4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Alice White, Mayor  
Phil Stokes, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, November 12, 2024  
10:00 AM  
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.  
Voice Mail Message:  
Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be  
accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide  
information as listed in the City’s outgoing message. The message must not exceed two minutes, fifteen seconds.  
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  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
Attachments:  
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.)  
A.  
Approve the Disposition of Surplus Fleet Assets in an Appropriate Fashion  
Pursuant to Chapter 2 Administration, Article VIII Procurement, Section  
2-419, Disposition of City Assets and Property (d), (1) of the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Approve Contract No. 2024-19, Myakkahatchee Creek Maintenance  
Access and Debris Removal Project with Rick Richards, Inc., in the  
Amount of $3,446,927.37, Plus Contingency in the Amount of $344,692.74  
for a Total Amount of $3,791,620.11.  
Attachments:  
C.  
Approve Work Assignment No. 1 With Miller Pipeline, LLC., in the Amount  
of $599,649.90, for the Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation Project Under  
Contract 2023-40.003.  
Attachments:  
D.  
Approve the First Amendment and Restatement of West Villages  
Developer Agreement (Post Annexation), Amending and Restating the  
Agreement for System Improvements Within the West Villages  
Improvement District for Fire/Rescue, Law Enforcement, Parks and  
Recreation, Solid Waste and General Government; Method of  
Reimbursement From Impact Fees Collected Within the WVID; and  
Acknowledging a Joinder and Consent to Dedications, Reservations,  
Covenants, Restrictions, and Obligations to Convey.  
Attachments:  
E.  
Approve the Seventh Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.001 for Construction Services Contract, Phase II  
With Wharton Smith, Inc. in the Amount of $116,973, for Hurricane Ian  
Repairs at Dallas White Park.  
Attachments:  
F.  
Approve the 2024 Utilities Agreement - Water Supply Between the City of  
North Port, Wellen Park, LLLP, and West Villages Improvement District for  
the City to Provide Approximately 2 Million Gallons of Potable Water Per  
Day.  
Attachments:  
G.  
Approve the Florida Green Finance Authority (the Authority)  
Acknowledgement and Agreement Relating to the Properly Assessed  
Clean Energy Program Confirming the Authority's Compliance with  
Agreement Provisions and Senate Bill 770.  
Attachments:  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for September 2024.  
H.  
Attachments:  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
A.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District  
Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for Adjustments to the Fleet  
Management Fund in the Amount of $460,000; Providing for Findings;  
Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
B.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending Section 2-420 of  
the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Regarding Public-Private  
Partnerships (P3); Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTIONS:  
C.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Approving Two Agreements for the Exchange of Easements Located on  
Portions of Three Parcels Lying in Sections 29 and 30, Township 39  
South, Range 21 East, Sarasota County Florida, Property Appraiser  
Parcel Identification Numbers 0996-00-2000, 0996-00-1000, and  
0996-00-1004; Accepting Various Easements; Providing for Incorporation  
of Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date  
Attachments:  
D.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Approving a Temporary Construction Easement Located on a Parcel in  
Section 34, Township 39 South, Range 20 East, Sarasota County Florida,  
Sarasota County Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Number  
0787-09-0001; Accepting Temporary Construction Easement; Providing  
for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing  
for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date  
Attachments:  
6. PRESENTATION: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
A.  
Presentation of Recognition Items to Commissioners, Presented by  
Commissioner McDowell.  
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 Emrich's Communications  
Vice Mayor Stokes' Communications  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner McDowell's 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
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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