4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
Environmental Advisory Board  
Monday, November 7, 2022  
5:00 PM  
City Hall Room 244  
MEETING PROCEDURE: By submitting a “Request to Speak” card to the City Clerk, the Public may comment during the  
course of the meeting. Comments on all scheduled Agenda Items will be heard immediately following the  
presentation by the Staff or Petitioner. Please wait until you are recognized by the Presiding Officer, state your name  
and address so that your comments may be properly recorded and limit your remarks to a period of three (3) minutes  
or less. The Board will act on an Agenda Item after comments from the Staff, Petitioner and Public have been heard.  
1. Call to Order  
2. Roll Call  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
4. Public Comment  
5. Approval of Minutes  
22-3593  
A.  
Approval of Minutes for the September 12, 2022 Environmental Advisory  
Board Meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
6. New Business  
22-3591  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend that the City Commission  
Support Adoption of Water Quality Solutions and Habitat Preservation in  
City Stormwater Design and City Development Regulations.  
Attachments:  
Backup Suggestions  
Birdfeeder on Lake  
22-3592  
B.  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend that the City Commission  
Support the Native Plantings in Public Parks and Spaces (e.g. Bee  
Stations and Butterfly Gardens).  
22-3262  
Discussion and Possible Action Concerning a Recommendation to the  
City Commission Regarding Potential Uses of Tree Fund Monies.  
Attachments:  
Letter to Commission  
Myakkahatchee Creek Corridor Map  
Backup Suggestions  
7. Updates  
22-3594  
22-3595  
A.  
B.  
Report from Attending the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting  
(Kathleen Therrien)  
Contact with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board' Liaison Regarding  
a Partnering with the Board's Bee Pollination Stations and Butterfly Parks  
(Jeremy Rogus)  
22-3596  
22-3597  
Memo Regarding Pesticides Used in Sarasota County (Erin Hall)  
C.  
D.  
Commission Response to the Environmental Advisory Board's Formal  
Request to be Included in the Review of Requests for Waivers to Open  
Space and Park Requirements Contained in Section 37-14 of the Unified  
Land Development Code (Jeremy Rogus)  
8. Future Agenda Items  
9. Public Comment  
10. Adjournment  
No stenographic record by  
a
certified court reporter is made of these meetings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to  
verbatim record of the  
appeal any decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making  
a
meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. (SEE: F.S. 286.0105) Note: Persons with  
disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk's office 48  
hours in advance of the meeting. (SEE F.S. 286.26)  
NONDISCRIMINATION: The City of North Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,  
disability, family or religious status in administration of its programs, activities or services.  
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.  
ADVISORY BOARD CURRENT VACANCIES  
Art Advisory Board 1 Regular; 2 Alternates  
Audit Committee 2 North Port Residents  
Charter Review Advisory Board 2 Alternates  
Citizens' Tax Oversight Committee 4 Regular  
Community Economic Development Advisory Board 3 Regular  
Environmental Advisory Board 2 Alternates; 1 Youth  
Police Officers’ Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees 1 Resident Appointed by the Commission  
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 1 Regular; 2 Alternates;  
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board 2 Alternates  
Veterans Park Advisory Committee 1 Regular; 1 Alternate II  
Zoning Board of Appeals 4 Regular; 2 Alternates  
UPCOMING EXPIRATION DATES FOR BOARDS AND COMITTEES.  
December  
Peter Bartolotta (Charter Review Advisory Board) 12/8/2022  
Nothing in January  
February  
Christine O’Neal (Police Pension Memberchosen by Board) 2/4/2023