Council meeting Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in City Hall Council Chambers at 101 Old Main Street. At this time, we'd like to call lead pastor Matt Enus with Westside Christian Church to come
up and do our pledge and lead us or excuse me, invocation and lead us in the pledge. Welcome everyone. Good morning. >> Good morning. Uh thank you for having me. If you would bow your heads as we uh join as you join me in the invocation.
Heavenly Father, you've entrusted us as stewards of your creation. Please guide the hearts of these men and women as they make their decisions. We seek you first in all they discuss and decide today.
We place before you the entirety of the agenda and the business of the city of Bradenton as a whole. Please bless and watch over our city employees, contractors, providers, and suppliers,
and all those who do any sort of business with the city of Bradenton. We pray for a special blessing upon the residents of this city. May this be a community that provides for their diverse needs, a community where multiple generations can experience safety and peace.
May their best interest always be in the hearts of this council as they meet and make decisions to govern. We specifically ask for your protection over our police, firefighters, and our first responders who daily risk their
lives for the safety and security of our community. May your blessings be upon them and their families. Colossians 3:17 says, "And whatever you do, whether in word or in deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through him. Let all this council does today glorify your name." Father, we confess we are nothing without you and we trust in you completely. It's in the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you.
>> Please join us in the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Thank you, pastor. >> All right, we'll call the meeting to order. And um as a special privilege uh as the chairman of this council, I am going to ask to put on a proclamation at
this time. And um as Councilwoman Coachman reads it, you'll get why it's important to us. So Councilwoman Coachman, >> thank you. A proclamation for councilman, former
councilman Clarence Love, senior day, August 13, 2025. Whereas the city of Bradenton lost a beloved and wellrespected leader on August 1st, 2025 with the passing of
former councilman Clarence Love, Senior. And whereas Mr. love married and settled in Bradon following his graduation and became a notable leader in the community. He had a passion for serving
others and was inspired to be in public office. And whereas Mr. Love served on the Bradenton City Council from 1976 to 1980 and was the first black man to
serve in an elect an elected office in Manatee County. He was instrumental in assisting in section 8 programs and community redevelopment initiatives. And whereas he was committed in assisting
all citizens and helped to ensure that all neighborhoods had infrastructure improvement, infrastructure improvement, sidewalks and street lights. He wanted families to have safe
access to our fine city. And whereas Love Park, a dedicated green space named after him, continues to be enjoyed by all citizens and helps to reflect his ongoing legacy.
Now therefore, be it resolved that I, Jean Brown, as mayor of the city of Bradenton, Florida, do hereby proclaim August 13, 2025 as Councilman Clarence Love, Senior Day,
and urges citizens to recognize and honor the late former Councilman Clarence Love, Senior's long lasting contributions to our city and its citizens.
Jean Brown, mayor, August 13th, 2020. >> Thank you, Council and Coachman. Um, I'll start out many years ago when we did a a little bit of a cleanup and trying to work on Love Park. Um, at that point, it was fun to see him there and
really get a chance to talk with him for about 15 minutes. and really learn. Um, obviously he served with Mayor Bill Evers at the time on the council. Um, and then Mayor Ever, at that point it was Councilman Evers, but then became mayor. But, but always talked about how
the passion and the love that he had for our city. And I think that's something that, you know, as we all get older and and go our separate ways, we we kind of forget who sometimes br us, you know, and that was one of the things that he
really did for his community to really step up and talk about it. and and and I think when you talk about some of the section 8 stuff and some of the stuff that this council is tasked with at this point in Braden Village in that area is still an area that needs a lot of
attention that we are doing a lot with our city park, our community center over there that we're trying to get done with our county police department, school board, federally, statewise is because of the Clarence Loves of the World that really started that. So, we just uh wish
his family, you know, a lot of love now and also our prayers with them for the funerals on Saturday. So, we'll, you know, I'll be there and I I'm I'm sure Councilwoman Coachman will be there and anybody else that can is is obviously invited. So, thank you.
All right, moving forward, we're going to presentations. We've got realize Bradenon. >> Good morning. >> Good morning everyone. I'm Karen Corbin. I am the executive director of Realize Bradenton. I'm here today to update you
on all the things Realized Bradenton has done for the last 12 months. Um especially to um support local businesses and promote civic pride. Thanks to the support of all of you, the city council, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Perry, and
the entire city staff, realized Bradon's 242 25 season events in downtown Bradon was once again memorable. We coordinated 48 activations throughout uh downtown Bradon in 20 2425 season.
We all love a little data, especially when the numbers look this good. Let's start with email. A strong open rate in our industry is about 20%. Well, a 40% open rate proves we are keeping our community truly engaged.
Now, let's talk about media. The average Facebook page reaches just 1.2% of its followers and 6% is considered an impressive goal. Realize Bradon's average reach this past season was 9%.
And this summer, we've been averaging over 30% with our realized Bradenton posts that celebrate all the little things that make our community special. Instagram, the average reach there is about 3.5%.
Ours is steady 7%, again, double the industry standard. These numbers aren't just statistics. They're a proof that our community is connecting, engaging, and we're all growing together. So, let's start with the markets. When
last year's hurricane season tested our resilience, the Bradenon public market proved just how strong our community can be. Within days of the storm, the mayor, public works, and our unstoppable realized Bradenton team, had the market
up and running again faster than anyone actually thought was possible. Partnering with Meals on Wheels, we turn those mornings into a hub of generosity, collecting donations and supplies for neighbors who desperately needed them. I hope you all see that the market is
more than just getting your bread or getting your treat. It's where the heartbeat of Bradenton is honestly felt. It's mornings spent chatting with friends, discovering local arts and music. H. >> It's where Realized Bradon also ensures
it serves a platform for government agencies and community service providers to share valuable information on health, community development, and environment. Do we not all love the free trees like right? So, our youth booth was once again a
highlight of the season. Young entrepreneurs through a generous grant learned the basics of creating a business plan and each received a $100 stipen to help grow their business. Their creativity and drive was so inspiring that we already have a waiting
list for next year. I left an example in a folder on in front of you. Um we give each child these curriculums and I even gave you one where one filled it out. It's really great and they're going home and they're telling their friends and their friends are getting involved. It's a wonderful program that we all love.
And then there are those moments of pure joy at the market, like our Halloween themed Saturday when the market becomes a playful costume parade and a December when our beloved mayor Santa and his beautiful first lady Claus welcome market goers to share photo opportunities with all ages. The special
events bring happy faces and increase our um visitors to the market. The Bradenon Public Market isn't just a place. It's a gathering. It's a tradition. It's a community treasure. And it's possible all because of your support.
So, we need data on the market. Our average weekly attendance is 3,500 people, and our social media following continues to grow. Thanks in large part to our market manager, Heather Emil. Her timely, engaged and content reflects her
genuine love for the market and her vendors who she affectionately calls frienders. And it shows with an industry average email open rate of 20%, our impressive 45% rate is definitely something to brag
about. Winter Wonderland. Winter Wonderland. What can I say? Year after year, realize Braden builds a beloved builds upon a beloved tradition in our community and holds close to their hearts. I often
hear story of friends and neighbors about the magic they experienced as children coming downtown to soak in the sights and sounds of Winter Wonderland. This past year, we were proud to add the Barnaby Family Carnival, both to honor their commitment and spirit and to express our gratitude to the Barnaby
family, the original organizers of this cherished Bradon celebration. Vision and dedication planted the seeds for memories where we treasure today and will have tomorrow. Thank you all for your support in keeping this tradition
alive and fostering next generation's memories. In April, after much planning, prepping, and I'll admit, a lot of praying, we kicked off the first Bradenton Art and Music Festival. We called it BAMFest.
The event started as a concept to celebrate the visual and performing arts along the Riverwalk. We wanted to activate the Riverwalk. We wanted to share with the community all the things that the Riverwalk could be for their families, for their own traditions. I'm sure there were a few of you that
thought, hm, they really going to pull this off? This is pretty big. Well, 12,000 people joined us that day on Saturday, April 5th. Recall that we act we activated the space from Dodto Bridge to the Green Bridge. That's one mile.
We employed 58 artists, 14 musicians, seven local companies. We collaborated with nine community and cultural partners. We needed 125 volunteers to pull this off because we are such a
small staff and 30 local businesses and individuals sponsored that event for realized Braden. What many may not know is the original plans for BAM were supposed to be parts of that event were supposed to be ticketed. After the hurricanes, the
board and myself sat down and we decided that this event needed to be a gift back to the community for all that they had been through that year. So, I can't tell you how many families and community members came to us and said, "Thank you." That we got to bring our families and they got to see everything. They
didn't have to stand outside and look inside to miss anything. They got to see it all and they were very grateful. Okay. As some of you know, there were some pretty cool pieces of art created that day at the art tower. Um, which
naturally raises the question, what are you going to do with all that art? Karen, I'm delighted to share that thanks to the collaboration with the Bishop Museum, eight canvases from the art tower are now on display at the museum. We'll be celebrating with an exhibit
opening in October. I will get you the exact date very soon, and you will all be the first to know. And each painting will be available online for bidding, giving you the chance to take home one of these remarkable creations. >> And Karen, tell them that they started and they had to finish by
>> It was eight artists that we hired. Um the um pieces were affixed to the tower. There were four along around the tower there. And they had one day. They had eight hours to start this piece and to finish it. And so you could come back and forth throughout the day and you
could watch and see their, you know, how they inc, you know, what the increments of their of um time and what they got done. They're beautiful pieces and I really would um recommend that you go into the into the bishop. They're hanging. It's beautiful. That was really really nice of Andy to let us do that.
Um we collaborate really well. So we are excited. We are excited about that. Next on the calendar was music in the park. Um, as some of you remember, we decided a little experiment. We decided to put um some of the music in the park
in the fall and some in the spring. Well, I don't have to remind you that the fall weather a little dicey. Um, we had a little rain, little wind, stuff was going on. So, we just um now that it's all over, we looked at it and we have decided that all of the the
programs will be in the spring. The weather it was just too chaotic and too crazy and people didn't understand whether having it, not having it. It was nuts. However, I will share with you that the attendance was amazing. I'm really happy to to say that I'm seeing more families, the kids, you know, are
bringing their footballs, they're bringing their their soccer balls, and they're really utilizing the park, and they're utilizing the Riverwalk, which is what all of you wanted and started what, 15 years ago. Um, it's exciting to watch, and that program is still strong and really appreciated.
Some of you may not know that during COVID uh realized Bradenon started a entrepreneurialship program and it's based more to somebody who maybe just recently opened up um a business or kind of has I wouldn't say a dream but a plan in their head that this is what they
want to do. We offer for free a nine-week course is designed to help new and aspiring entrepreneurs thrive. If you come to every class, it's two hours a week for nine weeks. do your homework. You will leave with a comprehensive business plan that can set up can set
you up for success. To date, we have graduated over 130 students, some of which have moved on to brick and mortar, some of which have become part of our market full-time. We have a mom who learned how to run a business. She quit her full-time job, can stay home now and
take care of her her kids, and she can do these v be a vendor at the market. And she does it beautifully. We have wonderful stories about Startup Circle people. It's amazing. In conclusion, we are proud that we brought nearly 140,000 residents and
visitors to come down to enjoy the beauty of our city, the charm of our parks, and the support of our downtown Bradon this past year. These results are all thanks to the support that you all give Realize Braon every year. On behalf
of myself, the board, the staff, and our volunteers, we thank you. I am happy to answer any questions that anybody has. >> Any questions? I think >> you do a great job. >> Yep. Keep it up and we appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> All right, Madame Clerk. I kind of left you out of that one. I just jumped right to it, but >> that's fine. Next on the agenda is citizen comment. All right. So, the citizen comment at this time will be accepted during citizen comment portion of the meeting on any non-aggenda items,
agenda items, future agenda items or topic of relevance to the city. Comments will be accepted on the public hearing at the appropriate time. So, anything for our 11:00 specific meeting will be at that time. Um, one thing I do want to remind everybody now and I'll remind
them at that point that um this is a business meeting. So when someone gets up and speaks, obviously give them their respect for their time when their time's over. Um we don't have clapping or applause because both sides have their feelings and opinion. We're we're very
respectful of both sides no matter how you feel. But it's let the the people say whether you agree or disagree with them. We're not going to have any um uh groans or moans or claps from the audience. So because we will ask you to leave if that happens. So, at this time,
I would like to call Cecilia Hernandez. And if you would come up, you'll have three minutes, and you will uh um please state your name and your city of residence. >> Welcome. >> Thank you. Uh Cecilia Hernandez,
Bradenton is my city of residence. Good afternoon, mayor and council members. Um, I'm Cecilia Hernandez and along with Dave Shiplet, we own and operate Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen in the Village of the Arts.
The village is one of Bradenton's most distinctive neighborhoods and and is also an economic overlay district. A place where art, culture, and small businesses come together to create a vibrant community and
attract visitors near and far. Bradenton's redevelopment vision emphasizes connecting neighborhoods, supporting local business, and encouraging creative entrepreneurship. The recent investments linking downtown
to the village shows a clear commitment to that vision. I'm asking you to consider initiating a resoning effort to change the village from a T40 um from a T4R to a T40, a classification
that already exists in parts of the village. This would better reflect our artsdriven mixeduse character, allowing small businesses and galleries to host events, open the door to opportunities like a
small museum filled with local art and create more economic activity. It would also provide consistent zoning, making it easier for everyone, residents, visitors, business owners to understand and work within the rules.
This is a small practical step that supports brain brain's long-term goals for revitalization, cultural vitality, and economic growth while protecting and enhancing what makes the village of
the art a unique arts community. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next, we have Kenneth Bullies, I believe it is. Welcome. Please state your name and your city of residence. >> Good morning, council. Uh, my name is Kenneth BS. I reside in the city of
Bradon at 10007 18th Street West. Um, I'd like to start by saying like I think the city's run pretty well. Most things run pretty efficiently. Um, however, I'm having issues with the building department. Um, several things. I have a client uh kind
currently to start I'm a state licensed building contractor. Um I'm not currently registered with the city just because we haven't had a client to need our services in your city in quite a while. However, I do a lot of remodels. Uh uh the waterfront condominium. Uh it's right on the water. But anyways, um
couple things. I had a client hire me. Uh they they were issued a permit. They were redtagged, issued a permit. Um they it is not their place of residence. So, the city of Bradenson's building official, not the current one, the previous one, allowed them to have a
permit, and it's not their home of residence. So, that's essentially making them an illegal contractor, just simply essentially making them a criminal, unbeknownst to them. It's not fair to them. Now, I'm taking care of them. They're getting their permits and we're all fine with that. The other thing is I've worked with that condo for 5 years
now. they asked me to use the dock um give them a quote to prepare the dock and I couldn't do that until I reached out to the city of Bradon because I was told by somebody else in the field I might need long shoreman's insurance. Um through many discussions with the new building official who I greatly
appreciate his time. Uh we basically came to the conclusion with very few exemptions 90% of the time you need long shorterments insurance if you work over the water. Um, which you know, like I said, it took quite some time and he worked with me on that and I really do
appreciate that. However, I was also told by him that if if I did get the contract and then he would issue the permit, if he came out there and because it's his job to enforce this long shoreman's law, that if he came out there and my guys didn't have the proper paperwork explaining our compex exempt
or my subs being sub compex exempt, he would find me for every person $25,000 ahead. I didn't really think it's his place for but you know I'll just listen to him. So to my surprise I see somebody working out uh repairing over 75% of a roof out
there um at this waterfront condominium. I know as a licensed contractor one there's no permit for this. Two it's over 20% or 10% of a section of the roof you need a roof permit for. So I do what's required by me by state law. I
call code enforcement. I report this. They go out there and they say it's completely fine. They didn't check for the long shortman's insurance. That took me several weeks to research of time with the building official as well that we all paid for as taxpayers.
And they didn't issue a stop work order. So, as much as the new building official is doing good, I just think there just needs to be a little bit more oversight in the building department. I mean, we can't be issuing permits to people that aren't licensed contractors, and we can't have unlicensed, unpermitted work,
especially when it involves like a giant group of people in a community. >> Okay. Thank you. So, um, we don't answer at this point, but we can get you with our planning director and she can talk with you. So, next would be Annie Rini.
>> Robins. Good morning everyone. It's nice to see you all. >> Uh I'm Annie Rousini. I live in the Village of the Arts now and I've had a gallery there uh since 2000. Um, I am following up on Cecilia Hernandez
comments and I um am also pro um direction from TR, excuse me, T4R to uh T40 open uh consisting with ex, excuse me, consistent with existing zoning in
other parts of the village. This is what we're looking for is a T40 um in the village of the arts because this aligns with the city vision. Mayor Gene Brown has called it uh called the city park quote a bold vision for the
future blending recreation, community resources and economic development unquote. Uh this supports creative economy in launching uh the city's first action plan. Mayor Brown highlighted the importance of quote uh attracting businesses and encouraging
entrepreneurship especially in the creative arts sector unquote and this advances revitalization goals which was our initial goal when we started the village of the arts um 25 years ago. Uh this small zoning change fits with the
city's larger revitalization vision by enabling uses that bring visitors, activate public spaces, and increase sales tax revenue. Moreover, uh there will be economic growth and more flexibility for the arts and culture-based businesses to expand
offerings and events. There'll be consistency in zoning. It eliminates the patchwork of TR, T4R and T40 within the village. Uh, and the reducing confusion. There'll be a cultural vi vitality that's strengthened. Um, and it
strengthens Bradenon's Bradenton's reputation as a destination for art, music, and the creative experiences and also tourism synergy. Uh, complements the city park investment and the downtown connectivity. So what we're
requesting is the change in zoning to more comp to more better complement the things that we need in order to keep this economic overlay district growing and uh vital. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next we have Preston why >> please state your name and your city of
residence. >> Preston why Florida um 1122 Street West. I live in the village, been there since 2008 and uh I'm a business owner there. I
have a a yoga studio. Um and uh in recent years there is a an intruder that uh is encroaching upon
u my business and um my family's lifestyle. Um, it's not an animal. It's not a human being. It's not a ghost. It's uh, it's outdoor
amplified live music. Now, the Village of the Arts from its founding has been a live work community. I live there. I work there. That's what attracted us there. We've been there for
um as I said since 2008 usually this intruder um starts up around dinner time and then it continues through our evening time if we're watching TV or want to play chess with my son or just want to uh relax
um whatever it is the music is always there. there is a noise ordinance and um so in recent months um I've been calling the Bina Police Department to enforce
the noise ordinance and it's been a little bit of a you know it's been a process because the the um the education of the officers on what the noise ordinance is um also the calibrators of the they They have
decibel readers that are calibrated. Um, and it's been a process of like training them how to use them. So, they've only in only in the last couple of times that I've called have they had the decibel readers and uh even then when they have them sometimes they can't calibrate them. Anyway, it's just been a process
getting that done. But there there have been warnings um given to Cottonmouth and there have been um citations as well. And um the music continues on the other front there's a noise ordinance and then there's also um uh
permitting and planning and uh on June 24th they were served a cottonmouth was served with a stop work order and um of course the music continued
on July 11th I believe they applied for a special use permit. so they can have live outdoor amplified music. Um, this permit was >> Thank you, sir. We'll move on to Adam
and Kathleen Lefvera. >> And like I said, some of this will be addressed in council comments and with staff being involved at the end of the meeting, at the end of the citizen comment. Welcome. You have three minutes. Please state your name and city of residents. >> Mayor and council members. Um, I think
we were here for a special use permit, but we're probably out of line because we don't have any comments other than asking for that special use permit >> uh for the dock. >> It is >> if it's in the >> It's not in the consent agenda. It's on the >> It's on the So, you would get to Okay.
So, it's not about It's about something already on the agenda. >> Yeah. So, our apologies. My fault. Not hers. Mine. >> Yep. We'll get to that at the time. So, Okay. So, we'll get to it at the Pine. All right. So, that's all the citizen
comment I have other than what's on the agenda. So, um council comments to any of the citizen comments before we have ask staff some of the staff to maybe get with them. Anything?
All right. So, um I the couple of things that that obviously um the noise ordinance part of things has been being worked on and I think with Chief Kramer and code enforcement has been working together a little bit on that. Chief, did you have anything? >> Uh just that we did complete the
training uh for all personnel. Uh we actually one of the issues with the the meters we have and apparently we're the only ones have code enforcement does not have them. Um, we had I believe we have four and they
were all sent out for calibration at the same time, which is foolish because you need to have something in house. So, we're remedying that for the next next year, but they do have to be calibrated annually and we have to send them off to 3M in uh Minnesota for that. Um,
the causeway was an issue. I know there were complaints about that. Uh, since the last meeting, we've had five total. two when we got there the music was already off and then the other three times they were told to turn music down and we didn't have any further complaints from those uh in uh regarding
specifically in the village we did have uh the first three times they were advised to turn the music down seven total calls um one written warning for 81 dB from the public line and then two citations for 77 and 82 dB from the
public line two separate cases um the most recent music was off by the time the officer got there and then obviously couldn't measure anything at that point. So, but we are taking action as needed. >> And I think one of the things that I learned from being on the council and
then now is that it's you know kind of one of those things where you got to get there in time and sometimes it seems louder to individuals close than it is. We do have a time limit. Um, obviously the bishop is around some neighborhoods
and they can go up to a certain time with a certain decel, but it's by the time you get there, it's hard to judge. Um, and the village of the arts is a live, work, and play, which would be, you know, that's always I always heard it is it, you know, there is some things
that when you live in a place like that, there might be some other things you have to to live with, but obviously obnoxious noise isn't one of them. But how do you come into that happy median where a business is going to thrive but and what the different type of
businesses are. So you know I think um that's something we have to look at. I know that with talking about the T4R to T40. I think that's something we direct Miss Singer to get more information for us and maybe bring back to the council and see the pros and cons of that at a
future meeting or a workshop that we'll we can plan and talk. And obviously in the village there's going to be some that love it and some that hate it. You know, if it changes things or it allows different things, but we'll have to work through that. Um
about the uh permitting and different things. I think that's something you can talk to that individual about and see where they're working on. And then uh I think that was it. Did Miss Moore, did you have something or >> Oh, no. I'm sorry. >> I You're looking like Okay. Okay. So I think all of the things that we address,
you know, and and and and this council and myself have been blamed over the years for not addressing things when they come from the citizens. We address them all. But as we saw in the last meeting when an individual was arrested for disrupting the meeting, it was because when you ask the same question a
million times and get it answered, you can't answer the question a million times. But we will address citizen comment and try to to address it as we go. and and continue continue to work through to make it better. But sometimes, you know, some things aren't
going to work exactly like that person wants. So, but we're going to continue to work with our citizens and try to make it better. So, that's all I've got and nothing else. We'll move on, Madam Clerk. >> Item six is the consent consent agenda and staff is requesting approval of items A through AB.
>> Okay. Is there a motion to approve consent agenda? >> Motion to approve. >> Okay. Okay, we got a motion by Miss Moore, >> seconded by Miss Coker. Mayor, I've had the opportunity to speak with all counselors on the consent agenda, answer any questions related there to provide
any information, and otherwise supplement any concerns by council. >> And and as we know, just for clarification on consent agenda for the public, if you're listening, consent agenda is items that are things that come up more commonly and and sometimes
that um do not address things that would need public comment or times. And if we went through every consent agenda item, we would be here 7 days a week all day long going through it. So it's consent agenda is not to hide anything. It's to make the
business meeting work quicker, but they are addressed with each council person. So every council person has the right to pull something off, which sometimes it's more for just information and sometimes it's for really to get more information about what's going on. So we have a motion and a second. Is there any
further discussion? hearing. None. We'll start the vote in ward two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Consent carries five to zero. Thank you, madame clerk. >> Item 7A is the second public hearing for
resolution 2566 designating a brownfield area. >> All right. Who's going to speak on that behalf? Mr. Perry. >> Mayor Councel. Uh this of course the second reading. It was uh initially
introduced at our last um public meeting and if you remember Travis uh Mohern came to us who was our environmental regulatory lawyer. He gave a brief presentation on this uh particular legislation. What we're trying to do basically is designate the newly
purchased prop Tropicana uh property as a brownfield uh designation with the state of Florida. Um and the benefits of doing that basically is that the state provides economic development incentives.
Um it it kind expedites and and and and somewhat regulates um the environmental cleanup and the incentives related there to it and the time that uh is provided to do that. And it's a long-term project to basically clean up environmental
contamination. The good news is on this site uh the contamination areas are fairly limited. We've done very extensive exploratory environmentals one phase one phase 2 PAS and additional stepout wells and the like. I mean we we
really have done a lot of research into the environmental conditions and um there they don't seem to be too bad. um there was agricultural use and so you have fertilizers that we used in the 1950s and there was a furniture factory there even before Tropicana came and so
there was chemical um intrusion from that and the like. The additional benefits is the state kicks in money towards the cost of that cleanup and and probably one of the largest things it provides liability protection for any lawsuits related to it for environmental
violations. Um the cost for things like the engineering and the geologist can be reimbursed each year. Uh the city or the the applicant submits 50% of our cost up to $500,000 perom. When the cleanup is finished, you can submit for another 25%
of the cumulative cost of the project and it also opens up the door for additional grants. So with that, I'd stand for questions and request approval of this uh legislation. >> All right. Do we have questions before the public hearing or like go to the public hearing then any council members
can ask questions and go for the vote? All right. Uh we'll open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing and um chair will entertain a motion and then we can have
discussion if there is any further in the motion to approve. Yes, ma'am. >> I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2566. Second. >> All right. Second by Miss Barnaby. I heard first and all right. Any further questions for Mr. Perry
hearing? None. We'll start the vote in ward three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Approved five to zero. And now next >> item 7B and 7 C are related. So if
you'll allow me, I'll read them both together and then administer the oath. This is the second reading of public hearing for ordinance 4062, an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, amending the city of Bradenton comprehensive plan future land use map
to designate certain land generally located east of First Street East, north of US 301 and south of the CSX Railway, identified as parcel ID 46879000059 and 4633211010009
and more particularly described herein containing approximately 32.39 acres and owned by the city of Bradenton under the industrial industrial future land use category providing for applicability providing for severability and providing
for an effect effective date. Item 7 C is the second reading of public hearing for ordinance 4063, an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, providing for an an amendment to the city of Bradenton land use atlas designating certain land generally
located east of First Street East, north of US 301 and south of the CSX Railway, identified as paral ID 46879000059 and 463321. 11009 and more particularly described herein
containing approximately 32.39 acres and owned by the city of Bradenton under the industrial zoning category providing for applicability providing for severability and providing for an effective date and anyone wishing to address city council
during the following public hearings will please stand and raise your right hand. Thank you. Do you swear or affirm that the factual statements and representations which you are about to present to this board will be truthful and accurate? >> I do.
>> Thank you. >> Good morning. >> Hi. Good morning. Um mayor, council members, um I'm Jamie Shindolf representing the planning department and I have been sworn. Um, as stated, the cases before you right now are to
designate annex property as industrial on the city of Bradenon future land use atlas with an industrial zoning classification. The subject property um has undergone the annexation process um at the last city council meeting that was approved.
And so now per the comprehensive plan, it must be designated with future land use and zoning. Looking at the future land use in the area, the subject parcels are highlighted here. And you can see that the nearest future land use just to the north is industrial.
The industrial future land use category is defined as you can see on the screen. The city has very few areas with a future land use classification of industrial. Approximately 139.65 acres currently have this classification and much of that acreage is located adjacent
to the subject property and owned by Tropicana Manufacturing Company Incorporated. Much of it is actively in industrial or industrial support uses such as offices. And so this request comes along with um a request to designate the zoning to match this feature land use as
industrial as well. You can see a very similar situation. Just north of the subject parcels, you have industrial zoning. And here is our definition of industrial zoning out of our uh land use regulations. This is the use chart condensed greatly
to show only the things that are allowable in the industrial uh zoning designation. I will also note that mixeduse residential or multif family that sets aside at least 40% of its total units as affordable rental units to income eligible households which are
at or below 120% of the area median income for a period of at least 30 years must also be allowed in industrial zoning per Florida's live local act. The land use regulations do have criteria for land use atlas designations
and so these follow um industrial zoning is of course consistent with the industrial future land use category. Industrial zoning is consistent and compatible with surrounding land uses. The technical memorandum provided by Kim Claybeck, PE, the engineering manager
with the city of Bradon public works department, explains that existing utilities that are found on the site and there's no indication of concern um with meeting demand for services. Designating these lands as industrial does not conflict with public interest. And because the intended future uses are
those that fall under permitted per the use schedule in the land use regulations, this designation is consistent with the purpose and intent of the land use regulations. On June 18th, planning commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of both of these ordinances.
Thank you. >> Thank you. Any questions for Mission Nol? I think we all know this is the property that we've annexed in and we we purchased from Tropicana to annex in to move our public works and sanitation departments over there. So, it's
something that is a win-win for our city because of all of the other um snowball effects that will happen as this all goes down with City Park and and the other areas of Village of the Arts and and the growth for that. So, um >> just to state the obvious requirement
the requirement to to uh reszone to industrial is because that's the use of public works needs um to run the heavy equipment and operations that we do currently. um at our public works yard off of 13th Avenue. And as you
mentioned, there's a multitude of different divisions within that, but they're all fairly fairly uh uh industrial in nature, >> right? And there's no real close neighborhoods around there. It's mostly Tropicana and then industrial across the street and obviously to the west is the
Red Barn Flea Market. Um so some of those things are are playing in. And then also as you know I I I'm glad you mentioned about the live local act because that's something that we are addressing with a a developer possibly if the property fits to put some some
affordable attainable housing on that area even not only for the public but for our employees as the way it can work through you know where it's closer to work because that's the whole goal as we go through. But that's a a process. It'll take a couple of years to to really come out. But there is
opportunity as we go through all of that. All right. So, um let's if there no questions, we'll go to the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing. Chair will entertain a motion.
>> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. >> I move to approve ordinance 4062. and 46 >> and 46. >> You can do them both at the same time. Let's >> do one at a time. >> Do one at a time. Okay. We had the public hearing for both of them. We did.
>> Okay. So, I have a motion by Miss Coachman for ordinance 4062 to approve. >> Second. >> Second by Miss Barnaby. Any further discussion? >> Hearing none. We'll start the vote in ward four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes.
>> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Approved. Five to zero. Mrs. Coachman. Another motion. >> Okay. Move to approve was it 4063?
Yes. Okay. So, have a motion by Miss Coachman to approve 4063. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Miss Coker. All right. Um, any further discussion? Hearing none, we'll start the vote in ward five. >> Yes. >> One,
>> yes. >> Two, >> yes. >> Three, >> yes. four. >> Yes. >> Approved 5 to zero. Thank you. Next >> item 7D is resolution 2567. And this is also a public hearing for a special use permit regarding a dock.
>> Okay. And Miss Shinhold. >> Oh, sorry. Here we go. All right. Yes. So, as stated, this is a special use um permit request for a dock at 1720
Manatee Avenue West, Bradenon, Florida. Um we do have representation from the or we do have the applicant here uh today as well um to speak on this. So, here's an overview of the case. Um the applicants uh is the owner of the
property, owners of the property. Um the current zoning and the future land use are both urban village. The existing use is as an office and special events center and they're requesting special use approval for an accessory dock. The subject parcel is located here along the
Manatee River as shown on this map. The future land use as stated is Urban Village and the zoning is also urban village. On May 28th of 2025, the Braon City Council passed ordinance 4059 amending
the land use regulations to add docks and peers as a special use in the urban village zoning district. Through the special use permit review for a club reception center on this property, a site visit revealed a floating jet ski dock and at the time docks were completely prohibited in the UV zoning
district. That existing dock had no permit issued for it. Um but today the request is for a um a different dock instead of that floating dock as you can see here. Um I would like to invite the applicant forward to um go ahead and give an explainer of their requests and
then I will wrap up the staff presentation. >> They weren't sworn I don't believe so. You have to be >> Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the factual statements and representations which you're about to present to this board will be truthful and accurate?
>> Thank you. >> All right. Just please state your name and address for the record. >> Adam and Kathy Lefabver. Good morning, mayor and councilman. >> Morning >> again. >> Um, so do you have any comments on what you want to say you're doing and all that? So, this would be your chance to
sell the project. had uh great feedback on weddings and celebrations of life and we've um we've done quite a bit to it to show it off. We just really want a viewing dock very similar to what all the neighbors have across us right next
to us. Um and um we've went through all the process and waited quite a while to try to get to this point. So we hopefully were successful at doing that. >> All right, any questions? I can't quite tell from from here. How
long is the dock? How far out is it going? >> I can't really 400. >> Hard to read. >> Wonder. >> Jamie, can you help with the length of it? >> Does it say on there? I can't see anymore. I'm sorry.
>> The length of the dock, but it meets It doesn't go out any farther than any of the other docks. >> No. No. And it goes they did it exactly to >> to the space they could do to the east. >> When you go west there's more docks around the river >> or some of them aren't in great repair
right now just because >> it won't be farther out than the neighbor stuff >> and it goes out as far probably as the waterway allows it to be accessible. >> Yes. Yep. >> All right. Any other questions?
>> All right. Thank you. So, we open it up to the Jamie. Did you have anything else or do we want to go to the >> U? Yeah, let me just run through really quickly. So, here's um you saw the image of the dock. Um I can't read the total length either off
of this. >> Can you I can't zoom in on it. >> Looks like it says 450 square foot dock. >> Well, that's just surface area. That's the whole >> and a lift.
>> Thank you. 66 feet. Thank you, Greg. >> Like um >> goes out 66 feet from the seaw wall to the edge of it. >> Correct. >> All right. >> Um and then here are some photos of the property um from
when um it came through for the last special use request. So we do have general special use standards that you can see here. Um this tract of land is suitable for a dock and access points will not change because this dock is not meant to be a public
dock. It's simply meant to be an accessory used to the existing use. No new buildings are to be constructed and there is not a need for screening as other nearby properties already have docks themselves. Um these required criteria are largely
not really applicable to a dock. Um the dock is not expected to significantly affect adjoining properties in terms of smoke, noise, etc. and there will be no impact on utilities. Um only low voltage safety lighting will be used per the applicant. The land is
adequate to support the dock within city regulations. An additional dock in this area that has many existing ones is not expected to have significant environmental impacts and the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The proposed use appears to generally meet the criteria for special use
approval. And on July 19th, the planning commission voted to unanimously recommend approval with a revision to the resolution title that specified that the dock was to be an accessory use only. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Any questions before we go to public hearing?
Seeing none, we'll open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none. Close the public hearing. Chair will entertain a motion. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am.
>> Motion to approve resolution 2567. >> All right. We have a motion by Miss Coachman. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Moore. Any further discussion? Hearing none. We'll start the vote in ward one.
>> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. Four. >> Hi, Dad. >> Did you move four? Yes. Five. >> Yes. >> Carries five to zero. Thank you. Um, we'll move through the next three
because they're a time certain at 11. Mr. Perry, uh, business by department head, city attorney, and council, city administration. >> Mayor Esta, um, the emergency purchase report. We only have one to report. I
usually go to the podium and provide the spreadsheet, but this is fairly straightforward as it relates to it's public works request for 56 >> microphone >> 56,000 um for a water main repair that was an emergency that came up uh at 8th Avenue
East and it required pipe fitting labor and Fier Construction was the contractor on that and we had to get in there and fix that main to restore water service. >> Okay. So that's just for information, correct? >> Purposes as required. Uh, how do I
approve the emergency purchase at the Heat Next Council meeting? >> All right. All right. Thank you. And then uh going to legislative which would be under me is election of vice mayor. As we know, last year we went to a vice mayor and a
second vice mayor because situations with timing and if somebody wasn't here and different things happening and so um our vice mayor was at the time Kramer and our second vice mayor is more right now. Now that we have a full council, we
need to kind of get that updated just in case we get through something. Um because this chief or this vice mayor Kramer just left us somehow. I think he went >> I wanted I really I didn't like having to sit up there. I like sitting over here.
>> So anyway, but um is there any thoughts, comments on that, Miss Barnaby? >> Mr. Mayor, thank you. Um I think it just makes it's common sense if we have a second vice mayor already that we move her up to >> um first vice mayor. Remember, sworn in
on Wednesday, sworn out on Thursday. Okay. Um, so I'd like to make the motion that um, Lisa Moore take over the spot of vice mayor. >> Okay. So, we have a motion by Miss Barnaby, a second by Miss Coker. Um, is there any discussion or dissent?
>> No descent. >> Did you get the number of that bus? >> Yeah. Um, all right. Hearing none, we'll start the vote in W two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Approved. Five to zero. >> Get a new sign, right?
>> Yeah. Get some Yeah. Get a sign. Yeah. Um >> and then so now second vice mayor. Anybody volunteer or uh have an idea on that? >> Sure. >> Uh >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am.
>> Um I would be delighted to nominate Councilwoman Barnaby. >> Okay. >> To be second vice mayor. >> All right. Is there a second? >> Second. All right, everybody. Let me write this down. We're going quick. >> Don't get sick. Either one of you. You
understand me? >> All right. Any further discussion? Hearing none, we'll start the vote in ward three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Yes.
Approved unanimously. >> All right. Unfinished business by any staff. Uh council reports. We'll start in Ward two. >> Always do that. Um, as as we said before, um,
with the passing of of Councilman Love, I mean, sometimes it's important to see someone that looks like you doing the job that you think you might want to do at some point. And I remember that because I remember
going to the Congress. I had a cousin that was a congressional aid and she got us in to sit in in the um the upstairs part and watch what was going on. And this was 1965.
And I remember looking down there and seeing that there weren't a lot of people that look like me. And I thought, I really think, and I'm not saying I'm running for Congress, so don't start that rumor. But I I thought
it was important that we also had women in those positions. So anytime we have a first, it's important to remember that. And Mr. Love
represented Ward 5 with dignity and compassion. And he uh there's there's a reason that he had a park named after him. And there's a reason that Councilwoman Coachman has led the Community Redevelopment Agency to reinvest in that
park and it will be beautiful when it gets completed. It's it's going to be gorgeous. It's going to be beautiful and I'm very happy to say that the name of Clearance Love will be remembered for generations. Mainly if they only see the park that
that may be what it is, but there was a lot more to the gentleman than just the park. Um, and I think that's all I have to say, sir. >> Thank you. Ward three, for the first time. >> Uh, nothing to report, Mr. Mayor. I just
wanted to say that I'm honored to be here and be a part of the process. >> Welcome aboard again, Miss Moore. Um I um on the on the heels of um of Miss Barnaby's comments, I completely agree
that was really well said about the first and the importance of people seeing themselves in uh community leaders. Uh so I just wanted to echo those sentiments because I think that was worth um noting. I and and to that uh point um I think one of the most
notable things from what I understand about Mr. loved was um diligence to just whatever he could move the needle on. Uh and it reminds me of something that I heard um a David Lamont quote that was uh catalystic change doesn't happen because one humongous thing happens.
It's of everyone doing their little part rowing in the same direction that brings about effective change. Um and so I I feel like that um what's the word I'm looking for? Um example for the rest of us is is wonderful and noteworthy. Uh, I was going to let you all know that I am
attending the Florida League of Cities conference on Thursday and Friday of this week and I will bring back happily any information that I I think anyone would benefit from. I also um wanted to just remark very quickly on my EDC
workshop initially as we start the process. Thank you to everybody who's participated in those focus groups. I'm very excited. I I had a good meeting with my I mean with my first one with the uh gentleman from um do I thought was
>> yes very um open and um forward thinking and so I'm excited to move along in that process. Um it reminds me of um talking with them about you know the areas that we're going to maybe hone in on. Um also quick shout out to Mr. Williams and Miss
Clayback for taking me on a little tree walkabout last week for the second the phase one of the second avenue um streetscape project that will involve some drainage for those few blocks um near where the new fire department is going to go. So, I think that's going to
be a huge beginning of transformative change, not only for that area, but also as it uh, you know, morphs and brands as we work to brand it into the entryway, the gateway into the city from the east. Uh, I think there's a lot of potential there. So, I'm very excited about it.
Thank you for the time, especially in the heat. Uh, and I I'm just excited about moving forward with those. >> So, Miss Moore, I probably think it would be a good idea to kind of on that second avenue streetscape, landscape, safety issues
with bikable, walkable, some of the areas that might get a roundabout in a way for a fiveway stop is it might be a good idea to have something and even bring the no >> Oh, great. >> into something and that might be a good idea when our new fire station's open to have maybe a neighborhood meeting.
>> Oh, I would love that. um in the the near future to kind of invite the neighborhood and and as we know, we've all had town halls where nobody shows up or a few people show up. That wasn't just you. That was all of us when we started. But that might be a good thing
to say, "Hey, here's what this neighborhood looks like. Here's what we can do. >> Here's why this has come up." Because when it came up six, seven years ago, people kind of forgot. And I think there was a little bit of >> misinformation out there. internet. So, I just while you were saying that, I thought of that. That might be a perfect
opportunity to showcase for that neighborhood. The fire department is opening. Wonderful. >> If the chief will let us. >> May we use the fire department, please? >> But anyway, we can see how that works out over the next two months. >> I I love that idea, if I might. Um, Mr.
Meyer, I'm probably mispronouncing his last name and I apologize. um he has been playing around with some AI renderings of what that intersection will look like because I feel like with roundabouts you either love them or you hate them and so just to kind of educate people trucks will still fit and all that kind of thing. Um, so I think that
would be a fantastic >> and I think one of the things that we see with roundabouts is most times you don't understand them before you hate them really, but you don't understand it. But once you get to learn it and you see it, you do realize it is a safety
issue as well as a traffic flow issue. And a lot of times it's not >> where it's at, it's just how it's done and it's understanding. So >> um and we see our neighbors to the south have almost probably got a hundred and it was some grief at first but now the people understand them and like them
better than they used to. >> One of the fun things about that roundabout is that right now we have a space designated for potentially um doing some branding or some art or what not. The plan just has that empty right now. So that will be something for everyone to kind of think about in the
future how we might want to >> Good. I'm going to >> going to go to ward one now at this time. >> Skipping. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to let her close it out with with >> Okay. Okay. >> Um first off, back to school week. I
mean, this is an exciting time for everybody and I just want to wish all the all the kids um a successful and a safe school year. And I want to go ahead and just reiterate my support for the school speed zone cameras. I think that
the information that we've gotten from BPD, we really are putting the safety of our kids as a priority. I know none of us likes to get tickets and we all sometimes need a little reminder to slow down, but uh I mean it's all about the
kids' safety and I want to go ahead and express my support because I'm sure they hear a few other words about it. Um and I'm proud that the city of Braon has stuck to it. Um, I also want to thank BPD for addressing the noise complaints
on the causeway. Um, I know it's a bit of a of a, you know, it's hard to be able to get there at the right times and hopefully everyone will start um, you know, learning that they can't just, it's not a free-for-all out there because I do want to keep as much
enjoyment out there as we can because we there was a time on the causeway that the only things going on out there were not good. And so I like having positive things going on there and so the bad people go somewhere else. Um I also
wanted to let you know that um pursuant to the last meeting you had asked to have Dave Tomasco come and do another presentation. I also and I have invited him and I also did find check to see if there are any results from the additional water testing that we were
going to do. Um there there are no results yet. Um, and he said once they start getting results, depending upon what they get, they may do additional testing in different spots, that kind of thing. So, he recommended that he come later in the year. So, um, but I did
extend that invitation to him as well. So, >> good. >> That's all. >> All right. And, um, just to kind of echo a few things. Um, you know, we talk about tra traffic and safety and and the most important thing obviously is safety
in school zones and areas that um and I don't see him and still in the room but um Mr. Giddens who kind of runs that program is retired Captain Giddens is now in our grants and other things in in the police department. But um they did a
very good video kind of showing things. So, if you haven't seen that video, go and look at it. Um, to kind of to make it where not to make fun of it, but to make light of, hey, if you're speeding 11 miles an hour over a speed limit, it doesn't matter if it's when it's
blinking or if it's during the hours of school, it's very important. We had our police department, we had our fire department out. And we also, which I I don't know remember as EMS, I don't remember them ever being there in the past seeing them. Maybe they have been, not as much, but they were a little bit
more presence this year, which is our county EMS, and even though it still serves our city, but it was nice to see everyone out there and reminding people school is back because last year, I believe at the beginning of the year, we did have a child hit in a school zone in
the county, wasn't in the city, but one child is too much to get hit in a school zone. So, you know, if we are, we've got to be careful. This isn't a punishment tool. It's a safety tool. And we wrote 12,000 plus tickets last year. We hope
we write zero tickets this year. That's the goal. It's not about money. It's about the goal of safety in the school zone. And I know if you looked on our website, the police website, there was a car going in a school zone, I believe 76, 78 miles an hour. Well, first off,
what are you going that fast for anyway? You know, people make mistakes. And sometimes 35 you go in and all of a sudden you look down and you're going 47, you know, but 78, come on, that's not acceptable. And you know, no matter when it is, you shouldn't be speeding
like that fast. But um but no, I think it's something that we as a a group of here have all said that, you know, we're comfortable where we are on it and we're going to stick with it. Um so, you know, I just appreciate that and I appreciate, you know, what Miss Barnaby said. At first I thought it was
going to be because of red hair because in 1965 I wasn't even born. Um but um you know but >> bless your heart. >> No, we have we have levity up here and
it's it's that's what that's what I think we get along well up here. We are going to debate at times. We're going to agree. We're going to disagree at times. But we're also going to always work together for the betterment of the citizens. And I think that's something we need to see throughout.
So, um, and now I'll save for for Mrs. Coachman. >> Okay. Saving the best for last. >> Y, >> um, I'm going to piggyback on a few things that have already been said. Yes, school is in. Uh, today, this week is
the first week uh, with students coming back in the building and it is obviously different when they're in the building as opposed to when they're not. But that's what we're there for is for the kids. Um I I think it's important also
that uh the city of Bradon didn't uh you know falter. We we stuck with the the school camera um initiative. And I I want to say this to anyone who lives in the county
just because those cameras aren't activated. I work at a school where the county is is uh it's their jurisdiction and those sheriff deputies are out in full force writing tickets uh yesterday
and Monday and those tickets are more they cost more than $100 and they also I think are points against you can lose your license. Uh so those people who are in in the county and you think, "Oh, well, I can speed through the, you know,
school zones because those cameras aren't activated." Well, those uh radar detectors that the uh law enforcement has are working. Um Oh, and and about the fire station, I do remember the
original fire station is in Wart 5, so we should be included in that meeting as well. Just I'm just saying you moved across the street. Chi >> um and uh
I'm going to get through this reading that proclamation. At first I didn't want to read it because I had a feeling I wasn't going to get through it, but I did till right till the end. Miss Barnaby is absolutely right. It is very important
for an individual to see someone that looks like them, especially when they have such influence over them. And this city should be thankful. I am that
Mr. love did what he did because I'm sure it wasn't easy to run for office in the mid70s. Um I left to go off to college in the mid70s so I really didn't I wasn't here. >> I think the mayor was born around then.
>> Oh yeah. Were you born by then? >> Okay. Okay. All right. Good. Uh so I didn't really have the opportunity to be day by day um experiencing Mr. Love's um uh
governing. Um but I did know the man. I knew his his whole family. I went to school with his kids. Um he was a very remarkable man. Gentle, but he got things done. He knew how to
work with people. He cared about people and in areas of the city that needed some TLC, he made sure it was at least started. And and and and you can see his legacy every day. And
I am proud that when I was running for office, I asked for his endorsement and he quietly agreed. and he said, well, his daughter said for him said, "You go and you get elected,
you'll be the first black woman on city council." So, I was like, "Yeah, that's pretty cool. My hope, and I feel this council up here feels the same way. We've seen our city grow and we've seen
some areas maybe get a little stagnant, but I know from what this is 5 years now been up here. This council wants a better Bradenton. All of Bradington. So that we're not joking when we say
friendly city. We actually mean it. And thank God for Mr. through Clarence Love that he got it started. >> Thank you. >> 45 is alive. >> Yes. Thank you. >> All right. Moving on to any department heads that have anything specific before
we go to recess. >> I'd like to bring up a couple things. >> Okay. >> Um to your point about the the Councilwoman Coker's point about the causeway, we did a little I think mother nature did a lot. Seems like the weekend
had quite a few rain outs there leading right up to school. So, we should be knock on wood. But here's the thing. When we find out about these things this year that are trouble next year, we're going to be ahead of it. So, now we can be out there proactive next year as
opposed to reactive, which we've been this year. I had the pleasure. It's been a tough couple weeks, let's be honest. Um, but one good thing Chiefs get to do is promote people. And I got to announce
several promotions that will go into effect on August 31st with a promotional ceremony on August 28th at 2 at the historic courtroom. That's a pretty good venue to do things, I think. Um, Captain Brian Theers, who's acting
assistant chief right now, will be made assistant chief. Captain. Uh, I'm sorry. Lieutenant Dennis French, who's acting captain right now, will be made captain. Lieutenant Dennis Staley, who's a captain, will be made captain. I'm
sorry, will be made captain. Uh, Sergeants Robert Bordon and Russell Acrian will be made Lieutenant. And officers Amy Schwarz, Jason Rind, Detective Adam Ward, Officer Brett Hegny Shimatory. That's a tough one to make sure. Sorry, I always
do that phonetically. Uh Kevin Williams and Karina Rivera will be made sergeants, and I'm proud to be able to do that. Uh tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 at St. Stevens, uh they're doing the ribbon
cutting for the Steam Center, the Janet Polland Steam Center. Um I'm excited to be able to go there sort of dual capacity as a former fac or staff member, but also to represent the police department. Um we've uh I believe at our
budget meeting that we had a few weeks ago, we uh talked about some cuts that are possibly going to be coming in some budgets. Uh Mr. Williams and his team and our team met last week and we've been looking at some numbers. I think
we're where we need to be. Well, where I I'm not going to say where we need to be. I'm going to say where we're going to possibly be able to agree to disagree on some things. But uh we we've made some made some moves. Uh but things
should be working. Um I know one thing that uh has been brought up in the past is that the fire stations on time and under budget. Ours is not on time and not under budget
as far as I know. And I think we need to uh make sure we have some things taken care of to get things back on track and I can leave that to the mayor to discuss later perhaps maybe. >> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes, I'd invite that I will absolutely invite that conversation and be interested participating. Sure. Yeah. >> Thank you. Thank you, Miss Barnaby. Um, Chief Kramer, if I could, I just wanted to say
I thought your department did an unbelievably difficult but amazing job dealing with the passing of our officer and I really appreciated it.
>> Thank you. Yeah, it's been a I've been communicating with uh Michelle, his widow, uh Zach's widow, nearly every day in one way or another. Um her
her in-laws, uh Zach's parents wanted to come down and take the uh SWAT team who was very instrumental. Zach was a member of SWAT team and uh take some members of the SWAT team and members of the honor guard who contributed so much to making
the the leadup to his funeral um significant for the family. They took him out to dinner on Friday night uh over at Oaken Stone. So, it was nice to for them to make the trip down because his parents then Saturday morning very
early. Her dad or his dad, I don't know if you got to meet him, was uh he's a Marine and also a first responder up in Indiana. and uh he was not happy that he didn't get to pick up the bill because he said he wanted to pick up the bill.
But he uh he was uh they're good good good hearty stock and it's uh >> and tough. >> Our department also escorted his children to school. >> We did. Yeah. Along with uh Sergeant Lee
Cousins >> children. We're gonna do that >> forever. So, >> yeah. And I think one of the things that that really shows that that the department stepped up and in there and
and we know that first responders, especially police officers, have probably the highest rate of suicide. And that was something that that his widow Michelle wanted to be out there because if we can help another officer, you know, and and talking with her a little bit and going through some
things, it's it's really something that I think, you know, and that is proud. And she even went to the graduation of Officer Po, who went through a training um the last 12 months or 11 months >> to to help other officers in a situation
like that. And you know, unfortunately, we can't change where we're at with Officer Butterfield, but but maybe who's next that we can help. And I think that's something that Chief, obviously, I would speak for the whole council and administration here that anything that
we can do to continue that peer-to-peer help is something that that is is definitely supported by us. So, >> thank you. Yeah, it's uh one of the things we we don't talk enough about suicide and mental health and you know
it's there's a stigma with it and that leads to more and I think if you put it out there and people realize that they're not alone. That's the whole sort of the whole message behind it is you're not alone and there is help. Um
yeah, we there are more officers that die by suicide annually than there are killed in the line of duty and there's always a focus so much on the line of duty deaths which are horrific and tragic and a attack on society but it's
the officers who you know feel that they have no other help that they have to deal with themselves. Uh but it's not just police, it's all first responders, it's military. Um the contact that we've been communicating
with with the Coast Guard that was uh assisting said that he talked to the DC office about protocols and that the Coast Guard alone was dealing with seven funerals actively dealing with seven
funerals for Coast Guard members who'd committed suicide >> in the state of Florida. >> No, in the in the country, >> but still the Zach was one of seven that they were working on burying. That's That's tragic.
>> So, >> all right, Chief Gear, did you have anything other than the fire department station two? No, just uh um you know, that's hard to follow up, you know, with, but um everything you said is real about first responders and the the
suicide rates is very unfortunate, but working with Chief Kramer, we're going to have some uh uh ideas on how we can uh really strengthen both departments, I think, going forward. So, I appreciate his leadership on that. Um you know, station two, it's uh we're supposed to
be having the the uh final punch list next week. um you know, and it's it's all we'll see how it goes. We're down to the finishing touches, but that's where we get hung up at times with uh certain issues. Uh so it's it's moving along and
uh and we'll keep everybody posted on how that goes. >> Good. Thank you, Miss Singer. Thank you for your patience. >> Um regarding uh some of the items that come up under public comment this morning, um we have been in contact with
Mr. BS regarding the permitting. We've had it confirmed with three separate building officials that long shoremans is required. He called me uh yesterday afternoon uh late afternoon uh to say that some other contractor was out there doing the work and I confirmed with the building official that in fact a permit
was required and not pulled. So we are following up with that with code enforcement today. Um regarding the village of the arts, I think some of those items might come before you on appeal. So, I don't want to get too uh deep into the particulars, but I fully
agree that we should um have a workshop item or some kind of discussion. Uh you've seen like three separate event um venues come through uh in various locations throughout the city uh as well as um you know, live entertainment
concerns and some of that coming up under the the after midnight um permitting. Uh so definitely uh we may want to look at something in terms of how we regulate live entertainment and how it impacts the neighbors cuz we don't necessarily want to set up the
police uh department for having to be out there every night um checking uh noise levels. So we'll try to prepare something uh in the next month um to bring back to you on that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other department heads?
>> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. I forgot something. Um, I just wanted to thank you council and Miss Kelly, I don't know if she's in here, for putting that proclamation
together. Um, during the time I was kind of looking into some different facts about him, facts about Mr. Love, I actually found a lot, you know, a lot about him. He was he was quite an extraordinary person.
and he really was. Um, I also found out that uh former councilman Reverend Golden was instrumental in in um dedicating that park uh in his name. So,
it it just made me feel extra special to be a part of somewhat doing like a rededication, you know. Um so, sorry, but thank you. Thank you all. >> No. >> All right. So, um, for everyone in the audience, we have a time specific at 11:00.
>> So, we can't continue on because it's time specific. So, we're going to go to a recess until 11:00. I'm sorry that we didn't have more to do on this meeting for you to listen to, but we'll be in recess and we would encourage everyone to come back at 11 o'clock. If you are
going to speak, you do need to fill out a card. Um, and one of the things that I will say now, if you do want to come up and speak and turn in your card, you have three minutes. But if you agree or disagree and every somebody said
something that you've already wanted to say, you can just say, "I agree with it." Or, "I disagree with it." You don't have to take your whole three minutes. You're welcome to take your whole three minutes, but you don't have to. we would get the point of, you know, understanding where you are by yes or no
on the ordinances as we go through. So, um, but we will take a recess until 11:00. Thank you. >> So, we got a couple of issues here that we're going to address. First off, um, we actually have two different hearings.
We have a hearing for 40, ordinance 4035 and then we have a hearing for ordinances 40 36 and 4037. Um the cards that were written out, some of you have said specifically to which
hearing you want to speak to. Others have just said in general. So when we go to the first 4035, I'm basically going to go through the cards and if you speak to that, you still would have a separate right to get
on the record in 40 36 and 37. So if we go through the cards here, obviously everyone takes their three minutes. There's some that I do not have any cards for the group other than what we got emailed to us. So do I need to have cards for that too? for those three
speakers that want the 10 minutes. >> You mean speaker cards? >> Yes. >> Um, yeah, they should probably fill those out. >> They should fill the cards out, too. So, I'm giving you a chance not to to because you still have to fill out cards for that. Um,
so the the stuff you sent us earlier was just the proof of those three differences. But, and again, I'm trying not to we will not disrespect anybody. If you want to speak both times for 3 minutes or both times for the 10 minutes with the group of five, we're going to
be here till 10:00 tonight. So again, I think if you're for one, you're going to be for both. If you're against one, you're going to be against both probably. So, I'm just trying to make sure when I call you up, you have an option to speak three minutes on 4035
and then you can come back on 4036 and 7, but you'll have to fill out another card. If I call your name and you only want to speak to the second two, 4036 and 4037, you can say, I want to speak to that, so you don't want to speak to the first one. I don't know if I'm
confusing that or making it any easier. Um because I believe there's everybody, you know, has the right to speak. Any thoughts, Mr. Dong or Miss Singer? I mean, this we'll have to play it by ear as we go. All right. So, why don't we go ahead and
start and we'll play through that. Um obviously, um do you want to read it first and then swear everybody in or >> Sure. That's what you'd like. >> Thank you. And this is just for 4035. This is the second reading and public hearing for ordinance 4035,
an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, providing for text amendments to the comprehensive plan related to coastal development. Amending the future land use element objective 1.5.2, hurricane evacuation zone. Amending the
coastal management and conservation element objective 5.3, coastal area development policy 5.3.1, coastal high hazard area and policy 5.3.2
conservation zone. Adding a new policy 5.3.11 and policy 5.3.12 to the coastal management and conservation element related to the comprehensive plan amendments within the
coastal high hazard area amending the coastal management and conservation element policy 6.2.1 coastal density and intensity and policy 6.2.5 2.5 priority hurricane evacuation
zones providing for applicability, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date. And at this time, anyone that wishes to address city council during the following public hearings will please stand and raise your right hand.
Do you swear or affirm that the factual statements and representations which you are about to present to this board will be truthful and accurate? >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Mrs. Singer.
>> Good morning. Robin Singer, planning community development director. Um we're here uh today we're going to be um discussing um three different ordinances, but for starters um we are
discussing the um text amendment to our comprehensive plan. Um I did want to Whoops, got the wrong one here. Apologies. Um, so, uh, I wanted to discuss the and
I apologize, but it's not bringing up >> Miss Singer. >> Yeah, >> I'll bring it up for you. >> Okay. >> If if you would let me control the mouse, please. >> Go ahead. I think it's on the top there on
>> it is it's on the top. My battery seems to be going dead or we're having technical issues here. It's next to that one if you could. >> Right. Yeah. >> It got moved. Okay. Um so I wanted to discuss just an
overview um especially for the benefit of our new council member um what's going on. And I should let me start by saying uh Robin Singer, planning community development director. I've been sworn uh my credentials are on file. Um uh and I'm an expert in
planning and zoning matters. Um so we're here for these three ordinances. Um the first ordinance that we're going to be discussing is a text amendment to the comprehensive plan. This is not property specific. This is citywide and this involves density within the coastal hazard area. So, wherever we have a
coastal hazard area, is the potential for under certain circumstances for city council to approve an alternate comprehensive plan designation that would increase the allowable density within that coastal high hazard area. The other two petitions are property
specific. Um, and 4036 is legislative, 4037 is quasi judicial. Um, they uh both are property specific. Um and the first one changes the future land use designation under the comprehensive plan
and that affects mainly uses to some degree a generalized use categories and it affects density. The zoning um affects more specific use categories and it affects setbacks and it affects building height. So your zoning category
is much more specific uh dealing with uses and building height. It's not specific to density. your density is really dealt with in your comprehensive plan amendment. So with that um so again this is an ordinance uh to
change our comprehensive uh plan a a text amendment mainly affecting our future land use element and our conservation and coastal management element. um and it's to uh change the allowance for density. Currently, our
comprehensive plan does not allow you to increase density in a coastal high hazard area. And this is something that most communities had in their comprehensive plans. Um going back to the origin of it and it really deals with evacuation times. Uh if you think
about the barrier islands that have limited access and they were concerned uh when they first were drafting growth management and comprehensive planning at the state level uh that if we allowed growth to occur on those barrier islands would people be able to get out in time
in an emergency. Um, I think as we've kind of evolved through uh growth management, we've realized that they we have ample time with hurricane evacuations to know that something is coming and it gives us the time we need to get people out provided that they all have plans. And I think it's critically
important when you're dealing with, for example, a assisted living facility or adult congregate living facility. And there already are requirements on the books for certain levels of nursing care that you have to have an evacuation plan. And and you may recall through some of the storms few years ago, also
requirements for generators and other kinds of things for resiliency of the properties where we're um where we have elderly um and infirms. So it's it's part of that process. It's it's always a good idea, but now it's mandated and the state allows you to change your
comprehensive plan to make an allowance for that. Provided they're provide they're able to show that you can get people out in time, then you can increase the density within the coastal high hazard areas. So, uh this just depicts for you a little more detail of what the future
land use designations are. You can see like the yellow is primarily single family or lowdensity residential. Um the blue and purple areas are more mixed use uh with higher densities. Uh so we already have some higher densities that are located uh approximate to the
shoreline. And then it's a little harder to see um when we're looking at the uh coastal hazard area. But where you have that overlay of that deep blue uh kind of hugging the coastline there um and some areas are more impacted than others. You can see where this whole
peninsula and this part that's in the city is all within the coastal high hazard area. Um and um of course Pico Island um is full fully within that and the projects that we'll be discussing later today gives you an
idea of how Point Pleasant and Westminster properties are impacted by the coastal hazard area in this area as well. Um and again it's it's a residential zoning on it right now. um or not zoning but future land use of um
residential high density. So um and we're not sure when it happened, but the density that exists on the Westminster property already exceeds the density that's allowed. you're only allowed 20 units per acre in the um high
density residential um and they have something closer to the 40 units per acre that the they would be allowed under this the proposed amendment. So um you know there are properties in the in the city that already exceed uh potentially the the density that would
be permitted. Um so this allows for redevelopment of those areas um by allowing people to come through with a development order um to uh attest to what their evacuation plans are going to be and and move forward with a higher
density um development. So um each coastal management element um is required um to be based on studies and data and the design designation of coastal herit areas and the criteria for mitigation for comprehensive plan
amendment in a coastal hazard area is defined under subsection 8 and that's really the one where it talks about evacuation um requirements um for a category one storm surge and again uh the this is where They talk about the
allowances for cities to go ahead and increase density in the coastal high hazard area. Um, and it speaks to the evacuation plan and criteria for establishing that. And just um, I think it's a good point of reference that if you overlay if you look at the
evacuation zones in red is the evacuation zone A and that's pretty similar pretty co-terminous with the um, coastal hazard area. So that's really what we're speaking to is anybody who's in evacuation zone A. Uh that's generally what's uh impacted by the
coastal high hazard area. Um and we're not changing the coastal high hazard area. It still remains in effect. So everything else associated with it is still in effect. So even when you approve a comp plan amendment, you're not removing yourself from the coastal
hazard area. It's it's still within that. So, we're changing it from a denial to the ability to change it um as long as it de demonstrates compliance with state statutes. So, uh we have changes
to the future land use element that speak to that and we have changes to the coastal management and conservation element uh that detail what the requirements are um and requires a development order and a binding um
conceptual site plan. And again, um, this just goes through in greater detail and we just try to pick up on any place within the comprehensive plan where it speaks to increases in density in the coastal hazard area and and to allow for it under these
circumstances. Um, and we don't repeat the statutes in our in our comp plan. We're just referencing it. Therefore, if the state decides to make changes uh to the statutes, they can do so and we would just fall in line
with those changes. Um so again, in summary, uh the comprehensive plan currently prohibits an increase in density in the coastal high hazard area. Uh the petitioners uh requested a change um to the comprehensive plan to allow for changes and that and this is actually a petitionerdriven
uh amendment. However, there was a lot of back and forth between um city staff, including the city attorney uh on the language in this. Um so, it is petitionerdriven and they will speak on it today. However, um it we are in support of it um as an amendment because
we feel it's consistent with statutes and it will impact other properties in the city. This is citywide. Um so, but it's not specific to this particular property. Um, if approved, the change will allow for the future land use map amendments that increase density of the coastal high hazard provided that the
property owner and city council agree to a binding development agreement prior to or concurrent with the map amendment. Uh, the planning commission um voted u unanimously to recommend approval of the ordinance. Uh, the ordinance was passed on first reading in February. Uh, we transmitted to the state state agencies.
We didn't receive any objections. Um, so we can move forward with that. But we have 180 days. It was a fine. We got the letter in March, so we have until midepptember uh to get this approved. And we'd like to um resolve it today if possible.
Um and that's Do you have any questions for me? >> Questions for Miss Singer or we'll let the applicant do they come up and talk since they the Yep. >> Welcome. Please state your name and city for the resident or for the record.
>> Good morning. My name is Patricia Petrf. I'm a lawyer at the Dy Harrison firm in downtown Bradenton. I have been sworn um the I'll I'll do the introduction and tell you who's here with my team. Uh the
CEO of Westminster PRC, Hank Keith is here. Uh Mr. Wickberg who is a vice president of of construction and project management. Jim Palansky who is a senior vice president of operations is here.
Mr. Dy who is a partner in the Dy Harrison law firm here. Mr. Dy is also a board member of the Westminster Communities of Florida Inc. Um Katie Labar who is a principal planner a principal at Stantech. She's also the
AICP planner. Um, she is a also an expert witness or expert in planning and I'll reput her resume into the record. It was put into the record at the first hearing and I have because there were some concerns in the last week about uh
legal descriptions and and uh reliance upon property appraisers legal descriptions. I have two surveyors with me today if there are any questions about that. also from Stantech. Um, this comp plan amendment is very very
important to my client because as um, Miss Singer noted that the existing density on the project was changed through a citywide comp plan amendment. None of us can find figure out what year
it happened, but it was a citywide comp plan amendment. And so from because we have been the uh lawyer for PRC since Dewey died Jr. was alive. So we've been the lawyer for PRC,
the law firm, for probably 60 years. We did not get any specific notice that I am aware of for that down zone to the present density. And while I don't like to correct Miss Singer, I believe the density in the res high is 15 dwelling
units per acre, not 20. And so that's a significant difference because the existing density of 41 units on 11 acres is 36 dwelling units per acre.
>> And the buildings are therefore the density is therefore legally nonconforming. But under your codes, we cannot rebuild a building if something happens to it. So if there was something that went
arrive with one of these buildings which are all in their 40, 50 and 60 year old buildings, we cannot rebuild the density. And that's uh very critical for us and our residents because as I said
we have 401 approved um units there. So I'm going to ask Katie to come forward to give to start to well actually I'm going to ask Mr. Keith to come forward to give some opening comments of our presentation. If if um
the clerk could bring up our PowerPoint program that would be helpful. >> Thank you. I'm going to need to go up there. >> Good morning. My name is Hank Keith. I am the chief executive officer of Westminster Retirement Communities. I've been with the organization almost 33
years. >> Excuse me, sir. I'm very sorry. >> Second. >> Can you show me which present? >> Left hand corner down here. Sure.
>> Thank you. >> So, I represent Westminster Braden, uh, Point Pleasant. Uh, we're proud to be here. We have been here for over 70 years, as a lot of you know. Uh, we plan to continue to be here hopefully for another 70 years going forward. Um, we
are a not for-profit. Um, so an organization as recognized by the IRS and um, we're an active senior living community uh, located here, also called a life plan community and some of you might have heard the term continuing care community. It's kind of morphed
over the years. The services we provide are pretty straightforward. Uh, we basically only provide services for ages 62 and above. That's required by the Internal Revenue Service for our not for-profit status. uh independent living, assisted living, memory care. Uh
we do have short-term re rehabilitation and skilled nursing care at this site, outpatient therapy 7 days a week, wellness and home care, pharmacy services, and our residents volunteer at the community and throughout the city of Braden at the same time. So, our
residents are very active uh long some of them are long-term residents, some of them are transplants coming in, but they all serve the community and enjoy their working as a volunteer. One of the reasons we're here is the population of older adults is rising. Uh in 225 we're expected to reach 350
million uh with a substantial portion being older adults. Uh 65 million of the US population expected to be over the age 65 and expected to increase by 20.7% by 2030. I will be adding to that number. I know you guys were having an age battle up here front, so I I'll be
adding to that. uh and then 20.9% of the Florida population is expected to be over age 65 and go to 25% by 2030. So there will be a booming population of seniors coming forward and we'd like to continue to provide uh services to those individuals that live in Bradenon that
are at that age 62 and above. So, some of the econ economic impact to the city, uh, $35 million in annual revenue, $14.7 million in annual wages, $12 million budget to capital expenses just for the existing campuses, more
than $500,000 in current annual property tax. We are a not for-profit, but under state law, we have to pay property taxes on any residential living that we own. Assisted living and skilled nursing is exempt under state law. infrastructure upgrades um to serve future buildings
will benefit all the adjacent properties and once again our residents do support they also volunteer but they do support the local businesses and organizations uh in the city. So we expect on the near term the first building to build would be about 30 to
40 units. Uh be approximately 36 to $45 million of investment. Uh the next set will be between 100 and 180 units about 80 to $180 million of investment. Total investment is expected to be over $250 million. And depending on how the
property appraiser values these new buildings, we projected it to be about $4 million a year of property taxes uh to that because these would all be residential apartments. There would be no additional memory care or assisted living or skilled nursing. We already have plenty of capacity here on this
site. So for public outreach, Chris, >> yes, >> this is Chris Wberer, our vice president of construction. >> Morning everyone. >> Morning. >> Um I've been sworn. I wanted to talk a little bit about um some outreach that
we've made to uh the local communities. We've opened up our community, invited folks in for several different events throughout the summer. Uh we've we had a pool party. We had um uh a couple of other events. Last year we celebrated
our 70th anniversary. We had a great party there as well. So, we like to try to engage all of our local neighbors. And um in addition to engaging our local neighbors, we also met with city staff a couple of months ago and wanted to
understand the city's plans for development and reworking primarily a lot of the water and sewer systems, solid waste, as well as uh fire department access. We understand that often if roads are
closed, sometimes the fire department wants to be able to use access through our communities for their vehicles. And so we want to make sure that uh we understand the city's needs as we start wanting to develop um our property so we
can take into account um a partnership between the city and Westminster um as as we re redevelop our property and then as we add some uh some more units. So um I think we had a great meeting. I think
the next steps is to really start putting pen to paper and understanding where we want to start um replacing water lines, sanitary sewer lines. I know a big issue is lift station, being able to replace lift stations. So, we
want to be part of that conversation so we can figure out how we can help um both with our plans and also financially. And with that, I will turn it over to Katie. Thank you, Katie. >> Thank you. Thank you, Chris. Good morning,
commissioners, um, mayor, city council members. I'm Katie Labar. I'm an AICP certified planner with Stantech. I'm representing Westminster Communities of Florida and I and I have been sworn. Um, before we dive into the um, specifics of
this application, I want to just reiterate the primary purpose uh, and the goals for these three applications. Of course, we're hearing one, which is a comp plan text amendment right now. Our first and primary goal is to preserve an institution that's been a prominent
fixture in the city of Bradon for over 70 years. As you just heard, as a population continues to age, we want to make sure that the residents have a place where they can stay active and serve the community well. We also want to protect the historically built density of the campus and reinvest
through redevelopment. And then finally, through redevelopment, construction of new buildings uh can be built that will meet state building code and Florida green building construction. So it will be resilient uh and resistant to any natural disasters in the future.
This application uh before you today, ordinance 4035 is uh an adopt a request to adopt the comprehensive plan text amendment regarding the coastal high hazard area and policy language associated with it. State statutes were amended several
years ago by the legislature uh because they recognize the importance of coastal zone uh areas of the state and particularly the historically developed coastal communities across the state. Uh they uh in recent years have faced
significant challenges in redevelopment um in and near the coastal high hazard area. And so the policy language um states that utilities like roads, sewer systems, and other public facilities can be restored following a disaster uh with
public funding if the activities don't damage or destroy coastal resources. Uh and the improvements protect human life and limit public expenditure in areas that are subject to destruction by natural disasters. The statutory
language compels local governments to amend the definition of coastal high hazard area and revise the future land use map to show the extent of the redefined coastal high hazard area per statute. Um what you have on the screen before you
is the proposed amendment language for the city's comprehensive plan. um to promote consistency. As Robin indicated, uh we reference the statutory provision rather than adding the language word for word. Um at Westminster, existing
residential buildings on the campus are approaching the end of their functional lifespan, and this policy change will support the long-term redevelopment strategy for the entire campus. Uh policy 5.3.1.2
two establishes specific procedures for land use map amendments that propose to increase density in the coast hazard area and this procedure includes the preparation of a binding conceptual site plan that will illustrate the overall plan of development. Uh the plan uh is
also a part of a development agreement. Um, and it that agreement may also include specific mitigation measures uh that are required consistent with section 163 of Florida statutes. Uh, the
agreement would be approved by the city council either before or concurrent with the adoption of a comprehensive map amendment. After our last hearing on February 12th, uh the amendment was transmitted to the state agencies
um through because because it's a comp plan amendment, you have to go through a transmitt process and now we're back for adoption. And as you can see, the city received no comments from the responding agencies. Um,
and so, uh, I will say the application before you is consistent with the state statutes as well as the city's comprehensive plan and we ask for your approval today. Um, that's the end
of my presentation. Uh, our team is here and we'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have on this particular item. >> All right. Does the council have any specific questions now before we go to the public hearing? No. Okay. Thank you.
Um I'm going to just reiterate some of you are in the room this morning. Um there's a lot of emotion when things start to happen for and against certain projects as we go through, but this is a business meeting and we're trying to, you know, get as much information as we
can to make the final decision by the council. So, if you agree or disagree with somebody, we don't tolerate any applause or booing or anything like that. If that happens, this is your only warning. You will be um asked to leave
the room by our police officers. But we we want everybody to have their three minutes and go through it. But we do want respect for both sides. No matter which side you're on, we just appreciate that. Um, one of the things I'm going to do as I call go to the public hearing,
if I call your name and you do not want to speak to this particular, then just say I'm for the next part of it. If you want to speak to this and the other two, then just tell me when you're up here talking and I'll keep your card because
there's no reason in wasting any more paper to keep that. Is that efficient, Mr. Attorney? >> Yeah, I think that's fine. >> Okay. So, but but if you said I just want to speak to this and I don't want to speak to the next one, then we'll put you to the side. If you want to say I want to speak to this and the next one, fine. If you don't want to speak to
4035, then tell me to hold it for the next. So, I think it'll just be easier as we go through. Uh Mr. Perry, >> just administrative matter. We may want >> you want to pull >> Sorry. We may want to call out a couple of names the first and second like an on deck so that we >> Yeah. Yeah. I was going to go through. So, um, so I'm going to open the public
hearing and first I have Sharon Hilstrom, then Carl Callahan, and then Barbara Barlo. So, those are the three coming up. Remember, just state your name. Um, and if you weren't sworn, let our clerk know and she'll swear you in.
U, but you'll state your name and your address or your city of residence and you'll have three minutes. Thank you. >> Good morning. Sharon Hilstrom, president and CEO of the Bradenon Area Economic Development Corporation. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. Council members, I have been sworn. Um, this is just a general
statement about this project. Uh, the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation in collaboration with the city of Bradon, as you know, is working with the consultant team at Dover Colon Partners to create a revital revitalization action plan for the city
of Bradenton. Efforts to enhance the Westminster Point property have the potential to provide a fresh, updated, and welcoming western gateway into the downtown core. Such improvements align with the broader vision of positioning
Bradenton as an attractive destination for both business and leisure. We also are encouraged by the potential economic impact this could bring to the city of Bradenton and applaud Westminster's efforts to be good neighbors to the surrounding Point Pleasant neighborhood.
Together, initiatives like this help build a vibrant, connected, and prosperous future for our community. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Callahan, please state your name and your city of residence. You have 3 minutes.
>> Good morning, Mayor and Council. My name is Carl Callahan, 114 25th Street West, Bradenton, Florida. And I am here in support of ordinance 4035, considering the coastal high hazard area and the comp plan change associated with that. I'm here not only to support it for
Westminster, but support it for all the other properties that are within the coastal high hazard that uh we'll be looking at in the future. As Robin had indicated earlier, the coastal high hazard exists primarily as it pertains to to uh evacuation and how
you deal with that. You know, the other properties that we're speaking about as well as the Westminster uh this comp plan amendment will help those developers and those people who are planning for the future better be able to utilize those pieces of property and
that's important for the long haul. similar to this one having challenges with its density. Others will have to make sure that they're meeting current standards and can stay current with all their construction and building. Um the projects must be built to the highest standards when you do this. Your
building codes are allowing that. As when we stall in the last couple of storms, those newest buildings who meet the newest codes did by far better than any others. And that's just critical to make sure that we keep everybody on that and stay with that as we move into these
coastal high hazard areas. U we want to hold the developers accountable and that's what these development agreements do. They make sure you put everything in in writing as to how it's going to happen and that all the standards are being met and that uh the how the project is going to be good for the
city. And certainly then last but not least, compliance with state statute on your evacuation plans. And the one thing, you know, many of the city and and I'd worked with this for a long time with you all. Many of the city's catalytic sites are within the coastal high hazard area. So that's why this
comp plan or text amendments are critical for those sites as well. Not just Westminster, we're talking about Tarpon Point. We're talking about Riverside Drive East. We're talking about the hospital district area, Old City Hall, all of those, including library, either partially or totally
within the coastal high hazard. And I think with the adoption of this amendment, you will allow those sites to be fully developed with current standards and really will be able to make the city a great place. So, thank you and I uh ask you for your adoption
of this comp plan amendment. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Callahan. All right, we have Barbara Barlo coming up and I believe it's Jono Miller, Julie Ellis, and then Dino Silvery is the next three after her. Hello, mayor and council
members. Um, my name is Barbara Barlo. I live at 4440 Ironwood Circle, Bradenton, Florida. Um, I've lived in Bradenon for 22 years and worked just as long at Westminster Point Pleasant. Though I'm not a resident, I do feel that I live
there. As past director of volunteers for 15 of those years, I've seen our residents actively give back to the city of Bradenton. They volunteer at Manatee Memorial, My Daily Bread, Turning Points, Solve, the Election Board, Keep
Manatee Beautiful, Realize Bradenton, local schools and churches. Just recently, we delivered a large donation to Ballard Elementary. So, we're very involved in our local community. Since 2010, we've partnered with uh Keep Manatee Beautiful to adopt the Wears
Creek Shoreline and the neighboring streets north of us at the point. Our relationship with Realized Bradenton goes back to the Riverwalk opening and we continue to support events such as the public market and provide volunteers
to realize Bradenton information booth and also winter wonderland where we've worked on um Santa's North Pole Village and also uh story time at Westminster. So that's been an exciting part of our story. Um, our residents love this community and they contribute their
time, their energy, and their resources to help it thrive. Um, as mentioned earlier by Mr. Keith and Mr. Wickberg, we've recently hosted neighborhood inclusive events like our poolside party, our 70th anniversary. Uh, we had a Fourth of July party and a upcoming we
have a casino day going and we've invited our joint our neighbors to join us. Um, and these gatherings have helped build very meaningful relationships, and one of our uh neighbors even offered to possibly volunteer with us when they returned from traveling. Uh, we're not
here to infringe. We're here to enhance. Our future plans aim to improve the quality of life for our residents and for the city of Bradenton. I respectfully ask for your support and approval of our application. Thank you. And do you wish to speak on the next 40
36 and 37? >> Just this one. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Is it Jono Mail Miller or it looks like J N O? Okay. Thank you. Welcome. >> Thank you. I'm Jonno Miller. My city
residence is Sarasota, but I own property in Manatee County and I'm pay for flood insurance. Just want to summarize where we're at right now. We have a federal policy that's reducing our ability to forecast weather such as hurricanes. Uh we lack a coherent
strategy to deal with rising sea level. Uh we and as I alluded to, we have uh rising insurance costs that are affecting almost everyone. And we have a new problem that we didn't have 10 years ago, which is what what are we going to do about these electric vehicle fires
that take place in flooded areas? There's not a great strategy for dealing with these issues. But to talk about what you're most interested in, which is hurricane evacuation, we have an interstate I75 that's approaching being in existence for a third of a century.
Many sections of the interstate are still at the original design standard, the the original number of lanes. And between Kyer, Lee, Charlotte, and Sarasota County, we now have over 3 million people uh living in this area
that u some of which many of which may want to evacuate. And unless you're convinced that there's going to be room for everyone from Manatee County to get on that interstate with uh a lot of people coming from down
south, um it seems reckless to me to be doing anything that would increase uh the number of people living in a high hazard zone. So, I'll uh have about a minute and a half left, but I'll save time and just leave you with the words
of Maya Angelou, which is do the best you can until you know better. And once you know better, do better. I think we know better. Thank you. >> All right. And do you wish to speak on the next? >> No, you can infer my position. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Julie Ellis, Dino
Silvery, and Tony Teasdale would be the next three. Miss Ellis. >> Hello. >> I'm Julie Ellis and I live at 1603 1st Avenue West with Pamela Evans at the Richardson House which was built in um
1924. And it's not unusual for us to look out our screen porch and see a tour group, you know, that are uh visiting the historic district. And it's always nice to see see a lot of Westminster people walk around the neighborhood, which we
of course enjoy their company. I'm friends with quite a few of them, or at least I see them every day just about. And uh it's uh it's just a shame to see these homes that have been here forever that create the environment that we all moved
here for be destroyed in the process of this project, which I oppose. Um, so I'm opposed to re to the reszoning >> because it will forever change the c cultural presence of our neighborhood and um, historic buildings are a record
of ourselves and our communities and preserving the this important historic resource creates visible connection with community's history and culture. Historic places also prever preserve and promote the human stories of the people who built, lived or worked in them.
Historic places can provide many educational opportunities which can't be provided strictly in a class classroom environment. Physically vis visiting and touching these places is uh a better learning experience and I just hate to
see the impact that this could have on it uh besides the obvious difficulty it will cause. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Do you plan to speak on the next? No. Thank you. >> Thank you. Dino
Sylvestrini. Good morning. My name is Dino Sylvestrini. I am a resident of uh Bradenton for the past 17 years. Uh reside at 822 117th Street East. I am also the chaplain at the Point Pleasant
uh community. As some of you may know, Westminster, Point Pleasant, all of the Westminster communities are faith-based. Uh they actually have their roots in the Presbyterian church, and they employ chaplain at all of their facilities. It has certainly uh been my privilege and
honor to be the chaplain for the last 12 years. Actually, one of the main reasons, one of the compelling reasons that many of our residents choose to live there is because we are faith-based. We as chaplain are
non-denominational in our approach. Uh we do not proitize. We do not impose beliefs upon anyone. But as somebody who has been involved in pastoral ministry for 40 years, I cannot imagine how many people cope with the tragedies and the
struggles of life without that foundation of faith. And it has been certainly my honor to help people and to assist people through very difficult times when they lose a spouse, when they're dealing with illness or sickness or disease of some
kind. It might be something as simple as loneliness, depression. So to have the opportunity to provide spiritual and emotional support on a daily basis is something that is extremely meaningful to me. Each and every day is a wonderful
opportunity that I have not only to get to know these residents but to minister to their needs on a daily basis. So, it is certainly my hope, my prayer that we can continue to welcome more of our residents to this faith-based facility
and I can continue in my capacity as a chaplain to minister to their needs in the future. So, I support uh this uh ordinance and would ask your support and approval as well. Thank you. >> Thank you. Do you plan to speak the next? >> Uh no, I do not.
>> Thank you, Tony. Is it Teasdale and then Margaret Daniel? And then Claire Ward, >> welcome. >> Thank you. Um I'm just a little bit confused because if I don't want I if my
comments would be the same. >> Um >> two different records though. >> Oh >> so and you can come up and at the second time you can come up and say I'm whatever you are. If you say them now I agree with whatever or disagree. So whatever I said before you may want to keep your right to speak.
>> Okay. Uh my name is Tony Teasdale and I live at 222 Street West in Bradenton. I've been a resident of the Westminster Point Pleasant community for eight years. I chose to move here because of the location and its neighborhood feel.
I'm a walker, so I frequently walk in the Point Pleasant neighborhood. I often sit in Curry Park and look out at the water before the sun rises. I love this neighborhood. I care about the area. I
volunteer multiple times a year when me Westminster looks for help to clean up the neighborhood. The bottom line is I have faith in Westminster's leadership. I trust their plans to build responsibly and tastefully.
The results I feel will be aesthetically pleasing and considered an asset to the neighborhood. So, I ask that the council approve these requests. >> Okay. Thank you. And you want to keep your right open to speak at the next one. Okay. Thank you, Margaret Daniel.
Hi, I'm Margaret Daniel. I live at uh Westminster. I've been there over almost 11 years. And my husband died three years ago. We moved here because
of the neighborhood. It's downtown. It's a Riverwalk. There's the library, which I love. Uh the city's beautiful. The people I've met in the neighbors have all been
super. I've met the neighbor that used to own the house next to our alleyway. He was so nice to one of our residents that he came over and helped her do some
sanding that she was doing in the back. We have had good relationships and I don't understand the problems. But anyways, the zoning to me is important.
If you have a building that cannot be redone after when it gets old, it's just like your house. If you got damaged by a storm, you want to be able to re redo it. And we want to be able to do that
here. I have volunteered. I'm a floor rep. I volunteered for dive into reading the um I've read at the elementary schools. We're very outwardgoing, the people
here, and we try to do our best to help improve Bradenon, and we love all the work that you're doing. Thank you. >> And do you want to keep your options open to speak at the next one as well? >> I would think it would be enough.
>> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Bless her. >> All right. We have Claire Ward and then we'll have Donna Matias and looks like Leslia Murray. Mura. >> Hello. Um I'm Claire Ward and I'm 169
First uh Avenue West Bradington. Um I'm the owner um of 1898 historic home. Um my home actually neighbors the car park to Westminster where they're planning to build a ninestory building. Um whilst I see the value in Westminster's plans to
like develop within the area, the proposal actually threatens my historic home u the neighborhood and I believe um also uh the fair fair zoning practices. Um I genuinely believe it's not in in the public's interest. Firstly, constructing a ninestory building
endangers my historic home. My home is 127 years old with a original wooden uh windows and door frames, handles. It's just beautiful. um the heavy machinery, vibrations, it's going to cause foundational cracks, costly damage. Um and this has actually
been proven in studies by the National uh Trust for Historic Preservation that this does happen. Um my home, like many in Bradington, wasn't built to withstand such intense nearby development. The damage, the structure, the noise pollution, it just
be unbearable. And once the damage is done, I'm sorry, but I haven't got the money to repair. Um, cuz it's going to be massive. Um, secondly, the project would destroy the historic ambiance that defines the community, and it's actually the main reason why I bought. You guys have got a
great city. It's fabulous. Um, but thirdly, the reasoning directly harms kind of how I operate that that particular home. Part of it is short-term rental and I rely on that short-term rental income to preserve the house. It's not for profit.
Everything I get from the house actually goes into development. I've actually spent about 250,000 so far and over 100,000 just on the upkeep internally which I would invite any of you members to go and take a look. Most critically, and I think this is the most important
point, this pres this proposal is spot zoning. reszoning a single parcel to benefit one organization. It's inconsistent with residential and historic surroundings. Florida law warns against spotzoning when it prioritizes
private gain over public good. Approving this sets a dangerous precedent, eroding our zoning integrity and threatening other neighborhoods. I urge you to deny the reasonzoning. Westminster can explore alternative sites or smaller scale plans that respect our zoning and
heritage. It's important that the council uh protects the historic um heart of the community um that supports fair planning and ensures the development serves the entire community, not just one organization. But thank you for letting me speak. >> Thank you. And do you wish to hold your
right to speak at the next? >> No, I can't. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, >> Donna Matias. And with um some of our rules that we have or I don't know what we want to call them, but um options where if you have 10 res five residents
on a list, which we got the list yesterday, you can have up to 10 minutes. And so Mrs. Matias has 10 minutes. >> I'm not going to take 10 minutes, Mr. Mayor. All right. My name is Donna Matias, 1600 1st Avenue West, Bradenon, Florida. Uh thank you for allowing me to
speak today. I want to express my strong opposition to ordinance 4035 which proposes changes to Bradenton's comprehensive plan allowing increased density within the coastal high hazard area. CHHAS are prone to flooding and
storm surge. That is why they are called coastal high hazard areas. Allowing higher density here a dramatic increase from 15 dus per acre to 40 dus per acre increases risk to life and property. Such density complicates evacuations not
only for Westminster and the Point Pleasant community, but for other areas in Bradenton that are allowed to develop to develop to these new standards. Since the change will impact over 4,000 parcels in Bradenton, 28% of its land mass increased density intensifies storm
water runoff, which impacts our Manatee River. The Tampa Bay climate science advisory report from June of 25 projects significant sea level rise for our region including Manatee County. We're already seeing higher water levels along
the Manatee River and more flooding damaging property and putting lives at risk. We heard after Helen and Milton many people who have lived here their entire life, 70 plus years and more say they have never seen anything like it. My husband and I have noticed that the
Manatee River seems to be getting higher as we notice higher tides along the seaw walls downtown. Once you increase density, there is no going back. Is this reality? Is this really what you want to be known for? In Bradenton, the council that didn't protect our vulnerable areas
and people. The current density designation is there for a reason. I'm sure it was well thought out before being implemented. After last year's hurricanes, there are many people who lost so much. Increasing density allows this threat to become a bigger reality.
This photo, look at how the water came up in point on Point Pleasant Avenue. It came all the way up Point Pleasant Avenue to our fence at River Oaks during Helen last year. It caused a lot of damage and there were many who lost so much. Imagine if these areas had more
population density. The coastal high hazard area is characterized by inherent risk flooding, storm surge, erosion that are compounded by increased density. Approving ordinance 4035 will directly undermine public safety, environmental quality,
and long-term community resilience. I urge you to vote against 4035, preserve cautious development in CHHAs, and instead pursue policies that enhance sustainability and reduce risk. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. Right. We'll have
is it Leslia Maria Mura and then Michael Nolan. Thank you for your time. My name is Lesie Mura. I live at 7201 11th Avenue West Bradon. My husband and I moved here
about 26 years ago. For the last 21 years, I have worked as a sales counselor at Westminster Bradenton. As a sales counselor, I help older adult adults find a great place to live. I'm proud that Westminster is the place that so many residents call home. The folks
that come to live with us are looking to be a part of a community. At Westminster, we inspire our residents to enjoy happy, healthy, and purposeful lives. So, we hope you approve this amendment. Thank you. >> Thank you. Do you wish to speak at the next? No.
>> Okay. All right. Michael Nolan and then Sarah Murphy. Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of the council. I'm Michael Nolan. I live at 1650 1st Avenue West,
fourth floor with a direct alignment up that beautiful 16th Street with the banyan tree and the property on six lots on the corner which years
ago was the mayor's home with six with 18 Muscovi ducks. wandering around the property. Oh, it was wonderful. >> Yes.
>> My mother-in-law in July of 19 I'm sorry, July of uh 2014 decided that she would like to live at Westminster. and she was first at
Westminster uh assisted living which was great and then later she moved to the healthc care unit which was less than great but she passed away there in
on the 30th of uh April of 2019 when she was 87 years old. I was her hoyer lift. I took her every
place. I lifted her into her transporter and I took her over just the long walk, relatively long walk of a block and a half, uh, to our condo and
she'd visit us there. And when we had hurricane evacuations, they would evacuate Westminster and she would come and be with us and
that worked out well. I note people going on First Avenue with long trailers having to make that turn
turn into our parking lot in order to make the turn onto 16th. It's not something that they can do directly without crossing the and ruining the curb.
But I would like to also speak on the other aspect. But that's my comments about this one. >> Thank you. Do you wish to speak on the next one? >> I do indeed. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Sarah Murphy. And then we'll
have Ruth Robinson. >> Hello. I'm Sarah Murphy and I uh live at 22212 Street West and I am here to read a letter that was written by a couple uh that is a neighbor of mine.
Mr. Mayor and members of the city council, our names are Kevin and Janet Life. We have lived in the Westminster Courtyard since April of 2025. We are new to this city and have fallen
in love with how friendly and beautiful this city is. We have written to you before and Kevin spoke to you last February. We want to continue to ask for your support with the ongoing requests by Westminster Bradenton regarding
zoning and density. You have heard numerous times about the contributions made by Westminster, including taxes paid, employment of local population, and thousands of hours of community service provided by the
residents. We would like you to hear an additional view that we think we can provide. We are both in our mid60s, which makes us some of the youngest residents of Westminster.
Since arriving, we have found our high housing wants and needs are different from the current residents, and we are sure many more in our generation feel the same way. Westminster has beautiful
apartments and they are wellmaintained, but what drew us here is the plans for the future development. We want a lot more square footage than is currently available. We want a beautiful water
view. The plans Westminster has fits the fits these needs. If you want Westminster to continue to provide taxes, employment, and community service, it needs to be able to attract
the next generation, which is us. And we think there will be many more like us. As has been stated before, Westminster is not asking for any new changes. They are simply asking to be
zoned for what they have had for 70 years. Thank you for your consideration and thank you for your hours of service to our city. Kevin Life and Janet Life. >> Do you wish to speak again ne at the
next meeting next part? Yep. Okay. Yep. All right. Ruth Robinson and then Jane Graham. Greetings to you all. Thank you for allowing us to come and speak. >> I your name, please state. >> Excuse me. I'm Ruth Robinson. I have
lived in Manatee County for about seven years and I've lived at Westminster for four years. Since this particular issue that we're dealing with now has to do with allowing building in
high hazard areas. I want to address the fact that Westminster has been outstanding in its preparation for hurricane evacuations. They have an amazing system for dealing
with the memory care and assisted living and health. uh uh centers evacuation. I can't believe that they do it so well and so quickly and under such short uh amount of time. They actually evacuate
many of all those people I think to mostly to other Westminster facilities or other nursing and uh senior centers in the area. So they have extensive and detailed plans and they have the staff divided up to do it and to do it
effectively. In addition, for those of us who live independently, we have in intensive meetings from the uh emergency people in Manatee County and as well as our own people about how to evacuate, where to go, how soon to
go, uh what to do with your pets, what to do if you need assistance in an emergency shelter. It's really just amazing how well they are equipped to take care of us in the case of a hurricane. So I think that the the issue
of are we able to handle an evacuation and are we prepared to do it with Westminster is outstanding at that. And I also mentioned just in general and I will speak later that they're pretty much outstanding at anything that has to do with taking care of us residents.
Thank you. >> Thank you. >> So Jane Graham and then we'll have Richard Gross. >> And uh Miss Graham has given us five of the residents in that area. So she will have 10 minutes. It'll come on.
Oh, can I please restart it? It started already. >> Let's continue. We'll continue. >> Okay. Good morning. Good afternoon. My name is Jane Graham, attorney and founder of Sunshine City Law at 737 Main Street and Safety Harbor. I'm board certified in city county government law.
I represent Protect the Point, a Florida nonprofit composed of Point Pleasant property owners dedicated to preserving and protecting the historic character of the neighborhood and promote responsible development. Protect the point
respectfully requests denial of ordinance 4035. It is inappropriate for an a private corporation to file a tax amendment for the benefit of less than 16 acres which will impact 28% of the city without proper workshopping and
discussion with stakeholders about real questions like evacuation times and traffic impacts. It's difficult because here hard facts are making bad law. The new vehicle for protection in the
amendment is a development agreement, but in practice it appears that it is actually ad hoc way of treating a city-wide problem case by case with potentially inconsistent results. The amendment is also not supported by
adequate data and analysis and is plagued with internal inconsistencies within the comprehensive plan. Its applicability under the new Senate Bill 180 is questionable. When the city council approved the transmission the transmitt to state
agencies back in February, you did so knowing that it was to get the process going and and to gain more information and hear from other agencies. Now that is it is back in front of you. The lack of adequate information is more telling than what you actually have in front of
you. A comprehensive plan amendment is a legislative decision, meaning that you have broad discretion to legislate based on health, safety, and welfare. Is this really the right decision for Bradenton?
There's something that doesn't add up in this application. The original application listed 13 parcels, not 28% of the land. And somewhere along the way, to make it work, 28% of the city's
land was thrown in. Here's a map that shows everywhere that is impacted. Staff says that they have been and remain concerned. The development agreement is a solution, but it creates uneven results, forcing the city council to
review each project for consistency with statutes, adding an extra layer of bureaucracy and uncertainty to development in Bradenton and potentially litigation if you have an angry developer who thinks that you've made an extortionate demand. In this specific
case, the development agreement, which by the way has not been advertised with public notice, has outdated resident numbers. It has nothing to do with the current request for 4036. The evacuation plan itself has some
troubling elements. It says as many assisted living residents will be transported as time permits. Nowhere between Bradenton and Orlando is large enough to get everyone, and residents are initially encouraged to
evacuate to families and friends. Florida case law and statutes require that plan amendments to be based on relevant and appropriate data, including population estimates and projections. None of this has been evaluated here at
all. Westminster currently exceeds the density and as Miss Singer said, there's several other properties that also exceed the density. It would be very beneficial to know how many properties in the coastal high hazard area are
actually exceeding their current density and be able to make these decisions based on actual data. You have had none of that put in front of you today and you could be causing people's lives to be at risk. Westminster and its residents say that we need to do this
because if it if we need to rebuild and it gets, you know, something happens to it so that we can rebuild and that we will have somewhere to live. But ask yourself, not for single family homes where the city's code actually provides an exception to that where you can
rebuild for a single family home in that case, but here as it applies to the city's most vulnerable populations. Is this amendment really doing the right thing? There are people here who live there telling you to do it. Ask yourself for for their own safety. Is this the
right decision? Note that Westminster has facilities across the state and has the means to build a facility more inland. Instead, they're deciding to rewrite the city's whole CHA. You should ask Westminster why they aren't investing in other areas further
away. There are numerous inconsistencies with the comprehensive plan, too many to go through right now. But for example, the coastal elements 1.5.3 says that the city will mitigate by maintaining or reducing the overall
residential density in the CHHA. Well, these changes just simply conflict with that. I think that when this was drafted, it was drafted with a narrow focus of a future land use map amendment, but it obviously it they didn't look through the whole
comprehensive plan and really weed through these issues. Again, the data isn't there. Also, the city is prohibited from spending public funds in the CHHA, especially those ne except those necessary to maintain the level of
services of existing development. And this is inappropriate. I realize that I I forgot to mention that there are also numerous studies that show that nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable during emergency evacuations with higher
mortality rates 30 days after the storm. And these are other questions that need to be assessed as it relates to populations and evacuations. The residents of Westminster, you know, these could be your parents, these can be your friends. These are, you know, real questions that need to be asked.
And the city, fortunately, this is this is the time to do it. The city is also supposed to coordinate with Manity County. Have you actually met with Manity County about these changes? It's important to look at the county's plans
for compliance. This is the intergovernmental section. What's interesting is that Manity County has a comprehensive emergency management plan that has several assumptions. And I think that these assumptions can
help guide you in your decision. Emergencies may occur with minimal notice and escalate rapidly and disasters go beyond Manatee County's boundaries. All disasters are local. So ultimately, the city is signing up
for potentially triple the number of people, if not more, because we don't even have this information as to the whole 28%. We don't know what is actually needed for these people to evacuate. Again,
this is in your discretion. It is based on health, safety, and welfare. Now, finally, some of you might have heard um Senate Bill 180 that was passed through just this legislative session, which makes it
somewhat questionable about whether a developer could challenge the additional the the additional requirement for a development agreement as being more burdensome. It's vague and if challenged and stricken it could mean that the city
is left with no guard rails at all and you know this is a gray area and again more discussion more evaluation is needed. Meanwhile, the ad hoc process of a development agreement review could breed inconsistent results to similarly
situated parties exposing the city to property rights litigation or equal protection suits from developers in the future. You are you have a very unusual applicant here who is a very likable applicant and you know who seems to be
well-liked and and a good steward. You may not always have that and you might have someone who's fighting you on these things. It borders on recklessness to allow one developer with unique circumstances, however likable and unusual it is, to dictate a policy that
impacts not just 28% of Bradenton's property, but the safety of the city's most vulnerable residents and residents and visitors at large. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> And I have some documents, >> Richard Gross.
And then we'll have Joanne Levelvel. Excuse me. Sorry. Wake everybody needs it. >> Okay. >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> When I was
>> Please state your name. >> Please state your name. >> Richard Gross and I'm a resident at Westminster. Thank you. >> I didn't realize today was going to be a day of renewing old acquaintances. And I
don't mean old, Mary. But it is it is wonderful to see everyone here. I have been a resident of Manatee County for more than 50 years. I've lived in West Manatee County. I
lived in uh River Wilderness. I lived in parish. And so I've been in there this area. I've got five children that are grown that were educated here in the Manatee County area and um four of them
are still residents here. Um when I decided or when we decided I should say to make a change to assisted living or uh living as we are in Westminster.
uh did not know that much about it but had heard some strong things and visited and it has been a great change for us. The people are very responsive. There's um um an opportunity for someone to
continue their life and enjoy all the aspects of growing older. Um, I used to write the insurance for a lot of the businesses here in Manatee County and some of you may recognize the name. I was associated with Wyman Green and
Bllelock and we were involved in the downtown area and they still maintain an office. Well, they they have an office there but not the same building. Um, and we uh in after retirement, I went to
work for Boyd Insurance. So, I've been pretty familiar with the area. At one time during my career, I wrote the insurance for the city of Bradon. And I used to meet with a fellow, I believe his name was George Baldwin, over at the
city hall, which was over on Manatee Avenue right there at the curve, which we now enjoy the view of vacant land, but we have a beautiful view of the water. And we also have a view of the high-rise that the city developed
over in that area. So, we know that it is a great area. We know that it is a great area that we're living in. We think it's a great opportunity for all of us to enjoy and continue to enjoy this as the years go on. So, I just want
everyone to be aware of it and uh thank you so much for listening. >> Do you Mr. Gross, do you wish to speak in the next >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. All right. Joanne Levelvel and then we'll have Tom Holtamp.
to speak >> this. Okay. >> Joanne Levelvel and I'd like to speak to the next >> as well. Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Then we'll have Mary Peterson.
>> I support I support Westminster has already said. >> All right. Ma'am, you have to come up and talk if you're going to do that. I'm sorry. You gota be got to be on the record. >> Oh no. >> What's her name?
yeah. Then Kendall Taylor would be after Miss Peterson. >> Next, please. >> Next. Okay. Gertude Clark. >> Next. >> Okay. >> I am Mary Peterson. I live at
Westminster and I would like to support all that has been said in favor of the reasonzoning for Westminster. Thank you. >> Thank you. And do you wish to speak at the next one? >> No. >> No. Okay. Then, um, Penny Bray,
and then Gail Gatis, then Brian Parvis. Okay, so it looks like we're back on track. >> Doing pretty good. >> Good morning, ma'am. Please state your name for the record.
>> Good morning. It's Penny Bray and I'm a resident at Westminster in the Shores Building at uh 300 and I thank you all for being here and listening to this. Uh first thing I just want to respond to, not necessarily respond. I've been at
Westminster as a resident now for four years and four months. And when I first came there, uh, it was due to a visual problem, figuring out that, well, one day things are going to change for me and I better start looking around. And I
wanted to move out every month when I first started to move there. And guess what? Every month I learned something. I'm not moving anywhere. That place offers all I use my term many times. All good things happen at Westminster.
It gives us a place to live in our neighborhood. I've been in the uh Florida resident manatee county now for over 20 25 years about before I came to U Westminster. You can stay with your friends. You can stay with your family. Maybe your family
lives here and you came down from the north, which is what happened to me in the beginning. You can stay here. This is our home. This is my home. This is all a home to all of us. We're not perfect, but we're trying darn hard to get there. And everything that needs to
be that's built needs to be repaired all the time. You've all got homes, and you know how that goes. We're all aging. Thank the Lord. And if we continue to age, guess what? You're all going to be with us at Westminster. [Laughter]
Get ready is my message. All things start with the zoning it seems and I have I apologize that I hadn't correctly read the whole agenda but I want to speak now rather than later. It starts with the zoning. We
have to have and we I say we collectively have to have the permission and the authorization to upgrade our facilities to keep them updated to meet current codes to expand them because there's going to be an unlimited market for more of us. And we need to have that
permission and and take care of the places that they maintain and that they have built already. We have minimum automobiles if you want to count traffic etc etc because a lot of us give up our cars and you see our
little shuttles running around taking us quietly to various locations around town. They arrange for doctor's appointments. So we're staying in our neighborhood. We have our doctors. Someone made the comment, "Move them out to another area." We don't want to move
out to another area. We have our area right here in our home, in our surroundings. And I just want to urge that you do approve this. I'm not going to go on about it. >> Thank you, ma'am. May move on to Gail Gatis.
>> And I just want to thank you. And then I believe it's Brian >> Parvis if that's what it is. And then Chris Wickberg. >> Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I'm Gail Gatis and I'm here to tell you that
I am in total support for Westminster. >> I've been there for four years and I absolutely love it. We dance which is the best thing in the whole wide world for you to do as they say. and we have really great friends. You know, I lived in New York City with three other gals,
but I never lived with 150 people around me, which is just fabulous. So, I really hope that um we have more brothers and sisters in the future. And that's what life is all about. Just what Barbara
Stryand said, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world. Thank you. Do you wish to speak at the next pardon? >> Do you wish to speak at the next hearing? Do or is that all you want to speak today? Do you do you wish to speak at
the next 40 36 and 37? >> I don't want to. >> No. No. Okay. You're fine. Thank you. >> Okay, >> Brian. And then Chris Wickberg and then Hank Keith. >> Good afternoon, uh, mayor and council members. Uh, my name is Brian Parks. I
apologize for my handwriting. Uh, that's all me, not you. Um, so I reside in Parish, Florida, and I'm in support of the comprehensive plan and the amendment for resoning, and I will speak at each, please. Um I'm the assistant executive director at Westminster Bradenton in
Point Pleasant and the Manor and I've been there for four years and um I'm proud to be part of an organization as you've heard that's been around for 70 years faith-based not for profofit very important to us and for P Point Pleasant that we're speaking of today. Um in my
current capacity I am also speak on behalf of as the community liaison. Earlier this year, I volunteered to be the community liaison to work with local Point Pet Pleasant residents regarding any issues or concerns that they may have. Um, we started by hosting an event
that you already saw about on March 28th. We had about 50 or 60 people at our community and our goal was to answer any questions that they had to reestablish um relationships and to foster new and better relationships and good neighborhood relations going forward. Um, and that concluded with a
social hour. Since that time, um, I provided my email address and personal phone number for anyone to reach out to me with any questions or concerns that they might have. Over the last few months, I've gotten about 15 different calls or texts about different things such as uh perhaps cleaning up a u an
area where we had some debris after the storm or some work areas. Um, and I was able in all cases, so I had 15 of those in all cases to reach out to them within that day, the close of business and to respond to their concerns within an average of 3.7 days for all of those
responses. Uh, inquiries I mentioned were some of those things. Um, some residents wanted to know if they were able to come onto our property to jog through or to see the sunset. And so we clarified that that was certainly welcome. Um, in fact, one person reached out and asked who our contractor was on
our having our um to rebuild our dock because they wanted to perhaps use that same contractor. So, good neighbor relations. Since that, you've heard we've uh invited over 200 of the local residents to about 12 um individual or recurring events. Um parties, you've
heard of socialization. We have our pool parties, um Thursdays, lots of photography expo and other things. So, it's been great to meet the residents and we're glad to kindle those relationships and we strive to do everything we do working with the city,
our local agencies and residents. I was that concludes my prepared comment. I will say this, over the last uh years of being there, I have led the team to evacuate um at least 200 residents, assisted living, memory care, and nursing successfully to our other
communities and have been proud of the team who has done that safely with residents with no injuries, no repercussions, and bringing back them safely to their place. So, I'm proud as of that's the most proud I've ever been to work with any organization how we do that.
>> Thank you. So Chris Wickberg, Hank Keith, and then Tom Rogan. >> I think Will. >> So Chris >> and Hank. Okay. Tom Rogan. Then after Tom, we'll have Margaret Marty Moyer
and Narin Roberts. Is this Tom coming forward? >> Take your time. And Margaret Moyer still here. Okay. And then Norin Roberts. Okay. Thank you. Hello. Please uh state your name and
your city res. >> Rogan. I am a resident of West Minister. Come a little closer to the microphone. Sir, >> I support West Minister and I can't add anything to what's already been said. >> Thank you for allowing me to speak.
>> Yes, sir. Thank you, Margaret Marty Moyer. >> Good afternoon, Mayor Brown and fellow Councilman. Um, I would just like to say to begin with, I was very happy that I lived so close
at the courtyards that I could walk to come to this meeting. >> I do. >> Uh, my husband and I moved into Westminster in 2011. It was at a time in our lives for when
we needed to stop and think about what was coming and what our golden years would be like. We chose Westminster Point Pleasant community because it is a CCRC
community, a a continuing um community that we could move if needed from um residential living to uh healthc care center to assisted living
to a memory care if we ever needed it. and that meant a lot to us. Um, we have um been promised many things from Westminster uh and you've heard all about the things
that they provide for us. So, I won't go into that, but um I will say that Westminster has fulfilled all their promises to us from um the time we moved
in till today. Um I can say that um I would like to say that I have been very active in um volunteering in the 14 years that I have lived at
Westminster. And um I have um become very aware that Westminster must um improve and grow in order to um keep with the times just as
the city of Bradon has to grow and keep up with the new um things that are happening. So, I would like to say that um and hope that you all seriously um consider
um approving this comprehensive plan. Thank you all. >> Thank you. Do you wish to speak at the next No, thank you. >> Okay. Thank you, Noren Roberts. And then Steve Palmer. >> Excuse me. My name is Norin Roberts. I live at 1925
Riverview Boulevard in Bradenton. across the creek. Um, I'd like to kind of get back to what this um 4035 is really about. It's not about how great uh Westminster is. We
all know that they're a very good facility. People really enjoy living there and people do volunteer work and all that kind of stuff. But 4035 is not about that. 4035 is about you're going
to change high hazard areas and it's affecting the whole city. I was a flood victim as were many other people. I don't think we should be increasing the density in a high hazard area. Um,
let's keep in mind that there is a vast amount of building going out west. That whole place with the gladiola fields where all of that is coming this way, if there is an evacuation that has to take
place, we have to keep in mind that it's not just Bradenton. We've got the county. We should be dealing with the county also on this. Uh we can't um just be, you
know, in our our tunnel vision. There's so much building going on. The and out east affects us too because everybody's going to go to 75 to try to get out of here and it's very very difficult. Um
now they said that they had uh sent stuff to the state. Don't we know our community better than the state? I think we do. The state's giving you guidelines there to help you and you should be toning that better to meet your citizens
needs. And I think changing that uh that density for the uh evacuation that that makes no sense. It's affecting it's affecting people that aren't even here that don't even know that you're going
to be changing their area and that's wrong and I'd like to speak on the other things also. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So, Steve Palmer and then Laura Hiller. >> Hi, my name is Steve Palmer. I live at
1510 First Avenue West. Um, I'm just about a Frisbee throw away from pump station number eight. So, we heard a lot of nice things about this development project. $4 million in the bank every year
helping a current need for aging community and a pretty good track record of performance from the residents that have already spoken. Um, we also heard from a legal person who said that a lot of corners have been uh cut over the
years. So, my concern is when I sit out my patio or in the pool area of my building, which is right across the street from pump station number eight, my concern is that that pump station is going to be overt taxed and it just
smell worse than it does now. when it when the all the snowbirds come down, we can smell that pump station. We have constant low tide smell. So, I'm really hoping that the council will really take good advice and make sure we have enough
plumbing, sewers, water, and the street to handle whatever future development is going to happen because you know across the street being these beautiful old homes that's going to go in 20 years those go houses will be gone. So they put up and then they put up another building similar to ours. Now our
building was built in ' 82. Had a lot of opposition to it. Um so it it's only going to happen down the road. So just make sure you have enough stuff in the street to handle stuff. Thank you so much for your time and thank you for your service. >> Yes. Do you wish to speak the next? >> No, I do not.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Laura Hiller and then Glenn Compton. Hello. Hello to all of you. I am Laura Hillier uh residing in Westminster Manor since 20 thou 2020 um COVID year and
have been in Sarasota County and Manatee County since the end of 1980. So we've experienced many hurricanes including evacuating to Georgia where the tornado hit and knocked out all the power and trees down etc. So evacuation is a
complex issue which is what my comments are about uh 4035. It's not clear to me how it would be interpreted, but independent living folks, which we are and many others are, and the new proposed development by um
Presbyterian Retirement Communities Westminster is for independent living. But we and yet it sounds as if the guideline would be that there would only need to be an evacuation plan for assisted living, memory care, which is
assisted living and health center. I I would consider that I would ask you to consider that independent living residents are not independent. when we owned a home and we took care of our own generator and uh shutters and and all
whatever the safety plan. Um as residents, Westminster residents, we don't modify the properties uh to protect the property. We are just ordered to evacuate with no plan for uh
independent living residents who can many residents do not have a car. They don't drive. They rely on the bus for grocery shopping, um for trips to the doctors, uh and they have no place to go other than um they don't have a place to
go. And so some are just really scared. What am I going to do? I'm told to evacuate. All the staff leaves from Westminster to accompany the uh assisted living and healthc care. And they they are well cared for, but all independent
living residents were on our own. Um, and some of course are are new to the area. We we know the area. I know how I could register with a school for special needs uh resident if that but that information is not provided to the
resident. So I would hope that if this development is going forward treat the residents as if they are AL and that a uh evacuation plan would be included. So thank you. >> Thank you very much. We have Glenn
Compton and then I believe it's Mark Rios Reedovers. Kind of hard to read. All right. Thank you, sir. Um, good afternoon. My name is Glenn Compton. I'm here on behalf of Maninnesota 88. Uh, we're a not for-profit public health environmental
organization. Uh, we're formed in 1968 and since then the majority of our business has been with companies located in the city of Bradon. Um, I'd like to uh thank you for allowing me three minutes. I would hope and recommend that you also uh remind the petitioner that they have they don't get unlimited
amount of time for rebuttal. Um, I would like to remind you of a few things. Uh, first of all, we uh submitted our objections in February to all three amendments and we recommended denial then. We still can will recommend denial today. also
that your staff does have concerns about increasing density in the coastal high hazard area and that the reszones are being specific for one pro uh for one property uh which may be in violation of Florida statutes. Um and these are privately initiated comprehensive plan
amendments. Uh staff is not coming to you saying hey we think it's a good idea to increase density in the coastal high hazard area. And I can appreciate staff has to come up with mitigation strategies to uh address the the really stupid idea of increasing density in a
flood plane area. But at the same time, your staff should be recommending denial of these three amendments. Um it should be a surprise to no one that uh Florida Commerce doesn't have any objections or recommendations uh to what's being
proposed here today. Uh it seems like the only time that they do have objections is when you try to keep development out of a flood plane uh like what they're doing in Manatee County. Uh but you this is a really good example of bad planning. Um it it's never a good
idea to increase density of a assisted living facility in a coastal high hazard area. Uh it's not a good place to put grandma. You know, some days she may have to evacuate and this may not be the best place for place best place for her to be. So, what's really lacking and has
been pointed out previously is that there's not a really good economic assessment of what's being proposed here today, uh, this is a citywide comprehensive plan amendment. You're encouraging development into a coastal high-hazard area, which is never a good
idea. Uh, you have to take into consideration, well, what's that going to do for infrastructure costs? um as less federal dollars become available, you're going to take on more responsibility of the cost of recovery and rescue and everything that goes
along with that. And so it it's just not a good idea to move forward with what is being proposed today. Uh you have every right to deny this. Um you have to think about it in terms of what's the best for your community. Uh certainly you're not going to build your way out of higher
insurance rates. This will do nothing to allow for a decrease in insurance for the property owners in coastal areas. And this is not something that's just a problem in Manatee County, but throughout the entire state. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Um, and I'm just going to let you come
up because I can't read this name. >> I'll just >> Okay. Thank you. And then Jim Paloski. And then it looks like Shawn Robinson. Good afternoon everyone. Uh Jim Pilaski.
Uh I work for Westminster Communities of Florida. I am a resident of Palmetto, a resident of Bradenton. Uh right before that, um I really want to talk at the next ordinance, but I will give a couple clarifying comments to what I just heard where people I think are a little
misunderstanding. Um, Westminster Communities of Florida has been at that site for years and years and years. We have a comprehensive emergency management plan which we file with the county every single year. We have been evacuating our community every single year. Every time there is an
evacuation called uh 100% of the assisted living, 100% of the skilled has been evacuated safely without accident or injury or harm. Uh and um I think also somebody made a comment a minute ago. We're not looking to expand our numbers of assisted living or skilled
nursing on that site. We're looking to uh maintain our density of independent living that we've had for all of these years, which was somehow taken away from us during this uh reszoning years and years and years ago. We just want to maintain what we've had for all those
years. We have an evacuation plan in place. Uh we do take care of independent living residents. If they um do not have a plan or their plan falls through, we do take care of them and we don't leave anybody behind who doesn't uh wishes to go with us. So um I do support this and
I would like to speak at the next one. Thank you. >> Thank you. Sean Robinson Jr. >> Hello. Thank you. Uh Sean Robinson Jr. Um I'm adopted member of Bradenton. I reside in Orlando, Florida. I'm the regional vice president of operations
for Westminster. Um, Westminster communities of Braden is one of my communities that fit in my district. Um, I have had the honor and privilege of the last 45 days to sit in here in Bradenton as the interim executive director of this particular property.
And one thing I say, these residents earn every dollar alam. I tell you that. But they are a great group. One thing I learned uh they taught me the rich history of Bradenton and the pride that they have in this city. Just to meet with some of the residents that was
former teachers or firefighters or former council men or women was very um important to me and uh explain the rich history of Bradenon. I'm a firm believer of this uh zoning that we're going to get this right and and I'm and I vote to
approve and I'm with West Minister on this on moving forward. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And I look to speak at the next two. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. I don't have any others that were for 4035. Is there anybody in the audience that didn't get
a card in? All right. Seeing none, Miss Singer. >> Um I don't have any. >> Oh, hold on one sec. Should I close the public hearing? Yeah, that's >> Yeah. Yeah, that's Yeah. So, it was so long I kind of forgot. But all right, we'll we'll close the public hearing.
Miss Singer, >> uh I have nothing further to add regarding this particular ordinance. Um if you have any questions based on comments that were made, I'm happy to answer those. >> Council, >> anyone? Miss Moore, >> uh can you clarify a little bit or speak
to um the development agreement and potentially what it would look like? I'll preface this question with I don't think the development agreement speaks to anything other than the evacuation element of the question of whether or not to increase density in the coastal high hazard area, but can you speak to
other tools we might have for future projects, not specifically this one necessarily, but I'm I have a city-wide viewpoint for this particular ordinance, and I'm trying to get at the concerns raised that potentially other areas and how we protect the other areas that are maybe not this isn't on their radar
because there's not an immediate Mr. I think Mr. Perry would like to answer some of that first. >> Mayor, I appreciate the comments that were put forth during public comment and and and a lot of them are very good comments and uh Councilwoman Gonzalez Moore's comments are quite good as
relates to the overall um process. I I think it's important to f focus on what we're here to do today and some of this is you know what we talked about is a lack of understanding of a very complicated municipal development process. The first part of that process
is why we're here today, which means permissive use. They need to get approval to then permission to basically have the use that's being applied for. And technically the three pieces of legislation do that. Um, as you go further down into the development
process, and I think Miss Graham with their excellent presentation pointed out some things that were interesting. It it it's basically when you look at the development process, where it goes from there basically is the submission of a site a site plan. And one of the things
she said is it it can bring about inconsistency because this applies to a multitude of different properties. But in all fairness, I think it shows a certain misunderstanding of the development process because each particular piece of property has to meet
the requirements of the property itself, the utility that's associated with it, traffic, and a whole host of other issues that goes through our our public works department and our engineering department. And that's what I do a lot of. And I can tell you that looking at this site itself being the LNL
development um it was very very very complex to go back to the developer and say you are going to have to do these things be on a master development agreement and then ultimately a site improvement plan. When you talk about those things we heard about list station 8. Well, we conducted a very extensive
capacity analysis of the service area being all the way from the Manatee River to to Where's Creek to 9th Avenue back to Manatee Avenue. So, it doesn't just include this facility being being the city hall for potential development. It includes this site. And so, the first
thing we had to understand is what is in the road? What type of utilities do we have? the condition of that. Can it bring about the the needed uh water distribution of potable water, the sanitary source system itself as it relates to its collection, the piping
sizing that's in there, the capacity of flow, the pressure, the slopes and angles of the gravity, the lift stations themselves that bring things up and ultimately bring them to transmission site and and move them along to our wastewater treatment facility. So these are very technical and complex things
that that that are really engineering um utility engineering in in a lot of ways. And I can tell you that my job in some part is to work with developers and I hold their feet to the fire and I assure Westminster that I will hold their feet to the fire. And the interesting thing is that is that that those those
improvements that are made will ultimately improve the overall infrastructure of the the Point Pleasant area, the entirety of the service area. And typically if you had aged infrastructure, the only way the city can do that is basically on the rate
itself. And it's interesting to hear about the storms and things like that and the lack of federal money. There is more federal money coming in through recovery, mitigation, resiliency programs than I've ever seen before. And I've been here just a short five years here, but I've been dealing with it for
the better part of my life. And so along with develop developers um uh uh portion of supporting it through a massive development agreement that counselor was asking about, we'll also support it with basically availability of federal funding for resiliency. And we can
rebuild these things that are quite old, quite age, quite troubling. We do broken water manes down in the Point Pleasant area. Seems like on a weekly basis. >> Uh storage, a lift station that's down on the river. In the old days, they used to put lift stations on the river because basically they were nothing more
than a cesspool and they would discharge into the river before the Clean Water Act. >> And to move that list station eight that's down there is about a I think we're looking at about 8 $9 million. >> A little a little bit over that. Yeah. undertaking. And so when we have these
types of developments, we require the developers on the master development agreement to do that. And it's a it's a segment of the the site improvement plan, the SIP and the uh the MDA, the master development agreement itself. So you have to understand that the
development process today is about permissive use but ultimately this will all come back and we have a willing participant um that that's asking to rebuild to new today's standards the flood protection for for uh different
types of uh emergency management protection and and I just want to point out the thing the comments regarding emergency management I happen to be the incident commander for the for the the man you know our emergency management program here And we work very very closely with the county and the county
has very extensive CL uh plans. You know, we have the chief over there um from fire. They represent the 4910 desk for fire which is going to be hazardous waste um rescue and fire protection. We have have uh uh Chief Kramer and and
they represent the police department. That's the ESF-13 desk. We deal with this all the time. When we know there's a hurricane coming within our plans of other ES functions, including those, we get incident action plans and we're contacting Westminster on a regular basis, giving them weather updates,
finding out where they're at, what their evacuation standards are, and the like. They're in our APS, our incident action plans. And so it this isn't a situation where we haven't considered uh the totality of emergency evacuation. We consider it every day. And as recently
as the last couple months in preparation for this hurricane season, I think we met with the county last week >> and it's all automated. This we're using software systems and everything in between that nobody knows about. But but but they they put points up there and
those incident action plans and we check them off to make sure that we have plans in place that they're being executed, what the status is. Uh we we track it all in web EOC and the like. So, um, a lot of the points, they're well taken, but I think it's important to understand
that we don't those those points we don't disregard. We talked about a lot of them. >> And my final point is about what what Westminster didn't do. And, you know, you can always point what people didn't do. I guess when I was a a prosecuting attorney, I'd see defense attorneys and
they say, "The police didn't do this and the police didn't do that." But what Westminster has done in my opinion is go to the planning department with their petition with their their their interpretation of of what the law says regarding their rights to use property
and what the any changes were to coastal high hazard area and they have submitted documentation that is recommended by planning to meet the legal standard. And so with that, um, you know, I I think they've been great comments, but I think that I would probably uphold the
recommendation and recommend, you know, along with the department in that and we'll work on that MDA to answer that question. We we will get to how much it's going to be required for off-site infrastructure. Uh, we will get to traffic and and and how the traffic
should be managed in that area and restrictions on on street use and ingress and egress. and we will get to every other issue that goes into uh land use as well as it gets down to the massive development agreement and the site improvement plan.
>> Yeah, I'm just before we go, I'm going to say something and I have Miss Coker and then I'll come back to you, Miss Moore. Um, one of the things that that with the Manatee County Emergency Plan and that we are a little unique I think
in our city now because we have our own POC. We cannot have our own EDC or excuse me, our own uh >> EOCC, get all the terminology, but the emergency operations center because each county can only have one. But in collaboration with our POC, which public
service operations center on 59th Street, we were fortunate to get the building back that Red Cross had left to to collaborate or to merge with seven counties. And you know, when I became mayor 5 years ago, that was an important building I thought to get. we had it.
Let's see what we can do with it. We got some federal money and for under $4 million, we had our own type of subocc and working with the county more closely than we ever had. And one of my goals in that was and with this council was to
really say if we have that year, when will this thing really address what the city of Bradenton needs? Our EOC does a great job, but when the storm is over, our EOC goes back to the county operations where the city of Bradenton
is large enough that we need to go back to our operations. We have our own police, we have our own fire, we have our own public works, we have our own sanitation. So, we need to be able to get back to it while helping others. And at the point when it was done last year,
I was hoping we'd never have to use it. But we saw how we had to use it last year and really worked through and how we're going to make these things better if they ever happen again. And and I say this all the time and when I'm talking about our storms and I watched a whole
um series on TV the other day about North Carolina and their areas, Manatee County with the cities that work together was very lucky. We had zero deaths. So that to me is what I spread out there
as the mayor on all the TV and all that. Watching that show the other night in the eye of the storm and talking about North Carolina and Tennessee, they have 125 plus deaths and there's still people that are missing because they're buried. So to say that we don't have a plan as a
city worked in with our county is just wrong. It's false. You know, can we do better every time? Yes. Did we have six feet of storm surge? Yes, I talked to people in this town too in 1970 they had about three and a half and so that was probably the highest at the point but
you know just one of the things is is yeah it's very important to all of us me especially because I'm the one standing up there in front of the TV that's going to have to talk about that. So you know we're going to it's going to be a decision this council is going to have to make what is next? What's going to
make it safer? What's going to do things? But infrastructure-wise, there's opportunities to work together to make infrastructure better. And as we know on this property, as Mr. Perry said, um I don't know if the developer was as happy as he could have been, but this
infrastructure is going to be a part of it. Other infrastructure is going to be a part of it to help neighborhoods. And that's what's important when you look at it. How do you improve? We're always we're never always going to agree, but it's that step. What's next? and how are you going to make your city better? And
I think that's important, Miss Coker. >> Yeah. Um I just I see so many friends out in the audience and I just really want to thank you for taking the time and the initiative to come and express your concerns and your and your support.
I I feel like um we up here share a lot of the same concerns that you do, but what you don't see, as Mr. Perry just pointed out is this is all part of a big plan and all these improvements to the infrastructure are going to be able to
be done by partnering with Westminster. And we heard today so many great things about the residents and how much they bring to our downtown. And I I I can't imagine not wanting to see them make it better. So, I mean, I I I definitely um
am in favor of it. Of course, there are some things that once we get to farther down the road, I'll want to see to make sure that we address some of the other concerns, but I I I mean, they're a great partner. They're a jewel in our city, and I want to make sure that
they're allowed to shine and keep shining. So, >> I have Miss Moore, and then Miss Coachman. >> Um, I just I appreciate the overview that I feel like Mr. Perry gave us like a 50,000 uh foot view. Um, I agree with the public private partnerships. Um, I
also agree with the sentiment. Thanking everyone for taking the time. Absolutely. Um, I just want to be absolutely clear about what we're doing right now. Uh, so right now we're considering ordinance 4035. That is to change the plan to
permit the consideration of increasing density in coastal high hazard areas. There is a huge chunk of coastal high hazard area in WS four and five. Of course, it's sprinkled all over, you know, the span of the city, but I do think that uh Councilwoman uh Coachman and I have a very vested interest in
this particular ordinance. So, I want to boil it down to this particular ordinance. Um Um No, no, no. I'm not saying you don't. I'm just saying if you look at the map, it is uh you know, quite a bit of the blue was in WS four and five. I I >> And it does go into W two.
>> It does. Absolutely. I'm not I'm not saying it didn't. >> I'm not saying that at all. It is citywide. Absolutely. I'm just letting you know where I'm coming from from this particular ordinance because what I want to make sure we're clarifying is when I'm talking about 4035, I'm not just thinking about our partnership with
Westminster. I am thinking actually citywide. Um, and so basically how I feel about this particular ordinance and I and I feel like I need Mr. Rutille to clarify some things for me. um is uh the singular issue is whether or not
we have the option whether we can even consider whether it can be on the table to increase density in coastal high hazard areas. Um as also someone who uh you know suffered in hurricane Helen, I can tell you firsthand that I still see the vacancies in my own neighborhood. Um
I want people to be able to build back. Uh I want them to be able to do it safely. And currently it's my opinion just you know generally speaking that people really cannot do that right now. People have to choose between physical safety and uh uh financial safety uh
security. And I I would like to help them remove that that you know having to make that choice. And so is my thought that I would like the option. I would like to know that someone could come to me and say hey I'm proposing XYZ. uh I might need you know what we might
need to uh address density because of what we're proposing but that's not a substitute for poor projects and it's also not necessarily that the reasonzoning has to be the vehicle for that partnership. Um I will I want to speak I want to be very clear that right
now what is under consideration is 4035 and I don't want to muddy those waters but I will tell you that when we get to the other two ordinances uh those are two vehicles. one is going to address a reasonzone. I think it is um I'll just say I'll say it again I'm sure and when
we get to that ordinance that I uh I look at reszones with a very close and detailed eye. We have a everyone up here I don't disagree with a thing that they've said about the wonderfulness about Westminster, but that doesn't mean that it's Westminster that's going to
control the use of that property forever. Um it could even just be leadership that changes within Westminster. And now we've given them the reszone that permits them to do with density that we don't have that control over. And that was I don't I hate to I hate to conflate them. So I'll just let
Mr. Rutil asked the original question that I was asking um uh Miss Singer, which is is there another vehicle? Cuz when Mr. Perry talks about master plan development agreements, >> I don't believe I it's my understanding that that's not something that would be within this. We might negotiate the
share of costs because statutoily we're permitted to do that. But I don't think that we have to ask them in a reasonzone or the amendment to give them the the height um to determine where the building you know we don't have to have a site plan. We have a conceptual plan
but that's different than the site plan. So I just would like to know the question on the table for me is do we have other uh protections? The development agreement in my opinion and now let me just clarify again I'm going back to 4035.
>> The development agreement is the only thing that is under consideration but in my opinion it only speaks to evacuation consideration. It doesn't speak to whether I think the project is you know going to be fitting that area. It doesn't speak to whether or not I think it's the safest thing to build there or
the most appropriate. Um, so will those other things come up later depending on the vehicle? Do we have those kind of options under 4035 right now? >> Okay. Let me let me try to
>> I think May I tell you what I think you're going to say? >> Yeah. um in this >> in this Well, and I'm I'm going to I'm not gonna I'm not gonna I'm not the city attorney. Um but what I think is in this instance, I'm just trying very hard not to muddy the waters with all three ordinances, but I think in this
instance, we have a reasonzone and what is the exact thing? The comp the future use designation. That's what it is. Um we have those two applications coming next. those two applications. My understanding is they don't have to give us much more than the conceptual site plan. There is no master development
necessary. So are there other vehicles, you know, is there something else that we could do to really analyze the projects because I want good projects. >> But let's let's talk about that when we get to that. >> Well, well, let me let me talk about let me just talk about the process. >> 4035
>> going back to 4035, right? So 4035 deals with increases to density via a comp plan amendment, right? So keep in mind it doesn't not every increase in density
is going to trigger um an issue under the comprehensive plan. It's only when you're actually asking for a change to the future land use map that would increase the density. Okay. What 4035 does, it allows the city
council to consider applications to amend the future land use map to increase density within the coastal high hazard area. The only vehicle that's provided in the statute as it relates to what has to be
done to mitigate concerns related to um density in the coastal high hazard area and evacuation times is we're the the city is required to enter into a binding agreement to memorialize the mitigation plan. And so I want to be
clear that what is coming later today is intended to memorialize the mitigation. So it talks about the number of units. It talks about how they're going to evacuate it. Those sorts of things. We did throw some other development related
issues in there just because we wanted to. Um but the primary intent of that document and what's authorized under the statute is to memorialize the mitigation plan. Okay. So in terms of what happens
at the next steps, it really depends on what the individual applicant is asking for in that case. So in this case, they're asking for a map amendment. That is another legislative decision by the
city. Right? So 4035 doesn't open the floodgates and require the city to increase density anywhere, but it allows the city to consider applications sitting in its legislative capacity as a
policy maker as to whether it wants to increase density in that particular property, area, whatever the case may be. And again, it's going to have to be supported by a mitigation plan for everyone that comes before the city
council. I think getting a little further to your questions on the zoning side, it depends. It depends what they're asking for. I mean, in some cases, depending on what they're asking for, it may trigger a requirement to come in front of the
city council with a plan. It may not. It may depend on what kind of zoning they're asking for. You know, in this case, they're asking for a Uklitian zoning, uh, which in most cases is not going to require them to come back in front of the council with their, um,
with their ultimate site plan. Um, but at the same time, depending on, you know, we've talked a lot about the infrastructure issues and what they're going to have to address, that may require them to come forward with some type of a more global development
agreement that would address the infrastructure issues. Um, so in terms of the zoning and the vehicles, it really depends. It's also different depending on, you know, whether you're in the form-based code area or whether you're in um the other areas of the
city. So, I think the answer to your question is yes, there are other vehicles. Um but it just depends on the application that that's before us. >> Thank you, >> Miss Coachman. What? Give me an idea of what could
trigger it then to for them to have to come with a site plan or whatever specific more specific >> you mean in this particular case. I think I'll let Miss >> guess we kind of go into the other.
>> Typically when we're talking about comprehensive plan designations, it's a map change. So we don't and we don't have the equivalent and comprehensive plan uh of a PDP or a special district that you would have in the zoning. So you don't typically allow for conditions
of approval um with a map change. You just you're changing the map. So you'd vote it up or down. Now if you were if city council were inclined to vote against something and and I suppose you know someone could counter and say well this is what I would agree to do to get your yes vote. Um but normally with a
comprehensive plan um you don't do that. The in this particular case what we're proposing here is something that the state has already teed up for us to say that if it's in a coastal high hazard area and you're increasing density as a result of your comp plan MA map amendment then um you can do a
development agreement as part of that and it's mainly again aimed at u mitigating the factors for evacuation and that because that's where it falls under the statutes. Now, if you were increasing density elsewhere that wasn't in a coastal hazard area, as I said,
you'd probably be voting it up or down, and you'd look for your controls in the zoning amendment because that's more specific anyway. >> So, you're always still going to have controls at times depending on. >> That's the main thing. I think so. >> Yes. >> All right. So, I think is there anything else, Miss Singer? Um, and and I think
we'll let the applicant come up, talk, and just so everybody in this room knows, we are going to have to have take a hard break pretty soon and come back probably at 3:00 because they do have a 2:00 >> specific meeting um for the CRA that
they couldn't change because of uh noticing. So, >> good morning, Patricia Petra for the >> It's afternoon now. Good afternoon, Patricia Petra. For the record, I have been sworn. Um, I just
want to give you some brief comments. Um, Ford 40, the one that we're considering right now, 4035, 4635 is the first step of a much larger project. There have been some statements about
it. It impacts 28% of the city. Miss Singer and her staff and the planners and me, we all had conversations about whether it should be
a a comp plan amendment for a 15.95 acre piece of property in the city. Would that make more sense or would it not? And it was determined that it would not that that would be more likely to be called spot zoning. Mhm.
>> So that's why the process is what it is in terms of you make a comp plan change, it impacts the coastal high hazard area wherever it is, but the comp plan amendment is very specific about what
everybody's next steps would be. Um, and so therein kind of lies the the the distinction that everybody has to go through the same next steps and you all get to consider whatever their next
steps are on a case-byase basis with respect to all the statements about increasing density in the coastal high hazard area. The density for 11 acres of the project
is already there. It's already we have the 62 and older residents. Some of them in independent living, some of them in assisted living, some of them in nursing home care, and some of them in
dementia care are already there. They have been there for most of my lifetime and I'm 72 years old. So that project
has been there a long time in this city. Uh the issue with put trying to get the density back. We are asking for the closest future land use map amendment
which is the next step in the project to the density that is existing on that 11 acres and actually that we're asking for less. The density on the 11 acres is 36 dwelling units per acre. the density
that we will be asking on the four 15.95 acres will be 34 dwelling units per acre. So it actually is a slight decrease but it is more than what is on paper in your existing comp plan. So I just want to make sure that
we all understand that and I think we do. I think Mr. Pansky discussed adequately the issue about evacuation. We do have a required plan by the state of Florida for the extremely vulnerable
residents assisted living, nursing, dementia care. We have set up an we have had in place and will continue to have in place and it's part of our development order. It's an exhibit of what we're doing now. And we do provide
if if we have independent living independent uh residents who their plan fails, their in-laws are out of town, they don't have a car, they they're now using
a wheelchair even though they're still in independent living. If they need help, we provide it and we will provide evacuation for them, but they need to tell us they need help. I mean, that's that's the key to that part, you know.
Yes, we'll go around and knock on doors and see if people need help, but if they keep telling us they're fine, you know, so, but we have a protocol in place to handle that contingency. Um,
I disagree with some of Miss Graham's statements about whether the development agreement that is required in the Florida statutes would be enforceable or not. I think it is. And so I'll just say I just respectfully disagree with her.
Um, with respect to this amendment, I am requesting that you approve it so we can go on to step two and step three. We've worked very hard with your staff. I've
worked very closely with your city attorney on the language in the development agreement. My client and his and my clients in employees have already started meeting with your public works
department to start talking about the infrastructure and allowing this to move forward is going to be a win-win for the residents of Westminster because they will be in green buildings which meet FEMA
standards which meet all Florida building code standards. s and it will be a win-win for the city because there is much of that campus was built before swift mud was a thought in any
legislator's head. So what we call environmental resource permits came into effect on October 1, 1984 and they've just gotten more stringent. you know, the process has gotten more
stringent since then. So, when this project is redeveloped, we have to come into compliance with storm water standards. And then of as mentioned, and Mr. Perry went into some detail, we do have to participate with the city of
Bradenton in upgrading to meet our needs. You know, arguably there is already concurrency there for 401 units. We're we are asking for a few more in the next things because we have
4.9 additional acres of property that we've bought in the last several decades that are not part of the campus. We're trying to make a master development plan or a conceptual site plan we call it in the development agreement
uh that will serve the community and serve the city and help all of us move forward with improving storm water, sewer, water, and the quality of life for our residents. So,
we just respectfully ask you to approve this first comp plan text amendment. And I'm happy to answer any questions as will any of my >> question >> team. >> Yes, sir. I I just wanted to uh speak of
uh along the lines of Councilwoman uh Lisa Gonzalez uh Moors that any proposed comprehensive plan amendment um it's found in compliance uh with the state coastal high hazards which is what we're talking about uh
amending the text amendments that any if we do make those amendments that affect 28% of the city that any future development agreement would still have to come within that uh you know be
consistent with 163-3178 this the statuates any future development. >> Yes sir. I think Mr. Rutil explained it correct correctly. There will be some projects, some renovation projects if
you will, in the coastal high hazard area elsewhere in the city that will not require a uh a comprehensive plan map change because they already have the density. or for
instance in your single family residential districts, your land development code already gives those people the right to rebuild provided that they comply with current building
code standards in FEMA. So, anybody who whose ground level house got 4 ft of water in it and if it was declared uh you know more than 50% damage, they under your code, they have the right to
rebuild this project because we although we we have independent living, we're not considered single family residential, we don't have that right, which is part of the problem with the density that was
placed on this project that we can't even figure out when. So, and that's again a a big piece of the of of the of why it's so important to my client. We cannot if we
if one of those buildings gets either involuntarily damaged more than 50% or if we decide that it is no longer suitable for its current use because of obsolescence.
um if we voluntarily demolish it in either situation, we have no right to rebuild to its current density. And therein lies our dilemma. So we respectfully ask that you approve this
text amendment to your comprehensive plan. Thank you, >> Mrs. Moore. Um I thank you for that clarification and uh Councilman Shusler to kind of follow up on I think um what you were getting at. Um yes, a single
family resident can rebuild but they can't really afford to do it. Um, and so I, this is why I want that flexibility citywide because for those people that really can't do it, their only option might be a larger density project in
order to get them elevated or up to, you know, current building um, standards within those areas. So, uh, just so I mean like I just want to be clear with what I'm conveying you all in my opinion and this is why I'm very hyperfocused on just 4035. This is a flexibility that I
think is important because we're not county, we don't have vast tracks that we're talking about blowing up density. We're talking about people that need to rebuild their homes and maybe need some some flexibility to be able to make that happen. >> Yeah, and I agree with you on that point because you are correct. It might be
easier if you had everybody at the end of the culde-sac uh join together to put up uh an elevated condominium type unit or townhouse, you know, uh shared wall kind of agreement and that would be more
affordable for them. >> All right, seeing no further questions, um the chair will entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to approve ordinance 4035 KCP.24.0363. >> Is there a second?
>> Second. >> Second by Mrs. Moore. We've had a lot of discussion in that. So, um, we'll start. Miss Barnaby. >> Barnaby hasn't had discussion. >> I didn't think this was in your award.
just stick around because it's even going to get more fun. >> Citywide. >> Um, I would just like to thank everybody that came today and tell you the comments that we got telling us what
a great city we have did my heart good. It really did. I mean, I was lucky enough to have been born here. I was raised here when I was a student at Mrs. Alexander's Ballet School, we would perform
at the manor and downtown. We would come in and and uh even after I was elected on the council, I got asked to go over and not ballet. Nobody wants to see me in a tutu anymore, but um I I was asked to come over and I've I've sung and and
done different programs with the facilities, both the manor and downtown. So, I'm very familiar with the project and where it is is located. One of the things that really kind of
bothered me was that we kept hearing, well, the density changed, but we don't know when. The density changed and we don't know when. I think it may have happened when the
city adopted the formbbased code model in June of 2011. I was still on the council then. I remember uh I think I voted in support of it. Um but every action that we take up here,
there is always unintended consequences. No matter what we do, there's always unintended consequences. And we can sit here and we can try to think of every nuance, everything that could happen if we vote in favor of something or if we
vote something down, what those what could happen then. But you can't come up with everything that that you could ever think of that might could be, you know, what's the expression? Could a would a shoulda. So I think that
the changing of density over that area was an unintended consequence of the formbbased codes. Now the gentleman that was the planning director, Mr. Tim Pulk has gone to glory. So, I can't call him and ask him if that's one of the things that
happened, but I'm pretty sure that may have been what it was because forbased codes was put over the entire urban area and we were told we're going to we're going to have to make some adjustments. We're going to have to change a couple of things here or there. I left the
council in 2012. So, and I and I was gone for a whole eight years. Um, but what gets down to the fact that Westminster had the authority and the
right to build to a certain standard. And I'm really concerned that if we don't pass this, what that could entail. And yes, it does affect other areas.
But I also think what is what we are finding is that the coastal high hazard area was a a a planning device, a tool to be used. And now that we have
had realworld experience with direct hits of hurricanes up and down the entire west coast of Florida, you are seeing local governments scrambling to try to figure out how their citizens can put back
the businesses they had, the offices they had, the houses that they had because of that one tool. and the state is trying to be flexible in saying we don't want to take somebody's property away from them and say that they can't
build there. So, I am going to support this because I am concerned about what could happen if we had had more of a direct hit than we did. And I'm one of the houses that got flooded.
what we would be dealing with now if we had to say to Westminster and all the fine people that live there, sorry, go find someplace else. You can't build it back. >> Thank you, Miss Coachman. >> Thank you. I won't bel labor too long. I
just want you I just wanted to have the opportunity also to say thank you all. I have said it up here before. I crave for input. I because making these decisions are hard and we just kind of I need to
hear hear and feel you know what the pulse is of the people that this is impacting and you obviously can see that from listening to all my cohorts here. We give this a lot of thought and um I
and I didn't talk a lot because they were all hitting the points and I didn't want to repeat things over and over, but I do want to say thank you and we got more to come. That's for sure. All right, just before we go to the vote, I'd just like to say thank you as well as the chairman of this board and and as
we go through things, you know, for the collegiate of what everyone out there does because again, it is a passionate thing on both sides. So, I appreciate and and we've seen other governments around us where it does get nasty at times, you know, and and again, you can
obviously everyone up here has one vote and you vote the way you feel and if something passes or fails, you live with it and we move on to the next. But I think that it's it's something good to see out there in the audience, you know, kindness and up here kindness as well.
and we will continue to move forward to to better to be that friendly city as well as working hard behind the scenes to make sure face it and fix it faces it and fixes it because that's important as we go forward. So with that I'll start
the vote in ward five >> with clarity now. Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. passes five to zero. Um, madame
chairwoman of the CRA, is your meeting going to be long? >> No, I don't think it is. >> So, would 30 minutes be enough or would we be better for 45? >> Uh, let's do 30. We can do it. Can we kids? >> We We will recess this meeting until
2:30 time certain. 2:30. Thank you. We'll come out of recess 2:30. Mrs. Singer. >> Oh, I think she think >> Yes, I think Tamara, were you going to read? >> Yes. >> You want to read it first? Okay.
Madame Clerk, >> I'm going to apologize in advance. There's a lot of numbers here. This is the second reading on public hearing for ordinance 4036, an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, providing for amendment to the city of Bradenton comprehensive plan
future land use map, changing the future land use designation from highdensity residential to urban central business district for properties totaling approximately 15.9 acres, generally located west of 15th Street West, north
of Manatee Avenue West, West and bounded by Wear's Creek and the Manatee River. Parcel IDs are 3346 800 0 33466
00004 3373 700 08 3373500 02 3373300 07
7 3352 5009 337900 059 334600158 335100 059 33491052
3395009 3339000000006 3388 000000 and more particularly described in the attached exhibit A subject to a binding development/mitigation
plan providing for applicability providing for severability and providing for an effective date and the next one is ordinance three fourth oh excuse Exc me 4037. It's second reading of public hearing. An ordinance of the city of Bradenon,
Florida, providing for an amendment to the city of Bradenton land use atlas changing zoning from T40, general urban open and T4R, general urban restricted to T5, Urban Center, for property
totaling approximately 15.9 acres, generally located west of 15th Street West, north of Manatee Avenue West, and bounded by Wears Creek and The Manatee River parcel ID numbers are 3346800
0 3346600 04 33737 00008 33735002 337 33007
33525 500109 337900 059 334600158 3 I3380 I'm sorry 8800 0
334910 052 33351000059 and is more particularly described in exhibit A attached here too. Providing for applicability, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date.
>> God bless you. >> God bless you. >> Thank you, >> Mrs. Singer. >> Robin Singer, planning community development director. Thank you. >> Um I have been sworn um is the first ordinance 4036 is legislative and the
second one 4037 is quasi judicial. Um I'm entering the reports into the record and I've been previously qualified to speak on planning and zoning matters and that's the nature of my testimony today. So this is uh the first item 4036 is a
comprehensive plan map amendment and it's changing from highdensity residential to um urban um what do we say urban central business district. Um this is the depiction of the area that
is being covered by this amendment. Um the entirety of the peninsula really is um currently high density residential. However, there is other um urban central business district in proximity um to uh
this property um to the south. So it is contiguous with urban central business district. Um so the primary reason for this is that they want to recapture the density that they already have on the property. Uh
currently um the um highdensity um residential allows for 15 uh units per acre and up to 20 if you're including affordable uh units. Um the proposed it will allow uh 40 units per acre as a
base density up to 50 units per acre if they were to include um affordable units. It's our understanding they don't have an intention towards affordable units but um that that is the possibility um that over the approximately 15 acres that amounts to
about 537 units that they would be permitted. Some of those can be converted. uh they're proposing a ratio of 3:1 on um assisted living uh units and nursing care units. Um so there would be more beds but there wouldn't be
full units per se. So the independent living units are limited by that and then some portion of those they would take away to convert into um assisted and living units. Um so um again approximately 15.8 acres.
Um, in double checking on the legal description, there may be a slight adjustment to that, but it's still the properties that were advertised as part of this uh agenda item. Um, and they were proposing uh 480 bed license
capacity. Um, current land use would allow 238 dwelling units um without the affordable bonus. Proposed land use would 636 dwelling units without the affordable bonus. applicant is anticipating 537 uh equivalent dwelling
units. Um portion of the property is located in the coastal high hazard area and per the text amendment that was reviewed this morning and approved. Um they are obligated to provide as part of this a development agreement uh which in
part uh lets us know how what their evacuation plans are per state statute. It also includes a plan that um gives us an idea of where those units are going to be placed. Now, this is not a detailed plan of what the buildings are
going to look like or any of that. This is just to let us know because we are we're going through this because it is putting units into the coastal high hazard area. It's important to know which parcels, which phases of the development those units are going to be located in.
So again, um this gives you the overlay of the uh property in question and how it overlaps with the coastal hazard area, which are the areas in blue. This is the conceptual site plan, uh which gives you an idea of the total
number of units that will be located in each phase potentially. Um the highdensity residential that is currently on the property provides for residential use with potential neighborhood commercial component which will consist of light retail, restaurants, personal services, office
and other similar neighborhood activities. Uh and that's what's currently allowed on the property and again uh with a density of 15 to 20 units per acre depending. Um the youth urban central business district is more of a mixeduse district.
Um it overlays with a lot of the downtown. It's our understanding they don't really have an intention to include any kind of commercial development in this project. However, it does provide for that in the urban central business district and the density under this is uh 40 dwelling
units per acre is a base density up to 50 if they were to include affordable units. Um let's see of the comprehensive plan uh to guide the location of new development and redevelopment in a manner conducive to compatibility of land uses sensitive
to natural resources and natural hazards and consistent with the availability of public facilities. That's essentially our objective and under the comprehensive plan for our future land use categories. Um and that the future land use map shall govern the use of the land within Bradenton defining types and
intensities of uses within each category. Um the development agreement as I said includes an evacuation plan for both n nursing and independent living units. Provides a binding conceptual site plan indicating the general location of the
units according to the phases of development. It addresses the general limits of development including 537 edus with a maximum of 237 skilled nursing units and assisted uh beds and 458 independent living units. Uh limits building height to 12 stories including
two floors of parking. that is contingent upon their zoning and we'll talk about that more, but they did put it in here that they are limiting themselves to the 12 stories and that's consistent with the zoning that they're requesting. Um, and that does include
two floors of parking. So, it's not 12 floors over two floors of parking. It's a total of 12. Um the development agreement also includes a requirement for a traffic management plan that'll be um dealt with as they go through the site improvement plan process. Uh until
we know what the buildings where they're going to be located, what they're going to look like, it's it's hard to uh come up with that traffic management plan until we have a little more information about the project itself. Uh and it also requires the landowner demonstrate that infrastructural improvements will be made for additional
units or participate in a city initiated infrastructure improvement program and pay a fair share of the cost of improvements. So again until we see the plan that'll be done as part of the SIP process again the site improvement plan process. Uh so until we have more details that'll be coming to bear as
part of that process then then we'll know better um how how we'll be dealing with infrastructural improvements. So in summary, uh this comp plan amendment is dependent upon the comprehensive plan text amendment that you approved earlier today. That'll be
transmitted into the state. The text amendment in the next 10 days. Uh once that takes effect, this ordinance is contingent upon that ordinance taking effect and any other statutory limitations that may be in place. Um the UCBD allows for a broader array of uses
and to allow densities up to 40 units per acre compared to 20 units. Excuse me, I said 20, but really 15 for the base density under the highdensity residential designation. Uh, planning commission had a tie vote on this and on the zoning ordinance uh when they met
back in January 15th. Uh, there wasn't a lot of discussion on that motion, so I can't assume uh what the thought process was in that uh that resulted in the tie vote. Unfortunately, we lost a quorum right after the vote was taken, so we had to adjourn the meeting.
Um, and then I'd like to go through go ahead and go through the resoning unless you had some questions you wanted to ask before I move on to the reasonzoning. >> Any questions? Yes, ma'am. >> I just um will the SIP come before us
again or is this like the Okay. Um because I know we don't know uh what the traffic patterns are going to be, but I I really think for the neighborhood there, we need to restrict the traffic
the ingress egress to to help to not use First Avenue because that is, you know, obviously an emergency, you know, but to have a gate. talked about it though a lot of it was the heavy you know the big trucks and all the things and so you know that was
something that they had said they were going to work on when they left the meeting >> well this is just my last chance to to >> I agree with that >> so I don't know how how to handle that but I think you know we've had a lot of discussion today and I think that that
that concern for them is valid and I I want us to all be happy neighbors over there and so I'd like to see that addressed and if this is the only time I can do it. I want to do it. >> I agree. Yep. >> Okay. >> All right. Okay. Moving forward. >> U Moving forward, we have the reszoning
uh application under ordinance 4037. Uh this is to reszone primarily T4 and some a few T4R uh properties to T5 zoning district. Again, it's the same area of property that you were looking at under
the land use. Um and T40 also or T4, excuse me, T5 also exists uh on the south side of Manatee. So it it is contiguous to the district. Um and then these are just some of the photos of the
parcel and adjacent properties uh to give you an idea of what um is in the surrounding area and and what potentially could be rebuilt in their area. Um, so one of the primary differences
I'm going to skip ahead to the next slide with it with these districts is building height allowances. So as I said, they want a maximum of 12 stories. Uh, currently the maximum they could get for the T40 is I believe that's a six stories and uh 3.5 stories in the T4R
properties. They have a building I believe their tallest building is 11 stories currently. Um I think and so the you know they're replacing something again this gets back to the ability to replace what they already have and so holding them to a lower height of T4R or
T40 um does not allow them to rebuild. Uh we do see some value in allowing them to rebuild because they are you know proximate to the water and there was uh I believe some flooding issues in one of the buildings that's closest to the building. So if they're able to elevate these structures and make them more
resilient, uh we see that as a value to themselves and to the community um to allow them to do that. And so they recapture that by building to 12 stories. They there are incentives required in order to build to the 12 stories. And so and some of those um can
be adjusted in various ways but um basically they are already committing to build to what is lead standards or green building standards uh which we generally accept as lead standards. Um they'll likely either contribute to the public art fund or put public art on site. the
affordable there is a provision under certain circumstances to um adjust for affordability with respect to building height uh provided for in the form based code but again until we see uh what they're proposing we can't really address that and then this use chart and
I apologize cuz I know it's hard to read on this but uh this gives you an idea of what the differences are in the uses between the T40 which is the majority of their property and what they want to go to with the T5 there's not a huge amount of difference between uh the uses that
are permitted. For those properties that are currently 24R, there is a more significant um difference. The restricted district is much more restricted, much more residential in nature. However, as I said, the majority of their properties currently are T40. So, it's not a huge difference in terms
of permitted um uses. So T40 or T40, excuse me, uh general urban uh zone consists of a mixeduse but primarily residential urban fabric. It may have a wide range of building types. Single sideyard, row houses, setbacks and landscaping are variable. Um and then
T45 by T5 by contrast is um a higher density mixeduse buildings that accommodate retail offices, row houses and apartments is meant to have a tight network of streets with wide sidewalks and a tree planting and um building set
close to the sidewalk. So it it is a little different aesthetic, but it is again the same zone that's on the south side of Manatee and and a lot of the downtown area. So it is a more urban um code. Uh it is we find that it is consistent
with the comp plan if you approve the comprehensive plan amendment. Um the resoning request is a continuation of the existing T5 as I said. So it is compatible with the properties to the south. It is still going to be residential in nature. It is our understanding as I said that they're
building primarily residential. there's not an intention to turn this into a commercial development um that's going to impact the neighbors in that that particular adverse way. Um the reasonzoning request does not increase the allowed density or intensity. The those are governed by the comprehensive
plan. Um the fire department expressed concern about fire um water supply to the area and that's something that's why we have that utility agreement in the development agreement to make sure that they're participating participating in the program to um elevate and improve
upon utilities in the area. Um and essentially they they can't get approval without it. if they're going through the SIP process, they have to have their utilities concurrent with the development uh in place in order to go forward. Um it is this resoning request
does not introduce hazardous or noxious potential uses into the surrounding properties. Uh it should be noted that much of the property is in the coastal high hazard area which represents a level A hurricane evacuation zone and as we said that's being addressed through the development agreement um with the
comp plan amendment. resoning meets the intent of the land use regulations in the form-based code uh which is meant to promote a walkable mixeduse urban downtown core. We feel like this puts more people that'll come and utilize our downtown and shop at the shops and eat
at the restaurants and um so it's a a net bonus um with our our downtown area. Uh the summary um this resoning is dependent upon the comp plan amendment and the text amendment um in order to maintain consistency with the comprehensive plan. The T5 zoning
district is similar but slightly more lenient than the T40 district in that allows hotels and permitted uses and convention centers, conference centers, auto sales and hospitals of special uses. Um I I think they have no intention of any of that and if they did it would go through a special use
process. The T40 district allows up to six stories and the T5 district allows up to 12 stories subject to incentives for lead certification uh workforce housing and public art. Uh the tallest structure currently in the complex is 11 stories and again the planning commission voted 2 to2 um a motion to
approve in um January 15th and and again because we lost a quorum at that point we weren't able to ask questions as to why. So, um, with that, um, if you have any questions regarding the resoning,
>> Miss Moore, >> um, if, um, to the point about, uh, rebuilding the existing structures that were damaged and now because of historical actions are no longer permitted to be rebuilt to the current
density. Um, does the ability to do that require uh approval of both ordinances 43 or 4036 and 4037? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, you you don't get there just with one, >> right? Okay. Thank you.
>> All right. Any other questions before we have the applicant come up? All right. Miss Petro, >> do you want me to bring up? >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> You all had to come back before I had to
come back. So, God bless you for coming back. >> We never left. I >> think this one's yours. Okay. You want me to start it? Okay, start it. I'll just leave it there. Good afternoon, Patricia Petra. For the
record, I have been sworn I represent the applicant. Um, I just want to do a little housekeeping things before Miss Labar comes up and gives her expert testimony because this is a separate public hearings. I'm going to put her resume in again,
>> the expert that she is. And as I think I mentioned earlier last week, there was some issues about property appraiser language might not have matched the deeds and can we take another look at that? And I have a something prepared by
the surveyor which uh pulls all the with all the deeds, the the legal descriptions on the deeds, copy of the deeds and a summary of all of this. and it did come out to be um 15.95
acres. Um and the surveyor is here in case you have questions, but I wanted to put that into the record so the staff has it. And I also have additional copies of the legal descriptions so that nobody has to go make Xerox copies
should these ordinances be approved because they are an attachment to both those ordinances. Um, all right. And I think at this point I'm going to ask Katie to come up and
start her part of this presentation. Thank you, Miss Petro. Good afternoon, mayor, city council people. going to sort of move to the section of the presentation regarding the two applications that are before you right
now. So the second application for today is the adoption of a comprehensive plan future land use map amendment for the Westminster properties. Um,
the site is located, as uh, Miss Singer described, uh, north of Manatee Avenue West and west of 15th Street West, and it's just shy of 16 acres. It is 15.95 acres.
Uh, this amendment will support Westminster's long range development goals. Uh, it will also ensure redevelopment at or near the existing built density. We propose to amend the future land use map from highdensity residential to
urban central business district. Uh highdensity residential was never an appropriate land use category for this property because it never aligned with a historically built environment in this area of the city. Uh the purpose of the
urban center central business district category is to establish, define, promote and facilitate redevelopment and and enhancement of the city's primary and historically urban center. The UCBD future land use category exists in large
uh in a large part of the city south of Manatee Avenue as you can see on the maps on the screen and it serves as an appropriate transition from the urban core to the east um towards Creek and um and Point
Pleasant. This is a comparison chart uh that really helps illustrate the fundamental differences between the existing and proposed land use categories. Uh an urban central business district is a better description of current day
Westminster. implementation of today's land use category reflects nearly 42% reduction of the density as compared to what exists today. Uh the table that's on the screen is a comparison between what's
approved, what's proposed, and then the difference between the two. The original campus was built with approximately 401 units on 11 acres, which equates to 36 units per acre. Over the years, the prop uh the properties there have been
properties in the community that have been acquired um that amount to just just shy of 5 acres. And the long-term development plan contemplates up to 537 equivalent dwelling units on the 15.9
acres, which is approximately 34 dwelling units per acre, less than the original built density. Uh and well below the maximum density of 40 units per acre. uh that is allowed in the UCBD. The development agreement establishes
the max density of 537 units and affirms that each phase of the development uh is substantially consistent with the binding conceptual site plan that's attached to the devel development agreement. The amendment will correct the future
land use map to more accurately reflect the actual density of Westminster while supporting the necessary redevelopment which includes replacement of buildings that are have reached the latter stages of their serviceable life uh and allow for limited expansion on property that
is owned by Westminster to support the growing demand for senior housing in the city. With this map amendment, a development agreement is required uh as described in the new policy 5.3.1.2
of the comprehensive plan. And so to help bridge bridge the gap between the amendment that was just made that was just adopted and the request before you now. I took that policy and tried to help break it down to the individual pieces and parts that have to be
included in this request in order to implement that policy. And so that's on the screen and it helps to show um the the things that we have to provide in order to um in order to obtain approval
of increased density on this property. The proposed development agreement um has been reviewed by the city staff as well as legal counsel and um it memorializes that the density cap is
34 units per acre. It also memorializes the maximum building height of 12 stories which is truly 10 stories of habitable building over two stories of parking. And so we are c we would be capped at 12 stories. The bottom two
floors would be parking and then we would have habitable floor 10 habitable stories above the parking. Uh it incorporates the mitigation plan for hurricane evacuation for skilled nursing uh and assisted living beds and
establishes um and memorializes a hurricane evacuation protocol for their independent living residents. Uh it also requires city council approval for any conceptual site plan amendments um that
might be contemplated. The development agreement includes language that will require a traffic management plan to be provided uh and that will be reviewed with the site improvement plans that will come with each phase of development. In addition,
water sew water and sewer infrastructure will be addressed. Uh and uh Westminster uh will have to ensure adequate capacity exists. Um and if there are um improvements that are identified, then
um Westminster will be responsible for either installing or participating with the city in those improvements. This is the binding conceptual site plan and uh it helps to illustrate the overall redevelopment strategy. Uh the
plan will establish phases which you see in the different colors um throughout the throughout the campus. Uh it establishes maximum density as well as building heights and setbacks that are consistent with the T5 zoning category.
Upon approval of these amendments, development will follow the requirements of the formbbased code and will be reviewed administratively by your professional staff. Consistent with state statute chapter 163, a proposed comp plan amendment
shall be found to be in compliance with the state coastal high hazard provisions if the adopted level of service for out of county hurricane evacuation is maintained for a category 5 uh storm. Westminster demonstrates compliance by evacuating its vulnerable residents
early and maintains the outofcount evacuation time for a category 5 storm. Because they're a continuing care community, they are required to have evac evacuation plans uh reviewed annually by Florida Agency for
Healthcare Administration as well as Manatee County government as you've already heard today. Um, and this plan, um, is also part of the county's comprehensive emergency management plan. Long before an evacuation order is issued for a category 1 storm,
Westminster staff are making plans to relocate their vulnerable residents away from Point Pleasant to other communities that are outside of the impacted area, anticipated impact area. First responders even recognized this plan um,
as a model for other facilities. um and we have seen it in action and um it works seamlessly. Westminster also has an evacuation protocol for independent living residents and that is also an exhibit of
the development agreement. Uh residents are asked to complete a personalized evacuation plan every year based on their indep individual needs. that plan is on file with the executive director and um if an evacuation order is issued,
the executive director will notify residents to implement their plan. If a resident is unable to implement their evacuation plan, Westminster staff uh will assist to ensure that they are able to evacuate safely.
That concludes the presentation for the comprehensive plan map amendment. Uh this is the adoption hearing and of course this is a legislative matter. Um and we ask for your approval of the comprehensive plan map amendment.
>> Can you put it back on the conceptual page? >> Sure. >> This is Patricia Petra for the record. I just want to address one issue. I think uh Miss Commissioner Cocher brought it up. The plan for the access is not on
first. It's coming through. See where these two arrows are down there off of I think it's 16th 16th. So is this just for during construction though? Is that what that said?
It's well it's for the constru certainly for the construction traffic. The fire department has asked us to keep this one open for emergencies. >> We can't see what you're pointing at. >> Sorry to do >> the one. All right. >> I wonder. Let's use the mouse. Yeah.
>> Use the mouse. >> Oh, it is a touch screen. >> Yeah, there it is. We see it now. >> All right. Okay. So construction traffic for traffic management will come where the right where >> right here >> right through there cuz the this
building is going to be the first one removed >> Chris you want to do it >> I'm the guy that's going to be designing so >> I talk about it okay that'd be good so how do you work the gizmo here
>> oh the gizmo here's the mat >> uh Chris Wickberg um vice president of design and construction with Westminster. So we have we have looked at um various ways of providing both construction and
permanent traffic um in and out of our facility primarily out to the longest point which is our phase one. and we just called it phase one just because we had to start with a number. But we intend to start our construction process
right here in this general vicinity. So the goal is we already have a road that's built into the project right here. In fact, I think that is the road that um the uh fire trucks uh use
potentially during an event where some of the uh roadways on First Street is closed. But our goal here is to create our front door in this general vicinity and then provide construction access as well as permanent access to get out to
our point property and other buildings that we'll build within the current perimeter of the of the site. Some of these other little arrows here might be ancillary access points for fire for emergency or something that like that.
main construction traffic during construction plus uh creating our own internal road for residents and visitors would be um internal to our property >> and and so at those the we call them ancillary. Um would
they be gated then and only accessible if you had the emergency? >> So we're open to any type of of um type of condition along those lines. Um, in the past we've used NOX boxes which EMS folks have access to that and that we
would have access to in case we have to have maintenance or stuff but it would not necessarily be normal um traffic. And the goal here um you know is to be able to provide our a front door sort of the main access for all of visitors,
prospects, and folks here um right at at this center point of the campus and not get up on First Street at all. That's one of the one of the challenges we've had over the years with we both of these communities were were separate and we
bought them both together and we've been trying to put them together and creating a a central location where our residents can come for amenity space, for marketing, uh dining, all that stuff really makes sense. um right here in
this center area and being able to take this building down gives us the ability to access build and access that road. >> Okay, thank you. That that's what I was hoping for. >> Okay, great. >> So, I'll get back to presentation.
>> Um and and as I understand it, we're going to go through both presentations and then the commission hearing on both of them at the same time. >> Exactly. Okay. So, I'll get back to that spot. So, the third and final application that's
before you today is the reszone application, ordinance 4037. Uh with this request, we propose to reszone 15.95 acres from uh urban open or T40 as well as general urban
restricted T4R to urban center which is T5. This map illustrates the adjacency of T5 the T5 transct to um on the east side of 15th Street West as well as south of
Manatee Avenue. So there is um exist this this transect exists very in very close proximity to the property that's in question today. Uh there are a few reasons for this reason request. Um when planning for a large scale uh project a
unified plan uh unified zoning category is really a more appropriate uh approach to uh ensuring that future development is more predictable. uh a patchwork of zoning uh really especially in formbbased code uh really starts to
fight against the original intent of the formbbased code which is to ensure a cohesive and functional built environment. Uh the T5 Trans Act includes higher density mixeduse buildings that accommodate retail, office, rowhouse,
and apartments as permitted uses pursuant to table 4.7 of the formbbased code. Uh the T5 transct category will better align with the historic development of this property uh and will also be consistent with the
comprehensive plan. This is a logical extension um like I said of the existing T5 transact and T6 transact in the area and really appropriately reflects the um existing built environment particularly
massing and density. One of the key differences between the T4 um the T4 and T5 transexs is building height. And so existing buildings, as as people have testified today, existing buildings are 11 stories, um, which
exceeds the maximum allowed height in the existing transact. And so the amendment would actually facilitate the replacement of existing buildings with modern buildings that will be built to current building code standards. Um, it also corrects the previous zoning
decisions that inhibit Westminster from being able to build back what currently exists on site today. This is a rendering um which is is an example of um Westminster's development vision for Point Pleasant. Um it
includes highquality architecture and building finishes, provides phenomenal views of the Manatee River as well as Creek. um and pedestrian access along the waterfront. Uh with that, I'm going to ask Miss
Petra to come back up to offer some closing comments. I think both your staff and Miss Patricia Petra, for the record, I think both your staff and Miss Labar gave the reasons why this is important to my
client. um having a cohesive putting the property under a master plan works so much better than having peace meal redevelopment and zoning. And so we're trying to to
do something that the city and its residents will be proud of. where we will have new buildings that comply with all codes with FEMA with flood. We have already been in discussions with your utilities
department about the needs and and and what needs to happen with the aging infrastructure underneath the streets in this area of town. Um I have been I've been I have worked in downtown Bradenon
for 47 years. I am keenly aware of water pressure issues and so it didn't come as a surprise to me about the fire district wanting to some assistance with how we will provide that sprinkling and what
needs to happen for that. So my client stands ready, willing and able to participate with the city. We think it's what we have presented to you is a good plan. The T5 ZO T5 zoning is the closest
zoning district in your formbbased code which addresses the existing builtout environment and the density of that. Um, we respectfully request that you approve the map amendment and then approve the
zoning and direct the mayor to execute the agreed upon development agreement which contains key details of how this process will proceed. >> So if you have any questions um
>> questions before we go to public hearing. Seeing none, thank you very much. This time we'll open the public hearing on both 4036 and 4037. And I have uh cards here that I'll read
through. First one I have is Glenn Compton. They still here. All right. Um Norin Roberts. And then next is Constant Frasier. Uh Norin Roberts, 1925 Riverview
Boulevard. Um, I moved here approximately third uh 40 years ago and what what I looked at at that time was of course there was the two large buildings of uh Westminster. But what I
actually looked at was Jack Fleming's house which was a beautiful uh house which later was Grahams. And then next two houses were the Hoods and the Hoods Dairy and they had a beautiful
view up the Manatee River where they put their house. That's what I looked at. I didn't on my front porch. I didn't look at these big buildings there. I looked at the creek, these lovely houses, and up the Manatee River.
Now they want to put 12 stories in front of my view. I didn't buy property to have 12 stories plastered in front of me. And obviously they're trying to make the most of their
property and I don't blame them. But a T uh the TR and the T to that gives them extra property that they can build on and it's not a monster that you're
looking at. Uh a 12story buildings all along there. That's not right. You're and you're not only hurting the people on um the south side of the river looking at things.
You're also hurting all those people that have their homes over in Point Pleasant. They didn't buy there to have this barricade there. I don't know that you need to be changing um that zoning. I understand that, you
know, the stuff's been knocked down. they bought brought the property and I'm not so naive to think that there something isn't going to be put up there other than singlestory homes that's not going to happen lovely but it wouldn't happen but the zoning that's in place
now is the zoning the way it should be um to change it because they want to make more money I don't I don't disagree with at that,
but it shouldn't be at everybody else's expense. That's not why we bought there. And the zoning that's there, they can get, you know, they can get six stories in most of that property. And of course,
the existing parcel is a T5 now. Uh, and so they can go to their 12 stories there without a problem. So, anyhow, thanks. >> Thank you. Constant Frasier and we have uh that was sent in with
five names. So she'll have 10 minutes. Please state your name and address for the record and you have 10 minutes. >> Yes. My name is Constance Frasier. I'm at 1510 First Avenue West. And I want to thank you mayor and city council members for the opportunity to speak today. And
I also want to thank all the staff that answered questions. They were very professional and a blessing to the city of Bradenton. I stand in opposition of ordinances 4036 and 4037. First, regarding density concerns,
voting in favor of ordinance 4037 is giving the maximum density allowed with T5 zoning when Westminster presented a de development table at the planning commission meeting on May 15, 2024 showing that they would not require
increased density due to their increased acreage from 11 to 15.8 8 acres. Westminster's current zoning of T4R allows for 45 edus per acre or 15 DUS. Multiplied by the 15.8 acres they
currently own, that would be 711 edus. This is well above the August 13th, 2025 development agreement level of 537 edus. Giving a blanket T5 zoning to all 15
point acres would be the equivalent of 1,896 edus if the property were fully developed. The small peninsula which the Point Pleasant Neighborhood Conservation District shares with Westminster has a
potential of being bordered on First Avenue West and 15th Street by zero lot line 12story buildings. Westminster presentation materials to both the planning commission and city council has used both edus and dus for referencing
current and proposed density. The August 132 development agreement references 458 du/edus for independent living which is confusing because each acronym represents a different amount.
Westminster's information deficient conceptual plan in the agreement uses DUS instead of the edus put in the warehouse section of the agreement which uses edus. It is impossible to determine the actual
number of units and density that will be developed. Utility engineering staff requested of Westminster their projected resident increase with their large expansion to determine water and sewer needs. Westminster's response was less than 100 units. That staff person
commented that this amount seemed off with the money they were spending. This information was shared at a team's meeting with city staff to learn more about the Jacob's engineering proposed water improvements recommendations and it was on July 3125. Westminster is getting special treatment
by the city council with ordinance changes in its development agreement. The Vias and Wears Creek projects have had detailed conceptual plans that were shared with the public for the public interest. The Westminster conceptual plan intentionally lacks detail by
hiding the true density the corporation is considering and the harmful impact of increased access points on the narrow neighborhood streets through numerous red arrows on every possible access point. The 15.8 acre Westminster
property should be zoned as a planned development project pursuant to 3.1.3 and 3.4.1 4.1 of the Bradon Code of Ordinances Land Use Regulations. Westminster has shared at a meeting with Point Pleasant neighbors that this will
be a phase project which had which has not been designed by an architect yet. PDP zoning would allow zoning flexibility for tailored site design, master planning for phasing and infrastructure coordination, enhance public input through schedule hearings,
and administrative clarity through staff review. There's a staff recommendation on ordinance 4035 from the May 15, 25 planning commission meeting. The applicant and property owner met with city staff on October 17, 2023 as part
of the pre-application review process. During this meeting, city staff shared concerns with amending the comprehensive plan, especially areas areas within the coastal high hazard area. While city staff understands the desire for redeveloping existing Presbyterian
retirement community properties, there are existing available options that can be used for redevelopment. Staff finds that the proposed text amendments are inconsistent with overall goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan. Making major changes to the regulation of all vulnerable
coastal lands within the city to accommodate a single user is shortsighted and against the public health, safety, and welfare of the community as a whole. Staff is particularly opposed to removing policy 6.2.5 regarding vulnerable populations. Staff
recommends denial of the requested comprehensive plan request. On the area of concurren concurrency failure, the city of Bradington has not maintained the statutory required section 163.31776c 10-year water supply facilities work plan determined through multiple public
records requests for the documents that have not been filled. In 2022, the city is under a Florida Department of Environment Protection consent order, part of which required replacing aging sewer pipes and other infrastructure over a 10-year period, many of which are
in downtown and Point Pleasant. 3 years later, construction funding for this work has not begun in downtown or Port Pleasant, but several large commercial and residential developments have been approved by the city, further exacerbating the inadequacy of the infrastructure. proving the current
water and sewer infrastructure is inadequate. A city council meeting workshop on June 1825 had a presentation by Jacob's engineering titled proposed water improvement recommendations which map proposed improvements required for existing and proposed development in the
concurrence required services in downtown Point Pleasant for portable water wastewater network improvements pipe upgrade and lift station a relocation with networking new networking and wastewater force main upgrade. Unfortunately, when Jacobs made
the proposal to the city, their letter stated they would totally rely on the city for information and data within their independent and data without their independent verification. Jacobs has a disclaimer disclaimer on their report. Therefore, Jacobs makes no warranty that
clients actual project costs, financial aspects, economic feasibility will not vary from Jacob's opinions, analyses, projects, or estimates. and Jacob shall have no liability for such variances. The total Jacob report cost for portable
water was 4.6 million and it was 6.7 million for wastewater network improvements. In a conversation with city staff on July 31, the cost for portal water improvements for downtown and point Pleasant was shared to be 12 million and for wastewater improvements
was 10 million. This is a large variance between the two sources. At the same time, the same team's meeting with city staff, it was shared it would take three years to complete the relocation of lift station 8 and the required network rerouting. Meanwhile, the city council
has approved the Vias project and today will probably approve the Westmin Westminster zoning request. Completion of lift station 8 is key in providing adequate sewage infrastructure to the downtown and point Pleasant area. My condo unit is next to the lift. Utility
maint staff come frequently for backups. The odor is overpowering and it sits in a flood zone which is part of a successful lawsuit for its removal and relocation. Ordinance 4037 staff report supports the inadequacy of water infrastructure with a comment by the
fire marshall saying the fire department has expressed concerns with firewater supply to the area. The fire marshall has commented that large-scale projects can no longer simply use a fire pump to account for supply concerns and the water supply access and future equipment
need to be evaluated for this project and its location. Westminster has not or cannot present customarily required detailed information for density, water, sewage usage, and accurate transportation impact which has been requested by the city council with other
large downtown developments. The ordinances today need to be delayed and re-examined. Thank you for your consideration of these concerns and recommendations. >> Thank you. Next, we'll have Jane Graham and then Tony
Teasdale. And as before, this has five signatures, so she'll have 10 minutes. Good afternoon. My name is Jane Graham, attorney and founder of Sunshine City Law in Safety Harbor. I represent Protect the Point, a Florida nonprofit
composed of Point Pleasant property owners dedicated to preserving and protecting the historic character of the neighborhood. Because this is a quasi judicial hearing, I have some documents to present into the record, including the bylaws and mission statement and
articles of incorporation showing their standing. Before getting into the substance, I would like to profer three objections relating to ordinances 436 and 437. They are contingent on ordinance 435 being in effect as they
allow an increase of density in the coastal high hazard area. But even if approved today, which it actually just was, uh, ordinance 3 uh, 4035, Florida statute 1631843C states that amendments do not become
effective until 31 days after the state land planning agency notifies the local government that the plan is complete, and if challenged, it's not effective until after the final or order determining that it's in compliance. So the city council simply does not have
the authority to vote on these items which are currently admittedly inconsistent with the comprehensive plan. Secondly, the development agreement was not publicly noticed and cannot be voted on. There are requirements for development agreement
public notices and this is out of order. Um moreover the development agreement if ordinance 4035 actually was effective right now per the amended policy 5.3.1.2
it has to be approved prior or concurrent with the adoption of 4036. So the fact that it hasn't been properly noticed I mean we just we shouldn't even be here right now. Finally, ordinance 4037 must be a planned development project
instead of Uklitian. Not just because of the unique circumstances that really foster it being an actual planned development itself, but because section 3.4.1 requires that projects with more than 200 linear feet of land below the twoft
contour line must be PDPs. For the substance of my comments, first of all, I spoke to protect point having standing Um and then um in talking about ordinance 4036, there are a lot of ifs. It's
contingent on changing the CHHA and contingent on the development agreement. Now again, this is a legislative decision. So it's based on public health safety and welfare. Now, future land use map amendments are
there are specific statutory requirements for those and so I want to work through those. First is the availability of facilities and services and you've already heard from Miss Frasier and you'll heard from you'll hear from others as well um as to the water infrastructure. So, I won't speak
about that, but I will mention again the fire department did say they had concerns. And the fact that it was addressed by city staff that, well, we're going to fix it. It's in the development agreement. Well, it's kind of speculative. You don't say how or what exactly the plan is, and that's
insufficient. Protect the point hired a traffic engineer to look at Westminster's project, and so they hired Mr. Drew Ror who has over 29 years of experience as a traffic engineer. He found significant problems with the
applicant's transportation analysis. Um some of them and I will give you a copy of this say that the growth rate considerations were flawed. They dropped the growth rate to.5% a year. But he says there's no indication or evidence provided that phenomena in this case and
more recent data indicates the opposite. The trip distribution is also flawed, which has the effect of lessening the potential impact on the project. The correct capacity for the segment of the road evaluated is 2,148 instead of
2,670, which is significantly less. And finally, on top of that, the future level of service at 64 in the area is LOSF failing. So the other thing to look at is the
analysis of character and historic re uh natural resources and historic resources. And what I would say is this is a FEMA flood map that shows that this is largely in a flood zone. Now, let's look at another
view of this because Westminster um previously had this map which showed that for phase one they would have buildings right on the edge up there. Now, since then they've changed it but that is their
contemplation and um as they say as I think it Westminster just showed that is their conceptual rendering. So the property is supposed to be directly on that land in a flood zone. The surrounding
neighborhood on the other hand is Point Pleasant which is a historic and architecturally unique neighborhood that has its own conservation district in the formbbased code and the topography shows it's quite low as well. This is a topography map that says 0 ft.
This is the contour map which shows one foot and the PDP is 2 feet. So this is out of compliance. Um without getting into a lot of details the um the current status of the future
land use map versus the proposed. There certainly is a large difference between the 15 dwelling units up or the 40 dwelling units. And the question is, is the additional density and range of more urban uses really needed?
This is the focus area that of the comp plan that shows that future growth is actually around the urban core and not in this notch and it isn't contemplated. So, it's inconsistent with comp plan. Likewise, this is a character graphic from the comprehensive plan that also
shows that it's traditional urban neighborhood. The comprehensive plan is inconsistent in numerous places. Future land use element is inconsistent. What's interesting about that is that um
non-conforming uses existing land uses inconsistent with the future land use plan shall be eliminated upon redevelopment. That is exactly what is not happening here. So just keep that in your mind. And what I had wondered is if I were the developers attorney, why
didn't you just change the non-confor this section to have the CHHA change specifically for non-conforming uses? They didn't do that, but that would actually make sense. Not the case here. The design element of the comprehensive plan shows that you need appropriate
transitions between heights from down to lesser heights. But what's contemplated is like the 11 stories right by a single family home. That's not allowed in the comprehensive plan. This is a map of um the property right now. There's a single family home right
on the edge. And again, while this isn't the conceptual plan you're looking at today, it was certainly contemplated to have it right there. Plan amendments are supposed to be based on relevant and appropriate data. That is not the case. Um,
running out of time here. Ordinance 4037 fails to meet numerous reasonzoning requirements. Um without going into all these we have this we've already talked about inconsistency of the comp plan compatibility adequate child safety. Two
things to touch on really quickly is there's the neighborhood conservation district 4.16.1 in the forbase code that is out of compliance. It says very clearly that the pressures of new development have created a recent pattern of growth that
is inconsistent with the pattern of the neighborhood. This is in the formbbased code that's binding. Um this shows the bonuses for height adequate public facilities. We already talked about that. Um, now Drew Bor also
looked at the auto turn analysis and he found that a semitr could not actually turn on any of the turns um for the potential project except potentially the northbound left turn from 15th onto. So
that's clearly a problem. And finally, um, and you will hear from public interest, but consistency with L, the LURs, in addition to the Point Pleasant Neighborhood Conservation District and the 3.1.4, it's also inconsistent with 4.4 of
non-conforming uses and structures. Again, you're not supposed to be making non-conforming uses more non-conforming. That is what is happening to them. Um, ultimately they have the burden to show by competent substantial evidence that
they've met the criteria in the resoning and they failed to do so. Please deny. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Tony Teasdale. And then Michael Nolan, Tony Teasdale. I spoke previously. I'm not going to go through the whole thing again. I did mention in my previous
comments that I've lived at Westminster for eight years over that period of time. I've built up a great trust with Westminster management. I have faith in their leadership and I'll repeat that I trust their plans to build responsibly and
tastefully and I think it will be aesthetically pleasing and considered an asset to the neighborhood. So I ask the council to approve. >> Thank you. Um, Michael Nolan and then Sarah Murphy.
>> Good afternoon, Mayor Brown, members of the council. I'm still Michael Nolan and I still live in 1651st Avenue West, unit 401 at the north end of 16th Street
with a view straight down the street. My wife and I live there. I was pleased to hear so many residents of Westminster
enjoying their current facilities there. It's wonderful. My mother-in-law live there and she especially liked the assisted living. And should my wife move there, I'm sure
they she too will like the assisted living and I will visit her frequently. I'm hoping to do much like my mother. She lived alone for 15 years until she
was 95 and then she moved to Wisconsin and had some assistance up there and finally gave up the ghost at 95 years, 4 months, and 8 days. So, I'm hoping to be
a little bit like my mother and be able to live alone if necessary. And I appreciate what Westminster now has. And I wish they could tweak it a little
bit without getting this overwhelming change, which I personally oppose and a number of other people do as well. Thank you so very much. >> Thank you, Sarah Murphy. And then Ruth
Robinson. Sarah Murphy, are you still here? Okay. Ruth Robinson. >> Hello again. >> Hello. >> I'm Ruth Robinson. for the record. What I wish is that you could take the
testimony in the record from the previous hearing and just attach it to this hearing because we've all heard, you've all heard how much we enjoy living at Westminster. How we like we love living in the city. We love walking
around. We love going to restaurants. Um, I moved to Westminster because my sister who was in the uh senior care industry told me, "Look for a nonprofit. Look for financial responsibility. Look for faith-based because they're more
caring." And by the way, she knew personally that Westminster even 30 years ago was a very reliable and wellrespected um operator of community senior uh living.
Um so I hope that you will approve their plans. I think that they will enhance our lives if we live that long. And um also many of you may have parents or you yourselves may want to have a wonderful
place to live right close to the city and so I hope that you will approve Westminster's redevelopment plans and I hope they can get working on them very quickly. >> Thank you. Is Richard Gross still here?
Tom Holtamp and after Tom Holt Camp does Joanne Levelville still here. Okay, you'll be next, Miss Levelvel. >> My name is Tom Holtamp. I live at 1600 1st Avenue West and uh I was sworn in
earlier. Uh, I oppose uh I understand why uh Westminster needs their development and I understand that uh the first amendment uh or ordinance
uh passed. Uh what I hope the council takes into account is the um the stress that it's going to be on the infrastructure. I know some people have talked about that. Uh sometimes developers like to
tell tell you everything you want to hear that yeah we're going to take care of it. Don't worry about it. Um I just hope the statement that we're going to hold their feet to the fire holds true. Um you mentioned uh Brighton as a face it
fix it. Okay. Um, we faced a number of infrastructure failures on 1 Avenue West for at least the past three years. Uh, we talk about depression. Someone called it a sinkhole before. It's not a sinkhole. It is a man-made
um problem. And it seems like we try to keep putting band-aids on that. And we just want to make sure that with all the construction that's going to be happening at Westminster, cuz I'm sure it's going to happen that uh
they say they're going to have a road just for construction, but in previous meetings they said, "Well, we might have to use First Avenue because that's going to be the the way that we have to access the property." And that was their excuse. Now, maybe that's that's been
changed. I don't know. Uh I was one of the ones that uh attended one of their community uh gatherings and uh Westminster I mean they do things right. Um it sounds like you know they take
care of their property. Um I just hope the city also takes into account that all the additional land and the units that they want to put up are going to be money makers for them. So, I hope the
city takes that into account and makes them be accountable for the infrastructure that's going to be required to make it a safe and and livable neighborhood. Um,
let's see what else I got here. Uh, just uh like I said, I hope you hold your feet to the fire because they have uh said, "Yeah, we're going to take care of some things." And they said, you know, people can come on the property and things like that. I have had uh people
tell me that they were asked to leave the property. Um so whether that's communication problem with Westminster and their staff, I don't know. >> Thank you, sir. Thank >> Thank you very much, >> Joanne Levelvel and then Kendall Taylor.
Kendall Taylor still here. Thank you, Miss Levelvel. Please state your name. You have three minutes. >> Joanne Levelvel and I am a resident of Point Pleasant and I appreciate very much the council and their patience and for approving that first item because if
you didn't I wouldn't couldn't be here because we'd never get to the second and third. So, thank you. Um, I've lived at Point Pleasant a relatively short period of time. Uh, and I must tell you that everything that I possibly could have
uh, wanted has appeared and been taken care of. Um, I did extensive research in Sarasota because I lived in Sarasota for nine years and all of the facilities there. And gee, they didn't quite measure up to what I found at Point Pleasant with the nonprofit status, the
fiscal soundness, the life care services. and that made my selection very easy to move from Sarasota to Bradenton. I know it was tough, but I've enjoyed Bradenton. Thank you very much for the city. Um, the community, I think, presents advantages to the
Bradenton community. We provide jobs to residents. We enhance the stability of a very valuable property. Um, think what it would be if it wasn't Point Pleasant and the Westminster properties. I think you've got pretty
good uh people to work with with Westminster and the residents certainly have a vested interest in the maintaining the future marketability of the project. We would like to see it, you know, we we love it now, but wouldn't it be nice if
we could continue that and have other continuing people come into the unit and into the area and also enjoy the things that are there. So we want to assure you and Westminster is doing the same thing
that the residents would like it to remain an asset and it will be well managed for a reasonable level of residents for years to come. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. And next we have Kendall Taylor and then Donna Matias.
>> Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is Kendall Taylor. I live at 222 Street West, apartment 212, and I have been sworn. I'm also the president of the residents council of Point Pleasant. I've been a satisfied resident of
Bradenon for about eight years since 2017. I speak in support of the petitions for reszoning the properties of Westminster adjacent to Wears Creek. Under the leadership of Westminister Communities of Florida, the property has
been developed in such a way that a great many skilled and talented people have been attracted to and now live in our three buildings, the courtyard, the shores, and the towers. The life experiences and wisdom of our residents spans a wide range of
endeavors. Bradenton is blessed to have them here, volunteering and working in a variety of ministries. To continue attracting such people, we must offer retirement homes which appeal to the next generation of retirees,
providing what they view as desirable living spaces. This will require some new building and some remodeling. And without these, downtown Bradenton will lose a group of people who potentially will enrich the
community, our community life in many ways. The proposed resoning will increase minimally the number of people who come to live at Westminster. And we, the residents and management, want to make that happen in ways that
are visually attractive and functionally beneficial to all the residents of the Point Pleasant area. Thank you for your consideration of these petitions and thank you for your love of our city and the work that you do to perpetuate it. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Next we have Donna Matias and then Laura Hillier. Then after Lauria Hillier we'll have Mark Reders. Yep.
And Mrs. Matias has the five signatures to get 10 minutes. Oops. Told it starting. It wasn't supposed to. How do I pause this? Sorry about that.
Not used to computer here. Thank you again for letting me speak on these ordinances. Donna Matias, 1600 1st Avenue, West Braon, Florida. First, I want to thank Bradenton's public works and utilities department. They are
responsive, professional, friendly, demonstrate true caring about the services they provide and do the best they can with an aging infrastructure. I have been able to see them at work quite a bit lately. The Jacobs Engineering
report confirmed what we already know. Our water and sewer infrastructure has serious problems. in late April through early May um of 25 public works was in Point Pleasant neighborhood almost daily
for over two weeks. So uh dealing with major sewage blockages. You know they always say the picture is worth a thousand words. So I'm going to show you some pictures. Please watch the following short video.
I removed the sound so that it wouldn't be distractive, but it is does disturb the residents. Many of the images on First Avenue West and deeper into Point Pleasant, um, but neighborhoods of on Third Avenue West
have the same experiences. The corner of First Avenue West and 16th Street West is a frequent trouble spot. Residents can tell when crews arrive. They hear the manhole covers being removed.
These issues not only extend on 1 Avenue and Third and um in the front part of Point Pleasant, but it extends all the way down to Curry Memorial Park. Public works even video the lines to find the cause. I'm sure you have a
report on that. Our roads tell the same story. On 1 Avenue West, the same failing patch has been repaired over and over. The road was freshly paved just a few years ago, but shortly afterward it was torn up again for water and sewer work. Dips,
cracks, and recurring repairs are constant. If we can't maintain what we have now, how can we handle significantly higher buildings? The strain will only grow and so will taxpayer costs. more density and
taller buildings um require deliveries, services, and um population and residential neighborhood. T5 allows for commercial use that does not comply with a residential neighborhood. Um
I'm sorry. Can you get get me out of this? I need the other one. Okay, >> there's one down below. >> There you go. >> Trucks are already challenged with maneuvering our residential roads which
aren't made for this kind of traffic. Uh this is an autoturn report done by a professional traffic engineer. This autoturn analysis consisted of 19 turns leading to or existing um the point or exiting the Point Pleasant area. The
results, a WB62 semitr would not be able to make any of the analyzed turns with the possible exception of the northbound lane left turn from 15th Street West onto 4th Avenue West. SemiTrucks struggle with maneuvering our
residential roadways. These roads were not designed for this type of constant traffic. Other residential areas like River Oaks parking lot is used by these semis so they can just get their deliveries done.
This happens frequently. That's how they get down 16th to make deliveries to the shores. Not only moving around this residential neighborhood is an issue, but when parked on the side of the street, it can be challenging for the residents.
While we appreciate the grounds maintenance that Westminster does for all of its property, lawnmowers traveling on the roadways constantly are not only noisy to the residents, but they also they are also dangerous and a safety concern. Even smaller trucks have
difficulty making turns, especially when residential vehicles are parked on the side of the street. We can only park on one side of the street because our roads are built for residential traffic. This concludes the videos but not me. The T40 and T4R zoning in the formbbased
code was not a mistake as has been suggested. This was very deliberate and um was done when the formbbased code was approved in 2011.
Um and in fact they won an award the consultants for this formbbased code in 2012. They won the won the dry hus award for the formbbased codes. Point Pleasant was designated T40 and T4R
for a reason and a purpose. I'm not hearing a lot about the historic neighborhood of the residential homes and the welcome neighborhoods. The Point Pleasant Neighborhood Conservation District PPNC is described in the form base code. I quote the following from
the code. Neighborhood conservation districts provide a means to protect character defining streetscapes in older areas threatened by new development or government policies that undermine rather than encouraged neighborhood preservation.
The pressures of new development as well as flood regulations have created a recent pattern of growth that is inconsistent with the character of the neighborhood. While Westminster has purch purchased property abuing these designated properties, building tall
buildings in these areas does not support this section of the formbbased code. In Westminster's latest development agreement, a section was added under eight amendments. Amendments to this development agreement or conceptual site plan, including
modifications to incorporate additional adjoining lands that may be acquired by the land over land owner shall not be required to be processed as an amendment to the comprehensive plan. These are PPNCD lots. That is not what the intention of those
lots was. Let's work together for a solution that protects residents, respects the historic character of Point Pleasant, and ensures infrastructure is ready before we grow. Please vote no to these ordinances. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Laura Hillier. >> Okay. Um Mark then Barbara Barlo is next. My name is Mark Rhyrs. I'm at uh 39076th Avenue West in Bradenton. Um I'm joining
the the handwriting hall of shame that my uh colleague Brian uh started a few minutes uh hours ago. Uh so I apologize about that and thank you so much for the work you're you're doing uh today to consider these uh issues. Uh so I'm here uh in my capacity as one of the team members at Westminster. I've been with
the organization for 5 years and uh I'm here to support the proposed ordinances. Uh, in my role as a uh what we call a director of philanthropy, um, I represent, uh, the work of our charitable foundation. And I think that's very important because you've heard a lot of good words from our
residents and as well as some of my colleagues about the work that we're doing. And it is all about mission. It really is all about mission. And that's one of the reasons I came uh to Westminster um because it's more than words for a lot of our residents. Many of the ones that you saw here today um
haven't just used their words to communicate their investment in the community, not only in Westminster and the community at large, but they've also put their money behind it, their philanthropic dollars. Um some of them, of course, through ongoing giving to support our community as well as the residents in it and some other creative
projects, but also through their estates. That's a significant investment of their whole capacity as a person and their values being spoken out to the community. And so that's one of the privileges that I have is to see that firsthand and to help them in that journey and to see their um interests
and their philanthropic um values represented very well in the community. Some of that is to support themselves. Like I mentioned, our benevolence program support them their financial security uh for our residents, which is a really really creative and important aspect of senior advocacy in my view. Uh
that's what Westminster is doing. It's a creative way of uh being a solution to aging in America today. And that's one of the reasons why I took the job in the very first place is to see those solutions for advocacy come come to fruition. Um and there's other creative
things as well. Um some of our residents, just as an aside, there's um our wonderful scholarship program. So, just over the past two calendar years, $150,000 um of our residents uh donated money um
to support our team members in their education journeys. That's not only benefiting them and the work that they do, growing their skill sets, and benefiting the residents, they're also going out there in the workforce after they've worked with us. And I have on good authority there's even a one of our um members of our police force here that
once upon a time had his educational journey helped by our residents in the past. and they can tell you all about that and they're very proud of him. So, I just wanted to tell a little bit about that and and tell you where I'm coming from in representing Westminster's story and I do hope you will consider uh the requests they're making here today.
>> Thank you, Barbara Barlo and then Gertude Clark and then Susan Miller Kelly. >> Mayor and council members, um uh again my name is Barbara Barlo. I live at 4440
Ironwood Circle in Bradenton. Um I've lived here for 22 years and I've worked at Westminster for 22 years and they've been amazing. Um I don't necessarily need to go over what I went over earlier and all the ways that we've given back, our residents have given back to the
community. But I do want to say that if God forbid something should happen where we would have to rebuild and the zoning was not passed, we would lose five stories of residents. And it's not just building, it's people. And so we would
really want you to consider that seriously. They would be displaced. They might move away. I don't know what would happen, but it would be heartbreaking. So, please consider that we're talking about not just infrastructure and and concrete building, but we're talking
about people that could be really affected if this ordinance if these both of these ordinances were not passed. Um, and that's all I have to say. Again, we're not here to infringe. We're here to enhance and our future plans are here
to help improve not only the lives for our residents, but also to enhance the city of Bradington. Thank you for all you do. >> Thank you, Gertude Clark. Then Susan Miller Kelly and James Park. >> My name is Gertude Clark and I have been
previously sworn in. Mr. Mayor and council members. I am a resident of Manatee County for over 18 years and a resident of Westminster Point
Pleasant for the last 8 and a half years. Previously, I had a home in Palmetto for 10 years. I find Point Pleasant to be a happy,
friendly place to live just like the city of Bradenton is. I think you would want to retain such a gem of a life plan community in your neighborhood. I would like to add one more thing. As a
volunteer of Manatee Memorial Hospital for many years, I heard it said more than once that Westminster's Health Center is the best place to send patients for recovery and physical
therapy after a procedure. and I wholeheartedly support the planned expansion of our campus. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Susan Miller Kelly and James Park.
>> Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor, Council, City Council members. My name is Susan Miller Kelly. I have been sworn in and I own property at 1600 1st Avenue West. I'm here to express my concern over ordinances 4036 and 4037. I do not
believe 12-story buildings should border single family homes in a historic and quaint neighborhood. Not to mention, there is the possibility of the property eventually being used for the per purpose of hotels. The current infrastructure is already in disrepair
along with a stressed sewage system as you have been shown. Allowing more population to this environment adds extra strain to an already delicate neighborhood. The streets are narrow and difficult for two cars to drive down as cars also park on the on the street. The
increased traffic will make traveling in this neighborhood more dangerous, especially with the buildings being closer to the curb. Furthermore, I do not understand why it is necessary to do the reszoning at this point when the infrastructure is not in place. Does it
not make sense to have the infrastructure in place with and then reszone? It will take a minimum of 3 years to relocate the lift station. In my in my opinion, this process seems to be putting the cart before the horse. This action will prolong the construction and the torn up atmosphere
which will remain in disarray for the home for the homeowners for however many years. Thank you for your consideration. >> Thank you, James Park. And then Brian Parks. Uh my name is James Park. Uh my wife and
I live at 117 North 18th Street West uh on Point Pleasant in Bradon. Uh, thank you mayor and city council for the opportunity to speak today in opposition to ordinances 4036 and 4037.
Our home was built in 1924 and is part of the Point Pleasant Historic District and is next to one of the 13 parcels of Westminster. My neighbors have homes that feature a variety of architectural styles including Victorian craftsman colonial
revival and Florida vernacular with the earliest built 1897. The zoning of the whole Point Pleasant Peninsula which includes Westminster and our historic neighborhood is a T40 and T4R providing zoning capability for a small area.
Currently, Westminster's property, which lines a large percentage of our neighborhood, neighborhood streets, has deep parking lots and open space, which provides proper transition with our historic neighborhood. There is a 12-story building already on Westminster's property, but with the
parking lot and landscaping, it does not harm the architectural character of the neighborhood. T5 zoning for Westminster would be incomp incompatible and harm the neighborhood in two ways. through setback and building height. T5 allows
zero front principal setback versus T40 which has a minimum of 4 feet. Even more important is the T5 allows a building height 12 stories which Westminster plans to build versus the current Westminster's T4 old zoning of 3.5 to
six stories. So now, not only is the buffer gone, but there is a high high-rise building at a sidewalk a few feet from the historic home. Westminster's application to the city for their tree for three request ordinances spells out clearly that their
goal is a property that comp that is a compatible with adjacent land own land owners and building height to mirror recently approved areas of the of the east. They explained their strategy in section A with their design standard
dated January 16th, 2024. Quote, "Design standards will be followed to maximize compatibility with adjacent land uses. Temporary building height incentives that were recently approved for those for areas to their east are also processed to be applied to this site."
unquote. Please do not approve today's ordinances 4036 and 37 which since they do not represent public interest and are not compatible with adjacent land use causing harm to neighborhood property owners in a historic district. If Westminster wants to renovate or
redevelop to modernize or to be FEMA compliant their facilities for their residences, please do so, but do not change their ordinances. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Brian Parks, and then Chris Wickberg.
>> Good afternoon, mayor and council members. Thank you again for the opportunity to speak with you this afternoon. I am Brian Parks. I'm the assistant executive director at Westminster Bradenton and I reside in Parish uh Florida. I've also been sworn in. I spoke this morning, I'll just
cover this briefly that I have uh taken on the role of the community liaison working with the residents from Point Pleasant Pleasant area to make sure that we are serving them well and working as good neighbors. And so I mentioned earlier this morning the ways we've done that. I've continued that even at our lunch break today to get to meet a
couple neighbors responding some of the concerns they mentioned and to determine ways that we can meet with them and uh continue to work with them um peacefully and as good neighbors. So we will continue that. To answer a question Tom had mentioned, we do welcome and people do this pretty regularly to walk through
uh to watch the sunset, to walk through along the water and jog through our uh community. So from a perspective of local residents getting to enjoy that, we do um support that as well. This May I'll be I was honored to celebrate my 30th year in senior living, not
for-profit, faith-based. Most of that was in Pennsylvania, but the last four with this organization. So, with my corporate team here, I don't know if I have another 30 years in me. We'll see. But my hope is to retire with Westminster, which upholds all of the things that matter most to me. Uh the
resident Tom did say, "What M Westminster does, we do well." And I'm very proud to be part of that, and I'm glad he got a chance to experience that. And that's what we want to do. We want to continue. We're investing right now millions of dollars into our current buildings and structure. some in
response to the hurricane, some in planning for better amenities. Um, but we do need, as our resident council president uh Kendall mentioned, we have to be here for the future. And so, if I'm going to retire in who knows whatever years, we need to be maintaining the expectations for future
seniors to come. And that's our desire to do this. And what we do, we will do well. The high quality of housing, services, and support. Um, as we mentioned, the important thing is to also make sure that we are ready for emergencies. And that's something that I'm proud to have worked well for these
four years with Joel Richmond and his group. They've been great to work with. He's come and help to educate our residents, work with us on our plan, uh, reviews our plan for each part of our community, um, two places, once a year, and they they and their team have been wonderful to work with. And so, we're
honored to do that. We are praying for no hurricanes this year, but we're going to be completely prepared for what doesn't happen. Thank you for your time. It's been a long day, but we appreciate and ask for your support today. >> Thank you, Chris Wickberg. And then Hank
Keith. >> Okay, Jim Pleski. >> Good afternoon. I spoke before. I'll be very brief. Um, I'm not a builder. Your >> name, please. >> Uh, Jim Pilaski. I'm not a builder. I'm not a developer. I'm an operator of
senior living. I think I'm very proud of the senior living that we operate here at Westminster. And I think our neighbors or our residents um appreciate that. I think in in some way many of our neighbors also appreciate that, particularly the ones that use our assisted living and our uh health
centers. I think uh Westminster's been here honoring its commitment to Bradenon for 70 years. It continues to want to do so. And um I'm just a person of common sense. I hear neighbors saying that they want infrastructure improved in the
streets. But why they want infrastructure improved in the streets, they don't want any improvements made above the ground if they have to look at it or tolerate it. I hear um people saying they can't live next to a 12-story building when they moved in next to an 11story building. I hear
people saying they want things um and they want people to be affected by their wants and desires when they are few and others are many. I thank the city of Bradon for being a great place to live. I'd like to thank the city of Bradon for
uh having um so many things to offer to so many people. Clearly, our residents love being here. We wish to stay here and I thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Sean Robinson. Okay. Thank you. All right. That's all the cards that I have. Is there anyone else before we
>> Yes, ma'am. Come forward. >> Did you you didn't speak yet in this meeting? You spoke before? >> Yes. >> Okay, that's fine. Come forward. >> State your name and city of residence. Yeah, it's Claire Ward, 1609 1st Avenue.
Um, I'm here to oppose both these ordinances. Um, I own a historical home right next to the car park that um, Westminster want to build on. Um, T5 zoning will allow Westminster to actually build a 12story building, not
nine, up to a meter away from my fence. And whilst the gentleman said, "Yes, but you moved into a building um at the back of us, I didn't I didn't sign up to uh someone building a 12-story building 1 meter away." That will actually cast the
whole house into darkness. The um the damage to the the building itself with the original doors and windows as I discussed earlier, but more importantly, you know, this is sandwiched in a residential area with Mary's on one side, a car park, and mine on the other.
Um, and if you allow this this building to be built or the zoning to be approved with the greatest respect, what happens if they change their mind and they want to resell it? Who they going to sell it to? And what's the impact on on this beautiful historic neighborhood? Um,
obviously I've gone into earlier points um on my presentation earlier, but yeah, there's just lots of questions. And I also I just want to say, you know, if we was in Charleston or St. Augustine, would they be having the same conversations about 12story buildings next to 125 year old houses? I don't know. And I just don't know why I'm
admit in shock why it's even been brought to the to the stage. So anyway, I'm opposed. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. All right, seeing no one else in the public hearing, we'll close the public hearing. Miss Singer, um the questions I probably have is there was
some accusations made and I'd like those to be addressed. I'm sure I saw you writing. So, are we breaking any rules or laws by what we're doing today? >> Okay. Um, uh, regarding the effective date, um, we do provide that for that in the ordinance, um, for the comprehensive
plan to say that it is becomes effective per state statute. So, if there's a 30-day 31-day waiting period for, uh, the text amendment, then it'll become effective after that text amendment becomes law. Um and there's also a
requirement that um the zoning is concurrent with the comp plan amendment as well. Um public notice. This was the ordinances were advertised uh according and noticed according to code and the development agreement is an exhibit to
the ordinance. So it wasn't advertised and noticed separately. It was part of the ordinance and it's being part of of what you're approving today. Um the requirement for a PDP when you meet certain environmental standards that falls under the land use regulations not
the formbbased code. This property is located in the formbbased code and it supersedes the land use regulations. There is something similar in the formbbased code which is called special district which is an alternate zoning district. you approved one for the car wash um as an example that doesn't have
a similar requirement that you're mandated to do a special district. Furthermore, when it talks about that, it talks about the review of the development has to go through the PDP process. This isn't the review of the development. You're applying a zoning standard. They haven't come in with
development yet to be approved. So, um and that'll go through the SIP process um when it does come through. Um there's one other issue with the legal descriptions. Um the formatting of the legal description, it it needs to be
tweaked a little bit. All of the um presentation in terms of the maps, uh the property IDs and the properties described within legal descriptions that were submitted are all correct and true. Um but there's something in the formatting and I don't know if the city
attorney wants to address that. Yeah, what they had submitted originally was um as far as the legal description was essentially the the short form um description that's on the property appraisers website. And so we went back to them and said, "Hey, we want the full
legal description for these properties." So they provided that today. Um they provided updated acreage. I think it was a 10 of an acre difference. Um, so if there is a motion to move forward,
um, I would ask that it include updating the ordinance ordinances and the development agreement to reflect the updated legal descriptions and the acreage that were discussed during the hearing. >> And Mr. Rudis, would you agree with Mrs.
Singer's um synopsis of all of the from start to finish that we are on strong legal ground as a our city attorney as well as a land use attorney. >> Yes. I'm I'm not aware of any authority or statute that says we can't adopt the
ordinance um contingent on the other ordinance being adopted. In fact, the statute specifically provides for you to do that on the zoning side. It doesn't specifically provide for it when you have two um comprehensive plan amendments. Um but it also doesn't
prohibit it, nor am I aware of any um case law or statute that provides for that, nor was any cited during the hearing. Um the development agreement statute that is that was referenced is a specific type of agreement. Um that is
not what we're doing as part of this. Um we are adopting what is essentially a mitigation agreement that is specifically provided for in the statute. Um we've included some a couple of development elements but it is not a
local development agreement under those statutory provisions. I don't remember and there was comments about Senate Bill 180. I don't think that's applicable here at all. Um, state agencies have not been shy about telling Mante County when
they thought their comprehensive plan amendments uh were um in violation of Senate Bill 180 and we did not have any comments like that from >> and this was sent to the state as well as all >> yes >> processed over. Miss Singer, do you have anything else before I move on?
>> I do not. >> Okay. I'd like Mr. Perry to address some of the infrastructure stuff with Jacobs and and that because and and I I'll say something first because it's been a staple in my administration about face
it and fix it and I we came up with face it and fix it many years ago to face 120 years of a city that has a lot of issues. I totally agree with you and I think we had a video of things that yes,
we'd have to face and fix and we're addressing those. We talk about this every day in the office. Uh Mr. Perry and I and Mr. Williams and our our public works staff. And some days we have uh cordial conversations, some days
we have very heated conversations about why is things taking so long and some of the things in this projects will actually help speed up some of those things in my opinion because we will not and and again the proof is in the
pudding when it comes down to it. We're we're talking about another neighborhood in Ward 4 that is continually saying, "Oh, we know what the city's done. We know what the city's done." But you don't know what my administration has done and what we've been doing and what we've promised. And I'm a person that
family has been here for seven generations. And I hope my family's here for another seven generations so I can prove everybody out there that's the naysayers, you know, you're wrong because we are doing things. And that's a promise that I will make you. And is
it as fast as I want? Absolutely not. And I think Mrs. Moore probably would agree with me a thousand% on that. But government works differently. But it's going to be done. And some of these projects that we going, this one policy included, will get these things done
quicker than later. And and also one of the things that to me on this project is we're going from a virtually a zerorucing property of around4 to $500,000 a year to upon completion $4
million plus dollars a year that will help some of those infrastructure processes. So it's not about looking at the small picture, it's about looking at the big picture. And it's a lot. It's been very cordial and and everyone in this room, I can um understand where
you're at from what you're doing and what's happening. But also, we've got to look at how our city is going to move forward and be a better collaborative city for 14.4 square miles. Mr. Perry,
>> thank you, Mayor. Um, mayor, I appreciate those comments and I think pretty much every counselor I've talked to agrees with uh, Miss Matias that that infrastructure before we grow. That's interesting to hear an
opponent say that. It really is. Um, what comes first? You know, the chicken or the egg. That's kind of what we're looking at. And I'd suggest the egg has to come first. And one of the reasons why is that these people that are going to invest $250 million in these projects
potentially. Um they really need to know what those infrastructure costs are, what their obligations are going to be both on-site and off-site. And I'm going to talk a little bit about that. But the reality is is that if they build these things and we don't have adequate fire
flow that go up the 12 stories or we don't have adequate um drinking water or we don't have adequate uh sewer systems and the like they don't get their certificate of occupancy. Um, the process is really going to include, as
Miss Singer pointed out, a pre-development plan, ultimately this refining of a of a master agreement, so to speak, and participation with that off-site infrastructure that's necessary. And I'm going to talk specifically about it. An SIP that has to go through engineering, a site
improvement plan, and that will specify exactly what type of piping, what type of transmission uh for the sewer system and and and the water, the potable water and the like. And then after that they get building permits, but they don't even get building permits to start
building to turn one piece of dirt until there's an approved SIP through our engineering. And and then ultimately after the building permit, they go through a construction period, whatever that might be, 15, 24 months, 18, and they when they're completed, they want
to make sure, hey city, you did what you said you were going to do. you got us the fire flow so that the fire marshall isn't going to say we can't sprinkle sufficiently to do fire protection. They can't risk that because they need to occupy the buildings immediately once it's completed or within a short period
of time. Um they can't risk not having utility connection so that they can do their taps and run what they've done on site into our collection and treatment system. It's just implausible to think that that any builder whether it's Vias
here that's doing the city center project or whether it's it's Westminster that would do that and but you have to understand again getting back to what comes first the chicken or the egg that the the development process itself is pretty complicated and what I mean by
that is that mayor's talked a little bit about it's busy upstairs and I'd submit to you that our team Mr. Williams, the mayor himself, many times city councilors, engineering is constantly on the phone with consulting engineers,
with uh with utility contractors, with other folks to say what's going to be required. So about a year and a half ago, we enlisted the assistance of Jacob's engineering. And again, we we we did a service area looking at the entirety of the downtown SE sector. And
really what's in the ground right now is older 8-in transmission pipes that bring the water supply, drinking water, and for high-rise buildings like the hotel across the street and and other other higher buildings, it brings what's called fire flow. and they have to have
enough volume to be able to include all the sprinkling system and enough pressure to run it high enough up into the building. And it's one of the most trickiest things that there is um to to to to determine from the engineering and
fire safety perspective. So we looked at that capacity. We did a capacity analysis. We've done two so far and we're on our third and we said what's in the ground and it's aged infrastructure that's 8 in. So, when you see those pipes breaking out down on 16th um
street or or 1 Avenue or the like, it's the same pipes basically. They're older 8 in pipes. Um the source system itself has similar issues and we have to go up to nominal upsizing. So, from an 8 in distribution pipe for water, you go to a
12 and though it only seems that it's it's 50% larger than the eight, it's six times more flow that goes in there. And guess what? The composition of it is PVC, highdensity PVC. That's a construction material that has about a
hundredyear life cycle. Whereas what was used in the past when it was initially installed was unknown and it's proven to be a fairly short life cycle of 30 40 50 years and hence we have the failures we have uh that contributes it to it. So when you look at the totality of what
we've done on the capacity analysis, we've done calculations contemplating the mixed use for this facility. How many additional, you know, fixtures are they going to have? How many stories are they going up? How much fire flow and CFM do we need as far as cubic feet per
minute to pump in there and things like that? We're going to ultimately get to those same calculations through the SIP process once we get some design work. and you say, "Well, do the infrastructure first." It's somewhat impractical to say to to do that because
what would happen is the city would have to basically redo the entirety and and we'd be doing it on the backs of our taxpayers, our rateayers, and the like. Here, we're doing infrastructure upgrades really at the cost of those people doing the development. And we're
participating, too. A much more equitable arrangement. We don't have somebody out in ward one on the west side where I live or ward four on the far east side where Miss Gonzalez Moore lives that are paying out of their rate to do that. And we estimate cost right
now to be about $16 million to do everything we need to do. And it's going to take a little bit of time. But when you think about the timing aspect of it, it's going to take these folks time too to do their planning, their phasing and ultimately and again at the end of the
day they want to make sure that the city's moving with you know post haste and puts the infrastructure in place. We have funding sources, we have design, we have uh procurement, we have permitting, we have construction management and that
we're we're moving in that direction. Right now what we're doing is when I said there we're in the third component is a PD a preliminary design and engineering report. We know what the capacity the piping size generally needs to be and to a certain extent we understand what the routing would be to
get the waste water to certain uh capable list stations and moving list station 8 and master list stations as well as the distribution system. We know what capacity we would need to redesign the downtown, but we don't know how exactly where those pipes go in the
street yet, the pitch of the pipes, other uh hydraulic issues when they make corners and and things like that that come into an engineering uh issue. And so after we do the PTE, which should take probably between 6 and 9 months, um is what we're expecting. Then at that
point, what we'll end up doing is we'll have a 30% design and we'll basically put it on the street for full construction drawings. And once you get the construction drawings, then you go out to the market and you say to a utility contractor, how much is it going to cost us to build this? And all during
that time, I'm going to be talking with Chris and and and and some of the folks, you know, from Westminster Development saying, "This is what we think is attributable to your particular project because we had to upsize piping and the like." And you heard Mr. Miss Petro talk
a little bit about concurrence. That's true, but think about concurrence. These these these projects that are current that are over there right now, they were built under old codes. They were built before the Clean Water Act in some cases. And so now, basically under the new codes, you're going to have to meet
basically new building codes, new environmental codes and standards, new FEMA codes, and probably other types of issues because when you change something, you don't get to build under the old code. That's what this whole thing is about in a certain way.
That being the case, um I think that that we're in a position where what comes first, the chicken or the egg. The infrastructure has to lead. And I agree with Donna and and and and Miss Matias has always I I just think everybody applauds her for being such a committed
citizen with her input. And sometimes it's somewhat, you know, not pleasantly critical, but but she's honest and she's passionate and she's respectful and and and I get that. And I think everybody in the room has been that today and I applaud that as well. But we have to
take the lead because the other option about just leave it the way it is and and and and and fix it. That's not a viable option. You know, it's breaking out there. You saw it. That video showed it better than anything. Thank you for sharing that with us. And and as it
shows us, another thing it shows us is the traffic patterns that are down there. You have commercial traffic. And I looked at those trucks and what they said. A couple of them were delivery trucks, probably servicing Westminster, but I saw a moving truck, a tractor trailer moving truck. I saw a U-Haul
truck that was a moving truck. I saw other trucks. And it shouldn't be that should be restricted commercial area down there because those turning radiuses. I'm not a traffic engineer, but I don't think you have to be, you know, to think of the 65 truck foot truck tractor trailer can make those corners and the like. So that's going to
be incumbent of course on on Westminster as well to work with us and on trying to make sure that we have a track a traffic management plan. It's in the development agreement now that's required um that that we will put something acceptable to and and and our traffic management team
over from public works when we have traffic engineers will check all the calculations the turning radius the the street specs um the curb the gutter everything in between and we look forward to building back a better point pleasant a better Westminster a better
Bradenton because it is old and it needs to be improved and and we ought to plan to do it and I hope that the neighborhood um if if nothing else has learned that Westminster seems to be a pretty good neighbor, you know, that that that the that the population there,
the management has been committed and and I would expect them to stay committed. I've had conversations with Chris, not not really often, probably every 6 months or so, and he's always been completely straight. We've always had great communications and we've tried to basically tell them that that we're
going to do what we can to to to to make the possibility of this moving forward step by step um uh viable, but Westminster is going to have to take it in accordance with the rules. They got to play by the rules and and some of
this stuff is exactly that. So I feel, you know, the comments that were made, they're absolutely legitimate concerns. But I think to say that um just leave it the way it is and uh and fix it, that's
not viable. The the way it gets fixed is by fixing it all. >> All right. And I just want to It is going to get hot in here. >> Yeah, it sure is. because um the temporary units that we have for our
chillers go off at a certain time and they're Did it get them on? >> Saving the taxpayers. >> Are you going to start fanning us? >> Oh, it's going to run continuous now. Thank goodness. >> All right. How did you slip in back there?
>> Didn't see you. >> Yes. >> Okay. Yes. The applicant have any further? >> I'll be very brief. Patricia Petra, for the record, I just want to clarify because there was just some public comment that was made. When I take 15.95*
15 dwelling units per acre, I get 239 units for the entire acreage. And so that's again why we're asking for this, so we can preserve the density that we have on site and get some density for the extra the acreage that has been
purchased. Um, Miss Singer uh dealt with the why can't we why didn't we do a PDP? We weren't allowed to do a PDP because we're in the formbbased code. Mr. Rutesil confirmed that the development agreement is a
creature of the statute which specifically requires it. Therefore, it's an exhibit to that text amendment ordinance. Um so we are trying to have a plan for the
future to take our nonconforming buildings and make them perfectly conforming with every code there is. That is the endgame. That is the what
we're trying to do with respect to timing and time frames from if this gets approved today goes up and we have a 31day wait period. Um if it's appealed then there's more wait
periods until the appeal is settled if there is one. And then we start design. And from the minute we hire the architects to do the design, it will take at least two, if not three years to
get through the entire process that your city manager explained to you. So this is a longterm project for the future of both Westminster's property and the city of Bradenton.
We respectfully request that you approve both the text amendment and the reason so we can start down that road. And unless uh Mr. Keith wants to make any closing comments, um I'm finished. So >> Okay. So
>> any questions for >> Please approve. >> No. All right. Thank you. >> All right. Chair will entertain a motion. >> Are we get a motion and then have discussion or >> Yeah, we can have discussion in the motion. So we're going to have we'll take them separately. So and and we'll
ask if if there is a motion to approve that we put in what Mr. Ruticell >> it would include the update to the uh legal descriptions and the acreage as well as authorizing the mayor to execute the development agreement.
>> All right. Do I hear a motion? >> I make a motion to adopt ordinance 4036 subject to verification of the legal description. And anything else? >> And authorizing the mayor to execute the settlement agreement. >> And authorizing the mayor to execute the
>> Sorry, the development agreement. >> The development agreement. >> I'll second. >> Second. All right. Discussion, Miss Moore. >> Um, yes, I uh that was well, let me just I'll just say my points. Um, I appreciate everything everyone has
said. I I completely acknowledge that Westminster is uh you know a community valued community partner. I have no complaints. I I think everything that they've said about treating their residents has been wonderful to hear. Um
I and that is why I'm just um Oh, and I commend the outreach. I commend the outreach to the immediate neighbors. Um and I also appreciate wanting to rebuild after storm damage. However, what I don't understand is why we're going down the resoning and the ma the map uh
adjustment when we have the option of having a special district because again to just be clear about what we're doing. Um these two ordinances do not guarantee anything. They it's a goal and right now we have community partners that are
willing to work with us and help us accomplish all the things that Mr. Perry just said. So why we wouldn't go down the path of the special district where the applicant could have confirmed developer rights and the neighbors could have confirmed uh what you know a plan a
design. I just don't understand why we would do this. Um you know imagine a scenario where the wonderful leadership that we've enjoyed to date is just no longer that's in the realm of possibility. And you know, like I mean, I hate to kind of, you know, consistently beat this drum, but
reszoning is action that is not applicant specific. And it it's once you do it, you can't take it back. It's done. We've given them those property rights. Um, I'll also just note um that I just want to make sure I don't I'm not
forgetting anything. Um, while we are working on the things, we're not there yet. So again, as far as timing goes, I just think that if we went down the special district path, we would be able to nail those things, you know, that partnership that you're speaking of in a little bit more detail.
Um, and and with some confidence. Um you uh the EDC representative earlier today spoke to our our uh very in-depth um economic revitalization consultant program that we're doing right now. Why we would
undertake to reszone almost 16 acres in the downtown area before we finish that project or at least get their input also again doesn't really make a lot of sense to me. Um, it seems to me if we were engaging in the special district process, that could be a layered conversation instead of us having to take action and then worry about it
later when we were working with those consultants. Um, six um the the conceptual plan is different than an actual site plan. Again, the special district process would get us
something that is just so much more um confirmed with uh with both parties, both both of them. They might not be happy, but at least they know what they were entitled to. And then finally, I'll just say that to me it's really notable that the planning commission, which I
don't feel like usually we get this kind of response, but um the planning commission voted yes for 4035 and no or you know failed for a tie for >> Well, it didn't fail. It was just two to two. >> It was two to two. But that's notable to
me. um that that is not usual that the planning commission has disagreement and I I it's super unfortunate that they lost quum because I would love to know a little bit more about what their thoughts were when they were deliberating it in their meetings. Um but for those reasons I would really strongly suggest that we just take a
breath and I I again it's this is not me saying that the work that Westminster is doing for their residents is not honorable. It is. I think it's wonderful. Um, but I think that there's a better process that would get us to the same place because I think that we
all are in agreement about what we need to have happen and I think that both the applicant and the people opposed to it um know what the concerns are and know what their desires as a developer and what the desires as the neighbor are. Um, so I think if we just took a step back and went through a more detailed
process at the end of the day, I I think that both parties would be more content and and be able to live with the outcome a little bit better. That is my thought and that would be my suggestion. >> Right. Thank you. Anyone else comments
before we coach? it. What I want to say doesn't really totally go in with what you were saying, but I just wanted to say again. Um much appreciation to all of you that took the time and I mean hung in there
for all day uh to give your input. Um change is very hard. I know. I I grew up in a historical ne well it became historical neighborhood and um some of the businesses that you know my
neighbors owned were torn down for the sake of you know progress. They had to widen the the street. So I saw all that history go away and then other structures too. They were just torn down. So, I I understand how you feel
with some of the historic homes. It really touched me when I heard about the Hoods uh dairy family's home cuz my father worked for Hood's Dairy. He was one of the last milkmen, you know, route salesman is that is more politically
correct. But, um this is this is definitely tough. I I have a question though to go through the special district process and I'm assuming that's what Voda was, right? Is that >> or that was an overlay special? I
>> think it might be overlay. I'm not positive that >> it wasn't. >> Vot was an economic overlay. >> Overlay. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Right. Anything else before we do the vote? >> Hearing none, we'll start the vote uh to approve 4036 with the
stipulations. Um, Ward one, >> yes. >> W two, >> yes. >> Ward three, >> yes. >> Ward four, >> no. >> Ward five, >> already got three. Yes. >> So, passes four to one with Mrs. Moore
voting no. All right. We have ordinance 4037. Chair will entertain a motion. And Mr. Mayor, this one would also be updated updated legal description and acreage. >> Okay. >> Figures. >> May I ask Mr. Question?
>> Sure. >> Is there anything because these two were so interrelated, is there anything that is notable like, you know, now that we passed one, is there anything that we need to know or anything procedurally for or effect? >> Well, I can't hear. >> Um, no. I I mean, this is the this is
the zoning ordinance portion. I mean you do have to the adoption or denial whichever of the zoning ordinance has to presume the approval of the comprehensive plan future land use map amendment both.
>> Miss Coker I thought you said something earlier. >> Oh no I just said I couldn't hear what she said. >> All right. So chair will entertain a motion. Uh, I motion to adopt ordinance 4037 subject to verification of the legal description. >> And does that anything else?
>> Anything else? >> Yeah. And the acreage. >> And the acreage. And anything about the mayor to adopt anything or not on this one. >> Just to make sure. >> Second. >> All right. Second. All right. Any further discussion?
Hearing none. We'll start the vote in ward two. >> Yes. >> Three. Yes. >> Four. >> No. >> Five. >> Yes. >> And one. >> Yes. >> Carries four to one with Mrs. Moore in
at the descent. All right. And again, I'm going to say thank you to everybody for the way that everyone was cordial. And you know, again, sometimes it's just one of those things that you keep moving forward and you have to get things. and
and you know we've all been on the the four to one and we've been the four and we've been the one but but I appreciate that part of it but thank you >> and Mr. Mary. >> No sir. Nothing further. >> We'll be adjourned. Thank you.