Special City Commission Meeting

Book 69 Page 40717 09/09/24 10:00 A.M . MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 09, 2024 PRESENT: ABSENT: 10:03:14 A.M . Mayor Liz Alpert, Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch, Commissioners Erik Arroyo, Kyle Scott Battie (arrived 10:03 A.M.) and Debbie Trice, City Manager Marlon Brown, City Attorney Robert Fournier, and City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs None The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alpert at 10:02 A. M. 10:03:23 A.M. INVOCATION: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs 10:03:40 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch 10:04:07 A.M. PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT: City Auditor and Clerk Griggs 10:04:15 A.M. 1. CITIZENS' INPUT CONCERNING CITY TOPICS (AGENDA ITEM I) No one signed up to speak. 10:04:45 A.M . 2. ADOPTION RE: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 24R-3272, CREATING AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN THE UPDATE OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, ETC. (TITLE ONLY) (AGENDA ITEM 11-1 ) 10:04:52 A.M. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs read proposed Resolution No . 24R-3272 by title only. 10:05:13 A.M City Manager Brown presented. City Auditor and Clerk Griggs left and returned to her seat at 10:05 A.M. 10:07:57 A.M. Citizens' Input received from individuals in the Chambers at City Hall. 10:20:54 A.M. City Manager Brown spoke to the topic and stated that Staff is open to any questions the Commission has about the information provided in the Agenda backup material.

10:22:00 A.M. Director Steven Cover, General Manager Ryan Chapdelain, Manager of Long-Range Planning David Smith, and Chief Planner Briana Dobbs, Planning Department, came before the Commission. 10 :22 :00 AM . The Vice Mayor provided input. 10:25:30 A.M . Commissioner Trice provided input. 10:28:11 A.M. Commissioner Battie provided input. 10:31 :12 A.M. The Mayor provided input. 10:33:54 A.M. City Manager Brown requested and Howard Davis, City resident, come before the Commission, and the City Manager stated that the desire is to review each of the proposed Downtown Ad Hoc Committee (Ad Hoc Committee) Member requirements one by one and receive either Commission consensus or vote in order to move this forward and draft a proposed Resolution. 10:34:51 A.M. City Manager Brown requested the Commission to reference Howard Davis's Suggested Edits 8/29/24 of the proposed draft Resolution 24R-3272 in the Agenda backup material and sought Commission input on Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee, as follows: 10:38:18 A.M. 10:38:23 A.M. 10:38:38 A.M. 1. Represent the Downtown Sarasota community and key stakeholder groups throughout the planning process, and the Mayor, Vice Mayor, Commissioners Arroyo and Trice, and the City Manager provided input. 2. Participate in the selection of the planning consultant, through reviewing and commenting on the request for proposals or invitation to bid prior to issuance and through the inclusion of members of the Committee on the planning consultant selection panel, and no Commission input was received. 3. Provide the selected planning consultant with local background information and perspectives, allowing the consultant to perform more effectively and with greater insight, and no Commission input was received. 4. Assist the planning consultant with the development and implementation of a program for robust public engagement, and the Mayor provided input. Book 69 09/09/24 Page 40718 10:00 A.M .

10:39:04 A.M. 10:40:28 A.M. 10:40:45 A.M . 10:41 :14 A.M. 10:41 :47 A.M. 10:42:49 A.M. Book 69 09/09/24 Page 40719 10:00 A.M. 5. Provide input and feedback on establishing the final scope of the Downtown Master Plan update and questions posed by the Vice Mayor were addressed by the City Manager. 6. Serve as ambassadors for the Downtown planning initiative, sharing information on the planning process with community stakeholders and providing information from stakeholders to the Ad Hoc Committee, and no Commission input was received. 7. Review and comment on plan policies and plan elements as they are prepared, and the Mayor, Commissioner Trice, and the City Manager provided input. 8. Assist the planning consultant with periodic progress updates to the City Commission, and the Mayor and the City Manager provided input. 9. Facilitate the process of community outreach and formal adoption of the completed plan, and the Mayor, Vice Mayor, and the City Manager provided input. Mr. Davis provided input regarding Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee No. 9 and stated that as a critique of his own drafting, the wording should read "Facilitate the process of community outreach and formal adoption of the completed plan by the City Commission." 10:43:20 A.M. The Mayor continued to provide input regarding Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee, No. 9; that the Ad Hoc Committee facilitating the process of community outreach is favored and voiced concerns regarding the Ad Hoc Committee providing recommendations to the Commission. 10:43:57 A.M. Commissioner Trice continued to provide input regarding Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee, No. 9 and spoke in favor of removing the word formal.

10:44:35 A.M . The Vice Mayor continued to provide input regarding Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee, No. 9, and spoke in favor of the Ad Hoc Committee providing formal recommendations to the Commission. 10:47:40 A.M . Question posed by the Vice Mayor was addressed by the City Manager who spoke in favor of the Ad Hoc Committee providing recommendations to the Commission, and Commissioner Trice provided input. 10:50:16 A.M. Mr. Davis continued to provide input regarding Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee, No . 9 and proposed to change the wording to consider the Commission discussion to read "take a committee vote on the completed plan and make a recommendation regarding the completed plan to the City Commission for formal adoption," and the Mayor spoke in favor having two separate points for No . 9 by adding a No. 10. 10:51 :48 A.M . City Manager Brown stated that Section 3. Duties: The Downtown Master Plan Update Ad-hoc Committee, No. 9 will be separated into two items and included in the final Resolution . 10:59:51 A.M. City Manager Brown referenced the enlarged copy of the Downtown Master Plan table provided to the Commission and requested the Commission to review the criteria in order to make a determination commencing with the Urban Design, urban planning requirement. 11:00:18 A.M . The Mayor and Commissioner Trice spoke to the Urban Design, urban planning requirement and the City Manager and Mr. Cover provided input. 11 :03:14 A.M. The Vice Mayor spoke to the youth aspect and posed questions which were addressed and the and Commissioner Trice, the Vice Mayor, City Manager, and Mayor provided input 11 :05:49 A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding Downtown resident, Owner of Downtown residential property, Residents who rents their home {DT), Downtown residents in single family homes (DT), Downtown residents in multifamily homes (OT), and Commissioner Trice, the Vice Mayor, and Mayor provided input and spoke in favor of combining the multiple categories into one category of Downtown resident. 11 :08:36 A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding Downtown Merchant (HD/Staff) or Owners or managers of Downtown businesses (DT), and Owner of Downtown commercial property, and Downtown Improvement District Board Member (DID), and the Mayor and Commissioner Trice provided input and spoke in favor of Owner of Downtown commercial property. Book 69 09/09/24 Page 40720 10 :00 A.M .

11:10:59A.M. Book 69 09/09/24 Page 40721 10:00 A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding Social Services (OT), and the Mayor, Commissioners Trice and Arroyo provided input, and City Manager Brown on behalf of the Mayor noted Commission consensus to include Social Services. 11:14:53A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding Services & activities for young people, a parent (DT), Commissioner Trice and the Mayor provided input, and the City Manager stated that the word parent will be removed and with Commission approval, the language under 40 will be added to read "Services & activities for young people represented by someone under 40." 11 :16:21 A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding People who work Downtown, and the Vice Mayor spoke in favor. 11:17:17 A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding Frequent visitors and patrons of Downtown businesses, the Vice Mayor provided input, and the City Manager stated that the language " ... that lives within the City of Sarasota" will be added." 11:17:45A.M. Question posed by Commissioner Battie was addressed by City Manager Brown and Commissioner Trice provided input. 11 :18:39 A.M. City Manager Brown sought Commission input regarding Multimodal Transportation planning (staff}, which is not favored, and no input was received. 11:19:03A.M. City Manager Brown reiterated the Ad hoc Committee categories as follows: • Urban design, urban planning • Sustainability, resiliency, environmental planning • Architecture, landscape architecture • Economic development tourism • Historic preservation adaptive reuse • Downtown culture, Downtown art, or Arts & culture or Placemaking (public art, cultural amenities) • Downtown resident • Social Services • People who work Downtown • Frequent visitor and patron of Downtown businesses but live within the City of Sarasota • Owner of Downtown commercial property

, 11 :20:22 AM. City Manager Brown reiterated the mandatory Ad hoc Committee categories as follows : 11:21 :19 A.M. 1. Downtown resident 2. Owner of Downtown commercial property 3. Social Services 4. Services & activities for young people represented by someone under 40 5. People who work Downtown 6. Frequent visitor and patron of Downtown businesses but live within the City of Sarasota 7. Downtown Merchant City Manager Brown stated that the remaining categories will be in the nice to have categories, and Commissioner Trice, the Mayor and Vice Mayor continued to provide input. 11 :25:37 A.M. The Vice Mayor noted a correction on page 16, to delete the word "expert", and Commissioner Trice requested a map of the covered Downtown area is included. 11 :26:57 AM. A motion was made by Commissioner Trice, seconded by Vice Mayor Ahearn-Koch to return back before the Commission with proposed Resolution 24R-3272 with the proposed changes as discussed, which carried by a 5-0 vote. 11 :27:47 A.M. 3. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (AGENDA ITEM Il l): 11 :27:54 A.M . COMMISSIONER ARROYO: Requested the Commission to draft a proposed Resolution to stand with the Venezuelan people in Sarasota, Florida and denounce the results of the election recently had in Venezuela, South America, where the dictator by all accounts lost the election and is still in power. 11 :28 :39 A.M. Commissioner Battie spoke in favor of drafting a proposed Resolution for Commission adoption, Commissioner Trice, the Mayor, and the Vice Mayor spoke to the request which is not favored and Commissioner Arroyo provided input throughout. 11 :30:57 A.M. Question posed by Commissioner Trice regarding offering a Proclamation to an organization was addressed by Commissioner Arroyo who stated that a Proclamation is acceptable, and the desire is to place an Item on a future Agenda. Book 69 09/09/24 Page 40722 10 :00AM .

Book 69 Page 40723 09/09/24 10:00 A.M. 11 :32:01 A.M. 4. ADJOURN {AGENDA ITEM IV) The Commission adjourned at 11 :32 A.M . ., SHAYLA GGS CITY AUD li OR AND CLERK

Liz Alpert Mayor Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch Commissioner Erik Arroyo Commissioner Kyle Battie Commissioner Debbie Trice SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 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. LIZ ALPERT Mayor 1

SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL 1565 First Street Sarasota, Florida September 9, 2024 City Commission Chambers 10:00 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 Adoption Re: Proposed Resolution No. 24R-3272, creating an Ad-Hoc Committee to assist in the update of the Downtown Master Plan; providing for severability, etc. (Title Only) II.1 Agenda Request Form.pdf September 9 Special Commission -Backup Material.pdf III. OTHER MATTERS/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: IV. ADJOURN AGENDA CALL MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT 2

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Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Notice to the Public The City of Sarasota is committed to providing qualified disabled individuals an opportunity to participate in meetings of the City Commission. The City of Sarasota prohibits discrimination in all services, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or gender, marital or familial status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information such as Braille, large print, audiotape, etc., should contact: The City of Sarasota ADA Coordinator, Jake Brown, at (941) 263-6299 or by email at adacoordinator@sarasotafl.gov. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in a meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at (941) 263-6299 at least two business days prior to the date of the meeting as to the nature of the auxiliary aids and/or service necessary. Every effort will be made to provide such aid or service to the extent that they are reasonable, do not result in undue financial or administrative burden, and do not alter the fundamental nature of the meeting. Consideration will be given to the individual's preferred aid or service. However, alternatives may be provided if in the City's determination such alternatives provide an effective means of communication. For the benefit of individuals utilizing hearing aids with a T-coil, the City Commission Chambers and SRQ Media Studio are outfitted with a Hearing Induction Loop for enhanced hearing assistance. Proceedings will be electronically recorded. Should an individual feel that a verbatim transcription of the proceedings may later be needed, said individual has the burden and expense of arranging for same. Copies of the electronic recording may be purchased from the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk. 4

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] SARASOTA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024, 10:00 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. 10:02:58 [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] 10:03:00 >>Mayor Alpert: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. 10:03:01 IT IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024. 10:03:04 THIS IS A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE 10:03:13 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. 10:03:14 I AM GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 10:03:16 AND CALL UPON OUR CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK TO DO THE 10:03:21 INVOCATION. 10:03:21 >>Shayla Griggs: PLEASE STAND. 10:03:23 HEAVENLY FATHER, WE AFFIRM OUR FAITH IN THEE. 10:03:29 WE SEEK YOUR DIVINE STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND GUIDANCE IN THE 10:03:32 DELIBERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIZENS 10:03:34 OF OUR COMMUNITY. 10:03:35 IN THY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. 10:03:38 >>Mayor Alpert: VICE MAYOR, IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. 10:03:40 [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] 10:03:55 ALL RIGHT. 10:03:55 ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE DAY, MS. GRIGGS? 10:03:59 >>Shayla Griggs: NO, MADAM MAYOR. 10:04:01 >>Mayor Alpert: OKAY. 10:04:02 ALL RIGHT. 10:04:02 IF YOU WILL READ THE PLEDGE OF PUBLIC CONDUCT, PLEASE. 10:04:07 >>Shayla Griggs: WE MAY DISAGREE BUT BE RESPECTFUL TO ONE 10:04:11 ANOTHER. 10:04:11 DIRECT ALL COMMENTS TO ISSUES. 10:04:12 WE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS. 10:04:15 >>Mayor Alpert: DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR 10:04:18 CITIZENS' INPUT? 10:04:19 >>Shayla Griggs: I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR REGULAR 10:04:24 INPUT. 10:04:25 I JUST HAVE FOR THE ITEM ITSELF. 10:04:28 >>Mayor Alpert: ALL RIGHT. 10:04:30 I WILL CALL UPON THE CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK. 10:04:36 >>Marlon Brown: I WILL TAKE THE LEAD -- [INAUDIBLE] 10:04:44 >>Mayor Alpert: OKAY. 10:04:44 THANK YOU. 10:04:45 I'LL CALL ON THE CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK TO READ THE TITLE OF 10:04:48 THE AGENDA ITEM 2.1. 10:04:51 >>Shayla Griggs: THANK YOU, MAYOR. 10:04:52 RESOLUTION 24R-3272, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF 10:04:56 THE CITY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA, CREATING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:04:59 TO ASSIST IN THE UPDATE OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, 10:05:02 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR READING OF THIS 10:05:05 RESOLUTION BY TITLE ONLY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE 10:05:08 DATE. 10:05:09 >>Mayor Alpert: MR. BROWN. 10:05:10 >>Marlon Brown: THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 10:05:13 MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING. 10:05:15 THIS IS OUR CONTINUED DISCUSSION REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN 10:05:19 MASTER PLAN AD HOC COMMITTEE. 10:05:21 THAT WE HAD ON OUR LAST REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING. 10:05:26 THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, OBVIOUSLY THAT CAME OUT OF 10:05:30 THAT LAST MEETING. 10:05:32 AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK BOTH MR. DAVIS AND THE COMMISSION AS 10:05:36 A WHOLE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO PIN DOWN SOME OF THE CRITERION 10:05:42 THAT WE WOULD SELECT THESE INDIVIDUALS BY. 10:05:45 SOME INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH YOU. 10:05:47 AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE, LAST FRIDAY. 10:05:51 BOTH THE RESOLUTION BY MR. DAVIS AND ALSO SOME INFORMATION 10:05:56 BY COMMISSIONER TRICE. 10:05:59 I ALSO ATTEMPTED JUST TO HELP THE COMMISSION, AGAIN, WITH 10:06:02 THE HELP OF THE CITY AUDITOR AND CLERK'S OFFICE, CREATE A 10:06:05 MATRIX BY WHICH YOU WILL SEE THAT I ALSO HANDED OUT ON 10:06:10 FRIDAY, THAT YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF THE ITEMS AND 10:06:15 QUALIFICATIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS -- AGAIN, I 10:06:20 APOLOGIZE FOR USING YOUR NAMES AND OUR NAMES AS PART OF THE 10:06:24 INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE SELECTED FOR THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE. 10:06:27 AGAIN, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE TO SHOW YOU HOW THE SELECTION 10:06:32 WOULD GO ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE CITY AUDITOR 10:06:35 AND CLERK'S OFFICE. 10:06:36 AGAIN, THIS IS A CONTINUED CONVERSATION. 10:06:39 I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PUT ALL OF THE CRITERIA ITEMS ON THE TOP 10:06:44 OF THAT SPREADSHEET FOR EASE OF CONVERSATION. 10:06:48 AGAIN, I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO THE COMMISSION TO AGAIN DETERMINE 10:06:51 WHICH ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AS PART OF 10:06:55 THE RESOLUTION IN TERMS OF THE SELECTION OF THE AD HOC 10:06:58 COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 10:06:59 AGAIN, MADAM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 10:07:02 WANT TO TAKE PUBLIC INPUT FIRST BEFORE YOU START THE 10:07:05 DELIBERATIONS, BUT I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT WE HEAR 10:07:08 FROM THE PUBLIC. 10:07:08 >>Mayor Alpert: OKAY. 10:07:09 THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO. 10:07:12 OKAY. 10:07:13 I'LL CALL ON CHRIS VOELKER. 10:07:20 RONNIE SHUGAR. 10:07:22 HARMONI KRUSING. 10:07:25 WILLIAM WADDILL. 10:07:28 HOWARD DAVIS. 10:07:33 HOW ABOUT THAT? 10:07:35 WE JUST HAD FIVE. 10:07:36 CHRIS VOELKER. 10:07:57 >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:07:58 I WAS JUST HERE A WEEK AGO, WASN'T I? 10:08:01 YES. 10:08:01 I'M BACK AGAIN. 10:08:03 AGAIN, TO ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER INCLUDING THE D.I.D. 10:08:06 REPRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN AD HOC COMMITTEE. 10:08:09 DURING THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I PRESENTED VARIOUS 10:08:13 ECONOMIC STATISTICS, BUT TODAY, I WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT 10:08:16 WHAT I BELIEVE IS AT THE HEART OF THE D.I.D. 10:08:19 FIRST A LITTLE BACKGROUND, SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED 10:08:23 ABOUT THE D.I.D. AND WHO WE ARE. 10:08:24 THE D.I.D. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 DURING ONE OF THE MOST 10:08:28 CHALLENGING FINANCIAL PERIODS OF OUR COUNTRY AND OUR CITY. 10:08:32 THE CITY WAS STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE EVEN BASIC SERVICES, 10:08:37 SIDEWALK CLEANING, ALLEY CLEANING, JUST GENERAL MAINTENANCE. 10:08:41 BUT INSTEAD OF MERELY COMPLAINING, SEVERAL DOWNTOWN PROPERTY 10:08:44 OWNERS TOOK ACTION. 10:08:46 THEY CHOSE TO PAY ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAXES VOLUNTARILY. 10:08:52 SINCE THEN, THE D.I.D. HAS REINVESTED ALL OF THAT ADDITIONAL 10:08:56 REVENUE BACK INTO THE CITY, AVERAGING $800,000 A YEAR 10:09:01 ANNUALLY. 10:09:01 THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WEREN'T OBLIGATED TO STEP UP, BUT THEY 10:09:05 DID, BECAUSE THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT SARASOTA AND TO THIS DAY 10:09:11 THEY STILL DO. 10:09:13 THE D.I.D. BOARD IS MADE UP OF FIVE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ALSO 10:09:16 RUN SMALL BUSINESSES. 10:09:19 THAT COMPOSITION BRINGS TOGETHER BROAD PERSPECTIVES. 10:09:24 PROPERTY OWNERS OFFER A LONG-TERM VIEW WHILE BUSINESS 10:09:27 OPERATORS SHARE INSIGHTS BASED ON DAILY EXPERIENCES. 10:09:32 COLLECTIVELY, THE BOARD DOES REPRESENT 222 BUSINESSES AND 5 10:09:38 -- 158 OWNERSHIP GROUPS. 10:09:41 THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. 10:09:44 THEY STAY IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH CITY STAFF AND ADDRESS 10:09:49 CONCERNS IN A TIMELY MANNER. 10:09:51 MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY EXPERIENCE THE CITY ON A STREET-LEVEL 10:09:56 BASIS. 10:09:56 AS THEY OPERATE THEIR BUSINESS, THEY TALK DAILY TO VISITORS, 10:10:00 BOTH YOUNG AND OLD AND RESIDENTS, AND THEY EXPERIENCE 10:10:06 FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGES OF ALL THE -- EACH DAY, CHALLENGES 10:10:10 OF PARKING, HOMELESSNESS, SAFETY, CLEANLINESS AND EVEN 10:10:14 LANDSCAPING. 10:10:14 THESE ARE THE ELEMENTS, THOUGH, THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A 10:10:18 DOWNTOWN SARASOTA BEING A VIBRANT, ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR 10:10:22 RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE. 10:10:25 A KEY ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. 10:10:30 FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE D.I.D. HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO 10:10:33 CREATING A SAFE, BEAUTIFUL, AND PROSPEROUS CITY. 10:10:36 AND BY ITS VERY NATURE, IT'S COMPOSED OF PROPERTY OWNERS, IT 10:10:41 IS DEEPLY INVESTED IN SARASOTA'S FUTURE. 10:10:44 I CALL THE D.I.D. THE HEART OF TOWN BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT 10:10:48 HOW IT WAS CONCEIVED AND HOW IT HAS OPERATED FOR 16 YEARS, 10:10:54 IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S ALWAYS GENUINELY CARED FOR AND

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:10:59 SUPPORTED THE CITY. 10:11:00 THAT'S BEEN SOME CHATTER ABOUT THE PHYSICAL SIZE OF THE 10:11:04 D.I.D. BOUNDARY -- I'M THERE -- THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY. 10:11:11 THE DUANY PLAN COVERED THE CITY BUT MAIN FOCUS OF WORK WAS 10:11:15 THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR GOOD REASON. 10:11:17 THE D.I.D. IS THE HEART OF THE CITY. 10:11:18 JUST LIKE WITH HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, THE BODY CANNOT SURVIVE 10:11:23 WITHOUT A HEALTHY HEART. 10:11:24 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU SO MUCH. 10:11:25 RONNIE SHUGAR. 10:11:27 >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. 10:11:27 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 10:11:28 I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS A D.I.D. BOARD 10:11:33 MEMBER. 10:11:35 WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD, TO D.I.D., AND ALL THE 10:11:40 OTHER FOUR MEMBERS, THEY DO IT OUT OF THEIR OWN TIME. 10:11:44 I DIDN'T WANT TO JOIN THE D.I.D. UNLESS I COULD MAKE A 10:11:50 DIFFERENCE. 10:11:50 WHEN I MOVED TO SARASOTA, I BELIEVED IN THE CITY. 10:11:53 I BELIEVED IN WHAT THE LEADERSHIP WAS DOING, AND I INVESTED 10:11:56 MY RESOURCES, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 10:12:02 I CREATED SHOPPING CENTERS DILAPIDATED AND TURNED THEM 10:12:06 AROUND INTO SOMETHING VIBRANT AND MY PROPERTY ON PALM FOR 10:12:08 THE RIGHT TYPE OF TENANTS TO OCCUPY THOSE PREMISES. 10:12:15 I WANTED TO REVIVE THE PALM AVENUE AREA, SOUTH PALM AVENUE 10:12:21 AREA. 10:12:22 WITH NEW RESTAURANTS GOING IN THERE, I BELIEVE IT WILL DO 10:12:25 SO. 10:12:25 I BELIEVE IN THE CITY. 10:12:27 SHOPPING CENTER ON THE CORNER OF LEMON AND PINEAPPLE WHERE 10:12:31 THERE WAS NOTHING DURING COVID, WE INVESTED AND WE HAVE 10:12:35 GREAT TENANTS THERE. 10:12:36 WE HAVE ANA MOLINARI THAT TOOK A VERY LARGE SPACE. 10:12:40 SHE HAS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC. 10:12:43 I BELIEVED IN THE CITY AND I BELIEVED WHAT A COMMISSION 10:12:50 SHOULD DO AND I PLEAD TO ALL OF YOU, AT LEAST ONE TO TWO 10:12:54 D.I.D. MEMBERS TO JOIN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE. 10:12:58 I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT WE REALLY DO WANT 10:13:01 RATHER THAN SOMEONE, I CALL THEM A RESIDENTIAL ACTIVIST OR 10:13:04 SOMEONE THAT WOULD REPRESENT THE D.I.D. BOARD IN A WAY THAT 10:13:09 WOULD BE IN THE COMMON INTEREST, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO 10:13:16 SAY. 10:13:17 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. 10:13:18 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 10:13:19 HARMONI KRUSING. 10:13:21 >> HI. 10:13:21 LONG TIME NO SEE. 10:13:23 HELLO, EVERYBODY. 10:13:26 I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSAL OF OUR UPDATED 10:13:29 MASTER PLAN AND THAT COMMITTEE. 10:13:30 AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A COMPANY CELEBRATING 21 YEARS ON MAIN 10:13:34 STREET, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE AN ACTION PLAN ON UPDATING OUR

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:13:37 MASTER PLAN SINCE IT EXPIRED. 10:13:39 I MYSELF WAS BORN HERE AND GREW UP SEEING THE MANY CHANGES 10:13:42 THAT HAVE HAPPENED DOWNTOWN AND HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF 10:13:44 WITNESSING THEM. 10:13:45 I THINK THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAS HAD A HUGE 10:13:48 PART OF THAT GROWTH IMPLEMENTING MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 10:13:51 DISTRICT SINCE IT STARTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. 10:13:54 THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO JOIN THIS BOARD SO BADLY AND I AM 10:13:57 GRATEFUL FOR MY APPOINTMENT. 10:13:58 WHEN LOOKING AND LEARNING ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL, I WAS 10:14:01 SURPRISED TO SEE IT WAS NOT MANDATORY OR SUGGESTED TO HAVE A 10:14:03 D.I.D. BOARD MEMBER ON THERE, JUST A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE 10:14:06 DISTRICT. 10:14:07 IN MY OPINION THAT IS A HUGE MISTAKE AND SOMEWHAT 10:14:10 DISRESPECTFUL TO THE BOARD. 10:14:11 FIVE MEMBERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND DO NOT TAKE THEIR 10:14:14 POSITION LIGHTLY. 10:14:15 THEY ARE IN THE KNOW ABOUT CITY POLICIES AND WHAT 10:14:18 CONTRIBUTIONS THEY COULD BE MAKING TOWARD THE MASTER PLAN. 10:14:20 THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO DUANY'S PAST PLAN WITH MANY PROJECT 10:14:24 ENHANCEMENTS. 10:14:24 PLEASE RECONSIDER AND I WOULD SUGGEST ADDING A PROPERTY 10:14:27 OWNER ON THE UPPER MAIN STREET THAT CAN ALSO BE REPRESENTED 10:14:30 SINCE IT IS BEING DEVELOPED. 10:14:31 WAS THAT THREE MINUTES? 10:14:33 >>Shayla Griggs: I'M SORRY. 10:14:35 KEEP GOING. 10:14:36 I'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. 10:14:40 >> I JUST NEED 30 SECONDS. 10:14:42 PLEASE RECONSIDER AS I WOULD SUGGEST ADDING A PROPERTY OWNER 10:14:45 ON THE UPPER MAIN SO IT CAN BE REPRESENTED SINCE IT IS 10:14:48 CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. 10:14:49 I MYSELF LOOK FORWARD TO SUBMITTING MY APPLICATION AS THE 10:14:52 MERCHANT POSITION. 10:14:56 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU. 10:14:57 BILL WADDILL. 10:15:01 >> GOOD MORNING. 10:15:02 FOR THE RECORD, BILL WADDILL, 503 QUAY COMMONS. 10:15:05 APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE AD HOC 10:15:09 COMMITTEE AND SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN. 10:15:12 THE COMMITTEE I THINK WILL PLAY -- AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SOME 10:15:16 EXPERIENCE IN FACILITATING PUBLIC PROCESSES SUCCESSFULLY, I 10:15:19 THINK THE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS A REALLY IMPORTANT DECISION. 10:15:22 WHILE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS HELPFUL, THE CITY IS GOING TO 10:15:27 HIRE TECHNICAL EXPERTS, PUT OUT AN RFP, HIRE GREAT PEOPLE. 10:15:31 REALLY WHAT I THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT IS A KEY GROUP OF 10:15:34 COMMITTED STAKEHOLDERS, COMMITTED IN EXPERIENCE IN 10:15:37 FACILITATING THE PROCESS SUCCESSFULLY AND ADVISING THE CITY 10:15:43 AND ADVISING THE CITY COMMISSION WHO WOULD ULTIMATELY MAKE 10:15:47 THE DECISION. 10:15:48 I BELIEVE THAT EXPERTISE, BEING A STAKEHOLDER IS THE MOST 10:15:51 IMPORTANT THING.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:15:51 AGAIN, WE'LL HIRE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS AS A CITY. 10:15:55 ALSO THINK THE COMMITTEE FOR SUCCESS OUGHT TO MEET MONTHLY 10:16:01 AND BE VERY ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS THAT WILL PROBABLY TAKE 10:16:03 10 TO 12 MONTHS. 10:16:05 IDEALLY I THINK THE COMMITTEE OUGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME 10:16:08 FORM, SOME OF THE MEMBERS, IN THE SELECTION, AT LEAST THE 10:16:11 INTERVIEW PROCESS OF THE SHORT-LISTED FIRMS. 10:16:13 AS IT RELATES TO THE PROCESS, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE HERE. 10:16:17 OUR CITY IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW. 10:16:21 AND SO THIS KIND OF A PROCESS TYPICALLY TAKES TO GO THROUGH 10:16:26 AN RFP FIVE TO SIX MONTHS THROUGH THE CITY'S PROCESS. 10:16:28 AGAIN, A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THERE. 10:16:30 IN AN IDEAL WORLD, THE CONSULTANT WOULD BE SELECTED BEFORE 10:16:33 THE END OF THE WINTER SEASON AND READY TO GO UNDER CONTRACT. 10:16:38 IF YOU STARTED THE RFP IN OCTOBER, SIX MONTHS PUTS YOU ABOUT 10:16:42 MARCH. 10:16:42 SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO EASTER, MARCH, APRIL AND FOLKS GO 10:16:47 AWAY FOR THE SUMMER. 10:16:48 IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT GO AWAY FOR THE SUMMER 10:16:51 BUT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO 10:16:53 ENGAGE AS MANY AS WE CAN IN OUR COMMUNITY. 10:16:55 THERE ARE VIRTUAL THINGS WE CAN DO. 10:16:57 HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE. 10:16:58 THAT'S FINE. 10:16:58 IF WE COULD KICK IT OFF IN THE LATE SPRING, WORK THROUGH THE 10:17:02 SUMMER AND THEN DO A LOT OF THE WORK AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS 10:17:07 IN THE FALL, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT. 10:17:08 AGAIN, THAT WOULD MEAN THE RFP WOULD NEED TO GO OUT IN 10:17:12 OCTOBER OR EARLIEST EARLY NOVEMBER. 10:17:16 SEATING COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER WOULD BE VERY 10:17:18 HELPFUL SO WHEN YOU SHORT LIST THE FIRMS, SOMEONE OR MEMBERS 10:17:22 OF THE COMMITTEE COULD HAVE A ROLE IN THE SELECTION AND 10:17:26 AGAIN TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. 10:17:28 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 10:17:30 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU SO MUCH. 10:17:31 HOWARD DAVIS. 10:17:33 >> GOOD MORNING. 10:17:34 I'M HOWARD DAVIS. 10:17:35 I BOTH LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY. 10:17:37 THANKS AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER A FEW COMMENTS. 10:17:42 CERTAINLY CAN'T BE ACCUSED OF NOT CONSIDERING THIS IN GREAT 10:17:47 DETAIL. 10:17:47 I WON'T REPEAT ANYTHING THAT I'VE SAID BEFORE. 10:17:50 I'VE GONE FARTHER THAN I EVER HAVE IN DEALING WITH THE 10:17:55 COMMISSIONERS AND ACTUALLY PROVIDING A DRAFT RESOLUTION. 10:17:58 I WANTED TO SPEND A MINUTE ON THE SOFTER SIDE OF THIS. 10:18:02 I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS 10:18:05 COMMITTEE. 10:18:06 I THINK EVERYBODY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF AN AD HOC 10:18:10 COMMITTEE. 10:18:10 EVERYBODY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF A PLAN. 10:18:12 I HAVEN'T TALKED TO ONE PERSON THAT HAS ANY OBJECTION TO

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:18:15 THOSE TWO CONCEPTS. 10:18:17 WHAT I AM HEARING OCCASIONALLY IS WHAT IF WE HAVE A 10:18:21 DYSFUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE OR A COMMITTEE THAT DOESN'T FUNCTION 10:18:24 AT THE LEVEL THAT WE ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND ANTICIPATE? 10:18:28 I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 10:18:30 I SAY THAT FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. 10:18:33 ONE, YOU'RE MAKING THE DECISIONS, AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW 10:18:37 THE COMMUNITY WELL ENOUGH, YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW THE 10:18:40 CANDIDATES WELL ENOUGH TO PUT TOGETHER A TEAM THAT'S GOING 10:18:43 TO DO THE JOB THAT'S REQUIRED OF THEM. 10:18:46 SECONDLY, ALSO BASED ON MY CONVERSATIONS, I THINK YOU'RE 10:18:49 GOING TO BE PLEASANTLY SURVIVED AT THE CALIBER OF THE 10:18:53 CANDIDATES OR THE PEOPLE APPLYING FOR THE POSITION. 10:18:56 I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DYSFUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE. 10:18:59 I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES IN 10:19:02 TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE, AND 10:19:06 I THINK YOU'LL HAVE GOOD CHOICES BEFORE YOU. 10:19:09 I ALSO WANT TO SPEND ONE MINUTE, MAYBE, ON THE SOFTER SIDE 10:19:13 OF THIS. 10:19:14 AND TO THAT POINT, IN THINKING ABOUT THIS, IF I WERE IN YOUR 10:19:19 SEATS, I WOULD WANT TO PICK SOMEBODY OR EACH MEMBER HAVE 10:19:23 SOME PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY, SOMEBODY THAT DROPS IN, 10:19:28 DECIDES I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DO, MAYBE I'LL APPLY FOR THIS 10:19:32 COMMITTEE, DOESN'T KNOW THE COMMUNITY HASN'T DEMONSTRATED 10:19:34 THE ABILITY TO WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY, MAY NOT BE THE BEST 10:19:38 PERSON. 10:19:39 WE NEED PEOPLE COMMITTED TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME HERE. 10:19:42 IF YOU'RE GETTING INVOLVED, GET INVOLVED TOWARD AND WORK 10:19:46 TOWARDS SUCCESS. 10:19:48 SOMEONE CAPABLE OF COLLABORATING. 10:19:49 THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD WORK. 10:19:51 SO ANOTHER ISSUE IS, I'M ON BOARDS AND ON COMMITTEES, THIS 10:19:55 IS NOT A MATTER OF SHOWING UP AND LISTENING, THIS IS A 10:19:58 MATTER OF REVIEWING THE MATERIAL, PARTICIPATING AND ENGAGING 10:20:02 IN THIS PROCESS. 10:20:04 EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE OPEN-MINDED. 10:20:06 EVERY MEMBER WILL HAVE HIS OR HER THOUGHTS ON VARIOUS 10:20:10 THINGS, BUT THEY NEED TO COME TO THE MEETING AND TO THIS 10:20:13 PLANNING PROCESS WITH AN OPEN MIND, BE WILLING TO 10:20:17 COLLABORATE, BE WILLING TO COMPROMISE. 10:20:19 FINALLY, THIS IS MAYBE A LITTLE MORE SUBTLE, BUT THESE 10:20:22 COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE 10:20:25 AMBASSADORS FOR THIS PROCESS. 10:20:26 EVERY DAY THEY WILL BE ASKED WHAT'S GOING ON. 10:20:30 THEY WILL BE BRINGING INFORMATION BACK FROM THOSE 10:20:33 CONVERSATIONS. 10:20:34 IT NEEDS TO BE SOMEBODY IS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND CAN 10:20:36 EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING AND BRING BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND 10:20:39 THE PROCESS WHAT THEY ARE HEARING ON THE STREET. 10:20:42 THANKS AGAIN. 10:20:42 >>Mayor Alpert: THANK YOU. 10:20:43 THANK YOU ALL.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:20:47 MR. BROWN. 10:20:52 >>Marlon Brown: THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 10:20:54 I'LL HAVE STAFF COME UP JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS 10:20:56 ABOUT ANY OF THE MATERIAL WE HAVE IN THE ITEM. 10:20:59 ONE OF THE THINGS, KEY THINGS AND KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT I HEARD 10:21:02 FROM EVERYONE WHO CAME UP TO SPEAK WAS COLLABORATION AND 10:21:07 COMPROMISE. 10:21:09 AGAIN, I WILL REALLY STRESS TO THIS COMMISSION IF AND WHEN 10:21:12 THOSE APPLICATIONS COME, TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE INDIVIDUALS. 10:21:16 YOU KNOW THEIR HISTORY. 10:21:17 I AGREE WITH MR. DAVIS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BEVY OF 10:21:22 RICHES IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUALS, BUT REMEMBER HISTORICALLY 10:21:27 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COME AND SPOKEN BEFORE THIS COMMISSION 10:21:32 AND WHETHER THEIR TEMPERAMENT, THEIR TACT FOR COLLABORATION 10:21:39 AND COMPROMISE, THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU WANT ON 10:21:42 THIS COMMITTEE REGARDLESS OF THE QUALIFICATIONS, ET CETERA. 10:21:47 SO WITH THAT, OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION HAS ABOUT 10:21:52 THE INFORMATION IN THE BACKUP. 10:21:56 >>Mayor Alpert: COMMISSIONERS? 10:21:57 VICE MAYOR. 10:21:58 >>Vice-Mayor Ahearn-Koch: THANK YOU. 10:22:00 PER OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ON THIS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF 10:22:09 CONCERNS I HAVE WITH SOME OF THIS LIST. 10:22:13 I REALLY APPRECIATE MR. DAVIS' RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMISSIONER 10:22:17 TRICE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS FAR AS THE TYPES OF 10:22:24 PEOPLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 10:22:25 WHAT I'M NOT SEEING IN HERE -- I'M SEEING A LOT OF FOCUS ON 10:22:29 DOWNTOWN. 10:22:29 DOWNTOWN MERCHANT, DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL, DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, 10:22:32 DOWNTOWN SINGLE-FAMILY, DOWNTOWN MULTIFAMILY, DOWNTOWN WHO 10:22:35 RENTS THEIR HOME, DOWNTOWN SO ON AND SO FORTH. 10:22:39 MY CONCERN IS THAT IS A VERY SELECT AND LIMITED GROUP OF 10:22:44 FOLKS. 10:22:45 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US OPEN UP THIS TO CITY RESIDENTS, FOR 10:22:51 THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY PIECE OF IT, YES, I DO FEEL STRONGLY 10:22:55 THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOMEBODY WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN THE 10:22:58 D.I.D., THAT HOLD D.I.D. BOUNDARY -- THAT WHOLE D.I.D. 10:23:02 BOUNDARY. 10:23:03 SOME OF THE OTHERS AS FAR AS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, 10:23:07 MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY, PEOPLE WHO RENT THEIR HOMES, I THINK 10:23:11 THESE ARE THINGS BECAUSE THE WAY THE DOWNTOWN SHALL THE WAY 10:23:15 THIS GOES, IMPACTS THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT JUST THE DOWNTOWN. 10:23:21 LIKE I SAID EARLIER, PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE HERE, ASIDE FROM A 10:23:26 HANDFUL OF PEOPLE, LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE ACTUAL CORE OF 10:23:31 DOWNTOWN. 10:23:32 I'M NOT SEEING ANY EMPHASIS. 10:23:35 PERHAPS I'M MISSING IT, ON CITYWIDE RESIDENTS AS OPPOSED TO 10:23:41 JUST DOWNTOWN PARTICIPATION. 10:23:44 I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE 10:23:47 WHOLE CITY AND HOW THE WHOLE CITY INTERACTS WITH OUR 10:23:51 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. 10:23:54 THAT'S ONE OF MY COMMENTS.

file:///C/Users/JJohnson/Desktop/24-09-09-CommissionSpecial.txt[9/9/2024 12:03:38 PM] 10:23:55 IF I'M MISSING THAT HERE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 10:23:59 ALSO, THE POSITION THAT I MADE EARLIER WAS THAT I THINK THIS 10:24:05 BOARD WILL WORK DILIGENTLY ON HELPING US TO GUIDE THIS 10:24:11 PROCESS. 10:24:13 I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE THEM MAKE ACTUAL 10:24:16 RECOMMENDATIONS, VOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS, NOT JUST BE A 10:24:20 PART OF THE PROCESS. 10:24:21 BUT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD AND PURPLE RIBBON 10:24:24 COMMITTEE AND SOME OF THE OTHERS ARE ACTUALLY TAKING VOTES 10:24:27 AND MAKING ACTUAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION. 10:24:30 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT LANGUAGE IN HERE SOMEWHERE. 10:24:37 THOSE WERE MY TWO MAIN CONCERNS, BUT I REALLY DO LIKE THE 10:24:42 SUGGESTIONS FROM MR. DAVIS. 10:24:45 I KNOW, MAYOR, YOU WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HASH 10:24:49 THAT OUT WORD FOR WORD. 10:24:51 JUST FROM AN OVERVIEW, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE MORE 10:24:55 LANGUAGE AS FAR AS CITYWIDE. 10:24:58 AND THEN ALSO THE LANGUAGE IN HERE ABOUT MR. BROWN YOU HAD 10:25:02 SAID WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE DUTIES 10:25:11 WHERE THE MILESTONES, THE MEETING SHALL OCCUR AT THE 10:25:14 FOLLOWING MILESTONES, KICKOFF, COMPLETION, SO ON AND SO 10:25:18 FORTH. 10:25:18 THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO US. 10:25:26 >>Mayor Alpert: COMMISSIONER TRICE. 10:25:30 >>Debbie Trice: ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED THE VARIOUS 10:25:37 MAPS IS THAT I THINK THERE'S MISCONCEPTION OF WHAT WE MEAN 10:25:42 BY DOWNTOWN. 10:25:46 I GET THE FEELING, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE 10:25:49 D.I.D., THAT THEY SEE THE D.I.D. AREA BEING PRETTY MUCH 10:25:57 DOWNTOWN. 10:25:58 WHEREAS IF YOU COMPARE THAT WITH THE AREA THAT DUANY 10:26:02 CONSIDERED, IT'S RADICALLY DIFFERENT. 10:26:07 AND THEN IF WE'RE DOING A PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN, I THINK THERE 10