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City Commission Regular Meeting

June 24, 2025 ·6:00 PM Amended

City Commission Chambers

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Agenda — 44 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
  3. 3 ROLL CALL
  4. 3 ALSO PRESENT
  5. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  6. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA approved Pass
  7. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT:
  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
  10. A. Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies 25-2425
  11. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: approved Pass
  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 Lease Agreement Between the City of North Port, Florida, and the North Port Art Guild, Inc., dba, the North Port Art Center. 25-2286 approved on consent ▶ jump to 11:54
  14. B. Accept the Cash Receipts Summary Report for April 2025. 25-2291 approved on consent
  15. C. Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the City of North Port, Florida, for the Coordination of Debris Removal Efforts. 25-2325 approved on consent
  16. D. Approve the Second Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. 2023-07 for Construction Phase Services, Phase II, With Wharton Smith, Inc. for the Demolition and Construction of Fire Station 81, Increasing the Agreement Fees by $15,507,229.00 for a New Total Amount of $15,674,884.92. 25-2351 approved on consent
  17. E. Approve the Appointment of Chris Clayton as a Regular Member to Serve on the Joint Management Advisory Board From June 24, 2025, Through June 25, 2028. 25-2356 approved on consent
  18. F. Approve the Appointment of Chris Clayton as a Regular Member to Serve on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board From June 24, 2025, Through June 25, 2028. 25-2357 approved on consent
  19. G. Approve the Acknowledgement and Agreement to Waive Any Conflict of Interest With Bryant Miller Olive, P.A., for Legal Services. 25-2363 approved on consent
  20. H. Approve the May 27,2025, Commission Regular June 2, 2025, Commission Workshop, June 5, 2025,Commission Regular, and June 10, 2025, Commission Regular Meeting Minutes. 25-2405 approved on consent
  21. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  22. 21 RESOLUTION:
  23. A. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Approving, Solely for the Limited Purposes of Section 147(F) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, Issuance by the Capital Projects Finance Authority of its Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds (Imagine School at North Port Project) in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $60,000,000, The Proceeds From the Sale of Which Will be Used Principally to Finance and Refinance the Cost of Acquiring, Constructing and Improving Certain Charter School Facilities Located Within the City of North Port and Owned and Operated by Imagine School at North Port, Inc.; Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of an Interlocal Agreement With the Authority; Approving a Conflict Waiver Request Submitted by Bryant Miller Olive P.A.; Providing Certain Other Matters in Connection With the Bonds; Providing for Findings; Providing for Payment of Fees and Costs by Borrower; Providing for No Liability or Endorsement; Providing for Indemnification; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. RES. NO. 2025-R-44 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 11:57
  24. 23 ORDINANCE - Second Reading:
  25. B. An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Approving the Imagine School on Price Boulevard Development Agreement for the Construction and Maintenance of Central Water and Wastewater Facilities, the Construction and Maintenance of Two Bridges, and the Maintenance of Retention Ditch R-588 for the Property Located North and South of East Price Boulevard and East of North Toledo Blade Boulevard; Providing for Findings; Providing for Approval; Providing for Filing of Approved Documents; Providing for Severability; Providing for Conflicts; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-13 adopted Pass
  26. 6. GENERAL BUSINESS:
  27. A. DIscussion and Possible Action Regarding the Appointment of Tim Drumm or Terry Cheney as a Regular Member for the Community Economic Development Advisory Board. 25-2354 approved Pass
  28. B. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Appointment of Omy Patel or Samara Naeger to Serve as a Student Member on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board From June 24, 2025, Through June 25, 2026. 25-2355 approved Pass
  29. 27 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commissioner Appointments to the Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy Committees and the Legislative Advocacy Committee. 25-2400 approved Pass
  30. C. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Commissioner Appointments to the Florida League of Cities Legislative Policy Committees and the Legislative Advocacy Committee. 25-2400 approved Pass
  31. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT:
  32. 30 (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.)
  33. 8. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS: ▶ jump to 42:57
  34. A. Commissioner Petrow's Communications 25-2413
  35. B. Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications 25-2415
  36. C. Mayor Stokes' Communications 25-2416
  37. D. Commissioner Langdon's Communications 25-2417
  38. E. Commissioner Duval's Communications 25-2418
  39. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:
  40. A. City Attorney's Monthly Report 25-2358
  41. B. City Clerk's Monthly Report 25-2422
  42. C. City Manager Report 25-2398
  43. 10. ADJOURNMENT:
  44. 42 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.