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[Music] Good afternoon and welcome to the October 20th, 2025 meeting of the Orlando City Council. It's hard to believe it is uh more than halfway through October. So happy Halloween to everybody since we won't see before
then. It's nice to see so many happy people in the building and for different things for retirements for um getting checks for being here to uh celebrate
local governments with the UCF kids. So good to be here. >> Um I'm going to Oh, no. We actually need to do some things in the order that we need to do them. Uh so the first is to ask Commissioner Stewart to offer the invocation and the pledge of allegiance.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Today, as part of my invocation, I want to reflect a little bit on serving for the past 20 years on this council, especially during this season of gratitude. I'm so grateful for you, mayor. Thank you. And this council, our staff, our citizens,
and all those who have wanted to make Orlando a better place. It's with a great deal of honor that I serve here. I am so deeply thankful for the opportunity to serve. So with that in mind, will you bow your heads with me and take a moment to reflect on our city
and our service in today's meeting. >> Dear Lord, is with a thankful heart that each of us come to you today to thank you for the opportunities to serve our great city. I'm especially grateful to this council and our mayor for their selfless devotion to serving others here
in the city of Orlando. And as we look at the work ahead of us, we humbly ask for your guidance and your wisdom to do what is right. We are grateful for the thousands of people that we serve and the millions of people who touch our city each year. As we look
ahead to today's meeting, we seek your wisdom in striving for the best in our community. Lord, you've blessed us with people who are committed to serving each other and that we submit ourselves to your service. We thank you for this great nation, for the opportunity to
give us dialogue with those with whom we agree and don't agree. We ask as we move forward that we will seek the best in each other and always try to understand what we can accomplish so much together than we can separately. And lastly,
Lord, we ask that we accomplish these things without seeking the credit, knowing that great things are accomplished when we seek the welfare of each other. Thank you, Lord. We ask these things in your holy and precious name. Amen. >> Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, let's call the meeting to order. Madame clerk, would you call the role and make a determination of a quorum,
please? >> Commissioner Gray >> here. Commissioner Ortiz >> here. >> Commissioner Stewart >> here. >> Commissioner Sheen >> here. Interim Commissioner Rose >> here. >> Commissioner Burns >> here. >> Mayor Dyer >> here. >> Mayor, you have a quorum with all members present. >> Thank you, madam clerk. First order of
business is consideration of minutes from the agenda review and city council meetings of October the 6, 2025. Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so the motion carries.
>> Okay. I am going to go just a little out of order from what the um agenda says because I want to note that on the agenda we'll be voting to approve the appointments of three members of our city leadership team with more than
three decades of experience in local government finance. We are and serving as our deputy CFO. Jose Fernandez is well qualified to manage the role of CFO. will be voting on his appointment to that position. We'll also be voting
to approve the appointments or make the appointments uh permanent of Brooke Bonnet as deputy chief administrative officer and Lillian Payne as director of economic development. So, I want to commend Jose, Brooke, and Lillian for your leadership. We look forward to uh
more great um service from all three of you. And one of the reasons I wanted to do this out of order was so I could also acknowledge the appointment of Jason Revolt as our interim fire chief. And I'm confident that his 24 years of experience in the department will
provide a strong foundation for strong leadership um during this transition. The Orlando Fire Department continues to be a standard of excellence for our community. Please join me in congratulating Chief Revolt and thank
you Chief Salomar. Okay. And the reason that I did that is because we are honoring a retiring city of Orlando employee today who has served our community for three decades. Uh and he happens to be from the fire
department. uh and that is Ron Glass. And I see that a lot of his friends are out here today as well. So I want to uh introduce and call on Chief Revolt to come up and share a few words about Ron. Thank you, mayor, council members,
mayor, Dire, and commissioners. I'm proud to join you today to help celebrate the impact Lieutenant Ron Glass, someone you all have known very well. After 29 years of service to our community, Ron is retiring from the Orlando Fire Department, and it's uh a
pleasure of mine for this to be one of the first things I get to do in this position uh for most of my career. Uh Ron has been uh a uh a superior of mine and so uh it's it's it's with great
humbility that I uh that I get to do this. Um, Ron has dedicated not only his time and experience to the citizens of Orlando, but he's also done that for the folks that he works with as uh members
of the union and taking care of uh the the firefighters and um doing that uh with a a strong conviction and dedication over these years. So with that, Mayor Dyer, will you please read Ron's retirement
proclamation and then if we could take some photos with him? That would be great. Ron, will you come to the podium, please?
[Applause] Ron. Um, I heard about that open carry new laws. That looks pretty good. Have you had the occasion to use that?
>> No. Not a little while. >> Well, I have a retirement proc in your honor. Whereas, thanks to the dedication and professionalism of its employees, the city of Orlando provides critical services, programs, and amenities that residents, businesses, and visitors rely on each day. And whereas the strength
and efficiency of our municipal government comes from the city of Orlando employees. And whereas their passion for public service is critical to our collective efforts to ensure that the city beautiful remains a great place to live, work, and visit while also allowing the city of Orlando to face any challenges that come our community's
way. And whereas after joining the Orlando Fire Department in 1996, Ronald A. Glass has been committed to keeping the residents and businesses and visitors safe. Andres Ron is retiring after 29 years of service, but the city of Orlando will always be grateful for
his countless contributions to our community. Now therefore, I buddy dire mayor of the city of Orlando do hereby thank Ronald A. Glass for serving our city and extend best wishes for good health and much happiness in the future. [Applause]
You want to say a few things? I didn't really uh prepare anything for this, but mayor, they always say that if you uh if you have a job you love, you'll never come to work a day in your life. And that's the way it's been for me for uh 29 and a half years. Um everything I have has been because of
this city. My dad, who's sitting here, was a member of the Orlando Police Department for 32 years. My mom was a lieutenant with the Orlando Police Department for 23 years. So everything I have, everything my kid has, my kids have, everything my family's had has been a direct result for this city. Um, I've always fought for my members, but I
always appreciate everything I've gotten from this city. So, thank you so much. >> Awesome. I didn't do it. >> Okay. How about family? I don't understand. >> Okay. Fireel. >> Come on.
Come on down. Make her in for everybody else after that. >> Yeah. Come on. Put it on your neighbor's back. >> We saw that. I am going to miss that. did it. >> It's good to see Steve, Ron, and Mark. I
remember our good old lobbying days, and I just want to thank you guys for We might have been over served at a couple of events, and the firefighters always make sure that Kathy, Russell, and I got back in one piece. So, thank you. Thank you to the three musketeers. You're all here. Thank you guys.
I'm sure some pub downtown's about to do some business. Okay, we will move on into the uh mayor's update. And I do have a few items. Election day for city elections is quickly approaching. In-person voting for early in-person early voting will
start a week from today and go through uh November the 2nd at the Supervisor of Elections Office. If you need more info, go to our website at visit uh or atlando.gov/election. Okay, I mentioned just for a second, but we have a very special group of visitors
and that is UCF student government. We're proud to welcome these student leaders here today. Would you stand and let us recognize you? Go Knights. So, every year, student government comes and spends the day with us on one of our council days. And I know you have a full
afternoon of activities, so you can leave whenever they're expecting you to to tour the rest of city hall and do the other things. But, thank you for being here. We appreciate that. And hopefully one of you will be up here someday. So, or in Congress or other places.
Um, okay. Another happy thing, Commissioner Gray is getting older, so he has a birthday coming up. Uh, and it'll be before our next commission meeting. So, Commissioner Ortiz, could you lead us? >> It'll be my honor.
>> Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear. [Music] >> Happy birthday
to you. >> Happy birthday, Commissioner Gray and Commissioner Ortiz. What was the song you sang at the Hispanic Heritage Month event? >> Um, golly, that was some palega. was. >> Can you just give us one just one verse?
One little verse. >> No. >> That's it. That's all you get. >> Sounds like Elvis Presley. >> Okay, we're going to continue to have fun before we get to the hard stuff. So, we are approving. I'm uh going to items
on the consent agenda today. Uh $4.3 million in grant awards to 63 notfor-profit community service organizations who provide critical services to our community. And we are very pleased to be able to fund the
efforts. Uh so many great organizations that do the work that we can't do as a city and we are happy to support you and the work that you do. Um will you all stand up and be recognized as well? awesome. The heartbeat of our community right
there. Okay. We are also voting today on the Canvas Cultural Plan, which is a collaborative effort between the city of Orlando, the Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency, and Orange County. Represents the work
and voices of over 1,500 residents and outlines a 10-year roadmap to strengthen our arts and culture across the community. We are thankful for our partners in Orange County and the CRA um and helping to create that vision.
Uh there we are also approving 2.2 million in funding agreements to 10 economic development organizations. They play a pivotal role in driving economic development and prosperity and help entrepreneurs and startups and businesses large and small. And I know
there are representatives from those organizations. You may have stood up with the other 63, but why don't you go ahead and stand up again for the economic development organizations. And then I have one more. We are trying to be the best age friendly community in
the entire country and that means making sure that we are watching out for our seniors and especially in the area of housing. So day today we will consider providing funding for legacy place to expand that housing inventory for seniors of low very low and extremely
low income of the 100 departments proposed. Um at least 15 are reserved for households earning 30% or less of the area median 63 for households earning 60% or less and that continues our Orlando unlock unlocked housing
initiative as we try to create more housing in our community. Okay, we are now going to go on to the consent agenda, which is the number of items acted upon through a single vote of council. We give each of our council members the opportunity to update you on important happenings from their district
and uh comment on items on the consent agenda. We re rotate the order that we do that. Commissioner Stewart is first up today. Commissioner, >> thank you, Mayor. Uh let me say also thank you, Jason. Congratulations, Jason. Thank you for your service. We
appreciate that. Thank you very much. and Lieutenant of course Ron Glass has been a wonderful friend of mine for nearly forever. Um, couple things I want to share. Um, first of all, National Night Out. I want to say thank you to all those. I got to about 10 parties in
about two and a half hours. It was a whirlwind through the district, but it was a great chance to spend time with those people who are committed to keeping our community safe. So, thank you very much. Um also got a chance there's a lot of anniversaries that we're having and uh following College
Park's anniversary 100 years 100y year anniversary last year. Park Lake Presbyterian Church celebrated their 100th anniversary uh last week. Um and so very honored to be over there and with my good friends Helen and Dan Deavo. Last uh Saturday night we had a
another wonderful event from the Reed Charitable Foundation. If you haven't had a chance to uh look them up, please look them up. They are uh imp impacting literacy in all of our schools throughout the country and now throughout the world. And then last but
not least, I mentioned coming up um tomorrow um uh I'm sorry, Wednesday, we uh actually hit the ground running with our Orlando History Makers uh podcast. Uh it's a little labor of love that I accomplished and and I'm very excited
about getting that out on the and published. So our first uh um episode um is Thursday, I mean Wednesday. Uh and the first speaker is a guy who uh none of us know very well, Buddy Dyer. Uh and
I'm so honored, buddy, that you would be there and be the first and get a chance to talk about our city and what makes our city great. And um there'll be nine episodes and they range from uh county mayors to city mayors to people who just have been involved in our community for a long time. I hope it continues to go
on. So somebody's going to have to compel me to do it or take it over which is fine with me. But look for the announcement, look for the information so you can look it up. It'll be on Orlando's YouTube channel starting Wednesday. Coming up this week, there is tons of stuff that's related to
Halloween. Uh the Bowman Park m the mon mini monster mash is up. The College Park Jazzfest is this weekend. Uh the Churchill Drive trunk or treat. There's another trunk or treat over at um the College Park Neighborhood Center. Uh there's another trunk or treat over at
Rosemont Neighborhood Center. And then um there's the taste of College Park coming up on November 6th at the Great Southern Box. Those are some things that are coming up. There's more on my calendar. Uh on the agenda today, Mayor, thank you for uh recognizing Brooke and
Jose and Lillian. I'm so grateful for them and their service to the community. Thank you very much. I appreciate that. Also, congratulations to Corey Keith and Michelle Bach. I get to make fun of Corey a little bit longer. Thank you, Corey, for your service and and your
promotion and and Michelle's promotion as well. Um, our city has great people that work in it and I'm it's great to honor them and it's great to to uh recognize them on the agenda today. Mayor, thank you very much. items 3, A4,
A5, and A6. Um, some people may not realize this, but we actually take city tax dollars and we actually give it away back to the city citizens. We do it through our organizations. And today we are doing $3.9 million. And so I
appreciate that, appreciate each of you who have uh kind of been on the front line. Um, those who are listening, if you get a chance, please go on to the city website and look at some of these things. But I will tell you that it covers everything from from ballet to homelessness. It covers everything from
housing to you name it. Um y'all are the lifeblood. The mayor has said that you're the lifeblood of our community and I'm so grateful and I had an honor of sitting out there with you for a while. Uh and u and so now I have the honor of serving you in this capacity. So thank you for what you do.
Um, also, um, congratulations to, uh, the FOP lieutenants and the FOP main and the IIAF communications. Uh, we have those, uh, contract negotiations completed. We'll be approving those today. Uh, thank you all for your service. Thank you for, uh, for, uh,
sticking with us and at the same time, thank you for your service to our city. So, I appreciate that. So, thank you very much. And that's all I have, Mayor. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Sheen. >> Thank you, Mayor Dyer. Well, uh, we had a a very big weekend this weekend. We had peaceful protests at city hall and
everybody behaved themselves very nicely and wore some of the cutest inflatables I have ever seen. So, I appreciate the community coming out and expressing their right to free speech in a very peaceful fashion. Um, we also had the Come Out with Pride Parade, which was incredible. It's one of the largest events. Julie, thank you for your help
that you, you know, thank for this being the staff person that helps out with that. But um I I just also want to thank all the staff members that worked on getting our banners and our and our flags up. That's really important. You know, symbols like that are very important to the community, especially
after the crosswalk was taken out. So, I just want to say thank you to everyone that worked on that. That's it. That, you know, symbols are important and it's and it and it's sad for people in my community when people want to erase us. So, thank you for everyone for working to make sure that happened. And believe
me, it was noticed by my community over the weekend. So, thank you very much. Absolutely. I too want to congratulate Brooke, Jose, Lillian, and Chief Jason. I'm going to screw your name up. And since people have been messing my name up my whole life, we're going to get together. I'm going to say your name right. Okay.
Awesome. So, I think congratulations on your promotion and I know you'll do a great job at that. Um, again, we have all of our arts, culture, uh, community grants or thanks for everything that you all do to make our community strong and healthy and and beautiful, which is so
critically important. On the agenda today, I also have for for Lake Yola Gateway, Turn of Construction is going to start working on that gateway project to go into Lake Yola. That's that extra um that extra bit of land that the uh what they call themselves the self-style little old ladies donated to to Lake
Yola Park. So, we're going to you're going to start seeing some activity there. But also today on item 3B12, um, and I want to thank Sher Gotch for working with me on this. We've got four sculptures that are going to be going throughout District 4 and some of them
are actually going to be in located in other commissioners districts, but they're to celebrate the main streets that are actually predominantly in my district. So, we're going to have a cow in the milk district, a dragon in Mills 50, a um a child in Curry Ford West, and a swan in Thornton Park. And they're all
going to be stainless steel sculptures, much like the beautiful um stainless steel sculptures that they have in Tavistock of the dog. Commissioner Gray, we we totally ripped you off. We copied you. So, these are actually going to be within the main streets and they're going to be iconic and we will get with Sodo later. I have one other district
when we start doing the the bike trail later on. So, those are taking care of all the main streets, putting some iconic artwork in those in those districts and stainless steel to make sure that they're going to be there forever and and really celebrate the unique character of every Main Street
that's that's in my district. Um, the only other thing that I've got on the agenda today is on MPB. We I want to thank staff for working on the Voyage Wine Tasting Room. That's going to be a really nice addition to to East Washington Street. And that's all I had. Mayor commissioners, thank you so much.
>> Thank you, Commissioner. We'll move to Commissioner Rose. >> Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for being here and I want to thank everyone in the audience for all of your hard work, whether in your organization here at the city of Orlando. Uh, District 5 has been very busy. Um, I am
a huge football fan and super excited to see United Football League come back to Orlando playing at the Inter Coast Stadium, the Orlando Storm. Shout out to Jason Seagull in the back um for the hard work at Greater Orlando Sports Commission and making that deal possible. I want to thank all of the organizations for participating in
National Night Out. I attended roughly 12 events um all the way to Metro West um from downtown all the way over. Um it's a great opportunity to connect with the residents, hear some of the concerns, but also have do it in a friendly way of fun. Um and just hear how we can make the district better. I
want to thank Chief Smith and OPD for continuing to have quarterly community meetings with our residents to hear their law enforcement concerns and not just hearing them and actually taking action and solving the making sure that we have safer communities. I had the pleasure of joining Freddy Clayton with
the Orlando Union Rescue Mission for something called Conversations on the Bench. So, if you haven't, check it out on Facebook. He went live for 24 hours on Facebook and he brought in different people from around the community to talk about homelessness and how in our respectful own ways we're doing solving
homelessness and ways that we can do things that we can do collectively. Um I want to congratulate city district main street on a successful main street state of the main street recently. I want to thank Mike Hes and the sustainability team. So, our sustainability team, while
there's a is a they're small in number but large in their work, um they go out to the farms uh throughout our community. So, for those that don't know, much of our community is food desert. Um so, besides our community gardens, they go out to the farms in the community and they do something called gleaning. And for those that don't know,
gleaning is when a farm has crop and they take the crops that are eligible to be sold and then they allow community partners to come in and um take them. So Mike and his team go out um when I got elected last year, I was like, "Hey, Mike, I want to go gleaning." So he just like when I first met him, we was talking through the different
operations. And so I had the opportunity last week to go out to Scott's Farm out in Mont Dora and we gleaned cucumbers, okra, and then there was black ey peas. Um I want to thank Society of St. Andrews, Sedexo, and Scots Farms for their commitment to making sure u we
work together to end hunger. And so we picked the the we went out in the field and it was I think for me it was like it was this weird space because the whole adage of like slavery and being in the fields but I think in the context of being in the fields doing something to give back to this community was so
rewarding for me. And so not only did I pick the crops so staff calling in the neighborhood centers in the district and were like hey commissioner is going to drop them off. So they thought, hey, commission's going to send staff. But like it was it was staff was so surprised. I came and I dropped it off and we started talking about bagging and
how the communities really look forward to it. So if you have never um Mike, if you look up sustainability and you reach out to our sustainability office, you can come out with us when we go gleaning um and do your part in making sure that no family goes hungry in our community.
As we begin fall um we end the fall session. There are going to be a lot of fall fest, trunk or treat events and activities. I want to everyone to be safe. Um remind and be mindful and remind the kids in the community to be safe while they're crossing the street. Uh reminding kids not to eat unopen
candy when they get them and just to have some fun. I think the fall fest that we're having across this community is really an opportunity for us to come together. Uh super excited. Um if you have not, Art Squared is finally open on the corner of Robinson and Orange Avenue.
There is a lot going on in and around District 5. So, if you are not, I encourage everyone to follow District 5 on Instagram and Facebook because I could spend all day and I think mayor wants to get down to business talking about what's been going on. So, I'm going to go on to the agenda. Um, I want to congratulate all the appointments,
but I want to give an special shout out to Brooke Bonnet. So, little fun fact, I have worked with Brooke. Um, when I first started at the city of Orlando, Brooke was economic development director. Um, and I say this, Brooke is
very dedicated in the work that she has done. And so for those that don't know, Brooke is hiding right now behind Jose, but Brooke is the um brainchild, but for those that don't know behind Creative Village. So she's the epitome of like being an employee here in the city or being the employee in any government
entity that you can have an idea and a vision and when you steadfast and you you let folks see how it really works, how something can become. like thank you Brooke for your commitment. Sometimes she'll steamroll over uh other departments and stuff, but we get she gets the job done here. So, um I want to
congratulate her specially. Um on to uh congratulations to I Love Orlando Cafe Expansion. If you have not been, it's on the corner of Washington and Roslin is on the agenda. Um they are now serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner here in the district. Um I am glad to see, so this has been a
long time coming. There will be some new art installation murals at Lake Lana Dune and looking forward to those. Thank you for all the work that of everyone that's here that we're um providing funding for today. The 58 organizations. I also want to thank
staff, specifically Sherry and Mary Stewart because Mary Stewart doesn't get enough recognition for the canvas cultural plan that we are voting on today. She is very behind the scenes, but art is really she's hiding. Oh. Oh, Mary's Oh, she's right there. She's hiding. stand up. Mary Mary is Mary
Stewart for those that don't know, she's very like when when you talk about the in intricacies of a lot of programs that happen in this community. Mary Stewart um she gets the job done. She does the research. And so I want to thank her for her hard and diligent work of meeting with all of us, not just at the city, but at the county to hear how we
envision art in our community. And I am done. Thank you. >> Uh thank you, Commissioner Burns. All right. Uh, thank you, mayor. Good afternoon, fellow commissioners, everyone in attendance. Uh, first I'd like to also say congratulations to
Brooke, Jose, and Lillian on your official appointments. I really look forward to working with you all. Uh, also October 7th was National Night Out. And fellow commissioners, this is the last time I'm going to say this, but of the three awards for National Night Out,
District 6 got first and third place. So, let's give District 6 another round of applause. So, so until next year, I have to say we won all three. Uh, >> so we we got we got second. >> You got Yeah, we we'll sweep next year, >> but but congrat I I do want to say uh
congratulations and thank you to all neighborhoods that came together to support uh National Night Out. It's a chance to get our communities together, interact with our uh with our public safety officers. Also, I'd like to say thank you to Chief Smith uh for attending two of the uh of our events
where he pre uh presented a check for their award. So, again, thank you for all of that. Also, uh October 8th, I had the opportunity to visit Rockom Socks with the mayor. Uh, Rockham Socks is an accessories manufacturer located in
District 6, founded by Rob Starkman, former student manager for the Knights men's basketball team that offers more than 10,000 designs and collaborations with some of the biggest companies uh, in the entertainment industry. Rockam Sakum has major partnerships with the
NBA, Disney, and the NFL. I'm proud that uh to have this growing business uh here in my district and we look forward to them continuing to grow, continuing to uh represent Orlando and UCF. Uh so if you get a chance, if you need some special socks, please re reach out to uh
Rockom Socks. Also, um on October the 9th, I had the opportunity to do a walkthrough of um uh the Carver Shores neighborhood with uh Corey Knight. I just want to say thank you, Corey, for always um answering my call, but also being willing to go out into the
community and see exactly uh some of the concerns that our residents have when we talk about sidewalk walks, uh streets, and other infrastructure. So, again, thank you. Thank you, Corey. And we do look forward to the repairs. I don't see Corey. All right, there you are. So, thank you, Corey. Uh also, I had the
pleasure of on October the 10th attending the DPAC 10th anniversary gala. It was a beautiful event. Um, lot a nice time. Uh, but just was amazed at 10 years of Dr. Phyllis Performing Arts Center serving our community, Arts for
Every Life. So, thank you to their team for putting on a great event. Um, upcoming events, trunk or treat at Henkins Park, Tuesday, October the 28th from 6:00 to 8. Candyland Trunk or Treat at Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center.
October the 29th, 6 uh to 8. Also, Trucking in the City at Dr. James R. Smith Center. Uh the o uh October the 31st from 6:00 to 8. Uh also the 26th annual Veterans uh day parade will be held on November the 8th uh at the Lake
Nona Town Center. Looking forward to uh kind of that change in venue and getting over to Lake Nona. Also, uh, Nature in November, Saturday, November the 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 1 at Bill Frederick Park. Uh, free admission, uh, a free admission event where families can enjoy
music, hay rides, nature hikes, uh, farm tours, and more. So, please, uh, nature in November on November 8th. Uh, also, my satellite hours are will be the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 10 to 4. This is an opportunity for uh constituents to come
and meet me outside of city hall uh and just share some of their uh some of their concerns or some of their ideas. Uh as well on the agenda, mayor, uh I too would like to say congratulations to all of the organizations who will be receiving uh the arts and CIP funding.
Thank you for all that you do and as the mayor said, you are really the heartbeat of our community. Uh also on item 3B2, Orlando afterchool allstars agreement with the city of Orlando. Uh great program really provides our our youth
some positive extracurricular activities after school. So very supportive of the work that happens there. Also uh item 3F1 development and loan agreement between the city of Orlando and Thornton Place Ltd and uh subordination
agreements. This funding will provide senior housing uh right here in district 6. So I see uh former county commissioner Victoria Sipley and representing uh Thorn in place. So thank you for bringing those units to District 6 and also make sure we get with uh we
get with uh our housing department to make sure that we get some of that gap funding if you if you all need some. All right. Also, mayor, I'll be declaring a conflict on item 36. Uh, as you know, I serve as the president and chief executive officer of
the healthcare center for the homeless and the 2526 funding recommendations for the uh, community investment program grants for this year and several years uh, have been provided to my organization before my time on the council. None of that money mayor goes
to my compensation. Additionally, these funds will not be granted to the health center unless and until the city enters into a separate agreement. Such agreements will come before the city council. Uh, mayor, I have filled out the necessary conflict of interest paperwork. And, uh, with that, mayor,
that's all I have. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Gray. >> Thank you, mayor. Um, in the spirit of of time, most of the events uh that I've done in district one, I put on my um website, social media. So, if you want to find out what's going on in Lake Nona in the southeast part of town, please go
there. On the agenda, uh, a couple items real quick. I also want to uh echo uh my other commissioners. We really appreciate all the hard work that our community service partners do. So, thank you very much for what you do and uh and how you serve our citizens. Uh on the
agenda, also 3B15. Want to thank our staff for uh arranging for the replacement of a playground in the Southport community. Long overdue. They needed that replaced. So, thanks to the staff for that. Um, also want to mention uh item C 3C3, which is uh the municipal
planning board minutes. Um, one of those issues on there um was for a convenience store in a neighborhood and some of the neighbors um predictably had some concerns. We did a community meeting with um the applicant and uh I just want to thank all parties concerned because
it it was a civil discussion. The residents raised some concerns ownership to address some of those. The main issue obviously was safety. Uh and I just wanted to grab the microphone and publicly state. Um like everything we do in the city of Orlando, public safety is
number one. We will make sure neighbors that um like everything else, we will protect um that neighborhood um as the the the convenience store opens if we have any problems. So wanted to state that. And finally, the reason I say we can do that is item 3K mentioned
earlier, our contract with FOP. We are very fortunate to have the kind of public safety we have here in the city of Orlando. So, um I want to say thank you to their leadership for uh coming together, get the contract behind us, and get back to the business of
protecting our residents. So, thank you very much for that. That's all I have. Mayor, >> thank you, Commissioner and Commissioner Ortiz. >> Mayor, I do have a lot to say. The first thing I'm going to say is when uh Commissioner Stewart was thanking God and everything else, he didn't thank God for having the mayor on one side and me
and the other. We kept you straight. We kept you straight. Um anyhow, congratulations to the appointees. I'm very excited. Um Brook Bunnet, Jose Fernandez, Lillian Coy, Lillian Scott was somebody else. Corey, Keith, and and
Michelle, you guys are just great and and I think uh the city is going to continue working at its best. So, uh I want to also congratulate all the recipients of the arts and cultural organization grants. And as a matter of
fact, I was on October 16th, I joined the Central Florida Community Arts in celebrating 15 years of creative excellence in their rhythm and revalry event. uh they had performance of a choir to big band youth theater. It was beautiful. So congratulations to the CFC
arts on this milestone. Congratulations also to the uh community service organizations. You guys the reality is that I don't see this as grants you know to is an investment because what you guys do for our community I mean the return
on investment is is humongous. So, you know, we should put we should all put our money into this, you know. So, so thank you so much for what you're all doing. This is great. Um, and the community investment program grants. So, congratulations to all of you. I want to
do a big shout out. Mayor, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for bringing Chief Jason Revolt as your interim chief. You know, I'm a stickler for promotion from within. And uh I can say how happy I am because I know that from here on we're
going to continue that uh that old way of doing business, bringing our own people and preparing them and and taking care of business. Our city of Orlando is very appreciative of our fire department and we're very proud of you guys and uh so thank you so much, Chief. We expect
nothing but supreme performance. So, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I want to just uh and the FOP lieutenants and the FOP main and the IAFF uh community, thank you for coming
to the table and and getting down and and getting these uh contracts approved. So, I mean a pass so we can approve. Thank you so much for your disposition. In terms of uh items, things happening in the district, the National Night Out, as as
Commissioner Burns was talking about. By the way, Commissioner Burns, I hate to burst your bubble. The only reason you won this time is because district two, one, and three, and four are always winning. So, you know, we just thought it was time. It was time for for district six to get a
>> messing with you. >> Messing with you. Welld deserved. You guys are awesome. Uh, on October 8th at Dr. Phillips Central was filled with energy and pride in honor of the Hispanic Heritage Month. The evening featured vibrant performances, and mine was not one of them.
and cultural celebrations that reflect the heart of our city. More than a showcase, it was a reminder that the importance of preserving culture and passing on traditions that inspire the next generation. And even more than that is the uh diversity, equity, and
inclusion that we have in the city, no matter what anybody at any level of government wants. So um um on the morning of October 10th, we continue celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. This time we honor the seniors at the Englewood Dober Shores and Rosemont neighborhoods. I want to thank OPD and
OFD for joining us and spending time with our seniors. You helped make that morning super uh special for everybody. Um on the morning of October 15, I participated in Metrop Plan Orlando blind the blind experience. A um
humbling opportunity to walk in the shoes of those who navigate the world without sight. This annual initiative brings essential attention to the white cane law and the needs for greater pedestrian safety. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know how many of you had the opportunity to
go across uh an intersection blindfolded is an I'm going to say it's an eye openener, but it's it's it's a different experience. It's something that you really should experience because so many times we ostracize people. I know I
sorry about that. I is it's die you know bad habits die hard I guess. Uh but um I apologize for that. Um but it it was quite a humbling experience and uh it tells us that we need to do a lot more
for people with disabilities. So many times we ostracize people with disabilities. We don't give them the chance. We got to make sure that all our not only public buildings but private buildings have the gadgets necessary in order for people to be able to just have their normal lives like everybody else,
you know, and we should give them opportunities when it comes to jobs. You give them opportunities in every instance just like anybody else. They have a lot to give. They're willing, able, and eager to wanting to to work and show their capabilities. But yet,
I don't think we're doing our job. So, just food for thought. Uh, mayor and besides that, I just want to move the uh move to approve the agenda. >> Motion by Commissioner Ortiz, second by Commissioner Stewart. All in favor indicate so by saying I. I.
Those opposed. So, the motion carries. Okay, we are going to have about a 30 second recess so that everybody that was here for consent agenda and doesn't want to stay for the remainder of the program >> can exit. Okay, without objection, we're going to
recess the city council meeting and we're going to convene the CRA meeting. David, I don't know what it is. Everybody left. Presentation must not be that exciting.
I think it's very exciting. >> I do too. Uh I'll go ahead and take 3A which is um our 4A which is meeting minutes from the September 22nd CRA meeting. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. All in favor indicate so by saying I. Those
opposed motion carries. Okay, David, the rest of the show is yours. >> All right. Thank you, mayor, and good afternoon, commissioners. Uh so the next item up for consideration, it was referenced earlier, but uh it's an exciting time. It's the advisory committee rankings for uh an authorization for the chief procurement
officer for the negotiated procurement process in relation to 30 South Orange, which is uh the pocket park right there at the corner of Orange and Pine in downtown as well as our Lake Eyola Gateway project. Turner Construction was uh ranked number one. Uh Warren Smith was ranked number two, Collage Company's three, and then McCree Design Builders
uh four. Um, but I'm happy to address any questions uh of of the council. >> My movement says it's in four. >> It's it's in both. So, we have it's two projects, but it's half and half. >> Is that orange? >> All right. So, we'll
>> Sounds good. >> Okay. Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. >> Discussion. >> Question. Commissioner Rose. So during the state of the city last year during the rendering for the pocket park at
Pine and Orange, there was Thomas Chapman Park and I would like for that to be a high consideration and the renaming as we look at naming 430 South Orange Avenue. >> So we'll take that under consideration. Further discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicate so by
saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. >> Uh C. >> Item C. Mayor, this is a facade grant. This is for 642 uh West Livingington Street. This is a home in the CRA that's doing some window replacement. Total cost of their improvements is about
$61,000. They qualify for $20,000 of assistance through the CRA program and the facade committee recommended approval. >> Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I.
>> Those opposed? Motion carries and D. >> And item D, this is a DTO restaurant program funding agreement. Uh, excited to have I Love Orlando Cafe, which is right there at the corner of Washington Roslin, across the street uh from our signature park, Lake Eiola. Uh, they
have the opportunity to expand. So, they're pretty much doubling their space. They were previously just an outside patio. They did a tremendous amount of business. They're expanding over to the north. They'll have some inside seating. Uh with that they qualify for uh $14,100 in tenant improvement um funding from
the CRA as well as $25,000 in rent abatement uh for a total award of $39,100. >> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. Is there any questions or discussion? Hearing none favor the motion indicates so by saying I.
>> Those opposed. So the motion carries. Further business David, >> that is all mayor. Then we will uh adjourn the CRA meeting and we will reconvene the city council meeting. And that brings us to hearings ordinances on first reading. Madam clerk, would you
please read the first ordinance? Ordinance number 2025-35, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, vacating, closing, and abandoning approximately 240 ft of the easterly portion of West Compton Avenue, generally located north of West Eleana Street, east of Joseph
Street, west of Taylor Avenue and south of Michigan Street as described in the John W. Burks subdivision plat as recorded in platbook 4 page 135 and in the Carlton Terrace plat as recorded in platbook O page 38 in the public records
of Orange County Florida and comprised of 0.27 27 acres of land more or less providing for conditions of abandonment the execution of affecting documents severability correction of scrier's errors and an effective date >> motion by commissioner second by
commissioner rose I don't have any request to speak on this item discussion hearing none all in favor indicate so by saying I >> those opposed motion carries >> okay that'll bring us to hearings ordinances on second reading A 12 A
Ordinance number 2025-36, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, relating to outdoor storage uses, amending chapter 58, part 4J, land development code entitled outdoor storage uses and storage facilities. Amending chapter 66 of the land development code entitled
definitions providing for severability, codification, correction of scrimmers error, and an effective date. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Stewart. I don't have any requests to speak on this item. Discussion hearing. None. All in favor
of the motion indicates by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. All right. 12B. Madam clerk. >> Ordinance number 2025-37, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida. Amending chapter 5, article 3, city code by
adding a new section 5.23. Amending article four by authorizing the placement, installation or contracting for placement or installation of traffic infraction detectors at specified intersections, providing legislative findings, providing for severability, codification, correction of SC
scriveners errors, and an effective date. >> Second motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Stewart. So on this one, the Orlando stops traffic safety program is requesting that city council approve ordinance 25-37
traffic study data to add 655 red light camera intersections to the existing 25 which would then total 80 high-risisk intersections identified by the traffic study pursuant to Florida statute 316.0083.
The city council must confirm that these locations show a heightened safety risk and require added enforcement. Our goal is to reduce dangerous red light crashes and move toward our vision zero mission to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on the city streets by 2040. Ray Rodriguez with Orlando stops will
provide report highlights followed by our public hearing. Ray, >> good afternoon, Mayor Dyer. Good afternoon, city commissioners, Orlando citizens, members of the public, and I wanted to say my fellow UCF alumni, but
they vacated. My name is Raymond Rodriguez. I am the manager for Orlando stop traffic safety program. I'm here this afternoon to present the red light camera traffic study data for the city of Orlando's ordinance number 202537. The ordinance allows the city of Atlanta to expand red light camera safety
programs from the existing 25 intersections to an additional 55 intersections for a total of 80 intersections. This presentation I'll briefly speak about the state statute, the city ordinance requirements and the statutory
requirement of heightened safety risk and of course a summary of the findings of the study itself. The state statute in question that we're talking about is as you said Florida statute 316 0083 parenthesis 4 parenthesis A1. The
purpose of this presentation before you today is to satisfy the public presentation of the city council to consider traffic data before installing traffic safety cameras as required by Florida statute. Municip the statute states municipalities
have to consider must consider traffic data and other evidence supporting the installation and operation of each traffic infraction detector. Municipalities must also determine that the intersection at which the traffic infraction detector is to be placed or installed constitute a heightened safety
risk that warrants additional enforcement. The city ordinance, I'm going to go through the whole thing. The city ordinance 202537, chapter 5, article 3, section 523 states,
and it has the same requirements as a Florida statute. Consider evidence presented at the public hearing supporting the installation and operation of traffic infraction detectors on certain roadways within the city's jurisdiction. The intersection must constitute a heightened safety risk
that warrants additional enforcement measures. So getting into getting into the study itself, the study reviewed 2006 crashes involving red light cameras. This was a five-year study and it encumbered
January from January 20th through December 2024. The study group concentrated on crash types that are most associated with red light running. Those are left-hand turn crashes, right-hand turn crashes, of course, and the angle crashes.
The data that was obtained was within the intersection of 250 ft of the intersection. The study includes crashes that occurred in public roadways, which means no parking lots, no limited access facilities were included in this crash study.
For an intersection to be considered a high heightened safety risk, it must meet one of the following criterias. Criteria number one, red light cameras are recognized at intersections with a heightened safety rift. And these are intersections
that have already been installed in the city of Orlando. And there's 25 existing intersections at these red light that are red light cameras throughout the city of Orlando. Criteria number two, at intersections where there was a result of death fatality attributed to red
light running is automatically considered a heightened safety risk. Criteria number three, intersections that reach a composite crash score of 20 or higher derived from the weighted score of red light crashes is also considered a heightened safety
risk. Criteria number one, this is the list of existing intersections with red light camera systems. There are exist there are currently 25 existing red light cameras throughout the city of Orlando.
Criteria number two, the study found tw 12 intersections with crashes resulting in death. The remaining 10 are proposed new intersections. Red indicates existing red light camera intersections where there was a fatality. Um number
four, Colonial and Maguire and number 10 um Kirkman and Violin Road. The last criteria crash composite score. The crash composite score threshold is 20 or higher derived from the weighted score of the red light running crashes
are considered heightened safety risk. Now if you look at the far left you have vulnerability score. The vulnerability score plus the severity score equals the crash composite score. The vulnerability score these are vulnerable users of our roadways. That includes uh senior
citizens, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists. In other words, people who lack protection. And the next criteria is the severity of injuries. crashes that result in death or serious physical injuries priority given to more severe injuries and
crashes. That will give you a composite score. A score of 20 or higher depicts a frequency of severity of red light running incidents. Like I stated before, a score of 20 or higher indicates that it is a high
safety risk. And criteria number three, you see the intersections that are highlighted in in red indicates existing red light camera intersections and black indicates proposed new intersection locations that have resulted in death.
The summaries are finding 80 signalized intersections are deemed to have a heightened safety risk and warrant addition enforcement. As a side note, there are three intersections that meet or fit all three criterias. That is that it's an existing
intersection. There was a deaf at that intersection or a composite score of 20 or higher. 25 intersections I mentioned before are existing intersection throughout the city of Orlando. 12 intersections have
recorded a fatality or at least one related death one and 58 intersections have a composite score of 20 or higher. The following slide indices the um the total number of 80 intersections. Of
course, 25 are already existing and 55 are the new locations. The following slide uh shows a map illustrating intersection by commissioner district. So the red existing dots of course are um existing
locations. The yellow are new locations and this pretty much um is to to indicate where the cameras are going to be located throughout the different districts. This slide shows the number of intersections with red light camera by
district. The distribution of SE signalized intersections by commissioner district. If you look at the one on the far left um as a compared to the one on the far right. So the one on the far left indicates a total number of 475
intersections which is the approximate number of intersections that are signalized throughout the city of Orlando. You compare it to the one on the far right. the expanded red light camera with all 80. You can see that um the numbers have um been equalized when
it comes to the districts of the commissioners and of course the central one is is the ex the existing 25 intersections. So recommended action to approve the 80 intersection presented as and
deemed heightened safety risk to support the expansion and installation of the operation of additional traffic infraction detectors. This concludes the red light camera traffic safety presentation.
questions for Ray, Commissioner She, and then Commissioner Rose. >> Well, I just want to say I'm a thousand% behind this. I think it's it's really helped with crashes and everything like that, Ray, and I want to thank you for everything you all have done because when people get a red light, run a ticket, they're not happy, but they did something wrong and they to pay for it.
But there's one thing at Colonial and Mills, and I don't know if if the cameras will be able to deal with this behavior, but there's no left turn at Colonial and Mills as you're heading north because there's not enough roadway capacity for a turn lane. And what
happens is people start turning left and it is a very dangerous situation. Now, I know the red light cameras only deal with the running the red light, but is there any way for the cameras to address illegal turns like that? I don't know. I mean, I was just curious whether that
was an option, whether that was something that the cameras could detect and potentially give um you know, give an infraction for. >> Yeah. At the present, excuse me, at the present time, if if if the signal is in fact green, we wouldn't be able to address that.
>> That's what I was concerned about. Yeah. But that's might be something that we could look at in the future if they're making illegal turns and stuff like that because I know that is a factor at the Colonial and Mills intersection with people making that illegal left turn and you know people behind them get upset
because there's no turn lane and it just creates it helps to exacerbate the problem. So thank you. >> You're welcome. You're actually on point because we get a number of phone calls on the same on the same issue. Commissioner Rose. >> Uh, a couple of things.
Are the funds one, where do the funds that are received, where do they how are they distributed throughout the city and how are the funds used? >> So, the funds are used uh, of course to support the program and then any any monies or funds that are left over, it goes into traffic safety uh, program uh,
uh, projects. >> Do they stay distributed based on the way the distribution of the cameras are? So right now district five has 36% of the cameras will be placed in district five which is a higher uh we have higher
pockets of poverty throughout district 5. So are the funds going to be distributed the way the cameras are as far as the way our communities the lot we get a lot of questions and concerns with speed humps um in district 5. So I just want to know the distribution if it's going to stay the way the cameras
are distributed. Hello. Um, Laura Hardwick, the safe mobility manager for the transportation department. Um, so I oversee the Vision Zero program and after the funds from the citations are collected and pay for the operations of Orlando stops, they come through the
transportation department for our safety fund. Um, that's usually about 400 to 700,000 um a year. And so at this point they are not um directly mimicking the number of citations from the cameras per
district. Um coming out soon is our vision zero progress report which shows our safety projects throughout the city. Um that also receive other funding than just safety funds. So uh we play a delicate dance of making sure we get safety projects made whether it comes
from the red light camera program or other sources. But when we get a project that might be eligible for the safety funds, we look at five factors um to make sure that it's a good use of the funds. One of those is proximity to red light cameras. So um we want to have
projects that are within a mile of our red light cameras. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Did you Was that it, Commissioner Rose? >> That was >> Commissioner Stewart. >> Thank you. Thank you, Ray, and thank you for your work. I appreciate it. Um, good
question. I um I got a call from a constituent who wanted to the opportunity to see if there's a way we can send warnings out uh to people as opposed to violations. I'm not sure the state statute allows us to send a warning versus a violation. You either
violate it or you don't. Um and uh uh but I I didn't know if there's any way that we could um um see if that uh affects behavior somehow. >> Yeah. So there is a there is a 30-day period where we can send warnings out
>> the first 30 days that the that the >> installation is open. Okay. >> Yes. First 30 days when a cameras is uh is in place. Um, so there is there is there is a 30-day warning period that's allocated in the statute for such situations.
>> In general, once it's up and operational, we there's not a way to determine what's a warning, what's not a warning. It's a violation or it's not a violation essentially. >> Right. Yeah, that is correct. Although I I I'm a fan of what what you're saying. >> Yeah. >> Um
>> um another question. Um the stats are important to me. I think we always discuss that. Um, do we have some real um, uh, kind of before and after stats that we can share to when we begin to talk about this more in public? I mean, we've seen uh, we've seen
crashes go down so many points. We we've seen um, deaths go down so many. we've seen. I mean, those are the kind of things I think that that the community when they hear their next ever got a red light camera violation, we want to we want to be able to reinforce that with yes, well, you know, you got one, but
you know what, an intersection has got zero, you know, fatalities where a year ago it had five, you know. >> Yeah, absolutely. So the so the especially when you before you put a camera up um when people are aware that there is a camera in fact you take those numbers and then you compile them with
when when the camera is up and running you'll see that the the numbers go down as far as uh speeding as far as also red light running goes down tremendously. Yeah, there's a lot of people who are arguing around the state that this is just a way to get revenue from people who are in the community. Uh, and it's
not really a safety impact and they claim that there are just as many crashes at these locations as before and some of those crashes end up being rear ending because somebody stops all of a sudden. Um, I think the key part of it is whether that is true or not, we see
clearly that fatalities have gone down. >> Yes, absolutely. and people are not going to the hospital as often because they are either slowing down or they're paying more attention to the intersection and that's really what we're trying to do is trying to save lives out there. >> Yes, absolutely. And as far as rear end
collisions, that's been disproven. That's uh basically people on their phone distracted driving. >> They look up and they slam on the brakes >> all of a sudden. Yeah, I agree. I'm just the what gets out in the in the public may or may not have any truth to it, but I want to be able to show that we are
we're focusing on our message, which is saving lives. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Thank you for your work, Ray. >> You're welcome, sir. >> Okay, I'm going to open it to public comment. I have one request uh to do so. Patrick Panza. Patrick, if you could come up and give us your name and address, and then
you'll have three minutes. >> Thank you. Patrick Panza. Uh address is uh 100 East Pine Street. It's Orlando, Florida 32801. I'm here representing BikeWalk Central Florida. I just wanted to quickly uh really speak in favor and
and in support of the red light camera ordinance uh the program expansion. Uh thank you to the city and to all of you for continuing to work towards safety on our roadways and in it's very encouraging to see progress um and commitment in pursuit of the
mission that the city uh has dedicated it to itself to in support of the vision zero actions. So really just wanted to kind of say thank you there. Um we are one of the one of those groups that was approved in your consent agenda today that is out there working with the
public. Uh so I want to thank you again for your continued support there. We work in safety for pedestrians and all those uh users of the roadways. Um we know through our program specifically we don't have the benefit right now of being able to have before and after data
for red light cameras specifically. Uh but we know the impact that enforcement can have on driver behavior and pedestrian behavior and safety. Uh so we look forward to seeing the future here and the potential impacts of this expanded program. We also know that automated traffic enforcement can reduce
strain on law enforcement. We work with the law enforcement partners here in in Orlando. We know the struggle that they face. Uh we know it can reduce crashes without compromising mobility which is important for users of the roadway all all around. So um really just wanted to say thank you for your continued
commitment, express our support for the expansion of this program. Um and encourage the city to continue on the track that you are right investing in roadway and pedestrian safety. And as you do so, see this as an opportunity that um as you do see some increased revenue from this program, it's great to
see that it is earmarked for for transportation and safety programs um and in improvements. Um and there is an opportunity here to invest wisely, continue investing wisely in in those safety projects in such a fashion that sustains safe habits uh through design,
engineering, and enforcement um and education. Uh but there's a great opportunity here. so that in the future you are less reliant on enforcement and and reaping the benefits of of safer behavior from all of our roadway users. Thank you.
Okay, discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. >> Those opposed? So the motion carries. That'll bring us to ordinances on first reading. Madame clerk, um 13A,
>> an ordinance of the ordinance 2025-38, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's growth management plan to change the future land use map designation for certain land generally located north of West Central Boulevard, south of West Washington Street, east of Wilby Avenue,
and west of J Avenue. Comprised of 2.5 acres of land, more or less, from residential low intensity to residential high intensity. Changing the property zoning designation from residential low inensity to mixed residential office. Providing for amendment of the city's official future land use and zoning
maps. Providing for severability, correction, discriminators errors, permit disclaimer, and an effective date. >> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. I don't have any requests to speak on this item. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I.
Those opposed. >> Mayor Dyer, you do have a speaker on this item. for me. >> I have it on 13C. >> My apologies. It's It's 13C. >> Ah, the mayor was right once.
Okay. Let's see. Did we vote? Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. 13B. Ordinance number 2025-39, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth management plan by updating figure CI-5
to be entitled 2025-2030 capital improvements fund schedule amending policy CI.2.2.14 and the capital improvements element providing for serverability correction of scrier's error and an effective date.
Motion by Commissioner Ortiz, second by Commissioner Stewart. I don't have any requests to speak on this matter. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. And 13C.
Ordinance number 2025-40, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Berland, Florida, amending the city's growth management plan to change the future land use map designation for certain land generally located south of Lake Nona Boulevard at the intersection of Foggy Creek Road and New Hope Road,
comprised of 0.58 acres of land, more or less, from Orange County's rural to city of Orlando's urban village. changing the property zoning designation from Orange County's agricultural to city of Orlando's plan development with the aircraft noise overlay district further
amending the city's growth management plan to create sub area policy S.42.1 42.1 providing for amendment of the city's official future land use and zoning maps providing for servability correction of scrier's errors permit disclaimer and an effective date >> move to approve
>> motion by commissioner gray second by commissioner Ortiz I do have a request to speak on this matter uh Sunshine Grund I think you know the procedure right >> thank you and I heard 13 you were right
am I okay so good afternoon council My name is Sunshine Grund 8577 Bradley's Landing Street, Orlando. As I trust you may know, I'm a candidate for district 1 and hear about ordinance 202540 as it will obviously impact the people
there. Over the past few months, I've talked to hundreds of neighbors and they've said something very loud and very clear. No more development. Not until we can catch up. They're not exaggerating. Traffic on Narusi Road continues to make headlines for all the
wrong reasons. Residents continue to lack infrastructure to support their daily living. Parents can't get their kids to school um in appropriate time. People avoiding stores near their own homes because the traffic is unbearable. And it's just just not the traffic
dynamic. It's a safety issue, which I remember your state of the city. That was the number one priority you shared. And that's what I've heard continuously throughout our community. I'll spare our fire department accreditation issues that I do feel is connected. Uh will
share that yesterday someone shared that a medical professional told them in our community if you have a heart attack you will probably die if you're in Lake Nona. Those are not my words. Those are medical professionals because
uh we lack while we do not lack medical facilities, emergency vehicles can't get through the traffic. It's unacceptable especially for a medical city corridor. A this ordinance before you is small and yet still impactful. It's changing land
from agricultural to planned development. Here's the thing. Cows don't call 911. They don't use our roads. And if they do, someone's probably calling for help. Cows don't need fire services, trash collection, or recycling pickup, but people do.
And we keep approving these changes without accounting for the real cost to our services on the people. Now, we're approving developments one by one while our infrastructure is broken. Please consider these things. First, the people have asked to institute a development
moratorum on the corridor in district 1 until we complete a comprehensive traffic study that accounts for all approved and pending projects, not just individual ones like the one before you now. Second, ensure every new development funds proportional
infrastructure improvements. Turn lanes, signal timing, intersection upgrades make developers who profit from growth pay for the growth. Third, intergovernment task forces. Our residents don't care about jurisdictional boundaries when they're
stuck in traffic, and I believe our our commissioner is working on that. There's going to be a cost to changing farmland to highdensity development, a cost to our roads, fire services, emergency response time. But the true cost, as I've said before, is to the people. We
have to do better. The people deserve better. Commissioners, mayor, please consider the consequences of these choices on the people, the people who hired each and every one of you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, that's all the requests
that I had to speak um discussion. Commissioner Ortiz, >> I just wanted to clarify something in terms of the fire department and the accredititation. What's important with the fire department is the ISO which is the insurance service office
which evaluates community fire protection and assigns a public protection classification score from 1 to 10. Ours is one. The score which is a key factor in determining homeowners insurance premium is based on four main criteria. Emergency communications, the
fire department's capabilities, water supply and community efforts to reduce fire risk. So now people are not going to die in district one because of the um because of the uh accredititation. If the ISO was affected, that's a whole different ball game.
>> Thank you, Commissioner. Further discussion hearing? None. I'll favor the motion indicates so by saying I. >> Those opposed? And so the motion carries. All right. I'm going to disappoint you guys. because I hate to do it at the end of the meeting, but we have no requests
for general appearance. So there will be no general appearances today. So we will without objection stand adjourned. >> We have Tony Sing. >> Already did twice is enough for
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