERFORMANCES ACCOMMODATE FLEXIBLE AUDIENCE 9:03:53AM EXPECTATIONS, ENABLING INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSORY 9:04:00AM SENSITIVITIES TO ENGAGE WITH LIVE THEATER IN A COMFORTABLE, 9:04:03AM SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. 9:04:05AM AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE FREE TO USE FIDGET TOOLS, MOVE AS 9:04:09AM NEEDED, OR TAKE BREAKS WITHOUT JUDGMENT. 9:04:12AM JUSTIN IS ALSO WORKING TO ESTABLISH A QUIET ROOM WHERE 9:04:19AM PATRONS CAN DECOMPRESS IF NEEDED, FURTHER ENHANCING THE 9:04:23AM VENUE'S ACCESSIBILITY. 9:04:25AM IN ADDITION, THE VAN WEZEL NOW OFFERS ACCESSIBLE DANCE 9:04:27AM CLASSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REVOLUTIONS DANCE, EXPANDING 9:04:33AM OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND PARTICIPATION FOR 9:04:38AM INDIVIDUALS OF VARYING ABILITIES. 9:04:40AM JUSTIN ALSO BOOKED REVOLUTIONS DANCE FOR A SCHOOLTIME 9:04:46AM PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL STUDENTS, HIGHLIGHTING HOW EVERYONE 9:04:49AM CAN BE INVOLVED IN THE ARTS. 9:04:51AM THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP, COMPASSION, AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH, 9:04:57AM JUSTIN HAS STRENGTHENED THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO 9:05:00AM ACCESSIBILITY AND HAS MADE THE VAN WEZEL A MORE WELCOMING 9:05:04AM SPACE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 9:05:07AM THANK YOU, JUSTIN GOMLAK, FOR EMBODYING THE CITY'S VALUES OF 9:05:13AM INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TEAMWORK, AND RESPECT. 9:05:16AM YOU SERVE THE CITY OF SARASOTA WITH EXCELLENCE AND PRIDE. 9:05:20AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUSTIN. 9:05:23AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:05:24AM YOUR CERTIFICATE. 9:05:34AM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. 9:05:36AM >> PUT ME ON THE SPOT, MADAM MAYOR. 9:05:38AM >>Mayor Trice: JUST A FEW. 9:05:40AM >> I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. 9:05:41AM I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT WORKS WITH ME. 9:05:44AM MIA STRICKLAND AND MARGARET LINDSAY. 9:05:47AM AND, OF COURSE, AN AMAZING LEADER IN MARY BENSEL. 9:05:51AM THE WHOLE OF THE VAN WEZEL REALLY, I FEEL THE SUPPORT OF 9:06:02AM EVERYBODY IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. 9:06:04AM I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MY COWORKERS, MY BOSS, AND MY TEAM. 9:06:08AM THANK YOU.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:06:11AM >>Mary Bensel: I'M SO ABSOLUTELY PROUD OF JUSTIN. 9:06:14AM JUST SO YOU KNOW, JUSTIN WAS A BROADWAY DANCER. 9:06:18AM HE PERFORMED IN OVER TEN PRODUCTIONS ON BROADWAY. 9:06:21AM HE BRINGS THAT EXPERTISE TO US. 9:06:23AM ONE OF THE THINGS HE DOES, WHICH I'M GOING TO AVAIL MYSELF 9:06:27AM OF WHEN I RETIRE, WHICH I'M SURE WILL BE FAIRLY SOON WILL BE 9:06:31AM HIS GOLDEN GROOVERS PERFORMERS. 9:06:35AM THEY LEARNED HOW TO LEARN THE STEPS FROM THE CURRENT 9:06:40AM BROADWAY SHOWS WE BRING IN. 9:06:41AM JUSTIN HAS A HUMANITY THAT REACHES BEYOND MOST PEOPLE. 9:06:45AM I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. 9:06:46AM IT CAN'T NOT BE SAID THAT OUR VAN WEZEL FOUNDATION, WHICH IS 9:06:50AM NOW CALLED THE SARASOTA PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION, HAS 9:06:54AM SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM TO OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS EVERY 9:06:58AM YEAR. 9:06:59AM ONE YEAR WHEN WE WERE IN TROUBLE OF LOSING THE EDUCATION 9:07:02AM PROGRAM, BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, WE WORKED TO RAISE LIKE A 9:07:06AM MILLION DOLLARS TO KEEP IT ALIVE. 9:07:09AM BECAUSE EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR KIDS. 9:07:11AM I MEAN, I HAVE A TEACHING DEGREE MYSELF, BUT IT'S ALSO 9:07:14AM IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP AUDIENCES FOR THE FUTURE. 9:07:18AM JUSTIN ALSO, I'M SO THRILLED, HE HAS A SUMMER CAMP, MADAM 9:07:23AM MAYOR, FOR TECHNICAL THEATER. 9:07:25AM IT'S NOT JUST FOR ACTORS, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF 9:07:28AM PEOPLE THAT WORK IN OUR ARTS FORUMS, AND THIS I THINK IS OUR 9:07:33AM THIRD YEAR. 9:07:34AM I'M SO DARN PROUD OF YOU. 9:07:35AM THANK YOU. 9:07:39AM [ APPLAUSE ] 9:08:07AM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 9:08:46AM WE HAVE REACHED THE TIME IN OUR AGENDA WHEN WE GET CITIZENS' 9:08:49AM INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS. 9:08:53AM IF MS. GRIGGS WILL READ THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT. 9:08:57AM >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 9:08:58AM WE MAY DISAGREE BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER. 9:09:03AM WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 9:09:05AM WE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS. 9:09:07AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:09:08AM FOUR PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. 9:09:11AM MARTIN HYDE. 9:09:14AM STEVEN MARTINUCCI. 9:09:16AM HENRY KAHWATY AND TREVOR FALK. 9:09:20AM IF YOU'LL COME UP, WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, 9:09:24AM ARE YOU A CITY RESIDENT AND ARE YOU REPRESENTING YOURSELF OR 9:09:27AM ANOTHER ENTITY. 9:09:28AM MARTIN HYDE WILL START OFF. 9:09:43AM >> GOOD MORNING. 9:09:43AM I'M MARTIN HYDE. 9:09:46AM I DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY. 9:09:49AM I WAS GOING TO DO A GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS THING ON ANOTHER 9:09:55AM ITEM, BUT NOT WISHING TO SPOIL THE GOOD NEWS ON THAT ITEM 9:10:01AM AND BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE BAD NEWS, I THOUGHT I WOULD

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:10:07AM SPLIT MY COMMENTS. 9:10:09AM FIRSTLY THE ITEM I'LL COMMENT ON LATER WAS TO HAVE BEEN 9:10:14AM PRESENTED BY A 20-YEAR EMPLOYEE WHO HAD RISEN TO HR DIRECTOR 9:10:22AM IN OUR CITY. 9:10:23AM BUT TO USE THE PC TERM, SHE'S NOW BEEN LET GO. 9:10:28AM A REPORT WAS COMMISSIONED INTO HER DEPARTMENT AND PRACTICES, 9:10:33AM THE RESULT OF WHICH WAS HER BEING FORCED OUT. 9:10:36AM SO FAR AS I CAN TELL, THE MAIN COMPLAINT WAS THAT HR SIDED 9:10:43AM WITH MANAGEMENT WHEN COMPLAINTS WERE MADE AGAINST 9:10:46AM MANAGEMENT. 9:10:47AM SO IT RATHER BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHOSE IDEA THIS REPORT 9:10:53AM WAS, HOW MUCH TAXPAYER MONEY WAS WASTED TO CREATE A REPORT 9:10:59AM IN A STATE WHICH IS A RIGHT TO WORK STATE, SO YOU DIDN'T 9:11:03AM NEED A REPORT TO LET SOMEONE GO. 9:11:04AM WITH A PREDETERMINED OUTCOME. 9:11:07AM THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE MADE A PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST FOR, SO 9:11:10AM WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT ANOTHER DAY. 9:11:13AM ON THE QUESTION OF CITY MANAGER, WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE OUR 9:11:19AM THIRD INTERIM MANAGER IN 16 MONTHS. 9:11:23AM ONE MIGHT HOPE THAT THIS ONE HAS BETTER EYESIGHT THAN THE 9:11:31AM LAST ONE, JUST AS A REMINDER. 9:11:38AM THESE ARE THE BATHROOMS THAT WERE SIGNED OFF ON IN CITY HALL 9:11:45AM LESS THAN A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, 9:11:49AM COSTING 600,000 TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 9:11:52AM THAT WASN'T ME. 9:11:56AM LIKE I SAID, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL PUT THEIR CONTACT LENSES IN. 9:12:03AM THE QUESTION OF FINALISTS FOR THE FULL-TIME CITY MANAGER 9:12:12AM POSITION, THOUGH, MIGHT I SUGGEST THAT RATHER THAN READING 9:12:15AM SELF-SERVING LETTERS EXPLAINING PAST EMPLOYMENT ISSUES, THAT 9:12:20AM YOU CONTACT THOSE EMPLOYERS THEMSELVES WHO IN ONE CASE VOTED 9:12:24AM 7-0 TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF ONE OF YOUR FINALISTS FOR 9:12:30AM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY. 9:12:31AM THE PHRASE, DON'T CALIFORNIA MY FLORIDA IS A POPULAR ONE FOR 9:12:37AM GOOD REASON. 9:12:37AM IMPORTING SOMEONE FROM ONE OF THEIR MOST CRIME-RIDDEN CITIES 9:12:41AM MIGHT, THEREFORE, NOT BE THE WAY TO GO. 9:12:45AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. HYDE. 9:12:47AM MR. MARTINUCCI. 9:12:56AM >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, AND 9:12:58AM EVERYONE. 9:12:59AM I'M SPEAKING TODAY CONCERNING THE NOISE ORDINANCE REVISIONS. 9:13:02AM THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR EXTREMELY HIGH NOISE 9:13:06AM DECIBEL LEVELS WITH DIFFERENT RESTRICTED HOURS AND DAYS. 9:13:09AM THE PLAINLY AUDIBLE NOISE CRITERIA IS ONLY ENFORCEABLE WHEN 9:13:13AM EXCEEDING A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET. 9:13:15AM BENCHMARKING SARASOTA AGAINST CITIES WITH COMPARABLE SIZES, 9:13:19AM STRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM GOALS WOULD BE A MORE APPROPRIATE 9:13:22AM APPROACH AS OPPOSED TO ADOPTING MIAMI'S GUIDELINES. 9:13:26AM SARASOTA IS NOT MIAMI NOR IS IT STRIVING TO EMULATE MIAMI'S 9:13:30AM SOUND ENVIRONMENT. 9:13:30AM OUR NOISE ORDINANCE SHOULD REFLECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR 9:13:33AM COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE SEEK TO MAINTAIN.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:13:37AM RESIDENTIAL QUIET HOURS SHOULD EXTEND FROM 10 P.M. TO 9:13:40AM 7 A.M., INCLUDING NOISE FROM SCHOOLS TO ALLOW RESIDENTS 9:13:45AM RESTORATIVE SLEEP ESSENTIAL TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL 9:13:48AM WELL-BEING. 9:13:49AM AT THE DECEMBER 1st MEETING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE 9:13:51AM ORIGINALLY INTENDED EVENING NOISE RESTRICTION BEGIN AT 9:13:54AM 10 P.M. 9:13:54AM HOWEVER, DUE TO LACK OF ENFORCEMENT, THE STANDARD WAS 9:13:57AM REDUCED. 9:13:58AM SARASOTA MUNICIPAL CODE 20-2 PROTECTS RESIDENTS FROM 9:14:03AM EXCESSIVE NOISE THAT CAN AFFECT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 9:14:08AM DISTANCE GUIDELINES BASED UPON MINIMUM SPACING PERMITTED 9:14:12AM BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, BOTH CURRENT AND 9:14:14AM ANTICIPATED. 9:14:14AM RSF 4 RESIDENTIAL ZONING ALLOWS A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 12 9:14:19AM FEET BETWEEN HOUSES, HOWEVER, THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE 9:14:23AM ONLY BECOMES ENFORCEABLE AT 100 FEET. 9:14:26AM THE CITY OF ORLANDO HAS THREE DIFFERENT ZONE AREA 9:14:29AM DESIGNATIONS. 9:14:30AM MULTIUSE AREA DISTANCE IS 50 FEET AND THEIR RESIDENTIAL AREA 9:14:34AM DISTANCE IS 15 FEET. 9:14:35AM BOTH HAVING ENFORCEABLE HOURS FROM 10 P.M. TO 7 A.M., SEVEN 9:14:40AM DAYS A WEEK. 9:14:41AM WINTER PARK, PENSACOLA, WEST LAKE AND JUPITER HAVE DISTANCES 9:14:45AM OF 50 FEET. 9:14:46AM THE FLORIDA VEHICLE NOISE STATUTE 3163045 PROHIBITS PLAINLY 9:14:51AM AUDIBLE MUSIC FROM A DISTANCE OF 25 FEET. 9:14:53AM WHY WOULD STATE LAW PREVENT A STATIONARY OR MOVING VEHICLE 9:14:59AM BE HEARD FROM 25 FEET AWAY BUT THE CITY ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL 9:15:02AM NOISE FROM A HUNDRED FEET AWAY. 9:15:04AM THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. 9:15:06AM AVERAGE PROPERTY LOT MEASURES 50 FEET BY 100 FEET DEEP WITH 9:15:09AM FRONT PORCHES TYPICALLY LESS THAN 25 FEET AWAY FROM THE NEXT 9:15:12AM HOUSE. 9:15:13AM DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL NOISE ZONES NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED 9:15:16AM WITH PLAINLY AUDIBLE SOURCE DISTANCES RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 9:15:21AM FEET. 9:15:21AM LASTLY, THE SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO GENERATE 9:15:25AM EXCESSIVE NOISE THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY. 9:15:28AM THE SOUND ORDINANCE LAWS CANNOT BE ENFORCED BECAUSE THE 9:15:32AM SCHOOLS ARE EXEMPT. 9:15:33AM COMMUNICATION AND OVERSIGHT STANDARDS NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED 9:15:36AM BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY 9:15:39AM CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. 9:15:42AM THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. 9:15:43AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 9:15:44AM MR. KAHWATY. 9:16:14AM >> HI. 9:16:28AM VERY GOOD. 9:16:28AM GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. 9:16:33AM CITY ADMINISTRATION. 9:16:34AM MY NAME IS HENRY KAHWATY.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:16:36AM I'M HERE TO REPRESENT MYSELF. 9:16:37AM I SPOKE TO YOU ALL TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE REGULAR COMMISSION 9:16:42AM MEETING AND ADDRESSED QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE CITY'S ZONING 9:16:46AM ORDINANCE AND THE BARRIERS THAT IT PRESENTS FOR HOME 9:16:49AM ELEVATION PROJECTS. 9:16:50AM AT THE END OF THAT COMMISSION MEETING, DURING THE 9:16:54AM COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION SECTION, COMMISSIONER ALPERT SAID TO 9:16:58AM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR WE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. 9:17:01AM I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE. 9:17:02AM I THOUGHT I WOULD COME BACK AND SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES 9:17:06AM TELLING YOU WHAT THE ISSUES ARE I'M ADDRESSING HERE. 9:17:09AM FIRST OF ALL, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HOME 9:17:11AM ELEVATION IS. 9:17:12AM YOU HAVE AN EXISTING HOUSE AT GRADE. 9:17:16AM DAY CONSTRUCTION STARTS, AN ARMY OF PEOPLE WILL SHOW UP WITH 9:17:19AM SHOVELS AND START DIGGING AROUND YOUR HOUSE, DIGGING TUNNELS 9:17:22AM UNDER THE HOUSE TO VIEW THE SLAB FROM BELOW AND POSITION 9:17:28AM HYDRAULIC JACKS YOU DID THE HOUSE. 9:17:30AM RAISE THE HOUSE UP TO FOUR AND A HALF FEET, POUR FOOTINGS. 9:17:34AM THEN THE FINAL HEIGHT, THE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT, I BELIEVE 9:17:38AM WENT UP 12 FEET AND WAS ONE OF THE HOUSES I DISCUSSED LAST 9:17:42AM TIME. 9:17:42AM WHAT ISSUES DOES THIS RAISE? 9:17:47AM FIRST ONE IS SETBACKS. 9:17:48AM YOU ARE RAISING AN EXISTING PROPERTY. 9:17:51AM THE HOUSE EXISTS ON THE GROUND. 9:17:54AM IT IS WHERE IT IS. 9:17:56AM THE LEFT SIDE PANEL HERE IS THE SITE PLAN FOR MY PROPERTY. 9:18:01AM MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE LATE 1940s. 9:18:04AM IT IS FOUR FEET OFF THE PROPERTY LINE. 9:18:06AM THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT NOW IS 8 FEET. 9:18:08AM SO THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF THE HOUSE IS WITHIN THE 9:18:12AM SETBACK. 9:18:12AM SO WE'LL NEED A VARIANCE TO RAISE THAT PROPERTY. 9:18:14AM BUT THERE IS A SECOND ISSUE. 9:18:16AM IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP RIGHT PICTURE, THAT IS ACTUALLY A 9:18:19AM FRONT DOOR OVER THE ARCH. 9:18:21AM WHEN THAT HOUSE IS AT GRADE, YOU OPEN THE FRONT DOOR AND YOU 9:18:23AM CAN WALK OUTSIDE. 9:18:24AM WHEN THE HOUSE GETS ELEVATED UP AND TEN FEET OFF THE GROUND, 9:18:28AM YOU NEED TO HAVE A STAIRCASE TO GET DOWN TO THE GROUND 9:18:31AM LEVEL. 9:18:32AM WHEN YOU BUILD THAT STAIRCASE, EVEN IF YOUR HOUSE IS SET 9:18:36AM BACK FAR ENOUGH FROM THE STREET THAT STAIRCASE MAY NEED TO 9:18:39AM BE IN THE SETBACK. 9:18:40AM THE SECOND ISSUE IS DAYLIGHT PLANE. 9:18:43AM IF YOU HAVE A SINGLE STORY HOUSE YOU ARE PROBABLY FINE WITH 9:18:46AM THE DAYLIGHT PLANE. 9:18:47AM IF YOU HAVE A TWO STORY HOUSE, WHEN YOU RAISE IT UP, 9:18:50AM PROBABLY PIERCE THE DAYLIGHT PLANE. 9:18:52AM THE HIGHER UP YOU GO, THE MORE THE ENCROACHMENT OF THE 9:18:57AM DAYLIGHT PLANE WILL BE.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:18:57AM THE THIRD ISSUE, AND THIS ONE IS QUITE IMPORTANT, IS THE 9:19:01AM BUILDING COVERAGE RESTRICTION ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS. 9:19:04AM THE BUILDING COVERAGE RESTRICTION IS 35%. 9:19:05AM THE BUILDING CAN'T COVER MORE THAN 35% OF THE LOT. 9:19:07AM THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO GRANT VARIANCES 9:19:10AM TO THAT. 9:19:11AM IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE THERE, YOU'LL SEE 9:19:13AM THAT THERE IS A DOOR. 9:19:14AM WHEN THE HOUSE IS AT GRADE, YOU CAN OPEN THE DOOR, GO 9:19:17AM OUTSIDE, ENJOY YOUR YARD. 9:19:18AM ONCE THE HOUSE IS UP IN THE AIR, YOU CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS 9:19:21AM YOU HAVE A BALCONY. 9:19:22AM BALCONIES UNDER THE CITY CODE COUNT AS BUILDING COVERAGE. 9:19:27AM SO WHEN YOU ADD A BALCONY ON THE BACK OF YOUR HOUSE, YOU'LL 9:19:30AM PROBABLY THROW YOURSELF OVER THE 35% LIMIT. 9:19:32AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MR. KAHWATY. 9:19:35AM TREVOR FALK. 9:19:43AM >> I GAVE THEM OUT. 9:19:45AM I'LL START HERE. 9:19:46AM HI, COMMISSIONERS. 9:19:47AM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 9:19:48AM IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN HERE SINCE THE 9:19:51AM EMBARRASSING FAILURE OF THE AD HOC TREE BOARD A FEW YEARS 9:19:55AM AGO. 9:19:55AM I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE VEHICLE NOISE. 9:19:59AM I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAME TO TALK ABOUT EXCESSIVE NOISE. 9:20:04AM STEVE SHOWED UP AS WELL. 9:20:06AM THE UNDENIABLE RIGHT TO SILENCE VERSUS THE PRIVILEGE TO MAKE 9:20:11AM EXCESSIVE NOISE. 9:20:12AM IN THE INTERSECTION OF THOSE TWO POINTS THAT WE CALL LIVING 9:20:14AM DOWNTOWN. 9:20:15AM I HAVE AN ARTICLE RIGHT HERE. 9:20:18AM I GUESS PUT IT OVER THERE, MAYBE. 9:20:20AM IN THIS ARTICLE, IT IS FROM 2024 FROM NOT THE HERALD TRIBUNE 9:20:27AM BUT SOME OTHER ONE. 9:20:28AM IT TALKS ABOUT THE NEW STRICT CAR NOISE ORDINANCE THAT WE 9:20:33AM WOULD BE IMPLEMENTING IN JULY OF 2024. 9:20:35AM THIS ARTICLE HERE, NO QUOTES FROM THE CITY COMMISSION. 9:20:38AM THERE IS A QUOTE FROM A POLICE OFFICER IN THERE TALKING 9:20:41AM ABOUT HOW THERE WILL BE AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FIRST BEFORE 9:20:45AM WE GET INTO ENFORCING THE VEHICLE NOISE ORDINANCE. 9:20:49AM I'M CURIOUS, HOW DID THE CITY AND THE AGENCY TASKED WITH 9:20:54AM ENFORCING THE ORDINANCE, THE POLICE, CITY POLICE, THEY 9:20:57AM ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE, HOW DID THEY GET OUT THE WORD AS 9:20:59AM PART OF THE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN FOR THIS NEW, STRICT CAR 9:21:02AM NOISE ORDINANCE? 9:21:03AM WERE THERE SIGNS OR FLYERS? 9:21:06AM WERE THERE F.D.O.T. SIGNS ALONG SOME OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY 9:21:09AM USED ROADS FOR LOUD DRIVERS? 9:21:12AM I WANT TO CLARIFY, THIS ISN'T ABOUT LOUD CAR STEREOS. 9:21:15AM I HEAR LOUD CAR STEREOS WHEN THEY DRIVE PAST MY HOUSE ON 9:21:19AM LAUREL STREET, APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM MY HOUSE.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:21:22AM TECHNICALLY, THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE BUT SO 9:21:24AM INFREQUENT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. 9:21:26AM THE ISSUE HERE IS AN INTENTIONAL, EXCESSIVE ENGINE AND 9:21:29AM EXHAUST NOISE FROM CARS, TRUCKS, AND MOTORCYCLES DRIVEN BY 9:21:33AM COMMUTERS AND RECREATIONAL DRIVERS. 9:21:35AM THE ARTICLE THAT I GAVE MENTIONS THE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN 9:21:40AM WILL COME FIRST, FOLLOWED BY ENFORCEMENT. 9:21:42AM HAS THIS ENFORCEMENT BEGUN OR ARE WE STILL IN THE 9:21:45AM INFORMATION CAMPAIGN PHASE. 9:21:47AM I ALSO GAVE THE ORDINANCE HERE, I PRINTED IT OUT, THE 9:21:52AM FLORIDA STATE, IT SAYS THE 25 FEET PLAINLY AUDIBLE. 9:21:58AM I CAN HEAR VEHICLE NOISES INSIDE OF MY HOUSE WITH MY WINDOWS 9:22:02AM CLOSED, RIGHT? 9:22:03AM THIS IS TOO LOUD, ACCORDING TO THIS LAW. 9:22:06AM I CAN HEAR VEHICLE NOISE ON MY BACK PATIO IN LAUREL PARK 9:22:10AM GARDENING. 9:22:11AM THAT'S TOO LOUD. 9:22:12AM THAT IS A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. 9:22:14AM WHERE AM I HEARING IT? 9:22:15AM INSIDE MY HOUSE, WHEN I WALK AND BIKE DOWNTOWN TO MAIN 9:22:18AM STREET, DINING ALFRESCO ON MAIN STREET, GRABBING A COFFEE 9:22:22AM OUTSIDE OF O AND A. 9:22:23AM RELAXING AT BAYFRONT PARK, YOU HEAR ENGINE NOISE, 9:22:28AM INTENTIONAL EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE. 9:22:31AM WHERE IS IT HAPPENING? 9:22:32AM RINGLING BRIDGE, THE ROUNDABOUT SOUTH ALONG BAYFRONT DRIVE 9:22:34AM AND MOUND STREET, WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BETWEEN MOUND AND 9:22:37AM FRUITVILLE, AND ALONG FRUITVILLE EAST AND WEST BETWEEN 9:22:41AM WASHINGTON AND TAMIAMI. 9:22:42AM THAT'S WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING. 9:22:43AM YOU CAN PUT SIGNS UP. 9:22:45AM YOU CAN PUT POLICE OFFICERS. 9:22:46AM YOU CAN ENFORCE THIS. 9:22:47AM I PROPOSE TAKING THE ORDINANCE A STEP FURTHER AND SETTING UP 9:22:50AM ZONES, LIKE STEVE SAID. 9:22:52AM WE CAN HAVE ZONES -- [BEEP] 9:22:54AM THANK YOU. 9:22:54AM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. FALK. 9:22:56AM WE HAVE ONE MORE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP. 9:22:58AM CAMILLA CHERRY, WILL YOU COME DOWN AND SPEAK? 9:23:01AM AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF, IF YOU ARE A CITY RESIDENT AND IF 9:23:05AM YOU ARE REPRESENTING YOURSELF. 9:23:07AM THANK YOU FOR COMING. 9:23:09AM >> HI. 9:23:10AM KAMALA CHERRY, A NATIVE OF SARASOTA. 9:23:13AM BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE. 9:23:17AM IN ADDITION TO WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT REGARDING THE NOISE 9:23:20AM ORDINANCE, BUT I'M REPRESENTING NEWTOWN. 9:23:22AM WE HAVE HAD SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY PARKING ON VARIOUS 9:23:32AM STREETS, THEN CALLING DOWNTOWN TO THE SARASOTA POLICE 9:23:36AM DEPARTMENT COMPLAINING ABOUT DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE AND 9:23:41AM NOISE ORDINANCE.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-02-17-Commission.txt[2/18/2026 11:02:53 AM] 9:23:42AM BUT FROM HER RESIDENCE AT 1339 VERONICA ALAN STREET OR 9:23:49AM AVENUE, WHATEVER THE NAME OF IT IS, IN SARASOTA AND THE 9:23:53AM LOCATION SHE'S COMPLAINING ABOUT IS 2745 NORTH OSPREY 9:23:57AM AVENUE, SHE CANNOT HEAR THE NOISE FROM HER RESIDENCE. 9:24:00AM SHE'S PARKING ON STREETS BEHIND THAT ESTABLISHMENT. 9:24:05AM SHE'S PARKING BY CHURCHES SURROUNDING THAT ESTABLISHMENT AND 9:24:10AM CALLING DOWNTOWN FILING FALSE POLICE REPORTS IN REGARDS TO 9:24:15AM THE NOISE ORDINANCE. 9:24:17AM BECAUSE HER REPORTS THAT SHE'S SAYING DISTURBING THE PEACE 9:24:22AM IS MISLEADING TO THE POLICE OFFICERS. 9:24:24AM IT'S HAVING THEM COMING OUT AND AGGRAVATE RESIDENTS, 9:24:30AM BUSINESS OWNERS, PATRONS AT THE ESTABLISHMENT BECAUSE THEIR 9:24:39AM PRESENCE MAKES PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE INSTEAD OF FEELING 9:24:43AM COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THEY ABUSE THEIR UNIFORM. 9:24:46AM SO MY THING WITH HIM AS FAR AS THE NOISE ORDINANCE, I 9:24:52AM UNDERSTAND IF THEY ARE GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY, THERE'S NO 9:24:56AM CONTROL OF THAT. 9:24:57AM YOU CAN'T CONTROL THAT IN THOSE AREAS. 9:25:00AM BUT IF SOMEONE IS PARKED OUTSIDE OF YOUR RESIDENCE AND 9:25:03AM DISTURBING YOU, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING -- THAT'S 9:25:06AM UNDERSTANDABLE. 9:25:06AM THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE LAW NEEDS TO CHECK. 9:25:09AM DOWNTOWN, WE'VE BEEN KNOWN FOR THE ARTS, FINE DINING, AND 9:25:17AM BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. 9:25:18AM THAT'S WHY PEOPLE FROM UP NORTH HAVE MOVED TO SARASOTA, TO 9:25:22AM MAKE THIS THEIR HOME. 9:25:24AM NOW THAT THEY HAVE COME HERE, THEY WANT TO CHANGE HOW WE 9:25:28AM LIVE HERE. 9:25:29AM THOSE WERE THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE HERE. 9:25:33AM THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ARE RETIRING HERE. 9:25:36AM FINE DINING, ARTS AND BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. 9:25:40AM ONCE THEY GET HERE AND BECOME RESIDENTS, THEY WANT TO CHANGE 9:25:43AM HOW WE LIVE. 9:25:44AM WE ENJOY THE NOISE, ESPECI