4970 CITY HALL BLVD

NORTH PORT, FL 34286

City of North Port

Meeting Minutes

Solid Waste District Governing Body

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, May 28, 2024

4:00 PM

City Commission Chambers

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor White called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m. and provided required notifications

regarding conducting a hybrid meeting.

Commissioner Emrich stated he will be attending the hybrid meeting via Communications

Media Technology (CMT) due to experiencing a medical condition.

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Stokes, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,

to accept the use of CMT for a hybrid meeting. The motion carried on the following

vote:

5 -

Yes:

Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes

and Commissioner Langdon

ROLL CALL

5 -

Present:

Commissioner Pete Emrich, Commissioner Debbie McDowell, Mayor Alice White,

Vice Mayor Philip Stokes and Commissioner Barbara Langdon

Also Present:

Also present are: City Manager Fletcher, City Attorney Slayton, City Clerk Faust, Police

Chief Garrison, and Fire Chief Titus.

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mayor White requested a motion to approve the agenda.

motion was made by Commissioner McDowell, seconded by Commissioner

Langdon, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following

vote:

5 -

Yes:

Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes

and Commissioner Langdon

2. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.

3. CONSENT AGENDA:

Mayor White announced the item and queried the City Manager regarding items pulled

from the consent agenda for discussion.

There was no public comment.

Mayor White requested a motion.

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Stokes, seconded by Commissioner Langdon,

to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following

vote:

5 -

Yes:

Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes

and Commissioner Langdon

23-1708

Approve the November 28, 2023 Solid Waste District Meeting Minutes

This Item was approved on the consent agenda.

4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

RES. NO.

2024-R-13

A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, as

the Governing Body of the North Port Solid Waste District, Authorizing the

Purchase of Real Property Located on Silverleaf Road and Described as

Lot 23, Block 2276, Forty-Seventh Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision,

Sarasota County Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Number

1128227623; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents;

Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an

Effective Date.

Mayor White announced the item and called on the City Clerk to read by title only.

Ms. Faust read the Resolution by title only.

Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.

Commission questions and discussion took place regarding blank spaces in Section 5.

Ms. Slayton suggested including N/A in the blanks.

There was no public comment.

Mayor White closed the public hearing and requested a motion.

motion was made by Commissioner McDowell, seconded by Commissioner

Langdon, to adopt Resolution No. 2024-R-13 amending Section 5 to include N/A in

the blanks as advised by the City Attorney. The motion carried on the following

vote:

5 -

Yes:

Commissioner Emrich, Commissioner McDowell, Mayor White, Vice Mayor Stokes

and Commissioner Langdon

5. PUBLIC COMMENT:

There was no public comment.