On the agenda: Venice City Council — Data Center (Aug 25)

City of Venice

401 West Venice Avenue
Venice, FL 34285
www.venicegov.com

Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

9:00 AM

Council Chambers

*There is an Executive Session at Noon*
26-0695

Instructions on How to Watch and/or Participate in the Meeting

Attachments:

Meeting Instructions

CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I. RECOGNITION
26-0696

Ceremonial Swearing in: Sergeant James Browning

26-0697

Ceremonial Swearing in: Captain Mathew Sauchinitz

26-0698

Ceremonial Swearing in: Deputy Chief Louis White

II. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION will be limited to one hour.
Excluding Public Hearings (Five Minutes Each Speaker for City Residents, City Property
Owners, and Owners of Businesses within the City Limits and Two Minutes for all Other
Speakers unless Other Time Limits are Established).

III. CONSENT SECTION:
All matters listed under the Consent Section are considered to be routine and will be
enacted by one motion unless an item is removed by a council member. There will be no
separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by a council member, the
item(s) will be considered and voted upon at the end of the Consent Section.

A. CITY CLERK
26-0699

Minutes of the July 8, 2026 Budget Wrap Up Workshop and July 14, 2026
Regular Meeting

Attachments:

Budget Wrap Up Workshop Minutes 07.08.26
Regular Meeting Minutes 07.14.26

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B. CITY MANAGER
26-0700

Approve Big Impact 100 Beach Gala Special Event at South Brohard
Beach on November 13, 2026

Attachments:

Memorandum and Event Information

26-0701

Approve Memorandum of Understating (MOU) to Participate in the
Advanced Air Mobility Task Force

Attachments:

Staff Memorandum and MOU

Airport

IV. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Appeal Hearing Continued from the May 12, 2026
Council Meeting
26-03AP

City of Venice

Consider 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)

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Attachments:

Meeting Agenda

August 25, 2026

Ajax Site Improvements - Applicant's Presentation
Affected Party Status Request and Memo - 700 Gene Green LLC
Updated Development Order
Appeal Application
Development Order
Staff Report 25-40SP
Staff Presentation 25-40SP
Applicant - Application
Applicant - Narrative
Applicant - Site and Development Plan
Applicant - Landscape Plan
Applicant - Color Renderings
Applicant - Building 1 Elevations
Applicant - Building 2 Elevations
Applicant - Building 3 Elevations
Applicant - Buildings 4 and 5 Elevations
Applicant - Alternative Parking Plan
Applicant - Compatibility Analysis
Applicant - Decision Criteria
Applicant - Survey - 0365001030
Applicant - Survey - 0365001050
Planning Commission Minutes 3.3.26
Witness List for the Applicant
Jim Collins Resume
N. Woody Email Re Communication with McLeods
J. Boone Emails to D. Parks
Site Plan Sheet
Aerials
Development Order 25-61DA
Development Order 25-40SP
Speaker Cards 05.12.26
Applicant Document

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B. ORDINANCES – FINAL READING
ORD. NO.
2026-22

An 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

Attachments:

Ordinance
Business Impact Estimate
Transmittal Memo 26-22AM
Staff Memo 26-22AM
Application
SB 954
Strikethrough Underline Version CC
Clean Version CC
Strikethrough Underline Version - PC
Clean Version - PC
Planning Commission Minutes 6/2/26

ORD. NO.
2026-23

City of Venice

An 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 Providing
an Effective Date

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Attachments:

Meeting Agenda

August 25, 2026

Updated Ordinance
Ordinance
Business Impact Estimate
Transmittal Memo 25-12AM
Application
Narrative
Comprehensive Plan Consistency Report
Section 1 - Strikethrough Underline
Section 1 - Clean
Section 3 - Strikethrough Underline
Section 3 - Clean
Section 7 - Strikethrough Underline
Section 7 - Clean
Section 9 - Strikethrough Underline
Section 9 - Clean
Planning Commission Minutes 6/16/26

VI. NEW BUSINESS

A. ORDINANCES
ORD. NO.
2026-24

An 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

Attachments:

Ordinance
Memorandum
Business Impact Estimate

B. RESOLUTIONS
RES. NO.
2026-15

A 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)

Attachments:

Resolution
Certification
FDEP Clearance
DOH Clearance
Record Drawings

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C. PRESENTATION
26-0702

Finance Director Linda Senne: Quarterly Financial Update (10 min.)

Attachments:

Quarterly Financial Management Report Memo

D. COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION
26-0703

Appoint Member to the Citizens Tax Oversight Committee to Serve a Term
from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2030

Attachments:

Memorandum
Application

26-0704

Appoint Two Members to the Historic and Architectural Preservation Board
to Serve a Term from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2029

Attachments:

Memorandum
Applications

26-0705

Airport Workshop Scheduling

Attachments:

Memorandum

26-0706

Request 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)

Attachments:

Agenda Item Request - Mr. Smith
Agenda Item Request - Mrs. Frank
Sawgrass Legal Opinion Letter 5.12.26
City Attorney Response Letter 8.10.26

26-0707

Status of the Laurel Road Widening Project, Including Bidding and Revised
Timeline (Mr. Smith)

Attachments:

Agenda Item Request

26-0708

Latest Information Regarding Developer's Approach to the City
Concerning a Wellness Village Development on the Old Venice Hospital
Site (Mr. Smith)

Attachments:

Agenda Item Request

26-0709

Data Center Moratorium (Mayor Pachota)

Attachments:

Agenda Item Request

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Meeting Agenda

26-0710

FY27 Charter Officer Compensation

Attachments:

Memorandum

August 25, 2026

FPHRA FY26 Charter Officer Pay
IIMC 2026 Salary Survey

E. PRESENTATION WITH ACTION
26-0711

Finance Director Linda Senne: Approve Changes to FY 2027 Budget
Since Budget Workshop (10 min.)

Attachments:

Memo - Changes from June Budget Workshop - FY27

VII. CHARTER OFFICER REPORTS

City Attorney
City Clerk
City Manager
VIII. COUNCIL REPORTS

Council Member Engelke
Council Member Weed
Council Member Howard
Council Member Smith
Council Member Frank
Vice Mayor Boldt
Mayor Pachota
IX. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Five Minutes Each Speaker for City Residents, City Property Owners, and Owners of
Businesses within the City Limits and Two Minutes for all Other Speakers unless Other
Time Limits are Established.

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X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will not go beyond 5:00 p.m. unless City Council grants an extension.

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NOTE: No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of this meeting.
Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters
noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and
evidence at this meeting upon which any appeal is based.

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