the why things are done the way they're done. So, it does it empowers you to love where you live more and to get more involved. [music] >> And I think the important message here is the confidence that I really feel now of the people running each each of these
departments, you know, they are running multi-million dollar businesses all separately but coming together with tax dollars that that come through. And that is by far not an easy task. [music] >> Departments that we've been to seem to have improved with the growth in the
city. So, the mere fact that we've grown such a major amount, department has up grown, the staff has grown, the offerings have [music] grown, and the need for involvement from the residents has also grown. >> I think Parks and Rec really showed off
and did an amazing job that a bunch of staff people that kind of brought us around, had different speakers. [music] I think they take the prize for the best of overall display. >> Places that I didn't think I would enjoy as much. Like, I didn't think I'd enjoy public [music] works as much as I did. I
loved it. And it seemed to me that there were the more questions that were asked. >> The Economic Development Council. I think that is just a again, it all points to live, work, and play within our community. >> I think there's a lot of misunderstanding out there about really
how these departments work, how the city really works, and [music] I think by offering a class like this, you get such an exposure to so many different departments and meet so many [music] different people, you can't help but want to be a part of it. >> If you plan on living here and living
amongst [music] the community and understanding the growth and understanding what we need, definitely join the North Port University. You're going to be pleasantly surprised. >> I would absolutely say do it because you don't know until you know. And you can go online and you can read all these
things, but a lot of it is the experience and sitting across from from you, whether it's the the the chief of police, the the chief of fire rescue, utilities, all these, you know, administration, all these departments are absolutely you want to you meet the
leaders. You can look into their eye and ask pertinent questions that are important to you so you understand of where they're at, where they're going, what are their constraints, and how we can be as residents >> [music] >> try and give them the resources they need to provide the services that we're
asking them to provide. >> I'm more in love with North Port than I've ever been. >> Hey Brandon, what are you listening to? >> Just listening to my CPR playlist. >> What's on that? >> Staying Alive. >> I'm Zach and this is Travis from North Port Fire Rescue.
>> And I'm Brandon. >> And this is Brett from the North Port Aquatic Center. >> Did you know a lot of the songs that you listen to on a daily basis follow the beats of CPR? 100 to 120 beats per minute. >> CPR saves lives.
>> [music] >> Hey North Port, I'm here with Ryan from our engineering division in public works and we're in an area that is experiencing some drainage concerns that were brought to us by some residents. So Ryan, what are some things you do when you get onto a scene like this to see what the issue may be?
>> First thing we do is we start at the bottom of the system, the outfall, how it connects into the canal. Then we start working our way up. We go through the cross drains, the culverts, the under drains and we look at every way the water flows downward and we look for blockages, sumped dirt pile up and even sometimes
could potentially collapsed culverts underneath. And you got to remember you can't report your water being an issue until we have 72 hours of no rainfall. And let's say it rains on Tuesday, and a couple days go by, and on that second day it rains again, you got to restart your 72 hours.
We have to spend time of our water inside the system in order to clean it, and in order to slow it down. Otherwise, we're going to end up washing out our neighbors below us. >> Absolutely. So, tell us about what's happening here. >> Right here we have a rather large blockage inside the system. This is
clearly a illegal dump of some sorts, a tree obviously, and this will slow down the water. If we could see on the north side of it, or north as in the upper part of the drainage way, it's full of water. But, when we look at our footage from down below, it's dry. So, this is
a huge point of collecting water. These systems really fail sometimes with like a death by a thousand cuts. You get a sump here, a collapsed culvert pipe, a blockage like this, and it slowly adds up. >> That makes sense. So, if anybody out
there is seeing issues like this, or experiencing it in your neighborhood, you're >> All right. Good afternoon. Today is Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026. It's 4:00 p.m. We're in the city chambers, and I call the road and drainage district meeting to order. Commissioners
present are Commissioner Devol, Commissioner Stokes, Mayor Emerich, Vice Mayor Lyndon, and Commissioner Petro. There was a quorum present for this meeting. Also present [snorts] are City Manager Fletcher, City Attorney Forwino, Forwino, City Clerk Faust, Board Specialist Lindner, Police Chief
Garrison, and Fire Chief Titus are in the back. >> [snorts] >> I'm requesting that all commissioners, public participants, and staff maintain order and decorum throughout this meeting. City Commission Policy 2021-03 states that attendees shall refrain from
engaging in personal attacks and boisterous, immaterial, inflammatory, obscene, profane, or disorderly conduct. Additionally, meeting attendees must refrain from obscene, profane, or disorderly conduct, including hand clapping, yelling, and similar
demonstrations, all of which deserve disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting. Thank you. I'm going to call on Ms. Bonnie O'Leary to lead us in pledge today. >> Yes, sir. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you, ma'am. I request a motion to approve the agenda. >> So moved. >> [clears throat] >> Second. >> I have a motion on the floor made by
Vice Mayor to approve the agenda as [snorts] presented, seconded by Commissioner Stokes. If there's nothing to that, please vote. >> [snorts] >> And that passes five to zero. Nothing came up on the big screen, just to let you know. >> [clears throat]
>> Uh Public comment? >> There is none. >> Consent agenda. Um City Manager, any items been pulled? >> No, Mr. Mayor. >> All right. Looking for a motion or public comment? >> There is none. >> Okay. For consent, that's what I meant.
Thank you. Request a motion. >> I'll make it. >> Go ahead. >> Um I move to accept the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> I have a motion on the floor made by Vice Mayor
to approve Stokes. If there's nothing to that, please vote. That passes five to zero. Moving on to public hearings. Resolution number 2026-R-43.
City Clerk, can you read by title only, please? >> Resolution number 2026-R-43, a resolution body of the North Port Road and Drainage District, amending the North Port Road and Drainage District budget for fiscal year 2025 through 2026
for additional funding for Myakkahatchee Creek Bridge and Price Widening Project R25MCB in the amount of $4,550,000, providing for findings, providing for posting, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date.
>> Thank you, city manager. This is your item. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The Department of Public Works seeks to amend the fiscal year 2025-26 Road and Drainage District budget to reallocate funds from the Road Rehab program to the Myakkahatchee Creek Bridge and Price
Widening project. The reallocated funds will support the widening of Price Boulevard from Sumter Boulevard to the Myakkahatchee Creek Bridge crossing. We recommend that you choose option one today, which is approved resolution number 2026-R-43 [clears throat] as presented. [music] Thank you, sir.
>> Thank you. Commission questions? Anybody? >> [snorts] >> City clerk, public comment? >> There is none. >> All right. I'm going to close this public hearing and request a motion. >> I'll make it. >> Go ahead. >> I move to adopt resolution,
uh, where is it? 2026-R-43 as presented. >> Second. >> Have a motion on the floor made by Commissioner Stoops to adopt resolution number 2026-R-43 as presented, seconded by Vice Mayor. There's nothing to that. Please vote.
Passes 5 to 0. Moving on to resolution 2026-R-45. City clerk, can you read by title only? >> Resolution number 2026-R-45, a resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida as the governing body of the North Port Road
and Drainage District, approving and authorizing the mayor to execute state of Florida Department of Transportation state highway lighting maintenance and compensation agreement work order for all street lights 352 located on US Highway 41 for fiscal year 2026 through 2027 providing for incorporation of
recitals provided for conflicts provided for severability and providing an effective date. >> Thank you city manager. This is your item. >> Thank you Mr. Mayor. The state of Florida Department of Transportation also known as FDOT provides an annual lump sum payment to the city of North Port for the maintenance of street
lights on US Highway 41 within the city. The annual lump sum payment is intended to cover the city's costs associated with routine maintenance, repairs, and energy consumption for the 352 designated street lights along the highway. This includes tasks such as bulb replacements, fixtures, repairs,
pole inspections, and coordination within with utility providers. Today we recommend that you choose option one which is to approve resolution number 2026-R-45 as presented. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you, sir. Commission, questions, discussions?
City clerk, public comment? >> There are none. >> All right, I'm going to close this public hearing and then request a motion. >> I'll make it. >> Go ahead, sir. >> I move to adopt resolution number 2026-R-45 as presented. >> Second. >> I have a motion on the floor made by
Commissioner DeBall to adopt resolution number 2026-R-45 as presented seconded by Vice Mayor. If there's anything to that, please vote. And passes five to zero. Moving on to the No, public comment?
>> There are none. >> All right. I adjourn this meeting at 4:07. >> Welcome to report it um through our North Report system which is at northportfl.gov/northreports or you can give the public works
customer service a call. In North Port, families are finding more and more places built just for them.