4970 CITY HALL BLVD

NORTH PORT, FL 34286

City of North Port

Meeting Agenda

City Commission Regular 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

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

6:00 PM

City Commission Chambers

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.

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. Public comment is limited to three

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.

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Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be

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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.)

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS

25-2425

Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies

Attachments:

Vacancy List

4. 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.)

25-2286

Approve the Termination of the Lease Agreement Between the City of

North Port, Florida, and the North Port Art Guild, Inc., dba, the North

Port Art Center.

Attachments:

Lease Agreement

Draft Termination Letter

25-2291

Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for April 2025.

Attachments:

Cash Receipts Summary - April 2025

25-2325

Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the Florida Division

of Emergency Management and the City of North Port, Florida, for the

Coordination of Debris Removal Efforts.

Attachments:

Memorandum of Understanding

25-2351

Approve the Second Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk

Contract No. 2023-07 for Construction Phase Services, Phase II, With

Wharton Smith, Inc. for the Demolition and Construction of Fire Station

81, Increasing the Agreement Fees by $15,507,229.00 for a New Total

Amount of $15,674,884.92.

Attachments:

Second Amendment to Contract No. 2023-07 CMAR – Wharton Smith, Inc.

First Amendment to Contract No. 2023-07 CMAR – Wharton Smith, Inc.

Contract No. 2023-07

Florida Department of Corporations Record - Wharton Smith, Inc.

25-2356

Approve the Appointment of Chris Clayton as a Regular Member to

Serve on the Joint Management Advisory Board From June 24, 2025,

Through June 25, 2028.

Attachments:

25-2357

Application

Backup

Approve the Appointment of Chris Clayton as a Regular Member to

Serve on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board From June 24,

2025, Through June 25, 2028.

Attachments:

25-2363

Application

Backup

Approve the Acknowledgement and Agreement to Waive Any Conflict of

Interest With Bryant Miller Olive, P.A., for Legal Services.

Attachments:

Acknowledgement and Agreement Waiving Conflict of Interest.pdf

25-2405

Approve the May 27,2025, Commission Regular June 2, 2025,

Commission Workshop, June 5, 2025,Commission Regular, and June

10, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting Minutes.

Commission Regular 05-27-25

Attachments:

Commission Workshop 06-02-25

Commission Regular 06-05-25

Commission Regular 06-10-25

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

RESOLUTION:

RES. NO.

2025-R-44

A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,

Approving, Solely for the Limited Purposes of Section 147(F) of the

Internal Revenue Code and Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, Issuance

by the Capital Projects Finance Authority of its Educational Facilities

Revenue Bonds (Imagine School at North Port Project) in an Aggregate

Principal Amount Not to Exceed $60,000,000, The Proceeds From the

Sale of Which Will be Used Principally to Finance and Refinance the

Cost of Acquiring, Constructing and Improving Certain Charter School

Facilities Located Within the City of North Port and Owned and

Operated by Imagine School at North Port, Inc.; Authorizing the

Execution and Delivery of an Interlocal Agreement With the Authority;

Approving a Conflict Waiver Request Submitted by Bryant Miller Olive

P.A.; Providing Certain Other Matters in Connection With the Bonds;

Providing for Findings; Providing for Payment of Fees and Costs by

Borrower; Providing for No Liability or Endorsement; Providing for

Indemnification; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and

Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Resolution 2025-R-44 - Approving Capital Projects Finance Authority for Imagine

ORDINANCE - Second Reading:

ORD. NO.

2025-13

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Approving the Imagine

School on Price Boulevard Development Agreement for the

Construction and Maintenance of Central Water and Wastewater

Facilities, the Construction and Maintenance of Two Bridges, and the

Maintenance of Retention Ditch R-588 for the Property Located North

and South of East Price Boulevard and East of North Toledo Blade

Boulevard; Providing for Findings; Providing for Approval; Providing for

Filing of Approved Documents; Providing for Severability; Providing for

Conflicts; and Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance no. 2025-13 with Exhibits

Imagine School Development Agreement (Exhibit A to Ord. 2025-13)

Imagine School Concept Plan (Exhibit B to Development Agreement)

6. GENERAL BUSINESS:

25-2354

DIscussion and Possible Action Regarding the Appointment of Tim

Drumm or Terry Cheney as a Regular Member for the Community

Economic Development Advisory Board.

Attachments:

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Appointment of Omy

Patel or Samara Naeger to Serve as a Student Member on the Parks

and Recreation Advisory Board From June 24, 2025, Through June 25,

2026.

Attachments:

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commissioner Appointments

to the Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy Committees and the

Legislative Advocacy Committee.

Attachments:

Current Committee Assignment

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.)

8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:

Commissioner Petrow's Communications

Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications

Mayor Stokes' Communications

Commissioner Langdon's Communications

Commissioner Duval's Communications

9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:

25-2358

City Attorney's Monthly Report

Attachments:

Commission Directives to the City Attorney

\Matter List (Redacted)

25-2422

City Clerk's Monthly Report

Attachments:

Open Requests by Status Chart

Fiscal Year to Date Requests-Closed Status

Public Records Request Log

25-2398

City Manager Report

Attachments:

City Manager Report June 2025

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

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

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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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

meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Copies of the recordings are available (for

fee) at the City Clerk's Office.