Citizens for Sarasota put in a public records request to Sarasota County, seeking the Zoom file for the second neighborhood workshop about the hotel proposed at Stickney Point road on Siesta Key, held on Dec. 15, 2020. The first workshop was held Dec. 2, but had to be repeated because the developer failed to properly follow notification rules.
The project proposed by Gary Kompothecras is one of three new hotels proposed for Siesta Key, all seeking to change density and height limitations.
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The recording is an audio file. The permanent link to the audio is here - the link in the county response below will expire shortly.
Representing the developer were attorney Charles Bailey III and consultant Robert Medred. The workshop consisted largely of residents of Siesta Key asking specific, pertinent questions about features of the Kompothecras proposal.
As the note below indicates, the County is not routinely posting these recordings to its own site. This file had to be obtained by a records request.
Siesta Key hotel application submitted by Kompothecras to the County.
Below is the email from a County public records person:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Sarasota County Government. Your request for “audio of the December 15th Siesta Key Hotel on Old Stickney Point neighborhood workshop” has been received and has been processed in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Florida State Statutes. Sarasota County has found records responsive to your request.
Due to the size of the file, a link has been created that will provide access to the audio file. This link is temporary and will be active for 7 calendar days, and afterwards, the file will no longer be accessible to you or us on the server. You are encouraged to download and save the file to your computer to ensure future access. Anyone with the link can download the audio file within the seven (7) days.
https://secure.scgov.net/?
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[Editor's NOTE: Click here for the permanent link to the workshop's audio file. ]
Please note that when opening the mp4 file with an audio application, the sound doesn’t start until about 45-46 seconds into the recording.
We are working with staff and IT to see if we can post these recordings as they become available, to our County website, but at the moment, this is not available.
In the future, to better facilitate Public Records Requests that involve a large file size such as audio files, please submit your request to publicrecords@scgov.net or by using our GovQA portal at CLICK THIS LINK so that we can effectively facilitate your request with the department.
PLEASE NOTE: Florida Public Record’s Law does not require a governmental body to create new information or documents, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
Thank you.
Bethany Higgins
Public Records Specialist
Sarasota County Communications
1660 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34236
Office: 941-861-5329
Cell: 727-266-0243
Email: publicrecords@scgov.net
Web: www.scgov.net
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