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 Taylor, City Clerk  
Tuesday, May 24, 2022  
6:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
Amended to Add Item No. 22-2937 and Update Res. No. 2022-R-35 Legislative Text  
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  
22-2932  
Current Vacancies and Upcoming Expirations for Boards and Committees  
A.  
Attachments:  
Announcements  
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.)  
22-2794  
A.  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement for Community Development Block Grant  
Program with Sarasota County for Fiscal Years 2023, 2024 and 2025  
Attachments:  
Letter from County Administrator  
Interlocal Agreement  
22-2819  
B.  
C.  
Approval of Melissa Winter as a Regular Member of the Planning and  
Zoning Advisory Board to Serve a Four-Year Term from May 24, 2022, to  
May 24, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Application and Backup  
22-2823  
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Sarasota County Public  
Hospital District d/b/a Sarasota Memorial Health Care Center & ER at  
North Port and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and the City of  
North Port Fire Rescue District Addressing Air Traffic Patterns for  
Heliports.  
Attachments:  
Memorandum of Understanding  
22-2927  
D.  
Approval of Minutes for the April 26, 2022 City Commission Regular  
Meeting  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
22-2856  
Presentation by the Environmental Conservancy of North Port  
A.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A.  
CC  
PLF-22-028  
Consideration of Petition No. PLF-22-028, Manasota Beach Ranchlands  
Plat No. 2 Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Plat, Manasota Beach Ranchlands Plat No. 2  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
West Villages Improvement District Letter of Approval  
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board Action Report  
ORDINANCE - SECOND READING:  
B.  
ORD. NO.  
2022-04  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Adopting a Redistricting  
Plan for the City’s Five City Commission Districts in Accordance with  
Section 2.02 of the Charter of the City of North Port; Amending Sections  
2-2 and 2-3 of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida to Provide for the  
Approved Redistricting Map and Legal Descriptions; Providing for  
Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for  
Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Exhibit A  
Exhibit B  
Exhibit C  
C.  
ORD. NO.  
2022-12  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Calling for a Referendum  
Question to be Placed Before the Qualified Voters of the City of North Port,  
Florida at the November 8, 2022 General Election; Providing a  
Referendum Question Determining Whether to Finance the Price  
Boulevard Widening Project Through the Issuance of Bonds Payable from  
One-Cent Sales Tax Proceeds; Providing for Findings; Providing for the  
Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
D.  
ORD. NO.  
2022-13  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Calling for a Referendum  
Question to be Placed Before the Qualified Electors of the City of North  
Port, Florida at the November 8, 2022 General Election; Providing a  
Referendum Question Determining Whether to Amend the City Charter to  
Direct the City Manager to Sign All Contracts and Allow the City  
Commission to Grant the City Manager Authority to Enter into Certain  
Contracts Without Prior Commission Approval, and to Establish  
Conditions for that Authority, such as Financial Limits; Providing for the Full  
Test of the Proposed Charter Amendment; Providing Findings; Providing  
for an Effective Date for the New Charter Language if the Proposed  
Charter Amendment is Approved; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance  
with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Publication  
of the Test of the Proposed Charter Amendment; Providing for Filing with  
the Florida Department of State if the Proposed Charter Amendment is  
Approved; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing  
an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - Second Reading  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Code City of North Port Fl Sec. 2.403 Exemptions  
City of North Port Fl Charter Sec. 9.05 Powers & Duties City Manager  
City of North Port Fl Charter Sec. 5.03 Position of Mayor  
Memorandum - Charter Review Recommendation. June 2021  
Charter Review Advisory Board Minutes May 19, 2021  
Charter Review Advisory Board Minutes March 31, 2021  
RESOLUTION - SECOND READING:  
E.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-27  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Amending the Non-District Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 for  
Payments Pursuant to the West Villages Developer Agreement (Post  
Annexation) in the amount of $1,637,195; Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
West Villages Developer Agreement (Post Annexation)  
RESOLUTION:  
F.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-30  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Authorizing the Conveyance of Real Property Located Along the Northeast  
Entrance Roadway to the City of North Port Southwest Wastewater  
Reclamation Facility and Described as a Portion of the Tract of Land Lying  
in Section 33, Township 39 South, Range 20 East, Sarasota County  
Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Number 0786002200; Providing  
for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
G.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-34  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Accepting a Permanent Utility Easement on a Portion of Property Lying in  
Sections 21 & 22, Township 39 South, Range 21 East, Sarasota County  
Florida, Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Number 0979110001;  
Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
H.  
RES. NO.  
2022-R-35  
A Resolution of the City of North Port, Florida, Authorizing the City  
Commission to Participate in a Joint Meeting with the Charlotte County  
Commission to Receive, Discuss, and Act Upon Matters of Mutual Interest;  
Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
City Manager Email  
7. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
22-2937  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action to Request the City Attorney and the  
Attorney General's Office to Conduct a Written Opinion to Interpret Florida  
State Statute Chapter 286 With Regard to Public Notice Requirements for  
Commission Retreats  
Attachments:  
Requesting an Attorney General Opinion  
Commissioner Luke statement  
22-2838  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Expediting the Inclusion of a  
Property Standards Section in the Unified Land Development Code to  
Establish an Enforcement Mechanism for the Maintenance of Privately  
Owned Infrastructure to Include but Not Limited to Roads, Walls, and Stop  
Signs.  
Attachments:  
Photo of Wall Missing Behind CVS  
Email Thread Regarding the Damaged Structure Behind CVS  
May 26, 2020 Road and Drainage District Meeting Minutes  
November 11, 2021 Commission Meeting Minutes  
22-2916  
C.  
D.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Designation of a Voting  
Delegate for the Annual Business Session of the Annual Florida League of  
Cities Conference  
Attachments:  
Memorandum and Voting Delegate Designation Form  
22-2921  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Approval of the 2022  
Strategic Plan Pillars and Priorities.  
Attachments:  
Draft Aligned Strategic Plan  
Strategic Plan Priority Ranking Summary  
22-2924  
E.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Regulations and Permitting  
Requirements for the Protection of the Florida Scrub Jays.  
Attachments:  
Florida Scrub-Jay Sightings Report  
Identified Scrub-Jay Observation Areas  
Identified Scrub-Jay Lots Parcels Nos  
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:  
22-2486  
22-2487  
Mayor Emrich's Report  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Vice Mayor Langdon's Report  
22-2488  
Attachments:  
22-2489  
Commissioner Luke's Report  
Communication  
Commissioner McDowell's Report  
D.  
E.  
22-2490  
Commissioner White's Report  
10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
22-2802  
City Manager Report  
City Manager Report 5.24.22  
City Attorney Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
22-2857  
B.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the City Attorney  
Matter List (Redacted)  
22-2922  
City Clerk Monthly Status 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.  
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  
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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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