Welcome it is 7:00 on the dot here at uh the Ormond 
Beach City Commission Chambers it's February 6th   2024 and uh I uh want to introduce the folks who 
are sitting up in front of you uh and I hope you   felt welcomed when you came in tonight we have 
uh Deputy Public Works director Kevin gray and   Deputy fire chief Nate Quartier who served as our 
greeters this evening uh they would have directed   you to a card if you need one to speak so feel 
free to to grab that and get it to the clerk if   you still would like to speak on any item and uh 
as far as the folks sitting up in front of you   to my right is recording secretary Taylor Lochert 
next is City Clerk Susan Dauderis Commissioner from   Zone One Lori Tolland good evening everyone 
Commissioner from Zone Two Travis Sargent   good evening everyone to my left uh your right 
Commissioner from Zone Three Susan Persis welcome   ladies and gentlemen our Deputy Mayor and Zone 
Four commissioner Harold Briley good evening   everyone and welcome City Manager Joyce Shanahan 
Assistant City Manager Claire Whitley and a Deputy   City Attorney Ann-Margaret Emery way to my left 
and way to your right are our Chiefs uh Police   Chief Jesse Godfrey and Fire Chief Howard Bailey 
for those of you listening online I'm Mayor Bill   Partington and uh at this time I'd ask you to 
silence your cell phones uh and rise for the   invocation given by Mike Petrick from Harbor 
Baptist Church uh followed by the Pledge of Allegiance let us pray our gracious Heavenly 
Father we come to you the this cool evening   but grateful to be able to do city business 
pray God that you'd have your your watchful   eye and carrying hand upon all that's done 
today Lord I pray that all things be done as   the scripture says decently in an order and 
it would give a good reflection of the the   city and the good people that are here today 
Lord I pray that all things done as well will   be uh uh helpful to whomever it is for Lord I 
pray for everything to be understood well and   communicated well and so with all these things 
we just want to give you thanks we come before   you knowing we are yours we thank God for these 
servants these uh whether elected uh officials   or employed officials um our folks that fight 
crime our folks that fight fires Lord in every   way we just thank you for them and their their 
great service to this community we give you   thanks in Jesus name amen amen I pledge allegiance to the 
flag of the United States of America and to the   Republic for which it stands one nation under 
God indivisible with liberty and justice for all all right at this time uh we have a very 
special presentation and I want to ask our   City Clerk Susan Dauderis to come forward along with 
Gwen Pierce uh she Gwen is Satellite Beach's City   Clerk and the Central East District Director 
with the Florida Association of City Clerk   uh she'll be presenting Susan with her official 
pen from The International Institute of Municipal   Clerks for achieving her Certified Municipal 
Clerk designation you very much mayor um you   pretty much said everything though good evening 
Mayor Partington and members of the Commission   and City Manager and staff um and attendees today 
um thank you so much for having us um here this   evening my name is Gwen Pierce I'm the central 
East District Director for the Florida Association   of City Clerks um joined with me is Patricia 
Burke she is our president elect from the town of   uh she's the Town Clerk Manager of the town of 
Palm Shores um as Mayor said I'm the City Clerk   for the City of Satellite Beach just a little bit of 
south south of here um so it's with great pleasure   that we're here with this evening celebrating 
your Clerk Susan Dauderis on her accomplishment   of um achieving her Certified Municipal Clerk 
designation um The Institute uh International   Institute of Municipal clerks the IMC and the 
Florida Association of City Clerks its partner   uh the FACC are professional associations that 
promote um continue education and certification   through University and college-based institutes 
so to achieve the CMC designation Susan has   gone through and completed the Municipal Clerks 
Institute program which is conducted by the John   Scott daily uh Florida Institute of government 
from Florida State University in Tallahassee   um this program provides 120 hours of in-depth 
coursework and managerial and Leadership skills   and Technical Training needed to deal with changes 
taking place in government today the program AIDS   Municipal clerks in improving job performance and 
recognizes the professional of the Municipal   Clerk's um office in addition to completion of 
the uh Institute program or a Bachelor's Degree   and public administration clerks must exhibit 
responsible experience in local government   and participate in conferences um meetings and 
educational seminars in order to earn the CMC   designation um your City Clerk is now part of an 
elite group of professionals and local government   a group she could not have become a part of 
without your commitment to support her efforts so   on behalf of the FACC president Angie Guy the board 
of directors and its members I'm I'm extending   our sincerest congratulations to Susan Dauderis City 
Clerk of the City of Ormond Beach on her impressive   accomplishment of becoming one of the newest 
Certified Municipal clerks we're very proud with [Applause]   congratulations and Gwen thank you for coming up 
we recognize Susan at the last meeting as well but   to have you here for the official pinning ceremony 
was was wonderful thank you appreciate you and   congratulations Susan all right um before we do 
audience remarks I just wanted to read a brief   statement regarding the County Council meeting 
this morning and their decision on the the Fuel   Farm I want folks to know as as Mayor of Ormond 
Beach uh I want to reaffirm our City's steadfast   dedication to the safety and well-being of our 
citizens this commitment stands firm against   the presence of a Fuel Farm even in light of the 
County's recent decision against implementing a   development moratorium in the I2 zoning District I 
think we're all a little surprised by that uh the   vote against the moratorium does not diminish 
the importance of reassessing and modernizing   our zoning and development plans to align with 
the needs of both the county and Ormond Beach   balancing economic growth with uh sustainability 
and welfare of our community is a complex issue   but uh we maintain that development should never 
compromise our residents health and safety our   immediate concerns were voiced so eloquently 
today at the Volusia County meeting by our amazing   and engaged Ormond Beach citizens I was so proud 
of all the points that they made uh so impressed   I mean they they cover everything um and I want 
them to know our city stands in solidarity with   them committed to ensuring their voices lead 
to meaningful action uh though the moratorium   was not enacted uh the moratorium made so much 
sense the county staff had laid it out for the   entire Council it would have worked so well uh 
but yet a majority of the council chose not to   impose that so so uh I want our residents to know 
our advocacy the entire commission's uh it is my   belief although I haven't we haven't been able 
to talk about it since this morning uh because   we haven't seen each other and we wouldn't be 
allowed to because of sunshine anyway but uh I   believe our advocacy as a commission on every 
resident's behalf and on behalf of the entire   city will absolutely continue so I'll leave 
that uh there as my official statement and we   will go to audience remarks and uh our first 
Speaker tonight is a gentleman who uh was at   the meeting today our representative on the 
County Council he did vote for the moratorium   I think he saw the common sense in it I I'm 
not going to put words in his mouth but uh   for audience remarks first up uh he's already 
had a long day but is Troy Councilman Troy Kent [Applause] honorable Mayor Partington and 
honorable Commissioners Tolland Sargent Persis   and Briley I come to you this evening not in 
the capacity as County Councilman Troy Kent   I'm I'm coming before you as resident Troy Kent 
by the way 130 Magnolia Drive Ormond Beach 32176   I come really with two things to tell you I 
want to First say thank you I want to thank   the residents of Ormond Beach and I want to 
thank this elected body you have shown up you   have spoken up you presented clear and concise 
facts to the Council and um Commissioner Briley   I know you were there in spirit and Commissioner 
Sargent thank you for showing up Commissioner   Persis your comments were spoton Commissioner 
Tolland as well your comments were eloquent and   right there Mayor I got to tell you I thought 
you knocked it out of the park with with your   comments and I'm shocked that the moratorium 
didn't pass at the second reading so the first   thing I wanted to say was thank you to you 
in the residents ofOrmond Beach the second   thing I want to tell you is I'm not giving up 
and I don't want you to give up and I don't   want our city and the rest of I I feel like the 
entire county is behind us and supports us so   I just implore you to continue the good 
fight don't give up um and I I I I know   that positive things can continue to happen in 
Volusia County thank you all very much thank you next we have Debbie Kruck- Forrester Ormond Strong 
good evening Debbie Kruck- Forrester um Ormond Beach   of course tonight I'm here representing Volusia 
County stands with Israel we're holding our   first uh ceremony and remembrance walk Sunday 
February 18th at 3:00 p.m. this is a peaceful   again emphasis on peaceful ceremony followed by 
a walk supporting Israel and remembering the 132   hostages still held in cap captivity for the past 
122 days who must be brought home if you can't   walk you can still join us for the ceremony there 
are three ways to sign up Facebook under um Volusia  County stands with Israel uh email Volusia4Israel@gmail.com um text 386 566 3685 I gave each of you   a flyer that has the location on it but I asked 
you not to publish the um flyer with the location   because for uh security purposes they have to go 
through um these three ways and they'll get the   the location uh right before the event to keep it 
secure for everybody um I want to thank you for   your time and for everything you do for uh City 
and everybody for County I was at that uh meeting   earlier and I don't envy your job thank you 
have a good night thank you Debbie next is Jerry Shepard my name is Jerry Shepard on behalf of Mark 
Simmons and Simmons Aviation LLC based at the   Ormond Beach Municipal Airport um I currently live at 
84 Hidden Cove in Flagler Beach good evening and   thank you mayor and commission members for this 
opportunity to address the commission tonight   the purpose of my address is twofold one um to 
request a future opportunity to be placed on the   agenda to address this body with regards to Aerial 
Banner toe operations out of the airport that is   currently a banned event since the mid 80s um and 
then also I'm going to provide a quick update on   what it is that Simmons Aviation does um little 
background um Simmons Aviation was established in   2000 and we've had a hanger there since uh um 
2019 um additionally Mark Simmons and Simmons   Aviation uh has a nationally recognized Banner 
Towing operation um then they operate out of the   Connecticut Rhode Island and New York shorelines 
during the summer months um all of which um they   do with FAA approved aircraft and and the pilot 
that are trained for that um locally um with   this hanger that Mark has he's currently providing 
Flight Training for both single and multi-engine   aircraft um want to be pilots if you would for the 
future um additionally thousands of gallons of   gas has been purchased you know to operate these 
aircrafts so he does bring money into the uh into   the airport environment as well um safety is 
first and foremost in everything that is done   with uh Simmons Aviation uh I personally 
have been flying for over 40 years and I   wouldn't be a part of this organization 
of you know that wasn't being adhered to um what um we can provide for the community is 
the continued uh flight training but what we'd   like to be able to do is an opportunity to uh um 
expand and do Banner Operations like you see   coming out of uh Massier Ranch and so forth 
um so again I appreciate the opportunity if   we can be placed on future agendas uh for my 
boss to come in and kind of outline what the   request would be that is all unless you have any 
questions thank you thank you for your time Jerry Janaro good evening everyone I stand before you my name 
is Jerry Janaro and I stand before you as Ormond   Main Street's chairman of the Cassen Park City docks 
committee tonight I bring forth a proposal that   could breathe new life into our city docks I 
request on behalf behalf of the Ormond MainStreet   board of directors the commission to consider 
a six-month suspension of the city ordinance   restricting overnight docking at Cassen Park back 
in 2020 when the docks were completed operating   hours were aligned with those of other city parks 
inadvertently limiting their use we believe this   decision has sign significantly hampered the 
potential of our docks as a haven for visiting   boaters along the Inter Coastal Waterway our 
proposition is not unprecedented 70 free   docks in towns from North Carolina to the Keys 
have successfully implemented overnight docking   attracting boaters fostering economic vitality 
and leaving behind dollars and footprints to   address concerns about supervision and security 
we propose a temporary suspension of the park   closure ordinance for 6 months during this period 
our police chief can report any issues providing   valuable insight into the viability overnight 
docking in our community beyond snowbird boaters our   local bird boaters from Volusia and Flagler counties 
present a year- round market for dock users   currently many locals refrain from venturing out 
on the Intercoastal Waterway at night due to navigation challenges   by allowing overnight docking we can encourage 
them to enjoy our downtown in the evening   filling our local restaurants during dinner hours 
particularly during those months when every dollar   counts for businesses Ormond Main Street is ready 
and eager to take the lead in marketing our city   docks to the boating public we have a dedicated 
committee prepared to kickstart this initiative   with your approval in conclusion tonight's 
discussion is crucial for our community's   growth and economic well-being let us seize 
this opportunity to unlock the full potential   of our city docks and make Ormond Beach an even 
more welcoming destination for travelers along   the Inter Coastal Waterway uh you might notice in 
your packet three really nice pictures of our city   docks while they're being in use that was a that 
little junket was organized by my wife and I with   fellow boaters from down in Daytona Beach area and 
uh we had 40 people on board those seven vessels   uh including State Senator Tom Wright and his 
wife Cindy who by the way was blown away by how   beautiful our docks were and uh we all converged 
on uh Ormond Garage so that day Ormond Garage had   40 more meals that that certainly added to his 
bottom line for the day so we hope you will    certainly consider this uh uh and uh thank you 
very much  appreciate it Jerry next up is Ike Leary good evening Mr Mayor Commissioners and staff uh 
25 years ago this month uh the finance director   for the city of Ormond Beach Paul Lane and the uh 
Assistant City Manager which I can't recall his   name came down and talked to me uh I had a Bait shop 
in Holly Hill called the Happy Fisherman and asked   me if I would come up and take over the bait shop 
at Cassen Park uh so in the next three days I I came   up to Ormond I bought out the guy that had walked 
out the door I paid the delinquent taxes that he owed on the sales tax and in three days I 
had it open that's 25 years ago I've gone   around that corner over 9,000 times that's 
a third of my life uh it's uh for 25 years   I have paid the the taxes on that property 
I have carried the insurance on the bait shop   and the flood insurance okay in 2020 we 
had talked about a new bait shop okay uh   now uh uh we we had a meeting and we had 
the concepts and we come up with a concept   okay that was 2020 then we had Covid the Cassen Park 
did not have Covid I don't know why we put it off   okay it's been three years why are we keep 
kicking the can down the road why see this badge thank you thank you I I think it was Tom 
Lips but I'll ask Deputy Mayor Briley okay it was   all Councilman Kent remembers that as well I'm 
sure good deal all right uh next is Sean Andersen my name is Sean Andersen I reside at 1267 
Scottdale Drive I'm a transplant from Pittsburgh   so I'm still dealing with the culture shock 
it's been almost 10 years but I'm still dealing   with it I've been able to formulate good  
relationships with our Police Department. Captain   Roos and Lieutenant Larson both I've also been 
able to form a good relationship with Sergeant   Garner the last time I was here I misspoke and 
I put Sergeant Garner in a bad light and that   was not my intention and I want to clear that up 
before I get anything else I've been dealing with   issues with neighbors constantly it's gotten 
to the point where I've had to bother Captain   and the lieutenant numerous times and I do mean 
numerous times and you should be you should know   that the captain has gone out of his way numerous 
times to come outside of the police station and   talk with me once even during a training exercise 
I was a I I believe there was a training exercise   going on based upon what I saw I could be wrong 
these are all my perceptions my perspective I'm   a person that can be corrected when I'm wrong 
I'm not one of these people that has to be right   all the time yesterday I went into the police 
station to find out why such a long period of   time has passed by since a records request was 
made why this was happening I also did research   with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 
before I did so and the same tactics were tried   to be used on me I wasn't going to take them again 
now that I spoke to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Stephanie Lawson in the midst of 
a conversation with another employee I guess   her perception was I was being too loud she's 
entitled to that perception I'm entitled to   be a little bit loud if I'm upset she chose to 
raise her hand to my face from behind the glass and tell me we don't care we don't care Captain Roos cares 
Lieutenant Larson cares Sergeant Garner cares this isn't the only incident I've 
had to deal with with employees this is   not the first time but every time 
that young lady right there Taylor   has shown me compassion caring and 
understanding and has treated me   like a decent human being thank 
you thank you yep next is Lindsay Pate last but not least Lindsay Pate 40 Wild Cat Ln. I just wanted to say 
thank you to the City Commission um especially   for attending the county um council meeting 
today um Lori was there Travis Susan I know you   were he said there in spirit um you guys did take 
your time out of your day and your jobs and other   things to attend um Mr. Partington was there 
too to and I'm grateful that the city maintains   a persistent effort in fighting for what's right 
for the citizens and local businesses and I think   that was an important point to make that it's not 
just residences that are affected it's additional   businesses like SR Perrot um so I'm thankful for that 
and I haven't lost hope and am also thankful for   um Troy being so vocal and supporting our area 
too and uh I haven't lost faith in what you guys   are going to be able to do even though it's really 
not your hot potato as some other councilmen were   saying it's not but I know that you'll continue 
to do what's right for us and I'm just grateful   that you guys are making the effort in every which 
way so thank you thank you all right commission   uh the approval of the minutes this is item six 
on the agenda 6A from January 23rd 2024 they've   been sent to the commission for review also 
posted to the city's website I don't have uh   Mr Mayor I move approval second Perfect all those 
in favor of approval please say I I oppose like   sign we'll show those passing unanimously and that 
brings us to docket number or agenda number seven   our consent agenda does anyone wish to pull 
any item from the consent agenda yes Mr Mayor   I'd like to pull item G and M I move approval 
of the consent agenda Min minus items G and M   second moved and seconded please call the vote 
Commissioner Tolland yes Commissioner Sargent   yes Commissioner Persis yes Commissioner Briley 
yes Mayor Partington yes 7g resolution number 2024-17 a resolution accepting a proposal from Barnes, Ferland, and Associates, Inc. for professional Services regarding additional work associated 
with the preparation of a consumptive use   permit modification and renewal authorizing the 
execution of a work authorization and payment   therefore and setting forth an effective date 
this is resolution number 2024-17 read by title   only thank you if I can get a a motion in 
a second for discussion second mo' been   seconded Commissioner Sargent thank you Mr 
Mayor I just want clarification that this is   going to include the future um development at 
Ormond Crossing Hunters Ridge and Avalon Park is   that all going to be included within this so that 
we're not coming back for an additional down the road this is one of the things that we that 
we've been working on with this one for a long   time um we started the process for this early 
on knowing that we had had a renewal we wanted   to do our best to make sure that we represented 
those those developments that were coming online   Ormond Crossings and Hunters Ridge are obviously 
ones that we know quite a bit about what we know   we're getting at we've been working for these 
past two or three years to try and do our best   to to provide what we know about or um the Avalon 
development so to the best of our knowledge yes   it in includes everything that we expect um that 
we've all the information that we have on those   developments so it should reflect that and that's 
that's one of the reasons why we're we're working   on this one to make sure that we can get as good 
of a of a withdrawal for the future to be able to   not have to come back and um modify this anytime 
next 20 years right thank you I'm good Mr Mayor   great anyone else have any questions or comments 
please call the vote Commissioner Sargent yes   Commissioner Persis yes Commissioner Briley yes 
Commissioner Tolland yes Mayor Partington yes 7M   disposition item titled Auto renewal contracts 
for miscellaneous crafts and trades Services as   needed all right I just need a motion in a second 
for discussion so move second moved and seconded   Commissioner Sargent just have a couple questions 
on this um AAT Roofing is is in this renewal and   they're the ones that gave us the estimate on the 
Bailey Riverfront Bridge roof but they did not bid   on the project so I don't know if we ever got an 
answer of why they did not bid on that project but   I'm just kind of curious as we're renewing them 
to to be a part of this just if we know any or   got any additional information on that so I can't 
I can't answer to the fact of why they didn't bid   on the project um just because I wasn't a part 
of the Bailey Bailey River Bridge roof project   but um AAT has worked with us for many years 
and has been very responsive for small projects   um that we have throughout the the city so again 
this is this um is for misc miscellaneous crafts   and trades so um It's relatively small projects 
that we utilize our RNR uh dollars with so if   we have a small roof repairs and stuff like that 
they come out they will repair those and then go   on they've been very responsive for us um and 
still provide a good service thank you I have   one more question Mr Mayor um when we include 
their insurance uh documents or Certificate of   Insurance um in these packets can we include the 
updated insurance like in this packet here it's   from 2014 2015 so it's an expired policy of about 
9 years um I mean how do we know that I'm sure we   have insurance Insurance on file but I just look 
at this you want us to approve something with   outdated Insurance yeah yes sir we can include 
it for now on we do actually have those unfiled   we keep those in a folder these are the original 
contracts that um you know without they probably   just didn't add those attachments from the prior 
years but we'll make sure that I understand that   but we're have a packet before us to approve 
and has old insurance I just would like current   information so I can know what I'm looking at 
thank you Mr Mayor that's all I have all right   any other questions or comments on 7M please call 
the vote Commissioner Persis yes Commissioner   Briley yes Commissioner Tolland yes Commissioner 
Sargent yes Mayor Partington yes and now would be   the appropriate time if any Commissioners wish to 
comment on any consent agenda items Commissioner   Persis yes I just want to mention that I'm 
always pleased to see how we are supporting   our First Responders getting them new vehicles 
and getting them new equipment it always makes my   day thank you anyone else I wanted to talk just 
for a second about 7K uh kind of a boring topic   construction and demolition franchise renewal for 
Creech Enterprises Incorporated I just wanted to   thank Creech Enterprises for uh doing business in 
the city of Ormond Beach the appropriate way I know   uh after our last meeting on the 23rd I think 
it was uh I had gotten a complaint regarding   a garbage issue and went to an area to check out 
and we had we had another renewal uh or actually   a new application for a demolition franchise 
removal from a different company and I noticed   in that renewal item it listed the five or six 
companies who are authorized to do business in   the city uh and and they pay a substantial fee 
for that as well as uh other taxes into the the   general fund when I went to check on this other 
unrelated garbage complaint I noticed a company   that's not licensed to do uh business in the city 
and then just the other day I saw another one of   their dumpsters on a on a property and so I almost 
pulled this because it didn't seem fair that we're   charging some but then anybody can come and use 
a dumpster in the city where they don't have to   pay those substantial fees and taxes so why are 
we charging Creech when uh this other company and   I've I've given these to the city manager I guess 
they're looking into them I haven't heard back   but it just seemed like a uh a fairness issue and 
there could be several more I don't I don't know   uh but these are the two I see with my own eyes 
on my way home way home from work every day and   it came to my attention when I was looking into 
that other issues so I just wanted to put that on   the radar and uh hopefully I'll hear back from 
the city manager and won't have to bring it up   again but it really does seem like a a fairness 
issue because the companies who don't follow the   rules are able to offer a substantial discount to 
wherever they're putting these dumpsters within   our city and then the city's not getting 
those revenues and that increases taxes for   our residents the wear and tear on the road goes 
unaddressed uh because those dollars aren't coming   in to pay for that and uh I think it's important 
uh that we're everybody has a a level and fair   playing field so Joyce if you need pictures I did 
stop on those two and take pictures because it was   easy for me on the way home the others that I've 
heard about three or four locations I haven't gone   to and checked out yet because I really don't 
feel like it's my job to be a code enforcement   person but uh I'll wait I'll wait wait to hear 
back from you before we do anything else with   that and that's that's all I had anyone else on 
the consent agenda I just like to make a comment   on H i noticed that um The Grind is the um May 
the we accepted them for providing food at the um   PAC I think it's wonderful that we're keeping it 
local you know we're using our local restaurants   with that so I just wanted to make a special note 
of that great thank you and uh we'll go to reports   suggestions and requests and tonight we start 
with City Manager Joyce Shanahan thank you Mr Mayor of course we'll uh love to have your 
pictures and we'll be more proactive in looking   at those that don't have the appropriate uh licenship 
because it we do need to level the the playing   field um upcoming commission meetings February 
20th March 5th at 6pm is going to be at Calvary   Christian and that's is that regular business 
we're gonna do regular business and then I think   that's the Tomoka Oaks that's February 20th March 
5th no March 5th your next meeting is February   20th um upcoming workshops um on strategic uh 
planning items including uh 56 North Beach Street   we'd like to have a workshop on that to make sure 
we're all on the same page of where we're going   with that um the EOC is you know percolating 
out there in the Riverbend property so these   I'm not going to do them all in one Workshop but 
I'm just letting you know what we think is out   there and and we'll reach out to you to schedule 
that if you could possibly look at your calendars   for March 20th April 2nd and April 16th for um a 
probably a need an hour April what each item so   I think we could probably start at 5:30 and then 
go to 6:30 what would those dates been March 19   ail I'll send them out to you March 20th April 2nd 
and April 16th so we we'll send you a note about that um I wanted to let you know that the city of 
Ormond Beach was one of um only 44 of 400 cities   that completed the uh Florida League of Cities 
City stat survey uh they send a survey to all 411   cities throughout the state and it's a source 
of information that league uh members use and   league's advocacy and education staff use so I 
want to thank Kelly MaGuire because she normally   prepares that it includes all of our financial 
information and whatnot so kudos to staff for   that US1 interchange update FDOT has completed 
the PDNE for this project and their consultant   RSNH has begun work on the design phase of the 
project woohoo in addition to improvements to   I95 interchange at US1 and Ormond in Ormond 
Beach approximately one mile this segment   of US1 between Plantation Oaks Boulevard and 
Broadway Avenue and Destination Daytona will   be widened from two lanes in each direction 
to three this widening includes the addition   of shared use paths to serve bicycles pedestrians 
and other users A1A Construction update City staff   participated in the final inspection of the FDOT 
uh project last week the contractor is finalizing   the installation of in pavement lighting at each 
of the Ray's crosswalks a grand opening event is   being coordinated with FDOT upon final completion 
um engineering and the PIO's office are working   with FDOT to coordinate that and we'll let you 
know when that's going to happen the Andy Romano   beach front sea wall uh universal engineering is 
completing their geotechnical testing of the soil   behind the existing wall at the base of the wall 
upon completion of this testing the structural   engineer will use these validated results to 
complete their design City staff is also working   with Volusia County to coordinate timing of bidding 
and construction of the work I know that they met   with Jessica Fentress to talk about um turtles 
and turtle season and some exemptions that may   be available to the city for that so we're 
excited about that that um oh look at that I   have uh I have a a but I'll give that to you later 
um Leisure Services you know they have a full uh   host of activities uh yoga at the environmental 
Discovery will be uh on Thursday February 8th uh   we're time to start the 2024 Mayor's Health and 
Fitness Challenge kickoff way way way great stuff   Saturday February 10th from 9 to 11 um um where 
is that going to be held Robert usually South   South Ormond yeah it doesn't say on here is Robert okay 
um Once Upon A Story Time come join us on February   um 13th in the North Lawn of The Casements for 
our Once Upon A Story Time children ages born   under can enjoy a short story and an appropriate 
Craft um the tickets are limited I believe the   tickets are free is that correct Robert the ticket 
you have to it's a ticketed event but is wildly   popular uh Siobhan uh came up with that concept for 
that program and it's just just great um the great   backyard bird count this is always exciting 
they do that uh every year and it just happens to   be on my birthday I'm so excited February 17th 
woohoo at the Environmental Discovery Center   uh so please come and join us um I don't see a 
time but we'll let you know um Victor Wayne Wright   to perform at the PAC Victor Wayne Wright and 
the Train a Grammy nominated jazz musician will   be the first performance at the newly renovated 
Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday   February 17th again my birthday just so everybody 
knows and I really hate celebrating my birthday so   I'm just teasing um so please uh come and join us 
for that event it reserved seating is $50 and VIP   seating is 75 if you have we're going to have a 
grand opening I think you saw the schedule in in   the newspaper but the really exciting thing is we 
got new theater seats when um the Regal Cinema was   going out we got those seats so they're nice kind 
of quality seats there not like the old ones so   we're excited about that and the Performing Arts
Center will be open for tours on Sunday February   18th from 10:00 a.m. to 4pm please come and and 
see the new inside and enjoy a sampling of of the   new performing arts concessionaire and I think 
there'll be uh performances throughout the day   so you won't miss that so lots of things going 
on um if I want to congratulate Susan for her   Certified Municipal Clerk that's a lot of hours 
of extra hours outside of her um normal duties   and uh she did it in record time it usually takes 
three or four years to do that so um she's really   done an amazing job and I think Taylor is on that 
path now as well is that correct very exciting um   Susan does a great job as our clerk but she's 
a great leader as well she does an amazing job   with her staff and finds opportunities for them to 
blossom and flourish and continue their education   so kudos to you um I'm really proud of you and 
I'm happy to answer any questions the commission   may have thank you any questions for Joyce Joyce 
I just wanted to check the March date you said   the 20th is a Wednesday it's the 19th oh 19th 
that makes more sense yep cuz I knew my bad I   thought we tried to do them the same time as 
commission nights just for convenience for   everybody scheduling wise all right March 19th 
and April April 2nd and April 16th we'll send great uh Assistant City Manager Claire Whitley 
evening I'll just follow up on the rolloff   issue um so Public Works has coordinated with 
the Building Department Planning and Building   Department so that they adding that to their 
checklist when they go out and do inspection   so they will just add it to their checklist 
to check the um provider of the dumpster and   make sure they're on our compliance list 
as a franchise um and then also we have   made contact with the company you referenced um 
and gave them information on becoming compliant   so we'll follow up with them since they've 
not removed great those and other locations   as well have a great night thank you uh City 
Attorney not Randy Hayes Deputy City Attorney   Ann-Margaret thank you thank you for being with 
us yep thanks for filling in and tonight we start   with Commissioner Tolland thank thank you 
very much so I guess original first all I just   want to say congratulations Susan I am we we 
all are very proud of you and you do keep us   in line so thank you very much and Taylor I'm 
really glad that you're starting that program   as well we' got a great mentor there so if you're 
if you're half as good as she is now you're you're   doing awesome um I guess I'm going to bore you 
all in because all of you have attended these   and I won't make a whole lot of comments about 
whatever but it's been a busy beginning of our   year seems that everybody's having their annual 
meeting so um most of us have attended the Ormond   Beach Chamber an annual meeting um there was a 
Daytona Beach Chamber annual meeting where we   were treated with Brian Kelly um a little some 
music and some discussion um Granada Grand Main   Street had a fabulous art show this past weekend 
Daytona Beach Mayor's Gala celebrated the second   um big event for first stop shelter and I'll 
let Susan elaborate on that and um of course   um County Council meeting this morning which I 
will elaborate a little bit more in a moment and   Florida League of Cities Legislative Days um 
I just want I appreciate the ability to go to   these um legislative meetings um and Advocate um 
for items for our cities um but this year we we   really put an emphasis on thanking our legislators 
for being very good to us in the in most recently   last year when we almost we received almost $9 
million infusion into our city so it was more   of a a meeting of gratitude and learning um and 
we're very thankful for all of our friends in   Tallahassee specifically um Representative Lake so 
now to the meat of a couple things um Mr Simmons   you heard this morning uh this a I'm sorry it's 
been a long day Mr um Simmons rep came and talked   to us about the Banner Towing and I just want to 
let the commission know that I did talk to Mr Simmons I think it was before Christmas he um asked me 
about it and he was very interested and I have   referred him um to staff to reach out to them so 
I've I've had some conversation um with staff and   they will be reaching out to him um regarding 
the Banner Towing company um let's talk about   the docks also around Christmas um I had a 
meeting with um Mr Janaro um he's very   compelling with what he's want he's been working 
very hard um for the last 10 years it is a Main   Street initiative um I personally believe that 
the docking trial is a worthwhile um thing to   think about um but what I would like to do is ask 
staff to discuss and bring back to the commission   some of the pros and cons at a city level um 
and the and when would the timing of this work   best for us for example should we consider this 
after the Cassen park is redesigned and work it   into to that um how would it look now and how 
would it look if if the park was redesigned   and there was electricity down the docks and 
then all the security um issues as well and   involve our police for all of those questions as 
well um I do believe that this could assist with   the vitality of our downtown and it would bring 
another element to showcase our city so I it's   all about timing right and I think that maybe um 
this is something I personally would like staff to   talk about and maybe bring back to us what their 
thoughts on it as well and as we're talking about   this Cassen Park I didn't know Ike was going to 
come up here and talk again and he's right we we   have been putting this project off for a good 
couple years that I know of and I have to say   when last meeting when Mr Finley came up and said 
the project is at 60% to come back to us I was a   little surprised because I thought we were further 
down the road so um I too am curious you know um   what what what what are we waiting for and maybe 
Joyce you can help me what are we waiting for and   what is a good timeline for us to move forward 
so we can discuss some of these things are kind   of like flying in the wind well we're waiting for 
the engineer to give us the drawings and Sean can   speak to specifically um that particular part 
of the process and then I'll discuss the other issues we've received those 60% plans and so we've 
got a meeting with Zevon Associates Dwight Durant   on this Thursday to go over those plans one of the 
things that he's preparing to do is to submit to   SPRC which is our site plan review committee that 
project like every single other project that we do   goes to do the same procedures that we make 
our our developers go through so um I apologize   if it if it seems that this is getting kicked 
on the road it's just it is there's a very um   lengthy process to go into this there are it's not 
just putting lines on there to to do the the the   parking lot and building we've got to do the plans 
for things like utilities expansion and for for a   storm water calculations there was an issue with 
a um a a easement on that was FDOT and so they had   to work some of those things out so this is this 
is kind of the tricky part of it where where we   don't have a lot of flash we're taking that flashy 
one and we're doing the engineered plans for it to   make it to make it buildable so it's the it's 
the engineering part that's the 60% I because   I was under the impression that you know that was 
done when we saw the the little picture of it but   I didn't understand it was the engineering part so I 
apologize understand that was the conceptual plan   which which conceptual plans complete engineering 
plan is the conceptual plan is is what we what we   had gone brought back to a couple times that we 
had finalized um what we're looking to is we've   got that 60% plans which are 60% engineered plans 
those are the the the bid document plans that we   would put out there on the street that someone 
would construct to so that there's a little bit of   of as an engineer there there there's a work that 
it that needs to be done taking it from a planner   sometimes planners talk use use fat pens where 
Engineers use thin pencils if that makes sense   trying to make it a take a pretty picture and make 
it make it something that's constructible from a   geometric standpoint make sure that the utility is 
all line up with one another and do that so that   that's where we're at right now it's it's it's at 
that little bit of a long long lead time to get   it done once we get this done and once we get it 
to to to the site plan review committee following   that procedure there will be some comments that 
Steven will make that the Carol will make to make   sure that that that it meets the code as well we 
want to make sure that we we're that our products   are doing everything that we ask other people do 
and so there will be some some modifications based   on that're we're in the home stretch now you 
know we we took a little bit longer with this   one this is maybe our model project of how we 
do public Outreach and so we took a little bit   longer with that I I you know if if there's a 
fault in doing that I'll take the fault in that   but I want to make sure that everybody's every 
Community was represented and we got the product   that we had talked about is for this being a 
generation part I just needed clarification   where the 60% came from I really honestly thought 
that we were farther down the road as well and   I wasn't under I didn't understand why we were 
dragging our feet it felt like we were dragging   our feet I apologize for that I'll do a better 
job in theut no that's that's fine thank you and   and just one more thing I know I talk a lot but 
there's a lot there's a lot going on in my brain um I just regarding this morning I I just want to 
say a couple things first of all I am extremely   proud of Councilman Kent in his advocacy for Ormond 
Beach his commitment was right on he verbalized   exactly what needed to be said that it is in the 
county it's a county situation and he reiterated   multiple times that Ormond stated that we had 
no desire to Annex or provide utilities and   I was very proud of him for standing tall and I 
was actually proud of of Jeff Brower as well for   seconding it he did a fabulous job trying to 
convince the other councilmen as well I also   was extremely proud of our residents we do have 
really smart residents they really hold us to   task you know and I guess what I want them to know 
from me especially is just my re affirmation to   my commitment to continue the fight along with 
you you know we are the residents with you and   we will continue to fight and I appreciate what 
you said at the beginning of the meeting Mayor   very much on the other flip side I am extremely as 
councilman Kent would say wildly disappointed in   five of the councilmen this today I was actually 
shocked I was surprised and it really took me back   um citing not wanting to have to increase taxes 
as a as a reason for not wanting to protect the   residents I thought was really lame and saying 
that um letting it go to site plan for review   as the best tool for us I thought was pretty 
shortsighted so I just wanted to publicly say   that I'm very disappointed in them um but I also 
know that every door that closes there's always   an open door and I see that there's still a lot 
of opportunity opportunity for us to continue to   fight and I'm sure we will so thank you very much 
and have a good night thank you Commissioner and   commission um I agree with Ormond Main Street's 
uh position Mr Janaro's presentation tonight I   think Commissioner Tolland had a good point about 
staff bringing it back to us hopefully sooner   rather than later but I didn't know how the rest 
of the Commission felt and also if we could get   an estimate if if the Commission agrees on how 
quick staff can get that back to us Commissioner   Persis yes I'm in agreement also my the only thing 
I would want to know and I think this is just   for the citizens well-being is just as far as 
who would monitor the boats you know each day   because it would be a one night from what I 
understand I think that's what you said and   um as far as any crime what would happen it would 
be like are you going to be there at your own risk   you know th those are two things that just came 
to my mind right away but I think it's a great   idea I love it so Commissioner Sargent thank 
you Mr. Mayor I think it's a great idea um Mr. Michael   Gentry about a probably a month and a half or 
so ago sent me a text of a really cool boat   I think it was like an old Tugboat that came 
from up North they were coming through docked   there went over and ate at our restaurants and 
then they got back in their boat I believe and   went to stay at the Harbor down in Daytona Beach 
but they came enjoyed our restaurants probably   would have stayed if that was a opportunity 
for him um spent money in Ormond and then left   so I think it's a I mean that's just one one of 
the stories that I think was successful and and   I think there's a lot more that could could be 
done thank you thank you and Joyce how soon do   you think you can get that well we have to amend 
the ordinance because the or ordinance does not   allow uh overnight docking so I have to talk to 
the City Attorney's office but I don't think I   could have that to you before the next meeting 
so I would say um where we at now um maybe try   for the first meeting in March meeting oh dear 
how about the 19th second meeting in March yeah   the commission's okay with that that's quicker 
than I thought so yeah we aim to please we're   not always successful but we do aim to please 
thank you yep and anything else Commissioner   Tolland no thank you thank you Commissioner Sargent 
thank you Mr. Mayor and I won't rehash uh what   Commissioner Tolland said on a lot of things but um 
touch on a few things the seats at the PAC were   donated by Mr Hollow who bought the Regal and then 
donated them to um I believe his daughter um used   to perform at the PAC so that was one reason 
so that was a great by him um talk about that   to touch on Tallahassee we are very fortunate 
to have Representative Leak's leadership um as   the appropriation chair Ormond Beach hasn't had 
that since 1986 I believe with Sam Bell so it's   um we're very fortunate he brought back well we 
were awarded $9.5 Million last year which those   those don't happen all the time why can't I say 
it it's fine.   Jarlene please don't publish that um uh 
Riverbend Golf Course um are we going to be able   to move that fence in or we wait until a workshop 
or what's the status on that yeah we can do that   thank you I saw that it was cleaned up um I do 
appreciate I got a text yesterday morning from   a resident that said wow the mulch looks really 
good so I don't know if Yellowstone got the hint   or if um staff did something but whatever it 
was thank you I appreciate that um we're good   um the Airport thank you to Steven um and Brian 
for showing me around the tower yesterday um I   learned a lot about the airport then I went over 
and and went inside the airport I got to tell you   there's a lot of potential there there's a lot 
of potential there but there's a lot of work   that needs to be done um far as code enforcement 
weeds um buildings that need to be painted   updated um it's very hard if you fly in here 
to see where the FBO is it just says Sunrise   Aviation you don't even see FBO on there I mean 
there's one sign that says FBO on the ground it's   just very um complicated out there and and there's 
so much potential but I think we got to tap into   it and you know there's an economic driver I 
think it brings what like $56 million um to   our city roughly um and I encourage anyone to go 
out there and just drive around and view it you'll   see that it's um it's got a lot of potential 
but there's a lot of work that needs to be done um I think that's it Mr. Mayor thank you thank 
you Commissioner and I I agree with you I'm   not exactly sure the word if it's oldfashioned or 
uh the signage when you fly in to our airport is   almost non-existent uh things look a little 
rundown faded um they do have some nice new   signage around the outside of it but uh like you 
said knowing you know where do you go to get fuel   where do you go to find the FBO if you're flying 
in and you're not familiar with the layout it's   it's a problem so all right Commissioner Persis 
thank you mayor and good evening everyone um I   have a few announcements that I'd like to make 
first of all I I want to congratulate Susan for   getting your award being a Certified Certified 
Municipal Clerk it's amazing and Taylor following   right in her footsteps we're very very very proud 
of you it's wonderful to see people getting in   education moving on I think that's always inspires 
me so congratulations again to both of you um uh   I guess it was Saturday night um I think we were 
all at the Mayor's Gala uh at uh where was it   it was at the Hilton it was the Hilton it was 
a great night um I think I am on the board of   the First Step Shelter and I represent Ormond 
Beach on that board um it's wonderful it was   wonderful to be there I know the the event was 
highly successful the city gives the shelter I   think it's 30,000 30 36,000 is that right um Miss 
Shanahan I think that's what it is every year and   other cities in or in Volusia County do that as well 
and it's just something that really helps people   get back on their feet they are 90% successful 
with the people that um come in and 90% of them   are able to go out and live on their own so it's 
it's a wonderful um venture and I'm just so proud   that we are involved with it so it it was a 
great evening uh I also attended Legislative   Action Days and I appreciate being able to go as 
well thank you Miss Shanahan for allowing that and   it was wonderful going to see um Representative 
of Senator Wright and Representative Leak and   and thanking both of them for all they do for us 
because whether it's in money or with words they   always support us and that's just a great feeling 
and one thing I did that's not in Ormond Beach but   it was very very interesting and I urge all of you 
to go is to go to the Museum of Arts and Sciences   in Daytona and go see the new Megalodon exhibit 
it is so amazing and um the the lawyer dude which   I'm sure you know who the lawyer dude is we all 
know who he is we know and love him but he is he   was um you know really helped get that there as 
long as long as along with the museum folks too   but it is amazing it's so educational for young 
people and for adults as well if you like sharks   if you like fishing if you like all of that kind 
of stuff you have to go it's just so so awesome   and finally um I just want to say that um I was 
able to attend the Daytona Beach Chamber Annual   meeting meeting and the treat of course was seeing 
Brian Kelly and Lori and I were right up there in   the front you know kind of dancing to some of 
his new songs that he's getting ready to drop   out right now but it was very meaningful to me to 
see him there come back to his home which that he   loves you know one of his songs is you know I 
was born in Ormond Beach it starts like that and   it's so it just makes you so happy um he actually 
lived across the street from me for a while where   I live right now so my kids grew up with him so I 
I know know him well and it he really truly cares   about our city and cares about people here so I 
just wanted to end with that good note so thank   you for listening and have a good evening thank 
you. Commissioner Deputy Mayor Briley thank you   Mr Mayor I'll be brief uh and not go over the 
events that we had with with that Commissioner   Tolland and Commissioner Persis spoke of I do want to 
just take my opportunity and congratulate Susan   on your Municipal Clerk Certification that is 
fantastic congratulations and and Taylor we're   so proud of you for doing that good luck with that 
program you'll do us proud I'm sure um touching on   one thing commissioner Sargent brought up was uh 
the Performing Arts Center and the the seats that   were there those as as Commissioner Sargent said 
were donated by were a gift from Paul Hollow from   the uh Regal Cinema the Regal Cinema I guess was 
probably a little a little bit of trouble before   Covid and Covid really kind of put them out of business 
but they were getting ready to rehabilitate that   that that theater so those those seats were 
brand new I mean there were still had shrink   wrap around the seats so that was a very nice 
gift from Mr Hollow uh I'll end the evening with   just saying um I agree with Commissioner Tolland 
and some of the other comments that were made   I am very proud and uh I think this community is 
honored to have Troy Kent as our County Council   Representative in Volusia County uh and at the 
same time I'm very very disappointed with the   the actions of the County Council today I think 
they dropped the ball and uh I don't think they   took a very good leadership position as their 
role so with that Mr Mayor I'll say good night   thank you thank you Deputy Mayor and Joyce did 
you have an estimate on the completion for A1A at all no idea I don't have my understanding is that the in 
pavment lighting which is one of the things we had   talked about I think in the past um to bring extra 
attention to the people those crosswalks are being   installed this week and that's the final piece 
and so I think that once they've got that done   do wants to do because because there are so many 
of those crosswalks they want to do one of those   Saturday events that they do kind of like when 
PPO comes out and does the bike helmet fittings   they want to do one of those things um I believe 
at at Andy Romano or more likely at Rockefeller   where they've got the the the the big um hybrid 
beacon to get people to just kind of a little   bit of a it's here this is what we're doing they 
they probably want to take some photos for for   themselves this has really been a great project 
because it got us everything that we asked for   we got those seven crosswalks going across there 
and so they want to make sure that word out to to   get people to use them correctly so we'll reach 
out to them and see if we can get a specific date   and Sean don't go too far so we can tell folks 
approximately if we're lucky maybe end of March   early April something like that I think that's 
I'm thinking more most likely March I don't think   it'll be yet in February I was hoping that it 
was in February but I think that if we I think   that most likely in March but as soon as we get a 
date we're going to make sure that everybody knows   about it because I think that it's something that 
we want to we want to participate in and we want   to promote it to everybody so um Jen and Pauline 
have been working with um FDOT PIO to make sure   that we kind of coordinate that and get and get 
are are able to help them promote it as well as   we can great and then followup final uh the speak 
speed limit will return to 35 when they're done   or is it going to remain a 30 it's permanent to 30 
okay good so I I think that they they they've they   one of the things that was with this in order to 
get the medians in there there was a narrowing of   of the lanes and that that precipitated the the 
narrow the the lowering the speed limit um we   still have the two lanes to go go through there I 
think that it's a a good safety measure that they   did to help help make it facilitated so people are 
able to cross safely okay and I'll let I was asked   by a couple people that's why I asked so I'll 
let let them know yes sir Mr. Mayor just Sean and   you may know excuse me does FDOT plan on taking 
this safety or this type of road program further   south into Daytona they they do yeah I think that 
that's one of the things that they're working on   we've got the the the product that follows behind 
this that's going to be North A1A right that was   one that I think that we were a little bit more 
surprised about that it was came came upon us as   quickly as it did that one's going to end up 
being mostly dealing with with crosswalks as   well um but we're getting them at those at stand 
and Amsden and and Rus which were the big three   that we were pushing for so we're going to get 
it's going to go all the way up to just south   of Crotty Park which I know that it had the original 
project on North A1A went into that but what the   FDOT has shared with me is that they have another 
product that comes behind that that that that   picks it up and takes it through the rest of the 
project that's that and and South I believe they   are going to continue it through Daytona 
Beach from you know we kind of stop at Harvard   which is Andy Romano so we've got um Milsap which 
is just North of Andy Romano we have Andy Romano   we've got the light at Harvard which so so we're 
pretty good all the way through through our South   City Limits they're going to take it beyond that 
in Daytona through Bellair and and further south   tied into the work that they're doing as part of 
that Orange Avenue work that um in Daytona Beach   I think this pretty much was the gist of that 
2016 safety that Corridor safety study was it not   that was this was a big part of it the it started 
it started in Daytona Beach I remember going to a   meeting down at Schnebly Center which I think was part of 
the the kind of the South limits of it we went all   the way and we walked most of the way up to where 
the old Happy Whale is or was so all the way into   into into Flagler Beach so it really takes that 
whole Corridor and and and makes it what what I   think a lot of people wanted to see for a long 
time access for the people who live there and   and work there to be able to access the the the 
beach for for for for from a safe standpoint   thank you all right uh the Mayor's Gala Saturday 
night was fantastic it's the second annual and   I haven't heard a number yet as far as how much 
they raised but uh Firststep Shelter is probably   the best example of what we can accomplish when we 
work together as far as all the East Side cities   uh it took a long time time a lot of work uh 
but it finally came together and I think the   number Commissioner Persis is closer to 90,000 
that we uh contribute to the yeah per year to the   First Step Shelter it's expensive and honestly uh 
there's no way around that uh we pay the premium   I think because we want to cooperate with our 
fellow cities there's no other real resource for   the homeless in our area so it's the only game in 
town from that perspective the way they run that   shelter you could give a lecture on it it's so 
smart uh and honestly participating in that gives   us options should the Florida Legislature approve 
a uh no camping in public ordinance I know Senator   Martin is working on that I talked to the mayor of 
Altamonte Springs Pat Bates they're working on an   ordinance as well the again the point is not to 
punish the homeless but rather to get them help   uh and get them out of a terrible situation um 
but being a part of the homeless shelter is a key   component of that and that's why we that's why we 
cooperate um and we'll see how that we'll see how   that goes in a couple weeks here whether it makes 
it through the through the legislature and and   whether the governor signs it or not uh I wanted 
to bring to your attention a letter I got from   Lawrence uh Bennett it's an invitation to Mary 
Bryant Bar's uh God's Little Angels recognizing   35 years of service to Volusia County's seniors 
family and children uh also the Sick shut ins   and school families it's an open house on February 
10th 2024 from 1 to 7 uh at the speedway uh or   in that area I'm not exactly sure the way this is 
worded but uh Mary Bars is is an incredible woman   uh strikes me as more of a Daytona Beach event but 
I think she's helped people from all over the area   so I'll ask our Clerk to to copy this and and send 
it by email to all of you it just says Mayor Bill   you and the entire City Commission are invited if 
you care to attend and it's signed Larry Bennett   who is an Ormond Beach resident wanted to bring 
that to your attention um and then I'll close you   guys covered everything else so well it has been 
a busy time it's always a busy time uh this coming   Friday night is the Historical Society's annual 
meeting uh I think we'll swear them in and have a   nice evening celebrating all the things that that 
they've accomplished in the last year we're lucky   to have them just like we're lucky to have Main 
Street uh volunteers largely who do do incredible   work for our city and uh so look forward to 
attending that with whoever can make it and then   the mayor's Health I'll close with the mayor's 
Health and Fitness challenge that's Saturday   morning uh at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center 
I love that we start it a little late so that   people who uh didn't get sucked in to a gym at 
the beginning of the year can still uh get out   there and get the exercise that they may need I 
also love that uh it's a few hundred people that   participate in it every year it's not thousands 
uh but it seeing the people who take it to heart   and really excel and make positive improvements 
in their health that's the most exciting part   of it and so uh look forward to another round 
another round of that Mr. Mayor, yes sir Deputy Mayor   I'm sorry I forgot one thing under under comment 
so it's just the first step shelter made me think   of this um some time back we had discussed under 
Commissioner comments about possibly supporting   our sponsoring a room at the Barracks of Hope for 
our homeless uh veterans and I didn't know where   we might uh stand with that or if there's maybe 
maybe we put it on an upcoming uh agenda I'm not   sure we could put it on an agenda the issue I 
have with that is there's so many dollars for   uh veterans there's so much money out there at 
the federal level for veterans and then to come   to Ormond Beach residents and ask them to give 
again uh when you know I don't know if it goes   to Ormond Beach resident who's homeless who needs 
it or if it goes to anybody but uh I mean they are   flush there is no reason for any veteran ever to 
be homeless and $25,000 is a big sum of cash uh   so you know that's that's up to the Commission I 
was just thinking since our neighboring cities our   sister cities had had you know Port Orange Daytona 
Holly Hill had all contributed I think sponsored   rooms yeah a couple the I think um 16 cities 
in Volusia County I don't know how many how many   have and again I don't know does Ormond Beach have 
anybody there there's a lot of a lot of questions   yeah I wouldn't mind getting more information 
on it anyway so we can make an informed decision I'll be happy to get some more information thank you 
great thank you Joyce and with that we are adjourned