4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
City Commission Special Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
David Duval, Commissioner  
Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Thursday, April 3, 2025  
3:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
Parks and Recreation Master Plan  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
5 -  
Present:  
Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius  
Petrow, Commissioner Barbara Langdon and Mayor Philip Stokes  
ALSO PRESENT  
City Manager Fletcher, Interim City Attorney Golen, Assistant City Clerk Powell, Board  
Specialist Lane, Deputy Police Chief Morales, Fire Chief Titus, Parks and Recreation  
Director Pfundheller, Assistant Parks  
& Recreation Director Sturgees, Assistant City  
Manager Bellia, and Assistant City Attorney Coughlin.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Deputy Police Chief Morales.  
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
A motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Vice Mayor Emrich,  
to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner Petrow, Commissioner  
Langdon and Mayor Stokes  
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
3. CONSENT AGENDA:  
25-2013  
A.  
Approve the Award of Request for Proposal No. 2025-16 - Professional  
Services for Parks & Recreation Master Plan to GAI Consultants, Inc. in the  
Amount of $249,665 for Project P25PMP Parks Master Plan.  
Mayor Stokes announced the item.  
Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.  
Commission questions and discussion took place regarding considering the older  
demographic, identifying accommodations, financial planning, service revenue breakdown,  
recovery rates, in-depth budget usage, and capital improvement projects (CIP).  
A
motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Mayor Stokes, to  
direct the City Manager to work with staff to develop a budget for key park assets  
evaluating the feasibility of doing it in house and looking at Charlotte County’s  
approach to quantifying the operating costs of their park assets.  
Commission questions and discussion continued regarding legality, next steps,  
recommendations, and scope.  
Mayor Stokes withdrew his second.  
Commissioner Langdon withdrew her motion.  
A
motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Mayor Stokes, to  
direct the City Manager to work with staff to accept this contract and begin the  
master planning effort for Parks and Recreation. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner Petrow, Commissioner  
Langdon and Mayor Stokes  
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
5. ADJOURNMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 3:58 p.m.  
By: ___________________________________________  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Attest: _________________________________________  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
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  
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