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City Commission Regular Meeting

February 11, 2025 ·10:00 AM Amended

City Commission Chambers

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Agenda — 38 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 0:01
  3. 3 ROLL CALL
  4. 3 ALSO PRESENT
  5. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:02
  6. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA approved Pass ▶ jump to 0:01
  7. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 0:02
  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 0:03
  10. A. Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies 25-1894
  11. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: approved Pass ▶ jump to 0:04
  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 Contract Amendment NPP00001.2 and Statement of Work with TeamDynamix Solutions LLC for the City of North Port Police Department to Add Additional Information Technology Service Desk Software Licenses to the City’s Original Contract for an Additional Cost of $23,820.11 Over a Three (3) Year Period. 25-1757 approved on consent
  14. B. Approve the Application to the SUN Trail Grant Program in the Amount of $3,730,000 for the Warm Mineral Springs Connector and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City. 25-1768 approved on consent
  15. C. Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program to St. Andrew’s Religious & Cultural Center in Support of the Ukrainian Festival of Southwest Florida to be Held on March 1, 2025, in an Amount up to, and Not to Exceed, $1,000 to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Services. 25-1830 approved on consent
  16. D. Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program to People for Trees, Inc. in Support of the 2025 Tree Fair to be Held on April 26, 2025, in an Amount up to, and Not to Exceed, $500 to Cover the Costs of City Fees and Services. 25-1835 approved on consent
  17. E. Approve the Award of Request for Bid No. 2025-11 - Citywide Park Facility Debris Removal and Restroom Cleaning to Clean Space, LLC. in the Amount of $159,709.68 Plus a Cleaning Contingency of $8,000.00 for a Total Amount of $167,709.68. 25-1836 approved on consent
  18. F. Approve the Fourteenth Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. 2023-17.002 for Construction Services Contract, Phase II With Halfacre Construction Company in the Amount of $551,258.37 for Repairs/Replacement of the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park (MCEP) Restroom Replacement. 25-1837 approved on consent
  19. G. Approve the Municipal Election Agreement Between the City of North Port and the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections for the May 13, 2025, City of North Port Special Election. 25-1900 approved on consent
  20. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ▶ jump to 4:35
  21. 20 ORDINANCE - First Reading: ▶ jump to 4:37
  22. 20 An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 2-329 Regarding Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-06 continued for second reading Pass ▶ jump to 8:41
  23. A. An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 2-329 Regarding Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-06 read by title only Pass ▶ jump to 8:41
  24. 22 ORDINANCE - Second Reading: ▶ jump to 8:43
  25. B. An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Calling for a Referendum Question to be Placed Before the Qualified Voters of the City of North Port, Florida at a Special Election; Providing a Referendum Question Determining Whether to Finance the New Police Department Headquarters Project Through the Issuance by the City of General Obligation Bonds Payable from the Proceeds of Ad Valorem Taxes Levied on all Taxable Property within the City in Amounts Sufficient to Pay Debt Service on Such Bonds; Providing for Findings; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date ORD. NO. 2025-03 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 8:45
  26. C. An Ordinance of the City Of North Port, Florida, Calling for a Referendum Question to be Placed Before the Qualified Voters of the City of North Port, Florida at a Special Election; Providing a Referendum Question Determining Whether to Finance a New Solid Waste Transfer Station Through the Issuance by the City of Bonds Payable from the Revenues of the City’s Solid Waste District; Providing for Findings; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-04 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 11:34
  27. D. An Ordinance of the City Of North Port, Florida, Calling for a Referendum Question to be Placed Before the Qualified Voters of the City of North Port, Florida at a Special Election; Providing a Referendum Question Determining Whether to Finance Certain Capital Improvements to a Wastewater Treatment Facility Through the Issuance by the City of Bonds Payable From the Revenues of the City’s Water and Sewer Utility System; Providing for Findings; Providing for the Filing of the Ordinance with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2025-05 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 11:36
  28. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 50:18
  29. 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.)
  30. 7. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS: ▶ jump to 50:19
  31. A. Mayor Stokes' Communications 25-1895
  32. B. Vice Mayor Emrich's Communications 25-1896
  33. C. Commissioner Duval's Communications 25-1897
  34. D. Commissioner Langdon's Communications 25-1898
  35. E. Commissioner Petrow's Communications 25-1899
  36. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS: ▶ jump to 50:22
  37. 9. ADJOURNMENT: ▶ jump to 50:23
  38. 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.