May 19, 2026
ACTION AGENDA
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

ROBERT L. ANDERSON ADMINISTRATION CENTER
4000 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL
COMMISSION CHAMBER
VENICE, FLORIDA
 
9:00 a.m.



INVOCATION



NO ACTION TAKEN
1.

CONSENT SECTION:

Approved/Authorized
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.

approved
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.

Approved/Authorized
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.

ratified
5.
COMMISSION SERVICES
To ratify the previously issued proclamations for:

A.
National Travel and Tourism Week;

B.
Memorial Day in Sarasota County.

Approved/Authorized
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.

Approved/Authorized
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.

approved
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.

approved
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.

granted
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.

adopted
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.

appointed
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.

adopted
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”).

Approved/Authorized
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.

Approved/Authorized
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.

Approved/Authorized
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.

adopted/approved
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.

approved
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.

approved
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.

Approved/Authorized
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.

adopted
21.
TRANSPORTATION
To adopt a resolution prohibiting parking on certain road segments in Englewood and superseding and replacing Resolution No. 2019-267.

adopted
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.

ratified/approved
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:




PUBLIC HEARINGS:

PUBLIC HEARINGS - PRESENTATIONS UPON REQUEST:


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.


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.

adopted/approved/authorized
29.

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.


deferred to a date uncertain
31.

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.

adopted/approved
32.

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.

adopted/approved
33.

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.

REPORTS SECTION:


Adopted 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, which was amended to read: “Revisit upon lawsuit settlement.” "
35.

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.

no action taken
36.

requested a Workshop with experts on barrier island resilience, wave attenuation, wave deflection, and seawalls

Approved to advertise to reconsider Costal Variance 79-03-26-619
37.

requested 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
38.

no action taken
39.

no action taken
40.

Approved the Englewood CRA Board request for funds to purchase holiday decorations

Requested staff to look into the welcome sign on old Englewood 776 and come back with a report and some options
41.



no action taken
44.