am everybody i'm miles larson with the city of sarasota and this is your commission recap it look back at the regular city commission meeting of october the nineteenth two thousand and fifteen the commission began the afternoon session as they always do with citizens and put concerning city topics and then they moved into approval of the minutes there were three meetings to approve the minutes for the regular city commission meeting of september the twenty first the special city commission meeting of october the first and the regular city commission meeting of october the fifth the minutes from all these meetings were approved the commission then moved on to board actions and there was one item under board actions it was a report from the human relations board review of the fair housing report the commission accepted this report and directed staff to return to the commission with action items including a cost benefit analysis of testing for enforcement the commission then moved on to consent agenda number one all of the items on consent one were approved except one and this was a proposed action plan amendment deleting two hundred eighty nine thousand and fifty four dollars in community development building grant funding for the facility to house homeless individuals and or families and reallocating two hundred eighty nine thousand and fifty four dollars for scope of services work toward the redesign of fred glossy atkins park the commission directed staff to keep the two hundred eighty nine thousand and fifty four dollars in community development block grant funds allocated for the purpose of permanent supportive housing the commission then moved on to consent agenda number two for items on consent to were adopted and one item on consent to was adopted on second reading the commission then moved on to unfinished business and there was one item of unfinished business on the afternoon session it was an approval of proposed design options pertaining to the resurfacing project at the us forty one right turn lane at fruitvale road the commission approved option b to shorten the turn lane to allow for a wider median separator north of palm ave with a suggestion to the florida department of transportation that the speed limit be lowered to thirty mph after a short break the commission returned and began the evening session with commission presentations and there was one it was an adoption of a memorial resolution recognizing the passing of rod warner media and broadcast entrepreneur and exemplary citizen advocate this resolution was adopted after another round of citizens and put the commission moved on to public hearings there were three legislative public hearings on the agenda the first was proposed ordinance amending the sarasota city code regarding the sarasota police officers pension plan the commission continued this public hearing until the date to be determined and the proposed ordinance will be riyadh for ties the next public hearing a proposed ordinance amending the sarasota city code by adding a new article nine relating to the funding of capital improvements and essential services through the imposition of special assessments this was passed on first reading the third public hearing was a proposed ordinance to conditionally vacate an easement for public highway road street drainage and utility purposes which is used for a sanitary sewer line obtained by the city of sarasota pursuant to deed recorded in the official records of service so the county this is meant is a ten foot wide strip of property commencing eastward from levon avenue north of its intersection with the northerly right of way line of boulevard of the arts this ordinance was passed on first reading the commission then moved on to unfinished business and there were two items of unfinished business to take care of the first was a report on the status of negotiations with the sarasota county can turn concerning the county's levy of a fire rescue non advil alarm special assessment against fourteen parcels of property owned by the city the commission authorized the city's that city attorney's office to work with special legal counsel to promptly file a lawsuit against sarasota county challenging the county's levy of non advil warm special assessments against real property owned by the city of sarasota the next item of unfinished business was the adoption of a proposed resolution providing that the city commission shall hold an attend a joint meeting providing that this meeting shall be held jointly with the board of county commissioners of sarasota county providing that matters of mutual interest may be received discussed and acted upon at this joint meeting providing the date and time for this meeting and providing the location of this meeting which shall be within within the municipal limits of the city of sarasota this resolution was the commission then moved on to new business and there were three items of new business to take care of the first was a presentation and discussion of a proposed donation of public art work embracing our differences for the roundabout located at main street and orange avenue the commission accepted this donation next was a presentation in discussion regarding jamie's garden three hiring this presentation was given and no action was taken the third item of new business and this was the last item on the agenda was direction regarding the us forty one connectivity and roundabout construction no action was taken on this item and that did it for the regular city commission meeting of october the nineteenth two thousand and fifteen if you'd like to take a look back at the video or any of the back up material you can do so at our website sarasota go of dot com on the right side look for video on demand i'm miles larson with the city of sarasota and we'll see you after the next