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Historic and Architectural Preservation Board Meeting - October 8, 2026

City Council & Boards — Thursday, October 8, 2026
BodyVenice, Florida
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateThursday, October 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

0:20

Okay, thank you, Amanda.

Unassigned speaker

0:22

All

Speaker 1

0:22

right, we'll go ahead and open the Historic and Architectural Preservation Board of October 8th, 2026.

0:31

Can we have a roll call?

Speaker 2

0:34

Chair Bebe.

Speaker 1

0:35

Here.

Speaker 2

0:36

Ms.

0:36

Trammell.

0:37

Present.

0:38

Ms.

0:38

Moore.

0:40

Mr.

0:40

Stecity?

Speaker 1

0:41

Here.

Speaker 2

0:42

Mr.

0:42

Watkins.

0:43

Here.

0:44

Mr.

0:44

Green.

Speaker 1

0:45

Here.

Speaker 2

0:46

And Mr.

0:46

Barrick.

Speaker 1

0:48

Great.

0:49

Thank

Unassigned speaker

0:49

you.

Speaker 1

0:51

And I guess Mr.

0:52

Berick is absent, but I don't know if he's called in or he may have have an excuse,

Unassigned speaker

0:59

but

Speaker 1

1:02

we'll go ahead and look at the approval of the minutes for the board for the September September 10th meeting.

1:12

Does anyone have any comments or changes, modifications?

1:18

If not, I'll entertain a motion.

Speaker 3

1:20

I move it.

1:22

We accept the minutes of the September 10th meeting.

Speaker 4

1:26

I'll second that.

Speaker 1

1:28

All right.

1:29

Jean seconds.

1:30

All in favor.

Speaker 5

1:31

Aye.

Speaker 1

1:32

Opposed.

1:34

All right.

1:35

They pass.

1:36

So now we'll just move.

1:38

Uh are there any general audience participation today?

1:41

I don't see too many people, but

Speaker 2

1:44

yes, we do have one speaker.

Speaker 1

1:46

We do.

1:48

I was gonna say

Speaker 2

1:50

join aim if you'd like to come forward to the seats up here.

Unassigned speaker

1:55

And then

Speaker 2

1:58

we are now at the audience participation portion of the agenda.

2:01

Speakers are not to address board members individually.

2:04

Any person making personal importance or slanderous remarks or becomes disorderly may be barred from the meeting.

2:10

This is an opportunity to provide the board with your comments.

2:13

The board will not respond to any questions or comments during this time for the city code.

2:18

A member of city staff will follow up with you if appropriate.

2:21

Any documents showing during audience participation or part of the meeting must be given to the clerk.

Speaker 1

2:29

All right.

2:30

Thank you.

Unassigned speaker

2:33

My name is

Speaker 6

2:34

Joyce Abe, and I'm speaking today to report an immediate severe historic preservation and unpermitted code violation inside a designated local landmark, the KMI Venice Center.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Historic Preservation█████████████████████████████████████████████49%
Land Development Code███████████████████████25%
Procedural████████████████17%
Public Engagement████████9%
Summary of Proceedings

Historic and Architectural Preservation Board Meeting - October 8, 2026

The Historic and Architectural Preservation Board of Venice, FL met on October 8, 2026, to approve minutes, discuss garage regulations and façade color code changes, elect officers, and receive staff updates on a color palette workshop and historic surveys.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The board unanimously approved the minutes of the September 10, 2026 meeting.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Joyce Abe reported an immediate severe historic preservation and unpermitted code violation inside the designated local landmark, KMI Venice Center. She stated that a new business (Coast and Cork) in unit 15A had gouged sections of the first-floor historic subfloor and poured a modern blue epoxy floor, without a certificate of appropriateness or business permits.

Discussion Items

  • Garage Regulations (Old Business): The board discussed proposed code changes for garages on lots of 50 feet or less. They amended the proposal by striking the phrase "garage door faces away from the pedestrian entry door" from the side-loading section, as it was deemed confusing and unnecessary. The motion to approve with that change carried unanimously.
  • Façade Colors (Old Business): The board reviewed proposed updates to façade color regulations, including simplifying color coverage rules: residential up to 100% one color, non-residential up to 80% one color with 20% approved color. The motion to accept as presented passed unanimously.
  • Election of Chair and Vice Chair: Chair Bebe and Vice Chair Trammell were re-elected unanimously by the board.

Staff Comments & Updates

  • Color Palette Workshop: Staff proposed a workshop on November 5, 2026, to review updated color samples from Sherwin-Williams. The board discussed logistics, including venue availability (community room or Fire Station #1), the need for a public workshop with proper notice and minutes, and the desire to have physical color samples rather than relying solely on digital presentations. No decision was made; staff will follow up on feasibility.
  • Historic Survey Grants (Harry Clinkhammer): Reported that the Edgewood and Seaward grant is completed. The FY27 RFP for Gulf Shores and Golden Beach survey has been issued. The consultant used for previous surveys folded, requiring a new vendor. An application has been submitted for a resurvey of an ETA Park for FY28.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous approval of minutes.
  • Unanimous approval of garage regulations amendment with one phrase struck.
  • Unanimous approval of façade color code changes.
  • Re-election of Chair Bebe and Vice Chair Trammell.
  • Staff directed to investigate feasibility of a color palette workshop on November 5, 2026, and report back.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, thank you, Amanda. All right, we'll go ahead and open the Historic and Architectural Preservation Board of October 8th, 2026. Can we have a roll call? Chair Bebe. Here. Ms. Trammell. Present. Ms. Moore. Mr. Stecity? Here. Mr. Watkins. Here. Mr. Green. Here. And Mr. Barrick. Great. Thank you. And I guess Mr. Berick is absent, but I don't know if he's called in or he may have have an excuse, but we'll go ahead and look at the approval of the minutes for the board for the September September 10th meeting. Does anyone have any comments or changes, modifications? If not, I'll entertain a motion. I move it. We accept the minutes of the September 10th meeting. I'll second that. All right. Jean seconds. All in favor. Aye. Opposed. All right. They pass. So now we'll just move. Uh are there any general audience participation today? I don't see too many people, but yes, we do have one speaker. We do. I was gonna say join aim if you'd like to come forward to the seats up here. And then we are now at the audience participation portion of the agenda.

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