City Commission Special Meeting

4970 CITY HALL BLVD NORTH PORT, FL 34286City of North Port 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 3:00 PM City Commission ChambersThursday, April 3, 2025 Parks and Recreation Master Plan CALL TO ORDER Mayor Stokes called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Vice Mayor Pete Emrich, Commissioner David Duval, Commissioner Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner Barbara Langdon and Mayor Philip Stokes Present: 5 - ALSO PRESENT City Manager Fletcher, Interim City Attorney Golen, Assistant City Clerk Powell, Board Specialist Lane, Deputy Police Chief Morales, Fire Chief Titus, Parks and Recreation Director Pfundheller, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Sturgees, Assistant City Manager Bellia, and Assistant City Attorney Coughlin. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Deputy Police Chief Morales. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Vice Mayor Emrich, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried on the following vote: Yes: Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner Petrow, Commissioner Langdon and Mayor Stokes 5 - 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. 3. CONSENT AGENDA: Page 1City of North Port Printed on 4/22/2025 April 3, 2025City Commission Special Meeting Meeting Minutes A. 25-2013 Approve the Award of Request for Proposal No. 2025-16 - Professional Services for Parks & Recreation Master Plan to GAI Consultants, Inc. in the Amount of $249,665 for Project P25PMP Parks Master Plan. Mayor Stokes announced the item. Mr. Fletcher introduced the item. Commission questions and discussion took place regarding considering the older demographic, identifying accommodations, financial planning, service revenue breakdown, recovery rates, in-depth budget usage, and capital improvement projects (CIP). A motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Mayor Stokes, to direct the City Manager to work with staff to develop a budget for key park assets evaluating the feasibility of doing it in house and looking at Charlotte County ’s approach to quantifying the operating costs of their park assets. Commission questions and discussion continued regarding legality, next steps, recommendations, and scope. Mayor Stokes withdrew his second. Commissioner Langdon withdrew her motion. A motion was made by Commissioner Langdon, seconded by Mayor Stokes, to direct the City Manager to work with staff to accept this contract and begin the master planning effort for Parks and Recreation. The motion carried on the following vote: Yes: Vice Mayor Emrich, Commissioner Duval, Commissioner Petrow, Commissioner Langdon and Mayor Stokes 5 - 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment. 5. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Stokes adjourned the meeting at 3:58 p.m. By: ___________________________________________ Phil Stokes, Mayor Attest: _________________________________________ Heather Faust, City Clerk Page 2City of North Port Printed on 4/22/2025 April 3, 2025City Commission Special Meeting Meeting Minutes 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. Page 3City of North Port Printed on 4/22/2025