Right. >> And then I was like, "Okay, >> I still have a shirt that says >> Yeah. And then I told >> I still got like, well, I didn't have a shirt. >> I think it took me two years to get a shirt. The first one >> really. >> So that's why I was like, you probably
>> Well, you got to >> I like it. >> I didn't have a blue one. >> What's this about? I see a merge contact. >> Yeah, >> that's what this is.
>> Yeah, >> probably. >> Wait till the lines exploded in the yard. >> Decided not to be blind. Okay. >> Not to be point. >> You're a little taller than
>> be like the lady yesterday. The trip. >> I got to get high because that was bad. >> That was bad. >> Is this yours or mine? >> It's got to be yours. >> Okay. >> With my school. >> Get the school back. It's got an honor. It's a counter box.
>> You got that apple here. >> No. Thank you. [clears throat] [clears throat] >> Can't hear you. All right. I know. >> How old is that clock, Keith? >> I got 6:30.
>> How old is that clock? >> I don't know why. >> Barbara later, you're like, "Well, no." >> I don't know. Well, he's been here 20 years. [laughter] Are we good upstairs? >> I don't even know. >> All right. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Ovido City Council Chambers.
If everyone could please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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.
>> Please join me in a moment of silence. I would like to call our meeting to order. It is January 20th at approximately 6:30 p.m. and we have all members of council present. We will start. We do not have any ceremonial items or presentations. So, we will start with the approval of minutes. What is the pleasure of council?
>> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes from December 15th, 2025 regular session. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> All those opposed? The motion carries. We'll move on to our public comment
section. Um, I do have a written request to speak. So, when I call your name, please come up to the podium up here. And, uh, you have three minutes. Um, Darla Cron. >> Good evening. Darla Cron. I'm a an Ovito
resident for 25 and a half years. I live off of Lockwood Boulevard in the Twin River subdivision. And I just have a simple request to have some ballards put up on the area, the stretch of road on Lockwood Boulevard between the tennis
courts on Riverside Park and the bridge. It's ob obviously we know there's a lot of traffic now and there's a very small margin in the middle and there's a head-on collision waiting to happen. So I've I've talked to Megan in the past
and um one of the police officers and I just would really like to see something done there and just put some very inexpensive ballards to say hey stay in your lane. Um that's it less than three minutes. >> Okay. Thank you. And you said Riverside
Park and the tennis courts. Um our our public works staff is here too. So okay, they can check in with you if they if they don't know where you're talking about. >> I'd be very glad to show them. It is a big concern I have. Everyone's life is worth a lot more than some simple ballards to put up there. So thank you.
>> Thank you. I do not have any other written requests. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to address council at this time? Hearing none, I will close public comment and we will move on to our consent agenda. What is the pleasure of council? >> I'll make a motion to approve the
consent agenda as is. >> Um, I would like to remove number four from the consent agenda. >> Sorry, I was a little slow on that. >> Okay. Is that okay with the motion? >> Sure. >> All right. So, so item number four, we
will move down to resolutions to item number nine. There is none. So can we just put it as nine, Mr. Go? >> Okay. >> Yes. >> So item four is going to item [clears throat] number nine. So our consent agenda is now just item number
five. What is the pleasure of councel? >> I move we adopt item number five. >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? I am glad that it's not going to cost
the $70,000 that the signs originally were slated to possibly cost. And it is good that we are moving forward with this. It's been about 2 years since this was adopted. >> Okay. >> I'm good. >> Yes. All right. I will ask the clerk to
call the role. >> Mayor Slick. >> I. >> Council member Bford. >> I. >> Deputy Mayor Tikert. >> I. >> Council member Brit Bford or I'm sorry, Britain. >> I. >> Council member Aut. I. >> The motion carries. We will move on to item number six, which is a public
hearing resolution number 4690-26, the community redevelopment plan update. See, >> Mr. Cobb. >> Uh, thank you, Deputy Mayor. This is a request for council to approve an update to the uh, Oto community redevelopment
plan. And I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Kelly and he'll have the staff presentation. >> Thank you. >> Uh good evening, mayor, deputy mayor, members of council. Uh this is a request for the city council to approve an updated community redevelopment plan. Uh
if you'll remember, the CRA board has uh recommended that we undertake this and update the projects and the nature of the projects in the community redevelopment plan. As we got into that process, uh we discovered that the uh current CRA plan was uh incompatible
with the uh old uh the updated comprehensive plan, land development code, downtown master plan, and uh mobility fee and plan. Uh next slide, please. So, as we took it a look at everything, we like to circle back and
discuss uh uh exactly what CRAAS are again. uh purpose of CRA is to re revitalize uh and foster economic development within a [clears throat] particular area in this case the uh old downtown surrounding neighborhoods at Ovito on the park.
Uh it's done uh primarily in our means through uh investing in infrastructure to make the area more attractive to private developers and uh also uh through land assemblage and site preparation. Uh it's based on uh what's called a finding of
necessities and uh that's a statutoily defined process where uh uh a consulting firm econ economist come in and take a look at your uh community proposed community redevelopment area and uh uh
look at it for inadequate and outdated buildings, infrastructure and others. um like for instance the old agricultural vestigages of downtown um that are no longer really in practice in this area. Uh it has to meet statutory uh
definitions for slum and blight to be able to be uh determined to be uh meet that finding of need uh finding of necessity excuse me uh to uh make it a community redevelopment area. Next slide please.
So uh community uh CRA plan was adopted [clears throat] in 2010 and then updated in 2018 previously uh establishes the boundaries uh and other things. Uh it's funded uh the proc uh the projects within the CRA
are funded by what's called TIFF funding which takes a base year valuation and then each additional increase in valuation provides a percentage of uh funding that stays within the CRA. So the funding that uh goes to the projects
within the CRA uh come from advalorum taxes above the base year funding and it's not an increase in taxes. Uh it just takes a percentage of the existing tax um assessment and puts it back into
the CRA uh with Simol County as well. Uh for the 20 24 year was about $4.5 million. Next slide please. uh the CRA boundary uh up in the north uh we have Magnolia Vine Street northwest uh Lloyd Lane uh as well to
the northwest at about 3:00 uh and then the Adeline B Tinsley way area and then uh all the way to Steven Street uh which was uh something I missed earlier in a previous presentation. Just want to make that clear. Doctor's drive as well on the park, Vicki and Sharon Court and uh
rounding it out in the historic downtown and Lake Jessup Avenue. Next slide. So the the pro proposed updated plan uh we took a look at the current land use the economic employment data of the area how how the area was redeveloping and
what the ex existing improvements were doing. Uh we looked at the opportunities and challenges again some of those rural vestages of the uh old downtown that still remain and the presence of wetland. Uh some of the opportunities are the uh ovito and the parks
completion the increased tiff funding that that has uh drawn into the uh CRA budget and uh uh common and property owners in downtown create the uh opportunity to uh further redevelopment
in that area. Uh as we looked at it, we found that the uh updated plan uh does align with comp plan land development code and uh the mobility plan. Uh we also added an affordable housing element that um gives us the opportunity to work
with the Simol County Housing Authority uh to assist them in their redevelopment plans. Uh next slide, please. So we uh boiled it down to uh several um categories of uh projects and those are
listed here. Administration, business development and neighborhood enhancement, cultural and public art, streetscaping, mobility, storm water utilities and property acquisition. Next slide please. Uh process thus far. Uh we brought a draft to the CRA back on
November 17th. Uh that was discussed. uh some changes were suggested and accomplished. CRA adopted a resolution back on December 15th uh recommending approval. And then uh this past week uh
we uh discussed the uh CRA plan and its uh consistency with the comp plan. We went through uh the individual projects as well as the uh updated future land use map in the comp plan. Uh, and the key key takeaway is
that the CRA plan supports redevelopment in the CRA area without altering uh, future land use or zoning. Next slide, please. Uh, so tonight we're doing the public hearing. It's recommended that city council conduct the the public
hearing and adopt resolution 4690-26. And I'm here to [clears throat] answer any questions should you have them. >> Thank you, Mr. Kelly. All right. This is a public hearing. Um, I don't have any written requests to speak. Is there anyone in the audience that would like
to address council at this time? I will close public comment. And what is the pleasure of council? >> I move we adopt resolution 4690-26. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion?
>> It's time. I'm glad we were able to clean it up a little bit. >> Good. >> Good. >> All right. I will ask the clerk to call the role. >> Mayor Slick >> I. >> Council member Bterford >> I. >> Deputy Mayor Tukurt >> I. >> Council member Britain
>> I. >> Council member >> I. >> The motion carries. So we will move on to item number seven which is ordinance number 1762 [clears throat] the land development code update. Mr. Rose, can you read this by title only? >> Thank you deputy mayor. This ordinance
number 1762, an ordinance of the city of Oido, Florida, amending the land development code of the city of Oido. Specifically, specifically article two, administration. Article three, development agreements, orders, and permits. Article four, zoning districts
and regulations. Article five, other specific uses and structures. Article 7, non-conforming situations. Article 11, streets and sidewalks. Article 12, landscaping, tree planting, and buffer requirements. Article 13, parking.
Article 14, signs. Article 15, environmental preservation. Article 17, recreational facilities and open space. And article 18, basic definitions and interpretations. Amending the official zoning map of the
city of Ovido, specifically reszoning a specified set of parcels from industrial I to public lands and institutions PLI. Reszoning a specified set of parcels from residential R-1C to downtown neighborhood DN. Reszoning a specified
set of parcels from residential professional R-P to public lands and institutions PLI and reszoning a specified set of parcels from residential R1 to residential R1B and providing for conflicts, severability,
cotification, correction of scrier's errors and an effective date. >> Thank you, Mr. Cop. >> All right. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. This is a request for the city council to approve amendments to the city's land development code. If you'll recall, back in November of 2024, the council adopted
ordinance number 1752, which was a uh an overhaul of the uh city's land development code. Uh since that time, uh what normally happens when you do an extensive project like that, uh you spend the first year learning all the different things that we call
unintended consequences and find out things that probably aren't as enforceable as we thought they were. And so we we put together a an ordinance to to correct these provisions that we found to be difficult to ad to implement. Uh and so tonight uh is the
first of two public hearings that you will be conducting on this ordinance. And so once uh Dr. Korea is going to be giving the presentation and once she's done uh it is recommended that you uh schedule a public hearing. You first conduct a public hearing and then schedule a second public hearing for
February 2nd, 2026. And I'll turn it over to Dr. Korea. Good evening um deputy mayor, mayor, council members. I apologize [clears throat] for my voice tonight, but um um so this is um a request for city council to
approve ordinance um 1762, which is approve amendments to the uh land development code. So I'm going to do just an update on what happened since I brought the this item to discuss uh
with you all. Um so uh as Mr. Cobb said since we adopted um the new LDC in November of 2024 we identified some uh areas that needed to be revised clarified and also um we identified that
we needed to update the code um to match the to be consistent with the new statutes. So these are u basically the uh the changes that we are bringing and the next slide please shows the categories that we have. So we we did as
um Mr. Vos um described um reszoning of uh almost 300 properties in the city to make them consistent with their respected uh respective future land use designation. So that was to make them consistent and remove the the um
category of the non-conforming category of those properties. [clears throat] We also made changes based on the Florida statutes clarifications and some um typos some corrections. Next slide please. So we had a work
session. I'm just going briefly on the changes that we that this whole process brought up to the to the uh language of the code. um the LPA uh work session November 18, they um requested us to
change um in article 14 um the language from may to sh in that sentence for lots 30 ft or less in with the sign shall be placed equidistance from side lot lines. that was the correct language and that
is already incorporated in the ordinance. [clears throat] During city council discussion on December 1st, um there was we got consensus from council to remove the town home use from the R1B zoning.
That way we would match all the permissible uses in R1 to the proposed R1B. and and that was um council gave us consensus um and we uh amended the uh language to reflect that. Next slide,
please. Uh we had a LPA public hearing um on December 16th. During that meeting, the board did not propose any change, but um um agreed to continue the public hearing to give more
time for the residents to sit down with staff and go over um some questions that um residents still had. We had two meetings with the residents. One was prior to the public hearing from the LPA and that was in December 10th, but only
five residents attended. uh it was a long meeting but um uh we did not have um a huge attendance. So after the LPA meeting we met again uh with u the residents and that was uh on January 6
and approximately 25 um residents came to for the meeting. Actually we had to move from the EOC to the council chambers to be able to accommodate everybody. Their main uh concerns were uh one not to change the character in
the history of the neighborhoods, the residential neighborhoods. And we clarified especially for the ones that were being reszone R1B, we were matching the same um uses that they had before. For the downtown neighborhood, we were
just reinstated uses that in 2024 we removed. So we we were bringing back uh uses that the historic downtown perimeter had. So also there were we were not changing the character of those areas.
Um there were also general questions on reszoning on permissible uses on uh zoning standards and uh we had you know we had an opportunity to clarify all those questions. There was one request from the Washington Heights subdivision
that is adjacent to two areas that we are reszoning from R1 to R1B. they had um they already have R2 zoning and they were requesting because they feel it's the same area, the same neighborhood um that they could if you could we could
remove town homes from the R2 zoning but we could not because um uh we have now uh limitations from the statutes that we cannot propose any new regulation that is more burdensome or restrictive. So we could not change town homes because we
would be affecting entitlements from existing um uh properties. And there there was general questions on on um septic, how to you know move from septic to sewer that we addressed to public works and some other questions on
mobility. Um the meeting was two hours long and we only left and when all the questions were were uh answered and we did not have any other pending uh questions. There were additional questions on the property taxes the
impact of the resoning on property taxes. We always um uh address ask uh the or tell residents to call directly the property appraiser but the information that we got from the property appraiser is that the
reasonzoning alone would not have any impact on the on on the any increase on property taxes. Next slide please. So since uh we had the LPA uh public hearing the only um
changes that we are proposing uh we have one change and one correction and this is on section 5.1 accessory structures and on that general requirements on the timing of um of building new accessory
structures. Um, we have a limitation that you can only have accessory structures if there is a principal use or principal structure on the property except and that is a new language that walls and fences can be built now uh
without um established uh uh principal use or principal structure and that would be to allow fences and walls to be built in vacant on vacant land. For that we also had to do um uh an amendment to
the basic definitions to remove that um last language on accessory use that um this amendment is already incorporated in the ordinance that you are reviewing tonight. Next slide. This one is really a typo
that came out of conversation with council member art today. He pointed out he had a question and he was correct. this language should be um it's on the design requirements for accessory structures. So if a an accessory
structure is placed on the side of the property that was a require a request from the LDC committee to allow you know accessory structures to be placed on the side before it was only on the rear of the property. So if they are placed on the side of the property, they should
meet the they should be compatible with the architecture of the the principal um structure and that language is actually repeating language in another section of the code. But it should be read separate accessory structures on the side shall
have similar and compatible um architectural detail design elements in roof design as the principal structure consistent with sound and generally accepted architectural practices and principles because we allow um uh we exempt sheds on the rear of the property
to have to match you know the principal structure architecture. So that was a good catch and that's a typo. So that one was not is not incorporated on the in the ordinance that you are reviewing today. So in the motion I would request
if you could include that um that um uh um correction over there. Next slide. This is the timeline of the of the of the uh uh ordinance. We had an a work session November 18th with LPA uh
December 1st city council discussion. Um the December 16th um public hearing at LAP LPA was continued to January 13th. They recommended approval of the ordinance and today is the first um reading and public hearing and then we
scheduled the second um uh um hearing for February 2nd. With that, um, it's recommended that city council read ordinance 1762 by title only, conduct a public hearing and set and schedule a second public hearing for Monday,
February 2nd, 2026, accepting the typo that uh, we uh, propose to section 5.1B4. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Korea. >> And I'm available to answer any questions. Okay. >> Uh, this is a public hearing. I do not
have any written requests to speak. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to address council on this issue? Hearing none, I will close public comment. What is the pleasure of council? I move we schedule a second public hearing for Monday, February 2026 for
ordinance number 1762, but incorporating the proposed language change from article 5.1E4 or did I do B4? 5.1 B4. >> All right, we have a motion. Do we have
a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> I am delighted that this fence issue has been addressed. I first heard about it over 20 years ago when I was a reporter for the local newspaper and and it has been lingering out there. So, good catch
on that. Excellent catch by LPA and Mr. Aught on these two other issues. And I I think we have got a pretty tight LDC now that complies with state law too which is lovely. Okay. Council member >> nothing. >> Good. >> Good. >> All right. I will ask the clerk to call
the role. [clears throat] >> Mayor Slater >> I. >> Council member >> I. >> Deputy Mayor Tuker. >> I. >> Council me Council member Bterford >> I. >> Council member Britain. >> I. >> The motion carries. We will move on to resolution item number nine which was
previously number four. So resolution number 4683-26 the revision of personnel procedures and rules. Mr. Cop. Uh thank you deputy mayor. This is a request for council to approve revisions to the personnel procedures and rules.
Uh there are three uh recommended uh revisions. One is to chapter chapter 5 section 9. Uh this is incorporating the uh pregnant workers fairness act into uh section 9. Uh the second amendment is to
chapter 11 section seven and 8. In section seven we are updating the uh payment how employees are paid during a declared state of emergency. And this is to get us in line with FEMA guidelines
as well as recommendations from our uh from our emergency management consultants and also from the state as far as our uh participation in the FROCK program. Uh in section 8, we also added uh uh revisions to section 8 regarding
the pump act. In chapter 12 uh section six, we've uh added two we amended two paragraphs regarding the use of the clinic by retirees. The retirees currently um once you reach Medicare
eligibility age 65 uh you are no longer eligible for the clinic. Uh we have a number of employees who uh work past age 65. And so what the amendments do is to propose that in retirees can have the use of the clinic
uh until they are Medicare eligible. They take employment where a another primary health insurance is provided or 10 years from the uh date of separation which would help those who are older than 65 when they retire. We've also
amended the the paragraph that gives this benefit to the city council as well. Uh so those are the primary that those are the the uh summaries of the uh the various sections. Um I spoke with Mr. this afternoon. If you would you
like us to pull up that one section that we spoke about so that we can address the language? >> Uh sure. >> Okay. Annie, if you could pull up exhibit three for me. It's >> 4683-26 >> and council. What we'll be talking about
is uh the additions to section 8 regarding the pump act. And Mr. Rod, if I get it wrong, please correct me uh once we get it pulled up. And Annie, if you could go down to I believe
it's page >> section eight. >> Page Yeah, section eight. It's on page six. A little bit further down. That's good right there. >> That's perfect. Okay. The amendments are to section D of section 8 and with the
the intent was to incorporate uh the provisions of the uh providing urgent maternal protections for nursing mothers or known as the pump act and uh one of the things that uh if you'll notice it allows for up to one year after the birth of the child and that that's the
federal regulations and one of the things that Mr. asked us about today and Mr. I don't know if you me noticed the part that's in the current language, but it's in the current language as well as number one in the proposed language is uh it says for up to one year after
birth and one of Mr. Id said, well, do we have to just limit it to one year because many nursing mothers nurse longer than a year? And so we reviewed it with Mr. Mr. Bose and there is no we do not we're not required to limit it to
just the one year. And so Mr. was recommending we we support that we remove those two references for one year and allow nursing mothers the needed time that they need to uh to nurse their children or to pump while they're at work. Uh the main thing is to provide a
safe space while they're doing that. So that would be the recommend I hope I got that correctly. That's the recommendation is to delete the two references uh for uh for one year after the child's birth. And with that, we uh recommend that you
adopt resolution number um now I now I forgot the resolution number uh 4683-26. >> Thank you, Mr. Cobb. What is the pleasure of council? I move that we adopt resolution 4683-26 with the amendments to section 8 item D
um which uh which uh limit uh section D to one year >> second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Uh >> no. I think Mr. Cobb covered it. Right. >> Sounds good. Good. >> Good.
>> All right. We'll ask the clerk to call the role. >> Council member >> I. >> Mayor Slick. >> I. >> Deputy Mayor Tukurt. >> I. >> Council member Butterford. >> I. >> Council member Britain. >> I. >> The motion carries. We do not have any
discussion items. So, we are up for the city [clears throat] manager report. >> Uh, thank you, Deputy Mayor. I only have one thing. I would like to compliment our staff and the oitis ovito citizens in action for the uh celebration events this weekend for the recognition of Dr.
Martin Luther King. Uh both both events were outstanding and you could tell the the amount of work that went into them and planning and coordination and even with how we coordinated with our our police department coordinating with the
other agencies. We had county out there. I believe I saw Altoont Springs. I saw Sanford, Casbury, uh all helping us with uh with this endeavor and the celebration at the park yesterday was a wonderful time. And so I just wanted to compliment staff and OCIA
on two great events. That's all I have. Deputy Mayor. >> Thank you, Mr. Cob. Uh city attorney's report. >> Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Uh the only thing I have to report is just to give you an update that the charter review committee had its first meeting last Wednesday. Um it's good group. Uh they
uh all seem very interested. It's a uh I think we had a good first meeting. We're going to be uh proceeding through the whole charter and a number of different issues that they've been bringing up large and small over the next many months. and as things pop up that seem
uh uniquely amendable to bringing it to the council's attention, I'll be sure to do so. That's all I have. >> Okay, Council Member Rock. >> Yeah. So, uh like Mr. Cobb said, we had uh we had a few great events this weekend and uh um again, thanks to OCIA
for putting those on and uh in coordination with the city. And uh that's all I have. >> Okay. Council member Berford. >> Yeah, same thing. I mean, um, OCIA and and staff did a great job yesterday. Um,
well coordinated. Uh, so happy to see that. And then, uh, this weekend we have Cops and Cars out at the mall, which, uh, always has a great turnout. So, looking forward to that. Uh, I guess to the resident that was asking about the
Ballards on, um, on Lockwood, um, I guess will public works look into that. I mean, I don't know. from public safety if there's have we had a lot of issues there are you >> okay I I guess just you know if if there
an issue there I mean can we look into that and then I would assume too when you get up to the north the north going north turning west onto Mitchell Hammock where we put that turn lane in uh if
there's any issues there as well. Um that's kind of tight. So if we can do that and then the only other thing I had a just trying to understand what what it's about. I got a meeting invite for Friday for the
management of the golf course. Mr. Cobb, are we having issues at the golf course? We've been approached by a resident uh regarding u questions about uh the financial practices at the golf course and so we're investigating it.
>> But this is not a meeting the staff called, right? >> No, sir. >> Okay. >> It's not a council meeting. >> Not a council meeting. >> Okay. The invitation made it seem like it was a council meeting.
Do I need to ask if we're having a meeting on Friday? Is that what's I mean, is someone looking for consensus or just clarifying we do not have a meeting this Friday that I have seen. >> There's not an official council meeting, but there is a meeting at which city
business may be discussed. So, it's been noticed that that business may be discussed there. So, everybody's welcome to to join in. So if there's a meeting where offici official city business can be discussed, can we Mr. Cobb, can we ask up here if we have consensus to have
that meeting and then decide if we do or not want to do that >> since it's an extra meeting from official business? >> I'm going to defer to Mr. Bose. >> I just want to clarify. >> You'll be able to advise you better. >> Did you understand what I said? >> I think so. >> Okay. Um,
as the council is aware, uh, there have, uh, been over the last many months, uh, meetings that have been noticed at the, uh, request of the mayor, uh, concerning uh, meetings where, uh, matters that,
uh, business that may foreseeably come before the council uh, may be noticed so that those could be discussed. to comply with the sunshine law. Okay, that is the character of the meeting that we understand is been organized for this
Friday. the best way that I would recommend to you to address regulating, if you will, or or having any sort of direction or control over those type of meetings would be and and I I've had the opportunity to speak with
a number of you about this when you've asked about this before would be uh changes to your rules and procedures that would expressly provide some guidelines or allow them or prohibit them or something to to this
effect. So, um that's probably the the best direction I would give. >> But as far as the meeting this Friday until we change or address operating procedures, it is what it is. >> As of right now, I I would suggest you
based on the the recent past practice, it would be what it is. That meeting has not been noticed as a meeting at which any action can be taken. So, uh it has been formally noticed that no action will be taken at that meeting. Matters
that may foreseeably come before the council may be discussed at that meeting. So, that that is how that meeting's been noticed at this time. >> Okay. All right. So, back I guess on the golf course, you said there were some issues that had been raised. I mean,
what what are we doing about those? >> Uh, right now we uh we did do an inventory of the equipment that is at the golf course, and we're we're basically verifying the information that we have. And we've also reached out to the city's auditors to request a scope
and estimate uh for conducting an audit of the golf fund is what we're doing. And >> so, do we feel that we have issues at the golf course? We feel that we need to verify the financial the financial issues. We feel that we need to have them verified and the best way to do
that is to have the auditors take a look at it and so we'll be bringing something to you at the uh February 2nd meeting for >> So these are outside auditors that will come in. So we haven't done an audit yet or anything. >> No, it would be a separate independent audit by our auditors. Yes.
>> So really any discussion about the management of the golf course is kind of premature. >> Yes. >> Okay. All right, that's all I got. >> Council member Britain. >> Uh, I'm going to pile on the MLK uh events. The I I
wasn't at the prayer breakfast last year. I was out of town, but I think this prayer breakfast on uh Saturday was probably the best one I've been to in going to it over 20 years. Uh it was packed house. The speakers were were excellent and the fellowship was
excellent. and I got to meet some new people and and uh break bread. That's always something good to do. So, congratulations to OCIA. It was a great event. Uh moving on to the parade. Uh parade was okay. It's the first time we ran that route and I'd be looking for
some feedback from staff on maybe what we can do a little bit better next time or uh or what we did right this time. It got kind of stretched out there for a while, but uh all in all, I thought it was a great event, too. Um number two on the uh Lockwood
Boulevard. I drive that road almost every day and it's it's a scary road uh during rush hour. People come flying. Bobby uh gives out tickets uh 65 miles an hour and faster going down that that road, especially since it's been been uh
repaved. Uh so my first thought is I'm not sure ballards are going to do the trick. I I' I'd want to ask if maybe uh some sort of barrier be put up there because I I agree with uh the man uh the citizen over there that uh sooner or
later someone's going to not be paying attention and cross that line and it's going to be a a bad day for someone two cars or more. So maybe we can look at that. Chief, I don't know. I know you don't have data on that, but and I really haven't seen that many wrecks. I
just see scary people driving down those curves and with the uh the new paving, they're really flying. So, and Bobby, keep up the good work. How many tickets did you write today? [laughter] >> Enough. I think it was in the dozens.
So, hopefully people will get the message. So, that's all I have. >> Okay. And I'm up next. So, I actually did want to ask for consensus on our next work session to go over our operating procedures. Can I get that consensus? >> I'm good with that.
>> I will not be here on the 26th. So, if it could be the one after that would be terrific. >> I will not be at the one after. >> Okay. >> So, I have three. I think we're good. >> That works. Again, if everybody wants to
change it when I'm not there, I it's happened before. Okay. And then the other thing I did want to talk about MLK day. Um, and I agree with what everybody's already said. OCIA has done an amazing job. The city did a great job and this was really well attended for the second cold year in a row, but it actually turned out to
be I don't want to say nice weather, but the sun was out. So, um, if you saw me out there, you saw that my six-year-old son joined me in walking the entire parade route, which was a shock to me as well. And I will say on the way there, as a parent, I like to question him sometimes about what we're doing. And I
asked him if he knew the purpose of the day and what it meant. And at 6 years old, he said, "Well, mom, he was a man that had a dream and that one day little white boys and girls and little black girls and boys could be friends and sit at the same table." He spread love, which was I mean, I was beaming. That
was great. So, my son gets it and so does this community. And I I pivot a little bit here because I've been thinking about Minnesota all week. And um if you don't know, I spent quite a bit of time up there in my first job out of college. And uh I I really love that
place and the people in it. And I I am disappointed and appalled and and as a mother in her 30s with kids, frankly, I'm heartbroken about what's going on in this country. And I'm deeply concerned my friend's still up there. It is unamerican to have the government
oppressing its own citizens. And in the spirit of MLK, he had a famous quote that's that's kind of resonated with me throughout my life in different situations. And it's in the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. And I personally just want to say I love this community and I will never be silent
about that. So that's all I have for my report. Mayor Slated. Well, keeping with the amazing weekend, I want to recognize Mr. William Jackson Jr. who is sitting out in the audience today. Saturday was Mr. Jackson Day. Uh
he has been involved with our community forever and in all kinds of capacities. I I remember going out to the mall. There was some kind of food giveaway and I showed up and there he was. And any place you show up where people are doing good stuff around Washington Heights,
Johnson Hill, OCIA, the ION Group, anywhere, you are almost guaranteed to run into Mr. Jackson. So, thank you for all you do. We appreciate you here in our community. uh wanted to see if council might be
game for uh taking a look at when our meetings happen in March. A lot of the time we will have we schedule two meetings but the second one always falls over spring break and then we end up canceling it. If we were to proactively
shift our meeting to March 9th, that would give some of the if somebody wants to this far out try to get something to happen in March versus March 16th being cancelled for spring break, which may or may not happen. I don't know if that impacts other people. Uh I will probably
be out of town for that though. U so just throwing that idea out there if people want to pull up calendars and ponder if this might make sense. Well, in the past, I think we always go off if people are in town and we have consensus if there's something important, we still
have a meeting. Otherwise, we don't. >> Okay. So, I don't Mr. Cobb, do you see like foresee any projects coming through that need that meeting date that we're worried about? >> As far as the second meeting in March, I right now I couldn't tell you, Deputy Mayor. Um, as far I my crystal ball
hasn't looked that far out yet, but uh right now I I I I'm very I'm uncertain. [clears throat] What what date would the second meeting be? >> Uh March 16th. >> Okay. I won't be there that that week.
So that's my two cents. >> So the the 2nd and the 16th are when the meetings are scheduled. And I thought, well, why not split the difference and make it on the 9th? >> I can be there on the 9th. they just that won't be on the 16th >> because that would give everybody an extra week to get ready to try to you
have as much have as full an agenda as possible on the 9th. So that's that's the proposal. >> So maybe we ponder it and think about it Monday or whatever the next work session or meeting is. >> I and you're not proposing meeting the fir moving the first meeting of the month, >> correct?
>> Oh yes, I am proposing that. >> You don't have a problem with that meeting, do we? So you would basically what she's proposing is having one meeting in March and it would be March 9th. >> Correct. Yes. >> Oh, >> and >> Oh, but what's wrong with March? What is it? Second. >> We could do it the second. >> Okay.
>> There'd only be a week in between the two meetings, I think, is the >> Well, no. Then then you just wouldn't have one. There it would be could would be either on the 2nd and not a second meeting or on the 9th and not a second meeting. >> I don't know that I catch the purpose of just moving the one meeting we have. Uh, so are you looking for consensus on
moving or saying or what are you looking for here? >> I I guess consensus to move. I I think it would make sense to move it one week later to give developers or whoever may have business that extra seven days to get it on the agenda. >> If we're only going to have >> consensus to move our meeting, I
personally do not want to move it. But if there's three people, >> I thought you just said what we do normally is just we ask if you know >> you want to stick with the first week or move it. >> I'm fine with the sticking with the first week. I have no opinion on the matter. >> Uh my only concern would be is is there
a work session because we we're starting to get into budget stuff around that time. But I guess if we had a work session >> work session at the end of the month. Yes. >> So that could uh >> it would be either the 23rd or 30th depending on where Mr. Booth is. >> We're we're in January now. I think you
you can put the word out that we're not going to have that meeting on the 16th. And if anyone has to do business on in March, they should get it in sooner sooner rather than later. >> Okay. Any anything else for your report?
>> Uh yes. So on Monday I will be in Tallahassee. So I won't be able to even call in for whatever's going on on Monday. Um so have fun. I'll I'll be up there. If there's anything pressing you would like represented. If I also agree with it, I I will enthusiastically
advocate and the best I can promise on the things where I don't necessarily agree is that I will not say anything. Um, so I'll be up there with League of Cities and zero tax dollars are are going towards that. Uh, other than I I will be taking a city car, so that that
will be covered, but I'm covering my own um everything else uh hotel and stuff and registration for the event through the League of Cities. Uh so taxpayers are not paying anything extra for that. Uh want to make sure that all of you know that you are quarterly invited to
the next EDO veto which is on Thursday and it is noticed in the same way as the Friday meeting. So, if you're interested in talking about or and and this is not something where there's an active effort
to talk about city business at these things, but when residents show up to events that are are sort of casual, let's get to know each other and tackle our community's issues. When they bring something up, the purpose is to allow the things to be discussed no matter
which other council members may be present. Uh because a lot of times this is kind of a scary venue if you have to come to city hall and you have to fill out a form and and talk very formally and it's nice sometimes just to sit down with whoever's willing to show up and
have a very casual conversation that has no no immediate consequences, no voting, no actions being taken, just an exchange of facts and try to get everybody kind of on the same page with you. Can we even agree on what the facts are so we
can then go to a more formal meeting like this and and have a highlevel discussion about how do we tackle the the issues and the problems that are facing our community. So that is kind of what the nature of the meeting is which Mr. Vos explained and I do hope that
some of you will will come to these things. um they're they're kind of productive and we got a lot of good brainstorming in uh with members of the community and you know sometimes it's just me that shows up from council sometimes somebody else will show up as well. Uh also want to point out that
there is a Simol County Chamber event happening from 1 to 3 on Friday at Rock and Bruise. I had sent an email volunteering to cover the cost of any council members who wanted to attend. So, if any of you haven't taken me up on it yet, uh the offer still stands. I
think they might still have room. So, just let me know and we'll make sure that you are able to come to that. And I think that's it. All right. Thank you. Okay. All right. We're up to future meeting dates. Monday, January 26th at
5:30 p.m. we do have a work session. Monday, February 2nd at 6:30 p.m. is a regular session. Monday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. is a regular session. And Monday, February 23rd at 6 PM is a work session. Is there anything else for the
good of the order? It is 7:20 p.m. and this meeting is adjourned.