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BCC-Regular May 19, 2026 9:00 a.m. MINUTES BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER 4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL COMMISSION CHAMBER VENICE, FLORIDA Ron Cutsinger, Chair, District 5 Mark Smith, Vice Chair, District 2 Teresa Mast, District 1 Tom Knight, District 3 Joe Neunder, District 4 Also present were: Jonathan Lewis, County Administrator Joshua Moye, County Attorney Karen E. Rushing, Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller Beatrice Patrizi, Deputy Clerk Moana Pele, Deputy Clerk (09:01 a.m.) INVOCATION Capital Projects Director Carolyn Eastwood (09:01 a.m.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Kelley Everingham, Office of the County Attorney Paralegal, Sergeant, United States Army (09:02 a.m.) PROCLAMATIONS Building Safety Month Older Americans Month National Safe Boating Week Opioid and Stimulant Awareness and Recovery Month (09:25 a.m.) 1. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Item submitted: A copy of correspondence Julie London and Martin Hyde commented on Tax Collector collecting fees. (See Item 35 later this meeting.) Natalie Gutwein and Lourdes Ramirez commented on Siesta Key Beautification. (See Item 25 later this meeting.) Bryan Shelton commented on short term rental regulations. Kelly Bauman commented on Board decisions. CONSENT SECTION: 09:42 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith moved approval of Items 2 to 23 of the Consent Agenda. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote. 2. BREEZE TRANSIT To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a unit price contract with Gator Grading & Paving, LLC, for the installation of bus shelter and bus shelter pads, for a three-year period, in a total amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 3. CAPITAL PROJECTS To approve an Interconnection Agreement with Florida Power and Light Company, to facilitate the activation of the interconnection of the County-Owned Photovoltaic System at the new County Administration Center, and to pay an application fee in the amount of $400.00 for the Tier 2 Customer-Owned Renewable Generation, pursuant to Florida Public Service Commission Rule 25-6.065 Florida Administrative Code. 4. CAPITAL PROJECTS To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a construction contract with Cacique Utilities LLC, for potable water looping at various locations along U.S. Route 41 near the Gulf Gate area and along Jackson Road in Venice, in an amount not to exceed $1,197,488.00. 5. COMMISSION SERVICES To ratify the previously issued proclamations for: A. National Travel and Tourism Week; B. Memorial Day in Sarasota County. 6. EMERGENCY SERVICES To approve the expenditure authorization form and to authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve individual purchases with various vendors for the procurement of fire equipment, supplies, and services, in a cumulative amount not to exceed budgeted funds. 7. GENERAL SERVICES To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute term contracts with the following vendors, for plumbing services, for a three-year period, in an amount not to exceed budgeted funds: a. Sherman Mechanical Contractors, LLC.; b. Quality Plumbing of Sarasota, LLC. 8. HUMAN RESOURCES To approve resolution of employer/carrier owed attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of $100,000.00 in the case of Charles Harris, for workers’ compensation-related injuries that occurred on July 15, 2021. 9. HUMAN RESOURCES To approve an Auto Liability Lump Sum settlement in the amount of $35,000.00 in the case of Shane Hale, for an auto accident-related injuries that occurred on November 23, 2024. 10. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES To grant a ten-foot-wide, non-exclusive permanent utility easement to Florida Power and Light Company to accommodate construction at County-owned property known as the 17th Street Regional Park, Sarasota, FL. 11. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES To adopt a resolution approving a license agreement with Lemon Bay Crew Club, Inc. for use of a portion of Indian Mound Park, Englewood for a term of five years, in the amount of $10.00 per year. 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES To appoint Dr. Nakia “Keke” Liggins to serve a one-year term as the representative for unincorporated Sarasota County on the Citizen’s Oversight Committee for School Facility Planning, effective through May 2027. 13. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES To adopt a revised and replacement Resolution of Necessity authorizing the acquisition of a fee simple interest, a permanent drainage and slope easement, and a temporary construction easement for Parcel 126 for the Fruitville Road Widening Project No. 95853, which supersedes the prior Resolution of Necessity previously adopted by the Board, in order to incorporate a corrected legal description within the fee simple parcel sketch (Exhibit “A”). 14. PUBLIC UTILITIES To approve a Wastewater System Utility Agreement for MHC Lake Village II Development for wastewater system improvements and to authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $2,892,187.00 for costs related to oversizing and constructing certain wastewater system improvements. Note: Item 14 deferred to a later uncertain. 15. PUBLIC UTILITIES To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. 2021-218 for utility mail and bill printing services, with Matrix Enterprise Holdings LLC dba Matrix Imaging Solutions, to increase the not-to-exceed amount from $820,000.00 to an amount not to exceed budgeted funds for the current renewal year. 16. PUBLIC UTILITIES To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Work Assignment No. 260623 to County Contract No. 2021-220 with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for professional services related to the Water Master Plan update, for a total amount not to exceed $498,064.00. 17. PUBLIC UTILITIES A. To adopt a resolution, amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164) to modify the scope of the Backup Power Improvements – Carlton Project No. 88122; B. To approve a Federally funded Subaward and Grant Agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $5,250,892.22 for the Sarasota County Carlton Water Treatment Plant Generator Project; C. To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment B2026-051, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate grant funding for the Sarasota County Carlton Water Treatment Plant Generator Project in the amount of $5,001,786.00. 18. SHERIFF To approve expenditures from the Law Enforcement Forfeitures Fund, for the following requests and in the specified amounts, for the support or operation of programs relating to drug abuse treatment, drug abuse education, drug prevention, crime prevention, neighborhood safety, and/or school resource officers: a. Florida FBI National Academy Associates, Florida FBINAA Retraining Conference for $5,000.00; b. Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranches, Academy Donation for $1,000.00. 19. STORMWATER To approve Addendum 2 to the Cooperation Agreement with the West Coast Inland Navigation District Cooperation Agreement for the Phillippi Creek Dredging Project to clarify the project description and payment process and include required attachments. 20. TRANSPORTATION To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute term contracts with the following vendors for Rock, Aggregate, and other Materials, for one year, in a total amount not to exceed the budgeted funds for all awarded vendors: a. Heritage Landscape Supply Group, Inc., dba Big Earth Landscape Supply, (SR 2819-01) - Groups 1, 2 & 3 Pickup and Delivery; b. True Haul, LLC. (SR 2819-02) – Group 2 only for Optional Material Delivery; c. SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC., (SR 2819-03) – Groups 1 & 2 Delivery only. 21. TRANSPORTATION To adopt a resolution prohibiting parking on certain road segments in Englewood and superseding and replacing Resolution No. 2019-267. 22. TRANSPORTATION To adopt a resolution relating to the maintenance agreements concerning responsibility to maintain and liability for improvements on a portion of State right-of-way located within the Fruitville Enclave in Sarasota County. 23. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER To ratify and approve the Warrants dated April 20, 2026, through May 01, 2026, in the amount of $77,346,722.81, as detailed in the voucher packages filed in the Finance Department. DISCUSSION SECTION: (09:43 a.m.) 24. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Presentation on the Sarasota Tree Advisory Council Annual Report. Staff Presenter: Planning and Development Services Environmental Protection Division Environmental Permitting Manager Howard Berna Public Presenter: Carol Delehanty (09:53 a.m.) 25. ADMINISTRATION To consider adoption of a resolution establishing the Siesta Key Beautification Task Force; provide for Commissioner appointments; and authorize coordination and support through the County Administrator, as outlined in the resolution. Staff Presenters: Commission Services Manager Eileen Dutka and County Administrator Jonathan Lewis 10:17 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Mast moved to approve, as Staff has presented, with the exception of extending the sunset on it to 24 months and two additional members that will be by application. Seconded by Smith, carried by a 5-0 vote. (See Item 1 earlier this meeting.) (10:18 a.m.) 26. GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS To provide direction on the proposed FY2027 Agreement for Services & Funding with the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County for economic development services. Staff Presenter: Governmental Relations Director Robert Lewis Public Presenter: Erin Silk 10:49 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Mast moved to approve of the EDC contract, as presented. Seconded by Smith, carried by a 5-0 vote. RECESS: 10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PUBLIC HEARINGS: PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST: (11:01 a.m.) 27. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES A. (Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2026-013, approving Small Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. SA-2025-06, amending the Future Land Use Map for property located at 5445 Palmer Boulevard, Sarasota, from Medium Density Residential to Major Employment Center; B. (Public hearing) To adopt Ordinance No. 2026-014, approving Rezone Petition No. 25-16 for property located at 5445 Palmer Boulevard, Sarasota, from RMF-2 to CI. 11:02 a.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 11:02 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith moved Item 27, recommended approval of both A. and B. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote. (11:02 a.m.) 28. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES A. (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to Myakka River Area Variance Request No. EP-LOD-26-00001 for the proposed installation of a retaining wall within the 50-foot Wide River Area Buffer of the Myakka River Protection Zone at the Lazy River Village Marina along Island Point Road, North Port. (Must be done prior to the adoption of B); B. Sitting as the Water and Navigation Control Authority (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution relating to Water and Navigation Control Authority Major Work Permit Application No. EP-WNCA-25-00345 for the proposed installation of a retaining wall at the Lazy River Village Marina along Island Point Road, North Port. Staff Presenters: Planning and Development Services Environmental Protection Division Environmental Permitting Manager Howard Berna and County Attorney Joshua Moye Public Presenter: Jono Miller Item Submitted: A copy of correspondence 11:17 a.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 11:17 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith moved a motion on A. to deny adoption of the resolution relating to Myakka River Area Variance request. Seconded by Mast. 11:19 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith amended the motion to deny both Items A. and B. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote. Note: Oath/Signature Cards Filed for Record. (11:19 a.m.) 29. CAPITAL PROJECTS A. (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-053, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate additional funding to Capital Improvement Program Project No. 94725 - 17th Street Regional Park, for planting supplemental trees in the amount of $129,500.00; B. (Not a public hearing) To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. SR 2221 with P.J. Hayes, Inc. dba Tandem Construction, to increase the Owner Contingency amount for the 17th Street Regional Park, increasing the not to exceed amount from $60,214,037.06 to $60,343,537.06. 11:20 a.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 11:20 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith moved to approve Item 29 A. and B., Capital Projects. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote. (11:20 a.m.) 30. SHERIFF (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-050, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to incorporate various supplemental appropriations, grants, revenue adjustments, and transfers, in the amount of $1,648,582.00. Public Presenter: Sheriff Kurt Hoffman 11:21 a.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 11:21 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Neunder moved to approve Agenda Item Number 30. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote. Note: Oath/Signature Cards Filed for Record. (11:22 a.m.) 31. TRANSPORTATION A. To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution No. 2025-164) to add the Intersection of SR 776 and Old English Road/Boca Royale Boulevard as Project No. 96000; B. To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-055, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 95600 – Intersection of SR 776 and Old English Road/Boca Royale Boulevard Project, in the amount of $180,000.00; C. To approve a mobility fee reimbursement agreement with Neal Communities of Southwest Florida, LLC for the construction of a traffic signal at SR 776 and Old Englewood Road/Boca Royale Boulevard. Chair Cutsinger noted that Item 31 has been deferred to a later date. (11:22 a.m.) 32. TRANSPORTATION A. (Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution authorizing the execution and submittal of the State Funded Grant Agreement with Florida Department of Transportation for the planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, permitting and construction, and CEI services for Phase 2 of the Ibis Street Multi-Use Recreational Trail; B. (Not a public hearing) To approve the State Funded Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, permitting and construction, and CEI services for Phase 2 of the Ibis Street Multi-Use Recreational Trail (MURT) in the amount of $1,900,000.00; C. (Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-040, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate the State Florida Department of Transportation Funded Grant Agreement for Phase 2 of the Ibis Street Multi-Use Recreational Trail, in the amount of $1,900,000.00, and to appropriate funding from the Central Mobility District for Phase 2 of the Ibis Street Multi-Use Recreational Trail (MURT) in the amount of $1,900,000.00; and D. (Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution, amending the Sarasota County Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program, to add the Ibis Street Multiuse Recreational Trail for the design, permitting, and right of way acquisition for construction of 1.751 miles under Capital Improvement Project No. 95969 in the total amount of $3,800,000.00. Staff Presenter: County Attorney Joshua Moye 11:23 a.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 11:24 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Mast moved to approve Number 32 A. to D., as stated. Seconded by Smith, carried by a 5-0 vote. (11:24 a.m.) 33. TRANSPORTATION A. (Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution authorizing the execution and submittal of a State Funded Grant Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation for the construction of a new 4-lane multi-modal divided urban arterial roadway section with closed Drainage, a distance of approximately 0.74 miles in length, as further described in Exhibit “A” in the state-funded grant agreement, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, roadway lighting, median, and landscaping (“Lorraine Road Segment C, Phase 1”) in the amount of $6,000,000.00; B. (Not a public hearing) To approve the State Funded Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for Lorraine Road Segment C, Phase 1, in the amount of $6,000,000.00; C. (Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution amending the Sarasota County Capital Improvement Program project 95886, to add the construction of Segment C, Phase 1 of Lorraine Road (Clark to Knights Trail) in the approximate amount of $14,700,000.00; D. (Public Hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-047, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to incorporate the receipt of certain grant funds and to appropriate funding to CIP Project No. 95886, in the amount of $14,623,001.00. 11:25 a.m. Board Action: Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection. 11:26 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith moved to adopt transportation Item 33 A., B., C., and D. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote. REPORTS SECTION: (11:26 a.m.) 34. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER Filed for Record List. (11:26 a.m.) 35. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR A. Consideration of a resolution regarding authorizing payment of tax collector fees charged on the voted school district operating millage rate; B. Update on Live Local Act Public Information Sessions; C. Stormwater Update. Staff Presenters: County Attorney Joshua Moye, Planning and Development Services Director Matt Osterhoudt, and Stormwater Director Ben Quartermaine 11:45 a.m. Board Action: Commissioner Mast moved to approve the Resolution regarding authorizing payment of tax collector fees charged on the voted school district operating millage rate with the exception of Item No. 8 to read: " Revisit upon lawsuit settlement ". Seconded by Knight, carried by a 5-0 vote. (See Item 1 earlier this meeting.) (12:11 p.m.) 36. COUNTY ATTORNEY - No report. (12:11 p.m.) 37. COMMISSIONER MAST Staff Presenter: County Attorney Joshua Moye 12:12 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Mast moved to have a Board assignment for a workshop in the hopefully near future, based on schedules, to have experts come and talk to us about, what I would call, barrier island resilience with wave attenuation, wave deflection and seawalls. Seconded by Knight, carried by a 5-0 vote. 12:18 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Mast moved to advertise to reconsider Coastal Variance 79-03-26-619. Seconded by Smith, carried by a 3-2 vote; Neunder and Knight voted "No." (12:20 p.m.) 38. COMMISSIONER SMITH 12:20 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Smith requested a Board Assignment for Staff to look into a County Ordinance to require industrial companies that need to be licensed by the State to show proof prior to operating. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote. (12:23 p.m.) 39. COMMISSIONER KNIGHT Commr. Knight commented on buffers on Pinebrook Road from Central Road to Venice Avenue. Staff Presenter: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis (12:29 p.m.) 40. COMMISSIONER NEUNDER Commr. Neunder commented on Gulf Gate Golf Course. Staff Presenter: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis (12:31 p.m.) 41. CHAIR CUTSINGER Staff Presenter: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis Item submitted: A copy of correspondence 12:32 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Cutsinger moved to approve, our decoration request, as presented by the CRA Budget Board, and authorize Staff to take the appropriate steps necessary for implementation. Seconded by Knight, carried by a 5-0 vote. 12:35 p.m. Board Action: Commissioner Cutsinger requested a Board Assignment to have Staff review the possibilities, look at the sign, that needs improvement, and the possibility of a new sign, on Old Englewood 776 and come back to us with a report and some options on that. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote. (12:35 p.m.) 42. ADMINISTRATION Outstanding Board Assignments. (12:35 p.m.) 43. ADMINISTRATION Board Meeting Schedule. (12:35 p.m.) 44. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Item submitted: A copy of correspondence Patricia Cummings commented on communication with the Commissioners. (12:37 p.m.) 45. OTHER BUSINESS - No Items were presented. MEETING ADJOURNED: 12:38 p.m. MINUTES APPROVED: _______________ ______________________________ Chair