City Commission Workshop on 2025-06-17 9:00 AM - City Manager Recommended Budget Amended to add attachment to Item No. 25-2392.

Name: City Commission Workshop on 2025-06-17 9:00 AM - City Manager Recommended Budget Amended to add attachment to Item No. 25-2392.
Start: 2025-06-17

Regular Meeting

North Port, FL · June 17, 2025

Agenda Minutes

Minutes

4970 CITY HALL BLVD City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286 Meeting Minutes City Commission Workshop CITY COMMISSIONERS Phil Stokes, Mayor Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner APPOINTED OFFICIALS Jerome Fletcher, City Manager Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney Heather Faust, City Clerk Tuesday, June 17, 2025 9:00 AM City Commission Chambers CALL TO ORDER Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: 5- Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow and Mayor Philip Stokes ALSO PRESENT City Manager Fletcher, Police Legal Advisor Rubino, Interim City Attorney Golen, Assistant City Clerk Powell, Board Specialist Lane, Police Captain King, Fire Chief Titus, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Sturgess, Interim Utilities Director Wisner, and Parks & Recreation Director Pfundheller. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Trish Sturgess. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. 2. GENERAL BUSINESS: A. 25-2392 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 City Manager's Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. There were no Commission questions or discussion. There was no public comment. City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 7/23/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes June 17, 2025 B. 25-2380 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Fire Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including organizational chart, performance measure, budget summary, impact of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funded proposal, and recommended FY26 unfunded proposal. Peter Napoli, Stantec, provided a presentation including rate study, background, 2025 study recap, billing units update, budget updates, updated financial plan, and customer impacts single-family. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding decrease with grants, residential population, growth, national average response time, defibrillator funding, mannequin funding, partnership, property value and assessment decrease, format of increase of rates, recovery rate, accounts receivable, impact fee usage, and future fire station. There was no public comment. C. 25-2381 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Utilities Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including organizational chart, performance measure, budget summary, impact of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funded proposal, and recommended FY26 unfunded proposal. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding Information Technology improvement, security, commercial growth plan, sewer plant, Peace River, rate structure, Orange Hammock Wildlife Management Area, utilities rate increase, maintenance funding, service desk tech funding, revenue, and well and sewer usage. There was no public comment. Recess was taken from 10:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. D. 25-2382 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Public Works Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including organizational chart, performance measure, budget summary, impact of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funded proposal, and recommended FY26 unfunded proposal. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding deferring maintenance, drainage work, transfer station funding, Solid Waste and Road and Drainage increase, Solid Waste revenue, road rehabilitation, allocation, impact fee, tax revenue, efficiency, utility tax, franchise tax, cutting cost, service reduction, recycling, illegal dumping, and trash pickup schedule. There was a consensus to direct the City Manager to increase the proposed budget for the Public Works department by $500,000 to address the backlog of deferred City of North Port Page 2 Printed on 7/23/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes June 17, 2025 maintenance and necessary repair and replacement (R&R) funds. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding ratification of budget increase. There was no public comment. E. 25-2383 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Public Works Department Recommended Budget Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by fund, 20-year comprehensive CIP, CIP overview, CIP projects by fund, CIP surtax proposals, CIP by department, and CIP for Public Works Department. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding funding parking along U.S.41, and surtax funding. There was consensus to fund Phase I of the parking project extending from North Port Boulevard to Espanola Avenue in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, in the amount of $650,000. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding impact fees, and split funding. There was no public comment. F. 25-2384 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Parks and Recreation Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Parks and Recreation Department. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding maintaining current system, commercial development, CIP overview, investments, impact fees, current projects, and dog park planning. There was consensus to not fund the dog park east of Toledo Blade Boulevard in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, in the amount of $400,000. There was no public comment. Recess was taken from 11:56 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. G. 25-2385 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Utilities Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Utilities Department. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding wastewater expansion. City of North Port Page 3 Printed on 7/23/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes June 17, 2025 There was no public comment. H. 25-2386 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Fire Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fire Rescue Department. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding high -water vehicle (HWV) ownership, grants, and Police HWV. There was no public comment. I. 25-2387 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Police Department Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. There were no Commission questions or discussion. There was no public comment. J. 25-2388 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP All Others Recommended Budget. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item and provided a presentation including Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Information Technology Department. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding office phone usage, Mitel Phone System, extending CIP project, training, outdated technology, software implication, and system refresh. There was no public comment. Mr. Fletcher continued his presentation including CIP for Development Services Department. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding environmentally sensitive property acquisition, proposed funding, scrub jay habitat, conservation area, additional conversation land, and tree fund. There was no public comment . Commission questions and discussion continued regarding funding priorities, increasing revenue, millage rate increase, additional budget cuts, user fee adjustments, and Sarasota County housing market. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. City of North Port Page 4 Printed on 7/23/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes June 17, 2025 4. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 2:09 p.m. By: _________________________________________ Phil Stokes, Mayor Attest: _________________________________________ Heather Faust, City Clerk City of North Port Page 5 Printed on 7/23/2025

Agenda

4970 CITY HALL BLVD City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286 Meeting Agenda City Commission Workshop CITY COMMISSIONERS Phil Stokes, Mayor Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner APPOINTED OFFICIALS Jerome Fletcher, City Manager Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney Heather Faust, City Clerk Tuesday, June 17, 2025 9:00 AM 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. 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.) 2. GENERAL BUSINESS: A. 25-2392 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 City Manager's Recommended Budget. City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 6/18/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Agenda June 17, 2025 Attachments: FY 2026 City Manager Recommended Budget FY 2026 GovMax Worksheets Fund Balance Reports 10-Year CIP Funded and Unfunded FY 2026 Recommended Presentation FY 2026 Stantec Presentation B. 25-2380 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Fire Department Recommended Budget. C. 25-2381 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Utilities Department Recommended Budget. D. 25-2382 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Public Works Department Recommended Budget. E. 25-2383 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Public Works Department Recommended Budget F. 25-2384 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Parks and Recreation Department Recommended Budget. G. 25-2385 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Utilities Department Recommended Budget. H. 25-2386 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Fire Department Recommended Budget. I. 25-2387 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP Police Department Recommended Budget. J. 25-2388 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 CIP All Others Recommended Budget. 3. 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.) 4. ADJOURNMENT: City of North Port Page 2 Printed on 6/18/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Agenda June 17, 2025 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 3 Printed on 6/18/2025