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being bombarded by city residents who are anxious about the possibility of a facility for the homeless being constructed near their homes or businesses. "[Marbut] issued his report and it's like it's being ignored," Commissioner Joe Barbetta noted on March 4. On Nov. 25, 2013, during a meeting in the County Commission Chambers with a full audience, Marbut presented his recommen- dations, which were accepted by both the Sarasota City and County commissions; they heard him together. RESPONDING TO THE CITY One major point that surfaced during a Sarasota Police Department report during the City Commission meeting Monday does not align with what Patterson saw firsthand when she toured Pinellas Safe Harbor. Sarasota Police representatives on March 3 discussed with the City Commission the need for additional patrol officers to make sure everything is safe around the perimeter of a homeless shelter wherever it is built. (See the related story in this issue.) Pinellas Safe Harbor in Clearwater has been called a model for a homeless shelter in Sarasota. Photo courtesy Pinellas Safe Harbor Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 27