TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Adopting the 2026 Sarasota County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Adopt Resolution 2026-R-02 as presented. [SA1]
City Commission Options
Option 1: Adopt Resolution 2026-R-02 as presented.
* Pros:
o Enables the City to remain a voting member and active participant in the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS). This provides the City with the power to vote on LMS matters and elevates the priority of one mitigation project per funding source available.
o Enables the City to submit for certain State and Federal mitigation grant funding opportunities.
o Participation in the LMS allows the City to better identify hazard vulnerabilities and increase mitigation and resilience efforts.
o Adoption is required per 44 CFR Part 206 and Florida Administrative Code 27P-22 if the City wishes to be eligible for certain State and Federal mitigation grant funding opportunities.
* Cons:
o There are no foreseeable cons approving this Resolution.
Option 2: Deny Resolution 2026-R-02.
* Pros:
o There are no foreseeable pros to denying this Resolution.
* Cons:
o The City would no longer be a voting member or a participant of the LMS.
o Failure to adopt the LMS results in a violation of 44 CFR Part 206 and Florida Administrative Code 27P-22 if the City wished to be eligible for certain State and Federal mitigation grant opportunities.
o The City would be unable to receive LMS endorsement for mitigation grant funding opportunities.
o Increases the vulnerability of the City to natural hazards and decreases the City's overall resilience.
o Potentially hurts the relationship between the City and surrounding jurisdictions.
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