Historic and Cultural Advisory Board

4970 CITY HALL BLVD NORTH PORT, FL 34286City of North Port Meeting Minutes Historic and Cultural Advisory Board 5:30 PM City Hall Room 244Wednesday, July 9, 2025 1. Call to Order Chair Klinkhamer called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. 2. Roll Call Chair Klinkhamer, Vice Chair Sterner and Board Member BecketPresent 3 - Board Member Stearns and Board Member AccardiAbsent 2 - Also Present City Clerk Faust, Staff Liaison Abreu, Staff Liaison Puglise, and Board Specialist Gray. 3. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the board. 4. Public Comment There was no public comment. 5. Approval of Minutes 25-2455 Approve the April 9, 2025 Historic and Cultural; Advisory Board Meeting Minutes. Chair Klinkhamer introduced the item and requested a motion. A motion was made by Vice Chair Sterner, seconded by Board Member Becket, to approve the Minutes as presented. The motion carried on the following vote: Yes: Chair Klinkhamer, Vice Chair Sterner and Board Member Becket3 - Absent: Board Member Stearns and Board Member Accardi2 - 6. New Business A. 25-2457 Update on the July 8, 2025 Commission Discussion Regarding City Commission Approval of Historic Designations and Request for City to Proceed with Necessary Steps for Placement on the National Registry of Historical Sites. Chair Klinkhamer announced the item. Page 1City of North Port Printed on 9/11/2025 July 9, 2025Historic and Cultural Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Staff Liasion Puglise introduced the item. Discussion took place regarding board requirements, drafting policy, local municipalities, timeline, bench marking, research, and data. Chair Klinkhamer requested a motion. A motion was made by Vice Chair Sterner, seconded by Board Member Becket, to initiate a review of any existing draft language or documentation that may have been previously developed regarding a historic preservation policy for the City of North Port. The motion carried on the following vote: Yes: Chair Klinkhamer, Vice Chair Sterner and Board Member Becket3 - Absent: Board Member Stearns and Board Member Accardi2 - Discussion took place regarding the division of research responsibilities among the parties, specifically focusing on gathering information related to historic preservation and historic markers within the City, Sarasota County, and Charlotte County. Chair Klinkhamer requested a motion. A motion was made by Vice Chair Sterner, seconded by Board Member Becket, that Chair Klinkhamer research the City of Sarasota and the City of Venice; Board Member Becket research unincorporated Sarasota County; and Vice Chair Sterner research Charlotte County and the City of Punta Gorda, to gather information relevant to the eventual development of a historic preservation policy. The motion carried on the following vote: Yes: Chair Klinkhamer, Vice Chair Sterner and Board Member Becket3 - Absent: Board Member Stearns and Board Member Accardi2 - Discussion and review took place regarding the informational materials Chair Klinkhamer distributed to the board members during the meeting regarding potential historic locations. 7. Future Agenda Items Chair Klinkhamer announced the item. Discussion took place regarding creating a historical marker list, archeological sites, inventory, and Historical Research Report. 8. Public Comment There was no public comment. 9. Adjournment Chair Klinkhamer adjourned the meeting at 6:01 p.m. By:___________________________ Harry Klinkhamer, Chair Page 2City of North Port Printed on 9/11/2025