4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
Environmental Advisory Board  
Monday, June 3, 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  
6 -  
Present  
Not Present  
Chair English, Board Member Eik, Board Member Robinson, Vice Chair McGowan,  
Board Member Amos and Alternate I Broes  
1 - Board Member Holland  
Also Present:  
Staff Liaison Kalev and Board Specialist Bodmer  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Board.  
There was no public comment.  
3. Pledge of Allegiance  
4. Public Comment  
5. Approval of Minutes  
24-0579  
A.  
Approval of the April 1, 2024, April 22, 2024, and May 6, 2024  
Environmental Advisory Board Meeting Minutes  
A
motion was made by Board Member Amos, seconded by Board Member  
McGowan, to approve the Minutes as presented. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair English, Board Member Eik, Board Member Robinson, Vice Chair McGowan,  
Board Member Amos and Alternate I Broes  
1 - Board Member Holland  
Not Present:  
6. New 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 Commission interest and new developments.  
There was consensus to not take action on this item.  
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 updates, chemicals used by the city, potential  
presentation, environmental score card, annual report, score card intervals, accessibility,  
and transparency.  
23-1515  
24-0581  
C.  
D.  
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 incentive, actions, past conversations, purpose, status,  
City Code, wildlife, and potential pond improvements.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Advising the City Commission  
on the Significance of Trees for Carbon Sequestration  
Chair English announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding status, potential presentation, land purchasing, creating  
parks, buffer, retention pond, Unified Land Development Code amendments, Natural  
Resource Fund, and memorandum process.  
A motion was made by Board Member Eik, seconded by Board Member Broes, to  
send the carbon capturing draft memorandum to Commission.  
24-0818  
E.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Unified Land Development  
Code (ULDC), Draft Chapter 6 Natural Resources  
Chair English announced the item.  
Discussion took place regarding language issues, Comprehensive Plan, Commission  
review, Environmental Advisory Board's role, and support of the document.  
A motion was made by Board Member Amos, seconded by Board Member Eik, to  
support  
the  
Unified  
Land  
Development  
Code  
Draft  
Chapter  
6 with  
acknowledgement to concerns of ambiguous verbiage. The motion carried on the  
following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair English, Board Member Eik, Board Member Robinson, Vice Chair McGowan,  
Board Member Amos and Alternate I Broes  
1 - Board Member Holland  
Not Present:  
7. Updates  
8. Future Agenda Items  
24-0422  
Future Agenda Items  
A.  
Future Agenda Items include environmental scorecard, Material Safety Data Sheet  
(MSDS), retention ponds, archaeological presentation, status of native plantings, dual  
meeting with Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and maintenance road project  
presentation.  
9. Public Comment  
10. Adjournment  
There was no public comment.  
Chair English adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.  
By: _____________________________  
William “Chuck” English, Chair