miles larson with the city of sarasota and this is your commission recap it looks back at the wreck of the city commission meeting of december the seventh two thousand and fifteen the commission began the afternoon session of the meeting with citizens and put concerning city topics and then they moved into approval of the minutes there were two meetings to approve the minutes for the first where the minutes from the special joint meeting between the city of sarasota and the service sort of county board of county commissioners on november the sixth two thousand and fifteen those minutes were approved then within minutes from the back of the city commission meeting of november the sixteenth two thousand and fifteen in those minutes were approved with corrections after that the commission recessed and convened into a special session of the community redevelopment agency they had three items to take up as the c r a the first was an approval of the minutes from the special sierra a meeting of september the twenty first two thousand and fifteen those minutes were approved then was an appointment to the downtown community redevelopment agency advisory board the commission reappointed lynn robbins and finally there was an appointment to the new town community redevelopment agency advisory board the commission reappointed fred atkins and colleen mchugh and appointed mary mack the c r a then adjourned and reconvened as the city commission and went into consent agenda one and then consent agenda to all the items on consent one were approved and all the items on consent to were adopted next came board appointments and there were seven board appointments on the agenda the first was an appointment to the board of adjustment the commission reappointed calvin bryant and appointed pandora siebert then was the citizens with disabilities advisory board in the commission reappointed bertram five olson and appointed gerald kaplan then came the downtown improvement district board of directors and the commission reappointed daniel voles then was the historic preservation board and the commission reappointed david gurley and dan i n s q next came the human relations board and the commission appointed bret temple then was an appointment to the parks recreation and environmental protection advisory board that was the star program member and the commission appointed thomas harper and finally there was an appointment to the public art committee the commission reappointed geoffrey wiseman and appointed norman schimmel the commission then moved on to unfinished business there were five items of unfinished business to take care of the first was a second reading of a proposed ordinance to be entitled portable sign pilot program allowing portable signs to be placed on public rights of way in downtown sarasota this was adopted on second reading the next item of unfinished business was an approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clerk to execute the addendum to the purchase and sale agreement between the city of sarasota and palm ave hospitality holdings pertaining to a property closing date of december seventeenth two thousand and fifteen and the commencement of construction after the closing date this item was approved next was an approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clerk to execute the of the assignment and first amendment to the major encroachments agreement florida hotel sarasota to memorialize the assignment to palm ave hospitality holdings and authorize limited additional encroachment so this item was approved the next item of unfinished business was an approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clerk to execute the second amendment to the purchase and sale agreement between the city of sarasota and harvest tabernacle of sarasota pertaining to an extension of time for the development of properties located at twenty five forty five twenty fifth street lat six twenty fifth street twenty five thirty two twenty fifth street and twenty four zero one book or avenue the commission rejected the proposal proposal regarding a thirty month extension and instructed staff to seek a deed in lieu of foreclosure and have the title returned to the city within thirty days then the last item on the unfinished business and this was the last item on the agenda for the afternoon was approval for the utilization of one hundred fifty five thousand dollars in deep water horizon funds to be used towards a climate change at patient plant and bay and beach monitoring project the commission approved the use of one hundred fifty five thousand dollars of deepwater horizon local claim funds to be used for a climate change planning process a water level markers and beach erosion center as described in the backup interior provided to the city commission after a short break the commission returned for the evening session of the meeting and they began with commission presentations there were two of them the first was a presentation of the team of the quarter for the third quarter two thousand and fifteen and then was the employee of the quarter for the third quarter two thousand fifteen next game scheduled presentations there was one it was a legislative session update from senator nancy after another round of citizens input concerning city topics the commission moved on to new business there were five items of new business to take care of the first was a presentation and discussion on the status of the newtown conservation historic district there was commission consensus to accept the update and for the newtown citizen historic task force to continue its work next was a discussion regarding the placement of benches in an around seventy five points park the commission authorized the city manager and staff to explore the reintroduction of benches at selby five points park and for staff to implement and alter the plan at their discretion as a component of appropriately activating the park with input and feedback from residents businesses and visitors then was an adoption of a proposed resolution establishing committed fund balance in the city of sarasota as general fund this item was adopted the next item of new business was an adoption of a proposed resolution establishing a revenue stabilization fund financial policy for the city of sarasota as general fund this item was also adopted and finally at the last item of new business this was the last item on the agenda was a presentation and discussion concerning the proposed sarasota memorial health care systems newtown adult internal medicine practice the commission authorized the city manager and city attorney to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement or lease agreement with sarasota memorial healthcare system for two city owned lots located at twenty seven zero six north avenue and eight hundred twenty five dr martin luther king jr drive and that did it for the record the city commission meeting of december the seventh two thousand and fifteen if you'd like to take a look at the video along with all the back up material you can do so at our website  com on the right side look for video on demand a miles larson with the city of sarasota and we'll see you after the next meeting