4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Special 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  
Monday, February 24, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Morgan Family Community Center  
Commission Town Hall – 2025 Referendums  
ALL public questions will be heard during each respective agenda item listed under Section 3 of this agenda. If  
submitting questions online, please refrain from including comments and limit to questions.  
ALL properly (pursuant to City Commission Policy No. 2020-04) submitted public comments for this meeting will be  
heard during Section 1 and 4 of this agenda.  
Public comment and questions for this meeting may be submitted in the following ways:  
Public Comment Only - In Person Attendance: Submit a comment card to the City Clerk. Public comment is limited to  
three minutes per person.  
Q&A Only - In Person Attendance: No commend card is required. In person question and answer will be available to all  
attendees throughout each agenda item.  
Online:  
Submit a written eComment OR questions 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/question is limited to 2,000 characters.  
Voice Mail Message: Voice Mail will not be available for this meeting.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
1. 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.)  
2. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
25-1918  
Presentation by Sarasota County Schools Regarding Planning for Growth  
in North Port  
3. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
25-1913  
25-1919  
Introduction by the City Manager  
Discussion Regarding Referendum Question Related to City Borrowing  
Authority for Response to Declared Emergencies with Public Question and  
Answer Session  
25-1920  
Discussion Regarding Referendum Question Related to Removal of  
Residency Requirements form the City of North Port Charter for the City  
Attorney and City Clerk Positions with Public Question and Answer  
Session  
25-1921  
25-1922  
25-1923  
Discussion Regarding Referendum Question Related to Borrowing  
Authority for the North Port Police Department Headquarters Project with  
Public Question and Answer Session  
Discussion Regarding Referendum Question Related to Borrowing  
Authority for the Solid Waste Transfer Station Project with Public Question  
and Answer Session  
Discussion Regarding Referendum Question Related to Borrowing  
Authority for Capital Improvements to the Pan American Wastewater  
Treatment Facility with Public Question and Answer Session  
4. 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.)  
5. 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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