TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for Costs Related to Hurricane Ian and Vehicle and Drone Requests from the Police Department in the Amount of $3,560,528; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-R-05.
Background Information
On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian hit North Port, Florida. This request is to budget for some of the expenses related to that event.
General Fund (001)
Facilities Maintenance is requesting $4,245 for fuel for City-wide generators.
The Police Department is requesting $1,715,571 of which $1,513,471 is personnel costs related to the event. The remaining $202,100 is for replacement cameras and camera repairs; equipment and a vehicle replacement; food and covert equipment replacement.
The Parks & Recreation Department is requesting $1,104,761. The two main items are the Morgan Center Gym floor for $200,000 and Field Lighting repairs at Butler Field and Dallas White for $505,000. Other repair and maintenance and supply requests in the amount of $399,761 are for shade structures, fences, dugouts, and other repairs at City parks.
Warm Mineral Springs (125)
Security fencing installed around the building and the spring is requested at $24,196.
Utilities (420)
The Department of Utilities request totals $470,055. Rentals and Leases total $252,500 and include the rental of the modulars and furniture; PODs for storage and four pumps used at various lift stations for sanitary sewer. Additional requests are for electric for the modulars ($27,525); purchase of five storage containers for parts and supply inventory ($35,030); wastewater hauling services ($40,200); lift station SCADA repairs ($58,800) and replacement of telemetry control on lift stations ($56,000).
Fleet Maintenance (520)
Fleet Maintenance is requesting $12,000 for repair and maintenance to hook a generator into the fuel
system located on Pan American to allow vehicles to fuel at that site and for additional replacement parts.
General Fund Non-Hurricane Related Requests
The Police Department is requesting an additional $229,700 for two replacement vehicles and equipment for two vehicles totaled at the end of the previous fiscal year; a community van and three new drones as the current ones have become obsolete based on Florida State Statute requirements.
Resolution No. 2023-R-05 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Strategic Plan
Good governance
Financial Impact
$3,560,528 will be added to the non-district budget from the following sources:
Ø General fund balance: $3,054,277
Ø Warm Mineral Springs fund balance: $24,196
Ø Utilities fund balance: $470,055
Ø Fleet Management fund balance: $12,000
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2023-R-05
2. General Fund Balance Report
3. Detailed List of Requests
Prepared by: Lisa Herrmann, Budget Administrator
Department Director: Kimberly Williams, Finance Director