buddy on miles larsen of the city of sarasota and this is your commission report a look ahead at the regular city commission meeting of july the sixth two thousand and fifteen want to let you know before we get started that the agenda is subject to change and sometimes it does at the last minute the commission begins the evening session of today's meeting with commission presentations and there is one it's a proclamation proclaiming july two thousand and fifteen as unity month in honor and memory of two prominent members of the sarasota community carlos  and his long time friend johnny campbell and the nine victims of the recent tragedy in charleston south carolina after another round of citizens input after that the commission moves on to public hearings there are three legislative public hearings on the agenda the c evening the first is a proposed resolution requesting an amendment to the comprehensive plan of the city of sarasota to change the future land use classification of approximately twenty four point six six acres of property located west of north orange ave east of the seminole golf golf railroad track between seventeenth street to the north and eleventh street to the south the next public hearing is a proposed ordinance to be entitled banners on city light poles allowing banners to be installed on city light poles located in on or within public rights of way and establishing permanent requirements for banners on city light poles located in on over then public rights of way the third and final public hearing on the agenda is a proposed ordinance amending the code of the city of sarasota creating an article three creating the definition of a transportation network company providing for the application process for t n c companies and drivers to receive political city certificates permits and licenses providing for city background checks being required for t n c drivers providing for insurance requirements for a t n c providing for enforcement procedures regarding violations of article three creating a fine schedule for certain violations of article three the commission then moves on to new business the first item of new business is a presentation and discussion regarding request to process a zoning text amendment pertaining to the definition of convenience store the next item of new business is a presentation and discussion regarding changing city elections to coincide with federal and state elections in even numbered years the next item of new business is a discussion regarding a suspension of funding or and or a vote of no confidence regarding the hiring of the director of special initiatives and the last item of new business  the last item on the agenda is a presentation and discussion regarding proposed dates and times for scheduling the annual state of the pension plans workshop and that does it for the regular city commission meeting of july the sixth two thousand and fifteen if you'd like to take a look at the agenda or any of the back up material you can do so at our website www dot com on the right side look for video on demand the meeting will be getting underway shortly in the mean time miles larsen with the city of sarasota