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City Commission Regular Meeting

November 4, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

City Commission Chambers

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Agenda — 46 items

  1. 1 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. 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. Public comment is limited to three 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. 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.
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 1:42
  3. 3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 1:56
  4. 3 ALSO PRESENT ▶ jump to 1:56
  5. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 2:18
  6. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA approved Pass ▶ jump to 2:42
  7. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 3:07
  8. 7 (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.)
  9. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS ▶ jump to 4:48
  10. A. Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies 25-2986
  11. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: approved on consent Pass ▶ jump to 5:30
  12. 11 (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.)
  13. A. Approve the Termination of the Assignment and Assumption of Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work Between the City of North Port, Florida, and CivicPlus, LLC, in the Amount of $26,029.50, Approved by the City Commission on February 28, 2023. 25-2779
  14. B. Approve the Disposition of Surplus Assets in an Appropriate Fashion Pursuant to Chapter 2 Administration, Article VIII Procurement, Section 2-419, Disposition of City Assets and Property (d) of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida. 25-2932
  15. 5. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES ▶ jump to 7:29
  16. 14 Sarasota County Tax Collector, Mike Moran, Regarding Possible Long-Term Facility Solution for South County Residents. 25-2984 approved as amended Pass
  17. A. Sarasota County Tax Collector, Mike Moran, Regarding Possible Long-Term Facility Solution for South County Residents. 25-2984
  18. 15 Sarasota County Tax Collector, Mike Moran, Regarding Possible Long-Term Facility Solution for South County Residents. 25-2984 approved as amended Pass
  19. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  20. 17 Ordinance - First Reading:
  21. A. An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Establishing a Schedule and Location of City Commission Regular Meetings and Workshops for the 2026 Calendar Year; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-32 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 12:51
  22. 19 Resolution:
  23. 19 An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Establishing a Schedule and Location of City Commission Regular Meetings and Workshops for the 2026 Calendar Year; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-32 ▶ jump to 12:51
  24. B. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Transferring Real Property Located on Manila Avenue and Described as Lot 25, Block 734, 12th Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision, Sarasota County Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Number 1144073425, to the North Port Road and Drainage District; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;and Providing an Effective Date. RES. NO. 2025-R-74 ▶ jump to 14:55
  25. 20 An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Establishing a Schedule and Location of City Commission Regular Meetings and Workshops for the 2026 Calendar Year; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-32 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 12:51
  26. C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Granting a Non-Exclusive Permanent and Exclusive Temporary Construction Easements Located on a Portion of the Parcel Lying in Section 12, Township 40 South, Range 20 East, Sarasota County Florida, Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Numbers 0793-00-1010 and 0815-00-1010; Providing Various Easements; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. RES. NO. 2025-R-84 ▶ jump to 17:10
  27. 7. GENERAL BUSINESS:
  28. A. Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Amendments to Chapter 58, Code of the City of North Port, Florida, to Provide Affordable Housing Impact Fee Exemption or Reduction, Government Use Impact Fee Exemption, Amend the Impact Fee Deferral Program, and Process Improvements. 25-2969 approved Pass ▶ jump to 19:40
  29. 23 A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Transferring Real Property Located on Manila Avenue and Described as Lot 25, Block 734, 12th Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision, Sarasota County Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Number 1144073425, to the North Port Road and Drainage District; Incorporating Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability;and Providing an Effective Date. RES. NO. 2025-R-74 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 14:55
  30. B. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Unified Land Development Code, Section 3.2.3.B. Non-Residential Uses in the Corridor Transitional (CT) and Corridor (COR) Zoning Districts (Limitation on Hours of Operation). 25-2975 ▶ jump to 108:12
  31. C. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commission Compensation Formula. (Requested by Mayor Stokes). 25-2806 ▶ jump to 141:13
  32. 25 A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Granting a Non-Exclusive Permanent and Exclusive Temporary Construction Easements Located on a Portion of the Parcel Lying in Section 12, Township 40 South, Range 20 East, Sarasota County Florida, Property Appraiser Parcel Identification Numbers 0793-00-1010 and 0815-00-1010; Providing Various Easements; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. RES. NO. 2025-R-84 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 17:10
  33. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 169:28
  34. 27 (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.)
  35. 9. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS: ▶ jump to 169:35
  36. 28 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Amendments to Chapter 58, Code of the City of North Port, Florida, to Provide Affordable Housing Impact Fee Exemption or Reduction, Government Use Impact Fee Exemption, Amend the Impact Fee Deferral Program, and Process Improvements. 25-2969 ▶ jump to 19:40
  37. A. Commissioner Duval's Communications 25-2987
  38. B. Commissioner Langdon's Communications 25-2988
  39. 30 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Unified Land Development Code, Section 3.2.3.B. Non-Residential Uses in the Corridor Transitional (CT) and Corridor (COR) Zoning Districts (Limitation on Hours of Operation). 25-2975 approved Pass ▶ jump to 108:12
  40. C. Mayor Stokes' Communications 25-2989
  41. D. Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications 25-2990
  42. 32 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commission Compensation Formula. (Requested by Mayor Stokes). 25-2806 approved Pass ▶ jump to 141:13
  43. E. Commissioner Petrow's Communications 25-2991
  44. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS: ▶ jump to 170:37
  45. 11. ADJOURNMENT: ▶ jump to 170:38
  46. 36 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.