--------- Good morning. We'll call the June 3rd DRC meeting to order. We'll start with roll call. Planning is present. Police >> Jason Wman present. >> Public works. >> Dale Smith. >> Fire. >> Jeremy Alderfield. >> Building. >> John Hansen. >> All right. We'll start the meeting with public comment period of three minutes.
Uh any member of the public that is here on any item on the agenda or any item in specific they would like to speak on now is your chance >> here for Chandler. >> Okay. You can come up during your project then. Okay. All right. With that we'll move on. First item on the agenda
is Chandler Road Plat. I'm the project manager on this one. This is the second submittal. Um this is off of Kelly Park Road. This is a plat. plat creates the lots and the alleys or tracks and easements, etc. Um, the applicant is
here. You did receive comments from DRC. Are there any you would like to discuss? If so, if you could come up here so we can get your comments on the record, please. >> Good morning. My name is Jose Ru. I'm with BC Survey Mapping. I really don't have like any questions about the
comments. I think they were pretty straightforward mostly about the dedication being that with the client is there is a bit of confusion with the road they are not completely sure if they're going to be private or public. I don't know if you
guys know anything about that with the process and the development of all of that. Um, so I just want to bring that uh on this meeting to see if you guys have anything that could help me with that information. Um,
either way, either they're private or public, we're still going to need those utilityments. That was a comment that I received. Um, yeah, that was pretty much it. >> Was the comment which department was that comment from? I think it was from
the surve. >> Okay. Yeah. If the streets are going to be public or private, it needs to be shown on the plat and then the dedication notes. So, we'll have to have that. >> Yeah. But I mean, there is still some confusion. I don't know if someone knew
something that I don't know. >> Not to my knowledge. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. Uh any questions for the applicant? >> Okay. Uh there's still outstanding comments. So we'll look for resubmiddle on that. Uh this is a plat does not go
to public hearings. It's administratively approved per Florida law. Uh police. Anything else? >> I have no comment. >> All right. Public works. >> They address my two comments that I had. So I'm good with it. >> Okay. Fire. >> No comments. Thank you. >> And building. >> All right. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you very much.
>> All right. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is Pali acres pod A/B in four major development plan third submitt Amir's project manager. Good morning everyone. So this is a subdivision for 52 single family lots.
It's the first phase of Paluti acres future land uses residential low suburban and the zoning is uh PD. Uh staff and applicant are available for further comments and questions. >> All right. Is the applicant in attendance? does not appear. So, were there any
outstanding comments on this? >> There are two minor comments from planning and zoning that need to get addressed, but other than that, >> so we'll have to have those addressed before we go forward to public hearings. >> Correct. >> Did public works have any comments on this one? >> I had two minor comments. One was the
difference between a five foot sidewalk and a 12ft path. >> Okay. And then there was a statement that was made that all the anomalies were not within the residential area. And it looks like on the mapping there may be some. So I just need to have that explained to me.
>> By anomalies, do you mean carsted? >> Carsted. >> Okay. All right. >> They, you know, they didn't say a sinkhole. They just said an anomaly. >> Okay. So they'll need to define that then. So we'll definitely need a resubmittal to go back forward on this one then. All right. Since there are
outstanding comments, uh, planning, can't recommend approval at this time. Uh, police, >> I have no comment. >> All right. Public works, >> no other comments. >> All right. Fire, >> no comments. Thank you. >> Building, >> nothing. Thanks. >> Thank you. All right. Next item is the Ridge phase
3 major development plan. Gan is the first uh the >> not the applicant. Good morning. This is a resubmitt for the phase three portion of the ridge. Um it is situated on the southwest corner
of Oko Papkco Road um and Boy Scout. Um I only had one comment which has since been addressed which is the uh copy of the school concurrency issued by OCPS. Um in the meantime though there is one
comment that public works has issued. Um even though they say all previous comments have been addressed, the additional comments is that uh Bronson Lake Drive when that is connected to a Koa Popco a speed study will be
required. Um and that's really all I've received. >> Jin, I'm actually getting the speed study done. >> Okay. >> So >> we can just disregard that. Is that >> Well, I just want to let them know because if it comes in over 35 miles an hour, then there will have to be, you
know, a right-hand turn lane going into the apartments. >> All right. >> So, right now there is not a right-hand turn lane. There's no speed set, >> but >> All right. So, um, if you have any questions or concerns for the applicants
are here and I'll defer my time. >> All right. Applicants here. Do you have any questions or comments? Um so just to to clarify so that comment is now getting is more of a condition uh or uh is that >> I'm good with moving the MDP ahead and
we could take care of this in the CSP because it's going to take a week to get the proposal and a purchase order for the speed study. So, and if you remember, there's also a comment about Boy Scout, and actually we did find the speed study that was done by the
developer, and the current speed is 45. The proposed speed is 35. So, we had talked that if it was 35 or greater, you would have to have a right turn lane, and that's a comment that you've got on your MDP, so I'm good with that. >> Okay. Um so we the Boy Scout uh road we
we'll take a look at that and u as we had on the on the notes on there on the um Lake Bronson Drive or Bronson Lake Drive um the posted speed limit there is going to be 30 miles per hour. Uh and
that is due to the you know the the geometry of the road um horizontal and vertical there's a lot of great changes. Have you already done the speed study on that? >> So speed study is more about capturing the actual speed after the development
is built, right? Um versus a a a design speed that's based on the road geometry and the surroundings and and the the classification of the road. With the CSP, we can provide some backup for what that post speed limit will be. Uh, and I
believe the code could, you know, the way they could specify it is based on the um posted speed limit rather than the, you know, the findings of a speed study, unless I'm mistaken on that. >> Didn't see any speed limit signs on the original plans. So, didn't know if it
had been set because, you know, it was, you know, it ends in a culde-sac, you know, today. It's, you know, it's not a through road, but like I said, we can address it, you know, in the CSP. Okay. Um, yeah. So, that's fine. We can come
back with that for for a CSP. I did have a question. Uh, when coming uh for uh applying for the CSP, would the city be opposed to us separating uh a a uh CSB application for the road
uh and another CSB application for for the apartment site in uh um the rest of that development? you good with that? >> I'm I'll defer to you on that. I mean, >> I'm okay if you're okay. >> I'm okay.
>> Okay. All right. >> Um, nothing else formed for me. Um, so that that would be scheduled for the next uh public hearing. >> So, it sounds like there's a consensus that this is good to go to public hearings. It would be June 9th planning commission. Correct. All right. So,
that's next Tuesday evening, 5:30 right here in this room. Uh with that planning will recommend approval as this is good to move on to public hearings. Police >> I don't have any comment. >> All right. Public works. >> No additional comments. >> All right. Fire. >> No comments. Thank you. >> Building >> nothing. Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any items for discussion? >> We're adjourned. Part: 2
Good afternoon. I would like to welcome everybody to the Apakka City Commission agenda uh for June 3rd, 2026. If we can stand, I'm going to have vice mayor uh introduce who will be doing the invocation and chalice in the pledge of allegiance as well.
>> Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming and attending our meeting today. I want to introduce uh a good friend of mine that I've known for many many years and who always welcomes me to her church with a smile. Pastor Vicky Moss. Come on
in. Well, let's pray. Father, we just come before you with gratitude for our city and for the freedom that you've given us in this country. We thank you for the men and women of this city who have stepped up to serve on this commission.
I pray for Mayor Neesta, Vice Mayor Velasquez, Commissioner Anderson, Commissioner Ruth, and Commissioner Baron, and their families that you protect them as they serve Apakka and our community. We ask you that that you grant them wisdom, integrity, and discernment as they come together to
address the needs of our city. Give them the ability to work together in unity, maybe despite differences of opinions on occasion, and help them to always seek the true welfare, safety, and prosperity of our citizens. I pray that the
citizens of Apakka choose to be a part of the answer to the city's needs when the opportunity arises. I pray that you give us hearts that seek peace, minds that pursue truth, and every decision made in this room today would be just,
fair, and for the benefit of our whole community. We thank you and we praise you for this wonderful city in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. >> Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, we're going to lead in the pledge
allegiance. 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.
>> Thank you, Miss Vicki. >> Thank you, Miss Vicki. I appreciate it. Thank you, Vice Mayor, for that. Uh, we will move on to the public comment section uh of this agenda. Mrs. Bow, who do we got? >> So, I have Dr. Jim.
>> Good afternoon, >> Mayor, Commissioner. >> Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. My name is Dr. Jim Oyer. I'm the elected Orange and Water Conservation District 2 Supervisor. I represent Northwest Orange here. This presentation as always is
mine and mine alone just as district 2 supervisor not that of the orange soil and water conservation district board of supervisors any governmental entity organization or person
to me there's nothing more important than life whether we're talking about plant life animal life human life. And there's three essential ingredients to all life. Air, water, and
food. And if you think about it, air and water are essential to make food. I focus on water. I have this initiative, as you know, the OSWC
D2C3 water challenge. The first C is change your habits. Second C is conserve water use. Third C is clean water bodies. Habits matter. If you think about it for a second, the habits here in the United
States are much different than they were during the Great Depression. Things change and we can change our habits. Conserve water. If it leaks, fix it. If you have a washer, a dishwasher, fill
it. If you can afford it, get new water efficient fixtures, washers, dryers. Well no washers dishwashers toilets.
In the long run, you get rewarded. You save money. Clean water bottles. If you see litter, pick it up. If you have pet stuff, I'll call it, pick it up. If you have leaves,
pick it up. We don't want it to go into our our storm water drains and pollute our water bodies. Our reward is our future. We stop water pollution. Take personal responsibilities. Be
smart. Do your part. You have habits. You can change them. Make new and improved habits. Thank you for your time and God bless all of you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Mo. >> Thank you, >> Dr. O. Just an aside, when it if it says wires
all in one, it just means all wires of a kind in one. Some areas of Apopka have beautiful canopy. You can see these trees shading Lester Road and people love walking on
that sidewalk. Every time I pass this area, there are strollers bikers walkers and runners. Electric telephone fiber cable
and any future technology is buried here. That is why you do not see overhead wires. Overhead utilities require hurricane hardening. You add in the Duke boys and you get a
destroyed canopy. It takes thousands and thousands of dollars to clean up one small block of trees and lots of equipment. Both methods do have complications or
negative points. Destroying the canopy, weakening the trees, taxpayer expenses, electric lines being cut, sewer and water lines being ruptured. There is an easy efficient solution to
this problem to protect the trees, to protect the water and sewer lines, electric lines, cable lines to save a lot of people a lot of money and a lot of time. Run all of the wiring through one tube
pre-existing upon construction. Pre-run the wires at the beginning and leave a threading wire for future runs for electric, telephone, fiber, cable,
and future technologies. Areas that already exist can be retrofitted when new fiber or cable companies or phone companies want to add their lines.
they can be responsible pipe along sidewalks so that they can be they're protected by the sidewalk and they are easy to locate.
Run them along property lines to the building site so that they are protected and easily found. And when it comes to fences, fences are >> I have a four-minute version of this, but the basic thing is is that we can
consolidate like all these fiber cables that you see out along these roads and every two months we don't have to have the easements torn up and broken sewer and water lines. Awesome. >> Thank you, Dr. Mstead. >> Thank you.
Rob Olsson, 3156 Rolling Hills Lane. Mayor Commissioners, thank you very much for your service to the community. I want to encourage everyone to take a deep breath. Take one with me. Big inhale. Nice slow release. Let's do one more of
those. Here we go. Fresh air. As I talked about before, this group in front of us is inherited a mess. The delays, the overlooked problems, the problems were kicked kicked down the road. One
development after another was approved in spite of our water, sewer, flooding, sidewalk, and infrastructure problems. The problems can that been kicked down the road had finally hit a wall. This group, we all are going to have to work
with all the cans kicked down the road time. We've got to act. We got to move now. Uh we want to encourage everyone to please speak up, show up, use your voice. Whether it's coming to the podium, whether it's phone, whether it's
an email, use your voice, have your opinions heard. In the end, the buck stops with us, those on this side of the dasis. Citizens must engage, support, question, participate, and hold our elected
officials accountable. We have great staff. The staffs have had core leadership historically. That leadership is the reason for we have two new commissioners up here and a new mayor up here. There are no quick
fixes. We can't do everything at once. We need to exercise some patience. We need give need to give this group time to establish priorities, time to plan, time to execute and act. And again, we must
hold them accountable. With our new team, I am confident that we have the leadership that are going to carry us forward in a smart, thoughtful way. Thank you all for your service. >> Thank you, Mr. Olson. >> Sylvester.
Well hello hello hello hello everyone. What another beautiful day in paradise. I like that ride. Breathe in, breathe out. Uh, at this point in our country, we need
strong leadership. And as Rod said, you guys are the chosen one. So, as I'm as I have been doing for over a year and a half now, I've been trying to bring you a message that will help you get through it. And I always
talk about there's a a cause and an effect for everything. And if you concentrate on the cause, not the effect, you'll usually get the problem solved. And so with that being said, I go to my traditional in the city of Apakka, the state of Florida, and our
country. Too many good people are standing by watching bad things happen and not doing anything about it. We have to stand united against racism. We have to stand united against hate. We have to stand united against corruption. And we
have to stand united against greed. Greed. And we have to stand united against white privilege. Now, some people would say, "Well, why you always say white privilege with the things that this administration is doing to doing today? If I was a black man, I'll be in
jail. I'll be underneath the jail." So, just let that sink in for you a little bit. And when you hear me say when we normalize the abnormal, we desensitize the truth to the point the truth doesn't matter. Let's take it a little further. Then we start to have a intellect
conversation about the abnormal things that are happening as though they have content to them. So it puts us in a just in a whole different atmosphere. And so what you do with your personal life is your it's you know your choice. But when
you become an elected official to serve the people, you have to remember that you're a servant. Not a celebrity, not a dictator. You are a servant. So when I say these things, 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 contents of situation matters, and all God people's matter. And so when we do that, we lead in the right way. This is a brochure from Memorial Day event. And there's nowhere where the mayor name
and the city council members names are on this brochure. Now, I don't know. You can go back to all eight years uh Mayor Nelson served and I can pretty much see that his name and the commissioner's name was on this program. So when I say look at things the way
things are being done, look at things because we all look at things differently in in our eyes. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Hol. >> Thank you, Mr. I too am going to breathe in and breathe out.
All right. Um first I am Virginia Street with compassion in Apopka. Um I am a strong advocate for the unhoused and the need in our community. Um today, um I first want to thank the mayor,
the vice mayor, Commissioner Anderson, uh Commissioner Ruth. I got to get the names together. I used to could roll it off my and and Jesse. I I continue to say Commissioner Jesse, but I can I asked to thank you
all for what you've done for what happened um May the 24th where we celebrated Memorial Day at Just Like Mama's. We had food upon food upon food. I think they got three plates. Um, and
they felt very welcomed and um, I wasn't there, but I was on the technology now. You know, I set up something so I can see what was going on. So, um, it was very wellreceived. Um, on the our next event will be June 24th.
We will have an event where we're going to combine Junth with Fourth of July. So it'll be a Junth and Fourth of July celebration. I received support last month from the community in form of
clothing, in form of food, in form of uh cases of water, cases of um soft drinks and uh actually a couple of tents. So that came from the community. That didn't come from, you know, from this
this board. It's because of your leadership that people are starting to be very kind to me. Um I actually was in Costco uh Sam's and while I was in line, this lady said, "You're the lady that comes to the commission me asking for
things for the unhoused." And I said, "Yes, I am." And she said, "Well, here go get four cases of water." So, I got four cases of water just by um just by being in the right place at the right time. I ask for your continued support
for um the June 24th event. Um if you have any used clothing, any thing that you think an unhoused person could use. Um I ask you to please uh uh contact me and I'll be glad to come get it. Come
pick it up, figure out how to do it. Um if you have food that you would like to donate, I will also figure that out, too. And if you also have um if you don't know what to give, I also have a list on Compassion in Apopka on Facebook
where you can actually go there and see what things I have that I need on my wish list. So I have a list for hygiene items and I also have a list for clothing. So if you could do those things, I would be very appreciative and so will the people that I advocate for
and I thank you for your kindness and your continued support. >> Thank you, Mr. All right. Thanks. >> Thank you, Nikki McGuire. >> She's here. >> Nikki Magguire, Naomi Kiss. Good evening. Good afternoon, mayor,
commissioners, everyone in a rightful place. Um, I know some of you are excited that school is over because less traffic in the morning and the afternoon. However, we at Naomi Kids, we are ready to
thinking about back to school. So, today I'm here reaching out to you guys to the public for our second. So, it will be our 13th back to school supplies drive, but second annual back to school
clothing drive. So last year was the first year where we took the kids to Ross. Um thank you vice mayor for your support and being there in person to support us where we took the kids. Each child is allowed to walk around Ross for
one hour, pick the clothes they need, meet us at the register and we paid for it. In the past we partnered with Chase to give the back to school supplies. Unfortunately with me, I wear five different hats during the day and three
different shirts. This is my second uniform for the day. Um, so this year we trying to switch it up and at the end of the school when they finish their clothes shopping, we want to hand them backpacks with their school supplies at
that same event instead of two separate events. However, we're not asking for money. We're asking if you guys can still anyone from the public can donate Ross gift cards during between now and the month of July donate Ross gift cards
up to $100 per child is the limit and school supplies. However, if you're going to give school supplies, I know we are in need for of backpacks. the actual supplies. Please check with us before you do supplies because we just had someone today drop off some cases of
glue and stuff. So, we have to go through to see and we don't want to have any waste. So, we only want what the kids need, but we really would prefer if you give gift cards for us or actual school supplies. I know it's hard. It
times are hard for everyone and a lot of time when you give your money when you give cash you're not sure where your money is going. So by you giving actual supplies and the gift cards you can know exactly where your money is going. Thank you. And the kidneys are waiting on me.
I got to get back. Have a great day everyone. >> Thank you Mr. Wire. >> Thank you. Leroy Bell, >> Leroy Bell, 2308 Blue Medals Court. Just a quick couple of things. Uh uh the last meeting we was talking about the signs
down on Apop Koi and Boy Scout and I'll just like to say thanks to the city. I I don't know was it code enforcement or public work went by there the next day they was down. However, we still need uh
I don't know who the property belongs to on the left side going uh west. uh once you pull up to the traffic I mean not the traffic light but the stop sign they need to cut their vegetation back some that I don't I
don't think that's the city but the city probably could uh uh mention that to these people but again thanks for doing that um things are getting done and uh people are glad the second thing is um
we're speaking about the water Dr. Moya uh about life and we have a problem in a pocket with water and uh with uh keeping it clean, purifying it and everything. We don't need to add
more problems to that. You as a council, and I believe you guys will do it, is sat down. Uh we're putting too much crap in the aquifer and a lot of this stuff is even getting out into the flidian the water where we
drink. You guys can do something about that. We have these dumps. Every dump in a popka is in the city limits. And the last time I went over to uh the EPA and the DP uh uh DP and we look, you
got ammonia, ammonium, you got uh you got uh uh all different ammonia and phosphate, you got all these different chemicals in the ground coming from these dumps. And what you can do as a council,
you can as long as it's in the city limits of Apakka, you can write it in the ordinance saying that we do not want any more dumps, class three landfills in the city of Apaka
cuz uh class 3 landfill should be nothing but construction debris in earth. Uh I know uh commissioner roof, you know that. But then when when uh the TNT all this mess came from over at the
muck and stuff when they dredged uh Lake Apaka they put all that crap over there. So this is where some of our contaminated is going up the basin even up uh uh the weak island. So if we can
consider asking that no more dumps come into the city of Apopka. >> Thank you Mr. Bell. >> Okay. Albert McKimmy. >> Thank you sir. >> Albert McKimmy 363 Golden Gem Road. The fact that I'm here today to ask
questions already indicates to me a failure in the checks and balances of this commission. I hold the commission responsible for answering my questions, not the mayor. So, first of all, question. PY homes have broken ground
off of Ethi road this week. Has all the money that have been put into escro that was due for June the 1st by the pioneering agreement. PY homes wasn't part of the pioneering agreement. So, there's some questions as to how impact fees will be dealt with that. Commissioners, I sent you letters
regarding concerns I had with health with respect to golden gem ponds. I recently published a video that shows bloom algae and contaminants continuously g that water. I had two replies to that email. I think it's diabolical and disrespectful that people
didn't reply to my email, even if it was only an acknowledgement of the fact that you got the email. I've come here for four years to give you solutions. If you'd listened to some of that solutions, we would not be in the me that we currently are with Golden
Gem Road. While we're on about Golden Gem Road, we are under a consent order for Golden Gem Road. Yet the public works director never mentioned the fact when he was speaking about that at the budget meetings. That consent order orders us within 365 days to remediate
Golden Gem Road Ponds. Not possible. But yet, we're not speaking about it. Transparency begins by discussion. If I have to come here and ask questions, we're obviously not discussing things. So, for over a year, I've been telling you
that we didn't meet de FD specifications at Golden Gem Road. I've asked you to do something about it. I've explained to you why the problems occurred. It's because lack of drainage. You can start to fix that project now if you want, but unless you fix the drainage of the interceptor trench that we spent
$950,000 with DVO to deal with, you're wasting your time. You're wasting my tax dollars. And what's worse is I'm here trying to help resolve problems, to give you answers to things, and I can't even get a meeting with the director of public works. I asked him if I could
have a meeting. What did he say to me? I have a very busy schedule. Well, during his busy schedule and during his tenure, we've gone $200,000 and that we we could have used to put an interceptor trench that would have saved
you guys millions of dollars. It's not good enough. If I have to come here and ask you questions, you're already not doing your jobs. >> Thank you, Mr. McKinley. >> Thank you. I have no other speaking cards. >> That's all we have. We Is there anybody else in the public that would like to
speak that maybe didn't provide a card? All right, we will close out public comment. We will move on to the approval of the minutes. Did everyone have time to review? Any questions? If not, do we have a motion to approve? >> Uh moved by Commissioner Ruth, seconded
by Commissioner Anderson. All those in favor? I. >> All opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Uh Bradley, any changes to the agenda? >> No changes, Mayor. >> Thank you, sir. We will move on to the consent agenda. There's one item I do want to pull. Um it's number four, authorization to dispose of surplus
property. We'll bring that to discuss just so everyone is aware of it. Also, we have Mr. Duran and um in the public as well that'd like to speak on that. So before we get to that, anybody have any questions on any of the other consent agenda items? >> No. >> If not, I'll look for a motion to approve uh consent agenda item one
through three. >> So move uh moved by Commissioner Anderson. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Baron. All those in favor? I. All opposed? >> Motion carries unanimously. I I did well I took care of it. Uh so we're
discussing right now the uh authorization to dispose surplus property. This one is very specifically and obviously one close to a lot of people's hearts. Uh this is specific to the sand trailer of um that u firefighter Duran uh
>> caused the death >> had an accident with. Correct. So, uh, when I was a commissioner, I I had thought that this was already disposed of. Um, it was not. So, when I came upon that, as I was reviewing, um, and and looking at some of our sites, I saw it there. I made sure to reach out to any
and all of our attorneys to make sure this doesn't need to be saved for any kind of litigation or anything of that nature. And anything that needed to be uh stored, whether it's pictures or things like that, was and and we have those retained as needed. So this is to make sure that we can kind of close out a chapter and very specifically with the
Duran family's approval as well. So there was a discussion prior to this to make sure that they are comfortable with this and with their approval. That's why this is on this agenda now. So um just wanted to explain that. I don't know if there's any other questions from the commission for staff on that level >> and yeah the only Yeah, I just want to
make sure you guys didn't have no questions other than that. Yeah, like to allow public comment on this as well. forgive me. Uh I want to get through this. Um Mike Durant live in Claremont. Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, commissioners.
Um, just to give a little backstory on this um I too thought that this sand trailer was out of the city and, uh, learning that it is not, um, was very disturbing, uh, to me and my
family. Everybody knows that Austin was injured uh with his trailer and ultimately lost his life. Um several weeks after Austin passed away, I reached out to a local fire department
uh after I learned that they owned a very similar trailer. through public records, I learned that the day that Austin was injured, uh that fire department uh pulled their trailer out of service immediately.
Because several weeks have passed, I wanted to find out what happened with that trailer and the city had sent that trailer out to auction. When I inquired about the trailer that was in a pocket, I was told that the
trailer was gone. kind of bittersweet. You know, I'm glad that the trailer is gone and the upside is where did it go? So, I'm here today to ask that and to let the city know that myself and my family
uh is is 100% behind getting rid of this trailer. And I would also like to ask that this trailer be destroyed. I don't want a third party to do it. I want this city to do it. That trailer
was out of service and then somehow was put back into service because if we have it, we're going to use it. The last several years the trailer's been here, that could have happened again. I want to make sure that this trailer is
cut up into small pieces beyond recognition that no other fire department could ever possibly come in possession of this trailer. And thank you so much. >> Thank you, Mr. Duran. I'll tell you before we move for a motion for that, I
do have an employee that has already promised to um to destroy it on site for us and that it won't go anywhere else. Okay. Just a Sylvester Hall rocks remain ra just a quick reminder uh Mr. During and
I kind of been here through his journey and uh I have felt his pain and if it was my son I don't know uh if I could have handled everything with the dignity that he have handled it here at city council especially when some things
that was done that I think was very distasteful. So all you have to do is go back and roll the tape if you want to understand what I'm saying. So you'll get the true content and you'll get the true picture from your own understanding. But when I say moving forward in
visibility and integrity, if someone told him that it was destroyed and then he found out it's not, these are things that keep opening up old wounds. And so when I'm asking you
now, moving forward in good faith, everybody's got a new slate. We can't change yesterday, but we can change tomorrow and we can change the future. So I ask that everyone from this this point on, I ask you to to when I say
integrity matters, character more, all these things matters. And if we serve like that, life would be so easy for us. Everything that we say that is is challenging is hard. We have a choice and if we choose to operate the right
right way, everything is easy. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Mr. Hall. >> Thank you, sir. >> Anybody else from public would like to offer a comment? >> We'll close public comment period. Uh I will look for a motion to uh authorize uh the disposal of the surplus property. >> So,
>> uh moved by Commissioner Ruth, second by Commissioner Baron. All those in favor say I. >> I. All opposed. Uh motion passes unanimously. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Durant, for being here today. >> Thank you.
>> We'll coordinate um and make sure that there is a notification of when that is completely um destroyed and taken care of. Uh we are moving on to business items. It's the uh discussion um and notice of default for Station Street Development Agreement. Mr. Williams, please.
>> Good afternoon, mayor and commissioners. The item before you on business today is the station street development agreement notice of default. Uh the request is consideration and direction of staff on this uh proposed notice of default. On March 30th, 2024, the city commission
and the popa community redevelopment agency entered into a station street development agreement with Standard Investments and Holdings LLC. This agreement permits development of of up to 60 multif family affordable housing units on property in exchange for the
development of a portion of the property uh to be developed as a city-owned public plaza. On August 28th, 2022, the city initially publicly advertised and solicited the development concepts for the property. On October uh 19th, 2022, the city commission selected Standard
Investments and Holdings LLC response to a request for proposal uh which outlined proposed development concept for the property and subsequently entered into DA on March 30th, 2024. Uh section four of the DA requires that that the developer deliver to the city
completed design spec uh specifications for the public plaza and downtown Apopka trail extensions uh to the city's satisfaction no later than July 15, 2024. To date, nearly two days later uh two years later, the city has received no submittals from the developer. Given
that submission of the design specifications now would ultimately be untimely, it's requested to notify the developer via notice of default which has been attached in the packet. Um, and also indicate that the city does not wave any time defaults under the DA as
required by the DA. Once a notice of default issued, the developer has 30 days to cure said default or face termination of the DA by the city. And if uh if this were to proceed, the developer then if they choose to provide a cure or proposed cure, that would also
come back to commission for consideration. So available for questions. I also have staff available for questions if there's any questions on that. >> Thank you, Mr. Williams. Uh any questions from the commission on to staff at all? >> I do. Um so I just
>> Commissioner Baron. So I just um I wanted to clarify we have not given the developer any money. >> No, this this deal was uh for some city property to develop and then also they would develop the public plaza for the city.
>> Have they sent us any notification in terms of why there hasn't been any beginning of this? >> There has uh >> project >> at the start of this. The property did have some brownfield um issues associated with it. So, there's some additional testing that and
environmental studies that had to be completed. That was completed earlier this year from what I've been told. Um staff has met multiple times with developer along the way. Uh the last meeting it was indicated they would reach out to staff to begin talking
about the specifics of the public plaza. The time passed, they didn't reach out. time further more time passed and we're kind of here where we are now. So, we feel staff feels the project stalled and um are bringing this forward for commission to decide if you'd like us to
take this next step. >> Okay, >> that's all I have. Thank you, >> Commissioner Anderson. >> No, just want to acknowledge that we did receive a mail email from I think all commission was CC on the regarding convenience development asking us to uh reschedu this or move this to next the
agenda meeting because of medical issues. So, I just want to just note that for the record. >> I did respond to that and I did respond asking that it uh not get tabled and that we move forward with the default. And you know that I have been following
up with this uh project for probably about two years and um they have not in good faith uh started this project and they've been the biggest delay of why our city center
our downtown center has not uh come to any fruition because it needed that project to be done in order to kind of build ours. city downtown. So, at this point, and I do believe that I did
tell uh that I did ask Bobby How to move forward with this default because they have done they have not been in good faith working with us at all. >> Have we received any additional um information from them or any type of
correspondence? Uh no, as I mentioned, I believe that meeting was early earlier this year that we had a meeting with them to kind of check in on the environmental side of things. And >> I remember that meeting. Okay. >> From that meeting was uh going to be in two weeks, another meeting for to start
talking about the design concept of the public plaza. And we've seen concepts but not really gotten to the specifics. Um and nothing from that meeting came out of that. >> Okay, that's all I have. Yeah, even the Brownsfield phase two, I believe they
first that was their first delay that they were waiting for the second phase of the Brownfield and I do remember attending a Brownsfield meeting and I was specific in asking about that project and it had been done and the
report was forwarded to them. So they were cleared to go forward with the project and they did not uh notify us that they had received the uh clearance on that phase two and that's how it all started that I started asking about the
project. Commissioner Ruth. >> Well, I would expect if we're asking the residents of the city of Laka to comply with our wishes, um, we extend that to our businesses. If we have any chance of
changing the direction that the city is going to go in the future, we need to demand it from our developers. And u for that reason um I'm taking the information that was supplied by staff in our Monday review. Um
all I can do is commend the staff. They've been >> very receptive of my wishes and and trying to form an opinion. U but I stand behind the staff's decision and uh if
we're going to ask for compliance, we need to we need to move this thing to a conclusion. Yeah, >> absolutely. Any other questions of staff? >> Would anybody from the public like to speak on this just real quick? Uh I'm on the I I'm on
the brownfield committee and this is a part of two or three spots here around the town center to the vice mayor point to get things built
out. I think it need to be cleaned up and it was okay to go. The thing about it is residue. You need to get rid of it. That from the past, it need to go
because if they was in good faith, I know the developer, he he came in in good faith and just about cursed out one of our commissioners. So, what I feel, you know, is a slap in
the face. Get rid of it and let's move on. >> Thank you, Mr. Bell. Brownfields do take some time to process, but they shouldn't have taken two years to test. And they need to uh they they should
have made a decision. They should have kept you informed. And I feel we should have, just like we've done with the town center. We've had people that have drugg us on and drug us on, sold it back to us,
bought it back. We'd sell it to them for nothing. Then we'd have to buy it back for a ton. Um, the Highland Manor property, which is actually the Elorado. um we just seem to be wasting a lot of money over and over and over again.
Let's get this process. Let's get it done. Let's get somebody in there going to take care of it. And if you had seen the Brownfield meeting, as uh Commissioner of Vice Mayor Velasquez saw, the return just a few years after
building on a brownfield can be tremendous. >> Thank you, Dr. And that was the meeting that I learned that this uh Brownsfield was completed the study.
>> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Would you send me the information? >> Thank you. >> Can you send it to us? Um Dr. Cis all this. Thank you. >> Sylvester Hall again. Um,
if you kind of My kids used to watch a show called Bernie and Bernie would say the purple dinosaur would say, uh, close your eyes and use your imagination. So, I'm looking at the time I've been in the city of
Apopkco. Uh, I think I moved here in 1998 over in Rock Springs Ridge. And I look at the time before because I was in Orlando. And when you look at Apakku, you look at
downtown 10 years ago look the same. 20 years ago look the same. 30 years ago looked the same. 40 years ago looked the same, 50 years ago looked the same. So you use your imagination to just look back to
that time frame. And so if we're doing thing in the right way, why does it take that long to bring about progress and that's when I say principles matters, rules matters, procedures
matters, all these things matter. And it's a simple way of doing things. And so when I tell you to roll back the clock, uh, Mr. Bill referred to it. Look how the representation for this particular program was handled and look at the
respect that you guys got. And now it's two years later. So at some point you have to get rid of the cancer and move on. And this is one of those points where you need to get rid of it and move on. And we need to come in with good people with innovative ideas to
revitalize downtown. Look at all the other cities around us. and look how they are prospering with their downtown areas and their inner city areas. All we have to do is follow suit. We don't have to reinvent the wheel. Just follow suit. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Hall.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other public Rod Olsson again? I think this just serves as an example of we have to hold developers accountable on both ends. We have some properties that have been approved five, six, seven, eight years
ago and there's been no development taking place on it. We need to move forward. They hold us accountable. They've sued the city. We need to hold them accountable. If they said they're going to deliver something in a certain time frame, then we need to follow up, make sure it happens. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Olson. >> Thank you, sir.
>> Do you have anybody else from public? All right. I'll close public comment on this. Any other final discussion points or any comments? >> So I I just have a question. So um after the default notice, they have 30 days to cure it and then from there do we put it back out? Like what's the how does it work from there?
>> So the process would be notice default goes out. They have 30 days to provide a cure or cures. We would then bring those back if they are providing cures for commission to review and make a determination on whether you'd like to proceed with accepting the cure or moving towards termination of the
agreement. From there, it'd be a reset for the commission on what you'd like to do with that property and if you'd like to reapproach an RFP process. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, when it first went out, um would that RFP at least be provided to us to
see what how it went out the first time? Because my my understanding or my recollection I should say they were the only ones that were bidding. >> Yes. >> And we did it again and they were still the only one. But I understand that the original RFP was so restrictive
>> that they it was really tailored around that particular developer. >> I can certainly share those files with you. >> Yeah, that was my one of my concerns is that it's not so narrow where we only can get one person and that was an issue. I can I'll share that with the commission. >> If I remember correct, so there were
some uh specific requirements because it's in the CRA. There was something there. So there there was some type of restrictions, but yes, let's let's see what those exactly were and then um and what I think this does too, it opens up the opportunity that look if this may kind of light the fire to kind of get stuff rolling again with this group. And
if they can cure it, great. The the whole goal of this is to provide a a um robust downtown area. So if they can bring us and and follow through with what they committed to, awesome. they'll put in a timeline together and make it happen. But at the same time, if they're not going to or just no longer interested in it, that's okay as well. We need to follow the provisions that
are in the agreement we had and and maybe open up to to the point that are being made that let's broad a little bit, see who else is out there. Obviously, the market has changed as well to kind of see what we can do. And hey, maybe this is a project we take on ourselves to do not the multif family component, but to build out the park and
maybe prioritize that with different dollars as we go through this budget process. So, Commissioner Ruth, >> if the developer fails to uh supply us with a comment on the cure, can we can we >> It'll come back. >> Yeah, it'll come back either way. >> It'll come back.
>> And and even if they do provide a cure, it's it's and and happen if if if they don't supply one, our our next step would be to go ahead and >> correct. We would come back and and provide, hey, this is technically their cure is no comment. >> Yeah. >> So, we would make the decision from there. >> Thank you.
>> Yes. >> Any other questions? >> No. No. >> All right. Well, I will look for a motion to approve the notice of default for the Station Street DA. >> So, uh moved by Commissioner Baron, confidently, uh seconded by Vice Mayor Velasquez. All those in favor? I. All
opposed? None. Uh motion passes unanimously. Thank you for that. Uh next up, we have the ordinance number 3162, the first reading the IMP IPMC revisions for code enforcement. >> Okay. Ordinance number 3162, an ordinance of the city of Apaka,
Florida, amending chapter 18, article 5, property maintenance code, sections 18-109 amendments to provide for an amended fee schedule for violations thereof, providing for codification, providing for severability, providing for conflicts, and providing an
effective date. >> Good afternoon, Lieutenant Jason Mort with the police department. Uh this is the first read in ordinance number 3162 amending chapter 18 article 5 property maintenance code sections 18-109 to provide for an amended fee schedule
for violations. The city has adopted the international property maintenance code with local amendments to regulate minimum standards for property conditions and maintenance. Section 18-109 of the city code provides the local for local amendments for that code, including the schedule of fees and
penalties associated with code enforcement violations. The current fee schedule has not been updated in several years and it's no longer aligned with the actual administrative and operational costs associated with code enforcement actions. Staff has reviewed the existing fee schedule and recommends adjustments to ensure compliance, cost
recovery, and consistent enforcement. This ordinance removes a speed schedule for IPMC violations and provides that violations of the IPMC would be subject to fines a special magistrate may normally impose for any code violation pursuant to section 2-216 subsection B
of the city code available for any questions. >> Thank you Lieutenant. Uh any questions for staff? >> No. >> That's a good thing. >> All right. That's crazy. Uh uh any
comments from the public? No comments from the public. Um before we >> I think this is important that we need to, you know, we need to make sure that we move this thing forward. >> Turn your mic on. >> Oh, I agree. I think it creates consistency as well.
One of the uh changes that was just recently made um is that we've moved uh code enforcement out from under police and then into building department now. So, uh Mr. Hansen is now going to be running with that and we think it aligns a little bit more with kind of the roles
of a code enforcement um of code enforcement as a whole. So, that just took place this week. >> Is that accurate? Okay. So, you're going to see those adjustments. you're going to see code enforcement uh kind of housed here more so and we just think it aligns with the building department more maybe than than PD PD was doing a great
job and I know it's just something that maybe didn't align perfectly. So um if no additional questions. >> So when when the code enforcement when the um the the fine is imposed on the the person or the homeowner or the
business, it will come here before us before it because we weren't we were just getting the code enforcement. We were saying vote that the the decision or the fine was already decided by the
magistrate. Am I correct in saying that? >> You're correct. We are changing the way that the process and how it flows. So once a fine somebody comes into compliance and they request to have reduction in that fine and want enter a settlement stipulation agreement with the city, there will be a negotiation
that goes back and forth like it always has. But prior to the way it used to be now it goes forward before the council first for approval. And once it's approved from the council then that's when the start date of that agreement would occur and once payment is made then the lean on that property can be released at that time. It kind of
reverses the way that it happened before where it went through uh payment first then it came before council >> and uh and for for approval. So my only concern and I think I did express that was to have a sunshine date
or a timeline as to when that fine will be paid or should be paid. >> Generally speaking in these settlements there's an agreed upon time 30 60 90 days that they have to to pay set fine for the agreement or agreement becomes
null and void at that point. >> Yeah. And I think that came up because of one particular fine that there is no >> I was just about to say there's only one that I know of that doesn't have that. Every other agreement I've seen so far >> has that that date. There's only one that
>> doesn't have it. >> Is going to be here longer than any of us. So, >> right. >> Okay. >> Any other questions? Any other clarifications? >> No. Nope. >> All right. I'll look for a motion to approve ordinance number 3162 at first reading and hold over for a second reading and adoption. So >> moved by Commissioner Ruth. Second.
Second by Vice Mayor Velasquez. All those in favor say I. >> I. All opposed. Uh, >> thank you, Chief. >> Thank you. Motion passes unanimously to approve ordinance number 3162 at first reading and hold over for second reading and adoption. Uh, next up, ordinance
number 3163. Okay. >> Ordinance number 3163, an ordinance of the city of Apopka, Florida to extend its territorial and municipal limits to annex pursuant to Florida statute 171.04. 044 the here and after described land situated and being
in Orange County, Florida owned by FE road Holdings LLC located east of FE road and north of Kelly Park Road comprising 1.16 acres more or less providing for directions to the city clerk several complex and an effective date.
>> Miss Sanchez. >> Yes, sir. Good afternoon. Jean Sanchez with the community development department. This item is ordinance number 3163, an annexation request for the Kelly Park Road commercial property. The subject parcel is approximately 1.16
acres and located east of FE Drive and north of Kelly Park Road. The request before the commission today is to accept the first reading of ordinance number 3163 and hold it over for second reading and adoption. The parcel is located along the north side of Kelly Park Road
east of Effie as well as adjacent to and within an area already incorporated into the city limits. Annexation of this parcel would help reduce an existing enclave. The aerial also shows the parcel's relationship to surrounding residential and transitional
development, which is important given the city or the property's location with within the Kelly Park interchange area. The subject property currently has a county rural future land use designation and county A1 citrus rural zoning and if
annex assignment of city future land use and zoning would occur later through separate actions by the city commission. The parcel is within the Kelly Park interchange formbbased code where wherein standards were adopted through ordinance number two 2576 on June 21st
2017 and was intended to guide this part of the city as a coordinated growth activity area supporting a mix of residential, commercial and employment generating uses. The applicant intends to develop the property for commercial use, which is consistent with the
development pattern as envisioned in the city's Kelly Park interchange form based code. And as residential development continues to increase in this side of the city, annexation would allow future development to be reviewed under the city's adopted KPI standards and support
commercial services for existing and future residential residents. The DRC does not object to the annexation and the request before you is to accept the first reading of ordinance number 3163
and hold it over for second reading and adoption. Staff and applicant are available for questions. >> Thank you, Mrs. Sanchez. Uh any questions from commission? >> This morning I did attend the uh DRC here and I was I did sit with uh Mr.
Luke Classen. This is part of the KPI and um what I will ask the staff to do in the future because whenever they you hear annexation, you know, our public says no annexation and I think our staff is Aldis is also questioning annexation.
But if you show the KPI, the formbbased code, it would at least allow the public and those who come to our chamber to understand that it is really in the KPI code. It's not outside. They're not asking to be part of the KPI. They are
in the KPI. >> Absolutely. >> And so that was a question that I had and when I actually saw and I have the form based code, I didn't bring it with me. Then I realized it's an annexation but it is inside the KPI and it is what
we had um kind of designed to have the KPI the density and the two parcels on each side of already >> correct >> in the city. >> Yes ma'am. >> So this one is just going to make that hold. >> Yep. We we will take that >> for future uh commercial.
>> Yes ma'am. >> In that area. So in the future that's the only thing I would ask the uh the staff to present especially within the KPI is to bring that up and show where it's at at the K. >> Absolutely. We'll do that for you. >> So it doesn't seem like we're extending
the KPI. Right. >> Okay. Yes sir. >> I appreciate that. Thank you. And also just disclose that I did have that meeting with Mr. Luclen and it was actually to kind of have some clarity about this property. Do we have um I guess do you know
exactly what the commercial project that's in question? >> Um we've only had a uh a pre-submittal or pre-applicationformational meeting. Um and the intent is to combine this with those east and western
adjacent parcels that you see there in purple and blue. And um I believe it's going to be kind of a small multi-tenant center I think with neighborhood uses. >> What was that? small >> uh multi-tenant center. >> Thank you. >> Um >> small retail.
>> Small retail. >> Perhaps it's something that the applicant can directly tell you once it's up here. >> Okay. In regards to and that's important because when it comes to the tax base that commercial, especially now with the tax reforms that's in question, commercial is really really going to
kind of assist us um correct with our budget. So, I'm actually all for any of commercial cuz that's >> well, we have thousands of residential units slated in this area um that are already entitled. So, it'd be great to have some commercial services available for them. >> So, that's why I'm in support of it for
the tax based purposes. >> Okay. >> And and just one more ask, whenever you say it was approved by DRC, can you give me the date that it was actually uh presented at DRC? because you do give me
the dates when P&Z >> uh when planning and zoning and board gets to see them and approve them, but I I rarely get the DRC. So, it's and we have DRC um meetings every Wednesday. So, it's good if someone wants to refer to that meeting to see what the
discussion was. >> Okay, we will do that. >> And I appreciate that. Thank you. >> And yes, please. Has has staff um through their discussions uh devised or got any input on the revenue received from this >> on the what? I'm sorry.
>> The revenue that we would receive from this location. >> Um no, we only ask what's on the code and they they don't give us revenue information. >> Well, the the only reason I say that is revenue received versus services rendered. So, I'm just trying to
>> draw an analysis between the two. And I don't know if really the end users have absolutely been um settled on yet either. So I'm not sure. I mean per I'll defer that over to the applicant once it's up here. >> This is smart planning. That's the only reason I'm I'm bringing it up. So
>> yes, sir. It's contemplated by your KPI formbbased code. Yes, sir. >> Any other questions? >> I I just just to confirm the the two lots that are adjacent to this one is that's in our city limits. >> Correct. both of them.
>> Okay. And when did they when would when did we adopt those in? >> Actually, it's pretty recent. It's in the last five years. Um I sent you the ordinance. Yeah. Four or five years is when we um we annex those in. Um
I can't recall off the top of my head what the application was, but we can certainly give you that information if you'd like. >> Yes, please. And and so those were slotted for commercial as well, correct? >> Correct. Not just this one >> since 2017 when the formbbased code was
established. Yeah. >> Mixed use specifically. >> Right. And that there there is a resident at this. >> Yeah. That's >> the middle one. >> Correct. Yes. >> And the resident is the one that actually reached out willing to sell.
>> That's my assumption. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That was my other question. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Um, and the other parcels, do they still have residents on them as well? >> They're um, last I saw on the aerial, there were residential structures on
there. >> Okay. >> Any other questions for Miss Sanchez? >> That's all I have. >> Any questions specific to the applicant? >> Mr. Class, would you like to address anything? >> Sure. Luke class, 1828 engineering. Um
just to answer a few things, the two parcels on either side are owned by my client already and then they are they did purchase this property in the middle the end of last year. Um it as of January the property appraisers it shows in their name. So they own all three parcels. The two end caps, let's call
them were are very similar in shape. They're just over each one all three of them are just over an acre in size about 1.2 acres. Um their intention has always been to do commercial. Anyone who's involved with development will tell you that in general the commercial comes after the residential. And so this KPI
has been in place for many years now. You've seen the residential for good or bad. Everyone can have opinions on that. The residential has come in and now you're starting to see the fruition of that with the commercial come in and have an interest um in this corridor specifically. And so my clients have uh they went actually to Vegas last week
and they have a lot of interest in this property. They're working with some of the adjacent neighbors. They're looking to potentially do a larger strip, but this is this is limited. Again, this annexation doesn't future land uses next and then resoning. And that's what really would limit the uses on the property. The intention is to go to a
future land use of the KPI and the um interchange. If you look at the KPI as a whole, the onem radius, as uh Commissioner Vasquez has pointed out, this is really within what I would call the bullseye portion or the center portion directly adjacent to the 429. That does not allow residential. This is
only commercial uses that we're looking for. Um, and that'll be set up with the future language and zoning when it when it comes before you for that. But this annexation is just for my client who owns the two properties to on either side to be able to annex this in and be able to develop it as a commercial development as a whole later on. They
are talking to the adjacent neighbors to potentially do a larger commercial development. Um, some of the adjacent neighbors are concerned about the potential for annexation. So that's part of the issue is they they want to see that will this proceed forward. Excellent. Any other questions? >> Thank you.
>> That's all I have, sir. Thank you. >> I will open up public comment. Anybody from public? >> Can we put up the map, please, so we can have a look at where the property is in relation to Kelly Park Road? >> It's on Kelly Park Road. >> Yeah, but there was a
>> Oh, is there a bigger one? >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> anyway, it doesn't really matter. But here's the point. the my recollection is there there's a couple of really nice residential properties in that vicinity which may or may not have to be
demolished to do whatever you guys would want to do with this development. But we're here today to discuss an annexation and annexations I'm not against. I mean we're going to hear a lot of public comment in the future about blanket annexations. This
one isn't really uh such that that I would object to it. What I'm not sure about is the position of this property. Was this one of the properties that had to have uh rights of way purchased for them for the widening of Kelly Park
Road? The other ones that are adjacent to it, do they get involved in the rights of way? If it was going to be an assemblage, one of the part properties that currently isn't uh given right away
yet, is that something that we we're all looking at? Because what it occurs to me is I'm here today to ask questions and I have no idea what's happening with Kelly Park Road. I have no idea if the money's in escrow. I have no idea about the rights away. I have no ideas when Kelly
Parks Roads even going to start widening. And here we are discussing annexations. And I'm okay with the annexation. What I'm not okay about is the fact that I'm here as an idiot that I don't have any information. >> Thank you, Mr. McKim. >> Thank you, sir. Bell
Hel, my my concern is down the line of Commissioner Ruth. uh Commissioner uh Yenia uh Burns asked a question of staff about something and she said um uh yeah
I I I I can get you that information and the developer come in and say well it's intentions for this down the road things change intentions change and this is a part of
what we find ourselves And the problem with now with intentions have changed and we always I said once before you know we got cornflake no milk
we if if you guys going to make a decision on first reading, second reading, third reading, whatever when they come up they need to have what you asked for not to give it later.
You need to have it ahead of time before you make a decision. And and I think that's what have the pipeline right now so bagged up. Uh like Brownsfield
uh uh investigations and all this this that and another. Everything need to be up front. If you come if you coming in if you go to the tag office, you got to go over there with ID. You got to go over there with your with
your registration, your title, and everything. If you go over there with not your license and not the Well, let me just go ahead and pay for it and I'll get you the title later. No, it need to be up front.
>> Thank you, Mr. Bell. Any other public comment? >> Thank you. >> We'll close public comment then. Yeah, Mr. question if you can. There's really good questions asked the the rightway side of that. Is there a dedication already there? What's that look like? >> There was no dedication required from
these properties. Um to my knowledge, we did reach out to staff when we first submitted the application and we talked to public works if anything was required. Right now, there's no grading easements required, but we did offer that we're willing to work with staff if additional grading is required. But there to date, to my knowledge, there's
been no request for additional rightway in this area. >> Okay. Mr. Williams, with the issues we're dealing with to the south of this with our um rightaway acquisition on that strategically, is there anything we can do with these parcels to expedite Kelly
Park and maybe work around uh that owner that we're working with on the south side? >> I'd have to get with staff to see if if that type of alignment would happen. I would imagine um if if something like that could happen, we'd have to do some
modifications on plans, but >> sure, >> we can work on getting that information for you for the second reading if you'd like. >> Okay. >> Um is there any other questions from commissioners? >> I know the other thing the other comment from Mr. Lor was that
um we need to have all the information at the time of submitt. We did submit a full package. The request was to have additional maps and so we can provide that. Um I did bring a physical copy uh showing the whole KPI but we submitted what's required for the full package. >> We're going to bring in a partial package.
>> Moving forward we can always get more in there and more information does not hurt. So >> the more the better uh won't won't hurt us in the long run. So >> I agree. Understood. All right. Well, thank you. perhaps an anticipation in terms of what projects you want to see moving forward and for example in this
and these parcels what commercial are you looking at is it retail you know just some ideas so that way those >> I can give you some ideas this is annexation but I'd be happy to provide that information um my client's looking they're not looking for any variances from what will be the zoning the interchange zoning the KPI if you look
at it is pretty well defined from what uses are allowed they're not looking for any variances they want to do exactly what's what's allotted or stated in the code. Um those type of uses specifically only allows commercial retail those type of uses. >> Okay. >> Um right now they have a lot of interest
from a couple national um quickserve restaurant groups. There's also potentially if they get some of the adjacent parcel owners some mixed use um with some grocerers and different uses around them and some banks and there's a lot of retail and commercial that is
very interested in the area. but no one has signed an actual agreement. They want to see the annexation and some of the entitlements in place before they get too much further. >> Thank you. >> Excellent. Thank you so much. Uh just a couple final comments on this one specifically. Obviously, I know
residents are are not for annexation, especially with what we're dealing with overall. So, definitely sympathetic to that. I think it's we also want retail though to come in. Residents are wanting places to go, places to eat, places to hang out, and I think this will provide that opportunity. So, it's that strategic um annexation and strategic
development that has been stated and also um that it adds to our tax base as well for what's going on uh legislative wise. Uh it it can benefit our city to kind of build our commercial um tax base right now. So, I will uh look for a motion for ordinance number 3163.
>> So, move. >> Uh motion to approve >> from Commissioner Anderson. >> So, move. >> Second by uh Vice Mayor Velasquez. All those in favor? >> I. All opposed. Uh motion carries unanimously for ordinance number 3163.
Uh next up, resolution number 2026-27. Mrs. Sherman, >> Mrs. B, excuse me. >> Resolution 2026-27, a resolution of the city council of the city of Apakka, Florida, amending the budget for fiscal year beginning October
1, 2025 and ending September 30th, 2026, providing for a budget amendment. Thank you, Susan. Good afternoon, mayor, vice mayor, and commissioners. Item before you, resolution number 2026-27 is budget amendment
number five should be okay. In the amount of 2,752,500. The first item is for state grant um for the asbestous and galvanized drinking pipes. We received two grants. uh one I think came to you in May for the mill a
million57,500 and we received the 2.5 million last year. So we incorporated 1 million of that 2.5 million is already in the FY26 budget. We want to add the remaining amount of that one that 1.5 and the new
one for the million575. So that's why the total is 2,ion557500. that'll allow staff to proceed with phase two of this project going forward. And you just approved the storm water adaptation plan in your consent items in
the amount of 195,000. There's no match requirement for that. So, we want to incorporate that in the budget as well so that staff can start um working on that adaptation plan. Any questions? >> Any questions for Mrs. Sherman?
Uh, I will open up to the public. Any comments from the public? We will close public comment period. Um, I will look for a motion to approve resolution number 2026-27. >> So move. >> Uh, moved by Commissioner Ruth, seconded by Commissioner Anderson.
>> Yes. Sorry, I wanted to make sure. Um, all those in favor say I. >> I. All opposed. Motion passes unanimously. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> All right, let's see if I can get this one in the right order this time. Uh Mr. Williams, anything from you? >> Uh just one quick thing. It is the first
meeting of the month, so I do have the latest update on the estimated billing utility meters uh program. We have dropped another percent. We are now at 6% of estimated reads. Uh we are under the 2,00 meter mark. We're at 1,699.
>> And I'm sorry, can you repeat that number? >> Yeah, we're at 1,699 total estimated reads. Uh so the staff again are continuing to work uh as hard and quickly as possible to get those uh meters rectified and and we're moving in a positive direction still. So again
last month we were at 7% 223 this month we're at 6% at 1,699 and that is it may >> I was going to state too I was going to say this under my report but the we are working internally on an updated policy
for back billing. Um we're waiting for attorneys to kind of do some final reviews and then you commission will get a first update of what that looks like and um and then the public will obviously. So we're working organiz what the residents are going through. So >> yeah, I just want to say um to our
finance director, uh Miss Blanch, I have you know, we all receive different emails from different residents who now get these new bills. they're shocked and uh they want us to resolve it and we of course pass it on to you and I just want
to say thank you because I know that you have worked with many of those residents and have helped them to try and get a payment plan and um and you continue to work with them. So I appreciate everything that you personally are doing with these residents that are reaching
out to each one of us. So, thank you. >> And I echo the same. Thank you. >> And hoping this new policy provides some relief as well to her office. >> It does. >> Streamline a lot of your work. We're working on it. So, um, excellent. Thank you for that. Uh, city attorney.
>> Thank you, mayor. I have, uh, nothing specific to report this week. >> Excellent. Thank you, sir. Uh, commissioner report. Uh, Vice Mayor Velasquez. >> Okay. Other than this, just some here we are. We have the Noah's.
Oh, actually we have the storm water utility fee meeting which is on June 8th at >> uh June 8th at >> I don't remember where >> John Bridges. >> John Bridges. There it is. >> John Bridges Center. >> And thank you. Thank you. I just I
didn't put it down. I don't know why it's at 6 pm. So that's open to the public and and of course any of the commissioners who would like to attend. Um it's always, you know, interesting and and uh you get to learn some stuff from there. Uh June 16th, we have
another Noah meeting that's going to be held at the Apoaka Community Center. Um a lot of our public did show up for that one and that's the Northwest Orange County Area Transportation Study. So that is from 6:00 to 8 and we usually
get a pretty good turnout for that. And then of course June 20th which is the Junat celebration at uh just like mom is and downtown and there'll be a parade at the Alonzo Williams. There'll be a big entertainment. So again uh go to the
website it has all the the the timeline and where it starts and that. So um that's basically all I have right now. >> Excellent. >> Thank you. >> Thank you Mayor Commissioner Anderson. >> Okay just really quick. We have the Metro Plan Orlando board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th at
nine o'clock. I encourage the council to if you can just attend I mean virtually as well. It's a lot of good information. It's a lot of information, but I think it'll kind of help us with the direction of kind of some of the concerns of the residents. And that's actually all I have. >> What time is that one?
>> 9:00. And I'll send it to Radley. >> I was just about to ask him if he can just send out a calendar invite for everybody with the link and then the man calendar if you want to jump on jump on. Okay. I love that. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, thank you, Commissioner Anderson. Commissioner Baron, >> you didn't have anything. >> I'm coming around.
>> Oh, okay. >> I'm coming around. >> Like, okay, you didn't have anything. I usually have last. That's why I'm like, okay. Um, I I Thank you. >> Well, I I know on June 6 we have a shredding event for those police department. Thank you so much for
setting that up. 9:00 am Kitlin Nelson Park or Edward Fields, I should say. Um, so if you have old paperwork, bring it. Lord knows I have like two bags, so I'm ready. Same. Um, and I did
want to ask mayor, um, if there would be an opportunity where we could have a Golden Gem workshop specifically just for Golden Gem. Um, an opportunity to talk about timelines. >> And you're speaking specifically about the uh, ponds, not the road. >> Not the road. The ponds.
>> Yep. Absolutely. So we can talk about timelines, talk about where we are at um what what um you know what are the next steps, what are we what are our challenges etc etc. So that way uh it gives an opportunity for the community
to come gives us an opportunity to have that discussion as well. But I would like to uh get that on >> dedicated. Do you want to pick a date right now? >> We could. Um, so, um, >> how much time for staff to kind of be
prepared for something along those lines? >> I was going to ask, >> so like tomorrow, tomorrow night you guys are going >> Well, no. Yeah. Not anytime. >> Tomorrow morning. That's a good Yeah, tomorrow morning. 7 a.m. >> Uh, perhaps the week of um,
>> don't we have like a two weeks in between right now? >> Well, no, we got one more week. We will have two. Well, no, we won't. We're kind of >> No, we're we're kind of back to back. >> Um, >> so we could change our our workshop kind of open to just specifically Golden Gem,
the one before the next meeting, the 17th. >> We can do that. I mean, give us a time to >> Yeah, maybe we'll start it at 6. No, excuse me. Start at 5 >> for June 24th. >> No, for the 17th. >> 17th. Sorry. Maybe start at 5:00 p.m.
>> I think we're waiting for the report to come back from Teture Tech. >> I think we'd rather have that. >> So, which which report? Because we got one for the small pond. You're waiting for the larger one. >> That one's still not back. >> No. >> What are we paying for?
>> Okay. Yeah. When and when are you anticipating on Sorry, mayor. I'm just Winnie anticipating on getting that report back or when we were supposed to get it last Friday. So >> last Friday. Yeah. >> So it's supposed to be last Friday. Okay. >> That's where I expected it. >> Yeah.
>> Already in. But I don't at the same time I understand I don't want to slow this down though and wait on them. At least get the information that's out that we do have >> some rough plans whatever that may be and then >> we can do another one. This this isn't the oneoff. So >> yeah, >> um we can do another one once we get that report in to get the update of
okay, here's the new plan or whatever it may be in that capacity. >> So let's let's just put a tenative hold until we get that report till we know that report's back. >> So you want to wait for that to do >> so that way I don't want us to plan for it and then we don't get this we don't
have this report. >> Well, so I was saying that maybe even if we don't wait for that report, we just give the update to date now. >> Okay. of where we're at, money that's been spent, plans that have just kind of update everybody and then once that reported we can do another one. Maybe that second meeting in July, we can get
that update. Hopefully the report is in a month and a half late. >> That sounds like a good plan. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. >> So that'll be Wednesday at 5:00. >> Yes. On the 17th. Does that work for everyone? >> I'm sorry. What day was that? >> Uh the 17th right before our our next
meeting. >> Yeah, it'll be at 5:00 p.m. before end. Okay, >> Steph, does that work for you guys as well? Everyone's good with that. >> Awesome. >> Anything else? >> No, that's all I have. >> Thank you, Commissioner Baron. >> Commissioner Ruth. >> Well, Commissioner Baron stole a lot of my thunder,
>> but I will say I will say this staff's been very helpful. Um, behind the scenes, two of the commissioners up here u know very little of of the past, especially when it pertains to Jim. Um,
but I'm slowly getting up to speed. Uh, and the information that you're discussing right now is high on the list. Knowing that those reports are not back, it's kind of steals your thunder. So, you the the one thing you don't want to do is shoot from the hip when you
don't when you're not supplied with the knowledge you need to actually be constructive instead of destructive. I want to be constructive, not destructive. >> Absolutely. >> But with that said, thank you staff. Um, you know, up until Monday of this week,
we really didn't have we have a the assistant we have now is fantastic. Information is flowing. Like this is a 40hour job that we're doing currently right now because information is coming at record speed. You ask a question, you
get an answer. Um, a lot of the agenda questions that we don't ask. There's if we ask one of the 20 or 30 items we ask on Monday, we ask one here, we ask 30 on Monday. So, I really appreciate that information because it's coming high
speed and it's factual. So, thank you staff. Thank you for all you you've done and I'm I'm I'm liking the direction we're headed. Excellent. Thank you, Commissioner Ruth. >> Mayor, really quick before you start. So, I'm looking at the and this is off and I should have said in my report. So,
we have the tenative budget schedule for a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'm looking at Hold on. Oh, okay. So, someone just emailed that to me. I'm like, what? I'm like, >> yeah. So, we're working on Saturday, Sunday. So, I'm like I'm like, okay, there's a lot to work on.
>> I'm like, I have to go to church. >> I thought we was working on Fridays, Saturday, Sundays now. Okay, never mind. Okay, I continue. Okay, that's okay. Okay. >> Yeah, someone just sent it to me. I'm like, >> okay, no, we're not doing we're not
doing that. I need my Fridays. No, it's okay. >> Um All right. Anything else? >> All right. No, I do just want to thank uh our staff as well. They've really adjusted really well to >> kind of new leadership, new direction, and it's just been it's been fun for me. I don't know if it's been fun for them, but it's been fun for me. I've enjoyed it. I know it can be tiring at times,
but the energy that you can feel throughout city hall and throughout different departments is is is really fun to be around. So, I just appreciate the change in that front. Um, one, I just want to update on a couple things. The the back billing policy we are working on that'll be coming, I was hoping this meeting, but it's not, and that's okay. Um, we are working on
getting a spreadsheet not only to the commission, but to the public posted on our website of what our true and accurate data and capacity is both for wastewater and for uh potable water. So those those un unfiltered, they're just going to be out there and um and it's
going to show also in comparison to where we're at and what we've approved, what does our capacity look like. So that there's no questions as you're going through stuff or has as the commission's having conversations with the residents. It's going to be right there. You're going to be pulled up on your phone and it it's just the facts. It it just is what it is. So um you'll
be able to look at it's not going to be trying to like hieroglyphics trying to figure it out. You're going to know how to um how to read it. It's going to be helpful. Um, oh, there is I know we're doing the the 17th, which is great. I'm excited for that. I did want to give a quick update that we did, which is really awesome. Staff did get uh the bid
out for the pump station for Golden Gem. So, that's really exciting. Again, just getting that momentum and start to make some uh really positive actions towards >> There's a cone of silence with that one. >> There's a cone of science. >> Yeah. No, there is because if anyone
reaches out to us, we can't discuss it. we have to refer them to correct to the uh procurement and uh the finance. >> That's correct. >> So I just want to make sure that the >> that the public understands that we get noticed >> um from procurement telling us there's a
cone of silence so that we do not discuss this with the public but we can refer the public to procurement. >> Correct. Excellent. Anything else from anyone? >> Well, I think we're getting done too early. >> No. Well, and just and and thank you uh
for my new sign. >> Oh, I did the attorney. Yes. >> All right. Good, good, good, good, good. >> All right. Thank you, everyone. >> My new sign.