TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to Increase Park Impact Fee Funded Project P24LTC Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs, In the Amount of $125,000; Providing for Findings; Providing for Posting; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented and move to second reading on May 5, 2026.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
City Commission Options for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented and move to second reading on May 5, 2026.
* Pros: The City can move forward with design, engineering and permitting for the Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs project as planned.
* Cons: Funds currently available in fund balance will not be available for other uses.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
* Pros: Funds planned to complete the Legacy Trail connection project could be utilized for other future capital needs.
* Cons: The City would be unable to complete the engineering and obtain the necessary permits required to complete this project.
City Commission Options for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
* Pros: The City can move forward with design, engineering and permitting for the Legacy Trail Connection to Warm Mineral Springs project as planned.
* Cons: Funds currently available in fund balance will not be available for other uses.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-14 as presented.
* Pros: Funds planned to complete the Legacy Trail connection project could be utilized for other future capital needs.
* Cons: The City would be unable to complete the enginee...
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