4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
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  
Tuesday, May 9, 2023  
10:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
Amended to Update Item 23-0692, 23-0766 back-up, Ordinance No. 2023-18 w/ Exhibits,  
and Commission Communication back-up  
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.  
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. When recognized by the Mayor, the  
Commenter will approach the podium. Public Comment is limited to three (3) 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. PLEASE NOTE: Online public comment cannot be considered as the basis for  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment.  
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Voice messages will be forwarded to Commission and played into the record. PLEASE NOTE: Comments provided via  
voice mail cannot be considered as the basis for  
general public comment.  
a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record under  
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  
23-0438  
A.  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Advisory Boards and  
Committees  
Attachments:  
Announcements  
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.)  
A.  
CC  
CTA-22-257  
Approve the Consent by the City of North Port, Florida to the Acquisition of  
Real Property by the West Villages Improvement District for Portions of  
Tract 312 of the Gran Paradiso, Infrastructure Plat.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Consent to Acquisition of Real Property  
23-0649  
B.  
C.  
Approve the Application to the Florida Local Government Cybersecurity  
Grant for Managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)  
Tool Implementation 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.  
23-0687  
Ratification of City Manager’s Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter  
Into a Contract for License Plate Reader Repair with Vetted Security  
Solutions Under Purchase Order No. 049818.  
Attachments:  
Vetted Emergency/Exigency Form  
Vetted PO  
Additional PO attachments  
SAM.gov Document  
Non-Competitive Procurement Justification  
Procurement Summary Memorandum  
23-0704  
D.  
Award Request for Bid No. 2023-26 Morgan Family Community Center  
Gym Floor Replacement With Athletic Resources in the Amount of  
$169,000, With a Project Contingency of $8,450, for a Total Amount of  
$177,450.  
Attachments:  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation Memo  
Bid Tabulation  
Athletic Resources Inc. Submittal  
RFB with Addendum  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-0706  
E.  
Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program  
to Kiwanis Club of North Port in Support of the Kiwanis Family Fishing  
Tournament to be Held June 17, 2023, in an Amount up to, and Not to  
Exceed, $500 to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Resources.  
Attachments:  
Application for Assistance  
Fee Overview  
Community Assistance Account Overview  
Resolution 2018-R-17  
23-0710  
F.  
Approve the Policy Confluence, Inc. Services Agreement for the Annual  
Citizen Survey and Web-Based Survey Platform Subscription in the Annual  
Amount of $11,125.00.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
Procurement Request Form  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
23-0713  
G.  
H.  
Approve the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sarasota Resident  
Agency Suncoast Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force  
(CEHTTF) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  
Attachments:  
MOU - Child Exploitation & Human Trafficking Task Force  
MOU - Child Exploitation Task Force  
23-0716  
Approve the Applications to the Protecting Florida Together Grant for  
Fixed Weir No. 123 in the Amount of $471,000 and Myakkahatchee Creek  
Maintenance and Debris Removal in the Amount of $2,500,000 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.  
Attachments:  
Weir 123 Final Application  
Myakkahatchee Final Application  
23-0720  
I.  
Approve the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Vehicle Lease,  
Vehicle Use Agreement - Non-FBI Task Force Officer at no Cost to the  
City of North Port.  
Attachments:  
FBI Vehicle Use Agreement  
FBI Vehicle Use Agreement - 2019  
MOU-Child Exploitation & Human Trafficking Task Force  
23-0723  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for March 2023.  
J.  
Attachments:  
Cash Receipts Summary 033123  
23-0755  
K.  
Approve the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and City of North Port,  
Florida, Lead Contracting Agency Agreement Permitting the St. Johns  
County Sheriff’s Office to Act as the Agency Lead in Ensuring that the City  
of North Port, Florida, is Compliant with the Federal Bureau of Investigation  
Criminal Justice Information Systems Security Policy for Use of Fusus  
Software for Surveillance Data Access.  
Attachments:  
Lead Contracting Agency Agreement  
Pileum Corporation Fusus Service Agreement  
23-0760  
L.  
Approve the Appointment of Andrea Nease as the North Port Resident  
Representative of the Community Economic Development Advisory Board  
to Serve a Three-Year Term from May 9, 2023, to May 9, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Application and Backup  
Florida Statutes 112.3143(6)  
23-0769  
M.  
Approval of Minutes for the April 10, 2023 Commission Workshop  
Meeting, April 11, 2023 Commission Regular Meeting, and April 13, 2023  
Commission Regular Meeting  
Attachments:  
4-10-23 Minutes  
4-11-23 Minutes  
4-13-23 Minutes  
23-0735  
N.  
Approve Polling Place Agreements for Use of the Morgan Family  
Community Center and George Mullen Activity Center Between the City of  
North Port and the Supervisor of Elections of Sarasota County for the  
March 19, 2024, Presidential Primary Election; August 20, 2024, Primary  
Election; and November 5, 2024, General Election.  
Attachments:  
GMAC Agreement  
Morgan Family Center Agreement  
5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
23-0766  
A.  
Presentation Reviewing City Wide Impacts from Hurricane Ian, Including  
Responses and Recovery Status.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
23-0767  
B.  
Presentation of Awaken Church Outreach Center 2022 Annual Report of  
Activities  
Attachments:  
Annual Report  
Presentation  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A.  
B.  
CC  
PLF-23-009  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-23-009, Brightmore at Wellen Park,  
Phases 1A-1C, 2A, and 3. Replat of Tract 513 and Tract 601  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Brightmore at Wellen Park Plat and Replat  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
4-20-2023 PZAB Action Report  
CC  
PLF-23-010  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-23-010, Brightmore at Wellen Park,  
Phases 1A-1C, 2A, and 3 - Replat of Tract 514 and Tract 608  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Brightmore at Wellen Park Plat and Replat  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
West Villages Improvement District Letter of Approval  
4-20-2023 PZAB Action Report  
Staff Presentation  
C.  
CC  
PLF-23-011  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-23-011, Brightmore at Wellen Park  
Phases 1A-1C, 2A, and 3, Replat of Tract 607 and Tract 705  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Brightmore at Wellen Park Plat and Replat  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
4/20/2023 PZAB Action Report  
Staff Presentation  
D.  
CC  
PLF-23-012  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-23-012, Brightmore at Wellen Park,  
Phases 1A-1C, 2A, and 3, Replat of Tract 614 and Tract 910  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Brightmore at Wellen Park Plat and Replat  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
4-20-2023 PZAB Action Report  
E.  
CC  
PLF-23-013  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-23-013, Brightmore at Wellen Park,  
Phases 1A-1C, 2A, and 3 - Replat of Lots 81-94, and a Portion of Tract  
606 (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Brightmore at Wellen Park Plat and Replat  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
West Villages Improvement District Letter of Approval  
Acceptance of Street Tree and Landscape Easements  
4-20-2023 PZAB Action Report  
Staff Presentation  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
F.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-14  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Section 22-55 and 22-65 Relating to Extending  
the Time Period When Use of Fertilizer is Restricted and Eliminating the  
Vehicle Decal Requirement; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance – Second Reading  
Ordinance – First Reading  
July 26, 2022 Minutes  
Rainfall Data and Total Nitrogen 2016-2022  
FDEP Sample Results Cosmic Waterway Algal bloom  
Request for FDEP Input on Proposed Changes  
FDEP Input on Proposed Changes  
G.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-09  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Related to Alternative Pickup Locations for the  
Collection of Solid Waste from Residential Properties; Amending the  
Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 62-50; Providing For  
Findings; Providing For Conflicts; Providing For Severability; Providing For  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Solid Waste Walk Up Form - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Solid Waste Walk Up Form  
ORDINANCE - FIrst Reading:  
H.  
ORD. NO.  
2023-18  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of North  
Port Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Regarding Goal 2,  
Figure 1: Standards for Activity Centers, AC #7 Area A, Warm Mineral  
Springs; Amending the Density, Intensity, and Percentage Of Land Use;  
and Amending Goal 2, Activity Center #7 Area A, Policies 2.7.11 Through  
2.7.22, Providing for Findings; Providing for Adoption; Providing for  
Transmittal of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Ordinance - First Reading  
RESOLUTION:  
I.  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-30  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Vacating a Portion of the Twenty Foot Utility and Drainage Easement on  
the Northeasterly Boundary of Lot 16, Block 248, Eighth Addition to Port  
Charlotte Subdivision; Providing for Findings; Providing for Recording;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date. (Quasi-Judicial)  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
4-6-2023 PZAB Action Report  
New Legal Ad  
J.  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-31  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Vacating a Portion of the Twenty (20) Foot Drainage Maintenance  
Easement for Lot 8, Block 160, Fifth Addition to Port Charlotte  
Subdivision; Providing for Findings; Providing for Recording; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Survey  
4-6-2023 PZAB Action Report  
Legal Ad Confirmation  
Revised Legal Ad  
K.  
RES. NO.  
2023-R-33  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Vacating a Portion of Maintenance, Utility, and Drainage Easements for  
Lot 23, Block 1936, Forty-First Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Recording; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Power of Attorney  
4-20-2023 Action Report  
Staff Presentation  
7. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
23-0692  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Changes to the City Fee  
Structure, Appendix A to the Code of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Including but not Limited to, Building Fees, Fire Rescue Fees, Police  
Fees, Parks and Recreation Fees, Facility Rental Fees, Solid Waste  
Fees, Utility Fees, and Road and Drainage Fees.  
Attachments:  
Summary of the FY 2023-2024 Proposed Fee Changes  
FY24 Proposed Fees - NPAC.pdf  
23-0768  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Potentially Amending the City  
of North Port Unified Land Development Code to Allow Temporary  
Housing Options Inside City Limits and Potentially Declaring a Housing  
Emergency Due to Hurricane Ian.  
Attachments:  
4.13.23 Email Thread - FEMA and NDS Director  
4.15.23 - 4.17.23 Email Thread - Com. McDowell and Staff  
Emergency Order 2022-09  
ULDC 53-240(k)  
23-0772  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Potential Violations of the City  
Charter and Employment Contract as Outlined by the Complaint Filed by  
Commissioner McDowell Against City Manager Jerome Fletcher.  
Attachments:  
Resolution 2019-R-07  
Commissioner Complaint Filed  
City Attorney Response  
8. 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.)  
9. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
23-0407  
23-0408  
23-0409  
Mayor Langdon's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
Vice Mayor Whtie's Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
23-0410  
Attachments:  
Bills to Watch  
Bill Action as of 5.3.23  
23-0411  
Commissioner Stokes' Communications  
E.  
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
11 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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