4970 CITY HALL BLVD

NORTH PORT, FL 34286

City of North Port

Meeting Minutes

City Commission Workshop

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 Fuino, City Attorney

Heather Faust, City Clerk

Monday, November 3, 2025

10:00 AM

City Commission Chambers

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

ROLL CALL

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Present:

Mayor Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David Duval,

Commissioner Demetrius Petrow and Commissioner Philip Stokes

ALSO PRESENT

City Manager Fletcher, City Attorney Fuino, City Clerk Faust, Board Specialist Lindner,

Police Chief Garrison, Fire Chief Titus, Utilities Director Wisner, Deputy Emergency

Manager Nevarez, and Development Services Director Ray.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Utilities Director Tricia Wisner.

1. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.

2. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES

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Presentation Regarding Recent Arizona Flood Deployment by Mike,

Nevarez, Deputy Emergency Manager.

Mayor Stokes announced the item.

Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.

Mr. Nevarez provided a presentation including incident summary, photos of damages,

Helping Hands SW FL LLC, response challenges, balancing response with recovery,

disaster path timeline, and key takeaways.

Commissions questions and discussion took place regarding provisions needed,

pre-storm and pre-disaster conditions, federal aid thresholds, public and government

assistance efforts, hurricane checklists, drone usage for before-and-after damage

documentation, county/state support in Emergency Operations Center (EOC), damage

assessments, flooding concerns affecting leach fields, Florida Department of Health and

Environmental Protection (FDEP) assistance, community involvement, propane tank

safety, and Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) repayment procedures.

There was no public comment.

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Presentation by Development Services Providing an Update Regarding

Potential New Development Projects Recently Submitted to the

Development Review Committee for Review.

Mayor Stokes announced the item.

Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.

Ms. Ray provided a presentation including key points, Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH)

Sumter Campus Phase II, Exalt Health, Heron Creek Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic,

AdventHealth North Port, North Port Gymnastics, Cocoplum North expansion, MidFlorida

Credit Union, Price Crossings outparcel 1, Heron Creek Retail, The Learning Experience,

and additional information.

Commission questions and discussion took place regarding transparency, potential job

availability, skilled labor force, Suncoast Technical College (STC) expansion update,

efforts to attract medical schools, workforce housing, re-prioritizing Capital Improvement

Projects (CIP), non-profit healthcare facilities, and impact fee exemptions.

There was no public comment.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.

4. ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 11:14 a.m.

City of North Port, Florida

By: ___________________________________________

Phil Stokes, Mayor

Attest: _________________________________________

Heather Faust, City Clerk