Downtown master plan procurement

Architecture Sarasota's president urged the commission to reject the sole remaining consultant, reset the procurement, and disband and later re-establish the ad hoc committee.

The Chamber's CEO called this a generational decision and urged a full reset of the procurement to attract the best planning minds.

Representing 22,000 households in the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations, she urged a pause and reset under the incoming city manager.

An ad hoc committee member said the committee was sidelined by sunshine-law constraints and staff-driven process, quoting Duany's withdrawal letter, and urged a pause.

The Argus Foundation representative said the process strayed from the commission's resolution and asked for a reset under the new city manager.

The lone voice for the process: an ad hoc member defended the transparent record and urged the commission not to discard a year of committee work.