TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2018-59, providing for a policy for the utilization of public-private partnerships (P3) in procurement by amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 2 - Administration, Article VIII - Procurement, Section 2-402 - Definitions, and by creating a new Section 2-420 - Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2018-59 to final reading
Background Information
At its December 11, 2018 regular meeting, the City Commission considered Ordinance No. 2018-59. Special counsel Frederick J. Springer of Bryant, Miller, Olive presented information and answered questions about public-private partnerships (P3s). Attorney Springer has many years of experience with P3s, including educational training, writing ordinances, and representing government entities through the P3 process.
The City Commission voted 4-1 to:
1. Continue Ordinance No. 2018-59 to another first reading with the changes directed;
2. ? 2-402, line 101: Include a reference to "conceptual proposal" in the definition of "P3 proposal review fee";
3. ? 2-420(c)(1), lines 234-237: Insert a preliminary step in the review process for the Commission to determine whether a proposal is a qualifying project, as defined in Florida Statues Section 255.065;
4. ? 2-420(c)(1), lines 231-232: Clean up repetition of words;
5. ? 2-420(c)(4), lines 266-267: Require detailed proposals to include a website and portfolio; and
6. ? 2-420(c)(3), lines 256-258: Clarify that if additional funds are needed and not timely paid, a proposal is deemed withdrawn.
Currently, the City's procurement code does not have a mechanism for accepting, reviewing and evaluating unsolicited proposals for a P3. To promote the efficient and effective use of the P3 method of project delivery, it is necessary to adopt uniform procedures for the procurement of such projects.
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