City Council

401 West Venice Avenue City of Venice Venice, FL 34285 www.venicegov.com Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, October 21, 2025 10:30 AM Council Chambers Student Government Day 25-0393 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. 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). II. 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. CITY MANAGER Airport 25-0381 Authorize Staff to Submit an Application for Federal Assistance to the FAA and Accept a Grant Offer to Design and Construct the Rehabilitation of Runway 13-31 at the Venice Municipal Airport in the Amount of $3, 851,924.50 Attachments: Memorandum FAA Grant Application III. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT IV. NEW BUSINESS City of Venice Page 1 of 3 Printed on 10/20/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda October 21, 2025 PRESENTATIONS WITH ACTION 25-0382 Police Chief Sage Belaire: Student Ambassadors to the Venice Police Department Attachments: Memorandum Presentation 25-0383 Fire Chief Maika Kwek: Approve Purchase of a High Water Rescue Apparatus Attachments: Memorandum Vehicle Specifications and Information 25-0384 Building Official Anna Kadochnikova: Optimizing the City's Building Department Attachments: Memorandum Presentation 25-0385 Planning and Zoning DIrector Vivian Konrardy: Redesign Legacy Park Attachments: Memorandum 25-0386 Public Works Director Jenna Mizanin: Proposal to Establish a Ferry System in Partnership with West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) Attachments: Memorandum Map of Proposed Locations 25-0387 CIty Engineer Sophie Soban: Extend Venice Fishing Pier Length to 1,546 Feet Attachments: Memorandum Presentation 25-0388 Information Technology Director Emma Nguyen: Request for a Robot Assistants Pilot Program Attachments: Memorandum 25-0389 Human Resources Director Elenora Del Sole: Office Power Nap Pods Attachments: Memorandum Power Nap Pod 25-0390 Utilities Director Abby Flach: Customize Your Water Attachments: Memorandum Presentation City of Venice Page 2 of 3 Printed on 10/20/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda October 21, 2025 25-0391 Finance Director Joseph Egan and Controller Brooklyn Jones: Youth Beachfront Park and Outdoor Learning Center Attachments: Memorandum Presentation V. CHARTER OFFICER REPORTS City Attorney Danz 25-0392 Meeting in the Bahamas During Council Retreat Attachments: Memorandum City Manager Buchaillot VI. COUNCIL REPORTS VII. 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. VIII. ADJOURNMENT ********* If you are disabled and need assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. 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. City of Venice Page 3 of 3 Printed on 10/20/2025