the city of sarasota and the sugar commission recap look at the actions taken by the city commission at their regular meeting of july third two thousand and seventeen first with approval of minutes the commission approved the minutes of the regular city commission meeting of june nineteenth two thousand and seventeen with corrections next was consent agendas the commission approved all items on consent agenda one and adopted all items on consent agenda to next up was unfinished business first was direction regarding the creation of a tree advisory committee and this was approved with staffs five recommendations next was approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clerk to execute the construction manager at risk agreement between the city of sarasota and d m constructors l l c pertaining to the municipal auditorium remodelling project and this was approved with a change in the contract amount from five percent to fifteen percent we began the evening session with commission presentations it was a presentation recognizing firefighter zoller for his rescue of a scaffold platform worker next up was public hearings first was a public hearing regarding your proposed ordinance amending the sarasota city code local business taxes by adjusting the local business tax receipt fees for engaging our managing businesses professions or occupations within the city and this was passed on first reading next was a public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance to conditionally vacate a fifty foot long portion of the sixty foot wide sixteenth street of way banded on the east by the westerly line of the shade avenue drainage ditch right of way and bounded on the north by property located at twenty three thirty two seventeenth street and this was also passed on first reading and finally was a public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance exercising the option provided by the florida statutes to ban medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities from being located within the boundaries of the city of sarasota no this was passed on first reading and the commission directed staff to return with a recommendation within sixty days in accordance with option three presented by the city attorney to review and amend existing regulations that apply to pharmacies next up was new business first was a presentation and discussion to consider for the newtown community redevelopment area and the commission directed the city attorney to return with the proposed ordinance for a public hearing to reset that base year and finally was a presentation and discussion regarding the preliminary two thousand eighteen legislative priorities for the city of sarasota there was consensus for the mayor to represent the city at the sarasota legislative delegation hearing and also for the city auditor and clerk to bring back the preliminary legislative priorities for the commission to at a future meeting and that does it for the regular city commission meeting of july third two thousand and seventeen if you like to look at the agenda at the back of material or watch the video you can do so at sarasota f l dot gov on the right side look for video on demand i'm operate with the city of sarasota and i'll see you after the next meeting