4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
Road and Drainage District Governing  
Body  
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  
Thursday, September 4, 2025  
5:01 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
Budget Special Meeting  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
5 - Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David  
Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow and Mayor Philip Stokes  
Present:  
Also Present:  
City Manager Fletcher, Interim City Attorney Golen, City Clerk Faust, Board Specialist  
Lindner, Police Chief Garrison, and Fire Chief Titus.  
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Mayor Stokes requested a motion to approve the agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Emrich, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,  
to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following vote:  
5 - Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Langdon, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner  
Petrow and Mayor Stokes  
Yes:  
2. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Yaseen Rowzani: Expressed concern with business tax amounts and methodology  
process impact on small business.  
3. CONSENT AGENDA:  
Mayor Stokes announced the item and queried the City Manager regarding items pulled  
from the consent agenda for discussion.  
There was no public comment.  
Mayor Stokes requested a motion.  
motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Commissioner  
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Duval, to approve the items in the consent agenda. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
5 - Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Langdon, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner  
Petrow and Mayor Stokes  
Yes:  
25-2664  
Approve the June 24, 2025 Road and Drainage District Governing Body  
Special Meeting Minutes, June 24, 2025 Road and Drainage Regular  
Meeting Minutes, and July 8, 2025 Road and Drainage Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
A.  
This item was approved on the consent agenda.  
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
RES. NO.  
2025-R-50  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
as the Governing Body of the North Port Road and Drainage District,  
Adopting, Certifying, and Confirming the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment  
Rates and Capital Improvements Assessment Rates and Adopting and  
Certifying the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll for the North Port Road  
and Drainage District for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; Providing for Findings;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
A.  
Mayor Stokes announced the item and called on the City Clerk to read by title only.  
Ms. Faust read the Resolution by title only.  
Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.  
There were no Commission questions or discussion.  
There was no public comment.  
Mayor Stokes closed the public hearing and requested a motion.  
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Emrich, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,  
to adopt Resolution No. 2025-R-50 as presented. The motion carried on the  
following vote with Commissioner Petrow dissenting due to rate increases.  
4 - Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Langdon, Commissioner Duval and Mayor  
Stokes  
Yes:  
1 - Commissioner Petrow  
No:  
RES. NO.  
2025-R-55  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
as the Governing Body of the North Port Road and Drainage District,  
Adopting the Tentative Road and Drainage District Budget for the Fiscal  
Year Beginning October 1, 2025, and Ending September 30, 2026;  
Prescribing the Terms, Conditions, and Provisions with Respect to the  
Items of Appropriation and their Payment; Providing for Supplemental  
Appropriations and Reappropriations: Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Conflicts: Providing for Severability: and Providing an Effective Date.  
B.  
Mayor Stokes announced the item and called on the City Clerk to read by title only.  
Ms. Faust read the Resolution by title only.  
Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.  
There were no Commission questions or discussion.  
There was no public comment.  
Mayor Stokes closed the public hearing and requested a motion.  
A
motion was made by Commissioner Duval, seconded by Commissioner  
Langdon, to adopt Resolution No. 2025-R-55 as presented. The motion carried on  
the following vote with Commissioner Petrow dissenting due to rate increases  
4 - Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Langdon, Commissioner Duval and Mayor  
Stokes  
Yes:  
1 - Commissioner Petrow  
No:  
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
6. ADJOURNMENT:  
Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 6:14 p.m.  
City of North Port, Florida  
By: _________________________________________  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Attest: _________________________________________  
Heather Faust, City Clerk