4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
David Duval, Commissioner  
Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, December 10, 2024  
10:00 AM  
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.  
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. Public comment is limited to three  
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.  
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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  
24-0223  
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.)  
24-1502  
24-1588  
Approval of Projects for 2025 State and Federal Legislative Funding  
Consideration.  
A.  
B.  
Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance  
Program to Move Mountains Inc. in Support of the Move Mountains 5K  
to be Held on January 12, 2025, in an Amount up to, and Not to Exceed,  
$500 to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Services.  
Attachments:  
Application for Assistance  
Fee Overview  
Community Assistance Account Overview FY2025  
Resolution 2018-R-17  
24-1606  
Approve the Agency User Agreement between Prescription Drug  
Monitoring Program and the City of North Port, Florida, Allowing the  
Police Department to Responsibly Track and Prevent Prescription Drug  
Abuse.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
Florida Statute §893.055  
Florida Statute §893.0551  
24-1607  
Attachments:  
24-1608  
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding on Provision of Alias  
Social Security Program for Alias Social Security Number Requests by  
North Port Law Enforcement Officers.  
D.  
E.  
Memorandum of Understanding  
Florida Statute §943.03  
Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance  
Program to Awaken Outreach Center, Inc. in Support of the Simply  
Christmas Event to be Held on December 24, 2024, in an Amount up to,  
and Not to Exceed, $500 to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Services.  
Attachments:  
Application for Assistance  
Fee Overview  
Community Assistance Account Overview FY2025  
Resolution 2018-R-17  
24-1609  
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding By and Between the City  
of North Port, Florida on Behalf of the North Port Police Department and  
the Desoto County Sheriff’s Office for the Appointment of Deputy  
Sheriffs.  
F.  
Attachments:  
Memorandum of Understanding  
Florida Statute §30.07  
Florida Statute §30.072  
24-1612  
Approve the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)  
Subgrant for Highway Traffic Safety Funds in the Amount of $120,000,  
and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the  
City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review.  
G.  
H.  
Attachments:  
FDOT Letter of Acceptance  
Subgrant  
24-1615  
Approve Contract No. 2024-17 Professional Architectural and  
Engineering Services for the City of North Port Public Safety Training  
Complex Between the City of North Port and JL2 Architecture, LLC, in  
the Amount of $69,920.00.  
Attachments:  
Contract  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation and Ranking Sheet  
Bid Submittal  
Bid Document with Addenda  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-1623  
Approve Work Assignment No. 2025-01 with Black and Veatch  
Corporation to Complete Asset Management Phase II in the Amount of  
$486,147.00  
I.  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment with Scope and Fee Schedule  
Continuing Contract No. 2020-58-04 with Renewal  
Truth-In-Negotiations Certificate  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
24-1627  
Approve the Fourth Amendment to Contract No. 2021-17 Professional  
Architectural and Engineering Services for the City of North Port  
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Between the Schenkel & Schultz,  
Inc. and the City of North Port Expanding the Scope to Phase III -V for  
Design Development, Construction Documents, Bidding Assistance, and  
Construction Administration and Increasing the Agreement Fees to  
$408,195.00.  
J.  
Attachments:  
Fourth Amendment to Contract  
Third Amendment to Contract  
Second Amendment to Contract  
First Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Truth In Negotiations Certification  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-1628  
Approve the Tenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.004 for Construction Services Contract Phase II  
K.  
With Jon F. Swift, Inc. in the Amount of $194,853, for Hurricane Ian  
Repairs at Blue Ridge Park.  
Attachments:  
Tenth Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Work Assignment 2024-31FM  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-1629  
Approve the Ninth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.004 for Construction Services Contract, Phase II  
With Jon F. Swift, Inc. in the Amount of $796,493, for Hurricane Ian  
Repairs at Butler Park.  
L.  
Attachments:  
Ninth Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Work Assignment 2024-32FM  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-1630  
Approve Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. 2024-16.002  
Preconstruction Services, Phase I, with AJAX Building Company, LLC,  
in the Amount of $83,479.00, for Design Support, Coordination, Project  
Scheduling, Design and Equipment Evaluation and Recommendations,  
and a Guaranteed Maximum Price for Project F24EOC, Emergency  
Operations Center.  
M.  
Attachments:  
Contract  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation and Ranking Sheet  
Bid Submittal  
Request for Proposal with Addendums  
Recommendation to Negotiate  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-1638  
Approve the Appointment of Joan Morgan as a Member of the Citizens  
Oversight Committee School Facility Planning, to Serve a Term from  
December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2025  
N.  
O.  
Attachments:  
Correspondence  
24-1639  
Approve the Appointment of Michael Endee as a Member of the  
Community Economic Development Advisory Board, to Serve a Term  
from December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2027.  
Attachments:  
24-1640  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Appointment of Alicia Accardi as a Member of the Historic  
& Cultural Advisory Board, to Serve a Term from December 10, 2024, to  
December 10, 2029.  
P.  
Attachments:  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
24-1641  
Approve the Appointment of Susan Guerin-Staples as a Member of the  
Charter Review Advisory Board, to Serve a Term from December 10,  
2024, to December 10, 2027.  
Q.  
R.  
S.  
T.  
Attachments:  
24-1642  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Appointment of William Keogh as a Member of the  
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, to Serve a Term from December  
10, 2024, to December 10, 2028.  
Attachments:  
24-1643  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Appointment of Melinda Wideman as a Member of the  
Community Economic Developmen Advisory Board, to Serve a Term  
from December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2027  
Attachments:  
24-1644  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Appointment of Ursula Eisenhauer as a Member of the  
Community Economic Development Advisory Board, to Serve a Term  
from December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2027  
Attachments:  
24-1645  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Appointment of Sean Mcmillan as a Member of the  
Community Economic Development Advisory Board, to Serve a Term  
from December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2027  
U.  
Attachments:  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
24-1646  
Approve the November 16, 2024 Commission Special Meeting Minutes  
V.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
24-1647  
Approve the Appointment of Nathan Borntreger as a Member of the  
Municipal Police Officers Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees, to  
Serve a Term from December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2026  
W.  
Attachments:  
24-1665  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Appointment of James Jerome as an Member of  
the Community Economic Development Advisory Board, to Serve a  
Term From December 10, 2024, to December 10, 2027.  
X.  
Y.  
Attachments:  
24-1668  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve the Reappointment of Thomas Noyes as a Member of the  
Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee, to Serve a Term from  
January 1, 2025 January 1, 2028  
Attachments:  
Correspondence  
24-1669  
Approve the Appointment of Michael Gruenberg as an Member of the  
Art Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From December 10, 2024, to  
December 10, 2027  
Z.  
Attachments:  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
24-1682  
Approve the December 2, 2024 Commission Workshop Minutes and  
November 26, 2024 Commission Regular Minutes,  
AA.  
Attachments:  
December 2, 2024  
November 26, 2024  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading  
ORD. NO.  
2024-38  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Establishing a Schedule  
and Location of City Commission Regular Meetings and Workshops for  
the 2025 Calendar Year; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
A.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Business Impact Estimate  
ORD. NO.  
2024-45  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the  
Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year  
2024-2025 for Budgeting Bond Proceeds and Debt Service for Price  
Boulevard Project R15PW1 in the Amount of $64,221,510; Providing for  
Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts: Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
B.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
CIP Sheet R15PW1  
ORD. NO.  
2024-46  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of  
the City of North Port, Florida, Section 4-3 Regarding Qualifications of  
Boards and Committees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Business Impact Estimate  
ORDINANCE - First Reading  
ORD. NO.  
2024-47  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of  
the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-45  
Regarding Exceptions to Noise Violations; Providing for Findings;  
A.  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
25-1721  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Referendum Questions  
Related to Borrowing Authority for Infrastructure Projects and the North  
Port Police Department Headquarters Project for the March 11, 2025,  
Special Election.  
A.  
Attachments:  
Additional Backup  
ORDINANCE - First Reading - Continued  
ORD. NO.  
2024-48  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Calling for a  
Referendum Question to be Placed before the Qualified Electors of the  
City of North Port, Florida at the March 11, 2025 Special Election;  
Providing a Referendum Question Determining Whether to Amend the  
City Charter to Authorize the City Commission to Issue Debt to  
Respond to a Declared Emergency or Disaster without Prior Voter  
Approval; Providing for the Full Text of the Proposed Charter  
Amendment; Providing Findings; Providing for an Effective Date for the  
New Charter Language if the Proposed Charter Amendment is  
Approved; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota  
County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Publication of the Text of  
the Proposed Charter Amendment; Providing for Filing with the Florida  
Department of State if the Proposed Charter Amendment is Approved;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
B.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Resolution 2024-R-57  
Ordinance 2024-37  
ORD. NO.  
2024-49  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Calling for a  
Referendum Question to be Placed Before the Qualified Electors of the  
City of North Port, Florida at the March 11, 2025 Special Election;  
Providing a Referendum Question Determining Whether to Amend the  
City Charter to Remove the Residency Requirements for the City Clerk  
and City Attorney Positions; Providing for the Full Text of the Proposed  
Charter Amendment; Providing Findings; Providing for an Effective Date  
for the New Charter Language if the Proposed Charter Amendment is  
Approved; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota  
County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Publication of the Text of  
the Proposed Charter Amendment; Providing for Filing with the Florida  
Department of State if the Proposed Charter Amendment is Approved;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an  
Effective Date.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
GENERAL BUSINESS - Continued  
24-1610  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Completion of Design  
Development for the New Police Department Headquarters.  
B.  
Attachments:  
Third Amendment to Agreement  
Second Amendment to Agreement  
First Amendment to Agreement  
Agreement  
Phase III and Phase IV Fees  
Resolution No. 2024-R-17  
Commission Meeting Minutes - May 14, 2024  
Commission Meeting Minutes - April 23, 2024  
Commission Meeting Minutes - April 1, 2024  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
Presentation  
24-1636  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the City of North Port 2025  
State and Federal Legislative Priorities  
C.  
Attachments:  
Final Draft 2025 State Legislative Priorities  
2024 State Legislative Priorities  
2024 Federal Legislative Priorities  
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:  
24-0251  
24-0270  
24-1681  
24-0302  
24-0321  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner Duval's Communications  
Commissioner Petrow's Communications  
Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications  
Mayor Stokes' Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
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. 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.  
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a
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