4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Barbara Langdon, Mayor  
Alice White, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
Phil Stokes, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, July 11, 2023  
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 . Any comment received that does not meet the public  
comment timing and requirements will be rejected and will not be included in the official record of the meeting.  
PLEASE NOTE: Those wishing to provide public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items must appear before the  
City Commission to give testimony under oath.  
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. When recognized by the Mayor, the  
Commenter will approach the podium. Public Comment is limited to three (3) 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. PLEASE NOTE: Online public comment cannot be considered as the  
basis for a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment.  
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.  
Voice messages will be forwarded to Commission and played into the record. PLEASE NOTE: Comments provided  
via voice mail cannot be considered as the basis for  
under general public comment.  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record  
Florida’s Sunshine Law requires the Commission to discuss this Agenda only in open session. The Commissioners  
cannot discuss these items with each other before this meeting is called to order. The Commissioners, individually,  
can however, discuss any item with concerned citizens and staff in preparation for the meeting.  
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. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to  
schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS  
23-0442  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Advisory Boards and  
Committees  
A.  
Attachments:  
Announcements 7-11-23  
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.)  
23-0774  
Approve the Second Amendment to Agreement No. 2018-40 -  
Professional Engineering/Architectural Services for Site Selection and  
Design Services for Utilities Administration and Warehouse Facilities  
Between the City of North Port and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.,  
for an Additional $171,251.50, for a Total Contract Price of  
$1,367,056.50.  
A.  
Attachments:  
Amendment No. 2  
Amendment Form  
Amendment No. 1  
Agreement  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-0981  
Approve Work Assignment 2023-08 with Kimley-Horn and Associates,  
Inc., in the Amount of $200,160.00, for the Pan American Water  
Reclamation Facility Centrifuge Building and Monorail System Project.  
B.  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment with Scope and Fee Schedule  
RLI 2023-08 Evaluation & Ranking  
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Letter of Interest Submittal  
Request for Letters of Interest  
Continuing Contract No. 2020-58-10  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
23-1023  
Approve Construction Contract No. 2023-35 – Southwest Water  
Reclamation Facility (SWWRF) Sludge Drying Bed with C&T  
Contracting Services, LLC in the Amount of $567,163.09, With a  
Contingency of $56,716.00, for a Total Amount of $623,879.09.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Contract  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation Memo  
Bid Tabulation  
Submittal by C&T Contracting Services LLC  
RFB and Addendum  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
23-1032  
Approve the Donation of a Canine from the North Port Police Officers  
Association Provided Through the Generous Donation of $12,000 from  
North Port Citizens Nancy Hoffman and Linda Cook.  
D.  
Attachments:  
Letter from North Port Police Officers Association  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for May 2023.  
Cash Receipts Summary  
23-1034  
E.  
F.  
Attachments:  
23-1038  
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. CAC2023-0027, a  
Technology Services Agreement Between Sarasota County and the City  
of North Port for the County's Continued Provision of Hosting Services  
for the City of North Port Servers and Network Equipment for the Term  
of One Year in an Amount not to Exceed $12,623.64.  
Attachments:  
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement  
Sarasota County Technology Services Agreement  
Sarasota County DR Competitive Exemption Form  
23-1046  
Approval of Minutes for the June 6, 2023 Commission Special Meeting  
G.  
H.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
23-1094  
Approve the May 18, 2023 Commission Joint Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
23-1090  
Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger Update to the North Port  
City Commission.  
A.  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading  
ORD. NO.  
2023-18  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of  
North Port Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Regarding  
Goal 2, Figure 1: Standards for Activity Centers, AC #7 Area A, Warm  
Mineral Springs; Amending the Density, Intensity, and Percentage Of  
Land Use; and Amending Goal 2, Activity Center #7 Area A, Policies  
2.7.11 Through 2.7.22, Providing for Findings; Providing for Adoption;  
Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing for Conflicts;  
A.  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Ordinance Second Reading  
Attachments:  
Agency Responses  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Minutes 5-9-23  
7. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
23-1030  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Charter Review Advisory  
Board Revisiting Amending the City Charter Relevant to the City  
Manager Signature Authority for Contracts, Authority to Enter Into  
Contracts, and Establishing Conditions.  
A.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
Memorandum  
23-1042  
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Existing Parks &  
Recreation Department Capital Improvement Program Projects.  
B.  
Attachments:  
CIP Detail Sheet #P21DWR  
CIP Detail Sheet #P19AP4  
CIP Detail Sheet #P26DOG  
CIP Detail Sheet #P23PAS  
CIP Detail Sheet #P25LPD  
Future Parks Site Map  
Draft Minutes 6-15-23  
23-1078  
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Drafting an Ordinance  
Prohibiting Smoking of Cigarettes and Vapes in City Parks Except in  
Designated Smoking Areas.  
C.  
Attachments:  
HB No. 105  
City Code Section 46-1  
Ordinance No. 2019-38  
City Code Section 50-6  
Minutes 9-13-22  
Minutes 6-13-23  
Additional Backup  
Sarasota Regulations  
23-1047  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the June 13,  
2023 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
D.  
E.  
Attachments:  
Draft Minutes  
Amended Draft Minutes  
Correspondence  
23-1096  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the June 14,  
2023 Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes  
Draft Minutes  
Attachments:  
Amended Draft Minutes  
Correspondence  
8. 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. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to  
schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
9. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
23-0843  
23-0844  
23-0845  
23-0846  
23-0847  
Mayor Langdon Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Vice Mayor White's Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Commissioner Stoke's Communications  
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
11. 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.  
No stenographic record by  
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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