City Commission Workshop on 2026-01-05 10:00 AM

Name: City Commission Workshop on 2026-01-05 10:00 AM
Start: 2026-01-05

Regular Meeting

North Port, FL · January 5, 2026

Minutes

4970 CITY HALL BLVD City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286 Meeting Minutes City Commission Workshop 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 Monday, January 5, 2026 10:00 AM City Commission Chambers CALL TO ORDER Mayor Emrich called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: 4- Mayor Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor Barbara Langdon, Commissioner David Duval and Commissioner Philip Stokes Absent: 1- Commissioner Demetrius Petrow ALSO PRESENT City Manager Fletcher, City Attorney Fuino, Assistant City Clerk Powell, Board Specialist Lindner, Police Chief Garrison, Fire Chief Titus, Communications Manager /PIO Bartolone, Marketing and Engagement Manager Sutherland, Brand Design Specialist DeCastro, and Public Works Director Speake. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Manager Fletcher. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT: Jill Luke: Expressed support of the City’s rebranding efforts and recent staffing changes. 2. GENERAL BUSINESS: A. 26-0279 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the City of North Port's Mission, Vision, Values, Logo and Taglines. Mayor Emrich announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Mr. Bartolone and Ms. Sutherland provided a presentation including mission, vision, and City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 2/10/2026 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes January 5, 2026 values. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding proposed language, authenticity, economic development considerations, serving versus empowering the community, quality of life priorities, transparency, engagement, respect, housing and healthcare strategies, workforce retention, and community success. Ms. Sutherland continued the presentation including strategic pillars. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding language refinement and core characteristics. Ms. Sutherland continued the presentation including taglines. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding tagline preferences, growth considerations, public input, environmental stewardship, and internal departmental involvement. Ms. DeCastro continued the presentation including color palettes, typography options, logo styles, and potential applications. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding design preferences, color usage, typography selection, historical representation, public engagement, and next steps. There was no public comment. Recess was taken from 11:22 a.m. to 11:37 a.m. No direction was given on this item. B. 25-3064 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Assessment Options for Funding the Solid Waste Transfer Station Completed by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. Mayor Emrich announced the item. Mr. Speake introduced the item. Mr. Peter Napoli, Stantec, provided a presentation including background, capacity allocation, customer class allocation, existing customers assessment calculation, future customers assessment calculation, vacant scenarios, vacant bill distribution, commercial allocation, rate plan, baseline scenario, assessment scenario, and a two -year assessment scenario. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding financial impacts, apartment and high-density development considerations, affordable housing implications, project timing, ratepayer impacts, vacant and undeveloped parcel assessments, special assessment procedures, legal methodology, combined property treatment, and social service considerations. There was no public comment. Mayor Emrich requested a consensus. City of North Port Page 2 Printed on 2/10/2026 City Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes January 5, 2026 There was consensus to use the density-based assessment for this project. Consensus was requested to move forward with the one -time Fiscal Year 2027 transfer station assessment. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. 4. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Emrich adjourned the meeting at 12:27 p.m. City of North Port, Florida By: _________________________________________ Pete Emrich, Mayor Attest: _________________________________________ Heather Faust, City Clerk City of North Port Page 3 Printed on 2/10/2026

Agenda

4970 CITY HALL BLVD City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286 Meeting Agenda City Commission Workshop 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 Monday, January 5, 2026 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. GENERAL BUSINESS: A. 26-0279 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding the City of North Port's Mission, Vision, Values, Logo and Taglines. City of North Port Page 1 Printed on 1/5/2026 City Commission Workshop Meeting Agenda January 5, 2026 Attachments: Presentation Brand Strategy Branding Logos Part 1 Branding Logos Part 2 B. 25-3064 Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Assessment Options for Funding the Solid Waste Transfer Station Completed by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. 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 1/5/2026