Sarasota County Government
Fiscal Year 2017 Board Priorities - Quarter 1 Report
Board Priority
Status
Secure Partnerships and Funding for Adult
Homeless Initiative
Discussions among the County, City and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) are on-going.
A Board update is tentatively scheduled for February 7, 2017 under the County Administrator's
Report. This Board update will address current activity, staff collaboration and next steps, including
further private sector engagement and consideration regarding other local governments.
Health and Human Services
Carry Out the Public Safety Referendum
Office of County Administrator
An update on Major Facilities needs was presented at the December 13 Board meeting. The
decision was made to move ahead with the Sheriff's Fleet Facility, South County Courthouse and
Central Energy Plant. CIPs are being developed for approval by the Board. The Board also
requested to proceed with securing a contract for the Sheriff's Administration Building (Cattleridge)
project.
Current Status: Fleet and RLA/Courts projects are being brought to the Board for Phase 1 (design)
CIP project initiation at the Feb. 17 Budget Workshop. CEP "ESCO" process is ongoing. Staff is
currently finalizing terms of a contract to purchase the building at 6010 Cattleridge Boulevard
which is scheduled to be on the February 7 Board agenda.
Legacy Trail North Extension – Legacy Trail Fact Sheet has been completed and distributed.
Property appraisals are being finalized. Negotiations with CSX and Seminole Gulf are ongoing.
Complete Plan Development of the North
Extension and South Connector of Legacy Trail
Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
Update Land Development Regulations/Zoning
Manual
Planning and Development Services
Facilitate a Community-based Effort to Help
Identify Creative Solutions to Address
Affordable Housing
Planning and Development Services
Develop a Funding Strategy for River Road
Public Works
Open North Port Joint Library Facility
Libraries and Historical Resources
Implement a Replacement Plan for Venice
Library
Libraries and Historical Resources
Legacy Trail South – County staff has provided proposed easement agreements to the Carlton and
FPL attorneys. Once comments are received back, we will proceed with work to clarify legal public
access.
Current Status: Draft language has been provided to both the Carlton's attorney and Florida Power
and Light's attorney on the South connector. Trust for Public Lands is negotiating the purchase of
the North Extension with CSX and Seminole. A tentative agreement has been reached and a
contract is being finalized.
Staff is currently in the procurement process for consulting services to create a Unified
Development Code that updates the Zoning and Land Development Regulations. The UDC process
is anticipated to take approximately 18 months from the notice to proceed. Board approval of the
contract is expected for late February.
Staff is developing a situational report that will include research focused on best practices related
to workforce housing, peer review comparisons, an analysis of past projects and key demographic
data due in early FY17. Community outreach efforts has been completed to identify barriers and
creative solutions and as a compliment to the situational report. The SHIP Advisory Committee will
be used to review and further refine recommendations within the Situational Report. The
committee is meeting on January 30th to discuss the review process.
The county is in negotiations with West Villages Improvement District to develop an agreement for
the construction of the segment of River Road from U.S. 41 to just north of West Villages Parkway.
County re-engaging in the acquisition process.
MPO funding programmed for 2025 through 2040 for various phases of River Road from U.S. 41 to I75. State, local and Federal advocacy continues.
This Joint Project Agreement with the School Board was approved by the Board on July 12, 2016.
The agreement provides a maximum reimbursement of $5,578,176 (not including the $1 Million
state legislature appropriation which went directly to the School Board for land and development
costs). The total project budget is $7.2M. The project is under construction and scheduled for
completion in August 2017.
The opening of the temporary Venice Library service at the former Hamilton Office Building
occurred October 4, 2016, followed by a ribbon-cutting celebration on October 6. Design and
permitting for the replacement library is underway. The proposed library site plan was submitted
to the City of Venice Technical Review Committee on December 17, 2016. Demolition of the
existing library currently being planned.
Current Status: Schematic Design work is ongoing. Staff will bring a contract amendment to the
Board on February 15 for demolition (only) of the existing structure.
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Sarasota County Government
Fiscal Year 2017 Board Priorities - Quarter 1 Report
Human Resources
Continuing strategies, such as community outreach to ensure we remain a diverse entity. Diversity
updates are provided to the Board of County Commissioners twice per year. The most recent
report, covering the second half of calendar year 2016, was provided in January. Human Resources
continues to focus on ensuring our workforce remains diverse.
COMPLETED: Complete Comprehensive Plan
Update
The County Commission adopted the Comprehensive Plan on October 25, 2016.
Enhance the Diversity in Hiring Plan
Planning and Development Services
Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
Committees and task forces continue to meet on a quarterly basis with SANCA updates to the BCC
monthly. Safety exercises have been completed, and marketing of tickets and merchandise is
underway.
COMPLETED: Develop a Parks, Preserves and
Recreation Master Plan
The BCC adopted the Parks Preserves and Recreation Master Plan, with edits, on June 21, 2016.
Implementation underway.
Host a Successful 2017 World Rowing
Championships Event
Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
Increase Public Access on SCG Preserves
Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
COMPLETED: Complete the Comprehensive
Operations Analysis (COA) of SCAT to Continue
to Provide an Efficient and Effective Transit
System
An easement has been agreed upon with the Church adjacent to Bayonne Preserve. The easement
is scheduled to go to the BCC on 2/7/2017. Real Estate Services is in negotiations to acquire an
additional parcel to Old Miakka Preserve. Once completed this will provide legal public access to
the preserve. Discussions are ongoing with the Florida Forest Service for a shared access between
the Myakka State Forest and Ainger Creek Trails. Staff is working on developing Trailhead entrances
at Pinelands Reserve and Eastern Ranchlands (Carlton Fee Simple) North Entrance.
The COA report was presented to the Board on July 12, 2016 and followed up with a series of public
workshops. Modifications are being implemented in two phases beginning in November 2016 and
April 2017.
Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT)
Upgrade Emergency Radio System
Emergency Services
The Sarasota/Manatee County Airbus Project remains at the 50% project milestone. Factory
Acceptance Testing is complete, and shipment of equipment is being scheduled. Both counties are
completing their processes for approval of new tower sites. Project management teams from both
counties are actively engaged and working with Airbus to ensure project success.
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