Heat. Heat. body and welcome to the July 7th meeting of the Temple Terrace City Council. I'll call the meeting to order. I'd like to remind everybody to please silence your cell phones and if you would please stand and join me in the invocation in the pledge.
Lord, we pray for your blessings upon our meeting tonight. Grant us wisdom and good judgment as we work to advance the common good of our city. We pray for the family of Bobby Owens. Please give them your peace and assure them that our community mourns with them in their time
of grief. We pray also for the healing graces of our colleague and friend Kevin Woodard. May he and his family feel your strength and love and support of their city family. Amen. [snorts] >> 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. Thank you. I'd like to encourage all of you to keep Kevin. Uh for those of you who know Kevin, longtime city employee,
a great family in in Temple Terrace. Um he's in the hospital overcoming some medical issues, so please keep him in your prayers. Um before we get to the historic fact, I'd like to read something because we lose our crowd as the meeting goes on after every I know how this works. Every your agenda come
and everybody's gone. So, I got this letter from a resident recently and I thought it was uh worth reading. It says um this is just addressed to me. Uh this is to inform you of sincere gratitude and appreciation for the outstanding customer service that was provided to me
by manager Stacy Stevens and her staff which I received during the months of April, May, and May of 2026. Uh my name is Phyllis Rogers. It is with great honor and a privilege to express my deep appreciation for the outstanding
customer service that Miss Stevens provided. She is very knowledgeable, professional, and an outstanding manager. Her staff not only showed a lot of respect, but they consistently demonstrated reliability, undivided attention, and valued her leadership. I
myself know firsthand the importance of providing good service to our community. I'm a retiree with the Hillsburg County Sheriff's Office with over 34 years of service and this staff with the city of Temple Terrace utility billing department is outstanding when it comes to servicing this community with
outstanding customer service. Stacy has displayed considerable managerial leadership and loyalty to this agency along with her staff members Marquita Wilcox, KB Cleveland, and Sarah Sims. Therefore, I think it's very important that you and this agency know how Stacy
Stevens and her staff excel in both skills and demeanors towards the public. I ask that you would please relate my sincere appreciation to Stacy Stevens and her outstanding staff members. [snorts] I trust this letter of appreciation in some way will
acknowledge what an asset Steve Stacy Stevens, Marquita Wilcox, KB Cleveland, and Sarah Sims are to this prestigious city. Sincerely, Phyllis Rogers. So anyway, they get a lot of rough times with people, but uh that was I thought
worth sharing with the community. So um tonight our historic or interesting fact concerning the city or the surrounding area falls on council member Schistler. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um my fact tonight centers on the northeast section of our city region somewhat to the east too,
specifically north of Fowler and east of 56th Street. go back into history 60 plus years ago when I75 came south and passed through Tampa City center central central Tampa proper um to malfunction junction and its intersection with I4.
Then in around 1973 the decision was made to create the I275 bypass to um to the I75 bypass to the east of the city and rename the central part as I 275. This came along with the decision to
extend I75 all the way down to Naples and ultimately to uh to uh I95 on the east coast. So I75 was renamed I I 275 in in in the um uh city, but there was
no actual roadway built yet to actually identify as I75. So it got conf it was quite confusing at first to a lot of people. The first phase included um I75 being extended from the split up near Route 56 all the way highway 56 all the
way down to Fletcher Avenue. At that point, you had to get off. You had to exit of Fletcher Avenue. This allowed for the development of of um uh uh I Fletcher Avenue east of 56 Street. Up until then, you could only go to about
the Edgewood Apartments and not much more beyond that. Uh, this allowed for development of of um uh Telecom Park. Excuse me. And I'm out of order. Darn. Um, my apologies.
Um, so basically, uh, this allows the development of Telecom Park and the apartments and everything else and a whole bunch of other stuff. Now, the rest of I75 construction moved from the from, uh, the south in Naples to meet up
at Fletcher Avenue. And as the project moved north, most of the area the the property involved was either farmland or totally undeveloped. This required pounding huge square concrete pillars uh posts into the ground. They dropped
hundreds of these posts along the the whole I I75 way. Imagine every bridge out there, every every overpass had these. Um they were literally pounded into the ground with hydraulic hammers. Some of them were literally hundreds of feet into the ground. Um imagine living
in that part of town and all you heard was the pounding sound. this panic bam bam bam tw sometimes 24 hours a day. I had people the friends of mine that lived out there this was just absolutely horrific. And last said um after all
this started to develop and I and I uh Fletcher Avenue opened up the Carlton Arm apartments in Telecom Park. Now Fowler Avenue had always cut through to US 301. That road really hasn't changed through the years except numerous times where it's been widened um over the
years. Part of the overall project was to reroute Morrisbridge Road. Now remember, Morris Bridge Road ran from Temple Terrace Highway through Fowler Avenue, curved up north, and then met up ran up uh curved east and north and ran
up to 301 and Zephr Hills. The road designers chopped this up and they recurved Morris Bridge Road to now go west and north and tie into Fletcher Avenue up around where Hong Kong Harry's and the Hilton Hotel are now. Well, that
left um uh it got really weird. It got really weird. Now, Morris Bridge Road stops there and then picks up again after you get on Fletcher Avenue after you get past the interstate, turns back into Morsbridge Road and continues back up to all the way up into Zephr Hills. Now,
old Morris Bridge Road had been known as the dumping grounds for the the Tampa Mafia back in the 50s and 60s. You did something bad, you may end you you might end up in there. Um, however, when they chopped it up, there was just a very short stretch of old Morris Bridge Road
still exists. If you drive up the new Morris Bridge Road, cross over underneath 127th, there's about a onemile stretch stretch of road, which is the old Morris Bridge Road. It dead ends at a a pit and dead ends at where
the new I75. That's why I say it's very, very confusing. But if you go around and you come back up, you get on the original Morris Bridge Road, it goes all the way up, still goes all the way up to I75. So, like I said, a very short stretch still exists, but you can't get to it. We have a a very little small
subdivision of 93 homes that exist out out there right now. Um, so, okay. So, that's basically how they chopped it up and rearranged everything. Now, keeping with the spirit of useless facts, I wanted to bring one more memory item. Picture this. You live in Northeast Temple Terrace area about 62 to 84. Uh,
not everyone has central heat and air. Uh, I can attest to that when we moved here. So you relied upon open windows for ventilation and and hopefully cool nights always battling mosquitoes and noiums except on Friday and Saturday nights. The quiet might be deserved by
be disturbed by the scream of racing machines and and tires squealing and cars crashed. On Fowler Avenue just east of the river in the future bypass canal set go sat Golden Gate Speedway. It opened in May of 1962. Golden Gate uh
speedway rose to national recognition with the running of the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Car Race in November that year. The 200lap race was won by none other than Richard Penny. While NASCAR never did race there again, um here
again, Golden Gate Speedway became the home to Florida State, I'm going to say this wrong, Florida State Late Model Championship, which ultimately evolved into the Florida Governor's Race, Governor's Cup race. Um, in addition, there were numerous NASCAR and USAC car races that were held through
the years. The track was about a third of a mile oval, but there was also a crossover in the middle for a figure 8 design. This allowed for demolition derbies there as well. So, just after dark on a Friday and Saturday night, cars would start and the wine Avengers and the tires would pull the air. I
remember going one night and sitting so close to the track. You could get sprayed with cinders and tire rubber in your seats, the crying tires and the busted glass exhaust fumes and the announcer blared over the PA system which was quite an evening. It was quite fun. Never went back. But check at least
I can say I was there one time. The demolition derby was the most bizarre with vehicles crashing into each other until only one remained functional. These races ran through the 60s and 70s. By the late 70s, the residential growth in the east of Temple terrace led to the
citizens complaining about noise and pollution. I don't know why the speed this the speedway was shut down after the 1978 season, and nothing was held there until 1980. New ownership did try to reopen in ' 81 under strict new noise controls, specifically mufflers. This
worked a bit until 1984 when the track was closed and finally sold. the governor's cup races moved over to New Simra Beach and is still held there. The property was converted into the big top flea market um and which operated there till about 2019 when the apartment
complex was built up there. Uh during the due diligence process with the with the apartment complex, I had an occasion to discuss the project with the developer. Um at that point, I just was I just was curious that had to be an environmental hazard site with all the br you know the crushed cars, the pits
and everything else. It had to be with it had to be a super fun site. But they said the testing proved negative. Not I'm just not sure how that happened or who what side interesting trivia tidbit. Numerous scenes from the 1971
cinema epic Fury on Wheels starring me stars Tom Lone, Logan Ramsay, and Colin Wilcox chronicling the real life escapades of dirt track driver Chester Jump. Chester, excuse me, Chester Jump were filmed at the Golden Gate Speedway.
If anybody wants to see it, it it's available on Facebook. That's my story, but I'm sticking to it. >> Well, thank you, G. Thank you. So, we You had me worried there for a minute because I used to hang out there in high school and I thought he was going to be getting some stories about me in high school. I'm like, "Okay, that's enough."
>> Yeah, I remember that play. I'm getting old, I guess. So, thank you very much. You brought back a lot of memories. So, we have one proclamation tonight and that is for Parks and Recreation Month. And I would like to invite uh Corey Collins to the podium. While she makes
her way up, I I just want to I'm going to read a a proclamation commending all of you, but um I want to tell the public a little bit about uh what these folks have been through. So, most of you or a lot of you I hope who are here are watching went to the Fourth of July
parade andor the fireworks the other day. But, um I have to tell you a little bit about what you you may not know and that is that our director Carl Langfield retired June 30th. Miss Collins has been um appointed
acting director and I think you have you been No. Okay. So everybody's doing double duty here and in the meantime they're out a couple of key people in their staff at the same time and June 30th is 4 days before the biggest day in
Temple Terrace uh for the year. And so um in addition to what you and I'm glad you got your team here with you in addition to what you guys normally do which is amazing enough. You really knocked it out of the park and and uh I know every day I talk to you and I I I
know you're like okay we got to cover this spot. We're going to move that person. We're going to have to I I know what you're doing and and uh so thank you all of you. I know you do this regularly all year long, but what you're doing now is really remarkable. So, thank you. That kind of makes the proclamation look
lame, I think [clears throat] it would. And it reads, "Whereas parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout this country and are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the quality of life in our community, ensuring the health of our citizens and contributing to the economic and environmental
environmental well-being of a community and region. >> [snorts] >> Parks and Recreation encourages phys physical activities pro by providing space for popular sports, hiking trails, swimming pools, and many other activities designed to promote active
lifestyles. Parks and recreation programming and education activities such as out of schooltime programming, youth sports and environmental education are critical to childhood development. The US House of Representatives has
designated July as Parks and Rec recreation month. Temple Terrace recognizes the benefits derived from park [snorts] and recreation resources. 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 July 2026 as Parks and Recreation Month. Congratulations. And would you like to share a few words? >> Yeah, definitely. I'm going to read [snorts] from the paper. Uh good evening mayor, city council members, and city manager. On behalf of the parks and recreation division, I would like to
sincerely thank you for recognizing July as National Parks and Recreation Month in the city of Temple Terrace. National Parks and Recreation Month is a time to celebrate the vital role that parks, recreation programs, and community spaces play in enhancing the quality of
life for our residents. From youth sports, aquatic programs, summer camps to fitness programs, special events, community gatherings, and our beautiful parks and facilities, parks and recreation helps create opportunities for people of all ages to connect, stay
active, and build stronger communities. While our parks and recreation programs are visible throughout the city, we tr what truly makes them successful is the dedicated team standing here with me tonight. Their passion, professionalism, and commitment to service helps to make
Temple Terrace a place where families create memories. Uh neighbors build friendships and residents feel a sense of belonging. As we celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month, we also celebrate the people who make it possible. Thank you to our team, our volunteers, our
community partners, this council, city manager. Sorry, you get the nervousness from me. Um for the continued support. So, thank you. We appreciate it. >> [applause] >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Yeah.
>> Go hide. >> Everybody scooch this way just a hair. There we go. Ready? On three. One, two, three. One more. One, two, three. Thank you. [applause] >> I think they weren't centered. That's why. [cough]
[laughter] >> Okay. Our next order of business is consideration of amendments from our previous meeting of June 16th. Has everybody had an opportunity to review the minutes? And if so, is there a motion? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Motion to second. Discussion or
corrections to the minutes? If not, all those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Opposed? No. Nays. Minutes are adopted. Next are persons wishing to be heard on items not listed on the agenda or items on the consent agenda. Uh we do have requests to address the
mayor and counsel on the little table in the back of the room. It's not too late. If you have wish to address the council at this time and have not filled out a form, it's okay. There's still time. Uh we have a 30 minute time limit for this portion of the meeting. I don't know that we've ever had to exercise that,
but if it exceeds 30 minutes, um we postpone public comment and we continue with the meeting in order to get through the agenda and then we resume the public comment portion at the end. Um, we have a threeminut time limit imposed on all speakers. We ask that you
come to the podium and state your name and city of residence. And we like to assure you that your comments are taken seriously. Um, we don't usually address your concerns right now during this portion of the meeting, but we do ask staff to reconnect with you um and then
report back to us the outcome. So, uh, first request is Mr. Loe. Welcome. >> Good evening everybody. My name is Charles Loe Terrace Park and of course I want to start with a reminder about the library sale uh coming up July 23rd to
25th. However, the bulk of what I want to talk about is more about the property taxes. I've been doing some more research since uh the last meeting three weeks ago. Uh I after thinking about everything and all that I think the bill
is a monstrosity in one word. However I and while let's let's put it this way. If it were just you if I were living in temple terrace and was just you all I would vote no on it. But uh but throughout the state uh there um there
is enough concern of mine that a no vote would solve nothing. A no vote leaves the status quo. You need to, like I said, I'm gonna say this one more time yet again, that [clears throat] you should try to come up with your own ideas. So hopefully that you will have a
better chance of getting a no vote. And that if you get a no vote, that it will be strong enough that nobody in the state will say, "Well, they just made it by a little bit." Uh, so we might want to try again maybe with a different bill. Uh, that of course is a
possibility, too. Um, I've been doing some research into it. As I stated, I saw I saw some other things. I gave a list to the city manager of some of the things, but the main thing I noticed was a very interesting report uh from uh channel 3 in Pensacola that was very,
very detailed about property taxes in general, not just in Florida, but throughout the nation, had all kinds of ideas where to go into coming up with your own ideas. Now, of course, obviously, you can't give it to the state, but you don't need to give it to the state. You need to get your ideas
somehow communicated through through the media. Uh meaning not just you here in Temple Terrace, but throughout the state of ideas of things that you might want to do in order to uh in order to encourage people to vote no by giving them an alternative.
Um I uh one thing that would make me not want to vote or that would make me reluctant to vote no also would be an experience I have with downtown. I um won my point when it I'll give you the short version of it because I don't have much time. Uh but I won my point so that
the raise would be instead of sitting on their hands till November uh because of the property tax that they went and started looking for a contractor. But I shouldn't have had to do that. they should not have used property taxes in the first place. [snorts] One idea I happen to have that you all might want
to consider, when I mean you all, I mean throughout the state, and that is to give firsttime home buyers uh an extreme exemption or on the millillage or maybe drop it all together. We need to invest in our young people uh and to give them
a chance to get a start and put their families together by lowering the property taxes. Thank you. Good evening. Thank you. Uh, Mr. Qualls. [clears throat] >> Good evening, sir. >> Good evening. My name is Matt Qualls and
I'm a resident of Temple Terrace. And the last time I attended a meeting here was November of 2024 after Milton had caused some flooding in our subdivision in Rolling Terrace as and retention pond overflowing. And at
that time, several of us spoke and the council said that they would give thought to our request, which they did. And I'm here tonight to thank you on behalf of myself. Carrie Keenan is here with me, and I know there are others in our subdivision that appreciate very
much what has been done since that time. Uh, particularly, we had two meetings with different individuals, including Carlos. I don't want to mispronounce your last name. Jason uh Eric uh came
around and and asked about things and I know those meetings were probably after hours for you which we very much appre appreciated. It was made at our convenience and we were able to discuss at length some of the issues that we have, some of the concerns, some some of which might still be there. But as a
result of all that, we found out that the city had determined to add some uh I guess drainage, for lack of a better term, to the pond. And we're very hopeful that that's going to be successful in in avoiding the problem in
the future. But just as a human being, as a Christian, I think it's our obligation to say to you, thanks for the concern that you showed us and for the steps that you took. and we're very much appreciative of that. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Claus. Thank you,
>> sir. Did I see you get a form? Are you on your way up? No. The gentleman behind you, Mr. Claus? >> Myself? >> Um, yes, sir. >> Sir, no. Is there a particular order? >> No, sir. I the I thought I saw you get a form. If you want to address the
council, you're welcome to step up now. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Been a while. just um you can make your comments, but after you do, would you give your form to the city clerk, please? So we can get on the record who you >> Okay, sure. Sure. >> Thank you. >> How's everyone doing today?
>> Good. >> I'm Coach Tyrone Rim from Record Middle School. Uh been there 13 years now in in the community. Uh resident here in Temple Terrace as well. Uh by way of my uh partner and general manager, uh Bobby
Saunders. Uh we're here today. Basically, I always try to put things together for the community. And for one, I'm in the business with the youth. Number one. Two, uh, we always want to bring something to the table. I have my own
company by the name of Rankup Athletics. Okay. Rankup Athletics is a professional collegiic uh, showcase agency. Um, we've been blessed starting from scratch. We've um had about anywhere between 70 to 80 guys
sign professionally and we've had some collegiate signings in the me in the midst. Make the long story short, we have a an event here July 18th, King High School. Once again, this is something that we want to present every
year. It's called the Tampa uh Tampa Bay Citrus Bowl 2.0. So, who we're playing is my team, football team is a professional showcase team. It's not semi-pro, it's professional. And we'll be playing against Team USA International, Inc. They're also a
professional agency as as well as oursel. And we go from city to city and we scout and bring talent and we will go pretty much have live streaming on telev television and from the NFL, CFL all the way down to all the professional tiers.
They'll tune in and they'll watch our games and if they like any of our players, they'll have a live roster to see whom they would like to choose from to maybe give a professional contract. My big thing is is I would love for everybody in Temple Terrace to come out
and support us July 18th. Uh all the teams will be coming in. We're bringing in businesses. So whether it's in Temple Terrace or in the Tampa region, that's our goal is to pretty much bring business to the community and give back.
For one, to show our youth that there's uh you do have a advocate, your own coach in the area that has a professional team. Uh my general manager, Bobby Saunders, he handles most of uh the administrative aspect of it. Uh it's been a while since we've had
anything in this particular area, but we're excited. We're going to um honor uh parolympian Regis Woods, couple Olympian that won gold medals. We're going to present them and honor them at halftime. We would love for anybody on the council or the the mayor himself
would love to have you guys there to honor you all as well at halftime. Game will be televised on Dr. Sports Network and TLC Film Network and possibly YouTube. So, it will be a live coverage. you guys can go back and look at it
anytime you like. So, we would love if there's any way that you guys can uh get this information out in the community and it's going to be a great event. It's going to be a great event and any kind of way that you guys can assist us by any way. Uh I will say we will need help
with a tent by any chance uh just in case of the weather per se. So other than that, it's going to be very uh >> Thank you, coach. >> Thanks. >> Thank you very much, coach. Thank you. >> Are there other members of the public who wish to address the council at this time?
[clears throat] >> Seeing none, council, is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> Some moved. [snorts] >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed? No. Nays. Consent agenda is adopted.
First public hearing is a resolution approving the annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year ending September 30th of 2025. Uh finance director Jim Ingram is here to explain. Good evening Mr. Ingram.
>> Good evening Mayor Ross. City Council Forvis Mazars, the city's auditor, has completed the annual audit for the fiscal year ended September 30th, 2025. The city's auditor, Jeff Wolf, will
report on the results of the financial statement audit, and both he and I will be available to respond to any questions you may have. I'd like to introduce now Mr. Jeff Wolf. >> Good evening. >> Thank you. Good evening. Good to see
everybody again. Um just as I always start again, just want to thank you for allowing us to serve you as your external auditors. Um we work for you and we take that role very seriously and um just kind of refresher as you might remember um our firm uh MSL was acquired
by Forbes about a year and a half ago and this is the first year uh that the audit was done under the new methodology. Um, so really got a fresh look, different way of doing things, different, you know, not reinventing the wheel of an audit, but definitely um, you know, a fresh look at at the city's
finances and and procedures. So, I think just I say that as we go through the results, you know, I think you'll be happy to hear they had a fresh look, but uh, similar results. So, with that, I'll get right into it. First, um, you have a handout, which is our required communication letter. Um, I'll go over
briefly. It doesn't really change too much from year to year. Really just kind of standard driven. But um if there's any questions on that, I'll certainly be happy to answer. But it really goes over the scope of our of the audit. Um our responsibility is to complete the audit under of the applicable uh standards. Um
goes on obviously that we are required to be independent of the city. Um you know, management responsibility for the audit. Um the the act for the large document that is the ultimate work product. That is the responsibility of management. you know, they're the one that prepares it. Um, so it's that's
kind of important. They're also responsible for the uh the financial information with within that document. Um, also it goes on the reports that we've issued. Um, and then talks about uh significant accounting policies. There was one new uh gazsby uh related
to compensated absences that was applied during the year did not have a sign significant impact on the financial statements. Um and there was no other transactions that weren't uh reported in accordance with uh GAAP. Ultimately um this goes on to discuss your significant
estimates in the financial statements and your significant disclosures in the acter. Then lastly just just talked about that we had no difficulties with uh uh during the audit management was always you know very responsive to our inquiries and it was a smooth process. Then the last piece is just the
management represent representation letter that they provide to to us at the end of the audit. So with that brief overview of the required communications, I'll just go on the reports. Um first is our in independent auditors report and that's the report on whether your financial statements are materially
correct. Um you had an unmodified opinion which I know that doesn't sound great but that is the highest level of assurance you can receive that your financial statements are materially correct. Um, our next report is a report on internal control over financial reporting and compliance. Now, part of
the audit process is we we do evaluate internal controls to help plan our audit. Meaning, if we're looking over controls over payroll or dispersements and we saw issues, we would modify our approach. But we do not render opinion on internal controls. But if we had any
material weaknesses or significant deficiencies related to controls, we are required to communicate those to you. And again, um, this was a clean report. No material weaknesses or significant deficiencies noted. Um, our next report is our single audit report. Um, this
year, uh, the city met the the federal single audit threshold, which is a million dollars. The state is 750,000. You didn't meet the state threshold, so you're only required to have a federal single audit. And that's really a separate audit as it relates to compliance with the grants and also
internal controls. Um he had one major program this year and it relates to the the Corona release fiscal recovery funds. Um again that was an unmodified opinion. No findings issues noted related to to to that grant and the single audit. Next is our independent
accountance report. Um this is a report just on compliance with Florida statutes as it relates to investments. You know does your investment policy follow statute and ultimately are you following your investment policy? And again um this is a clean report. No issues, no
finding. Notice um noted. Lastly is the aud general required management letter. Um this letter kind of covers a whole bunch of things. Um if there was any financial condition, emergencies or deteriorating financial condition, we would be required to report that to you.
Um again, no issues noted there. The city is very is financially strong. Um if there was any other um findings that we had that maybe didn't meet the level of the internal control report, we would report in this report. But again um no
findings, no issues noted. So I I think the takeaway again, you know, fresh set of eyes, different way of looking at things, but same results as the previous year, you know, a very clean audit. So with that, I'll just go on to some real quick, you know, high level financial information. And I know you're getting a
lot of know during budget season you're getting a lot of information and so this may be a little stale any stale anyways but so this is your citywide analysis meaning if the city was a business um full cruel long-term assets long-term liabilities probably different than what
you're accustomed to seeing you know during the budget process is really more focused on the fund level. Um but I think the takeaway is your current ratio at 9.4 on your governmental activities. So that's your activity supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenue. Um
9.4 which is um down from 13.9 the previous year but again a strong a strong number and I think really you had some plan uh fund balance spending down anyway. So nothing to be concerned there. And then your business type activities um is a a four. Um so good
again another strong ratio. So now on to the general fund probably numbers you're more accustomed to to seeing. This is your your the the main operations of the city. Um I think the number to really focus on is that unassigned fund balance. Now you'll see
it was 55% last year down to 35%. Again 35% is still a very strong fund balance number and really most of that was budgeted spend down of fund balance. Um so it was planned you know really just following your budget approved. So really no issues there and and really
still 35% a very strong fund balance number. So just to summarize again um a clean successful audit city remains in in strong financial position and I'd be more than happy to answer any questions on the audit process. >> Thank you Mr. Wolf. Council member
questions. >> I just have I have comments but no questions. >> Okay. Are there any members of the public who wish to comment on a report? >> Okay. Council member Fernandez. Um I just have a couple of comments for people that might be watching and one is
that the change in fund balance that you're seeing uh that is specifically because we wanted to get our fund balance more in line with generally accepted levels and 55% is a very high
percentage um for fund balance but I encourage all of you to watch the budget meetings because we are discussing how we intend and to spend the revenues and any um unassigned fund balance that we decide that we think needs to be
allocated to um projects or asset purchases. That discussion will be there in the budget meetings. And the last thing I want to say is to our finance staff. I do really appreciate the hard
work that you have put in over the years because there was a time in we had a wonderful finance staff. And then in between that finance staff and our current finance staff, we had some that
were not as strong. And I appreciate that you all have put so much effort into really cleaning up how things are reported, the transparency and the fiscal responsibility that you
have helped give the information to city leadership and and council so that we can make good decisions. So that's it. >> Okay. If there are no questions, is there a motion to accept the report?
>> I move to accept the report as presented. >> Second. >> Motion and second. Discussion of the motion. Council members, >> more more of a a comment. Um, I want to add to those comments. This is my eighth audit through the city and uh they're significantly better than what they used
to be. Um, and it's it's the hard work of our staff, but also the contributions of your company, Mr. Wolf. Um, you were always there. If we had a question, you were you were good advice. If we if we didn't know how to do something, we could come to you and if nothing else to
validate what we were trying to do. Um, to to Mr. Ingram and Jennifer and the whole staff, they've done an incredible job. And as this is my last um uh audit review, uh it's been a very sincere honor and pleasure to have worked with
you for all these years and thank you for all that you do for this all you all you've done for the city of Temple Terrace as well as the staff. Thank you. Any >> discussion? I just want make a real quick comment and I don't pile on to you. You won't be able to get out the
door. [laughter] But um I I a lot of us have been around for a while and and uh I can remember the budget development process, what that used to be. Miss Newman, you weren't here for some of the nightmare
stories. Mr. Ingram, you were. Um the audit we'd get these audits were not like this. they would go on for I mean it was we had a lot of and I just want to reassure everybody you know local government right now is taking a lot of blows from they're painting everybody
with the same brush you know we've been accused of being fraudulent incompetent wasteful um fleecing the public with you know we're just adding buying gold faucets and stuff like that and I I don't know all there's 410 other cities and I don't
know much about all the rest of them But I do know this one. And none of that is true. And are there could you look at our budget and say, "Well, we could save, you know, a little bit of money here and a little bit of money." Yes, you could. I could do the same thing at
your household. Um, but in terms of professional clean, I mean, you you guys are really doing a phenomenal job and and uh I know your whole staff's not here, so please pass that on. So, just night and day. So, and Mr.
you've had a big part of this too. So, thank you for that. Okay, any other discussion? If not, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed? No. Nays. Resolution's adopted. Thank you, Mr. Wolf. Next, we have a resolution approving
street sweeping services with USA Services of Florida via Sourcewell contract number 111125. and our public works director, Jason Warrenfeld, is here to explain. >> Good evening, Mayor, council members. Uh, tonight I bring before you a
resolution approving street sweeping services with USA Services [clears throat] LLC. Council, you might recall in the approved FY26 budget, there was a line item to purchase a sweet street sweeper for $400,000 along with funds and contractual services
for street sweeping. Doing this, it allowed staff to determine if purchasing a street sweeper was best or continuing with contractual services. Um, after a deeper understanding of the overall budget impact, which would included additional staff, um, short lifespan on
the equipment and then some added maintenance costs, it was determined to continue with the contractual services. Uh the annual operating cost for this, which is budgeted currently in the FY26 budget and will continue into the FY27 budget, approximately $92,160
for street sweeping. Uh this agreement includes a 2-year term with two one-year additional options. Um and it provides 16 sweeping cycles annually along with special rates for emergency and and events. And I stand for questions.
>> Thank you, Mr. Warrenfield. Are there members of the public who wish to comment? Council members questions. Council member Fernandez. >> So when we discussed buying a street sweeper, um, one of the concerns was that the frequency
and the thorowness of hiring someone to do it that we could do u that having our own equipment would solve some of that issue of of having u. So, how you've said financially that it
makes more sense to have the contract, but does it meet our needs for uh the the frequency and the locations and and special events and things that we might
need somebody on a short notice or um can you explain like even though because to me there's a There's two considerations. One is financial, which is important, but one is also um meeting the level of service that we're looking at.
>> So with this agreement, the way it is uh the way it's a little bit flexible, it allows for us in emergency issues to request services a little faster than just the way we have it currently. Currently, our agreement has been extended from a previous agreement. we
we don't have the extra two cycles for the leaves in the spring and the fall which I've added into that. So that's how we get our 16 cycles. Um we [clears throat] we are working on the mapping. Uh the GIS tech is updating our mapping. We've had conversation back and forth pending
this approval of how this looks and how the cycles are done um for better serviceability in the city. The the challenge with having our own machine is, as I said, the additional staff person, um, when when the contractor comes in, they bring a few machines and they're running simultaneously throughout the city. If we have our own
machine, that means we're going to be dedicated primarily four or five days a week trying to keep up with the tracks that that a contractor can do in a few days a month. So, um, overall, it's been determined that this is a much better route. um not only financially, but you
think about staff and the equipment downtime. Running a sweeper is a is a hard job. Short life cycle, five to seven years on those vehicles is probably about average on them. We won't endure any of that pain. Um so we'll let the contractors do that and um you know
reap the savings of of having a contracted service. >> Thank you. If >> I could just add to that. >> Yes, Mr. Beu. >> Thank you. So if you recall last year at the budget too, we were we just didn't know how much the new contracts were going to be. That was part of the the unknown factor and we were concerned
that these contracts could be upwards of nearly $200,000 a year. And so once we got to a point now we're looking in the 90,000 902 >> $92,000 range that makes the math dramatically different. And I think that's also part of the the bigger a big
chunk of this consideration. >> Other questions for Mr. Warren fills. >> If there are no further questions, is there a motion? Motion to approve the [snorts] um excuse me the street sweeping services with ASA services of Florida
the uh source well contract number 111125 >> second motion and a second is there discussion of the motion >> if not all those in favor say I >> I >> I opposed no nazs resolutions adopted thank you Mr. Warren Fields. Next item
is a public hearing and first public reading of an ordinance amending section 1-103 concerning definitions sections 1-104 concerning enforcement procedures and 1-105
schedule of violations and penalties. I'll open the public hearing then ask our code compliance director, Mr. Jack Shanks, to explain. Good evening. >> Good evening. Good evening, mayor and council members. Jack Shanks, CO compliance. The item for
you tonight is a proposed amendment to chapter one of the city code that would update verbiage, add applicable code sections to the table of class 2 violations, and establish a new class 4 violation category within our existing civil citation framework. This was previously presented for first reading
where we received great feedback and takeaways. Specifically, there was conversation about creating additional time requirements for the correction of certain violations. This evening's presentation takes that feedback into consideration and incorporates it into the proposed ordinance. Due to the changes that needed to be made and the
need to update the ordinance title, this proposed ordinance required coming back to first reading. I want to begin by emphasizing one key point that this amendment is not intended to generate revenue. The purpose of this update is to improve citywide adherence to codes that already exist and are already
enforceable today. What this amendment does is allow certain repeatable violations to be addressed more effectively and more immediately through civil citation rather than relying solely on longer notice-driven enforcement processes. The first change we've made is to is to
provide the definition of of itinerant or transient in nature in section 1-103 which reads temporary mobile or impermanent infractions or activities that can move locations exist for a short duration or are capable of being remedied and then repeated on the same
day. The phrase was included in the original ordinance presentation, but we determined its meaning should be defined as well. The phrase is inserted into section 1-104 subsection D. This allows for the inclusion of violations that can be complied with and then recur quickly. It
includes violations such as yard parking or commercial vehicles in residential areas as well as certain violations relating to the short-term rental program where the renters change frequently. Based on the feedback received at the previous reading, we have incorporated the addition of subsection L into
section 1-104. This new subsection introduces an escalation procedure for certain code sections identified in section 1-105's schedule of violations. To best explain the existing and new procedures, I'm going to run through the standard
escalation process first. In keeping with our already established enforcement process, any courtesy notice or citation will be directed to the property owner against that property. An initial violation with few exceptions will result in a courtesy notice with a reasonable correction period as well as
an attempt at direct contact from the code compliance team to determine if assistance is needed. If non-compliance is exhibited or if the violation results in initial compliance followed by a pattern of non-compliance, escalation to citation will then commence.
Following the issuance of a courtesy notice and a correction period, a first citation will be issued, which is designed to serve as a meaningful prompt for compliance while still allowing the responsible party an opportunity to correct the issue. The higher fine for repeat offenses reflects the fact that
continued non-compliance occurs after notice and enforcement action has already taken place. This approach aligns with the city's graduated enforcement philosophy by distinguishing between initial violations and repeated disregard of the code and by encouraging long-term compliance rather than
repeated corrective cycles. If compliance is achieved, no further fines are imposed. [snorts] Now, we'll review the supplemental escalation process. We have reinvisioned the standard escalation process to allow additional time for certain violations. As I alluded to earlier, this provides
more opportunity for initial correction while still allowing for more effective long-term results. As in both the standard escalation and current enforcement board processes, a courtesy notice will be provided to a property owner noting the violation and will be accompanied by anro appropriate correction period. Whereas in the
standard process, a citation would then be issued. In the supplemental process, uh an initial notice of violation would be issued that would also have an appropriate correction period. If still not corrected, a final notice of violation within the company correction period would be issued. Following
continued non-compliance, we would have exhausted low-level methods of achieving compliance, and a citation would then be issued. To reiterate, the overall intention is to avoid reaching the citation level, thereby achieving voluntary compliance at the lowest level possible. As you'll see in an upcoming slide, the
overwhelming majority of our residents do comply voluntarily. Our code compliance officers are authorized to issue citations only for those violations specifically listed in the schedule of violations and penalties. The violations proposed for inclusion
under class 2 and the new class 4, as you see here, are all existing code provisions. Nothing new is being prohibited. The challenge we encounter with these types of violations is that most are easily repeatable and under our current enforcement structure, there is little immediate incentive for sustained
compliance. This becomes an irritant for neighbors and businesses who abide by the city's code yet witness a drawn out compliance process for violators which in the case of the code sections uh code sections proposed this evening should have achieved compliance immediately. You'll note that several code sections
have asterisks. These are the codes that will receive supplemental uh enforcement escalation that includes the courtesy notice, notice of violation, and final notice of violation. In practice, we often see the same the same violation types recur after temporary correction, which creates
ongoing neighborhood impacts and increased staff time without achieving long-term resolution. This ordinance update is intended to change that dynamic. By allowing civil citations for these specific violations, the city can encourage quicker and more consistent compliance, reduce repeat violations,
and ultimately reduce the need for prolonged enforcement cases. The goal is behavioral correction, not punishment. And the intent is not to issue citations indiscriminately, but to provide officers with an additional tool when voluntary compliance has proven ineffective or when immediate correction
is necessary. Council had asked for a breakdown of all the municipal code enforcement board cases for the past year. What you see here includes only the violation types that were presented to the MCB over 13 months. There were many other types of violations with cases created in that same time frame, but these are the ones
that actually required MCB attention. As an example, please look at the very first violation type on the chart, grass, weeds, underbrush. [cough] You can see that over that span, there were 661 total cases. Out of those cases, 653 complied to either the courtesy notice
or notice of violation step. Eight out of those 661 cases received the notice of hearing and were subsequently presented to the board. For the ease of viewing, I've placed the violation types we've introduced in this ordinance for citation at the top. Those with the asterisks are the ones with the
supplemental escalation process requirement. If these code sections had received citations, a total of 52 cases would have been removed from the MCB. It's also very likely that with the knowledge of facing a citation, a good number of these would have complied voluntarily instead of requiring a citation being
issued, which is actually the goal. Removing those cases, there still would have been 77 cases for the board to have heard. So over the 13 months, that would have been approximately six cases per month being presented. In summary, this ordinance strengthens our ability to enforce the codes already
on the books, improves compliance outcomes, and supports neighborhood stability without expanding regulation or creating new prohibitions. Uh, staff recommends approval, and I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Thank you, Director Shanks. Are there members of the public who wish to comment on this?
See none. Council member questions. Oh, yeah. No. >> Yep. Got my attention. Council member questions. We'll start on this side this time. Council member Kravitz. >> Hi. Um, thank you very much for the overview. That was great. Really interesting to see all that and also
good presentation. So, um, my question is about the, um, water use restrictions and why they were class four rather than two. Um, it just seems to me $250 escalated to 500 seems pretty steep.
What was your thought process there? And how come you opted for the more heavy penalty? So the the reason we we looked at that and I actually uh spoke to a couple of my counterparts around the area uh for that specific reason. Um we we put that
in that area specifically because of the water restriction violations we're seeing now. Um the phase three water restrictions are are very significant and they're very meaningful. Typically we don't have a lot of water violations in the in the off off seasonason when we we don't have
a drought. um not many at all to be honest with you. Uh in this case, we want to go out and address these immediately. Now, they're going to receive a notice of um a courtesy notice first. We rarely see repeat violations
with with water restrictions. So, when they receive the warning, the the courtesy notice is going to list what the citation values are or the the fines will be. Uh that will be enough to deter somebody from from moving forward. the the the water is is very valuable
resources. I'm sure you you know and uh we all have to do our part. That's why we put them as class four and not class two. >> Okay. Interesting. I appreciate you going on the record with courtesy notice. However, if there's no asterisk next to that violation, doesn't that mean that there will not in fact be the
staged process? >> There will still be a courtesy notice. We'll do that for everything um with with very few exceptions. So, it would still receive a courtesy notice first. So, let let's say you're watering your your grass at at 9:00 a.m. during, you know, this this time period. We would come to you and say, "Hey, this is a
violation. Here's your correct times. This is your your courtesy notice. This is what will happen if we see this as again." Um, and that will be enough for somebody to go on there and turn their water to the correct uh time frame. So, no, it's not going to be an immediate Gotcha.
>> Okay, I get it. So, um, when you say they're going to get a courtesy notice, what I'm hearing is it's not going to be written that way in the code, but it is going to be a policy of yours that you're going to do it that way. >> Yes, we I have a policy drafted um after
uh we get through the the first second reading um any tweaks will be made and we'll put that in place. So, yes, just like right now uh we we have water restrictions uh in place and in our code that would go in front of the uh the MCEB. It's the same thing. We would still issue them, except for right now because Swift Mud's driving this bus,
>> but we would issue them a uh a courtesy notice and let them know that that's not going to change. >> Okay. Thank you for elaborating all that. >> Yes, sir. >> Questions? Questions? >> I don't have any questions, director. Thank you. Okay. >> Okay. If there are no questions, I will
close the public hearing and ask the clerk to read the title of the ordinance. An ordinance of the city council of Temple Terrace, Florida, amending the City of Temple Terrace Code of Ordinances. Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article Two, Code
Enforcement, Division 3, Supplemental Enforcement Procedures by amending section 1-103. by amending section 1-104 D by creating section 1-104
I by amending section 1-105B and by creating section 1-105D providing for severability providing for conflicts providing for inclusion in the temple terrace code of ordinances providing an effective date
>> thank you madam clerk council is Is there a motion? >> Um, first it's actually L, not I. >> Thank you. >> Okay, good. Thank you. >> Yes. >> Um, you can read >> I can. Are you? Oh, I got it. Okay. Uh, move to approve uh first reading of an
ordinance amending section 1-103 definitions, section 1-104, enforcement procedures, and 1-105, schedule of violations and penalties. And a question. Do I need to put in the
second reading date? >> Yes. >> And that I'm sorry. What is >> August 4th? >> Uh second reading on August 4th. >> Second >> motion second. Discussion of the motion. >> If not, all those in favor say I.
>> I. Opposed. No nays. Public uh ordinance is adopted on first reading. Will appear for second reading and public hearing on Tuesday, August 4th, 2026. Next item is a public hearing and first reading of an ordinance creating code
chapter 20 article 4 school speed zone enforcement program. I'll open the public hearing. Our deputy city attorney Nicole Donnell and Captain Malavi are here to present. Good evening. >> Good evening.
>> Good evening Mayor, city council. Tonight I am bringing before you a proposed ordinance for the use and implementation of speed detection systems within the school zones here in Temple Terrace. As you can see before you, the title of this ordinance is the school speed zone enforcement program
and speed detection systems. Florida Statute 316.1895 authorizes local governments to use and implement speed detection systems within school zones and it also allows uh local governments to issue notices of
violation if someone violates those uh speed limits within posted areas. This is also going to be implemented during specific days that schools are in session during specific hours and specific times. If there is an appeal to a notice of
violation, a local hearing officer will be needed and the a statute authorizes that local hearing officer to preside over hearings as well. Chapter 316 of the Florida statutes does require a traffic study to be conducted and it also requires that traffic data to be
considered before a system can be implemented in school zones within a designated area. In our case, a traffic study was conducted in February of this year. That traffic study did show that there are five school zones within Temple Terrace that have a heightened safety risk. Those school zones include
Greco Middle School, Woodmont Charter School, Temple Terrace Elementary School, Lewis Elementary School, and River Hills Elementary Magnet School. Based on that traffic study, the Temple Terrace Police Department has determined that it is in the city's best interest to implement these speed detection
systems within those five school zones that I uh previously mentioned. This ordinance before you tonight is modeled after surrounding governments uh to include the city of Tampa as well as Hillsboro County. If this ordinance is put into our city's code, the police
department will be able to enforce speed limits within those designated speed zones. I am going to stay up here for any questions that you may have, but Captain Malave of the Temple Terrace Police Department will provide you more details and information on the implementation of the systems themselves. Thank you.
Good evening, mayor, city council members, and executives. We are proposing an implementation of a school zone speed system to improve safety and accountability within active school zones. The system utilizes automated speed detection and photo enforcement technology to identify vehicles
exceeding the posted school zone speed limit during active school zone enforcement times. These enforcement times consist of the specific active school zone periods prior to the start of the school day and during the active school zone period surrounding dismissal
of school. Violations would be reviewed and validated by our law enforcement personnel to verify a violation occurred before any citation is issued and mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. Additionally, information obtained through the use of the school zone speed
system is not shared with other organizations and maintained on a secure server system for a specified amount of time depending on assigned status. To ensure a smooth and effective rollout, the program will be implemented through a phased approach over a
six-month period. Phase one would see implementation of Greco Middle School and Lewis Elementary. Beginning with these two locations would allow us to evaluate the systems performance, address any operational or community concerns, and refine processes before
expanding enforcement citywide. Following successful implementation, the remaining school zone would be activated. Remaining school zones would be activated in subsequent phases until all five locations are operational. Phase two would see Woodmont Charter School and Temple Terrace Elementary.
and phase three River Hills Elementary Magnet School. The school zone speed system is designated to improve driver compliance, reduce speeding in school zones, and improve the safety of children and families traveling to and from school. The proposed phased imple implementation provides a measured and
responsible approach to deployment while allowing the city to evaluate effectiveness and address any concerns before full activation across all school zones. With that, I stand for questions. >> Thank you, Captain. Are the members of the public? Actually, I have one request to address the public at this time from
Katie Nash. Good evening, Miss Nash. [clears throat] >> Thank you. Good evening, uh, mayor, city council members, city manager, and the entire city team. Um, proud to introduce myself. My name is Katie Nash, and I represent a company called Ganoptic. We
are a Florida based manufacturer, and we have 250 employees. Um, I did write comments because I am an obscene early riser and so it's evening meetings for me. I start to ramble on. So, I'm going to try to keep this very succinct, but I am here tonight to respectfully ask for
the opportunity to compete and earn your business. We do want to demonstrate our product to the city. Um, and while we are very proud of our technology and we do very much encourage a sideby-side technology demonstration of the systems that you're vetting, um, I'd like to
also just take a moment to reframe and sort of give you some other ideas about how to think about this tool. First, I do want to compliment you though and moving forward. This is a tool that will change driver behavior. Um, so no matter what happens, I I just want to
compliment you on considering that. So the camera is a tool, but I ask you to think about this in terms of safety as a service. Safety that you're delivering as a service to your community. And so how do we consider this program with that lens? First off,
we need to think about data integrity and the integration with your police department and how that technology integrates. So be thinking about how your vendor goes above and beyond to really restore public trust and data integrity. That's a hot topic right now and something that we're all being asked
to do. So think about thirdparty audits and extra compliance measures. Another something to think about is customized reporting. How is the reporting in the dashboard going to bring that data back to the community and demonstrate that changed behavior? So your partner should always be thinking about what's next?
How are we how are we really really benefiting the community and how are we demonstrating effectiveness? And that kind of goes along with community education. How is your partner a true and authentic voice in really coming and speaking before the community and how
these tools are making a difference? Be thinking also about customer service and you started your meeting honoring great customer service. We are so proud to have internal employees as our customer service agents. We're proud we keep about a minute. That's our that's
our measure, a minute um to try to keep the when someone calls and has a complaint. And I know there's whenever you're rolling out a new program, you're going to have people calling. That's going to be something you're going to want to think about is who are they getting on the other line. And then just finally,
I really want to compliment you and the city of all I've heard tonight is a strong support of your professional staff. And that isn't always the norm. I do I do this a lot and it is really a breath of fresh air. And so I wanted to really compliment you and I've been hearing that with every one of these
meeting, one of these agenda items. and just uh it really shows and it makes a strong city. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you, Miss Nash. Mr. Lo, >> just got one question. Is this meant to be enforcement just on the main street
or over on the side streets for example? What I mean, let's take Woodmont for an example. Would it be meant to be enforced on 56th Street or would it be meant to enforce on Torina or on both? Are there other members of the public
who wish to comment on this item? >> Okay. Would one of you like to respond to the question before we forget it? >> So s the the school zones would be set up on side streets. So none of the major street thorough affairs through Temple
Terrace would be monitored. So no Fowler, no 56th Street, it would be Serena Drive, Gillette Avenue, uh streets of that nature. >> Council member questions. Council member Fernandez. >> Um, so you mentioned something about the
the data u being held for a particular amount of time. What is the structure around the pictures and how long that data would be maintained? >> So we would be operating the camera system specifically on flashing light
times. So early in the morning time period 30 minutes and uh before uh breakfast time for the kids after uh same thing for school the the beginning of school. Uh additionally we would be operating 30 minutes before and after dismissal time period. During those periods of time the cameras are running
and recording but there's two varieties of of how it's obtaining data. One would be a passive where it is recording information during the active hours. Uh and then triggering events such as this this system is specifically designed for uh speeding. So if a triggering event a
speeding event is occurs, the camera system focuses on the infraction and is and providing information of that vehicle. Otherwise, it's just generally recording. Um but that information is only held general not triggering events is only held for 30 days whereas a
violation is held as for evidentiary value but also gets destroyed 90 days after disposition. >> Okay. So, in other jurisdictions that have um put
put these cameras in, if we're trying to change driver behavior, the revenue or the infraction fees are going to decline over time. So, what happens when you
when what's the end result? We want to change driver behavior to be safe during school zone. um s the flashing light times, but then what happens when we actually achieve that goal? What's our end goal? Do we see that we would take
the cameras down at that point? Would they they're already there? Would they then someone would want to switch them to some other type of enforcement? What What's the plan? So, if in a perfect world, if we were able to get traffic violations down to zero and we were consistently seeing that, uh, yes, the
option could be to remove the camera system because at that point, we would see that it's no longer needed. Uh the the main focus and point of this of this system is specifically designed to ensure that during those times during the beginning of school and after school, which are time periods where you
have a large group of individuals walking around, parents, crossing guards, that we're making sure that we're doing everything we can to provide a safer environment for those individuals. Um it doesn't it it wouldn't be costing anything more uh as far as we we wouldn't be paying any the
the the vendors for this if we didn't have any violations essentially if we were able to get to the point where it was zero. It would just it would be a point where we could discuss removing it or going to a different uh segment of of addressing the issue.
>> Thank you. >> Yes, >> Vice Mayor. >> Thank you. Uh you mentioned uh the cameras will be synced with the flashing lights that are out there now. Who controls the times on the flashing lights? >> So the current flashing lights. So I will tell you I've looked into it a few
times and everyone has denied ownership of it. Um specifically the one at Greco's location. Um I've asked a couple times and and I'm not quite sure who owns that specific uh light. Um I who established all these school zones.
Um I'm not sure what they used to establish the school zones. Well, I mean, why only those five? >> Well, th those are the five schools that are public schools or charter schools within our school district that have always been assigned as school zones. >> So, it has to be a Well, because I mean,
there's I can think of three other schools that have proximity to side streets and back streets that, you know, Corpus Christi and Focus Academy, I mean, is right on the street. U FCA my granddaughter goes there and it's
it's like speed demon going down speed racer going down there. So I'm just curious as to why they would not have been included. >> So it would be a matter of contacting the DOT and reaching out to them and having a conversation about establishing new school zones. Um but that's how we
would approach it. >> Okay. So when you say new school zone I mean we have the you high the flashing yellow lights for school zone. Is there something a more a different delineation that has to be made? I I I was just curious. >> That's a school zone, but it's a county
road. >> True. >> Our ordinance doesn't >> true. I understand. I realize that. Okay. But Druid Hills. So, okay. So, it's What about Corpus Christie on on on Ridgedale? >> So, in order to include Corpus Christie on Ridgedale, there would need to be an an extension, okay, of the school zone.
Okay. >> Currently, it's it's a bit out of their area. >> Okay. All right. Okay. Thank you. Otherwise, it's I'm I'm It's a good deal. I think it's great. Thank you, >> Council Member Kitz. Thank you. Yeah, great project. Everyone cares about speeding. Really big issue. Um about the
cameras themselves, are they going to be fixed or mobile? >> They're going to be fixed. >> Okay. So, that's a permanent installation. And when it comes to the bidding process, uh this is going to be rigorously competitive. You're going to open it up to everyone and all comers >> for those we're looking at doing is we're looking specifically at one
company. Um however for a piggyback agreement um reason we were considering this was because the agreement that the that city was able to obtain uh allows for that city not to pay for certified mail being distributed to the violators
whereas other cities were having to pay for their own certified mail to be sent to everyone. So, it's it was kind of a nice deal to to to to be able to piggy back and get that benefit of not having to pay for certified mails for every single violator, which could add up pretty quickly.
>> Okay. Um, apart from that, is there any reason to think it's such a good deal or >> I'm sorry. >> Apart from that, is there any reason to think that that one deal is the the best deal? >> If I if I may, >> Mr. May. >> So, we're not correct me if I'm wrong, but we're not paying for this service, >> correct?
>> So, there's no cost to the city for the service. the certified mail would have been a cost and as Captain Malave just said based on the on the piggyback approach of this particular company that we're looking at that cost is covered as well. So this is the way the statute's written and it provides for this this this is going back now two or three
years but that is the way the statute was written and there's an basically an incentive in the private sector to provide these services. The private companies make money because they they get a piece of every violation a financial piece of every single violation that goes out and that's how they make money. There's no cost to the
city, however. >> Uhhuh. Okay. And is that true for all of the people who are in this space that they're all going to finance themselves from the revenue that's generated from the violations? >> My understanding is yes, that's the the basic mo business model. Now, there might be some changes here and there
like he like the captain mentioned with certified mail, all of the small details, but I believe the business model is roughly the same for all these companies. >> Okay. Is there a reason why we couldn't open it up to a more competitive process? Is there are we going to lose the opportunity with the piggyback if we do
that or what is the what is the mechanics of that? >> Uh great question Councilman Kravitz. So for our um our city's purchasing manual and our own internal policies. Our bidding or competitive process doesn't
start until the contract hits $50,000 and then from there we move into the competitive bidding. If we don't want to put out competitive bidding, and you I think we mentioned the piggyback, then that's an alternative option, but uh as the city manager mentioned, because this is essentially a zero cost, we don't
even get to the $50,000 competing competitive competitive bidding threshold. >> Okay, I get it. So, I'm sure we're getting at least $50,000 of value, but because we're not spending $50,000, it follows under the exemption. So, there doesn't have to be any bidding process at all. >> Correct. So, we could just open it up
however we see fit without adhering to any sort of competitive bidding process and we could still let people come in and make their offers, right? >> Yes, that's accurate. And uh myself and the finance team, we are actually looking into what is the best approach if there isn't no cost to this contract. >> Okay. Well, I I personally would like to
see more than just one vendor offered services for this. And I'd also be interested um is there a process right now being used by staff to scope the performance that we're looking for? Is there some sort of like a a a schedule
of uh services that we're looking to obtain or anything like that? Something more formal or we just purely going back to the piggyback again? >> At this point it was the referring back to the piggyback. >> Okay. So, >> the benefit of of cost, >> I would love to see that circulated so
that we could just look at it because if we're going to put speed cameras up everywhere, I think everyone here has expressed um specific things that they're interested in making sure are delivered. So, if we could just see what the deliverables are in that scope of
performance that we're examining right now, then that would be helpful because then we could discuss it. We could see whether that meets everyone's brief or whether we want to go out and open it up to more vendors potentially. That would personally I think that would be great.
Anyone anyone not feel that way? I mean happy to yield the floor. >> I I have a few questions um for really for a variety of people here. So, will this contract once the vendor has been once
all that's been worked out in a in the contract, will that come back before the council for approval? [clears throat] >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, so since you're up, I'll start with you, Miss Donnell. So, can you um
first of all, the hearing officer, we will not be piggybacking on the sheriff's office hearing officer. We'll be doing our own. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> As a plan, um we are depending on how this discussion goes tonight, we'll kind of start to draft that out a little
more, but we will come back before you with the resolution for local hearing officer implementation. >> Okay. And so that hearing officer would hold hearing cases here, much like the parking enforcement magistrate and the code enforcement board, they would be here.
>> Yes. So if you got a citation for this, you would come and you wanted to appeal it, you could come here and here and have your case heard. >> Yes. >> Okay. That's that's So basically, what's the due process for somebody who gets a citation on with the camera, but they're
not driving the vehicle or they claim they're not driving the vehicle. So how does that work? Because it's first of all, it could be true. Second of all, it could not be true and all you got to do is say, "Oh, it wasn't me." you know, my nephew was driving it. So, how do we sort through that?
>> So, the I'll I'll let Captain jump in on this, too. This the statutory language does say that the um moving violation is assessed to the registered owner of the vehicle based on the tag. Um but I'll let Captain add some more. >> Okay, Captain. >> That said, however, those individuals
can complete an affidavit. Basically, within that affidavit that's completed, they're going to say, "Hey, look, I wasn't driving that vehicle during that time period. However, this is the information of that individual driving the vehicle. Um, and they would have 30 days to to do that. Um, that does that answer kind of
>> it does, but begs the next question. Okay. So, I tell you my nephew was driving my car and I have to give you a notorized or sworn statement to that effect. My nephew's name is Jon Jones or whatever. But Jon Jones says, first of all, does he then get a citation or does
that >> notice a violation similar to >> he does? So it doesn't stop at that. >> Correct. Yeah. It would it would be reassigned to the individual that was for the of the information provided. >> Okay. So he gets the citation now. He he would get cited. >> Correct.
>> So he says, "Oh, no. It wasn't me. He's just trying to get off because he doesn't like me. So he's just making it up. I wasn't driving his car." That then comes to the hearing officer to sort that out. The way it it's written, I the way it's written is those individuals would have
to provide some type of uh proof as to to to help assist with >> much like other video tolls and other Okay. I >> or if the person were say if so if a driver uh had committed this violation and >> I got you. I got you. So let's move on
from that. You did say this so I don't want to belabor it, but I just want to make sure I heard it correctly. This would only be active during school times, not just the school zones, but the times >> specifically only during school flashing
light time. So early in that morning time period and then during dismissal time. >> Okay. Because I do know early on some locals with I don't even think the local governments knew it, but the vendors were leaving the cameras on and issuing citations all throughout the day. Might not be going over. It's not a school
zone. The speed limit is not 15, but it's 25 and they're going 40. So boom, give them a ticket anyway. We're not going to do that. >> And and even from that standpoint, those violations would be seen by our officers. And if we're seeing that citations are or violations are are
being scanned at different times that we haven't set up, it would be easy to just >> I know that you're not at the point of a contract yet, so this is premature. But I would when that contract comes back, the reason I asked about that, I would want some assurance in that contract that that's because I don't want a
vendor going rogue on us and start sending people tickets. >> Noted. >> Okay. Second question concerns data and that is already been asked by council member Fernandez but a little followup on that. So I know on the cases the
target violate where the violations are issued now you've got some evidentary state laws and stuff we have to retain those photographs. I understand that. But the hundred or several hundred cars that drive through that school zone that are not speeding you said would be
retained 30 days. I'm assuming you're getting that from conversations with the vendor. >> With vendors, correct? >> Okay. Couple questions about that. One is why retain it for 30 days, [snorts] what's the reason for that? those camera systems during those time periods of the
active school zone. Um was well if if there was some another event that occurred during those time periods that was not a triggering event such as specifically uh someone speeding through the school zone perhaps you know unfortunately maybe somebody was going the correct speed limit but they bumped
into someone u you could then review that and and and use it for that situation and and review what occurred during that time period. However, being that it wasn't a triggering event, it would be removed after 30 days and we're the only ones who have access to it.
>> Okay. I would also want to see the retention period spelt out in a contract, too. And the final thing on the data retention, which for me is the big question in this whole thing. It's not the it's not the speeding and the school kids safety. That part we all
get. It's the data. Um, I would want some reassurance from whatever vendor you go with that what they do with the data. Do they sell it? Do they share it with another? Do they share it with Flock? Do they share? I mean, there's a number of companies out there that are
doing public surveillance and they're trading the data. Um, and I want to know exactly what we're getting into with the data. Um, and I would want to know how long they're retaining the data, what they're doing with it. Are they agreeing
not to sell it, not to share it, right? This is data that I mean, I don't I'm not trying to look for villains here, but I'm not interested in getting in the business of public surveillance. I know a lot of people are doing that, and I I don't School zone safety is one thing.
Getting into selling personal data and stuff and spying on the public, I'm not interested in that. I don't know about everybody else, but so really that comes down to contract language, but I'm trying to give you a heads up. So don't come for one vote. Don't come back with a contract that doesn't address the data
stuff and the We'll make sure that that's in there. I will just say so everyone knows, Florida statute 316.1896 subsection 15A expressly states that speed detection systems are not allowed to be used for remote surveillance. So, we'll make sure that language is in
there. But just so you know, >> by Florida statute, it is illegal. >> Okay. I think I've beaten a horse to death. Okay. Second round of questions. >> Oh, Counciloman Kitz. >> Thank you. A question to the deputy city attorney and to begin with, amazing
citation of the statute there. You're the first American lawyer I've ever run into who can actually remember statute numbers. So, I was trained in Europe. Fantastic. Absolutely magnificent. Um, regarding the uh installation cost, since it's a fixed installation, I know
that the vendors have a good idea of what the cost is going to be. That means that they could do a cost plus model. So, I'm wondering whether there is a hard or a soft cap on vendor revenue from this. >> Um, so I don't know if Captain Malabi mentioned this. I'm sure you did. Um
there is a range of how much revenue would come to the city and then how much goes to the company. So it's either $39 or 65% um of whatever the ticket violation is. Some of the contracts that I've previously seen, they actually have language that says this is not a cost
plus contract. This is not a lump sum contract. This is just a um a revenue sharing contract. So whatever comes in, the city takes their portion and then the company has their portion and that's how they are generating their own revenue. >> Yeah. I'd just be really interested if
there is a vendor out there who would remove their own incentive to give people citations after a certain point. Right. So like let's say it cost them $100 to put the camera in. When they hit $105 then all of a sudden the revenue cuts off, right? So then they have no more incentive going forward to keep
issuing it. Going back to what was mentioned earlier that there was a a situation here where one of the vendors was in fact um issuing more citations than they should have just in order to drive revenue. That would be a great mechanism to stop that because after a point there's no incentive anymore. So
I'd be curious if if there is a vendor out there and we should check into that that would be willing to cap their own revenue and then the citations going beyond that point we would get the revenue and it wouldn't be an incentive for anyone to issue a ticket. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, that was my question. Thank you. >> Question. and and along somewhat
[clears throat] those lines, what would be an answer to the uh this is just a money grab on the city's part? >> So, I I think there there's a couple of pieces to this. Uh Florida State statute does allow for us to monitor all day long during the school period. Um
however, we're I don't know. I can't think of another city that has chosen to say, "Hey, look, we're going to monitor specifically during flashing light time, morning time, and at the end of the day." This is this is a system that
could be used all day long to essentially capture more money, but it's not being used that way. It's specifically used for those times where we know we have increased traffic by children and parents and crossing guards uh just to ensure that we're trying to prevent folks from speeding through
those zones. Thank you. I hope our um and all our publicity states that very well. >> Captain, are they going to be again another contract question premature? I know, but what is there should be a
schedule of surveys that are conducted by them on an ongoing every school year they do a survey maybe twice a school year at the for the first couple years and then maybe once a year at some point after that. But we need to be able to
capture the effectiveness of this to say it's not a money grab, right? Um speeds are down 85% or they're down 60% or we reach a point I don't think it's ever realistic we're going to get to zero. I
I I that I I've never seen that. But um you know if we slay the dragon or something but um we do need an ongoing measure of effectiveness. So that that should also be in the it
probably is I would imagine but it needs to be other question. >> Council member Fernandez. Um, I I meant to ask this earlier, but with the discussion of the specific time that these cameras would be active, would
that be actually written into the resolution or would that be a policy? And the reason I'm asking is if it's if it's written into what council is agreeing to, then it
can't be changed without council action versus if it were a policy that that could be something that could be changed over time. So I what what would the plan be? Um if there's a preference to have
specific language uh in the ordinance, we can definitely adjust for that. Um right now I I there there is no time in the ordinance specific times. Um and that may be because the schools have different times uh coming in going out. It also accommodates for breakfast time
as well as when schools ending. So if we have our charter school versus our elementary versus our magnet school, those times may be different. So to put the times in might be a little tedious. Um, but if we keep it vague, then we can cover everything. But of course, we have our fine officers who are going to confirm that those violations are giving
during the specified time when that is active. >> So, I'm not necess I'm not asking for you to say from 8:05 to 8:32. U in this time, the cameras would be active. What I'm ask I'm asking for the general time of when the flashing light time period
would be for the specific school zones. However, what I'm asking is would that type of language be in the ordinance as in these cameras would only be active during school specific school zone
uh flashing light time in the morning and the afternoon versus that being a policy created by the department. >> It says that in the ordinance that >> that's in front of us. It says that. Well, that's what I No, that's I'm just saying to get this on the record to
confirm that that's what I wanted us that's what I want to make sure we hear. >> Thank you for clarifying. Yes. And thank you, mayor. Yes. >> Other questions. If there are no further questions, I will close the public hearing and ask the clerk to read the title of the
ordinance. An ordinance of the city council of Temple Terrace, Florida, creating the city of Temple Terrace Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, Article 4, titled School Speed Zone Enforcement Program and Speed Detection Systems,
Providing for use of speed detection systems in accordance with the state law, providing for definitions, providing for use of local hearing officer, providing for the designation of school speed detection zone,
Providing for severability, providing for conflicts with state law, providing for codification, directing that the ordinance be filed with the department of state, providing for correction of scribers error, providing for conflicts,
providing an effective date. >> Thank you, Madame Clerk. Prior to a motion, council, I'd [snorts] like you to consider holding the second hearing on August the 4th instead of July 21st if that's your pleasure. July 21st, we
will barely have a quorum as long as nobody gets sick. So, there will be a very skeleton crew up here on July 21st. And I think with something like this would be important to have the whole, you know, we often see how things can change between first reading and second
reading. something comes up. So, it's only um two weeks later or even less than that. So, if that pleases everybody, uh I would recommend that we have the second reading on August 4th, which would change the language of the motion. So, is there a motion? Council
member Kravitz. >> Oh, I'd like to make a motion to approve this uh agenda item 12D, an ordinance of the city council of Temple Terrace, creating the city of Temple Terrace code of ordinances. Um chapter 20 article 4 titles cool speed
enforcement program and speed detection systems with the two following provisos. The first being that um the that other vendors be explored going beyond just the piggyback and also that
um we receive a report on the scope of um what's being pursued so that we can see exactly what we're what we're getting into in terms of what the vendor is going to supply and and what that will provide. [snorts] So that's the motion.
>> We have a motion. Going once, going twice. Okay. Motion does not get a second. There another motion. Move to approve on first reading ordinance creating um code chapter I'm
sorry code chapter 20 article 4 school speed zone enforcement program with the uh second reading of the ordinance scheduled for August 4th meeting. >> There is a motion >> second motion and second discussion of the motion. Council member Fernandez.
>> Um I'm I'm not going to support the camera. I I have every um I want to see people slow down and I I I h I completely support having u speed detection, but I prefer it to be
live. I just have a a real issue with the remote speed enforcement. And I have the same issue with the red light cameras. Um I have the same issue with the bus cameras. It's just not a program or a an
enforcement model that I can support. >> Other discussion? >> Sure. >> I'm sorry. I saw Council Member Kravitz first. Go ahead. >> Defer to the vice mayor. >> Council member Kravis, you are recognized. >> Okay. So, I [snorts] think this is a weak motion
because we're not getting all the other vendors into play. And I think that we've had many examples where we have not gone to multiple vendors and the result has been suboptimal for the city. And this has been a repeating problem over the years even from before I was
elected. And so we are once again um only giving completely informal instruction on this. Uh it's completely possible that we will end up with a piggyback contract out of convenience and that will not be tailored to any of
the concerns that the people on this days raised. So it's a weak motion because you collectively members of the city council are not advocating for the things that you yourselves just said you wanted. So I
hope that the piggyback comes back with everything that we need and that it's customized to our requirements. But I have my doubts and I hope that when we do see what has come back to us that we will have an opportunity to look at it and evaluate it and as necessary make some changes. But of course with a
piggyback what you see is what you get. There is no further negotiation. That is what makes it a piggyback. So that is why I will be very very reluctantly voting yes on this because speed enforcement is a very huge issue for the
people in Temple Terrace. This is not the way to do it. [snorts] >> Council member Schler, any comments? >> I I I do. >> No, Vice Mayor, I'm sorry. I forgot. Yes, Vice Mayor. >> Okay. I was just going to say I'm going
to support it. Um, on the issue of what I asked the money grab, just like I was an advocate of red light cameras, uh, it they definitely worked. It isn't a way for the city to make money. It's a way to, uh, enforcement. I wish we didn't
have to have it. I wish we didn't have to spend money on speed humps. We've gone on that record before. So, I'm going to support it. The whole idea, if you don't want to pay the city or anybody money, don't speed through a school zone. keep the kids safe. So, that's just my comment.
>> A couple of real brief comments. And um on the issue of the piggy bank versus the competitive bid, there's a couple things that I'd like to comment on that. I'm not ne morally opposed to competitive processes. I don't that's
fine. Um two things that bother me a little bit. one. Having worked at the sheriff's office for 32 years, I've seen what happens when we go Tampa's got one thing, Temple Terrace's got another, the sheriff's office got another, USF's got something else.
Whether it's radar guns or radios and flashlights, I [snorts] can't charge your flashlight on in my car. We're on the same call because we all on top of each other. I I have seen this for decades and I think there's a value in
having at least some measure of uniformity. That doesn't mean we got to follow everything that the sheriff or TPD does, but some level of I mean we're all in the same school district school times the schools have a voice in this and the school times and so I think
there's some incentive to try to go with what's being in used in the rest of the district. That being said, now if we can't get a contract that covers some of the things that I'm concerned about, then you know, we do get another bite of this apple and
I I at that point it'll be like, no, you know, I want some assurances about the date. I don't want that kind of thing. Um, there's a second thing. Oh, the second thing that bothers me a little bit is when the council is tempted to
meddle with the procurement manual. That always makes me uneasy. We have a procurement manual and I know that the city manager is a stickler for that. I I know that you're trying to buy a mop bucket and if you don't do it according to the approved procurement
manual, you have two choices. You can change the procurement manual or you can buy another mop bucket that applies. I always have a little I get a little squirly up here when elected officials try to meddle in the procurement manual.
And if this is according to the procurement manual, then do one of two things, right? Address it and change a procurement manual to to address a deficiency or we adhere to that. Um, so those are the two reasons. Now, if you can't get the contract that we need, I
I'm not, like I said, morally opposed to this, but because of those two reasons, I I am fine with the piggyback, at least right now. >> Council member, >> thank you for the point. The reason why I engaged in the Q&A with our uh legal
staff was to determine what the framework was for this procurement. And since it is under 50,000, there is complete discretion. So the only thing that I was trying to achieve is that we ensure that our will is respected to go
beyond the piggyback and obtain as wide a spread of vendors as possible so that we can get a good idea of what's out there on the market, who has the most competitive offer. And while I have the floor, I'd like to make an amendment motion to amend this existing motion that we instruct staff to go beyond the
piggyback and look for other vendors and open up the process. That is my motion and I would invite a second. >> That is a substitute motion. >> I made two motions pre in my previous motion I said both the instruction to
staff to explore beyond the piggyback and also to scope out the work. This is a motion only including the first item not the second and therefore it is not a substitute motion. It is a different new original motion [clears throat] which I have properly made and I have the floor.
So, >> well, you may have the floor, but I'm the chair, and that's a substitute motion. Whether you like >> make another illegal ruling because you're going to be at five then. >> I have all the other ones on record, too. >> Would you like to restate the motion so we can try to get a second?
>> The motion is that we instruct staff to go beyond the piggyback and explore other vendors for this particular project. >> There is a substitute motion. Is there a second? Is there a second?
>> Substitute motion dies for lack of a second. >> Very happy to have made that motion without a second. And I'm happy to stand up here as the only person apparently willing to look into other vendors instead of going through the same non-competitive process that we have so often used in this city to very ill
effect. And with that, I yield the floor. >> There was a motion. It's been seconded. All those in favor say I. I. I >> opposed. >> I nay >> nay. >> Sorry, >> I'm opposed.
>> Um, very good. Motion passes. Oh, yes. August the 4th. Ordinance is approved 4 to one on first reading and will appear for second reading and public hearing on Tuesday, August the 4th. Council business. Um, [snorts] I have
one item before I forget and then I'll open it up and that is scheduling a special meeting to adopt the tenative millage rate. Uh, pursuant to Florida statute 2000.065, 065. The city council must adopt the
proposed tenative millage rate by resolution and certify it to the Hillsbor County Property Appraiser no later than August the 4th, 2026, which is the date of our August meeting, but we need it before that. It's recommended that the city council
schedule a special meeting to adopt the tenative miller by resolution on the special meeting on Tuesday, July 28th at 11:00 a.m. which would immediately follow the budget workshop previously scheduled for here in the council
chambers. And so, um, that is a recommendation of course subject to council's consideration. >> Well, I have a question. >> Yep. If I can answer it, but we have our finance team here, too. Well, the someone should probably be able to answer it and that is is 11 I mean is
that would give us 2 hours for that budget workshop. Is that enough time? >> Good question. And uh so we needed to have a specific time to set for this particular action. That's why we we chose 11 giving ourselves two hours. The
workshop can continue. You can stop the workshop go into the meeting at 11 and then come back and finish out the workshop after you take this. This action will probably take all five minutes. I believe that's what we're envisioning if you need the extra time. >> But it has to be a council meeting which means it has to have a time certain to
be noticed. >> Right. >> That was discussion questions. >> Are we in new business right now? So, do we need >> a motion to >> So, um I I move to schedule a special
meeting to adopt a tenative millage rate on July 28th at 11:00 a.m. >> Second. >> Motion is second. Discussion of the motion. >> If not, all those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed.
Okay. We have a special meeting adopted. Is there any carryover council business besides this? >> I have one item. Council member Travis, >> this directed to the city manager. I apologize if I've missed this in one of the council updates. I was curious if there is any update on the Sunnyside
Street um project and the community workshop that was to be held. >> Believe we're looking at a date in August. We have do we have a date set, Mr. Warfield? But we are looking I think third week of August was where we were finalizing the schedule, but we'll we'll get the date to you this week.
>> August is um I think that's a little late, isn't it? Um, isn't this project already moving into its final phase? >> No. >> No. Okay. It's still in preparation, >> correct? So, what I Why don't you come up, can you just come up and explain kind of
where we are with the project and what what the community meeting will entail? >> Sure. So, better part of a month ago, city staff, the engineering team met with the outside consultant, and we have two outside consultants for this project. We have an engineering [clears throat]
consultant that is doing the Brentwood Sunnyside intersection because of the storm water issues we had experienced in the past there and then the consultant that is doing the complete roadway design for Sunnyside itself. So we have to merge them together and we're in the process of
merging them those two projects together. Um they were separated because of the storm water issues. So, um, we did get a preliminary drawing for internal review, which has not been completed yet, but the August the third week in August 8 is still on track to
be, uh, have the community meeting. >> Okay, great. Thank you. I was worried that things had already sort of escalated to the point where where there were final decisions being made with the engineers. So, >> no, sir. No, we we're still working to get the two the two consultants merged. >> Thank you very much. >> Y
good. Any other council bill? I mean, I could make a comment about some of these chair rulings from the past, but I'll spare us the the burden of that. I I said I could make a comment or two about these chair rulings that have continued to be an issue, but I'd rather I'd rather not. So, you know, if if you'd like to have that discussion, we can do
that at another date, perhaps in a workshop, or perhaps we can have that coffee that we all voted to have, but never did. >> I know what a substitute motion is. I'd love to do that. >> I know what maybe you ought to brush up on it because I'm not silly enough to make one of those. So, thank you. I yield the floor. >> Well, thank you.
Any other council business? [snorts] Any new business? >> Yes, vice mayor. >> Yes, thank you, mayor. Uh wanted to let everybody know that there's new art in the city hall uh art gallery. Um the artist is Roxanne Tobias. She's a local
artist, been in the arts festival uh many years, but it's it's out there. So, come see it. It's good art. All her art's good. It's different. So, you know, come out and see it. >> Very good. Thank you. New business or board reports. I have one thing. I see our fire chief
is not here, but I I do want to say thank you to our firefighters. Uh it's not really a city initiative and I want to respect people's privacy so I don't want to divulge too much but our firefighters on their time off have really stepped up
to volunteer uh a family in our city who is struggling through a medical crisis right now and needs some help uh to sustain their properties and stay um just to keep things up during the
growing season. And uh between like two phone calls, the firefighters jumped right in. And like I said, this is not a city initiative. This is our firefighters on their time off doing this. And uh unfortunately, Chief Kemp
had to leave. But um hopefully this word will get back to them that just want to publicly acknowledge that. So, and I don't have any other new business. Is there any other new business? Okay. City manager report. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of
council. Um, as you are aware, the Hillsboro County Planning Commission um have invited the Temple Terrace City Council to participate in a joint workshop. I think they want to discuss the the pro progress that has been made on the uh comprehensive plan updates.
They are suggesting Monday, August 17th from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the uh we we've already tenatively booked a room at the Lightfoot Center for that workshop. Uh we would just need the council if you're amendable to doing this to in in essence mo vote to to hold
this meeting because it'll be a official city meeting on August 17th from 4:00 to 5:30 at Lakefoot. >> Very good. Councelor, any questions for city manager on this? >> I do have a question. >> Yeah, sure. >> So that's also the night of the city
council meeting, correct? >> That's correct. So then the council meeting would still be in council chambers. >> Correct. >> Okay. Um that that was one question. Um my second question is for those who are maybe unable to attend that particular
meeting but want to get that information will it be televis I know we don't live stream usually from lightfoot but will that be televised or um h how would somebody see that information?
>> Could I ask Mr. come out. >> This is a new one. Um, it will be recorded uh and rebroadcasted the next day on our channels. Uh, but it will not be live just being there and here. Not enough resources to make that happen. So,
>> okay. Thank you. That's it. >> Okay. Yes. >> You ready for >> Yeah. Okay. >> If there are no other discussion, we're ready for a motion. offer a resolution to confirming the joint city council planning commission workshop on August 17th from 400 pm to 5:00 pm at the
Lightoot Senior Center. >> 5:30. >> What' I say? >> Five. >> Oh, I'm sorry. 5:30. I apologize. >> Second. >> Motion and second discussion. If not, all those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed? No. The uh special meeting
is scheduled. Mr. Be. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, so, uh, we've added a meeting to your agenda. I'm now going to propose to take one away. Um, with the action, uh, earlier today with the, um, um, speed zone issue, moving it to August 4th, that was the only action
item that we actually had on the agenda for July 21st. So, right now, there is nothing on the agenda, uh, except for a there was a presentation scheduled from the lobbyist, which we could move. Um, I would recommend that the council consider cancelling the meeting on the
21st. Okay, council. I'm one of the ones who won't be here, so I feel kind of foolish chiming in on that. So, you guys that are going to be here, really, it's more your decision. >> I guess my only question would be would
that be too long a duration if somebody needed to come in front of city council for some reason? But if we don't have any business, >> we as you know, we'd have a tenative agenda. we kind of look look at things further out and based on our schedule right now because we we knew that we
were going to have a limited council presence that night already. So, we were kind of sensitive to that. Um, but I I don't I don't foresee any issue at this point. I I don't think it makes sense to continue to have the meeting and just make you come out for five minute presentation. >> I I don't have an issue with that.
>> Okay. Well, if that's your pleasure, somebody should make a motion to that effect. We're canceling a meeting, sir. I I have a comment on that. >> Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Um, >> what's that do to the schedule for our historic fact? >> I don't know.
>> Well, I mean, does that uh the next one would be uh that meeting would be council member Kravitz. Does >> more than happy to wave it, please. >> I bet she will. Yeah, I just that's fine. >> Problem solved. >> Okay. All right. That answered my question. >> Okay.
>> Schedule. Uh move to cancel the July 21st, 2026 count council meeting. >> Then second motion and a second. Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? No. Okay. Council meetings
canled. >> That's all I have. >> Any >> I'm sorry. Just one more thing. I I did want to uh just recognize uh on behalf of the administration also all the work that was done for July 4th. Um everybody that was in the room uh great fireworks display, great parade, probably one of
the bigger parades we've we've had in in quite a while. Um and I just thank you again for all the all the great work and and Mr. Hill and his team for getting everything on video and and in photographs. That was uh really well done. >> That's it. Thank you. >> Questions for Mr. Beu?
Council >> more of a comment than a question. Um, I I just wanted to uh reestablish my confidence in in our procedures and processes for the our bid process. I have probably been one of the most vocal
council members through the years as to circumventing or attempted change or whatever our our purchasing policies and practices. And I for one am very very confident and very very satisfied with the methodology that the the
administration uses that our department heads use. Um I have confidence in in in in the way we handle our contract negotiations. Um we will have a second shot at this. We want you know again for the second reading of the of the
ordinance and then again with the contract. So, uh, I I support the the the the way that the administration is handling this and I don't want the public having any negative aspersions that we do things behind improperly and
I think that that is is not a good sign for for for us to leave that uh with with the public. That's all I have on that. >> Any question? Council member Kravitz. >> Thank you for recognizing me. I just want to specify that I did not assert that anything improper was being done in
terms of our bidding processes. I will give just a couple examples. Several years ago, before I was elected, a property was sold to a bid that was $1.5 million almost under the next [snorts] highest bid and that bid ended up not even manifesting the thing that we hope
to get out of that bid for that property. Then there is another example uh of uh a messed up process that did not yield the right result. Um and we can go through a whole sequence of
these. None of them were done improperly, but the problem with all of these is that they were not done in [snorts] a competitive way and we didn't get all of the inputs that we could have gotten and as a result of that we got bids from people that we just went along
with. Um, so it's not about being improper. It's just about being smart and it's about letting the market work for you. The other example of the bid that I was about to mention was where we nearly sold a property downtown to a pickle ball court that only had $600,000
of equity. And that was another example where we simply did not look at what the market had. And we were about to make a very poor decision. But luckily, we did not. And that investor was now replaced with an investor who's paying all cash for that property.
So, we have several things here that are not improper, but also not the best practice. And so when I make motions like the one that I did, all I'm trying to do is move us closer to the best practice, which is to see what's out there, to not just go with the first
thing that lands on our desk and to look into these options that we have so that we can pick the best one and be smart about it because we're a small city and and mistakes compound and they're big for us. A small mistake can really hurt us and we have to be very careful about
everything we do because if we mess one thing up that'll have a giant impact on the entire community. So it's not about being improper or proper. It's just about doing things in a methodical way and doing everything we can to get the best possible outcome. That's all it is. And you're more than welcome to vote no
on all of my motions or fail to second them. I'm not going to change my approach to this because this is the way to do it. This is how you don't end up with a really bad contractual outcome is you look at all of the different possibilities out there and then you make an intelligent decision about which
one you want and you don't just go with whatever lands on your desk first. So, I'm not saying that we're doing that, but as long as we're not even willing to look, there's no way to know, is there? I yield.
>> City attorney's report. >> Yeah. One thing real quick, I have one uh lean reduction to report. Uh it was for property located at 100027 North 52nd Street. Uh the violations were for overgrown grass. Uh the exterior walls
were damaged and had mildew and a fence was in disrepair. The MCEB heard the case in June of 2024, found the property in violation, issued a $50 a day fine uh until the fine till the violations were corrected which were corrected on
May 26th of 2026 at which time the lean had accred to about $34,000. Uh the lean was reduced to a,000 uh plus we uh recouped the cost of $257. So, for a total of $1,257
and that lean reduction has been paid. >> Thank you, Mr. Miller. Questions for the city attorney. >> Seeing none, there other business to come before the council. If not, we will be adjourned. [snorts] >> [music]
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