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September 9, 2020

‘Cool’ Labor Day

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With a high temperature of 88 degrees on Anna Maria Island on Labor Day, the ‘cool’ weather signaled the beginning of the traditional end of summer.

Seymour’s group selected for City Pier grill and bait shop Brian Seymour hopes to open the City Pier grill and bait shop before Thanksgiving. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The group consisting of Brian Seymour, Vic Mattay and Nick Graham is the city commission’s top choice to operate the City Pier grill and bait shop. During Friday’s emergency meeting, the commission favored the proposal Seymour presented over the proposal Mike Coleman presented on behalf of FP Growth Partners LLC. Mayor Dan Murphy is now authorized to negotiate a five-year lease with Seymour for the group’s operation of a grill and bait shop in the smaller of the two city-owned buildings at the T-end of the new City Pier. The initial five-year lease will provide Seymour’s group with an option for one five-year renewal. Murphy hopes to present a negotiated

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lease for final commission approval on Thursday, Sept. 24. If lease terms cannot be reached with Seymour’s group, Murphy will seek commission authorization to negotiate a lease agreement with FP Growth Partners. Commissioners Carol Carter, Jon Crane, Joe Muscatello and Mark Short each said this was a difficult choice to make. “I think both parties, both proposals were outstanding. We couldn’t go wrong, and it was a very hard decision,” Short said.

TWO FINALISTS NAMED

Friday’s meeting was preceded by an emergency meeting on Tuesday that resulted in the commission unanimously naming Seymour’s group and FP Growth Partners as its top two choices. This eliminated from further consideration the proposals submitted by Harry’s Continental Kitchens and the father-daughter tandem team of Sherman and Sarah Baldwin. Harry’s Continental Kitchens proposed paying $1,500 per month in base rent or a

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Brian Seymour, Nick Graham and Vic Mattay were pleased by the commission’s decision. percentage-based rent to be negotiated. The Baldwins proposed $2,000 per month in base rent, plus up to 10% of gross revenues. The mayor and commission expressed concerns about the risks associated with percentage-based rents and the four bidders did not address the commission on Tuesday. Carter expressed concerns about Cole-

man’s public criticism of the city commission in a recent letter to the editor that ran in a local newspaper. The letter referred to an amended alcoholic beverages ordinance the mayor later vetoed. Carter said it’s important for the city to have a good working relationship with its pier partner. Seymour’s group proposed paying $6,000 per month/$72,000 per year in base rent, with an annual 2.5% increase. Seymour’s group anticipates spending an additional $41,350 to complete its share of the interior buildout for the bait shop building. Seymour is the owner-operator of the Anna Maria General Store & Deli on Pine Avenue. Mattay owns Dips Ice Cream, which shares space inside the general store. Graham manages Dips and he and his brother, Aaron, own and operate Graham Slam fishing charters in Cortez. Seymour, Mattay and Graham are equal one-third partners in the Pine Avenue Bait & Tackle store that opened next to the genSEE PIER, PAGE 6

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Bradenton Beach parking tram program starting soon Ridership and route use data will be used to evaluate the success of the pilot program. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPODNENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The parking tram pilot program in Bradenton Beach is expected to begin service on Sunday, Nov. 1. The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) members unanimously approved a oneyear contract on Wednesday, Sept. 2 with Easy Parking Group owner Joshua LaRose, who in June was selected as the CRA’s top choice over two other bidders. Easy Parking Group already provides daily tram service for the Daiquiri Deck and the Bridge Street Bazaar businesses that operate in the building owned by CRA member and City Commissioner Jake Spooner.

Utilizing two electric, golf-cart-like trams, the pilot program will be funded by the CRA. The trams will be owned, operated, maintained and insured by the Easy Parking Group and one of the trams will be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The rides will be free for passengers, but tram drivers will gladly accept tips. The one-year contract provides LaRose with exclusive rights for five one-year renewals. When service begins, the trams will provide park-andride shuttle services in and around the CRA district that extends from the Cortez Bridge to Fifth Street South. The county-owned parking spaces at Cortez Beach – along Gulf Drive and south of Bridge Street – will be among the locations where motorists can park for free and catch a free ride to various destinations in and around the CRA district. The county-owned parking spaces further south at Co-

The trams will also provide park-and-ride service to employees who work in and around the CRA district. “It will move them to the Coquina and Cortez beach areas if the owners of the establishments tell their people they need to park elsewhere and open up more spaces closer to the businesses we have in the Bridge Street/CRA area,” CRA member and Mayor John Chappie said .

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The CRA parking trams will be similar to the parking trams currently used by the Daiquiri Deck and the Bridge Street Bazaar. quina Beach may also be used. City Attorney Ricinda Perry said there’s “absolutely no need to go to the county” regarding the use of the county-owned beach parking spaces currently used by Island residents, county residents, non-residents, the Monkey Bus and others. Perry said there’s nothing that prohibits or prevents

the CRA from running trams to those public parking areas. The city-owned parking lot behind the BridgeWalk resort and the city lot next to the public works department building may also serve as park-and-ride destinations, as could the after-hours parking spaces at city hall.

The initial tram plans envisioned trams running back and forth between Cortez Beach and the public works parking lot, using Fifth Street South, Bay Drive South, Church Street North, First Street North and Bridge Street as the proposed travel routes. This led to some public resistance from residents who live along Fifth Street South and Bay Drive South, which led to SEE TRAM, PAGE 19

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Palma Sola boat ramp open Following a few weeks of work and several months of closure, the Palma Sola boat ramp on the southwest side of the Palma Sola Causeway has reopened. The ramp, used by boaters to launch small watercraft from the causeway, was closed for months due to updates needed for the docks and dredging to clear the launch area. Now the ramp has newly rebuilt docks on either side of the single launch ramp and the area around the ramp has been dredged to allow small watercraft access to the bay. The next Manatee County boat ramp to see improvements will be the Kingfish boat ramp in Holmes Beach. Improvements are in the design phase for that boat ramp and are expected to begin in about three months.

Boat ramp dredging project ending soon The dredging at the 63rd Street boat ramp in Holmes Beach is scheduled to come to an end on Sept. 14. Until then, the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot remain closed. The hydraulic dredging is taking place at the boat ramp, adjacent basin and the 64th Street entrance channel to help clear shoaling impeding navigation. For more information on the project, contact Holmes Beach Director of Developmental Services Eran Wasserman at 941-779-3332.

Holmes Beach hosts first budget hearing Holmes Beach residents will have an opportunity to have their voices heard when the city hosts two budget hearings. The first hearing will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. with the second and final hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. Mayor Judy Titsworth has said that due to the city’s recent Bert Harris case wins, the millage rate isn’t expected to increase for the coming 2020-21 fiscal year, however, a newly updated budget is anticipated to be presented to commissioners for initial approval during the Sept. 10 hearing. For information on how to join the meetings virtually, visit www.holmesbeachfl.org.

Mandatory masks on Holmes Beach agenda When Holmes Beach city commissioners meet Sept. 10, one of the items on the agenda is an ordinance extending the city’s mandatory mask requirement for an additional 91 days. Currently, the city’s mask ordinance requires everyone, unless exempted by age or a health condition, to wear a mask when indoors at local businesses and public buildings, or when unable to maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from others. After the original June 25 mask ordinance expired on Aug. 25, Mayor Judy Titsworth extended the ordinance for two seven-day periods expiring on Sept. 8. Holmes Beach’s mask ordinance supersedes the Manatee County ordinance within the Island city’s limits.

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Police boat lift project may lose funding

The Community Redevelopment Agency is running out of time to use a previously approved $50,000 grant. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) finds itself in a race against time to complete the long-desired installation of a police department boat lift next to the Bridge Street Pier. The boat lift project must be completed by Sept. 30 in order to take advantage of a $50,000 West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) grant approved by Manatee County commissioners in May 2017. The police boat currently sits on a trailer parked near the police station and must be trailered to a boat ramp to be placed in the water. Complicating matters is the necessity for the boat lift to be connected to the floating dock that must first be repositioned to the east by approximately 8 feet by Hecker Construction Company, which installed the pre-manufactured dock in mid-2019 for $11,600. Further complicating the boat lift installation timetable is the need for contract engineer Joe Foster to separately engineer the dock repositioning and the boat lift installation. During the Wednesday, Sept. 2 CRA meeting, City Attorney Ricinda Perry said Mayor John Chappie had sought an extension for the WCIND grant in vain. “Moments ago, I received the information that we do not get an extension, so it must be completed by the end of the month,” Perry said. Lt. John Cosby, of the Bradenton Beach Police Department, also addressed the growing sense of urgency. “This WCIND money for this boat lift has to be expended by Sept. 30th, which means we have to approve this vendor and they have to get this boat lift installed.

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The proposed boat lift would be located at the west end of the floating dock.

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Before the boat lift can be installed, the floating dock must be repositioned approximately 8 feet to the east, toward the far end of the pier. It has to be invoiced, it has to be paid and I need a canceled check by Sept. 30th in order for us to receive this money,” Cosby said. If installed as planned, the boat lift will be placed perpendicular to the pier and floating dock in the open space between the west end of the dock and the corner of the pier walkway near the Anna Maria Oyster Bar’s outdoor seating area. Police Chief Sam Speciale and the CRA members originally envisioned installing the boat lift on the north side of the pier. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection would not approve that location because it would infringe on the riparian rights of the neighboring Pines Trailer Park.

On Aug. 27, Duncan Seawall, Dock & Boat Lift General Manager Steve Porter submitted the only response to the city’s request for proposals to install the boat lift. Duncan’s bid response proposed a $41,279 cost to install a 16,000-pound-capacity aluminum and stainless steel boat lift manufactured by Golden Boat Lifts and supported by four pressure-treated, marine-grade pilings driven into the bay bottom. Before Wednesday’s CRA meeting began, Porter emailed Perry an additional quote for a 10,000-pound-capacity lift that would cost $37,813. SEE BOAT LIFT, PAGE 5

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During the meeting, Porter said the cost estimates include the water and electrical lines and connections, the remote control, the security lighting and a walk-up catwalk. Porter said the lift, as currently designed, must be located at the west end of the floating dock. Porter said the police boat weighs 3,000 pounds and he recommended a 10,000-poundcapacity lift. “Give us two weeks after approval and it’s installed in a week,” he said. CRA Chairman Ralph Cole said Hecker Construction needs a barge to reposition the floating dock and he did not know how much advance planning that would require. He said he would do his best to get that work done as soon as possible.

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Perry said she would help coordinate the efforts to get all the needed work done in the remaining timeframe. “If I cannot get this engineering done and I cannot get the dock moved in time, we’re probably not able to move forward and I don’t want to bind the city to expend $50,000 at this time. Truth be told, we don’t have it in our budget to do that,” Perry said of the boat lift project’s current reliance

on WCIND funds. The CRA members were divided on the need for Foster to engineer the boat lift installation but given the time constraints, they approved doing so. The CRA members approved the installation of a 10,000-pound-capacity boat lift, contingent on the WCIND funds being available, and Porter said he understood the CRA’s position and time constraints regarding the grant money.

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MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas is ready to hear the Bert Harris Act cases against the city of Holmes Beach. During an Aug. 31 hearing held via Zoom, Nicholas gave attorney Keith Miller until Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. to provide completed and verified responses in six pending Bert Harris cases to the city’s attorney. The responses to discovery questions have been pending in five cases since January and in one case since April. Speaking on behalf of the city, attorney Randy Mora said that a stream of discovery materials had come in from the plaintiffs minutes before the Aug. 31 hearing, but it was too late at that point to determine if the materials were complete or verify the answers provided. Miller said that discov-

ery in one of the cases had not yet been provided. “We’ve got to get this moving,” Nicholas said, encouraging both attorneys to work to propel the cases forward as quickly as possible. All six of the cases involve occupancy issues. The city of Holmes Beach has an occupancy limit of two people per bedroom or six people total, whichever is greater, for short-term vacation rental units. In each of the six cases before Nicholas, the plaintiffs are protesting the occupancy limit, arguing that they have a right to have more people in their rental units. There are currently three Bert Harris cases against the city on appeal with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Including the six cases Nicholas ruled on, there are 13 Bert Harris cases currently pending against the city in Manatee County Circuit Court.

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eral store earlier this year and the trio plans to form a similar partnership for their City Pier business operations. FP Growth Partners proposed paying $5,500 per month/$66,000 per year in initial base rent or 6% of gross revenues, whichever was higher. FP Growth Partners offered to take the bait shop building as is and complete the interior buildout at no additional expense to the city. Murphy said that could save the city $50,000 to $75,000 in upfront costs. FP Growth Partners operates multiple Poppo’s Taquerias, including the Pine Avenue location. In the mid-2000s, Coleman and restaurateur/businessman Ed Chiles completed the Pine Avenue Restoration (PAR) project along Pine Avenue that continues to provide retail, office and vacation rental/ residential space.

COLEMAN PRESENTATION

On Friday, Coleman and Seymour were each given 10 minutes to explain and elaborate on the written proposals the commissioners reviewed prior to Tuesday’s meeting. Going first, Coleman touted the success of the PAR project and Poppo’s Taquerias. “If you want to find out what somebody’s going to do, take a look at what they’ve done already,” he said. Coleman said his sons Casey and Patrick and Patrick’s wife, Rowen, founded Poppo’s. “They own 60%. I own 10%,” he said. Coleman estimated the pier grill and bait shop could gross up to $1.5 million per year and 6% of that would equate to $90,000 in rent for the city. “The promise is $5,500. The opportunity is 6% of $1.2 to $1.5 million. As the business does better, the city does better,” he said. Coleman reiterated the group’s willingness to take the bait shop as is and spare the city those buildout costs. FP Growth Partners’ proposed menu included $3-5 breakfast sandwiches, $4-9 fresh ground beef burgers, $5-8 fried clam bellies, $8-12 wild-caught fish sandwiches, hand-cut fries fried in duck fat, seasonal soups, soft drinks with no high fructose corn syrup, $4-6 draft and local craft beers and $6 sangria. Coleman said the menu items remained open to discussion, but his group would not compromise on Poppo’s quality standards and use of fresh ingredients. Coleman also said FP Growth Partners spent the past 18 months testing an appbased delivery system and automated ordering kiosks. “If you’re fishing halfway down the pier, we’ll bring the food to you. If you’re coming on your boat, place an order on your app,” Coleman said. His group’s proposed bait shop offer-

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Seymour’s group hopes to have the grill and bait shop open before Thanksgiving. ings included live shrimp, frozen shrimp, frozen squid and possibly fresh fiddler crabs and pinfish. Coleman addressed Carter’s previous concerns about his relationship with the city. He noted he previously paid for a half-page ad in which he praised the city’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I don’t want my kids’ opportunity to be canceled because someone took a personal objection to something I said,” Coleman said. He also noted his group’s willingness to also lease the larger pier building originally intended for use as a full-service restaurant. Muscatello asked Coleman what he had in mind for the larger building. “Our personal vision for that is more of a historic reminder of who we are. I think you could have a great, low-impact retail operation over there that’s both educational and profitable,” Coleman said. FP Growth Partners proposed operating the grill and bait shop from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Murphy asked Coleman who would serve as the group’s main point of contact. “I handle site selection, lease negotiation, financials, all that kind of stuff,” Coleman said. He said once that initial process was complete, his office manager would be the main point of contact.

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Seymour said his group plans to use approximately 36 square feet of the larger pier building for a portable refrigerator and a portable freezer. He said those two appliances would be on wheels and could be easily relocated if the larger building is leased to another tenant. “We can do this because within a block of the pier we have our three brick and mortar businesses. And I have a massive

walk-in cooler there already. We’re not going to run out of product,” Seymour said. He also noted much of the grill prep work could be done ahead of time at the general store. Seymour said his group is also interested in the larger pier building that could possibly provide additional indoor seating, but that was not the primary focus of the city’s request for proposals for a grill and bait shop. Regarding his group’s proposed menu, Seymour said, “We have added items that are pier-friendly, keeping in mind that we are not a full-service restaurant – nor do we want to compete in the future with a potential full-service restaurant right next door.” The proposed menu includes a $4 breakfast sandwich, a $7 American breakfast, a $5 yogurt, granola, fresh fruit parfait, a $7 City Pier Burger, a $3 Pier Dog, an $8 Cuban sandwich, chicken wings, chicken tenders, clam strips, shrimp, a wedge salad and more. It also includes $2 domestic draft beers, $3 canned beers, $4-5 craft beers and $4-6 glasses of wine. The menu notes orders could be placed ahead of time by phone. Regarding the pier bait shop, Seymour said, “We’ll build our own live well. We’re going to stock tackle that we know is going to sell – hooks, line, leader.” Seymour said the bait offerings would include live shiners, shrimp and pinfish when available. The frozen bait offerings would include shrimp, squid, sardines and sand fleas. “All the things we currently have – and we have that shop a block away to support that bait shop on the pier,” he said. In response to questions from Muscatello, Seymour estimated $1.3 to $1.4 million in potential annual gross revenues, and said he planned live acoustic music from

5-8 p.m. and the installation of removable shade sails above the picnic tables and deck area behind the bait shop. In response to a question from Short, Seymour said he envisions the window facing the shore for ice cream service, the windows facing the Rod & Reel Pier for the snack shop and beer and wine service and the rear window for the bait and tackle sales taking place mostly outside using a handheld point of sale device. Carter asked Seymour about staffing. Seymour envisions three to five employees working at any given time and a total staff of 16-20 people, including some current employees who would like to work on the pier. Seymour said the grill and bait shop would be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in accordance with the commission’s previously expressed desires. Seymour said he would be the main contact, but Mattay and Graham would also be available. “We’re not and have never been absentee owners. Our vision for the City Pier is to once again become the number one tourist destination and local destination for Manatee County. We promise to be good stewards of the pier and we’ll work tirelessly with this city,” Seymour said. Short made the motion to select Seymour’s group. Crane said he was leaning toward Coleman’s group because of Poppo’s food quality and fresh ingredients, but he later supported Short’s motion. Sensing Carter’s support for Seymour’s group, Muscatello said, “To make it unanimous, I’ll say yes.” Carter then made the vote unanimous.

FINAL THOUGHTS

“We’re looking forward to partnering with the city and quickly getting this pier back open seven days a week for locals and visitors alike,” Seymour said after the meeting ended. “My goal is to be open before Thanksgiving if everything goes smoothly,” he said later. “I’m excited to get this thing going,” Graham said. “All three of us are excited about the bid we have for that pier and we’re going to make it a great place for everybody to visit,” Mattay said. On Saturday, Coleman provided the following statement via text message: “We congratulate Brian and his team on their excellent presentation. While we sincerely believe we offered the best shortand long-term proposal for the city and its taxpayers, the commissioners, in their prerogative, selected Brian and his group, whom we respect and have supported for years. We wish them the best.”

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September 9 - September 22 The Island Branch Library is open at 40% capacity. Please wear a face mask/covering. Tingley Memorial Library is closed. The Holmes Beach Dog Park, skate park, basketball courts and tennis courts are open to the public. The Center of Anna Maria Island is open to the public with social distancing and face masks required. Local preserves are open to the public including Grassy Point Preserve, Perico Preserve, Neal Preserve and Robinson Preserve. Local beaches are open to the public.

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Sunshine lawsuit attorney fee ruling pending Manatee County Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas said he would issue his ruling after Friday, Aug. 28. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH â€“ The parties involved in a 2017 Sunshine Law court case are awaiting a ruling by Manatee County Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas on the attorney fees to be awarded to the city. Based on testimony and evidence presented during virtual hearings conducted on June 10 and Aug. 13, Nicholas will determine how much to award the city, and how those financial responsibilities might be shared by the six former city advisory board members named in the civil lawsuit the city filed in August 2017.

In July 2019, Nicholas ruled the six defendants violated the Florida Sunshine Law when they repeatedly discussed city business at their non-city-affiliated Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach (CNOBB) meetings in 2017. The defendants are former Planning and Zoning Board members Reed Mapes, John Metz, Patty Shay and Bill Vincent, and former Scenic WAVES Committee members Tjet Martin and Rose Vincent. On June 8, attorney Robert Watrous filed a memorandum on the reasonableness of attorney fees and costs on behalf of the city that listed $444,402 in attorney fees incurred through the conclusion of the 2019 trial. During the June 10 virtual hearing, further examination of the attorney and paralegal billing records resulted in the reasonable fees sought

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Judge Edward Nicholas will soon decide the amount of the attorney fees to be reimbursed to the city. being reduced to $332,969. During the June and August hearings, Shay and the Vincents argued their financial exposure should be limited to no more than $500 each because the three of them separately agreed to settle with the city shortly before the case went to trial.

The settlement offers they agreed to in late June 2019 also acknowledged errors were made regarding Sunshine Law compliance. The city commission rejected the settlement offers Shay and the Vincents agreed to because Mapes, Martin and Metz did not

agree to similar settlements. During the Aug. 13 hearing, Mapes said he was never offered the same settlement offer presented to Shay and the Vincents before the trial started. Mapes said he would have accepted that offer. Mapes also claimed he was never previously presented with any settlement offer â€“ a statement he clarified and corrected later in the hearing. Representing Metz, attorney Thomas Shults said he and his client never received a copy of the last settlement agreement presented to Shay and the Vincents. At the conclusion of the Aug. 13 hearing, Nicholas said he would issue his written ruling at some point after Friday, Aug. 28. As of Monday, Sept. 7, Nicholas had not issued his ruling.

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Anna Maria increases drainage and road funding Drainage and road improvements remain a city priority. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria is budgeting $1.28 million for drainage and stormwater improvements and $656,772 for road improvements during the 2020-21 fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. During the city commission’s Aug. 27 budget meeting, Murphy said the projected drainage and stormwater improvement expenditures represent a 130% increase over the $556,000 being spent during the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. “We’re going to do Pine Avenue, from North Shore to Willow. We’re going to do the portion in front of the pier which is a huge problem area. We’re going to do portions of Pine Avenue to North Bay. We’re going to do that section on Magnolia between Gulf Drive and North Shore that constantly floods,” Murphy told the commission. Murphy said there’s an area on Gladiolus Street that’s become a flooding hot spot and a problem area on Archer Way that both need to be addressed.

He said he’d like to start the next phase of drainage improvements by addressing the flooding hot spots that include the area near the Anna Maria City Pier, but he said the actual timing will depend on the engineering work, where the contractor deploys its equipment and which areas are approved for Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWIFTMUD) funding. “We’ll start with what’s approved by SWIFTMUD and we’ll work our way around,” Murphy said. “It’s critical that we get this plan done this year. We’re going to do our best to finish it.”

ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

According to Murphy, the $656,772 budgeted for street and road improvements in the coming fiscal year represents an 84% increase from the $356,000 budgeted in the current fiscal year. Murphy said the current fiscal year expenditures include the improvements being made on North Bay Boulevard from the humpback bridge to North Shore Drive. Looking ahead to the coming fiscal year, Murphy said Commissioner Mark Short suggested installing speed bumps along that main stretch of North Bay Boulevard. “That stretch is notorious for speeding,”

It’s critical that we get this plan done this year. We’re going to do our best to finish it.” Dan Murphy, Anna Maria Mayor Murphy said when expressing preliminary support for the suggestion. Murphy said speed bumps on North Shore Drive between Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard may also be considered. The paving plans for the coming fiscal year including all of North Shore Drive from North Bay Boulevard to Willow Avenue, he added. “That’s a lengthy stretch, but it’s in bad shape. It is a second thoroughfare for the city,” Murphy said. The 2020-21 paving plan also includes Poinsettia Road, Palmetto Avenue, Mangrove Avenue and Chilson Avenue.

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Murphy recommended budgeting $309,000 as a designated contingency fund that could be used in any manner needed

without the need for budget amendments. The contingency fund can be used to address unanticipated needs or to make needed purchases at temporarily discounted prices. Murphy said the contingency fund is not a “blank check” and contingency fund expenditures over $2,500 require city commission authorization. While maintaining the current 2.05 millage rate, the proposed 2020-21 fiscal year budget anticipates approximately $6.8 million in total projected revenues and approximately $6.5 million in total projected expenditures – not including the $309,000 contingency fund that may or may not be spent. The first of two budget adoption hearings will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10. The second and final budget hearing will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25.

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July 2020 tourist tax collections

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compared to July 2019

Anna Maria Bradenton Beach Holmes Beach Manatee County Total*

22% 1% 30% 16%

*(Anna Maria Island, Bradenton, Longboat Key, unincorporated Manatee County, Palmetto) Manatee County’s 5% resort tax, or tourist tax, is collected from owners of accommodations rented for six months or less who charge the tax to their renters, in most cases, tourists. About 50% of the tax proceeds are allocated to Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau tourism marketing efforts, with 20% allocated to beach renourishment. The tax also partially funds tourismrelated attractions such as the Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria piers. Amounts shown were collected in July and paid to the Manatee County Tax Collector’s Office in August. Manatee County totals include Anna Maria Island cities, Bradenton, the portion of Longboat Key within Manatee County, unincorporated Manatee County and Palmetto. To anonymously report a rental owner who may not be paying the tax, call 941-741-4809 or visit http://www. taxcollector.com/tdt-evader.cfm Source: Manatee County Tax Collector

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New residential development will soon be subjected to impact fees that total $1.88 per square foot of habitable space.

Impact fees program established The Anna Maria City Commission has adopted a new ordinance, 20-971, that establishes an impact fees program on new development and redevelopment that increases the habitable area of an existing structure. Beginning in late November, developers or property owners developing a new residential structure will pay a parks and recreation impact fee of $1.15 per square foot of habitable space. This fee will apply equally to residential structures newly developed or redeveloped for use as a family residence,

seasonal home or vacation rental. The impact fees will not be applied to existing residential structures unless the habitable space is being increased. New development of any kind, or any increase in any building size – including commercial development and redevelopment – shall be assessed a roads and mobility impact fee or 73 cents per square foot of habitable space. When applicable, the two impact fees combined total $1.88 per square foot of habitable space. The impact fees are to be paid when paying for a building permit.

Last week, the city of Bradenton Beach and the Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) approved on first reading two separate 2020-21 fiscal year budgets that will take effect Oct. 1. Both budgets maintain the same 2.3329 millage rate. When presenting the proposed city budget, Mayor John Chappie and City Treasurer Shayne Thompson proposed zeroing out the capital improvements project line item for the AMI Sun Trail that currently contains $156,000. Chappie said those existing funds were budgeted in the past to install sidewalks, bike paths

and landscaping along Avenue C, but those residents have clearly stated they do not want those enhancements in their neighborhood. Thompson said this budget adjustment will result in a projected overage of $156,616 for a city budget that now anticipates no additional drawing down of the city’s reserve fund. The proposed city budget projects approximately $8.4 million in 2020-21 fiscal year expenditures. The proposed CRA budget projects approximately $2.5 million in 2020-21 fiscal expenditures. The city and CRA budgets will be voted on in second and final readings on Thursday Sept. 10.

Amended alcoholic beverages ordinance adopted The city of Anna Maria’s amended alcoholic beverages ordinance is now in effect. Adopted on Aug. 27, Ordinance 20-872 no longer prohibits dispensing or selling alcohol within 2,500 feet of a church. The ordinance now requires the acquisition of a city-issued special use permit for businesses and other entities that wish to begin selling alcohol within the city limits. Entities

that legally sold or dispensed alcohol prior to the ordinance being amended are not required to obtain a special use permit. A previously-amended version of the ordinance was recently vetoed by Mayor Dan Murphy because it would have prevented males from exposing their breasts on the premises of any establishment in the city that served alcohol, including those located on the beach or the waterfront.

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Center reports year-end financials The Center of Anna Maria Island’s fiscal year came to a close July 31 with a negative net income but a positive cash flow. BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The Center of Anna Maria Island is two months into its new fiscal year and the financial results from the 2019-20 fiscal year have just been released. After weeks-long COVID-19 closures, The Center ended the year with a net income loss of $45,501, a loss of $46,263 over the previous year’s ending number of $762. However, because of $84,215 in Paycheck Protection Program funds and a $149,900 July 23 Small Business Administration loan, The Center ended the year with $383,386 in total cash, an improvement of $200,801 over the previous year. As long as the PPP funds are utilized for approved uses, the entirety of the loan will be forgiven under the federal program to provide COVID-19 related relief to businesses and will be noted as income in the current 2020-21 fiscal year. Net ordinary income from programs and fundraising, including general, direct and administration expenses, came in at a loss of $44,170, a $2,033 improvement over the prior year’s loss of $46,204. “Net ordinary income was a loss of $44k,” The Center’s Executive Direc-

tor Chris Culhane wrote in an email to The Sun. “This is surprisingly in line with the prior year, pre-COVID, July 2019 loss of $46k. An incredible effort has been made to manage and reduce direct costs and keep them in line with the associated revenue decline as a result of COVID.” Total program income was down 130% from the previous fiscal year, coming in at a loss of $1,549. General and administration expenses were up $9,606 over the previous year, ending at $48,911. An increase of $8,000 in insurance costs is noted on the financial documents provided by The Center. Fundraising revenue ended the year at $23,416. After $17,127 in direct costs, the fundraising cost center ended the year with $6,289 in positive income. Due to the COVID-19 closures, many of the nonprofit’s fundraisers were canceled including the remaining shows in the concert series hosted at The Center by the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and Manatee County Tourist Development Council as well as the annual Tour of Homes. The Center’s leadership is still awaiting a $35,000 reimbursement from Manatee County commissioners from the Island’s excess concession fund for approved capital improvements. Culhane said that the budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year has been completed and will go to The Center’s finance committee for review and then for a vote at a future board meeting.

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More bike racks coming to Bridge Street The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) plans to install several small bike racks that contain artistic design elements along Bridge Street. Last week, the CRA members agreed there’s a need for small bike racks up and down the street and a large bike rack near the Bridge Street Pier. There is no timetable yet for the purchase and installation of the new CRA-funded bike racks, which, when installed, will supplement the existing bike racks already located throughout the CRA district.

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This bike rack outside the Sports Lounge will eventually be joined by additional bike racks along Bridge Street.

City intern completes his mission Friday was Augustus “Gus” Bayard’s last day as an intern for the city of Anna Maria. Bayard, a lifelong Anna Maria resident, will soon move to Providence, R.I. as he prepares to begin his pursuit of a degree in international and public affairs at Brown University, which he hopes will lead to a career as a United States diplomat. During Friday’s city commission meeting, Mayor Dan Murphy said, “I’d like to thank Augustus. This is his last meeting with us, and I want to thank him for everything he’s done for the city over the summer. He did a great job as an intern and I was really pleased that we were able to have Augustus here to work with us. I wish you well going forward into the future

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Gus Bayard concluded his city internship on Friday. and I’m sure the commissioners do as well.” In response, Bayard said, “Thanks for the opportunity. I really enjoyed it.”

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Donahue memorialized with donation After seeing an article in The Sun on Aug. 5, sorority sisters of Eirinn Camphire have sponsored six sea turtle nests, one for each child of her mother, Marie Donahue, who died from COVID-19 in July. The article about Donahue, who volunteered with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, Tingley Memo-

rial Library and the Anna Maria Historical Society, inspired the donations, according to Tina Katz, a member of the Alpha Donahue Sigma Tau sorority at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Donahueâ€™s alma mater. â€œIâ€™m so happy that we can

donate to sponsor turtle nests in Marieâ€™s honor,â€? Katz wrote Turtle Watch Director Suzi Fox, who is preparing plaques for each of Donahueâ€™s six children, Leslie Donahue, Colleen Radbill, Suzanne Steinbicker, Michael Donahue, Tim Donahue and Camphire. Donahue is one of 11,963 people who have died in Florida from COVID-19.

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NESTING NEWS Turtle nests laid: 349 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 450 Nests hatched: 236 Hatchlings hatched: 15,779 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest disorientations: 1

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Citrus squeeze

Glazed Lemon Squares

Brian Mathae

(approximately 8 servings)

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1 1/4 cups flour 1 cup sugar 4 Tbs fresh squeezed lemon juice Zest of 2 lemons 1/2 tsp salt

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love lemon! It’s fresh and it’s light. I can’t recall when I first acquired the taste for everything lemon, but I can recall back to when I was a child and we spent our summers at the lake. We would ride our bikes to the general store that just happened to sell many tempting ice cream products for us kids. My favorite was always the lemon chiffon ice cream. Rich and creamy and slightly tart, it was heaven on earth! Like all good things of the past, it’s hard these days to find a true lemon ice cream product. Sure, there are lemon sherbets and sorbets, but next to no lemon ice creams to be found. I am a creature of habit and when I find something I like, I tend to stick to it. My love of lemon has extended to the scent of it. After all, it conveys freshness and cleanliness whether it’s in the form of cologne or even a cleaning product. As a cologne I never find it offensive as some heavier colognes with notes of sandalwood, patchouli and spices can be. I’ve used Clinique Happy for Men for years and still get many compliments on it. It’s a proven winner!

Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 3 Tbs fresh squeezed lemon juice Zest of 1 lemon

Directions

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Thinking back to when I was a kid, there were less product choices around than there are today. That’s the case for virtually everything as we have become a consumer-driven society and economy. Fortunately, there is an oldie but goodie cleaning product still around. Yes, I’m talking about Mr. Clean (the original Summer Citrus formulation of course). Ironically, all these years later I have a resemblance to Mr. Clean! I remember this being the standard cleaning product in our house as I was growing

up, and every Saturday the house would be filled with the scent of it as mom cleaned the house. That reminds me that as we got older and stayed out late on Friday nights and wanted to sleep in on a Saturday morning, mom would come into our rooms early Saturday morning. She was usually using the loud carpet cleaning attachment on the vacuum as the first warning to get out us out of bed. And when that didn’t work, she would throw open the windows no matter how cold it was outside to

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“clear the air” as she would say. It was annoying at the time, but in hindsight it was a powerful lesson in responsibility. We have a killer key lime pie at Hanks which has a well-balanced citrus taste. But I still prefer lemon and am happy to share this recipe with you. I’m confident you will enjoy the moistness and chewiness of them along with the bright and tart lemon taste. We may have to feature them at Hanks so you can easily enjoy some summer freshness. Enjoy!

Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat an 8x8 pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar until well mixed. Gradually add in the eggs until just mixed - do not overmix or the squares will be too firm. Finally stir in the flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt until you have a soft batter. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and smooth. Bake for approximately 25 minutes, until the top is set and slightly golden brown in color. Remove from oven and cool completely. Once cool, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until you have a spreadable glaze. Pour over the bars and smooth out. Sprinkle remaining lemon zest and let the glaze set before cutting into squares and serving.

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Cortez community assisting Lake Charles hurricane victims Swordfish Grill managers Bob Slicker, Adam Sears and Tom Polch decided to personally deliver hurricane relief supplies to a Lake Charles church. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

CORTEZ – The Blessing Bags Project, the Swordfish Grill and the Cortez and Bradenton communities have teamed up to assist with the hurricane recovery efforts taking place in Lake Charles, La. Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 27 and did significant damage to many Lake Charles homes and businesses. Residents are also dealing with the loss of electricity and water as well as supply shortages. The supplies gathered by The Blessing Bags Project and the Swordfish Grill are set to be delivered Wednesday morning to the Waters Edge Gathering church in Lake Charles. On Tuesday afternoon, Swordfish General Manager Bob Slicker and Managers Adam Sears and Tom Polch left for Lake Charles towing a 6 x 12 trailer filled with donated supplies. The bed of Polch’s diesel pickup truck was also filled with donated supplies.

The donated supplies include charcoal grills, charcoal, coolers, tents, hammers, tarps, flashlights, work gloves, toilet paper and paper towels, personal hygiene products, cleaning supplies and more. Community members began dropping off donated supplies at the Swordfish Grill on Wednesday and those efforts concluded Saturday, with a few more supplies donated on Sunday. “A bunch of people helped and the whole community stepped up with supplies,” Slicker said Sunday evening. The Blessing Bags Project conducted an ongoing online fundraiser that has thus far raised approximately $1,700. Blessing Bags Project President Betsy Plante said that money was used to purchase grills, coolers, flashlights, personal hygiene products and other supplies that were later delivered to the Swordfish Grill. Plante received $1,500 in additional cash donations from local churches and individuals. That money was used to purchase $50 Walmart gift cards to be delivered by Slicker, Sears and Polch. The Blessing Bags Project also filled 250 backpacks with personal hygiene products and also boxed up school supplies to be delivered by the Swordfish Grill trio. According to Slicker, Cortez Bait & Seafood Market Manager James “Wyre” Lee secured a pallet full of supplies donated by

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Joe Cadmus arrived in Lake Charles Sunday afternoon with a truckload of supplies sent from Cortez. John Hargreaves, president of the Maintenance Too Paper Company in Bradenton that supplies paper products to the fish market. Some of the weatherproof and waterproof supplies received from Hargreaves and others were then reorganized and placed on pallets that were loaded onto local resident Joe Cadmus' flatbed truck. According to Plante, Cadmus delivered those supplies to the Waters Edge Gathering church at 2:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon. “That was a Godsend for us, because we

were able to put the heavier stuff on Joe’s truck. When he called, his was perfect because we were just trying to figure out what we were going to do about a bigger truck,” Slicker said. Slicker said he spoke with Cadmus Sunday evening. “He said they don’t expect power for three weeks and most all the streets are closed with downed power lines. There’s no phone service. He said a block from the church it’s just foundations of houses and buildings. He said the people there feel left out because no one is talking about them. The average income for the people that live there is about $22,000 and they need help,” Slicker said. “If people go to The Blessing Bags Project website, theblessingbagsproject.org, and give money we will continue to send gift cards to the church. There’s a Walmart close to town that’s still open. People are living in tents and the gift cards will help a lot,” Slicker said. When asked why they’re doing this, Plante said, “This all started because a woman I know on Facebook, Kelli Stawecki, lives in Lake Charles and has a homeless ministry there – and now she’s homeless too because of the hurricane. The people there need help. They have no water, no electricity and they’re homeless.”

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Hone your hot weather strategy Reel Time RUSTY CHINNIS

ummer may be on the wane but you would never know it unless you’re up early or get out later in the day. Savvy anglers know to change their strategies, tailoring their efforts to maximize comfort and opportunities. One of the prime times to fish during the “dog days” is before the sun crests the horizon. The myriad dock and bridge lights that illuminate the waterways from Bradenton to Venice are prime targets. Basins with deep holes are also a great place to target rolling tarpon. These areas hold schools of snook as well as trout and a host of other species. Docks with a water depth in excess of 6 feet are best. Tidal flow is another indication of action. Lights on the up-tide side of a structure are best, allowing you more latitude when making a presentation, preventing hang ups and allowing flies, lures and bait to swing to the fish naturally. With a little attention to detail, it’s possible to target some docks on the incoming tide, and others on the outgoing tide. The presence of hard bottom near a bridge or dock is another indicator of good fish

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Captain Rick Grassett prepares to release a tarpon that was targeted in a Longboat Key basin in the early morning hours. habitat. The presence of bait is directly related to structures like ledges, oyster bars and seawalls. These areas attract the bait that lures the fish. The type of light on the dock can also influence the action. Lights that sit low to the water seem to have a more distinctive shadow line, an area where feeding fish concentrate. In any case, the

fish seem to hang on the dark edges of the shadow lines. When the rising sun lightens the horizon, anglers can move to the flats to target redfish, snook and trout. Concentrate your fishing around flats with good grass cover. In addition, look for flats that feature channel edges, potholes, sandbars and oyster bars. The addition of a strong tide will increase your odds.

In the hottest months, most of the early morning tides are from 1 to 1 1/2 feet, so anglers will seldom see pushes or tails. Instead, concentrate on scattering bait, working birds and schools of mullet. One of the most productive strategies is to fish “seams,” demarcation lines that separate grass, sand, and other structure. While pre-dawn or early morning is generally the best

time during sweltering weather, there is one exception. The late afternoon outgoing tides that correspond to the full and new moons provide some fast action with a variety of species. Areas to concentrate on include the slues and channels that drain the inshore flats, and the passes where the funneling effect concentrates game fish and their prey. Passes that have flanking seawalls and rock groins can be particularly productive. These areas attract and concentrate the baitfish on which the predators feed. Work lures and flies close to the structure. Fishing the “doldrums” can be productive no matter where you fish as long as you follow a few rules. First and foremost, you must find conditions that are acceptable to the species you seek. Snook and redfish are much more tolerant of high water temperatures than trout. In general, water temperatures must not be excessive, and you can count on early mornings and deeper water to moderate conditions. The exception to the rule will be those areas and times where the presence of food overrides the fish’s desire to locate comfortable conditions. Fishing the “Summer Doldrums,” can be challenging, but master the rules and you’ll have a lot of productive fishing to yourself.

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Frequent client Mike Kaleta and Captain David White show off a perfect size tarpon for light tackle, caught on Aug. 22 on a chunk of threadfin herring.

Inshore fishing good option with summer storms CAPTAIN DAVID WHITE

Conditions have been sketchy for getting offshore. With frequent popup thunderstorms and bouts of high wind, heading confidently offshore hasn’t been much of an option. We here at Anna Maria Charters have been focused inshore, sometimes switching offshore charters from our 31’ Contender to our 24’ T-Craft. The staple of dinner-type fishing is Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper. With the limit of snapper being five per person, it’s not too hard to get your limit. The influx of rain has pushed the water temperatures down quite a bit. The water temperatures had been 91 and 92; now they’re as low as 84. This is good! The redfish have been loving it. We love these hard-fighting fish. Snook have been eating pilchards with fervor. Fishing any point or pass should do you well. Also, lots of juvenile tarpon are around. With fish up to 30 pounds or so, they’re always a welcome fight on light tackle. I love these fish and can’t help but yell on the first jump!

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Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key had great action with snook, reds and tarpon recently. Rusty Chinnis, from Longboat Key, fished a pre-dawn snook/tarpon trip with me and we caught and released numer-

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Will Stein had great action catching and releasing numerous snook and reds on flies and jumping several tarpon and landing one on a DOA TerrorEyz while fishing in Sarasota with Capt. Rick Grassett recently. ous snook on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly before dawn. We shifted gears to tarpon after daylight and caught and released an estimated 20-pound tarpon on a DOA TerrorEyz. Will Stein, from Longboat Key, and Ben Stein, from Orlando, fished the same trip with me a few days later and the action was even better. They caught and released numerous snook and several reds on the same fly. After daylight we jumped several tarpon and caught and released one on a DOA TerrorEyz. Fly angler Howard Hsu, from Atlanta, fished with me the next day and also had good action, catching and releasing snook and a red on my Snook Minnow fly.

Fishing dock lights before dawn is usually dependable for snook and more and is a great way to beat the heat. Juvenile tarpon and reds may also frequent dock lights this time of year. Fishing deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay is a good choice for action with a variety of species including trout, blues and Spanish mackerel. Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides fueled by industrial, agricultural and residential runoff, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation; please limit your kill, don’t kill your limit!

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A hundred years of hurricanes Cindy Lane

e’re at the peak of hurricane season this week, a good time to watch the classic Florida hurricane film, “Key Largo,” with Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall, and to visit the Florida Maritime Museum in Cortez. "Caught in the Storm: 100 Years of Florida Hurricanes" is an outdoor exhibit that keeps you distanced while walking you through the major hurricanes that made direct contact with Florida between 1919 and 2019. Storm surge heights from notorious storms are superimposed on photos of museum buildings and displayed in front of the buildings where the photos were taken, a startling display of just how powerful the storms were. A related online exhibit lets you submit your personal experiences with hurricanes for archiving at the museum, and features an explanation of how storms form and develop. When the museum reopens next year on Jan. 5, an indoor exhibit will showcase the timeline of Florida hurricanes throughout the last century.

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A blue line superimposed on a photo of the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez shows where two hurricanes in 1935 and 1950 caused storm surges of 19 feet each in other parts of Florida. The exhibit includes several storms with the amount of storm surge they produced: • 1921 Unnamed hurricane - 11 feet • 1926 Unnamed hurricane - 14 feet • 1928 Unnamed hurricane - 10 feet • 1935 Unnamed hurricane - 19 feet

• 1944 Unnamed hurricane - 13 feet • 1950 Hurricane King - 19 feet • 1960 Hurricane Donna - 13 feet • 1965 Hurricane Betsy - 8 feet • 1972 Hurricane Agnes - 7 feet • 1985 Hurricane Kate - 11 feet

• 1992 Hurricane Andrew - 17 feet • 2004 Hurricane Charley - 4 feet • 2017 Hurricane Irma - 8 feet Time to get stocked up on your hurricane supplies and make your evacuation plan. Stay safe!

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TRAM: Program starting soon FROM PAGE 3

additional CRA discussions about potentially using a route that relies more on Gulf Drive and Bridge Street. During Wednesday’s meeting, resident Terry Gephardt again expressed her concerns about the potential tram route. “I want to make the same comment I’ve made all along: Please do not run the tram down Fifth Street South. We are a neighborhood. We want to be a community, we don’t want to be a commercial endeavor,” she said. The exact tram routes and operating hours will be subject to ongoing review and revision. “This is a pilot project. We need to decide where it runs, where it will be best suited, how often it will be used and what the peak seasonal needs and demands are,” Perry said. Chappie also addressed the routing concerns. “The routing is going to be flexible. I’ve heard what the concerns are on Fifth Street and there’s a lot of good points there. I think we need to look at these other areas, along with the Fifth Street area. I think we need to move forward with it and see how this shakes out,” Chappie said. Perry said LaRose is willing to treat the pilot program as a fluid situation as long as the CRA commits to two trams. The contract calls for LaRose to provide the CRA with ridership and route data that can be used to continually evaluate the program’s impact and success.

That data may also be used to support the CRA’s potential future efforts to install a dedicated tram path in the Cortez Beach parking area, running parallel to Gulf Drive. City Engineer Lynn Burnett has already discussed with county staff the possibility of a tram path and reconfiguring the Cortez Beach parking lots using diagonal parking and ropes and bollards to separate the parking areas from the tram path.

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Perry said the trams will run seven days a week, 365 days a year and the initial hours of operation will be Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The city's contract with the Easy Parking Group is based on daily rates. Perry said the rates will be $155 per day for the regular shuttle cart and $165 per day for the ADA-compliant cart. This equates to $320 per day, approximately $9,731 per month and $116,800 per year. As he has done during previous discussions, CRA Chair Ralph Cole again expressed concerns about dedicating more than $100,000 per year in annual CRA revenues to a parking tram program. In recent years, CRA’s annual tax revenues have averaged between $500,000 and $600,000, according to City Treasurer Shayne Thompson. During Wednesday’s meeting, Cole questioned whether the proposed an-

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Tram-based advertising opportunities are expected to help offset the CRA’s tram expenditures. nual tram expenditure might be better used to pursue other CRA projects instead, including the additional undergrounding of utility lines. Despite his reservations, Cole agreed to give the pilot program a try. Perry said advertising revenue generated by signs affixed to the trams would help offset some of the CRA expenses. Perry said the ad revenues will be noted on the monthly invoices and deducted from the CRA’s monthly payments to the Easy Parking Group. Perry said she’s already been contacted by six business owners interested in advertising. “If the pilot program’s not successful, we can cancel it. If we decide we can’t appropriate the funds for it, we can get out of it,” Perry said.

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demic and the road construction taking place in and around the CRA district, member David Bell questioned whether Nov. 1 was the best time to launch the program and begin collecting ridership data. CRA member and Beach House restaurant owner Ed Chiles said, “It seems like we’re on the precipice here of success, and that gives me goosebumps. We’ve been working on this for years and years.” Chiles noted parking has historically been the biggest problem in the Bradenton Beach business district. “I think it’s a great overall Bradenton Beach project. We’re going to have something fresh and new as we hopefully come out of this pandemic. I think it’s universally supported by the businesses. Ricinda, thank you for your perseverance. It looks like we’re about to make this thing happen,” Chiles said.

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Everyone needs a change - even in paradise A re you starting to feel like you’re in prison? Granted it’s a really nice prison and you’re enjoying the views, but since you haven’t left recently, even the beach gets redundant. Welcome to what I’ve started calling “Prison in Paradise.” Staying home for so many months either because of schooling or job or just plain not being able to travel has made everyone start noticing the things in your home you wanted to change. This has driven the home improvement frenzy we’re experiencing. Home Depot, Lowe’s and other home improvement stores were deemed essential services during the lockdowns in many states and allowed to remain open. In fact, Home Depot has been running an increase of at least 35% of its business from last year since April. Americans stuck at home without much to do have started painting, building, fixing and decorating, long overdue home improvements. Govern-

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LOUISE BOLGER ment stimulus checks and stay-at-home meals have put some extra money in the pockets of many people and they are putting it to good use, especially if they’re thinking about selling. Curb appeal is an old real estate adage that never loses its importance and this is a good place to start. There are buyers who won’t get out of their car if they see something they don’t like and it can be something very minor like a broken flowerpot or walkways in need of repair. Little things like doorknobs that are loose or worn, peeling paint or rotting wood around doors and windows send the wrong message.

We live on an island. Paint your front door with a bold hue, reminding buyers you live on the coast. Add a colorful piece of furniture to cozy up the entry and add plants or replace the ones that are starting to get tired. Lighting outside is also important, so a few walkway lights highlighting your manicured lawn will start to make a difference going into the winter months when sunset comes early. Whenever I talk about getting your home ready for sale, I always mention clean windows. It may seem like a logical and little thing, but believe me, if you live on or near the water, clean windows are a constant challenge and one you need to be especially vigilant of when selling. The other thing I always talk about is removing objects from your home. Clean off countertops in both kitchen and bathrooms. It’s nice to have some family photos, but walls and walls and tables covered with them are only a distraction to potential buyers. Same

with any collections you have displayed on shelves or bookcases. The less stuff you have, the larger your living space will appear. Turn the lights on, open the window coverings and illuminate any dark corners. This sprucing up comes at an opportune time for Anna Maria and the coastal communities of Manatee County. Typically, homeowners who may be thinking about placing their property on the market would be getting ready to work on their punch list before selling. Now, however, many of the jobs are already done and even though the summer market has been really good, we can anticipate that the fall and winter market will be even better. Think of your home as purchasing a really elegant dress and then adding shabby, worn shoes. Peeling paint, dead plants and broken walkways are the shabby shoes of your home. Keep painting and stay safe.

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Pioneering life of Pat Glass celebrated “The Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers” in Bradenton are named after the first woman elected to the Manatee County Commission. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County lost a pioneering public servant last week with the passing of Patricia M. Glass, the first female county commissioner and commission chairwoman. “Family members confirmed her passing during the early hours of Sept. 1. She was 93,” according to the press release that Manatee County Information Outreach Manager Nick Azzara shared later that day. “Mother passed away of natural causes early this morning at her final home at Surrey Place Healthcare & Rehabilitation,” her daughter, Mary Glass, said in the press release. “We appreciate the outpouring of prayers and kind words that have already come in over the past few hours.

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Former Commissioner Pat Glass was honored by Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore and others when the commission chambers were renamed in her honor on Nov. 27, 2018. We will announce arrangements when they are made,” she added. Glass is survived by four children and four grandchildren. Her husband, Henry, passed away in 2010 and their son, Patrick, passed away in 1993.

“Anyone who knew her will remember what an incredible local leader and pioneer she was in our community. She lived an amazing life and she will be missed,” Azzara said in the personal note he included with the press release.

In 1978, Glass became the first woman elected to the Manatee County Commission. She was appointed as the commission’s first female chairperson in 1980 and she served as chair seven times before retiring from public service in 2006. “Pat Glass was a tireless advocate for the elderly throughout her career. She led efforts to improve local healthcare, affordable housing, environmental protection and drinking water resources for Manatee County residents,” the press release said. “Glass was instrumental in the authorization and funding of major public assets such as the Manatee County Administrative Center, the Manatee County Public Safety Center, the Manatee County Jail and Port Manatee. She served as the chair of the Tourist Development Council five times and led the community effort to purchase and preserve the Powel Crosley Estate,” according to the press release. “Glass’ influence was so significant in Manatee County that county commissioners named the county commission SEE GLASS, PAGE 23

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8/26, property found, 6200 block of Marina Way. Two abandoned bikes were found in the park near city hall. They were put in the police bike barn. 8/26, construction code violation, 6605 Gulf Drive. The officer was called to the site where construction without permits was occurring. Code enforcement took over the case. 8/26, Marchman Act, Manatee Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive. The officer was dispatched to the park on a report of a homeless male who was heavily intoxicated. He found the subject sleeping near the picnic table and he would not wake up. EMS was called and the officer used the Marchman Act to take the male into custody for his own good. 8/27, larceny, 6500 Flotilla Drive. A bicycle worth $200 was stolen from a carport. 8/29, alcohol code violation, 52nd Street beach access. The officer observed people were drinking while at the beach. 8/29, found property, 208 68th St. A vacationer left a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber pistol with ammunition in his room when he checked out. 8/29, driving with a revoked license, 700 Manatee Ave. A male with a revoked license was identified by the license plate reader. 8/29, vehicle theft, 118 47th St. An $11,000 personal watercraft was thought to be stolen from a part-time resident who got a call from a towing company say-

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ing they had it and the owner would have to pay to get it back. 8/30, DUI, 2800 Gulf Drive. The license plate reader alerted police to a driver without a license. They stopped the motorist and found beer in the vehicle. They tested the driver for intoxication and arrested him.

OBITUARIES Margaret Fitzpatrick Rogers Lovingly known as Marge, Mam or Grammy, Margaret Fitzpatrick Rogers (Aug. 11, 1932 â€“ Aug. 22, 2020) was a kind, artistic, free-spirited soul. An Irish core shaped by the rhythm of Motown and the lakes of Northern Michigan, she found herself happiest on the white sands on Anna Maria Island. She lived a life enriched with exotic travel, familial love, the color gold and a search for the perfect pink lipstick. She is preceded in death by her husband, John T. Rogers, M.D. and her four siblings, Francis, Mary Grace, Robert and Paul. She is survived by her six children, John, Mary (David) Gallagher, Amy Slicker, Joe (Jen), Julie (Manuel) Hourdakis and Maggie (Anthony) Cucci; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandson. Memorial Mass was Sept. 7 at Ss. Peter and Paul the Apostles Catholic Church in Bradenton. Please consider Tidewell Hospice if you would like to donate in her memory.

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chambers in her honor in 2018. Friends at that event celebrated her as a generous and devoted public servant whose integrity and ambition has not only been instrumental in the growth and development of Manatee County, but served as an inspiration for its citizens. Pat attended that ceremony with dozens of family, friends and colleagues from her many years in public service,” the press release said. Holmes Beach resident and former Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore succeeded Glass in 2006. “Pat was a mentor, a friend and an unbelievable leader that so many of us looked to for advice and guidance over the years,” Whitmore said in the press release. “I’m so glad we were able to celebrate her career when we renamed the commission chambers in her honor.” When contacted by The Sun, Whitmore said, “I had the honor of knowing Pat since the early ’90s. We became close friends, attending meetings and events together and starting the first AIDS Council of Manatee County. One evening, Pat

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After the commission chambers were renamed in her honor, Pat Glass recreated her pose in the painting unveiled that day in the lobby of the county administrative center. and Charlie Hunsicker drew on a napkin what is now our reclaimed water program, and the rest is history. Pat pushed for programs to benefit the less fortunate and I was honored that she asked me to consider running for her seat when she decided to retire. The last time I visited her was on March 2.

“Pat made Manatee County a better place live in and losing this kind, compassionate, creative and loving soul is a great loss to our county. Nobody could accomplish what Pat was a part of. It could never happen in the political culture of today or in the future,” Whitmore said.

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Beach Bums, Sato Real Estate on top BY MONCIA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Last Thursday night at Anna Maria Island’s community center, eight adult soccer teams started playoff action in the ninth season ending in the Paul “Ace” Hayward Cup championship game. The first three games of the evening advanced the number five seed Vintage Beach, seventh-ranked Moss Builders, and top-ranked Beach Bums to the semifinal games. The fourth semifinal slot was filled by the regular season second place finishers Sato Real Estate in a battle against #6 Signature Granite. The own goal by Sato Real Estate became the critical point, ending regular season play with the score 2-2. Signature Granite’s Katie Christenson scored the lone goal for her team before the shootout. Going into extended play, Josh Sato and Hakan Toka had a point each already in the record book. Sato is credited with the winning kick from the penalty mark. In the win, Steve Oelfke saved 10 shots for Sato Real Estate. Scott Bear, of Signature Granite, had an incredible game with 13 saves for his team in the final quarterfinal game of the night. Other scorers in the night were Josh Furman and Chris Scott for Solid Rock Construction. A hat trick by Vintage Beach’s Joey Hutchinson was supported by single goals by Nick Bouchard, Sean Flynn and Clancy Vaughn. Ross Built Construction’s Jake Ross’ goal was just not enough against the four successful shots by Danny An-

derson for Moss Builders. Anderson’s teammate, Aaron Parkin, had a solo goal in the game, moving his team to the next round of the playoffs. Matt Staggs’ point stood alone on the scoreboard for the Blalock Walters team. Their opponent, Beach Bums, solidly captured the win with the final score 5-1. Kevin Roman finished with two goals in the game. Singles by Robert Fellowes, Amy Ivin and Andrew Sullivan showed why the Beach Bums quad is the team to beat going into the semifinal games. Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. starts with Moss Builders taking on Sato Real Estate. Vintage Beach follows against Beach Bums at 7:30 p.m. The Hayward Cup game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m., to follow shortly after the last semifinal matchup.

Former employee at The Center, Tim Holly, works to keep the soccer ball inbounds for his team, Moss Builders, in their win against Ross Built Construction last Thursday night. MONICA SIMPSON | SUN

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Youth soccer draws a crowd More than 90 children showed up to The Center of Anna Maria Island Sept. 1 for the fall season’s youth soccer tryouts. The fall season starts Sept. 8 with games being played in four age group divisions. Prior to the 6 p.m. start of play, all players and spectators will have their temperatures checked and a liability waiver will have to be signed, verifying that players have not been feeling ill. While players will not be required to wear a mask on the pitch, anyone standing on the sidelines or in the bleachers is asked to wear a mask and remain socially distant.

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