4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
City Commission Workshop  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Barbara Langdon, Mayor  
Alice White, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
Phil Stokes, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Monday, September 25, 2023  
9:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
Commission Strategic Planning Retreat  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Langdon called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present:  
Mayor Barbara Langdon, Vice Mayor Alice White, Commissioner Pete Emrich,  
Commissioner Debbie McDowell and Commissioner Philip Stokes  
ALSO PRESENT:  
City Manager Jerome Fletcher, City Attorney Amber Slayton, City Clerk Heather Faust,  
Recording Secretary Matthew Powell, Deputy Police Chief Chris Morales, and Deputy  
Fire Chief Nick Herlihy  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Manager Jerome Fletcher.  
1. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
2. WELCOME:  
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3.  
OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND DESIRED  
OUTCOMES  
Mr. Fletcher introduced Doug Thomas, Executive Vice President, Recruitment and  
Leadership Development, Strategic Government Resources (SGR).  
Mr. Thomas provided an overview for the Agenda.  
4. REVIEW OF NORTH PORT'S VISION STATEMENT, MISSION STATEMENT &  
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES FROM MARCH 7TH &8TH STRATEGIC PLANNING  
WORKSHOPS  
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5.  
REVIEW  
&
DISCUSSION RE: PRIORITIZATION OF THE CITY  
COMMISSION'S PRIORITIES IN NORTH PORT'S 7 PILLARS  
Mr. Thomas provided a presentation including overview, strategic visioning, goals, intent,  
strategic planning process, hierarchy, priorities, and key success indicators.  
Discussion took place regarding prioritization process, priority versus pillar ranking,  
perpetual priorities, and strategic plan revision timeline.  
Mr. Thomas continued his presentation including vision statement, organizational values,  
strategic pillars, prioritization process, recommended approach, and priority rankings.  
Safe Community  
Mr. Thomas provided a presentation including Safe Community priority rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination and terminology, benchmark determination, and budget applications.  
Quality of Life  
Mr. Thomas provided a presentation including Quality of Life priority rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination and verbiage amendment potential.  
Recess was taken from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.  
Economic Development & Growth Management  
Mr. Thomas provided  
a
presentation including Economic Development and Growth  
Management priority rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination, verbiage amendment potential, and economic development goals.  
Environmental Resiliency & Sustainability  
Mr. Thomas provided  
a
presentation including Environmental Resiliency and  
Sustainability priority rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination and verbiage amendment potential.  
Infrastructure & Facilities Integrity  
Mr. Thomas provided a presentation including Infrastructure and Facilities Integrity priority  
rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination, verbiage amendment potential, and budget applications.  
Good Governance:  
Mr. Thomas provided a presentation including Good Governance priority rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination and verbiage amendment potential.  
Disaster Response & Recovery Management  
Mr. Thomas provided  
a
presentation including Disaster Response and Recovery  
Management priority rankings.  
Discussion took place regarding priority versus indicator versus program/project  
determination, verbiage amendment potential, and strategic planning review timeline.  
4. NEXT STEPS:  
Strategic Visioning Journey & Recommendations  
Mr. Thomas provided a presentation including prioritization process results.  
Discussion took place regarding comparing priorities and pillars, verbiage amendments  
prior to rankings, applications of prioritization, prioritization process, and strategic plan  
revision timeline.  
Mr. Thomas continued his presentation including recommendations and options, strategic  
visioning journey, and next steps.  
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
There was no public comment.  
6. WRAP-UP & ADJOURNMENT:  
Mayor Langdon adjourned the meeting at 12:57 p.m.  
City of North Port, Florida  
By:  
_________________________________________  
Barbara Langdon, Mayor  
Attest: _________________________________________  
Heather Faust, City Clerk