4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Pete Emrich, Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Vice Mayor  
Jill Luke, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
Alice White, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Taylor, City Clerk  
Tuesday, March 22, 2022  
6:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
Amended to Add Item No. 22-2307  
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.  
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.  
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.  
Those wishing to provide public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items must appear before the City Commission to  
give testimony under oath.  
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  
22-2450  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Boards and Committees  
A.  
Attachments:  
Announcements  
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.)  
22-2196  
A.  
Approve Acceptance of Monetary Donation in the Amount of $850.00  
From North Port Forward to the North Port Police Department for the  
Purchase of New Exercise Equipment.  
22-2357  
B.  
Approve the Tenant Lease Agreement Between the City of North Port and  
Tidewell Hospice, Inc., for Suite B111 at the Family Service Center  
Attachments:  
Tenant Lease Agreement  
22-2538  
C.  
Approval of Minutes for the February 22, 2022 and March 3, 2022  
Commission Regular Meetings  
Attachments:  
2/22/22 Minutes  
3/3/22 Minutes  
5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
22-2462  
A.  
Update From Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger to the North  
Port City Commission.  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A.  
CC  
PLF-21-348  
Petition No. PLF-21-348, Wellen Park Golf and Country Club Phase 1A  
Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
Plat  
Staff Report With Exhibits  
West Villages Improvement Letter of Approval  
Wellen Park Golf and Country Club Master HOA.Letter of Acceptance  
Ex-parte communication  
B.  
CC PLF  
21-370  
Antigua at Wellen Park (Village E Tract 9 Residential Subdivision) Final  
Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
Plat  
West Villages Improvement Letter of Approval  
HOA Acceptance of Tree Easement  
Staff Report  
Ex-parte communication  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
C.  
ORD. NO.  
2022-05  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port. Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A - City Fee Structure, Section D.  
Building Fees; Repealing Ordinance No. 2020-28; Providing for  
Severability; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Codification; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
7. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
22-2307  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Events, With or Without  
Alcohol, at the North Port Aquatic Center.  
Attachments:  
NPAC Event Discussion Presentation  
2021-10-12 Commission Meeting Minutes  
Updated NPAC Event Discussion Presentation  
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:  
22-2469  
22-2470  
22-2468  
22-2467  
22-2466  
Commissioner McDowell's Report  
Commissioner White's Report  
Commissioner Luke's Report  
Vice Mayor Langdon's Report  
Mayor Emrich's Report  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
22-2463  
City Manager Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
City Manager Report 3.22.22.pdf  
22-2419  
City Attorney Report  
B.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the CA  
Matter List (Redacted) for Commission  
22-2544  
City Clerk Report  
Attachments:  
Commission Update  
FY Request Log  
FY Closed Status  
FY Open Status  
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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