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 28, 2024  
6:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
This meeting will utilize Communications Media Technology for hybrid purposes.  
Amended to add Res. No. 2024-R-22, revise attachments on Ord. No 2024-09, revise  
attachments on Item No. 24-0765, and remove Item No. 24-0743  
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.  
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Online:  
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a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment.  
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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. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
24-0770  
A.  
Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger Update to the North Port  
City Commission.  
3. 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.)  
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS  
24-0212  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
Attachments:  
Vacancy List  
5. 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.)  
24-0165  
A.  
Approve the Subrecipient Agreement Between Sarasota County, Florida,  
and the City of North Port, Florida, for Ponce de Leon Pathway Project in  
the Amount of $325,000 and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as  
Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After  
Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Agreement  
24-0539  
B.  
Approve First 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 $42,662.40, for Demolition of the  
Jessamine House.  
Attachments:  
Amendment 1  
Contract  
Florida Division of Corporations Document  
24-0569  
C.  
Approve the Second Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement Between  
Sarasota County, Florida, and the City of North Port, Florida, for Story  
Walk at the Garden of Five Senses Park, Extending the Timeline to May  
31, 2024, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable  
Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal  
Review.  
Attachments:  
Amendment 2  
Amendment 1  
Original Agreement  
24-0600  
D.  
E.  
F.  
Approve the Second Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement Between  
Sarasota County, Florida and the City of North Port, Florida for Pan  
American Blvd. Seawall Renovation, Extending the Timeline to August 31,  
2024, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under  
the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Amendment 2  
Amendment 1 - Partially Executed  
Original Agreement  
24-0603  
Approve the Second Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement Between  
Sarasota County, Florida and the City of North Port, Florida for Greenwood  
Avenue Sidewalk Construction, Extending the Timeline to September 30,  
2025, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under  
the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review.  
Attachments:  
Amendment 2  
Amendment 1 - Partially Executed  
Original Agreement  
24-0604  
Approve the Application to the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency  
Response (SAFER) Grant in the Amount of $5,754,871.26 for 18  
Firefighters 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:  
Application  
24-0678  
G.  
H.  
Approve the 2024 Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge Memorandum of  
Understanding Between the Patterson Foundation and the City of North  
Port.  
Attachments:  
Memorandum of Understanding  
24-0684  
Approve Change Order No. 1 to Work Assignment 2022-03 for  
Professional Engineering Service for the Myakkahatchee Creek Surface  
Water Treatment Plant Intake Structures Repairs, Renovations and/or  
Upgrades Project with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., for an Additional  
Amount of $7,935.00, for a Total Cost of $ 247,817.64  
Attachments:  
Work Assignment Change Order  
Work Assignment  
Continuing Contract No. 2020-58-12  
Florida Division of Corporations Documents  
24-0741  
Approve the May 2, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes.  
I.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
24-0742  
J.  
Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program  
to Kiwanis Club of North Port in Support of the Family Fishing Tournament  
to be Held on June 15, 2024, in an Amount up to, and Not to Exceed, $500  
to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Services.  
Attachments:  
Application for Assistance  
Fee Overview  
Community Assistance Account Overview  
Resolution 2018-R-17  
6. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
24-0755  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the City of North Port Gateway  
Activity Center Master Plan with Presentation by Pritchett Steinbeck Group  
Attachments:  
Gateway Activity Center Master Plan  
Gateway Activity Center Assessment Report  
Presentation  
24-0765  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Status of Action Items Related  
to Warm Mineral Springs Park Phase I Improvements and Phase II Future  
Development.  
Attachments:  
March 5, 2024 Minutes  
WMS Preservation Plan 2024  
Legacy Trail Presentation  
Microgravity Survey  
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A.  
CC  
PLF-23-258  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-258, Wellen Park Village E, Tract 3  
Replat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
Attachments:  
Staff Report with Exhibits  
Plat PLF-23-258  
Staff Presentation  
PZAB Action Report  
ORDINANCE - First Reading  
A.  
ORD. NO.  
2024-09  
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.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 2024-09 with Exhibits (Exhibits Revised 5-24-24)  
Ordinance No. 2024-09 with Exhibits (Revised)  
Supplemental Data and Analysis (Revised)  
Future Land Use Data Tables (Revised)  
Excerpts from Draft Chapter 3 of the ULDC  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Supplemental Data and Analysis  
Future Land Use Data Tables  
B.  
ORD. NO.  
2024-12  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of the  
City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 58 – Planning and Development,  
Article III. – Impact Fees; Updating Impact Fee Rate Schedules for the  
City's Transportation Impact Fees; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - First Reading  
Ordinance No. 2021-39  
Ordinance No. 2020-42  
Ordinance No. 2019-06  
Ordinance No. 2014-12  
Ordinance No. 2012-01  
Florida Statutes Section 163.31801  
Transportation Impact Fee Study September 13, 2011  
RESOLUTION:  
A.  
RES. NO.  
2024-R-18  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Providing for the Approval and Execution of the State-Funded Grant  
Agreements Between the City of North Port and the Florida Department of  
Transportation Regarding the Reconstruction of Drainage Under Price  
Boulevard at the Blueridge Waterway, MacCaughey Waterway, Lagoon  
Waterway and Creighton Waterway; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals;  
Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
B.  
RES. NO.  
2024-R-22  
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida,  
Renaming Activity Centers 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and Confirming the Use of  
Existing Names of Activity Centers 2, 3, and 9 for Marketing Purposes;  
Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.  
Attachments:  
Resolution No. 2024-R-22  
Resolution No. 2022-R-74  
Resolution No. 2022-R-25  
8. GENERAL BUSINESS: - Continued  
24-0687  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Spring Haven Roadway  
Expansion Project.  
Attachments:  
Commission Direction  
Memorandum  
9. 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.)  
10. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:  
24-0310  
24-0242  
24-0291  
24-0259  
24-0781  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Vice Mayor Stokes' Communications  
11. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
24-0228  
City Clerk's Monthly Report  
A.  
Attachments:  
Commission Update  
Public Records Request Log  
Fiscal Year to Date Requests - Closed Status  
Open Requests by Status Chart  
24-0767  
City Attorney's Monthly Report  
B.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Commission Directives to the City Attorney  
Matter List (redacted)  
24-0769  
City Manager's Monthly Report  
Attachments:  
CM Report May 2024  
12. 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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