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, February 13, 2024  
10:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
Amended to remove Item No. 24-0165 & Update Ord. 2024-03  
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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Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be  
accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide  
information as listed in the City’s outgoing message. The message must not exceed two minutes, fifteen seconds.  
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  
24-0205  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
Attachments:  
Vacancy List  
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.)  
24-0009  
A.  
Approve the Drone Replacement Program Financial Assistance  
Agreement Between Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and  
City of North Port, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as  
Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute Any Additional Funding  
Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
24-0036  
B.  
Approve Amendment #1 to Work Assignment No. 2022-03 With WSP  
USA Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. to Complete a Geotechnical  
Survey at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park for an Additional  
$11,094.00 for a Total Work Assignment Price of $106,738.20.  
Attachments:  
Amendment #1 to Work Assignment  
Work Assignment 2022-03  
Continuing Contract 2019-23-13 with renewal  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-0038  
C.  
D.  
Approve the Acceptance of The Harry Shapiro Charitable Foundation  
Grant in the Amount of $25,000 for Items Purchased at the Discretion of  
the Chief of Police and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as  
Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After  
Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Grant Application  
24-0049  
Approve the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources  
Conservation Service Grant Agreement in the Amount of $1,794,049.98 for  
Myakkahatchee Creek Maintenance and Debris Removal and Authorize  
the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to  
Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
24-0148  
Agreement  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for December 2023.  
E.  
F.  
Attachments:  
24-0159  
Cash Receipts Summary  
Approve the Heat Custom Vehicle Upfitting Agreement between Heat  
Custom Orlando Corporation and the City of North Port, Florida on Behalf  
of the North Port Police Department, that will Accompany an Approved  
Purchase in the Amount of $35,082.88, for Upfitting a City Van into a  
Community Outreach Vehicle.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
Purchase Order  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-0160  
G.  
H.  
Approve the Disposition of Surplus Assets in an Appropriate Fashion  
Pursuant to Chapter 2 Administration, Article VIII Procurement, Section  
2-419, Disposition of City Assets and Property (d) of the Code of the City  
of North Port, Florida.  
Attachments:  
Asset Disposition and Recommended Method of Disposal January 2024  
City of North Port Disposal Forms  
24-0162  
Approve the January 9, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes and  
the January 19, 2024 Commission Joint Convocation of Government  
Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
1-9-24 Minutes  
1-19-24 Minutes  
24-0168  
I.  
Approve a Water Quality Service Agreement With Commercial Energy  
Specialists, LLC (CES) for the Installation and Upgrade of the Pulsar®  
Chemical Feed System in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,445.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
24-0275  
J.  
Approve Termination of the Warm Mineral Springs Park Site Access  
Agreement Between the City of North Port, Florida, and WMS  
Development Group, LLC.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
Commission Meeting Minutes Nov 22, 2022  
Commission Meeting Minutes July 25, 2023  
Commission Meeting Minutes Oct 24, 2023  
Negotiation Team’s Recommendation  
City Manager Memo to Negotiation Team  
Florida Statutes Section 255.065  
City Code Sec 2-420  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
Petitions:  
A.  
CC  
PLF-23-158  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-158, Manasota Beach Road Extension,  
Plat No. 1. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Revised Staff Report w/ Exhibits  
Staff Report w/Exhibits  
Manasota Beach Road Extension Plat  
PZAB Action Report 1-18-2024  
Resolutions:  
B.  
RES. NO.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Partially Terminating Grants of Easements in Sections 28, 29, 32, and 33,  
Township 39 South, Range 21 East Located in Sarasota County Florida;  
Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Partial Termination  
and Release of Easements; Providing for Recording; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date  
2024-R-09  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Ordinances:  
C.  
ORD. NO.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Annexing ± 6.89 Acres of  
Real Property Located in the Unincorporated Area of Sarasota County,  
Florida and Contiguous to the Existing City Limits of the City of North Port,  
Florida; Redefining the Boundary Lines of the City of North Port to Include  
this Property; Providing for Findings; Providing for Annexation; Amending  
the Official Zoning Map; Providing for Assessment and Taxation; Providing  
for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
2024-03  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Staff Report  
Property Survey  
Letter to Sarasota County  
Legal Ad  
Notice of Representation  
D.  
ORD. NO.  
2024-01  
An Ordinance of The City of North Port, Florida, Adopting Certain  
Standards of the International Property Maintenance Code Related to the  
Exterior Maintenance of Non-Residential Properties, Buildings, and  
Structures; Amending the Code of The City of North Port, Florida, Chapter  
42, Article V, Sections 42-84 Through 42-86; Providing for Findings;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
2021 International Property Maintenance Code - Chapter 3  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
24-0173  
A.  
Discussion Regarding the Reallocation of Coronavirus State and Local  
Recovery Funds in the Amount of $2,000,000 From the Fire Station 81  
Remodel Project to the Road Rehabilitation Project.  
Attachments:  
Memo to Commission  
24-0180  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the First Amendment to the  
City Clerk's Employment Agreement  
Attachments:  
First Amendment to City Clerk Employment Agreement  
City Clerk Employment Agreement  
24-0188  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the January 23,  
2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
Draft Minutes  
Amended Draft Minutes  
Correspondence  
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:  
24-0235  
24-0252  
24-0271  
24-0284  
24-0303  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Vice Mayor Stokes' Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
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.  
No stenographic record by  
a
certified court reporter is made of these recordings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to  
verbatim record of the  
appeal any of the decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making  
a
meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Copies of the recordings are available (for  
fee) at the City Clerk's Office.  
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