##VIDEO ID:_DxzNor7DCk## >> OKAY GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE  TODAY IS SATURDAY. NOVEMBER  16TH 2024 IT IS 10:00AM WE'RE  IN CITY CHAMBERS AND I THE  CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL  MEETING TO WELL PAUL WE HAVE  COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL  COMMISSIONER LANGDON MYSELF  MAYOR WHITE VICE MAYOR'S  DOSING COMMISSIONER EMERICH  KNOWS THAT THAT THE OPPOSITE  WAY TODAY.  >> AND YOU  >> FOR THIS MEETING ALSO  PRESENT WE HAVE CITY MANAGER  FLETCHER INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY  CITY FOR A ASSISTANT CITY  MATTHEW POWELL. POLICE CHIEF  GARRISON AND GET POLICE CHIEF  OUR ALISON I THOUGHT I SAW  HIM, YES AND MY TITUS IS THE  HOUSE. THANK YOU.  >> AND THEY GET EVERYBODY YES,  SO FAR OUT TO CALL OUR EAST  AND LEAD US IN OUR BELIEVE TO  OF THE UNITED STATES OF  AMERICA.  >> AND STANDS ONE NATION UNDER  GOD. JUSTICE FOR ALL.  ♪ ♪ >> NOW.  >> TODAY WITH OUTS JUST SO  PEOPLE KNOW APPROVAL OF THE  AGENDA SO MOVED SECOND.  >> WE HAVE A MOVIE MADE BY  MAYOR STILL HAS TO APPROVE THE  AGENDA AND WAS SECONDED BY  COMMISSIONER LANGDON SO WE  WILL DOWN THAT EMERGE, YEAH. I  MEAN THERE SAYING SAY, YES ALL  RIGHT SO THAT PASSES 5 TO 0  CITY 2 WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT  PICTURED OVER  ♪ MORNING CREW.  >> ALL THE SPOTS COMMISSION  OUT AND  ♪ >> LIKE THE CONVENTIONAL  WISDOM IS THAT YOU FOLLOWED BY  THOSE MIDST PETROL. IT'S A  PETROL FOR LEADING NEW IT YOU  MINDSETS TO THE C 2. ALSO  CONGRATULATE YOU FOR 7 THE  CITY COMMISSION THAT DOLL AND  THE MAYOR. AS WELL AND I WISH  IT WOULD NOT COMMIT THIS AND  YOU'LL BE THIS. I PRESENT TO  HERE BECAUSE I AN EMAIL  MORNING SAYING DECLARE VICTORY  AGAINST THAT FOR CLEANUP. BUT  THE CITY. WE EXCHANGED E-MAIL  WHICH FOR THE RECORD OUT  THERE. THERE IS LOTS OF NEWS  ON THE STAND WHAT AND BY THE  WAY I. A 2, 0, 3, 2, 7, 3, OF  COATING PART OF THESE SO THEY  CHILL WHAT I BEEN ON THE BOARD  SINCE THE TURNOVER AND WE  EVERYTHING WE COULD CLEAN UP  ROADS. THE COMPANY WE PAID  FOR. SAFETY SHOULD NOT TAKE AS  THEIR IT.  >> PODESTA DID FIND STATION.  >> THAT WE HAVE SECOND-CLASS  CITIZEN KNOW. AND I'M NOT  GOING TO FACT THAT. THE RECENT  WEEK AHEAD OF US. TIME TO  COMPLETE THE JOB. THERE WAYS  YOU COMMISSIONER US WAS THE  CITY ADMINISTRATION. 2 IN THE  FINANCE DEPARTMENT HELPS FROM.  I WAS SAYING IF THEY'RE ONLY  LOST CHALLENGE. THE CITY  MANAGER TO GIVE AN IN THAT ITS  ECONOMY AND THE PEOPLE NOT I'M  A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHAT'S  THE WEEKS I DON'T REMEMBER THE  EXACT. THE MANDATE I GOT WE  SIGNED IT AND PROBABLY ONE OF  THE H.O.A. GOT IT THAT SIGN  FOR ANYBODY WHO SERVE WAS THE  C 2 TO CLEAN UP THE MESS.  DON'T MAYBE MAKING PEOPLE WHO  SUFFERED DAMAGE. OH YEAH  WASTE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT HAS  TO BE TREAT IT AS EXTRA WE  POSTON SAYS SO IF YOU DON'T  TAKE ACTION. EFFECT ON YOU  BECAUSE OF THE EXIST. THE  COMMISSION ACCESS  ADMINISTRATION WILL EXIST FOR  THE CITIZEN. NEVER FORGET THAT  THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE  FOR THE PEOPLE. YOUR DUTY IS  TO DIRECT AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE  DIRECTION BY THE END OF THOSE  NEXT WEEK. YOU CAN MAKE A  MOTION FOR A IT LET'S SEE WHAT  WE THAT. WHY WE HAVE THAT SORT  OF I DIRECTLY WAS THAT WTI IT  WILL GO DIED 2 DAYS. 2 DAYS  CLEANING UP ROADS. WHATEVER SO  I WOULD SAY I DON'T KNOW  ♪ ♪ >> JOE I HAVEN'T CHANGED  OUTCRY OKAY, HAHA AS A THAT IS  A PRIVILEGE SERVING WITH YOU 2  LADIES. REALLY WAS I HAD A  COUPLE YEARS WITH YOU AND THE  WHOLE I WAS YOU TO HAVE.  DISAPPEAR. AND EITHER TO BE A  PUBLIC SERVANT. IN THE  REPUBLIC THAT HAS REPRESENTED  REPRESENTATION FOR THE PEOPLE.  NEVER FORGET. WHAT IT MEANS TO  BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND TO BE A  PUBLIC SERVANT AND TO SERVE  ALL NOT JUST SOME NOT JUST  PARTICULAR GROUP, NOT JUST A  PARTICULAR PARTY. BECAUSE YOU  GUYS ARE NOT PARTISAN. YOU  HANDLE EVERY ISSUE THAT COMES  FORWARD. THE ONES WHO ARE  GOING TO BE SWORN INTO OFFICE  TODAY. I REMEMBER THAT. BUT  JUST A VOICE OR PARTICULAR  VOICE, IT'S ALL VOICES. AND  THE PEOPLE WHO SET UP HERE ARE  GIVEN MORE INFORMATION AND  ANYBODY ELSE TO MAKE  DECISIONS. YOU WORK AS A TEAM  WITHIN THE CITY. YOU GUYS  EXCELLENT JOB ALL OF YOU. THIS  PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.  APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.  SO THE COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL.  COMMISSIONER WHITE. THANK YOU.  YOU THE BEST. IT IS HARD  SHIFTING GEARS WHEN YOU'RE  FULL TIME. ALL ISSUES WITHIN  THE CITY YOU'RE DIGGING INTO  WHAT USED TO BE DUG INTO  TRYING TO FIND THE TRUTH  MATTERS. WELL TIME. BOTH OF  YOU. THE TAIL BOTH OF YOU DOES  GET IN THE WAY OF COMMISSIONER  SHOULD. YOU HAVE A LEAD IN  ANYTHING. LSI SO YOU JUST.  GROWING IMMENSELY IN LEARNING.  AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT  THAT THAT'S ME DO IT.  >> THANK YOU, LADIES OF WISH  YOU THE BEST AND WHEREVER YOUR  JOURNEY DIRECTS YOU I DIRECTED  ME ON A ROUTE THAT ROUTE ROUTE  2 SO I'M NOT ANOTHER JOURNEY  AGAIN TOO SO KNEW THE U.S. AND  TO THE NEW CREW.  >> LOOK AT  >> OKAY.  >> FORMER CITY COMMISSIONERS  WE HAVE IN THE ALLIANCE OF  FORMER COMMISSIONER LUNDY  AIDES FOR YOU.  >> YES, YEAH, SORRY, ON THE  SPOT THERE.  >> JOE WE'RE YEAH AND OF  COURSE, THEN WE MOVE TO ITEM  3, AND THAT'S ELECTION  RESULTS. AND THIS IS THE CITY  CLERK'S ITEM.  >> NORTH PORT DISTRICT, ONE  VESSEL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST  WAS 40,951 MATRESS PETRA  RECEIVED 22,659 VOTES. ALICE  WHITE RECEIVED 18,292 VOTES.  NORTH PORT DISTRICT TO HOLE  NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AS 40,440  ARE REMINDING RECEIVED 23,777  VOTES. JOSH SMITH RECEIVED  16,663 MINUTES. NORTH PORT  DISTRICT NUMBER OF VOTES CAST  WAS 39,936, EVEN DEVAL  RECEIVED 21,335 VOTES  UNDERSIZED RECEIVED 18,601.  QUESTION ONE REGARDING  ALLOWING THE CITY COMMISSION  TO ISSUE DEBT PAYABLE FROM  FUNDS OTHER THAN PROPERTY  TAXES WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL  FOR OR PUBLIC HEALTH UP TO A  MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL OF  15 MILLION DOLLARS INCREASING  ANNUALLY BASED ON THE  ENGINEERING NEWS AND RECORD  CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX. AND  TO RESPOND TO THEIR EMERGENCY  DISASTER. YES, A PERCEIVED  21,610 VOTES AND NO RECEIVED  21,916 VOTES.  >> OK THANK YOU DO WE HAVE ANY  PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT. ALL  RIGHT SO WOULD FOR A MOTION  >> I MOVE TO THAT THE ELECTION  RESULT OF PRESENT A SECOND.  ACCEPT THE ELECTION RESULT AS  PRESENTED AND THAT WAS  SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER  MCDOWELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING  ELSE WE WILL DO A VOICE VOTE.  >> COMMISSIONER AVERAGE YES.  VICE MAYOR COOK C S MAYOR IS  YEAH SAYING THAT YES WITHOUT A  MASK. ALL RIGHT SO THAT PASSES  5 TO 0. RECOGNITION OUTGOING  COMMISSIONERS SO AND.  >> YES TO STEP DOWN FROM THE  >> FIRST ITEM UP. PRESENTATION  OF GAVEL. I WAS LIKE.  >> WE.  SECOND QUESTION.  >> WITH CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR.  POW.  >> THIS 8 YEARS.  THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND.  YEAH.  >> WITHIN 8 YEARS, IT'S BEEN.  I COULDN'T DONE IT WITHOUT MY  FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. MY  FORMER FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.  >> THE CITIZENS OF PORT.  >> IN OUR AMAZING STAFF AND  CHARTER OFFICERS. THANK YOU  VERY MUCH IT'S BEEN A RIDE  IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY AND IT IS  SOMETHING I WILL NEVER EVER  FORGET.  >> BUT I HAVE A FEELING I'M  GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK FOR  ALL OF THE PROCLAMATION  MEETINGS TO MOVE THE MIKES  TOWN THAT WAS  >> THANK YOU EVERYBODY I  REALLY APPRECIATE IT.  >> THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING  HERE TODAY AND I HAVE TO THANK  MY WONDERFUL.  >> A IS THERE'S THERE'S YOUR  YOUR HAIRY HA.  >> COURSE A VERY YES, THIS IS  GREAT, PUT MY GLASSES. OH  WONDERFUL.  >> COMMISSION MEETING PIE.  ♪ ♪ INGREDIENTS ONE LARGE AGENDA.  5 CENTIMETERS OF  COMMISSIONERS, OKAY, LOTS OF  QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION 3 AND  A HALF A SLICE OF THE PUBLIC  COMMENT ONLY 3 MOTIONS TO  TAINT DIRECTIONS MIX ALL  INGREDIENTS BACOT 350 DEGREES  FOR 4 HOURS.  >> I ONLY 4 PEOPLE ARE WORRIED  ABOUT 03:00AM MEETING WE OR  UNTIL EXTRA CRISPY AND SERVE  AND THIS IS  ♪ >> I JUST WANTED NOT THINK  EVERYBODY RIGHT. JUST WANTED  TO THANK EVERYONE. MY TIME OF  YEAR IT HAS BEEN RIGHT.  ANOTHER CHAPTER IN MY LAI. I  CAN'T THANK STAFF. BEING  CORDIAL AND AND SO  PROFESSIONAL, I KNOW PEOPLE  SAID WELL IT'S WHO YOU WERE  KNOW YOU CAN TELL WHEN PEOPLE  ARE BEING SINCERELY.  >> INTERESTED IN WHAT WHAT YOU  HAVE TO SAY AND WHAT YOU NEED  AND BEING PROFESSIONAL AND  THIS TAP, IT'S JUST  INCREDIBLE. CITY MANAGER IT'S  BEEN A RIGHT TO AND JOIN OUR  WEEKLY ONE ON ONES TALKING  ABOUT THINGS THAT I REALLY  STRUGGLED WITH UNDERSTANDING  AND YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND  THESE COMPLEX ISSUES. IT WOULD  PAT. MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.  >> WITH  >> LET ME KNOW WHEN I NEEDED  TO DO SOMETHING MAYOR YOU KNOW  TELL ME WHEN YOU CAN'T DO  THAT. THAT WAS GREAT.  >> AND THEN MIGHT KNOW MY LIFE  AND YEAR OUT AND ALSO OUR  POLICE DEPARTMENT I'M SORRY  ARE FANTASTIC POLICE  DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT I  HAD INITIALLY THAT WHEN I WAS  LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE  BACK IN 1990, I'M LIVING IN A  MUNICIPALITY THAT HAD ITS OWN  POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS  REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND  I'VE NEVER GOT TO THAT  DECISION.  >> MY LIFE GO ON I WILL STILL  BE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY  AS I WAS BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE  YEAR BUT NOW ACTUALLY HAVE A  LOT MORE TIME.  >> TO DO THAT SPEAKING UP  HIGHS, YES, GETTING READY FOR  THANKSGIVING REALLY A BIG  ORDEAL. AND I KNOW HOW  >> IF THAT INTO ALL OF THE  THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO AS A  COMMISSIONER AND OUR NEW  COMMISSIONERS COMING IN I WISH  YOU THE BATH. IT IS GOING TO  BE MORE THAN YOU EVER  ANTICIPATED THAT'S WHAT I  LEARNED BIG TIME. SO BE  PREPARED. IT WILL BE A WILD  RIDE. IT'S GOING TO BE ONE  THAT IS GOING TO BE REWARDING  AND FULFILLING FOR BOTH OF YOU  I KNOW WELL SO THANK YOU VERY  MUCH.  WE DIDN'T HAVE YOUR  IF YOU GO  AHEAD AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT  HAND IF YOU WANT TO DO YOUR  LIVE WITH FOR 2020. AND REPEAT  AFTER ME I DEMETRIUS PETRO I  RESPECTFUL. A CITIZEN OF THE  STATE OF FLORIDA.  >> CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF  FLORIDA.  >> AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF  AMERICA AND THE THE UNITED  STATES OF AMERICA AND THE  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEING  EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF NORTH  PORT BEING EMPLOYED BY THE  CITY OF PORT AND RECIPIENT OF  PUBLIC FUNDS AND PUBLIC FUNDS  AS SUCH AN EMPLOYEE AND SUCH  POINT DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY SWEAR  TO WHERE WE'RE FROM OR A I  WILL SUPPORT PROTECT AND  DEFEND SUPPORT. PROTECTED  PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE  CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT  THE CONSTITUTION AND THE  GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED  STATES, THE UNITED STATES AND  THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND STATE  OF THE FLORIDA.  >> I WILL UPHOLD THE CHARTER.  >> BUT HOLD THE CHARTER  ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT  AND THE ORDINANCE OF PORT.  THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED BUT I  AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD  OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN  ELECTED. SO WHICH HAVE BEEN  ELECTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION  UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND  LAWS OF THE STATE AND THE LAST  OF THE STATE AND CHARTER AND  CHARTER AND ORDINANCE OF THE  CITY IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT OF PORT AND THAT  I WILL WELL AND I WILL WELL  AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM  FAITHFUL WOULD PERFORM THE  DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER, THE  DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION OF  THE CITY OF NORTH PORT OF THE  CITY OF NORTH PORT FLORIDA,  FLORIDA ON WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT  TO ENTER. SOME NOW ABOUT TO  ENTER SO HELP ME GOD SO HELP  ME GOD.  >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE  AND WANT TO THANK I GOT FOR.  HE'S PROVIDENCE FOR BRINGING.  RIGHT PEOPLE TO MY LIFE. THE  RIGHT TIME. AND I ALSO WANT TO  EVERYBODY WHO VOTED FOR ME  EVERY SUPPORTER WHO HAS SO  MUCH FOR ME SHE DIDN'T MIND TO  THE LITTLE BIT AND SPEECH AND  THINK EVERY FROM MY NEIGHBORS.  STARTING FROM A NEIGHBORS,  RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WILL  HELP ME DURING THIS RACE AND  OF COURSE, EVERYONE WHO VOTED  FOR ME TO BE IN THIS POSITION  AS A NORTH PORT CITY  COMMISSIONER DISTRICT A BIG  THANKS TO MY WIFE. AND MY  KIDS. OR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT.  DURING THE SPACE. ALSO WANT TO  THANK MY DAD ENCOURAGE ME TO  RUN. I'M SURE YOU LOVE TO BE  HERE. BUT I KNOW HE'S LOOKING  DOWN FROM HEAVEN. THAT MEAN  AND IT'S REALLY PROUD OF THE  OUTCOME. I THINK JUST STARTED  WORKING AS A CITY  COMMISSIONER. SO FOR US. IT  CHALLENGES AND MAKE LIFE  BETTER FOR HOME NORTH PARK  RESIDENTS AND I WANT TO THANK  YOU ALL FOR BEING THERE AND  SUPPORTING ME THIS ENDEAVOR,  THANK YOU.  ♪ >> I'M A LITTLE  ♪ >> BIT NERVOUS. FIRST  >> I'M ALWAYS ON MY TIPTOES SO  WHEN I'M AT THESE THINGS.  >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND  PLEASE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE  BIBLE. 4 YEARS IS A LONG TIME  I LIKE THEM I BARBER LANGDON A  CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF  FLORIDA, A CITIZEN OF THE  STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE  UNITED STATES AMERICA AND OF  THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  >> BEING EMPLOYED BY THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT BEING EMPLOYED  BY THE CITY OF NORTH PORT AND  RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND  RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AS  SUCH AN EMPLOYEE AND SUCH AN  EMPLOYEE DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY  SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO HEREBY  SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT  I WILL SUPPORT PROTECT AND  DEFEND THAT I WILL SUPPORT  PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE  CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT  THE CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT  OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE  UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE  OF FLORIDA AND OF THE STATE OF  FLORIDA I WILL UPHOLD THE  CHARTER BUT I WILL UPHOLD THE  CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE  CITY OF NORTH PORT AND  ORDINANCES OF THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT THAT I'M TRULY  QUALIFY AND I AM DULY  QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE TO  HOLD OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE  BEEN ELECTED TO WHICH I HAVE  BEEN ELECTED UNDER THE  CONSTITUTION AND LAWS UNDER  THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF  THIS STATE OF THE STATE AND  CHARTER AND ORDINANCES AND  CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE  CITY OF PORT OF THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT AND THAT I WILL  WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND THAT I  WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY  PERFORM THE DUTIES OF  COMMISSIONER PERFORM THE  DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF THE  CITY OF NORTH PORT FLORIDA,  THE FL, WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT TO  ENTER. WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO  ENTER SO HELP ME GOD SO HELP  ME GOD.  ♪ BUT I AM SO THANKFUL. EVERYONE  SUPPORTED ME ON  ♪ THIS JOURNEY. AND IT WAS TO  VOTE FOR ME. DONATE TO MY  CAMPAIGN. ONE OF  ♪ MY HOME, SIGNS AND ON THEIR  PROPERTY. I DO REALLY REALLY  APPRECIATE IT I'M MORE  GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL AND YOU  COULD EVER KNOW. I WANT TO  SPECIALLY CALLED LOUT MISTER  MARK FRANCE MISTER JOHN  RAWLINGS. FOR THEIR ADVICE  ENCOURAGEMENT. LIFTING ME UP  WHEN I HAVE THOSE ON THE SCAR  IT MOMENTS. I PRINT APPRECIATE  YOUR FRIENDSHIP AS WELL CITY  OF NORTH POINT IS AN  INCREDIBLE PLACE AND I'VE BEEN  HONORED TO SERVE FOR 4 YEARS.  AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO  ANOTHER 4 YEARS I PROMISE YOU  ALL THAT I WILL DO MY VERY  BEST TO DO THE BEST FOR THE  MOST WITH AN EYE TO THE  FUTURE. SO AGAIN THANK YOU  WELL, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR  SUPPORT. PLEASE DON'T LET IT  STOP NOW BEING AND  COMMISSIONER CAN BE A  CHALLENGING JOB SO YOUR  SUPPORT AND PRAYERS BE MUCH  APPRECIATED AS WE THROUGH THE  NEXT 4 YEARS, THANK YOU.  LET'S HAND ON THE BIBLE RIGHT  HENRY'S OKAY. YOU RAISE YOUR  RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME  I GAVE HIM THE BALL.  >> I THE BOW.  >> A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF  FLORIDA IS IN STATE OF FLORIDA  AND THE UNITED STATES OF  AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES  OF AMERICA BEING EMPLOYED BY  THE CITY OF NORTH PORT BEING  EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF PORT  AND RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS  AND RECIPIENT OF A PUBLIC SUCH  AN EMPLOYEE. AS SUCH AN  EMPLOYEE SUCH AN EMPLOYEE. DO  HEREBY SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR  AFFIRM.  >> YOU ALWAYS WEAR FROM.  >> SUPPORT PROTECTING THE BEN.  >> THAT WILL SUPPORT PROTECT  AND DEFEND.  >> THE CONSTITUTION AND  GOVERNMENT.  >> THE CONSTITUTIONAL  GOVERNMENT.  >> THE UNITED STATES. THE  UNITED STATES AND THAT THE  STATE OF FLORIDA AND OF THE  STATE OF FLORIDA AND I WILL  UPHOLD THE CHARTER. I WILL  UPHOLD THE TURNER AND  ORDINANCES OF THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT AND ORDINANCES  OF THE CITY OF PORT. BILLY  QUALIFY RECALL OFFICE HOLD  OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN  ELECTED WHICH I HAVE BEEN  ELECTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION  UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND  LAWS OF THE STATE AND LAWS OF  THE STATE AND CHARTER AND  ORDINANCES AND CHARTER AND  ORDINANCES OF THE CITY  OF NORTH PORT OF THE CITY OF  PORT AND THAT I WILL WELL AND  FAITHFULLY I WILL WELL AND  FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES  OF COMMISSIONER PERFORM THE  DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF THE  CITY OF NORTH PORT FLORIDA OF  THE CITY OF NORTH PORT FLORIDA  WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER  TERMS OF COMING UP. SO HELP ME  I AM HUMBLED. WANT TO THANK  FIRST OF ALL MY WIFE.  >> WE ENTERED THIS RACE.  DECIDED TO DO IT ON OUR ROLE.  OR THE CITIZENS OF PORT. ALL  CITIZENS OF PORT. I WANT THANK  THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE  COME BEFORE ME. I WATCHED THE  COMMISSIONERS OVER THE YEARS.  I FOLLOWED THE COMMISSIONERS.  AND I STILL INTEND TO WORK  WITH SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS  ON. PROJECTS. MOST OF ALL. A  LOT OF THING. ALL VOTERS IN  THE CITY. WITH SPECIAL THANKS.  THOSE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL FROM  6 TO 8 O'CLOCK IN THE ON OUR  HIGHWAYS. THANK YOU ALL VERY  MUCH.  ARTICLE.  ♪ ♪ IT'S SIMPLE. 2.  YET WHAT.  ♪ ♪ >> RIGHT  >> THAT'S WHERE ARE.  >> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA 24  1, TO THAT WE TOOK CARE DOWN  BELOW 24 1 TO 5 TO 2 WHICH IS  ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE  MAYOR. AND WITH THAT PULLED OR  NOMINATION THEY ARE MAYOR, I  WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A  NOMINATION FOR MAYOR.  >> AND HAS LONG BEEN OUR  PRACTICE TO ROTATE THE  POSITIONS OF MAYOR AND VICE  MAYOR ON AN ONGOING BASIS.  VICE MAYOR TYPICALLY BECOMES  MAYOR AND THAT'S COMMISSIONER  IN TERMS OF SENIORITY BECOMES  OUR VICE MAYOR. I I LIKE THAT  PRACTICE AND I WOULD LIKE TO  CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE. SO IN  THAT SPIRIT I'M HONORED TO  NOMINATE VICE MAYOR SCOTUS TO  BE MAYOR STEPS. THANK YOU.  >> DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL  NOMINATIONS.  >> BELIEVE WE NEED A SECOND ON  NOW KNOW THE PROCESS AS YOU  GET NOMINATIONS MANUAL VOTE  NOMINATION RECEIVED SO WITH  THAT I WOULD FOR MOTION.  >> MOTION.  >> VOTE ON.  >> AND A VICE MAYOR STOKES TO  BE OUR NEXT MAYOR.  >> WE WE HAVE COMMISSIONER  MUCH.  ♪ ♪ >> AYERS GENTLE ANKENY  >> IT'S ABOUT YES.  >> ALL NEXT STEP. VICE MAYOR.  I WILL ASK FOR NOMINATIONS.  >> I'LL JUMP INTO  >> COMMISSIONER EMERICH WHICH  IS OUR.  >> A SITTING COMMISSIONER WITH  THE MOST SENIOR AND SO AGAIN.  >> HAHA AND HERE IN ACT US I'M  HONORED TO NOMINATE  COMMISSIONER AVERAGE TO BE OUR  NEXT VICE MAYOR THAT. SECONDS.  I'M ASKING FOR A MOTION. THERE  ARE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR  VICE CHAIR. I MAKE THE MOTION.  >> TO TAKE A VOTE ON MAKING  COMMISSIONER AM RICH OUR NEXT  VICE MAYOR.  >> ALSO BUT THAT WILL FOLLOW.  MISTER  >> COMMISSIONER LANGDON YES.  >> THEIR YES.  >> DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK  THAT'S SO WITH THAT. ITEM 6 A.  CITY CLERK DO WE HAVE PUBLIC  COMMENTS AS WE GET  >> DEPAY MCDOWELL FOLLOWED BY  PANTO PARTS. AND GILLETT.  >> DEBBIE MCDONALD CITIZEN OF  THE AMAZING CITY OF NORTH HAD  TO SAY THAT. CONGRATULATIONS  MAYOR STOKES. THANK YOU  CONGRATULATIONS. VICE MAYOR  RICH. COMMISSIONER LANGDON.  YOU KIND OF GET LOST WHEN YOU  ARE GETTING RE-ELECTED AND I  WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU. A  NEW RE-ELECTION TO OFFICE. 2  COMMISSIONERS PROTERRA INC  COMMISSIONER DON'T FORGET  WHERE YOU CAME FROM DON'T  FORGET TODAY. DON'T FORGET ALL  THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED YOU.  HAVE YOUR BACK THAT YOU'RE  GOING TO RELY THESE NEXT 4  YEARS AS A COMMISSIONER. AND  WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN TO  MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I CANNOT  BUT THE STABLE LIFE. AND THANK  HIM. FOR HIS SUPPORT. DURING  THESE PAST 8 YEARS, THANK YOU  SCOTT.  >> I AM TILL CARS, I'M VERY  HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY, I'M  HAPPY FOR THE REASON WHY I'M  HERE. THAT'S PERSONAL BUT I'D  LIKE TO CONGRATULATE FIRST  FORMER FOR 4 YEARS OF SERVICE,  I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH  YOU IN THE FUTURE AND ALSO  YOUR PIES HAVE TO ORDER.  COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL, THANK  YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 8 YEARS  OF SERVICE I DID BUT A LOT  FROM YOU I GOT INVOLVED IN THE  REZONING FROM ATTENDING ONE OF  YOUR MEETINGS AND THERE WAS A  SLIPPERY SLOPE DOWN HERE. I  COMMISSIONER LIKE REGULATIONS  AND GET WHAT I LOOK FORWARD  SOME COFFEE WITH YOU THAT AND  THEN AS COMMISSIONER, BUT THAT  DUVAL AND COMMISSIONER PETRO  CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN.  AND MAYOR STARTS NOW GOT TO  GET USED TO THAT REGULATIONS  TOURNAMENT. AND GRADUATION AND  LOOK FORWARD TO WELL WRITING  MY INPUT ON VARIOUS ITEMS AS  WE GO FORWARD AND ONE OF THE  THINGS I KNOW THAT WAS A I'M  KIND FEELING IT WAS REFERENDUM  IN U.S. GET TO WORK ON TO  VIEWPOINT ON THAT ONE AND GET  IT GOING AND FORTH ON THAT  INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WE SO  DESPERATELY NEED. AND  CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU  >> COME BACK THEY BE A PLACE  FIRST OF ALL TODAY, YOU IT  ELECTED ACTUALLY THE AND I  WANT TO JUST SPACE FOR RUNNING  AND PUTTING HIS TIME SUPPORT  OF WOULD CAUSE SO. THERE IS I  SERVE IN. LOCAL GOVERNMENT  TYPE IDEAS AND KNOW THE  SUNSHINE WILL. ITS COULD  MISCARRY YOU KNOW YOU TO YOU  ARE SUPPOSED TO THE PLATE TO  EVERYBODY BUT JUST TO ME  BECAUSE THAT INFRINGES SO  YOU'LL BE SEEING NOSE. BECAUSE  WE HAVE BUT IT STARTED YOU  KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES RIGHT  NOW. AND I DON'T THINK THAT  WEST TWEETED PROPERTY AND I  UNDERSTAND WE ARE GOING AFTER  THE WAR. TO MELT WE ARE GOING  TO ELECTIONS, EVERYBODY WAS  PRETTY ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU. GET  CITY MANAGER. THE BUDGET YES,  WHAT WAS TO COME TO YOU IS  THAT NEEDS. BUT YOU WANT TO  MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THE  PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED. YOU'RE  SUPPOSED TO TREAT. SPECIAL  SITUATION WAS SPECIAL  MEETINGS. WE HAVE A SAYING  TIME, ALTHOUGH IT COMING FROM  FROM THE CITY IS DIFFERENT  DIRTY OUT. WE HAVE TO FACE  WHERE WHAT WE HAVE. THE H.O.A.  DO PARTS OF COMMON THE  CITIZENS. OCCASIONALLY FLOWN  IN ON TAKE A CUE, THE C 2 IS  TO DELIVER THOSE SERVICES  EQUALITY. AND TIME. WITHOUT  THAT. WE ARE GOING FUND THAT  WAS SO WAS FOLT AND I HOPE  THIS SITUATION IS GOING TO  GIVE US SOMETHING SO CHALLENGE  ANY LOCAL WITH THE PEOPLE TO  FOR THE 26. WE CAN DO THIS  BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER THING  FAIR TO HIM BEFORE FOR US THE  SIDE. WE IS DAY WHAT AND I  SIGNED. BUT THAT FOR MEDICINE  TOO. HE TO THE PAST. THAT WAS  THAT I'M NOT MANY HAVE TO BE  CLEAR NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THIS  EVENING. WHEN WITH THE BALL BY  THE IT TEACHES PEOPLE TO THAT.  THAT'S DOES PROFIT. IT'S NOT  TECHNICALLY ON TASK. THE FINE  IS AS THE FONZ. THE CREW WAS  OUT THERE SERVE TOP OF BEST  OWNER. IT EVEN I WHAT WAS  DISTRICT I WAS A SUPERVISING  DISTRICT I ON THE BOARD AND I  KNOW HOW WORKS. YOU WANT SEE  FOR GOVERNMENT GETS BIGGER.  BUT ARE. THERE ARE OTHER I  THINK THEY'RE PEOPLE THOSE  ♪ WOULD SEEMS HE WOULD DO WHAT  THEY SEE HAPPENING.  >> AND HAVING THE BODY OF  ♪ >> POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SIR.  >> ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.  LAKE. MAYOR STOW'S DID YOU  REALIZE YOU MIGHT HAVE THIS  POSITION WAY BACK WHEN WE  TALKED ABOUT HUGO IT.  >> KNOW YOU AND I'LL BE  TALKING HE SAID.  >> CONGRATULATIONS NBA, VICE  MAYOR SO. TRADITION FOLLOWS.  YOU'LL BE HEADED OUT AS MAYOR.  >> YOUR EARS ARE COMPLETED 2  THAT'S A YEAR AWAY STILL,  >> I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE  DONE TO I HAVE SEEN GROWTH  WITHIN YOU AS A COMMISSIONER  AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE  DONE TO THE 3 WHO HAVE BEEN  NEWLY ELECTED OR RE-ELECTED  WISHING YOU THE VERY BEST IT  IS FULL TIME. AND IT IS EVEN  IS HERE AND WHEN I WAS IN  OFFICE 2 YEARS AGO. SO WHEN  KNEW THE TIME MANAGEMENT. IS  GOING TO BE A SKILL YOU'RE  GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN IF YOU  DON'T HAVE IT ALREADY. SO  THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING.  YOU ALSO FOR BEING WILLING TO  STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO BE.  PUBLIC SERVANT IS DIFFERENT  POLITICIAN IN MY BOOK. SO  THANK YOU GUYS WISH YOU THE  BEST AGO.  >> PRAY FOR YOU  >> THE ONLY  >> IT'S A BIG STRETCH. ALL  RIGHT.  >> BEFORE WE ADJOURN US AND  THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS I  JUST WANT TO SAY  CONGRATULATIONS TO 2 NEWLY  ELECTED SEN TO COMMISSIONER.  WE HAVE THEN I WILL SAY WITH  NEW CHAPTER WE MOVE FORWARD  WITH MANY OF SAME CHALLENGES I  CAN TELL YOU WITH THE 5 US. WE  ARE ALL SHARING THE VISION OF  A. WONDERFUL CITY A SAFE CITY  HELP THE CITY. CITY THAT.  WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE  HIGHEST LEVEL OF WHICH  CITIZENS. WE ALL COME WITH  DIFFERENT IDEAS SKILLSETS  EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND  OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND. WE  WILL SHARE THAT VISION AND  THAT COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY.  AND SO I KNOW I SPEAK FOR  EVERYONE WHEN I SAY WE'RE  GOING WORK TOGETHER TO DO THE  BEST FOR THE MOST. WHAT WE  BELIEVE IN COLLECT IF WE LOOK  FORWARD TO SERVING YOU THE  BEST OF OUR ABILITIES. WE  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT  WITH THAT IF THERE'S. NOTHING  ELSE. IT IS 1040 MAJOR IN THIS  MEETING.