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BAYSIDE RESOURCES In the afternoon session, the commissioners will ponder briefly the uses of their waterfront property. They will be asked to approve an Invitation to Negotiate, seeking a concession- aire to run the Lido Beach Pavilion. The firm would operate the snack bar, gift shop and pool. And it would keep the public restrooms open and clean from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Lido Beach residents worked with the city to develop a master plan for the area that includes a tiki bar, meeting room, catering kitchen, small stage and a splash pad. However, the concessionaire would be required to fund all such improvements. The next item would authorize City Manager Tom Barwin to be the city's representative in a public-private discussion on the future of the 42 acres the city owns in and around the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. A group called 20:20 is proposing to update the city's 2007 Cultural District Master Plan, which fal- tered in the recession. City Attorney Bob Fournier says that if Barwin participates, all the discussions must follow the requirements of the Florida Open Meetings Act. Barwin would update the com- mission in the fall, and perhaps schedule a workshop in January to provide more details about the initiative. APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS Two city commission seats fall vacant on Nov. 18 because two incumbents are seeking higher office and must comply with Florida's "Resign to Run" law. Commissioners Shannon Snyder and Paul Caragiulo are vying for the seat being vacated by County Commissioner A vote on an Invitation to Negotiate regarding the Lido Pool and pavilion facilities will be on the July 21 City Commission agenda. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader July 18, 2014 Page 29