The Sarasota City Commission held a regular meeting on July 7, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:57 PM. The meeting covered a wide range of topics including presentations, consent agenda items, legislative and quasi-judicial public hearings, and new business. Key actions included approvals of rezoning and comprehensive plan amendments, direction on a city manager search, and discussions on watercraft regulation and a lease extension for MarineMax East, Inc.
Turn it down. Get it harder. Good morning. It's nine o'clock, and I am calling the July 7th City of Sarasota Commission meeting to order. Um, Mayor Liz Alpert is joining us via Zoom today, so that's why I'm chairing the meeting. Um, and I will ask the city auditor and clerk to read the invocation. Um, please stand Heavenly Father, we affirm our faith in thee. We seek your divine strength, wisdom, and guidance in the deliberations that affect the lives of each of the citizens of our community. In that name we pray, amen. And Commissioner Ahern Kodch, will you lead us in the pledge? Yes. I pledge allegiance. Are there any changes to the order of the day? Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Yes, there are some changes to the order of the day. Please add under board appointments agenda item number eight point four. Appointment race, Sarasota County Storm Water, environmental utility advisory board committee per the request of city auditor and clerk riggs. Please add under new business agenda item number twelve point two discussion ray, direct city attorney to examine municipal regulation of water crab operation and leaching per the request of City Attorney Polls Act. And also for the record, I believe that we are going to ask that item number eleven point one public rate approval of site plan application number twenty-three dash spenty-three for the Bobby Jones Golf Course Renovations Phase Three to be continued and announced at a different date. Second. I believe we need a vote, and we're going to do voice vote. We can't do electronic voting. Okay, so that passed unanimously. Um next up is uh we have presentations. Um you do the um proposed schedule. Do I not have that on there? That's what we just did. Oh, okay. I'm sorry. I thought you were approving the changes to the order. No, there were no objections to the changes. All right, we'll do it as a change. Um, if everybody will join me out front, we have a couple of presentations today. And one thing I forgot to add, if you will silence your phones. I forgot to silence mine. Well, first up, we have um employee of the month and team of the month. And I am going to start with employee of the month of July. It's with great pride that we recognize Pauline Kaufman. And if she's here, please come down, Pauline. We're recognizing Pauline for her outstanding service and professionalism in her role as a business analyst in the information technology department. Um Pauline has been a valued member of the city's team for nearly five years. She brings extensive technical knowledge to her role, supported by her A Plus certification, uh Comp TIA, and Network Plus certification, also from CompTIA, and Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification from Microsoft. In recognition of her efforts, Pauline has received two employee of the month nominations. The first from a coworker highlights how she has played a pivotal role in one of the city's most important digital transformation efforts, the implementation of a new website to enhance user accessibility. The nominator highlights. Pauline Kaufman is a consummate professional who embodies the core values of the IT department and the City of Sarasota as a whole. Her integrity, teamwork, and service to the city is appreciated, and we proudly commend her for her continued excellence and commitment to public service. Thank you, Pauline. Well, Luke seems to want.