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, October 14, 2025  
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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accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide  
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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  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
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.  
Approve the Tenth Amendment to Agreement No. 2015-19, Professional  
Engineering Services for the Widening of Price Boulevard, From Sumter  
Boulevard to Toledo Blade Boulevard by and Between the City of North  
Port, Florida, and Consor North America, Inc. in the Amount of  
$295,796.50.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Approve the Contract Addendum for Hosting Services With Vermont  
Systems (RecTrac).  
Attachments:  
C.  
Approve the Seventeenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.002 for Construction Services Contract Phase II by  
and between the City of North Port, Florida and Halfacre Construction  
Company for Installation of Portable Office Trailers in the Amount of  
$535,297.64.  
Attachments:  
D.  
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of North  
Port, Florida, and the North Port Art Center to Memorialize the City's  
Support for a Future Ground Lease on City Owned Property Located on  
Sam Shapos Way.  
Attachments:  
E.  
Approve the Eighteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.002 for Construction Services Phase II by and  
Between the City of North Port and Halfacre Construction Company for  
Construction of the Boca Chica Park in the Amount of $821,336.20.  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
F.  
Approve the Fourteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.001 for Construction Services Contract Phase II by  
and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Wharton-Smith, Inc., for  
Construction of the Dallas White Park Multi-Use Field and ADA  
Improvements in the Amount of $1,457,054.  
G.  
Approve Agreement No. 2025-02 Non-Exclusive Disaster Debris  
Monitoring Services and Financial Recovery Management Agreement by  
and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Rostan Solutions, LLC  
(Primary Vendor) and Thompson Consulting Services, LLC (Secondary  
Vendor) and Authorize the City Manager to Approve the Future Renewal  
Terms.  
Attachments:  
H.  
Approve Agreement No. 2025-01 Emergency Response Services,  
Disaster Debris Management Services, and Ancillary  
Preparation/Recovery Services in the City of North Port by and Between  
the City of North Port, Florida, and Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.,  
(Primary Vendor), Crowder-Gulf Joint Venture, Inc., (Secondary Vendor),  
and DRC Emergency Services, LLC, (Tertiary Vendor) and Authorize the  
City Manager to Approve the Future Renewal Terms.  
Attachments:  
I.  
Approval of the September 18, 2025 Commission Special Meeting  
Minutes  
Attachments:  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for August 2025.  
J.  
Attachments:  
K.  
Approve Award of Request for Bid 2025-38 Lazy River Resurfacing  
Project to Electro Mechanic Industries, LLC in the Amount of $261,484  
Plus a Construction Contingency of $26,148 for an Amount Not to Exceed  
$287,632.  
Attachments:  
Approval of the September 23, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes  
L.  
Attachments:  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
A.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Central Parc  
at North Port (Activity Center 9) Pattern Plan to Revise the Buffer Plan;  
Amending Article III, Table 3.3.1.2: Dimensional Standards and Article IV,  
Development Standards of the Unified Land Development Code to  
Reference the Amended Central Parc at North Port Pattern Plan; Providing  
for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing  
for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
B.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Regarding Sales of  
Alcoholic Beverages in Proximity to Churches and Schools; Amending the  
Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Sections 6-1 and 6-4; Providing for  
Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
C.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A - City Fee Schedule for Utilities  
Fees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTION:  
D.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Authorizing the City Commission to Participate in a Joint Meeting With the  
Sarasota County Commission to Receive, Discuss, and Act Upon Matters  
of Mutual Interest; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Request From the Kiwanis  
Club, Inc. of North Port for Placement of a Portable Building on City Owned  
Property at Dallas White Park, Located at 5900 Greenwood Avenue, North  
Port, Florida, 34287.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the City of North Port 2026  
State and Federal Legislative Priorities.  
Attachments:  
C.  
D.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Projects for 2026 State and  
Federal Legislative Funding Consideration.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding a Proposed Ordinance  
Establishing Stricter Residency, Clustering, and Activity Restrictions for  
Registered Offenders and Predators, Including a Comparison of Current  
City of North Port Laws With Ordinances Adopted in Miami-Dade County,  
Putnam County, and Existing State of Florida Density Restrictions.  
(Requested by Commissioner Duval).  
Attachments:  
E.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Suggested Agenda Items for  
the 2026 Convocation of Governments.  
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.)  
8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
Commissioner Duval's Communications  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Mayor Stokes' Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications  
Commissioner Petrow's Communications  
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
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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