am john operate the city of sarasota and this is your commission recap look at the actions taken by the city commission at their regular meeting of december first two thousand and fourteen first the commission approved the minutes of the regular city commission meeting of november seventeenth two thousand and fourteen with corrections as well as the minutes of the special city commission meeting of november nineteenth with corrections next under board actions the commission accepted a board report from the public are committees meeting of november twelfth two thousand and fourteen now there was consensus to have the committee work with one paul l l c and embracing our differences to place art in the roundabout at main street and orange ave next was consent agenda is one and two on consent one a couple  were polled for discussion first was the approval to authorize the mayor and city of ordering clerk to execute a donation agreement between the city of sarasota ernest worland and the gulf coast community foundation incorporated pertaining to enhancements and renovation work to cause causeway park and with a donation amount of one hundred twenty seven thousand dollars now this was approved with the provision provided by the city attorney that at least two thousand dollars be released to the city from the maintenance and down and fun next was the approval to schedule workshops of the city commission to be held on january twelfth two thousand and fifteen regarding the bayfront two thousand and twenty initiative and also one on monday february ninth two thousand and fifteen regarding parks and recreation options now this was approved with the addition to schedule a workshop to review commission priorities next was the approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clerk to execute the second amendment to and third extension of the lease agreement between the city of sarasota and the sarasota garden club incorporated pertaining to city owned property located at eleven thirty one six treat in the amount of one dollar annually now this item was table until the first commission meeting in january in order to clarify language in the amendment the commission then approved the balance of consent one now one item was removed from consent to and that was the adoption of a proposed proposed resolution providing for the renaming of the eastern portion of causeway part to eloise worland causeway park now this was adopted with the change to name it simply the elouise were in park and the balance of consent to was adopted next the commission moved onto several board appointments first was the mayor's nomination to the sarasota housing authority board of directors valerie bush on it was selected next was the downtown improvement district board of directors the commissioner reappointed mark kauffman and appointed steve side and sticker and daniel volz next was the appointment to the historic preservation board that went to evelyn delong mangy next was the human human relations board mary kirkwood was appointed next was the appointment to the public art committee that was delayed until more applications from city residents could be receipt next was the same armin's business improvement district board of directors they re marty rep a pour and finally the commission selected commission representation on various boards and committees and unfinished business first was the approval and acceptance of the c o p s the cops hiring grant for two thousand fifteen two thousand and seventeen to hire three additional police officers in a reduced award amount of three hundred forty seven thousand six hundred two dollars this was approved next was the terminations of the contract agreement between the city of sarasota and western construction incorporated pertaining to list ation number eighty seven the commission approved determination of the contract agreement with cause and finally and that her new was to continue discussion of the homelessness status report no action was taken the commission began the evening session with a scheduled presentation it was a presentation of the equality florida transgender pride flag next were to public hearings the first was a public hearing to amending the city code to allow for the sale dispensing and consumption of alcoholic beverages on sunday mornings before noon this was passed on first reading next was a quasi judicial public hearing regarding the site planned for cemeteries there was consensus to move forward and for the city attorney to research the issue further and finally the commissioner proved the sixth amendment to the inner local agreement between the city of sarasota sarasota county and the sarasota housing authority pertaining to a funding plan to redevelop the sarasota housing authority properties and to re allocate funds currently allocated to redevelop the orange avenue complex to redevelop the janie's garden phase three development