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Sarasota News Leader April 12, 2013 Page 29 Commissioner Joe Barbetta — whose March 19 motion to allocate the sanctioning fee for Suncoast Charities out of the county's general fund failed — pointed out to Hines, "The problem with that [request] … is they have a deadline." The Suncoast Charities board originally set an April 5 deadline to see whether enough community donations would come in to enable it to hold the festival for the 29th year. The board later pushed back the date to April 11. Sarasota County's 2012 Annual Report includes a photo from a Super Boat Grand Prix in Sarasota Bay under the heading, 'Economic Development.' Image courtesy Sarasota County Barbetta then made a motion for the sanctioning fee to be allocated out of Fund 189 of the They told her, Robinson continued, that if TDT revenue. the board approved the sanctioning fee on a Hines seconded the motion, but he asked regular basis, they would not seek any other whether Barbetta intended for the County county grant funds except for those available to nonprofit organizations, for which all interCommission to reverse itself on the $10,000 ested groups apply on a competitive annual it had approved out of general fund revenue basis. on March 19. Therefore, Robinson made another amend"I would rather you substitute the $79,000 for ment to the motion to include the sanctioning the $10,000," Commissioner Nora Patterson fee in future county budgets and to approve a said. contract with Suncoast Charities stipulating it would not seek any other revenue except "That's fine," Barbetta responded. competitive grant funds. Hines made an amendment to the motion to Hines seconded that motion as well. formally strike that $10,000 grant from the However, County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh general fund. It passed unanimously. cautioned against including the language in Then Commissioner Christine Robinson the amendment relative to a multi-year conpointed out she had spoken with Nicandri tract. and Suncoast board President Jack Cox after the March 19 meeting, explaining to them that In response to a question from Barbetta, Robher concern about approving their request inson also clarified that she was not seeking to eliminate the in-kind funding. had been "we would see a bleed that wouldn't stop," with their returning for more funding She added, "The reason for this is that last year, they did come and ask us for money and every subsequent year.