4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Pete Emrich, Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Vice Mayor  
Jill Luke, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
Alice White, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, July 26, 2022  
10:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
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:  
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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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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  
22-3241  
A.  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Advisory Boards and  
Committees  
Attachments:  
Announcement  
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.)  
22-3118  
A.  
Approve the CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Limited Warranty Agreement  
for the Provision of Insurance Coverage in the Event of a Security Incident.  
Attachments:  
Falcon Complete Limited Warranty Agreement  
22-3134  
B.  
Approve the Application to the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring  
Program Grant for Three Police Officers in the Amount of $375,000 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:  
Grant Application  
New Grant Memo  
22-3141  
C.  
D.  
Approve Amendment One to the Federally Funded Community  
Development Block Grant Mitigation Program (CDBG-MIT) Subrecipient  
Agreement IR025 Between the City of North Port and the Florida  
Department of Economic Opportunity  
Attachments:  
Amendment 1  
Executed Agreement  
22-3162  
Approve Construction Contract No. 2022-25-2021 Water Distribution  
Improvements with C-Squared Certified General Contractors, Inc. in the  
Amount of $931,532.56 with a Contingency of $93,153.00, for a Total  
Amount of $1,024,685.56.  
Attachments:  
Contract  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation Memo  
Bid Tabulation  
Submittal by C-Squared Certified General Contractors, Inc  
RFB and Addendum  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
22-3166  
E.  
Approve the Aquatics Operations Agreement for Consulting Services with  
Counsilman-Hunsaker In a Lump Sum Amount of $4,410.00, Plus Any  
Additional Services at the Contracted Unit Prices for a 36 Month Term.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
Competitive Exemption Form  
Florida Department of Corporations Documents  
F.  
CC  
CTA-22-130  
Approve the Consent by the City of North Port, Florida to the Acquisition of  
Real Property by the West Villages Improvement District for Unplatted  
Lands and Portions of Tracts 1, 4, and 6 of the Plat of Wellen Park Village  
E Located Along the South Boundary of the US-41 Right-of-Way in Wellen  
Park Village E.  
Attachments:  
Consent to Acquisition of Real Property  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
22-3171  
G.  
Approve the Master Services Agreement with Cumberland Group for the  
Purchase of a Replacement Storage Area Network in the Amount of  
$352,583.80.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
Competitive Exemptions Form  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
22-3186  
H.  
Approve Amendment One to the Federally Funded Community  
Development Block Grant Mitigation Program (CDBG-MIT) Subrecipient  
Agreement IR027 Between the City of North Port and the Florida  
Department of Economic Opportunity  
Attachments:  
Amendment 1  
Executed Agreement  
22-3189  
I.  
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), (1) of the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida.  
Attachments:  
Asset Disposition and Recommended Method  
Property Disposal Form  
22-3197  
J.  
Approval of Minutes for the June 28, 2022 and July 7, 2022 Commission  
Regular Meetings  
Attachments:  
6/28/22 Minutes  
7/7/22 Minutes  
22-3227  
K.  
Approve Change Order #1 to the City Hall Backup Generator Installation  
Contract No. 2021-28 with OAC Action Construction Corp. for an  
Additional $107,647.35, Resulting in a New Contract Total of $952,474.30.  
Attachments:  
Contract  
Change Order 1  
Notice of Intent to Award  
Award Recommendation Memo.  
Bid Form  
Submittal by OAC Action Construction, Corp.  
RFB , Attachments and Addendums  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
22-3256  
L.  
Approve the Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for Community  
Development Block Grant Program with Sarasota County  
Attachments:  
Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for Community Development Block  
Sarasota County Interlocal Agreement for Community Development Block Grant  
Highlighted Changes to the Interlocal Agreement  
5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
22-3139  
A.  
Presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal  
Year Ending on September 30, 2021.  
Attachments:  
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A.  
CC  
PLF-22-083  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-22-083, Wysteria-Wellen Park, Village  
F-4 Replat. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).  
Attachments:  
Plat, Wysteria-Wellen Park, Village F-4 Replat  
PLF-22-083 Staff Report with Exhibits  
West Villages Improvement District Letter of Approval  
Wysteria-Wellen Park Neighborhood Association Inc Letter of Acceptance  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading:  
B.  
ORD. NO.  
2022-10  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of North  
Port Comprehensive Plan to Add Chapter 12 Property Rights Element;  
Adding Goals, Objectives, and Policies Pursuant to Florida Statutes  
Section 163.3177; Repealing City of North Port Comprehensive Plan  
Chapter 2, Goal 4, Objective 12 of the Future Land Use Element Relating  
to Balancing Property Owner Interests; Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing for  
Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
April 21, 2022, PZAB Action Report  
May 10, 2022, City Commission Meeting Minutes  
Agency Responses  
ORDINANCE - First Reading:  
C.  
ORD. NO.  
2022-14  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Appendix A – City Fee Structure, to Change  
Certain Building Fees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Exhibit A  
RESOLUTION:  
D.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-38  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City Of North Port, Florida  
Vacating a Portion of the Utility and Draining Easements for Lots 3, 4, 18  
and 19, Block 822, 19th Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision; Providing  
for Findings; Providing for Recording; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date (QUASI JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Resolution with Exhibit  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
June 16, 2022 PZAB Action Report  
E.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-42  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Approving the Subordination of City Utility Interests in Favor of the Florida  
Department of Transportation for Highway Purposes; Providing for  
Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution No. 2022-R-42  
RESOLUTION - Second Reading:  
F.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-40  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Amending the Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for Sanitary  
Trailer Rental for Warm Mineral Springs in the amount of $60,000;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability:  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
7. GENERAL BUSINESS continued:  
22-3128  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Capacity Fee Changes,  
Line Extension Charges and Acceptance of the 2022 Utility Rate Analysis  
Report Prepared by GovRates, Inc.  
Attachments:  
North Port Utility Rate Analysis Report  
Utility Rate Analysis Presentation  
Resolution No. 2019-R-16  
22-3158  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Amending the Code of the City  
of North Port Chapter 22 - Fertilizer and Landscape Management to  
Extend the Period of Time When Use of Fertilizer is Restricted.  
Attachments:  
Cosmic Waterway Photos  
City Code Chapter 22  
Resolution - 2018-R-26  
Florida State Statute 403.9337  
FDEP Model Ordinance  
Email Thread  
22-3178  
C.  
D.  
E.  
F.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Approval of the June 14,  
2022 Commission Workshop Minutes  
Attachments:  
Draft Minutes  
Amended Draft Minutes  
Correspondence  
22-3180  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Approval of the June 15,  
2022 Commission Workshop Minutes  
Attachments:  
Draft Minutes  
Amended Draft Minutes  
Correspondence  
22-3183  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Approval of the June 16,  
2022 Commission Workshop Minutes  
Attachments:  
Draft Minutes  
Amended Draft Minutes  
Correspondence  
22-3243  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Potential of a Joint  
Resolution Between the City of North Port and Charlotte County in Regard  
to Collaborative Support of Interstate 75 Interchanges in the Yorkshire  
Street/Raintree Boulevard Area.  
Attachments:  
Request  
22-3244  
G.  
H.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Scheduling a Joint Meeting  
Between the North Port City Commission and the Sarasota County  
Commission in October 2022 Before the Elections.  
Attachments:  
Request  
22-3245  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Scheduling a Joint Meeting  
Between the North Port City Commission and the Charlotte County  
Commission to be Held in the City of North Port Between Elections and  
Installations of Positions.  
Attachments:  
Request  
22-3246  
I.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Addition of Light Industrial  
Land Uses to the Definitions and Permitted Uses Sections of the CG,  
Commercial General Zoning District of the Zoning Regulations of the  
Unified Land Development Code and Possible Changes to the Current  
Zoning Map.  
Attachments:  
Request  
ULDC Article III  
ULDC Article IV  
Zoning Map  
ULDC Section 53-15  
22-3252  
22-3251  
J.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approving Annual Budgets and  
Budget Amendments by Ordinance or Resolution  
K.  
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Home Share Program  
and Connecting Home Providers with Workforce Housing Applicants  
8. 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.)  
9. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
22-2536  
22-2537  
22-2533  
22-2534  
Commissioner McDowell's Report  
Commissioner White's Report  
Mayor Emrich's Report  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Vice Mayor Langdon's Report  
22-2535  
Commissioner Luke's Report  
Attachments:  
Communications  
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
22-3219  
Attachments:  
22-3220  
City Manager Report to Commission  
City Manager Report 7.26.22  
A.  
City Attorney Report.  
B.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the City Attorney  
Matter List (Redacted)  
22-3232  
City Clerk Report  
C.  
Attachments:  
Commission Update  
Public Records Request FY Log  
Closed FY Records Chart  
Open Status FY Records Chart  
11. 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.  
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