##VIDEO ID:uaLkb9Ew9AU## BAG THAT YOU SHOULD THINK  ABOUT WHAT MEDICATIONS YOU  MIGHT NEED TO HAVE AHEAD OF  TIME FOR UNDER A STATE OF  EMERGENCY YOU ARE ABLE TO  REFILL PRESCRIPTIONS AHEAD OF  TIME EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT DO  YET. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO  THAT ALSO IN YOUR GO BAGS YOU  SHOULD HAVE NON-PERISHABLE  FOOD FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES, A  RADIO THAT IS BATTERY POWERED  AND EXTRA BATTERIES SHOULD ALL  POWER GO OUT WE WILL BE ABLE  TO BROADCAST ON 97.5 FM ANY  EMERGENCY INFORMATION SO BE  SURE TO HAVE BATTERY POWERED  RADIO READY IN TUNED IN TO 97  POINT.  ♪ >> BELIEVE THAT THE NATURAL  RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WILL BE  INTEGRAL PART FOR THE CITY'S  GROWTH IS WE WANT TO ACHIEVE A  MORE BALANCED APPROACH OF  DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE WHAT  WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS SEE  SENSIBLE DEVELOPMENT  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.  >> AND ABOUT A MONTH THAT IN  LYON WAIVES WHAT WE DO HAVE  ALREADY HAVE HASTENED WE WANT  TO PRESERVE AS MUCH AS WE CAN  OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SO THAT  IS STILL PLACE FULL ON THE OF  ZAW ALL MIKE WRITING BAD  SADDLE THE OF THE SPECIES THAT  SURVIVED IT ALL HABITAT THAT  ROLE SYSTEMS. BIG PART OF  >> THE WAYS YOU CALL SYSTEMS  FUNCTION AND IMPORTANT PARTS  FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR LIST  THE SPECIES THEY STABILIZE THE  SOIL THEY PROVIDES SO MANY  DIFFERENT BENEFITS, INCLUDING  SHADE LIMITING THE HEAT ISLAND  EFFECTS WITHIN OUR CITY  ♪ PROVIDING HABITAT PROVIDING  SHELTER FOR THE SPECIES. JUST  TO ALSO FOR OUR IS THAT HE CAN  JOIN MINCE WELL AS AN A LOT OF  WHAT I DO IS.  >> MAKING SURE THAT  DEVELOPMENT CONFORMS TO THE  TREE PROTECTION CODE SO ONE  THING WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE  SINCE APRIL OF 2022. IS A TREE  PROTECTION CODE WHICH IS QUITE  ROBUST AND THE CITY OF NORTH  PORT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY  COMMISSION AND THE CITY ALSO A  LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT  AND SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO  HAVE THE TREE PROTECTION CODE  SO.  >> WHAT A LOT OF WHAT I DO IS  MAKING SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT  IN THE RESIDENTIAL OR  COMMERCIAL CONFORMS TO THAT  CODE WE OFF SUCH A PASSIONATE  TAME WE COME FROM.  >> FACT I THINK BETWEEN US WE  HAVE A 100 OF EXPERIENCE AS WE  ARE EVERY RIGHT WING TO GO OUT  AND YOU KNOW WE KNOW WHAT HE'S  CAUGHT OUT. WITH A HAPPY TO  ♪ TAKE THE CHALLENGE TO DIVISION  COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.  >> AND LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY  WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE GREAT  STRIDES AND PROTECTING WHAT WE  HAVE HERE AND FINDING THAT  BALANCE WITH DEVELOPMENT AND  ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, I'M  EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS  TEAM REALLY.  >> SEEKING AND LOOKING FORWARD  TO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO  BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  >> 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 ABC 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 TO GET AS  MUCH WORK AS THAT WAS ASSIGNED  TO DONE AS POSSIBLE. AND  SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS 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  ANYWAY.  >> AND IT'S EXCITING WHEN YOU  GET A CALL AND YOU'RE YOU'RE  ON YOUR WAY YOU DON'T KNOW  WHAT IT GOOD AFTERNOON TODAY  IS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7TH 2024  IT IS 04:00PM WE ARE IN THE  CITY CHAMBERS AND I CALL THE  CITY COMMISSION REGULAR  MEETING  ♪ >> TO ORDER.  >> WELL BOEING MISSION OR  AVERAGE.  >> MYSELF MAYOR, COMMISSIONER.  >> AND LANDED AND I THINK  MAYBE COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL  MIGHT BE JOINING IS HAVING CAR  TROUBLE I UNDERSTAND. AND WE  ALSO HAVE IN TERMS CITY  ATTORNEY GOING ASSISTANCE  POWELL AND CITY MANAGER, BUT I  HEARD CHIEF TITUS IS IN THE  HOUSE IN AREAS AND POLICE DO  WE HAVE A BREEZE.  >> CAN SEE WITH THAT IS THAT  OKAY. YEAH, SOMETHING ABOUT  FOR LIKE TO CALL ON CHRISTINE  MCDADE TO LEAD US  >> IT IS TO A UNITED STATES OF  AMERICA FOR WHICH IT STANDS  NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE  WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR  ALL. THANK YOU.  >> ALL FOR APPROVAL OF THE  AGENDA. SECOND. I HAVE RULE  AGENDA BEING BY VICE MAYOR  STILL WAS THE SECOND BY MISTER  AMRIDGE IF THERE'S NOTHING  ELSE WE CAN BOTH. AND THAT  PASSES 4 TO 0 PUBLIC COMMENT.  >> SO THERE ARE MOVING  WELCOMING A NEW EMPLOYEES CITY  MANAGER THIS IS YOUR ITEM.  THANK YOU MADAM I WANT WE WANT  POINT OUT THAT TO WHAT WE  WOULD POISON. CALL THE SOURCES  DISCUSSING THE TO LEAD  THROUGH. WHAT WORRIES  >> BUT EVERYONE FOR THE RECORD  CHRISTINE MCDADE HUMAN  RESOURCES DIRECTOR IT'S MY  HONOR EVERY MONTH TO WELCOME  OUR NEW. STAFF MEMBERS HERE TO  THE CHAIN WANT I MEAN YOU  PLEASE STAND WHERE YOU ARE.  FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WE  HAVE LESLIE RECORDING  SECRETARY.  FROM FIRE WE HAVE NEEDED  FLIGHT SAFETY AND FIRE  PREVENTION OFFICER.  >> FROM HUMAN RESOURCES.  JASMINE SANTANA LOPEZ.  PARKS AND RECREATION WAY BRYAN  DAIRY, ATHLETIC FIELD.  EVAN NOT I WE'RE MIDDLE  SPRINGS, LOOK LIFEGUARD.  PUBLIC WORKS. DON'T DO THAT  BEEN OPERATING.  POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ONE.  WE KNEW COULDN'T OPERATE OR 3.  IF I WOULD AGREE TO WE HAVE  THOMAS BUDGET CUTS.  >> WE WISH YOU THE BEST YEAR  OLDS THANK  >> WONDERFUL NOW WE'RE GOING  TO MOVE TO NATION'S AND  RECOGNITION SO WE'RE GOING TO  STEP DOWN. AND DO THAT.  >> THAT IS GOOD WHAT SHOULD I  SAYING JOHN RAWLINGS I KNOW  YOU'RE IN THE HOUSE WERE TO  GO. COME ON NOW. THIS ONE'S  FOR YOU. OH YEAH, NO YEAH.  >> NOT ALL RIGHT THIS IS A  CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.  PRESENTED TO JOHN RAWLINGS IN  RECOGNITION OF YOUR EFFORT AND  DEDICATION TO THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT DURING.  >> HURRICANE HELENE AND  HURRICANE NOTED NOTED  PRESENTING THIS ON THE 7TH DAY  OF NOVEMBER 2024.  >> LIKE FEE TO SAY A FEW WORDS  BUT WOMEN I THINK THAT YOU  WANT TO WE WANT OKAY THAT'S  RIGHT THEY WANT TO GO FIRST  WOMAN TO GIVE THAT TO YOU ONCE  YEAH WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE  YOU BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST  BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID  THROUGHOUT THE HURRICANE IT'S  WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO YOUR  LONG WITH HAVING THE  COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ON  YOUR RADIO SHOW TO GET THE  WORD OUT TO THE PUBLIC  SUPPORTING NORTH PORT FORWARD  WITH ALL OF THEIR EVENTS SO WE  CAN GET THE PROPER WORDS OUT  THERE. SO PEOPLE CAN  UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CITY  BUSINESS IS. ALL ABOUT AND  THEN TRUTHFUL FACTUAL MANNER  AND IT GOES ALL OVER  FACEBOOK'S TO WHERE THE  MAJORITY OF OUR CITIZENS CAN  DEFINITELY TAKE PLACE AND  LEARN FROM YOU FROM YOUR  TIRELESS TIRELESS DEDICATION.  SO FOR MYSELF AND THE  COMMISSION WE THANK YOU SO  VERY MUCH  I CAN'T REALLY BRIEF BECAUSE  I'M SURE IT.  >> I  >> CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER  PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SO  COMMITTED TO GETTING FACTUAL  CORRECT. INFORMATION OUT TO  THE CITIZENS.  >> HE IS A MYTH.  >> BUSTER THAT'S WHAT HE IS.  SO JOHN WE  ♪ ALL OWE A REAL DEBT OF  APPRECIATION. AND YOU KNOW  THERE'S THE THE STUFF THAT WE  SEE HIS INTERVIEWS AND ALL OF  THAT. WHAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS  SEE IN THE **** TO KINGS BUT  HE GIVES TO THE COMMISSIONERS  WHEN HE THINKS THAT WE ARE OFF  I PERSONALLY REALLY APPRECIATE  THAT THANK YOU JOHN.  THAT SURGE ALONG WITH IT.  ♪ >> FAR BE IT FROM ME REPEAT  WHAT MY TO FELLOW  COMMISSIONERS TO SAID, BUT  JOHN YOU ARE AN EXAMPLE OF  SOMEBODY WHO TAKEN THE  RESOURCES THE TOWN SAY HAVE  AND REALLY FOUND A WAY TO GIVE  BACK TO YOUR CITY AND  HOPEFULLY YOU STAND A GOOD  EXAMPLE  ♪ TO EVERYBODY FIND YOUR WAY.  GIVE BACK FIND YOUR WAY TO  PARTICIPATE TO HELP PEOPLE AND  MAKE THE CITY A GREAT CITY. A  GREATER CITY THAN ALREADY IS  SO JOHN THANKS A MILLION.  FIRST OFF. I WANT TO THANK THE  STAFF. WHO ARE AMAZING HERE AT  CITY HALL. THE OC AND  EVERYTHING THAT THAT MEANS TO  THIS CITY. IF YOU HAVE NOT  CONNECTED WITH YOUR CITY. MY  ADVICE. I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU  GET CONNECTED. THERE ARE LOTS  OF WAYS TO DO THAT REACH OUT  TO THEM. THEY WILL COMMUNICATE  WITH YOU. THEY WALKED 100%  PARTICIPATE WITH YOU IF YOU'RE  WILLING TO PARTICIPATE WITH  THEM. THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF  TITUS I SPENT A LOT OF TIME  WHICH YOU TITUS AND C. WE HAVE  AMAZING LEADERSHIP. THE PEOPLE  BEHIND ME DEVIN MIKE DOW. HE'S  NOT HERE. WE HAVE A GREAT CITY  >> YOU KNOW WHERE MY HEART IT.  >> I HAVE TO MY CITY. THIS  CITY IS FILLED WITH GREATNESS.  >> WE ONE OF THE BEST. IN THE  STATE IF NOT THE COUNTRY AS  FAR PUBLIC WORKS AND WHAT THEY  DO WITH OUR RECYCLING AND  GRANT I I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE  STILL IN THE ROOM BUT THE $98  WE MADE ON RECYCLING IS AN  AMAZING STORY AND THEN TELLS  YOU HOW DEDICATED THE STAFF  AND EVERYONE IS IN THE CITY. I  HOPE AND I WANT DRIVE UP AND  SOMEBODY WAS RIGHT NOW FOR FOR  THE CITY. JUST KNOW THAT THERE  ARE PEOPLE OUT HERE LIKE US  THEY CARE NORTH PORT 4 AND A  LOT OF GROUPS OUT HERE THAT  ARE ARE NOT PUSHING A  NARRATIVE WERE PUSHING THE  TRUTH OR PUSHING DEDICATION.  AND AND WE'RE REALLY PUSHING  OUR CITY TO GO HIGHER THAN  IT'S EVER BEEN GOD BLESS HAVE  A GREAT NIGHT AND THANK YOU  FOR THE WORD.  >> I THAT. WORK YOU A CAR AND  YES THINGS  >> WE HAVE WE HAVE ONLY ONE  WORK AND I WAS GOING TO GIVE  THIS DEVICE TO THE NATIONAL  GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM  DAY WOW.  ♪ ♪ SECOND EXCITING. YOU GO. WITH  ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.  RIGHT.  >> THERE HAS TO A GRAFFITI  AWARENESS WEEK IT'S NOVEMBER  18TH THROUGH 11/22/2024. AND  WHEREAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION SYSTEM DAY IS  11/20/2024. AND WHEREAS GIS IS  AN IMPORTANT PART OF GEOGRAPHY  AWARENESS AND WHEREAS THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT IS COMMITTED TO  EXPANDING GEOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE  GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORDER TO  SHOW SHOW KINGS REAL WORLD  APPLICATIONS WITH GIS NOW  THEREFORE WE THE CITY  COMMISSION OF THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT FLORIDA. DO  HEREBY PROCLAIM 11/20/2024 AS  NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION SYSTEM DAY.  >> SO IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR  NOVEMBER 20TH FROM 2 TO 6 OVER  AT THE MORGAN FAMILY COMMUNITY  CENTER. COME JOIN AND OTHERS  CITY GS STAFF WE'RE GOING TO  HAVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL  KINDS OF OUR WEB APPLICATIONS  ON THIS PLAY WE'RE GOING TO  HAVE A LOT DEMONSTRATIONS. AND  HOPEFULLY A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL  FOR ADULTS AND YOU KNOW HIGH  SCHOOL KIDS AND YOU KNOW OTHER  KIDS SO COME OUT AND JOIN US  ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28TH.  THANK YOU.  >> OUTCOME.  >> IT'S A  >> ALL  >> RIGHT TO HAVE BEEN THE LAST  PUBLIC COMMENT. NO MA'AM. ALL  FOR GOOD SO AS FOR 13 AND I  ADJOURN THIS MEETING.