TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Resolution No. 2020-R-38, A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Designating a Brownfield Area for Rehabilitation and Redevelopment to be Known as the "Sabal Trace Redevelopment Area" Pursuant to Section 376.80, Florida Statutes; Enabling the Environmental Rehabilitation and Economic Development of +/- 207.0 Acres Located at 5456 Greenwood Avenue within the City of North Port, Florida; Providing for Notice; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution No. 2020-R-38.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Approve Resolution No. 2020-R-38.
Background Information
On September 14, 2020 the City of North Port Planning Division received a request to designate the 'Sabal Trace Redevelopment Area,' consisting of approximately 207.5 acres north of Greenwood Ave., south of Appomattox Dr., west of Sumter Blvd, and east of North Port Blvd., as a brownfield pursuant to the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Act, F.S. 376.80. This request has been coordinated through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the purpose of arsenic remediation on the site.
The designation of a brownfield must be adopted by resolution by the jurisdictional local government and adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in 166.041(3)(c)2, F.S. for adoption of ordinances. For this reason, Resolution No. 2020-R-38 must be heard before the City Commission at two separate meetings. Sec. 376.80(2)(c) states that the government with jurisdiction shall provide notice and adopt a resolution to designate the brownfield area if the following criteria are met:
1. A person who owns or controls a potential brownfield site is requesting the designation and has agreed to rehabilitate and redevelop the brownfield site.
City ...
Click here for full text