4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Barbara Langdon, Mayor  
Alice White, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
Phil Stokes, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, January 10, 2023  
10:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
Amended to Add Attachment to Resolution 2022-R-68  
PUBLIC COMMENT: Properly submitted comments will be accepted and included in the official record of the meeting  
pursuant to City Commission Policy No. 2020-04 . Any comment received that does not meet the public comment  
timing and requirements will be rejected and will not be included in the official record of the meeting. PLEASE NOTE:  
Those wishing to provide public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items must appear before the City Commission to  
give testimony under oath.  
Public comment may be submitted in the following ways:  
In Person Attendance: Submit  
a comment card to the City Clerk. Comment cards with completed information may be  
submitted until the Mayor closes Public Comment for the agenda item. When recognized by the Mayor, the  
Commenter will approach the podium. Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person.  
Online:  
Submit a written eComment using the eComment link at cityofnorthport.legistar.com/Calendar. The link will be  
available online at 8:00 a.m. the day before the meeting until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Your public  
comment is limited to 2,000 characters. PLEASE NOTE: Online public comment cannot be considered as the basis for  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment.  
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Voice messages will be forwarded to Commission and played into the record. PLEASE NOTE: Comments provided via  
voice mail cannot be considered as the basis for  
general public comment.  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record under  
Florida’s Sunshine Law requires the Commission to discuss this Agenda only in open session. The Commissioners  
cannot discuss these items with each other before this meeting is called to order. The Commissioners, individually,  
can however, discuss any item with concerned citizens and staff in preparation for the meeting.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City  
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with  
the exception of Quasi-Judicial Items. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or  
to schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
3. CONSENT AGENDA:  
(All matters under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Commission to be routine and will be enacted by one  
motion. Any City Commission member may, however, remove an item from the Consent Agenda by request. Items  
removed for separate discussion will be considered after the motion to approve the Consent Agenda.)  
A.  
Approve the Software License and Services Agreement Between Iris  
Tech, Inc., and the City of North Port for SaaS Services.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Approve the Application to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Project  
Lifesaver International Grant in the Amount of $6,000 for Additional  
Program Equipment and Supplies and Authorize the City Manager or the  
Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding  
Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.  
Attachments:  
C.  
D.  
Approve Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Interconnects and Potable  
Water Service with Sarasota County.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Community Development Block Grant Sub-Recipient  
Agreement between Sarasota County, Florida and the City of North Port,  
Florida for North Port Social Service Case Management to Fund Staff  
Salaries for the Social Services Division, in the Amount of $55,000.  
Attachments:  
E.  
F.  
Approve the Community Development Block Grant Subrecipient  
Agreement between Sarasota County, Florida and the City of North Port,  
Florida for Story Walk at the Garden of the Five Senses Park, in the  
Amount of $20,000.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Community Development Block Grant Subrecipient  
Agreement between Sarasota County, Florida, and the City of North Port,  
Florida, for Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Construction.  
Attachments:  
G.  
Approve the Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement With the  
Florida Division of Emergency Management for Tropical Storm Elsa  
Expenses and Authorize the Mayor to Execute all Subsequent  
Amendments.  
Attachments:  
H.  
I.  
Approve the Appointment of Frank Baer as a Regular Member of the  
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, to Serve a Four-Year Term From  
January 10, 2023, to January 10, 2027.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Appointment of Mark A. Frandsen as the Regular Member of  
the Charter Review Advisory Board, to Serve a Two-Year Term from  
January 10, 2023, to January 10, 2025.  
Attachments:  
J.  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of North Port, Florida,  
and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, for Law Enforcement  
Dispatch Services and Related Communications Services.  
Attachments:  
K.  
Approve the Appointment of Jeanne Osborn as the Tourism, Entertainment  
and Sports Representative on the Community Economic Development  
Advisory Board, to Serve a Two-Year Term From January 10, 2023, to  
January 10, 2025.  
Attachments:  
L.  
Authorize City Manager to Submit the Price Boulevard Waterway and  
Myakkahatchee Bridge Hardening Improvements Project and the Fixed  
Weir 123 Project for Consideration in the Fiscal Year 2024 State of Florida  
Appropriations Request  
M.  
Approve the Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding Between Catholic  
Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. and City of North Port, Florida, for the  
Collaboration of Social Service Programs within the City of North Port.  
Attachments:  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for November 2022.  
N.  
O.  
Attachments:  
Approval of Minutes for the December 5, 2022 Commission Workshop  
Meeting, December 8, 2022 Commission Special Meeting, and  
December 13, 2022 Commission Regular Meeting  
Attachments:  
P.  
Approve Contract No. 2023-08 - Sumter Boulevard Utility Extensions with  
Spectrum Underground, Inc. in the Amount of $3,346,632.35, With a  
Contingency of $501,995.00, for a Total Amount of $3,848,627.35.  
Attachments:  
Q.  
R.  
S.  
Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter Into  
a Contract With Kustom US Inc. for Mitigation and Temporary Roof Work at  
the Fleet Garage Under Purchase Order No. 049709 in an Amount Not to  
Exceed $75,000.  
Attachments:  
Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter Into  
a Contract With Kustom US Inc. for Mitigation Work at the Morgan Family  
Community Center Under Purchase Order No. 049536 in an Amount Not to  
Exceed $195,000.  
Attachments:  
Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter  
into a Contract with Kustom US Inc. for Mitigation and Temporary Roof  
Work at North Port City Hall Under Purchase Order No. 049534 in an  
Amount Not to Exceed $200,000.  
Attachments:  
T.  
Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter  
into a Contract with Kustom US Inc. for Mitigation Work at Fire Station 81  
Under Purchase Order No.049538 in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000.  
Attachments:  
U.  
Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter Into  
Contract With Kustom US Inc. for Mitigation and Temporary Roof Work at  
the North Port Police Station Under Purchase Order No. 049537 in an  
Amount Not to Exceed $200,000.  
Attachments:  
V.  
Ratify Emergency Order No. 2022-19 Related to the Temporary Eligibility  
for a Prorated Refund or Extension of Multiday and Annual Admission  
Passes for Warm Mineral Springs Park.  
Attachments:  
4. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
A.  
Presentation of the Community Economic Development Advisory Board  
Annual Report for 2022  
Attachments:  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
A.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Unified Land  
Development Code Section 55-19 Regarding Heron Creek Activity Center  
#2; Amending the Pattern Book for the Development of Towne Center;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION:  
B.  
A Resolution of the City of North Port, Florida, Authorizing the City  
Commission to Participate in a Joint Meeting with the Sarasota County  
Commission to Discuss and Plan Matters of Mutual Interest; Incorporating  
Recitals; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
C.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida;  
Granting a Special Exception to Allow a Multi-Family Residential Use  
Located Generally at the Southeast Corner of South Sumter Boulevard and  
Pocatella Avenue North of McKibben Drive in the Office, Professional,  
Institutional (OPI) Zoning District Pursuant to the City of North Port Unified  
Land Development Code Sections 53-92 and 53-259; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
PETITION:  
D.  
Consideration of Petition No. DMP-22-124, Pocatella Multi-Family  
Development Master Plan.(QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
E.  
Consideration of Petition No. DMP-22-060, Arietto Development Master  
Plan. (Quasi-Judicial).  
Attachments:  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Approval of the December  
8, 2022, City Commission Special Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
7. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City  
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with  
the exception of Quasi-Judicial Items. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or  
to schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
10. ADJOURNMENT:  
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS - The Agenda is a summary of the proposed actions to be taken by the City  
Commission. For almost every agenda item, the City staff has prepared materials for Commission consideration and  
provided  
a
staff recommendation. All of these materials are available at the City Clerk's Office, during normal  
fee) copying. Questions on these materials may be directed to the staff  
business hours, for inspection and (for  
a
member who prepared them, or to the City Clerk's Office, who will refer you to the appropriate person.  
AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - The North Port City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Special parking is  
available on the west side of City Hall and the building may be accessed from the parking area. Persons with hearing  
difficulties should contact the City Clerk to obtain a hearing device for use during meetings.  
NONDISCRIMINATION: The City of North Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,  
disability, family or religious status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or physical  
characteristic in administration of its programs, activities or services.  
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a
certified court reporter is made of these recordings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to  
verbatim record of the  
appeal any of the decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making  
a
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fee) at the City Clerk's Office.  
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