City Commission Workshop on 2025-10-06 10:00 AM

Name: City Commission Workshop on 2025-10-06 10:00 AM
Start: 2025-10-06

Regular Meeting

North Port, FL · October 6, 2025

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 Monday, October 6, 2025 10:00 AM City Commission Chambers CALL TO ORDER Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 10:00 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, Interim City Attorney Golen, Police Legal Advisor Rubino, Deputy City Manager Yarborough, City Clerk Faust, Board Specialist Lindner, Police Chief Garrison, Deputy Fire Chief Herlihy, Public Works Director Speake, Facilities Manager Humphrey, Emergency Manager Aloisio, and Development Services Deputy Director Barnes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Larry Grant. There was consensus to reorder the agenda to move Item No. 25-2805 after public comment. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT: Ms. Faust read the following eComments into the record: Mista Rando: Spoke to funding and resources for emergency preparedness. Nonprofits: Spoke to support of Senior Center and other nonprofits. In Person: Joan Morgan: Spoke to preserving the Senior Center and Awaken Food Pantry. Chuck English: Spoke to Senior Center maintenance and board removal policies. 2. GENERAL BUSINESS: B. 25-2805 Discussion and Possible Direction Related to the Condition of the City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 10/29/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes October 6, 2025 Community Services Facility. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding funding, building repairs, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements, nonprofit involvement, occupancy options during repairs, project timelines, and legal considerations surrounding the use of taxpayer funds. Ms. Faust read the following eComments into the record: Debbie McDowell: Spoke to demolition, transparency, and preservation. Sheila Johnson: Spoke to quality-of-life and preservation. Chris C: Spoke to concerns regarding Commissioner involvement, transparency, and accountability. In Person: Larry Grant: Spoke to Commission support. Brian Zdrojowy: Spoke to Commission support and partnership with Parks and Recreation. Mayor Stokes requested a consensus. There was consensus to make a commitment that staff and Commission will work aggressively on a solution that retains the services that the occupants of this building currently provide to the community. There was consensus to direct the City Manager to work with staff to engage with the current occupants of the building to identify minimum space requirements and to identify what they might be able to provide to help craft a solution. There was consensus to direct the City Manager to work with staff to identify the cost of and replacing the current structure in the most cost effective way, and document cost of providing trailers should they be needed by the occupants to continue to provide services. Recess was taken from 11:15 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. 3. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES A. 25-2847 Presentation Regarding the Funding for the Emergency Operations Center Project. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Ms. Aloisio provided a presentation including emergency management phases, Blue Skies, Grey Skies, budget summary, building fund and surtax, and tax collector co-location. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) costs, tax collector funding, budget deficits, county financial and support options, potential locations, repurposing existing city property, integrate with the new fire department building, building size, and backup generator integrating. There was no public comment. City of North Port Page 2 Printed on 10/29/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes October 6, 2025 Recess was taken from 12:51 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 4. GENERAL BUSINESS- Continued: A. 25-2796 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Development Review Administrative Approval Report. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Ms. Barnes provided a presentation including development viewer map, administrative approval report, location, basic components of the project, quarterly economic development updates, and an over all development services update. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding communication of major updates, social media comment, and value of monthly report. Mr. Fletcher spoke to economic development and user automated updates. Ms. Barnes spoke to additional communication methods. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding Development Review Committee meetings, Commission attendance, and updates to the public. There was no public comment. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: Ms. Faust read the following eComment into the record: Sheila Smith: Spoke to preserving the Senior Center and Awaken Food Pantry. 6. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 1:25 p.m. City of North Port, Florida By: ___________________________________________ Phil Stokes, Mayor Attest: _________________________________________ Heather Faust, City Clerk City of North Port Page 3 Printed on 10/29/2025

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 Monday, October 6, 2025 10:00 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. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES A. 25-2847 Presentation Regarding the Funding for the Emergency Operations Center Project. City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 9/29/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Agenda October 6, 2025 Attachments: Presentation 3. GENERAL BUSINESS: A. 25-2796 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the Development Review Administrative Approval Report. Attachments: Development Review Administrative Approval Report B. 25-2805 Discussion and Possible Direction Related to the Condition of the Community Services Facility. Attachments: Memorandum Estimated Repair Costs 4. 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.) 5. 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 9/29/2025