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The code enforcement fee structure became an issue at the end of 2010, as two residents, James Armstrong and Robert Smith, questioned the fee amounts they were fined by the Code Enforcement Board for their respective violations. Both Armstrong and Smith argued at differ-ent times that the $110 per hour fee for staff time needed to be substantiated; ultimately Town Counsel Kelly Martinson recommended the Code Enforcement Board waive the staff time fees.

Armstrong did not apply for building permits for construction that had already been performed on his home, according to the Code Enforcement Board. At the Aug. 9 board meeting, the Code Enforcement Board decided to fine Armstrong $50 per day until he brought his property into compliance, which required application for a building permit and payment of the $2,178.50 of administrative fees.

Armstrong complied by applying for a building permit Aug. 19. However Town Plan Reviewer Ric Hartman determined after staff review that Armstrong’s build-ing permit application had missing and incorrect information.

Armstrong believes the town is in violation of state statute for its charge of pass-through payroll expenses as part of administrative costs for his property construction project, which allegedly was performed in violation of town code. The

town of Longboat Key has subsequently placed a lien against Armstrong’s prop-erty, in the 2900 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, because he has not yet paid the $2,178.50 administrative fee.

In an e-mail to Commissioner David Brenner, Armstrong wrote of his objec-tions to the lien on his property, that it was not justified and that he would file legal action if the town did not remove the lien.

The commission in December gave the green light to Town Attorney David Persson to move forward in pursuing legal action against Armstrong. In the mean-time, Persson offered another opportu-nity to compromise with Armstrong: if Armstrong would allow the town to inspect the interior of his home for reno-vations, the town in turn would adjust the fees.

Resident Robert Smith was fined $500 per day for a total of $4,000 by the town for having grass and weeds in excess of 12 inches in height.

Smith says the commission and Persson failed to produce the list of town codes at the Nov. 18 workshop that specifically address the fees for code enforcement. He is now asking Mayor George Spoll to produce the specific ordinances that address code enforcement fees.

Beach renourishment method, cost debated

Commissioners decided in 2010 to move forward with the third major beach renourishment, as well as a structural solution to the North End erosion prob-lem. The renourishment issue was debat-ed in December and was nearly scrapped as a viable means to maintain the beach, with some commissioners arguing the economy precluded spending upward of $43 million on a beach renourishment project. Commissioner David Brenner in particular wanted to explore alternatives.

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis brought two beach engineer specialists to the Town Commission’s December work-shop, and both recommended the con-tinuation of beach renourishment.

While the permeable adjustable groins at the Islander appear to be working well in maintaining the beach along the

erosive hotspot, according to Public Works Director Juan Florensa, the Town Commission has yet to decide on a struc-tural solution for the North End erosion

problem.For this renourishment, Florensa said

the sand will not be a layer of dark, coarse sand with a layer of fine, white sand on top, as it was in the 2006 beach renour-ishment; instead it will consist of the very fine, white sand only—a Munsell 7 or 8. (The higher the Munsell number, the lighter the color of sand.) The renourishment project will use sand from five bor-row sites for a total of approximately 1.25 million cubic yards to renourish the 11 miles of beach along the island.

Residents will have to make one of the most important decisions for Longboat Key in March at the voting booth—whether to approve a bond that would spend approximately $43 million on the town’s beaches.

The Town Commission decided at the December workshop to place two sepa-rate referenda questions on the March ballot. The exact wording of the referenda questions will be determined at a com-mission meeting in January, but one ques-tion will address whether to spend up to $40 million on the 2011-2012 beach renourishment project, and the other question will be whether to spend up to $7.2 million for some type of structure

and extra sand placement at the North End beaches. The total cost would be an estimated $47.2 million, with a pos-sible $5 million reimbursement from

Port Dolphin and a possible $3 million reimbursement from the Sarasota County Infrastructure Surtax.

St. Denis has stated that the town must move quickly to comply with the Port D o l p h i n / State of Florida

M e m o ra n d u m of Agreement’s imposed dead-line to remove sand from the pipeline corridor by June 2012 to qualify for the pos-sible up to $5 million

reimbursement.The North End public beach

access at North Shore Road has been closed due to the lack of beach and the dangerous conditions there. Longbeach Condominiums and 360 North Condominiums, which are both at the

ishment; instead it will consist of the very fine, white sand only—a Munsell 7 or 8. (The higher the Munsell

of approximately 1.25 million cubic yards to renourish the 11 miles of beach along the

Residents will have to make one of the most

D o l p h i n / State of Florida M e m o ra n d u m of Agreement’s imposed dead-line to remove sand from the pipeline corridor by June 2012 to qualify for the pos-sible up to $5 million

reimbursement.The North End public beach

access at North Shore Road has been

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place to shop, dine and stroll

whose splendid tropical ambi-

ance—to say nothing of its won-

derful assortment of more than

130 stores and restaurants—is

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powdery white beaches and

azure surf of the Gulf of Mexico?

Time your visit to St. Armands

accordingly and you can always

enjoy one of Southwest Florida’s

legendary sunsets just before or

after.

Always excitement, activity

On any given day there’s an

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on the Circle. Even if you’re not

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Last week we joined thou-

sands of classic car fans who

flocked to St. Armands Circle

to marvel at the 19th Annual

Super Sunday Mustang & Ford

Show—where scores of colorful

(and very powerful) Mustangs,

Shelbys and vintage Fords occu-

pied virtually every square inch

of the circle’s inner park. Once

there, however, we were even

more taken by the circle itself.

As much a revered destination

for locals as for tourists, this

grande dame of Sarasota gather-

ing spots has never looked more

fetching, nor seemed more alive

and welcoming.

What’s not to love about a

STEVE REID

Editor & Publisher

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MELISSA REID

Associate Publisher

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The holidays on the circle emit a special kind of magic, with more than

enough glittering lights to compensate for our lack of snow

St. Armands — Our Circle for all seasons

St. Armands, page 4

to this cheerful atmosphere the

unmistakable sights and sounds

of the holiday season and you

have a recipe for a glorious sea-

side soiree. The lights and deco-

rations are now up, the weather

is postcard perfect and judging

by sidewalks brimming with fes-

tive al fresco diners and shop-

pers, we suspect people are feel-

ing much more confident that

the worst days of the recession

are behind us.

St. Armands is definitely a

Circle for all seasons. Even dur-

LBK Special/Mary Lou Johnson

This Mid-Key eagle looks out over the golf course and water hazards.

Beach plan adrift in options

To Bond, to build, to butress are all on table as Commission faces deadline

for March referendum bond question and ongoing North-end erosion.

Former Commissioner and

Longboat Key Village resident

Gene Jaleski is busy urging cur-

rent commissioners to start talk-

ing and implementing alterna-

tives to end what he says will

soon be a temporary and unaf-

fordable way we currently fix

our beaches.

Jaleski is talking about the $40

to $50 million the Town wants

to spend to restore the adopted

beach profile that is deigned

ideal by Coastal Planning and

Engineering, our Town’s beach

consultants.

Jaleski for years has raised

alternatives including urging the

Town to study the erosive action

and management of the two

passes at each end of the island.

Jaleski, just this week, asked

fellow Village resident and

Commissioner Bob Siekmann

to study and investigate the

Sandgrabber, a proprietary

beach management alternative

that offers temporary movable

Beach, page 3

Resident

amplifies

Town fee

challenge

Longboat resident Robert

Smith is calling for a book of

codified ordinances from Town

Attorney David Persson as well

as Mayor George Spoll and the

commission.

Smith says that the commis-

sion and Persson failed to pro-

duce the list of town codes at

the Nov. 18 workshop, which

specifically address the fees for

code enforcement. He is now

asking Mayor Spoll to produce

the specific ordinances which

address code enforcement fees.

In an ongoing battle with

town officials, Smith claims code

enforcement is not doing its job

correctly, and that the town’s

associated fees for code viola-

tions are not codified.

Smith was recently fined $500

Code complaint, page 3

The Crown of Bay Isles

Review, from page 4

Tourism is part of the town’s history. This plan proposes that it continue to be part of its future.”

Another aspect of the Vision Plan is the retail or commercial amenities on the island and is addressed in the following excerpt: “Concerned residents want two things to occur with the commercial or retail sector of the town. First, they would like to see improvements made to existing physical facilities. By this, they mean that too many of the existing commercial facilities look either dated or poorly maintained. Second, they would like to see: expansions of some current businesses such as a larger Publix; vacant stores filled with additional services that would reduce the need to go off the key such as health care services, bookstores, computer repair and supply services, and clothing stores.”

North End of the key, have had their beaches erode and several of their build-ings placed in jeopardy because of the problem. Also in jeopardy are the infra-structure and road at the North Shore Road beach access.

Although the commission has yet to make the final decision, one of the pro-posed solutions to the erosive hot spot at the North End is the construction of breakwaters. Breakwaters are wall-like structures that could be made out of rocks and placed parallel to the shoreline approximately 200 feet offshore.

If the North End referendum fails and the construction of some type of struc-ture is not approved, recurring renourish-ment will still be necessary, said Florensa. There is a North End interim renour-ishment already scheduled for January and February of 2011, which will place 135,000 cubic yards of sand at the North Shore Road beach access. The beach will be built to 200-feet wide and will be designed to maintain the beach for anoth-er year before the next beach renourish-ment begins in November 2011. The cost for the interim beach renourishment at the North End is approximately $4 mil-lion.

If the beach renourishment referenda are approved, the life expectancy of the renourishment will be eight years, or until 2019.

2010YEAR IN REVIEW

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Town Manager Bruce St.

Denis is at the center of a very

important meeting this coming

Tuesday at noon in Town Hall

wherein Longboat Key com-

missioners will have to decide

fundamental strategic questions

affecting the 10 miles of Gulf-

side beaches.

At the center is the North

End of Longboat Key, which has

and is experiencing severe ero-

sion to the point of threatening

structures.

What St.

Denis pro-

poses is for

the town to

accelerate

the instal-

lation of a

permanent

s tructural

solution to

the North

End (mean-

ing groins or breakwaters) to

Longboat Key: The next 10 years

The permitting, passage of the referendum and turtle season is a tightrope act.

Beach decision, strategy reviewed

Beach Plan, page 4

Longboat appears to have

taken a metaphorical turn in

its move to a new identity.

Last Wednesday, the Town

Commission and a packed

chamber full of business

owners and residents dis-

cussed the Vision Plan.

Town staff, residents and

business owners along

with consultants have

crafted a document

they believe embod-

ies what Longboat

is, where it came

from and what

it ought do to

deal with the

challenges at

its doorstep.

Whitney Beach Plaza

The Colony

The Longboat Key Club

be done in tandem with the

planned 2011 beach renourish-

ment.

To accomplish that, permit-

ting must be in place and the

major beach renourishment

must be approved by the state

as well. Even more sensitive is

the fact that the town taxpay-

ers will be asked in March to

pay for this beach management

plan in a referendum question.

Problem is that language must

be agreed upon and adopted

and the amount set by Jan. 3.

St. Denis does not have all the

costs and engineering work on

the North End in yet, so all he

can do Tuesday is talk about the

plan, the strategy and hope all

are in agreement.

Taxing dilemma

Lurking in the minds of all

commissioners and the town

manager is the reality that they

have to convince taxpayers of

the plan and hope the support

is strong for what will likely be

See Vision Plan,

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Town Commission voted 6 to 1 in approval of the plan with Siekmann

casting the dissenting vote.

STEVE REID

Editor & Publisher

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Victory for Key Club

Oil page, 4

After many months of pub-

lic hearings, public input and

commissioners and town staff

debating the merits of the plan,

the Longboat Key Club and

Resort’s $400 million renova-

tion has been given the green

light. The Longboat Key Club’s

Islandside redevelopment plan

received approval by the Town

Commission in a 6-1 vote, with

Commissioner Robert Siekmann

the dissenting vote.

The vote came following a

morning of debate in which

Vice Mayor Jim Brown said the

project was not out of scale

nor too massive and that the

Commission had ample time to

understand all of its departures,

impacts and ramifications. He

said it was time to decide.

The other side of the debate

came mainly from Commissioner

Bob Siekmann who said the

Commission only received the

amended plan the day prior and

that was not adequate time for

staff, the Commission or attor-

neys to properly vet the Key

Club’s revised amended plan.

“This is not good for the Key

and it is not going to survive a

court challenge,” said Islandside

Property Owners Coalition

President Bob White following

the approval of the plan.

Arguably of most importance

to IPOC, which fought the plan,

was the testimony of Planning,

Zoning and Building Director

Monica Simpson who recom-

mended denial.

Key Club, page 6

Residents join hands to fight oil

Concerned citizens are organizing to devise a better than BP plan.

OilWatch

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LBK Special/Mary Lou Johnson

Alison Albee joined thousands across the country to promote clean energy.

Loeb Partners Realty President Michael Brody emerges victorious from the Temple Beth Israel after the Commission

approved the Islandside plan. Loeb owns the Key Club.

Simpson did not recommend

approval of the plan and said

while the amended revised plan

was a move in the direction of

compliance, many of her con-

cerns, objections and determina-

tions remain — chiefly that the

plan in general is too massive

and does not comply with many

elements of the Town Code and

is not consistent with current

code and policy.

“Staff cannot recommend

approval,” said Simpson at the

Wednesday hearing. “My role as

planning and zoning director is

to interpret zoning code, imple-

ment and provide recommenda-

tions on how a proposal works

in relation to what we have in

place today. My zoning code

is the template for review; if I

had a different zoning code, I

may have a different reaction or

interpretation.”

Simpson then opined on the

manner in which the units were

added back to the North parcel

in the Key Club’s amended plan.

“You heard testimony that

applicant needs certain units

and they need square footage,”

said Simpson. “What you have is

adding forced height. The pur-

pose of adding a fourth story

to one of the villas is not an

undulating architectural effect

of building height, it is clearly

marked to me as just an attempt

to bring back and retain the

units. It appears they are literally

Longboat Key Captain Wayne

Genthner is concerned that

Sarasota’s Oil Spill Response

Plan will not be enough.

“We need a Plan B, a bet-

ter than BP Plan B. The booms

are failing to protect Pensacola

Sound because they are not

engineered to withstand the cur-

rent. We need better booms with

better resistance to current,” said

Genther.

Genthner said he and other

concerned citizens are organiz-

ing a group to come up with a

“Better Than BP” plan. Genthner

said they will be looking into

booms with better resistance,

training and organizing volun-

teers as well as how to get

trained individuals into the

needed response areas and

removing much of what he calls

the “red tape” from their quest to

save our ecosystem.

“We can’t sit and wait for BP

to drop the ball again. The oil

has been spewing for over 70

days and they have failed to rise

to the benchmark of miserably

poor.

“This is a geological time

event, of which the effects will

stay in our environment and

change our ecosystems long

after we are no longer here,” said

Genthner.

Genthner credits the City of

Sarasota for enacting an Oil Spill

Plan, but notes that cities are

confined to work within the

constraints of the Coast Guard’s

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Town Commission voted 6 to 1 in approval of the plan with Siekmann

casting the dissenting vote.

STEVE REID

Editor & Publisher

[email protected]

Victory for Key Club

After many months of pub-

lic hearings, public input and

commissioners and town staff

debating the merits of the plan,

the Longboat Key Club and

Resort’s $400 million renova-

tion has been given the green

light. The Longboat Key Club’s

Islandside redevelopment plan

received approval by the Town

Commission in a 6-1 vote, with

Commissioner Robert Siekmann

the dissenting vote.

The vote came following a

morning of debate in which

Vice Mayor Jim Brown said the

project was not out of scale

nor too massive and that the

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Isabelles to sizzle

Whitney Beach Plaza

Isabelles Eatery owner Linda

Loscalzo makes a comeback to

Longboat in 2010.

Famed eatery owner Loscalzo

will be taking over the opera-

tions of the Whitney Beach

Deli, bar and restaurant.

Isabelles formerly occupied a

north-end unit at Whitney Beach

Plaza. Andrew Hlywa, owner

of Whitney Beach Deli, Liquors

and Plaza, has entered into an

agreement giving Loscalzo over-

sight and management of his

deli and eatery. Loscalzo will

bring back all the beloved menu

items as well as new fare. Along

with serving breakfast and lunch,

At the Monday, Jan. 4 regu-

lar commission meeting, heat-

ed topics such as the fate of

Moore’s Stonecrab Restaurant,

Christ Church and north end

beach erosion will be discussed

and decided. Residents will be

attending to voice their con-

cerns regarding these conten-

tious subjects.

Moore’s re-zone

The Comprehensive Plan

Amendment for Moore’s

Restaurant, which would allow

the property to be re-zoned from

commercial to residential will be

Town to take final vote on Moore’s rezone

Christ Church site plan and north-end erosion fix also to be discussed.

up for its second reading on Jan.

4 at 7 p.m. At the last reading in

December, the ordinance passed

by a narrow margin of 4-3, with

Commissioners Hal Lenobel,

Gene Jaleski, Peter O’Connor

and Vice-Mayor Robert Seikmann

voting yes and Commissioner

George Spoll, Jim Brown and

Mayor Rothenberg voting no.

Moore said that he is mak-

ing the request to re-zone in

an attempt to re-negotiate his

loans that will be due in January

2010. According to Moore, the

property, which is located at 800

Broadway, is better collateral if it

is zoned as residential and will

enable him to improve his loan

terms with his financing com-

pany. If the commission does

not pass the charter amendment

on second reading, Jan. 4, Moore

says he will most likely close his

business, if it is passed, Moore

will be allowed to change the

property from C-1 commercial

to R-6SF residential (six units per

acre, Moore’s restaurant is a .89

acre site).

At the December commis-

sion meeting, Town Planner Ric

Hartman said Moore’s charter

amendment request is consistent

with the Town’s Comprehensive

Plan and reminded the com-

mission the main reason for

the rezone request is financial

necessity.

Many commissioners at the

meeting expressed concern that

if Moore’s is re-zoned residential

and then the restaurant closes,

another restaurant may not be

able to open again in its place.

Hartman said that if the prop-

erty remains zoned C-1 there

is no guarantee it will remain a

restaurant and other uses such

as a beauty parlor may be placed

at the site. Hartman recommend-

ed to change the future land

use component of the Town’s

Comprehensive Plan, as well as

rezone the property.

Commissioner Brown was in

direct opposition to rezoning

the property. He said it was

Candidates tackle Key issues

It is shaping up to be a heated race as three Longboaters vie for the District

One Commission seat. Mayor and

incumbent Lee Rothenberg is being challenged by two of his Country Club Shores neighbors, Lynn Larson and

Lee Pokoik. Instead of flowery biographical sketches, Longboat Key News delved right into the issues to get a a

sense of where these three stand. Here is what they said:

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current

Town Commission,and what strengths would you bring to

the Commission if elected?

Larson: The strength of the current commission is experience;

unfortunately this has also become its greatest weakness. The group

has failed to come up with new ideas or accept input from the com-

munity and its citizens, rather the current mindset seems to be that

the group and its individual commissioners know more than anyone

else and will do what it chooses. Having mediation experience will

“I’ll work for you!”

My mission is to improve and

maintain the Quality and Vitality

of the Longboat Key experience

following my core principles...

• integrity

•fiscal

responsibili

ty

• support Longboat businesses

• limited government

• control property taxes

• protect Longboat’s ambience

Elect Lynn Larson

for Longboat Key Commissioner District One

Lynn will bring a fresh perspective and a diversity of experience to the

Commission. More than twently years with the State of Florida managing

an over $400 million non-profit fund and many years with Travelers

Insurance in executive roles has given her a deep well of exeprience in

both private and public enterprises.

Civic Responsibility!

Lynn takes here civic responsibilities seriously.

As a Florida State Supreme Court Certified

Mediator, she is skilled in bringing opposite

sides to common ground. She is a Trustee for

the Longboat Police Pension Board and Clerk

for Sarasota and Longboat Elections, as well

as volunteers with the Red Cross helping

hurricane evacuees. Here she rings the bell

to help others less fortunate.

Remember: all LBK voters can vote

for candidates in every district!

Vote for Lynn January 26

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Colony future remains wide ‘open’

Although reopening the

Colony was a plan all along, both

Chairman Murf Klauber and

General Manager and daughter

Katie Moulton were moved to

tears with the outpouring of sup-

port, excitement and congratula-

tions from around the world as

they saw their long-loved resort

brought back to life.

“Guests from Spain, England,

Scotland and across America

called and emailed. It touched

us,” said Moulton who has spent

the better part of her working

Colony, page 16

REAL ESTATE REPORT 2009 - PAGE 3

assist in communication with other Commissioners to arrive at solu-

tions to problems. Other experience in business will help me under-

stand what businesses on the island are facing and my experience in

government will contribute enormously.

Pokoik: The current Commission, with the exception of Gene

Jaleski has no energy or desire to question the Town Manager’s

answers to very important decisions such as solving beach erosion,

cell phone reception, the pension shortfall of $26 Million, the annual

budget, and the continued use of Coastal Planning and Engineering

life learning and then managing

most every aspect of the resort

operation.

But it is her father, Murf, which

the name Colony is synonymous

with in the world of tennis and

travel. And in the face of what

might appear as immovable

obstacles, Chairman Klauber

and his drive to operate a top-

tier resort remain unfettered. In

a conversation with Longboat

Key News last week, Klauber

says there is a very strategic and

thought-out plan to renovate and

reopen the Colony incrementally

as funds become available.

The heart of The Colony: Katie Moulton and Murf Klauber.

Residents question code enforcement fees

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