--------- us around had different speakers. I think they take the prize for the best uh overall display. >> Places that I didn't think I would enjoy as much. Like I didn't think I'd enjoy public 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 uh 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 I think by offering a
class like this, you get such an exposure to so many different departments and meet so many different people, you can't help but want to be a part of it. >> If you plan on living here and living amongst the community and understanding the growth and understanding what we
need, definitely join the Northport 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 whether it's the the chief of police the the chief of fire rescue utilities all these you know administration all these departments are absolutely you want 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 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 Northport than
I've ever been. >> Hey, Brandon, what are you listening to? >> Just listen to my CPR playlist. >> What's on that? >> Staying Alive. I'm Zach and this is Travis from Northport Fire Rescue. And I'm Brandon and this is Brett from the Northport Aquatic Center.
>> November 18th, 2025. It's 400 p.m. We're in city chambers and I call the fire rescue district meeting to order. Commissioners present. Commissioners Dval, Commissioner Langden, Mayor Stokes, Vice Mayor Emerich, and Commissioner Petro. There's a quorum present for the meeting. Also present,
um, Deputy City Manager Yarborough, city attorney Fuino, city clerk FA, board specialist Linder. We've got Captain King and Fire Chief Titus. And let's see, >> you got your choice of two out there.
>> Julie, there you go. I pledge algiance 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.
>> All righty. Looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> Second. >> A motion by the vice mayor, seconded by Commissioner Langley to approve the agenda. Let's vote. All right. And that passes 520.
Uh, city clerk, any public comments? >> There is none. >> And moving on to the consent agenda. Uh, city manager, any items been pulled? >> No, sir. >> All right. Any public comment? >> There are none. >> Then I'm looking for a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to approve the
items in the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> A motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by the Vice Mayor to approve the items in the consent agenda. Let's vote. And that passes 5 to zero. Moving on to public hearings.
We're looking at resolution number 2025-R79. City clerk, if you'd be kind enough to read by title only. Resolution number 2025-R79, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida, as the governing body of the Northport Fire Rescue Drainage District, establishing a
schedule and location of fire rescue district regular meetings for the 2026 calendar year, providing for findings, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. >> Thank you, ma'am. It is your item to introduce. >> This is self-explanatory. It's just the annual schedule for the the district
meetings. I think we understand. Commissioners, anything to this one? >> Then any public comment? >> All right. Closing this public hearing. Looking for a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution
number 2025-R79 as presented. >> Second. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Langman, seconded by Commissioner Duval uh to adopt resolution 2025-R79 as presented. All let's vote.
And that passes 5 to zero. Any general public comment? >> Then at 403 I'm adjourning this meeting. >> All the beats of CPR 100 to 120. >> Thank you, sir. >> Per minute. >> CPR.
Everybody, we're up. Today's Tuesday, the 18th of November, 2025. It's 4:03 p.m. We're in city chambers. Call the road and drainage district meeting to order. Commissioners present, Commissioner Duval,
Commissioner Langden, Mayor Stokes, Vice Mayor Emmer, Commissioner Proorum present for the meeting. Also present, Deputy City Manager Yarborough, City Attorney Fino, City Clerk FA, Word Specialist Linder, and we've got Fire
Chief Titus, and Captain King. Um, looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> So, moved. >> Second. >> Uh, motion by the vice mayor, seconded by Commissioner Langden to approve the agenda. Let's vote. passes 5 to zero. Any general public
comment? >> There is none. >> Moving on. Consent agenda. Uh any items been pulled? >> No, sir. >> All right. Um any public comment? >> Hearing none. >> I'm looking for a motion.
Move to approve the items in the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Got a motion by the vice mayor, seconded by Commissioner Langden to approve items in the consent agenda. Let's vote. And that passes 5 to zero. We got uh
public hearings resolution 2025-R80. City clerk, if you'd read by title only, please. Resolution number 2025-R80, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida as the governing body of the Northport Road and drainage district, establishing a
schedule and location of road and drainage district regular meetings for the 2026 calendar year, providing for findings, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. >> Thank you, ma'am. Anybody need any explanations on this one? Anything to it?
>> Probably not. Any public comment? >> There is none. Well, then let's close this public hearing and request a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R80 as presented. >> Second,
>> got a motion by Commissioner Duval, seconded by Commissioner Petro to adopt resolution 2025-R80 as presented. Let's vote. And that passes 5 to zero. Any general public comment? >> There is none. >> Then at 406, I'm adjourning this
meeting. >> Hey, Northport. I'm here with Ryan from our engineering division in public works and we're in an area that is experiencing some drainage. >> Today is Tuesday, November 18th, 2025. It is 4:06 p.m. We're in city chambers. I call the solid waste district meeting
to order. Commissioners present, commissioners Dval, Commissioner Langden, Mayor Stokes, Vice Mayor Emerich, Commissioner Pro, there's quir present for this meeting. We have uh also present uh Deputy City Manager Yarborough, City Attorney Fino, City
Clerk FA, Bo Specialist Linder, uh Fire Chief Titus, and Captain King. I'm looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by the Vice Mayor to approve the agenda. Let's vote.
>> And that passes five to zero. Any public comments? >> All right. Uh consent agenda. Any items been pulled on this, sir? >> No, sir. >> All right, then. Um public comment. Doubt it. Looking for a motion.
I'll make it a move to approve the items in the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Motion by the vice mayor, seconded by Commissioner Langland to approve the items in the consent agenda. Let's vote, gang. >> And that passes 5 to zero. Uh, moving on
to public hearings. City clerk, if you >> resolution number 2025-R81, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida as the governing body of the Northport Solid Waste District, establishing a schedule and location of solid waste district regular meetings for the 2026 calendar
year, providing for findings, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. >> Thank you kindly. There's nothing to this commissioners. Uh move on. Any public comment? >> Very. Well, then let's close this public
hearing and I'm requesting a motion. >> I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R81 as presented. >> Second. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Dval, seconded by Commissioner Langden to adopt resolution 2025-R81
as presented. Let's vote on that one. Pass is five to zero. Any general comment? Very none. >> Well, at 409, I adjourn this one. >> 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 uh canal. Then we start working our way up. So we go through the cross drains, the culverts, the under drains, and we look at every way the water flows downward and we look
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where it's just we like to call them kiss your butt turns where you're sneaking through >> and then you got to do that in the winter when it's icy on the road. >> I don't even want to think about it. I don't even want to think about it. >> No, I'll take this over that up there. >> Any day. >> And when the talk turns to hobbies, the trucks don't stop at work. In his spare
time, it's all about monster trucks and RC cars. >> Nice little basketball court right there. My son would like that outside of our house. >> Oh yeah, >> that's nice. >> Great place to run your little RC trucks, too, >> right? Oh, yeah. Yeah, >> I got a bunch of those. I like those. >> Do you? >> Yeah.
>> Oh, man. Do you have the gas powered ones? >> I have the electric. I don't have the gas power. I've seen them. >> I I just want like the ones that go fast. I mean, it could be electric or gas, but how fast can yours go? >> I have So, I have a couple that can go 40 plus. >> Oh, yeah. >> So, they're the brushless motors. So,
>> you go race them somewhere like on the track? >> No, I just race around my yard. They're monster trucks, so they you just take those things anywhere >> and they can jump over anything. >> Oh, yeah. >> All right. >> I rip them through the sand and the grass and hit big jumps with them. I break them more than I do plates. >> You take a big jump, you're like, "All
right, let's do this." And then you land it and it's like boom, it's done. You just broke the wheel offer. >> But when the work day starts, the focus shifts to keeping the city running smoothly. Every collection has a plan. And behind the scenes, people like Mario Benditi, planner and scheduler for the city, help make sure it all runs like
clockwork. >> So basically, I'll And I will check them one by one. >> Right. Do you really? >> Oh, yeah. I'll get out at every one and I'll check I might take a section and do like three or four streets, >> right? >> But for the entire city. >> Yeah. So, here we have contamination, our first tote,
>> right? >> We have yard waste which does not belong in there, >> right? >> And we're going to end up tagging this and they're not going to collect it because of that. >> Okay. But but as I'm familiar with, you write on there exactly what the problem is. >> I can check off there's a spot for yard
waste on there that doesn't belong in there and I will show you that. >> The goal isn't punishment. It's education, making sure residents know what belongs in the bin and what doesn't. >> So, here we have these are um it's a recycling notice. It's not a violation. It's not It's just a warning. It's just
saying that, you know, oops, you had something in here that didn't belong. >> Right. >> So, I'll date this. Today's the 24th. And there's a spot on here. We noticed your recycle container that had something that didn't belong. And there's a spot for yard waste, >> right? any kind of branches, trees,
plants, anything like that does not belong in there. It's not recyclable, the collection center won't take it. So, basically, I just leave this notice on top of the lid like this. Leave it closed like that, yard waste, and that's it. And the
driver knows not to collect this. >> And if there's ever confusion, there's even an app that takes out the guess work. So, the Recycle Coach app, it's easy. You just put in your street, your zip code, and it will it will notify you the day before on your phone. You get a
notification and say, "Hey, tomorrow's your trash day." And you put the tan lid out. >> It'll give you a notification so you can't mess it up. >> I like that. >> From drivers to planners, each role shows the same thing. Pride in their work and pride in serving the community.
>> I do the best I can for y'all. Good evening everybody. Today is Tuesday, November 18th. It's uh November 18th of 2025 at 6 p.m. We're in the city chambers and I call the city commission regular meeting to order. Commissioners
present, commissioners Dval, Commissioner Langden, Mayor Stokes, Vice Mayor Emer, Commissioner Pro. There's a quorum present for the meeting. Also present, Deputy City Manager Yarborough, City Attorney Fino, City Clerk FA, Board Specialist Linder.
We've got uh Captain King, and Fire Chief Titus. Stacy, you want to lead us in the pledge, please? >> Thank you. To the flag of the United States of America and [clears throat] to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [clears throat] >> Randy and I'm looking for a motion to approve the agenda, please. >> So move. >> Second. >> Got a motion by the vice mayor, seconded
by Commissioner Langden to approve the agenda. Let's vote, folks. >> [snorts] >> And that passes 5 to zero. City clerk, any general public comments? >> Yes, we have Valdi Oleander followed by Yim Rosani.
Thank you. >> Welcome sir. Good evening. I am Ali Oliver. I come here in peace. I am not the criminal. Don't treat me like one. I have a
dignity. I am instructing Stokes. I am using word from Florida constitution. You cannot amend it. I am instructing you to remove cup of my back. Please
learn English obey your oath or if not resend your oath. And one more time please move this podium to the middle. act like civilized manner [snorts] mayor. Sorry.
Number one, my alvaloran taxes were up 3.74%. My not dollar taxes went up 10.22%. Number two, my social security went up less than 3%. Why commissioners want to talk to city
employers? [snorts] Read preamble to the city charter. You you will find it to whom you should talk. Who is sovereign? Number four. Who is sovereign in United States of America? We the people according to counter
Supreme Court of the United States opinions. For example, city government is so sovereign only among alike like the city of Venice, Charlotte County, Sarasota County, but never
never again never above the people. Federal government is sovereign only among with other nations. [clears throat] What is the sovereignty means? Sovereignty is the highest authority and always stays with the people.
That's why you come to election to us. Number five, 30% of Americans today view the violence is necessary to solve political disputes. Why? What's wrong with you people?
Again from Supreme ofi Supreme Court of the United States, no city was ever built with the sole object of being incorporated, but it is incorporated
as affording the best means of being wellgoed. The power of creating a corporation is never used for its own sake but for purpose of affecting something
else and since you give yourself 50% raise what is this every anything else you don't know [snorts] 40 millions of the citizen of United States relies on snap food
3 million flian Why so many are poor? Thank you, Mr. Holden. >> Hey, fellow commissioners. How are you? My name is Yaz. I'm a business owner. Uh I own the Burger King on Toledo Blade
and uh Tamiami Trail. Um I want to talk about my first meeting here. I came here during the special budget meeting here in September and uh this was my first forum and and and an event like this and I wanted to talk about the non-adorum
taxes. Um and I kind of my non-adorum taxes specifically the road and drainage district has gone up 200% over the last 5 years. You guys are all on the same emails with Commissioner Fletcher um comm Mr. speaks um and the city manager
um highlighting um highlighting the questions that I'm asking is how are the taxes the non-born alone taxes specifically going up so much um 200% in the last 5 years for my
two Burger King parcels compared to uh the two my other properties in other municipalities like Pasco city of Newport Richie um blue county where there are significant ificantly less. Um, I've emailed uh Commissioner
Fletcher during uh shortly right after the special budget meeting um asking him uh for an explanation and I emailed him again on September 17th and August 1st, Mr. Fletcher replied by
saying that some of his deputies um will identify the differences and get more information for me. And then a month later on November 12th, I followed up again uh regarding the change in the mythology. I mean, there's two issues here. There's a spending issue, which
I'm not here to go into today, um or a change in the mythology. And I believe that the mythology that we currently have for or QSRs for the mythology in place currently in general is not fair
and not equitable. Um, Mr. Speaker replied back on November 3rd explaining the current me mythology. I replied back saying that I did not it did not answer my questions regarding the property taxes, specifically the nonvul.
I also dug into the expenses in that email of 50 million. Um, prior to this, I spoke to the commissioners and Mr. Stoke uh said that I should talk to the city. I spoke to the city and the city said that it starts with the commissioners and changing
uh the use generation, the use trip generation. Is it equitable? All in all, we I believe we need to get into the same same room and look at the current mythology. And I'm advocating for a change. Um because at this current rate, you're going to have
me close down one of my two restaurants uh when my contract is up and um it's just too high. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> All righty.
On to announcements. Uh city clerk. The current vacancies for the following boards and committees include the art advisory board, auditor selection committee, charter review advisory board, citizen tax oversight committee, community economic development advisory board, debt management committee, environmental advisory board,
firefighters pension trust fund board of trustees, historic and cultural advisory board, joint management advisory board, police officers pension trust fund board of trustees, parks and recreation advisory board, planning and zoning advisory board, and veterans park advisory committee. Sarasota County
Advisory Council vacancies include one resident of Northport to serve on the Sarasota Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizen Advisory Committee. If anyone would like more information, please see the city clerk's office. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Moving on to
consent agenda. Um, Deputy City Manager, any items been pulled? >> No items have been pulled, sir. >> All righty. Um, any public comment? >> There is none. >> Then I'm looking for a motion. I'll make it. I move to approve the items in the
consent agenda. >> Second. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by Commissioner Daval to uh excuse me to approve the consent agenda. Let's vote. And that passes 5 to zero.
Uh, moving on, we have presentations. Uh, 25-2983. Um, deputy city manager, you want to introduce this item? >> Yes, sir. I'm going to ask Stacy Allesio, uh, emergency manager, to come and give a presentation. This
[clears throat] presentation requested to provide additional information regarding the emergency operations center project. It will include afteraction items this project addresses and how the space will help meet space needs of the city and how
this building will serve the community. >> Welcome. >> It is wonderful to be back up here um to give you guys. Last time I was up, you wanted me to bring back additional information. We've had additional discussions between now and then. So, I'm hoping that this will answer the
rest of your questions. Um, we'll go over some lessons learned, the benefits of the EOC, go over the answers to some of those questions, and then one last review of EOCC funding. But first, um, my deputy thought it'd be a good idea to show you kind of how the emergency
operations center interacts uh, during an event. So when we're activated, we actually um get our main direction from the policy group for our community emer our
CMP. We actually um have our policy group made up of myself, the city manager, the fire chief, the police chief, the public works director, the um utilities director, and our city attorney. Um so together we
[clears throat] get our main priorities put together. Those go down to the emergency operations center and based on those priorities we determine what resources um and what strategies we need to to fulfill the objectives and then we coordinate with our departments um to utilize their
personnel and their resources to get the job done. And then we coordinate with the county, state, federal government and any faith-based organizations, nonprofits and private sector as well. Um and then we also have our Jenin call center which is extremely important to
interact with to um get information out to the public. Um so just to go back in time to tropical storm Elsa um this was a great example of lessons learned because this was where only the city of Northport was
affected. So the rest of Sarasota County had no impacts. It was just a Northport impact storm and that's because this was mostly a rainfall event and the rain fell over the watershed. So it was a couple of days later that almost 11 ines of rain that we got in 3 hours ended up
in Northport with 4 ft of water in the estates. Um so Sarasota County's emergency operations center was not open because for them the county wasn't impacted. They had shut down. Um but we were 100% fully activated rescuing
people from their homes. Um the big lesson learned here I'll read the quote directly from our afteraction report was that we need to but be better prepared to be self-sufficient understanding that we will never be able to obtain the resources we will we will ever need to meet all possible situations. So we
should always strive to be able to address the needs of the community in a manner that best serves them regardless of the condition the conditions with what we have. So basically, this is saying that we're not going to be able to ever buy the resources and have every
single resource we need for every disaster. So we need to set ourselves up to best acquire those resources after disaster to organize those, but also to organize the resources that we already have um in the way that best serves the community. And the best way to do that
is with this emergency operations center. um going up a couple of years. We're now at Hurricane Ian. Um we all remember what that was like. Um record rainfall uh almost 22 inches of rain over the
city causing citywide flooding, 2 million tons of debris, statewide impacts, which means that we're now competing with the state for resources. Um and then um bulleted here is the documented direct documented need for the emergency operations center from the hurricane Ian after action report. um
city hall conference room that the EOCC is located in is very limited in terms of space. It would be prudent to have an EOCC building with showers, kitchens, and storm protection. We need to have a backup water supply. GIS needs to have their own dedicated workspace and then to continue with planning for a new EOC.
And um that picture on the bottom right is actually of our comm's team working by lantern light trying to make sure that our community has um the information that they need. [snorts] All right. And then just last year, our hurricane season was that season of
close calls. 17 inches of rain in Sarasota caused substantial flooding up there. Um catastrophic storm surge from Hurricane Helen. It pushed water up the Maka River. Fire rescue is actually out in unincorporated Sarasota County assisting with rescues out at some of
the mobile home parks. And then um Hurricane Milton, we had um a pretty big debris operation in the city here from that. We also had power outages that took out some lift stations. Um we had a little kind of disaster within a disasterish when um the governor asked
if we would support a state fuel site at STC which was great for us but um that's another story. Um personnel issues um due to lack of space because everyone's just on top of each other and fighting for space. So we did have a little bit of that and then just the backtoback
activations. We were here overnight for Helen. We tore everything down to reset everything up um for Hurricane Milton. And then those year-round benefits, uh 247 facility readiness to respond to no notice disasters. Uh we're looking at a
potentially intense wildfire season. We're already very very dry early on in the season and under a burn ban. Um that's just one example of a no-n notice event that would cause us to need to activate the EOC. um space for emergency management, development services, and IT
staff. So, we'll have um office space for those three departments. Um conference rooms available for all staff to reserve that large meeting room space for outside partners. So, if Kuanas needed a meeting or United Way, um they could reserve it through [clears throat]
us. Capabilities to host additional trainings in house. And then the continuity of government space. So, um, if something were to happen to city hall, it would be a great space so we can continue to run operations out of. Um, we have a window in there, so if development services needed to do
permitting out of the front office or utilities needed to collect bills out of there or something like that, it would be a good space for that. Um, community benefits. Um, it's a safe building, so it ensure that uh we're able to respond efficiently and effectively during a disaster. our
community uh education and outreach seminars so we can get information out to the public. We have so many new residents coming in who have never experienced a hurricane. Um I think the majority of people when we do hurricane seminars or new residents who have, you know, they didn't even experience Ian with us, so they don't know what it's
like. So it's really important that we can continue to educate year round. Our community emergency response teams are very supportive of this as well. Um they're always looking for a space to do trainings and they currently go to Charlotte County. So it' be great to host them here. um large meeting room space for advisory board meetings. We'd
be very very happy to host those there as well. And then meeting space for long-term recovery group, community organizations, active in disaster, any other nonprofit, faith-based organization, any partner who would want to meet would be welcome to reserve our space.
So, getting to the gist of those questions that you had asked last time, um why can't the EOC be a conference room? Uh, so our emergency operations center, yes, we have a big space for us to collaborate, but it's much more than
that because it's 247 operations. You need to have breakout rooms for those meetings. You need to have a kitchen, place for people to sleep, backup water supply, backup power. So, it can't just be a conference room tacked onto another building. Um, why do we need an EOC when
the county has one? That's also a great question. So, the county, they're fabulous partners. They're a great resource. We are one of four municipalities and they have a very large unincorporated area that they're responsible for. Um I'm going to give
when my experience in Lee County as an example. Fort Myers Beach was slammed. They had casualties on the beach. Sabbel and Captiva and Pine Island were cut off from the county. [cough and clears throat] So they were the top priority. Cape
Coral, City of Fort Myers, they all needed resources as well. but life safety was much more um pertinent in those other areas of the county. So, it's really important that when the county has to focus somewhere else that we're able to take care of our own. Um
and then what happens if we don't build an EOC, we'll continue to function out of out of city hall like we have been. Um we won't be ready for notice no notice events and the building won't support the 247 operations or major hurricane response. And we're asked why not use FEMA grants and we did look into
this and very early on in the project but the cost to build to the standards required by the grant cost more than what the grant would actually give us. So it didn't really make much sense for us to go that way. And then can we put this building with the new PD headquarters? Um this project is an
immediate need. Um accomplishing [clears throat] this need now would be the cheapest possible way to do it. Um, if we put this building in PD headquarters, it would cost that money for redesign and there would be a cost escalation as well. And then just reviewing the finances for this um
with the adopted budget. If you we're going to have first reading of the budget amendment later on this evening, we'll go over the additional building fund and sir tax money. Those three things together give us all the money we need to build the building. Um, and then we just have the $900,000, not just it's
money, um, but we have the $900,000 that we are seeking grant funding for, and our grants team has already submitted that up. Um, so they have their eyes on it and are, um, going to be working on that for us. And then the cost of waiting. So, we did an estimated cost
escalation. Um, 8% compounded is the going rate of escalation right now for con um, for construction. Um, and it's a little bit over a million dollars each year, every time, um, each year that we put it off. And that's all I have. >> All righty. Thank you very much.
>> Take questions. >> Commissioners, anybody, got all our questions answered. All right. Uh, any public comment? >> There's none.
>> All right, Stacey, thank you very much. >> Thank you. Moving on to public hearings resolution 2025-R71 and this is a quasi judicial hearing. Uh city clerk if you could read by title only and sir in the parties.
>> Resolution number 2025-R71 a resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport Florida approving a preliminary subdivision plat for Madera at Wellen Park a 32 lot residential town home subdivision on approximately 8.6 6514 acres located
north of Tamiami Trail, US 41, and west of North River Road, providing for findings, providing for preliminary subdivision plat approval, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. There are no agreed party status requests forms that have been turned in. Can everyone wishing to provide testimony
please stand and raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge? So, help you God. >> I do. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. Um, we got a call for disclosure of any expporte communications. Commissioner
Pro. Um, I had a agenda briefing with the city staff. >> Thanks, Vice Mayor. >> I have none. [snorts] >> Other than my briefing, I also have none. >> Um, I had none, mayor. >> And commissioner,
>> I have none, mayor. >> All right, then we are ready for presentations. Applicant That be you, Mr. Luzinski. Welcome. >> Thank you. John Luzinski, senior vice president of
Wellen Park, and I have been sworn in. Uh, this, uh, parcel, it's 8.6 6 acres on the north side of Route 41 across from where we opened uh the Millennium Physicians Group facility about a year
ago, a little more than a year ago. It's got 32 town homes. It is part of village B which was approved for 1,200 units. And with this we will complete village B with 932 units. roughly 17.3%
underneath the density. It'll be a town home community that will be will develop here and probably late spring Neil homes will commence construction of the 32 fe simple town homes. Other than that, it's
pretty straightforward. It we have a right in right out onto 41. uh FDOT did not allow uh a full access or even a right turn lane because the few amount of trips that are provided. Other than that, it follows all the regulations in
the that we do and because the new ulvc we're here in front of you with a preliminary plaque. Uh historically, this was part of our D VDP approval and we would have just gone to final plat, but we're preliminary plan approval. So, with that, I'll turn it over to staff.
Thank you, sir. Good evening, commissioners. For the record, Sherry Wlette Grandon, Planning and Zoning Division. I have been sworn. The preliminary subdivision flat before you is Madiraa at Wellen Park. It is petition number PSP25-01904
via resolution number 2025R71. The applicant is Christopher Jordan PE of Stantech Consulting uh services. The owners are Thomas Ranch Land Partners Village I LLP. The location is north of
South Tamiami Trail and uh west of North River Road. So, this little area is between, if you're familiar, it's to the um Oasis subdivision is to the east and the Renaissance is to the west. The
request is to create a 32 unit residential town home subdivision. The impacted area is 8.6 acres. So as you see before you on the screen, this is an overview of the subdivision plat. Uh the installation of all
required infrastructure including but not limited uh necessary water, sanitary sewer lines, roadways, drainage, storm water, uh management areas, utility landscape and street tree easements
are included on the preliminary subdivision plan. The residential units are within the total allowance for village B. Uh 60% of the area has been allow allocated as open space.
The preliminary plat does meet the definition of a a preliminary subdivision plan according to the requirements of Florida statutes chapter 177. And also the final plat must be consistent with the approved preliminary subdivision plat.
In addition to the evaluation, it was uh evaluative compliance with the city of Northport comprehensive plan. This uh subdivision is consistent with policy FLU.18.1 of the comprehensive plan, meaning that
the preliminary PLA application was submitted in accordance with the requirements of the unified land development code policy FLU2.1 site and subdivision design. Um, it is in compliance with this policy as well
as the transportation element for sidewalks and connectivity and supporting the bicycle uh pedestrian uh system for future residents. It's also compliant with the public school facility element and a school concurrency determination letter of
receipt has been provided by the Sarasota County School Board. It meets objective one, the housing element. It provides additional variety of housing types and affordability to accommodate the present and future housing needs of the Northport residents. And this is a
low density um type of project. So low densities uh typically four dwelling units per acre. So with the 8 acres, the 32 units are within compliance of the density.
In addition, it's compliant with chapter 4, the subdivision standards of the Unified Land Development Code. 16 minutes. Um, a formal environmental survey has been completed on the sites. All permits will be issued in accordance
with state and federal standards. The site is in a FEMA flood zone AE with a 1% annual chance of flood for which base uh flood elevations have been determined. And and I want to add that at the time of the review, I know that there will be
fill that will bring up the uh lot to the correct elevation. Uh the preliminary subdivision plan went a thorough underwent a thorough review by the development review committee which comprises of fire rescue, police, planning and zoning, natural resources,
utilities, uh public works, storm water and public works transportation. And after the review of that assessment, there were no issues or concerns regarding the subdivision plan. In addition, public notices were mailed to
the property owners as well as the advertisement requirements have been met per the public notice requirements of the unified land development code. In addition, the city attorney's office has reviewed and approved the accompanying resolution 2025R71
and it is cor correct as to form the planning and zoning advisory board. This petition was heard before them on November 6th. It was approved with a 5:1 vote. Uh one of the board members dissented it but did not give any
indication as to why. There was a couple of public comment concerning the item from the resident neighborhoods. One of the issues with the question was um what type of housing? Um they thought it was multifamily and staff stated on the record it is low density housing. Also
the subject came up of whether a wall or a fence is required for this property. It is not. It would be something that if the developer chooses to do so they can and it would have to abide with the regulations. It does meet the buffer requirements and the landscaping
requirements. Um staff is asking that the city commission approve resolution number 2025R71 uh for the MadiRaa at Wellen Park preliminary subdivision plat. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Uh we have no agreved parties. So uh looking for any rebuttals by applicant. Epipan has no rebuttals. I think Sherry gave a very detailed presentation. Thank you.
And you, Sharon? >> Commissioner staff has no rebuttal. Thank you. >> Alrighty then. And with that, uh, any public comments? >> There's not. >> Commissioners, any questions? >> Commissioner Duval.
>> Thank you, Mayor. I just [clears throat] had a question. Um on the notice to the property owners within the 1320 ft. Uh was there any kind of a negative response? >> I guess that because we sent those
mailings. Um yes, we did not receive any negative response to that. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome, sir. >> All right. Seeing nothing else, um let's go to closing arguments.
We got staff any closing arguments >> this time? >> Yes. Uh based on the information provided to the commission and the research with the compliance to the Florida statutes, the unified land development code. Um staff is requesting
approval of the resolution. Thank you. >> Thank you. And applicant developers requesting approval of the resolution. We believe this will be a nice addition to Wellen Park overall and will help
like I said complete uh village B there. All right, with that I'll close this public hearing and looking for a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R71 as presented.
>> Second. Got a motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by Commissioner Duval to adopt resolution 2025-R71 as presented. If there's nothing more to this, folks, let's vote. Guess I'm the only one who hasn't voted.
And that passes 520. Moving on to B, resolution number 2025-R72. This is also quasi judicial city clerk. Resolution number 2025-R72, a resolution [snorts] of the city
commission of the city of Northport, Florida, approving a preliminary subdivision plat for West Lake, a 156 lot residential single family subdivision on approximately 164.48 acres located south and west of Prao Boulevard and north of Playmore Road,
providing for findings, providing for preliminary subdivision plat approval, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. There have been no agreed party status requests received. And can everyone wishing to provide testimony please stand and raise your right hand?
>> Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge to help you vote? >> I do. >> Thank you very much. Uh, Exparte Communications, Mr. Pro. >> Besides my agenda briefing, I have none.
>> Vice Mayor, >> I have none. Commissioner Langman, >> I have none. Mayor Dval, >> I have none. Mayor, >> uh, other than my uh uh briefings, um, I did have one very brief conversation.
Uh, just was curious as to the type of housing that was going in there, which I asked Mr. Lzinski about, but other than that, nothing else. So, with that, we can move on to presentations. Applicant, you are up.
John Lzinski, senior vice president with Will and Park. I have been sworn. West Lake is on the west side of Prao, south of the public safety building, going all the way down to Playmore and
just east of Island Walk. Within the confines of West Lake, there's an existing plus or minus 32 acre lake that has served as the West Village's improvement district primary irrigation lake number one for the last number of
years. That pond is being reshaped a little bit and being expanded. This community of 156 lots will have lots that are 65, 75, and 85 foot widths, 140 ft deep. [cough] [clears throat] What this community is
intended to be is the follow on to Everly. Everly is the 241 unit community south of Maninnesota Beach Road just east of West Village Parkway where we have four builders, three
custom and one semi-custom where homes are averaging B are range from 1.5 million up to just about $4 million. So this is again bring out those same builders wanted more lots as they are evolving more than 50% complete with
Everly. So uh we have commenced development site work out there and this is for the preliminary plan approval for that community. It'll be another it'll be a very nice community with uh amenity and gated community.
>> Thank you very much. One thing I should add to the north end we do have an existing eagle's nest. We have taken all gotten necessary permits and have stayed out of the both primary and secondary zones. Uh once the nesting season passes
we will have a pond that will be part of the uh secondary zone but we will have a public trail that connects downtown to playmore by the back gate and the island walk so people can walk by it. We have a bench on the lake south of the public
safety building. So, it will truly be an amenity and some of that has been actually enabled by our friends at Island Walk who HOA has provided easements for the expansion of the pond by the public safety building as well as
what we're going to be doing here. So, not only while parks developing it, but I should give a shout out to the Island HOA for being good to work with. [clears throat] Thank you very much, Steph. [snorts] Good evening again, commissioners. For
the record, Sherry Wlette grounded planning and zoning division. I have been sworn. Um, in addition to this item, the next two items I will also be presenting to the the commission. Um, as stated, this is the Westlake at Wellen Park preliminary subdivision plat
petition number PSP25-02711 via resolution number 2025R72. Uh, the applicant is Christopher Jordan PE of Stantech Consulting Cons uh Services. The owners are Main Street Ranchands LLP. uh stated before, the location is
southwest of Prado Boulevard and north of Playmore Road [snorts] and the purpose of the subdivision request is to create 156 single lot family residential subdivision. The impacted area is 164.48
acres. Again, you can see here on the site plan where the proposal is where you can see the highlights of the lot sizes based on the different colors here in the legend. Um this will include the installation of
all required infrastructure including water, sewer, utilities, roadways, drainage, storm water management areas. The residential units are within the total allowance of village D and it and the lot size and standards
meet the requirements of the adopted village District district pattern plan. In addition to that, 64% of the area has been allocated as open space. The preliminary plat does meet the definition of a pre um preliminary
[snorts] subdivision plan according to the requirements of Florida statutes chapter 177. In addition, the final plat must be consistent with the approved preliminary subdivision plat. This is also consistent for compliance
with the comprehensive plan. The preliminary plat was submitted in coordinates with the requirements of the unified land development code. It also meets policy LLU 2.1.1 regarding site and subdivision design. Also meets the
transportation element, policy 5.5 for sidewalks connectivity. It [snorts] also meets the public school facility element. There is also a letter of concurrency receipt from the Sarasota County School Board. In addition, it
does meet the housing element object objective one to provide a variety of housing types. This is compliant with the city of Northport unified land development code chapter 4 regarding the subdivision standards and requirements.
A formal environmental survey has been completed on the property. All permits will be issued in accordance with state and federal standards. The site is in a FEMA flood zone AE 1% annual chance for flood which base flood elevations have
been determined and the project will be built in accordance to be above those. This has undergone um staff review through the development review committee which comprises of uh fire, police, utilities, planning and zoning,
environmental services, public works, storm water and public works infrastructure. Um it has been evaluated for zoning compliance, layout, environmental impact and has been assessed um very rigorously by the um development review committee
and they have not identified any issues or concerns for moving forward in the development process. The notice of public hearings have been uh advertised and notice have been set in accordance with the requirements of the unified land development code. The city
attorney's office has reviewed the accompanying resolution 2025R72 and it is correct as to legal form. Uh this was heard before the planning and zoning advisory board November 6th. They voted 6 unanimous. There were no
issues raised at the the meeting. Staff is requesting approval of resolution number 2025R72 for the West Lake preliminary subdivision plat. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Applicant, any rebuttals? >> Epan has no rebuttal and staff. >> Staff has no rebuttal. >> All right, then we are good. Looking for any public comment on this? >> Commissioners, anything to this agenda
item? One quick question, Mr. Lazinski, the pond that you're reconfiguring is how much additional capacity is it going to add? Cuz I know that as you said that's a primary. I didn't calculate that. We are adding
roughly 6 acres. So 6 240,000 probably about 2.2 million cubic feet. >> That's beautiful. >> Roughly. I'm doing the math in my head. >> Perfect. So, it adds about six more acres and we'll it's interconnected with
downtown. >> Good, good, good. >> Again, hold all the water we can. >> Perfect. All right. Um, other than that, uh, looking for any closing arguments that again, any closing arguments.
>> Um, staff is, um, asking that the commission would approve resolution number 2025R72. Thank you. >> Thank you. applicant in the custom homebuilders of Wellen Park would ask for approval.
>> Thank you, sir. All right, I'm closing the public hearing. I'm looking for a motion, folks. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R72 as presented. >> Second. Got a motion by Commissioner Dval, seconded by Commissioner Lang to
adopt resolution 2025-R72 as presented. Let's vote on this. And that passes 520. Moving on, our Well and Park night resolution number 2025-R73.
This is another quasi judicial. So, city clerk, you're up. >> Resolution number 2025-R73, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida, approving a preliminary subdivision plaque for fire station 87 to create two parcels, parcel one for a public safety
facility and parcel 2 and open space park on approximately 4.77 acres located at the intersection of the northeast corner of Maninnesota Beach Road and Prao Boulevard. providing for findings, providing for preliminary subdivision plat approval, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and
providing an effective date. There have been no agreed party requests forms received. Can everyone wishing to provide testimony please stand and raise your right hand? Do you swear affirm that the testimony you're about to provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge to help you God? >> Thank you. >> All righty. Thank you very much. Uh,
Commissioner Exparte Communications, Commissioner Petro. >> None besides my agenda briefing. Vice Mayor, Commissioner Langden. >> None for me, Mayor. >> None for me, Mayor. >> And other than my briefings and one-on ones, you know, over the months, I've
had some general discussions. This actually is a stones throw from where I live. So, I have asked on a couple of occasions what was going there and, you know, just general information. So, other than that, I have no nothing more. Um, so with that, moving on to
presentations applicants. >> All right. I'm going to throw you a knuckle curveball. John Lazinski as the chairman of the West Villages Improvement District who is the current land owner of the property. I've been sworn this parcel is 4.77 acres and we
originally platted it when we were building Maninnesota Beach Road knowing this was in our post annexation agreement for fire station number two. Uh as we started working with uh the fire team and Chief Titus and Chief Early uh it became obvious because we
did do the storm water offsite that the whole 4.77 acres was not needed for fire facility. Typically we try to size those for four acres presuming we're going to do on-site storm walk. So working together we are splitting it uh into two
parts. one will ultimately be uh deed and dedicated to the city with fire station number 87 which is under construction today and we are shooting for completion early summer of next year. We probably be done before the new
fire truck comes which was ordered about two years ago already. [snorts] The other portion, the Westfield's improvement district will maintain ownership and we are under development of a neighborhood tot lot park uh with a
uh bathroom facilities shade structure but the tot which is interesting there is we are theming it after fire the fire facility and a fire truck theme. Uh we anticipate completion in the next 30 days of that and we will open it to
public right after the first of the year. Uh obviously try to keep it down traffic down a little bit till we finish completion of the fire facility but both will be done here in the next 6 months and this is going to be a real positive
addition to Wellen Park and it's tied together with most of the neighborhoods with our trails and bike path system. And I do need to make one correction. She said uh the northeast corner of Prao and Maninnesota Beach Road. It's actually the southeast corner of Prao
and Prao and Maninnesota Beach Road. >> Thank you very much staff. Again, commissioners, uh, Sher Wlette Gronden, Planning and Zoning Division. I have
been sworn. Um, as you see before you, this is the Wellen Park Fire Station number 87, Preliminary Subdivision Flat, petition [snorts] number PSP25-03327, resolution number 2025 R73. Uh the applicant um as stated is John
Luzinski, chairman West Villages Improvement District and David Gomez, PE was also the joint applicant. The owners is the West Villages Improvement District. See
what location we have. Is it scrier here? Okay, I just overheard you. Um the request is to subdivide tract 102 of Maninnesota Beach Ranch Lands plat number one into two parcels. So the current um land configuration there is a
approved site and development and master infrastructure plan. So that was contained for both the fire station as well as the park which is why the park was and the fire station was allowed to develop. This is the last portion of the
uh replplatting of the subdivision into two plots, two lots. One is for the new fire station 87 and the other is for the playground area. The total impact area is 4.77 acres. As you can see here on
your screen, the configuration and the lot separation. To the south is the fire station as well as um there's an area for some future development for the building and the southern portion.
To the north is where the playground area is. So the uh required the fire station and playground will include the installation of all the required infrastructure, water, sanitary sewer lines, the access drives, drainage and storm water
management areas. The site lighting, landscaping and a reserve area for a future building as previously stated is allocated on the fire station site. The project is located in village J and the
proposed floor area excuse me ratio is 0.05% with a 65.2% of the project has been allocated as open space. The preliminary plat meets the definition and requirements of the
Florida statutes chapter 177. The final plat must be consistent with the approved preliminary subdivision plan. This is consistent with policy FLU1.8.1 of the comprehensive plan. The preliminary plat application was
submitted in coordinance with the requirements of the unified land development code. It does meet the housing element policy 1.9 where it states here that housing should be located within areas where supporting infrastructure is available or planned
including emergency services. The fire station does meet that requirement for emergency services. It also meets the recreation and open space element of the goal of for the comprehensive plan and that is regarding the playground area.
This will provide additional recreational resources for the public. Is this also in compliance with chapter 4 article 12 the subdivision standards of the unified land development code? A formal environmental survey has been
completed on the site. All permits will be issued in accordance with state and federal standards. The site is in a fl uh FEMA flood zone X which has a 0.2% chance of annual flooding. In addition, the preliminary subdivision
plat underwent a thorough review by the development review committee. They've uh evaluated the components of the site for zoning regulations, environmental issues and concern um access and they found that the proposal does
meet all of the necessary guidelines and regulations of the ULDC for moving forward in the development process. Notice of public hearings were uh conducted in accordance with the requirements I mean public notice excuse me and also the advertising requirements
in accordance with the unified land development code. In addition, the city attorney's office has reviewed and approved the proposed resolution number 2025R-73 as to form and correctness. at the November 6th planning and zoning
advisory board. The planning and zoning board voted unanimously 6 to approve the uh fire station 87 preliminary subdivision plat. Staff is requesting approval of resolution number 2025 R73,
the preliminary subdivision plat for the fire station 87. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. rebuttals. >> I have no rebuttal. And Miss Sherry, >> thank you. [clears throat]
>> Staff has no rebuttal. Thank you, Commissioner. >> Thank you. Um, no grief parties. Any public comment on this? City clerk. >> Then commissioners, anything to this agenda item?
Seeing nothing then let's move to closing arguments staff. >> Yes. Based on the information and presentation provided to the commission staff is asking that commission approve resolution number 2025 R-73
the fire station 87 preliminary subdivision plat. Thank you. >> Thank you ma'am. Not a closing argument, a closing statement. This site plan here, like if you the public safety building, we did perimeter
with our landscaping. We worked with LAR, who is the developer of Wellland Park Golf and Country Club because this is towards your northwest corner. They participated with us. So, we have a six-foot masonry wall on the east and
south side of the fire our parcel to further protect, you know, from noise and the residents of Well Park Golf and Country Club from this facility. So, I wanted to give a shout out to them. They worked with us to provide something we haven't done in some of the other the
other fire station in town or in Wellen Park. So, uh, again, another amenity. That wall is up and landscaped already. >> Thank you very much. [clears throat] Uh, with that, I guess we are ready to close
this public hearing and request a motion. >> I'll make it. >> Thank you. >> I'll move to adopt resolution number 2025-R73 as presented. >> Second. Got a motion by Commissioner Pro, seconded by Commissioner Langden to
adopt resolution 2025-R73 is presented. Let's vote. And that passes 520. Moving on. D. Resolution 2025-R76. One more quasi judicial city clerk.
>> Resolution number 2025-R76. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida, approving a preliminary subdivision replat for Wellen Park downtown phase 5, extending Wellen Park Boulevard right ofway and creating preservation, conservation area, storm water
management, open space, and future development tracks on approximately 76.7308 acres located west of West Villages Parkway and east of Prao Boulevard. providing for findings, providing for preliminary subdivision plat approval, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective
date. We have not received any agreed party status requests, and can everyone wishing to provide testimony, please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge to help you God? >> Thank you very much. Uh any uh we're
looking for disclosure, exparte communications, Commissioner Petra. Um, nothing from me except the agenda briefing. >> Vice Mayor, >> Commissioner Lman, >> not for me. >> And >> none for me, Mayor. >> And none for me. >> With that, moving [snorts] on to
presentations. Mr. Lzinski, you're up again. This is your last time. You know, >> this is the Well, I've got some statements after this, but this is the last up. Uh, John Lzinski, senior vice president, Wellen Park. Uh, and I'm
speaking as Wellen Park. This plaque divides the last portion of village D west west of West Village Parkway and east of Prao. Basically falls north of Oak Ben, which
we platted last year and we just opened for sales uh recently and existing downtown. The exciting part of this is it breaks that remaining land into two parcels bisected by the extension of Wellen Park Boulevard. Well Park Boulevard is where
we have the roundabout at you know downtown. Well Park run boulevard runs through downtown. It now extends ties into the road that formerly was our the road that to our building and we've reconstructed it and aligned it and it
will when we ex extend into village E the 60 acres we took back from the school district a couple years ago will connect downtown to the stadium. We'll also connect north of 41 to a
parcel we sold yesterday for commercial 50 acres to the Benderson Group which we will be working on right after the first of the year. So beautiful. Going to be able to tie together a lot of great uses with the street. Along at the
northwest corner of this plat right south of downtown on the west side of the street there's a irregular shape I'll call trap trapezoidal parcel that we're in the process of building a dog park highly amenitized dog park. We
moved some big trees close by and that will be opening. [clears throat] knock on wood if all the facil toys and things come in uh early part of December. >> So, this is exciting just because of the connectivity it's providing to some of
the major attractions that we've been able to develop s currently and in the future here in Long Park. >> Thank you very much. Good even good evening commissioners. For the record, Sherry will granon planning and zoning division. I have
been sworn. This is the preliminary subdivision replap for the Wellen Park phase 5 via resolution number 2025R76. The applicant was Joseph uh Kelly of Stantech Consulting Services. The owner
is the Maninnesota Beach Ranch Lands. Location is west of West Villages Parkway and east of Paro. The reply request is to um extend the Wellen Park Boulevard right away and to create preservation and conservation areas, a
storm water management area, open space, and future development tracks. The impacted area is 76.7308 acres. The project is located in village D. And here you can see an overview of that.
And the dark highlighted line is where you could see the extension of the roadway as well as the storm water and uh the conservation areas. The preliminary subdivision replap [snorts] meets and the definition requirements of
Florida statutes chapter 177. The final plat must be consistent with the approved preliminary subdivision replat. This is consistent with policy F um FLU future land use 1.8.1 of the comprehensive plan. The subdivision
replat um application was submitted in accordance with the requirements of the unified land development code. In addition, the extension of the Wellen Park Boulevard rideway completes the street network to support future residential and mixed growth and it does meet the transportation element goal
one. In addition, it's compliant with chapter 4 article 12 subdivision standards of the unified land development code. A formal environmental survey has been completed on the site. All permits will be issued in accordance with state and
federal standards. The site is in a FEMA flood zone X with a 0.2 per chance of annual flooding. In addition, this has undergone staff review through the development review committee comprising of fire, police,
utilities, public works, storm water, public works infrastructure, planning and zoning, and natural resources. Um, in reviewing all of the information, there was no info, um, issues raised or concerns indicating that the proposal
meets all the necessary guidelines and regulations to move forward and the development process. Uh, public notice and legal advertisement was done in accordance with requirements of the unified land development code. In addition, the city attorney's office has
reviewed and approved the accompany resolution 2025R76 as to form and correctness. This item was also heard before the planning and zoning advisory board November 6th and they voted unanimously
6 to approve the resolution and the preliminary subdivision plat. There were no issues raised. Staff is asking that the city commission approve resolution number 2025R76. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Wood.
>> All right. Uh, >> any rebuttals? >> No rebuttal, Miss. >> Um, >> staff has no rebuttal. Thank you. >> All right. And there are no agreed parties, so we're looking at any public comment. And then we're on to
commission. [clears throat] Any questions on this one, commissioners? Only comment I would have is I'll be delighted to see this done because this will really complete the connectivity there. That's that's a really key piece with all the apartments going up and all the other stuff going on the commercial
development down there. That's really going to give another ingress and egress for everybody. It's going to it'll be huge. So that is >> Mr. Mayor. >> Good. Yes, ma'am. >> Check your screen. >> Ahawk. Mr. Langon, >> thank you. >> I thought you weren't going to say
anything this morning. >> I didn't say nothing. I said very little. >> Oh, okay. You have the floor, ma'am. >> Thank you so much, sir. Um, it seems like yesterday, John, when you took me on a tour of
this massive area and there was not one building. It must have been four or five years ago now. And you were kind of pointing out where everything was going to go. And in all honesty, I couldn't see it. But it's been an an incredible
experience for me to see the different villages coming in and the downtown coming in and then to see villages be completed. Um it's just really been an amazing experience and and you guys have been
great partners with the city. So I want to thank you for that. >> Thank you. And you know what the most exciting thing about this plan is? [laughter] In about 60 days, our beautiful building >> is going to go the way of the Buffalo.
>> It's going to be building the old and we will be moving into one of the two new buildings in downtown. >> Wow. >> About the middle of December. >> End of an era. >> End of an era. >> Yeah. Thank you. And the one other comment I would I would have is, you know, [clears throat] for the public who
who are listening, if you want a perfect example of how you can put together a really group of diverse a group really a diverse development, there's everything from affordable and senior housing to
apartments to town houses, villas, condos, commercial retail district downtown with restaurants and doors. Um, tons of open space, an incredible lake with recreation areas, and um,
price points from the threes to four or five million houses, all within a relatively small footprint, theoretically a small footprint. And it shows how they can all work well together. That level of density attracts
businesses. Costco came to Northport because of West Villages and the density and the population. So, you know, for all the angst and for all the aches and pains that growth brings, there are some tremendous benefits that go along with
it. When it's done properly and it's planned properly, it can [clears throat] be beautiful. I heard with four quasi judicials here, open space in the area of 60%. [snorts] That rings my bell. It should ring a lot of people's bells. So, kudos. Thank you
very much. And pass it on up the line. Appreciate it. With that, um, where are we? We >> We are at uh >> Aha. Commissioner Duval, you're up, sir. >> Yes. Um, the mayor missed my light on
the the last issue. Um, John, I just wanted to say I really appreciate the adaptation on the fire department property. Now you're covering a safety and a quality of life thing with the park. Thumbs up. Thank you.
>> And again, we could not have done that without the cooperation of the fire department because originally that whole site was earmarked for their needs. We showed them that they didn't need all four acres. They gave up about a quarter acre. But we were able to work together with Chief Titus and Chief Hurley to
create a win-win >> and like mayor said that again cooperation and partnerships. >> Good job. >> We've been able to do that for the last at least six and a half years. I'll say that. >> Thank you. We're up to closing
arguments. Uh staff. >> Yes. >> Um staff is requesting that commission approve resolution number 2025 R76. Thank you. Thank you. And Mr. Lusinski, any final closing arguments.
>> Miss Case, I have no closing arguments. >> Thank you, sir. Which place? Um, closing this public hearing, requesting a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R76 as presented.
>> Second. Got a motion by Commissioner Duval, seconded by Commissioner Langden to adopt resolution 2025-R76 is presented. Let's vote and that passes 5 to zero. Thank you very much.
>> I was a few minutes late. I wanted to make two public comments. Would the mayor give me a minute to make those two public comments? >> This is my last meeting as mayor. If I break any rules, well, >> all right, perfect. >> Entitled. I asked for permission.
>> I just asked Deputy uh city manager Yarro to pass out to the commissioners because I only brought six copies. I came from a public meeting with uh Sarasota County, open to the public on the South River Road improvements that
we have coming on. As you know, the West Village Improvement District and underwritten by Wellen Park, we have taken the lead on the engineering for South River Road on behalf of the county. We are frontfunding $7.3 million of engineering dollars, which will get
back to us through re uh reimbursement of any construction cost. Uh today was the public uh public meeting. So, that was pass passed out. Uh Spencer Anderson uh head of transportation was there. The meeting
went really well. Uh we anticipate having full permits in about uh 78 months and contemplating per our agreement with county. They must bid the job within 8 months or 6 months of
our permit. We anticipate this segment the first segment of road that would be improved would be 40 uh from 41 to Winchester. But we are also designing that Winchester element all the way to the county line. So that whole hurricane evacuation route. So I just wanted to
pass that out to you so you get an idea what's going on. It's in the city but it's really not city. And second to that uh everybody knows the new high school is going to be opening in August. Partly the county came to us last year
to take the lead on the engineering knowing the Maninnesota Beach Road River Road intersection which is vitally needed for the high school wasn't going to be there. Spencer Anderson again great to work
with and we have worked out a deal. We're basically Wellen Park is going to be constructing. We got the permit last week. We've got pre-construction our yeah pre-construction meeting tomorrow. We are going to be putting temporary signals
at the corner Maninnesota Beach Road and River Road extending pavement to the south to widen it to comp uh we anticipate there's going to be 18 to 20 buses in the morning coming from the south to the new high school as well as installing a right turn lane for
westbound Maninnesota Beach Road. Our goal, knock on wood, we get we need a little help from FPL. They got to move a pole is to have those signals working by the start of spring training. >> Beautiful. >> And that'll open up that intersection then for all the Wellen Park residents
going down to Bokea Grand or Inglewood or something like that. But two things we're working outside of what the city would normally approve, but affects the city greatly. uh police is is working with us on traffic control as well as uh
Sheriff Hoffman and his group. So, we're getting help from a lot of people to do something real quick that could be a win-win. >> Awesome. >> So, I just wanted to let you do know that. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for the uh extra couple minutes. >> Have a good day. >> Again, kudos. perfect example of what
happens when you collaborate with your with your neighboring partners because uh that saved the West Villages Improvement District significant amounts of money, the connectivity of Playmore and Maninnesota Beach Roads to River Road, significant savings by packaging
that and and and allowing uh a collaboration between the county and and and the district. So, uh, again, it always pays to to work well with your neighbors. Thank you very much. >> Thank you.
>> Finished with our quasi judicials. So, we're moving on to resolution 2025-R85. City clerk, if you'd be kind enough to read by title only. Resolution number 2025-R85, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida,
authorizing and directing the acquisition of certain real property and/or easement interest by any legal means for the construction of the Hillsboro Boulevard, Cranberry Boulevard intersection improvement project, providing for incorporation of recitals, providing for findings and public
necessity, providing for terms for temporary construction easements, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. Thank you very much, Deputy City Manager Yarborough. This is your item, sir.
>> Yes, sir. Thank you. This resolution authorizes and directs the use of domain to acquire temporary construction easement on the south uh Cranberry Boulevard uh area necessary for the construction of the Cranberry Boulevard, Hillsboro Boulevard intersection
improvement project uh aka roundabout. and this project is a cost share with uh Charlotte County and staff's here to answer any questions you may have. >> Thank you. Um, commissioners
questions on this agenda item, >> one question. Uh, Deputy Sen, what do we mean by temporary? >> Literally that, uh, I don't want to step on the footwork uh, toes, but you know, when you do a construction project, it
it kind of spills out. you know, there's piles of dirt, there's there's equipment, there's, you know, it's literally temporary. Um, and um we did our best to um play nice with our neighbor the racetrack, but they were
not communicative. So, we're going to have to help help them with y'all's help uh in order to make this project happen. >> Chuck. >> All right. We won't own the property. No, >> this is just for the project. It'll go back to them. Uh it's just to negotiate the cost of the use of that fees.
>> Gotcha. Commissioner Dval. [clears throat] >> Thank you, Mayor. Um basically you just kind of addressed what my question is. Uh we're trying to acquire property. U now
this is temporarily. Um and I was going to ask, you know, what kind of, you know, backlash have we had? Um and does this um pretend
any permanent you know when we look for any permanent property you know for the roundabout are we going to have trouble acquiring the property? >> Sure. So uh Chuck speak public works director this is the last piece we need.
It's just this temporary construction easement. We just have been unable to to uh have talks with racetrack as as deputy city manager said they're unresponsive to our communications. Uh so this we're asking you to allow us to force their hand
>> to come to the table >> so we can finish this project. But beyond this we don't need any more property at that location. >> Thank you. >> Yes sir. Good. >> Right. Um seeing nothing more from commission. Any public comment on this item?
>> There's none. Then I'm closing this public hearing. Request a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R85 as presented. >> Second. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by Commissioner Duval. Adopt
resolution 2025-R85 as presented. Let's vote. That passes 520. Moving on. Resolution number 2025-R86. City clerk, if you'd be kind enough to read by title only.
>> Resolution number 2025-R86. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Northport, Florida, granting a non-exclusive permanent easement located on portions of property lying in section 21, Township 39 South, Range 21 East, Sarasota County, Florida, and bearing Sarasota County property
appraiser parcel identification number 0977 001030 providing for incorporation of recital, providing for filing of documents, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. >> Thank you, ma'am. Deputy city manager, your item.
>> Uh, thank you, mayor. This is a resolution uh for fire station 81 projects necessary easement Florida Power Light to access the property to perform necessary relocations uh of their infrastructure. Um the res
the resolution also approves the underground installation agreement needed to do the work with Florida power line. All righty commission any questions comments concerns going once twice and three times. Any
public comment? Very. >> And then I'm closing this public hearing. Requesting a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to adopt resolution number 2025-R86 as presented. >> Second. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Duval,
seconded by Commissioner Langden to adopt resolution 2025-R86 as presented. Let's vote. And that passes 5 to zero. Moving on to ordinances. First reading. Ordinance 2025-34.
I need a motion to direct city clerk to read by title only. >> So moved. Second. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by the vice mayor to direct city clerk to read by title only. Let's vote. passes 520. City clerk,
>> ordinance number 2025-34, an ordinance of the city of Northport, Florida, amending the non-d district budget and capital improvement budget for fiscal year 2025- 2026 for additional funding for the e sorry for the emergency operations center project
F24 EOC in the amount of $1,685,15 providing for findings, providing for posting, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. >> Thank you, ma'am. Deputy City Manager, your item. >> Yes, sir. Uh, this this is pretty simple. This is the budget amendment to
add the additional funding for the EOC that was presented to you previously. >> Yep. [snorts] >> And commissioners, any questions, discussion on this item, >> let's get it done. >> I think we're ready. Uh, any public comment?
>> There is none. >> Then I'm closing this public hearing and requesting a motion. >> I'll make it, mayor. I move to continue ordinance number 2025-34 to second reading on December 9th, 2025. >> Second. >> A motion by Commissioner Langdon,
seconded by Commissioner Dval to continue ordinance 2025-34 to second reading on December 9th, 2025. Let us vote. And that passes 5 to zero. We are coming down a home stretch.
>> Not quite. [laughter] >> You don't think >> the heavy lift? I got through the heavy lift. [laughter and gasps] All righty. Moving on to ordinance number 2025-35. I'm going to need a motion here to
direct city clerk to read by title only. >> Second. Got a motion by the vice mayor, seconded by Commissioner Langden to direct city clerk to read by title only. Let's vote. >> I need candy. >> And that passes 5 to zero. City clerk,
you're out. Ordinance number 2025-35, an ordinance of the city of Northport, Florida, amending water and wastewater capacity fees, amending the code of the city of Northport, Florida, section 78-30, providing for findings, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, providing for codification, and providing an effective date.
>> Your ma'am, deputy city manager, you're up, sir. Your item. >> Thank you, sir. Uh this ordinance presented is for the adoption of the uh proposed capacity fee increases to cover the capacitydriven capital needs of the utility system both water and sewer wastewater. Um we presented to you uh
these conceptual increases or proposed increases at the se September 23rd regular meeting. Uh staff's here to answer any questions you may have. >> Thank you very much commissioners. questions, discussion
being none, I'm looking for any public comment. >> There is none. >> And then I'm going to close this public hearing. Request a motion. >> I'll do it. I move to continue ordinance number 2025-35 to second reading on December 9, 2025.
>> Second. on a motion by Commissioner Dval, seconded by Commissioner Lang to continue ordinance 2025-35 to second reading on December 9th, 20125. There's nothing more to that. Let's vote, folks. And that passes 520. Moving on to second
readings. Ordinance number 2025-32. City clerk, if you'd be kind enough to read by title only. Ordinance number 2025-32, an ordinance of the city of Northport, Florida, establishing a schedule and location of city commission regular meetings and workshops for the 2026 calendar year, providing for findings,
providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing an effective date. And there was one change on this ordinance from first reading to second reading, and that is the change of the January 6th meeting to January 13th to accommodate the um strategic planning session that we have already scheduled.
Thank you very much. Commissioners, any questions on this? Are we good with this schedule? All right. Seeing none, any public comment? >> Then I'm closing this public hearing and request a motion. >> I'll make it.
I'll move to adopt ordinance number 2025-32 as presented with a date change for the January 2026 10 a.m. meeting. >> I have a second. >> Second. >> All right. Then I got a motion by
Commissioner Petra, seconded by the vice mayor to adopt ordinance 2025-32 as presented with the date change for the January 2026 10 a.m. meeting. There's nothing more to that. Let's vote. And that passes five to zero. Moving on
to general business, we got 25-2841. This is a discussion of possible action regarding city commission, board, and committee assignments for fiscal year 2526. City clerk, this is your item. Yes, this is so annually each year at this time we
do the assignments for the um the outside boards and committees that you are primaries and backups on. This is not for the Florida League of Cities one. That one is due at a different time of the year than these ones are. So this is just for the other general boards. And um the only change that is will
mandatory change because of who the mayor will be. So con the council of governments will change to the mayor who is appointed tonight. And I did add in the backup a calendar that shows um when the meetings are so far what I've received from all the organizations of
when the meeting dates are. So you'll see which ones do overlap. So gotcha. Hey commissioners, any questions on this? Uh Commissioner Langden. >> Thank you, Mayor. I currently have two
assignments, the Economic Development Corporation and Teen Court. I would like to maintain both of those. Teen Court has a three-year board expectation. So, I wouldn't want to
um give that up before then. I I am scheduled for Coastal and Heartland National Estuary. I think it was Commissioner Duval who sat in for me. Their meet their [snorts and clears throat] meetings
conflict with my board meetings for Sarasota County EDC. So, um I am truly unable to to make that meeting. If another commissioner could pick it up, I would appreciate it.
>> Commissioners, anybody want to grab that one? If I may, mayor, >> I would further point out that both myself and Vice Mayor Emmer already have two uh board assignments where we
represent the city um and the other commissioners, including yourself, mayor, once you roll off as being mayor. So, I would suggest that those with one assignment consider picking up a second assignment.
>> I have two as well. I have [laughter] I have tourism. >> You're an alternate. No, I'm just kidding. [laughter] >> True. >> Well, you are dropping cogs, so I mean you could pick up another one. >> I agree.
I never have the time to do it. The hard lands just doesn't work. Just doesn't work for me. What are we looking at? Can we Is it possible to bring that up on the screen so we can see the schedule? Do we have that?
>> When they meet, >> not when they meet, just to see who's got Yeah, I just want to see who's got what here. >> The benefit of paper. >> We got to spread them more. I mean, >> I've got to You've got to
>> rock paper scissors. [laughter] >> Straws. >> It's got to pick them up or we go bare. I mean, Commissioner Petro, what do we got? You got Maninnesota League Week on the second Thursday. So that board has three three meetings
for the year and the only one that it does conflict with is EDC annual meeting >> is the which >> is the EDC annual meeting >> you guys I mean I can't take any more on I have a lot of other boards I sit on
outside this plus the you know Florida League of Cities plus it's for me a campaign year I mean I'm going to swamped. So, I mean, I can't pick it up. I couldn't make it the last time because of all the conflicts um on what we want to do.
>> I'll take it. >> Oh, we have a volunteer. >> You're a good man, Demetrius. You're a good man. >> As long as it doesn't conflict with the Minnesota League of Cities. >> It does not. >> It does not. Okay.
>> All right. Well, that takes care of that one. Thanks for volunteering. That's a That is a help. What else we got? >> Looking at it, mayor. >> Yeah. Is there any anybody else got any issues with theirs or everybody else is good? What they got? I'm good with my MO
and and tourism. You keep me busy. All right. >> Thank you, Commissioner. >> Thank you very much, Demetri. It's nice of you. Um [clears throat] All right. Do we need a we need a motion? City clerk,
>> anybody want to take a swing at this one? >> I'll take Why don't Yeah, that's right. Why don't you, Commissioner Langden? Since like [laughter] you were the one that needed to change the schedule, would kept the motion simple, you know. >> I know. I know. Um, [snorts] I move to maintain
the city commission board and committee assignments with one change and that is um reassigning Commissioner Pro to the Coastal and
Heartland Nash National Estuary Partnership with Mayor Stokes as the alternate. >> [snorts] >> We have a second. >> Second. >> All right. Got a motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by the vice mayor, and
uh to maintain the current city commission board and committee assignments for [snorts] fiscal 2526 except for the um coastal heartland committee which commissioner Petro will take.
So with that, let's vote. >> [snorts] >> And that passes 5 to zero. Moving on to general business 25-2902. It's discussion possible action
regarding first amendment to the agreement by between the city of Northport and Red Speed Florida for the speed detection camera systems. Um deputy city manager, you're item, sir. >> Thank you, sir. Uh although we adopted this kind of recent uh well very recent um there's some things that we're
recommending uh in this u amendment the first amendment to the agreement is effective as of the date of the last party approval. So we piggybacked on this we need to have our contract match up with the piggyback contract that we're that we're using. Uh the term the term of the first amendment to the
agreement shall have an initial term commencing on the date the agreement signed by both parties and expiring on June 24th of 2029. Uh the summary report another changes the summary report of the monthly receipts gross uh less calculated fees net shall be sent to the
city's accounting manager and police department senior business manager. The fourth amendment um in change includes a new exhibit B which is a certificate of liability insurance. This replaces the existing uh B which is also a
certificate. It's more updated uh certificate of liability insurance. And then finally a new exhibit C uh which is the city of Northport insurance requirement form has been included in this uh first amendment to the agreement. Staff's here to answer any questions you might have. to
commissioners. Anything to this? >> It's nothing major. It's just >> mostly house housekeeping and getting the contract >> tightened up >> tightened up and on a time frame. >> Commissioner Petro,
>> thank you, Mayor. I think as a city, um I believe we missed the competitive bidding process by going piggy bagging off of Palmetto or is it Plantation? Plantation. Uh I think it does save time
but reduces competition especially if there are any local or regional vendors. Um that's my opinion and it's just as a tax uh as a taxpayer and public official I would want to have uh more visibility of
uh vendors who might bid. I looked it up. There are about uh 20 vendors in the state of Florida and we chose only one because of someone else chose one. We don't know how much I don't know if we as a city looked into
how much or how many how much time they spent or how many vendors they looked through those um but we as a city we did not have [clears throat] any request for proposals. So um but this piggy banking
process for major public safety program such as this um involving recurring revenue would in my opinion again would greatly qualify the city for our own bidding
process and um I I would like to know why we did not go that route. Um that's one question. The second question, this uh company that has um or had problems with two other municipalities
if I'm not mistaken uh locally, regionally, and yet we did go with them. So, I just wanted to bring this this to the attention of this board at least and to the public um that I'm for transparency,
but piggy banking uh going after somebody else's um chosen vendor reduces the transparency um not to mention uh competitive advantage. So my question
to the staff uh would be why did we go off of somebody else's rather than doing it ourselves? >> Piggybacking is um allowed under Florida law. >> Uh we use it frequently. Um
we use it in utilities, we use in public works. our a lot of our asphalt that we buy is piggybacked off of Charlotte County's um com and we don't piggyback off of anything that's not competitively uh bid out and it wasn't necessarily
competit competitively bid out by us but it was competitively bid out by another governmental agency. Uh so we use piggybacking a lot frequently. Um, as far as this particular instance or the other two questions you had, I'll defer to
Captain King on that. >> Um, Captain King for the PD. >> As far as us looking at other companies, we did look at what was around at the time when we began our search. Um, most of the the pricing that was put out were all around the same area. Um, some of
them weren't giving us the option of them placing the items. we would have to purchase outright to have the devices placed which would change the complete structure of how we were going to um enforce them. On top of that um looking
at what Plantation did onto your questions of what the other issues were in some of the other jurisdictions that was in the very beginning of this that they've worked out those kinks and found out some of those were input errors that weren't verified. So, we did look into
both of those issues at those jurisdictions, and those issues have been rectified on both ends of us verifying the information that we're pushing forward and with who's putting the information in on the back end, >> city attorney,
and [clears throat] just to follow what the uh manager said, the um piggybacking process is not allowed, not just under Florida law, but under our own code. So it's 2-43 48 I think. So it's permitted under both state law and city code.
>> Um yeah, I was aware of that obviously. Um but I also want to bring this to the board board's uh attention that um the same company that we hired or the the company that we chose um they did
the study of a violation. I I think there's a conflict of interest when they they did have that presentation last time by saying how many people violated the speed limit. Uh which was kind of conflicting when I
read it through. Um so that's another thing I want to bring it to the attention when we hire a company uh or as a vendor and that the same company does the the study.
I do believe there's a conflict of interest. Um, and that was presumably exhibited that they did it. Um, and uh, I guess nobody brought it up to the attention of this board, but I do
believe that if we any company we hire and this same company does the the study, there's a conflict of interest. I'm talking about speed limit study they did over five day period over
>> the speed study. >> Yeah, speed study. >> Yes, sir. That's that study is the data that's pulled from their radars. So, >> I don't know how it would be a conflict of interest if that company is going to do another one, whichever company we hire >> is going to do their own study because
they're going to want to verify the data that they're using to go off of. >> Yeah. I just think, you know, they could have done better hiring somebody else and present it the study to to the board and not doing themselves.
But that's just, you know, my opinion. >> Was the report statistical in nature? In other words, it wasn't opinion-based, was it? It was >> no it was from the data exactly taken from the radar that was placed out at each location for the time frame of the week.
>> Yeah. So it's just fact-based. It's not a report that recommends we do anything or use anybody or do it. This was just we're giving you So whoever would have done it if they had done it at the exact same time would have come up with the exact same statistics. Right. >> Correct. >> Okay. That's what I thought. Okay.
>> Well, actually if I can. It's just to me seems a little bit odd because not one car went 35 plus miles per hour from 9:00 a.m. to 2 pm, but more than 4,000 cars went 35 plus
miles per hour for the 8:00 a.m. to 300 p.m. hours. So, there's a big discrepancy, or for the better lack of words, the 8 a.m. hour and 3pm hours are when the school zone lights are flashing. It's a parking
lot and it's a rare occurrence someone even has the ability to go 30 miles over miles per hour. I guess my I I should I should be very specific. I I do believe it's a study because the study does not
elaborate in the details. We don't know how the study was conducted. How did they arrive at these figures? How does the 31 plus miles per hour represent and uh 31 plus over the posted speed limit or the actual speed limit of the vehicle?
And another one is where the data from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. But uh it's just to my opinion it's bit skewed to say the least
>> because it's a parking lot there during the school hours. people cannot speed there specifically on the major roadways are we talking about and >> I guess I would ask uh our city attorney we h we have a I mean this is a tightening up of an existing but we have
a binding contract as we speak right >> that's correct >> yes >> what we're doing so we're amending this and um I would advise that we accept the amendment just because of piggybacking issue but to be clear we do have a binding contract that we have right now
already been done. Commissioner Dval. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'd like to address my fellow commissioners uh concern. Um,
I came here earlier today [clears throat] by way of I got on Toledo Blade at the corner of Price. and I traveled south to 41 on Toledo
Blade. The only vehicle behind me that did not pass me and I had my cruise control set at 45 miles an hour, which is the speed limit on Toledo Blade. The only vehicle that did not pass me was a city
development services truck. >> Thank God. >> We had [laughter] and I was watching. I was glad, you know, I I was thankful that they did not pass me. Um, and that's generally my
experience in this city. I do drive by cruise control. Doesn't look good for a city commissioner to be getting speeding tickets. Uh, plus I don't want my insurance rates going up. And I do
continually have people right on my rear end. I have people going by me. Um, we definitely do have a problem in this city and when it comes down to the safety of, you know, not just our children, but uh people crossing, you
know, trying to cross the roads with their bicycles, their ebikes and and uh other things. Um, I think this would be a good program. It's going to wake people up.
Um, and we do have the option if if things don't go right, we can get out of it. You know, that's part of the program. Um, uh, it's going to, you know, it's going to cause some concern for some people, but if you don't speed, you don't have a
problem. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner. All right. Um, >> can I add something? I just want to make sure that publicly, um, it's stated. My name is Ireina Koharena. I'm a finance director. So, the city of Plantation
went through a long process of um getting their solicitation. So, besides Redspeed, there were others who submitted um the proposals. There were a total of eight firms that actually submitted. And so, they went through the you know, there was a selection
committee. Uh they did an evaluation. It was a full process that they went through to select it. So, it wasn't just they just picked the firm and went with it. Just wanted to make sure it's clear. >> Thank you very much, Commissioner Petro.
>> Thank you, Mayor. And I don't um minimize the issue. I just that the points I brought up is and I did not know that there are eight companies or vendors were used. >> They must not at all. I just wanted more
transparency from the staff and uh another one is the study that could be better done by the independent company. But um I do realize the issue and I I know we have a contract so we
better follow through the contract. >> Uh with that uh any public comment? >> There is none. Then I'm uh looking for a motion. >> I'll make it. I move to approve the first amendment to the agreement by and
between the city of Northport, Florida and Redspeed Florida LLC for the speed detection camera system for school zones as presented. >> Second. Got a motion by Commissioner Langden, seconded by Commissioner Dval
to approve the first amendment to the agreement by and between the city of Northport, Florida, Red Speed Florida LLC for the speed detection camera system for school zones as presented. Let's vote, folks. And that passes 520.
I guess that's the only item, right? We're done. >> Yeah, >> I'm not passing a gavvel. >> No, you can keep it. >> I can keep it. All right. Thanks. I knew you all feel that way. Moving on to final item of the night. 25-2840. Discussion and possible action regarding
the nomination election of a mayor and vice mayor. This being my last meeting as mayor for this year. [snorts] So, um, if I think the protocol, does the mayor nominate make a nomination? >> No, the mayor does not.
>> Oh, okay. Well, it says that >> mayor request nomination. >> Then I'm requesting a nomination. >> I'll make one. Mayor, I nominate Vice Mayor Emorich to serve as mayor for the upcoming year. >> And it does not require a second, I
believe. >> That's not These are just nominations. >> That's correct. Do we have any other nominations? I nomin I nominate Commissioner Langden for Vice Mayor. >> Well, >> we're not on Vice Mayor yet, sir. >> We're not there yet,
>> but thank you. [laughter] >> I thought you guys were in a hurry. >> Not that much of a hurry, >> Mr. Efficiency. Okay. >> So, [laughter] with that, um, I need a motion then.
>> I move to elect Vice Mayor Emmerich as mayor. I'll second that. So with that, let's vote if there's nothing more to it. [snorts] And that passes five to zero with one
stipulation that there be no hurricanes during your year. Sarah, >> I had one the last time. Exactly. Do not need another. >> There you go. [cough] Moving [clears throat] on to vice mayor. I am looking for nominations. >> I'll I'll make it. I nominate
Commissioner Langden to serve as vice mayor. >> Second. >> You don't need to second. [laughter] >> I'm used to it. >> We have any other nominations, sir? Are we good? >> All right. Then I'm looking for a motion.
>> I'll make that. I move to elect Commissioner Langden as vice mayor. >> Now, can I second? >> Now you can. >> There we go. Got a motion by Commissioner Dval, seconded by the vice mayor to uh nominate Commissioner
Langden as the vice mayor. And let's vote. And that passes 520. Before we go on to final public comment, I just want to say it was a pleasure to serve this year. I especially want to thank the general public out there for
being as nice and civil and respectful for the most part during my year. And uh it made it a lot easier for me. I didn't have to throw the gavvel at anybody or throw anybody out. So, I truly do appreciate it and um it was my pleasure
to serve each of you to say the meetings will get shorter >> well going forward >> with you as mayor. No doubt. >> And with that, I'm looking for any general public comment. >> Well, then we can move on to
commissioner communications. Commissioner Pro, >> I have none. Vice Mayor now mayor >> new >> Commissioner Langden. >> Um I just want to thank uh Commissioner Duval for my nomination. Thank you very much, sir.
>> Commissioner Duval. >> Yeah, bear with me, folks. Uh November 7th, I attended the groundbreaking for SMH Sumpter Hospital. I was proud to be there for that and have you. On November 10th, I attended
Veterans Day ceremony at city hall. I also spoke to four groups of fourth graders at Toledo Blade Elementary School about city government. November 11th, I attended the veterans ceremony
down on uh 41. November 13th, I attended the Sarasota County legislative delegation meeting in Venice and listened to our mayor give a good speech. And on November 14th, I attended the Peace River Barbecue Tour.
And that's it. Very much. And I myself also did attended the same items as as Commissioner Duval mentioned. Um and and it was my pleasure to speak at the delegation meeting. I uh made it a point
to to politely request that as our state reps go up there and debate the issue of property taxes that they give lots of careful thought and consideration to how their decisions may impact us here at the local level. And uh you know
hopefully at least those three were listening. So we appreciate all they do and uh we appreciate them carrying our sentiments back up to Talahasi with them. So, with that, uh, let's see. We got anything from [snorts] Deputy City Manager?
>> Um, Commissioner Stokes, it was a pleasure. Um, congratulations, Mayor Emer. Um, happy Thanksgiving to y'all and to everyone out there. >> Thank you very much, city attorney.
>> Couldn't have said it better myself >> and city clerk. >> Yeah. as well. Regretful as it may be, it's 7:51. It's a wrap. This meeting is ajourned. >> Learned a lot today. Had a great
experience with the gentleman from solid waste division of public works. What I learned today was that we have a lot of programs I don't think citizens are aware of to take advantage of. Whether it's cardboard collection, whether it's tote cleaning, or also just