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  
Thursday, October 2, 2025  
4:00 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. WELCOME OF NEW EMPLOYEES:  
25-2776  
Welcome New Employees  
A.  
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS  
25-2705  
25-2670  
A.  
B.  
Presentation of Certificates to the Graduating Class of North Port  
University (NPU), to be Presented to the Graduating Class.  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 2025 as Domestic  
Violence Awareness Month, to be Presented to Michelle Cote on Behalf of  
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, INC. (SPARCC).  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2782  
C.  
D.  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 2025 as Florida  
Native Plant Month, to be Presented to Ava Lasseter on Behalf of  
Mangrove Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2292  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 6th Through October  
10th, 2025, as National Customer Service Week, to be Presented to the  
City of North Port Customer Service Staff.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2539  
E.  
F.  
Presentation of the JustServe Award Recognizing the City of North Port for  
its Efforts in Encouraging Volunteering with Activities and Programs, to be  
Presented to the City of North Port.  
25-2652  
25-2653  
Presentation of an FCRM (Florida Certified Records Manager)  
Certification Achieved through FRMA (Florida Records Management  
Association), to be Presented to Glorimar Fonseca of the City of North  
Port Clerks Department.  
G.  
H.  
I.  
Recognition of the City of North Port Parks & Recreation Department for  
Receiving Three (3) SUNsational Awards from the Florida Festivals &  
Events Association.  
Attachments:  
2025 FFEA Sunsational Award Winner List  
25-2667  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 2025 as National  
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, to be Presented to City of North Port  
Information Technology.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2674  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 20th Through October  
26th, 2025, as Florida City Week, to be Presented to City of North Port  
Communications.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2697  
J.  
K.  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 23rd Through  
October 31st, 2025, as Red Ribbon Week, to be Presented to City of  
North Port Parks and Recreation Department.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2725  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 5th Through October  
11th, 2025, as Fire Prevention Week, to be Presented to the City of North  
Port Fire Rescue Department.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2740  
L.  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 28th, 2025, as  
National First Responders Day, to be Presented to the City of North Port  
Police Department and City of North Port Fire Rescue Department.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
25-2778  
M.  
N.  
Presentation of City-County Communications & Marketing Association  
(3CMA) Award of Excellence, to be Presented to the City of North Port  
Communications Division.  
25-2792  
Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming October 2025, as Breast  
Cancer Awareness Month, to be Presented to the City of North Port Human  
Resources Department.  
Attachments:  
Proclamation  
5. 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.)  
6. 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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