City Commission Workshop on 2025-11-03 10:00 AM

Name: City Commission Workshop on 2025-11-03 10:00 AM
Start: 2025-11-03

Regular Meeting

North Port, FL · November 3, 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 Fuino, City Attorney Heather Faust, City Clerk Monday, November 3, 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- Mayor Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow and Commissioner Philip Stokes ALSO PRESENT City Manager Fletcher, City Attorney Fuino, City Clerk Faust, Board Specialist Lindner, Police Chief Garrison, Fire Chief Titus, Utilities Director Wisner, Deputy Emergency Manager Nevarez, and Development Services Director Ray. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Utilities Director Tricia Wisner. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. 2. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES 25-2970 Presentation Regarding Recent Arizona Flood Deployment by Mike, Nevarez, Deputy Emergency Manager. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Mr. Nevarez provided a presentation including incident summary, photos of damages, Helping Hands SW FL LLC, response challenges, balancing response with recovery, disaster path timeline, and key takeaways. City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 12/15/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes November 3, 2025 Commissions questions and discussion took place regarding provisions needed, pre-storm and pre-disaster conditions, federal aid thresholds, public and government assistance efforts, hurricane checklists, drone usage for before -and-after damage documentation, county/state support in Emergency Operations Center (EOC), damage assessments, flooding concerns affecting leach fields, Florida Department of Health and Environmental Protection (FDEP) assistance, community involvement, propane tank safety, and Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) repayment procedures. There was no public comment. 25-2985 Presentation by Development Services Providing an Update Regarding Potential New Development Projects Recently Submitted to the Development Review Committee for Review. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Ms. Ray provided a presentation including key points, Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) Sumter Campus Phase II, Exalt Health, Heron Creek Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic, AdventHealth North Port, North Port Gymnastics, Cocoplum North expansion, MidFlorida Credit Union, Price Crossings outparcel 1, Heron Creek Retail, The Learning Experience, and additional information. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding transparency, potential job availability, skilled labor force, Suncoast Technical College (STC) expansion update, efforts to attract medical schools, workforce housing, re -prioritizing Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), non-profit healthcare facilities, and impact fee exemptions. There was no public comment. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. 4. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 11:14 a.m. City of North Port, Florida By: ___________________________________________ Phil Stokes, Mayor Attest: _________________________________________ Heather Faust, City Clerk City of North Port Page 2 Printed on 12/15/2025

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 Fuino, City Attorney Heather Faust, City Clerk Monday, November 3, 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 25-2970 Presentation Regarding Recent Arizona Flood Deployment by Mike, Nevarez, Deputy Emergency Manager. Attachments: Presentation City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 10/28/2025 City Commission Workshop Meeting Agenda November 3, 2025 25-2985 Presentation by Development Services Providing an Update Regarding Potential New Development Projects Recently Submitted to the Development Review Committee for Review. Attachments: Presentation 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: 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 10/28/2025