4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
Historic and Cultural Advisory Board  
Wednesday, April 9, 2025  
5:30 PM  
City Hall Room 244  
Amended to Update Attendance  
1. Call to Order  
Vice Chair Sterner called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.  
2. Roll Call  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Klinkhamer, Board Member Stearns, Vice Chair Sterner, Board Member  
Becket and Board Member Accardi  
Also Present  
Board Specialist Lane, Staff Liaison Puglise, and Project Manager Abreu.  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the board.  
There was no public comment.  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
4. Public Comment  
5. Approval of Minutes  
25-2076  
A.  
Approve the March 12, 2025 Historic and Cultural; Advisory Board Meeting  
Minutes.  
A
motion was made by Board Member Stearns, seconded by Board Member  
Becket, to approve the Minutes as presented. The motion carried on the following  
vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Board Member Stearns, Vice Chair Sterner, Board Member Becket and Board  
Member Accardi  
1 - Chair Klinkhamer  
Not Present:  
6. Unfinished Business  
25-2015  
A.  
Discussion and Possible action regarding the Significance and Validation  
of Suspected Historical Sites with in the City.  
Vice Chair Sterner announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding email request to protect the Turpentine Dock,  
maintenance plan, citizens addressing the board, rebuilding of the Turpentine Dock,  
historic marker, ceremony, museum, Warm Mineral Springs, Parks and Recreation, and  
communication between the departments and the advisory board.  
Chair Klinkhamer arrived at 5:50 p.m.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Sterner, seconded by Board Member Stearns, to  
send a recommendation to City Commission on possible historical sites.  
Discussion took place regarding writing the memorandum detailed about the historical  
sites.  
Board Member Stearns withdrew his second and Vice Chair Sterner withdrew his motion.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Sterner, seconded by Board Member Stearns to  
have the Staff Liaison write  
a memorandum recommending City Commission to  
make the Turpentine Dock, Biscayne Plaza, and the Charlotte Harbor Railway  
a
historical site, also to designate Vice Chair Sterner to answer questions about the  
historical sites to the City Commission. The motion carried on the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Klinkhamer, Board Member Stearns, Vice Chair Sterner, Board Member  
Becket and Board Member Accardi  
7. Updates  
25-2137  
Update on the ULDC and the historic surveyor  
Chair Klinkhamer announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) clarification,  
the greenway belonging to the city, historical surveyor, developer, and responding to  
emails.  
8. Future Agenda Items  
Chair Klinkhamer announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding further research for designating historical sites, historical  
sites list, historical markers, further steps with possible Commission denial, Advisory  
Board roles and duties, potential resources, and potential options with Sarasota County.  
9. Public Comment  
10. Adjournment  
There was no public comment.  
Chair Klinkhamer adjourned the meeting at 6:51 p.m.  
By:___________________________  
Harry Klinkhamer, Chair