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for planning, Paul Blackketter. Blackketter told the board last year that issues on the table ranged from insurance rules for the park to the extent of the property for which Suncoast Aquatics would actually be responsible. A c c o r d i n g t o t h e c o n t r a c t a p p r o v e d Wednesday, March 19, Suncoast Aquatics will be in charge of the entire park, not just the rowing facility, and it will manage all bookings and reservations for the facility. In exchange, Sarasota County agrees to reim- burse Suncoast Aquatics up to $788,000 each fiscal year for maintenance, personnel costs, etc. and authorizes the county administrator to direct up to $100,000 more for nonrecur- ring expenses without consulting the board. Suncoast Aquatics is "entitled to retain all rev- enue, proceeds and fees generated by events and activities." With the board's OK, the contract will come online April 15 and run through Sept. 30, 2019. At that point, if certain goals are met and there has been no "material breach" of the agreement, the contract will be re-upped for another 10 years. After that, Suncoast Aquatics can decide whether to continue extending the agreement in 10-year incre- ments for three decades. Cathy Antunes addresses the County Commission during a meeting in October 2013. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader March 21, 2014 Page 26