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  
Phil Stokes, Commissioner  
David Duval, Commissioner  
Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Fuino, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, May 19, 2026  
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.  
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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  
26-0143  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
Attachments:  
Vacancy List  
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.)  
26-0287  
A.  
Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2024-07 for Professional  
Engineering Services for Solid Waste Transfer Station Design By and  
Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., in  
the Amount of $166,210.00 for Additional Permitting and Design Services  
for the Solid Waste Transfer Station Located at Parcel Identification  
Number 1128227630 and Pavement Improvements for the Pan American  
Recycling Center Located at 5455 Pan American Boulevard, North Port,  
Florida, 34287, for a Total Amount of $980,840.00.  
Attachments:  
First Amendment to Contract  
Contract No. 2024-07  
February 25, 2025, Minutes  
November 23, 2021 Minutes  
Procurement Form  
Florida Division of Corporations  
26-0541  
B.  
C.  
D.  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Regarding Distribution Formula for  
Allocation of Revenue From Local Option Fuel Tax Levied Pursuant to  
Section 336.025(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Among Sarasota County and  
Municipalities Within Sarasota County for the 5-Cent Local Option Gas  
Tax.  
Attachments:  
2026 Interlocal Agreement Local Option Fuel Tax  
26-0542  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Regarding Distribution Formula for  
Allocation of Revenue From Local Option Fuel Tax Levied Pursuant to  
Section 336.025(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Among Sarasota County and  
Municipalities Within Sarasota County for the 6-Cent Local Option Gas  
Tax.  
Attachments:  
2026 Interlocal Agreement Local Option Fuel Tax  
26-0573  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Between Charlotte County on Behalf of  
the Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP) and City  
of North Port for Services Supporting CHNEP’s Comprehensive  
Conservation and Management Plan, Authorize the First Work Assignment  
in the Amount of $230,000 When Issued, and Authorize the City Manager  
or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding  
Documents for the First Work Assignment After Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Interlocal Agreement  
Project Application  
Revised Funding  
26-0607  
E.  
Approve Work Assignment No. 2023-40.003 IT2-2026 - I&I - CIPP -  
Freemont Street and LS-21 with Insituform Technologies, LLC for Cured in  
Place Pipe Lining of Areas Identified of High Inflow & Infiltration Around  
Freemont Street and Lift Station 21 in the Amount of $896,857.35  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment No. 2023-40.003 IT2-2026  
Assignment, Assumption, and First Amendment to Contract No. 2023-40.003  
Contract No. 2023-40.003  
Request for Bid 2023-40 Award Recommendation  
Request for Bid 2023-40  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
26-0608  
F.  
Approve Work Assignment No. 2026-05 Asset Management Phase 3 With  
Black & Veatch Corporation for the Utilities Department Asset  
Management Program Support in the Amount of $484,724.00.  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment No. 2026-05  
Continuing Contract No. 2025-12.02  
Truth-In-Negotiations Certificate  
Florida Division of Corporation Documents  
26-0613  
G.  
H.  
Approve the 2026 Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge Letter of  
Agreement Between the Patterson Foundation and City of North Port.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
May 27, 2025 Meeting Minutes  
26-0640  
Approve Work Assignment No. 2026-06 with CDM Smith, Inc. for  
Mechanical Integrity Testing of North Port Deep Injection Wells IW-1 & IW-2  
in the Amount of $246,971.41.  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment No. 2026-06 with Scope and Fee Schedule  
Continuing Contract No. 2025-12.04  
Truth-In-Negotiations Certificate  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
26-0645  
I.  
Approve Award of Request for Bid (RFB) 2026-18 for Purchase of Duty  
Handguns and Accessories From GT Distributors, Inc. in the Total Amount  
of $198,300.72.  
Attachments:  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation Memo  
Bid Tabulation  
GT Distributors, Inc. Submittal  
RFB No. 2026-18  
Due Diligence Review  
Florida Division of Corporations  
26-0647  
J.  
Approve the Fifteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.004 for Construction Services Contract Phase II by  
and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Jon F. Swift, Inc. for  
Hurricane Ian Damage Repairs at the Hillsborough Booster Station  
Located at 17113 West Hillsborough Boulevard Port Charlotte, Florida,  
33954, and the Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatment Plant Located at  
5655 North Port Boulevard, North Port, Florida, 34287, in the Amount of  
$283,885.00.  
Attachments:  
Contract Amendment No. Fifteen  
Contract No. 2023-17.004  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
26-0693  
K.  
L.  
Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Memorandum of  
Understanding Between the City of North Port, Florida, and the American  
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local  
3432 Regarding Pesticide Applicator Certification Specialty Pay.  
Attachments:  
Memorandum of Understanding  
26-0705  
Approve the Utilization of the Following Lake County, Florida, Contracts: 1)  
22-730A With All Safe Industries, Inc. (Louisville, KY); 2) 22-730B With  
Bennett Fire Products Company, LLC (Woodstock, GA); 3) 22-730C With  
Fisher Scientific Company, LLC (Tampa, FL); 4) 22-730D With Henry  
Schein, Inc. (Melville, NY); 5) 22-730E With Life-Assist, Inc. (Rancho  
Cordova, CA); 6) 22-730G With Municipal Emergency Services, Inc.  
(Sandy Hook, CT); 7) 22-730H With Municipal Equipment Company  
(Orlando, FL); 8) 22-730I With North American Fire Equipment Co. Inc.  
(Decatur, AL); 9) 22-730J With TechnicalRescue.com, Inc. (Cooper City,  
FL); and 10) 22-730K With Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC, for Fire Equipment,  
Supplies, and Services on an As-Needed Basis in an Amount Not to  
Exceed $2,090,000 Annually Through the Term Ending July 31, 2027, and  
Authorize the City Manager to Approve any Modifications or Terminations  
in Concurrence With Lake County.  
Attachments:  
Contract Award and Solicitation  
Contract 22-730A - All Safe Industries, Inc.  
Contract 22-730B - Bennett Fire Products Company, Inc.  
Contract 22-730C - Fisher Scientific Company, LLC  
Contract 22-730D - Henry Schein  
Contract 22-730E - Life-Assist, Inc.  
Contract 22-730G - Municipal Emergency Services, Inc.  
Contract 22-730H - Municipal Equipment Company  
Contract 22-730I - North American Fire Equipment Co., Inc.  
Contract 22-730J - TechnicalRescue.com  
Contract 22-730K - Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC  
26-0726  
Approve the April 21, 2026 City Commission Regular Minutes.  
M.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
5. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
26-0665  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Revised General Terms  
and Selection of a Parcel Map Option to Facilitate Development of a  
Conservation Easement Between the City of North Port and Big Waters  
Land Trust, Inc. for a Portion of the Warm Mineral Springs Park Property  
Located at 12200 San Servando Avenue, North Port, Florida 34287.  
Attachments:  
Revised General Terms  
Parcel Map Option A  
Parcel Map Option B  
May 27, 2025 Minutes  
September 10, 2024 Minutes  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
A.  
ORD. NO.  
2026-11  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Unified Land  
Development Code to Consolidate the Revenue Account Formerly Known  
as the Tree Fund into the Environmental Protection Fund by Amending  
Section 6.1.3.; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; Providing for Codification; And Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 2026-11, Second Reading  
Ordinance No. 2026-11, First Reading  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
B.  
ORD. NO.  
2026-13  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A - City Fee Schedule; Amending  
Parks and Recreation - General Fees and Facility Rental Fees; Providing  
for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing  
for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
February 2, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
March 2, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Business Impact Estimate  
C.  
ORD. NO.  
2026-16  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Related to the City’s Solid  
Waste Services; Amending Chapter 62 and Chapter 66 of the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
First Reading - Ordinance  
Business Impact Estimate  
RESOLUTION:  
D.  
RES. NO.  
2026-R-25  
A Resolution of the City Commission of The City of North Port, Florida,  
Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 2007-R-36; Granting Authority to  
the Director of the Parks & Recreation Department, or His or Her  
Designee, for the Recruitment and Payment of Athletic Officials; Adopting  
an Independent Contractor Fee Agreement; Adopting a Fee Schedule and  
Pay Invoice for Independent Contractor Athletic Officials; Providing for  
Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution No. 2026-R-25  
Resolution No. 07-R-36  
October 9, 2007 Meeting Minutes  
Benchmarking  
E.  
RES. NO.  
2026-R-31  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Terminating Portions of Utility Grant of Easements in Sections 28, 29, 32,  
and 33, Township 39 South, Range 21 East Located in Sarasota County  
Florida; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Partial  
Termination and Release of Easements; Providing for Filing of  
Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution No. 2026-R-31  
Resolution No. 2025-R-12  
Resolution No. 2024-R-09  
Developers Agreement  
F.  
RES. NO.  
2026-R-35  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Authorizing a Corrective Deed in the Conveyance of ±63 Acres of Real  
Property Located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 40  
South, Range 20 East, Bearing Sarasota County Property Appraiser  
Parcel Identification Number 0797001100 as Previously Adopted Through  
Resolution No. 2025-R-21; Providing For Filing of Documents; Providing  
for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution No. 2026-R-35  
Resolution No. 2025-R-21  
November 12, 2024, Meeting Minutes  
April 8, 2025, Meeting Minutes  
Restated Agreement  
G.  
RES. NO.  
2026-R-36  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Accepting a Non-Exclusive Permanent Access Utility Easement and an  
Exclusive Permanent Lift Station Easement Located on a Portion of the  
Parcel Lying in Section 10, Township 40 South, Range 20 East, Sarasota  
County Florida, Sarasota County Property Appraiser Parcel Identification  
Number 081100-0002; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing  
for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date  
Attachments:  
Resolution No. 2026-R-36  
2019 Amended and Restated Utilities Agreement  
GENERAL BUSINESS - Continued:  
26-0735  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action to Rescind the Motion Made During the  
City Commission Regular Meeting on May 5, 2026, Regarding Agenda  
Item No. 26-0611 Directing the City Manager to Explore Event  
Sponsorship Opportunities and/or a Sponsorship Program.  
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:  
26-0061  
26-0062  
26-0063  
26-0064  
26-0065  
Commissioner Duval's Communications  
Commissioner Stokes' Communications  
Mayor Emrich's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Vice Mayor Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner Petrow's Communications  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
26-0161  
City Clerk's Monthly Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
Public Record Requests Log  
Fiscal Year to Date Requests - Closed Status  
Open Requests by Status Chart  
26-0724  
City Attorney’s Monthly Report  
B.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the City Attorney  
Matter List (Redacted)  
26-0737  
City Manager's Monthly Report  
Attachments:  
City Manager Report - May 2026  
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. Questions on these materials may be directed to the staff member who prepared  
them, or to the City Clerk's Office, who will refer you to the appropriate person.  
The North Port City Hall is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Designated,  
accessible parking is available on the west side of City Hall, with building access from the parking area.  
Accommodations and translation services are available at no cost. Any person requiring  
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accommodation to participate in this meeting is asked to contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48 hours in advance  
by email at cityclerk@northportfl.gov or by telephone at (941) 429-7270. Persons using TTY/TDD may access this  
number via the Florida Relay Service by dialing 711.  
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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