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, January 24, 2023  
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 . 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.  
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. 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  
A.  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Advisory Boards and  
Committees  
Attachments:  
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.)  
A.  
Award RFB No. 2023-03 for Citywide Generator Services to Tampa  
Armature Works, Inc., in the Amount of $105,455.00 and Authorize the City  
Manager to Approve Renewals in Accordance with the Terms and  
Conditions in the Solicitation.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program  
to Family Promise of South Sarasota County in Support of the 2nd Annual  
Kenducky Derby to be Held on May 6, 2023, in the Amount of $500 to be  
Applied to the Cost of City Fees and Resources.  
Attachments:  
C.  
D.  
Approve the First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for Construction and  
Use of Soccer Facilities at Glenallen Elementary School Between the  
School Board of Sarasota County and the City of North Port, Florida.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Fifth Amendment to the Master Services and Purchasing  
Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc.,for the Addition of Drones, Hardware  
and Software with an Additional Cost of $31,615.67 for Fiscal Year 2023.  
Attachments:  
E.  
F.  
Approve the Addendum to the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO)  
Program State Plan of Operation (SPO) between the State of Florida and  
the City of North Port  
Attachments:  
Approve Work Assignment 2023-03 with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.,  
in the Amount of $494,980.00, for the Water Reclamation Facility Effluent  
Pipeline Project  
Attachments:  
G.  
Approve Work Assignment 2023-04 with CHA Consulting, Inc., Formerly  
Reiss Engineering, Inc., in the Amount of $396,969.00, for the Water  
Reclamation Facility Effluent Chamber and Pumping System Expansion  
Project  
Attachments:  
H.  
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding Between Flock Group, Inc.  
and the City of North Port for Data Sharing and Use of the Flock System  
and Approve the Interagency Agreement Between Panama City Beach  
Police Department and the City of North Port for Information Exchange and  
Use Regarding Flock Data for the State of Florida.  
Attachments:  
I.  
Ratification of the City Manager’s Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter  
into an Interlocal Agreement For Emergency Debris Management Services  
With Holiday Park and Recreation District  
Attachments:  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A.  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-22-198, Arbor Oaks at the Woodlands  
Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
B.  
Petition No. PLF-22-225, Wellen Park Village E, Tract 4 Replat  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
C.  
Petition No. PLF-22-227, Wellen Park Downtown Tract 6 & 9, Replat  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
D.  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-22-213, Everly at Wellen Park Final Plat  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
E.  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-22-217, Lakespur at Wellen Park Final  
Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
ORDINANCE - First Reading  
F.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Repealing and Replacing  
Chapter 4, Article I of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Relating  
to Advisory Boards and Committees; Providing for Findings; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading  
G.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of the  
City of North Port Comprehensive Plan; Adopting a New Chapter 13,  
Coastal Management Element, Including Goals, Objectives, and Policies,  
and Adopting a Coastal Management Map Series; Amending Chapter 5,  
Conservation and Coastal Zone Management Element and Adopting a  
Conservation Map Series; Amending the Table of Contents; Amending  
Chapter 2, Future Land Use Element, Amending Chapter 4, Utilities  
Element; Amending 9, Public School Facilities Element; Repealing  
Conservation and Coastal Zone Management Maps 5-1 through 5-17;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of  
Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
H.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Adopting the FY 2022 - FY  
2026 Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements of the Capital  
Improvements Element of the North Port Comprehensive Plan; Providing  
for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
I.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Unified Land  
Development Code Regarding Unified Control Requirements and Related  
Definitions by Amending Sections 37-6, 37-7, 53-117, 53-205, 53-220,  
53-240, 54-3, and 61-3; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date  
Attachments:  
J.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Adopting City Commission Policy  
No. 2023-01 Related to the Inventory, Disposal, and Acquisition of Real  
Property; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts, Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date  
Attachments:  
K.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Unified Land  
Development Code Section 55-19 Regarding Heron Creek Activity Center  
#2; Amending the Pattern Book for the Development of Towne Center;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION:  
L.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Amending the Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for Costs  
Related to Hurricane Ian and Vehicle and Drone Requests From the Police  
Department in the Amount of $3,560,528; Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Conflicts; Providing for Severability: and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Presentation of a Key to  
the City to Fred Tower III (Posthumously) at the City Commission Regular  
Meeting on February 2, 2023, Requested by Mayor Barbara Langdon  
Attachments:  
Approve the November 22, 2022 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
B.  
Attachments:  
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. 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.)  
8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
City Manager Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
City Attorney's Monthly Report  
B.  
Attachments:  
City Clerk Report  
C.  
Attachments:  
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.  
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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