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  
Amended to update Ord. No. 2025-13 exhibit reference.  
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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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  
A.  
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  
A.  
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  
Attachments:  
25-2325  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for April 2025.  
B.  
C.  
Cash Receipts Summary - April 2025  
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  
D.  
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  
E.  
F.  
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:  
Application  
Backup  
25-2357  
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:  
Application  
Backup  
25-2363  
G.  
H.  
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.  
Attachments:  
Commission Regular 05-27-25  
Commission Workshop 06-02-25  
Commission Regular 06-05-25  
Commission Regular 06-10-25  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
RESOLUTION:  
A.  
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:  
B.  
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  
A.  
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:  
Application- Tim  
Backup-Tim  
Application-Terry  
25-2355  
B.  
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:  
Application-Omy  
Omy Backup  
Application-Samara  
Samara Backup  
25-2400  
C.  
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:  
25-2413  
25-2415  
25-2416  
25-2417  
25-2418  
Commissioner Petrow's Communications  
Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications  
Mayor Stokes' Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner Duval's Communications  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
25-2358 City Attorney's Monthly Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the City Attorney  
\Matter List (Redacted)  
25-2422  
City Clerk's Monthly Report  
B.  
C.  
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  
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
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.  
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