4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular 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  
Tuesday, May 13, 2025  
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.  
Public comment may be submitted in the following ways:  
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submitted until the Mayor closes Public Comment for the agenda item. Public comment is limited to three minutes per  
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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.)  
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS  
25-2258  
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.)  
25-2031  
A.  
Rescind Subrecipient Agreement B-23 for the Ponce De Leon Shared Use  
Project Between Sarasota County, Florida, and the City of North Port,  
Florida in the Amount of $325,000 and Approve the New Subrecipient  
Agreement B-23 in the Amount of $325,000 for Biscayne Erosion Control  
and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City  
Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Subrecipient Agreement  
Memorandum to Commission  
25-2033  
B.  
C.  
D.  
Approve Subrecipient Agreement B-24 Between Sarasota County,  
Florida, and the City of North Port, Florida in the Amount of $166,120 for  
Biscayne Erosion Control and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as  
Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After  
Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Subrecipient Agreement  
25-2034  
Approve Subrecipient Agreement Between Sarasota County, Florida, and  
the City of North Port, Florida in the Amount of $60,000 for Biscayne  
Sidewalk Construction and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as  
Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After  
Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
25-2065  
Approve the Disposition of Surplus Fleet 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 Method of Disposal  
Property Disposal Forms  
FY25-FY26 Replacement Score Sheet  
25-2099  
E.  
Approve the Application to the Florida Department of Emergency  
Management (FDEM) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)  
Watershed Planning Program for the Funding of a Watershed Master Plan  
(WMP), in the Amount of $300,000, 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  
Application Supplemental Information  
F.  
RES. NO.  
2025-R-35  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida;  
Approving a Replat of Lots 1,2,3,4, and 5 of the Suncoast Technical  
College Commercial Subdivision and Renaming the Subdivision to Toledo  
Blade Commercial Subdivision, a 5-Lot Commercial Subdivision on  
Approximately 9.09 Acres Located at the Northwest Corner of the  
Intersection of N. Cranberry Boulevard and N. Toledo Blade Boulevard;  
Providing for Findings; Providing for Recording; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Contracted City Surveyor Approval  
25-2194  
G.  
Approve the Client Service Agreement Between Choice Screening, Inc.  
and the City of North Port, Florida, for Employment Screening for an  
Estimated Amount of $5,000 in FIscal Year 2025.  
Attachments:  
Choice Screening Proposal  
Client Service Agreement  
County Fees - Choice Screening  
State Fees - Choice Screening  
MVR Fees - Choice Screening  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
25-2205  
H.  
Approve the Fifteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.002 for Construction Services Contract, Phase II  
With Halfacre Construction Company in the Amount of $44,017.42, for  
Hurricane Ian Repairs at Highland Ridge Park.  
Attachments:  
Fifteenth Amendment to Contract  
Seventh Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Work Assignment 2024-08FM  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
25-2206  
I.  
Approve the Sixteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.002 for Construction Services Contract, Phase II  
With Halfacre Construction Company in the Amount of $35,868.68, for  
Hurricane Ian Repairs at LaBrea Park.  
Attachments:  
Sixteenth Amendment to Contract  
Fifth Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Work Assignment 2024-06FM  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
25-2207  
J.  
Approve the Thirteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk  
Contract No. 2023-17.004 for Construction Services Contract, Phase II  
With Jon F. Swift, Inc. in the Amount of $1,696,898, for Construction of the  
Circle of Honor.  
Attachments:  
Thirteenth Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Work Assignment 2024-30FM  
FY2025 CIP Detail Sheet - P21VET  
Pennoni & Associates Engineering Services  
6-28-2022 Meeting Minutes  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
25-2209  
Attachments:  
25-2211  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for March 2025.  
K.  
L.  
Cash Receipts Summary - March 2025  
Approve Twelfth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk Contract  
No. 2023-17.001 for Construction Services Contract Phase II With  
Wharton-Smith, Inc., in the Amount of $47,514.00, for the Demolition of the  
Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatment Plant Outbuilding.  
Attachments:  
Twelfth Amendment to Contract  
Contract  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
25-2212  
M.  
Approve the End User License Agreement Between CentralSquare  
Technologies LLC and the City of North Port, Florida, for Mobile Base  
Position and Mobile Mapping Software Subscriptions in Connection With  
Sarasota County’s Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) System.  
Attachments:  
End User License Agreement  
Procurement Documents  
25-2240  
N.  
O.  
Approve the Appointment of Camrin Rourke as a Regular Member to  
Serve on the Community Economic Development Advisory Board From  
May 13, 2025, Through May 14, 2028.  
Attachments:  
Application  
25-2244  
Approve the April 22, 2025 Commission Regular, and April 24, 2025  
Commission Special and Commission Town Hall Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
City Commission Regular Meeting 04-22-25  
City Commission Special Meeting 04-24-25  
City Commission Town Hall Meeting 04-24-25  
25-2245  
P.  
Approve the Appointment of David Berra as a Regular Member to Serve  
on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board From May 13, 2025, Through  
May 14, 2028.  
Attachments:  
Application  
25-2246  
Q.  
R.  
Approve the Appointment of David Berra as a Regular Member to Serve  
on the Art Advisory Board From May 13, 2025, Through May 14, 2028.  
Attachments:  
Application  
25-2250  
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:  
Interlocal Agreement  
25-2251  
S.  
T.  
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:  
Interlocal Agreement  
25-2268  
Approve Letter of Support for the Wastewater Pumping Station Upgrade  
Project for a Federal Appropriations Request.  
Attachments:  
Letter of Support  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
ORDINANCE - First Readings:  
A.  
ORD. NO.  
2025-11  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending Chapter 58, of  
City Code, Creating the Targeted Industry Incentive Program and  
Amending the Impact Fee Deferral Program; Providing for Findings;  
Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance 2025-11  
Business Impact Statement  
CEDAB April 15 Meeting Minutes  
B.  
ORD. NO.  
2025-12  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District  
Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for Opioid Treatment and Prevention  
Items in the Amount of $109,000; Providing for Findings; Providing for  
Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing  
an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
RESOLUTIONS:  
C.  
RES NO.  
2025-R-22  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Accepting a Non-Exclusive Access and Utility Easement on Portions of a  
Tract of Land Located in Section 21, Township 39 South, Range 21 East,  
Sarasota County, Florida, and a Portion of Lot 19 of Heron Creek Place  
Phase 2, Bearing Sarasota County Property Appraiser Parcel  
Identification Number 0978010011; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals;  
Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
D.  
RES NO.  
2025-R-27  
A Resolution of the City of North Port, Florida, Accepting the Transfer of  
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure and Improvements and Associated  
Warranties in Sunstone Village F3; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals;  
Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
E
RES NO.  
2025-R-31  
A Resolution of the City of North Port, Florida, Accepting the Transfer of  
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure and Improvements and Associated  
Warranties in Heron Creek, Phase 2; Providing for Incorporation of  
Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
6. 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.)  
7. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
25-2257  
25-2256  
25-2255  
Commissioner Petrow's Communications  
Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications  
Mayor Stokes' Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
25-2254  
Attachments:  
25-2253  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
2025-04 Activity Report  
Commissioner Duval's Communications  
E.  
8. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
9. 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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certified court reporter is made of these recordings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to  
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