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Sarasota
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Liz Alpert

Commissioner District 22024-11-08 - 2028-11-01

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At a glance

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Term ending Nov 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
32
Total speaking time
5:17:56
Avg per meeting
9:56
Segments
3738

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Top issues during term (20)(Development)

high↑Apr 2026[38]

Affordable Housing Production Funding

The trust fund currently receives only modest penny-surtax money that sunsets in ten years; commissioners were urged to dedicate general funds.

high↑Apr 2026[31]

SARAC and the MLK Way cultural corridor

No new city funding commitment; SAACC bears the $201,000 purchase price and grant compliance costs.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Unpermitted construction and permitting backlogs

Delays keep daily fines running and force owners to pay for repeated engineering revisions.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Orange and Seventh eight-lot subdivision

Adds one more housing unit to the neighborhood; board members called it a modest affordable-housing win.

medium↑Apr 2026[18]

Clerk of Court records facility and Legacy Trail easement

The one-story configuration is projected to lower construction costs and save taxpayers money.

high↑Oct 2026[15]

Saravela two-tower development on North Tamiami Trail

40 attainable units would add below-market-rate housing downtown, though no cost figures were discussed.

critical↓Apr 2026[11]

Downtown Master Plan Update Process Suspended

Ongoing procurement spending is in question if the process restarts.

medium↑Mar 2026[11]

Kash House Certificate of Appropriateness (3838 Flores Avenue)

The FEMA 50% exemption could substantially reduce restoration costs for the property owner.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Downtown mixed-use development at 200 S. Orange Avenue

No city cost is described, though the project adds attainable housing units and required public parking spaces downtown.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Winton Avenue surplus parcel sale

The city nets $2,100, directed to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

2026 Florida Building Code transition

The city is buying code books and an enterprise digital subscription for all plans examiners and inspectors, plus online code access.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Four-story self-storage facility proposed at 1331 10th Street

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

McCown Towers Signature Mural

Up to $90,000 all-inclusive from public art funds.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Midtown Plaza redevelopment approved

The project contributes $150,000 to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund on top of the 23 on-site attainable units.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Outdated building-construction ordinance

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Payne Park Villas development agreement termination

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Front setback variance at 2499 Bay Street

Property values nearby might spike, but construction could temporarily make parking and local dining a headache.

high↓Jan 2026[8]

McCown Towers garage funding removed from CIP

The city is not committing the $4 million; officials noted the previously approved $8 million parking contribution would cost roughly $12 million with interest over 20 years.

medium↓Jan 2026[6]

Capital Improvements Chapter update to the Comprehensive Plan

The adopted CIP schedule includes projects such as the 10th Street road diet (~$3M with Boulevard of the Arts) and $6 million earmarked for the performing arts center, which critics urged cutting.

high↓Aug 2026[6]

1660 Ringling Boulevard redevelopment (Benderson)

Reinvests a vacant 70,000+ sq ft building into up to roughly 182,000 sq ft of office and 38,000 sq ft of retail — no direct city cost, but more downtown traffic and activity.

Decisions during term (7)

Recorded while Alpert was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (1)(Development)

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