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City Commission Regular Meeting

April 23, 2024 ·6:00 PM Amended

City Commission Chambers

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Agenda — 63 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 approved Pass
  3. 3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:20
  4. 3 Also Present: ▶ jump to 0:20
  5. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:59
  6. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA approved Pass ▶ jump to 5:40
  7. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 6:23
  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. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  10. A. Announcement of Current Advisory Board and Committee Vacancies 24-0210 ▶ jump to 17:39
  11. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: approved Pass ▶ jump to 18:04
  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 Work Assignment No. 2024-06-OF With DMK Associates, Inc. to Provide Engineering Services for the Development of a Multi-Purpose Sports Field and Site-Wide ADA Improvements at Dallas White Park for a Total Work Assignment Price of $109,420.00. 24-0416
  14. B. Approve First Amendment to Construction Manager at Risk Contract No. 2023-17.001 for Construction Services Contract Phase II With Wharton Smith in the Amount of $1,980,968, for Park Maintenance Temporary Office/ Workshop Space at Dallas White Park. 24-0417
  15. C. Approve the Central Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Memorandum of Understanding Aimed at Increasing the Investigative Capabilities of Law Enforcement Officers on Technology-Facilitated Child Exploitation. 24-0432
  16. D. Approve the Application to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) in the Amount of $808,655.04 for Personal Protective Equipment 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. 24-0468
  17. E. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $2,042,000 for the Reconstruction of Water Control Structure 121 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 24-0502
  18. F. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $2,042,000 for the Reconstruction of Water Control Structure 130 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. 24-0503
  19. G. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $12,314,000 for the Reconstruction of the Myakkahatchee Creek Bridge over Price Boulevard 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. 24-0506
  20. H. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $106,000 for the Reconstruction of the Bridge at North Port Boulevard and Cocoplum Waterway 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. 24-0507
  21. I. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $50,310,000 for the Price Boulevard Widening Phase II Project 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. 24-0508 approved Pass ▶ jump to 20:17
  22. 20 Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $5,945,000 for the Spring Haven Roadway Expansion 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. 24-0509 ▶ jump to 38:52
  23. J. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $5,945,000 for the Spring Haven Roadway Expansion 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. 24-0509 approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:52
  24. 21 Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $5,945,000 for the Spring Haven Roadway Expansion 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. 24-0509 approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:52
  25. K. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $1,810,000 for a Fire Mobile Command Unit 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. 24-0510
  26. L. Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2023-19, Jeffery Lake Sea Wall and Sidewalk Reconstruction With Thomas Marine Construction, Inc. 24-0525
  27. M. Approve the Application to the Resilient SRQ Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program in the Amount of $2,260,000 for the Lift Station Bypass Pump Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Match 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. 24-0529
  28. N. Approve the Application to the State of Florida Department of Transportation Highway Safety Concept Paper Grant for Work Zone Enforcement in the Amount of $100,000, 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 24-0532
  29. O. Approve Work Assignment No. 2024-06 with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., in the Amount of $364,590.00, for the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions - Assessment & Predictive Modeling Project. 24-0548
  30. P. Approve the March 5, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes. 24-0549
  31. Q. Approve the February 26, 2024 Commission Regular Meeting Minutes. 24-0551
  32. R. 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. 24-0553
  33. S. Approve Payment Processing Agreement with CSG Forte Payments, Inc. for Electronic Payment Processing for the Development Services Department. 24-0556
  34. T. Approve ePermitHub Subscription Software & Services Agreement with PermitRocket Software LLC dba ePermitHub for Implementation and Subscription for the ePermitHub Electronic Document Review Software 24-0557
  35. U. Approval of the Addition of Two Mobile Command Units for 2024 Federal Legislative Funding Consideration. 24-0574
  36. V. Approve Worksite Agreement #PWE2023-16 Career StartUp Between Suncoast Workforce Board, Inc., dba CareerSource Suncoast and the City of North Port. 24-0550
  37. 5. PRESENTATION:
  38. A. Presentation by Alan Steinbeck, Director of Community Planning with Discussion and Possible Direction regarding the Draft Activity Center 3 (Gateway) Master Plan 2023-03 ▶ jump to 55:52
  39. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
  40. 36 Presentation by Alan Steinbeck, Director of Community Planning with Discussion and Possible Direction regarding the Draft Activity Center 3 (Gateway) Master Plan 2023-03 ▶ jump to 55:52
  41. 37 ORDINANCE - Second Reading:
  42. A. An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Annexing ± 1.7716 Acres of Real Property Located in the Unincorporated Area of Sarasota County, Florida and Contiguous to the Existing City Limits of the City of North Port, Florida; Redefining the Boundary Lines of the City of North Port to Include this Property; Providing for Findings; Providing for Annexation; Amending the Official Zoning Map; Providing for Assessment and Taxation; Providing for Filing of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Legislative) ORD. NO 2024-08 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 128:54
  43. B. An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Code of The City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 4, Article X, Regarding the Historic and Cultural Advisory Board; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. ORD. NO. 2024-06 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 131:17
  44. 40 RESOLUTION:
  45. C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Repealing Resolution No. 2023-R-74, Which Temporarily Suspended the Historic and Cultural Advisory Board; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. RES. NO. 2024-R-08 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 132:57
  46. 7. GENERAL BUSINESS:
  47. A. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Environmental Advisory Board Memorandums Titled Environmental Scorecard, Pesticides, Land Acquisition, Conservation Easements, and Community Gardens. 24-0601 approved Pass ▶ jump to 135:10
  48. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT: ▶ jump to 208:28
  49. 45 (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.)
  50. 45 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Environmental Advisory Board Memorandums Titled Environmental Scorecard, Pesticides, Land Acquisition, Conservation Easements, and Community Gardens. 24-0601 approved Pass ▶ jump to 135:10
  51. 9. COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS:
  52. 46 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Environmental Advisory Board Memorandums Titled Environmental Scorecard, Pesticides, Land Acquisition, Conservation Easements, and Community Gardens. 24-0601 ▶ jump to 135:10
  53. A. Commissioner Langdon's Communications 24-0240 ▶ jump to 210:27
  54. B. Commissioner McDowell's Communications 24-0257 ▶ jump to 211:00
  55. C. Commissioner Emrich's Communications 24-0289 ▶ jump to 211:27
  56. D. Mayor White's Communications 24-0308 ▶ jump to 212:16
  57. E. Vice MayorStokes' Communications 24-0602 ▶ jump to 211:57
  58. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REPORTS:
  59. A. City Clerk's Monthly Report 24-0227 ▶ jump to 215:04
  60. B. City Attorney's Monthly Report 24-0558 ▶ jump to 215:11
  61. C. City Manager Report 24-0578 ▶ jump to 215:22
  62. 11. ADJOURNMENT: ▶ jump to 215:27
  63. 57 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.