TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to Increase Park Impact Fee Funded Project P24LTC Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs, In the Amount of $125,000; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented and move to second reading on May 5, 2026.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
City Commission Options for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented and move to second reading on May 5, 2026.
• Pros: The City can move forward with design, engineering and permitting for the Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs project as planned.
• Cons: Funds currently available in fund balance will not be available for other uses.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
• Pros: Funds planned to complete the Legacy Trail connection project could be utilized for other future capital needs.
• Cons: The City would be unable to complete the engineering and obtain the necessary permits required to complete this project.
City Commission Options for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
• Pros: The City can move forward with design, engineering and permitting for the Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs project as planned.
• Cons: Funds currently available in fund balance will not be available for other uses.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
• Pros: Funds planned to complete the Legacy Trail connection project could be utilized for other future capital needs.
• Cons: The City would be unable to complete the engineering and obtain the necessary permits required to complete this project.
Background Information
The Parks and Recreation Department seeks to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget to appropriate an additional $125,000 to the Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs project P24LTC. This funding is needed for additional services outside the current scope of work to meet permit requirements as well as complete engineering and design of the Legacy Trail Connection project. An Amendment to Agreement 2017-40 with Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. will be brought to Commission for approval upon adoption of this Ordinance.
Ordinance No. 2026-14 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Information for Second Reading
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on April 21, 2026, Ordinance No. 2026-14 was continued as presented to second reading on a 5-0 vote.
Ordinance No. 2026-14 was submitted to the City Clerk’s Office on April 23, 2026, for signature, subject to Commission approval.
Strategic Plan Pillar
Good Governance
Financial Impact
$125,000 will be added to Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs project P24LTC from fund balance in the Park Impact Fee Fund (152).
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 2026-14
2. Fund Balance Report
3. P24LTC Detail Sheet
Prepared by: Nickie Brown, Budget Analyst
Department Director: Irina Kukharenko, CPA, Finance Director