am john operate the city of service in this your commission recap a look at the actions taken by the city commission at their regular meeting nov seventeenth two thousand and fourteen first of commissioners approve the minutes of their regular city commission meeting them don't deborah third two thousand and fourteen with corrections next to the commission moved to consent agendas one and two the commission approved all of consent one and adopted all of consent to except for the third item of consent to the commission adopted the proposed ordinance on second reading but instructed the city manager to not accept any further applications for special events in pain park until an amendment to the ordinance can be adopted and they directed the city attorney to set for a public hearing that amendment to address the handling of festival type events all parks next the commission moved on to unfinished business first they approved december twenty sixth two thousand and fourteen as a pay day offers any employees this was an issue brought forth by commissioner snyder at the last meeting next was the adoption of her proposed proposed resolution to establish an ad hoc committee to be known as the singing arm and circle part special event standards committee now the commission deferred action on the resolution and instead directed that he workshop be held in march to address event types next was the adoption of a proposed resolution amending the budget for fiscal year beginning october first two thousand and fourteen the commission tabled the resolution and directed the city manager to provide staffing to take minutes for meetings outside the normal commission meetings or workshops attended by two or more commissioners next the approved the fourth amendment to the lease agreement between the city of sarasota and the fraternal order of police lodge number three for a property at thirty six hundred circus boulevard the approval requires general liability in liquor liability insurance coverage for special events they also extended the lease until november thirtieth two thousand and eighteen finally and th continued discussion of the homelessness status report no action was taken the commission began the evening with commission presentations there was a presentation of plaques and recognition of service to the city of sarasota to commissioners kerry jewel and snyder three public hearings the first was a public hearing of proposed resolution amending the infrastructure sales surtax ten year extension expenditure project detail asked and amending the infrastructure sales surtax fifteen year extension expenditure project detail list in accordance with the procedures and stablish by a sarasota county ordinance pertaining to the one percent local government infrastructure sales surtax levy this was passed on first reading  public hearing of a proposed orients imposing a temporary moratorium on the operation of medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensing organizations within the city for a period of one year in the event that amendment two was passed by florida voters on november fourth two thousand and fourteen this public hearing was cancelled due to the men failing to pass and the election next was a public airing of a proposed ordinance to create an exception to the breaux prohibiting on solicitation customers on sidewalks to allow for businesses to offer free samples of food and non alcoholic beverage beverages this was also passed on first reading next the commission moved on to new business first with his discussion the status of city information technology equipment currently in the possession of the law office of andrea flynn motions and there was consensus for the city auditor and clerk to take action to secure the equipment and public records next was discussion on other post employment benefits also known as open for retirees no action was taken on this item next was a request for a waiver of contributions to the affordable housing and transit development funds use project proposed for fourteen forty five second street originally approved under the downtown residential overlay district ordinance this was approved they approve their waiver what the condition at the number of units no larger than twelve hundred fifty square feet reaches does not fall below one twenty six and finally was a report on the applicability of the city sign regulations to a frame message boards and plastic styrofoam boards affixed to city light poles now the commission directed the city attorney to correct the signed ordinance to reflect the common dictionary standard and that does it for the regular city commission meeting in nov seventeenth two thousand and fourteen if you like to look at the agenda to back