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, April 25, 2023  
6:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
Updated Resolution No. 2023-R-22  
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.  
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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  
general public comment.  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record under  
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  
23-0437  
A.  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Advisory Boards and  
Committees  
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.)  
23-0546  
A.  
Approve the Application to the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency  
Response (SAFER) Grant in the Amount of $3,574,740.96 for 12  
Firemedics and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable  
Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal  
Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.  
Attachments:  
Application  
23-0586  
B.  
Approve Visionary Integration Professionals Acceptance Agreement with  
the City of North Port, Florida with Incorporated Attachments, for the  
Implementation of Accela On-line Permitting Software for the  
Neighborhood Development Services, Building Division, in the Amount of  
$2,775,894, Plus Contingency in the Amount of $277,590 for a Total  
Project Cost of $3,053,484.  
Attachments:  
Acceptance Agreement  
Statement of Work  
Integration Subscription Agreement for Software Service (SaaS)  
Carasoft GSA Contract 47QSWA18D008F  
Accela Subscription Services and Support Agreement under GSA  
Exemptions Form Accela on-line Permitting Software  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-0654  
C.  
D.  
Approve the National Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant Worksite  
Agreement with Suncoast Workforce Board, Inc. dba CareerSource  
Suncoast  
Attachments:  
Worksite Agreement  
CareerSource Sunbiz  
23-0655  
Approve the First Amendment to Agreement No. 2021-17 for Professional  
Architectural and Engineering Services for City of North Port Police  
Department Facilities Extending the Scheduled Programming Phase, in  
the Amount of $22,390.00, for a Total Contract Price of $257,800.00.  
Attachments:  
First Amendment to Agreement  
Agreement No. 2021-17  
Schenkel & Shultz Additional Services  
Finance Contract Agreement Amendment Form  
23-0667  
E.  
Approve Contract No. 2023-07 Construction Manager at Risk Contract  
Preconstruction Services Contract, Phase 1 with Wharton Smith, Inc. in the  
Amount of $42,340.09, for Design Support, Coordination, Project  
Scheduling, Design and Equipment Evaluation and Recommendations,  
and a Guaranteed Maximum Price for Project F17R81 Fire Station 81  
Renovation.  
Attachments:  
Contract  
Notice of Intent to Award  
City Manager Recommendation to Negotiate Memorandum with Ranking  
Wharton-Smith, Inc. Submittal  
Solicitation with Addenda  
Florida Division of Corporations Documentation  
23-0671  
F.  
Approve the Appointment of Jessica A. Eik and Paul A. Jackomin as  
Members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to Serve a  
Three-Year Term From April 25, 2023, to April 25, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Jessica A. Eik Application and Backup  
Paul A. Jackomin Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143(6)  
23-0693  
G.  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement by and Between Sarasota County  
Sheriff’s Office and City of North Port, Florida, New College of Florida  
Campus Police Department, and Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority  
regarding Primary Public Safety Answering Point, Which Outlines the  
Direct Communication for Immediate and Undelayed Law Enforcement  
Response During Active and Imminent Treats to Life.  
Attachments:  
Interlocal - Primary PSAP - SCSO  
Interlocal - Primary PSAP - SCSO - 2021  
Florida Statute 365.179  
23-0695  
H.  
Approve the Interagency User Agreement by and Between the Sarasota  
County Sheriff’s Office and the City of North Port, Florida on Behalf of the  
North Port Police Department for Criminal Justice Information Exchange  
and Use (FCIC/NCIC) During a System Failure or Center Evacuation.  
Attachments:  
Interagency User Agreeent  
23-0699  
I.  
Approve the City of North Port’s Participation in the Countywide Climate  
Pollution Reduction Grant Program and Submit Letter of Partnership  
Attachments:  
Letter of Partnership  
23-0700  
J.  
Approval of Minutes for the March 6, 2023 Commission Workshop  
Meeting, March 7, 2023 Commission Workshop Meeting, March 8, 2023  
Commission Workshop Meeting, March 21, 2023 Commission Workshop  
Meeting, and March 30, 2023 Commission Regular Meeting  
Attachments:  
3-6-23 Minutes  
3-7-23 Minutes  
3-8-23 Minutes  
3-21-23 Minutes  
3-30-23 Minutes  
23-0709  
K.  
Approve Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Member, Celeste  
Jameson, to Serve as the City of North Port Representative on the  
Sarasota Parks Advisory Council.  
Attachments:  
2023-03-16 PRAB Draft Meeting Minutes  
Ordinance No. 2014-14  
5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
23-0715  
A.  
Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger Update to the North Port  
City Commission.  
Attachments:  
Warm Mineral Springs Area Sidewalk Project  
Deer Prairie Creek Preserve Photos  
23-0708  
B.  
Presentation of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Annual Report for  
2022 and Review of Future Goals.  
Attachments:  
PRAB Annual Report  
Ordinance 2023-07  
Ordinance No. 2014-14  
23-0728  
FEMA Direct Temporary Housing Presentation  
C.  
Attachments:  
Email Chain  
Individual Assistance Sequence of Delivery  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
A.  
ORD NO.  
2023-04  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Unified Land  
Development Code, Section 53-214 Village D District Pattern Plan (West  
Villages) to Reference Wellen Park; Amending Section 3.13.9 Minimum  
Parking Standards to Provide for an Administrative Adjustment to the  
Parking Requirements; Amending Section 3.13.9.B to Provide for Parking  
Standards Not Otherwise Specified; Providing for Findings; Providing for  
Adoption; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. (Quasi-Judicial)  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
VDPP revised language  
Revised Staff Presentation - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Staff Presentation  
Applicant Presentation  
2/16/23, PZAB Action Report  
B.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-10  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Repealing Criteria Relating  
to the Playful City USA Program from the Parks and Recreation Advisory  
Board Powers and Duties; Amending the Code of the City of North Port,  
Florida, Section 4-162, Regarding Powers and Duties of the North Port  
Parks and Recreational Advisory Board; Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Ordinance No. 2014-14  
C.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-11  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Relating to the Citizen Tax  
Oversight Committee; Repealing Resolution No. 97-R-14; Amending the  
Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 4 – Boards and  
Committees to Create Article V - Citizen Tax Oversight Committee;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading/Second Reading  
Commission Direction  
D.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-16  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Reducing and Eliminating  
Certain Fees Related to Warm Mineral Springs Park; Amending the Code  
of the City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A, Section G - Parks and  
Recreation Fees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing  
for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective  
Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance 2023-16  
3/30/23 Regular Meeting Notes  
12/8/22 Special Meeting Minutes  
Warm Mineral Springs Park Admission Sales FY22  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
E.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-09  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Related to Alternative Pickup Locations for the  
Collection of Solid Waste from Residential Properties; Amending the  
Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 62-50; Providing For  
Findings; Providing For Conflicts; Providing For Severability; Providing For  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Solid Waste Walk Up Form  
F.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-14  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Section 22-55 and 22-65 Relating to Extending  
the Time Period When Use of Fertilizer is Restricted and Eliminating the  
Vehicle Decal Requirement; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance – First Reading  
6/26/22 Minutes  
Rainfall Data and Total Nitrogen 2016-2022  
FDEP Sample Results Cosmic Waterway Algal bloom  
Request for FDEP Input on Proposed Changes  
FDEP Input on Proposed Changes  
RESOLUTION:  
G.  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-22  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Approving a Template for Temporary Construction Easement for Price  
Boulevard Widening in the City of North Port, Florida; Accepting All  
Easements Using the Approved Template; Providing for Incorporation of  
Recitals; Providing for Recording; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
7. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
23-0703  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the March 14,  
2023 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Draft Minutes  
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:  
23-0405  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
A.  
23-0406  
23-0402  
23-0403  
23-0404  
Commissioner Stokes' Communications  
Mayor Langdon's Communications  
Vice Mayor White's Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
23-0717  
City Manager Report  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Attachments:  
City Manager Report April 2023  
CM Contingency Report April 2023  
23-0696  
City Attorney's Monthly Report  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the City Attorney  
Matter List (Redacted)  
23-0429  
City Clerk Report  
Attachments:  
Closed Status Chart  
Open Request Chart  
FY Request Log  
Commission Update  
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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