4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
Environmental Advisory Board  
Monday, January 9, 2023  
5:30 PM  
City Hall Room 244  
Amended to add Agenda Item No. 23-0153  
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  
22-3756  
A.  
Approval of Minutes for the November 7, 2022 Environmental Advisory  
Board Meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
23-0142  
B.  
Approval of Minutes for the December 5, 2022 Environmental Advisory  
Board Meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
6. New Business  
23-0153  
Attachments:  
23-0143  
Assistant City Clerk Adrian Jianelli: Chair/Vice Chair Training  
A.  
Training  
Election of Chair and Vice Chair.  
B.  
C.  
22-3856  
Approval of the Environmental Advisory Board Meeting Schedule for 2023.  
Attachments:  
2023 Meeting Schedule  
7. Unfinished Business  
22-3581  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Draft of the Unified Land  
Development Code Chapter 1 - General Provisions Relating to the  
Adoption of the ULDC, Zoning Districts and the Official Zoning Map,  
Concurrency Management, and Transfer of Development Rights  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
General Provisions Draft  
Chapter Outline  
Directions for Feedback  
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  
8. Updates  
22-3596  
Memo Regarding Pesticides Used in Sarasota County (Erin Hall)  
A.  
B.  
22-3597  
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)  
22-3754  
Recommended Uses for the Tree Fund Monies (Jeremy Rogus)  
C.  
Attachments:  
List  
9. Future Agenda Items  
10. Public Comment  
11. 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 1 Regular; 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 2 Regular; 2 Alternates  
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board 1 Regular; 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 COMMITTEES  
Nothing in January  
Nothing in February  
Nothing in March