##VIDEO ID:pekoOXKoTYk## >> SEEKING AND LOOKING FORWARD  TO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO  BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  >> THEY STARTED CHARLOTTE  COUNTY UTILITIES AS A METER  READER IN 2004. SO THAT'S KIND  OF WHERE I GOT MY FOOT IN THE  DOOR AND WANT REACH A POINT MY  LIFE OR THINGS ARE MORE STABLE  AND I DECIDED TO LEAVE  CHARLOTTE COUNTY UTILITIES.  AND I WENT AND GOT MY INTERNS  LICENSE THOSE VERY EXCITING  DOING THAT FOR A SHORT PERIOD  OF TIME, BUT AFTER A WHILE I  STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE  UTILITY. IT WAS IN MY HEART AT  THIS POINT I HAD ALMOST 12  JUST 2 MONTHS, SHY OF 12 YEARS  AND AND SO I REALIZED DURING  THAT TIME. MY HEART WAS IN  UTILITIES AND SO I STARTED  LOOKING AROUND AGAIN I THINK  OPENING HERE TO BE SEEING IN  THE SO I APPLIED AND I GOT IN  TYPICALLY I GET HERE AT 7 IN  THE MORNING. I GET MY LIST YOU  KNOW IF I CAN GET TO THIS THIS  IS WHAT I NEED TO DO AND.  >> I GET IN MY TRUCK IF I NEED  ANY SUPPLIES PARTS TOOLS BASED  OFF OF THE WORK I WAS GIVEN  THAT MORNING, I'LL PICK THAT  UP HERE AT OUR SHOP AND THEN I  HEAD OUT IN THEM. MICHAEL FOR  THE DAYS GET AS MUCH WORK AS  THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO DONE AS  POSSIBLE. AND SOMETIMES THAT  HAPPENS AND OTHER TIMES  THERE'S A LOT OF FIRST  RESPONSE CALLS THAT COME IN MY  FAVORITE PART IS THE  UNIQUENESS NOT KNOWING WHAT  I'M GOING TO BE FACED WITH  EVERY DAY. IT COULD BE  DIFFERENT. IT'S NOT MUNDANE IN  ANY WAY.  >> AND IT'S EXCITING WHEN YOU  GET A CALL AND YOU'RE YOU'RE  ON YOUR WAY YOU DON'T KNOW  WHAT IT IS AND YOU YOU HAVE  THE EXPERIENCE AND THE  KNOW-HOW AND THE BACKING TO  FACE WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE  SO I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN  FACING THESE CALLS AND I THINK  THAT'S WHAT DIFFERENT PART.  >> HELLO MY NAME'S A VAN FULL  PRODUCTS FACILITY MANAGER WITH  THE CITY OF NORTH PORT AND  TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE  TALKING WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT  OUR FREE SWIM EVALUATION. IT'S  IMPORTANT THAT WE DO NEED  EVALUATIONS SO KIDS  REGISTERING FOR SWIM PROGRAMS  THEY GET PLACED IN THE RIGHT  CLASS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT  MORE DOING THAT'S SOMETHING  YOU ATION IS EVERY SWIM LEVEL  HAS WHAT'S CALLED EXIT SKILL  ASSESSMENTS. SO WHAT WE DO IS  WE HAVE YOUR CHILD GET IN THE  WATER AND WILL GO THROUGH A  SERIES OF DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS  CAN WE GO INTO THE WATER I CAN  YOU SHOW US YOUR PHONE CALL  CAN YOU SHOW US BACK ALL SHOWS  ELEMENTARY BACK DIFFERENT  STROKES WITHIN AND WHAT WE'RE  DOING IS WE'RE TRYING TO SEE  WHERE YOUR CHILD TEST TO  BEFORE IT BECOMES A CHALLENGE  FOR THEM AT THAT POINT WHAT WE  ASSESS THAT THAT WILL LET YOU  KNOW AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND  SIGN YOUR CHILD UP FOR THAT  APPROPRIATE LEVEL THERE. IT'S  IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE  SO THAT WAY WHEN WE'RE  TEACHING A LEVEL ONE WE DON'T  HAVE KIDS THAT SHOULD  POTENTIALLY IN A LEVEL 2 AND  LEVEL ONE CLASS BECAUSE  THEY'RE NOT LEARNING THE  APPROPRIATE SKILLS THAT THEY  NEEDED THAT POINT IN TIME  RIGHT NOW WHEN WE'RE IN FULL  SUMMER WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE  COME BETWEEN 8.10 DEDUCED FROM  A VALUATION JUST AS YOU CAN  HEAR THE WATER SPLASHING IN  THE BACKGROUND SLIDE.  EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT ANY  DAY OF THE THAT OPEN YOU CAN  COME IN AT ANY POINT IN TIME  ENOUGH FOR SOME EVALUATIONS WE  ALWAYS HAVE A CERTIFIED SO  MUCH DOCTOR ON SITE THAT HAVE  YOUR CHILD TAKE A SWIM  ASSESSMENT.  >> FRANK THOMAS ALWAYS MANAGER  I AM HERE TODAY WITH NOW  REOPENED DIDDY MARIO TELL  PEOPLE HERE HAVE ONLY BEEN  DOING THIS JOB, I'VE BEEN HERE  5 YES 5 YEARS EXCELLENT  EXCELLENT SO TELL PEOPLE WHAT  IT ENTAILS WHAT YOU DO. THE  PLAN IS SCHEDULED FOR SOLID  WASTE THE CITY I GO OUT AND  AGREE THE NEW RESIDENTS  TONIGHT, EDUCATE THEM ON  RECYCLE EXCELLENT SOUNDS  INTERESTING VERY AREA WHEN HE  FOUND INSIDE THE RECYCLING  BINS SHOULDN'T BE THERE SO  LET'S TRY TO TELL THE PEOPLE  HOW TO RECYCLE MOST COMMON  THING I FIND FRANCIS PLASTIC  BAGS.  >> SO START TO NOT RECYCLABLE  I FIND JUST POSTING THE  CONTAINER FOR THE RECYCLE WITH  HIM SHOULD SIDE COUNTRY THAT'S  RIGHT INSIDE THE BLUE  CONTAINERS. AND THEY SHOULD BE  YOU TAKEN BACK TO THE GROCERY  STORE OR TOSS IN THE TRASH OR  DO SEE A LOT OF RECYCLING  INSIDE THE CONTAINERS OF I  COME ACROSS A LOT WANT TO DO  THAT SO.  >> OKAY, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY  QUESTIONS YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK  AT OUR WEBSITE WW DOT NORTH  PORT FLORIDA DOT GOV SLASH  SOLID WASTE.  >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.  HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO  EVERYONE. TODAY THURSDAY  JANUARY SECOND 2025, IT'S  04:00PM CITY CHAMBERS AND I  CALL THE CITY COMMISSION  REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.  COMMISSIONERS PRESENT ARE  COMMISSIONER DUVAL MAYOR  STOKES VICE MAYOR WE DO HAVE A  POOR PRESIDENT. ALSO PRESENT  CITY MANAGER FLETCHER INTERN  DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY ROBERTS  ASSISTANT CITY CLERK POLICE  CHIEF HARRIS AND. AT SO  ROBERTS WOULD YOU CARE TO IT'S  >> PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE  FLAG. UNITED STATES AMERICA. 2  OF STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER  GOD. COOL.  >> REQUESTING A MOTION TO  APPROVE THE AGENDA. SO MOVED.  SECOND RIGHT. QUESTIONS JUST  RESTATE MOTION MOTION TO  APPROVE THE AGENDA ADVICE.  MAYOR SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER  DUVAL. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE  THAT LET'S JUST MOVE IT. AND  THAT PASSES 3 TO 0. WE HAVE  ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, NO  WELCOME FLOYD'S TIME. THIS IS  YOUR ITEMS. IT IS THANK YOU  SIR.  >> FIRST THE YEAR. WELCOME  BACK HOW HAS THE BIG DAY DOWN  TO WELCOME A UNIFORM. THANK  YOU SO MUCH.  >> HELLO EVERYONE FOR THE  RECORD CHRISTINE MCDADE HUMAN  RESOURCES DIRECTOR. IT'S MY  HONOR TODAY TO WELCOME SUMMER  NEWEST EMPLOYEES PLEASE STAND  AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE  NEED IN OUR WE ALSO HAVE ANY  THOUGHTS SERVICE  BACK IN LOVE IT IS ASSISTANT  US.  DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE HAVE  WENDY MY HER IN ADMINISTRATIVE  SERVICE  PROPS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER.  FROM FIRE WE DIEGO THE  LOGISTICS TECHNICIAN.  FROM PONCE PH AT SONY  GROUNDSKEEPERS TO WELCOME.  THEY'RE PEOPLE ALL  WARM MINERAL SPRINGS LIVE ART.  DIDN'T REALLY SEE IT. TIMOTHY  MAJOR RECORDS TECHNICIAN.  KNEW FROM PUBLIC WORKS. WE  HAVE MARQUEE GAMES. HE'S  ACQUITTED OPERATOR ONE.  GUESTS CAN BE IN DENVER  OPERATE OR WHY.  REALLY A SOLID WASTE AND  OPERATOR.  O NE, A SOLID WASTE COULD NOT.  I AT LEAST WE HAVE UTILITIES  OR THE A BUSINESS SERVICES OR.  TODAY WE HAVE JOSEPH MARINO  COLLECTION  THE CITY I WELCOME ALL OF YOU  I WISH YOU THE BEST WILL.  >> ALRIGHT NEXT THAT WE'VE  PROCLAMATIONS IN RECOGNITION  SO. COMMISSIONERS WANT TO HEAD  DOWN.  ALL  >> WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM  CERTIFIED A REGISTERED NURSE  AND THAT'S THE CYSTS.  >> RIGHT. RIGHT.  >> WHEREAS. CERTIFIED  REGISTERED NURSE ASSESSED AND  THAT'S THE CYSTS OUR ADVANCED  PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES,  PROVIDING AMNESTY SHOULD CARE  TO PATIENTS IN THE UNITED  STATES FOR MORE THAN A 150  YEARS. SNOW AND THESE ARE  AMONG THE NATION'S MOST  TRUSTED PROFESSION AND WHEREAS  LEGISLATION PASSED BY CONGRESS  IN 1976. A NURSE AND THAT'S  THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST THE FIRST  NURSING SPECIALTY TO BE  ACCORDED DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT  RATES BY MEDICARE. C O R N  AIDES ARE PRIMARY. AND THE S  AND THAT'S THE PROVIDERS IN  RURAL COMMUNITIES AND CONTINUE  TO BE THE PRIMARY PROVIDERS OF  ANASTASIA CARE TO THE U.S.  MILITARY PERSONNEL AND WHEREAS  SEEN OR AN ACE PRACTICE IN  EVERY SETTING IN WHICH  ANASTASIA DELIVERED FROM  TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL SURGICAL  SUITES AND SPECTACLE DELIVERY  ROOMS TO CRITICAL ACCESS  HOSPITALS FROM THE AMBULATORY  SURGERY CENTERS TO THE OFFICES  OF DENTISTS PODIATRISTS  OPHTHALMOLOGISTS PAIN  MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS AND  MORE AND WHEREAS AND ARE  QUALIFIED TO MAKE INDEPENDENT  JUDGMENTS REGARDING ASPECTS OF  BASED CARE BASED ON THEIR  EDUCATION TRAINING AND  LICENSE. AND WHEREAS CRN A'S  ARE TRUSTED ANASTASIA EXPERTS  CARING FOR PATIENTS SAFETY AND  COMPASSION THAT WE DELIVERING  SPECIALIZED COST-EFFECTIVE  CARE OR PATIENTS WANTS TO  SENIORS FOR EVERY TYPE OF  PROCEDURE IN TYPES OF  FACILITIES AND WHEREAS CRA  EXPERIENCE IN CRITICAL CARE  NURSING IN ADDITION TO  ANESTHESIA CARE PROVIDES THE  TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO  ADDRESS UNITED HEALTHCARE  CHALLENGES OF SOME OF OUR  SICKEST PATIENTS, INCLUDING  VETERANS, WHEREAS THE PERIOD  OF JANUARY 19TH THROUGH 25  2025 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS  NATIONAL CRN A WEEK. NOW  THEREFORE WE THE CITY  COMMISSION, THE CITY OF NORTH  PORT FLORIDA TO GO BY  PROCLAIMS JANUARY 19TH TO  1/25/2025 AS NATIONAL  CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE AND  THUS JUST WEEK.  >> HI THERE MY NAME IS RACHEL  POLLEN. I'M A RESIDENT OF PORT  TODAY I ACTUALLY COMPLETE MY  BOARDS TO BECOME A CERTIFIED  REGISTERED NURSE MUST TEST.  WANT TO MISS  >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  >> WELL OF THE SANDY HELP NEXT  2. PARKS AND RECS WINNING  AWARDS LEFT AND RIGHT. FLOOR  IS YOURS.  >> SO ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS  AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. I  AM PLEASED TO BE RECOGNIZING.  CHERYL GRINER AND LINDSAY  STRATTON TODAY AS NEWLY  CERTIFIED PARK AND RECREATION  PROFESSIONALS. OFFERED BY THE  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK  ASSOCIATION THE CPR P  DESIGNATION IT'S A SIGNIFICANT  MILESTONE IN THE CAREER OF ANY  PARKS AND RECREATION  PROFESSIONAL, IT'S RECOGNIZED  AS A BENCHMARK FOR EXCELLENCE  IN THE FIELD. THE C P R P  PROCESS REQUIRE SPECIFIC  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO  QUALIFY ALONG WITH PASSING A  COMPREHENSIVE EXAM. EXAMS A  150 QUESTIONS SURE YOU'LL BOTH  REMEMBER IT FONDLY. AND COVERS  5 CORE COMPETENCIES OPERATIONS  PROGRAMMING HUMAN RESOURCES,  FINANCE AND COMMUNICATION.  IT'S OFTEN A YEARLONG PROCESS  AND IT'S DESIGNED TO ENSURE  ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE A DEEP  UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIELD AND  A STRONG COMMITMENT TO  PROFESSIONAL GROWTH EARNED THE  DESIGNATION. I WANT TO GIVE  THEM CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE  LINDSAY.  >> ALL DEVONTA WILLIS AQUATICS  WE'RE SO PROUD ABOUT LINDSAY'S  TRACK FOR A MUCH EVEN THE  CERTIFY PARKS REC  PROFESSIONAL, A LINDSEY, I'M  ACTUALLY WORK FOR BACK IN 2020  THROUGH ABOUT 2022 AND LEFT  THE CITY AND CAME BACK AS OUR  SUPERVISOR AT WARM MINERAL  SPRINGS. IN THE SHORT TIME  THAT LINDSAY HAS BEEN BACK  WITH US. WARM MINERAL SPRINGS  HAS HIM A TREMENDOUS IN THAT  AREA WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE  STAFFING. WE HAVE A GREAT  RESPONSE FROM THE PATRONS FROM  HER AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD TO  RECOGNIZE HER TODAY FOR HER  PROFESSIONAL EFFORTS. THE  JOPLIN  >> AND FOR CHERYL. JUST WANT  TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HER  JOURNEY THROUGH THIS PROCESS.  IT TAKING THAT CREDENTIAL  REQUIRED HER TO STRETCH BEYOND  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERTISE SHE'S  HONED OVER THE LAST 18 YEARS  WITH THE CITY. AND SHE HAD TO  DIG INTO FACILITY OPERATIONS  AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING  AND COMMUNICATIONS AND  MARKETING WHICH ARE AREAS SHE  DOESN'T DIRECTLY HAVE  RESPONSIBILITY FOR SO IT A BIG  HAUL FOR HER. BUT WE'RE REALLY  PROUD OF HER. THE INITIATIVE  SHE DEMONSTRATED STEPPING OUT  OF HER COMFORT ZONE  CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITY  FOR GROWTH.  CONGRATULATION THANK YOU.  IT'S  >> ASSISTANT CITY CLERK DO WE  HAVE ANY PUBLIC FINAL PUBLIC  COMMENTS, NO SIR WE DO NOT AT  THIS POINT THEN IT IS FOR 12.  CHAIRING THIS MEETING.  >> I'M STACEY LASALLE AND THE  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT AND I'M GOING TO  BE TALKING ABOUT HAVING AN  EVACUATION PLAN IT'S A POINT  HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN AHEAD  OF TIME AND IT'S VERY  IMPORTANT TO WRITE IT DOWN  BECAUSE THAT WAY YOU HAVE IT  SOMEWHERE PRESENT FOR  EVERYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY CAN  SEE IT AND KEEP IT FRESH IN  THEIR MINDS AND YOU WANT TO  ALSO SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE IN  YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR NEIGHBORS  SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT YOUR  PLANS ARE AHEAD OF TIME AND  HOW TO GET A HOLD OF YOUR WAY  TO LOOK FOR YOU AFTER A  DISASTER FOR YOUR EVACUATION  YOU SHOULD HAVE MULTIPLE  ROUTES TO GET TO LOCATION.  YOU'RE PLANNING TO GO TO JUST  BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS TRAFFIC ON  75 MIGHT BE GRIDLOCKED THERE  COULD BE SOME VERY GOOD BACK  ROADS TO GET TO WHERE YOU'RE  GOING THAT COULD GET YOU THERE  MORE QUICKLY WITHOUT BEING  STUCK IN TRAFFIC WHEN YOU'RE  MAKING EVACUATION PLAN. WE  USUALLY TELL YOU 4 DIFFERENT  THINGS YOU SHOULD STAY HOME IF  YOU ARE NOT IN HIS OWN THAT'S  BEING EVACUATED AND IF YOUR  HOME IS BUILT TO WITHSTAND THE  FORECASTED STORM IF YOU.