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

Phil Stokes, Commissioner

David Duval, Commissioner

Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner

APPOINTED OFFICIALS

Jerome Fletcher, City Manager

Michael Fuino, City Attorney

Heather Faust, City Clerk

Tuesday, December 9, 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:

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. Public comment is limited to three 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.

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.

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

26-0133

Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies

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.)

25-2350

Approve First Amendment to Contract No. 2022-28 for Professional

Architectural and Engineering Services for Public Services Facility Phase

II, by and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Sweet Sparkman

Architects, Inc., in the Amount of $3,044,062.05.

Attachments:

Amendment No. 1

Truth in Negotiations Form

Procurement Amendment Form

Agreement No. 2022-28

Florida Division of Corporations Document

25-2644

Approve First Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk Contract No.

2022-36 for Construction Services Contract Phase II, by and Between the

City of North Port, Florida, and Ajax Building Company, LLC, in the Amount

of $335,169.00, for the Public Services Facility Phase II.

Attachments:

Amendment No. 1

Truth in Negotiations Form

Procurement Amendment Form

Contract 2022-36

Florida Division of Corporations Document

25-2949

Approve the Aquatic Examiner Service Agreement By and Between the

City of North Port and the American National Red Cross.

Attachments:

Agreement

Exemption Form

January 12, 2021 Meeting Minutes

July 26, 2022 Meeting Minutes

Florida Division of Corporations Document

25-3031

Approve the Application to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program in the Amount of

$95,000, 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

25-3032

Approve the Application to Sarasota County's Community Development

Block Grant Program in the Amount of $55,000 to Fund Staff Salaries for

the Social Services Division and Utility Payments for Qualified Recipients

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

25-3033

Approve the First Amendment (First Memorandum of Understanding) to

the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of North Port,

Florida, and Florida Police Benevolent Association - A Chapter of the

Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association, for the Rank-and-File

Police Department Bargaining Unit, Amending Appendix B, for the Period

of October 1, 2024, - September 30, 2027.

Attachments:

Memorandum of Understanding

25-3037

Approve the Application to the Florida Legislature for the Emergency

Operations Center Outfitting Project for Consideration in the Fiscal Year

2026 State of Florida Appropriations, in the Amount of $900,000, 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 of North Port.

Attachments:

House Appropriations Project Request Form FY 2026-2027

Senate Local Funding Initiative Request Form 2026-2027

25-3041

Approve the Annual Certification Statement Between Florida Highway

Safety and Motor Vehicles and the City of North Port Regarding Access to

the Biometric Facial Analysis System (BFAS).

Attachments:

Memorandum of Understanding

Annual Certification Statement

25-3066

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) of the Code of the City

of North Port, Florida.

Attachments:

Asset Disposition and Recommended Method of Disposal December 2025

City of North Port Disposal Forms

25-3072

Approve Master Agreement Products and Services Between the City of

North Port, Florida, and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

(ESRI) for the Geographic Information System (GIS) Software Subscription

With a Term of Three Years in the Amount Not to Exceed $180,900.

Attachments:

Master Agreement

Quotation Q-539305

Product-Specific Terms of Use

Procurement Form

Florida Division of Corporations Document

25-3079

Approve the Appointment of Diane Stark as a Regular Member to Serve

on the Environmental Advisory Board From December 9, 2025, Through

December 9, 2028.

Attachments:

Application

26-0079

Approve the October 14, 2025 Commission Regular Minutes, the October

28, 2025 Commission Regular Minutes, the November 3, 2025

Commission Workshop Minutes, the November 4, 2025 Commission

Regular Minutes, and the November 6, 2025 Commission Regular

Minutes.

Attachments:

Approve Agreement for Professional Lobbying Services By and Between

the City of North Port, Florida and Greenberg Traurig, P.A. for State

Legislative Lobbyist Services for an Annual Amount of $56,100 and

Authorize City Manager to Execute Any Subsequent Renewals Under the

Same Terms and Conditions.

Attachments:

Agreement

Florida Division of Corporations Document

26-0170

Approve the Water and Wastewater System Standard Developer's

Agreement Addressing Onsite and Offsite Facilities By and Between the

City of North Port, Florida, and Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc.

Attachments:

Developer Agreement

Florida Division of Corporations Document

5. GENERAL BUSINESS:

26-0167

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding North Port City Charter,

Section 5.02 and City of North Port Personnel Policy Manual, Section 6.8.

Attachments:

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Tasking the Charter Review

Advisory Board to Review and Provide Recommendations Regarding

Potentially Revising Section 5.02 of the City Charter Though a Referendum

Question to Incorporate Language Regarding Commissioner

Communication With City Staff (Requested by Commissioner Petrow).

Attachments:

Excerpt from Punta Gorda City Charter

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

ORDINANCE - Second Reading:

ORD. NO.

2025-34

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District

Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for

Additional Funding for the Emergency Operations Center Project F24EOC

in the Amount of $1,685,105; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting;

Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an

Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance - Second Reading

Ordinance - First Reading

Fund Balance Reports

CIP Detail Sheet F24EOC

ORD. NO.

2025-35

An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending Water and

Wastewater Capacity Fees; Amending the Code of the City of North Port,

Florida, Section 78-30; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;

Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an

Effective Date.

Attachments:

Ordinance - Second Reading

Ordinance - First Reading

RESOLUTION:

RES. NO.

2025-R-87

A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,

Electing to Use the Uniform Method of Collecting Non-Ad Valorem

Assessments for More Than One Year Levied on Certain Real Property in

the City of North Port, Florida, to Fund Costs Incurred by the City Each

Year in Providing Municipal Services Related to the Abatement of

Nuisance Conditions as Contemplated by Chapter 42 of the Code of the

City Of North Port, Florida, Which Services May Include But Are Not

Limited to Eliminating Excessive Growth of Grass and Nuisance Weeds on

Developed Lots, and Removal of Hazardous Trees and Accumulation of

Debris on any Lot; Stating a Need for Such Levy; Providing for the Mailing

of this Resolution; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for

Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.

Attachments:

Resolution

RES. NO.

2025-R-88

A Resolution of the City of North Port, Florida, Adopted as a Curative Law

to Ratify, Validate, and Confirm the Approval of the Master Services

Agreement By and Between the City of North Port Police Department and

Hotwire Communications, Ltd. (“Hotwire”) for Hotwire Television and

Internet Services for the North Port Police Department, PD3 Located at

19955 Preto Boulevard, Venice, Florida, 34293; Providing for

Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Ratification, Validation, and

Confirmation of Prior Actions; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for

Severability; Providing for Retroactive Application; and Providing for an

Effective Date.

Attachments:

Resolution

Exhibit A

GENERAL BUSINESS - Continued:

25-2534

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Agreement Between

Hotwire Communication, Ltd., and the City of North Port, Florida, for

Internet and Cable Services to the Wellen Park Substation for Three Years

in the Amount of $15,008.04.

Attachments:

New Master Services Agreement With Hotwire Communications

Florida Division of Corporations

Procurement Exemption Form

25-2655

Discussion and Possible Action on City of North Port Land Acquisition

Program Utilizing the Environmental Protection Fund.

Attachments:

Presentation

Map of Identified Ecological Zones

Parcel Ranking Summary

Land Acquisition Scorecard

Land Acquisition Scorecard Guidelines

25-2920

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Adoption of the North Port,

Florida, Parks & Recreation Master Plan Final Report.

Attachments:

Presentation

Parks & Recreation Master Plan Final Report

Agreement

April 3, 2025, Meeting Minutes

November 20, 2025, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting Action Report

25-3007

Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the First Amendment to

Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. 2024-16.002 for Construction

Services Contract Phase II, by and Between the City of North Port, Florida

and AJAX Building Company, LLC for Construction of an Emergency

Operations Center in the Amount of $12,748,398.00.

Attachments:

Contract - First Amendment

Contract No. 2024-16.002

Florida Division of Corporations Document

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.)

8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:

Commissioner Duval's Communications

Commissioner Stokes' Communications

Mayor Emrich's Communications

Vice Mayor Langdon's Communications

25-9915

Commissioner Petrow'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

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

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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