April 7, 2026

09:00 a.m.

Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Interim Director Shawn Yeager

Marcus Summers, Sergeant, United States Air Force

100 Who Care Giving Circles Day

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Earth Day

Item submitted: A copy of correspondence Kelly Bauman and Jim Ulatowski commented on Public Workshops. (See Item 20 later this meeting.) PJ Brooks commented on affordable housing. (See Item 7 later this meeting.) Bryan Joseph commented on short-term rental limits. (See Item 13 later this meeting.) Lourdes Ramirez commented on enforcement of illegal rentals, the Live Local Act, and Public Workshops (See Items 13, 18, 20, 21, 27, and 28 later this meeting.) Martin Hyde commented on Sarasota County Staff benefits. Barb Mabie commented on East Manasota Beach Road.

Chair Cutsinger requested a motion to approve Consent Items 2 through 12.

09:38 a.m. Board Action:  So moved. Moved by Smith, seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote.

A.

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week;

B.

National Quilting Month;

C.

National Nutrition Month;

D.

Child Abuse Prevention Month.

A.

To approve and authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a human services program contract for Emergency Shelter Homeless Outreach Team beds with The Salvation Army commencing October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, in the total amount of $1,133,325.00;

B.

To authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to approve and execute any amendments, extensions, or ancillary documents pertaining to the contract.

(See Item 1 earlier this meeting.)

A.

To acknowledge receipt of a donation of $57,000.00 from the Friends of Sarasota County Parks, Inc. for solar lighting;

B.

To adopt a Resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-039, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to appropriate funding to Capital Improvement Program Project No. 93131- Newtown Estates Park – Multipurpose Field in the amount of $57,000.00.

Staff Presenters: Planning and Development Services Director Matthew Osterhoudt, County Attorney Joshua Moye, and County Administrator Jonathan Lewis Public Presenter: Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller Karen E. Rushing

10:09 a.m. Board Action:  Commissioner Smith moved to make a motion to direct Matt to work with the Clerk of the Court and the Tax Collector's Office and bring it back to the Board for a discussion item. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote.

(See Item 1 earlier this meeting.)

Staff Presenter: Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Interim Director Shawn Yeager

Chair Cutsinger read into the record the text for Item 14.

10:13 a.m. Board Action:  Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection.

10:13 a.m. Board Action:  So moved. Moved by Mast, seconded by Smith, carried by a 5-0 vote.

Oath/Signature Cards Filed for Record

A.

(Public hearing) 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 Capital Improvement Program Project No. 93130 Nokomis Riverview Dock Lots Acquisition Program to account for a change to include future acquisitions;

B.

(Public hearing) To adopt a resolution, Budget Amendment No. B2026-037, amending the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to appropriate funding for the Capital Improvement Project No. 93130 - Nokomis Riverview Dock Lots Acquisition Program, in the amount of $50,000.00;

C.

(Not a public hearing) To adopt a resolution authorizing the acquisition of real property located at S. Riverview Drive, Nokomis, from Julie Trimpe and Ross Peachy in the amount of $4,500.00, authorizing the execution of the contract for sale and purchase, and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to execute any necessary documents to effectuate the closing, and providing for applicability and an effective date.

10:14 a.m. Board Action:  Closed the public hearing. Closed by Cutsinger, without objection.

10:14 a.m. Board Action:  So moved A, B, and C. Moved by Smith, seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote.

Staff Presenter: Stormwater Director Ben Quartermaine

County Attorney Joshua Moye commented on the Live Local Act.

(See Item 1 earlier this meeting, and Items 21, 27, and 28 later this meeting.)

Commr. Mast commented on Centerstone. Staff Presenter: County Administrator Jonathan Lewis

Staff Presenters: County Attorney Joshua Moye and County Administrator Jonathan Lewis

10:59 a.m. Board Action:  Commissioner Smith moved to make a motion to give Staff direction to bring back neighborhood workshops, in-person neighborhood workshops, with a hybrid of having virtual also included. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote.

11:04 a.m. Board Action:  Commissioner Smith moved to make a motion for a Board assignment to extend the Siesta Key Trolley to the north end of the village. Seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote.

(See Item 1 earlier this meeting.)

Staff Presenters: County Attorney Joshua Moye and County Administrator Jonathan Lewis Public Presenter: Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller Karen E. Rushing Item Submitted:  A copy of correspondence

11:12 a.m. - Board Action:  Commissioner Smith moved to make a motion to have a policy direction to staff that QUE and RE are not part of the Live Local. 11:12 a.m. - County Attorney Moye:  So, I think that the vote would be that the Board's policy decision regarding the statutory interpretation would be that the County treat RE1 and OUE districts as not being qualifying districts under the Live Local Act. 11:12 a.m. - Board Action:  Commissioner Smith stated right, that's the motion. 11:12 a.m. - Board Action:  I'm going to second it. Seconded by Neunder. 11:24 a.m. - County Attorney Moye:  The motion will be that the Board's policy decision regarding the statutory interpretation of the Live Local Act would be that RE1 and all Open Use districts are not qualifying districts under the Live Local Act. So, I think we have a motion now. I think we might need a new second as we restated it. 11:25 a.m. - Board Action:  Chair Cutsinger stated let's call the question. 11:25 a.m. - Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller Rushing:  Well, let's have a second. I think we are a little confused here. 11:25 a.m. - Board Action:  Chair Cutsinger stated that Neunder seconded it. Moved by Smith, seconded by Neunder, carried by a 5-0 vote.

11:27 a.m. - Board Action:  Commissioner Knight moved to make a motion that Live Local decisions that Staff would go to community workshops and provide interpretation information of Live Local upon their decision of Live Local Act. Seconded by Mast, carried by a 5-0 vote.

(See Items 1 and 18 earlier this meeting, and Items 27 and 28 later this meeting.)

Staff Presenter: Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Senior Manager Kim Heuberger Public Presenters: Lourdes Ramirez, Christie Johnson, Pegeen Hanrahan, and Jon Thaxton

11:51 a.m. - Board Action:  Commissioner Mast moved to make a motion to adopt No. 2026-008, for a referenda election relating to the extension of the Environmentally Sensitive Lands and Parkland Program with a 0.25 millage ad valorem tax for an additional twenty-year period and further relating to a bond referendum for the issuance of bonds in an aggregate principal amount not-to-exceed $250,000,000.00. Seconded by Smith, carried by a 5-0 vote.

Oath/Signature Cards Filed for Record.

Mary Beth Jones and Christopher Jezioro commented on East Manasota Beach Road. (See Item 1 earlier this meeting.) Lourdes Ramirez commented on the Live Local Act. (See Items 1, 18, and 21 earlier this meeting and Item 28 later this meeting.)

Staff Presenter: County Attorney Joshua Moye

County Attorney Moye commented that there was discussion with all residential districts and not just RE1, so I think we can do it two ways. The Board can just do a motion now to include residential not RE. Or it might be cleaner to do a whole new motion which would be, the Board's policy decision regarding the statutory interpretation is to have the County treat all Residential, Rural, and Open Use Districts as not being qualifying districts under the Live Local Act.

12:00 p.m. Board Action:  So moved. Moved by Smith, seconded by Knight, carried by a 5-0 vote.

(See Items 1, 18, 21, and 27 earlier this meeting.)