TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Ratify City Manager's Approval of Lease Agreement - Debris Management Site with Carlton Sarasota, LLC, Davis Sarasota, LLC, and Pallardy Sarasota, LLC, for Use of Land Located on Toledo Blade Boulevard for Debris Management Site Due to Hurricane Ian.
Recommended Action
Ratify City Manager's Approval of Lease Agreement with Carlton Sarasota, LLC, Davis Sarasota, LLC, and Pallardy Sarasota, LLC, for Use of Land Located on Toledo Blade Boulevard for Debris Management Site (DMS) Due to Hurricane Ian.
Background Information
On September 23, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-218, declaring that a state of emergency exists in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Miami Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and St. Lucie Counties; directing the Division of Emergency Management to execute the State's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan; and authorizing each political subdivision within the State of Florida, pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 252.38(3)(a), to waive certain procedures and formalities otherwise required by law that are in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare.
Subsequently, on September 26, 2022, the North Port City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2022-30 declaring a local state of emergency due Hurricane Ian, granting emergency authority to the City Manager to issue Emergency Orders to ensure the safe conduct of necessary operations of the North Port City Government. The emergency authority granted to the City Manager during this state of emergency may extend beyond normal non-emergency powers.
Following Hurricane Ian, the City of North Port's Disaster Debris Management Services company, Ceres Environmental Services, Inc, began picking up storm ...
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