hi i'm john knopper of the city of sarasota and this is your commission recap look at the actions taken by the city commission at their regular meeting in february sixth two thousand and seventeen first the commission approve the minutes of the regular city commission meeting of january seventeenth two thousand and seventeen with corrections under board actions the commission received a report of the parks recreation and environmental protection advisory boards regular meeting of january nineteenth two thousand and seventeen now the commission directed the city attorney to prepare an amendment to an ordinance to state that all dogs shall be leased in all city parks and city parks and ministered by the county and that dog parks will be the only places where dogs may be off the leash they also directed staff to develop in sufficient numbers dedicated dog parks and with input from residents designate where those dog parks will be built and to be built within confined and designated areas except for bayfront park and that dog parks will be developed with the advice and consent of the parks recreation and environmental appointed ian black to the new town c r a advisory board and finally they approved a request from the c r a to recommend to the city commission authorization for the agreement between the city of sarasota and the gotcha group l l c pertaining to the funding of a downtown circulator transit system and an amount not to exceed three hundred thirty thousand seven hundred forty seven dollars and fifty cents on the c r a then adjourn and reconvene as the city commission where they approve all items and consent agenda one and adopted all items on consent agenda to next up was unfinished business first was adoption of a proposed resolution authorizing the execution by the mayor and the station by the city auditor and clerk on behalf of the city of sarasota of the locally funded agreements between the florida department of transportation and the city of sarasota for the roundabouts on us forty one at tenth street and fourteenth street and this was adopted next was approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clear to execute the locally funded agreement between the city of sarasota and the florida department of transportation pertaining to project construction enhanced lighting and enhanced landscaping on us forty one from south to ten st to north of fourteenth street in a total amount of three million twelve thousand six  hundred sixty one dollars and this was approved after that was adoption of a proposed resolution authorizing the execution by the mayor and has tested by the city auditor and clerk on behalf of the city of sarasota of the project maintenance agreement between the florida department of transportation and the city of sarasota for the roundabouts on us forty one at ten street and fourteenth street and this was adopted next was approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and to execute the transportation system post project maintenance agreement between the city of sara and the florida department of transportation pertaining to random it's located at us forty one from south of tenth street to north of fourteenth street and this was also approved next was approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and court to execute the three party escrow agreement between the city of sarasota the florida department of transportation and the state of florida department of financial services division of treasury pertaining to enhanced landscaping on us forty one from ten street to fourteenth street in the amount of seven hundred fifty two thousand six hundred twenty dollars and this was approved and finally was a report regarding an administrative appeal application pertaining to the bethesda house located at sixteenth seventy fourth street the commission directed staff to bring back to the commission proposed language to include two things first the definition of food pantry and second language that creates some type of exemption or exception which would allow the bethesda house to continue to operate and under a box of commissioners there was consensus to have an item presented next up was public hearings first was a public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance amending the future land use chapter of the comprehensive plan of the city of sarasota to read designate segments of oak street laurel street and rural street commencing at a point fifty feet east of each street's intersection with south orange avenue and continuing easterly to its intersection with walls avenue from the primary street grid to the secondary street grid in accordance with a comprehensive plan amendment application and this past on first reading next was a pu hearing regarding a proposed or amending the zoning code of the city of sarasota by amending article six zone districts division ten downtown zone districts so as to read designate segments of oak street laurel street and street commencing at a point fifty feet east of each street's intersection with south orange ever no and continuing really to its intersection with walls avenue from the primary street grid to the secondary street grid and this also passed on first reading and finally was one item of new business it was approval of a letter of support to the florida department of transportation for a research grant to install traffic counters in the city of sarasota this was approved with a modification that the traffic study should cover a two week period and that does it for the regular city commission meeting of february six