revile miles larsen with the city of sarasota and this is your commission recap you look back at the regular city commission meeting of september the twenty first two thousand and fifteen the commission began the afternoon session with citizens input concerning city topics and then they moved right into approval of the minutes there was one meeting to have to approve the minutes for and it was the regular city commission meeting of september the eighth two thousand and fifteen those minutes were approved the commission then recessed and convened into a special session of  there were three items to take up as the c r a the first an approval of the minutes from the special c r a meeting of april the twentieth two thousand and fifteen those minutes were approved then it was an appointment to the newtown community redevelopment agency advisory board the commission appointed terrell l salem john deposition yvonne and deni byrd biter then was an appointment to the downtown community redevelopment agency advisory board and the commission reappointed michael as the city commission and then moved right into consent agenda one several items were pulled from consent agenda one for discussion the first was a request for a special joint meeting with the sarasota county board of county commissioners to be held friday november sixth two thousand and fifteen regarding homelessness this item was approved and there was can commission discussion concerning a request for data regarding the homeless populations use of emergency services and length of stay at shelters particularly for pinellas safe harbor the desire to have an individual speak about housing first at the joint meeting and the expected timeline for reviewing an agenda for the meeting the next item that was pulled was an approval to authorize the mayor to execute the services agreement for retiree benefit plans between the city of sarasota and united health care insurance company pertaining to benefit plans on an as needed basis this item was approved and there was commission discussion concerning information to be received at a future meeting including a reasonable monthly stipend amount the procedure for allowing a retiree to return to the health plan and memorializing the health benefits agreement with the retirees the other items on consent one were approved then the commission moved on to consent agenda number two and all the items on consent two were adopted next was poured appointments and there were four board appointments to take care of the first was an appointment to the citizens with disabilities advisory board the following individuals were appointed to that board lynda barry kareem who hill harvey and wendy man resnick next was an appointment to the parks recreation and environmental protection advisory board the individuals appointed to that board were john to cello david burry and dan bright inger next was an appointment to the public art committee and the commission appointed marvin mills and lastly it was an appointment to the metropolitan planning organization citizens advisory committee and the commission appointed eileen walsh normile after a short break the commission resumed at the meeting with commission presentations there were two of them the first was a presentation regarding the two thousand and fifteen achievement of excellence in procurement award next was a presentation regarding a storm ready recognition certificate after that it was time for scheduled presentations and there were two of them the first was a legislative session update from representative jim boyd district seventy one florida house of representatives then was another legislative update from representative greg stube beat district seventy three florida house of representatives after another round of citizens and put concerning city topics the commission moved on to public hearings there were several public hearings on the agenda all related to the budget the first was a proposed resolution certifying to the property appraiser and the tax collector of sarasota county the rates  the city of sarasota for the fiscal year beginning october first two thousand and fifteen this resolution was adopted on second reading next was a proposed resolution approving a budget for the city of sarasota this was also adopted on second reading next was a proposed resolution certifying to the property appraiser and the tax collector the rates of milage to be levied by the city of sarasota within the same arman special business neighborhood improvement district this was adopted on second reading then was a propose resolution approving the budget for the sane arm and special business neighborhood improvement district this was also adopted on second reading after that was a public hearing on a proposed resolution certifying to the property appraiser and the tax collector the rates of by the city of sarasota within the golden gate point streetscape special district this was adopted on second reading then was a proposed resolution approving a budget for the golden gate point streetscape special district this was also adopted on second reading then was a proposed resolution certifying to the property appraiser and tax collector of sarasota county the rates of milledge to be levied by the city of sarasota within the downtown improvement district this was adopted on second reading and finally it was  resolution approving a budget for the downtown improvement district and this item was adopted on second reading the commission then moved on to unfinished business and there was one item of unfinished business to take care of it was an approval regarding the us forty one resurfacing project right turn lane at fruitvale road there was commission consensus to bring this item back at a future city commission meeting next was new business and there were six items of new business to take care of the first was approval to authorize the mayor and city auditor and clerk to execute the major encroachment agreement between the city of sarasota and state street partners pertaining to property located at fifteen hundred state street to allow for the construction of above ground encroachments into the public rights of way this item was approved next was a discussion regarding a notice to the public concerning the regulation of taxis and transportation network companies there was commission discussion concerning issu release posting the information on the city's website and releasing a public service announcement to inform the public about the deregulation and an ordinance concerning the regulation will be set for a public hearing on october fifth two thousand and fifteen next was direction regarding charges to respond to public records requests for recordings from body worn cameras and utilization of body worn cameras prior to legislatively created exemptions from the application of chapter nine thirty four florida statutes there was commissioned at census to accept the recommendations of the city attorney including deferring implementation of the body warrant camera program until then conclusion of the two thousand and sixteen legislative session next was a presentation and discussion of the florida power and light renewable energy agreement update this presentation was given and no action was taken then was in approval regarding the proposed zoning text amendments related to the city tree protection ordinance the commission approved moving forward with with proposed zoning text amendments related to the city's tree protection ordinance then was a discussion regarding security in the commission chambers during city commission meetings and workshops there was commission discussion concerning improving safety in the commission chambers the city manager will research various options with the assistance of the city attorney including installation of metal and a metal detectors improved lighting in the parking lot and police officer presence after the conclusion of meetings the city the city auditor and clerk noted the upcoming installation of a digital signage project in the city hall lobby which will include the ability to view city commission meetings from the hallway and that did it for the regular city commission meeting on september the twenty first two thousand and fifteen if you'd like to take a look at the video or any of the back up material you can do so at our website or so to go 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 meeting