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to get tough on Bob's," as evidenced by their discussion of residents' complaints during a December meeting. "It was a knee-jerk reac- tion to simply deny [the TCO extension requested again in January]," Aker added. B o b ' s B o a t h o u s e received its first TCO o n O c t . 3 1 , 2 0 1 3 , according to testi- mony. The TCO was renewed in November and again in December. Another extension was denied on Jan. 31. When Yantorno issued the third TCO on Dec. 31, Aker told the magistrate, Yantorno explained that staff would review the situa- tion at the site in late January "and determine if there's been substantial progress and good faith efforts" to complete the punch list items. However, Aker continued, Yantorno notified Bob's Boathouse on Jan. 31 that the punch list items had to "be s u b s t a n t i a l l y c o m - plete" if the business were to be allowed to remain open with a TCO. Yantorno testified that he intended no difference in his use of one set of phrases over another in reference to his decisions on the TCO requests. When Aker asked, "What does 'substantial comple- tion' mean in your mind?" Yantorno replied, "That there would have been substantial Vehicles are parked near the entrance to Bob's Boathouse in late February. Photo by Norman Schimmel It's not normal for us to have to provide a checklist of things to be completed. Greg Yantorno Building Official Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader March 28, 2014 Page 11