Wait, wait, wait. Let's make sure these go to the right place. >> So, where do they go? >> Here at the Temple Terrace Sanitation Division, we get questions all the time asking why things like paint, electronics, batteries, and chemicals can't be thrown away in the regular trash. This is because some household
items contain materials or chemicals that can be harmful to people, pets, sanitation workers, and even the environment. These are called household hazardous waste or HHW, and they require special handling. So, where do they go?
Temple Terrace residents can bring paint, electronics, and batteries to Hillsboro County Community Collection Centers while they will be safely recycled. Household hazardous waste can be brought to HHW facilities on select Saturdays. Items like furniture, tires,
and regular trash are not accepted at HHW or community collection sites. Those sites are only for paint, electronics, and household hazardous waste. You can visit hcflv.net/hhww net/hw
for locations, hours, and what's accepted for Temple Terrace residents. You can also call Temple Terrace Public Works at 813506-6570. Thank you for allowing us to serve you. I think this might be done. >> Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It's a pleasure to see
everybody here and welcome to the February 17th meeting of the the Temple Terrace City Council. Like to remind everybody to please silence your electronic devices, which is a good reminder for me to check. That's I I lay awake at night sometimes worrying that my phone will go off during a council
meeting. It's like the worst thing that could happen. So, um, so anyhow, if you would please, uh, rise and join me in the invocation and the pledge. Lord, as we begin our meeting tonight, we pause to thank you for the many blessings you bestow on our amazing
city. We are grateful to live in a democratic republic where we are free to choose our own leaders and participate in self-governance. We ask for your healing and comfort for those who are sick or suffering in our community, particularly for the family
of Mary Rose Owens. May they feel your comfort and peace. We ask your blessings upon our meeting tonight as we work to advance the common good of our city. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. So, council, I I think everybody might be aware, but just for the public, we have a small alteration to the uh agenda
tonight that I want to announce ahead of time in case somebody's here and sits through the whole meeting for this item that's going to be uh pulled and that is uh concerning a fence waiver, which is item where is that? 13A.
>> 13A. Item 13A is consideration of a fence waiver request and we'll let the city manager uh explain why this is being continued. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of council. Uh this is a unique item. We
don't typically, not to anyone's memory, have ever had a a waiver request separate from a site plan or a PL application. And in trying to figure out where this fit, um I decided to put it under council business. However, this afternoon in discussing of it with our
city attorney uh and I'll sort of deputy city attorney uh it was recommended that we in fact put this on a the regular agenda at some point in the future because there are elements of it that would be considered possibly quasi judicial and making sure that we notice
the neighbors as well typically as you would for a site plan if there were waiverss involved in the site plan. So that's what we plan to do based upon that recommendation. I'd ask for your consideration this evening to remove it from the agenda until we can get it back on in the future. >> Very well. Thank you, council members. This is an official action action
concerning the agenda. Therefore, I think a motion would be appropriate. >> Move to uh move to move uh reschedu item 13. Sorry, I'm struggling a bit. 13A to
uh a me later meeting. Sorry about that. >> Second. >> We have a motion second. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. No nays. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr. Bea. So, for those of you who aren't uh don't
visit many council meetings, uh we have a a fairly new tradition here in Temple Terrace whereby we start each meeting with an interesting uh fun or fun or historical fact concerning our city or the region or I guess we've expanded to the state of Florida last meeting. So,
um, in any event, that duty rotates and this evening it falls to Council Member Kravitz, who is not with us, um, at least not yet. So, does anybody have a throw down historic fact or should we just pass? >> I have one. >> You have one. All right. Council member Fernandez is going to pitch it for us.
Um, actually we I was talking with a friend yesterday about the country club and how long before the rec center existed and our rec center pool was at Club Morocco, we used to spend a lot of
time with the country club also and there was a snack bar and the snack bar is now where the pool is much smaller. It was a much bigger pool with the diving board and and everything and the snack bar was where the building is. It has the ladies room and the men's room.
And this says a lot about me as a child, I guess, but I didn't know that the bills got sent home in detail. So, we used to go often, ride our bikes up there, and we would eat Snickers,
Cokes, French fries, all the things that my mother would never have approved in on any normal. and I had no idea that she actually knew all along that we were eating junk food. Um, and she never complained. So, I didn't know until much
later when my own children appeared at the country club and I saw their bills and I thought, my goodness, she she knew all of this all along. But, um, it was a central meeting place for a lot of the youth in Temple Terrace. And our part of
our rec center was over at what is Woodmont clubhouse which is managed by the women's club, the junior women's club and the garden club. And classes were held there and classes were held at Lightfoot. Yes, we did gymnastics on the
lightfoot concrete floor. Never understood why the gymnasts were able to jump so high on TV um because they didn't have a concrete floor. And all of it came together when we built the main family recreation complex.
And that gave people an opportunity to do their recreation classes, the weight room or workout room, the pool, and all kinds of other activities in one location. So, uh, that was built before
right before I started high school, but that was where King High School swim team practiced and they still practice today. So, um, we were just actually remembering some fond memories of of going up to the country club and eating
junk and swimming at the pool and, uh, enjoying the camaraderie that Temple Terrace has been where you have multiple generations of people that have grown up here and have known each other from a a variety of of reasons and activities.
And I hope that those who move here now realize that it's a great community and we have a many we have a lot of community amenities that you all can enjoy. And that's it. >> Well, thank you, council member. That was very good for not even expecting to do it. Thank you. >> I can tell you your mother is much
different than mine because she would have said something. I can guarantee it. >> Well, thank you very much. And so I'd like to now call the employee of the month for January, Abigail Baron, to the podium.
come on up. Yeah, this is a uh significant accomplishment uh really for any employee, but I think particularly so in your case, which will become apparent. So, digital technician uh evidence technician Abigail Baron is being recognized as the employee of the
month for January. since Abigail began her role with the the police department on August 5th of 2024. That's what makes this so significant. Um she's been an incredible and valuable team member. She quickly showed her professionalism and expertise requiring little training
thanks to her advanced knowledge in digital evidence management, redaction laws, and records retention. Everyone who works with Abigail, whether inside or outside the department, genuinely appreciates her professionalism, efficiency, and dedication.
She consistently meets deadlines, handles public records requests promptly, and ensures digital evidence processes run smoothly for the state attorney's office. Her strong work ethic and calm demeanor under pressure have made her a trusted and appreciated
co-orker. The city is fortunate to have Abigail as part of our team and look forward to seeing all the amazing things that you will achieve in the future. So, congratulations, Abigail, for being selected as the January employee of the month. WOULD
you like to say a few words? >> Um, just that I enjoy working here. I appreciate it. >> A woman of few words. >> Yeah. >> Well, we are very happy to have you here. I know you're a relatively new employee and for you to achieve this
honor selected by uh your peers really is is a tremendous honor for somebody that doesn't have the long track record that many of our employees do. So, thank you. >> Good job. >> All right. Three, two, one.
Perfect. Well, there goes one/3. Okay. Next, we have a proclamation for Arbor Day. And I'd invite our city arborist, Joe Ferris, up to the podium. >> Good evening. Good evening, Joe. I was commenting at an event recently that Joe
Ferris, I think, is probably one of our more most popular employees. Everybody, everybody encounter in the city seems to love. They all ask about, even if they don't remember your name, who's that arburous guy? I love him. He's terrific. So, um, so it's fitting that you get to
receive this proclamation. So, reads, "Whereas in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees. This holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than
a million trees in Nebraska. Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world. Trees can reduce the erosion of our precious top soil by wind and water, lower heating and cooling cost, moderate the temperature, clean the air, excuse
me, produce oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife. Mitigate the urban heat island effect, reduce storm water runoff, and boost mental and physical health. Trees are renewable resource, giving us paper, wood for homes, fuel for our fires, and countless other wood
products. Trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of the business area, and beautify our community. Trees, wherever planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal. Now, therefore, I, Andrew Ross, by virtue of the authority
vested in me as mayor of the city of Temple Terrace, Florida, do hereby proclaim March 8th, 2026 as Arbor Day. And so, Joe, would you like to say a few words? >> Sure. So, uh, for this year's Arbor Day celebration, um, I'll be giving away
over 150 trees on March 8th between 10 and 3 at Woodmont Park, part of the Chalk Art Festival in Spring Market. Um, I believe this is my sixth year um, participating in that. Um, it's a really good event. If you haven't been out there, the Garden Club and the Rec
Center put on a really good um, event for this. Um, so any resident of Temple Terrace can come out, get a free tree to plant in their yard. If anyone shows up and I'm out of trees, I'll take orders. They'll get delivered before the end of the month. Or if there's something I don't have, if I can get it, I'll get
that ordered and get that to our residents. So, great event, free trees. >> Well, thank you. I know this is Arbor Day, not specifically Joe Ferris, but Joe, thank you for the work you do in the city. Our residents love you and so thank you.
Another picture. >> Yeah. Right. >> All right. Thank you. >> You see these throughout the years. We have darker hair. Okay. So, council, the next item is the consideration of minutes from our
meeting of February 3rd. Is uh everybody had an opportunity to review them? And if so, is there a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Motion and a second. Any discussion, corrections to the minutes? If not, all those in favor say I. I
>> I opposed. No nays. The minutes are adopted. Next, we have persons wishing to speak u on items not listed on the agenda or items on the consent agenda. We do have forms in the back of the room at the little table back there. Uh if
anybody wishes to address the mayor and council, please fill out a form and give it to the city clerk on my left, your right. We have a 30 minute time limit on this portion of the meeting. I don't think we're going to run over today, but uh if we do, we stop at 30 minutes,
continue with our business, and then resume public comment at the end of the meeting. Uh we ask that there's a threeminut time limit imposed on all comments on each individual speaker. We ask that speakers come to the podium and state their name and city of residence. Uh we want to assure everybody that your
comments are taken seriously and they are followed up on by staff uh andor council members. And so that's part of the reason for the form is we want to know how to get back in touch with you to follow up with you. So our first request to speak is from Mr. Loe. Mr. Loe, good evening sir.
>> Good evening. >> Uh Charles Lo Terrace Park. Tonight I want to talk about this holy time. Uh most unless you're pretty devout, you might not know this is actually a very holy period. Uh tomorrow is Ash Wednesday for those who observe that in
the Christian calendar. Uh it is also part of Ro uh ro kadesh which is new moon in the Hebrew calendar but mainly it is rammed for the Muslims and I did want to mention that a little bit. Uh,
of course I've talked about peace and as you all have known about. I have my ideas what peace means in the hearts and the minds of the people. But I decided to go read something that I found in the temple terrace library that I found would say it even more. And that is this
book or or this book well actually it was a book published by a woman who got her first uh payment of that when she was 86 writing for the uh then St. Petersburg Times and she had a job for the rest of her life in doing it. So
that means the point being on that is that don't give up you know on your dreams or anything like that. Uh she wrote one of the things she wrote about was this place in in Israel uh that was called in in Israel uh Navy
I hope pronounces right Ni Shalam. In Arabic it is called Waha Al Salam. And in English it means oasis of peace. Uh this is where they had like an experimental community between uh
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Uh where people got together, sat down and talked and all that and tried to figure out how to deal with the situations on in in their in the Middle East in the Holy Land. Now, the reason I bring this up here is
because I would think this city would be very good for starting um a whole kind of that type of thing within the thing, an oasis of peace. We have Jews, we have Muslims, we have various forms of Christians. And I couldn't think of a
better time because it is a holy time. Uh so this is why I kind of bring this up. And um one other thing I I guess is because I'm really hoping that they and I got to give compliments to the Mission Hills Church and that is because they do
interfaith events in October for this international festival they do. What I'm hoping is that uh they will uh induce the community to do more interfaith events. So more people will talk and that we will be a role model for other communities within the nation and in the
world uh to be an oasis of peace. Uh, one other thing before I mention while I was thinking about the library, uh, that is that the library sale, my first push on that, it'll be March 26 to March 28th. So, uh, give everybody a little
advanced notice on that. I'll probably be talking about that again, but um, but for now, that's all. >> Thank you, Mr. Lo. Next, we have Unikica Mills or Fatima Elcott, Planning Commission. Good evening, Unika Mills. I am
>> Evening >> with the planning commission. Um, as you all may remember on uh or spring of last year, uh, planning commission staff uh presented to you the process of the comprehensive plan update. We are now beginning that process. So, we wanted to
uh just put it on record and notify the public that uh staff will be out as well as uh we hired a consultant to help with um seeking feedback for what we um will uh do as far as the vision for Temple
Terrace uh through 20 the year 2050. So, we'll be um around the community at different events. Um we'll have a survey and we'll be seeking feedback from citizens um as well as stakeholders as to what uh and how they want uh Temple
Tears to grow through the year 2050. Um so anything else? >> Nothing. We're just really excited. We've already had a strong start uh meeting with some stakeholders and some members of the council. So we'd love to sit down with you all one-on-one. Anyone in the community can reach out. We want to make sure that we're listening to as many voices as possible. We're excited.
You guys have a really busy spring season. So, we'll be at all the events and be out and about. So, just come find us. We really want to make sure that we're getting everybody's voices uh to co-create what this vision is going to be and we're excited to present it in the summer. >> Right. Yeah. >> Yep. >> And I did want to add to that that the
vision is just the beginning of the process. We do have which and the vision will act as the foundation for the policies that will uh update the comprehensive plan. So, this is just the beginning. Um and uh we're excited for this process. And then I think the last thing we can
mention is you can go to bit.ly/temple terrace vision. So that's the project web page with the planning commission. You can also find it with temple terrace comprehensive plan update. So that'll be you can sign up the city's newsletter as well as the planning commission's newsletter. Take the survey, submit public comment, reach out to us, all the things. So we're want to be as
accessible as possible. So come find us, let let us know what your vision is. >> Good. Thank you. Excited. Thank you. >> I think you and I will be talking in the morning >> tomorrow. Yep. Awesome. Thank you guys. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next. I'm having trouble reading your your
last name. >> Gasser. >> Gasser. Okay. Gamal, you're recognized, sir. Good evening. >> Thank you. Good evening, everybody. I really didn't come to uh give a speech, but uh I got inspired by uh uh my uh
good friend Charlie. Just wanted to tell everybody a little bit about Ramadan. What is Ramadan? a little bit uh on the uh be what's behind the the curtain on Ramadan. Ramadan is one month of the year. It's the ninth months of the
Islamic calendar and all the all the months start with the sighting of the moon and ends with the sighting of the moon. Uh it is scheduled to be tomorrow, Wednesday. This 80% chances is going to be tomorrow. It might not be. It might
be Thursday. Why? Because in order for the months to start, they somebody has to go and see the moon. At the end of the month, moon disappear completely. At the new months, the moon shows up again. So, we will know it's the beginning of
the month if somebody officially some official person somewhere will see the moon. So, we don't know until the last day and the last night. The last night is tonight. So somebody should have tonight within the United States of
America have seen the moon in order for us to start fighting tomorrow. If nobody has of the official people that are looking then Ramadan is not going to be tomorrow is going to start th uh Thursday. How I would know I'm not one of the uh
of the officials that are going through around to to check with those people that going to to see the sitemon. I wait for my she of the masid that I belong to. He is the one that is connected with them and he is going to be the one that decides.
The decision is not easy is difficult because you don't want one mask to say Ramadan is tomorrow and the other mask say no Ramadan is not tomorrow it's day after. So it's a it's a fun day and uh actually we usually wait for it and it has not
been decided yet until this moment or at least I don't I don't know about it to tell you what is Ramadan. Uh we fast it's ordained in the in the Quran that Muslims need to fast Ramadan the entire months and it says in the Quran that it
has been prescribed to the people before you. So all religions before Islam they all fast the fast manifestation the way we do fast might be different. God would do a different will ask us to fast in a
different way that is suitable to us and other people before us like Christian maybe Jews or maybe other people they will do fast that is suitable to them. The difference between doing the worship of fast than all other worships in the
Quran that God says every worship you do is for you. It's for your benefit except I'm sorry. Except fasting, it's for me. I get it and I give you blessing accordingly. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. I did not know that about the
moon. Thank you. I don't Anybody else know that? Do you knew that? I didn't know that. I thought I knew a lot about Ramadan. I didn't know that. Next we have Tara McDonald. Good evening, ma'am. >> Hi there. So, um I wanted to come and mention
because I had actually on the Temple Terrace bulletin board said that I would come and say something. Um this is in regards to the lo of the loss of life at River Hills Park um over the weekend. Um it it did strike up many conversations on the bulletin board, some positive,
some negative. Um, of course we all know it's a beautiful, serene area for many Temple Terrace and non-temple terrace. Um, I mean, I've been going there since ' 92, had many children's birthday parties, etc. Um, many mentioned on the board, and I don't know, I mean, on the
Temple Terrace board about that they had seen needle presents there. Now, you can see needle presence anywhere. However, that's a concern and I don't know if that's true or false um, with drug use possibly. Um, but I don't know if it's
ever been reported. And if it has been reported, it'd be nice if it was looked into because of so many children around and so many people go there. Um, there used to be police presence there. I know that firsthand when I was at UpC, so just saying. Um, they used to you barely
pulled in and the police would escort you out after dark. Um, I go past there at all times. Um, and I don't really see any police presence. And I also see vehicles there that are very late at night. Um, and yes, can we avoid that?
Possibly with the police presence at least spinning through. We don't get a lot through Courtney where I live and that kind of thing as well. Um, so I wanted to make sure that I mentioned this for the people that had mentioned on the bulletin board. Um, and have we thought about police rep presence? Maybe
at sundown, maybe more drivebys to deter or that type of thing. Um I don't know if there, you know, a chain on the entry. I know that becomes, you know, you have to drive in. They could still walk in, but it might be deterrent. Um it might be able to avoid that bad
behavior. Um and I don't know if anything could have prevented what has happened over the weekend, which is very very sad that it did. Um, but maybe with more police presence early morning throughout the night just driving through could be something that might be
helpful to deter the rumors that could be out there or maybe you know picking up looking at things and that type of thing. basically just anformational and I wanted to make sure that I followed up with the comments that people had brought up on the bulletin board >> cuz it is a little bit negative and I
don't really like to see that because it is a beautiful park and it has children around it too and with the school there. So, I just wanted to kind of put the bug in the ear if it's ever been thought of or anything that might be I don't have a solution but I just wanted to make sure
that I spoke up for them. Okay. >> Thank you, Miss McDonald. >> You're welcome. Are there other members of the public who wish to address the council at this time? That was the last request I had. >> Okay. If not, uh, council, is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?
>> Let's approve the consent agenda. >> Second motion and second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. No. Nays. Consent agenda is is adopted. Next, we have a resolution recognizing the contributions of the Centennial Committee and providing for the
dissolution of the committee. I see a lot of smiling people out there. So, it says that I'm going to present. Okay, I am going to present because I have some teaching. Here we go. I got it. I got it. I got it. Thank you. So, the
Centennial Committee uh Well, ladies, would you like to come to the podium, please? YEAH. The Centennial Celebration Committee was created on November the 2nd, 2021 with the purpose of providing a public forum
for planning, coordinating, budgeting, marketing, and securing sponsorship for the city's centennial celebration. The city's incorporation occurred on May 28th, 1925. The committee had advisory powers and was composed of five members. The chair
was Nancy Hudson or is we haven't dissolved you yet. Still Nancy Hudson, vice chair is Julie Almeida. Uh members Sherry Donahghue, Marissa Robinson, and Cheryl Mooney, our former city clerk. Staff liaison is Corey Collins. And council liaison is our new vice mayor,
James Chambers. uh assisted the committee with recommendations and planning over the last 4 and 1/2 years. Throughout 44 meetings, the members planned and assisted with 21 events, organized five centennial murals throughout the city, and provided numerous opportunities for the community
to celebrate 100 years of being a city. The council and the city thanks the centennial committee for their commitment, creativity, and countless hours of work in planning and carrying out the centennial events. The outstanding success of the celebrations
is a direct reflection of the committee's dedication and teamwork. The city is grateful for the committee's service in making the centennial such a memorable and impactful milestone. And so, um, just a few personal notes on
top of that. I think I've mentioned to many of you individually over the past of the few years and I' I've said this I don't know how many times to members of the public. We are so fortunate to have the level of expertise and if we had to go out and hire you, we couldn't afford
you. And so to have that level of expertise uh step up and volunteer that level of service to the city to the citizens really of Temple Terrace is just incredible. and and uh you know we we consider ourselves a smaller city
because we live next door to Tampa, but the caliber of work that you ladies produced is I it doesn't matter the size of the city, Tampa, Orlando, Miami. I mean, this was this was really world class and so thank you for everything you've done and please share with us a
few comments. >> So, thank you very much, Mayor Ross and council members. you've kind of recapped everything, so I'm going to kind of skip over that part. But, um, I do want to say we would not have been a success in any way without Corey Collins, who was our city liaison, and James Chambers,
who was our they attended every meeting, gave great support and guidance, and they um were with us every step of the way. So, we really really appreciate and we know we couldn't have done that. Um as a f as a further keepsake for the for the year that we had the committee has created
created a commemorative book um that we are work just about to finish up now. Um it highlights the events the community and the activations that took place throughout the year. See here. So here's just a a little look at it as we go through. But it it can it sort of
talks about everything that we've done, everybody who was involved. Um we thought it would be a really great um commemorative piece for the next centennial committee so they know what happened this time. Um it will be we're going to donate some to the libraries um of course and then these will be for
sale at the family recreation center um starting next month. So great. And then we also created this beautiful um mural collage that shows all of the murals that were created for the centennial. Um and we are presenting it now to the
council um to hopefully find a home here at the city hall somewhere so that all the community can remember what was done and know that this was a very special time and a very special year. Um we just want to thank you all for the opportunity. I think we all learned a lot. Um we're really great. We're really excited to be able to talk to each other
and do some stuff with each other after today that we haven't been able to do. So um thank you for trusting us with this really important um event and and year and time. three long years and we are glad to u move on to our next event but thank you for choosing us for the
committee and we're very very grateful. >> Thank you. >> Are you speaking for everybody? >> Oh council, would you please help me carry these down and we'll get a the entire council with a photograph.
>> Yeah, we have to carry standing up there or >> Thank you. >> Who's this for? >> Julie. >> We can keep it. I mean,
>> thank you. Yeah. Come up here with us. >> All right, Mary. Tell us what you want. >> If everyone can inch over slightly. >> That's perfect. >> Yes. All right. Three, two, one.
>> Perfect. Wait, should we get the >> Yeah, I think we got that covered. >> I'm going to do this angle if you want to work here. >> Perfect. Thank you. to do it next time.
>> Okay. >> Okay. >> Vice Mayor. >> Yes. I also wanted to recognize a lady that was on the first year of the committee and got off Sharon Gaskin. You she was the chair of the first year. So, thank you for your efforts on getting us
started. >> Okay. And then our last official business concerning the Centennial Committee is kind of sad, but we do need uh a motion to dissolve the the Centennial Committee. If there is there uh before we do that though, is there anybody here that would like to comment
on this? The action that we're about to take is to dissolve the Centennial Committee. Is there any public comment on that? Okay. Council, is there a motion? >> Yes. Reluctantly. Um I move uh to
approve the resolution recognizing the contributions of the Centennial Committee and providing for the dissolution of the committee. >> Second. >> Motion to second. Discussion. I just have one comment. >> Yes. >> Um it's a shame Julie couldn't be here, but you guys did a fantastic job and um
I I had always I was anxious to be a Centennial Council member and you guys just made it so much more special. So, thank you very much for all the efforts that you did throughout the entire three years. I know you had it was hard. Thank you.
>> Okay, council. All those in favor say I. I >> I opposed. No nays. Resolution is adopted and you ladies can go out and festivate now. >> Thank you again. >> Thank you. >> Next up, we have a resolution approving
the installation of speed humps on North 62nd Street. Our public works director, Jason Warrenfelds, is here to present. Good evening, Mr. Warrenfelds. Thank you, Mayor. City Council Public Works Engineering is bringing forward a
resolution requesting approval to install three traffic calming speed humps on 62nd Street between East Fowler Avenue and East 113th Avenue. The city received a received a resident petition requesting consideration for speed humps on 62nd Street. In response, staff
conducted traffic studies that included speed data collection and field observations. The results confirmed that the speed the vehicle speeds on 62nd Street had exceeded posted speed limits. The vehicle data revealed in the 85th percentile vehicle speeds were more than
10 mph over the posted speed limit. In addition, consistent with the city's speedome policy, neighborhood support was evaluated and met the criteria to develop a traffic calming plan. The initial concept was drafted following traffic standards and internal past practice concepts. That initial concept
was believed to be a light-handed approach and with the direction of city council and resident comments from the January 6, 2026 meeting, staff applied a more rigorous design to allow for two additional speed humps totaling three for the section of roadway. The new
design uh is the new design is done in a fashion to lower the speed near the playground and on the northern section of 62nd Street near Fowler Avenue. Um, and then I do have a couple slides here.
So, this one which shows 62nd Street North to South um, and the speed humps. And then I turned this so that we can see it a little better. Um, as you can see on the left side, the the red dash in the middle there, the playground. It's adjacent to the
playground. So, it's about 100 ft or so from the stop sign. Um, and that allows us to do the traffic markings that are required for notice for this. Uh, and then we have the one in the middle near the town homes, which was the approximate location of the first
concept. Um, with the petition, the petition asking for consideration for speed humps. The speed hump originally was placed there to address that concern, but after council comments, then we reevaluated this and applied the other two speed humps. And then the one on the right, which is closer to Fowler Avenue.
this one very light but it it if you look at your monitors there you can see the the traffic markings. So we're close to the intersection which will you know allow the street markings, the signage and then the speed hump and then back to the middle one and then the same thing on the Fowler side.
Um the approval of this resolution will allow staff to move forward forward with the procurement and installation of the speed hunts. Uh staff request the council approve the resolution and I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Thank you Mr. Warrenfields. Are there members of the public who wish to comment on this item?
Council members, are there questions? I just have one question. Mr. Warren Fels, are the the design and placement of the new proposed speed humps, are they compliant with the MUTCD? >> So, in the in in the January,
>> the manual for uniform traffic control devices is what I'm referring to. This Yes, the signage will be correct. Yes. >> Well, I'm not just asking about the signage. I'm asking about the location and every everything concerning this. Is it compliant with the MUTCD? >> Yeah. Yes, it is compliant.
>> It is. Okay. Other questions, council members? Okay. If there are no other questions, is there a or is there a motion? >> Move to approve resolution approving the installation of speed humps on 62nd Street. Um uh
>> second. Good. Discussion of the motion. >> Yes. >> Yes. Vice Mayor Chambers. >> I said it last time and I'll say it again to everybody out there in the audience world. Please slow down. You know, we we receive comments about this
item and the next item. And we read the same thing. Cars are very fast on our street. They're fast on my street. They're fast on the mayor street. They're all over. We could put speed humps all over the city. Please slow down. Maybe we need to make internal streets 10 miles an hour. I don't know. But we need to slow down. residents.
Thanks. >> Thank you, Council Member Fernandez. >> Um I I just would like to thank city staff for taking the comments from council and the community into um concern and coming back to us with a proposal that I think better addresses
the concerns expressed regarding speeding in that area. >> Okay, there are no other comments. All those in favor say I. >> I opposed. No nazs. Motion resolution is adopted. Thank you. >> Uh don't go far. Next item is a
resolution approving the installation of speed humps on Shirley Drive. And Mr. Warren Felds will now explain that. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Public Works Engineering is bringing forward a resolution requesting approval to install install two traffic calming speed humps on Shirley Drive between
Rainbow Drive and Ridgeway Road. City staff received the petition uh to evaluate the street for traffic calming. During the speed data collection and the field authorizations, they reviewed the results and determined that the speeds regularly exceed the posted speed
limits. The vehicle data in the 85th percentile showed that the speed was more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit. Uh in addition to the the petition, staff evaluated for resident support and it met the criteria to
continue with the traffic common design. And I have a slideshow for this one. Oops. Shirley Drive proposal. Again, it shows this as a vertical and I'm going to switch it to the side. So Shirley Drive between Rainbow and Ridgeway. Um,
we applied two speed humps in this area. Um, the the greater concern of Shirley was in this area. That's where the petition generated from. Um, and this one, as you can see on your monitors there, the markings with the location of those speed humps, it allows for
appropriate signage, street markings, and then the speed humps to be placed for the traffic calming. Uh, the approval of this resolution allows staff to move forward with the procurement and installation of the speed humps. Uh, staff requests that the council approve the resolution.
>> Good. Are there members of the public who wish to comment on this item? >> Yes, sir. You have to please approach the podium real quick. >> No, sir. Because we can't hear you on the record from there, but we'll wait. You have plenty of time.
>> Okay. Yeah, they can't get you on the record and the audio doesn't pick you up. >> My first time. >> Yeah, it's all right. Good evening, sir. We just need you to start with your name and city of residence and then you have the floor. Michael Reading, 8618 Shirley
Drive. I've been there probably 18 years and this is well past due of putting speed humps on that street and the two there it's a quarter mile long street too is not going to be long enough. I propose to add a stop sign.
Truly drive dead ends in the end and end. There's a side there's another side street that comes through there. Propose a stop sign there. So make it a four-way stop which would act as a speed dump theoretically in addition to the two because two is
not near enough on that street. I've been living there that long enough. I just you can hear them accelerating from both ends of the street coming past. They accelerate this way and accelerate this way. the ones that making all the noise. So, you can consider that. Appreciate it.
>> Any questions? >> No, sir. Thank you. >> Okay. >> If it's possible. >> Are there other members of the public who wish to comment? Yes, sir. >> Good evening. >> My name is William Hedgep and I live at
8609 Shirley Drive, right in the middle of all that. And I've been there for well I've lived across the street and I moved across the street so I've been there for 24 years and that it's always been a real problem. They come off River
Hills and they make that one little jog and get on Shirley Drive and shoot down and get make that jog. You get to Bush Boulevard and they speed through there like crazy all the time day and night.
And uh I don't know what it's going to take for somebody to get killed. We got little children. Little children across the street from me and there several children's. Just last year there was a small puppy got away from his honor and
a truck that was speeding by ran over killed it. Of course should have not been loose but he kept going. Didn't stop. And the little girl just it devastated this little girl. She could have been chasing that dog and been one
that got hit too. So it's long overdue and it just continuously do it. And I don't know if we can do anything. Take videos and bring them to somebody or what. >> I think we're about to approve speed humps. >> Oh, is it approved? Well,
>> we're about to So I think you're a little >> Okay. Okay. Should have been here a month or two ago. >> Okay then. Good. That's great. That's good news. Thank you, sir. >> All right. Thank you, sir. Are there other members of the public who wish to comment? >> Very good. Council member, are there
questions? Council member Fernandez. >> Um, when you I know that there is a requirement about signage, the distance that has to be between the sign and the actual speed hump. And it looked like on the document that you showed us the the
drawing that there is literally not room for any other speed bump in this location as the um would that also preclude and I'm not proposing this but would that also pre preclude putting a stop sign like a
four-way stop? >> So the four-way stop I believe he's talking about is where Rainbow and Shirley intersect. Um, again, not that's not what we looked at in this. Um, I would have to look at the distance between Bush and Rainbow um to see how
close that is for signage and for a stop sign. Um, the speed humps are placed in a fashion to avoid driveways um driveways and then the signage piece. So there is a there's a metric there that's
used to ensure that they're spaced evenly enough to capture what the the projection is to slow traffic down >> and we are able to go back and respond if the if the community is not seeing
the result that they are anticipating or hoping for um and then reevaluate. Correct. >> Sure. So it won't be it would never it should never be initially. right? Put the speed humps up and check it next week. Right? That wouldn't be a good set
because you don't get a capture of the true essence of being comfortable with them being there. Um I recall a conversation with one of the police chiefs. I don't remember if it was Chief Sailor, Deputy Chief Mills, but they they have gone back in areas and they've put the JMR back out and
they've looked at speeds to just check to see whether you know the traffic common devices are working. And the one conversation we were having about it, it was working. So traffic was at a slower speed. These speed humps that we put in are not the flat. These are the aggressive ones. They are designed to make you slow down, force you to to
travel slower. And if you don't, you you know that real quickly. So >> that's it. >> Other questions? I have one. C. Mr. Warfields, can you put that sign back the slide? The the one that was sideways
a little. That one. Yeah. So, just knowing this neighborhood a little bit, if you are coming in off of River Hills on Ridge Way and you take that right curve, you drive past Rainbow and
then you turn left on Shirley, which I think is what the neighbors are describing. That's where they hit it and they go straight up to Bush Boulevard. The straight shot. the speed humps will certainly impact that behavior or or they'll take the front end off the out of their car, one or the other. My
question is, and this is a bit of a hypothetical, given this particular path of travel, would be very easy to avoid the speed humps by just turning left on Rainbow and flying down Rainbow, going around that drift curve, and then turning left on Shirley and going out to Bush
Boulevard. So, I'm a little concerned. I'm not I'm not suggesting we don't do this. I'm I'm certainly in favor of this, but I'm a little concerned of solving a problem, creating another one, and and by displacing the problem. Are we going to do any sort of followup to
monitor rainbow to see if volume and or speed increase? Because the first time somebody's used to doing that, they run down that road at 40, 50 miles an hour and they hit those speed hump and go airborne, they're going to figure out the turn on rainbow.
So shifting the problem occurs. I won't I'm not going to say it's going to occur here and I won't say that it won't. Um but shifting the problem occurs and and I've seen that on other installations of speed humps where traffic flow alters. um based on the city policy, we
unfortunately are are bound to the policy waiting on the petition. Doesn't mean we can't look at it and observe it ahead of time, but in order to act and follow the policy, we're going to need the petition to to prove our our case there um to go through with that. We did
a similar thing in another neighborhood out off the Temple Terrace Highway a couple years ago and we had concerns about the very same thing because there were parallel roads and we thought, well, we're just going to ultimately displace and and what we did in that case was proactively
scheduled to go out there and put the Jar out to see if we had created a problem on the parallel road. Ultimately, I don't think it did. I think we were happy. We were pleasantly surprised that it didn't seem to displace.
But I'm wondering if I and this is I'm not looking for a commitment now, but maybe you and the chiefs could talk about proactively doing this as opposed to waiting for the people on Rainbow to come here with their hair on fire saying, "Oh, look what you've done to our street." So, city manager.
>> So, um I think it's a valid concern in light of the the illustration really has the impact that you can see very parallel. So, I think what we can do is we can take before we put the speed humps in on on Shirley, what I would recommend we do is do a baseline on the others all the streets there.
>> Bingo. >> Um, and then we have a baseline so we can see I think it was Grand View and Rainbow is if I remember correctly. >> Yep. Ridgeway. >> Um, that'll take a few weeks because you got to have a few days of of data. So, that might take >> a few weeks to build speed humps anyway. >> Right. Right. So, so we'll have some
time. We can do that. uh we'll have the baseline data and then obviously we'll we'll monitor as well and if we find that we're we're seeing concerns either PDC concerns or we get concerns from neighbors we could go back out and then do a follow-up data analysis and then
we'll know for a fact and if that's the direction council wants to go and not necessarily having to wait for for a petition because we anticipate that that could happen we could >> I just want to make sure that we're respectful of the people on rainbow when we know that we're what we're doing may
have an impact on them. I I'd really hate in 6 months to have 12 people from that live on Rainbow come down here with their hair on fire screaming at the problem that we created when we have reason to >> know that this is a possibility. We shouldn't they shouldn't have to go
through that. We should >> proactively. So, thank you for for that. >> Okay, other questions. >> Question. I do have a comment about that. >> Okay. >> So, tell me when I can do it either an hour or later. >> Okay. Well, let's stick with questions right now if that's okay.
>> Okay. If there are no further questions, is there a motion? And then I will call on the vice mayor. >> Yes. Um move to approve the resolution approving the installation of speed humps on Shirley Drive. >> Second. >> Motion in a second. Vice Mayor Chambers. >> Um the very first speed humps in the
city were put on White Drive many years ago. I know that cuz one was put out in front of my parents house. It was fine. It slowed traffic down. Moved it to Druid Hills. Those people were mad. just like what we're talking about. So speed humps went on Druid and that's when all
this we became uh developed the city developed a policy to put them out there so they weren't just going anywhere. So again people slow down. We could put speed humps on every road in the city. It's going to be expensive. You'll need shock absorbers all the time. >> Cheap.
>> No. So slow down. Tell your neighbors slow down. That's it. >> Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council member Fernandez. I have a comment mostly geared or aimed at the residents of the city and that is a lot of people move to the city of Temple Terrace because our interior residential streets are popular
for bicycling, walking, walking your dog, being outside, children riding bicycles, people riding bicycles, and having a slower speed certainly encourages people to be outside. And I
know that everybody is in a hurry. I fully am a participant in uh not having enough time to do all the things you need to do, but you aren't the only one who needs to get somewhere quickly. And one of the draws
of this city is how enjoyable it is to be out walking and riding your bicycles and meeting up with your neighbors. So, you know, I'm just I'm I'm with uh Vice Mayor Chambers. Just please slow down. I
don't I I don't think that we can pop your we can paper the city in speed bumps, but I think we all notice that it's a hindrance to the community when people are flying down the streets.
>> Comments? Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. No nazs. Resolution to approve speed humps on Shirley Drive is approved. Thank you, Mr. Warren Feld. Next up, Mr. Warren Feld is still standing there. This is going to be an
expensive night. When when Mr. Warrenfeld is up here for a long time, it cost us a lot of money. So, uh, is a resolution approving a contract with American Construction Services, Inc. for the Bonnie Bray water main relocation replacement project phase one. This has
been a long time coming. And Mr. Warrenfield, please explain. Thank you, Mayor. City Council requesting an approval of a resolution awarding a construction contract for the Bonnie Bray water man relocation and replacement project phase one bid number 25-013.
This project represents an investment in the city waters infrastructure. The existing water main alone Bonnie in the Bonnie Bur area is aging and in need of relocation replacement to improve system reliability, maintain adequate pressure and reduce the risk of service interruptions with emergency repairs.
Proactive replacement will help prevent costly future failures and ensure continued delivery of drinking water to our residents. This project was competitively bid in accordance with city procurement requirements after review of the submitted bins. American Construction Services Incorporated was determined to be the lowest responsive
responsible bidder. Staffer recommends the award of the contract in the amount of 1,350,16.75. Funding for this project will be from within will be from the water and sewer utilities fund. The project is consistent with the city's capital improvement planning and long-term
utility infrastructure. Approval of this resolution will award the construction contract to American Construction Services Incorporated. Authorize the city manager to execute the contract documents. Approve the payment of1,350,16.75 from the water fund. Establish an
effective date in the resolution. I will mention that in the resolution there is a scribner's error on the third whereas clause the bids ranging from 1 million $35, $16.75 is an error. It should have been
$1,350. The five and the zero were inverted. >> Very good. Thank you, Mr. Warrenfield. Are there members of the public who wish to comment on this item? Not. Council members, are there questions? Council member Fernandez.
Um, I know that we always encourage cost u savings and going with a low bid when possible, but when you compare all of the bids, I the only thing my only concern is I want to make sure that we haven't given up any type of service or
uh or what another contractor might be doing that we're comparing apples to apples and we're not missing any services or features that a higher bid had that that are going to come through as change orders on a lower bid.
>> Correct. So, in the 10 bids that we received, the uh the review process determined obviously responsible and um the lowest bidder was where we started. Um, America Construction Services seem to check, not seem, they checked all the
boxes in the bid requirements. Um, and they continue to be a a source of good friend for the city to do this work. >> And then, oh, go ahead. >> Just correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Warren. Mr. Warren, is the typically when we do a bid, we put everything on a
spreadsheet because these are unit costs typically. Correct. So, everybody's applying in the same fashion. They're putting units. They're just pricing out units. Is that not what occurred here, too? Yes, that's correct. We had a unit breakdown u listing and each of the biders had to submit their cost per
listing. So, it wasn't a it wasn't a number just for the overall job that maybe something was um excluded. These are unit costs per piece, product, part, service. And then I I know that this was part of our capital improvement budget,
but in terms of the actual price that we have established with this contract, is it consistent with what we expected and and anticipated in our budget? So, the dollars available for the this
project um I confirmed with the finance director there was uh $2 million that would have been allocated for this work and this came in at 1.3 million. >> Okay. >> Just over. So, we're there is some savings there. >> Thank you. >> Questions vice mayor anymore. Council member
Schistler. Um, this is what our fourth time we've done this now. Moving the the the lines from the the middle to the outside is at least third, I think. >> Second one that I've been here for. >> Okay. So, you
>> So, there's been others >> before that. Um, is this the same contractor as the other jobs that you know that you >> No, this is not from the one that I the the other one I recall. No, it is not. >> Okay. because we had some we had some issues with that, >> right?
>> Particularly with notifications of the of the the residents and so forth and we're we're going to take all that into consideration so that they know what what we're doing when we're doing it and everything uh everybody be on the same page.
>> Yes, there in in section uh 10:10 of the summary of work uh just below the general section there is a requirement there about um notifying the residents. Sorry. >> I'm good. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Other questions? If not, is there
a motion? >> Move to approve the resolution approving a contract with American Construction Services for the Bonnie Bray Water main relocation replacement project phase one. >> Second. >> Motion to second. Discussion of the
motion. >> If not, all those in favor say I. I. >> Opposed? No. Resolution is adopted. Thank you, Mr. Williams. Well, this is going to be expensive because it's a fire department. Next, we have a resolution approving a
change order with Applied Sciences Consulting, Inc. for EOC Construction Administration Services. And we have our assistant fire chief, Shane Sammon, is here to explain. Good evening, Chief. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, good evening, mayor, council members. I'm presenting a
resolution approving a change order with applied science consulting for EOCC administrative services. Uh these services are necessary to support ongoing construction activities and ensure appropriate oversight, coordination, and project completion. Funding for the additional services in
the amount not to exceed $128,190 is available through the community investment tax fund reserves. It's recommended that city council approve a resolution authorizing a change order with Applied Sciences Consulting, Inc. to approve, I'm sorry, to provide
additional construction administration services for the Emergency Operations Center project in the amount not to exceed $128,190 funded through the community investment tax funds. I'll stand for any questions if you have any. >> Thank you, Chief. Are there members of the public who wish to comment on this
item? We're running out of public council members. Are there questions for Chief Sammon? Council member Schistler, >> just real quick, I thought this I thought we had management in the original contract. >> Uh, management oversight. Is there something different or
>> So, from my understanding, depending on the process that you use to kind of facilitate the whole entire project, uh, sometimes these costs are um encumbered ahead of time and sometimes they're in this part of the process. And so um and
the the process that we chose to utilize >> yes this this will help to oversee the specific construction costs and make sure everything is running properly. Um all the tees are crossed and all the eyes are dotted. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> I think city manager Bay might have some input on this as well.
>> So um when we did the Whiteway project um the Whiteway project, the administration building which is under construction today was a a a design build. So in essence, you go out with Bandy's construction and they do the whole kitten kaboodleoodle for and they had they had applied science as one of
their team members and so they designed everything and they included project management, construction management in that design build process. So it was included in that may be what you're >> that might be what I'm thinking of. I I I think it was one of the contracts we just >> Yeah, you're not alone because in fact this is a conversation I had with Chief Kemp several weeks ago when he first brought this to my attention. I was
like, "Oh is this not included?" And then we went back through and we realized that what you chem found was like because this was design this is more traditional was design build design uh bid and then build and so um applied sciences did the initial design and
engineering but did not include a provision for the actual construction management at the tail end of the project. So that was what was not not contemplated in this here before you this evening. >> Other questions for Chief Sammon? If not is there a motion? Move to approve
resolution approving the change order with applied sciences consulting for the emergency operation construction administration services. >> Second motion second discussion of the motion. If not, all those in favor say I.
>> I opposed. No. Thank you, Chief. >> Next, the uh 13A consideration of a fence waiver request was rescheduled to a future meeting. Mr. Zimmerman, were you here at the beginning of the meeting when that item was >> I missed it, but she told me about it.
>> She filled you in? >> Yeah. >> Did you have Would you mind coming up? Do you have any questions you'd like to ask about that since you weren't here? >> No, it's fine. It's fine. >> Okay. Okay. I just want to make sure you knew about it. Okay. New business and board reports.
Yes, Council Member Fernandez. >> Um I Well, I have two items. So one is for the public and that is that the way that council establishes the budget. We begin that process with a council goal
setting session and that goal setting basically establishes what the priorities are of what we'd like to see accomplished in the city and then the budget is built around those goals. So I that session will be coming up in a
couple months and I hope that anybody in the public who has suggestions about things that they would like to see the city focus on reach out to a council member so that we can u include resident concerns in our goal setting
discussion. So that's one and my my second has to do with the PAS and I know we don't have the report yet from the water treatment consultant or the the
and but I everything that I am reading and the information that I'm getting from people who are experts in the field but not part of that consultant group is that probably the most coste effective thing that we could do is drop our wells
deeper. And I just want to make sure that that is part of the consideration when they're giving us their report that it that it includes information on how
that can be accomplished and the cost to do that because and and how effective that would be because what I'm being told by a number of people is that um dropping the wells deeper might
eliminate the problem that we have because they're not finding the PAS in um deeper into the aquafer. So I I just want to make sure that's part of the consideration and information and that's it for me. >> Other
board reports, new business. >> No, have one quick thing. I just want to I don't I doubt they're watching but um I hope hopefully word will get back to them. I want to thank all the all seven of the county commissioners uh and the county administrator Bonnie Wise and the
county CFO. As um I don't know how much the public knows about this, but the council knows this county received 700 or so millundred million dollars in community development block grant disaster money
recently. Um, and there's been a lot of staff conversations about how that money would be divvied up and what projects would be eligible and what wouldn't and how much the cities would get per aortionment and is it per population or
is it per population of CDBG census tracks? It's just not as cut and dry as it seems. And so, um, it's very difficult process that staff was going through with county staff. It wasn't difficult in that the county was trying to be difficult. they're trying to take a very conservative approach, which is
something that we probably would do, too. But as a result of those conversations, it was a very strong possibility that we weren't going to get a meaningful amount of that money, or more likely, we would get money that we couldn't spend because we couldn't meet the restrictions
on the money. And so, I want to thank um all, like I said, all seven of the county commissioners. I want to thank Moneywise, uh the CFO with the county. I think we've worked through these um with Mr. Ingram and uh Mr. Bea, but but not
without some help from the county commissioners. And so uh hopefully though that word will get back to them or I'll tell them myself and I'll tell them to go watch a YouTube video so I can tell them. I told the public. So So all seven of them were very supportive. I know, you know, everybody has their
favorite county commissioners, but all seven of them were very, very supportive. um Commissioner Wel um actually dropped what he was doing and called me back with an answer within about three hours and the others have all all of them have returned my my
call. So I just want to thank everybody for that. That's it. And are there other board reports, new business? Okay, city manager report. >> Thank you, Mayor, members of council. Um, as we've discussed here, um, over the last several months on and off, uh,
we were, myself, the city attorney, and outside legal counsel have been doing our due diligence in, uh, preparation for a potential, um, uh, legal complaint or or litigation against the contractor that was responsible for the uh, Fowler
Avenue sanitary sewer repair, at least the initial contractor. Um we are now at the point where the uh we feel confident enough to to file this complaint. So to pursue the active litigation outside council is uh is prepared to do that. So this evening what I'd like to ask if the
council would make a motion to authorize us to move forward with that that would be appreciated. >> Is there such a motion? >> Yes. I mo make a motion to u authorize the city manager and city attorney's
office to move forward with outside counsel in regards to the um complaint against the contractor. >> Second motion second discussion. All those in favor say I. >> I enthusiastically I nos
>> no nays. Motion carries. >> That's all I have. >> That's all you have. Okay. Any questions for Mr. B? Miss Dowel. >> Good evening everyone. I do not have an attorney's report tonight, but this has been very great. So, thank you for
having me. >> Well, thank you very much. I'm disappointed you don't have some kind of report. We were so for the public watching this is uh she's not new anymore but this is her first u assistant deputy or assistant city attorney's first council meeting um or
first council meeting on the deis I guess I should say. So um I wish we had come up with some really really thorny legal issue to ask you and >> okay very good thank you thank you very much. Anything for the good of the
order, directors? Okay. If not, we will stand adjourned. Heat up