hi i'm john operate with the city of sarasota in the shitter commission recap look at the actions taken by the city commission at their regular meeting of april sixteenth two thousand and eighteen we began with approval of minutes first the commission approved the minutes of the special city commission meeting of march fifteenth two thousand and eighteen and they approved the minutes of the regular city commission meeting of march nineteenth two thousand and eighteen next up was board actions as the saying our bins business improvement district board report for the regular meeting of march thirtieth two thousand and eighteen and this report was accepted with the condition that one bathroom rather than two with a variety of fixtures such as urinals and a maintenance plan come back before the commission for consideration the commission then recessed and convened to do a special session of the community redevelopment agency or c r a first was approval of the minutes of the special sarasota c r a meeting of march nineteenth two thousand and eighteen and these were approved with a correction the next was an appointment to the new town c r a advisory board the commission appointments the commission appointed troy montes to the independent police advisory panel they appointed jeffrey t vandenberg to the employee retirement account committee they appointed joes of jodi hudgens to the police officers pension fund board of trustees next the commission reappointed mary ellen kirkwood and mary first and appointed leo fitzgerald to the parks recreation and environmental protection advisory board and finally was an appointment of a star program member to the public art committee the commission appointed vanessa oh and we wrapped up the afternoon session with one item of unfinished business it was a presentation and discussion regarding the brotherhood of men technical skill development initiative report and this report was accepted pertaining to the renovated property located at twenty nine fifty three north lynx avenue as well as unanimous approval to waive building and permitting fees and provide yard waste pick up services related to the three properties located at fourteen twenty one eighteenth street seventeen fifty five thirty second street and twenty two twenty north links avenue and we began the evening session with one commission presentation it was a proclamation proclaiming april two thousand and eighteen a sexual assault awareness month next was to schedule presentations first was a presentation and discussion regarding an update on the sarasota bayfront planning organization process and progress and an introduction of the master planning team society associates and the new managing director that was followed by a presentation a discussion regarding the marketplace next up was a public hearings versus a public hearing regarding your proposed ordinance a meanings only in code by amending article seven regulations and general applicability by adding there to a new division seventeen airport protection zoning regulations establishing regulations applicable to airport hazards and incompatible land use is in the vicinity of the sarasota breynton international airport operated by the sarasota minute airport authority and this was passed on first reading next was a public hearing regarding a proposed amending article six zone district division one so as to identify the downtown edge zone district as the implementing zone district for the metropolitan regional site number ten which includes the pines of sarasota as future land use classification as identified in a comprehensive plan amendment application and this was approved with the addition suggested by the city attorney that any future rezoning will be accompanied by a site plan and to add language to the rezoning ordinance that the development of the site has to be consistent with the master plan of the campus which is required under the future and use designation next up was new business first was a presentation and discussion regarding a proposal of purchase between the city of service center and the humane society of sarasota county pertaining to property located at twenty three thirty one fifteenth street that is currently being leased by the humane society now this was approved and staff was directed to include the property and the building in the appraisal and finally was direction regarding a revised schedule for the form base code and this was approved and that does it for the regular city commission meeting of april sixteenth two thousand and eighteen if you like to look at the engender the back of material or watch the meeting you can do so as sarah said f l dot gov and click on the meetings agendas and video tab i'm john operate with the city of sarasota and i'll see you after the next me