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Sarasota News Leader January 3, 2014 two to captain, two to lieutenant and three to sergeant. The promotions to captain are remarkable. Corinne Stannish becomes the department's first female ever to hold that title, and Patrick Robinson's promotion is almost as noteworthy: He skips a rank, jumping up from sergeant to captain. Two of the newly promoted senior officers will work in administration. Stannish will be the administrative captain, and Lt. Philip DeNiro will be the assistant commander of administrative services and support. The man promoted to colonel was previously selected as DiPino's deputy chief: Stephen Moyer. The City Commission on June 17 makes it clear: There is no interest in establishing another facility for the homeless within the city limits. "Who could have imagined during the [recent City Commission] campaign this would emerge as the top issue?" asks Commissioner Susan Chapman. "But the public agrees: We don't want another facility in the city. A regional solution is required." A three-year effort will begin next month to rewrite the City of Sarasota's zoning code. It would replace the current code, which dates from 1974. Two contract employees will be hired for the duration of the project, and city planners will participate as well. Karin Murphy and Andrew Georgiadis will spearhead the effort to reorient the zoning effort from the current Euclidian zoning method to the modern "form-based code." "For this to succeed, we will have to open up the arms of City Hall and get the engagement of all Page 63 the neighborhoods," says City Manager Tom Barwin on June 17. Vallerie Guillory parks her motorhome on a 3.6-acre parcel on June 18 and calls it the headquarters for the Sanctuary of Sarasota. Guillory has a lease for $1 per month on the property at the northwestern corner of the intersection of Washington Boulevard and the Seminole Gulf Railway tracks at 10th Street. The land is immediately north of Gillespie Park and east of the city's sewer plant. She is inviting the homeless to bring their tents and claim their spots, and she is setting up a pair of Porta-Potties. The best spots, with shade, are already taken. Her action in defiance of the city is certain to raise the stakes in the ongoing debate about homelessness in Sarasota. If the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office continues to respond to more and more requests to assist with situations in the city of Sarasota — especially in the northern part of the city — the Sheriff's Office might as well take over responsibility for that area, Sheriff Tom Knight tells the Sarasota County Commission during its regular meeting on June 18. "I can assure you we have rescued the City of Sarasota more in the past two months than we have in the previous four-plus years I have been sheriff," he says. "I can assure you we will be rescuing them again in the future." In an interview after his presentation to the county board, Knight stresses to The Sarasota News Leader that his two primary concerns are the safety and security of the city's residents and the safety of law enforcement personnel.