On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will discuss handing over Cross Street in downtown to a commercial developer, and a rezone for Southgate Mall. On Wednesday, the Sarasota School Board will discuss the name and mascot for a new school at Wellen Park in North Port and vote on a collective contract that gives teachers a 0.5% raise.
Monday (11/04)
City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Second reading of an ordinance to vacate Cross Street in downtown for a commercial development; historic designation for the Baum-Burns House.
9:00 AM
City Hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
City of Sarasota Commission special meeting (agenda)
Highlight: Granting Benderson Development a rezone to turn the Southgate Mall property into a mixed-use development with just 10 percent attainable housing.
5:30 PM
City Hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Tuesday (11/05)
Election Day
Wednesday (11/05)
City of Bradenton Council regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Granting permit to Michael Carter to operate a sidewalk café in downtown; city to purchase a low-lying property at 504 9th Avenue West that is frequently flooded; city to purchase land and building at 1307 9th Street West.
8:30 AM
City Hall Chambers, 101 Old Main St., Bradenton
City of Sarasota Development Review Committee (agenda)
Highlights: Redevelopment of the Hyatt Sarasota near downtown, replacing the existing hotel tower with two 18-story towers with 224 condominiums, 174 hotel rooms, a 7,000 square foot ballroom, and 4,700 square feet of commercial space; commercial developer asks the city to abandon the western portion of an alley between 4th and 5th Streets and N. Tamiami Trail and Cocoanut Ave.; commercial developer wants rezone of a lot on the east side of S. Palm Ave. to “downtown bayfront”, to build two towers with 70 luxury condominiums.
9:00 AM
City Hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Sarasota County School Board workshop (agenda)
Highlights: Naming and mascot for new school at Wellen Park in North Port.
11:15 AM
Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd., Sarasota
Sarasota School Board regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Revision of pre-K curriculum; revisions to physical education standards; revisions to Veterans Day activities; discussion of new collective contract for teachers with 0.5% salary raise.
3:00 PM
Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Blvd., Sarasota
City of Sarasota community workshop (agenda)
Highlight: Developer wants to build a seven-story luxury rental project with 24 units in the Rosemary District, between Central Ave. and Cohen Way. Part of the project is a community park.
5:30 PM
Dream Large, 513 Central Ave., Sarasota
Thursday (11/06)
None
Friday (11/07)
Manatee County Commission land-use meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Developer wants to increase the number of homes allowed at the 1,000-acre Moccasin Wallow project in Parrish from 1,900 t0 2,150 homes, while decreasing the commercial portion; developer of a project in Palmetto wants 150 acres to be rezoned from agriculture and planned development to mixed-use commercial, to build 1,100 detached homes, 25% of them affordable; creating a “Parrish North Community Development District”.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, Patricia M. Glass Chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
VanWezel Purple Ribbon Committee meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Update on hurricane damage and performance schedule; building assessment update; Arts and Cultural Community Survey results.
5:30 PM
City Hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota