4970 CITY HALL BLVD  
NORTH PORT, FL 34286  
City of North Port  
Meeting Minutes  
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, March 26, 2024  
6:00 PM  
City Commission Chambers  
Amended to Update Item No. 24-0426 Attachment  
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 a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record under  
general public comment.  
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. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES  
24-0465  
A.  
Sarasota County Commissioner Ron Cutsinger Update to the North Port  
City Commission.  
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS  
24-0208  
5. CONSENT AGENDA:  
Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies  
A.  
(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.)  
24-0351  
24-0373  
Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for January 2024.  
A.  
B.  
Approve Work Assignment 2024-05 with Stantec Consulting Services Inc.,  
in the Amount of $168,080.00, for the City of North Port’s America’s Water  
Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Updated Risk and Resilience Assessment and  
Emergency Response Plan Project  
24-0424  
24-0426  
Approve the February 1, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes  
C.  
D.  
Approve the Interlocal Agreement Relating to Trespass Authority for County  
Owned Parks and Facilities Located Within the City of North Port By and  
Between Sarasota County, Florida and the City of North Port, Florida.  
24-0427  
E.  
Approve the Interagency Agreement By and Between the Sarasota County  
Sheriff’s Office and the City of North Port, Florida on Behalf of the North  
Port Police Department for Use of the Knight Trail Park Gun Range at a  
Reasonable Hourly Rate to the City of North Port.  
24-0428  
24-0431  
F.  
Approve the LexisNexis Solutions Supplemental Terms and Conditions for  
the TraX and VIPER (Virtual Pen Register) Software Subscription in the  
Annual Amount of $5,897.25.  
G.  
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding Between Miami-Dade County  
and Partner Law Enforcement Agencies for Sharing License Plate  
Recognition (LPR) Detection Data and Hotlists on Insight LPR’s Platform.  
24-0444  
24-0466  
H.  
I.  
Approve the OpenGov Software Services Agreement an Order Form for  
OpenGov Community Feedback for an Annual Fee of $2,140.  
Approve the Appointment of Patricia Richardson as a Regular Member of  
the Art Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From March 26, 2024, to March  
26, 2027.  
24-0467  
J.  
Approve the Appointment of Deanna Broes as an Alternate Member of the  
Environmental Advisory Board, to Serve a Term From March 26, 2024, to  
March 26, 2027.  
6. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES - Continued  
24-0435  
Presentation of Awaken Outreach Center 2023 Annual Report of Activities.  
A.  
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
PETITION:  
A. CC  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-251, Lakespur at Wellen Park Phase 3  
Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
PLF-23-251  
B. CC  
Consideration of Petition PLF-23-259, Wellen Park Downtown Phase 2  
Final Plat (QUASI-JUDICIAL)  
PLF-23-259  
ORDINANCE - Second Reading  
C. ORD. NO.  
An Ordinance of The City of North Port, Florida, Adopting Certain  
2024-01  
Standards of the International Property Maintenance Code Related to the  
Exterior Maintenance of Residential and Non-Residential Properties,  
Buildings, and Structures; Amending the Code of The City of North Port,  
Florida, Chapter 42, Article V, Sections 42-84 Through 42-86; Providing  
for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing  
for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.  
ORDINANCE - First Reading  
D. ORD. NO.  
An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of The  
2024-06  
City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 4, Article X, Regarding the Historic and  
Cultural Advisory Board; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts;  
Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an  
Effective Date.  
8. GENERAL BUSINESS:  
24-0358  
A.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding City Commission Previous  
Action Relating to the Placement of Artwork Near Walgreen's in Heron  
Creek and Possible Direction Related to the Associated Recommendation  
From the Art Advisory Board for Artwork.  
24-0478  
24-0490  
B.  
C.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Approval of the March 5, 2024  
Commission Regular Meeting Minutes.  
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding a Potential Referendum for a  
Charter Amendment Regarding the City's Bonding Authority, a Potential  
Referendum Authorizing Bonds, and Other Funding Options for the Police  
Department Headquarters Project.  
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:  
24-0255  
24-0238  
24-0306  
24-0274  
24-0287  
Commissioner McDowell's Communications  
Commissioner Langdon's Communications  
Mayor White's Communications  
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Vice Mayor Stokes' Communications  
Commissioner Emrich's Communications  
11. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:  
24-0225  
24-0469  
24-0483  
City Clerk's Monthly Report  
City Attorney's Monthly Report  
City Manager Monthly Report  
A.  
B.  
C.  
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 business  
hours, for inspection and (for a fee) copying. Questions on these materials may be directed to the staff 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  
appeal any of the decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the  
meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Copies of the recordings are available (for a  
fee) at the City Clerk's Office.