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Sarasota News Leader November 1, 2013 Page 17 Two weeks ago, Fineberg threatened to pull out of the DID after he realized new landscaping would obscure some ground-floor windows. He wants to repurpose the building after the departure of his biggest tenant and put retail on the ground floor. On Tuesday DID board member Dr. Mark Kauffman reported that he had called Fineberg to set up a meeting. "I said we need you in the DID," Kauffman told his colleagues. "I suggested the DID pick up the tab for changes to the engineering drawings," adding four parking spaces to the planned Main-at-Orange roundabout. "That would almost pay for what he's paying for the landscaping," added Kauffman. Before agreeing to the deal, DID board member Tom Mannausa asked if Fineberg had put City Engineer Alex DavisShaw asked the Downtown Improvement District board for direction on new outdoor seating requests. Photo by Norman Schimmel New landscaping has been planted in front of the Ellis building as part of downtown Sarasota improvements. Photo by Norman Schimmel