City Commission Special Meeting on 2025-04-24 3:00 PM - Amended to add attachments to Item No. 25-2193. — North Port, FL
Date: 2025-04-24

4970 CITY HALL BLVD
 City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286



 Meeting Agenda

 City Commission Special Meeting
 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

Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:00 PM City Hall Room 244


 Amended to add attachments to Item No. 25-2193.


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:


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 25-2193 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Capital Improvement Plan
 & Funding Model (Long-Term Comprehensive CIP) Prepared by PFM
 Financial Advisors, LLC.
 Attachments: PFM North Port CIP Presentation
 Comprehensive Long-Term CIP


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.

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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 Special Meeting
 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

Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:00 PM City Hall Room 244


CALL TO ORDER

 Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

 Present: 5- Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius
 Petrow, Commissioner Barbara Langdon and Mayor Philip Stokes

ALSO PRESENT

 City Manager Fletcher, Assistant City Attorney Coughlin, Assistant City Clerk Powell,
 Board Specialist Lane, Finance Director Williams, Police Chief Garrison, and Fire Chief
 Titus.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Finance Director Kim Williams.

1. PUBLIC COMMENT:

 Assistant City Clerk Powell read the following eComment into the record:
 Debbie McDowell: Spoke to lack of transparency and back up material.
 Haywardeqh Haywardeqh: Spoke to manuscripts of Antiquity.

2. GENERAL BUSINESS:


 25-2193 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Capital Improvement
 Plan & Funding Model (Long-Term Comprehensive CIP) Prepared by
 PFM Financial Advisors, LLC.
 Mayor Stokes announced the item.

 Mr. Fletcher introduced the item.

 Jeremy Niedfeldt: PFM Advisor, presented a presentation regarding future land use
 map, scenarios developed and analyzed, difference between fiscal impacts and

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 economic impacts, fiscal impacts, revenue impacts, 20-year Capital Improvement
 Project Capital Improvement Project (CIP), 5-year CIP needs, priority funding needs
 identified, initial financing details, future financing details, financing alternatives, why
 borrow, debt management policy, objectives, debt metrics approved, and current debt
 metrics.

 Commission questions and discussion took place regarding the 20-year CIP, spoke to
 Police CIP, general obligation (GO) bonds, financing alternatives, maintaining credit
 rating, identifying primary and secondary financial source, reviewing CIP every 2 years,
 inflation, borrowing limit, timeline, Wellen Park, Price Boulevard widening, and debt
 management policy.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT:

 Assistant City Clerk Powell read the following eComment into the record:
 Debbie McDowell: Expressed concern regarding accuracy of list.

4. ADJOURNMENT:

 Mayor Stokes adjourns the meeting 4:13 p.m.

 By: ___________________________________________
 Phil Stokes, Mayor


 Attest: _________________________________________
 Heather Faust, City Clerk




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