4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Agenda  
City Commission Regular Meeting  
CITY COMMISSIONERS  
Alice White, Mayor  
Phil Stokes, Vice Mayor  
Pete Emrich, Commissioner  
Barbara Langdon, Commissioner  
Debbie McDowell, Commissioner  
APPOINTED OFFICIALS  
Jerome Fletcher, City Manager  
Amber L. Slayton, City Attorney  
Heather Faust, City Clerk  
Tuesday, May 14, 2024  
10:00 AM  
City Commission Chambers  
This meeting will utilize Communications Media Technology for hybrid purposes.  
Amended to move Item No. 24-0567 from General Business to Consent Agenda and  
amended to add attachment to Res. No. 2024-R-17.  
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.  
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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  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
Attachments:  
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.)  
A.  
Approve the FitRev Preventative Maintenance Agreement for the  
Maintenance of the Police Department Fitness Equipment in the Amount of  
$620.00.  
Attachments:  
B.  
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:  
C.  
Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program  
to First Slavic Pentecostal Church in Support of the Family Christian  
Festival Held on April 20, 2024, in an Amount up to, and Not to Exceed,  
$1,000 to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Services.  
Attachments:  
D.  
Approve the Third Amendment to the City of North Port, Florida and Sabal  
Trace Development Partners, LLC. Water and Wastewater System  
Developer’s Agreement  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for March 2024.  
E.  
F.  
Approve Change Order No. 2 to Work Assignment 2023-06 - Water Study  
Cost Benefit Analysis Project with Black & Veatch Corporation, for an  
Additional Amount of $74,292.00, for a Total Cost of $156,868.00  
Attachments:  
G.  
Approve the February 1, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes, the  
March 4, 2024 Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes, and the March  
26, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
H.  
Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Letter of Intent to  
Purchase an Additional 2 Million Gallons per Day of Water Supply from  
Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority  
Attachments:  
I.  
Approve the April 9, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes, the April  
17, 2024 Commission Special Meeting Minutes, and the April 22, 2024  
Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITIONS:  
A.  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-080, Fellowship Replat for a Portion of  
Lot 1, South Biscayne Commons. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
B.  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-214, Heron Creek Place, Phase 2,  
Replat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
ORDINANCE - FIRST READING:  
A.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of North  
Port Comprehensive Plan, Volume I; Repealing Chapter 1, Planning  
Framework; Amending Chapter 2, Future Land Use Element; Repealing  
and Replacing the Future Land Use Map; Amending Chapter 3,  
Transportation Element; Amending Chapter 4, Utilities Element; Amending  
Chapter 5, Conservation Element; Amending Chapter 6, Recreation and  
Open Space Element: Amending Chapter 7, Intergovernmental  
Coordination Element; Amending Chapter 9, Public School Facilities  
Element; Amending Chapter 10, Capital Improvement Element; Amending  
Chapter 11, Economic Development Element; Providing for Findings;  
Providing for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing  
for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
RESOLUTION:  
A.  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for  
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for Design of a Police Headquarters; Public Art  
Projects; Emergency Operations Center; Capital Contribution to West  
Villages Improvement District; Morgan Center Reroof and Two Tire  
Balancers in the Amount of $20,359,097; Providing for Findings; Providing  
for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and  
Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
A.  
Review of Advisory Board Recommendations and Possible Action  
Regarding:  
1. Art Advisory Board - Request for approval to Proceed With the Peace  
Pole Project.  
2. Art Advisory Board - Request for approval to Host a Ribbon Cutting  
Event to Commemorate the Harvey Artwork Installed on the First Floor of  
City Hall.  
2. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - Recommendation to Pursue  
Adding Two Properties on Porto Bello Avenue to Sarasota County  
Property Acquisition List.  
Attachments:  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding a Possible Transfer in the  
Amount of $4,000 From Commission Contingency to the Community  
Assistance/Special Event Assistance Program to Support Fee Assistance  
Requests Through Fiscal Year 2024.  
Attachments:  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the April 1, 2024,  
Commission Special Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the February 27,  
2024, Commission Regular Meeting Minutes.  
Attachments:  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Hosting a Joint Meeting With  
Sarasota County Commission, Representative Buchanan, and Senator  
Gruters to Discuss Warm Mineral Springs and to Fund Refreshments From  
the Commission Contingency or Warm Mineral Springs Fund (Requested  
by Commissioner McDowell).  
Attachments:  
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. 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.)  
8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Vice Mayor Stokes' Communications  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Attachments:  
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  
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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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  
a
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fee) at the City Clerk's Office.  
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