4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
Environmental Advisory Board  
Monday, April 1, 2024  
5:30 PM  
City Hall Room 244  
1. Call to Order  
Chair English called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  
2. Roll Call  
8 -  
Present  
Chair English, Board Member Hall, Board Member Eik, Board Member Robinson,  
Vice Chair McGowan, Board Member Clayton, Board Member Amos and Alternate I  
Broes  
1 - Board Member Holland  
Absent  
Also Present:  
Police Legal Advisor Katlyn Coughlin, Board Specialist Micheal Bodmer, and Staff  
Liaison Stefan Kalev  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Board.  
4. Public Comment  
There was no public comment.  
5. Approval of Minutes  
24-0457  
A.  
Approval of the March 4, 2024 Environmental Advisory Board Meeting  
Minutes  
Chair English announced the item.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair McGowan, seconded by Board Member Hall, to  
approve the Minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously on  
vote.  
a voice  
6. Presentations  
24-0201  
Sunshine Law Training (Presented by the Office of the City Attorney)  
Chair English announced the item.  
Ms. Coughlin provided a presentation including public meetings definition, open meeting  
requirements, penalties for violation, penalty examples, public records definition,  
identifying a public record, email and text messages, public records requests, public  
records retention, Florida Commission on Ethics, prohibited conduct, prohibited  
relationships, voting, conflicts of interest, relatives, penalties for ethics violation, meeting  
procedures, quorum and motions, discussion, alternate members, and request for  
information.  
7. Unfinished Business  
23-0742  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Advising the City Commission  
on the Implementation of Additional Community Gardens (Lola Robinson)  
Chair English announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding survey, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board joint  
meeting, and community gardens.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair McGowan, seconded by Board Member Hall, to  
have a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The motion  
carried unanimously on a voice vote.  
23-1089  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding New Recommendations or  
Advisements to City Commission Pertaining to Preserving and Promoting  
Wildlife, Habitat Protection, Trees, the City's Natural and Environmental  
Resources, Tree Planting, and Beautification of Public Spaces  
Chair English announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding past memorandums, Natural Resource Division plans,  
Unified Land Development Code (ULDC), special meeting, and Commission memorandum  
agenda item.  
23-1515  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Advising the City Commission  
on Retention Pond Planting Regulations and Potential Incentives.  
Chair English announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding warning signs near ponds, public safety, tree fund,  
micro-forest, and environmental protection fund.  
8. New Business  
9. Updates  
24-0423  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Outstanding Past Memos  
A.  
Chair English announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding Unified Land Development Code (ULDC), past  
memorandums, land acquisition, lack of response from Commission on memorandums,  
annual report, land preservation, memorandums tracking, which memorandums were  
chosen for the Commission agenda, public comment, special meeting for ULDC, tree  
fund, and environmental scorecard.  
10. Future Agenda Items  
Chair English announced the item.  
Future Agenda items include a joint memorandum.  
motion was made by Chair English, seconded by Board Member Clayton, to  
A
direct Board Member Clayton to draft a memorandum to the Parks and Recreation  
Advisory Board about the purchase and sale of park land. The motion carried  
unanimously on a voice vote.  
24-0422  
Future Agenda Items  
A.  
Chair English announced the item.  
Future Agenda items include pesticide spraying schedule, tree fund expenses, and  
wildlife signage.  
11. Public Comment  
12. Adjournment  
There was no public comment.  
Chair English adjourned the meeting at 6:41 p.m.  
By: _____________________________  
William “Chuck” English, Chair