Fremont City Council members outlined their personal goals over the next two years during a Saturday workshop.
Councilmembers highlighted a number of goals to accomplish, ranging from a desire to rebuild a working relationship between councilmembers to completing long-term projects such as rebuilding the Unified Development Code and completing the Comprehensive Plan.
For Councilmember Michael Kuhns, restoring a communal relationship between city workers and staff is a priority for him heading into the next term.
âWe do this by establishing trust and realizing the duties and goals of each member of city staff,â he said. âThe most successful prior councils were the ones who were able to maintain a good, working relationship with the city administrator and mayor.â
Fremont City Council members gathered Saturday morning during a special meeting to discuss several long-term plans and updates that will affect Fremont in the coming years.
The weekend workshop included an early draft of the cityâs five-year Capital Improvement Plan and One And Six Year Street Improvement plan.
It also provided an early glimpse into the cityâs plans to simultaneously update the Unified Development Code, Comprehensive Plan and Long-Range Transportation Plan.
Jody Sanders, director of finance for the City of Fremont, provided an early draft of the cityâs five-year Capital Improvement Plan, beginning with potential projects and purchases from the Fremont Fire Department during the next five years.
Siesta Key residents again argued for hours Monday night over a proposal for a new hotel just south of Siesta Village, which is one of three projects Siesta residents oppose.
Developers proposed three hotel projects for Siesta Key, which, if approved, could have long-term implications to Sarasota County’s density and transient accommodation regulations. The projects are:
A proposal by attorney Gary Kompothecras to build a seven-story, 120-room hotel and a five-story parking garage along Old Stickney Point Road and Peacock Road;
Siesta Key Beach Resort and Suites owner Mike Holderness’ proposal to increase his property from 55 to 170 rooms; and
The City of Edinburg intends to issue a single contact to a consulting firm to provide professional services to update the Unified Development Code and complete related planning analysis and tasks. The project will include: (1) evaluating the effectiveness of the City’s existing development-related regulations; (2) writing of new and/or rewriting of the regulations and standards; (3) conducting the necessary stakeholder and public involvement as required herein; (4) meeting with the necessary boards, commissions and groups as may be required herein; (5) formatting the results into a user-friendly document; and (6) assisting city staff with related tasks that will be needed to implement the updated Code, such as a future land use map and a zoning map. The City’s goal with this project is to simplify, streamline, and improve development regulations to reflect best practices in the industry.