City Commission Workshop on 2025-11-03 10:00 AM — North Port, FL
Date: 2025-11-03

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


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 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.




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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.


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 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




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