Special City Commission Meeting - immediately following conclusion of Workshop

Debbie Trice Mayor Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Liz Alpert Commissioner Kyle Battie SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 28, 2026 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. DEBBIE TRICE Mayor 1

SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida July 28, 2026 City Commission Chambers 4:00 PM 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: Preliminary Millage Rate for the City of Sarasota, the Golden Gate Point Streetscape, and the Downtown Improvement District for Fiscal year 2026- 2027 II.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf Special Meeting FY27.pdf Special Meeting FY27 Presentation.pdf III. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT 2

IV. ADJOURN Meeting Notice 7-28-26 Special Budget Meeting Notice.pdf City Commission Rules of Procedure CC.RulesofProcedure.AdoptedMay42026.pdf REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING July 28, 2026 Special Mtg Speaker Cards.pdf July 28, 2026 Special Mtg Items Received.pdf MEETING NOTICE CITY COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS & ITEMS RECEIVED AT THE MEETING 3

Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The City of Sarasota ADA Coordinator, Jake Brown, at (941) 263-6299 or by email at adacoordinator@sarasotafl.gov. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in a meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at (941) 263-6299 at least three 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. 4

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026, 4:00 P.M. DISCLAIMER: THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME CAPTIONING WHICH SHOULD NEITHER BE RELIED UPON FOR COMPLETE ACCURACY NOR USED AS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT. ANY PERSON WHO NEEDS A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER. 4:00:30PM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 4:00:31PM >>Mayor Trice: GOOD AFTERNOON. 4:00:37PM WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION BUDGET MEETING FOR 4:00:41PM FISCAL YEAR '26-27. 4:00:45PM I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. 4:00:49PM FIRST, WE WILL HAVE AN INVOCATION BY THE CITY AUDITOR AND 4:00:52PM CLERK FOLLOWED BY THE VICE MAYOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF 4:00:55PM ALLEGIANCE. 4:00:56PM >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU. 4:00:57PM THOSE WHO CAN STAND, PLEASE STAND. 4:00:58PM HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 4:01:02PM WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 4:01:05PM DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 4:01:08PM OF OUR COMMUNITY, IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 4:01:14PM [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 4:01:32PM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 4:01:32PM ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY? 4:01:35PM >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MAYOR. 4:01:36PM >>Mayor Trice: OKAY. 4:01:36PM I'M GOING TO ASK MS. GRIGGS TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC 4:01:48PM CONDUCT. 4:01:48PM AND THEN WE WILL HAVE CITIZENS' INPUT. 4:01:50PM >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 4:01:52PM WE MAY DISAGREE BUT WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. 4:01:56PM WE WILL DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 4:01:59PM >>Mayor Trice: WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR 4:02:03PM UP TO THREE MINUTES EACH. 4:02:05PM DAVID LOUGH. 4:02:07PM KELLY BROWN. 4:02:07PM MARTIN HYDE. 4:02:09PM AS USUAL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE 4:02:15PM A CITY RESIDENT. 4:02:17PM MR. LOUGH. 4:02:26PM >> DAVID LOUGH, CITY RESIDENT. 4:02:29PM STILL, UNFORTUNATELY, UNPAID. 4:02:30PM COMMISSIONERS, HAD I NOT PLANNED TO SPEAK TODAY. 4:02:35PM I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO DAYS. 4:02:36PM FRANKLY I THOUGHT THE BUDGET, KELLY AND NIK AND ALL INVOLVED 4:02:40PM DID A TREMENDOUS JOB. 4:02:42PM THAT SAID, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY SOMETHING. 4:02:46PM WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT MONEY

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:02:51PM ASIDE, THE McCOWN PROJECT, BOBBY JONES CLUBHOUSE AND THE 4:02:54PM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, THREE VERY DIFFERENT PROJECTS, BUT I 4:02:57PM THINK THEY RAISE A COMMON QUESTION. 4:03:00PM DO WE UNDERSTAND THE FRICTIONAL COST OF INDECISION IN START 4:03:05PM AND STOP DECISIONS? 4:03:07PM THOSE COSTS DON'T APPEAR IN SPREAD SHEETS. 4:03:09PM WITH THE McCOWN, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS TRYING TO MOVE 4:03:12PM AHEAD WITH A MAJOR PROJECT FACING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT A PIECE 4:03:15PM OF THEIR PLAN. 4:03:17PM WITH BOBBY JONES, WE'VE HAD YEARS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT 4:03:21PM SHOULD HAPPEN THERE AND WITH THE CLUBHOUSE. 4:03:25PM AND WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, WE HAVE SPENT YEARS 4:03:28PM STUDYING AND DEBATING THE CITY'S IMPORTANT CIVIC ASSETS. 4:03:32PM JUST LAST WEEK, I HEARD A COMMISSIONER SPEAK ABOUT 4:03:34PM CONVERSATIONS SHE HAD HAD WITH THREE PERFORMING ARTS EXPERTS 4:03:41PM AND THE OPPORTUNITY THEY SAW AS RIPE FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. 4:03:45PM IN EACH CASE, THERE ARE COSTS WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD, STOP, 4:03:49PM RECONSIDER, STUDY, CHANGE DIRECTIONS. 4:03:53PM STAFF TIME. 4:03:53PM CONSULTANTS, PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT, ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE 4:03:58PM OF CITY HALL BEGIN TO WONDER WHETHER THE CITY CAN MAKE 4:04:04PM DECISIONS AND STAY WITH IT. 4:04:06PM THOSE ARE REAL COSTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T SHOW UP ON A 4:04:09PM SPREADSHEET. 4:04:10PM MY VIEWS ON TWO OF THESE THREE ITEMS ARE PRETTY WELL KNOWN. 4:04:14PM I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE ABOUT THE MERITS. 4:04:17PM MY REQUEST IS SIMPLER. 4:04:19PM AS YOU MAKE DECISIONS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL NOT JUST OF THE 4:04:24PM COST OF SAYING YES, BUT THE COST OF NOT DECIDING, DELAYING, 4:04:29PM OR REPEATEDLY CHANGING DIRECTION. 4:04:32PM PARTICULARLY AS YOU BEGIN WORK WITH MS. FRILING AND 4:04:36PM ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES FOR NEW PERIOD OF CITY LEADERSHIP, I 4:04:40PM HOPE THE COMMISSION CAN GIVE CLEAR DIRECTION ON MAJOR 4:04:45PM PROJECTS AND THEN ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD. 4:04:48PM CLARITY HAS VALUE. 4:04:51PM UNCERTAINTY HAS COST. 4:04:53PM THANK YOU. 4:04:54PM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. LOUGH. 4:04:56PM MS. BROWN. 4:04:57PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 4:04:58PM MY NAME IS KELLY BROWN. 4:04:59PM I AM A CITY RESIDENT. 4:05:00PM I, TOO, HAVE ENJOYED WATCHING THE PROCEEDINGS FROM MY OFFICE 4:05:03PM AT HOME FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS. 4:05:07PM THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WELL RUN. 4:05:08PM I HAVE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE IN 4:05:11PM THE FUTURE, BUT I'LL SEND THAT IN AN E-MAIL LATER. 4:05:14PM I AM HERE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COALITION OF CITY 4:05:17PM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 4:05:19PM I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THEM IN REGARDS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD 4:05:24PM GRANT PROGRAM. 4:05:25PM THE GRANT PROGRAM REPRESENTS $40,000 IN THE CITY BUDGET.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:05:29PM THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN THE KEY TO BUILDING COMMUNITY AND 4:05:33PM KEEPING NEIGHBORHOODS -- NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS INVOLVED AND 4:05:40PM INFORMED. 4:05:40PM THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1998. 4:05:44PM IN 2023, THE CITY REDUCED THE FUNDS FROM 50,000 TO 40,000. 4:05:49PM FOR THE FIRST TIME THE GRANT PROGRAM USED ALL OF THE FUNDS 4:05:52PM IN CYCLE A IN THE 2025-2026 CYCLE. 4:05:56PM THIS GAVE 18 NEIGHBORHOODS THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, HOLD 4:06:01PM EVENTS, AND IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY WITH THESE MUCH-NEEDED 4:06:04PM FUNDS. 4:06:05PM CITY STAFF HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR TO 4:06:07PM ALLOW FOR MORE NEIGHBORHOODS TO PARTICIPATE WITH NO INCREASE 4:06:11PM TO THE TOTAL FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THIS EXPENSE. 4:06:14PM THE MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICTS ONE AND THREE 4:06:17PM AS WELL AS SOME IN DISTRICT TWO, HAVE VERY LIMITED FUNDS. 4:06:20PM THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD COMMUNITY WITHOUT 4:06:24PM THE GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDED TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. 4:06:27PM MOST HAVE TO PAY FOR MEETING ROOM SPACE IN ORDER TO HAVE 4:06:30PM NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AS FREE SPACE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE 4:06:32PM FOR US. 4:06:34PM MANY NEIGHBORHOODS DO NOT CHARGE A MEMBERSHIP FEE TO BE 4:06:37PM INCLUDED IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS, EVENTS, OR MEETINGS. 4:06:39PM THE GRANT FUNDS ARE THEIR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO AFFORD TO KEEP 4:06:44PM THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS INFORMED AND INCLUDED. 4:06:45PM THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF 4:06:49PM INCLUSION OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. 4:06:52PM EACH OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND KNOW HOW 4:06:55PM IMPORTANT THESE FUNDS ARE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 4:06:57PM PLEASE VOTE TO KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM IN THE 4:06:59PM BUDGET FOR 26-27 TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD 4:07:03PM ASSOCIATIONS TO STAY CONNECTED AND BUILD COMMUNITY FOR THE 4:07:07PM FUTURE. 4:07:07PM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 4:07:08PM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU. 4:07:09PM MR. HYDE. 4:07:13PM >> I DIDN'T WANT TO CROWD ANYBODY OUT THERE. 4:07:15PM IF THEY DON'T MIND SITTING NEXT TO ME -- 4:07:17PM >> AS LONG AS I DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW YOU, MARTIN, I'M GOOD. 4:07:21PM [ LAUGHTER ] 4:07:22PM >> ANYWAY. 4:07:23PM GOOD AFTERNOON. 4:07:24PM WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS. 4:07:26PM MY NAME IS MARTIN HYDE. 4:07:27PM I DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY. 4:07:28PM I DID GO HOME TO CHANGE INTO BLACK AS A REFLECTION OF THE 4:07:34PM DEATH OF ANY PRETENSE CONCERN FOR TAXPAYER MONEY. 4:07:38PM THE 96 POINT WISH LIST YOU WENT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HAD 4:07:42PM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING LAVISH PLANS FOR CITY ADMINISTRATION 4:07:48PM OFFICES. 4:07:49PM 7 MILLION PLUS FOR A CLUBHOUSE FOR A GOLF COURSE THAT'S 4:07:51PM LOSING 400 GRAND A YEAR.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:07:53PM BUT I DO COME BEARING GIFTS. 4:07:55PM I BROUGHT YOU A CALCULATOR WHICH I HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW 4:08:00PM TO USE. 4:08:01PM I ALSO BROUGHT A PAINT BY NUMBERS SET AS CLEARLY ACTUAL 4:08:08PM NUMBERS AREN'T REALLY YOUR THING AS EVIDENCED BY THE 4:08:10PM FOLLOWING POINTS. 4:08:11PM $21.4 MILLION ON HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH IS OVER $20,000 PER 4:08:18PM STAFF MEMBER, WITH NO STAFF COST INCREASE THIS YEAR. 4:08:23PM OVER $9 MILLION IN POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. 4:08:26PM $6.6 MILLION ON I.T. 4:08:29PM LOSSES AT THE VAN WEZEL AND BOBBY JONES COMING TO 4:08:33PM COLLECTIVELY CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS. 4:08:36PM BUT THE BEST PART, YOUR PART, THE QUOTES ALL TODAY INCLUDE, 4:08:42PM BOBBY JONES DESCRIBED AS A GEM BY ONE COMMISSIONER. 4:08:45PM THE PARKING DEPARTMENT WHICH CONTRIVED TO LOSE A HUNDRED 4:08:50PM THOUSAND DOLLARS ON 6.6 MILLION IN REVENUES DESCRIBED BY 4:08:53PM ANOTHER COMMISSIONER AS DOING A STELLAR JOB. 4:08:57PM THE POSSIBILITY WAS MOOTED BY ANOTHER COMMISSIONER OF A 4:09:02PM DIFFERENT STORY TO TELL ON PARKING, WHICH PRESUMABLY MEANS 4:09:06PM THE STORIES OF MERCHANTS GOING BANKRUPT AS PEOPLE ARE PRICED 4:09:10PM OUT OF COMING DOWNTOWN. 4:09:12PM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR SAID AT ONE POINT, WE'RE KEEPING OUR 4:09:17PM HEADS ABOVE WATER, WHICH GAVE ME THE OBVIOUS PUNCH LINE FOR 4:09:23PM TAXPAYERS DROWNING UNDER THE LARGEST EVER TAX BILL IN THE 4:09:26PM HISTORY OF SARASOTA. 4:09:27PM TALK BY THE 220,000 A YEAR PLUS VAN WEZEL DIRECTOR OF A NEW 4:09:33PM PERFORMING ARTS, WHICH YOU HAVEN'T GOT ANY MONEY FOR. 4:09:38PM THE PARKING MANAGER'S RESPONSE ON OVERTIME COST IS ONE OF 4:09:40PM THE MOST HONEST ONES OF THE DAY BECAUSE HE SAID, QUOTE, I 4:09:43PM HAVE NO IDEA. 4:09:46PM WHICH WAS AT LEAST HONEST. 4:09:48PM ONE FINAL QUOTE, LEAVE THE MAYOR TO THE BEST ONE, AGAIN, 4:09:54PM RELATING TO BOBBY JONES, QUOTE, YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL. 4:10:00PM IF LOSING 400 GRAND A YEAR IS DOING REALLY WELL, I WONDER -- 4:10:08PM HERE IS THE OLD SAYING. 4:10:10PM YOU COULDN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. 4:10:11PM BUT SADLY, FOR CITY TAXPAYERS, IT'S ALL TRUE. 4:10:16PM >>Mayor Trice: THANK YOU, MR. HYDE. 4:10:17PM OUR ONLY AGENDA ITEM, AND THE MAIN REASON FOR BEING HERE 4:10:29PM TODAY, IS TO ESTABLISH THE PRELIMINARY MILLAGE RATE FOR THE 4:10:34PM CITY OF SARASOTA, GOLDEN GATE POINT STREETSCAPE, AND THE 4:10:38PM DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27. 4:10:43PM FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR KELLY STRICKLAND IS GOING 4:10:50PM TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. 4:10:53PM >>Kelly Strickland: GOOD AFTERNOON. 4:10:54PM GOOD TO BE BACK. 4:11:01PM >>Mayor Trice: DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO LEAVE? 4:11:04PM >>Kelly Strickland: I DID. 4:11:04PM SO TODAY, AS THE MAYOR SAID, I'LL RECAP. 4:11:12PM WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE CHANGES THAT THE CITY COMMISSION 4:11:15PM EXPRESSED DURING THE WORKSHOP FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 4:11:20PM 2026-2027.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:11:21PM WE'RE ALSO GOING TO REVIEW THE PROJECT STATUS OF VARIOUS 4:11:27PM PROJECTS THAT ARE FUTURE. 4:11:31PM AND THEN ALSO THE PRIMARY REASON IS TO ADOPT THE MAXIMUM 4:11:35PM PRELIMINARY MILLAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PROPOSED BUDGET. 4:11:40PM SO THE CHANGES TO WHAT THE WORKBOOK THAT WE GAVE YOU THAT WE 4:11:48PM PRESENTED, WE TALKED ABOUT, THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE 4:11:52PM TRANSFER FROM THE CRA TO THE GENERAL FUND TO COVER THE COST 4:11:56PM OF PERSONNEL. 4:11:58PM THE INCREASE -- WE LEFT IT OUT. 4:12:01PM IT WAS AN ERROR THAT WE'RE CORRECTING. 4:12:03PM THE GENERAL FUND TRANSFER FOR REVENUE INCREASES $20,220. 4:12:09PM THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXPENSES INCREASED BY 4:12:14PM THAT SAME AMOUNT. 4:12:15PM ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE HEARD DURING THE WORKSHOPS WAS WE HAD 4:12:20PM THE McCOWN TOWERS AND THE C.I.P. WITH THE FUNDING OF 4:12:25PM POTENTIAL DEBT PROCEEDS OF $8 MILLION. 4:12:28PM WE'RE LEAVING THE PROJECT IN THERE, BUT WE'RE TAKING OUT THE 4:12:31PM FUNDING BECAUSE THAT HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED AT THIS POINT. 4:12:34PM ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE HEARD DURING THE WORKSHOP WAS THAT 4:12:40PM THE CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES, THAT THE FUND BALANCE IS 4:12:44PM VERY LOW. 4:12:45PM WHY ISN'T THE GENERAL FUND FUNDING THE CLOSED CAPTIONING? 4:12:48PM SO WE MADE THAT CHANGE, TO MOVE APPROXIMATELY 32,000 FROM 4:12:55PM THE CITIZENS WITH DISABILITY FUND INTO THE GENERAL FUND 4:12:59PM UNCLASSIFIED. 4:13:00PM THIS IS A SLIDE THAT YOU WERE PRESENTED AT THE END OF MY 4:13:08PM PRESENTATION YESTERDAY MORNING, AND THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT 4:13:11PM ARE OUT THERE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN DISCUSSING, BUT 4:13:16PM WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING AT THIS TIME FOR. 4:13:20PM SO I WANTED TO BRING THIS SLIDE BACK SO YOU COULD TALK ABOUT 4:13:23PM IT AND ALSO LATER MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IF YOU WANT US TO 4:13:30PM MOVE FORWARD WITH DISCUSSIONS OR HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO 4:13:34PM MOVE FORWARD. 4:13:35PM BAY PARK PHASE THREE, RIGHT NOW, IT IS ON HOLD PENDING THE 4:13:42PM COUNTY MOVING FORWARD AND DECIDING THAT THEY WANT TO 4:13:45PM PARTICIPATE. 4:13:46PM AS YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT'S PAID FOR WITH THE BAY TIF HAS 4:13:50PM TO HAVE A THREE-WAY APPROVAL, WHICH IS THE CITY, THE COUNTY, 4:13:54PM AND THE BAY PARK CONSERVANCY. 4:13:56PM THE SARASOTA PERFORMING -- 4:14:00PM >>Jennifer Jorgensen: BAY PARK IMPROVEMENT BOARD. 4:14:02PM >>Kelly Strickland: EXCUSE ME. 4:14:03PM BAY PARK IMPROVEMENT BOARD. 4:14:05PM THE SARASOTA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS PAUSED AT THIS TIME. 4:14:08PM THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN STUDY IS PAUSED. 4:14:13PM THE WATER TRANSIT IS PAUSED. 4:14:15PM AND THE AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING INITIATIVE IS PAUSED. 4:14:19PM PER YOUR DISCUSSION EARLIER, YOU'D LIKE THIS TO GIVE STAFF 4:14:26PM RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT. 4:14:27PM I REPEATED THAT INFORMATION WITH A SLIDE WITH A TITLE THAT 4:14:31PM THE COMMISSION APPROVAL -- THE COMMISSION MUST APPROVE THESE 4:14:35PM RECOMMENDATIONS.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:14:36PM SO I'M ASKING FOR THAT AT THIS TIME. 4:14:39PM >>Mayor Trice: I'D LIKE TO TURN TO THE CITY MANAGER FRILING 4:14:42PM BECAUSE I BELIEVE THESE WERE HER RECOMMENDATIONS, SO WE 4:14:46PM WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HER. 4:14:47PM >>Karie Friling: THE RECOMMENDATION TO PAUSE THESE WHAT I 4:14:50PM CALL LARGER GENERATIONAL PROJECTS IS BECAUSE OF NO OTHER 4:14:55PM REASON THAN THE REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR AMENDMENT 3 4:14:59PM TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE VOTERS OF FLORIDA. 4:15:01PM IT DOESN'T MEAN THE PROJECTS AREN'T IMPORTANT. 4:15:04PM IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVEN'T INVESTED ALREADY A LOT OF 4:15:06PM RESOURCES INTO PURSUING THESE. 4:15:08PM IT JUST MEANS WE HAVE AN UNKNOWN FUTURE. 4:15:10PM AND BECAUSE OF THE UNKNOWN FUTURE AND THE IMPACT THE VOTE 4:15:14PM COULD HAVE ON THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE CITY 4:15:19PM OF SARASOTA, IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE JUST PAUSE 4:15:22PM THESE AT THIS TIME UNTIL WE KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE 4:15:25PM REFERENDUM. 4:15:25PM AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT IS 4:15:28PM A VOTE YES OR VOTE NO AND WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS 4:15:31PM CONVERSATIONS. 4:15:32PM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF 4:15:35PM THESE. 4:15:36PM I DON'T THINK IT'S ALL BAD NEWS, THOUGH. 4:15:38PM I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH 4:15:40PM OUR PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THESE PROJECTS. 4:15:43PM WE HAVE A JOINT COUNTY-CITY COMMISSION MEETING COMING UP IN 4:15:47PM SEPTEMBER. 4:15:48PM THE REFERENDUM IS NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA. 4:15:51PM SO ALL THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO FALL IN LINE, AND YOU'RE 4:15:54PM GOING TO BE GIVEN MORE INFORMATION IN THE COMING MONTHS. 4:15:56PM SO YOU CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED POLICY DECISION ON EACH ONE OF 4:16:00PM THESE PROJECTS IN ITS OWN RIGHT. 4:16:02PM NOT KNOWING WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS AND NOT KNOWING THAT THESE 4:16:05PM ARE REALLY BIG PROJECTS, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF MONEY, BUT 4:16:09PM TIME, TOO, IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION AS YOUR NEW CITY MANAGER 4:16:13PM THAT WE DO DO A PAUSE ON THESE UNTIL WE GET PAST NOVEMBER. 4:16:18PM >>Jennifer Jorgensen: IF I CAN ADD ONE QUICK THING ON THE 4:16:20PM BAY PARK PROJECT, THE BAY PARK IMPROVEMENT BOARD, AS 4:16:24PM MS. STRICKLAND TALKED ABOUT, ALREADY APPROVED THE PHASE 4:16:27PM THREE. 4:16:27PM AND THE CITY HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE PHASE THREE. 4:16:29PM SO YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON THE ACTUAL APPROVAL OF THAT. 4:16:32PM IT'S JUST YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE PHASE THREE WAS BASED ON 4:16:36PM THE COUNTY ALSO APPROVING IT. 4:16:39PM AND THE COUNTY HAS NOT APPROVED IT YET. 4:16:40PM SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, IF THE COUNTY DOES APPROVE 4:16:44PM THIS PROJECT, IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY OUR COMMISSION. 4:16:47PM SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. 4:16:52PM >>Mayor Trice: I'M GOING TO ASK AGAIN, MS. FRILING, LEAVING 4:16:54PM OUT THE BAY PARK FOR A MINUTE, THE OTHER FOUR LINE ITEMS, 4:17:03PM WOULD A MOTION BE APPROPRIATE TO APPROVE THE PAUSE UNTIL 4:17:13PM AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION AT WHICH TIME MAYBE WE CAN ASK

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:17:18PM YOU FOR A TIMETABLE OF WHEN YOU WILL COME BACK TO US WITH 4:17:22PM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH OF THEM? 4:17:24PM >>Karie Friling: ABSOLUTELY. 4:17:25PM >>Mayor Trice: DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. 4:17:27PM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: YES, IT DOES. 4:17:30PM >>Mayor Trice: COMMISSIONER ALPERT, ANY THOUGHTS? 4:17:32PM >>Liz Alpert: YEAH. 4:17:33PM I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME. 4:17:36PM I DON'T THINK THEY OUGHT TO BE PUT IN A BATCH BECAUSE I 4:17:42PM MIGHT VOTE DIFFERENTLY ON EACH DIFFERENT ITEM. 4:17:46PM AND I WANTED CLARIFICATION ALSO FROM EITHER MS. FRILING OR 4:17:53PM MS. JORGENSEN, WHETHER IF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS 4:17:58PM PAUSED, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE STILL NOT WORKING ON THE 4:18:03PM CONTRACT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS 4:18:06PM AND MONTHS? 4:18:08PM I DON'T WANT THIS TO JUST SIT AND NOT BE TAKING STEPS TO 4:18:14PM MOVE FORWARD. 4:18:15PM >>Karie Friling: THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT QUESTION, 4:18:18PM COMMISSIONER. 4:18:18PM WE ARE ACTUALLY STILL WORKING ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE 4:18:21PM CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION. 4:18:26PM MR. JORGENSEN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THAT. 4:18:29PM WE ACTUALLY JUST MET WITH THEM LAST WEEK TO TALK ABOUT THOSE 4:18:32PM CHANGES. 4:18:32PM SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE CHANGES AND BRING 4:18:35PM THAT BACK TO THIS COMMISSION AT A LATER DATE. 4:18:38PM SO, NO, THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING. 4:18:42PM >>Liz Alpert: HOW CAN THAT BE, THOUGH, IF WE'RE SAYING IT'S 4:18:46PM PAUSED? 4:18:47PM IF WE SAY TO STAFF, SOMETHING IS PAUSED, THAT WOULD INDICATE 4:18:50PM TO ME THAT WE DO NOTHING FURTHER UNTIL IT'S UNPAUSED. 4:18:59PM >>Karie Friling: I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IF YOU 4:19:01PM WANT TO DO EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY ON THE VOTE -- LIKE, FOR 4:19:05PM EXAMPLE, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, THERE WERE STEPS 4:19:08PM SET OUT, WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE FOR THOSE. 4:19:11PM WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE. 4:19:13PM BUT WE STILL HAVE A LETTER OF INTENT THAT WE CAN EXTEND, 4:19:17PM THAT I CAN EXTEND FOR THAT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE WHAT 4:19:21PM WE'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED. 4:19:22PM WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACKWARDS AND START OVER. 4:19:25PM IT'S JUST WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING 4:19:27PM BOTH WITHIN THE CITY ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS 4:19:31PM EXTERNALLY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION RIGHT NOW OF 4:19:34PM MOVING FORWARD. 4:19:35PM REALLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS FINANCIAL DISCUSSIONS 4:19:38PM MOVING FORWARD. 4:19:39PM HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? 4:19:41PM WHAT IS THE NEXT PHASE IN INVESTMENT? 4:19:42PM MOVE TO THE NEXT DEFINITIVE STEP IN A PROJECT WHERE IT GOES 4:19:48PM FROM CONCEPTUAL TO, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, RIGHT? 4:19:51PM AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN 4:19:54PM MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT NOTHING THE RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:19:56PM AND I WILL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL THE 4:19:59PM COMMISSIONERS AND THE ENTIRE BOARD AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON 4:20:02PM WHAT THOSE STEPS ARE IN TERMS OF LIKE THE PERFORMING ARTS 4:20:05PM CENTER. 4:20:06PM THAT AGREEMENT, MS. JORGENSEN HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING VERY 4:20:10PM HARD ON THAT, EVEN BEFORE I ARRIVED. 4:20:12PM THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO FINISH THOSE THINGS AND CLOSE THEM 4:20:14PM OUT, BUT MOVING TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THESE PROJECTS IS WHAT 4:20:17PM I'M RECOMMENDING WHEN I SAY PAUSE. 4:20:21PM >>Liz Alpert: WHAT ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE 4:20:24PM IN TERMS OF, THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE 4:20:28PM ABLE TO PURCHASE THE CREDIT UNION PROPERTY. 4:20:33PM WE ALREADY HAVE, AS YOU SAID, THIS LETTER OF INTENT THAT WE 4:20:37PM DON'T WANT TO THROW A MONKEY WRENCH INTO THAT. 4:20:41PM BECAUSE WHETHER WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR 4:20:44PM WE DO NOT, WE'RE BETTER OFF HAVING THAT ADDITIONAL PROPERTY 4:20:50PM SO THAT IF WE DECIDE WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON 4:20:53PM AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT WE HAVE LIKE THE WHOLE BLOCK TO 4:20:59PM SELL IF WE'RE GOING TO RESELL THAT PROPERTY. 4:21:01PM AND I DON'T THINK WE LOSE MONEY BY ACQUIRING IT BECAUSE WE 4:21:06PM WOULD BE TAKING BACK A LEASE. 4:21:13PM >>Karie Friling: I'M SORRY. 4:21:14PM I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, COMMISSIONER. 4:21:16PM >>Liz Alpert: NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. 4:21:17PM I'M FINISHED. 4:21:18PM I JUST DON'T WANT TO, AGAIN, THROW THESE THINGS INTO 4:21:24PM JEOPARDY SHOULD THE REFERENDUM NOT PASS OR SHOULD WE FIGURE 4:21:29PM OUT A WAY TO PAY FOR THESE THINGS. 4:21:31PM >>Karie Friling: YEAH, I THINK PARTICULARLY FOR THE 4:21:33PM AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE, THAT IS WHAT I WAS TALKING 4:21:36PM ABOUT WHEN I SAID THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LETTER OF INTENT 4:21:41PM WITH THEM. 4:21:42PM AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSING WITH EXTENDING THAT SO WE 4:21:45PM CAN GET PAST THE REFERENDUM DEADLINE, WHICH STILL ALLOWS US 4:21:49PM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE ACQUISITION OF THAT 4:21:52PM REMAINING PIECE OF PROPERTY WITHOUT US COMMITTING ADDITIONAL 4:21:55PM DOLLARS TO DO IT. 4:21:55PM SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW WITH THAT ONE. 4:21:58PM THAT ONE, THE LETTER OF INTENT IS IN THE PROCESS. 4:22:01PM WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT PARTICULAR OWNER OF 4:22:04PM THAT LAST PARCEL, COMMISSIONER. 4:22:06PM AND MAKING SURE THAT THE LETTER OF INTENT IS EXTENDED BY 4:22:09PM BOTH THE CITY AS WELL AS WITH THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS 4:22:14PM JUST TO GET US PAST THIS FALL AND THIS WINTER AND THEN WE 4:22:17PM CAN RESET THAT CONVERSATION AFTER WE KNOW THE RESULTS. 4:22:20PM SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP THAT LEVERAGE THAT WE HAVE FOR 4:22:23PM THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. 4:22:25PM WE WILL STILL HAVE IT AS PART OF THE EXTENSION OF THE LOI. 4:22:30PM >>Liz Alpert: THANK YOU. 4:22:32PM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: I SUGGEST THAT WE STOP CONVERSATION 4:22:36PM NOW ABOUT ALL OF THEM TOGETHER AND ENTERTAIN CONVERSATION 4:22:44PM ABOUT ONE AT A TIME, IDENTIFYING WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/26-07-28-CommissionSpecial.txt[7/29/2026 10:57:14 AM] 4:22:51PM AND WHAT WE WILL NOT DO DURING THE PAUSE. 4:22:54PM >>Liz Alpert: GOOD IDEA. 4:22:58PM THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER OHLRICH. 4:23:02PM >>Mayor Trice: HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE THIS? 4:23:06PM DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THE BAY PARK? 4:23:11PM >>Vice-Mayor Ohlrich: WELL, I THINK A MOTION IS PREMATURE AT 4:23:14PM THIS TIME. 4:23:15PM I'D LIKE -- FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE BAY PARK, I DON'T THINK WE 4:23:19PM NEED A MOTION BECAUSE THE CITY HAS ALREADY APPROVED PHASE 4:23:26PM THREE. 4:23:27PM AND UNTIL THE COUNTY TAKES THEIR ACTION, WE'RE NOT GOING TO 4:23:31PM BE DOING ANYTHING. 4:23:34PM I THINK WE MOVE RIGHT TO THE SPAC AND IDENTIFY WHAT WE'LL 4:23:40PM CONTINU