City Commission Workshop on 2026-01-05 10:00 AM — North Port, FL
Date: 2026-01-05

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.

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 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.




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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

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 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.


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 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




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