On Monday, Sarasota City Commissioners will vote on a rezone request by Temple Beth to build a market-rate apartment complex. On Tuesday, Manatee County Commissioners will discuss a juvenile curfew and an SB 180 fix, and hear a staff presentation on environmental vulnerabilities. At a land-use meeting on Thursday, Manatee County Commissioners will discuss next steps in their intent to re-establish local wetland protections.
Monday (08/04)
City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: City manager search update; rezone for Temple Beth to build a market-rate apartment complex.
9:00 AM
City Hall, city commission chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Tuesday (08/05)
Sarasota School Board work session (agenda)
Highlights: Strategic Plan update (Pillar 1 / Early Learning, Lit for All, CTE, CCLR); policy cycle revisions; legislative platform; Wellen Park High redistricting.
11:00 AM
Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Boulevard, Sarasota
Manatee County Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Execution of the $253 million HUD disaster recovery grant plan; Manatee County environmental vulnerability assessment; juvenile curfew ordinance; SB 180 fix.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
Manatee County School Board regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: New school year updates; allocating sales surtax revenues to charter schools; school safety reports.
10:00 AM
Walter Miller School Support Center, board room, 215 Manatee Ave. W, Bradenton
Wednesday (08/06)
City of Sarasota Development Review Committee (agenda)
Highlights: 777 Palm Ave. Condos; Marian Anderson Place brownfield in Newtown: Miami developer seeks rezone to “Industrial General District”; Siesta Row Publix: teardown of existing Publix store between S. Osprey and Bay Rd., and upzone to mixed use; Orange & 7th Redevelopment: Construction of a five-story structure; Bayfront Park Seawall Replacement: A sea level rise resiliency measure, which will include raising the seawall and the landward adjacent grade.
9:00 AM
City Hall, city commission chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
City of Sarasota Public Art Committee (agenda)
Highlights: Arlington Park building mural; Payne Park tennis center sculpture call for artists; Amaryllis Park Place mural call for artists; North Water Tower Park “Harmony in Motion” mural; restoration and relocation of “Mr. Red”; 10th and Osprey mural finalists; Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences “Call for Walls” mural; City of Sarasota artists roster.
1:30 PM
City Hall, city commission chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Thursday (08/07)
Manatee County Commission land-use meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Denial of two rezone requests at Pope Ranch and Lorraine; adopt impact fee increase; wetland buffer discussion with Florida Department of Commerce; negotiations roundabout at University Parkway and Legacy Blvd.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
City of Sarasota Planning Board meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Rezone Alderman Oaks; Main Street monument sign; Florida Studio Theatre Artist Wing; Rhodes and Aspinwall townhomes rezone; Selby Botanical Gardens: Construction of learning center and conservatory.
1:30 PM
City Hall, city commission chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Friday (08/08)
Manatee County School Board workshop (agenda)
Highlights: EDGE program; apprenticeship program; new high school construction.
9:00 AM
Walter Miller School Support Center, board room, 215 Manatee Ave. W, Bradenton