TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Temporary Construction Easement and Right of Entry by and Between Sabal Trace Development Partners, LLC and the North Port Road and Drainage District, a Dependent Special District of the City of North Port, Florida, Regarding Tuscola Boulevard Bridge.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve and authorize the Mayor to Execute the Temporary Construction Easement and Right of Entry by and between Sabal Trace Development Partners, LLC and the North Port Road and Drainage District, a Dependent Special District of the City of North Port, Florida, regarding the Tuscola Boulevard Bridge.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve and authorize the Mayor to Execute the Temporary Construction Easement and Right of Entry by and between Sabal Trace Development Partners, LLC and the North Port Road and Drainage District, a Dependent Special District of the City of North Port, Florida, regarding the Tuscola Boulevard Bridge.
Pros: Allows the City to construct the Bridge.
Cons: No cons have been identified.
Option 2: Do not approve or authorize the Mayor to Execute the Temporary Construction Easement and Right of Entry by and between Sabal Trace Development Partners, LLC and the North Port Road and Drainage District, a Dependent Special District of the City of North Port, Florida.
Pros: No pros have been identified.
Cons: Does not allow the City to build the Bridge.
Background Information
On August 8, 2025, Sabal Trace Development Partners, LLC (the Developer) filed a civil action against the City of North Port in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Sarasota County, Florida, styled as: Sabal Trace Development Partners, LLC v. City of North Port, Case Number: 2025-CA-004048SC.
As part of the Mutual Release, Settlement Agreement and Termination...
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