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, July 8, 2025

6:00 PM

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.

Voice Mail Message:

Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be

accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide

information as listed in the City’s outgoing message. The message must not exceed two minutes, fifteen seconds.

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

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Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies

Attachments:

Vacancy List

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.)

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Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for May 2025.

Attachments:

Cash Receipts Summary - May 2025

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Approve the June 10, 2025, Commission Regular, June 16, 2025,

Commission Workshop, and June 17, 2025, Commission Workshop

Meeting Minutes.

Attachments:

Commission Regular 06-10-25

Commission Workshop 06-16-25

Commission Workshop 06-17-25

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

ORDINANCE - First Reading:

ORD. NO.

2025-14

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of

the City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A - City Fee Schedule;

Amending City-Wide Fees, Development Services - Development

Review, Planning and Zoning, And Natural Resources Fees,

Development Services - Code Enforcement Fees, Fire Rescue District

Fees, Police Fees, Parks and Recreation - General Fees, Parks and

Recreation - Facility Rental Fees, Solid Waste District Fees, Utilities

Fees, Road and Drainage District Fees, and Social Services Fees;

Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;

Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance - First Reading

The Summary of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Fee Changes

WMSP Final Fee Presentation 5-2025

Business Impact Estimate

ORD. NO.

2025-16

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Clarifying the

Qualifications for Appointment as a Hearing Officer and Alternate

Hearing Officers; Amending the City Code of the City of North Port,

Florida, Section 2-111 and 2-505; Providing for Findings; Providing for

Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and

Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance 2025-16 City Code Amendment Hearing Officer Qualifications and Te

Business Impact Statement

ORD. NO.

2025-17

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the

Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year

2024-2025 for Outsourced Fleet Repair Services and Increase in

Transportation Impact Fee Funding for Price Widening Phase 1 Project

R15PW1 in the Amount of $6,681,789; Providing for Findings; Providing

for Posting; Providing for Conflicts: Providing for Severability; and

Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance No. 2025-17

CIP Detail Sheet

ORD. NO.

2025-18

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the

Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for Purchase of Items

From Federal Forfeiture Funds in the Amount of $159,606; Providing for

Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for

Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance No. 2025-18

Fund Balance Report

6. GENERAL BUSINESS:

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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Advisory Board

Recommendation Memorandums Including 1. Historic and Cultural

Advisory Board - Significance and Validation of Suspected Historical

Sites within the City

Attachments:

HCAB - Historical Sites

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Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Public Private

Partnership (P3) Conceptual Proposal Related to the Police Department

Headquarters Facility, Solid Waste Transfer Station, and Wastewater

Treatment Facility.

Attachments:

FDS P3 Proposal

North Port City Code Sec. 2-402 and Sec. 2-420

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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Sending a Letter of Support

to Celtic Bank for the Bobcat Trail Community's Request That the Bank

Maintain the Bobcat Trail Golf Course. (Requested by Commissioner

Langdon).

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

Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications

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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

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

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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