--------- Good morning. We will call the March 4th, 2026 DRC meeting to order. We'll start with roll call. Planning is present. Police >> present. >> Uh public works >> Dale Smith >> present. >> Fire. >> Jeremy Holderfield. >> Building >> John Hansen. >> All right. First item on the agenda is
Wild Oaks Lot 7 access roads construction site plan second submitt Jean Sanchez project man. >> Good morning. Um this I think you guys recall this. This is the access roads being proposed on the northern portion
of Wild Oaks. Um they're proposing a private drive on the south and I think it's public on the west. And I'm not sure what's going on in the east yet. Um, but there will be some sort of connectivity. Um, I didn't have
any additional comments. So, planning doesn't have anything. Um, I think the other DRC members didn't have any additional comments either on the second submitt except for public works. It looks like I was told you had comments this morning. So, um, I'll defer it to
the applicant. See if they have any questions about your comments. Dale. >> All right. applicants in attendance would like to discuss the comments you received. >> Um yeah, we had questions but um to not hold up the DRC, Dale and I are just going to talk about it after. So thank
you. >> Right. They will meet offline. Any other questions or comments on this one? All right. Planning has nothing else. Police. >> Uh no comment. >> Public works. >> No comments. >> Fire. >> No comments. Thank you. >> Building everything. Next item on the
agenda is 4203 Hogs Head Construction site plan second submitt June or it says Jean's project manager but I believe it's June's project. Good morning. Um this is the second sub middle CSP for industrial development at 4203 Hawkside
Road. Future land use is industrial zoning light industrial and the total building area is four about 4,000 square feet of office and um 30,000 of square feet of open open storage structure and
outdoor storage of about um two acres and is public is available for any questions. >> All right, the applicants in attendance uh do you have any items you'd like to discuss with the DRC? >> There were only a handful of comments. So, I think Dale had three or four of
them. So, I just got a offline discussion with Dale. >> Dale's the man today. >> All right. Any further questions on this one? >> All right. Planning has nothing else. Uh, police, >> I've got no comment. >> Public works, no >> comments.
>> Fire, >> no comments. >> Building. >> All right. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next item. A popka phase 4 soccer fields northwest complex construction site plan. First submitt. I am the project manager on this one. Uh this is a plan for soccer fields at the
Northwest Recreation Complex off adjacent Dwelli Parkway. Uh it's a city project. Representative for the uh city is here to discuss the project and you guys don't mind coming up. Chris Richtor here with the parks uh
department. Also have John Stocken here with CPH who did the design. So, if there's any questions, I know we received comments back from Dale and Bobby, so we will uh address those and provide clarification as needed, but if there's any additional questions, feel free to let us know. >> Does any member have any questions for
the applicant on this one? All right. And as they mentioned, they received comments from planning and public works and we'll look for that and have a recent middle on that. Planning has nothing additional other comments that were generated. Uh, police, >> I don't have any comments. >> Public works, >> no additional comments. >> Fired, no comments. Thank you. and
building >> nothing. Thanks. >> All right. Thank you, gentlemen. >> Thank you. >> Next item. A popka veterinary clinic construction site plan first near homes at project manager. >> Good morning everyone. So this is an expansion of the existing veterinary
veterinary clinic. Um it's a new um 3,662 ft building. The zoning for the property is mixed use downtown and future land use is commercial. staff and applicant are available for comments and questions. All right, I believe the applicants in attendance. Do you have
any questions or comments for the DRC? >> Yeah, my name is Greg Shadowl. I'm with Shadowlene Engineering. Uh >> my name is Bennett Sebastian. I'm with Envision Development. We're applicant on behalf of the owner. And uh I think most of my questions are in regards to for the planner or for
technical for the engineer. I don't know if those guys are here. >> Yeah, the planner is right here and then the how it works is right there. >> Okay. So should we ask our like questions line by line right now or do we save that for >> however you want to do it or if you want
to schedule a meeting offline we can do that also. >> What are your thoughts? Well, I think the comment the there there's quite a few comments that we have to address. So, we don't want to take up everyone's time here going through that. Is there any overarching uh feedback that we need
to be aware of at this point? >> Basically, >> just just the comments. Okay. Yeah. So, then we probably need to schedule an offline um meeting. We've had a couple meetings already with planning and zoning. U sorry, we've had a couple of meetings already with planning and zoning. So, um
we can we can schedule another one to review these comments. and we've had several phone calls working through this. So, >> okay. And so for uh as far as the the planning, who would be the main I guess we have the context. We'll just stick with the main uh channels here. Planning at aopka.net to set that meeting up or
>> if you'll you know set it up directly with me at dithapka.net. >> Okay. Are you are you Dale? >> Yes. >> Okay. Hey, I saw Dianele please. Confused me. >> Gotcha. So, you're the main point of contact we need to talk to. And >> I know I know I thought you were in
engineering. >> Well, I'm public works and engineering. >> The planner is behind you. >> Got you. >> Hooray. >> Do we have your email address? >> Yeah, it's a a h
a pop on it. >> Okay. Because I think you put the comments. >> Yes. Yes. I mean, we can discuss the comments here if you want. Unless you want >> in front of the group. >> Yeah. I mean, if I mean, that's what every other development if you prefer. If you prefer, I mean, up to you guys. >> We're here.
>> Yeah. >> Might as well get it done. >> Um, >> so these comments going to be addressed to you? >> Yes. Yeah. Planning, zoning is to me and then public services is to D. >> Okay. >> Okay. I don't know if you want me to take the lead or Yeah. Okay. >> And then you can just chime in if you need to. Just tap your shoulder, whatever. All right. Uh, so yeah, the
first one we had in planning and zoning number four, it said it needed a traffic impact analysis. Is that just Do you just need like a trip like a trip generation to show how many trips per day or you needing like a traffic >> an actual analysis >> like a traffic report? Okay. >> Okay.
uh uh because yeah even FDOT wasn't even requiring that >> something we require in the CSP for the city. >> Okay. And then we talk about MUD zoning is MUD
commercial. Okay, we'll skip that. Uh do you do you want to speak to the architectural elevations comment? Um yeah, it's uh asking for four elevations of the building, but when I went to the uh to the application site, it asked for color images.
>> Yeah, we need color li with the color renderings of all the four sides of the architectural renderings. >> When did you guys start doing that? Because we've always just provided black and white elevations that are on the architectural drawings. >> I mean, it's truly states on the thing colored elevations. >> I know, but like that's unusual, isn't it?
>> Not really. >> Okay. It's not something that we normally provide, but we'll we'll work on that. >> Okay. >> So, it talked about the it talks about setbacks and the zero build to line. Uh in the in the pre-application, I don't know if y'all remember in the pre-lication meeting, we said this is an
existing building, right? So, >> that's the existing building, but you're building an entirely new building there. >> Well, no, no. This this is an existing building also. Yes, sir. And we're doing an addition to it. So, >> so that that Yeah. When I looked at the site plan, it didn't Yeah. It looks like it look because because if you go on the
>> Does it let me scroll or No. Can I scroll? >> Oh, wait. That's just a little just a little bit of lag. I think it's doing it. >> Yeah. So, if you see it looks like an like because you aver it looked like an entirely new building. >> I got you. >> So, because it's an existing its grandfather. As long as it doesn't go over 50% of the value, then okay, it
should be >> 50% of the value. What's that? If it doesn't go over, if the building itself does the value of the building doesn't go over 50% then of the existing then you can keep your grandfather probably go over. >> Yeah, I mean we've had this meeting
already a couple times planning and zoning and it was determined that we did not need to comply with that because it's an existing building. >> Yeah, I do remember it was an um we had that meeting and um yeah, if it's an existing build, like I said, it's an existing building then you shouldn't
have to. But I mean from what I >> I think what he's asking for is our code has a non-conforming section in it and you need to demonstrate that you are in compliance with that. You need to prove it's upon the applicant. Burden proof is always on the applicant to prove you meet the codes. So you need to
demonstrate that you're not exceeding 50% of the value of the structure. If you are then you have to meet current codes. >> And what's the code? Do you know the code reference on that? Non >> it's in chapter eight. >> Chapter eight. codes available online for you to look at.
>> Do you want to you have no comments on that Ben or questions >> as far as on that? >> I mean, we've had we've had a couple meetings. We had this meeting before we did all the building design and >> we were told that we were okay and that's why we progressed with the building design the way it is and that was, you know, a three-month process
that we'd have to start all over again. >> Yeah. Because that's my concern is 50% value, right? If you look at the existing building. Yeah, cuz we didn't y'all didn't share that in the pre-lication meeting. It was just uh >> I control it with the iPad. What sheet
do you need? >> What's that? What sheet do you need? >> Oh, it's on a just looking at CO3 and CO4. >> Okay. >> Because if you look at our existing building right there, it's a little small building, right? >> And that little building, that little building is going to remain, that little
building is going to remain, but it's going to be expanded. You know, you can tell just looking at it and then and then the expansion, right? And then go down to the next sheet, please. You know, it's the new building is three times as big as the existing. So, >> I recall from the meeting that you guys
were going to keep the existing building and then build a new building. You weren't going to add on to the existing building. That was what I remember from our preapp meetings. >> Yeah, I remember that too. >> This was always the plan from the start. Yes, sir. >> We're going to keep keep this building right here in the middle and then we have that little building to go back
back to the back one sheet to the demo sheet. >> We're going to keep that little existing building and add on to it. That was that was always the uh the plan. Well, I think what you need to do is show what the value of the new building is and what the value of the existing building
is and then we'll take a look at it from there. >> Okay. And if it's if it's over that 50, you'll still consider >> working with us. >> Yeah, we'll have to look and see what the code says, but provide that. Okay. >> And then during the reef submitt, we'll work with it. >> Gotcha. So, we have to we'll have to look into the value. >> We already got >> of existing and then the proposed
building and then try to make our case. >> Uh, correct setback. And then they said something about a setback. um needing to be corrected for number nine. Uh if you can pull up the site plan please on the next sheet which uh which setback
the setbacks it's over on the we show setbacks here then we also show them in this >> No it's not the site itself it's just the side data table. >> Oh the site data needs to be updated to match. Maybe there was an error. Yeah. Okay. Just that simple. >> It's not the the the building itself. Yeah. the building itself all previously
it was like to the front but because it's a you know >> Gotcha and then you ask for a parking plan but uh the site plan >> shows parking >> no it's like do you see there's a parking t parking uh information you have to mention on that part that it's a
parking plan >> the code requires it you have to change the name to parking plan >> oh really okay so change the site plan to parking plan and that >> no no no site just the parking section here >> okay >> you have to create a new sheet. Basically, instead of putting it all in
one page, put in a new sheet with the probably the same uh you know site, but then you'd have to mention that as a parking plan. >> Okay, no problem. >> Yeah. >> Um ensure the uh ADA spaces are are van accessible. That that shouldn't be a problem, right?
We just have it's normal 12 by >> Yeah. No, you just have to mention that it's van accessible. >> Okay, that's not a problem. And then terminal parking islands are required. We did provide that. Um where >> I And if you look at the landscape plan too. Did we submit the landscape plan? >> You haven't heard it. Oh, no. No, no, we haven't.
>> It's done. Yeah, it's completed, but I'm not sure. I It was probably Yeah, it was late. Gotcha. So, yeah, we're going to we're going to submit a landscape plan. We're going to have island here, island here, island here. >> Yeah. When I look at this, it doesn't look like islands. So, >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. That's island. That's island there. >> No, I mean like a detail. It just looks
like a you know, there's no detail to it. So, it's like couldn't tell that it's an island. >> Gotcha. Gotcha. But does that is that acceptable for what you see? You know, landscape's going to go there there at the end of every uh parking road. >> You're going to have to show that it's an actual island.
>> Yes, sir. By and you want to show that by um you want to note or do you or you mean just by the landscape plan? >> Um by basically like showing like a bordering showing that it's like kind of like like a how a traffic island looks like. Not just it it just looks like you're just going to drive into grass. There's nothing bordering the asphalt
from the grass. >> You mean like curb? You want to see >> curve? Yeah, we need to see a curb. Curves for the island. >> Yeah, curves for the island. >> Okay. All right. One. So, you said off street loading birth. >> Yeah, like a bail. A loading bay. >> Um, a loading bay. Is that uh is that
like has to be like a parking? Could it be like just take a parking space and call it a >> I mean has the truck that's going to have to maneuver the side maneuver the space where the loading is going to be. I mean you can't just use like a car parking as a loading >> loading for what?
>> Like a truck truck loading like a truck's loading uh you know things out of the truck and into the building. >> So the question is are you guys going to have semi-truckss delivering things? How does it work? Okay. So, if you aren't
going to have that, then you need to state in your response letter you're not. >> Okay. So, none provided. >> Head note. >> Okay. I think the rest was pretty on that page was self-explanatory. Um,
is anybody here from fire? >> Okay. How you doing? Good morning. >> Good. How are you doing? >> Good. So I just uh want to want to touch on these comments. Um if we can do you mind going to C 07 sir? Yes. Is there C 06? So um and then C 07.
So you you asked about the uh the hydrant. So if you if you zoom in a little bit, we are providing a um a fire hydrant. Yeah, you can see it over there. Uh we yeah we need to put a call out on there. But uh do you see the new proposed hydrant right there? Right to the right.
>> I just spoke with Dale on it. Dale showed me where it's at. Just didn't it wasn't labeled. Yeah. The fact that it's not labeled is why I didn't need it. So labeling it would go a long ways in the future. >> Yes, sir. We'll we'll add it on there. Yes, sir. >> All right. >> Uh and then so there's that uh square footage of the new building. And if you
if you zoom out go back to probably go back one sheet. Uh we have yeah if you don't mind zooming out some. So in the bottom of the sheet we have the needed fireflow calc if you zoom uh scroll down.
Uh and so we we based the fireflow counts off the largest building on the site which um that's my understanding of NFDA is based off the largest building on the site for needed fireflow. >> And so that's what we based it off of. Is that uh are you in agreement with that? So what what your largest square
foot building is 36 I guess is what you're telling me. What is the existing twostory building along with the new portion that's being attached? What's going to be your total square footage for those combined? >> Gotcha. That's the uh 3,662. >> So that is those two combined. >> That's correct. Yeah, we also show that on the site plan, too. >> Okay, cool. All right. That's what I
wanted to see. Um the other issue I have is your auto turn. You guys used a 33 foot firet truck. I think >> I commented on there that you guys need to use a 47.65 65 foot fire truck. >> So, you're going to need to go back and uh get that redone for me. >> Gotcha. Now, just just for just for the
record, now I did I did look at my emails this morning. I'm like, where did I get that information from for this fire truck? And so, originally, you had sent me the specs on the smaller fire truck. >> I sent you the specs of multiple. >> Oh, multiple. >> Yeah. And in that page, we use a tower truck. So, you used our pumper, which is
a 33 ft fire truck, which I is what we do have, but we go by our largest truck, which is our tower truck. Okay. >> So, in that contractor reference guide that I sent you, you had both in there. >> Gotcha. I'll look in I'll look at it again. See if I can figure it out. If not, I'll just shoot you an email. >> That's fine. No problem. >> Thank you, sir. >> All right. Now, we're getting into the fun stuff. The transportation
engineering. Uh, so it says need storm water calculations. Did you Did you not >> Okay. There wasn't a place in the application for storm water calculations to be uploaded. So I just upload that as
a separate >> here. Go ahead. >> There shouldn't been a section on there to upload. There's I mean every application has storm water reports. Should be a section for that under attachments. >> Okay. I mean I filled out I mean I added everything that was available but is
there is there like an extra attachment? >> No, it should it should be in the required. >> Yeah, just upload it into your port into the portal. That's all you got to do. in the required attachments. Unfortunately, it says storm water and geotech and about half the time people put the geotech and they forget to put the storm
water in. >> Okay. Well, we'll we'll make sure to get that uploaded and get that to you. >> Uh then let's see. I saw that you were asking for a 12in turndown on the edge of concrete parking adjacent to the pond. What does that what does that reference to?
>> Uh well, your sheet flowing off of your parking lot into your pond. you're going to have erosion if you've just got the edge of the slab. >> Your owner's not going to like you two, three years from now. >> Gotcha. Gotcha. So, you want to see like a curb with a flume. >> Well, you don't have to do a curb if you just put a turn down like you would on
ditch paving so that the water that runs off doesn't eat out from under the ditch paving. >> Okay. I may follow up with you on that to get some clarification on that. >> Uh under drain detail. So, it says the under drain detail does not work with the pond liner detail. >> Okay. You need to look at your three
details on the under drain and look at the dimensions. The dimensions don't work. So, you need to just clean those three details up. >> Oh, yeah. Okay. And maybe I can I could follow up with you, get some clarification on that. >> Um,
and then you asked the dimension between the skimmer and the outlet box. >> Yeah. I want to know how far the skimmer is standing off of the outlet box. There was a young man who did a presentation years ago and he took a hundred developments and he measured the skimmer dimensions. He measured the outlets that
the engineers modeled and you know what was the control? The skimmer because most people had their skimmers too close to the box. They didn't allow the water into the box. >> So this is why there's not a dimension there. I don't know if it's three inches or three feet. >> All right. Do you have a preference as
far as what you'd like to see around? You need to look at you need to figure out how much I mean 12 inches is I think a minimum and for this small site that would probably work if you had a larger stormwater pond. You know you may want more area between the skimmer and the box so you can get the volume of water
to feed the box. >> That makes sense. All right. And then uh outlet piping is 12 inches of cover. I'll I'll look at that. Now I did see a question. Where's the dumpster? I think in the preop meeting we said we were going to do roll out trash cans. That was the >> Okay, then I I may have missed that.
Yeah, that was my understanding. They were going to do a roll out. >> How does if this is a veterinary clinic, how does like waste and medical waste and stuff get dealt with? You just put it in the garbage can or how's that going to work? >> Um I I can't speak on on that. I'm just
the contractor, but typically they have bow-waste companies like u Sarah or something like that come in and pick up biomedical waste. But does that sound does that sound acceptable to do like a bow-waste medical company comes pick up the
bow-waste and then paper trash or you know regular household items can just go in a roll out trash can. Does that sound >> I'll get with the head of our sanitation division and find out how they handle all their commercial accounts and I'll get back with you. >> Thank you sir. Uh then talking about fire,
>> it's you've got a very poor drafting effort in that corner where you have all the meters and things. You've got arrows pointing to things that aren't there. So it's it's you know I would blow it up, do a detail off on the side. And the way the dash lines were that ran past the
fire hydrant, it almost looked like the fire hydrant was going to your meters. And you know that's a 2-in service line that you're coming off of. and you're coming off with a one-inch line and then you're ti tying it into the existing building and then you're stepping up to your new building with a one and a half
inch line. That doesn't make sense. You go from a two to a one to a one and a half. Can we pull up that utility plan real quick? >> Uh I don't know off top of my head. We'll have to scroll through probably the sheet after this one. C7. >> Yep, there it is. If you don't mind, can
we zoom in? Yep. And go up a little bit, please. All right. So, we have an existing 2-in water meter. Uh, which we're just going to Yeah, we're going to I think by bypass that meter. May have to do a new meter.
Uh, two. So, we have a twoinch line coming in. Put a new a new meter with a uh backflow pre going to the expanded building over there. And then we have our existing building um the existing
smaller building in the in the central you know the one more to the east and uh that one is is the that's the one and a4 >> right it's a one and a quarter but if you look you
>> it's a one inch it's a one inch that's the one inch >> we we you know we can look at this later but if you look you've got a 2x two by one T, which tells me you've got a one inch line going to your meter and then coming out of it, you're tying into the existing building and then you're going
to your new building with a one and a half inch. >> So, yeah, you just need to clean that up just to make sure you're getting the water to the building that you think you're getting. >> Gotcha. Yeah, the one inch is just for the existing building. So, we have the one inch and then the one and a quarter is going to the one and a quarter is going to the proposed building,
>> right? And then the one inch is um is going to the existing >> but you're coming off the 2 inch line with a one inch line. And I think you need to look at that. And that's a one inch line. You're at the you very end of the service. Just make sure you're giving your client the water that they need for the clinic.
>> Okay. All right. Uh yeah, we'll so we'll we'll look into all that and double check uh make sure everything is correct on that. Uh and then lift stations. Did you not uh did you not did you receive a lift station report for the sanitary? I did not receive a lift station report. >> Yes, sir.
>> Yeah, >> we'll get that uploaded. >> Okay. So, lift station calcs and then for the for the uh pump, I have that in the drainage report. That's why you didn't see that. So, there's two different there's a lift station report for the sanitary and then >> Right. >> And then the other one is in the back of the drainage report.
Uh let's see. And now, as far as FTP, um, are y'all, since it's a single service, are you'all okay with, um, like FTP self-certify for >> if you want to self-certify? Yeah, that's fine. >> Okay, sounds good. That's what we'll go with. Yeah, that's all I have for now. And then are these all your comments? Um,
>> yeah, these are all of my comments. She sort of skipped over the lift station. It's something that has not been enforced in quite a few years, but you need to follow the design because our design criteria says in the very start of it, that's why I reprinted it, that it's good for public and private lift
stations, which means you can't have a, you know, chain link fence enclosure around it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I need to look at the code for >> You need to look at the code for that. >> Okay. Uh and then one more thing was we had received this letter.
We had received this um uh other day. I don't know how this this they they put this on the portal B. >> Yeah. >> It was on March 2nd for the uh some comment notes, but it only had it only had like planning in there. It didn't have the engineering. And then we got
this separate like um email with this >> that was for me the separate email. >> I was wondering is there going to be like a combined like a letter with everything in there alto together? >> Uh the problem is you normally get a combined letter if I get my work done on time. Yeah. >> I typically don't get my work done on
time. That's why I post it after they close it out and I will send an email out. >> Okay. Well, we got everything. That's everything in there. >> You've got comments from the first submitt and I looked at all of that and these are comments based on your second submitt. >> Okay. Sounds like we're good.
>> Two more questions for you. I apologize. Yes, sir. Something that hit me >> with the size of the building you're talking being over 50%. You do realize it's a two-story structure you're connecting to. Um that would trigger the twotory structure and the entire building to be sprinkled due to the fact
that that's twotory structure, that city ordinance. So, that's something that we need to look into um and to consider. And also overnight stay for animals. Are you guys considering that? >> No. >> Okay. So, anything with overnight stay for animals can trigger fire alarm. So,
just as a heads up. >> Yeah. >> Gotcha. So, the city ordinance for sprinkling, where's Do you know where that's at in the code? >> Our Munic code. Um you can pull it pull up our city code and shouldn't have a problem finding it. Um but it's on there and it talks about basically any um
applicable building 7500 square feet or more gross area or two stories more in height are required fire protection for commercial structures. and that you're attaching another building that's going to be over 50% is going to require that building to be sprinkled because of that reason. >> Gotcha. So, is it just the just the the
building that's the bigger building or both? >> Once you once you attach the building, it becomes one. So, you're going to have to sprinkle the entire thing. >> Gotcha. What about the other one? The one that's in the middle >> if it's not connected. >> Don't worry about that one. >> So, um if if it's under 7500 square sorry if it's under 7500 square feet and
all single story, it does not need to be sprinkled. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. So we might if we're having to redesign the building, we might just eliminate this two-story building altogether. >> Whatever works just wanted you to be aware of our mut code for sprinklers and that way you weren't caught by surprise in that. So >> Okay. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Yep.
>> Any other questions? >> No, that's all I have. >> Thank you very much. >> All right. Does anybody from DRC have anything else to add? >> All right. Planning has nothing else other than comments that were generated. Police. >> I've got nothing. >> Public works. >> No other comments. >> Fired. >> No comments. Thank you. And building.
>> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Next item is Sheieler Park major development plan. Third sub middle June is the project manager. >> Okay. So um this is the third sub middle of major development plan of single family housing subdivision located at
1920 Shore Avenue. The total size of the property is about 40 acre and the development that includes 115 single family and residential lots. Um planning has no significant um comments um some comments for before has to be addressed
before the CSP and public is available for any questions. >> All right. I believe the applicants here in attendance. Do you have any questions or comments for the DRC? Okay. All right. Planning has nothing else. Police I don't have anything. >> Public works. >> Don't have anything.
>> Fired. >> No comments. Thank you. >> Building. >> I don't have anything. Thank you. >> The next item is variance or vacation, I'm sorry, of rightway easement for submittal at 1112 Shopy Lester Road. I'm
the project manager on this one. Um, the applicant's representative is here. You received comments from the city. Is there anything you would like to discuss? Uh, morning DRC members. Jonathan Hules, 215 North Ula Drive, Orlando 3281. Uh,
here to answer any questions you might have. The only comments we did receive was from planning and we're going to work on getting a quick response to those and hope to get on hopefully the next city council agenda. >> Okay. But happy to provide any further explanation, but it's just a petition to
vacate of a historic ride ofway from a platform from a very long time ago that's never been improved. And uh it really bifurcates the property ownership of the property. So it's the idea being is to to vacate it and unify the
ownership of that that entire property that's under single ownership today. >> Okay. Does anybody have any questions on this one? Okay. All right. Planning has nothing other than comments that were generated. Uh, police, >> I don't have anything.
>> Public works. >> Actually, I had a question, but they didn't come out quick enough. I thought you were vacating the entire right ofway from Shopski. So, you're not doing that first part? >> We're not doing that first part. >> So, >> so it's just one one land owner that
owns all the tax parcels adjacent to this section of the petition of AK. >> Okay. So the remainder from the from the yellow line towards shopke will remain as public right away. >> And this is one that I have not gone out
and looked at. Is there a you dirt road a roadway in the park that's going to remain open to service the other >> within this section? >> Yeah. >> No. >> No. Okay. If it's never been open, then I don't have any objections. Okay. question then. How was how would this
property be accessed if the ride ofway or the front is still there? How would they access it after the vacation? >> So, there's an access point currently. Bobby, I don't know if this mouse works. have
>> like a easement. Yeah. Okay. >> So, like I said, the rightway's never been improved in any portion of it. This this this access road does cross up here. the portion >> the access road does cross into the
portion of the the right of way, but it it's a it's not improved to any city standard. It's a dirt dirt track. >> All right, Dale. Any further questions? No other questions. Fired. >> No comments. Thank you. >> Building >> nothing. Thanks. >> All right. We will look for the
resubmitt and go from there. >> All right. Okay. Any items for discussion? Hearing none. Part: 2
Call the March 4th city council meeting order. Commissioner Smith, will you give us a prayer pledge in fact for the day? Please serve. >> Our fathers, once again we come before your presence. Come, oh heavenly father, our hearts filled with thanksgiving. Thank you God for the minute of blessing you bestowed upon us. This opportunity
to be servants of your city. We ask the father for your continued gatherings. Your blessed on all that we shall say and do that be pleasing and acceptable in your sight. Bless those that are in the chambers this afternoon. Heavenly father we just say thank you oh god for what you're doing in the city of Apopa. Now father we ask oh heavenly father
that you bless those that are bereaved. For we have one heavenly father's servant that went home to be with the lord. We ask you continue to bless his family. Hold him a holy hand. Let them know that earth has sorrow the earth cannot heal. This we pray in thy son in Jesus name. Amen.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Fact of the day. On March 4th, 1861,
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States. In his inauguration speech, Lincoln extended an olive branch to the south, but also made it clear that he intended to enforce federal laws in the states that succeeded. Six weeks later, the Confederates fired on Fort Sumpter in
Charleston, South Carolina, and the Civil War began. Fact of the day. >> Welcome to the public meeting of the city council of the city of Apakka. Please turn off all cell phones, phones, or set them to silent. The city council permits and encourages input and
comments by members of the public on all matters which may come before the council for action. If you wish to address the council this afternoon, please make sure you have filled out a card with your contact information and have presented it to the clerk. When called upon, please proceed to the podium and speak clearly into the
microphone, stating your name, address of record, organization if any, and direct your comments to the city council and not to individual commissioners, staff, or members of the public. The council and the city staff encourages constructive criticism. However, personal attacks are prohibited. Please
observe general rules of decorum and civility. Speakers and members of the audience shall refrain from rude or derogatory remarks, shouting, disruptions, reflections as to integrity, slander, abusive comments, profanity, vulgarities, and statements as to personalities. Any violations of
these provisions may result in the issuance of a verbal warning, including warning for trespass. If violations persist after such warnings, violators may be removed from the council chambers. Thank you. All right. Approval of the minutes. Anybody from the public or from the das
need to change any changes or if not look for a motion to approve. >> The public commented. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Public comment. Yes, Susan. >> So, Rod Olsen Thank you. Oh, I think it Rod Olsson, 3156 Rolling Hills Lane,
Nepopka. Uh, good afternoon, mayor and commissioners. I want to thank you for your service. At recent meetings, I raised my voice in anger, and I apologize. A message can be lost when the motion speaks can just take away from the message. I'm wearing this today
to honor Al Lazo. Al retired last May after 20 years of service to the community coordinating all the crossing guards across the city. I passed away last week and I want to thank you Al for your dedication, leadership in keeping our children safe. And in honor of Al,
be sure to watch your speed and put your cell phones down school zones. Um I'm concerned about key issues affecting the future of the city. I get these things working right here. All right. Uh when we look at this, you
take a look at our current through January $222,000 in outside attorney fees. When you calculate that and move it out to an annual, it becomes 667,000. Annual salary for our former uh city attorney was 147,000. You add 150,000
for other attorney services comes to 298,000. of the $667,000 we look at, it could be $369,500 in savings by having in-house counsel.
Next, I want to address uh concern about city's treatment of Central Florida Soccer Club who have have trained and worked with thousands of children across the city. CFS is the only nonprofit youth sports
organization that has been treated differently and then punished for expressing concerns about field maintenance exposing children, coaches, referees to potential injuries. These pictures represent the condition of all 16 multi-purpose fields across
the across Northwest Recreational Complex. The fields were so bad that referees prolonged our stop would not start the match until holes were filled or sprinklers covered. In response to these concerns, the ad this administration closed four of the 16
fields. Coincidentally, only Central Florida Soccer Club. Then, coincidentally, these fields were reopened about two months later to an outside group over a weekend before Central Soccer was able to go back on the pitch. Coincidentally, CFSC was the
only nonprofit group that did not enjoy a new five-year contract. Coincidentally, using four, putting the RPF out for three four field three fields when they've been using four over the last five years. In my northern Wisconsin terms, these coincidences can
be summed up by if it looks like a skunk, if it smells like a skunk, it's a skunk. You have an opportunity as leadership to take action today to direct Parks and Wreck to negotiate a contract with Central Florida Soccer Club >> that will be comparable to the other
nonprofit organizations. Thank you. >> Okay, Albert McKenna. Albert 3603 Golden Gem Road. Today, after approximately 20 months, you will be permitted to see what this administration already knew and has kept hidden from you. You will see what
contaminants and toxins were introduced into our drinking water through the collapsed bottom of the retention pond at Golden Gem Road. This was not a natural event. It occurred because of negligence and neglect. The city deliberately created a narrative that misrepresented what occurred. They did
this in response to being caught, filmed, and held accountable. It is now 26 months since the collapse occurred, and we are no closer to a resolution. Mayor Brian Nelson went on TV and lied to the public in the April of 1920 of 2024. He lied because he already had a
report delivered to the city by DVO Saran in March of 2024 which defined quantities of contaminated water in discussed resolutions. The city were fined by FD. However, they were allowed to continue self-certifying by both St.
John's and FD. In May of 2024, DVO came to city hall and outlined a procedure to remediate the problem and requested $950,000. The plan was specific and this administration were repeatedly advised that an explicit plan had to be exactly
followed. You were warned that to ensure future structural integrity of this pseudo sinkhole only clean graded rock or rip wrap could be introduced into the aquifer that sand or loose substrate would be and I quote a disaster. Yet what we observe during this video is
deliberately supervised ecotterrorism. the introduction of unsuitable contaminated materials to fill an inconvenient hole. You can see ashwalt, sewage pipe, oil drums, all of which the city claimed were removed before the material was loaded into the aquifer.
The real question is why the material was being delivered to the site. And why can you see already dumped in the aquifer if it was previously removed? This facility was not licensed to re to recycle materials. Why did we have to
spend money on sifting materials that should have been delivered uncontamined? Truth is material subsequently purchased from midflor materials were clean as can be seen in the latter stages of this video. Clean material to cover a dirty truth. We see turtles being buried
alive. We see a complete disrespect to life, health, and public safety. On March 10th, we will yet again have to request a six extension for a a property supposed to be functional back in 2021, which in my opinion will not be online until the latter part of this decade.
Commissioners, what is the real cost? What is the real timeline? What are you going to do about the incompetence and lies from city staff and from a mayor? Today I request a motion to carry out an immediate independent evaluation to protect our city from lawsuits from
developers and from the public in general because the comprehensive plan is a fiction. >> Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is Dr. Jim Moyer. I'm elected Orange soil and water conservation
district 2 supervisor. First, I want to thank acting uh city administrator Bradley and public course director Vatameo for meeting with me and I'm looking forward to the next meeting.
Also, I want to mention to everyone, I was in communication with uh UFIUS MRC. They've extended the deadline for the storm uh storm water pond until March 24th. They have 25
people re uh participated so far, 75 to go. They've asked for a either the city send out a notice to all the HOAs or you share the HOA contact information
with them and I copied u uh city clerk bone was copied on the email to to them. Uh again my name is Dr. Jim Moyer. This is my presentation and mine alone.
Um these are some of the best and the worst uh states for climate change. Florida is ground zero. Uh the five criteria used. I want to focus on inland flooding. That's us.
Uh these are some of the many a pretty exhaustive extent of the impact of climate change. I want to mention two in particular. Agricultural production decrease and dire economic impact. Tourism
very quickly. Florida when the natives were here that was predominantly fishing. La Flora. This was a military stronghold for the vast Spanish empire in the Americas.
Around when Florida became a territory and then a state around Civil War, we became an agricultural state up until around the time of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowls. Then we transformed
ourselves into tourism, which is number one right now. But because of climate change, there's a good chance we're going to have to reinvent ourselves again. Uh this is a comparison between
uh 100 years ago, a century ago, and now climate whiplash. That's a severe change in either wet dry or hot cold like we recently experienced. and agriculture will not have time to recover from
climate whiplash. So, please do everything you can in your power to protect our land and water resource resources. Thank you and God bless you all. >> Okay, >> Dr.
Can you see me? Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> It's hard to tell when at morning and afternoon end with the fog we've been having. Wanted to share with you an emergency release from the St. John's River Water Management District. we have gone into phase two severe water s
shortage and this is permanent until it goes into phase one when um we don't know what's going to happen with that um landscape irrigation is limited to one day a week that's commercial and residential and um the this needs to be
announced put out there broadcast um and then it's going to be enforced and uh Tuesday's for non-residential uh Sunday for even numbers addresses and Saturday for odd addresses. Please
convert to Florida friendly native and um plants that can tolerate lack of water. Um question four changing from December to March.
When we look at the statistics I parsed from the records of Apopka for the March, December and May dates, we have some very ugly looking numbers compared to November.
Um when we look at March, December, May, which is mainly March, uh we see that the only 16.3% of the citizens vote. And there's a lot of reasons for that.
When you look at the November dates, you see the 68.5% vote in Apopka. I left out the oct the countywide ones, but left them showing so that you could in the averaging, but left them showing so you could see how
close they are. This is sad that politicians want to have the least amount of people voting. And when they say that they want to serve the will of the citizens, why would they want very few citizens voting
for them? And the political term is incumbency. Because when you have less than 30% of the citizens voting, there's a greater chance that an incumbent will be voted in. And this has been known for decades. I remember hearing that back in the
1970s. Then we have uh racial disparity. Look at those numbers. Compare the top line, which is March, to the bottom line, which is November. Black 17% compared to 67. Hispanic 10%
compared to 57. And look at the difference between white. There are many more white. >> Thank you. >> Think about it. Lero Bella. I I don't have a presentation. Uh my presentation is uh
I've been watching the this uh election kind of close and I've been watching all the ads and stuff was coming across Facebook and even seeing a ad a commercial on spectrum and
as a citizen I would I would hope that if it's true that we we would have been told about it already because uh I think we got one ad saying that
you prevented homelessness. If that's the case, we've been looking for the last two years for the $160ome,000 that the homeless people that we couldn't find that we could have. Did we
build a a spot for the homeless people somewhere that the city don't know about? I just I just like to know where that money I like to know. Did you use that money to eradicate homelessness if we
don't have it? Because I'm confused because Miss Virginia Street always come up asking for the homeless. Not not only that, I just hope people will take and listen when when the candidates say that
um they got integrity and they listen to the community. How is it integrity listen to the community when you vote to move the public comment from the beginning to
the end? And then while campaigning trying to get reelected saying if it was left up to me I'll leave it back there until after the election. How is that integrity
to Philly's point? Yes. All this stuff all this lying and conniving it need to stop. I'm not a psychologist to be f to be honest, but I talked to a lot of them
over at the VA and I found out that it's bipolar for somebody to uh uh complain that somebody else caused them to do something
while driving through a speed zone, especially around the school. I would just say integrity would be to stand up and tell the truth for a minute and let the people vote
and run on your record cuz it going to speak for itself. >> Okay, Coach Naji. Coach Aaji, Central Florida Soccer Club, Apopka. Good afternoon, mayor, commissioners, staff, and members of the public. First and foremost, we want to commend commissioners Anderson,
Velisquez, Smith, and Neesa for reminding us all that the children of our community are more important than RFPs, RFPs, competing organizations, adult egos, or political gotchas moments. So sincerely, thank you all.
We'd also like to thank Mr. Sammy Ruth for highlighting an important point to the uh to the administration. When a program charges $150, $150 to $200 or so that is only a portion of the true cost families face. Equipment, travel, tournaments, and other expenses
quickly add up, and is important that those realities are understood. Finally, there was a considerable amount of misinformation shared about our club and our programs at the last council meeting. We would like to take a moment to set the record straight. We are an an Apka based 501c3 nonprofit organization.
We are not strictly travel or competitive club. We offer programs for children of all skill levels. We pro we provide opportunities for kids ages 2 through 18. Our program fees range from free, yes, $0 up to $21.95 for our
oldest competitor program, which includes several tournament fees. Our overall fees are 20 to 35% lower than similar soccer organizations in Central Florida. Each year, we provide approximately $35,000 in financial aid to ensure that every child who wants to
play has the opportunity. We do not turn children away because of financial circumstances. Every kid plays, period. We also provi provide uniform kits and equipment for families receiving financial aid uh financial assistance
who cannot afford them. Our organization deep is deeply invested in the in this community. Each year we donate over 5,000 food items to local elementary school food pantries. We provide free coaches and player clinics for Apakar soccer. Offer coaching, training,
volunteer opportunities and uh to for local high school students. Sponsor more than 20 children from the community to participate in our annual event at Inter and Co Stadium. Assist APOPC correct soccer when they they are short on coaches. Provide free open play
opportunities for everyone in the community regardless of their club affiliation. Sponsor local school athletic programs. support teacher appreciation week for local schools, partner with and support other nonprofit organizations that serve
children in our community. We collaborate with local flag football program so APKA kids don't have to travel to other cities to play. We regularly share field space with families, groups, and organizations who want to play frisbee, train for football or lacrosse, or simply kick around the
ball. Several of our coaches voluntarily give up their portion of their compensation so we can continue funding financial aid for families in need. Our officers and directors, including myself, are volunteers and receive no compensation. Everything we do is centered on one mission, making sure
every child in this community has opportunity to play this game we love. Thank you. >> Okay, Brad Nolles. Good afternoon, mayor and council members. My name is Brad Nols. My wife Cheryl and I live in Waka Run with our two boys and have been residents in
Apopka for nine years. We are the owners of Central Florida United Soccer Academy or CFU and I serve as its general manager. I'd just like to briefly address what occurred at the previous city council meeting and then speak about who CFU is and what we represent here in Apopka.
At the prior meeting, the RFP recommendation regarding field rentals at the Northwest Recreation Complex was placed on the consent agenda, and I was present at that meeting. When the item was removed from the consent agenda, I believed it would return to committee for further review without extended
debate. And based on that understanding, I left the meeting. And in hindsight, that was my mistake. After watching the live stream, it became clear that discussion was continuing without our presence. Coach Brian Fragala who serves both as a
coach and a member of our board of directors returned to ensure we were present for the remainder of the discussion and we are grateful for his attentiveness. Ultimately the motion that was being considered was withdrawn and council encouraged both organization to work
toward a joint a joint proposal. We respected that direction immediately consistent with how we have approached this process from the beginning and entered into good faith discussions which resulted in the joint proposal now before you. So who is CFU? For those who
may not know us well, CFU is a locallyowned family operated organization serving families in Apatka, North Orange and Lake counties. Although this is our first year as an independent organization, our leadership and coaching staff bring decades of youth soccer experience within this community.
We emphasize licensed coaching, structured player development, and clear standards for sideline conduct and sportsmanship. Many of the families we serve reside within the city of Apakka and travel outside the city to train with us, and they have expressed a desire for stability within their own
community. Our fee structure is intentionally designed to remain accessible and competitive within this region. In our first half year alone, we've awarded over $40,000 in financial assistance to ensure players are not turned away for financial reasons. We also established a nonprofit partner,
United Sports Initiative, to expand scholarship opportunities and community outreach. We participated fully in the RFP process and respect the city's purchasing policies and evaluation procedures. Our focus is long-term stability, professionalism, and access
for the families we serve. In conclusion, we appreciate the council's leadership and encouraging collaboration and remain committed to working constructively with all parties. Most importantly, we are seeking clarity and stability so families and players
can plan for the upcoming season with confidence and certainty. Thank you. >> Thank you, Sylvester. Good afternoon, Mayor S. Sylvester Hall, Rock Springs Ridge. Good afternoon, Mayor and Commissioners. Uh, can we just have a moment of silence for our fallen
military personnel because the country is at war. Thank you. When we go to war, I'm a 21 year veteran. Somebody is going to lose a mother. Somebody's
going to lose a father. Somebody's going to lose a brother, a sister, a son, cousin. These things are not to be taken lightly. And I say that today because I have a
saying that I've been saying for over two years coming up here and seemed like it's falling on deaf ears, but I continue to do it because there's a cause and effect for everything that happen in life and in in this world. And when I see that we have over
uh 35,000 registered voters and around 8,500 come out to vote, that's the cause of all the turmoil that the country is facing today. So when you hear me say in the city of Apopka, the state of Florida, and in our
country, too many good people are standing by watching bad things happening and completely being silenced about it. It's time for us to stand up against hate. It's time for us to stand up against corruption. It's time for us to stand up against racism. It's time
for us to stand up against greed. And it's time for us to stand up against white privilege. When we normalize the abnormal, we desensitize the truth to the point the truth doesn't matter. So, every citizen,
election day is now, it's early voting, and election uh day is uh March the 10th. I'm asking you when you cast your votes, make sure you consider these things because
this is the solution to our turmoil in our country. We must remember the truth matters, laws matter, morals matter, ethics matter,
leadership matters, character matters, integrity matters, principle matters, rules matter, facts matter,
procedures matter. Honesty matters. Accountability matters. Responsibility matters. Justice matters. And all God's people matter. We get up
here and we pray before every uh council meeting. And then we turn right back to our wicked ways. I pray that God have grace and mercy on all of us. Thank you. >> Okay. All right, approval of the
minutes. Uh, anybody from the dis or from the public need to have any adjustments? If not, look for a motion to approve the me the minutes from the February 18th city council meeting. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Anderson. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Velasquez. All
those in favor? All opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Any changes to the agenda? >> No changes, Mayor. >> All right. Consent agenda. We have two items. Does anybody from the public or from the DAS need to pull either one? If not, look for a motion to approve the two consent agenda items.
>> So move. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Smith. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Anderson. All those in favor? I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. Now, >> next up, uh, second amendment to the master development agreement of Fidian
Town Center. Bobby. >> Good afternoon. Bobby How, planning manager. The Flidian Town Center development is located west or north of West Orange Blossom Trail and west of State Road 429 within the PUD known as Flidian Town Center. Permitted uses
within the PUD include multifamily town homes assisted living facility, hotel, and a commercial tract. Senity map shows location on the screen. In addition to the PD approval, a master development agreement was approved uh which permitted a maximum of 120 hotel 120
room hotel within the PUD. Major development plan was submitted that proposes a 137 room hotel within the PUD. Applicant is proposing a second amendment to the development agreement to permit a hotel on par 5 that may exceed 120 rooms and but shall not
exceed 137 rooms. Recommended motion is approval of the second amendment. Myself and the applicant are here for questions. >> Any questions for Bobby? >> Anybody from the public wish to speak on this one? Up in Mckame 360 Golden Gem Road. I believe that all the development that we
require in this area, especially hotels, is a good thing. But I have a problem here today because the comprehensive plan is a fiction. Everything that you commissioners are voting on is based on something that's untrue.
How does that affect you? Does it make you personally responsible? Because you're aware that the comprehensive plan is a fiction. Why is the comprehensive plan a fiction? Because within the comprehensive co comprehensive plan, it stipulates that golden gem retention
ponds are operational. 350 million gallons of water are supposed to be able to be contained there this week. You can't even take 4.5 million gallons of water from Alto Springs without being threatened a lawsuit.
So if the comprehensive plan is a fiction, what happens every time you vote for a motion here? Are you liable because you know it's a lie? or what do we do to to mitigate what we do? I asked you earlier on to
support a motion to do an immediate review of golden gem ponds. The reason I've asked it to be done is because unless you can say to the developers that we are on top of this, then I believe you're personally liable for making decisions that not only affect
developers, but that affect residents. Because every time you allow something to go forward, are you denying us of our inaliable rights to have water? There's a question. If you continuously
allow planners and developers to build and the comprehensive plan is false because you haven't looked at potentially whether or not we can adhere to it. Are you affecting my inaliable rights? I
believe you are. So again, earlier on today, I asked somebody here to motion that we immediately instigate a review on Golden Gem Retention Ponds to see whether or not it's viable, what the time scale is, and how much money we're
going to spend. And people there today are watching you. When people vote, they're watching how you're going to going to deal with this. Don't disenfranchise the people who are going to vote for you by ignoring my request today. Anybody
else? Sylvester Hall. When you talk about community, community involvement, there's a lot of thing that goes on. If the community was involved, they would know which candidate candidate is blowing smoke up their butt
or not. And I would suggest everybody, if you have a moment, go to YouTube and watch some of these city council meetings. >> That way you can learn about what's going on. >> That's all this is about. >> I know what it's about. And what I'm telling you, this young man has been
coming up here telling you guys this for over a year now and is falling on death is then myself and others who are standing up for the community and standing up for what's right. We get crucified and called the peanut gallery
for coming up here and letting you guys know what's in the community that you should be already knowledgeable of. You should be knowledgeable of the the resolution and what it's going to take to fix it. But yet and still, we bring it to you and you come with your
arrogance to not even listen when it can put people in harm's way. This is the kind of corruption I'm saying that needs to stop. And it stopped with citizen like myself and other citizens that Mr. Olsen called
warriors and they was crucified. What I'm saying to you today is it's not you guys fault because you are who you are. It's the citizens fault for not recognizing who you are and remove you
out of office. So we'll have somebody that's willing to serve them. So when we have an issue like this, not only this and other issues, it's addressed. When any citizen come before you, it should be addressed. It don't take no time to set up a
committee. and everybody who come up here with a concern to simply check it out, investigate it, and if carries in and merit, deal with it and make the correction and let the
citizen know what what what was the outcome. What did you do? We don't have to agree with it, but at least it shows that you made some effort to listen. If I come to you and tell you your roof is on fire, you so arrogant you don't even listen. Make it make sense.
I say again, make it make sense. Thank you. Anybody else? Okay, not we'll close the public hearing. Look for a motion to approve the second amendment to the master development agreement for the Fidian Town Center.
>> That's only changing it from 120 to 137. So >> got a motion by Commissioner Velasquez, >> second by Commissioner Anderson. All those in favor? I. All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. >> Next up, residents of Emerson Park. >> Good afternoon. Jean Sanchez with the
community development department. This is a request for approval of the major development plan and construction site plan revision for the residences at Emerson Park. The development was originally approved by city council in 2020 and all subdivision infrastructure
has since been constructed and accepted by the city with a certificate of acceptance issued on February 6, 2025. So vertical construction of the town homes has been underway. The project is located east of AoE popka road west of Austin Bay Boulevard and
south of Harmon Road. Uh surrounded land surrounding land uses are primarily mixed use and residential including the existing Emerson Park residential subdivision to the north and the east and the Greystone Apka Health and Rehab Center to the south. No
changes are proposed to external access points surrounding roadways or adjacent properties as part of this request. All access, circulation, and emergency connectivity remain so previously approved. The subject property has a future land use designation of mixed
used and is zoned MU SGT mixeduse shore gateway. The proposed revisions do not change the approved density or intensity which remains at at 103 residential units. Staff finds that the revised layout remains compliant with all
applicable zoning and development standards. The applicant is requesting a limited revision to the previously approved MDP and CSP. Specifically, the proposal replaces uh 12 two-car garage town home buildings with an updated onecar garage
products on lots 1 through 18, 49 through 60, and 67 through 99 and the formal designation of open space track OS-8. These provisions are confined to building footprints, internal lot grading, sidewalks, and driveway
geometry. No changes are proposed to the completed infrastructure. Parking continues to be provided through a combination of garage spaces, driveways, and on- street parking. And under the LDC, the project requires a minimum of 170 off- streetet parking spaces. And
the revised plans provide 476 total spaces. Pedestrian circulation, internal street alignments and emergency access, as I said, remains unchanged. Required buffers are provided with canopy trees such as live oaks and southern magnolia supported by
understory and accent trees including crepe myrtles, lob lolly pines along the shrubs and fencing where required. The proposed revisions do not reduce landscaping or buffer widths or open space. and open space track OS8 is fully
landscaped and integrated into the design. The DRC recommends approval of the residences of Emerson Park major development plan and construction site plan revisions at its meeting on February 10th, 2026. The planning commission unanimously recommended
approval of the MDP/CSP revision with two abstensions. Um, with that said, uh, to add, actually, a letter received by staff from the Emerson Park, uh, town homes HOA has been included in the staff
report. Um, really, it's as as it's been included as part of the public record to include uh to ensure full transparency. However, staff is limited to evaluating the MDP CSB revisions for compliance with adopted land use regulations and so
legal matters outside that scope are best addressed by the city attorney. So, with that said, staff and applicant are available for questions. >> Any questions for Jean? Um well, you know that we had received I've received anyway over 39 emails from residents and
it's regarding I guess a lawsuit that's going on between Emerson Park and Park Square and I do and I did listen to that uh PNZ meeting and one member abstained because he is a resident of Emerson Park
but the other one abstained because uh he had an issue with the lawsuit And of course, when I sat through the agenda review, I was advised that this is a civil lawsuit and it should not impact
the decision on this project. But I my only reservation is that when there's an issue or problem with a development, and of course it's a private one, when one walks away from
it, the developer walks away, then the one that's left with the problem comes to us to try and resolve the problem. That's my only reservation and that's what happens. Any other questions for the staff?
>> Uh yes, I have two. Uh one, it indicates in the report that there are going to be some minor adjustments to lots 73 through 81. What are those minor adjustments? >> I'll defer that to the applicant for specific adjustments to the lots. Um
George, I want to present. >> Sure. >> Okay. So, well, if y'all want to present, any any other questions for Gan before we bring up the applicant? Did they have to update a landscape plan since now it's there's
>> they did update the landscape plan? Not much really changed other than um landscaping their additional open space tract. Um but that's really about it. Do we do calculations for requirements for capacity for like uh irrigation and things of that nature? Like what is
needed to now that they're adding more green space the irrigation required for that >> that irrigation plans um were um also reviewed by public works >> and that so to confirm that there had to be two different ones. One the original one and then one with this updated plan
>> reviewed. We have capacity in that with those changes. As I understand it, there were no objections from any DRC members on the approval. So, >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, commissioners, my name is Joe Kovish.
I'm an attorney from the Louns Law Firm here on behalf of the applicant. We did submit a presentation. Uh, is it So, I I do want to be brief. Um, but we will answer the questions just
addressed. To the extent there is any public comment, I'd like an opportunity to respond to that. But on this initial run, I want to just stress that the only material change is the reduction in the
um size of the garage associated with 12 buildings from two car down to one car. There were some minor adjustments to open space, but uh the again the site requires about 170
parking spaces. We provide about 470 and change. So it's about 280% of the required parking spaces. So parking is not an issue at all. If you see this uh this site plan
here, you can see the um the general scheme of the development. Now infrastructure is in place. Site work is done. Vertical construction has already begun. Some of these buildings are already constructed.
What we are doing, if you look at this slide, is only reducing the size of the garage for the buildings that are circled in red. The driveways are remaining the same. So, the the number of driveway spaces
remains. It's just a reduction in the size of the garage for these buildings. Um, if you look at the first image, that is the old mockup. That is the old elevation for what the garages would look like. Uh, the proposal is is
something like the bottom. This is from a different site, but this was a a mockup elevation. The only difference between what is in this picture and what we actually propose in the site plan is the garage driveways will remain two cars. So they'll they'll remain the
original width to facilitate uh two vehicles. There is no change to the front elevations at all. If you look at the site plan, the garages we're talking about are all interior. So they are all to the back of each building. But the
front of the building, so the the elevations visible from Alston Bay, from the other streets remain unchanged. And I do want to um touch briefly on the lawsuit issue raised by Commissioner uh
Velasquez. Now, in Florida, in the United States, you know, we're still innocent until proven guilty. To sort of put it in layman's terms, uh we have not admitted any liability or any fault in the pending lawsuits.
One of them has to do with a retaining wall that is indicated on this slide. It's sort of the orange line on the right hand side. It does not touch any of the buildings. it does not touch any of the garages. Um
those laws the lawsuit is still pending there may be an an order from a judge and and if an order comes out obviously we will comply uh under the law but as we stand today there's no finding of liability and the applicant is coming before you for approval not anything to
do with the wall but just to do with the size of the garages as staff has indicated are compliant with code. Uh there is a a second lawsuit having to do with the the costs associated with maintenance and upkeep of Austin Bay
Boulevard to the south. Uh again, that is a dispute about what is required under a written contract has no bearing or implication on the size of the garages at all. So, while those lawsuits are still pending, our position is they
have no bearing on the request before um you all this afternoon. I do um Mr. Georgie uh I believe can answer. There was a specific question
uh posed about and and I I apologize. I forget the specifics of the question, but there was a more design specific question I believe somebody asked. Uh yes, my question was what are the minor adjustments that's referenced to lots 70
through 73 through 81? >> Good afternoon George Georgie the PE on the uh uh proposed revisions. Um so in in regards to the uh revisions to the lots um
this all right so these are the lots that were uh slightly tweaked. The original design had those the lot lines extend uh through that open space all the way to the rightway.
the revision. So there were extremely deep lots will be on what's required. Uh the revision was to uh terminate the lots uh along this line and the creation of this open space open space 8.
>> So >> I have a go ahead >> just a few questions. So in regards to you said reduction of of of garage space. So to be clear it's reducing the number of garages. So you're going from twocar garage to one car garage. Is that correct?
>> Yes. >> Yes. So the the size of the proposed garages on 12 >> two-car garage to a onecar garage >> on 12 buildings out of the 19 buildings. Correct. >> So not only just reducing the size but also reducing the number of garages. So
>> no. So the number that the original garage could could fit two cars, two cars to one car. I just want to be clear on that. >> Correct. >> Okay. Because I think it's kind of play with words with that. Okay. So, in addition to that, so in regards to affordability, so is that to help to
make the home more affordable because you're reducing the garage space from a twocar garage to a onecar garage. Is that for more for affordability or is it for >> just trying to understand the reason for the reduction? >> It I it makes it uh market competitive
for I can't speak for the pricing for for the client. I don't believe uh they're present but the understanding is it is uh it has an impact on the affordability and one of the main driver is >> the cost of the construction correct yeah >> so the what other units have a this is
the only proposed units that's going to have two car one car garage or the other units that also >> so uh the ones that are shown in here in dark lines those are the ones that are going to have the um the onecar garage all the other ones will maintain in the
two-car garage. >> So, this is you guys are going to pass the savings on to be more affordable. I just want to make sure that's because that's one of the conversations I was kind of having with some of the homeowners is that you guys are looking to be more affordable to bring affordable more affordable town homes.
Again, I can't speak for for the developer himself on on this particular point, the pricing there, but uh that's that's the understanding is uh the affordability of of um the the proposed units. Correct. >> Okay.
>> Mr. Vosquez, >> I thought the I thought the reason for the twocar garage to one had something to do with the fire department. So that was another um another point that >> I never heard about affordability. I just heard it was the fire department.
>> So that that was another reason for it which is to allow for easier access to the fire department uh particularly along the uh the emergency access. I don't know if you can >> is someone from the fire department
>> um at this emergency access. So reducing the size of the garage there does allow for more maneuverability for for the fire fire staff and fire trucks. >> Was that a requirement of the because we originally approved the site plan as
with two car garages? So did something change where it became a fire hazard or something? I guess because you said that was the reason for the that was that's my first time I actually heard that was a reason. >> That's what I heard. >> Yeah. So, it's it's sort of not the cause, but it's it's a benefit of the change. That was just a concern raised
about access to the rear of the units. Um, I believe there uh, you know, it it was the development as designed and approved was code compliant. There were no waiverss that I know of for access to the rear.
But, uh, once construction started, I I believe that that was when the issue came up. Uh it was just noted that the access to the rear um would be better under this configuration. So it's a benefit of this new configuration that access to the rear of the units is
easier. Um it is more open. That's that's my understanding of where that that uh issue has has been discussed and where it has arisen. >> Any other questions for developer? If not, I can bring I can bring up the chief.
So, when you're changing it from two to one, are you changing the um the the length of the driveway? Is that changing the length of the driveway? >> No, the the length of the driveway is still the same. >> Okay. >> Nothing changed. So that would allow I
mean because from the twocar garage you're now going to push if they have a twocar family there the car that goes on the driveway won't impede on the sidewalk in the in front of the the townhouse. Right. >> No. Yeah. The the limits and the depth
of of the product itself was not affected. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions for the not bring chief up talk about the >> Thank you guys. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. Commissioner, to address the question,
there was no major change when we did a site review of the plane itself. We wanted to make sure that we had emergency access as far as for a stretcher. More of a not a fire response for emergency services. We have medical patient with two cars being parked out
in the driveway and then a twocar garage that has no connectivity to the house itself from the front entrance or from the rear entrance, I say. Um, it was best to go down to one so we can actually fit a stretcher all the way through. >> Okay.
>> Did that kind of clarify that? >> Okay. All right. Okay. Anybody from the public wish to speak on this one? Well, while Phyllis is coming up, I just want to thank the staff. I mean, Bradley and and public services and the fire
department got a lot of the information that was requested by Emerson Park um for whatever, you know, if it ends up being a lawsuit. All the information is there. We put it all into one place. And I want to thank Rally for compiling it all. It was a it was a lot of lot of
hours on on all of all of our staff's part to put put you know this whole package together so that you know we at least both sides have the information that they they need to to move forward with. Okay. As supervisor of the Orange Soil and
Water Conservation District, um I am interested in why the rendering and maybe they're just so that you can see the product is no canopies around the houses that I don't see any the town
homes. I don't see any trees in around the houses. I only see them surrounding the perimeter. And it's very important that we have um canopy um throughout the area to reduce the heat and to sequester
the carbon and to improve um electric bills etc. So I'm wondering where those trees are. I only saw flowers right at the base of the houses and um the green spaces are just I hope it's ground cover
and not saw why don't you wait just see if there's any other questions for Yep. Albert McKimmy 3603 Golden Gem Road. Just an observation. The best boxer isn't necessarily the boxer with the hardest punch.
It's the man who can dance around and avoid things. Well, Commissioner Nester just asked a question that intrigued me because the answer he got satisfied the question he asked. But maybe if we ask a different question, we might get a different
answer. We asked were the requirements met in terms of water for for a development and the answer was yes they met the requirements
but the requirements don't necessarily reflect what's on the comprehensive plan. So, is anyone from staff prepared to go on record is saying that the comprehensive plan is accurate and that anything taken off the comprehensive plan is therefore
verifiable? Anybody else from the public wish to speak? Okay. If not, we'll close the public hearing. Um, you want to address the the trees? I don't >> uh Thank you, mayor. only to say that the the purpose of the elevation photos is to show the structure
that the uh site itself will comply with the approved landscape plan, but the this elevation is a mockup of the building itself. It's not intended to show landscaping. >> Okay. All right. Thank Thank you. All right. We'll close this public
hearing. Look for a motion to approve the residences at Emerson Park major development plan construction site plan revision. Attorney Shepard, the act of litigation that's going on, this is quasi judicial, correct?
>> It is. >> Can you explain what that means? Yeah, it means that you're interpreting whether or not uh this application meets the code requirements to be approved and therefore you've listened to the evidence from the podium. uh you may
have received evidence outside although it's not disclosed um and you make a decision about whether based on the evidence and that's important not the opinions uh that you the applicant has met his burden in terms of what evidence that would be competent substantial
evidence is evidence that a reasonable person relying on and here you've heard from the staff and contained in the staff report among other things uh that it does meet all of those requirements uh The re recommended motion tells you that it says that f to find that the
proposed residence of emirate Emerson Park major development plan revision is consistent with the comprehensive plan and development code and recommends approval of the major development plan. That means staff has found that it meets all of those requirements. It doesn't mean you have to believe Steph, but you
have to then if you're going to oppose this, you need to say, okay, well, there's confident, substantial evidence from somebody else. And that would be somebody who is a planner, an engineer, uh maybe sometimes a surveyor, maybe sometimes an appraiser that would counterbalance what you've heard from
staff. And in the absence of that, it will be difficult only because in in rejection of an application like this, you have to give reasons that we then have to supply within, I think it's 30 days uh from the rendering of the decision to the applicant uh so they can
decide what they're going to do. And that that uh denial letter has to have those reasons. So, if you vote to deny or move to deny, then please provide the at the evidence that we're going to rely on to tell them why we're denying.
>> Thank you. >> Okay. Well, so can I can I ask a question of of um um our chief administrative Bradley? I know we got this kind of today. Um so I kind of briefed through it. Did you get any
feedback from the HOA president? >> Uh, yes, she did reach back out to me. I offered in the memo and I know you read that we'd certainly sit down and meet and go through it with them if they would like in person. So, we will set that up with her. >> Um, and again, those items that were
referencing the memo, we'll go through with her again and see if there's anything else we can help gather. Well, I mean, no one's here from Emerson Park to dispute this at this point, but um but you are going to sit down with them. >> Yes, I will schedule time with Miss Haye
and and any other board members if they'd like to meet. >> Yeah. I mean, I think they're trying to put two things together. I mean, I I kind of liken it, you could say this, let's say it's a homeowner, and a homeowner has put a
fence over onto the next person's property. So, it's not So, it definitely is an illegal fence. And then, but that homeowner who's got the illegal fence wants to get a permit for a hot water heater. You can't you can't put the two
you can't stop them from getting a hot water heater permit because the fence they just erected was not on their property. I mean, pretty simplistic, but that's kind of what So, we it's it's it's apples and oranges. what we're what we're doing here is is just we're just
um making an >> no adjustment to the >> There was also the storm water issue, but um you said that the master plan had the intention of Park Square sharing or
or using the storm water that's uh in Emerson Park. >> Yes, that's what I found. >> Okay, I did read that. So, it wasn't just the the the retention wall. It had also to do with
the storm water. So, um Okay. As long as you have a meeting with them, if if you can share what the feedback is from that. I don't see anyone here from Emerson Park. So, um >> yeah, she did respond this morning and I'll be reaching out to set a time with her.
>> Right. I mean, because I did get 39 emails. I mean, I'm not answering each email until because I'd be saying the same thing over and over again. >> So, and I just want to just kind of think about what you're saying and we do understand it's quality judicial and we actually have to, you know, have to
approve it, you know, but I just want to just express that this community have really been through a lot with developers and if you guys can kind of take in consideration understanding that that there some things happen and there's just it's just a lot. So, we're asking you to definitely work with the
residents. they they've been there for a long time and um just do what you can to work with them. So that's all I can say >> and I'll so >> make the motion. Okay, Commissioner Anderson makes the motion. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Velasquez. All those in favor? I. All opposed. Motion
carries unanimously. Next up, Cold Link Apopka Major Development Plan. for director is Mir Hamza, a planner. The um let's go back. The applicant has submitted a major development plan for property located at 2560 West Orange
Blossom Trail, which is just east of Stewart Avenue and west of uh Lake View Drive. The major development plan is called Cold Link Aapka, and it consists of a proposed uh new warehouse to the existing site. The new building has a
total area of 147,624 square ft. Uh these are the vicinity and aerial maps of the 2560 West Orange Blossom Trail site. The total site area is 27.63 acres.
Um the future land use for this property is industrial and the zoning for this property is uh light industrial. This is the major development plan for uh coingapka. Uh the development review committee has recommended approval. Um at the February
10, 2026 meeting, planning commission has unanimously recommended approval of the coal linkapka uh major development plan. The recommended motion is for city council to approve ColinkaKa major development plan. Staff and applicant are available for further qu comments or
questions. Any questions for Amir? Anybody from the public wish to speak on this one? If not, we'll close the public hearing. Look for a motion to approve the Cold Link Apka major development plan. >> So move.
>> Got a motion by Commissioner Smith. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Nesa. All those in favor? >> All oppose? Motion carries unanimously. Next up, assignment for Oak View oversizing utility line and partial construction reimbursement agreement
between Hanover Family Builders LLC and the city of Apopka to land homes. We've emptied out. Good afternoon, mayor and commissioners. Thank the item before you is the assignment agreement between Hanover and Lancancy.
At the city council meeting dated May 17, 2023, city council approved the Oakview oversizing utility agreement with Handover Family Builders LLC. Handover Family Builders LLC now wishes to assign the its rights, duties, and
obligations and responsibilities to Lansancy Homes USA Corporation. As required under current agreement, the city must grant permission to handover Family Builders LLC to make such assignment. So the request before you is to approve
the assignment agreement between Handover Family Builders and Lance C Homes US Corporation for the Oakview Oversiz and Utility Line and the partial construction reimbursement agreement. In addition, we're requesting a waiver of the procurement process for the water
main construction reimbursement um that is being requested in accordance with procurement policy 107.334. >> Any questions for Blanch? Anybody from the public wish to speak on this one? If not, we'll close the public hearing. Look for a motion to approve
the assignment of Oak View Oversizing Utility Line and Partial Construction Reimbursement Agreement between the Hannibore Family Builders LLC and the city of Apaka to Land C Homes. >> So move. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Smith. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Anderson. All
those in favor? I. All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Blanch. Next up, the proposed sponsorship agreement renewal with Advent helpka. Cindy, >> good afternoon, mayor and commissioners.
I am excited this afternoon uh to request uh the approval of the proposed sponsorship agreement renewal for Advent Health Popka. staff present to city council for consideration and approval a new five-year sponsorship agreement
between Advent Health Apka and the city. Advent Health APKA continues to be an important part of the Apakka community and has enhanced our community through a variety of partnerships and agreements with the city. The 2020 sponsorship agreement in effect through 2025
provided the city with significant enhancements and inind support for Madman Health APKA. The agreement had a total value of $637,00040 comprising $298,000 in monetary contributions and $339,040
in in contributions. over the lifetime of that agreement. As part of the agreement, Advent Health Popka received marketing and branding opportunities at the Northwest Recreation Complex, while the city received funding to construct an outdoor
workout area at the Northwest Recreation Complex, a digital sign at Jason Doyle Parkway and Ponan Road, and support for senior and youth programs and sports. The 2020 sponsorship agreement provided Advent Health APKA the first right of
refusal opportunity at the expiration of the agreement to present the city with a new sponsorship agreement proposal. The proposed agreement has been attached to the staff report for your review and consideration and the new proposed uh agreement
includes the following. Increased monetary contribution to the city by Advent Health Apopka. Increased and better defined inind service and services and programs provided to the city by Advent Health APKA. Presence at
youth sport opening day ceremonies. Providing stretching clinics, giveaways and prizes. Monthly health monthly health education workshops for seniors and Apakka residents. Quarterly cooking demonstrations for the Apakka community.
defined participation by Advent Health Apka at the following city events. The Apka Health and Fitness Festival, $2,000 annual value. The senior Valentine's concert, $2,000 annual value. Fourth of
July celebration, $10,000 annual value. 911 ceremony, $500 annual value. Hispanic Heritage Celebration as title sponsor, $5,000 annual value. Apakka tree lighting as title sponsor $5,000
annual value. So on the slides we showed the 2020 agreement background um from last year which correlates with the staff report and then we have the proposed new agreement showing the increases and the impact to the community based on this
agreement. Uh the total value of the proposed new sponsorship agreement is $73,650 with Advent Health APKA providing 340 thou five 354,000 in monetary contributions and $349,650
and inind contribution services to the city. Uh staff recommend approval of the proposed sponsorship agreement with Advent Health Apka. We also have Brad Hillman here who is the chief uh operating officer for Advent Health and we have Cara McDaniel
from his staff, the director of community engagement and Jamaa Felix, the manager of government advocacy. Okay, >> cool. All right, any questions for Cindy? And if not, we'll have Brad come up if you want to.
give us a our new newly christened. >> Good afternoon, Mayor Nelson, Vice Mayor Velasquez, Commissioners Anderson, Neesa, and Smith, members of the public. My name is Brad Hillman. I have the
honor of serving as the chief executive officer of Aban Health Apka. As a lifelong resident of Apopka, it's a privilege to stand before you today, not just as a hospital leader, but as a community member who cares deeply about the health of our city. Today represents a lot of work by the city of Apka and
Advent Health as we take the next step on our continued partnership. As a faith-based organization, Advent Health is guided by our mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ. And for more than five decades, Advent Health Apka has cared for families here in the
community with a commitment to whole person health ma body, mind, and spirit. Advent Health APK has grown into 158 bed hospital with with a supporting outpatient network so our neighbors can continue to receive compassionate whole
person care close to home. We're grateful to continue expanding that presence through our renewed partnership, bringing trusted care even closer to the community we serve. Each year, our care team takes care of more than 50,000 emergency visits and over
112,000 outpatient encounters. This reflects the trust the community has placed in us and it reflects the needs of our residents that are growing. But we know health does not begin in the emergency room. It begins at home, on the playground, on the ball field, and
in community centers and classrooms. Through this expanded relationship, we will provide dedicated clinical staff time to serve the vibrant community in areas outside of the hospital walls. In programs like monthly senior health workshops, chronic disease education,
they highlight not just longevity, but also quality of life. Cooking demonstrations to help ensure health and support for youth sports so our young people can showcase their talent that exists in this community. participation in major city events that bring neighbors together and build
relationships, all of which provide trusted health expertise outside the walls of our hospital. This partnership reflects our shared belief that strong communities are not just built on accessibility of care, but also education, illness prevention, and
connection. This agreement is about helping more families in Apakka feel whole physically, mentally, and spiritually. We are grateful for the opportunity to stand alongside the city as partners in building a healthier future for Apopkco. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, Brad. Any questions for Brad or for Cindy? >> Okay. Anybody from the public wish to speak on this one? Not we'll close the public hearing. Look for a motion to approve the advent. >> So move. Oh, you didn't finish. No.
>> The proposed sponsorship agreement renewal with Advent Health. Got a motion by Commissioner Anderson. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Velasquez. All those in favor? I. All oppose. Motion carries unanimously. And before you guys leave, I do want to um thank you. I've
got I your students uh called uh Pastor Marino called last Friday and was going to do it under my mayor's report, but I'd rather while you're here bring it up. So he says, "Uh, mayor, I've got 50 kids going to come on Friday. We'll do a day of service or day of caring um for
your forest lake academy." And so, okay, great. 50 we can we can handle that. So, we we we're going to go out and we're going to clean up the birding park or excuse me, the the mountain bike park. And he's then he calls a couple days later. Hey, I've got another hundred students coming like Oh. So, we've got
uh we've got some planning we're going to do out at Northwest and then we've got a um uh one other project at we're going to paint the uh the graffiti off the the wall on the Lush Road property. So, we thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank the Adventist team and and Forest
Lake Academy for what you do for our community. >> Thank you. >> Two of my oldest sons will be part of it. >> I want them on the paint program with with with uh Bradley. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh number six, waiver
purchasing policy. Blanch. >> Yes. Item before you again uh is the waiver of the purchasing policy 107.334 for RFP 2026A275 and acceptance of the joint proposal for the Northwest Recreation Complex Field
Rentals. On October 18th um 2026, city council provided guidance regarding the resolution of a potential bid award for RFP 20268275. As a result of that guidance, the two RP RFP responders agreed to present a joint
proposal between Central Florida United Soccer Academy and Central Florida Soccer Club for the use of four active fields at the Northwest Recreation Complex. Attached is the proposal that the two um soccer
um companies provided and they are here. If you have any questions about that joint proposal or you can pro where did you go present your side >> unless we need >> are we all good if everybody's good >> and talk about the joint proposal. Yes.
>> I probably >> Yeah, that would be good. Thanks. Uh if there any question Brian Forgalan I was up here a couple weeks ago uh coach board of director uh if you have any questions about the joint statement uh as we kind of discussed there are
four current fields we decided that the best to do if we were going to uh mutually agree to something is to split those into half. Uh so the current one would be uh two for uh United two for fire and then we had also discussed at the meeting last time that there might be an acceleration of the new fields
coming on board. the new fields coming on board and I'll let Naji kind of speak to this one as well. Uh they would have access to the first two that come on board. Uh any that come online after that we would want to have access as United as as for one. Um again all this is kind of written in a joint proposal that we had agreed to. So I'm not sure
if there's any questions that you guys have. >> Okay. Let me ask both both um squads here. Would you like Bradley kind of go over what we've what we've come up with as far as fields new fields? Would that help? Do you want to do it before or after? Do you want to do it now or do you want to wait till you've
>> Well, I I don't know. Like we submitted the joint proposal. Has that has been Well, there comment on it, I guess. >> Well, I just think it it will give everybody some clarity as to going forward. I know that was one of the, you know, questions we had. So, Rally, I know you and I guess >> Yeah, I can give an update, Mayor.
>> Thank you. >> Uh, since the last time of the meeting, we did receive the permit back from St. John's River Water Management uh district on the plans. So, the plans are finalized. We have provided the plans to our two qualified contractors to submit the secondary quote. That's in process
right now. Um uh we're working through some questions they have on the plans with our uh design engineer. Um once those uh quotes are received, we'll be able to move quickly because those are approved vendors. Uh so whichever one uh wins that bid, we'll be able to move
quickly with them. Uh the uh plan timeline is to get them moving, get construction underway and with a goal of trying to wrap construction by end of May, first part of June. So that would allow us a few months or a month, month
and a half to get the sod established um and get a couple fields online. We're looking at an option of uh soding two fields immediately uh and then spriging the remaining four which a sprig is a a growin period a little longer than a sod
um or soding four fields immediately and growing in two. So, uh, we are actively moving. >> We're going to have now two organizations. And so, the scheduling is also kind of going to be a collaboration
between you two because you're only now each working with two fields that are available, right? >> Well, technically should be six fields. uh for uh as we like I said as we with our collaboration and with the with the city's uh you know
proposal to go ahead and expedite the uh the construction of the fields. There'll be four four fields for CFSC, two fields for CFU by uh by August 1st of 2026 and by August 1st 2027, it'll be an
additional field for uh for CFU unless there's more growth than the option went before two two fields. >> Okay. And as far as far as as scheduling I think one one of the most one of the issues with the scheduling is we didn't have guaranteed weekend uh you know
weekend priority. So that's part of also was part of the proposal and then it's uh it's on us to make sure that we work that scheduling and with uh you know with maintenance to make sure there's no overuse of the fields etc. >> Okay. Okay.
Any other questions for either? >> Well, just a comment. I mean, we work pretty hard to try and work this out at your direction, right? So, I think for Central Florida United, I think the the the most pressing is issue is the sort of the closure and the urgency of this
because we do want to give direction to our, you know, members. >> Yeah. >> Uh players, parents who live in Apakka who are following this and are kind of looking for some guidance to know if we can have a place to play next year. >> Okay. >> So, awesome. and uh just want to say
thank you for working together and figuring out a solution. >> Um because of course at the end of the day it was really about the families and the uh students that come out to play soccer because that's that's who we want
to benefit from the program at the end of the day is is the the players. So we appreciate that. Okay. Any other questions for Blanch or for the applicants? Now I would just like to suggest I heard uh Mr. Williams say that they're considering sorting two sprig
and four. I would like suggest that we start four and sprig two. >> Duly noted. All right. So, the the request before you today is to approve the waiver of the procurement process of the Northwest Recreation um sports field rental in
accordance with the policy, accept the joint proposal from CFU and CFS and authorize negotiating negotiation of pricing of the Northwest Recreation Complex Field Rentals. >> Okay. First of all, anybody from the public wish to speak on this? If not,
>> yes. One one speak. It would be um maybe more applicable to the second issue. Um my concern is maintenance and it would apply to both groups.
and the rest of the um recreation area is especially with the new restrictions and everyone complaining online um about constant watering out there. um even when restrictions are out there in
normal times that when there's not an allowed watering period and watering continues, how are you going to keep um you know Rod's concern about the condition of the fields um decent when
you can't water once they're established? Of course, after that one month of new sod being put down and you can't water them every day, how are you going to keep them in tow um and in good condition after one month? And then what
type of grass or sods you're going to use? Those are my questions. Thank you. Anybody else from the public? Rod Olsson, 3156 Rolling Hills Lane here in Apopka. I'm really excited about the aspect of you gentlemen be able to get
together, organizations getting together to come up with a a viable plan to move forward. However, I vehemently object to the whole program. The fact that this city has continued to discriminate against soccer. They offer programs to
kids that want to play above the age of 14 that the city wreck provides. They also provide opportunities up to age 18, which the city does not provide in doing it. the fact that baseball, softball,
little league, Pop Warner, flag football enjoy rates of two to $3 an hour a field. It's inexplicable that you can charge $25 an hour, which has been historical number that these organizations have had to pay, plus pay
for game time. The other sports do not, youth sports organizations do not pay for game time. They have the fields. This is an opportunity for you to take a lead on this words. Leadership is measured not by words but by action.
Today you have the opportunity to act. First thing you should do is you should kill this RFP. Remove the RFP. The solution is simple. Direct parks and recreation to enga enter into a five-year agreement with these organizations comparable to the other
youth programs that we have in the city. Thank you. Anybody else? If not, we'll close the public hearing. >> Sorry. >> Okay. >> Just a point of clarification because I don't necessarily understand the process. Right. So, a concern about
killing the RFP prior to the agreements in place is something that we have a we have concern with. So, can someone help me understand how this process works? Does it happen jointly or does it happen one and then the other? The easiest solution is you already
table the decision on the RFP, you can continue the table until they get the contract knocked out. What you're really saying for the the purchasing folks is that they have been a lot of concern because this is a process that isn't like spelled out in your purchasing
procedures and you guys are the masters of your procedures. So, if you want to, if that's a concern, which I understand, there's not a a contract yet, uh you could table this and then if they come back and say, "We got a contract, everybody's good, contracts approved, and you can then uh conclude the RFP."
That's a solution. >> So, so wait, let me get So, you're saying we could go to number seven, approve that one, and then come back to six. >> Yeah. Which I guess is to tell them to go go ahead and negotiate and put the contract together. >> But I don't think we can. What? We We got to If they accept the joint proposal
and approve us to go ahead and negotiate, we can come back to number seven and table it. >> Right. That's >> that's what you're saying. >> That's correct. >> So, we we approve number six and then we table number seven. >> Yes. You can table number seven until the contracts are negotiated. Correct.
We can bring those back to council if necessary for approval. >> Perfect. Okay. >> So, and then kind of what uh Mr. Olson had discussed um how do we kind of have either a workshop or something to discuss um the purchasing how the fees
are paid that's usually handled by parks and rake in regards to negotiating those contracts. >> Yes. So that would be part of the negotiation of the contract. >> Yeah. >> So and that would if you would like that contract would come back to council for final approval. >> Okay. >> And bring it back. And I just want to make sure I understand that if we
approve this agreement, then these two organizations can start to play next week or whenever. >> Well, it's August. >> August 1st. >> August 1st. >> This contract doesn't end till June July or June. >> He's got through July. >> Okay. So, one has through July and then
the other one can start in August and they'll be sharing two fields each. >> Correct. >> Yeah. After we negotiate the contracts. >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. Okay. Right. And so you can table the with the concern that was just brought before you, you can table the
next item until those negotiations are complete. Okay. >> And that contract comes back to us for final approval. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Bring it back up. >> Sylvester Hall, for the record, if we never had an RFP before, where's the data showing why we need one
now? What was the purpose of bringing the RFP? If we never had one before and everything worked well, was the data showing that we should change the process? Where's the data showing that there's a need to change the process?
>> And then in the future, we have two now. What about three or four when they come? How are we going to dissect that? So I want to know because there's a cause and then there's an effect. What we're dealing with now is the effects of
a decision that was made. So we have to get back to the cause. What was the purpose of the RFP? Why did we need one after all these years never having one? Somebody want to clear that up for me
for the record. >> Mayor, would you like me to >> Sure. >> chime in. >> Uh I believe we discussed this last meeting, the uh the demand for sport athletic fields. If we built 20 fields tomorrow, we still
would have demand for those fields. As we are coming into uh bringing six additional fields online at Northwest Recreation Complex, we have been getting continual outreach for groups uh looking for space. So to provide a process to
allow for groups in the community to to put a bid in to apply for some of our limited space, we went the with the RFP option. Um as uh Mr. Hall had referenced. There are many other groups out in the community that will be
looking for field space and continue looking for field space multiple years down the road. The RFP process does allow us an opportunity to um put a fair uh availability out on the fields. >> That's why it was done. >> To to his point,
when we started I've been in a pocket for 30 years. When we started 30 years ago, it wasn't that popular and it started to grow grow over the years. There was never a need for RFP. When it was
very very small and it grew to what it is now, there still never has been a need for RFP. Thank you. >> Okay. Okay. Dr. Jim Warrior, I personally just want
to commend these two groups for working together amically and for everyone who's putting the children first. God bless you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. All right. >> One, Mr.
Just quickly uh >> just quickly regarding the RFP process. I mean we we know Bradley I understand what R is saying about going the RFP route. You know the issue with going the RFP route. you know, it sets a dangerous pre precedent uh especially for
long-standing nonprofit, you know, youth organizations that have, you know, spent years building programs, mentoring children, supporting families in the community. You know, at the last meeting, I believe Commissioner Anderson and Mr. uh Mr. Olsen suggested that issue that we should issue RFPs all
across the board to all organizations. Um, while we understand, you know, what the intention is, you know, history shows us that competitive bidding for youth sports programs can can have serious consequences. Back in 2016, the city of Orlando placed Trouters Park out
for a bit. at the time at the time ACS which was a nonprofit serving the community for years and years uh they had a basically exclusive agreement with the with the city for $100,000 a year to use basically exclusive uh the park exclusively. A for-profit organization
came in when the RFP was open and they won the bid by bidding $275 $75,000. What happened next really was predictable. You know, program fees for families more than doubled basically overnight. Many children were forced for forced out of the program because their families simply couldn't afford it
anymore. Kids who had grown, you know, up playing with their teammates and coaches suddenly had to go elsewhere. And within three years, that organization filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. Just one month after collecting registration fees
for from families, those families never got their money back. You know, the city was left picking up the pieces and had to revert back. is basically simply renting fields for years before another organization could rebuild programs. You know, this is what happens when youth sports are treated like a commercial contract instead of a partnership, you
know, with the city. You know, you have two organizations here and I've always said there's room, place, space for both organiz organizations to to coexist at the end of the day for the benefit of our children. I mean, for me, that's that's the most important thing. Can we can what what can we do, you know, for for our children, you know. Because at
the end of the day, when we make decisions about whether we go an RFP route or not, you know, will the decision strengthen youth sport in the community or make it harder for our kids to our kids to participate? I mean, really, it's really simple. That's that's that's the big question. So,
anyway, at the end of the day, I'm glad you know, Brad and I, CFU, and CFSC were able to come up with a solution that hopefully benefits our kids and our community. >> All right. Thank you. All right. Looking for a motion to approve the waiver of the purchasing policy 107.3.4
for RFP 2026- A-275 and acceptance of joint proposal for Northwest Recreational Complex Sports Field Rentals. >> So move. >> Got a motion by Commissioner Smith. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Anderson. All those in favor? >> All opposed? Motion carries unanimously.
>> Thank you. >> Next up, uh >> that's the one we got to take. RFP 2026-8-275. >> Great. Um, at the February 18th city council meeting, this item was tabled until the March 4th city council meeting um, pertain, you know, as a result of
the request for the joint proposal that was just presented to you. Um, based on the information that was recently shared, I think, um, what we're looking at here is to table this item again until we complete the negotiations and bring the contracts back before council for approval. >> Okay. Okay.
>> Any questions for Blanch? Anybody from the public wish to speak on this one? >> Yeah. Got to come up. >> It's a lot of work. For one quick question. Do we have any kind of timeline on when we would expect that proposal because again I think families for both clubs are waiting.
>> Yeah, we'll work with the procurement team to schedule uh negotiations. >> That's two. >> Yeah. Tomorrow. >> Within two weeks. I mean by the next health week. Okay. Next council meeting. That that fast enough? >> No. But okay.
>> Okay. All right. All right. We'll close the public hearing. Look for a motion to >> um table the RFP 20226-8-275 Northwest Recreational Complex Sports Field Reynolds. >> So move.
>> Got a motion by Commissioner Smith. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Anderson. All those in favor? All opposed? Motion carries unanimously. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> And uh M Miss Sherman uh so cold of silence is still in place.
>> Oh yeah. >> Okay. >> I'm afraid so. >> So it's still in place. >> Yes, ma'am. You take Did you hear that? >> Still in place. >> Yes, it is. >> All right. Mr. Smith, why don't you get us started?
Uh, I just think we had a great uh, celebration across the month of uh, February of Black History Month. I want to thank all of those different organizations that sponsored Black History events and all those who participated and uh, that's all I have. >> Okay, Commissioner Neesa.
>> Absolutely. Uh, just I will be pausing office hours tomorrow uh, March 5th and resuming them on March 12th uh, from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. here at city hall. um feel free to schedule a meeting or uh just come in and um if we want to meet somewhere else, not not at city hall,
don't feel comfortable here, no problem. I can uh meet you anywhere else. Just let me know. Thank you, Mr. Anderson. >> Okay, give me a second. Thank you. Okay, as I raise today to address a very
serious matter that the residents of the city deserve to be aware of. In 2025, the Mloud Law Firm filed a lawsuit against me, alleging residency um issues. On March 2nd, 2026, the judge granted my motion to dismiss. Less than
24 hours later, the lawsuit was refiled. And at this time, the city was added as a defendant. Why am I bringing this to council and to the public? For two reasons, transparency and awareness. What has unfolded appear to be a
coordinated effort to undermine the will of voters. An effort that I believe that has been led and assisted by a sitting commissioner, Nick Neesa. On January 22nd, 2024, emails were exchanged from the address
nest22gmail.com assisting in drafting that assisting in drafting what was described as a final complaint. In one of those emails, the message read, "See attached notes within the PDF. Please do not share this document with anyone or tell anyone that
I assisted in the efforts. Why would a sitting commissioner not want anyone to know he was assisting in drafting a complaint against a fellow elected official in another email let's see that's the one he said this is
the one let's make sure see attached within the PDF please not share this document anyone or tell anyone that I assist in the so that's the first email from him. Let's see. All right. In another email, he stated,
"I cleaned up a little formatting in just a couple of words. Otherwise, it looks good." Additionally, on January 15, 2024, at 11 o'clock a.m., an email from Bill Mloud of the Mloud Law Firm stated,
really can't see it, but it's there. Additionally, okay, here's a rough sample of a complaint of declaratory judgment. Another email by the M Bill Mloud stated, "Look, let me look at it before you send it. There will be a filing fee
for her daughter to start the process. These communications show a coordination between a sitting commissioner and the current plaintiff who is suing me. One of the individuals involved has since come forward acknowledged their participation and apologized for their role in these efforts to remove me from
office. Efforts that began before I even took my seat. If there if that was not enough, Commissioner Nesa then assisted in dropping the complaint against my real estate license with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The complaint
alleged that the address on file for my license was inaccurate. Here is the here is the contradiction. The same address being alleged in the res residency complaint was also used to attack my professional license, but in reverse. It
could not be both ways. So, I asked p publicly, what does my real estate license have to do with my service as a commissioner? How would attempting to revoke my license improve the quality of life for the residences
you claim to advocate for? Commissioner Neesa, >> you respond. >> Okay. >> It will not. Please note his silence and no response is an admission of guilt.
What it would be what it would do is harm my livelihood in attempt to financially me and bankrupt me. This is a troubling pattern. There has been repeated efforts to have me removed from my seat, undermining the
will of the voters. Their work attempts to pursue charges against in complaints against three other women as well, including the mayor's wife, Debbie Nelson, for merely touching his shoulder. He pressured our former police chief to file an unjust charges.
There have been instances of belittling, hostility towards our female financial director, and most recently at a public debate, law enforcement was called on Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore for merely confront confronting him with the question. This pattern is
deeply concerning. It reflects behavior that appears aimed at not at policy disagreements which are normally in governance but in intimidation and personal distraction and destruction. I want it I want it clearly on the
record. I'm concerned about what will come next. The attacks have not only unjustified unjustifiable and has unjustified they have targeted my livelihood and my financially stabbed stability. Residents deserve leadership focus on improving our community, not
secret meetings, emails, coordinated complaints, and taxpayer resources being used to intimidate others. Commissioner Neesa, you constantly lecture about transparency, integrity, and wasteful spending, but in secret,
you do the opposite. attempted to harm innocent people that with the taxpayers been forced to pay for your shady practices. My question to what end do you want power that much? I'm asking you
publicly to please stop the secret harassment, respect the will of the voters and allow the council to focus on the work the work the people elected us to do. End of on my commissioner report. Thank you.
Mr. Blasquez, >> I want to end the council meeting as is. There's nothing else to say. >> Let's see. Bradley, >> uh, mayor, commissioners, just a quick update on utility meter replacement program. Uh, if you look at the chat,
uh, graph there, we have hit a little bit of a plateau. uh holding at 10% estimated billing. Uh our goal is still to hit the 8% mark by end of March. We have completed uh another 1544 work
orders in the month of February and our no read number has still reduced uh by another 120 uh reads uh with a number as of March 3rd of 1,717. Uh we did have another meeting again today with utility uh billing staff uh
uh Miss Sherman uh and utility operations staff to um uh look at these uh this data and then also uh forge a plan forward for the next month to try and achieve that uh 8% u mark as outlined.
>> So So do we have work orders for in place to start? How many do we how many water meters do we go? >> So we're at 2,97 still currently estimated reading. So uh to get down to that 8% mark, we need to get around 200
uh 2366. We have had another 128 uh accounts added uh this past month uh which does sometimes affect that estimated read. Sometimes if a new account comes online, uh it will get a
first month estimated read and then we'll be assigned to a bill cycle, >> but that's separate from the ones that we have to replace that are >> right. But it's still it still could be factored into that estimated >> still factored into the numbers here
>> because they could be midcycle put the the meter on and so it would show a no read versus getting a complete cycle. So I mean we're getting there. It's I mean and we've got all hands are still on deck and and uh I do want to thank you know Radley running point and
Wanch and her team at at utilities and and obviously public services. I mean we're we're we're you know we're scrambling. We're working as hard as we can to make sure we we drive that number down and and really proud of you know where we've gotten to. But yeah, it's
the last couple of points is going to be going to be a not a struggle but going to going to take extra efforts. So, that's the update. >> Thank you. >> Cliff, I'm just going to give you the brief.
Uh, no news is good news, but only temporarily from the legislature on property tax reform. Uh, there's still no companion bill in the Senate, which means at least during the regular session, which is set to end on the 13th of March. U, there will probably not be
agreed upon property tax legislation. However, I got update from a lobbyist for a different city last night that said that's because they will bring it into a special session devoted to just property tax reform. And I will simply
say based on experience that the uh anxiousness of legislators to get out of Tallahassee as fast as possible means that there is a possibility, if not a probability, that something will come out of that special session. But we will see. I would tell you if you have an
interest in imposing things that could wreck your budget, you should be calling these folks and letting them know. >> Thank you, Cliff. And then and then the we had the I guess the the fix for Senate Bill 180 is dead.
>> Yeah. Oh, let me that's a good point. Uh so SB 180, as you know, was supposed to be about hurricane relief and all that stuff. And as you also know from experience, it tied our hands on all kinds of things that have nothing to do with hurricane relief. Um, so there was
a what they would call a glitch bill. I think it's called SB480. Uh, that was supposed to go through uh and had some support, but at the end of the day, some key people who needed to vote for it didn't, and it is dead. So
SB8180 is going to be with us for at least >> until the next legislative session sometime in December, January of this next year uh or the end of of this year. So that's where we are on that. So that means no more terms immediately, which
we get asked about frequently. It means that you can't uh make more restrictive rules that affect permitting and so forth, such as more restrictive comp plan, more restrictive zoning and so forth and so on. So that is where we are.
>> All right. Thank you, Cliff. All right. A couple of things. Uh had a great uh job fair at Wicaba High School and Apaka High School last Thursday. Probably had at least 300 kids from each school. I want to thank u both principles and
their their coordinators and especially Stacy Vancamp, my assistant, who who coordinated the overall. We had like 26 to 28 um vendors there from the militarymies to um to any of these uh we
had all of the the schools in the area looking for technical training schools. So it was a great event that I think a lot of kids got some great information about maybe what what's next for them. Um we got a kickoff with FDOT the complete speech complete streets meeting
about the Apakco Koi road coming up uh the week of the 16th. So looking to kick off that that u 17.3 million project. And then last but not least, the Deja Island band uh will be this Saturday
from 5:00 pm to 7 p.m. Come on out, be a part of it. Thank you.