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Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Heat up here. Good morning and welcome to the February 9th, 2020 26 workshop of the Orlando
City Council. Today, we're going to continue our focus on the future of downtown. In this workshop, we will we're going to get an update on the 2026 DTO outlook plan amendment, potential expansion of the downtown CRA and the financing tools to support the growth.
So, we're going to focus on the future. So, David Burrilla, our executive director of the DDB CRA, will walk us through the details. David. Morning. Appreciate your time to talk through a little bit
and really as we start the course with the next generation of our downtown. I just wanted to provide a little bit of history. >> We good now? >> Yeah. >> All right. There we go. I'm not used to mics. I normally talk loud, but it works
well in this environment. So, uh, it's been a little bit of time since we talked about the specifics of the DTO action plan. We have some new members of council, uh, since I had the chance to present on that. So, I'm not going to go through the full presentation. I wanted to provide just a few highlights because it helps set the stage for the variety
of projects that we'll talk about near the end of the presentation. Um, so what is the action plan? Why is it called an action plan? Uh one of the main misconceptions is that it's another vision plan for kind of hey what is the environment that we want to see happen
in downtown Orlando. Uh but the action plan is actually it's researchedbased. It's a strategic framework uh in a set of 14 specific actions for us to advance downtown Orlando to continue its competitiveness and keep it vibrant and
ultimately grow. Uh now we didn't forget the vision. Uh the vision was set in a different project. It was something known as project DTO uh which many of you participated in. Uh that was in 2014 2015 where we were fortunate to have over 6,000 members of the community
really come together with us uh and dream big. Uh we got to hear what they wanted the future of their downtown to be. Uh that image up there in the upper right of the screen is actually something we had in August. It was blistering hot. It was called Midday Mingle. But you can see just the number
of members of the community that came out. We had dots and we were ranking a variety of different aspects of downtown that they wanted to see improved. Uh, and we heard things like, "Hey, we want improved bicycle and pedestrian amenities. We want better park spaces
and civic spaces. We want you to recruit major corporate anchors to our downtown with high wage high-value jobs. Expand neighborhoods and housing options. Encourage great architecture in our downtown." Um so what that led us to uh is
ultimately in the action plan how we expand on that how we took those ideas that we they were 10 big ideas if you remember in project DTO uh and how we expanded upon those with specific actions and direction to make short-term goals and long-term goals and physical
projects to start that transformation and start making an impact on people. Um so Orlando is a dynamic city. It's one uh that in the process of growth and transformation and we wanted to make sure we grounded these changes uh in a
core area but then structured them in a way where they have the opportunity to expand to our greater downtown. So the map in ahead of you or in front of you shows the core area of our downtown in the center. That's the darkest area. Uh but then you see two other boxes. one of
them uh being uh our greater study area and then ultimately the greater downtown area. And what that represents is when we're talking to members of the community uh though we often think about the specific boundaries of our downtown uh kind of overlapping with the downtown development board or the CRA area.
Really if you're from hospital to hospital, if you're at Advent Health or you're down by Orlando Health, that's kind of the greater downtown area. And we wanted to make sure we included the concepts or the concepts that we had included how those could be expanded over time. Um, and we used three
different lenses uh as we went through the action plan. We didn't want to uh just focus on any one thing. We wanted to make sure we were taking a holistic view of all aspects of our downtown. Uh the first of which uh this is the kind of the city specific the planning related items right the land use real
estate data analysis a business and community assessment a core market inventory analysis we looked at placemaking a compet uh a competition assessment and making sure we have a diver a diversity of opportunity uh as well uh the next lens was space this is
everything you actually how you experience downtown when you're walking through the streets uh we looked at a structural analysis. It was a full three-dimensional view of everything you would experience as you're walking, let's say, from here all the way up to our north quarter area. It was block by
block, parcel by parcel. We looked at street frameworks, macro connectivity, sidewalks, public spaces, curbto curb inventory, a natural systems analysis, and even a human activity analysis. If you're wondering what that is, it's
basically a foot traffic study. So, but it sounds good. Human activity analysis. The final was mobility. Um, so this is all the ways you connect and get around downtown. Again, this was block byblock. Uh, in our transportation network, we looked at our traffic assessments, ease
of crossing analysis, travel sheds, transit assessments, parking assessments, and the list goes on. Uh, um, how we did that uh was something uh through a walkable city framework. Uh so this was literally walking every city
block, every city corner and documenting everything we found. You see one of the images there where they're actually uh uh measuring the intersection. Uh that was actually right next to the grandbo, but that was done throughout our downtown. And once that came together,
it created a vast data set that we ultimately utilized to rank every individual block of downtown, every individual intersection of downtown. Um, you see the map in front of you. All those that those colors you see on that map, each one is an individual data
point, whether it be a trash can, whether it be a door to get inside of a property, a window, because we knew that we had to understand the physical space that we have today. So, we can really track our progress as we move forward. All those data sets actually gave each
block an individual score so we can see where the most bang for the buck might be as we looked at making investments uh as we move forward. Uh this whole process has now been documented and published uh in a concept called uh street scene uh so other cities can
actually utilize the work and the concepts that were developed here in downtown Orlando. Um um and as we did that and we got to talk about what those impacts would be, that costbenefit component, a lot of us uh and me many
members of council discussed those memorable moments we have in some great cities of our day. uh whether it's the great architecture in Paris, whether it's New York, maybe it's the great food or Chicago, the great park spaces, everyone had a unique perspective as to
the variety of different experiences they have around the globe in great urban places. Uh but there's one thing uh that really we found connects all of them. Um and that's walkability. uh and they we really uh came to conclude as a
group uh that there's no quality that's more important in an urban environment uh than a walkable environment. A place where people can safely and joyously engage in the civic life of our city. And for this action plan on that's what we focused on. How people fit into a
walkable walkable environment and how we create a place uh where not only we are proud of but where people thrive. Uh so the plan landed uh with three big ideas. We really didn't anticipate having three when we started. Uh the
plan started uh really as a a mobility plan, a transportation plan in how we implement two-way street conversions. Uh but as we started to peel back layers of onions, layers of the onion, and as I mentioned, kind of work through the process by which I I we documented
everything in downtown, we found that we really needed to take that holistic approach. Uh the first big idea sounds rather simple uh but implementing it uh takes a lot of work. It's downtown is for everyone. Seems uh high level but downtown should be a place that everyone
can gather. No matter your age, you should find something for you. No matter about your background, you should find something uh for you. Your ethnicity, you should find a reason that downtown draws you there and a place that you want to celebrate and spend time in. Uh the next big idea uh um again we didn't
expect this one uh but it's downtown is a park uh in and of itself. Uh we had a lot of conversations as I was mentioning about other cities. One of those things we heard more about especially in the post-pandemic environment was people want a place that they can gather. They
want a place to be social. They want a place to connect with their friends and family and community. Uh those places are civic spaces. Uh and we knew we needed to look at them. when uh we looked at one specific park, Piedmont Park in Atlanta, we found that it was a great park, it was also the complete
size of downtown Orlando uh and we couldn't just wipe downtown Orlando off the map and make it a great park. But what we could do uh is take all the park spaces that we have in downtown and instead of kind of having each one uh be somewhat of a Swiss Army knife and having everything that you uh kind of
check all the boxes for what makes up a great park, we could have each one be unique and play into the larger puzzle that downtown in itself functions as a park. So depending on the experience someone would want to have one day, maybe it's uh they want to take their kids to the park and have a great day outside, they'll know that, hey, our
great kids park is Lake Yiola. or maybe it's something new and dynamic experience that they want to have and that would be something like the canopy. But if that was going to function, we had to connect them in a great walkable way so they can really function together as a whole. Uh which led us to downtown
is easy to get around. So downtown easy to get around was the foundation of the plan. Uh it was looking at how we create uh an environment where businesses can thrive and looking at the foundational elements that ultimately get us there. Uh and that's improving access. We live
in a convenience uh economy and we need we know that people need to be able to access things in an easy way so the businesses can thrive there. Uh so what's next? Now that we have the plan and we kind of know the concepts and the research by which got us there
and where we're looking to move, we have an opportunity before us. We have an opportunity to establish the region's central social district to create a place of diverse activity where people are brought together in a v variety of ways and for a variety of reasons. Um,
but how do we do that? What steps do we need to take in order to get there? Uh, well, the first one, it's not always as glamorous, but uh, we have something known as a DTO outlook, which is our CRA plan. Uh that's the document what actually identifies the specific projects and initiatives that we're
working on. It's required by the state that we have a plan and we update that periodically as we continue our redevelopment efforts in the CRA. Uh before I talk about a little bit um on the 2026 DTO amendment which you will consider later today, I wanted to just
highle reference uh some accomplishments that have been made since our last update which was in 2023. Uh, one, the mayor announced that his state of downtown. We heard that Midtown Development announced its re-imagined nearly 20 acre former Orlando Sentinel site, uh, with a awardwinning
worldrenowned designer, Heatherwick Studios, uh, which actually was identified in the DTO action plan as a catalytic way to connect our north quarter, our northern section of downtown, with the core of our city. We've acquired four catalytic properties. You probably know most of
these by heart now. uh 30 South Orange at the corner of Orange and Pine, one North Orange uh one of Orlando's original skyscrapers or the original skyscraper and 205 215 East Central Boulevard uh which are as I like to refer to as some of the final pieces uh
of Lake Ayola for us to continue that expansion. Uh but we didn't just stop there. Uh we provided safe shelter and comprehensive case management and housing connection through uh an innovative solution for homeless individuals called 407 connect. We launched our clean and safe app that
allows residents and workers uh to quickly report non-emergency and maintenance items so we can keep our downtown looking great. Uh we have almost 400 registered users and we've had over a thousand tickets created. So, it's great to see the community engaging
uh in keeping our downtown uh on uh the best that it can be. Uh we activated Creative Village with Luminary Green, which is a vibrant public space. Uh and yes, it's in Creative Village, but it's also in the heart of our Paramore community. And I know uh many of you and
I know I I can't uh go to any conversation about downtown uh where I don't hear that desire for more restaurant and retail uh in our core. uh and we've established and supported over 26 restaurant and retail establishments
in the last three years which represents over 550% growth uh over the three years before that. Uh, and not stopping there, you heard me mention also in kind of some of the project DTO big visions about recruiting recruiting highwage high-v valueue jobs, we recruited
nearly,00 highwage highv value jobs, which is nearly a 60% increase over the prior three years. Um, and if you'll indulge me for just a second, none of these accomplishments could really uh be done without an amazing team that I have that works on your behalf every day. Uh,
most of them besides our clean team are sitting right here. So, I just want to express a sincere thank you to you all for really doing this work, uh, and making sure that we have the ability to keep making progress in downtown Orlando. Um, so what are some of those
components? If I put all those logos on the screen, uh, it it would crowd out this. You probably wouldn't be able to read them all, but just some of the highlights. I imagine you've been to many of them. My Love Orlando uh Cafe, uh Create Coffee, Leah, Asteria Esther, Buffalo Boss, Tika Bowls and Tacos,
Sparrow Wine Bar, Gravity Tap Room, ECS, Outpost, and Travel and Leisure, which is hard to glance over because uh though we celebrated it just maybe about two weeks ago, give or take, and then welcoming them to downtown. Uh it is the largest relocation corporate relocation
in the history of of downtown Orlando and I think serves as a great context of not only the trajectory we have but also the trajectory we have for our paramore community. Uh because now we look at having two major corporate anchors between EA and travel and leisure anchored in that community which I think
is a great testament to the progress and the work uh that is being done by all. Um so this is just some background what the CRA plan is. as I mentioned that it's required by Florida statute and we update it fairly regularly. Uh some of the amendments uh that are looking to be
made are those in reference to uh the mayor mentioned this the expansion of the CRA boundary. I'll highlight uh all of these uh in just a couple seconds. Uh the projects, initiatives, and strategies outlined in the DTO action plan uh which I discussed. We're including those in the plan. and then
supporting some general plan updates and information maps and whatnot that co coincide with all of those projects. Uh so the updates are kind of dispersed through seven different chapters. I won't read all the contexts here. Uh but
ultimately it's everything uh from the context of what the 2026 CRA uh plan amendment is all the way through our financial plan and implementation plan. Um, I'll go over just some high points in each chapter so you have an idea of the things that are being updated. You
have a full copy of the updates that are being considered as well. Uh, um, but chapter one just has the planned history. It talks about the expansion of the CRA area uh, with the addition of the uh, area surrounding Camping World Stadium. Uh, conformity and review for
the city's comprehensive growth plan. Uh, the urban core uh, should be the most dense area of our city. So, it's important that our strategies are actually leading towards that so we can keep up uh with the thousands of people that continue to move here on a monthly basis. Um and an updated CRA map uh
showing boundary updates by year. Um um obviously talks a little bit about the Camping World Stadium renovation that being within the CRA area improvements in the area and then our action plan projects, our improvements to transportation, pocket parks and catalytic sites. Uh so
I wanted to show you a quick map of what the uh CRA will now look like once expanded. Uh the yellow area is the current CRA that we have today. Uh once uh expanded, you see there on the left side of the map, the area that's blue and shaded uh is the area that's being
pro proposed for expansion. So that's the public uh property, both roadways, park space, and additional property uh that are directly around Camping World Stadium. that that yellow uh kind of looks a little bit like an island is Camping World Stadium that was
previously added to the CRA. Um so many of you know about the improvements that are happening to Camping World. Uh I won't highlight all of them here. Uh but uh but you can see these amazing imagery which really continue to drive us forward at being a tremendous event
destination. Uh but then you also notice the other areas that are are being added. Lake Lorna Park went through some extensive renovations recently. Uh and it's really important that the area surrounding it uh is enhanced as well so that we can really enhance the community
as a whole, not just in individual components. Uh also some of the improvements that are being planned by the Central Florida's Expressway uh where they're improving about 1.5 miles uh uh of area around there with extremely enhanced pedestrian space as well as vehicular space uh so we can
continue to put our best foot forward as we house worldrenowned events. Um but then it let's take a look at some of those components that were part of the DTO action plan and ultimately uh what we'll be talking about a little bit later. Uh the first of which maybe um one of those marquee
projects that we often talk about is Orange and Roslin uh 2-way. So the image before you uh is actually an image of Orange Avenue as it will be uh um when those improvements are complete. I'll talk about some of the specifics of the project a little bit later, but
hopefully the imagery that you see here um gives you a sense of where we're going between a universal streetscape, two-way traffic, and an immense on street parking. And notice hopefully um the the hierarchy of the pedestrian
space being the marquee element as we identified it being the most prominent component to long-term success and urban vitality. Uh Church Street uh with our Festival Street renovation, Magnolia Avenue, uh which we will be
groundbreaking tomorrow uh tomorrow morning as we start this work. Uh 30 South Orange right there at the corner of Orange and Rosland. uh and obviously Lake um Lake Lucern Park as a gateway and signi and signature southern
entranceway into downtown Orlando. Um and also the catalytic uh sites that we purchased. So uh we were successful on closing on those mid last year or early last year uh and really how those play into the future of our downtown and put
us uh at the forefront of urban space revitalization. Um the next chapter really talks about our planning district. Some updates that were made in there um are really housed in the Paramore area as we continue to see growth. Uh it references the changes coming forth with West Court as well as
some additional housing opportunities uh with Carver Park and Griffin Park. Uh in our next chapter, chapter 4, where it discusses strate was a strategic analysis of our issues. Um you see the variety of different components that all went into updates there. for everything
from transportation, access and connectivity to business environment, uh, arts and culture and marketplace. Uh, chapter five really focused on our street hierarchy, uh, and our new proposals that came through our action plan about our streetscapes. Um, uh,
many of you may have remember when we were working through the action plan, we have about 14 different types of streetscapes in downtown Orlando right now. All of which beautiful in and of themsel. Uh but from a long-term maintenance component, uh they are extremely challenging and they don't necessarily enhance our downtown from an
experience perspective. So we wanted to simplify those as we go through this major uh renovation. Uh and parklets parkletits is included in there as well as sidewalk features. And then our final two chapters are are really looking at uh our estimated uh revenues as well as
our our debt service which we'll talk about in a little bit uh and the projects by which we'll be moving forward with as we start to make these changes. Uh so that brings us uh uh to those specifically. So one of the components of the action plan uh and
again led by the mayor was wanting to make sure that these were more than just concepts. These are more than ideas. These are not visions. uh uh these are projects that we uh not only can identify but that we can complete. Um so we've been working very hard to ensure uh that each of these has a specific
role in downtown and we're making the steps necessary to bring them to fruition. Uh so with that being said, I'm going to talk about several of them this morning. Uh all of them have uh uh are already kind of uh already left the the station as one might say. Uh um but
we're excited to start the official components uh just tomorrow. I'll talk about the canopy. I'll talk about improvements in Lake Yola, 30 South Orange, Magnolia, North Quarter, uh Church Street in both phases, Orange Avenue and Rosland, Bobcar, Mariposa
Grove, and of course Carver Park. Uh so one of our initial key projects is is the canopy. So what's happening with the canopy? We've been talking about uh the canopy for some time. Uh it was prior to Ultimate I4, as many of you remember, really just surface parking that was
underneath that area was very convenient for people to come downtown and really patronize, whether it be businesses or whether uh they'd be working during the day. Um once it did close, we started a community vision process as to what the community wanted to see happen to this
space. We heard a variety of different things and it also came with a variety of different proposals. uh uh the kind of uh the one which sifted its way to the top uh is now known as the canopy uh um which really looks to fulfill the desires that we heard for a space that
fosters connection, artistic immersion, green space and enhanced mobility in DTO. Uh a little different from some of the versions that we previously kind of discussed. We were not uh we heard a loud outcry for more surface parking in
downtown. As I mentioned, uh, this space really was all surface parking prior to coming with Ultimate I4. Um, so the imagery that you see in the upper right corner is kind of where the end plan uh, landed. So we honed in on that
architect, that artistic event space really on the area south of Pine Street. So you see it focused in at about a third of the park. the remainder from there north uh is various components that really hone in on establishing transportation uh and parking as an
option for those who are coming downtown. Uh so kind of the most northern section over central uh has nearly uh 300 parking spots uh that can be there uh that people will be able to utilize whenever they're coming to downtown. We also have a ride share hub
that's kind of on that next block between Pine and Central. uh some ADA parking south of that and then the iconic event space which is really meant to give you that oldworld feel uh of the historic uh trees, the oak trees, oak hammock uh but in a very new age way uh
as we look to merge what old Orlando is uh to the new advancements that we have in Orlando in the technology scene uh such as the modeling of simulation and gaming. Uh both spines are anchored uh by bicycle and pedestrian walkways uh that are enhanced with landscaping. Um
really to increase not only the connections that we have in downtown but also the experience that individuals have along the way. Uh the project if received approval today uh will be kind of will be moving dirt as uh one might say uh this summer uh with a completion
date uh in 2027 or early 2028. uh another project uh Lake Yola improvements. So, as I mentioned in some of our catalytic purchases, uh we were fortunate to get the uh potentially the two remaining sites in Lake Eola right
there at the south west gateway uh which create an amazing opportunity to create an entrance way uh that really emphasizes the downtown core's relationship uh with our beautiful signature park uh in a way that not only
celebrates its connection but also its inclusion into all the activities. of our daily life. So, you've probably seen many imageries uh images that kind of showcase what the concepts can be as how we really create that iconic
walkway. Uh many of you know from Lake Yola's perspective, really the grand entrance to Lake Eola was always envisioned to be uh coming down Washington uh really right by the uh amphitheater. Uh um but that opportunity is really it's hindered in a number of
ways. One of them by the elevation that you may know when you come down right by the Aspire building there, but also that we didn't really have the opportunity to expand and make that connection on that southeast uh southwestern gateway because we didn't own the properties there. We were supported by the Orlando
Land Trust uh in 2021 to kind of start that process where they partnered with us to purchase the former 7-Eleven building. Uh and then the two final catalytic uh sites that I mentioned, 205 and 215, now open that opportunity for us. Uh um so uh later this month uh we
will be proposing to move forward with a contract that will bring on a uh design and construction firm. Uh that for that they will be working on design for the most part throughout this year uh and then start construction uh probably late this year and complete it next year uh
on the Lake Eyola Gateway project. Uh the project that they also be working on is 30 South Orange. Uh so 30 South Orange is that postage stamp size property right on the corner of Orange and Pine. Uh so as we were having many of the conversations that I referenced
earlier about about our experiences in great cities um and this one really prominate propagated out of uh a lot of people's experiences in New York. Uh you've probably all have had that moment when you're walking uh down streets in Manhattan and you kind of stumble across a little small space uh that may be between buildings and you notice that
people may be sitting there. They may be on their computers working remotely. They may be reading a book. Any variety of things but it's a place of escape. It's a place of respit but really adds into the fabric of our city. Um, one of the things that we all know is we're very fortunate in downtown Orlando. We don't have a lot of missing teeth. So,
we don't have a lot of opportunities to kind of create those mini pocket parks, especially along Orange Avenue. Uh, this site uh unfortunately uh had a building on it that burned down in the early 2000s and has been sitting there since uh um not really providing any uh
additions to our city's core. Uh with our purchase, it's envisioned to create one of those amazing pocket park components. Uh you see the image there on the screen, which shows an elevated park uh a little bit of way to separate it from uh the walkways that go along
Pine and along Orange. Uh but also uh create an opportunity potentially to sit, have some lunch, uh get that the kind of hustle and bustle of the city drowned out by a water feature, an iconic shade structure. We all know we need more shade uh here in Florida. Uh but that doubles as a lighting fixture
at night. And what you also hopefully see is a an enhanced attention uh to how we treat our water. That's all the plantings, the for Florida friendly plantings that we have there. So we can start to treat water where it lands. Uh that concept, that idea gets expanded
throughout all of our improvements with the DTO action plan, including our sidewalks and open spaces. Uh, as I mentioned, the same group, uh, it's Turner that was selected for that previously, um, that is taking on the gateway is taking on this project. This will be on the same timeline as the
Lakeola Gateway. Uh, they will be starting design uh, hopefully later this month, early next month. Uh, and then have uh, construction started by the end of this year and then completion hopefully next year. Uh the next project uh uh our our
Magnolia Avenue interim project. Uh really our our our marquee start to the DTO action plan. Uh we will be there tomorrow uh uh shovels in hand to get this started. Um um but as we started to look at downtown Orlando and look at how
it can be a premier pedestrian environment, we knew we needed to have two spines that really drew the community. And just by the way they were designed. If you have been in downtown Orlando every day or if you've never been here before, just the pure look and design of these streets would tell you
this is the this is the path that I should be walking down. So, Church Street, which I'll talk about in a second, is that east west spine to connect individuals from our Paramore community over into the CBD. Magnolia is that north south spine. So the images
you see on the right are of Magnolia uh or Magnolia final as I might say as you see it as a festival street there. You see all the green space and low impact development on both sides of that again as we can look to treat water in the right way where it lands rather than
where it goes. And then you see also the opportunity it creates to integrate um um various types of activities and events in the core of our city. So think about the farmers market and the thousands of people that come to that every year. how we can integrate them not only to our park with our gateway
that we'll be working on, but also to the immense number of businesses that we hope to have established along the Magnolia corridor as we look to enhance the economic development efforts uh and connect the dots as one might speak. Um so Magnolia Avenue, why are we starting with Magnolia Avenue? Uh well, if we're
going to start to uh reinvision Orange and Rosland, we knew we needed a path to continue connectivity in downtown uh to continue those detour components while we're working on our two major roadways. Uh so Magnolia is that uh so Magnolia will start tomorrow. It'll be complete
uh in 6 months. Uh we'll be removing uh the uh the dedicated lane system that is there for limo. Uh that really uh yes, it it created a great transportation system. it hindered the economic growth of that corridor. Uh but limo will still operate in the corridor. It will just be
in mixed lane traffic just as a typical buswood uh that you would see in any other area uh of the city. Uh we'll also be adding on street parking everywhere possible uh while we do this improvement uh so we can enhance the connectivity and the access that people have to
downtown and especially our main corridor. Um, another key project, uh, is our north quarter two-way. Uh, so not to just be focused in, uh, what we generally refer to as our central business district. We wanted to make sure that we were moving forward with
the plan that was started previously, the two-way uh, Orange Avenue or Magnolia, also in the the northern section of our downtown, the north quarter. Uh so as part of uh the package the bond package that we'll be talking about in a little bit is some additional
funding to create uh to really enhance that corridor um this project will be started from a design a final design standpoint. We have some preliminary preliminary design already um this year uh or I'm sorry next year and then have
look to have that delivered in 2028. Uh Church Street. So, I referenced Church Street previously as our really marquee east west corridor. Um, you see that image in the upper right. I showcased it larger earlier. Uh, but
Church Street is really the the original definition of what downtown Orlando is to many people. Uh, we have a information center as you know. It's discover downtown. It's right on the corner of Orange Avenue and Church Street. Uh, and if Rose uh was here, our information center manager, she would
tell you that the number one question she is here. Yeah, >> there you go. Rose will tell you, I thought she was still working. She never wants to leave her post because she is always very excited to make sure that anyone who comes to downtown uh the downtown information center is is greeted warmly uh and with an immense amount of information. But the number
one question that she ever that she gets effectively, especially from those people that are traveling internationally, uh is where is Church Street? Uh and and the answer is you're on it, right? Because we're on Church Street. But the reason they asked that question because it doesn't provide the experience that they were anticipating
why this street would have such an iconic presence around the world. Um so we knew we needed to really look at how we can reintroduce church street in a way uh that not only celebrates what it has been in the past but uh the progression that downtown has had uh and
connecting it to our sports and entertainment corridor uh as we continue and arts corridor now with Dr. Philip Center for Performing Arts. So um you see the imagery there. It's a festival street. That's a design concept in which uh it kind of blurs the line between the pedestrian space and the vehicular
space. Bigger sidewalks. Think street cafes uh so the community can enjoy additional space there. Architectural lighting across the street. You see that foon lighting strong um over the top. Uh more green plantings. I said low impact
development places to sit. One of the components I really that stood out to us when we were looking at the data points was the places to to sit. If you're walking through downtown Orlando, uh right now you'd be hardressed to potentially find a bench or a place to sit. And we are integrating those
components in all of our designs moving forward, especially on our festival streets. Uh um which is a big uh which is a big component of being an age-friendly city as well. Uh so this project uh is at 100% designs right now.
Uh we will look to put shovels in the ground in April and May on our first section. Our first section is going to go from Garland down to the train tracks. Uh and we will have pedestrian access throughout the time the entire time. We know we have a lot of events. So while the street is undergoing
renovation, pedestrian access will be maintained along the sidewalks and then while the sidewalks are under uh renovation, pedestrian access will be maintained on the street. Uh as soon as we complete that that western segment really stop uh stopping at the train tracks, we will then immediately move
forward to the eastern segment which will take us all the way down to Orange Avenue and and then finally as we work on Orange and Roslin will connect it to Magnolia with that final segment between Orange and Magnolia.
Um and then the big ones Orange Avenue uh and Rosland Avenue. So, these are the main north and south corridors that we have in downtown Orlando. They were converted uh to kind of one-way traffic uh in a tale of its times back in the
70s when downtown started to be places to kind of get through. Uh you were working here, you saw a lot of urban sprawl. People wanted to leave their offices at the end of the day uh and and you saw community spur up really and this was not as we all know uh specific to downtown Orlando. This was happening
throughout the country. Uh but we've evolved really now we're seeing uh you know infill development. People want to spend time in connected city centers and we needed to take the opportunity to reinvision how we set that foundation of our city. Uh so two-way weighing Orange
Avenue and Rosland Avenue had to be on that list. Uh the image that you see on the right uh gives you a concept at what that will ultimately look like. So, um the the sidewalk uh piece that you see there is a vision of what our universal streetscape uh will look like. Uh so you
see that it hopefully is simple so easy maintenance. But the also the reason for that is we don't want it to be something that you're uh admiring. You're looking down saying look at this great brick pattern or look at these tremendous pavers. We want you looking up. We want you looking around you hopefully seeing
uh the the beauty in the city of itself. uh looking in the windows and seeing new businesses uh and also u being mindful of the traffic that that may be around you. You see added on street parking. Um one of the things that we hear so often is how do we get more on street parking?
Um yes, that makes it easy for those looking to park in downtown. But really what that enhances is uh the opportunity for success that our businesses have. uh as you can think about how our society has evolved in recent years, especially in this post-pandemic environment uh with things like Uber Eats and quick
pickups and curbside pickup, you need a place to ultimately stop, even it is just for a couple minutes uh to enhance the access and business opportunities. So um um with this project, we've actually released an RFA. Um those responses are in for our initial designers and a team will be reviewing
those and making a recommendation uh to you on who the ultimate designer will be. uh they will work on designs for Ori uh and Rosland for the remainder uh of this year um and with the goal of starting construction on them uh in 2027 and completing them in 2028.
Uh and then some final key projects and then I'll be happy to address any questions are Bob Carr. Um, so, uh, you approved a design concept team, Baker Barios, uh, in partnership, uh, with, uh, many other local firms, uh, to
design really what is looked to as being a a town hall of sorts for our tech community. uh with gaming and simulation that I referenced before being such a big part of the future of Orlando, uh we knew we needed a place uh for them to gather, for them to continue to to kind
of pollinate ideas and take the community from where we are today uh and continue to advance that. Uh we'll have those initial design concepts uh this year uh and then engineering and drawing concepts next year on moving the Bobcar forward. uh Maraposa Grove which is
affordable housing uh for seniors uh is as well a part of this package. So uh that building is already under construction now uh and we anticipate uh being able to cut a ribbon in 2028. Uh and then additional affordable housing
for Carver Park uh really in our southern paramore area uh with a target timeline of breaking ground on that site either late this year or early next year. So all of these initial key projects uh are uh being funded by CRA
revenues. Uh later this afternoon uh um you will consider uh a bond offering uh for which is a not to exceed of $160 million uh in order to fund uh again these initial key projects that I referenced to you. Uh um we're excited
for the opportunity that we have before us. Uh I I I jokingly say in many presentations is that you know this year it's going to be we're glitching or something like that. It's not glitching on my screen. Just up there. >> Some new strobe lighting for downtown. >> There we go. So that's what the canopy
is going to look like. No, I just uh uh but I jokingly say that this year in downtown it will be shovel after shovel. Uh but but uh I that couldn't be more spot-on. So you heard me reference several dates tomorrow uh with Magnolia
in a couple months with Church Street uh our gateway projects after that then Orange and Rosland the Canopy uh it will be fast moving in downtown uh but it will be fast moving for construction. There'll be some growing pains uh but I just can't wait to reintroduce the
downtown that we'll have uh just several years from now to the world uh as one of the forefront and leading urban destinations not only in the country but throughout the world. and I'm happy to address any questions. Uh, >> thank you, David. Good update. A lot of
exciting stuff coming up. Okay, questions and comments, Commissioner Sheen. >> Okay, thank you, Mayor. Uh, good presentation, David. But I just have a couple concerns and comments that I'd like to make. Um, I hate that chalk that they're supposed to use chalk paint when they do anything in downtown and they're
painting all over this beautiful work that we do. So, I think we need to really work on making sure that they don't that we put something beautiful in it doesn't end up getting painted over by every, you know, federal, state, everything. I mean, downtown just looks like a it looks it looks awful right now
because it's just paint and garbage everywhere. It just it it really takes away from the experience. So, if we're going to worry about the sidewalks and how the um appearance is, I think we can certainly deal with that first. Um, and you know, the the the drawings are
beautiful, but they also didn't address the scooters that are dumped everywhere. I mean, I walk through downtown myself um a lot and I love walking through downtown, but we do have a problem with the scooters everywhere. Um, we need to find a place to a way to corral those so they're not so people aren't tripping over them where they're not blocking
handicapped access for people and it just continues to be a problem. Um, I do have a concern too about the the canopy. I see a lot of landscaping underneath the cover of that of the of the of I4 and we've really failed at
Summerland under the 408. We put planters in there and I ride my bike on the new trail all the time >> and I hit those planters because everything's dead and you can't see them and it's dark and you hit that as you come through and I just want to make sure we don't make the same mistake at the canopy that we have a bunch of dead
plants and stuff because it stuff, you know, plants will not grow if there's no light. So, I just want to make sure that we address that because we failed miserably at at Summerland under the 408. I don't know what we can do. Maybe we can fill those in or do something, but the plants are dead. It looks awful
and it's actually dangerous for people coming through because you because like I say, if you're riding a bike, it's light, you hit the darkness, and you hit this, you know, mess. So, again, it's a it's a small mistake that we made, but I want to make sure we don't make a larger mistake with the canopy with that same
kind of a of a problem. And um and you know, I'm very proud to have worked with the Orlando Land Trust on the purchase. I don't think we give those folks enough credit. I mean, they actually negotiated the price down to where we could purchase that property. And um I'm a
little distressed though because as I see the plan for that gateway, it looks like a bus terminal. I'm sorry. It's sterile. It's not very pretty. Um you know, it's not at all what we had imagined. It was supposed to be historic and pretty and something that really welcomed. It honestly looks like a I've seen prettier bus terminals. So, I wish
we I really hope as the commissioner of the district that you know that I get some information because I'm really distressed after all the hard work that we put in. It's just going to be something that looks like an ugly bus terminal. I mean, that's something we put so much time, effort, and energy
into. And I'm really disappointed in the presentation today. I know we've done so much great work together, but you know, I'm not here just to give praise. you know, I'm I really have some some huge concerns about about that about that entryway. So, that's all I had. Mayor, thank you.
>> Uh, Commissioner Rose and then Commissioner Ortiz. >> Uh, great presentation. Glad to have been at the forefront when we start first started this in 2014. I would say for those who don't understand, government doesn't always move swift, but it's commitment. And I want to thank
David because David's been here since the beginning of the DTL outlook in 2014. um for creating a better downtown that's helping to build a stronger more connected community. Um there's always this divide of the east side and the west side and I think the projects that are the developments that we are about
to forego will allow the connectivity to be better. Um it would add adding the artwork and all the other amenities that we are adding to the the core. Um history has a funny way of repeating itself when we talk about two-way and orange avenue how it was once upon a time. And so I think we are moving into
a greater place and a better space when we talk about downtown Orlando. Um connectivity, being able to do something 247 um in our city. So I want to thank you all and the entire CRA, every piece of staff um especially the clean team,
right? So they work late at night when downtown is a mess. They work late at night making sure that we don't know what happened the night before. So Harry and the entire um clean team, thank you for your leadership. I want to echo uh Commissioner Sheen about the scooter policy. I actually had just emailed
transportation. I think we need to look at some sort of penalization process because I've had scooters dropped off in front of my home, right? Because I'm in the CRA boundaries as well. And so I've come outside to a scooter literally dropped at my um front door. So I think that's something that transportation uh public works as well. How do we connect?
How do we make sure it all comes together so that our sidewalks are used for um the entire community? And that's all I have. I look forward to all of the great things to come. >> Okay, Commissioner Ortiz and Commissioner Burns. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um just a few quick
thank you for that great presentation. I appreciate to be updated on everything that's going on and it's exciting. These are exciting times. Can you do you care to expand a little bit about the data points when you when you guys went out there? Who was involved on this? um was it stakeholders from from downtown the
ones who were involved? What do you all do to gather that data point and what were those data points? >> Yeah, so the the data point a part of the 25,000 data points I think you're you're referencing uh commissioner that was an effort uh at least gathering that data was components members of city
staff as well as our consultant team that was working on working with us on the project that was led by Perkins and Will. The data points in and of themselves were if if you were to walk downtown right now, uh, anything you see would be on that list. It was where
every pot was, uh, where every literally doorway was, um, where every, as I mentioned, bench would be, where every trash can is, where every, uh, sidewalk entry is. So, think about a crosswalk. So, we wanted to make sure really everything from the second story down,
we understood what it was, whether it was an activated storefront, whether it wasn't an activated storefront. Uh because all of those components go into really defining that the experience that you have. So, if you were walking down um a sidewalk, let's say, uh it would probably be a different experience that
you had if there was actually a place, a destination along the way, whether it be maybe a place like ghtos to stop uh for pizza or vice versa, a whole block where you can't access any type of building because it's um um maybe it's a long office building or something of that
nature. All of those go into that. Um, so as we went into the component of scoring each different block, it really started to lead a lot of the recommendations on where we needed to see some of these transformation trans where we need to see the transformation and then focus projects along those corridors.
>> I appreciate that. Um, so it's almost like an architectural depiction of everything, you know, all the elements. >> Spot on. >> All right. Appreciate that. Um, how much of our CRA revenue is going to go into maintenance of our downtown? So uh maintenance is something that that
vacasillates. However, uh our we look at our operating costs if if you look at it that way as about a third of our CRA revenue uh that go through our general operating cost. What we're looking at moving forward is that as we uh take on
these projects, we obviously will uh oh, I shouldn't say obviously, we ideally will have lower maintenance costs based on the types of materials and the types of construction that we're doing. One component uh that we're also looking to do is we're installing uh conduit throughout the entire corridor to limit the amount of additional uh borings that
will be necessary as new development comes into the area so we don't have to have as many of the street markings and those type of things because we're trying to anticipate as much as we can. Can't anticipate everything. Uh but we want to make sure that we're having as much foresight as feasibly possible in order to do that. I'm just concerned
what's going to happen when the CRA sunsets, how we're going to handle that maintenance. Um, anyhow, that I guess we cross that bridge when we get there, right? So, um, on transportation, the limo, the mixed space utilization on on
Magnolia. I'm excited about that because I know for the longest time it's only be just for the limo and I noticed sometimes traffic gets a little confusing. So, so now it's going to be mixed use. Uh how is that is that going to have you guys done any studies about
how that's going to affect the uh limo service? I mean is this something that is not going to affect it that much or what was the deal in there? >> Yeah, we had a full limo assessment as part of uh the action plan. We were formulating these ideas uh lead times and links was a part of that that component. you know, a dedicated lane
from a bus operational system is is obviously the most advantageous because, you know, you have that dedicated component, but we knew we needed to think about the broader aspect and impacts of downtown. Um, so when we come back with the final Magnolia, uh, we
envision Limo moving off of that corridor uh, and back on to kind of, uh, uh, the spines of downtown and Magnolia becoming again a premier pedestrian corridor. Uh but from a functional standpoint uh it it can function just as
if it is today. Um and we'll be able to utilize that core for more uh than just buses in and of itself. >> The reason I asked is because you know we have this plan on Seaman. So I want to see I kind of that would be like a pilot program to see how that may work in our own corridor. Anyhow, the last couple of questions. How many new
parking spots are we expecting to create on that new segment on uh on Orange Avenue? And how much of this how much is is is this project expected to increase the parking revenue as a whole? Have we done that? Have we checked that out?
>> Yeah. So, we haven't looked at uh how much those revenues would increase potential on the parking revenue. I know the parking department is looking at a rate study as well where they're looking at what's the appropriate amount to charge for on street parking. Uh the designs that will depict exactly how
many spaces are created. Uh as I mentioned the team uh we received the design firms uh basically applications their response to our RQS and we'll be selecting them to come up with the ultimate designs. Um in the concept phase we saw uh you know gains and it's
not all parking. You also need to think about just general access as I mentioned about quick pickups and those type of things as well as loading with freight zones. Uh but it's it's definitely it's a three-digit number. It's over a hundred that we would see that would be sporadically added. And the context of those spaces that we were hoping to to
partner with our transportation team on is utilizing them in a way where they turn over. So, uh, it's not something that, uh, our on street spaces should fill up by 9:00 in the morning when people are necessarily coming to work. Um, those should be the spaces that kind of turn over throughout the day. If
someone's coming downtown to to go to work all day, they should find their way into one of our many garages uh, and allow the rest of the community to potentially pop downtown for lunch or maybe make a quick pickup. Uh, throughout that process, >> they're going to have meters, I would imagine. >> Yeah. Well, probably meterless, but the
function of a meter. Yes. >> Okay. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Great presentation. I appreciate it. Thank you, >> Commissioner Burns. >> All right. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, David, for that presentation. Very uh informative. Um and I'm excited about the activity that will be happening over
the next couple of years. My questions, excuse me, are focused on the Church Street >> uh kind of improvement. And uh my first question is with those improvements, do you foresee any incentives for property owners to invest in their property
because we can you know make the street beautiful but if the property owners are not investing or you know changing the use. So do you anticipate any incentives for property owners to do that? >> Uh yes. So uh what we wanted to do uh
was hopefully get ahead of it. Uh so when you heard me reference some of the additional uh success that we had with our restaurant and retail programs in the last three years, uh that was one way where we wanted to create programs uh that looked at giving again property
owners and businesses incentives for making a a long-term commitment to downtown as we start as I say kind of setting the table uh in downtown for for long-term success. We also retoled our facade program uh and made it
extensively more uh lucrative but in a partnership fashion uh where we wanted to encourage property owners to make investments in their own buildings but we're willing to come alongside them and partner with them uh to enhance those in a way that they may not have been able to uh justify or afford if it was for
them as well. Uh we've all we've been in active communication specifically about that Church Street corridor with the property owners that are directing around it. Uh we've been excited to hear uh that they have uh probably just as much excitement if not more than we do about the reactivation uh in that area
and the interest that they're getting uh from new businesses wanting to be a part of that. So uh it did provide a unique opportunity for us to take on that construction and kind of minimize business impacts. But also in that same time, we're working uh with them on ensuring that we have some really great
uh you know, new businesses to really introduce the community to uh soon after we release the the new vision and structure uh of what Church Street will look like. >> Okay, good. Thank you. And and then the next one uh still associated with Church Street. Um and it's more from a a safety
standpoint because I I see where we are looking to create this festival street festival. Uh but that seems to contradict what we've been attempting to do on Orange Avenue as getting rid of rid of the festival feel. So it seems
like we were working to get rid of the festival field on Orange Avenue. Now, we're creating through this design a festival field on Church Street. And so, my question is, will there uh well, I would like to hear more about the the law enforcement activities? Will there
be some changes in those activities? And what do we what are we planning to prevent what was happening on on Orange Avenue? U and and then also, will there be a consideration for changing some of the the noise ordinances? Uh because
again when you talk about a a street festival, I would assume that there may be music on the outside of establishments where we previously weren't allowing that on Orange Avenue. So can you address that? >> Sure. So as far as the design in of itself, so a festival street is is a
design concept. Uh I don't want to give the incorrect impression that it means that there's festivals happening in the then on the street every day or on the traditional element uh like we did see on Orange and Central which is on every Friday and Saturday night and sometimes Sundays you know those streets would
close and become a de facto uh festival not by design uh but just by closing the street as our chief of police would tell you for public safety reasons. Um, Church and then Magnolia are really pedestrianoriented streets, but they will they're streets
nonetheless. So, uh, you know, vehicles will have it'll be designed for vehicles. They're also designed for firetruck access uh that can go up and down those, but the context of the heightened design does allow uh at very I don't want to say sporadic, but defined components that uh should it be
appropriate, let's say, uh, to highlight an event that's coming at Kia Center, Camping World, or Dr. Phillips and connect those that they can be closed down. We have designed a uh Ballard system uh in coordination with uh our our safety partners uh that can be installed uh that is not only
aesthetically pleasing uh uh but also uh provides the right amount of safety uh from the various types of components that are needed when you when you have people uh in the roadway. So from a sound perspective uh we don't anticipate at this time any changes to the noise ordinance. Uh Church Street is what's
known in known as our downtown entertainment area uh which already has a heightened level of sound in the noise ordinance. It basically can be a little bit louder a little bit later. Um and we just anticipate keeping that uh at this particular time. >> Okay. All right. Thank you very much,
>> Commissioner Sheen. >> Just I just had a quick followup too. Um I went to Luminary Green to a festival, which by the way, it's it's wonderful. It's a wonderful space to have festivals and everything like that, but we had the Asian uh Lunar New Year festival, which again it was it was it was a great festival,
>> but the problem is a lot of the people that came were from out of town. I mean, it draws from all over the state because these festivals are very very popular. And because we have the parking by app, if you're a resident of Orlando, you know, when you go to the to the area around Green that you have to pay by the
app. I got to tell you that 90% of those folks that came from out of town did not understand parking by app. They're used to seeing a parking meter. So, they thought they were okay. And I I I looked down and I saw one visitor after another getting I mean the whole line of people were getting tickets. And if I didn't
know, you know, I mean, I was used to go to the pottery studio and they were said, "Hey, they're going to start ticketing us soon." So, it's like it's not really marked that clearly. And here we're having we're welcoming people from all over the state to our downtown and we're welcoming giving them tickets. So I think we just need to market a little
bit clearly or put you know numbers on the spaces or something to indicate that that's not a free parking space because when we're having 90% of the visitors that come to an event getting parking tickets, we're kind of doing something wrong. You know, it's not clear to them. And um I I can't believe we haven't
heard more complaints about it. But um but I noticed them getting tickets and I'm like, "Oh man, I wish I could get get out there and warn them all." But it was just it was just so many folks that had come in it was impossible. But you know, we have to have some visual, you know, cue that people need to pay for parking if they come down there v via
the app. So, but anyway, it was but like I say, great design. Everybody's having a great time. The food was incredible. It was like 30 degrees and it still had hundreds of people lined up to get in. It was it was a great event. Commissioner Rose, >> I think I would add to that. Um, that's
something that I've been talking to the 18A office about. I think we need to have the promot our communication has to go through our promoters from our transportation as they're getting the 18A letting them letting individuals know. So, we just had Art Squared and we had um an event at Art Squared this weekend. We had zero issues. While we
were promoting, we were letting everyone know where to park, how much to park. So, I think that's a line of communication that we have to do as a city when we're when we're talking to the promoters so that they we can encourage them to start advertising parking because that really isn't a us thing. That's a promotional thing. And I
can share like how I can share the the graphics that we used this weekend so we can kind of do more of that. But we told everyone where to park, how much it was, where they could go and and directed them. So, I think that's important. I think that's what the messaging piece that we could use as a city and from the 18A office to the promoters that are
having events downtown so that we can alleviate that. Surprisingly, you're right. Don't don't jinx us, uh, Commissioner Sheen, but we don't get a lot of complaints because people kind of realize, oh, I made a mistake. There was a big sign in front of where I parked at. So, I think that I I can share with you all what we did um this past weekend. And I think that's just what we
have to do. start promoting more of where parking opportunities are. Which goes back to a a question I asked a couple months ago. Are we going back to the wayfinding pro um program or is that mixed altogether? >> Wayfinding program
>> the digitals that we had talked about back in 2019. >> Yeah. So we don't have a definitive plan to look at uh digital pedestrian wayfinding at the moment. Uh it is something that we continually, you know, are considering, but there's not a formal plan that's looked at installing
those at this moment. >> All right, David, you got a lot on the agenda today. So, >> sure do. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mayor. >> That'll conclude our workshop for this morning. Part: 2
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February 9th, 2026 meeting of the Orlando City Council. We're going to begin today with the uh invocation pledge of allegiance led today by Commissioner Tony Ortiz. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Uh let's bow our heads if you will.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for bringing us together today in service to our community. We're grateful for the responsibility entrusted to us and for the opportunity to serve with purpose and integrity the citizens of Orlando who look to us for leadership, transparency, and progress. Grant us a
wisdom as we consider the matters before us. Give us discernment in our decisions, patience in our discussions, and humility in our leadership. Help help us to listen thoughtfully, speak respectfully, and act in ways that honor
the trust placed in us. Remind us to rem to remain mindful of those most in need and those seeking guidance. Let our work today reflect the very best of our city and its community. May our decisions reflect compassion for every resident
and a steadfast commitment to fostering a city where peace, dignity, and opportunity are available to all. In your name we pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic
for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> [snorts] >> Okay, I'm going to call the meeting to order. Madam clerk, would you call the role and make a determination of a quorum, please? >> Commissioner Keane >> here. >> Commissioner Ortiz
>> here. >> Commissioner Chapen >> here. >> Commissioner Sheen >> here. >> Commissioner Rose. >> Commissioner Burns >> here. >> Mayor Dyer >> here. >> Mayor, you have a quorum with all members present. >> Okay. First item of business is consideration of minutes from the January 26, 2026
council and agenda review meetings. Motion by Commissioner Ortiz. >> Second by Commissioner Sheen. And all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. >> Those opposed. And so the motion carries. Okay. We don't have any awards
and presentations and recognitions. So I am going to go right to the mayor's update. And I would like to welcome the students from the UCF College of Nursing that are here today. Commission Ortiz, can you guess which ones they are? >> You see, they're the best.
>> Okay. The ones I think in the white jackets. [laughter] But it's always great to host students who are looking to learn more about how local government works. We appreciate you being here. We thank you for that. And would you stand up and let us thank you, please?
>> [applause] >> Thank you again. And this is the most we've ever had. Is this the whole class? >> Okay. I also want to recognize that it is Commissioner Rose's birthday coming up on February 17th, which is before we
need again. So, if our resident soloist, Commissioner Ortiz, could [laughter] help us out. We wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to [singing] you. Happy
birthday. Happy birthday [singing] to you. [applause] >> Thank you all. >> Commissioner Burns was the only brave one to start that how old are you portion of that.
Okay, a couple things from um today's agenda that I just want to point out. Uh we will vote to approve Rodney Williams as director of family parks and recreation. And Rodney has been with us for 21 Where are you, Rodney?
>> Over in the back corner. 21 years. He's played a leading role in ensuring that FPR has the programs and amenities to strengthen the quality of life for our residents. He has a great love for our community. I know that under his leadership, FPR will meet the needs of
our residents of all ages, from the very youngest to the very old. So, Rodney, thank you for your commitment to our community. Um, and then I just want to follow up on the workshop that we had this morning on um our DT O2.0. Um there
are several big items that advance that agenda. An amendment to the DTO outlook plan um which guides everything that we do that's funded by the CRA. The $160 million bond issuance will be on to help with the construction of the improvements at Lake Yola. The canopy,
the two-waying of um our major streets in downtown and transforming church streets. So, this is a first time um first step in expanding the CRA also to add additional 47 acres around Camping World Stadium. None of that property ha
has any taxable value to it. So, it doesn't increase the funds going to the yard CRA, but it does allow us to improve the infrastructure and spend money from the CRA on that property. With that, we'll move on to the consent agenda. And the consent agenda is a
number of items that are acted upon through a single vote of council. We allow our council members an opportunity to comment on the consent agenda and update you on important happenings from their districts. We rotate the order that we do that and Commissioner Ortiz is first up today.
>> Thank you, mayor. All right, let's start by congratulating Rodney once again. We uh we know you're doing going to do a great job. You have always done a great job. So, going to just keep on going that that route. Uh, on the evening of
January the 28th, I I attended the mayor's boards and bruise and spoke with residents about the value of serving on a city advisory board. Other commissions were there too, enjoying the company members. These boards allow residents to build partnerships, review programs, advise on
policy, and help make sure decisions reflect the diverse voices of our community. So, congratulations to all of them. And I um like to see more people putting in, you know, for these boards. There's a lot to to be learned, but more so there's more to give to our
community. And and learning about how government works is such an essential key to the success of our city, especially in this times of so much turmoil around the nation. Right? So, anyhow, thank you so much. On the afternoon of January 30th, I visited the
traffic management center at the emergency operations center. Uh, Commissioner Tom King was there also for an openhouse tour. I was in uh it was insightful to see behind the scenes how transportation systems are managed to improve traffic flow throughout our
city, especially during emergency times. So, I think we can do some tours for our citizens to for them to see what kind of assets we have in the city. On the morning of January 31st, I had the opportunity to speak with students at a STEM talk at the Anglewood Neighborhood
Center. These conversations help inspire the next generation while building critical thinking, problem solving, and data skills that prepare students for high demand careers and and strengthen our civics life. And I have to make a comment about this because very often
when we notice that crime goes down, we we tend to to u uh congratulate the police department, which by all means uh our police department is doing great things. But I tell you something, our programs, our kids programs in in our city are paramount. They're topnotch and
they're helping incredibly bring crime down by double digits. and uh the PK uh the kids zone the afterchool allstars and the involvement of all these kids and parents in our community center is tremendous. So um whenever you get a chance come by and visit some of our
centers to see what great things are happening in the city of Orlando. We are a model for the rest of the nation. So uh last week I had the opportunity to go to Tallahassee and meet with some of our representative up there and very very lightly I'm going to touch on on uh
property taxes cuz right now as it stands there's different proposals from the house floating around but nothing is concrete yet. So the Senate may drop a proposal this afternoon. Um after speaking to a few members of the legislature and informing them about the
importance of this uh revenue in terms of the benefits to our community, we've seen a different approach and I think they're kind of standing back looking at what this does for our communities which is very important to us. Um
there there's also uh a number of growth management legislations still brewing up in Tallahassee. I want to thank especially uh Kyle Shepard who is repres representing us up in Tallahassee and doing a great job. So um and I had to make a comment. How many of you watch a
game last night? Come on. >> I was I was I was really depressed after the game because I was rooting for the Patriots. But besides that, the the midtime uh show with um >> with Bad Bunny was something to uh to
really think about and reflect. As as a Puerto Rican myself from from Morovis, I'm a testimony that our our roots don't stay on the island. Uh we carry them with us in how we speak, how we love, and how we move through the world. That's why I'm proud of Benito Antonio
Martinez Okasio, better known to the world as Bad Bunny, for the way he continues to put Puerto Rico on a global stage, not as a trend, not as a performance, but in a way that's real, authentic, grounded in who we are. I
value the pride he expressed in his US citizenship, which is so important because for many of us, that's our daily uh lived reality. My Puerto Rican identity and my American citizenship are not in conflict. They coexist. Uh both
matter very much. Uh both are part of who I am. And I appreciate how Benito acknowledge and honor the countries that make us the Americas uh and our nation. We are powerful because of our diversity, because of our cultures, our
histories, and the people who make us what we are. When someone with a global platform chooses to elevate entire communities, not just for themselves, it sends a powerful message. It reminds me that unity doesn't mean erasing differences.
It means recognizing them, respecting them, and moving forward together. Today, I recognize a fellow Puerto Rican for honoring our roots and embracing the diversity that strengthens our continent and our nation. I just have to say that. Thank you. >> Well said, commissioners. Hey,
Commissioner. I understand that streaker had more yardage than the Patriots did. >> There was a streaker. >> He only He had his shirt off. [laughter] >> Yes, we did. >> Thank you, [snorts] >> Commissioner Chap. [laughter]
Sorry. Still, you know, still taking taking the direction here. Um, I'd like to congratulate uh the Orlando Family Stage Theater for celebrating its 100year anniversary last week. I was honored to join fellow community leaders and individuals who have helped make
that theater a cherished part of Orlando's family lives for over a century. And I am proud of the meaningful work being done by the Orlando family stage right in the heart of District 3 over in Lock Haven. and look forward to 100 more impactful
years. Had kind of a full circle moment because when I was a young man, I introduced Jacob Stewart and then at that event, Jacob Stewart Jr. was introducing me. So, uh, you see in those, you know, how time can travel pretty fast. Uh, I also enjoyed
attending the 40th annual Orlando Police Department Crime Prevention Awards. A special shout out to District 3 block captain of the year Suzanne Tinkler from Baldwin Park. Uh further appreciation for OPD for their continued partnership
with residents to keep our city safe and thriving. Thank you to everyone who made the Black History Exhibit in City Hall's Terrace Gallery possible. I was truly uh I truly enjoyed experiencing the important celebration of history and culture. Um, I'd like to thank all of
the city departments who worked hard to ensure residents remain safe and warm during last week's record-breaking cold temperatures. Also working with area shelters and warming centers. Uh, I would like to give special kudos to the Orlando Utilities Commission, Mayor Dyer, I know you're on that board, uh,
for the proactive communication to ensure residents were prepared to conserve energy during those high demand peaks. Um, special shout out to Orlando Police Department for rescuing three dogs that had been kept outside during those days. Uh, once they realized the
owner could not uh handle or care for the dogs, they reacted by relocating them to the Orange County Animal Services. Um, and this Saturday I had the opportunity to attend a youth basketball game between two of uh Rosemont Community Center teams. The
game was held at Grand Avenue Community Center, Commissioner Burns, which is looking great. It was a packed house and was glad to see OPD there, glad to see the fire department there, glad to see so many volunteers and residents there. And it was a buzzer beater win. Uh the
Rosemont black team took the win. Sounds like a low score, and it was, but they're six-minute running quarters, and these are eight and nine year olds. So, um the score was 67. 67. >> Um, and uh, special shout out to one of
the coaches, my legislative aid, Chris Durant, who came out uh, victorious on the buzzer beater. Um, also last week we officially opened uh, a Jeff's Bagel run on East Colonial Drive. uh excited to have that new uh addition to District 3
and uh grateful to the community partners, especially to the Lake Highland Prep Orchestra who came out and played for those folks uh enjoying their hot bagels. Uh quickly, congratulations Rodney Williams on as the new director
of Family Parks and Rex. Um I would like to let staff know I appreciate them working on the consent agenda item C34. uh working with the applicant, with the neighbors to improve that site plan um
uh and um adding some some more fences and walls and landscaping to improve that plan. That was a something that happened during the transition of the election. So, I'm glad that we were able to kind of uh improve that plan. I'd also like to thank David Burillo, CR, DDB, all the committees, DTO and
residents that have been involved in all the work that then went into and is going into um all of the great things that are happening uh in downtown Orlando. So, that's all I have. Thank you very much, Mayor. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Sheen. >> Uh thank you, mayor. And uh I'd also like to recognize a District 4
neighborhood watch black block captain of the year, Tony Crabtree. She does a great job over in Lake Underh Hill, so we celebrated her last week. And condolences to your on your Patriots, Commissioner Ortiz. I love to hate the Patriots. I'm sorry. Um I had to have therapy when Tom Brady came to the Bucks
because I love the Bucks, so it was just like it's it's been tough for me, but he won us a championship, so I forgive him. But anyway, um it was a great game and I just went to Puerto Rico two weeks ago and yeah, and it was absolutely beautiful. And what I was so impressed was the art, the culture, the community,
the celebration of community. and they are Americans and they have been treated so poorly and it's about time we started recognizing Puerto Rico and I loved that Ricky Martin was finally able to sing in his native language because again when he was signed to his original contract he wasn't able to speak to sing in
Spanish and I just love that he was able to do that too and Lady Gaga was singing in Spanish too it was awesome it was just great so I loved it so yay so I'm glad you brought it up but it was it was absolutely wonderful um I too would like to congratulate Rodney Williams Rodney worked together a long time and I'm sure
you're going to do great in this role. Um and uh look really look forward to working with you more uh more closely. Um on the agenda today, sanitary sewer lining. You know what? It's not pretty, but it's important. So that's you we're getting that contract today. Um item I
3B8, the use of district funds to support children's programs at Dr. Phillips Center. I think it's really important for us to be able to have children experience Dr. Phillips. As a child, I went to to um to Severance Hall in in Cleveland and watched the the the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and it
changed my life and I think it's so important for us to offer that to children in our community. So, love to be able to to participate and glad that we're finally codifying that as a as a proper use of funds since the legislature likes to kind of mess with us. But hey, you know, it's I think it's
a very appropriate use. um uh on the agenda today too, the easement agreement for Plaza Live. They need to begin their renovations. It's a wonderful amenity. Um in my district at the corner of Bumby and Colonial, there are wonderful shows that are happening at Plaza Live and they really, you know, for the bigger
shows that can't they they can't get at DACA. We have so many great shows that happen at Plaza Live. This is actually going to allow them to move forward with their renovations. and on three Ogden public works, the Lake Arnold permeable pavement project that this is along Strathmore and Dover Street um between
Strathmore and Berwin. The awesome thing about this is this is actually a pilot program to allow percolation to cleanse the to cleanse um the runoff before it goes into our lakes. So, I'm really looking forward this to this and uh I can't wait to see how it's going to work
and I hope we can implement this in other areas where we have lakes with roads right next to it. So with that, mayor, that's all I had. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Rose, >> and good afternoon, everyone, mayor and commissioners, and everyone in the audience. Thank you for being here. I want to say this. Um, some people will
say anything to elevate themselves, but elevation without character is just noise. When words aren't backed by integrity, eventually the truth exposes the climb. Onto the agenda, I want to thank uh I want to congratulate Rodney on his appointment to FBR director. has
been a joy um over the last decade working with you. Um look forward to continue to provide wonderful services for our residents and the youth. Um I want to encourage everyone if you have not been downstairs to visit the gallery. Please stop by. It is amazing.
Um, I want to thank Flynn for her hard work on the gallery, but I also want to thank Marcia Louise, the office of community affairs, and the Black History Month employee committee for the great Black History Month um, long activities that we have taking place around the city. We have continued to honor the
past. U, recently we renamed the baseball field at the Jackson Center after Jackie Jackie Robinson who once played there. And we also just recently placed a history sign uh, at Gilbert McQueen Park. For those that don't know, Private Gilbert McQueen was more than a soldier. He was a Jones High graduate,
an Eagle Scout, and a mentor to Orlando's youth. In 1951, he became the first Orlando African-American to fall in the Korean War. The park that now bears his name became a place for the community to gather, find joy, and celebrate his legacy.
Um, I also want to congratulate Orlando family stage on 100 years of empowering young people to be brave and empathetic through high quality theatrical experiences. If you haven't been by to check out a um play, make sure you do. Tiarara's parade hat is parades of hat
is coming up next and uh we will be taking some youth from the uh district to go see the play. I want to thank the Orlando Magic for their annual Black Business Summit. This is a great opportunity for the community to gather and kind of, you know, figure out where they're going with their businesses and
endeavors that they'd like to do. I want to thank the Orlando Police Department for recognizing the residents and businesses who help keep our community safe. I want to congratulate Patricia Brown from Rock Lake on being named District 5's block captain. Ebony Nutrition on being named the outstanding
organization of the year, Timothy Jarques as an exemplary student of the year, Pastor Sharon Raleigh as a distinguished clergy of the year, and Foodie Catering as the law enforcement champion. I want to congratulate Orlando Fire Department Lieutenant Ron.
How do you say his name? Last name, Chief. I don't want to chop it. >> Hugan. >> Okay. So, Lieutenant Ron Hugan for being selected as the Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year. This prestigious award presented annually by the Florida State Fire Marshall's Office
and Governor Ronda Santis recognizes a professional firefighter who has exceeded the expected requirements of their position and demonstrated a sustained commitment to excellence in the fire service. Onto a couple of things going on in the district tomorrow. Please join the mayor
and I and the community for our Black History Month Centennial Community Celebration at the Plaza live at 5:00 pm. We will not meet again until this comes. So mark your calendar for Immerse February 20th to 22nd here downtown. This is an epic art experience
throughout the entire downtown. And we even have some pieces right out front of city hall. This Friday, I'm asking for volunteers to join me at 9:00 a.m. at Ivy Lane Park. We are installing the first born born Learning Trail. This is a partnership with Heart of Florida
United Way. It's an opportunity to engage with our um the young people that walk around the park. It's different activities. So like maybe ABC's, math, etc. But it's a way to it's an educational opportunity at our parks. Onto the agenda 3D1, the amendment to
Operation New Hope contract. For those that don't know, there is a great collaborative partnership taking place right now with our community violence intervention initiative as well as OPD. This has helped reduce shootings and violent crimes. So we are amending this agreement so that we continue to do our
outreach. I want to thank Abe and the entire team for their great work with CBI 3D5 the USA agreement. This is an opportunity to take some of our afterchool kids over to the tennis center so they can get exposure to tennis here in our community.
3D6 youth employment services. So this is really important for us as it's an opportunity to provide 500 youth um from the city ages 14 to 24 who reside in the Orlando kids zone so that they can have opportunity and hands-on experience with
jobs. 3F1 the CDBG for the Christian service center as you all know that Christian service center serves as our hub for homeless services throughout the daytime and provide great resources to our community. So this is to help to their
build in 3H2 law enforcement trust fund um partnership with mothers against drunk driving mad. So these funds will be used to support its goals uh which include promoting crime prevention, community safety, impaired driving prevention and providing victim
services. I have lost a cousin to a drunk driver so I know the importance of working on prevention with um drunk driving in our community. And that is all I have for the agenda. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Burns. >> All right. Thank you, Mayor. And uh good afternoon and welcome to all who are in
attendance this uh this afternoon. I'd like to also start off by saying congratulations to uh Rodney Williams. Uh Rodney, we know that you've done a good job uh and we know we you will continue to do so serving uh your team within Family Parks and Rec, but also
the impact that you'll have to our community. So, thank you for uh your continued work in that area. Also, uh, Commissioner Ortiz mentioned the board and bruise. While I didn't get a chance to attend, but I would like to also encourage our residents to consider
serving on these boards, I started my service uh to the city serving on the municipal planning board. Uh, so it was eyeopening, learned a lot about uh, you know, planning and everything and that actually encouraged me years later to seek uh, seek elected office. So again,
serving on those boards, uh you learn a lot, but also you're helping to move our great city forward. So please, uh consider consider that. Also, I'd like to recognize Miss Susan Garcia, who was uh recognized as the uh block captain of the year for district 6, and she's a
resident of the Catalina community. Uh one of the great communities in district 6. Also, um my satellite office hours, uh next satellite office hours will be February 25th at the James R. Smith Center from 9 to 4. Uh and this is a
time where residents can come to meet with me outside of city hall. Uh so please just reach out to our office. We'll get you scheduled so we can uh spend a little time together. And then mayor on the agenda item 3D1 uh supportive of the amendment to operation
new hope contract which expands their contract to deliver more comprehensive and integrated uh services to vi uh crime prevention combining outreach mental health support and job readiness services to reduce gun violence and promote stability within our community.
So we're excited about uh expanding their contract. also 3D uh 3D4 funding agreement between the Orlando Community Youth Trust and the Department of Children uh and Families. Uh and this is again to support our
student lead advocates that serve in various uh schools within the city and they work with our some of our youth who have been identified of needing some additional support and really uh helps to uh move them through their educational experience on to a
productive life. So, uh, proud to support that. And then the last one, mayor, uh, 3D6, the youth employment services. Uh, again, as Commissioner Rose mentioned, our ability to provide, um, employment services for at least 500 of our youth right here in our city, uh,
I believe is very important. Uh, and that's all I have, Mayor. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner and Commissioner Keane. >> Well, good afternoon, everybody. Uh, I do want to welcome UCF uh medical students since the UCF medical school is in District 1 and I'm your neighbor. I live about four blocks away from the
school. So, very excited to see the the folks here. I did watch that concert yesterday. There was a football game I think associated with it, but the concert was what I tuned into and Commissioner Ortiz, thank you for those remarks. They were pretty good. Um, I also want to I guess we're six for six.
Congratulating uh Rodney on on his uh elevation. I guess assuming the role of director of family parks and recreation. Um it does kind of lead into my next statement that I want to next remark I want to make. Um, last week in District 1 at the Lake Nona Middle School after regular school hours, I think it was
about at 5:00, um, during an afterchool all-star program, uh, one of the schools that participates, um, in our city. City staff member reported suspicious activity uh, to 9/11. Officers from the Orlando Police Department and other
agencies responded and conducted a thorough search of the campus and no threats were found. But I'd like to commend and I would like to commend the response of the Orlando police and the fire departments as well as other responding agencies. I would also like to recognize the response of the city's
afterchool allstar staff. Uh they were on-site with the children and took the first steps to protect those kids and ensure their safety. These departments trained for these scenarios. I think we had 20 or 30 uh different uh law enforcement officers respond as well as the the fire
department. We hope it is never needed in real life. It's important to recognize how swift and unified the response was from the various city, county, and state agencies. Thankfully, last week that nothing was found, but still a very scary event. I'm proud of how our city staff, the young people,
and all uh involved were responded. City staff's going to follow up with all the stakeholders to review this incident, determine that if any safety protocols can be updated andor improved. Um, and then I wanted to comment on the consent agenda 3C2. Uh, I'm pretty
excited about the expansion of US Tennis Association National Campus in Lake Nona. Uh, it's got a it's going to further strengthen the region's reputation as a premier destination for sports and innovation. And this expansion will enhance world-class tennis facilities, support major
tournaments like the NCAA tennis tournaments and community program. And that's all I have, sir. >> Do you have a motion, Commissioner? Move the agenda. >> I move >> consent agenda. >> The consent agenda. >> Motion by Commissioner Keane, second by Commissioner Sheen.
>> All in favor? The motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so the motion carries. Okay. The consent agenda has um passed. So if you are here just for that, now would be a good time to um
make your way to the rotunda. >> You're invited to stay, but you don't have to. But if you stay, you can't leave. [laughter] >> Can never leave. >> Okay, without objection, we're going to recess the city council meeting and
convene the CRA meeting. First four items are meeting minutes. So A is December 4th advisory board minutes. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. All in favor indicates so by saying I. I. Those
opposed. Motion carries. Okay. B is uh October 20th, 2025 CRA meeting minutes. >> Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. C is November
10th CRA meeting minutes. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. D is December 8th CRA meeting minutes.
>> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. All in favor indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. E. I'm going to turn over to David. >> All right. Thank you very much, Mayor, and good afternoon, mayor, and members
of council. uh have a number of items on the CRA agenda today for your consideration. Uh the first of which or the new business item is 4E. This is the CRA's finding of necessities report uh which was complete by GI in the context
of looking at the expansion around Camping World Stadium that we discussed earlier today. Um with your approval uh the context what's happening is this is being forwarded uh to the county and other taxing authorities for their consideration uh with their approval as well. It will come back uh for the final
steps and creating of a resolution to add the area that I showcased earlier today to the downtown CRA and I'm happy to address any questions. >> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. Um discussion
hearing none. And all in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I I those opposed so [clears throat] the motion carries. Okay. On to F. David. >> Item F. This is our DTO outlook part three the 2026 plan amendment. Uh again
referenced in our workshop earlier today. Our plan amendment and our CRA plan is effectively what guides all of the work that the CRA does. It was last updated in 2023 and we wanted to make sure that we consistently update that to be uh to run in line with the various
projects uh and programs that we see are furthering the CRA's redevelopment efforts. Um again, I highlighted the context of the CRA plan in our earlier workshop. The context of this item is for it to be forward to MPB and other taxing authorities for their consideration. Uh and then it will
ultimately come back for its full adoption. So move second >> motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. Discussion hearing none in favor of the motion indicates open by saying I. I. >> I. >> Those opposed and so the motion carries. 4G.
>> Thank you, mayor. So uh G, this is a resolution supplementing resolution 090810406 and authorizing the community redevelopment agency issuance of tax increment revenue bonds of the downtown district series 2026A.
Uh so earlier today we discussed uh the DTO action plan and the series of initiatives uh that have been identified to really start taking steps to moving our downtown into the next uh stage in its evolution. Um uh with the issuance of these bonds, we discussed a host of
different projects. Everything from um working on our roadways, our sidewalks, our civic spaces, but also affordable housing. Uh um so the issuing of these we worked with both the city's uh financial adviser PFM as well as the
chief financial officer to select Morgan Stanley. Uh they were the uh best uh we received three offers. They determined that theirs was the best. It's a flat interest rate of 4.16 for the life of the bonds. And I'm happy to address any questions,
>> questions, discussion. A motion move. Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. Discussion hearing none. All in favor, indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. >> Okay. H. >> Thank you, mayor. Item H. This is
amendment one to the September 30th, 2013 loan agreement for the CRA uh and its contribution to Camping World Stadium in 2013. At that time, the CRA made a $21 million commitment to Camping World. uh the city loaned the CRA uh the
funds in order to make that investment. Uh we're looking to just re amortize that, extend it by three years. What that does is it lowers the CRA's uh payment for the first 10 uh but does increase it for the following three. We had no payment prior to that, but it also allows us to address the new debt
service with the bonds I just referenced. The total cost to the CRA uh was about $715,000. Uh but again that is paid to the city and I'm happy to address any questions. >> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. Discussion hearing
none. All in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. I >> item I. This is a DTO facade program funding agreement uh for 150 East Robinson Street. That's known as the
view. Uh they're looking to undergo some improvements as far as architectural lighting. Uh, so their total cost of their investment is just shy of $200,000. They qualified for just shy of $95,000 in funding through the CRA's facade program. It was recommended for
approval on January 15th by the facade review committee. And I'm happy to address any questions. >> Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. >> I do have a question, mayor. >> Oh, yes you do. Okay. Question. Are did
we I know last year we approved skyline. Is this is it a separate line item or is it a line item within the facade um the facade improvements? >> It's line item within the facade improvements. It now qualifies for signature skyline lighting. >> Okay, cool. Thank you. >> Further discussion hearing? None. All in favor of the motion indicate. So by
saying I I those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. J David. >> Thank you mayor. Item J. This is another DTO uh facade program funding agreement. uh this one in our north quarter area for 906 North Orange Avenue. Uh have a new business coming into downtown. Very
excited to have them. They're spending about $1.2 million in renovations uh to that property. Uh everything from new awnings, facade rehabilitation, signage, and adding a new storefront. Um they qualify for about $99,146
from the CRA. It also went to our facade review committee on January 15th and they made a recommendation for approval. >> Commissioner moved >> second. >> Motion by Commissioner Chapen, second by
Commissioner Sheen. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. K has been deleted from the agenda. So we will go to L. So l uh this is our GMP our guaranteed
maximum price contract with Whiting Turner um contracting company for construction of the canopy. Uh so earlier today uh we discussed the context of the canopy the kind of reimagining of that space and focusing on event space but as well as transportation and uh mobility options
as well as pedestrian corridors. Uh the total amount of this contract is $30 million. Uh with approval, we anticipate uh breaking ground over the summer and then completing late next year. And I'm happy to address any questions. >> Move it.
>> Motion by Commissioner Sheen. >> Second by Commissioner Chapman. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. >> Those opposed. And so the motion carries. Okay. And item M. >> Item M. Final final item today. Uh this
is the second amendment uh in restated funding agreement between uh to the restated funding agreement between the city of Orlando, the Beacon at Creative Village Partners LTD um and Creative Village Phase 2 Partners LTD and Beacon Condo Developers LLC. Uh effectively um
the CRA had the opportunity to support construction of more affordable units uh in downtown Orlando. They're currently under construction. uh when the developer was working with the state uh they did encourage them to potentially make that building more affordable uh than it previously was uh and they could
offer them some funding in order to do that. Um but it needed to come in compliance with our funding agreement as well. So uh what the developer is proposing to do is take the nine 120% units and then disperse those between the 30 60 and 80% um categories within
the development. Uh number of units remains the same. It just uh delivers a more affordable product to our paramore community. Um there's also a provision that allows both myself as well as our our housing director to approve a slight extension if necessary. Uh but we do not
anticipate needing that. Uh the project is on schedule and we hope to be able to cut a ribbon uh by the end of the year. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. Those opposed motion carries. Any further business for
the CRA? >> There is not, mayor. >> Then we will stand adjourned as to the CRA and we will reconvene the city council meeting. And we David, you might as well stay right there. Um, we will move to hearings item 9A. And I will now
open a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution approving the issuance by the CRA of not to exceed 160 million of tax increment revenue bonds for the downtown CRA district. Notice of the hearing was published in the Orlando Senate Hall on
January 27th, 2026. David, >> yes, mayor. So, we worked with, as I mentioned before, uh PFM, the city's financial adviser, as well as our CFO, uh to release uh an RFA request for offers to issue about uh not to exceed
$160 million in bond funding to complete uh the initial activation projects of our DTO action plan. We received three responses from that. One was JP Morgan, the other Morgan Stanley. The final from Truist. Uh after evaluation by both our
financial adviser as well as the CFO, the recommendation uh before you is to move forward with a Morgan Stanley offer. It provides a 4.16 interest rate for the life of of the loan, which coincides with the life of the CRA. Uh and I'm happy to address any questions.
We have PFM available as well as well as the CFO. >> Second. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. Um I don't have any requests for public comment, so I will close the public comment portion. Um discussion hearing none. All in favor
of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. Madame clerk, you get to do a little bit here. We're going to move to hearings. Ordinances on second reading. Let's start with 12A. Ordinance number
2025-48, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the land development regulations of the Weiwah Hoodi plan development zoning district. Such district being comprised of approximately 1,262 acres and generally located north of Moss Park Road, south of State Road 528
and east of State Road 417, providing for severability, correction, scriveners errors, and an effective date. >> Mayor, I I move to approve this. Motion by Commissioner Keane, second by Commissioner Chapen. I don't have any request for public
participation discussion hearing. None. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. Madame clerk 12B. >> Ordinance number 2026-1. An ordinance of the city council of city of Orlando,
Florida, vacating, closing, and abandoning approximately 91 feet of West Elelliana Street, generally located east of CSX Railroad, south of West Michigan Street, west of Taylor Avenue, and north of West Pinelock Avenue, and described in the plat of George Greenwood Green Moore's
subdivision as recorded in plat book G, page 79, and in the Carlton Terrace Plat as recorded in plat book O, page 38 in the public records of Orange County, Florida, and comprised of 0.12 26 acres of land more or less providing for conditions of abandonment the execution
of affecting documents serverability correction of scrier's errors and an effective date >> motion by commissioner she second by commissioner rose we don't have any requests for public comment discussion hearing none all in favor the motion indicates so by saying I I those opposed
motion carries all right madame clerk let's move to ordinances on first reading 13A >> ordinance number 2020 26-2, an ordinance granting petition of Beachline South Residential LLC, establishing and naming the Dowin Central Community Development
District, pursuant to chapter 190 Florida statutes, providing findings, describing the external boundaries, the functions, and the powers of the district, designing five designating five persons to serve as the initial members of the district's board of supervisors, providing a separ separability clause, and an effective
date. >> So moved. Second. >> Okay. Motion by Commissioner Keane, second by Commissioner Sheen. >> Um I don't have any requests for public participation discussion. Hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so
by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so the motion carries. Okay. That's the conclusion of our regularly scheduled items. Ed, could you get us ready for general appearance? Heat. [music]
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