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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/25/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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26-0695 1 8/25 CC Meeting InstructionsAgreementInstructions on How to Watch and/or Participate in the Meeting   Not available Not available
26-0696 1 Sgt. Browning Swearing inRecognitionCeremonial Swearing in: Sergeant James Browning   Not available Not available
26-0697 1 Capt. Sauchinitz Swearing inRecognitionCeremonial Swearing in: Captain Mathew Sauchinitz   Not available Not available
26-0698 1 Deputy Chief White Swearing inRecognitionCeremonial Swearing in: Deputy Chief Louis White   Not available Not available
26-0699 1 7/8 & 7/14 Council MinutesMinutesMinutes of the July 8, 2026 Budget Wrap Up Workshop and July 14, 2026 Regular Meeting   Not available Not available
26-0700 1 Big Impact 100 Beach GalaAgreementApprove Big Impact 100 Beach Gala Special Event at South Brohard Beach on November 13, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0701 1 Advanced Air Mobility Task ForceAgreementApprove Memorandum of Understating (MOU) to Participate in the Advanced Air Mobility Task Force   Not available Not available
26-03AP 1 Appeal of Ajax's Site and Development Plan 25-40SPAppealConsider and Act on Appeal of Planning Commission's Approval of Site and Development Plan Amendment Petition 25-40SP to Amend the Existing Site Plan for Proposed Improvements to a Certain Portion of the Property at 500 and 504 Gene Green Road, owned by MAH Venice Investments, LLC, in Order to Accommodate Ajax's Need to Expand, Update, and/or Replace Buildings (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Not available
ORD. NO. 2026-22 1 26-22AM Certified Recovery ResidenceOrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City of Venice, Florida, Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 87, Land Development Code, by Amending Section 2.4.3. Residential Uses, Adding Section 6.11. Certified Recovery Residences, and Amending Section 9.1, Defined Terms, Pursuant to Text Amendment Petition 26-22AM, to Establish Procedures for the Review and Approval of Recovery Residences, and a Process for Requests for Reasonable Accommodations from Land Use Regulations; Providing for Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date   Not available Not available
ORD. NO. 2026-23 1 25-12AM LDR Text Amendment #6OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City of Venice, Florida, Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 87, Land Development Code, by Amending Section 1.9.3. Specific Application Requirements, Amending and Renumbering Section 1.10. Preliminary Plat (Quasi-Judicial Application), Amending Section 3.1.1. Building Height, Section 3.1.2. Block Configuration Requirements, Section 3.1.4. Building Placement Requirements, 3.1.9. Accessory Uses and Structures, Section 3.5.2. Exempt Signs, Section 3.6.1. Off-Street Parking, Tables 3.6.1. and 3.6.6. Parking Requirements by Use, Section 3.6.5. Design Standards, Section 3.8.1. Purpose and Applicability, Section 3.8.3. Fences and Walls Material and Design Standards, Section 3.8.4. Height of Fences and Walls, Section 7.8.1. Certificate of Architectural Compliance (CAC), Section 7.10.9. Fences and Walls, and Section 9.1., Defined Terms, Pursuant to Text Amendment Petition No. 25-12AM, to Resolve Issues Discovered Through the Implementation of the Land Development Code; Providing for Repeal of All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Providing for Severability; and Providi   Not available Not available
ORD. NO. 2026-24 1 Budget Amendment #5 for FY26OrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending City of Venice Ordinance No. 2025-32, as Previously Amended, Which Adopted the Official Budget of the City of Venice, Florida for the Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2025 and Ending September 30, 2026; by Increasing the Total Revenue by $6,476,400 and Total Expenditures by $6,476,400; and Providing an Effective Date   Not available Not available
RES. NO. 2026-15 1 VOTI Phase 2 Water & Sewer TurnoverResolutionA Resolution of the City of Venice, Florida, Accepting Utilities and Improvements Installed by Southwest Florida Retirement Center, Inc., and Accepting a One Year Developers Maintenance Bond and Bill of Sale, and Providing an Effective Date (Village on the Isle, Phase 2)   Not available Not available
26-0702 1 Quarterly Financial UpdatePresentationFinance Director Linda Senne: Quarterly Financial Update (10 min.)   Not available Not available
26-0703 1 CTO AppointmentAppointmentAppoint Member to the Citizens Tax Oversight Committee to Serve a Term from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2030   Not available Not available
26-0704 1 HAPB AppointmentsAppointmentAppoint Two Members to the Historic and Architectural Preservation Board to Serve a Term from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2029   Not available Not available
26-0705 1 Airport Workshop SchedulingAgreementAirport Workshop Scheduling   Not available Not available
26-0706 1 Status on Curry CreekAgreementRequest the Appropriate Charter Officer to Provide an Update to City Council Regarding Maintenance of the Curry Creek Section Flowing through Sawgrass, Status of Negotiations with the Sawgrass Community Association and Sarasota County, and Potential Maintenance Transfer of Deertown Gully (Mr. Smith and Mrs. Frank)   Not available Not available
26-0707 1 Status on Laurel Road Widening ProjectAgreementStatus of the Laurel Road Widening Project, Including Bidding and Revised Timeline (Mr. Smith)   Not available Not available
26-0708 1 Wellness Village ConceptAgreementLatest Information Regarding Developer's Approach to the City Concerning a Wellness Village Development on the Old Venice Hospital Site (Mr. Smith)   Not available Not available
26-0709 1 Data Center MoratoriumAgreementData Center Moratorium (Mayor Pachota)   Not available Not available
26-0710 1 FY27 Charter Officer CompensationAgreementFY27 Charter Officer Compensation   Not available Not available
26-0711 1 FY27 Budget ChangesPresentation with ActionFinance Director Linda Senne: Approve Changes to FY 2027 Budget Since Budget Workshop (10 min.)   Not available Not available