4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
City Commission Special Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
David Duval, Commissioner  
Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Thursday, April 24, 2025  
3:00 PM  
City Hall Room 244  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
5 - Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius  
Petrow, Commissioner Barbara Langdon and Mayor Philip Stokes  
Present:  
ALSO PRESENT  
City Manager Fletcher,  
Assistant City Attorney Coughlin, Assistant City Clerk Powell,  
Board Specialist Lane, Finance Director Williams, Police Chief Garrison, and Fire Chief  
Titus.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Finance Director Kim Williams.  
1. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Assistant City Clerk Powell read the following eComment into the record:  
Debbie McDowell: Spoke to lack of transparency and back up material.  
Haywardeqh Haywardeqh: Spoke to manuscripts of Antiquity.  
2. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
25-2193  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Capital Improvement  
Plan & Funding Model (Long-Term Comprehensive CIP) Prepared by  
PFM Financial Advisors, LLC.  
Mayor Stokes announced the item.  
Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.  
Jeremy Niedfeldt: PFM Advisor, presented  
a presentation regarding future land use  
map, scenarios developed and analyzed, difference between fiscal impacts and  
economic impacts, fiscal impacts, revenue impacts, 20-year Capital Improvement  
Project Capital Improvement Project (CIP), 5-year CIP needs, priority funding needs  
identified, initial financing details, future financing details, financing alternatives, why  
borrow, debt management policy, objectives, debt metrics approved, and current debt  
metrics.  
Commission questions and discussion took place regarding the 20-year CIP, spoke to  
Police CIP, general obligation (GO) bonds, financing alternatives, maintaining credit  
rating, identifying primary and secondary financial source, reviewing CIP every 2 years,  
inflation, borrowing limit, timeline, Wellen Park, Price Boulevard widening, and debt  
management policy.  
3. PUBLIC COMMENT:  
Assistant City Clerk Powell read the following eComment into the record:  
Debbie McDowell: Expressed concern regarding accuracy of list.  
4. ADJOURNMENT:  
Mayor Stokes adjourns the meeting 4:13 p.m.  
By: ___________________________________________  
Phil Stokes, Mayor  
Attest: _________________________________________  
Heather Faust, City Clerk