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, June 11, 2024  
10:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
This meeting will utilize Communications Media Technology for hybrid purposes.  
Amended to add Item No. 24-0820 and amended to update Item No. 24-0820.  
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.  
Voice Mail Message:  
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  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
Attachments:  
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.  
B.  
C.  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Regarding Distribution Formula for  
Allocation of Revenue From Local Option Fuel Tax Levied Pursuant to  
Section 336.025(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Among Sarasota County and  
Municipalities Within Sarasota County for the 5-Cent Local Option Gas  
Tax.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Regarding Distribution Formula for  
Allocation of Revenue From Local Option Fuel Tax Levied Pursuant to  
Section 336.025(1)(a), Florida Statutes, Among Sarasota County and  
Municipalities Within Sarasota County for the 6-Cent Local Option Gas  
Tax.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Application to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of  
Community Oriented Policing Services Fiscal Year 2024 Law Enforcement  
Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects in the  
Amount of $200,000, 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.  
Attachments:  
D.  
Approve the Agreement Between Imagine School at North Port, Inc. and  
City of North Port for the School Resource Officer Program, in the Total  
Amount of $178,340.00.  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for April 2024.  
E.  
F.  
Approve the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2021-17 Professional  
Architectural and Engineering Services in the Amount of $3,894,938.00 for  
City of North Port Police Department Facilities to Expand the Scope of  
Service of Schenkel & Shultz, Inc. (“Consultant”) to Phase III - Design  
Development and Phase IV - Construction Documents for the New Police  
Headquarters for a Total Consultant Fee of $5,350,768.00.  
Attachments:  
G.  
Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2023-07, Construction  
Manager at Risk Preconstruction Services Contract, Phase I, with Wharton  
Smith, Inc. for the Fire Station 81 Remodel, Increasing the Agreement  
Fees by $125,315.83 for a New Total Amount of $167,655.92.  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
H.  
Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2020-11 Professional  
Engineering and Architectural Services for Design of Fire Rescue Station  
81 and Temporary Facilities with Schenkel Schultz, Inc. Increasing the  
Agreement Fees by $911,808.00 for a New Total Amount of  
$1,277,638.00.  
Approve the May 6, 2024 Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes  
I.  
Attachments:  
J.  
Approve the Appointment of Chris Sterner as a Regular Member of the  
Historic & Cultural Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From June 11, 2024,  
to June 11, 2029.  
Attachments:  
K.  
L.  
M.  
N.  
Approve the Appointment of William Stearns as a Regular Member of the  
Historic & Cultural Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From June 11, 2024,  
to June 11, 2029.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Appointment of Ann Marie San Antonio as a Regular Member  
of the Art Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From June 11, 2024, to June  
11, 2027.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Appointment of Harry Klinkhamer as a Regular Member of the  
Historic & Cultural Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From June 11, 2024,  
to June 11, 2029.  
Attachments:  
Approve the Appointment of Barry Godin as a Regular Member of the  
Historic & Cultural Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From June 11, 2024,  
to June 11, 2029.  
Attachments:  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITIONS:  
A.  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-185, Replat of Tract F, Second Addition  
to North Port Charlotte Estates, Kamsler Acres (QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
B.  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-256, Sunstone Village F3, Wellen Park,  
Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
RESOLUTIONS:  
A.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Accepting a Non-Exclusive Access and Utility Easement on Portions of  
Property Lying in Sections 12 & 13, Township 39 South, Range 21 East,  
Sarasota County Florida, and Bearing Sarasota County Property  
Appraiser Parcel Identification Numbers 0960130510, 0960130515 and  
0961140480; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Filing of  
Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
B.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Renaming Activity Centers 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and Confirming the Use of  
Existing Names of Activity Centers 2, 3, and 9 for Marketing Purposes;  
Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Spring Haven Roadway  
Expansion Project.  
Attachments:  
B.  
C.  
D.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Temporary Code Enforcement  
Policy for Non-Commercial Signs in the City’s Public Rights of Way  
(Requested by Vice Mayor Stokes).  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Appointing a Commissioner to  
Sit on the Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy Committees and the  
Legislative Advocacy Committee.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Charter Amendment Language  
Related to the City’s Bonding Authority  
Attachments:  
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:  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Vice Mayor Stokes' Communications  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
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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