were going around the moon earlier. My brother sent me a video link and I was like, >> yeah, >> I'll watch it when I can fast forward it. >> August, >> uh the guys we were with Liz and Aaron >> August 10th, >> uh they usually go there, but they said they thought they had it barricaded at all.
>> So, it's at the end of the week, so you don't miss the first day of school. >> Fact, the mood is so predictable. Do you remember that scandal with what the Samsung phones? Yeah. >> Yeah. Yes.
>> Got a pen that doesn't work. >> There you go. >> It could be. >> Hey. And and and we're on. >> All right. You guys ready? Um, are we good up upstairs? Yeah. All
right. Sit down. Good evening everyone. Welcome to Oid Ovito City Council Chambers. If you could please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic
for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please join me in a moment of silence. I would like to call our meeting to order. It is April 6th at approximately
6:30 p.m. and we have all members of council present. We're going to start off with our ceremonial items with uh the opening of the art in the chambers. Mayor Slick, did you want to kick this off or head on down? >> All right. Is this on? It is. Well, who
is the best person from the art board to start telling us about all the amazing chickens around here? >> All right. So I can invite all the um public art board members to come here and u Mr. um Omaro Tero we are very excited today to
um unveil the fourth um art in chambers um tonight we are displaying the art from our so it's the our local talent so the art from um the students from Mr. Rotero from Aagati High School. Um he was the one um um to propose the theme.
Um it was very exciting to see the excitement of Mr. Rotero in accepting the invitation and the challenge and he did that in a very short uh period of time. So we really appreciate that. And Mr. um Otto has also his own art and
that's the door over there. So um before I pass the microphone to him, I just wanted to u remind everybody that this exhibition is going to be on display until July the beginning of July and the art most of the uh artwork is for sale.
Um 25% goes to the public art board and um and and this is another initiative from the public art board and uh we are very excited. So this is >> Thank you. Uh this was a really really cool opportunity and uh we kind of came
up with the idea together at the meeting. Uh you know we thought of ovito chickens and then we grabbed a couple of different art styles surrealism, impressionism and poalism. Uh I gave it to my two painting one classes as their midterm. Um and this is what they came
up with. Um I'm really really excited. A couple of my students are here which is kind of calming me down so I'm not nervous. Uh, which is weird because I speak in front of students all day. Uh, so anyways, I really really hope you enjoy the art. Um, I really appreciate you guys being here. Thank you.
>> Could we invite the students to come up? >> Oh, students, come up. >> All right. If you are an artist of anything in this room, come on up. We want to to introduce you to everybody. So, come come on up. Don't be shy. >> Wait, no, no. Okay. Okay. We're We're going mobile. All right.
What's your name? What's your name? >> Elizabetha. >> Elizabethella from Hagerty High. Thank you for painting. Are Are you comfortable sharing which one is yours? >> Oh, I love it. Very cool. With the blue and the the pink. Very cool. Thank you.
All right. Who else we have? Come on up. Come on up. If we can, we we'd love you to be in the picture. So, if you might as well be in the picture. Come on up. All right. And share with us your name and which picture you did. Um, my name's Ariel Emory and I painted one
of those. >> Oh, which one? >> Um, >> here's another student right here. >> The one in the very middle like on the bottom there. >> So, the one the blue sky, green grass, and colorful chicken. And And your name again?
>> Ariel. >> Ariel. Awesome. Okay. And what's your name? >> Maya. >> Maya. And which which chicken did you paint? That one. The top one. >> Top one. With the road. Orange >> with the road.
>> With the road. All right. I like it. Thank you all for letting your art be part of our city hall for a little bit. And wait. Yes. You're up here. Okay. We want to get a big picture with everybody. This is such a cool thing. You can take the chickens out of Ovito's
downtown, but you can't really take the chickens out of Ovito, can you? We are the chicken city. So, thank you. Thank you for inspiring your students and thank you for stepping up to the challenge. >> Yeah. Oh, yes. Good call from the deputy mayor. We're
going to pull these off the wall real quick so they can hold their pictures. Boom. >> Yep. Okay. Wait, there's one more. And I'm not getting off. Grab grab your picture if I didn't already grab it. Somebody go grab. >> Wait, did I get the right ones?
>> Okay. Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. You're in the middle. Students in the middle. Students in the middle. >> Come on. Come on. Students in the middle. Students in the middle. >> Fairly light. >> Grab the door. Grab the door. >> Yeah. This is awesome.
>> Heck yeah. No. No. In the middle. In the middle. >> In the middle. >> Yeah. In the middle. >> Oh gosh. >> Yeah. >> Look at you guys. So we can this way we can tell that the theme is chickens. This is how it needs to be, right? >> All right. Everybody.
And by way of reminder, if any of these speak to you, all are for sale and a portion of the proceeds go back a portion of the proceeds go to the artists and a portion of the proceeds go back into our community to continue fostering programs like this.
>> Do we? >> No, I don't think so. >> Yeah. I guess we don't have one. >> It happens to us all. >> Y'all good? >> Yep. >> All right, moving along. We are up to item number two, the approval of our
minutes. What is the pleasure of council? I'll make a motion to approve the minutes for February 16th, 2026 and March 2nd to 2026 regular sessions. >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? >> All right. Hearing none, I'll ask the
clerk to call the role. Or actually, we can do this one. Sorry. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> All those against. >> The minutes are approved. We will move on to public comment. Um, I do have two written requests to speak. So, when I
call your name, please come up to the podium up here and you have your time to speak to us. So, first up, I have Mr. Charles Zuber. >> Mr. Zuber. >> Zuber. >> Mr. Zuber, you're up. You're up.
>> Pardon me. >> No, you're fine. Maybe I was too quiet. >> Well, we need to do better talking right into the microphones, too. Ah >> good evening folks and uh thank you for letting me have a few minutes here. I
want to speak about uh operation safep and crossings and you know that I am very involved with crossings for all our children going into elementary school there at Lake Jessup and uh Broadway. And of
course with Broadway being the new super speedway, we are having small problem. Uh the chief is doing the best he can with what he's got. And uh you know it's sometimes it's okay and sometimes it's
not so okay. But anyway, what I'm trying to do is uh push for a couple more things for the Broadway and Lake Jessup corner. Uh we have a little sign up there that says no right turn on red for
the people coming down on uh Lake Jessup from the north end of town. And uh that really don't do me any good uh because basically I'm not using that crosswalk or the crosswalk that they turn across
on Broadway. Um, what I'd like to see instead of the sign is four no turn on reds that were uh put up there with a connection to the
push towalk uh button that would only turn them on to stop people from turning right coming off from Jessup and onto Broadway to go east or
uh anybody from the east going west uh to come across on in front of my station there. And uh since I have lost my help, I'm the only one working that uh five lane monster. So I sure could use any
help I get. The other thing I'd also like to see is the tattletail lights be put up on the lights. so that uh the police can sit down there a little ways and see who is actually running the red light. Uh to help them
get those people to quit running red lights cuz they're coming through at a fairly high rate of speed. We need to slow them down a little bit. They've done the best. Uh you just there isn't enough uh motorcycle cops around that.
Uh he's they've got uh three schools that they've got to try and maintain and a bunch of Z speed zones, you know, with their lights that uh I'm now working on uh that uh I'm filling in for
the Pearson that has left. She Congratulations to my Isabella for graduating from college and uh going on and getting a good job. But, uh, like I say, without her now, I've got a whole lot of
lanes to take care of. Thank you. Please do consider that. Uh, I know it's expensive to do these two things, but that would at least give the police department some extra help. >> Thank you, Mr. Zuber. >> Thank you.
>> And next up, I have Jesse Owen. >> Good evening. Um Jesse Owen, uh thank you guys for all you do just coming for the past couple city council meetings. Um it is they go really long, a lot longer than I than I thought they they would. So um thank you guys for what you
guys do for the city. Um and at some point I'll have more relevant things to to say. Um but uh I'd like to just use my I like to exercise my rights. So I'll use my three minutes to uh read the Bible. And in light of uh
Easter being yesterday, and I hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday, uh I'll be reading from Luke 24. Um starting at verse one. But on the first day of the week at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared, and they found the stone
rolled away from the tomb. But when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. When they were while they were per perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel, and they were frightened and bowed their faces to the
ground. The men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here. He is risen. Remember, he told you while he was still in Galilee that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be
crucified on the third day and rise." And they remembered his words. And returning from the tomb, they told all these things to the 11 and all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the
other women with them who told these things to the apostles. But these words seemed to them idol an idol tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb. stooping and looking in, he saw the linen clothes by themselves, and he went home marveling
at what he at what had happened. That very day, two of them were going to a village named Ms. uh don't know how to pronounce that about 7 miles from Jerusalem. Uh and they were talking with each other about
these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad.
Then one of them said, "Name Cleopus, answered him, are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know these things that had hap that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a
man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death and crucified. But he had hoped that he was but we had hoped he was the one to
redeem is redeem Israel." Yes. And besides all this, it was now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our comp company amazed us. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I do not have any other written requests to speak. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to address
council at this time? >> Hearing none, I will close public comment and move on to item number 12, which or sorry, back up. Uh our consent agenda items 4 through 10. What is the pleasure of council? >> Deputy mayor. Um I would like to remove
uh 67 and 10. >> And I'd like to also remove four >> four 6710. All right. Give me a second. Four, six, seven, 10. Those are all resolutions. All right. I'm going to make item number
four be 14 A, 6, 14 B, 7, 14 C, and 10 is going to be 14 D. Is there anything else anybody wants to remove? Okay. So, on the remaining items, which would be 5, 8, and nine, what is the pleasure of councel?
>> I move we approve the consent agenda. >> Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> Okay. I will ask the clerk to call the role. >> Motioner. Mayor Megan Slidic. >> I. >> Seconder. Council member Alan A. >> I.
>> Uh, Deputy Mayor Natalie Tukurt. >> I. >> Council member Keith Britain. >> I. >> Council member Jeff Bterford. >> I. >> The motion carries. We do not have any public hearings, so we'll move on to item number 12, um, which is ordinance number 1763, the zoning map amendment
from PUD to POD, an adoption of the amended and restated non-stutory development agreement for the dwell. Um, can I ask uh, Mr. Vos to read this on title only? >> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. This is ordinance number 1763, an ordinance of
the city of Ovito, Florida, amending the zoning map of the city of Ovido, concerning approximately 3.23 23 acres of land generally located on the west side of Sugar Mill Road and approximately 405 ft north of Ovito Mall Boulevard from plan unit development PUD
to plan unit development PUD and adopting an amended and restated non-stutory development agreement for Dwellto conceptual development plan and providing for findings and legislative intent implementing actions a savings provision correction of scrier's errors
conflicts cification severability and an effective date. >> Thank you, Mr. Cobb. >> Uh thank you, Deputy Mayor. This is a request to amend the dwell plan unit development development agreement. I'm going to uh turn it over to Dr. Koreah, and she will provide a presentation.
>> Good evening, mayor, deputy mayor, council members. So, this is a request um to city council to consider a zoning map amendment from PUB to PUD. And I will explain that um in a minute in a minute with an amendment to a non statutory development
agreement for the dwell of a vido conceptual development plan to ch to change the list of permitted uses to allow a self self storage use and associated standards on approximately 3.23 acres located on the west side of
Sugarmill Road approximately 405 ft north of Avidal Boulevard. The applicant is Jessica Go Esquire Cob call legal services and I'll go for the um presentation. So um the dwell of a vido
is a mixeduse um PUD that was approved by city council um in the end of 2014. I cannot believe it's already 12 years that we approved the PUD u um the original PUD um plan for um the
apartment complex 300 um multif family units a hotel site and an office site um as you know uh PUD does not have standards established in the in the um land development code. So the standards are established in the development
agreement. So in a situation like this one that a use that is being proposed was not foreseen in the original development agreement the only way to allow is to amend um the development agreement and in this process is still a resoning although there is no change
really for the the zoning district itself. So next slide please. These slide shows on the right side the zoning and the and the PUD for the dwell is the tend um um area over there. The hatched
site is the site that they are being proposed a self storage. Uh on the left side is the future land use designation. At the time that the PUD was approved, it was mixeduse future land use designation but in 2022 we changed for
gateway score. So now in the DA we also made several amendments to update the information in the development agreement. Next slide please. Um this is looking at the site closer uh on the in the abuing properties. So in on the west
side um the property abuts 417. The north is the broad oak vid apartments. To the east is the dwell um beauty itself, but it's the the apartment from the dwell and the south
is the vacant portion of what were originally the um office site. Um after the development agreement or um the pud was approved in the plat that site was was split in two parcels and we also had
to update the development agreement to reflect two parcels. Next slide please. So these are the existing approvals for the dwell. Um as I said 300 dwelling units for the apartment um portion, a
hotel with up to 108 units still to be uh built in the future and a maximumund thou 100,000 square ft of office use. That was the original entitlement and I'm going to explain how we split this
entitlements now. Um so the subject property um is included in the original office area. Uh the dwell as I said subdivision split the office area in two parcels and parcel 2 is the subject property now
that um um they are proposing um the self storage and it's 323 uh acres. Next slide. So these are the amendments that we did. It's basically to allow the self storage as a permissible use in the um
uh on the bud. Um self storage is a use that is compatible with the surrounding multifamily. Actually the multif family will probably a target um a customer for the use and it's um the impact is much
um lower than what be an office. though it's also seen as a good um um uh use for the area. Um the proposed self storage is going to be allowed up to 114,000 square ft of 998 square ft of uh
self storage space and that conversion was based on trips. So it's the same it's within the the the vested um uh trips that they had for the office that was approved in 2014. Next slide please. These are the main
amendments were done in the development agreement. One is to correct the future lend use designation also to separate the office into two parcels. Um also to update the entitlements um now for the parcels. So
the um originally was 100,000 square ft and now it's split into two depending on the acreage. The parcel one which is going to be still vacant will be allowed a maximum of 50,536 square feet of office and the parcel 2
where um it's projected to have the self storage. You can have 49464 square ft of u 49,000 464 square ft of office retail or 100 almost 115,000
square ft of self storage. We also um uh updated two um sections and that is also um language that was brought up by the new L of the sea to talk about the horizon of the of the
uh development agreement and also if there is anything that is um silent in the the DA that is not zoning um district related then the LBC kicks in and the language that we added and that
came from staff um but the LPA um confirmed and the developer and the applicant u agreed was to have language restricting the access of large vehicles to the site between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. so that there is no nuisance and no
noise issues with the with the residents. Next slide please. Um these are additional amendments. These are more zoning related amendments. Um so to allow to update the phasing of the project to uh we increase
the satback the maximum satback from n 10 to 20. Um we updated the sign standards to allow for the self storage. We updated the parking standards to allow also for self storage. Um and we included language that the lighting will
comply with this with the LC. Um and uh we establish a maximum height of 78 ft and um the site also proposed two primary access points along along sugar mill as highlighted in the CDP and we are going to see the CDP in the next
slide. So this is the site itself. So you have a portion that has wetland and that will remain um there is the upland buffer over there. Um the uh um self storage requires very little parking. So
there is not much parking on site and you have two um um access points. One is shared with the uh parcel to the south and the other one is to the north of the site. Next slide
please. This is the transportation analysis. Um and as I said the conversion was based on uh the trips but even you can see there is a reduction on the maximum proposed to the self storage and the
maximum that could happen in the office there is still a reduction on the uh on the trips that will be generated. Next slide. Um there is no budget um uh impact um with the approval of this ordinance. Um
this is um a a project that um supports the economic vitality strategic focus area of a strategic plan and according to the Florida statutes there was no need for a business impact u estimate um to be done.
Next slide. So the city attorney reviewed the ordinance and offered no objection. The LPA conducted a public hearing on March 3rd and um recommended adoption with the inclusion of the language that was
discuss discussed on the restriction of the operation for large vehicles. Um the city followed all the proper notifications and advertisement per the Florida statutes and it's recommended that city council read ordinance number
1763 by title only and schedule a public hearing for April 20, 2026. and I am available to answer any questions. >> Thank you, Dr. Korea. Does anybody have any questions while she's up here? >> Got a quick question. Um, so definitely the park the parking situation, it will
create less traffic and there will be less need for a parking lot. Um, can you confirm that there will be be less impervious surface with the new configuration uh compared to the old approved situation? I cannot confirm that because I don't
have any other site plan to compare. It was just office use. >> So our code doesn't doesn't limit the impervious surface. >> Um uh the code requires 30% of open space.
>> Okay. So >> but that depends on the site plan, right? So that's that's the minimum. But if you're comparing this site plan that has parking >> well to >> either way where were they going to be required to have 30% open space so
there's no additional impervious surface being requested. I just want to make sure that we're not creating a situation where there's more you where there's less aquafer recharge opportunity than under what was previously approved.
Um so this one has um the building is large right >> and the parking lot's smaller >> but the parking lot smaller so I cannot compare because I don't know >> um what kind of office would be developed if it would be more vertical if it would be more you know horizontal
if it what would the square footage if they would go to the maximum or not >> and then how how much >> but we do so under the maximum that that is the question so if you do the maximum footprint allowed under the old PUD rules and the maximum footprint allowed
under the new PUB rules is the amount of open space the same or better? >> Uh, we did not do that analysis, but I would say if you get the maximum off, it would require much more parking. So, the parking itself would require more um um
impervious. >> Okay. But we don't So, we don't have the answer to this. >> I do not have Okay. Thank you. >> I do not. Any other questions? Yep. >> I just got a quick question. I think I heard you say it was a 70 foot height. >> 78. >> 78. Where did that number come from?
>> Um I can ask um the uh developer to come. This is the same height as the um mall has >> and I have to see if the new LC because we all um increased the height in the
>> area. had another project where we lowered it from 70 to 60 because that was usually the standard. But I'm just curious as to where that came from. >> I would have to check what who who who um brought it up. But if even if the code today, I would have to check what
the code today. I can do that when I sit down over there to check what the code today says because for the target areas, we increase the height. So the idea was to have more vertical um uh to allow for more um vertical development. >> Okay. >> We did do that in a different but it was
a different zoning. >> Yeah. I I just remember that >> 60 seemed to be the standard. >> 78's a little bit higher than that. >> Okay. >> The the 70 is what the or the 78 is what the developer is requesting. >> Yes. >> Is that is that fair to say?
>> Yeah. >> Okay. Um >> is there I can check. when I >> when I sit here and talk to staff. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's fine. >> What was it otherwise under the previous PUD? What would the height limit have been?
>> The PUD 78 as well. >> Good evening, mayor, deputy mayor, council members. Um, so I'm looking at the existing PUB for um, this particular development and the hotel parcel is already at 78 ft maximum height. So it's
a height that's already consistent with what's there. >> But even for the office, even for this office part, it would have been 78 >> probably. >> Well, right next to 417, what does it matter? >> Well, maybe.
>> Yeah, it doesn't say. I would say as far as spots in the cities, this is like the one that >> no one will notice. >> I just want to know what we're comparing to. >> I think the difference between the this project and the previous project is that the previous project, what are we
talking about? River Oaks >> over the trees and the residential >> was was um um twotory residential. This is a multif family on the north on the on the east and then 417 on the on the other side. And the I'm sorry if I can go back to
the office parcel. Um it says the maximum height um shall not exceed 78 ft for the office parcel. So it's already there. >> Okay. >> Did you have something else? >> I just had one more. This isn't the hotel uh plot. >> No. >> Okay. That's still available.
>> It's still a We can show >> um >> Yeah. Can you go back to >> the back >> slide >> four? So this one. So um the property that we're talking about is the hatched in
red, right? So that whole area over there, that property in the one to the south >> was the original office parcel. the the one that has in this slide here is showing just um um grading right is the
dwell portion the rectangle on the two rectangles along with the mall boulevard one at the corner and the larger one these two are the hotel sites >> okay >> thank you >> I had one more question um I I know that
typically with uh when we do reszonings we notify the property owners adjacent Um, do we notify the the people who are renting in the apartments there? Is that >> No, just the property owners. >> Should we do that?
>> I think it's um >> they can always move. >> Mhm. >> Well, >> yeah. We would not even know who the rentals are, right? >> The city doesn't have a rental. >> Yeah. We we'd have no meaningful way of
knowing appropriate mailing addresses for all the renters and >> but not like from utility bills or >> it's certainly not a procedure called out in our LDC's. >> Um >> but we post the property. >> Yeah. >> And we advertise. So we already had one
public hearing which is which was in um the LPA. Um this is the first ordinance, right? the first reading. So we still have another public hearing but we do not we advertised we notified the property owners. So the probably the
management company was was uh received the notification but we did not reach out to the individual renters. >> Yeah. Um my thought is you know since this is legislative you know this is might be something that they would want
to have input in. Is there any interest from uh other council members to direct that action? >> Maybe we do it by social media or some way that's free versus sending anonymous postcard or I guess it wouldn't be
anonymous, but like I I don't know how often people there might check their their mail. So, this would come this is scheduled potentially if if this vote goes through for an April 20th hearing. and it may give people the impression
that they can stop it from being cleared or being used for something and it's going to be completely clear-cut no matter what goes there. Um, I I like the idea of putting asking the property owner to put some signs on site. Maybe they can use their email list to inform everybody, but I don't know that we can
compel that action, but that is probably a more impactful way to reach people. And I'd be willing to post it on my page and and have the city post it on their page. But I think what we're talking about right now is an LDC procedural thing. >> Yeah. So we don't have to like but we could just to be nice or transparent
like >> but yeah I don't think we can delay or >> incur any additional costs to do so unless it's dimminimous. I I guess we could incur addition. I guess I'm saying right now what's on the table is not that discussion, but if that's something
if you want to have a discussion later, we could discuss our LDC code and how we require notifications of property owners if that makes sense. >> Well, we could on the fly do what you're saying though. Like >> I mean we could definitely share this on social media. We don't not public notice it like on our website or all that. >> Yeah, but we have we haven't drawn
attention to it, but typically we don't draw attention to anything that would be considered air quote controversial on our social media when this would probably hit that criteria. possibly. >> Do we have any other questions for Dr. Korea?
>> Why she's up here? >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> If I could, Deputy May, >> this this process, yes, it is partially land development code driven, but it's also partially statute driven as well. >> Could you talk a little closer to make that? >> This is also partially statute driven.
>> Uh we are required to publish a notice in the newspaper at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. So, that will be published as well. Uh we do the we do the staff does go out and post the public hearing on the property itself. So there'll be a public hearing notice on the property. Hopefully the residents
will drive by it. Um and if we can send an email to the um I would say I would say look at we can look at sending an email to the management company if we can find that. Uh we and uh ask them to spread the news. We could we could try
that as well uh for the folks at the dwell. But um from a statutory perspective, we we're required to uh to put the ad in the newspaper. From a land development code perspective, we notify all property owners within 500 ft. And
that's because that's that's information that we have readily available. >> All right. So if they read the newspaper, >> if they read or online, they could read it online >> or if they read our agendas or here tonight. >> We do we do post it. We do post it on the >> I mean I'm not against I think it's a good idea to notify residents too and
and even renters if I could address Mr. Britain's question Mr. Britain, you are correct. It's for multif family, it's 60 ft. That's that's the height for uh interesting. I was looking uh in the other part of the land development code and I mean uh just to let you know for
this particular zoning district, the maximum height is 84 feet. So by requesting the 78 by maintaining the 78 feet that's already in the development agreement, they're they're coming in underneath what the land development code would allow. >> Okay. Well, this is a first reading
ordinance, so there's more to come on this, but what is the pleasure of council? >> I move we schedule ordinance number 1763 for a public hearing on April 20th, 2026. >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion?
>> Hoping staff can add in the answers to some of the questions that were asked tonight by next meeting. >> Councilman Bford. >> No, I'm good. Council >> member Britain. I'm >> good. Thank you. >> All right. I'll ask the clerk to call the role. Motioner, Mayor Megan Sladic, I.
>> Seconder, Council Member Jeff Bifford. >> I, >> Deputy Mayor Natalie Tukurt. >> I, Council Member Keith Britain. >> I, >> Council Member Alan A. >> I. >> The motion carries. We'll move on to item number 13, which is ordinance number 1764, the collection of
delinquent fire prevention inspection fees on utility bill. Mr. Vos, can you read that by title only? >> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. This ordinance number 1764, an ordinance of the city of Ovidito, Florida, amending chapter 26, fire prevention and protection of the city of Ovido Code of Ordinances to
create section 26-4, collection of delinquent fire prevention inspection fees on utility bill, providing for collection of delinquent firerevention inspection fees on utility bills under certain circumstances. implementing administrative actions and providing for conflicts, severability,
codification, correction of scriveners, errors, and an effective date. >> Thank you, Mr. Vose. Mr. Cobb or Chief Woodward? >> Uh, Chief Woodward will be making the presentation. Yes. >> All right. >> And while he's woken up, council, uh, this also is a first reading, so we will be recommending a public hearing
scheduled for April 20th, 2026. >> Okay, >> that is correct. Good evening, mayor, deputy mayor, members of council. Um, tonight before you is the first reading for a request to change or amend ordinance 1764. Uh, that pertains to our
fire prevention ordinance for the city of Ovido. Um, more specifically, um, just to kind of give you all a little bit of a a background and timeline, in 2022, we revamped our fire prevention services process where we outsourced to PDCS. um that did come with a cost, but
we were already absorbing a cost from in-house employees that were doing it. Um in 2022, uh we also established a fee structure to start charging for um annual life safety inspections for all commercial occupancies within the city. That fee
structure is nothing um it's it's nothing outrageous. It ranges from about $50 for 0 to 3,000 square foot up to $200 for anything over 100,000 square foot. So, it's a it's a very modest fee. Um, in 2023, we started providing we
actually noticed all the businesses during the 2023 inspection cycle. Um, that means that we went out and we just handed them basically a letter saying this is coming. This this new fee structure is coming for your occupancy. In uh starting October 1st, 2023, we
started providing paper invoices upon each inspection. Um, fast forward to October of 2024, we actually started invoicing via email through our mobile fire inspection software. Um, and instead of providing paper invoices as well because we saw
that that wasn't really kind of getting to the the the customers and we weren't seeing a return on our investment with that. In November 2024, we actually instituted online payment portal through our city website um that the clients as
as soon as they're done with the inspection, they receive the invoice via email and then they can make that payment online to further provide more convenience to the to the business owners. In 2025, um we completed approximately 1377 annual life safety
inspections on commercial businesses throughout the city of Ovido. In addition to that, we completed about 1380 reinspections. Um that's just to ensure that they what was cited in the initial violation um was corrected and
so forth. Um to date uh for that 2025 inspection cycle, we build about $131,800 in inspection and reinspection fees. To date, we've only collected about $69,000. Um, so what what this proposal does is
this gives this gives us the ability to when an invoice goes beyond 30 days of delinquency, uh, this gives us the ability to attach that delinquent fire inspection fee to that customer's or the business owner's utility bill, providing
that their name is attached to a utility bill within the city. >> Okay. Thank you, Chief Woodward. Any questions while he's up here? No, I'm just shocked at 51%, you know, on recovery. People wouldn't pay it.
>> And we've got some that are pushing a year plus delinquent that where we've noticed them multiple times via email, you know, through the reinspections and so forth. >> When you said that's typical, do you mean um like that's typical of other >> We're seeing that as typical with with
the process that we're doing. And I also had this similar process um back when I worked for City of Titusville. um I was able to attach those fees to the business tax renewal um at that time in that location. So then it it basically no longer became an issue. If the if the
business owners uh were renewing their business tax receipt, that fee was attached to it and we just guaranteed that we would provide that inspection annually. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> All right. Thank you, Chief Woodward. >> Thank you. >> What is the pleasure of councel? I move we schedule ordinance number 1764 for a
second public hearing on April 20th, 2026. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> No. >> Nope. Okay. I'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Motioner. Mayor Megan Slick. >> I. >> Seconder. Council member Jeff Bodford. >> I.
>> Deputy Mayor Natalie Tukurt. >> I. >> Council member Keith Britain. >> I. >> Council member Alan A. >> I. >> The motion carries. We're going to move on to item number 14A, which is previously item number four. So, resolution number 4703-26,
revisions to the communications guidelines standard operating procedures. And for the sake of time, if you guys want to skip to just the part I'm concerned about, I am totally cool with that. >> I think that's fine. Go ahead. >> All right. Page six of the policy number
14 and 15. >> Is this a >> So, it's the second I think it's the first attachment. Let me see. First attachment. I don't have it open yet. It's the one that's got the strike out. Nope, not that one. It's going to be the second attachment. Oh, no. There we go.
The last attachment. The communication guidelines >> attachment page. So, >> it's about 18page document. Is this it? I think it is. Maybe this is the original one. >> Did you say it was page six? >> Page six.
>> Not the one with the red line or the one with >> No, it's the one with the red line. I might be telling you the wrong one. >> No, that's attachment the the memorandum attachment is what you want. >> Okay. >> Okay. Memo attachment number one. >> Num number one. Whatever six and it's got the red line. >> And um basically what it says is that uh
it is discretionary but permissible to tag sponsors with certain criteria and uh city partners that meet certain criteria. >> Where are you looking at? >> This is not it. >> Page six of 196. Annie, >> I think it's like 14 >> 14 and 15.
>> 14. >> Yeah, there we go. Boom. Right up there. Uh, I'm just hoping that we'll make it mandatory. So, either we're tagging everybody or tagging nobody. It's not like we're tagging people. So, we're tagging some of the people who meet these criteria, but not all of them. Uh,
that's about the only way I can think of for everyone to feel like we're treating all equally situ all similarly situated people the same way. So, if everybody's on board with that, uh, it may be a little bit harder to tag everybody who has a social media account, but I think it would be the probably the right thing
to do from a policy perspective. >> Did you have input on that while I'm looking? >> The reason I put that in there is we didn't have that honorable mayor and deputy mayor, city council members. Sorry. Um, I I was thinking of when we
have uh donations, say to the police or the fire department, we all know Mission Bbecue is a big supporter of public safety and I would like to be able to tag them to thank them for donations to our our public safety. So, those are kind of the the the lines that I was
thinking as well as recreation. When uh recreation programs, we have a lot of contractors that come in and do recreation programs. We could tag them maybe thanking them for bringing their programs here or letting the public know um we have line dancing on Tuesdays
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. and tag the person who does the line dancing. That's my my line of thinking. That's just a general thinking, but we it would give us a little bit more power to uh tag these people, contractors that
come in and maybe uh maybe it's the women's club that's coming in and renting the cultural center for something and it gives us a little bit more advertising. It gives them a little bit more advertising at no cost. >> I don't I don't have a problem with that. >> As long as we're consistent. So I if
Mission Barbecue gets a donation tag may I don't know if we need to set a threshold and say well if you bring in if you're bringing in donuts because sometimes people will bring in just you know something not particularly huge but it's a donation do we tag the real estate agency that brings in the box of
donuts do we tag only if you bring in you know x value of stuff like there needs to be some kind of objective criteria I think inserted here so we don't have anybody suggesting >> that we are not treating all donors the same way.
>> But do we post pictures of everything because >> right like how how do we pick >> I would say if there's a post up cuz I could see an issue where if you have three sponsors for an event and there's a picture and you only tag one that's a problem. So I would say maybe it's if you're going to post a picture then
anybody who had something to do with sponsorship make sure it's across the board. >> Yeah. >> But I don't want to require them to post everything that ever happens cuz that's a lot. Then then I get calls from people who feel like they have have hit they've been at least as generous or as good or
partnery as XYZ. I say why didn't I get a like? Why didn't I get a share or whatever it is? So that that's >> that has made me in my own social media policy be a little bit stingy at times because you know if I can't do for all then I do for none on unless I can come
up with some kind of consistent criteria. I think a donation threshold and a sponsorship level threshold may be the way to go on this particular thing. Uh if you donate something that is, you know, $200 value or more, um you get you
get a tag maybe. I don't know what what the right number is >> when you Well, but also there there's not there's discretion in what's get post what doesn't get posted. So >> you kind of just move the >> line, right? if you were to do something
like that. >> Well, and and that is a concern on my end as well. Even how we pick who gets to give the free things because the people who give the free things who are lucky enough to be selected is the one to get to put up, you know, the card my yard sign,
whatever it may be, that person gets free publicity. Whereas other people who offer the same service and are willing to provide it at no cost to the city, if they're not the the one selected, they never get that exposure. So we we need to figure out a way to make it make it
feel like the rules are fair. You know, when you say tag, and I'm not much of a Facebook guy, but uh sometimes we just mention, hey, so and so came and thank you to whatever company. Is that considered tagging or
is a tag? A tag is is an actual um use amperand and the name of the company or whatever their social media handle is >> um it's a link >> for if you have a uh if you have a criteria for tagging and then someone brings in donuts say well thanks XYZ for
the donuts too >> in the in the write up >> and and some people may not have social media as well so you just have to thank them without the tag which I have done that before but if they have a social media I'll try and search it and and tag them in it to thank them and that sends
them a notification saying, "Hey, city of Ovito, thank you for, you know, or tagged you in something." >> So, it's just be consistent and cover everyone >> whether it's a tag or a mention. >> Okay. >> So, we need to change the words a little bit instead of what's there. Did I I
don't even have it pulled up right. Uh so, I guess maybe the the motion would be that we adopt this as amended according to Mr. voses great ideas for how to make the rules apply equally to everybody and make it mandatory and not discretionary whether you so right right
now it's written as it's it's permissible we should say that it is you that we're going to have you definitely get tagged if xyz and if you don't have a social media account then you get mentioned >> okay Mr. for us.
>> Yeah, Mayor, I I appreciate the thought. I think you're giving me too much credit. Um, >> if there is any further guidance along these lines, if it is the will of the council to go that direction, it would be helpful because um
everything here is structured in terms of uh allowing staff. >> Okay, let's put instead of permitted, say required. Tagging shall also be required to include any contracted or otherwise authorized entities. And then will require react instead of
allow city will allow city will require react. Well, but how do you know if you see it? Like if you don't see it, you don't see it. But if the city gets tagged and that's usually how this has been brought to my attention in the past is that that another entity will tag the city and then the city will react to
some others. Well, that impacts behind the scenes social media metrics and you know people who are having a lot of feelings about these things. Um feel like something of actual value has been given to some and not to others. Uh
because Facebook and social media it is something that is monetized for some of the players in town. So when we like we maybe accidentally are can give are giving somebody money or causing Facebook to give somebody money if that
makes sense. Normally uh from a city perspective I only like other agencies say we respond to a brush fire and it's in Semino County but station 46 and 48 have gone as well and they will put all the the
stations and all the trucks and all the equipment that has responded. They'll put the information out and I'll go in as city of uh Ovido Fire and I'll go and like it. I don't need to share it. I don't need to repost it but I'll like it because we were recognized. And I'll do that with Semino County. You know, I try
to keep it governmental agencies that I don't even do it for media. When they do great stories about it, I I won't go in and like it. But if it's a government agency like the county or another city or something like that, then I can do reactions for them. I feel comfortable
as long as it's a positive reaction because when you do negative reactions, it throws the algorithm off. Well, maybe that's what 15 should say instead then is that uh when we notice things with government agencies like any other governmental agency, we interact
with government governmental agencies, but we don't interact. >> I feel like we're making this too complicated. >> Is it too complicated? >> Yeah. I Well, I think right now she's trying to you are being pretty >> and I feel like if we make all this stuff requirement, we're going to we're
going to clog up our social media. No, this is this is narrowing the field of people who can get reactions. >> Yeah, but I think it sounds like we already operate that way. >> Well, this is expanding. So that that's what is happening now. This is saying that now we can like any all the real
estate agents who >> tag the city that we can if we notice them, we can like them. And if we like some agencies but not others that may have tagged us because we're just can't keep up because the volume is so high, um, you know, we're not going to offend any government agencies.
>> Number 15. >> Number 15. Yes. >> I'm fine with number 15 sticking with government agencies. I do think for tagging though, we're going to we're going to cause issues by overregulation, even though I agree with what you're trying to get at. So, I think it's almost the best way to get what we want
is to show intent, but I don't know how you write that down without causing other issues. >> Well, could could we say something like um you know, tagging in these cases uh should you know, we'll attempt to be uh
fairness or attempt to be fair in uh who we tag, you know, as sponsors of city events in any particular post. >> Yeah. If there's a sponsorship threshold which could be you know $100 whatever whatever we can consistently do
>> event to event right I mean >> top top tier sponsors maybe and then some kind of donation threshold for >> you know people who are showing kindness to our first responders or city employees or whoever they may be donating to. >> I mean would it be enough if we said
that you know we will attempt to to >> to do this fairly and not >> Yeah. Anything is better than what's there. So whatever you guys can wrap your brains around and I know the the intention is to be you know to treat everybody the same. >> So why don't you just add a sentence at
the end of that tagging shell sentence and say this should be done as fairly and equitably as possible to all sponsors. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Does that seem fair? >> That that works. Okay. >> I like that. And then we sort of get rid of or do we get rid of 15 and stick with what we currently have or or just say
>> it it sounds to me like 15 describes um what we're already doing. >> It does not it says it it expands it to >> says >> everybody anybody that we have an affiliation with >> outside entities or agencies could
include anything really >> entities or agencies outside that support programs, events, departments. Richard >> Well, but it says that support programs, events, departments or jurisdictional public safety incidents for mutual aid. >> It seems pretty specific.
>> Sound like you had said >> well in events. So, and she mentioned, you know, women's club, Chamber of Commerce, any any group, Vivoto. Um, >> but it says >> or >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. It's it's anybody who has any
affiliation with us. >> Okay. Yeah. So we we could do something, you know, putting out a post. Come check out Viva Ovido. Normally we don't do that now, but you could tag them Viva Ovido this weekend. You know, whatever else you want to say in the post, but it would give us a little bit more
expansion into making our social media >> interactive. >> Interactive. >> Yeah, I think that's a good thing. >> Interactive is good. So there there's some reasonable limit. Whatever everybody agrees that is if it's slightly narrower than this, I'd be
happier. >> Okay. >> I don't mind how it is. I also trust like our, you know, staff here to do a good job with it. I do think if we start to have an issue, we can revisit it as well. >> Okay. >> Right. >> But I I do want to get the idea.
overregulate something that's hard to regulate if that makes sense. >> And you know, social media is ever evolving as we all know, which is why we wanted to update terms and definitions because as even after I wrote this in algorithm for Facebook has already changed. So,
>> right. Okay. So, are we good on adding the sentence at the end of 14 and then leaving 15 as is? >> Yes. >> Is that okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. We had >> Did we have a motion on the table? >> Yes. >> Okay.
>> Did you want to amend it to include that? >> Oh, you don't I don't think so. I know we did. I move we adopt resolution 4703-26 >> with with the amend >> with a change. >> With the amendment. >> Okay. We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> I'll second.
>> Okay. Any further discussion? >> No. >> Okay. I'll ask the clerk to call the role. Motioner, Mayor Megan Slick, >> I. >> Seconder, council member Alan. >> I. >> Deputy mayor Natalie Tugert. >> I. >> Council member Keith Britain. >> I.
>> Council member Jeff Bifford. >> I. >> Okay. The motion carries. We'll move on to item number 14B, which is resolution number 4708-26, the purchase of 72 unit modular vehicle barrier system. Mr. Cobb.
>> Uh, thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh, Mr. Odd, is there anything in particular that you wanted us to address with this? Um, so I I I guess my question was what do we what do we stand to gain? I I mean
there's definitely, you know, I can see what it is. Um, I can see what it can do and and all of that kind of stuff. Um, one of the things that was mentioned in the uh, memo uh, was that, you know, currently what we use for barriers is we
use, you know, city trucks, you know, bring in a dump truck or whatever and that requires uh, moving uh, that requires, you know, personnel that can drive it, right, to move it in and out and and uh, all kinds of things like that. Um, do we are we anticipating a
cost savings um as we put on events that would use this kind of barrier? And if so, would uh would that cost savings be in, you know, personnel that we would bill to the event?
And would we be able to then bill fewer dollars, fewer manh hours to the event because of this uh system in place? I think the the as far as and I may have to have Chief Coleman help me out a
little bit here. Uh we have Yes, we currently use uh public works vehicles, we've used frontend loaders, we've used dump trucks, we've used uh heavy trucks and yes, that's true. We have to we have to transport them moving back and forth. We also have the the um the we metal
they're metal >> GLE things. We have we have these huge um they're very heavy uh uh barriers as well. I think we have six of them. >> We borrow. >> Oh, we borrowed them. Okay. So, we borrow buy some of those recently. >> And did we buy something similar to that
recently? I I feel like >> we borrowed. >> Okay. I was going to say but anyway from the standpoint of these uh those ones that we have been using that we've borrowed uh they're quite heavy and very labor intensive whereas these are much lighter but they will uh they will I
watched a video on it they will stop a car in its tracks uh much like those that um that we've been using except these are lighter easier to transport and easier to move. So but I'll I'll turn it over to Chief Coleman. the the barriers he's talking about is called
Meridian barriers. They were like the original one. Uh very heavy, very labor intensive, but we also borrow them usually from FDLE, which means we have to drive down to pretty much on the on the south side of Orlando, pick them up because they won't deliver uh set them
up and then return them when we're due. They're uh they're statewide assets, so if there's an event anywhere else, especially a large event such as Gasparilla, they're not available. and like Fourth of July when everybody has one. That's why the purpose of these as
far as laboring uh say I mean cost savings u there's probably labor savings because we're not borrowing public works folks. We're not driving down south Orlando, but we also put these together. They don't take too long, but they still take time to put together. But also the
u uh we just get them set up faster and we don't because we don't build the time it takes to go down to the to FDLE and pick them up. We don't build the event coordinator or the event host uh that that labor or anything like that. That answers the question I think.
>> Uh yeah. Yeah. Partially. Um so when we talk about having a dump truck, right, and we would have bees there instead, >> are we saving for example paying the dump truck driver to be there all day? >> Yes.
>> Okay. So So that is a cost then that we would not have to bill whoever is putting on the event. >> Yes. Okay. And and so we do anticipate passing these savings on directly to, >> right? Do we have any idea how much that would be? How many man-hour we
>> I think a large part of it would depend on the event to be honest. Um but no, I I don't think we've gone into that that level of it. I know with this one too, these are because they're easier to move, you can set up a way for like almost like a gate so that if you have to have emergency vehicles get in,
>> you can just open the gate and it goes in. Uh and so but uh sometimes we'll have like the heavy equipment operator perform multiple functions. You know, they will they're not just there standing by the truck. They will be
there assisting like uh Taste of Taste of Lvita uh public works was doing garbage pickup and so the heavy equipment operator can be part of that crew. That way they're doing something they're just not there, you know, just to be there. Um so but yes there I think
there are savings that would be you also have to look at the fuel that we would save you know fuel consumption that would be saved the wear and tear on the vehicles as well. So I think there's a number of things that we yes we would pass that along as far as >> so so things like fuel consumption or
mileage probably that would be that's currently build directly to the organization putting on the event >> I believe so. Yes. >> Okay. We'd be able to take that off. >> Sure. >> Okay. But but we don't really know how much >> don't really know how much it is. >> And just to clarify, we did have this in
our general fund. It just came in above cost. >> It came in above. >> And the um Okay. >> The police foundation also went ahead and contributed 25,000. So that's nice as well too to kind of offset that. >> And I think one of the things too, this one has a has its own trailer. >> It does. >> I did I did watch the video.
>> Has a story has storage as well. And uh so that's one of the nice things about it too is it'll be easier to transport. Any further questions? No. >> Okay. Thank you, Chief. What is the pleasure of councel? >> I'll make a motion to approve resolution number 4708-26.
>> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? >> No. Think it's a good thing to have. >> I'm good with it. All right. I'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Motioner. Council member Jeff Bifford. >> I. >> Seconder. Mayor Megan Slick. >> I.
>> Deputy Mayor Natalie Tugert. >> I. Council member Keith Britain. >> I. >> Council member Alan Aught. >> I. >> Motion carries. We will move on to item number 14C, which was resolution number 4709-26,
the West Mitchell Hammock Road Corridor Safety Improvement Project. Um, and who was that you who brought this up? >> I did. Um, >> so is there something in particular? >> Uh, yeah. Um, so we're we're picking up
so that we're getting 1.7 I think number 1.5 1.5. Okay. Yeah, we're getting 1.5. The total project is is 4 million. >> Um I I just want to make sure that we're not necessarily committing to that just
in accepting this grant. Um >> what do you mean by committing to it? Well, well, committing to the entire project, whatever the entire project ends up being. And I mean, I know we we've kind of been through this before on on some other ones, and it it is still fuzzy in my
mind the extent to which we might say, well, maybe we want to do something else instead or or whatever. Um because, you know, $4 million is a lot to me and uh two even the two and a half, you know, that we would be on the on the hook for
that. Um, we've talked a little bit about this improvement project, um, maybe a year plus ago, I think, when we talked about the strategic plan. Um, that's maybe the last I remember hearing
about it. Um, I I guess that I guess that's all. I mean, anything to say just along those lines? Well, one, we still have to um I don't think we have the design done. So, we
haven't gone through the bidding process yet. So, that the the projected cost is really an engineers estimate and so fingers crossed that it would come in less. Uh this is a third generation sales tax project. So, it has been on the books for a while. It is part of our
vision zero plan that we're to uh these are these are safety improvements really when you think about it. It's access management by bringing in the median down the middle. there is a little bit of an expansion on on the north side so that we can bring the median into the middle and then also to initiate the
access management down through that stretch. Uh I do believe there's also uh involved is we're going to be introd this area doesn't have street lighting >> and so to add the street lighting in we also will be improving the drainage in the area. Of course, in this area, anytime there's a major storm, uh, you
know, I don't know if we'll ever be able to prevent Lake Duda, but at least by improving the drainage in the area that it will help help keep hopefully keep Mitchell Hammock, uh, from flooding over. And so, I mean, when you look at the the various parts of this project,
um, yes, getting the state allocation was a big deal. We already have programmed for third generation sales tax and but getting the state appropriation helps us. Basically what it does allows us to take that third generation sales tax and use it somewhere else is what it will do but um
we haven't like I said we haven't gone through the bid process yet so I can't tell you what the exact amount will be >> but this is essentially if we accept the grant it is a promise that we will complete it. If we do not do this the state will never give us a grant again.
That is how I That's how I look at it. >> That's how I look at it. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And and and so and I look at this and go that's probably my favorite piece of road in Ovito city limits. I think it's great. >> Well, I will I will talk a little bit on this one too because it is a we came at
this from a safety standpoint because we have had some we've we've had some deaths on that road. We've had some bad accidents. So, the majority of this project and and I assume when it happens residents are not going to be happy, right? It's going to slow down traffic. But what it does, it's putting a barrier in the middle. It's a safety issue. Um,
and it also adds a sidewalk, like a widened sidewalk down the other side, too, for some of those people who commute. So, it's it's not so much it's not road widening or anything like that, but it is a safety project.
>> Um, >> you have any other questions? >> Not I mean, not not specifically. It just what I guess I in general um I don't like the idea of you know the the the split
between too early to tell and then too late to do anything about it. I feel like if we take this now, we go we cross that, right? We cross into as >> we're gonna we're gonna go cross the finish line somehow. >> Too late to do anything about it, right? Yeah. >> But as is, it's well, we have some rough
ideas about what we want to do and and perhaps why we want to do them. And >> to me, that's not necessarily enough to commit to a $4 million project, even if we are getting a grant to help us with it. >> Mr. Game, >> good evening. Can we clarify a few
things? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So, we are at 100% design. >> So, we're ready to go. >> We're ready to bid it once DOT does their final >> approval of the plans. And I got final comments today. So, we should be pretty close. >> So, we are designed.
>> We are 100% designed. >> We already know what it looks like. >> We're ready to go. >> Okay. >> So, and this is a, as mentioned, it's a needed project. It's been identified for years. It's going to bring safety to that corridor which is very dangerous. And you mentioned we're going to put a
8ft sidewalk on the one side. So it's a >> So does the 100% design have a cost estimate? >> That's what this is based on. So it's consistent with what we're >> after. Yeah. And it has a contingency associated with it. So and it and it also includes we have to have CI which
is construction engineering inspection. That's a DOT requirement. So that's also included in that in that cost. So >> yeah, I guess my thought too is, you know, of all the places in Ovido, um it seems like there's >> probably others that maybe should be
higher on the priority list of of needing work done. But, you know, if if that's not >> based on based on safety or based on something else, >> I I don't know, road maintenance, um that kind of thing. I mean, I don't have a list exactly in my head, but
>> I mean, I would just just to add something on from a safety standpoint, that stretch of road is probably the most dangerous in the city. >> Okay. >> Um, if not the second most dangerous. So, and again, it was identified by Metro Plan and the Vision Zero Plan as a
as a recommended improvement for the city. That was one of two of the main areas that they recommended that we improve. >> Okay. >> All right. Sounds good. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Any further questions? >> I move we adopt resolution number
4709-26. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> All right. I will ask the clerk to call the role. >> Motioner. Mayor Megan Slick. >> I. >> Seconder. Council member Jeff Bterford. >> I. >> Deputy Mayor Natalie Tukurt.
>> I. >> Council member Keith Britain. >> I. >> Council member Alan Aught. >> Hi. The motion carries. We will move on to item number 14D. Uh, resolution number 4713-26, amendments to the order of business and
rules of procedures. Mayor Slated. >> You brought this one up, right? >> No. Oh, council member. My bad. >> I did. Yeah, >> I forgot who was who. >> Um, yeah. So, uh, you know, we've talked about this one a lot at the recent work sessions and, um, I think we had a lot
of really good discussion. And I'm not going to repeat um a lot of that here. Um I think as as far the as the changes um you know I'm I'm not super excited about requiring them to be at city hall which um but I can understand where
you're coming from uh on that. Uh as far as recording and having the clerk's office take the minutes. Um I I guess you know that's something that could have always been done anyway. you know, dispatching somebody to uh take, you know, to make a recording or something
like that. Um, certainly been the right of of any citizen. So, don't really have an issue with that. Um, one thing I one thing I that maybe we want to add or or think about, I don't know, um, is the
idea of having a, you know, a town hall community style or community input style event in a neighborhood. So, if I wanted to, for example, um have uh an event at the Live Oak Clubhouse to
talk about the sidewalks in Live Oak. Right now, outside of these procedures, um you know, the way it's always been is that I could do that and I could post on the internet say, "Hey, Allen's going to talk about or wants to meet with residents in this neighborhood to talk
about um an issue in your neighborhood." It's conceivable that um another council member um might live nearby and might say, "Hey, I want to be a part of that or maybe have a thought that like, well, I want to go make sure that Allen doesn't go off the rails or something
like that." Um it would it would be interesting. I I would like for, you know, that council member hypothetically to be able to say, "Hey, I want to public notice that because I want to be able to go and talk in addition to to Allen at that event."
>> Can I interject for just a second? >> Yeah. >> Mr. Bose, were we I thought we talked about this where if you came to a meeting and asked permission to do like a town hall like that, like at the golf course or like you said, would that be allowed under Does it have an allowance for that? >> Uh, absolutely. Yeah. I think we're
allowed to do that. The idea is be able to have something like that where you'd have say two members there, but it wouldn't be in the council chambers. It'd be somewhere else. The way it's set out in the rules is the default effectively is it's in city hall. And then with uh authorization of the
council, it can be anywhere else. >> So I think if you came to council and said, "Hey, I want to do a town hall and I want to invite you. Can we all let me do that?" That that's still allowed. >> Yeah. >> But with three votes though only. So that would be potentially something you could
>> yeah the majority gets >> if it were yeah if it were me and I were going to create that event that's that's what I would do you know under these procedures or otherwise say hey I want to have a thing because it is important to have things I think in in neighborhoods where people are um you know at the the last ION meeting I was
at it was in city hall and there was a comment made ah it's too bad it's all the way here at city hall because you know fewer people will come um you know people come to things that that are in their neighborhood. Um the the scenario is more that you know a person does this
outside and then another person wants to be able to participate. Um I don't know if there's a good way to write that in uh or not. Um but that was kind of the only thought I had about it. Anybody else
>> or input on that? No. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Uh, what is the pleasure of council? >> Make a motion to approve resolution number 4713-26. >> You have a motion. Do we have a second? >> No. Second.
>> Okay. Any further discussion? >> I'll go ahead. >> Well, I mean, >> I'm bugged by the whole thing, too. >> I'm bugged by the >> Yeah. >> But, uh, I I don't know. is um >> if >> I'm I'm I'm kind of two minds on it.
Like I could I could just vote no and it won't matter. But is there any is there any value in anything that would get this perhaps to unanimous? >> Is there anything that could get you to yes, mayor?
>> It that could get me to a yes. Having things off site, I think is a really important thing. And that I of all of the the changes that bugs me the most that a majority could keep two people who are attempting to be
transparent with the public from having a meeting at a place that is better and more hospitable feeling than in this room. Um, so that would that would I think be a significant improvement, but it also bugs me even
even here and we we've had a couple of of these types of meetings in these in this chamber and I believe they were videotaped. They might have been audio taped. I haven't gone back to watch them. I've read the minutes for one of them and uh and the I feel like it was kind of a waste of the clerk's time. It
was fun for us to have her here. Um, but you know, it's videoed and it's recorded and there's a person there. So to to have a city staff person go off site if two people think it's important enough
and and that is what brings a comfort level to the council members who may otherwise be uncomfortable. I think that might be something that I could wrap my brain around the taxpayers covering bringing somebody off site to do such a meeting.
And you know, I'm I'm into thriftiness and being a good steward of taxpayer dollars. So I I would not uh schedule such a meeting lightly or attempt to schedule uh if council can agree to such a thing. So I guess that that's the two questions is uh can you wrap your brain
around it being offsite if if a staff member is there to to record it? And if so, are you willing to to change it to allow that? And I guess it's a question for the three at the end.
>> I think we already hashed this out at work sessions. I'm good with where it stands currently. >> Move to vote. >> Any further comments before we go to a vote. All right. I'll ask the clerk to call the role.
Motioner, council member Jeff Bodford. >> I. >> Seconder, council member Keith Britain. >> I. Mayor Megan Slick, >> nay. >> Deputy Mayor Natalie Tukurt, >> I. >> Council member Alan Aught, >> nay. >> The motion carries three to two. Um,
moving on. We don't have any. >> Oh, we just did a resolutions. We're going to go on to our discussion item number 15, the appointment to the city public arts board. Mr. Cobb. >> Uh, thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh this is a request to fill a uh vacancy that has
been created on the public art board. Uh before you do anything, I need to let you know that uh there was there was an error. Uh we uh we thought that the public arts board was like the other boards that required a residency require there was a residency requirement. Uh
there are three applications that were not forwarded to you from non-residents that um that had submitted applications for the public art board. And so I wanted to ask you before you go any further, you've got 14 candidates for this. Uh if you want to move forward
tonight, I think you're you're you're within within your authority to just go ahead and move forward with the ones you have. Uh but if you wanted to wait and have us add those three non-residents to the list and then bring it back next week, our next meeting, we can do that
as well. Um so I just wanted to bring that out. We we learned about it today and uh rather than wanted to make it your choice if you wanted to move forward with the 14 candidates you have or if you wanted us to add those three and bring >> I think we have a lot of people here already.
>> Thank you, Mr. Crown. Yeah, we do have a lot of people in the audience. Uh, I don't think it's great. We missed three. Um, >> okay. >> But I don't want to delay, but I will open it up to the board on consensus if we want to do this tonight or another night. >> Let's do it tonight. >> Let's do it tonight. I
>> I have an idea if I know you have ideas on how to to approach this when we have one opening and 14 candidates. And in the past, I have suggested that we, you know, if there's five openings, we each tell our top five people. I think we could use a similar method, even though
there's only one. If we each share our top three and find a consensus on the most overlap of our top three or even top two. >> I'm I'm fine with doing top three. We can go down the line. I think that's fine. But I also want to ask um if if you're here for the public arts board um
if you want to come up and introduce yourself, state your name and and why you want to be in the arts board. And uh thank you for being considered here tonight. So uh if you're looking to be on public arts board, if you could stand up real quick. Looks like we have a couple out here tonight. Uh if you just
want to come up and state your name. >> Be quick. >> Good evening, mayor, deputy mayor, council members. Uh my name is Aaron Glover Fry. I'm an attorney here in Ovido with State of Law Firm. I'm a board certified specialist in condominium and plan development law. So
wait, I have things to ask you. Um anyway, uh I moved to Ovido about in in July 2024. Um, my friends have lived here for a while and have been bugging me and I have zero regrets. I love it here. Um, I'm actually selling my house
back in Valuchia County tomorrow. Exciting. >> Congratulations. >> Um, and I am a former trained ballet dancer. My daughter's in the Hagerty Theater Club. So, I'm a Hagerty theater booster. Go Huskys. >> Go Huskys. >> Go Huskys. Um, and I'm just really
excited to get more involved with my new hometown. And I'm sorry, could you state your name again? >> Erin Glover Fry. >> Okay, thank you. >> My name my name is Nancy Zer. I've been here since ' 89. Uh the reason why I want to get involved because I want to get involved more with the community,
but I feel like the public arts is just a wonderful way to enhance the community by providing art for everyone. >> Thank you. Good evening, mayor and deputy mayor and council members. I'm Donna Evans and I've been a member here at the community
for 30 years. Uh I find that art is a wonderful way to explain the culture of our community and to the of the future of the community to come. My background is in art as well. I was actually in high school had one of
my block prints published in uh uh Scholastic magazine. So I appreciate your having the kids here this evening. But I've also been active with um the Morris Museum as a dosent there. Um I
have been very active in all sorts of art. I'm right now involved with the artistic hand community and have been there for several years now. And um I've kind of drawn a blank, but I've just have had a passion for art, but I would love to see our community as
beautiful as possible. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Is there anybody else here for the arts board? >> Okay. So, I'm going to give everybody like a minute to like see where they're at because I need a second. >> Can I ask how many members are on the art board or supposed to be on the board?
>> Nine. Is that correct, Mr. Gob >> or Dr. Seven now? >> Nine. >> Is it nine? I think we >> did we expand? >> We did expand last time. Yeah. So now we're capped out. >> It was your idea. >> I vaguely recall that.
>> So the speakers we had tonight were Aaron Glover Frey, Nancy Zer, and Donna Evans. >> Thanks. >> And just as a practical matter, guys, since we could only choose one, we should not all have our top three be the people who are here, even though you
guys are all wonderful. So, I'm just pointing this obviously. >> Well, that's why I'm looking at my my list ahead before to it. So, that's why >> that's my question. Why is seven or nine a magic number? Why not have 10? >> The cut ordinances sets a maximum of nine.
>> We Yeah, we had max. >> So, that's the code. That's what the code said. >> We had we had seven prior to that, >> I think. I think so. Yeah. >> Prior to think we actually got down as low as five at one point >> and but I mean seven was the intended
number. >> I also think if we have too many people it makes it hard to hold a meeting sometimes. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Getting you want all the input you can get. >> I mean our artboard does a lot of things like look at our room. They do a great job. Um okay. So does everybody have
their three? >> You can only pick one. Who's here? >> No. You do. Well, yeah. >> All right. We'll see where we land and we might have to do it again. >> I need a little bit more time because I I had a a my top five, but I did not
rank and I want to take into consideration all >> maybe we just pick top two. >> Top two. Let's go with top two. >> That actually probably solves a lot of problems. Yes. Okay. And can can staff quickly share
who is on the public arts board right now? >> I'd have to. >> It's on the >> It's on there, right? It's on there. It's on the website and it's probably in the memo. >> I don't think it's in the memo. >> It's not in the memo. Okay. I did look it up and then I forgot, but now I'm
>> rebalancing in my brain. So we currently have Keith Coons, Valter Solderweight, Kathleen Crane is who resigned. Helen Clark, Amber Waters, Lisa McCoy, Anatoma, Kimberly Bole, Xavier Moss, and Deborah Bower. Okay, >> so we have nine.
>> Yep. Yeah, Deborah Bower is non- voting. >> Yeah, that's nine. Okay, is everybody ready? >> Sure. We're doing two. >> All right, Council Member Britain, start us off down there. Um, I'll do Donna Evans and I'll just pick uh Nancy Zer.
>> Okay. Councilman Butterford. >> I'm going to do Donna Evans and I will do Aaron Glover Fry. >> Okay. I'm going to do um Mary Pope and Donna Evans. Council Brock.
Yeah, I had >> I think we're going to have a tie at the end of this. >> Jeez, this is great. >> Are you ready, Mayor Slater? >> I am ready. >> Uh Mary Pope and Aaron Glover Fry. >> I Dang it. Okay. >> I We're >> Did I was council member?
>> Well, those are the two I was going to say. >> Okay. So, we have a three-way tie. That's a problem. >> Okay. We're going to go down the line and just pick the top one. >> Okay. So, what what is it? where where our tie is >> three for Evans, three for Frey, and
three for Pope. So, we're picking between Evans, Frey, and Pope. >> Evans, Fry, and Pope. Okay. >> Fry. Sorry. Okay. >> And that and when I have my top three list, that is who is on it. So, all right. Uh, Council Member Britain, start
us off again. >> Donna Evans. >> All right. >> Donna Evans. That's >> two. I'm gonna go with Mary Pope. House Bar. Uh, >> Mayor Slady.
>> Aaron Fry. Oh, >> Aaron Fry. And then >> that I Yeah, that's what I was saying. I was saying that. So, >> which one did you say? >> I was saying Aaron Glover Fry. >> Okay. Now, we have a two-way tie for the top two. Oh my god. >> Okay. So, you you got to change your vote basically.
>> Oh, yeah. I'm the only Okay. >> Yeah. You you you make the call. >> Um, I'll go with Donna Evans. She was my second one. >> Okay, >> congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> And thank you for everybody coming out. >> And I also want to say if you have the ability to read through the resumes we
got, it is really impressive how many artists we have in OVO and how many people we have in different fields who love art and have volunteered and given their time to art. So, thank you all for volunteering to be on the board and we look forward to having you. >> Deputy Mayor. >> Yes. >> If I could, uh, Dr. Pria, what when does
the board meet? It's the what day of what day of the month does the board meet? >> So, the next one is April 15th. >> It's usually on a Wednesday. >> So, it's a Wednesday. Um I It's the second Wednesday. >> Second Wednesday. What I was going to
say >> 5:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month. >> That was it. I can't remember if it was second or third. What I was going to say was these are meetings that are open to the public, >> right? And so like uh Miss Glover Fry or Miss Pope, they could still attend these meetings. They can still provide public
comment. They can still be involved, just not as a voting member of the board. >> And that's a that's a good point. You guys are more than welcome to come and and input is still welcomed. Okay. Is there anything else on that topic?
All right. We made it to the city manager's report. >> I have no report, Deputy Mayor. >> The city attorney's report. I have nothing to report. >> Mayor Slidic's report. >> No report. >> Wow. Council member. >> Oh, no. I'm kidding. >> Well, I mean, you guys already know. Um,
so I I wrote an email um to the other council members, a position paper uh under Sunshine Law and um just talking about the the difficulty um that we face in appointing people to boards because
um we generally don't have a ton of information and uh I guess I don't need to read the letter here since you you all got it. Um, but is there any interest in uh maybe scheduling some time in a work session? Um,
>> I did think of a quick fix to what you said. >> Okay. >> Um, because basically your paper said we asked for any board you're interested in a general resume. I think it would be fine to do that, but then when we know we're going to open up a seat, if we could go reach out to the people who said they're interested and ask for a specific app for that board.
>> That's right. >> That maybe is short. >> Yeah. So if we need to discuss that on a meeting or something like that, but I do think >> you are right. There could be some tweaks. So >> yeah, >> Mr. Cobb, would you need that on a meeting date or is that
>> Yeah. Can you just do it? >> Can you just do it because I think it's pretty straightforward. >> Do what? >> Just have a separate application. So say, "Hey, this is open. You already have in your your resume. Can you please re-upload all just even if you say re-upload all your stuff
>> rather than using the general application that most people have it. That was one of the things we did this time was that we reached out to everyone who had an application on file >> and then we but we didn't require them to submit a new one. We just took that one and >> moved it over. >> Moved it over.
>> I think it's a good plan to say do you have the organizational skills needed to bop your application up here all over. So maybe we just say every every board you don't just stay indefinitely on the list of people interested like you get you get on the list of people who have
shown an interest in the past. You're told >> you could upload again an application and >> maybe >> how long do people stay on the list? >> I think it's 90 days is what we we retain I think we retain the applications for at least is it 90 days. >> Okay.
>> I would say it's closer to um like to the ne end of the next fiscal year. >> Oh the end of the fiscal year. Okay. >> Yeah. >> I I I thought it was 90 days. So, >> yeah, cuz it was clear on this list that some people really want to be on the LPA. >> Um, so I was like, okay, well, at least we can cross out the people who really
want to be on LPA and you could tell who really wanted to do art. >> So, why don't we see if staff can come up with a better way of asking and then if they need to bring it back at a discussion meeting, we can do that. And if not, >> we maybe we just change it and see how it goes. Well, so some of the things I suggested were things like having the
artboard suggest perhaps things that or not the artboard, but each board suggest things that could go on the application. Um, and maybe we wouldn't have to use all those or maybe we would have some additional ones to go along with that. Is there any interest in talking about any of that stuff at a
>> I think we have really good boards. So I think as far as what we get is good. I don't know that we need to >> Yeah, we do. the criteria just maybe the input form. >> I felt like I was looking at a lot of things at a lot of these where it was very hard to pick between people
>> is all that's all I was thinking about that but I mean it's okay there's no consensus that's fine >> not but uh did you have anything else with the report? >> Uh that's all I have. >> Okay. Council member Bterford. >> Yeah. So want to thank again everybody came out to uh get on the art board.
Congratulations Miss Evans. Uh but again, you know, you know, Aaron and and uh on back there, I mean, make sure you you come to the meetings, you know, if you got the opportunity to. It was great that we did it tonight when we also celebrated the uh Hagerty High School kids with the uh the chicken art. So,
they did a great job uh with that. So, thank you for having that set up and having the having the kids come in. I thought that was great. Um Arbor Day is coming up with the tree giveaway. Where's my Oh, there we are.
So that is uh the 18th, right? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Do we have cypress trees this year by chance? No cypress trees at all. Any oak trees? I heard maybe we could just have a handful of them. No. Okay. I'm seeing shakes. >> What time are we starting?
>> 9:00 a.m. >> 9:00 a.m. Thank you. I appreciate it. So, and that is all I have. >> Okay, Council Member Britain. >> Uh, two quick things. First one, I don't need a input today, but I'd like to get some sort of status on the uh public
safety project. I think when we voted on this, it was a n 18month design build and I think we're quite a bit into that. >> We we uh we're actually uh I want to say 30% plans and we're that's something
that we've already started talking about coming forward to council to let you know where we are so far and uh so yeah, that'll be coming soon. It'll okay it'll be coming soon. >> The other thing is an issue I talked to the chief about uh since we put the turn lanes in on Lockwood turning on the
Mitchell hammock. There's a situation where there's one straight lane and then it divides into two straight lanes. And I've seen it more often than not where people will go switch from the straight lane into the turn lane and then cut off people to get back into the the straight lane. And
there's going to be a bad day. I would suspect there's already been a bad day for that, but uh maybe we can look into some uh some of the Ballard type things that we have at Mitchell Hammock and 434 just to keep the people from cutting back over and keep them honest with it.
So, >> I've seen that too. >> So, yeah, just just a suggestion if we can look into it, see what we can do. That's all I have. >> Yeah, I think I saw that there like this past week. It's like every day. Yeah, it's constant. So, I think that's a good idea, too. Um, I've got three things.
They're short. Uh, we had Calo meeting this past week and it was at the city of Longwood. Um, we did pause our meeting halfway through and watch the Artemis launch. So, that was that was kind of cool. You saw a bunch of people standing on the streets in suits looking ridiculous watching a rocket. Um, but uh
we had the seniors intervention group come out and uh I don't know if you guys have met Cindy Kingston, but they run a nonprofit that uh will do a lot for um low-inccome seniors. They'll provide them medical kits. They'll give them they have a food pantry. They will
literally just talk to you if you're lonely and they do it all volunteer based. So, um and they work with police department. So, I don't know if our police has ever sent anybody over there, but I'll send you their info because they work throughout Seminal County and they do a really good job. And then the other thing we had, they mentioned
especially for our arts board tonight. The um seminal cultural arts grant program just opened up. So, um that started this past week and I think to you can apply to those grants now, but I do think you have to attend at least one workshop.
So, which are coming up the 14th of this month or the 24th of this month. Um, so I see our board members writing down, but yeah, you have to and they're virtual. So, uh, you can ask Deborah Bower some more information on that, but the grant program is open and they're ready to start getting requests for some
funding for arts board. And then the last thing is I wanted to mention that we mentioned in past meetings putting out an Arcan station at the front of city hall and it is out there. So, if you see that purple bin out there, um the city now has a station where you can pick up Narcan and have it on hand. And
it's good to spread the word to business owners, um churches, any kind of facility around here that might want to have that on hand just in case. And that's all I have. Anything else before we move on? >> I think it would be interesting if the
city could maybe put out a little video of how to use the Narcan. as we're telling people >> on the box there is a QR code that has a four-minute instruction video. >> Okay. >> But it wouldn't be bad to post about that. >> Yeah. So, put the link right out there
if we are allowed to do that under our newly adopted social media policy. >> There there you go. All right. Uh we have future meeting dates. Monday, April 20th at 6:30 p.m. we have a regular session. Monday, April 27th at 5:30 p.m. >> It's tenative.
>> We have a tenative work session. And Monday, May the 4th be with you. 6:30 p.m. We have a regular session. >> And uh Deputy May, we also have a we'll have a CRA meeting on >> I was going to say there was a CRA meeting on the 20th, right? >> There will be. >> Okay. CRA meeting on April 20th at 6 p.m. Is there anything else for the good
of the order? >> It is 8:10 p.m. and this meeting is adjourned. >> Good job. No. All right.