PUBLIC NOTICE: Destination Zero Advisory Group (DZAG) Virtual Meeting on February 9, 2026

NOTIFICATION IS GIVEN that the Sarasota/Manatee MPO will hold a Virtual Destination Zero Advisory Group Meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Written comments filed with the MPO will be considered. Meeting materials and information regarding technology and access will be posted to the MPO website at www.mympo.org on Friday, January 30, 2026.

There are four (4) ways for the public to participate:
1. Written comments will be accepted before, during, and after each meeting. All written comments will be included as part of the official public record of the meeting. Please email Kelly DeForest, Office Manager & Assistant Clerk to the Board, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax her at 941-210-4998 and include your name, email address, and phone number with your written comment.
2. Submit a public comment online by visiting https://www.mympo.org/get-involved/meetings. Submitted comments will be included as part of the official public record of the meeting.
3. The DZAG meeting will be live streamed at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026. The public can view the meeting and comment during the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/@MympoOrgSarasotaManatee/streams. Translated closed captioning is available upon request. Please email Kelly DeForest, Office Manager & Assistant Clerk to the Board, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
4. For those wishing to address members of the DZAG directly, you are requested to provide a written request in advance. Please email Kelly DeForest, Office Manager & Assistant Clerk to the Board, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026, for your comments to be distributed to DZAG members prior to the meeting. Please provide the following information in the email:

a. Subject line (RE): PUBLIC COMMENT FOR FEBRUARY 9, 2026 DZAG MEETING
b. Please include the following information in the body of the email: 1) Name, email, and phone number; 2) The agenda item you wish to address; 3) A summary of your public comment (3000-character limit)
c. Following the receipt of the email, instructions will be sent on how to join the virtual meeting to speak once the Chair calls on you during the public comment period.

The MPO rules of procedure, decorum, and policy governing the public comment period shall be followed, and enforced in the same manner as if the meeting were held in person. During the public comment period, the Chair will ask the public to speak based on the written requests to speak in the order they are received.

It would greatly help MPO staff if questions and comments could be emailed to Kelly DeForest, Office Manager & Assistant Clerk to the Board, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. PRIOR to the beginning of the meeting, and ideally before 9:00 a.m. Monday, February 9, 2026.

This notice is published pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Laws, Florida Statutes, and MPO Policy. No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of this meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decisions involving the matter noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at this meeting upon which any appeal is to be based.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact the Sarasota/Manatee MPO at 941-359-5772 at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

The MPO’s planning process is conducted in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes. Any person or beneficiary who believes he/she has been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or family status may file a complaint with the Sarasota/Manatee MPO Title VI coordinator at 941-359-5772, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by writing to 5460 63rd Street East, Suite A, Bradenton, Florida, 34203.