4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Alice White, Mayor  
Phil Stokes, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, November 28, 2023  
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 . Any comment received that does not meet the public  
comment timing and requirements will be rejected and will not be included in the official record of the meeting.  
PLEASE NOTE: Those wishing to provide public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items must appear before the  
City Commission to give testimony under oath.  
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basis for a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment.  
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Florida’s Sunshine Law requires the Commission to discuss this Agenda only in open session. The Commissioners  
cannot discuss these items with each other before this meeting is called to order. The Commissioners, individually,  
can however, discuss any item with concerned citizens and staff in preparation for the meeting.  
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. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to  
schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS  
23-0449  
Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
4. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
23-1565  
Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger Update to the North Port  
City Commission.  
A.  
5. 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.)  
23-1458  
Ratification of City Manager’s Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter  
into a Contract with Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company, Inc.  
to Perform Emergency Restoration to the City’s Lift Station Under  
Purchase Order 050225 in an Amount Not to Exceed $17,194.82.  
A.  
Attachments:  
Emergency Term Forms  
Emergency Procurement Request  
Procurement Summary Memorandum  
Non-Competitive Procurement Justification Memorandum  
Purchase Order  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-1478  
Approve the Axon Master Services and Purchasing Agreement for  
Agency, Axon Quote Q-478154-45232.739GM, Axon Quote  
Q-514095-45232.745GM, Axon Quote Q-485111-45232.665GM, Axon  
Quote Q-485122-45232.665GM, Axon Quote Q-485136-45232.666GM,  
Axon Quote Q-485141-45232.666GM, Axon Quote  
B.  
Q-485196-45232.667GM, Axon Quote Q-485210-45232-667GM, Axon  
Quote Q-485223-45232.667GM, Axon Quote Q-485234-45232.667GM,  
and Axon Quote Q-485259-45232.668GM, for Police Equipment at a  
Total Cost of $9,142,428.26 Over a Ten-Year Term.  
Attachments:  
Axon Quote Q-478154-45232.739GM  
Axon Quote Q-485111-45232.665GM  
Axon Quote Q-485122-45232.665GM  
Axon Quote Q-485136-45232.666GM  
Axon Quote Q-485141-45232.666GM  
Axon Quote Q-485196-45232.667GM  
Axon Quote Q-485210-45232.667GM  
Axon Quote Q-485223-45232.667GM  
Axon Quote Q-485234-45232.667GM  
Axon Quote Q-485259-45232.668GM  
Axon Quote Q-514095-45232.745GM  
Axon Master Services and Purchasing Agreement for Agency  
Axon Online Support Platforms Terms of Use Appendix  
Axon Payment Schedule  
Fleet Statement of Work Between Axon Enterprise and Agency  
Sole Source Procurement Form  
Sole Source Letter - Taser  
Sole Source Letter - Axon Brand Products  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-1527  
Approve the Application to the Florida Legislature for the Price  
Boulevard Mitigation and Mobility Project for Consideration in the Fiscal  
Year 2024 State of Florida Appropriations in the amount of $2.8 million,  
and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the  
City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review,  
Should the Grant be Awarded to the City of North Port.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Senate Local Funding Initiative Request Form FY 2024-25  
House Appropriations Project Request Form FY 2024-25  
23-1529  
Approve the Application to the Florida Division of Emergency  
Management Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant for City Hall Hardening  
in the Estimated Amount of $3.5 Million and Authorize the City Manager  
or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all  
Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded  
to the City of North Port.  
D.  
Attachments:  
Application  
23-1547  
Approve the Appointment of Verna McGinn as a Regular Member of the  
Art Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From November 28, 2023, to  
November 28, 2026.  
E.  
F.  
Attachments:  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
23-1560  
Approve Work Assignment No. 2024-04 with Black and Veatch  
Corporation to Complete Asset Management Phase I for the Amount of  
$478,437.00.  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment with Scope and Fee Schedule  
Continuing Contract No. 2020-58-04  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-1577  
Approve Contract No. 2023-40.001 for Inflow and Infiltration  
Rehabilitation with Engineering Coating Solutions, LLC Based on Unit  
Pricing; Approve Contract No. 2023-40.002 for Inflow and Infiltration  
Rehabilitation with Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC Based on Unit Pricing;  
Approve Contract No. 2023-40.003 for Inflow and Infiltration  
Rehabilitation with Miller Pipeline, LLC Based on Unit Pricing; Approve  
Contract No. 2023-40.004 for Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation with  
National Water Main Cleaning Company Based on Unit Pricing; and for  
All of the Contracts Listed Above, Authorizing the City Manager or  
Designee to Approve Work Assignments up to $100,000 as Needed,  
Consistent with the Approved Budget.  
G.  
Attachments:  
Contract No. 2023.40.001  
Contract No. 2023.40.002  
Contract No. 2023.40.003  
Contract No. 2023.40.004  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation Memo  
Bid Tabulation  
RFB Submittal by Engineered Coating Solutions  
RFB Submittal by Atlantic Pipe Services  
RFB Submittal by Miller Pipeline  
RFB Submittal by National Water Main Cleaning Company  
RFB No. 2023-40 and Addendum  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-1579  
Approve the October 24, 2023 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
H.  
I.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
23-1583  
Approve the Statement of Work Between the City of North Port and  
CivicPlus, LLC for Annual Recurring Supplement Services Relative to  
the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, and Unified Land  
Development Code in the Amount of $13,690.  
Attachments:  
Statement of Work  
23-1621  
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding By and Between the  
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and the City of North Port, Florida and  
the North Port Police Department for Employee Participation in the  
Sheriff’s Underwater Recovery Force Unit.  
J.  
Attachments:  
Memorandum of Understanding  
23-1626  
Approve Modification Number Five to the Sub-Grant Agreement  
Between the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management and  
the City of North Port Relating to Contract Number H0131, Hazard  
K.  
Mitigation Grant Program and City Hall Generator Project, Extending the  
Period of Agreement to February 28, 2024.  
Attachments:  
Modification No. 5 to Sub-Grant Agreement  
Modification No. 4 to Sub-Grant Agreement  
Modification No. 3 to Sub-Grant Agreement  
Modification No. 2 to Sub-Grant Agreement  
Modification No. 1 to Sub-Grant Agreement  
FEMA Generator Grant H0131 Contract  
23-1653  
Approve the Appointment of Yeonho Kang as a Youth Member of the  
Art Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From November 28, 2023, to  
November 28, 2024.  
L.  
Attachments:  
23-1655  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143  
Approve Work Assignment 2023-03PZ with Pritchett Steinbeck Group  
Inc. for the Activity Center 3 (Gateway) Master Plan, Amount Not to  
Exceed $200,000.  
M.  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment with Scope and Fee Schedule  
RLI Response Review and Selection  
Pritchett Steinbeck Group Inc. Submittal  
Request for Letters of Interest  
Continuing Contract No. 2022-13-03  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
April 11, 2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes  
23-1662  
Approve the November 2, 2023 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
N.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
Petition:  
CC  
PLF-23-097  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-23-097, Eagle Bend Final Plat  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
A.  
Attachments:  
Plat  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
PZAB Action Report  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
ORD. NO.  
2023-25  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Future  
Land Use from Agricultural, Estates to Industrial for a +/- 55.02 Acre  
Area and to High Density Residential for a +/- 262.34 Acre Area  
Generally Located North of Interstate 75 and East of Toledo Blade  
Boulevard; Amending the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan  
B.  
Chapter 2, Future Land Use Map 2-7; Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Survey  
Sketch and Description – Industrial  
Sketch and Description – High Density Residential  
Future Land Use - Parcel  
PZAB Action Report  
Notice of Representation - Weiss Serota  
Notice of Representation - Boone  
Aggrieved Party Request - Price  
Aggrieved Party Request - Beal  
Aggrieved Party Request - Tokarz  
Aggrieved Party - Tokarz Backup  
Aggrieved Party - Price Backup  
Aggrieved Party -Tokarz Presentation  
Aggrieved Party Request - Tokarz obo Martin Moore  
Transmittal Documents Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPAL-22-247  
Comments and Responses  
Ex-Parte Through November 15, 2023  
Additional Ex-Parte Through November 27, 2023.pdf  
Aggrieved Party Request 2023-25  
ORD. NO.  
2023-26  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Rezoning +/- 55.02  
Acres Located East of Toledo Blade Boulevard Approximately 1 Mile  
North of I-75 in Section 6, Township 39 South, Range 22 East of  
Sarasota County as Described in Instrument No. 2023042804 in Official  
Records of Sarasota County, from No Zoning Designation District (NZD)  
Classification to Industrial Light Warehousing District (ILW) District  
Classification; Amending the Official Zoning Map; Providing for Findings;  
Providing for Filing of Approved Documents; Providing for Conflicts:  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
C.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Updated Staff Report with Exhibits  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
PZAB Action Report  
Notice of Representation - Weiss Serota  
Notice of Representation - Boone  
Aggrieved Party Request - Price  
Aggrieved Party Request - Beal  
Aggrieved Party Request - Tokarz  
Aggrieved Party -Tokarz Presentation  
Aggrieved Party Request - Tokarz obo Martin Moore Rezone  
Ex-Parte Through November 15, 2023  
Additional Ex-Parte Through November 27, 2023.pdf  
ORD. NO.  
2023-29  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Establishing a Schedule  
and Location of City Commission Regular Meetings and Workshops for  
the 2024 Calendar Year; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
D.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Business Impact Estimate  
ORD. NO.  
2023-30  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Authorizing a  
Reasonable Return on Equity from the Ownership and Operation of the  
City’s Utility System; Amending the Code of the City of North Port,  
Florida, Section 78-22; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
E.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
ORD. NO.  
2023-33  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Prohibiting Smoking at  
Public Parks; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida to  
Create a New Section 46-64; Providing for Findings; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and  
Providing an Effective Date  
F.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Third Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Florida Statutes Section 386.209  
Business Impact Estimate  
Resolution:  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-45  
A Resolution of The City of North Port, Florida, Adopting the 2023  
Revisions to The City of North Port, Florida Comprehensive Emergency  
Management Plan as The Formal Guide of The City of North Port’s  
Emergency Management Activities; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.  
G.  
Attachments:  
Revised Resolution  
Revised Exhibit A  
Resolution  
Exhibit A  
2023 City of North Port Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan .docx  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-82  
A Resolution of the City Commission of North Port, Florida, Approving  
and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the State of Florida Department of  
Transportation Memorandum of Agreement for Reimbursement of  
Certain Costs Associated with City's Maintenance, Mowing, and Litter  
Removal along U.S. Highway 41 from Ortiz Boulevard to the County  
Line; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.  
H.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Resolution No. 2020-R-42  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-74  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 2022-R-66, Temporarily  
Suspending the Historic and Cultural Advisory Board Until January 1,  
2025; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing an Effective Date; and Providing a  
Sunset Provision.  
I.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Resolution No. 2022-R-66  
Commission Direction  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-78  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Adopting a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Charged in Addition to the Water  
Base Facility Charge, Water Consumption Charge and Bulk Water  
Charge; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Adoption of  
Payment in Lieu of Taxes; Providing for Exclusions to Payment in Lieu  
of Taxes; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
J.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-85  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Approving a Subordination of City Utility Interests Along the South Side  
of Tamiami Trail in Wellen Park for the Florida Department of  
Transportation for Highway Purposes; Providing for Incorporation of  
Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing  
an Effective Date.  
K.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
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. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to  
schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)  
8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
23-1636  
23-1637  
23-1639  
23-1640  
23-1638  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Vice Mayor Stoke's Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
23-1680  
City Manager Monthly Report  
City Manager Report November 2023  
City Attorney's Monthly Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
23-1659  
B.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives  
Matter List (redacted)  
23-0435  
City Clerk's Monthly Report  
C.  
Attachments:  
Closed Status Chart  
Open Request Chart  
FY Request Log  
Commission Update  
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  
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.  
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