City Commission Regular Meeting

City Commission Chambers

Agenda — 22 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 . Any comment received that does not meet the public comment timing and requirements will be rejected and will not be included in the official record of the meeting. PLEASE NOTE: Those wishing to provide public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items must appear before the City Commission to give testimony under oath. 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. When recognized by the Mayor, the Commenter will approach the podium. Public Comment is limited to three (3) 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. PLEASE NOTE: Online public comment cannot be considered as the basis for a quasi-judicial decision and will be read into the record under general public comment. 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. Voice messages will be forwarded to Commission and played into the record. PLEASE NOTE: Comments provided via voice mail cannot be considered as the basis for a quasi-judicial decision and will be played into the record under general public comment. Florida’s Sunshine Law requires the Commission to discuss this Agenda only in open session. The Commissioners cannot discuss these items with each other before this meeting is called to order. The Commissioners, individually, can however, discuss any item with concerned citizens and staff in preparation for the meeting.
2. 2 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:03
3. 3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:15
4. 3 Also Present: ▶ jump to 0:15
5. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:16
6. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA approved Pass ▶ jump to 0:31
7. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 2:46
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. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)
9. 3. WELCOME OF NEW EMPLOYEES: ▶ jump to 10:33
10. A. Welcome New Employees 24-1173 ▶ jump to 10:34
11. 4. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS ▶ jump to 13:16
12. A. Recognition of Todd Garrison, Police Chief Honored With William B. Berger Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year Award by the Florida Police Chiefs Association. 24-0982 presented ▶ jump to 13:18
13. B. Present 2024 Greenest Citizen Award to Jake Maurer. 24-1141 presented ▶ jump to 24:58
14. C. Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming September 2024 as Attendance Awareness Month, to be Presented to Beth Duda on Behalf of The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. 24-1144 presented ▶ jump to 27:16
15. D. Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming September 15, 2024, Through September 21, 2024, as National Forensic Science Week, to be Presented to the City of North Port Police Department Crime Scene Unit. 24-1184 presented ▶ jump to 32:07
16. E. Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming September 20, 2024, as National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day, to be Presented to the City of North Port Police Department Intelligence Unit. 24-1185 presented ▶ jump to 36:00
17. F. Presentation of Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Awards and Achievements, to be Presented to the City of North Port Communications Division, and Marketing and Engagement Manager Laura Ansel. 24-1187 presented ▶ jump to 38:37
18. G. Presentation of Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP) Awards and Achievements, to be Presented to the City of North Port Parks and Recreation Department. 24-1188 presented
19. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 51:14
20. 19 (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. The City Commission shall not act, except to direct the City Manager to take action or to schedule the matter for discussion at a later date.)
21. 6. ADJOURNMENT: ▶ jump to 51:25
22. 21 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.