hi i'm john operate in the city of sarasota and this year commission recap look at the actions taken by the city commission at their regular meeting october first two thousand and eighteen we began with approval of minutes the commission approved the minutes of the regular city commission meeting of july sixteenth two thousand eighteen and the minutes of the special sarasota city commission meeting of september nineteenth two thousand and eighteen the commission then approved all items of consent agenda one and adopted all items on consent agenda to next was one board appointment the co structure located at nine twenty six south ave historically known as the william g and marie m selby home as a structure of historic significance pursuant to the historic designation regulations of the city and this was adopted second reading auditor and clerk to execute the interim agreement between the city of sarasota and the sarasota bayfront planning organization incorporated to allow implementation of the base by a master plan and this was approved and the final item in the afternoon was to continue discussion regarding the bobby jones golf club advisory board and no action was taken and we began the evening session with one commission presentation it was a proclamation proclaiming october two thousand and eighteen as domestic violence awareness next up was public hearings versus a public hearing regarding the proposed or in repealing the city's previous travel policy which had been adopted in ordinance number fifteen dash by one to four and knowledge in that the city is sarasota as current travel policy is set forth in administrative regulation regarding training travel and related business expenditure procedures and this was passed on first reading next is a public hearing of a proposed resolution renaming novus street to know its place from twenty six twenty over street through twenty seven sixty nine over st such that the entire segment of roadway from its intersection with wood street to his terminus at the cul de sac would be known as novus place and this was adopted next up was new business first adoption proposed resolution concerning amendment one to the florida constitution wish if adopted would create additional inequities in florida's tax system by granting certain tax breaks to some tax payers at the expense of other taxpayers and this was adopted next was a presentation in discussion regarding the property assessed clean energy program or pace which allows commercial and residential property owners to finance energy or hurricane improvements the property tax assessment now a motion was made to have staff bring back a resolution to opt into the pace program next was consideration to direct staff to work with the city attorney's office on a resolution to be placed on the october fifteenth two thousand eight hundred city commission meeting in support of constitutional amendment or that restores the voting rights of forty ins with felony convictions and this was approved and the city attorney was directed to draft a resolution to be brought back for the october fifteenth meeting supporting the resolution with the amendment for next was approval of a request consider scheduling a special city commission meeting on either tuesday december fourth two thousand and eighteen or tuesday december eleventh two thousand and eighteen from five pm to ten pm for a quasi judicial hearing on the lido beach pavillion improvements now a motion was made to have the meeting on a saturday at the van ways all or another municipal facility and to have staff bring back possible dates for that meeting and finally it was a discussion of possible amendments to the rules of procedure pertaining to the starting time with city commission meetings now a motion was made and passed to move the starting time of the meeting to one thirty pm and that does it for the regular city commission meeting of october first two thousand and eighteen if you like to look at the agenda the back of material or watch the meeting you can do so a serious said f l