TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Adopting the FY 2021 - FY 2025 Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements of the Capital Improvements Element of the North Port Comprehensive Plan; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Ordinance 2021-44 and continue to second reading on December 14, 2021.
Recommended Action for Second Reading: Approve Ordinance 2021-44.
Background Information
Florida State Statutes, Chapter 163, Part II, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, requires the City to maintain and update a Capital Improvements Element (CIE) within its Comprehensive Plan. Every year the CIE is updated and adopted by Ordinance.
The purpose of the CIE and the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements is to identify the capital improvements that are needed to implement the Comprehensive Plan and ensure the adopted Level of Service (LOS) Standards are achieved and maintained for concurrency related facilities (sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, parks and recreation, schools, and transportation facilities). This assures that facilities are in place to maintain LOS standards in a timely manner and to prevent concurrency-related issues and address deficiencies. Updated revenue and expenditure data is provided from the City of North Port’s adopted Capital Improvement Program and the Sarasota County School District Five-Year Capital Projects Budget 2020-2021.
The proposed amendment is internally consistent with the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed language adds a fifth year to maintain an updated Comprehensive Plan and ensures consistency with state and regional requirements.
Ordinance No. 2021-44 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board will hear this item at their regularly scheduled meeting on November 18, 2021. Their action on this item will be stated on the record at the Commission Meeting on November 23, 2021.
Added for Second Reading:
This item was heard by the City Commission at their regular meeting on November 23, 2021. A motion was made to continue the item to second reading on December 14, 2021 and passed unanimously.
Strategic Plan
Develop and maintain the City’s roads, bridges, stormwater drainage, and waterways with creative infrastructure funding mechanisms; promote multimodal transportation opportunities throughout the City.
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No. 2021-44
2. City of North Port FY 2021 - FY 2025 Capital Improvement Program
3. Sarasota County School District 2020-2021 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan
Prepared by: Rhea Lopes, Planner III
Alison Christie, AICP, Interim Planning and Zoning Division Manager
Department Director: Jason Yarborough, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager