4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Community Economic Development  
Advisory Board  
Tuesday, September 20, 2022  
10:30 AM  
City Hall Room 244  
1. Call to Order  
Chair Worden called the meeting to order at10:30 a.m.  
2. Roll Call  
6 -  
Present  
Absent  
Chair Worden, Vice Chair Pankiw, Board Member Van Bergen, Board Member  
Sautbine, Board Member Gortz and Board Member Burroughs  
2 - Board Member Van Salisbury and Board Member Dalton  
Also Present  
Economic Development Manager Mel Thomas, Staff Assistant Kaitlyn Stelzer, Market  
Research Analyst Destiny Garrus, Marketing and Business Development Specialist  
Vinnie Mascarenhas, Staff Assistant I Jordan Ray, Marketing and Business Development  
Specialist Eve Sweeney, and Recording Secretary Susan Hale.  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Board.  
4. Public Comment  
There was no public comment.  
5. Approval of Minutes  
22-3308  
A.  
Approval of Minutes for the July 26, 2022 Community Economic  
Development Advisory Board Meeting.  
A
motion was made by Board Member Gortz, seconded by Board Member  
Sautbine, to approve the Minutes as presented.  
on a voice vote.  
The motion carried unanimously  
6. New Business  
22-3342  
Election of a Vice Chair  
A.  
Chair Worden stated nominations were now in order for the office of Vice Chair.  
Board Member Gortz nominated David Pankiw as Vice Chair.  
Chair Worden queried if there were any further nominations. Without objection, the  
nominations were closed.  
The nomination of David Pankiw as Vice Chair carried unanimously on  
vote.  
a voice  
22-3535  
B.  
Comparison of the City of North Port Impact Fees to Surrounding and  
Comparable Municipalities  
Chair Worden introduced the item.  
Ms. Thomas provided an overview of the impact fee comparisons.  
Mr. Ray reviewed a spreadsheet including North Port impact fee average compared to  
surrounding government entities and itemizing impact fees per locale..  
Ms. Thomas spoke to local municipalities "built-out" situations compared to North Port's,  
impact fees for Activity Centers, North Port incentives compared to other entities,  
additional benefit of deferrals, impact fees being set for a certain number of years, and  
weighing start-up costs.  
Discussion continued regarding higher incentives for medical/surgical centers and  
hospitals being an institutional category.  
Ms. Thomas addressed  
a forthcoming posting to contract a retail strategist group,  
strategies for winning new business vs. new business' relocation concerns, and North  
Port's targeted industries by geographic area.  
Discussion continued concerning restaurant impact fees compared to drive-thru's and  
incentive updates being presented to the Commission in November.  
There was a consensus to schedule an agenda item next month discussing the  
Commission's incentives presentation in November.  
22-3546  
Review of the Draft Economic Development Dashboard  
D.  
There being no objection, Chair Worden moved Item No. 22-3546 ahead of Item No.  
22-3436 and introduced the item.  
Ms. Mascarenhas presented an overview including economic performance measures,  
goals, market feasibility study, supporting small businesses, new businesses in North  
Port, output measures of social media, definition of community partners, fine tuning  
Monthly Metrics, and each City Department creating their own dashboard.  
22-3536  
C.  
Discussion Regarding Comparison of Rezoning Land and Land Availability  
for Commercial Use  
There was a consensus to postpone Item No. 22-3536 until the next meeting.  
7. Updates  
22-2717  
Current Project Pipeline (Mel Thomas)  
A.  
Chair Worden introduced the item.  
Ms. Thomas spoke to losing a potential business due to timing, need for industry, a  
nutraceutical company securing investments from  
a group of venture capitalists, final  
negotiations regarding property on I-75 and Toledo Blade Boulevard, Sarasota Memorial  
facility at I-75 and Sumter Boulevard, Costco at River Road and U.S. 41, and requested a  
Board representative volunteer to serve on  
Sarasota Memorial project.  
a Neighborhood Advisory Board for the  
There was  
a consensus that Ms. Thomas email Board Members requesting a  
Community Economic Development Representative and Alternate to serve on the  
Sarasota Memorial Neighborhood Advisory Board.  
22-3247  
Budget Update (Mel Thomas)  
B.  
Chair Worden introduced the item.  
Ms. Thomas provided an update including a request denied for funding to purchase land,  
upcoming Business Welcome at City Hall, proclamations to be presented at the October  
Commission Meeting, and the Atlanta Braves schedule.  
22-3346  
22-3547  
Update on Impact Fees and Impact Fee Incentives (Mel Thomas)  
C.  
D.  
There was a consensus to postpone Item No. 22- 3346 until the next meeting.  
Commission Workshop Discussion on Advisory Boards (Mel Thomas)  
There was a consensus to postpone Item No. 22-3547 until the next meeting.  
8. Future Agenda Items  
Future agenda items include Agenda Item Nos. 22-3536, 22-3346, and 22-3547, and an  
update regarding Commission discussion concerning Impact Fee deferrals.  
9. Public Comment  
10. Adjournment  
There was no public comment.  
Chair Worden adjourned the meeting at 12:08 p.m.  
___________________________  
Nicholas Worden, Chair  
Minutes were approved on the ___ day of _________, 2022.