Special City Commission Meeting (Bobby Jones Golf Course) - via Zoom/Hybrid

# MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2022

PRESENT: Mayor Erik Arroyo, Vice Mayor Kyle Scott Battie (arrived at 9:03 A.M.), 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

9:03:25 A.M.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arroyo at 9:03 A.M.

9:03:40 A.M.

INVOCATION: City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs

9:04:03 A.M.

## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Battie

9:04:23 A.M.

## 1\. CHANGE TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY

A. Please add under Agenda Items, Item No. II.8. Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Musco Sports Lighting, LLC (Clay County RFP #18/19-2) for Payne Park Tennis Court Lighting, per the request of City Manager Brown.

9:04:51 A.M.

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

9:04:53 A.M.

Mayor Arroyo requested a moment for silence for the late Betty Marion White Ludden an American actress and comedian.

9:05:23 A.M.

City Manager Brown provided a brief introduction of the items to be discussed and acknowledged Staff.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 9:05 A.M.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left the Dais at 9:06 A.M. and returned at 9:07 A.M.

9:10:20 A.M.

Commissioner Ahearn-Koch requested and Mayor Arroyo noted Commission consensus for the City Auditor and Clerk to read the Pledge of Public Conduct for the record, which was read.

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9:10:40 A.M.

Commissioner Ahearn-Koch requested and Mayor Arroyo noted Commission consensus to allow receipt of Citizens’ Input prior to any Agenda items being heard.

9:11:14 A.M.

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

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 9:11 A.M.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 9:12 A.M.

9:13:19 A.M.

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

9:14:57 A.M.

Mayor Arroyo issued a forewarning to an individual seated in the audience about the possibility of being escorted out of the Chambers.

9:15:03 A.M.

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

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 9:18 A.M.

City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 9:25 A.M.

9:28:27 A.M.

Mayor Arroyo reminded those seated in the audience to refrain from clapping and heckling and those who signed up to speak to make the assertion of being under oath and to be truthful.

9:29:04 A.M.

Erik Arroyo Mayor Vice Mayor Kyle Battie Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Hagen Brody SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2022 WELCOME to a Special 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. 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. If you wish to address the Commission, you have the option of speaking during the "Citizens' Input" portion of the Agenda or at the time of a particular agenda item. Please fill out a "Request To Speak" Form. These forms are located on the table at the back of the Commission Chambers. Fill out the form completely and place it in the box on the table. Please indicate which option you choose by checking the appropriate box on the "Request to Speak" Form. Agenda Items for which citizens' comments are not permitted are noted in the left margin of the Agenda. In general, these will be items on which a public hearing has previously been held. If you wish to speak on a topic concerning the City that is not on the Agenda, please indicate the subject you wish to discuss on the "Request To Speak" Form. When your name is called, please come to the Commission table and first state your name for the record. Please remember that there is a time limit of three minutes. 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

SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida January 10, 2022 City Commission Chambers 9:00 AM I. CITIZEN'S 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) Citizen's 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. II. AGENDA ITEMS: II.1 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Q.G.S. Development, Inc. (Invitation to Bid 21-18JS) to furnish all materials, labor, and perform all work necessary for the construction of 18 regulation golf holes, 9 adjustable golf holes, driving range, and related site work at Bobby Jones Golf Course (BGJC) in the amount of $12,513,599.05 II.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf 00- Q.G.S Agreement Agenda Backup.pdf II.2 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Jon F. Swift, Inc. (RFP 20-19TS) for REVISED AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2

Bobby Jones Golf Club Clubhouse Design Build services in the amount of $544,211.00 II.2 Agenda Request Form.pdf 6 Jon F. Swift Clubhouse Design Build Agreement backup.pdf II.3 Approval Re: Authorize continued negotiations of Indigo Golf Partners proposed term sheet to solicitation 21-41DB: Bobby Jones Golf Course Development- Management II.3 Agenda Request Form.pdf BJGC_Indigo_packet.pdf II.3 Bobby Jones Special Commission Meeting Powerpoint - Management Agreement.pdf II.4 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 22R-3071, amending and supplementing Resolution No. 19R-2822 adopted on July 15, 2019, authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $20,000,000 City of Sarasota, Florida Taxable Capital Improvement Revenue Bond, Series 2022 (Bobby Jones Golf Club Project) for the purpose of financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursing the costs of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, renovation, expansion and equipping of the Bobby Jones Golf Club located within the City limits of the City of Sarasota, Florida; providing for certain details of such bond; making certain covenants and agreements in connection therewith, etc. (Title Only) II.4 Agenda Request Form.pdf 22R-3071_Capital Improvement Revenue Bond_packet.pdf II.4 Bobby Jones Special Commission Meeting Powerpoint -Debt.pdf II.5 Direction Re: Property conveyance request from Sarasota County for 12.07 acres located on Bobby Jones Golf Course for the development of a regional playground II.5 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup Material for 12 acre Conveyance Request.pdf CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT Bobby Jones Special Commission Meeting.pdf II.6 Discussion Re: Proposed Conservation Easement between the City and the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast for the 261-acre Bobby Jones property II.6 Agenda Request Form.pdf conservation easement 12-29-21 update.pdf II.7 Approval Re: Fundraising Partnership Agreement Term Sheet between the City and the Conservation Foundation II.7 Agenda Request Form.pdf Backup Material for Fundraising Parntership Agreement.pdf FUNDRAISING PARTNERSIHP AGREEMENT Bobby Jones Special Commission Meeting.pdf II.8 Approval Re: Authorize the Mayor and City Auditor and Clerk to execute the Agreement between the City of Sarasota and Musco Sports Lighting, LLC (Clay County RFP #18/19-2) for Payne Park Tennis Court Lighting at a cost of $535,000.00 (THIS ITEM WAS ADDED UNDER CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF 3

THE DAY) II.8 Agenda Request Form.pdf Payne Park Tennis Lighting.pdf III. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: IV. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 1-10-22 Changes to the Order of the Day Notice.pdf 1-10-22 Special Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedSept20-2021.pdf eComments received for 1-10-22 1-10-22 Special Mtg eComments.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS AND ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 01.10.22 Request to Speak cards.pdf 01.10.22 Items Received at the Meeting.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE ECOMMENTS, REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 4

Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The Office of the City Auditor and Clerk, Sarasota City Hall, 1565 1st Street, Room 110, Sarasota, Florida 34236, (941) 263-6222. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in a meeting should contact the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk at (941) 263-6222 at least two business days prior to the date of the meeting as to the nature of the auxiliary aids and/or service necessary. Every effort will be made to provide such aid or service to the extent that they are reasonable, do not result in undue financial or administrative burden, and do not alter the fundamental nature of the meeting. Consideration will be given to the individual's preferred aid or service. However, alternatives may be provided if in the City's determination such alternatives provide an effective means of communication. For the benefit of individuals utilizing hearing aids with a T-coil, the City Commission Chambers and SRQ Media Studio are outfitted with a Hearing Induction Loop for enhanced hearing assistance. Proceedings will be electronically recorded. Should an individual feel that a verbatim transcription of the proceedings may later be needed, said individual has the burden and expense of arranging for same. Copies of the electronic recording may be purchased from the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk. 5

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 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. 09:03:18AM >>Mayor Arroyo: ALL RIGHT. 09:03:19AM [SOUNDING GAVEL] 09:03:20AM WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THIS VERY SPECIAL MEETING OF 09:03:24AM JANUARY 10, 2022. 09:03:25AM WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. 09:03:27AM WE HAVE A QUORUM. 09:03:28AM WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN BY HAVING OUR AUDITOR AND CLERK LEAD 09:03:31AM US IN THE INVOCATION. 09:03:33AM WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND? 09:03:40AM >>Clerk: HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 09:03:43AM WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM AND GUIDANCE IN THE 09:03:49AM DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE 09:03:53AM CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 09:03:56AM IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 09:03:57AM >>Mayor Arroyo: AND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF 09:03:59AM ALLEGIANCE IS THE VICE MAYOR. 09:04:01AM [LAUGHS] 09:04:03AM (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) 09:04:18AM >>Mayor Arroyo: ALL RIGHT. 09:04:22AM >>Clerk: EXCUSE ME, MR. MAYOR. 09:04:23AM BEFORE YOU READ ON, I NEED TO READ A CHANGE TO THE ORDER 09:04:27AM OF THE DAY. 09:04:28AM >>Mayor Arroyo: OKAY, MADAM CLERK? 09:04:31AM >>Clerk: UNDER APPROVAL RATING, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND 09:04:34AM CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN 09:04:37AM THE CITY OF SARASOTA AND MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING LLC, CLAY 09:04:41AM COUNTY, RFP NUMBER 18-9-2 FOR PAYING PART TENNIS COURT 09:04:48AM LIGHTING PER THE REQUEST OF CITY MANAGER BROWN. 09:04:51AM THAT'S ALL, SIR. 09:04:51AM >>Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU. 09:04:53AM I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOMENT OF SILENCE BECAUSE OF BETTY 09:04:55AM WHITE WHO AS YOU ALL KNOW PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 99 09:04:59AM WHO WAS AN AMAZING AMERICAN HERO. 09:05:02AM SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR 10 SECONDS OF SILENCE. 09:05:13AM THANK YOU. 09:05:14AM MR. BROWN, BEFORE WE GET INTO CITIZENS INPUT, YOU WANTED 09:05:18AM SOME TIME TO SPEAK, SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 09:05:20AM YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. 09:05:22AM >>Marlon Brown: THANK YOU. 09:05:23AM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL. 09:05:27AM AGAIN, AS THE MAYOR REFERENCED, THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING 09:05:29AM AND SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THIS

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:05:32AM MORNING. 09:05:34AM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, TODAY YOU'LL BE ASKED TO 09:05:37AM CONSIDER SEVERAL IMPORTANT DECISIONS RELATED TO BOBBY 09:05:40AM JONES. 09:05:40AM MOST IMPORTANTLY THERE ARE FULL CONSIDERATIONS FOR 09:05:43AM YOU -- FOUR CONSIDERATIONS THIS MORNING. 09:05:46AM NUMBER ONE, SHOULD THE CITY CONTINUE TO PROTECT 261 ACRES 09:05:49AM OF THIS SPECTACULAR GREEN SPACE THAT FILTERS MILLIONS OF 09:05:57AM GALLONS OF WATER THAT FLOWS INTO SARASOTA BAY AND IS A 09:06:00AM HOME TO FAUNA AND FLORA AND SHOULD YOU DO THIS IN 09:06:03AM PERPETUITY. 09:06:04AM NUMBER TWO, IS AFFORDABLE GOLF AND THE HISTORY OF BOBBY 09:06:08AM JONES IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY. 09:06:10AM I WILL SAY GOLF IN AND OF ITSELF IS NOT ONE OF THE CORE 09:06:13AM FUNCTIONS OF CITY GOVERNMENT BUT NEITHER IS TENNIS, 09:06:16AM SWIMMING, OR A FITNESS GYM. 09:06:19AM HOWEVER, PARKS AND RECREATION IS A CORE FUNCTION AND 09:06:24AM THESE ARE ELEMENTS OF THAT. 09:06:26AM SO DO WE REMAIN IN THE BUSINESS OF GOLF PROVIDING AN 09:06:33AM AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. 09:06:35AM NUMBER THREE, IF SO, ARE WE WILLING TO EXPEND $20 MILLION 09:06:40AM TO PROVIDE THIS OPTION. 09:06:42AM THIS IS BY NO MEANS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, CITY 09:06:45AM COMMISSIONERS, AND THE LOAN TO REALIZE THIS PROJECT WILL 09:06:50AM RESULT IN AN ONGOING SUBSIDY TO BOBBY JONES FOR AT LEAST 09:06:55AM SIX YEARS BUT CAN LAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE LOAN. 09:06:58AM THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE AND 09:07:01AM WILL HAVE TO COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN THE TUNE OF 09:07:05AM ALMOST $800,000 PER YEAR. 09:07:07AM I WILL NOT RECOMMEND WE RAISE TAXES TO COVER THIS 09:07:09AM EXPENSE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW REVENUES PERFORM 09:07:14AM ANNUALLY AND AT TIMES IT MAY MEAN FORGOING SOME WANTS 09:07:20AM OVER OUR NEEDS, AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO DO THIS ANNUALLY 09:07:23AM AS PART OF OUR BUDGET. 09:07:25AM AND AGAIN, THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN EASY DECISION, 09:07:28AM COMMISSIONERS. 09:07:29AM BUT IT'S ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE 09:07:32AM TODAY. 09:07:33AM NUMBER FOUR, IF WE DO DECIDE TO FOREGO GOLF, AS CITY 09:07:37AM MANAGER, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE ENTIRE 261 ACRES 09:07:42AM BE PROTECTED AND BE PLACED IN A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND 09:07:45AM MADE INTO A NATURE PARK. 09:07:47AM AND THAT NO PART BE SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT. 09:07:52AM DEVELOPMENT OF ANY PART OF THE 261 ACRES WILL CONTRARY TO 09:07:56AM WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IN TERMS OF PROVIDING CLEAN 09:07:59AM WATER, FRESH AIR, HABITAT PROTECTION AND PRESERVING GREEN 09:08:03AM SPACE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 09:08:06AM SO TO SUMMARIZE, ARE WE SUPPORTIVE OF CONTINUING TO 09:08:09AM PROVIDE AFFORDABLE GOLF, AND IF SO, ARE YOU WILLING TO 09:08:13AM EXPEND UP TO $20 MILLION TO PROVIDE THIS OPTION. 09:08:16AM ARE WE WILLING TO PLACE THIS ENTIRE 261 ACRES INTO A 09:08:19AM CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN PERPETUITY FOR GENERATIONS TO 09:08:23AM COME CREATING WHAT CAN BECOME A CENTRAL PARK IN JUST 09:08:27AM DECADES.

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:08:31AM AND THIS WILL HAPPEN AS DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO GROW 09:08:34AM AROUND THE 261 ACRES. 09:08:35AM AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, TO OUR WEST WE HAVE THE BAY PARK 09:08:37AM AND TO OUR EAST WE'LL BE ANCHORED BY BOBBY JONES. 09:08:41AM THERE ARE OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS YOU'LL BE MAKING 09:08:44AM ALONG WITH THESE FOUR. 09:08:46AM BUT IN MY VIEW, THESE ARE THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT. 09:08:50AM SO BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF AND 09:08:54AM THE TEAM WHO HAVE WORKED FOR MONTHS IN GETTING US TO THIS 09:08:56AM MOMENT. 09:08:58AM PAT ROBINSON, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. 09:09:04AM STEVIE FREEMAN-MONTES, OUR GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 09:09:07AM MANAGER. 09:09:08AM SUE MARTIN, GENERAL MANAGER FOR PARKS AND REC. 09:09:10AM KELLY STRICKLAND, OUR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR. 09:09:13AM DAVID BOSWELL WHO WAS OUR PREVIOUS PURCHASING MANAGER. 09:09:18AM WE ALSO HAVE BARRY KAVANAGH, CARLOS MARMOLEJOS -- 09:09:20AM I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECT, CARLOS. 09:09:23AM WE HAVE JERRY FOGLE. 09:09:28AM LAURA WITTENBAUER, OUR GRANTS MANAGER. 09:09:30AM JOHN SHAMSEY FROM THE CITY'S OFFICE. 09:09:42AM MIKE CONNOLLY AND MR. BOB FOURNIER. 09:09:45AM FROM THE TEAM, WE HAVE RICHARD MANDEL. 09:09:47AM WE HAVE CHRIS CIANFAGLIONE FROM KIMLEY HORN. 09:09:48AM MS. CHRISTINE JOHNSON FROM THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 09:09:51AM AND DEBBIE OSBORN. 09:09:54AM FROM THE ITM COMMITTEE, MR. JOSE FERNANDEZ, LEO 09:09:58AM FITZGERALD, AL WOODLE AND NORM DOMAIN. 09:10:02AM AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, I THANK YOU FOR GRANTING US THE 09:10:06AM OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS FOR CONSIDERATION. 09:10:10AM >>Mayor Arroyo: COMMISSIONER AHEARN-KOCH, ARE YOU LETTING 09:10:15AM THEM SPEAK AHEAD OF TIME? 09:10:17AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: I HAVE TWO ITEMS. 09:10:19AM THAT WAS ONE OF THEM. 09:10:20AM CAN WE ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THE CODE OF PUBLIC 09:10:23AM CONDUCT? 09:10:24AM >>Mayor Arroyo: YES. 09:10:26AM MS. GRIGGS, CAN YOU READ THE CODE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT? 09:10:29AM >>Shayla Griggs: WE MAY DISAGREE BUT WE WILL BE 09:10:34AM RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. 09:10:34AM WE WILL DIRECT (INAUDIBLE) TOWARDS ISSUES AND NOT ENGAGE 09:10:36AM IN PERSONAL ATTACKS. 09:10:37AM >>Mayor Arroyo: MOVING ON TO -- A SECOND ITEM? 09:10:40AM >>Jen Ahearn-Koch: YES. 09:10:40AM I WAS CONTACTED BY A COUPLE OF CITIZENS ASKING IF WE 09:10:44AM COULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THIS MEETING AND ALLOW THE 09:10:47AM PUBLIC TO SPEAK AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TO 09:10:50AM ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERING THE PANDEMIC AND THE 09:10:57AM INABILITY TO PREDICT WHERE THE ITEMS FALL ON THE AGENDA. 09:11:00AM SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT -- 09:11:02AM >>Mayor Arroyo: I WAS GOING TO DO THAT. 09:11:05AM YEAH. 09:11:05AM THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. 09:11:07AM >> DO A CONSENSUS?

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:11:09AM >>Mayor Arroyo: IS THERE A CONSENSUS FOR THAT. 09:11:11AM ANYBODY AGAINST? 09:11:12AM >> YES. 09:11:13AM >>Mayor Arroyo: EXCELLENT. 09:11:14AM MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT WHERE ANYONE CAN SPEAK. 09:11:16AM IF YOU SIGNED UP ANY TIME TONIGHT, YOU CAN SPEAK TO ALL 09:11:19AM THE ITEMS AT THE BEGINNING. 09:11:21AM OH, THERE IT IS. 09:11:24AM THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT. 09:11:25AM YOU'LL GET THREE MINUTES WHICH YOU'LL SEE THE TIMER 09:11:28AM RUNNING DOWN. 09:11:29AM WHEN THE TIME RUNS DOWN YOU SHOULD STOP SPEAKING. 09:11:32AM IF YOU CONTINUE TO SPEAK YOU'LL GET ABOUT FIVE MORE 09:11:35AM SECONDS AND THEN HEAR ONE OF THESE. 09:11:37AM (BELL RINGS) 09:11:39AM AT WHICH POINT YOU SHOULD REALLY STOP TALKING AND IF YOU 09:11:43AM CONTINUE TO SPEAK WE'LL FORCE YOU TO MEMORIZE A TREE 09:11:48AM ORDINANCE AND WRITE A BOOK REPORT ON IT. 09:11:50AM WITH THAT BEING SAID, MR. BROWN, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY 09:11:53AM COMMENTS? 09:11:54AM THEY WANT TO SPEAK ON SEVERAL THINGS. 09:11:55AM FROM THE E-MAILS I WAS GETTING IT WAS OPTIONS ONE, TWO 09:11:58AM AND THREE WHICH WE WON'T BE DISCUSSING TODAY AND OPTION 09:12:01AM THREE WITH THE TREE -- THE NUMBER OF TREES GOING TO BE 09:12:04AM PLANTED IN THE PARK. 09:12:06AM >> THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT INCORPORATES -- PLAN THREE. 09:12:10AM PLAN THREE IS ADOPTED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE EASEMENT. 09:12:13AM >>Mayor Arroyo: AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT MIGHT BE USEFUL 09:12:15AM FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AS WELL THAT I DON'T BELIEVE 09:12:18AM ANYBODY -- I HAVEN'T HEARD OF A SINGLE PERSON ON THE 09:12:22AM COMMISSION AGAINST THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. 09:12:25AM >>Marlon Brown: I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT AS WELL. 09:12:26AM >>Mayor Arroyo: OKAY. 09:12:27AM WITH THAT SAID, LET'S MOVE ON. 09:12:28AM MR. MARTIN HYDE? 09:12:32AM MS. MARY FUERST AND MR. JAY LOGAN IN THAT ORDER. 09:13:00AM >> YOU WANT TO DO THE WHOLE THING? 09:13:01AM THE WHOLE THING OR CITIZEN COMMENTS? 09:13:06AM >>Mayor Arroyo: IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK AHEAD OF TIME, YOU 09:13:08AM COULD BECAUSE -- SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS HERE WERE 09:13:11AM CONCERNED ABOUT -- BEING IN A ROOM -- 09:13:14AM >> ALL RIGHT, THEN, I'LL TALK ON THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. 09:13:18AM >>Mayor Arroyo: EXCELLENT. 09:13:19AM >> SO WE'LL TAKE THAT DOWN THEN IN CASE ANYBODY TAKES IT. 09:13:24AM I'M GOING TO TALK AT THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS BECAUSE I DON'T 09:13:26AM THINK YOU CAN -- YOU CAN BREAK THIS SUBJECT UP IN QUITE 09:13:32AM THAT WAY. 09:13:32AM I THINK IT'S SOMEWHAT CONFUSING. 09:13:34AM IT'S CHICKEN AND EGG, I MEAN, THE QUESTION FIRST OF ALL 09:13:36AM WOULD BE WHETHER WE DO IT. 09:13:38AM SEEMS LIKE A SLAM DUNK, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE GO ON FROM 09:13:42AM THERE AS TO WHO DOES IT AND THEN THE QUESTION OF WHAT WE 09:13:45AM DO WITH THE REST SO I'LL TALK TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS 09:13:47AM WHEN THEY CAME UP.

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:13:49AM I ACTUALLY ONLY WANTED TO COME UP AND MAKE A POINT OF 09:13:52AM ORDER WHICH IS THAT YOU MENTION THAT THIS IS A SPECIAL 09:13:55AM MEETING. 09:13:55AM IT IS. 09:13:56AM THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING THAT EXCLUDES THE VAST MAJORITY 09:14:00AM OF THE CITIZENRY OF THIS CITY. 09:14:02AM THERE ARE ABOUT 75 PEOPLE WITH RESPECT TO EVERYBODY, I 09:14:07AM THINK THE AVERAGE AGE IS WELL NORTH OF 60. 09:14:09AM I COUNTED MAYBE ONE PERSON OF COLOR OUTSIDE OF STAFF. 09:14:12AM I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REPRESENTATION OF THE 38,000 09:14:16AM TAX -- 38,000 VOTERS IN THIS DISTRICT AND IT'S -- IN THE 09:14:20AM CITY. 09:14:21AM AND IT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE CERTAINLY OF THE 58,000 09:14:23AM PEOPLE IN THE CITY, SO AS A POINT OF ORDER, 75 PEOPLE 09:14:31AM WITH AN AVERAGE AGE NORTH OF 60 DOESN'T CONSTITUTE A 09:14:35AM SPECIAL MEETING. 09:14:36AM IT CONSTITUTES A GATHERING OF THE AARP AND I THINK WE CAN 09:14:39AM DO BETTER. 09:14:40AM SO THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT TO START THE MEETING. 09:14:44AM THIS MEETING SHOULD BE HELD WHEN EVERYBODY CAN GET HERE, 09:14:46AM NOT JUST WHEN NOBODY'S GOT -- PEOPLE HAVE GOT NOTHING 09:14:50AM BETTER TO DO CAN GET HERE. 09:14:51AM THANKS. 09:14:54AM >>Mayor Arroyo: MS. FUERST? 09:14:57AM NO HECKLING PLEASE. 09:14:59AM DO THAT AGAIN AND YOU'LL BE ESCORTED OUT. 09:15:03AM >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. 09:15:05AM MY NAME IS MARY FUERST, AND I'M THE PREP BOARD CHAIR. 09:15:11AM I'M GOING TO CONDENSE MY NOTES SINCE I SEE A LOT OF 09:15:14AM PEOPLE HERE. 09:15:14AM THE PREP BOARD HAD A SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 6 MADE THE 09:15:20AM FOLLOWING MOTIONS. 09:15:21AM ON YOUR AGENDA ITEM 2.1. 09:15:25AM WE MOVED THAT IT BE APPROVED THAT MOTION FOR US PASSED 09:15:32AM 7-0. 09:15:34AM MOTION NUMBER TWO, FOR YOUR ITEM NUMBER 2.2 CONCERNING 09:15:39AM THE AGREEMENT WITH JON SWIFT, WE MOVED THAT THAT BE 09:15:44AM APPROVED. 09:15:46AM AFTER DISCUSSION THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED 7-0. 09:15:50AM ON YOUR ITEM NUMBER 4.3, ONCE AGAIN, CONTINUED 09:15:57AM NEGOTIATIONS FOR END GO PARTNERS, WE AGAIN SAID WE 09:16:02AM WISH -- INDIGO PARTNERS, WE AGAIN SAID WE WISH TO APPROVE 09:16:05AM THAT, AND IT PASSED 7-0. 09:16:09AM FOR THE ITEM CONSIDERING THE $20 MILLION AMOUNT, I WANT 09:16:15AM TO QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR MEMBERS. 09:16:18AM "I SEE NO MERIT IN RECITING THE VARIOUS TURNS, 09:16:22AM OBSTRUCTIONS AND BREAKTHROUGHS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US TO 09:16:25AM WHERE WE ARE NOW. 09:16:29AM SUFFICE IT TO SAY WHEN AREA GOLFERS ARE PRESENTED WITH A 09:16:32AM PLAN TO RENOVATE THE BOBBY JONES GULF COURSE, THEY'RE 09:16:36AM ADAMANTLY IN FAVOR. 09:16:37AM WHEN AREA CITIZENS ARE PRESENTED WITH 120 NATURE PARK 09:16:42AM FILLED WITH WONDERFUL OBJECTS, THEY ARE ADAMANTLY IN 09:16:46AM FAVOR.

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:16:47AM THE ONLY DIFFERENCE RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE GOLF COURSE HAS 09:16:51AM THE FINANCING AVAILABLE TO BEGIN WORK AND THE NATURE PARK 09:16:56AM DOES NOT. 09:16:58AM IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE GOLF COURSE CANNOT 09:17:01AM MOVE AHEAD WITHOUT THE OTHER, AND THE PROGRESS ON ONE 09:17:05AM DOES NOT DIMINISH THE OTHER". 09:17:09AM SO WE MOVED THAT THAT BE PASSED, AGENDA ITEM 11.4. 09:17:14AM IT WAS APPROVED AGAIN UNANIMOUSLY. 09:17:18AM ON ITEM NUMBER 11.5, THE ONE ABOUT GIVING THE PLAYGROUND 09:17:27AM 12.07 ACRES TO SARASOTA COUNTY, I WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH 09:17:30AM THE BACKGROUND MATERIAL WITH CITY STAFF. 09:17:36AM AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, AGAIN, WE AGREED TO APPROVE THIS 09:17:42AM MOTION AND HAVE A DESTINATION RECREATION PLAYGROUND. 09:17:45AM ITEM 11.6, WHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE, WE ADVISED 09:17:52AM THAT WE AGREED THAT THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT BETWEEN THE 09:17:55AM CITY AND THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION FOR THE 261 ACRE 09:18:00AM BOBBY JONES PROPERTY BE APPROVED. 09:18:03AM THAT WAS APPROVED. 09:18:08AM I KNOW THE TREE ORDINANCE. 09:18:09AM I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT. 09:18:11AM >>Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU, MA'AM. 09:18:12AM MR. LOGAN? 09:18:14AM >> MORNING. 09:18:14AM MY NAME IS JAY LOGAN. 09:18:16AM I'M A CITY RESIDENT AND NATIVE SARASOTA AND PROUD JUNIOR 09:18:19AM MEMBER AT BOBBY JONES IN THE 60s AND 70s. 09:18:22AM I SERVED ON YOUR INITIAL BOBBY JONES COMMITTEE EVALUATING 09:18:25AM AT THAT POINT THE STATE OF THE COMPLEX AND PROSPECTS FOR 09:18:30AM ITS FUTURE. 09:18:30AM WE CONSIDERED ALL ASPECTS OF THE EXISTING OPERATION, 09:18:33AM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ALL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROPERTY 09:18:36AM HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE. 09:18:38AM THE COMMITTEE WAS MOSTLY DYSFUNCTIONAL. 09:18:41AM HANDICAPPED BY THE MAKE-UP OF THE CITY APPOINTED MEMBERS 09:18:43AM WITH LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS OR ABILITY TO ORGANIZE 09:18:46AM AND COMPREHEND THE VOLUMES OF INFORMATION AT HAND. 09:18:51AM WE STRUGGLED TO COME TO CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 09:18:56AM AND I THOUGHT THE RECOMMENDATION WAS MEDIOCRE AT BEST 09:19:01AM BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO COMPREHEND THE MATERIALS AND 09:19:06AM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BOTH CURRENT AND HISTORIC. 09:19:09AM IN MY COMMENTS AS WE PRESENTED OUR CONCLUSIONS I VOICED 09:19:11AM MY CONCERNS AND SUGGEST ED THAT ON ITS CURRENT FINANCIAL 09:19:16AM PATH THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD BE FORCED TO STOP 09:19:19AM OPERATIONS OF BOBBY JONES IN TWO YEARS. 09:19:20AM THIS WAS WELL BEFORE THE FUNDS SET ASIDE WERE DEPLETED 09:19:26AM USING FOR FUNDING OPERATIONS AND MISGUIDED MAJOR EXPENSES 09:19:28AM SUCH AS GREEN REPAIR JUST BEFORE CLOSING. 09:19:31AM FOR DECADES THE FACILITY WAS MISMANAGED AND CONSEQUENTLY 09:19:35AM NEGLECTED BY THE CITY. 09:19:36AM NOW AFTER MULTIPLE COMMITTEE PROCESSES SIMILARLY 09:19:42AM HANDCUFFED BY DESIGN THE RESULTING PLAN OFFERS A PROPOSAL 09:19:46AM IN MY VIEW THAT IS DESTINED FOR MEDIOCRITY. 09:19:48AM IF YOU WERE TO HONOR ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS FOR THIS MOST 09:19:51AM SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC CITY ASSET AND CREATE THE MOST

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:19:55AM VIABLE BUSINESS USE YOU'D THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AND DOLLARS 09:19:58AM AND IT WOULD REDUCE THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION THAT 09:20:02AM ENHANCES WATER QUALITY AND ALLOWS INTEGRATION OF PARK 09:20:05AM ACTIVITIES AND NON-GOLF USES. 09:20:07AM COMMON TO HEAR FROM OUR NON-GOLF MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL 09:20:10AM COMMITTEE WAS I DON'T KNOW WHO DONALD ROSS IS. 09:20:14AM HOPEFULLY YEARS LATER YOU HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING OF HOW 09:20:17AM POWERFUL IT CAN BE FOR A GOLF COURSE. 09:20:19AM WITH THE PRESENT MEN DEL DESIGN YOU WILL NOT BE 09:20:22AM DELIVERING A ROSS DESIGN. 09:20:24AM YOU'LL BE DELIVERING A DISTANCED PARODY DESIGN. 09:20:27AM TRY THAT PHRASE OUT WITH THE GOLFING COMMUNITY. 09:20:31AM IT'S NOT HEARD OF AND NOT IN PRACTICE WHEN IT COULD BE 09:20:33AM EASILY PART OF THE GAME TODAY WITH NO DESIGN OR 09:20:36AM CONSTRUCTION COST. 09:20:36AM YOU OWN THE PLANS FOR AN 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE DRAFTED BY 09:20:40AM ONE OF THE GREATEST GOLF ARCHITECTS IN GOLF HISTORY. 09:20:43AM IT'S EMBEDDED IN THE PROPERTY. 09:20:45AM THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE POPULAR AND PROFITABLE 09:20:48AM AS A DESTINATION IN ITS DAY. 09:20:50AM ITS CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE LESS COSTLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY 09:20:54AM FRIENDLY AND AFFORD ROOM FOR A PRACTICE FACILITY SHARED 09:20:57AM BY CARBON (INAUDIBLE) AND STOP OVERPAYING FOR MEDIOCRITY 09:21:02AM AND ALLOW A SUCCESSFUL PART OF SARASOTA HISTORY TO BE 09:21:06AM REVIVED. 09:21:06AM >>Mayor Arroyo: ALL RIGHT. 09:21:08AM THANK YOU. 09:21:09AM THE NEXT FIVE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE PHIL GAINES AND PJ 09:21:19AM BEDNARSKI, MR. LOU COSTA AND MR. ROBERT GRANT. 09:21:27AM >> RIGHT HERE? 09:21:27AM >>Mayor Arroyo: YES, SIR. 09:21:29AM WHEREVER YOU'D LIKE. 09:21:31AM ALL RIGHT, MR. GAINES. 09:21:33AM FLOOR IS YOURS. 09:21:35AM >> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I SPOKE IN FRONT OF A 09:21:38AM CROWD. 09:21:40AM SO I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. 09:21:45AM I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE FINANCES OF BOBBY BUT THE 09:21:48AM GOLF-WISE, I PROBABLY KNOW MORE THAN ANYBODY BECAUSE I'VE 09:21:53AM BEEN -- THAT WAS MY SECOND HOME FOR 56 YEARS. 09:21:57AM WON MY FIRST GOLF TROPHY OUT THERE WHEN I WAS 11 YEARS 09:22:01AM OLD, AND IT WAS DEAR TO MY HEART AND I REALLY MISS IT. 09:22:05AM BUT ANYWAY. 09:22:07AM ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY WAS I HOPE WE'LL GET BACK 09:22:12AM IN SOME SORT, BUT ANOTHER THING IS ALL THESE GOLF COURSES 09:22:19AM AROUND THE UNITED STATES, LET'S SAY 50 YEARS AGO, THEY 09:22:23AM WERE SAYING BUILD GOLF COURSES. 09:22:26AM WE NEED THE GREEN SPACE. 09:22:27AM 50 YEARS LATER, ALL THE AREAS AROUND THE GOLF COURSE ARE 09:22:31AM DEVELOPED OUT NOW, SO THESE ARE THE ONLY PLACES THEY CAN 09:22:34AM BUILD SOMETHING, AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, TEARING DOWN A 09:22:37AM LOT OF THESE GOLF COURSES AND DEVELOPING, YOU KNOW, 09:22:41AM SUBDIVISIONS AND STUFF AND I WAS JUST HOPING THAT WE 09:22:46AM COULD SAVE BOBBY JONES AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS.

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:22:51AM I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS -- HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH 09:22:54AM IT OR NOT, BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GIVE IT TO 09:22:57AM BENDERSON. 09:22:58AM PLEASE. 09:23:02AM >>Mayor Arroyo: OH, ARE YOU -- 09:23:03AM >> NO. 09:23:04AM LET ME JUST SAY THAT I KNEW ALL THE MANAGERS OUT THERE. 09:23:07AM LIKE I SAID, GOLF WISE, AND IT WAS ALWAYS A GOOD PLACE. 09:23:11AM JUST SEEMED LIKE IN THE LAST -- THROUGH THE LAST BIT OF 09:23:16AM THE -- IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO DO WELL, SO I DON'T KNOW 09:23:22AM WHETHER IT WAS JUST THE TIMES OR MANAGEMENT OR WHAT, BUT 09:23:24AM AT ONE TIME IT WAS A DRIVING PLACE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN 09:23:27AM GET IT BACK TO LIKE IT WAS. 09:23:32AM THAT'S IT. 09:23:32AM THANK YOU. 09:23:33AM >>Mayor Arroyo: THANK YOU. 09:23:34AM ALL RIGHT. 09:23:34AM MR. MIGUEL? 09:23:38AM >> WELL, AS THIS GENTLEMAN HERE SAID, I PLAYED THE COURSE 09:23:42AM MANY TIMES AND LOVE IT. 09:23:46AM IN YOUR AGENDA ITEMS, I SEE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DECIDED 09:23:49AM ON THIS COMPANY, Q.G.S. TO BE THE DEVELOPER, AND I WAS 09:23:54AM WONDERING IF IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING THEM, WERE THERE 09:24:01AM OTHER COMPANIES ALSO IN THAT PROCESS AND WHY DOES THAT 09:24:06AM PARTICULAR COMPANY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS PROJECT. 09:24:11AM >>Mayor Arroyo: NO QUESTION AND ANSWERS ALLOWED DURING 09:24:13AM THIS PORTION, BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE ITEM LATER AND I'M 09:24:16AM SURE THAT QUESTION WILL BE ASKED AND ANSWERED. 09:24:21AM >> OKAY. 09:24:22AM THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 09:24:23AM I GUESS I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED. 09:24:25AM >>Mayor Arroyo: OKAY. 09:24:26AM THANK YOU, SIR. 09:24:27AM MR. BERNARDSKY? 09:24:32AM >> HI. 09:24:32AM I DON'T LIVE IN SARASOTA CITY. 09:24:35AM I LIVE IN SARASOTA COUNTY IN THE MEADOWS IN WHICH I JUST 09:24:39AM WANTED TO POINT OUT HAS SAID IN ITS RECENT NEWSLETTER 09:24:45AM THAT IT'S MADE $300,000 OFF OF FORMER BOBBY JONES GOLFERS 09:24:50AM AS -- SINCE THE COURSE HAS BEEN CLOSED, AND ANNOUNCED AN 09:24:57AM AMBITIOUS INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THEIR ATTENTION TO 09:25:02AM FORMER BOBBY JONES GOLFERS. 09:25:04AM I REALLY HOPE THEY DO -- YOU GUYS DO THE BOBBY JONES GOLF 09:25:08AM COURSE, BUT I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO GET ON IT SO GET WITH 09:25:11AM IT BECAUSE THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE LONGER IT -- THE 09:25:16AM HARDER IT WILL BE TO GET PEOPLE BACK THERE. 09:25:19AM I ALSO THINK THAT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT POSSIBLY THE 09:25:24AM TWO 18-HOLE COURSES -- I THINK MAYBE THIS IS RESOLVED, I 09:25:30AM DON'T KNOW. 09:25:31AM TWO 18 HOLE COURSES WOULD BE BETTER AND WOULD HELP PAY 09:25:34AM OFF THE DEBT A LOT BETTER. 09:25:35AM THE DEBT IF YOU LOOK AT IT ONE WAY IS PRETTY SHORT, BUT 09:25:39AM IT'S SIX YEARS AT THE BEST TO PAY IT OFF, I BELIEVE, AND 09:25:44AM SIX YEARS IS ROUGHLY THE TIME IN BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN

file:///C/Users/mahadiv-042/Desktop/22-01-10-CommissionSpecial.txt[1/13/2022 7:05:51 AM] 09:25:51AM DONALD TRUMP WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED FOR PRESIDENCY. 09:25:55AM THAT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A LONG TIME. 09:25:57AM SO I -- I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WOULD DO THAT. 09:26:00AM I ALSO THINK THAT THE COUNTY PARK SEEMS AWFULLY BIG GIVEN 09:26:06AM THAT THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS PARK LAND ALL AROUND THERE, 09:26:09AM WHICH DOESN'T SEEM VERY DEVELOPED, AND I THINK COULD BE 09:26:14AM USED INSTEAD. 09:26:16AM AND FINALLY, I HOPE THAT IN THIS PLAN, YOU DO SOMETHING 09:26:22AM FOR CREATING AN ACTUAL DESTINATION RESTAURANT FOR 09:26:28AM NON-GOLFERS THAT HAS OUTDOOR SEATING. 09:26:33AM WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, I CAN'T THINK OF A PLACE IN THE 09:26:35AM SARASOTA AREA THAT ACTUALLY HAS AN OUTDOOR SEATING THAT 09:26:40AM LOOKS OUT AT A VISTA OF LAND AND CONSER