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T h o m p s o n r e p l i e d t h a t t h e Z o n i n g Administration Office had had no feedback thus far; but, she added, the proposed changes have not been advertised yet. At that point, Patterson told her colleagues she had called Russell Matthes, past presi- dent of the Siesta Key Village Association and co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck in the Village and the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar restaurants in Venice and on St. Armands Circle, to let him know about the situation. "This is countywide," Barbetta replied. "I know," Patterson told him. "I felt like the folks we hear from most often on [noise mat- ters] tend to be surrounding Siesta Village, and I made sure the commercial side had a copy of the ordinance and spoke to them about the specifics … and haven't had any objections." Chairman Charles Hines thanked Patterson for "reaching out" to business owners on Siesta Key. However, Vice Chairwoman Christine Robinson said, "I think perhaps we need to be a little pro-active" with other areas of the county. She asked Thompson to send letters to the county's Chambers of Commerce "to make sure they know about [the proposed changes]." Robinson specifically asked that Osprey business owners be informed of the public hearing. Thompson said she would work with other county staff to do that. Patterson also asked that neighborhood orga- nizations be notified, adding that she had not communicated with any of those on Siesta. "We've got to hit both sides [with a notice]." "I agree," Robinson said. Regarding special exceptions, Thompson explained that only three businesses have those without specifications regarding deci- bel levels, but those exceptions specify that the establishments comply with the county code and that all their entertainment must be indoors. "That's fine," Barbetta told her. Thompson also would work with the Office of the County Attorney, she added, to make certain no unforeseen problems would arise with existing special exceptions. M i c h e l l e L e e d e s c r i b e s t o t h e C o u n t y Commission the distress she has suffered from the loud music at Bob's Boathouse. Photo by Rachel Hackney Sarasota News Leader February 21, 2014 Page 25