City Commission Regular Meeting on 2026-01-08 4:00 PM

4970 CITY HALL BLVD City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286 Meeting Agenda City Commission Regular Meeting CITY COMMISSIONERS Pete Emrich, Mayor Barbara Langdon, Vice Mayor Phil Stokes, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner APPOINTED OFFICIALS Jerome Fletcher, City Manager Michael Fuino, City Attorney Heather Faust, City Clerk Thursday, January 8, 2026 4:00 PM City Commission Chambers 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. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: (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.) 3. WELCOME OF NEW EMPLOYEES: City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 12/29/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 8, 2026 A. 26-0215 Welcome New Employees 4. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS A. 26-0218 Presentation of a Key to the City to Bud Korte (Posthumously). B. 25-3039 Presentation of Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP) Award to be Presented to Parks & Grounds Assistant Manager Thomas Brown. C. 26-0001 Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming January 18th Through January 24th, 2026, as National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week, to be Presented to Rebecca Fleetwood on Behalf of Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (FANA). Attachments: Proclamation D. 26-0244 Presentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming January 8, 2026, as North Port as a Purple Heart City, to be Presented Kevin and Lauren Wallace of the Van of Valor Project. Attachments: Proclamation E. 26-0237 Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Kevin and Lauren Wallace in Recognition of the Van of Valor Project. Attachments: Certificate 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: (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.) 6. ADJOURNMENT: 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. City of North Port Page 2 Printed on 12/29/2025 City Commission Regular Meeting Meeting Agenda January 8, 2026 City of North Port Page 3 Printed on 12/29/2025