[Music] [Applause] I [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] a [Applause] [Music] you [Music] [Music] he [Music] well how I got involved um Randolph from Englewood Neighborhood Center which is the neighborhood center that I grew up in I I just love the idea because growing up at the shop that I grew up in they gave me an opportunity so why not give back I always love art like in any type type of form if it's drawing tattoo graffiti haircuts anything so once I turned 16 I got involved with the program uh since then I've been working here at the barber shop and learning new things he comes in he helps out with a lot of just you know the basics from sweeping hair to standing behind somebody's chair asking questions and I think him seeing my actions and the way I move and how everything functions I think he picks up on a lot of that as well but thing that I learned so far is the more customers you can gain in the barber industry by it's not just by cutting hair and like cutting good that's not what barbing is all about it's also having a connection with your clients and understanding them and they were just teaching us how to manage our money save it and just use it properly in the proper way from business owner to business owner if we can help and the more people get involved the better the chances are that these young men growing up and young women growing up you know they can change their life I want to be a barber and I also want to have my own business in the barber industry as [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] well [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] [Music] w [Music] he [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] good afternoon and welcome to the February 5th 2024 meeting of the Orlando city council we're going to begin today's proceedings with the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance uh led by commissioner Jim Gray today thank you mayor uh if you're so inclined please join me in prayer dear Lord we come to you today asking for guidance wisdom courage and kindness as we address the Affairs of this community help us engage in meaningful discussions that lead to decisions that Advance the city and its residents we also ask for your intervention into current world affairs uh we ask for calm Minds rational decisions and healing hearts in your name we pray amen amen I pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the for it stands Nation indivisible okay let's call the meeting to order Madame clerk uh would you call the role and make a determination of a quorum and it's nice to see all that black and gold out there in the audience we'll come to that in just a few minutes mam cour commissioner gray here commissioner Ortiz here commissioner Stewart here commissioner Shen here commissioner Hill here commissioner Burns here mayor Dyer here mayor you have a quorum with all members present thank you madam clerk first order of business is the minutes of the agenda review and City Council meetings of January 22nd 2024 motion by commissioner Hills second by commissioner Sheen all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed so the motion carries so we have a number of awards and recognitions today in a few minutes uh our Deputy City attorney Jody lford will honor a chief assistant City attorney Natasha Williams who is retiring after 35 years of service to the city of [Applause] Orlando and then Doug Richards who's on my staff and a proud University of Central Florida night alumni will introduce a proclamation to celebrate the UCF cheer team's National Championship but first up is Black History Month so recognizing Black History Month supports our community's Collective efforts to ensure that Orlando is a welcoming and inclusive City I'm grateful to the members of our city team who are on our Black History Month planning committee who are coordinating events to celebrate Black Heritage and history throughout the month of February I'd like to call on Marcia hope Goodwood our director of Community Affairs to give us an overview of what we can expect for February as well as everyone who's here with us from the public we're so glad to be a able to greet you and share with you what our team has been working on today I'm very pleased to join mayor Dyer and our City commissioners our 2024 City employee Black History Month planning committee and our Black History Month sponsors um thank you thank you Casey uh who include uh Orlando Health Bank of America Wells Fargo the Orlando Credit Union the Orlando Magic and Fifth Third Bank uh these sponsors are helping to officially kick off Black History Month in the city of Orlando as a welcoming diverse and inclusive City we are proud to celebrate the positive contributions of African-Americans in our city our state and our nation in all aspects of our history The Association for the study of African-American life and history better known as assala which was founded by Dr Carter G Woodson in 1917 initiated negro history week in 1926 and the national Black History Month observance began began in the mid 1970s our local assala chapter the central Florida darthy Turner Johnson branch is one of our city Partners during February the city of Orlando is hosting several community events to celebrate the lasting contributions and the essential role African-American play in building and shaping every aspect of Orlando's history culture and economy and of course our Nations we kick off this evening at 5:00 pm. with our Black History Month art exhibition here in City Hall's teren uh Terrace gallery on February 12th we offer a meet the artists to meet some of the amazing artists that are displaying in the Terrace gallery and our major event our 24 Community celebration event will be at Camping World Stadium on February 20th we will close the month with a fair housing Fair um produced by our office of human relations on February 24th at Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center most of these events will highlight this year's Black History Month theme which is African-Americans and the Arts showcasing the outstanding contributions of African-American residents to our nation's cultural landscape throughout the history of our country in Visual Arts Performing Arts Theater literature film music and much more and I ask that uh everyone for more information uh visit our City's Black History Month website which is orlando. BHM that's for Black History Month and at this time I'd like to ask ask and invite our city employee Black History Month planning committee along with our Black History Month sponsors that are here and our members of the newest City Chorus that we have which is called the city beautiful voices um led by uh Venture who is our conductor and and and leader um to come forward I'd like for you all to come forward all of you uh so that mayor Dyer can read the proclamation and our City commissioners can join us for a photo are they going to sing excuse me no singing not today commissioner but please join us the next time we will be commissioner we thought you were a member of the course no come on up in front of and our our sponsors please come okay I'm going to read a proclamation from the city of Orlando whereas black history is an integral part of American history black Americans have played an undeniable role in building strengthening and shaping every aspect of the United States and whereas Black History Month was established in 1915 and is an annual celebration that recognizes the central role of black Americans in our nation's history providing the opportunity for all Americans to become more knowledgeable about black Heritage and whereas while celebrating Black History Month city of Orlando recognizes the historic contributions of black Americans while also acknowledging that the struggle for Equity continues and whereas as a community the month is an opportunity to recommit to continue the work to ensure that all residents are treated equally are equally protected and have Equitable access to opportunities to help them Thrive supporting our Collective efforts to make Orlando an inclusive welcoming City for all now therefore we buddy D mayor of the city of Orlando and the entire Orlando city council do hereby Proclaim February 24th as Black History Month in the city of Orlando come on get you right in the middle all right I am who knew so mayor and Commissioners it's with mixed emotions that I come before you today as we recognize Natasha Williams on her retirement after 35 years of service to the city of Orlando Natasha was admitted to the Florida bar in 1987 and began her legal career as an assistant State Attorney in Orange County she then joined the city attorney's office in 1988 as the city's prosecutor during her career with the city attorney's office Natasha served as an assistant City attorney for both the real estate and general civil sections she then served as the police legal adviser for the Orlando Police Department for 17 years before capping off her career as the chief assistant City attorney for the general civil law section Natasha has been active in the community and in several legal associations Natasha served served as the president of py Perkins Bar Association and was on the board of directors for the Florida bar foundation for many years during her career Natasha has received numerous Community Service Awards and also raised four children in a blended family Natasha says that one of the highlights of her career was while serving as the chair of Florida's the Florida bar standing committee on pro bono Legal Services when she had the honor to present oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court asserting that government lawyers should be required to perform pro bono Legal Services Natasha in the city is known for her kindness to all her wisdom and patient counsel to her clients and her versatility in mastering multiple areas of both criminal and civil law I have especially appreciated the polite manner she exhibits when telling me I'm wrong which she does not infrequently um Natasha has been a valuable and dedicated employee to the city of Orlando a great friend and a pleasure to have on the team I've been here a few years more than Natasha and I believe I can state with certainty that no assistant City attorney in the history of this city has had a greater impact than Natasha Williams mayor Daron Commissioners please join me and congratulating Natasha and wishing her all the best as she enjoys her well-deserved retirement [Applause] okay proclamation to Natasha Williams the city of Orlando is proud of the service rendered by its employees who have contributed in no small measure to the enhancement of the city beautiful as one of the most most Progressive cities in the nation progress in municipal government is predicated for the greatest part upon the loyalty and efficiency of the employees and on their ability to carry out their duties in the highest tradition of Public Service on the occasion of your retirement from the employee of the city of Orlando after 35 years of service the Orlando city council wishes to express its esteem of the Sterling qualities manifested in your devotion and loyalty to the city of Orlando now therefore I Proclaim grateful appreciation of your long and honorable record of faithful service for the city of Orlando and extend best wishes for good health and happiness dated this 23rd day of February [Applause] 2024 thank you mayor thank you Commissioners thank you friends and family it has been an amazing amazing opportunity and I would not trade it for anything thank you [Applause] [Music] you should be great that would be all the lawyers or anybody like to be in the every ready [Applause] [Music] was all right hello mayor and Commissioners um over the last 25 years or so ucf's Athletics programs have experienced incredible progress and change uh UCF has become the Big 12 conferences Flagship school in Florida uh there's new facilities that are filled with a growing fan base and the Knights have had many historic first and memorable victories over the time but what has been consistent during this time of transition has been the Excellence of the cheer program under coach Linda G UCF continues to win at the highest level including another National Championship last month today we're joined by coach gu and some of the members of the team and their coaching staff to help them celebrate their impressive accomplishment and their sustained success so mayor D if you could please read the proclamation then we invite the team and the coaching staff up for a photo with the entire city council all right how awesome is this look at all those big smiles whereas the University of Central Florida cheer team excels in its efforts to build Pride on and Beyond the campus by connecting students alumni supporters in the Orlando Community to the university and whereas a squad has played a key role in the rise of the UCF Athletics program and its growth in Regional Statewide and National recognition and whereas in addition to representing the knights as ambassadors for the University at events members of the team also compete at the highest level of college cheerleading and whereas thanks to their detailed training and incredible athleticism strength teamwork and creativity the knights continue to shine and set the standard during competitions and whereas in January the knights claimed the universal cheerleaders Association national championship title and whereas the national championship was the fourth in the program history for the knights all under head coach Linda G who is a UCF Alum and member of the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame and whereas there is no doubt that UCF has the premier College cheer program in the United States and whereas the city of Orlando is proud to join in the celebration of ucf's national title and commends the members of the team and their coaches for their award-winning performance that the national championship and for continuing to represent the university with great skill integrity and determination now therefore we buddy di mayor of the city of Orlando and the entire Orlando city council hereby do Proclaim February 5th 2024 as UCF cheer National Championship day in the city of Orlando I want to see the [Applause] m everybody that was here just for the three presentations we're thinning the ranks a little bit um okay so on to the uh mayor's update oh my gosh what a weekend for the city of Orlando this weekend uh the national prominence um so we opened judson's on Friday night which was awesome the new music venue in the Dr philli Center and then on Saturday we showcased the city with the US Olympic Marathon team trials on a perfect day Sunday we had the NFL Pro Bowl games we were concerned about rain and we had another perfect weather day so I like to say that we are the nation's Premier sports event destination in the last few days have kind of reinforced that notion for everybody and um the guy that is the consultant for the uh us track and field sought me out and told me he's been involved in eight of these uh Team trials in the past and that we were the best host City he has ever been around so we had so many people um from all of our city departments from um special events to transportation to Public Works to OPD to ofd to ddb did I leave anybody out yet um Economic Development um CFO mayor's office uh everybody you can think of parks and wreck uh were involved um so it was a wonderful weekend and just came off without a hitch and I want to thank everybody and Jim I want to we are new events coordinator uh I don't think slept for 48 hours or so um and uh OPD did a spectacular job and I don't know just everybody I had an opportunity to talk with had a special uh time in Orlando this weekend so thanks to the entire city team and City staff okay I do have just two items on of note from the agenda uh B2 and C5 or digital downtown digital wave finding so continuing with our future ready master plan and building on our smart parking and Mobility Investments we are funding a new downtown digital wave finding system to help people get realtime information on things like where they open parking spots in our garages which are important to being able to easily access and use our downtown and then the other is um we are uh J1 is a part of our vision zero efforts to reduce traffic fatalities we move forward with the joint agreement to improve safety at some of our very high injury intersections in roadways in including Kirkman Road Colonial Drive Orange Blossom Trail on Javan simron and we'll get grant funding to help us create safer Crossings construct New bik Paths restore sidewalks and enhance some of the additional Transportation options so with that we'll move on to the consent agenda which is a number of items that are act upon through a single vote of council we give each of our commissioners an opportunity to comment on the consent agenda and update you from important happenings in their District we rotate the order that we do that first up today is commissioner Jim Gray thank you mayor I'll be brief and and I do want to congratulate everybody on the the events around the marathon but uh as I was driving down to the venue notice that we had the the the exit ramps that were blocked off with huge garbage trucks blocking says Road closed like having a huge garbage truck uh so it was pretty clear that was not the right way to go but it was well done by everybody showed I think Orlando showed showed very well and congrats to everybody that helped and I want to give one other uh note of congratulations on Wednesday we did the ribbon cutting I wasn't able to go to the performance Friday night but Wednesday we did the ribbon cutting for Judson live and and certainly it's a spectacular venue but it just reminded me that we are so lucky to have that Performing Arts Center not only for the performances but it it is a community Builder and we've got to keep working on that to get everybody involved but it's a great Community uh venue and something we should be proud of so um mayor that's all I have thanks commissioner commissioner Ortiz I do have things to say so first of all let me start with uh congratulating uh Natasha Williams 35 years wow that's a long time I remember when she was our attorney at OPD and uh she was always available to us and helped us tremendously so congratulations we're going to miss you on January 23rd my office and I had the pleasure of teaming up with the greater Orlando Aviation Authority and CEO Kevin tall uh for a community meeting at the does Neighborhood Center we had a great time discussing a wide range of topics including future plans for both International and executive airports and job opportunities these upcoming projects will create I want to thank Mr uh tibo and his team for his wonderful presentation on Thursday January 25th had the pleasure of attending our Gateway District Market Street first after dark Market at the Hyatt House hotel got a chance to play the guitar on that one mayor so you know to change some directives here guitar too I I play around a little bit with the guitar so I want to thank executive director Amil Cordova and the Gateway board uh for organizing this wonderful event to encourage support our incredible local artist I also want to thank Miss Vanessa fa J she's a market director of sales at the Hampton in and Hyatt um house and Ali Martin the general manager for Hyatt hotel from Monday January 29th to Wednesday January 31st I had the opportunity of spending time up in Tallahasse with my fellow commissioner commissioner Stewart and other um great uh activists and legislators from the city of Orlando uh we we got a chance to visit our delegates as part of the Flor League of cities to advocate for legislations that will impact our local communities and I ask each and every one of you out there that are watching to please uh check our website and our social media to see what this legislations are some of them have to do with camping um and and sleeping on in front of businesses what the legislature is trying to do compared to what we're trying to do here at the local level we're trying to help our um homeless people in a Humane form while the legislature is going a little drastic so we need people to uh call the legislators and try to stop this bill anyhow um and there's other legislations that have to do with exemption they're trying to increase once again the uh homestead exemption up there which is not a cut a tax cut is actually a a um transfer or a shift uh tax shift because we end up here having to either cut jobs or or diminish or uh people I mean cut on on positions or increasing taxes and that's not what we want so let's make it clear that once again we need to be informing the legislature up in Tallahassee on better ways to work with our communities and coming back and talking to our citizens our local legislators to see what is best for our communities um I want to thank representative Jennifer Rita Harris Senator Linda Stewart who's doing a great job in Tallahasse Senator Geraldine Thompson another uh great Senator and representative Christine ason Arrington for taking the time to connect with local leaders and have important conversations about the influences of their leadership in Tallahassee on Saturday February 3rd I attended the first insurance and real estate Workshop hosted by a team of dedicated professionals from the real estate industry Universal Agency Insurance Agency Fidelity National T title uh Joe Taylor restoration Lighthouse Mortgage Solutions Cornerstone Home Inspections Homeland mortgage Pac or pack home inspectors and Nona Legacy teamed up to facilitate a wonderful opportunity for residents to gain knowledge on current real estate and insurance Trends mortgage updates and home buying tips Home Inspections and Title Company benefits tax planning education and much more each presentation was led by a local industry Leaders with the combined goal of educating our community about important home and insurance information that can help them navigate the current climate for housing and real estate very important on this day and age last but not least I want to congratulate Miss Tanya Wilder on J1 uh and her team on trying to enter into this us do uh Grant agreement Vision zero will save lives so thank you so very much I appreciate thank you commissioner commissioner Stewart thank you mayor and let me kind of start with uh with how commissioner Ortiz ended congratulations Tanya to you and your team I'm excited about that I think it's uh can't be uh we can't do enough to make people safe in our community is a great start but being highlighted by uh the US do the federal government for the work we're doing is a a testament to the work that you're doing so thank you very much to you and your team um couple things I want to share with but of course congratulations to the UCF National Cheer Team uh congratulations to Natasha she's ducked away I can't make any jokes about her when she's not here that's not fair um but I will when I see her she's a sweet sweet lady and very dedicated to our citizens uh which is why I loved when got here um couple of things just want to share quick thank you uh one is that we have the the uh Lake Silver baby gator shower um so they got two new baby Gators over at Lake Silver we're really excited about that and we had a chance to go over and take little tiny diapers to them oh okay I just want to see if you were listening uh but it's great they spent the entire afternoon emphasizing their stem um uh curriculum it's really great um congratulations to Orlando Museum of Art we had a CH chance to uh go over there and celebrate their Centennial 1924 um also Deb strads centennials 192 4 uh we found a lot of things that are happening that happened in 1924 25 and up to 1928 and 29 a lot of things occurred in our community so uh we had a lot of good leaders that started organizations that continue this day thank you um commissioner Ortigas about the Florida legislative action days we had had a great time up there uh we've got a good delegation um and I wish we had the entire state that would be as responsive as our delegation is so U we'll keep trying um and I also bought this U for everybody because some they pass these out on Saturday I thought that was kind of cool so uh I brought that back in to uh remind us of the great work that happened so mayor congratulations to you and your team um and uh and Jim thank you for your leadership Tanya um Chief um I I did not hear a a negative comment uh the entire time um the only negative comment was that um we wish the day was a little bit better than than 70 degrees in the sun without a cloud in sky but we're excited I went home and got through with it got home just in time to catch what was supposed to be the live broadcast on NBC which made it made it look like it was live and it was great um the ads from visit Orlando the the the the b-roll shots around the city I mean it was um if you didn't want to come to Orlando in January before then after you saw that you certainly wanted to come to Orlando in January and the and the Pro Bowl was the same um gu members of Shakespeare are they here okay got behind there so um we're renewing your contract today thank you very much for being here appreciate it uh some upcoming events real quickly uh the College Park neighborhood association is meeting tonight uh it'll be uh on streamed live as well as being in live in person this uh weekend is uh Virginia Drive live uh at 5:00 on Saturday there have been a lot of challenges in the construction over there at Virginia and Orange Avenue so please please come out andjoy Virginia Drive live and let's help uh re re reinvigorate the the business community over there um on February 16th we having the father daughter and or mother son Valentine's dance over at Rosemont and then of course by the end of the month we'll have our fabulous friend for the manelo I'm so excited about that um the best part was this weekend was H the fact that we brought the entire NFL pros here to celebrate my wife's birthday uh thank you for doing that mayor I appreciate that uh and uh she was very impressed that you could pull that off on her birthday so thank you very much and that's all I have mayor thank you thank you commissioner move to commissioner Shen well thank you thank you mayor and um as someone whose District was mainly impacted by the marathon I thought there would be a lot more complaints too and I was really surprised only one I heard from was a unhappiness over a portlet so that's you know what with everything that happened I think that's a win um that was amazing um I actually ran track and cross country with John Hughes he was my track coach in high school and uh and this actually is a little thing I sent away from Montreal Olympics and it's a runner cuz I wanted to be run in the Olympics someday of course if you look at me you know why I never to the Olympics but it's pretty cool to be on the city council and see the the marathon come here to Orlando it was just a dream come true for the Hughes family I know that because I've known I ran with Betsy in high school and and and for Chris and and all of them I know it was just an amazing thing for Track Shack a local business to be able to to to sponsor and bring that here along with Go Orlando uh go sports um they did a great job the city staff y'all I know you were all on all hands on deck every I think every Department in the city was involved and you all did just an amazing job but to see Fiona's face on her first marathon to make to qualify for Paris what an amazing story what an amazing day and and and uh and yeah Jim young you did a pretty darn good job so he started out with me industri 4 I'm just saying as my le is on so absolutely it was just it was absolutely a tremendous day and I want to thank all the district four neighborhoods The Milk District they had watch parties they really embraced the event and leaned into it and I think that's why it just was so positive and I got a lot of feedback from from folks saying that they really the crowds really helped out so that's pretty cool to hear that so again just an absolutely wonderful day um in the city of Orlando and was really great to be able to to to just be a small part of it so um uh on the agenda today um um I'm delighted to see I want to I just want to shout out to to Reed allows and everything that's been happening at the Shakespeare Center um Lock Haven is actually a gem it actually sat there and rotted for a long time and we kind of left it alone and because of that because we kind of ignored it it didn't get torn down and we we have a regional theater facility that other cities would love to have and the fact that we have one of the largest Fringe festivals that we have is it Orlando family the I know what the rep I think they renamed it Orlando Family Theater all of the opportunities to have live enter live plays and live entertainment and have have people who could never have that opportunity to be able to do that and Reed I just want to thank you for your leadership all these years um and to help save that facility I just want to say thank you because it's a tremendous benefit to Generations to come so thank you and I'm glad we're able to to work with you to continue that that relationship and to continue that wonderful facility um I'm delighted to see that we're doing some fire station art um on item G1 the the mural is great and and I like seeing Public Service celebrated with art I think that's just fantastic and I also am delighted to see the transportation corridors uh and Safe Streets being implemented um because we we want to get off that number one pedestrian fatality you know list I it's just something I've I've preached since I've I first got here and uh and that's all I had mayor thank you thank you commissioner we'll move to commissioner Hill thank you mayor Darr good afternoon everyone I I want to Echo the sentiments that you all just heard regarding um this weekend phenomenal it made me so proud to be Oran You Know Chief Smith amazing job you and your team did throughout the city on all those consecutive days you Chief Salazar all the collaboration that our Public Safety and you know Sherry you and those girls and guys the work that you've done over there Economic Development I literally was on the phone while I thought you were in a marathon for all weekend she was with all the running and pro that you and Lillian had done you know uh just public works you know the the work that you all put in place prior to us receiving Our Guest with our infrastructure our roadways and the murals um it was evident when uh I wasn't able to come downtown I had some other things that I had committed to but I was able something I do in my downtown is watch politics in the news and to hear uh all those visitors from all around the nation and around the world talking about coming to downtown coming to Orlando and uh the quality of of life that they saw here they talked about the murals and how beautiful for our downtown was but more so their experience with the people and in our businesses I think that was to be celebrated right uh that they felt so welcome I heard a few folks talk about how welcome they felt um to see a father and his son that was four years old and he's been bringing him to marathons around the country and them standing side by side and they're just being stoked and then saying how they're going to go to Disney or all right and to see you know from downtown Orlando thoron Park throughout Paramore to the West L Community all the way to International Drive how this city has been economically stimulated you know it's just it's just amazing but that speaks to the spirit of this City's uh collaboration mayor talks about it often this work isn't done in The Silo but great Visionaries like yourself mayor and I appreciate your leaders ship uh I when I was just uh we were just celebrating our uh Black History Month my my 96 year old godmother always remind me negro history month so it depends on what generation you're from what you call it uh but how inclusive uh Mary D you have allowed this city to be uh with all the access and opportunities and honoring different ethnicities that doesn't happen much in other places and especially in a world that we're living in now with such Division and it's authentic often times they ask me so how's Mir Dy say he's a good man he's a fair man and he care about when I say they meaning black folks I say and he care about us so I appreciate your support through the years and supporting me to help us and it's evident everywhere you go you see inclusion uh us might be a time where you say oh this side of the tracks look different than that side of the tracks but nowadays you don't know what side of the tracks because everybody's living a quality life and we're building quality neighborhoods and it's not gentrification it's it's revitalization and no displacement so that's a testament to this Council also so I like the armor of this Council and City staff for what we've done to move this city forward during Black History Month cuz Black History Month in the city of Orlando isn't a month it's every day and I just really appreciate you all in that I know commissioner Burns can uh uh testify to that also and um of course I feel like uh uh Judy U Miss Lyford when Jody when she said it's bittersweet it is Bittersweet this is uh Natasha retire hopefully we can do it like the rest we don't want to let go give her a contract and come back every now and then I would love that to happen cuz she she's been instrumental with a lot of great things and just me being able to go up there and and lean on her and talk to her and get guidance she has been a good friend and mentor of mine um and I'm glad to see us uh assisting the Orlando Shakespeare and theater uh I can say the same for you all because I've been a sponsor for some events that you have truly Dr Phillips and a lot of different places they have opened their doors and have been uh inclusive and Equitable when it comes to Black arts and culture uh but I know you've been doing it on a Sho string budget and you have opened up those doors and I've never seen so many African american plays uh that I have that's came there and it was it was it was free for for most of our citizens uh from the west side of Orlando and I really appreciate that and I look forward and it's always done in excellence and it's inviting and I we just feel right at home so thank you thank you for that and I I look forward to our continued support and and opening up those doors um I found a new appreciation of uh africanamerican art when it comes to small venues because of you all uh we've been bringing them in mayor might not know in the bus loads coming from uh Apopka West Lakes Mercy Drive and all over and I appreciate that on uh January the 30th I was um awarded because of the support I have here at City Hall and our Council and working with others I'm proud to say that uh neac which is the National Association for minority contractors here in the central Florida Chapter um they gave me a prestigious award that I I I accepted and it was the community impact award for what I do in the community when it comes to advocating for small minority businesses but I was joined by uh Orlando uh Aviation Authority who got the government entity of the Year award along with ap International they received the minority business Enterprise of the year uh Caucasian female it's doing amazing work throughout the nation but here in Central Florida and then jcq services that started out with five employees Hispanic firm and now they're up to 200 and he got the minority construction company of the year and PCL uh got the corporation uh Award of the year and then advocate of the year was Mr Edward Wallace him and his mother that is a trailblazer when it comes to insurance and bonding for small businesses Pat Wallace so for me to be among uh uh those Pioneers it was it was it was great so I like to thank Jano cter for nominating uh me along with um Joselyn uh Henson over at ocps uh I just can't say enough that was because I had a small contracting business called RR Jewel at one time and admit Regina's a red jeel constructing still kind of doing that not in constructing but I was denied uh uh my minority participation contract uh CER certification mayor back in 2005 by the city of Orlando and uh went back into nursing at Crush dreams I wanted to be this this construction uh girl and so to be here on this Des with these great Commissioners in mayor to be able to create opportunities as a dream come true just God saw fit for me not to be a construction uh Builder but I guess a people Builder here um some upcoming things that we have uh coming in on District 5 which is a Citywide initiative uh all are welcome but but we're doing it over at uh Lake lard dun it started last Tuesday and it's called get fit with commissioner Hill and yes I do show up supposed say now sometime we put our things on Nam and we show up once and getting fit this guy is he is a trainer like no tomorrow everybody sore but they came back on Thursday um it's being led by coach Jason Grimes of waste world Works uh it hasn't start working yet my ways but uh hopefully by the summertime I'll be ready uh but he has put a great plan together where we're addressing uh nutrition we're using body weight exercises resistance training and mindset awareness so I'd like to thank Lisa early and her team uh for assisting us over at Lake D Doom with this initiative we had 75 people that showed up on the kickoff and on Thursday evening we had 55 and they range from age 7 years old all the way up to 65 so this is something that look like the um Community has been yearning for uh I'll be going back again tomorrow to you see I said that I'll be going back tomorrow it's a workout for real it's not a joke uh and then uh we're having on February the six uh cool cats 55 years old and up over at the Rock Lake Community Center uh and it's going to be a sock hop where they're playing music for uh sock hop music in 60s and 70s and it's uh going to be fun you can RSVP at 47246 4473 and then I've partnered again with uh Concord Career Institute Dentistry where on February the 17th is free dental cleanings for for Youth and it's going to be from 7:30 to 5:30 p.m. and also my last I would like to thank uh Harris uh construction who I partnered with over at Jones High School um on the 24th we had a trades and scholarship Expo where we had over 30 colleges along with u our armed forces and some trade schools there on that day uh it was a 4-Hour uh seminar and uh we were able on the spot to give away $3.2 million worth of scholarships and the majority of those scholarships were $100,000 scholarships which was four rids uh the lowest scholarship that they gave away was $20,000 and the bulk of them commissioner uh Burns and commissioner Ortiz came from District 3 uh District 5 and district 6 Lisa I'd like to tell you that your staff actually uh went to the zones and BR their 11th and 12th graders in on buses for those kids to have that opportunity and they were they were well rewarded so to me that is something that I I won't forget to see those kids hearing that they're getting $100,000 scholarships but that mean that these zones are working there because they're not just giving away scholarships they had 4.5 Point GPA averages they had their transcripts in hand they had their uh volunteer hours in hand so these were uh deserving kids and it wasn't about affirmative action it was about are you qualified and are you ready to go to college and they were minority kids that uh were getting for RS to UNLV Purdue um Margaret Mary College Grace College and a host of D1 uh colleges so with that I look forward to partnering with them again next year to bring this access and opportunity and that's all that I have thank you commissioner we move to commissioner Burns uh thank you mayor uh and I would also like to uh Echo the uh everything that was shared about this past weekend and all the activities uh and I had the privilege to bring greetings on behalf of Mayor D and that Council um at the Olympic Marathon welcome reception at Universal uh it was an honor to just uh welcome all the athletes and their families and supporters to the city beautiful uh and the execution uh was was great so again thank you all for uh who had a part in in that uh it really made me proud uh to not just be from Orlando but also to uh serve in the capacity as City uh City Commissioner so thank you for that also um I'd like to say thank you to Marcia and your team for all of the activities that we have planned for Black History Month I knew you all put a lot of time and and thought into it and I look forward to uh participating also to Miss Williams Natasha Williams I know she's not here uh congratulations on 35 years uh I can remember 4 years ago when I was um sworn in and I sat with her and one thing that uh she mentioned it always rings in my head uh she said commissioner a gift is a gift is a gift is a gift and I and so I hear that all the time so I just like to say thank you to her for um just her her knowledge of of of everything but also being very uh um somebody that you can easily speak with uh and she she would share so thank you for that also um on the agenda i' like to just uh show my support for J1 the uh Grant from the US Department of Transportation uh excited about being able to bring those resources to make our um city beautiful uh also more safer safer City for uh All The Travelers some upcoming events um our district 6 mobile hours will be uh this Wednesday I mean next Wednesday February the 14th at El Claudia Allen uh senior center from 10 p.m 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. uh and then also we're kicking up our conversations with black men series and the first uh conversation will be on March 6 at the Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center at 6:30 so we welcome uh all men to come attend and and share and with that mayor I move approval of the consent an agenda second motion by commissioner burn second by commissioner Stewart all in favor indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries okay those of you who are just here for the consent agenda you're whatever you had on there has pass so you are free to go not Chris Chris has to stay okay we're going to recess the city council meeting without objection and convene the CRA I think I can handle the first two the first one is CRA meeting minutes from December 11th 2023 motion by commissioner Hill second by commissioner Sheen all in favor indicate so by saying I I those oppos motion carries number two is CRA Advisory board minutes from December 6th motion by commissioner Hill second by commission Shen all in favor indicat so by saying I I those oppos motion carries okay David number three thank you mayor and good afternoon Commissioners item three is an amendment to the dto restaurant program so you may recall uh you all created this program a mid to late last year and it encourages new restaurants in downtown especially those uh that are coming in awful full service uh and high quality build outs uh we have an amendment before you to uh extend that program also to franchises um we had a component in the beginning obviously looking for authentic unique experiences but as we've gained so much traction we want to make sure um um that we are being open and welcoming to all uh especially those local and Regional franchises that would seek to be here what we're asking to do is ultimately make them eligible uh for the foundation level of that program not the maximum levels uh that are approved up to $475,000 what they would effectively be qualified for is up to $75,000 in tenant improvements and either $25,000 or $50,000 and uh first year rental assistants depending on if they're in a focus area or not there's also a minor change to the qualified improvements uh we are looking to add masonry work ceiling work as well as carpentry to the program as well and I can address question second motion by commissioner Hill second by commissioner Shen discussion hearing none all in favor the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries number four yes mayor thank you number four is an amendment to the dto retail program very similar concept as I just mentioned for our restaurant program um looking to make uh similar appropriate adjustments to this program as they accompan each other as we look to attract more retail establishments in downtown as well move approv second motion Bo Mion Hill second by commissioner Shen discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I those opposed motion carries number five number five so this is the item that mayor you mentioned in your opening comments this is a contract with BCC engineering um looking to ultimately partner with them and the city to bring a digital wayfinding vehicular system to downtown um the CRA plan specifically calls for us improving accessibility to parking as well as making parking more intuitive and customer friendly um so this would ultimately be a contract with BCC engineering uh to uh design specifications a master plan engineering design cost estimates as well as construction Administration um the CRA would be contributing $100,000 towards this initiative Mo second motion by commissioner sh second by commissioner Hill discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries and number six and the final item uh number six for the CRA this is a uh restaurant program funding agreement uh with Leah restaurant uh so so we're excited to have another restaurant coming to downtown Leah restaurant is actually looking to move into 401 North Magnolia Avenue which is the uh the Hilton uh right there former location of the Travel Lodge in downtown uh so the owner has over 20 years of experience uh with the Waldorf as well as the Ritz so bringing a wealth of experience to downtown and some great food as well they're signing a 5-year lease uh and they'll have just over 80 seats in that establishment they are qualified for $62,400 in tenant Improvement funding their overall investment is about $500,000 uh in addition to that they qualify for $25,000 in rental assistance making the total award or potential award I should say um from the CRA at $87,200 second who's first Magnolia is in five so I guess I'll go first Hill second R right across discussion hearing none all in favor the motion to indicate so by saying I I those poos motion carries David forther business to come for the CRA that is all mayor and we will stand adjourned without objection we will reconvene the city council meeting and that will bring us to hearing's ordinances on second reading Madam clerk you're up for number one ordinance number 2024-25 Orlando city code to modif by section 15.03 relating to sustainability Building B Benchmark benchmarking requirements providing for separability codification correction of scrier error and an effective date motion by commissioner Ortiz second by commissioner Shen M clerk any request for public comment no speakers mayor no speakers discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries okay Madam clerk by the way Ken did a very good job in his rookie appearance at the last council meeting I'll think he fumbled over any of them and we didn't pass the wrong one or anything like that so I almost gave them all of these too but okay would have accepted number two ordinance number 202 24-5 an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando Florida relating to Regional public facility signage approving an amendment to the sign plan for the Amway Center now known as the Kia Center Geico garage and Advent Health Training Center for the Orlando Magic pursuant to section 64. 32 Z Orlando city code providing for conflicts penalties separability correction scrier error permanent disclaimer and an effective date move approve motion by commissioner Hill second by commissioner Shen Madam clerk anyone request to testify no speakers mayor no speakers discussion hearing none all in favor the motion indicate so by saying I those oppose motion carries number three ordinance number 20246 an ordinance of the city of Orlando Florida relating to the Florida building code amending Article 1 chapter 13 Orlando city code to adopt the Florida building code 8th Edition 2023 providing local administrative amendments to the Florida building code and ultimate design wind speeds for building and other structures within the city providing for transmittal to the Florida building commission separability codification correction of scrier error and an effective date second go ahead commissioner Burns motion by commissioner shean SEC by commissioner Hill no speakers no speakers mayor discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion any case so by saying I those opposed and so the motion carries okay number four ordinance number 2024-the Aviation to authorize the great Orlando Aviation authority to arrange for the provision of Crash and Rescue Services at the Orlando Executive Airport providing legislative findings definitions penalties and for separability codification correction script Governor's error and an effective date motion by commissioner she and second by commissioner Burns no speakers speakers discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I I those opposed and so the motion carries is Charlene fourth here okay that was our only request for General appearance so we will not need to get prepared for that we will simply stand and turn can I say something mayor commissioner Hill yeah I just want to say uh uh Chief Smith that you and your men and detectives are doing a phenomenal job We Can't Stop crimes or shootings or murders but what I've noted with this trend that you all are solving crimes and picking up murderers immediately and I know that requires a lot lot of work and I just want to commend you your leadership and uh your your team over there I really appreciate it thank we all feel that way Chief yeah okay now we'll stand a [Music] journ years of the neighborhood providing extra set of eyes to the police um if you see something say something it absolutely makes a difference because um it will weed out the crime because they know that we're saying hello and greeting and that we've made eye contact and that I --------- what is that sound I keep hearing behind me oh I'm dragging a child's kite how long have I been dragging that for and why didn't any of these nice people tell [Music] me [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] he [Music] this song HS f for me you see a lot of violence outside and you get used to it after a while for the past 4 weeks uh we have been teaching the kids about telling their own story you know they listen to music all the time and they don't recognize that a lot of these artists and stuff like that are they're really just telling their own story through lyrical pieces our goal each and every day is to get every single young King to tap into his ability and his his voice to constantly allow them to you know feel more comfortable even in those spaces that might not be as safe but to be brave and to speak up for those things that they know they need to vocalize so I really want them to um find their internal value find things that they're passionate about um through this program and that's what MBK is all about is we come together and we're trying to just help coach them along through their processes to make sure that Partnerships like this and others that they'll be safe enough to be able to say oh I can do something that I've never done before what do you know about dog walker watch um I think it's a great program where dog walkers like me who are out and about in their neighborhood every day um they're the eyes and ears of the neighborhood providing extra set of eyes to the police um if you see something say something it absolutely makes a difference because um it will weed out the crime because they know that we're saying hello and greeting and we've made contact and that I see you uh it's easy you know you're going to walk your dog anyway um you're going to say hello to your neighbors anyway um you're going to be walking through on a daily basis so it's just important to to contribute back to your [Music] community [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] he [Music] well how I got involved um Randolph from Englewood Neighborhood Center which is the neighborhood center that I grew up in I I just love the idea because growing up at the shop that I grew up and they gave me an opportunity so why not give back I always love art like in any type of form if it's drawing tattoo graffiti haircuts anything so once I turned 16 I got involved with the program uh since then I've been working here at the barber shop and learning new things he comes in he helps out with a lot of just you know the basics from sweeping hair to standing behind somebody's chair asking questions and I think him seeing my actions and the way I move and how everything functions I think he picks up on a lot of that as well but thing that I learned so far is the more customers you can gain in the barber industry by it's not just by cutting hair and like cutting good that's not what barbing is all about it's also having a connection with your clients and and understanding them and they were just teaching us how to manage our money save it and just use it properly in the proper way from business owner to business owner if we can help and the more people get involved the better the chances are that these young men growing up and young women growing up you know they can change their life I want to be a barber and also want to have my own business in the barber industry as well [Music] [Applause] [Music] n [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] n [Music] oh [Music] [Music] w [Music] [Music] w [Music] n [Music] all right good morning Commissioners and welcome to the workshop the Orlando city council for February 5th 2024 so Commissioners we continue to see tremendous growth in our community and I don't think that's going to subside anytime soon additionally uh in 2022 we saw unprecedented rainfall and historic flooding with hurricane Ian and these types of storm events I think are becoming more frequent for us and we know the growth is going to continue so that puts a significant demand on our storm water infrastructure and it's been a while since we talked about that so I thought it would be important that we talk about maintaining those operations and planning for future needs so uh our public works department streets and storm Water Division charge of that and Corey is going to update us on that Cory Knight our public cours director thank you mayor good morning mayor good morning commissioners um I come before you today um to talk about our storm water rate evaluation that we have been undergoing um here for a while I've got a presentation to show you so we're going to pull that up and we're going to talk a little bit about our storm water utility rate so our storm water utility rate uh which is assessed um for maintenance and operations uh for storm water in um Orlando here um the last update was 15 years ago um 20 fy2008 2009 um and so we thought um back in 2019 there was a discussion on a need to update that study so um um we wanted to update the study based on Revenue projections and so in 2019 um we got raap Tellis a consultant to help us um look at those rates and review the rates um and and just kind of as a note currently right now our storm water utility rate is at a point where we can no longer cover um the projections of of what we have so we you know we're in a point where we need to do something about uh what we what we have and and just last year um for this fiscal year 24 we had to take out an internal loan of approximately $17 million and a state revolving fund loan of $6 million doar just to cover some of our uh improvements and our uh operations of what we have so uh just as of note so um the um other thing that we wanted to look at and we thought it was worthy to look at is we really need a system of less complex calculations there's some uh discount rates there uh in that are very um complex to understand and kind of how they work and so we wanted to take a look at that as well in this study so um right now we wanted in this study we wanted to review the current storm water program um we wanted to identify what our storm water funding needs are uh we also wanted to evaluate our current rate structure and we wanted to compare those storm water utility rates and fees with other Florida communities just to make sure that we were still staying uh on the ball and staying uh in task with other uh municipalities um and right now we've got some uh the management issues that we have to deal with in our storm water is our Regulatory Compliance you know we have to work with several regulatory compliances we work with FEMA um for flood studies we make sure that all that is is kept up we work with St John's in South Florida depending upon where we're at there's some uh regulatory requirements they are always kind of on the Forefront of looking to uh maintain better uh storm water management better quality um so we want to keep up with that we look at flood control and resiliency uh you guys are aware that we went through a historic rainfall with the Advent of uh Ian coming through and we had to deal with that another thing that we really want to put on the Forefront and we have done a good job of it here we want to continue to do a good job is improving and protecting our water quality in our Lakes uh not only for recreational use but for you know for um other uses as well um and then as we are all aware we've got to renew and replace aging infrastructure um that we have around uh around town around the city some of the infrastructure we have currently right now is is is old um and so we want to make sure that we're staying up with that we're staying on top of it so we can provide that good quality of life uh for a residents city of Orlando we also want to Main maintain and keep a level of service here and this is very important to Public Works to maintain that level of service um where our operation and maintenance activities are are at a good quality and that we can stay up with our Capital Improvement needs of of that of uh the community so of our rate study issues the one thing that we were um trying to look at and see what we did is our method of billing um now this is a non-ad VOR assessment um that is um implemented here meaning um it won't be based on property values it's just an assessment put on the um yearly tax uh and then we wanted to see our projected Revenue requirements and our funding levels what we need to keep you know to maintain that service uh level that we want uh we wanted to evaluate our rate classes and our rate structures um and then we wanted to phase in these rate adjustments as we know 15 years ago was quite some time ago there's been a lot that has changed since then inflation we need to keep up with that we have not been NE necessarily keeping up with that so that's something we wanted to look at and just to kind of run you through how this revenue is used um we cover this uh this revenue is covering our operation and maintenance expenses it's covering our annual City dividend payment it's covering the capital Improvement program and that's our debt for our major projects that we have we have what is a pay as you go funding for our annual renewal and our replacement needs and then we wanted to maintain an adequate Reserve in our storm water fund um for the these unforeseen you know uh storm events that are that are happening um they're happening they're heavier um they're more frequent um so we wanted to make sure that we were prepared for emergencies and disasters uh of what we need so just to kind of put a couple pictures up here um to kind of to picture to picture what we actually do with that money and we have vac trucks that keep our our um uh systems clean we have our um uh vacuums that run and keep the gutters looking good we have our water quality we're testing and monitoring this water quality um we're looking at the vegetation in some of our lakes and making sure that vegetation is is kept up with and sometimes we have blooms that happen and so there's there's more U that we need to do as we go along there um our gutters maintaining those the the gutters the streets everything we have to do with that and then got a last picture this is a picture of Ian um taken in the Southeast Lakes area um about how much of an impact that one heavy storm can have in a in an area um this is some more a few more photos of of Ian and just the needs associated with every time we have this if we don't have those adequate reserves if we're not prepared for this it can take us by surprise real quickly a facts at a glance on an annual basis our streets and storm Water Division maintains water quality in 80 lakes here in the city we have 84 Retention Ponds and 86 control ditches that we have to maintain we manage 50 wear boards and water control structures and we sweep 81,000 this is an annual sweeping so a composite uh total 8157 miles of street so we sweep a street twice a week and the total of that per year is 81,000 a little over 81,500 we collect 34,000 cubic yards of debris um that's maintained by all storm water that's baskets that's some of our um uh gutters it's sweeping uh 49,000 Inlet structures and 548 baskets uh 1,60 miles of storm waterer pipes 4,000 over 4,000 outfall pipes just charging in the lakes and ponds so it's quite a quite a task that the storm water uh group does they do a fantastic job we want to make sure that they can continue to do that great job as we go on and and as we know and may as you pointed out we continue to grow as a city which is great but we need to keep up with that as our infastructure ages and we want to do a good job in in in maintaining that so what needs to be done so we looked at it we said we need couple steps that we need to enact a new uh a new rate and that first step is going to to be to update the rate so years one through four we would update the rate to get us to a point where we need to be currently right now we don't want to go in all at once so we want to to to make it manageable uh and that's going to reduce our funding Gap and then what we want to do next year is commission a new study that's going to look at the modification of the discounts and caps so there are discounts and caps that are in the rate right now and we want to look at that and understand it totally before we make any modification to those discounts um and there's some in there that that we're not really sure where some of the discounts came from how they enacted so there's a little bit more research we need to do on that we want to um come back and and understand that too and hopefully by the uh by year five we're going to balance our storm water budget and we're going to add capital projects uh in this so we can continue to to to do what needs to be done so on the Storm waterer rate and fee structure considerations what do we need to do to consider this structure um what is the basis for the storm water fee structure there's many questions about that we need to recover the revenue requirements we need to look at fairness and equity in that um in that fee and we also need to have administrative feasibility so can we can we actually implement this program based on the dollar amount that we have um and then we have customer classes that we've broken down we've got single family residential we've got a multifam residential we've got non-residential and Commercial and then we've got vacant properties too that that uh we have to to do so the one um chart that that we wanted to point out and this is a very telling chart um that you see here in front of you is our projected Revenue requirements and you could see in 2024 where we're at right now we are we are maxed out we're at our operating expenses is is basically equal to what you know we're bringing in here and you can see by 2025 we already fall behind in our total debt service so meaning we can't even pay you know what we owe um in 2025 if we keep the current um rate that we have and and you can see in 2028 uh the dashed line there is our current Uh current rate structure if we keep that we're going to be way Far Behind by 2028 so um you see the the revenues at projected rates which we're going to look at here real quick um can see that black line will be able to um fund the Capital uh um uh Capital fund transfers much better uh by the time we get to the other side here so the projected rates Revenue I've got in front of you here and what we base this on and what this graph is for is for a monthly fee for a approximately 2,000 square foot um residence so um in 2025 currently right now the rate is $9.95 per month so what we're proposing right now is to increase that monthly fee $3.50 to get us up to $13.49 per month um as you can see we're still going to be behind in our Capital funding deficiency but eventually we make it by 2027 as we increase the fee each year um to where we can have some Capital reserves built up uh to where we'll feel a lot better about um where we're at and kind of where we're headed there um and we wanted to show here on the existing versus proposed calculations of basic what we're seeing as we kind of break it out between residential commercial and then this commercial owim is the Orlando Urban stor Water Management manual and that's where some of the discounts are in based on um if commercial properties have their own Management Systems Stone Water Management ponds that they maintain there's discounts in there we think we need to keep those but we once again we want to analyze and see what exactly is built in there uh to know so we're going to keep everything as it is right now as far as the discounts and just increase That Base fee so you can see in a 1,000 ft um uh facility you're actually going to get a decrease next year uh and we we decided to remove the um lower cap that was on there um so we're going to get a little bit of a benefit for somebody that has smaller residents uh they're going to see a cost reduction next year it will increase the the following year uh but the for as far as this year we're going to see a little bit of a relief in that uh in that uh management so and we point back to kind of a 2,000 fot uh proposition because that's Norm normal uh as far as what we look at as far as a a residential unit so our rate comparison we also wanted to make sure that you know we wanted to see where all the other communities were how we stacked up against community so we looked at the major um uh areas in Florida here and you could see we're at 1349 we're in the middle the the middle part of this graph um we definitely don't want to be at the top we don't want to be at the bottom so we we figure we're um good there in the middle um we're below Clear Water we're below Capital now or below Tampa Tampa actually has two charges they bifurcate their charges to where they have a a base charge and then they have a capital Improvement charge that they see so you'll see Tampa on this graph twice just in case you have any questions about that um and then um that's it do we have any questions or is there anything that uh that I can answer for yall okay thank you Corey Corey could you talk just talk about some of the Capital Improvements that we need to make absolutely yeah uh a lot of the Capital Improvements we see are um we're faced with aging infrastructure that's a predominant amount of what we are anytime we go in and and uh do a project um that is going to rehabilitate a street it starts with our infrastructure and we have a lot of stuff that we want to do our our our streets sometimes you see some potholes that are accompanied by either you know Wastewater or storm water uh joint failures or pipe failures and so there's a lot of capital projects that we need to do that are uh a replacement of our current aging infrastructure and storm water pipes um and so that's predominantly what a lot of our Capital Improvement projects um house right now are those replacing the the current uh storm system or upgrading uh the storm system in there so maybe it's not big enough in some areas um there's a lot of the area around here has a lot of smaller pipes especially in the older neighborhoods um that are not typical of what we need and so um in an afternoon rain shower we'll get a few puddles that are around some places and that's pretty much due to a lot of these pipes are either 12 in some of them are below 12 in uh underneath the roads and so some of those those aspects of uh those drainage we need to upsize uh and make sure we've get an adequate flow in our pipes and that also helps um um with some of the the blockages that we see some of the blockages are in the smaller pipes too and that causes you know some temporary issues but but nonetheless those are the kind of of uh Capital Improvement that we need to make and need to upgrade okay commissioner she and then commissioner Hill thank you mayor and and and thank you Corey and I agree that storm water is important it you know you don't know about it until it doesn't work or or you have a failure like we had over in lake Davis and Cherokee and that would during Ian that was terrible flooded a lot of homes in that area so storm water is very very important um uh one of my concerns is over some of the infill develop ment that's happening in existing neighborhoods I know that we can't you know the the planning allows them to build all the way to this to the envelope but in some of these areas where you know and I've got developers that are buying up on entire blocks like paid Street there's no existing storm water inlets so basically you've got modern development taking advantage of an Antiquated structure and the residents are all concerned about flooding which I agree with them because we need to catch up and some of these areas where we don't have adequate infrastructure I mean I'm frustrated that we didn't make developers put waste you know storm water and sidewalks and all these necessary infrastructure in in the 70s we kind of let people go crazy and said we'll catch up later and of course it's always a lot more expensive to catch up later but is there any way to deal with or perhaps if they're going to go in and work on an entire block like they are on paage Street make them put the infrastructure in because it's necessary because they're just going to be conducting a lot more storm water that's absolutely something we can look at be happy to look at that and and and something else too and this goes back to the kind of the capital what do we foresee as being the capital we need to keep up with some of this too right we we like to see this we like to see the the development because it means it's a healthy Community right they're they're coming in they're they're building these houses there's a couple aspects too of this commissioner that that that you know we would like to see we would like to see residents also develop low impact development type of mentality right where we're we're trying to to to manage some of these through what the actual physical you know limitations of the site are to so we we we encourage the use of bioses what we call bioses on the property to kind of hold you know as much of that uh storm water as possible before releasing it into it and and really you know it's the it's the game about how much uh you know if I increase my impervious area how much do I need to hold back and so there's that kind of you know there's that we en we encourage that we say there's a lot of you know um site plans that come in we say hey this needs to happen we encourage more low impact development that low impact development is maybe you know an the installation of a rain Garden or something that tries to help you know minimize what we have as the as the outflow and we're working on on some of that aspects as far as our engineering dep group and stuff and I know Orange County is working on a low impact development you know manual and guidelines as far as how we're doing so we're working together to try to figure out you know what to do in those situations but there are some um probably some um areas where we need to look and say hey do we need to upssize you know the pipes there do we need to to go back and see do we have enough drainage in the area because there's several streets that don't have drainage at all right or charge the developer these developers don't want to pay for any of these these costs that they're passing on to us you know and they want they kind of want to take advantage of the fact that there isn't the you know they want to go ahead and build all the way to the en velope and and and there is not existing storm water why shouldn't they have to kind of you know bear their fair share for for some of this too I I had a second question on on water quality particularly with the private lift stations I you know it's actually commissioner Stewart's dist District but I Walk Lake fosa every single day and I've seen the sewer spills that have happened from a private lift station that have gone into that Lake now I've been very upset about it because I've you know I used to see otter I used to see a lot more wildlife and and even though uh and they they've paid fines which are Dom Minimus compared to the damage that they've done when the lift station fails but my concern is even though the parts per billion for the sewage and everything like that may mitigate after a certain part of point of time I've noticed that the lake quality has not come back as quickly just because it meets the parts per billion does not mean that the lake quality is as clear as it was prior to that spill and I know this is State of Florida and they very dominous charges for for these lift station um problems but I don't know if there's some way for us to to come in and figure out a way when they do these kind to to disincentivize these sewer spells because I've seen the impact that they've had and I'm concerned as more and more you know developments want might want to do pr lift stations and if there's not enough of a disincentive to pollute I'm just afraid that this could really impact Our Lake quality on much more than Lake fosa where I've seen it I'm sure it must be happening in other places as well yeah well I'll take a look at it and see what see what's happening in the area and not not not I know it's commissioner Stewart's District but like I say I walk by it every single day and I've noticed the difference and I think it's a shame because like I say I mean I don't think they should be able to pollute it well yeah okay thank you that's all I had mayor thank you commissioner Hill then commissioner Stewart thank thank you mayor and good morning and thank you for um this uh Workshop Cory uh and commissioner she and I like that word the Minimus that was pretty nice there it's a board yeah or is it po I can't count that earlier um uh where I want to go um I have a few questions uh which a you stated in Mar say and we all know that we don't see anytime soon that uh gr growth is going to decrease our our halt so this is much needed and at the rate we are haven't been increased in 15 years and to continue to be the quality City this is needed and I think uh your team has been very thoughtful on how you incre we're uh supposedly going to increase the rate but then at the end decrease it um is there uh going to be any infrastructure dollars from the county to help us with some of these infrastructure capital projects that we're going to uh need in the future and to help uh compensate for some of the funding that uh we might receive well we certainly want to partner with County anytime we can I mean we see that in some depending upon where it's at in some situations what what we've been doing is we've been actively engaging the county in discussions too about hey what makes sense you know we're maintaining this but you're maintaining that does it make sense to look and and see where where each of us are maintaining ditches or or lakes and see who's got the primary responsibility so there are agreements in place right now commissioner we will certainly continue to I mean we want to partner with anybody that that makes sense you know at the time to to to do what we need to do we're also going to look for opportun we're going to continue looking for opportunities for funding the these either through FEMA either through you know State loans what whatever that is is is we still want to pursue those um because it's going to take more than you know than just the right to to adequately address everything that's not you know I'm probably not surprising anybody with that but you know we want to take those opportunities to have Smart Partnerships um in these in these areas to make sure that we're you know not only are we managing what we need to be but water doesn't care where it goes right it it it it doesn't see any boundaries uh it's going to go wherever the low point is right in essence and so we want to make sure we're working a partnership you know with the county and with other uh areas um to see what we need to do so absolutely we'll certainly uh you know keep that in mind thank you and can you briefly I think it's just phenomenal I know we've been working on this for about five years and you all have found a way to uh find some funds of for the Harrison estate project that uh we've gone to the community that is on the way can just talk a little yeah those those are federal funds that we that we you know acquired for that and that is a tremendous help I mean and like I said that's something that we're very we want to pursue those Federal funding you know this is something we're going to continue to do as we go on we look for the funding opportunities we look for Partnerships we try to make those Partnerships and try to capitalize both sides on these Partnerships right FEMA says hey you know we have this this for you we want to see this happen we certainly want to be at the Forefront to try to get those those jobs in and we've the dollar amount I for uh I'm not 100% sure what the dollar amount is I can get that back to you yeah I think it was almost 10 million or so yeah uh hadn't been done in 40 years uh there's something that's in I got about six lakes in my district of course it's U working class uh folks middle class and some lwi income residents that are homeown owners that live on those lakes and what I've seen the city does a phenomenal job on the vegetation and the growth around those Lakes but there's a few of the Lakes that's owned I think by the state and what we're finding is that they don't come and clear that vegetation we're getting the blue Bloom and then uh vegetation that is uh six and seven ft High I've called how do I connect with them to come and clean those Lakes because it's unaffordable for some of those seniors that's been there may almost 40 50 years to clean those legs uh how can we do a better job with getting the state to come and do some clean up you know first let contact the County to see you know if they have you know necessarily jurisdiction over it um yeah the second thing is I can talk to you specifically about those leges and see if we can reach out to somebody and and address some of that thank you um and then I guess the uh next to last question which is not a question but this will this increase you're going to need more employees so this will be a job creation component too or will it um I don't know how many positions specifically we can address out of this we do have some positions that are you know we're always we always have some turnover specifically to some of these positions we are going to probably need to increase you know some aspect especially when we deal with the capital Improvement side of this you know and that that that is where you have the the highest you know some of these Capital Improvement projects are rather large you know especially what we're dealing with right now and so with that advent we be some you know some construction inspectors or construct managers or project managers or you know Engineers along that way and so we will probably add some but I don't know breakdown specifically you point there so there'd be a lot of great contract opportunities for absolutely yes for for constru C dollars you know for some of for some of the cips we're always looking for you know for for good partners to partner with uh to good contractors to to build some of this infrastructure and I guess my last component um before we vote on the increase which I'm in full support of because it's much needed is there opportunity similar to uh going around to each district one time just to uh talk with the residents about the potential uh increase so we don't just vote for it one day at to dies they're not a form that's a great question so we there is a there's a process here and we have to advertise this to every rate payer so this is something that we'll will be in the in the newspaper too um about how the advertisement we've got there are several steps we need to have a couple hearings um you know to talk about this so this is not just going to be a hey one thing we're done there's going to be opportunities for us to to re reach out and what I've what I've no noticed uh I know we got the newspaper but most folks don't get the newspaper anymore it's usually online and if it is in the store it's $4 per per paper so uh we might miss a few especially in some of our disadvantaged neighborhoods that don't have proper internet access so I would request that we do one listening session um in my district prior to the to the increase uh so folks want and and sometime they don't open their mail because it's a bill I noticed that too Cory is this one we put in UC mailer yes as well okay yeah I believe right is that is that correct the mail this mailer yeah oh oh it once that year mayor okay Corey if you do go out to different districts you might um figure out what capital Improvement projects are in each of the districts yep all right thank you sir and that's all I have uh commissioner Stewart then commissioner gray thank you mayor I was recommend the same thing is that we we can't go and talk to the community without knowing what their individual benefit will be to them that's one of the challenges and so we accomplish that task um couple quick questions one is just a matter of process can if I can get a copy of the PowerPoint so we have that that be is great I can put that on my pad and I can keep it that way um the greatest number of complaints I get outside of post storm um and there's three or four areas all of us have those in our community um is how do we addressing storm water in traditional neighborhoods that are having rebuilding um and the idea is that we as Jim hunt used to teach teach me a long time ago that water got to get through the streets somehow and we'll take care of it but I feel like there's kind of a little bit of a disconnect especially in the older neighborhoods uh where as the community would say you're bringing in mcmansions you're bringing in a pool we don't have an issue I mean the pool really is an impervious surface although it does collect water for where it is um and then next thing you know is the next door neighbors you've got to build up the property next door neighbors now are complaining because the runoff is going into the backyard now I know technically that may not be the case in every case but that's the complaint so it it requires a great deal of energy from us to kind of get ahead of that I see that that uh similar to a little bit about what um commissioner Hill was saying I I see that there in the process we ought to get better at that and that may be a Personnel issue to to be able to respond to uh the permits and and and put some more energy into into enforcement of that um u i just you know I know that in my neighborhood before I moved in my neighborhood we were literally adjacent to Orange County and the Orange County says they have the same type of requirements that we have but they don't enforce them as much as we do so now I've got a whole row of guys backing up to Orange County and their entire backyard now is flooded because the the house across the fence now is three feet higher than than what the previous guy was there yeah um and U that's I think we need to look at as we're moving forward how are we going to enforce how are we going to make these things stricter so that we don't have these traditional neighborhood issues uh in rebuilding um let me congratulate you on on new uh development that comes in um we we don't have these issues in Balwin Park I don't don't think we have the same issues in in um uh in Lake Nona and where we have kind of a blank slate I think we we do a really really good job about that uh where we have a challenge is in traditional neighborhoods and so um um I think also when you begin to look at the neighborhoods I think you're right you have a neighborhood that's got an 8 in pipe it needs a 36inch pipe and and how do you how do you make that happen what are the other fixes in the meantime that can make that happen and those are almost invariably in older traditional neighborhoods um U I know we have a lot of complaint in Rosemont I don't think it's that big a deal in Rosemont because we it's it's a newer standard that's a 30-y old standard or 40y old standard um now we have newer standards and so we're getting better at what we do we just got to figure out how do you retrofit these 80 year 90y old neighborhoods to accomplish that task yeah and again it gets exasperated because these 90-year-old neighborhoods are now having mcmansions built on them that and the standards aren't being Tak to the road so it's a real real Challenge and I think mayor is right we look at the capital projects even if it's a little bit broader stro that we plan on spending x amount of dollars in College Park and x amount of dollars in Thorton Park and x amount of dollars I think you would begin to see um it's important cor um and then last is is um commissioner right on Lake quality um we always need to do a better job of measuring the quality of the Lakes um um I you know it's the odder question is a different question because they went away and then they came back but um um but the idea really is that there's an education component to our community they need to understand why these are important I mean literally almost every Lake in Orlando is a retention Pond yes um so since it is we have to figure out how how do we get how do we take care of the quality of the water and that because it also ends up being fishing and whatever else may go on in that Lake um U so I'd like to figure out somewhere along the line that some investment we have into into greater Lake monitoring I think there's resources to fix a lot of the Lakes but I think we don't we haven't done um an Optimum job we've done a good job but an Optimum job in in measuring the lake and then communicating back to the community what the lake quality is every time we have a meeting like that it feels like we're talking to the neighborhood we're starting with education 101 and here's what you here's how the measurement of Lake quality and here's this and you feel like you're kind of going through the whole steps all over again I think we have a kind of continuing education in that I think it would work out I learned more about Lake quality when between U Jim hunt and a couple of people and we had a problem at Lake Highland all of a sudden next thing you know I become a lake expert I don't want to be a lake expert um but um I want to get people to L experts that we have and I think we do a really good job from that we just need more people to help accomplish that task yeah and education is a quintessential part of what we do and and um to your point to and and we've all seen this water quality is is of the highest importance and utmost importance and sometimes you're right you feel like you're you're you have to educate everybody here's why it's important to not blow the leaves in the in the in the gutter or whatever and and so there's a we do a good job in my opinion of Education we need to do a better job right it's that it's that kind of higher quality and that requires going out and and talking more and so we're going to we're going to look at that and back to commissioner Hill's point that I think is key in terms of trying to do something per District it's not just to tell people about how we want to spend the storm water it really is to have them understand how important this storm water care is and how important it is to the quality of life in our entire Community even if they don't live on a lake how important is the entire quality of life yeah so and anyway and congrat I love I love the Public Works guys and they are when you go back and ask all the questions people like to flush their toilets they like to they like to make sure their house isn't I mean almost as if almost to the limit of of U uh Public Safety yeah and they don't realize how important it is until a hurricane comes through and all of a sudden they go oh gosh I didn't realize a city did that uh so thank you very much Cory thank for your leaders I I think we have an excellent team I I'm really proud of the work we do it's just that thing is we want to get to the next level right we want to get to the point where we're um you know I've told several people this if we make this a place where everybody wants to be everybody wants to work and we don't have a problem right that's that's where we want to get to and so thank you thank you may appreciate that commissioner gray thank you mayor um Corey thanks for for this I would like to go back to the chart on 12 12 page 12 which is your projected Revenue requirements educ cameia it looks like I'll let you get there first yes this one that that one y yeah thank you it it appears that the the bump from roughly 25 mil to to up to 60 is really not for operating expenses as much as it is for Capital replacement or Improvement is that fair that's fair yes okay so here's one potential concern I guess I have with the with the pricing to commissioner Stewart's point and you and I've talked about this new requirements standards for new development primarily Baldwin Park Southeast um have have served us well I mean during the hurricane with the exception of some spots in Vista Lakes we really didn't have much flooding so the good news is our improved standards our higher standards are working but they're more expensive to install yes so if I'm a land owner/ developer in one of the new areas growing you're saying to me City you got to live to a higher standard which costs more because it takes more land for storm water higher pipes etc etc um so you're doing it the right way you're not causing problems but yet I want you to pay your fair share to help replace stuff that you had nothing to do with in the more established parts of the city so I'm not suggesting we don't need to address those we do but is that Equitable and can we adjust for those who are already doing it to higher standards which by definition cost more yeah that's and that's a good question and when I um the discounts that we're Associated I was talking with a little bit there are discounts built into the rates right especially when you deal with it if you have a neighborhood that has um or if commercial property that has its own storm water management system they're going to get a discount because they're helping you know with this with this situation and so there we have to take that into account too um when we when we look at the rate and and the rate structure and how much the actual charge is that's the second step to what we want to look at is to see and understand that in totality of how that affects the rate payer right so there is good good that's a good question we'll take back and and we'll do a little bit of research on that too to see so to be determined yeah okay but but there is a second step in there that we have to go through in this process right and that's the that's why we're keeping the discounts the way they are right now commissioners we don't want to affect both of these things at one time without understanding you know the the discount very well before and just for my own education how do these discounts work is there a formula is it is it subjective there is a roughly a formula in the owim manual that says here's you know what what it is I believe it's in um Roy is it in the codes that we that we deal with I don't think it's in the code but but it's been adopted by c as a policy yeah so it is policy we are going to ask consult to do another analysis of the discount methodology so it's clear people can look at see exactly and that'll come three years probably yeah probably three three years from now we're looking at and that's the thing is we didn't we don't it's very complex when you go through there and try to understand how that works kind of fleshes out and so I think there were some questions about we need to make it a little bit easier so you could look at it and say hey this makes sense in this aspect so okay so if we if we continue those discounts I mean the burden is huge by your own definition 35 million yeah so if we continue those discounts can the existing kind of let's call it older infrastructure do they have do those rate payers have the ability to to handle that other words maybe I'm misunderstanding but if you're given a discount to those that are doing new development okay then you're putting a bigger burden on those existing land owners taxpayers can they do that in a in a in a reasonable fashion well it's not yes it's not it's not necessarily all in one you know this is spread out through everything and I think we have to go in and see who's getting a discount right because it's not just the new it's not just new development that's getting discount there are discounts all over the place right so we we have to figure out where the discount came from who's getting it how It's associated how it's assessed that's the the second step uh if you're asking I think I understand that qu the question right is it's it's both traditional neighborhood or older neighborhood if they have a managed system or a newer neighborhood if they have a managed system or newer commercial property or older commercial property if they have managed systems right they're getting a discounts so it it's spread out throughout the whole throughout throughout the whole system if you will for that aspect already okay thank you yeah okay back to commissioner Sheen commissioner Hill and commissioner Burns thanks Mar just had a couple uh follow-ups and and I was kind of intrigued listening to commissioner Stewart same thing I have why are they pulling putting this all this fill in when they need to do that might be more of a a planning Pro uh question but why are they putting all this fill in do they just want to be higher than everybody else I mean it seems s of strange that they would be putting all this fill but I've noticed the same thing commissioner Stewart's noticed when they put a when they build a new mcmansion then they have to seem to build it up and then that helps to exacerbate the um the the um the problems with the drainage so I'm wondering what you know why are they pulling putting that fill in they just want to be higher than everybody else I don't think that's I'd have to check and see specifically what what it is I know when when we do when when there is a site that's come in for review I know that the the engineering looks at it and says hey if you it goes all back to the you know impervious area how much additional impervious area you having you have to manage that stone water on your site for that additional impervious area so sometimes they build it up to to build a Swale in the back or you know a small retention area bios Swale what they call bios Swale in the back so they can keep some more of that water on their site I don't know specifically commissioner I would have to go and see you know why that is it's just something to to to consider because I've noticed the same thing commissioner Stewart has noticed I'll look at it that when we have anything to do with the water table and put especially like in a pool I'm not sure it possibly could but that's that would be speculation I just noticed that as the water table has gotten higher we've seen a lot of those so I'm sorry to interrupt thank you no it's okay um because it's it's it's it's a definite concern and the other thing that um God I just wish we could Outlaw Outlaw the darn things is those leaf blowers with commercial lawn people they're constantly blowing leaves into the storm drains it's impossible to um you know to to to police basically because you don't have enough people to be able to to make sure they're doing the right thing and if someone who lives between two commercial properties they just blow it on my house and I'm constantly bagging leaves for the entire neighborhood but I just wish we could do something about you know pick up a broom for God's sake pick that stuff up leaf blowers just making somebody else's problem so I know Winter Park is doing something trying to get people to turn in their leaf blowers but I I hate those things they're noisy they they they don't pick up the leaves they just make it someone else's problem and I just think they're the rudest thing they're the rudest invention ever so I don't know if there's anything we can do but they're awful we try to do as much education as possible we say bag don't blow yeah they they they don't but these commercial guys they do not bag when you see them going through these neighborhoods there are no bags leaving the with these little trailers they are not bagging it they're just blowing it right into the storm system thanks mayor commissioner Hill then commissioner Burns thank you mayor um I was just thinking uh after hearing commissioner shean and we all know this an Stewart um and your yourself uh Corey talking about one of our number one focuses is water quality uh and as you know uh we've had to shut down um quite a few Lakes over in District 5 due to blue algae and and many of the residents panick because there was like what is blue alga and everybody was afraid so when what if we do decide to do the listening tours in each district I think that subject matter would be very important to express to them why uh this is needed so that you know we can have uh Quality Water there but uh know in my area our W isn't usually used much for recreation but more so as revenue and for eating you know it's a lot of fishing that goes on to put food on the table um uh from youth to seniors uh and it's essential so I think that will really help them a lot and stop some of the chaos when we say we have to shut the leges down du to Blue a to give them a better understanding why this is a must um Community yeah that's all I have mayor commissioner Burns all right thank you mayor and Corey thank you for uh you and your team for everything that you do I'm definitely uh supportive of what what was present in it um I and I did want to say thank you for uh We've we would get a lot of calls for potholes uh and I appreciate the uh how we're approaching those potholes and not just you know filling the potholes but truly looking at the underground infrastructure so I think that has been uh has been good so um I had a question in reference to the I know that the county receives some cdbg uh disaster relief funding and I was wondering how um how would that th those funds impact and help move us forward in some of these CIP projects that we that we're looking for and then my other question is you know will any uh projects be delayed until uh this rate increases can you just kind of talk to the continuous flow of of keeping these projects on Sir well I mean first of all the second question Capital our capital projects go is we have the money to fund them right so if if there's no money we have to either find the money get a grant for the money you know assess some of that uh situation so I mean I'm not going to say no but I there could be some delays in projects if you know if that doesn't happen that's just you know naturally what we have to kind of deal with as we go on as far as cdbg drr monies at the county um we did put some a couple projects on that list I can get back to you about specifically what those are but of course we want to see can those help our Capital Improvement projects especially like I said on some of the larger um projects that we look at to see hey can we use some of this money to help us in those situations I know there were some um stringent pretty pretty specific requirements about that cdb gdr monies about where they could be used and and they had some um restrictions on them so we we looked at that we placed the best possible ones on that project that we or on the list that we can do um in hopes that we could fund those projects so we we received any feedback from the county on approving those projects or I can check and see where we're at in the proc uh in the process on there but I believe the county just looked at that list or turned the list in if I'm not mistaken um a few weeks ago so I I'll but I'll check and and see where they're at in the process ab and and then I I'll just second what uh my fellow Commissioners has mentioned about uh kind of the educating and what does this increase mean for me yeah you know in my community cuz I do believe with Ian you know it was highlighted you know some of the you know uh some of the issues so again any way my office can help with with that um we're we're available we we appreciate your support we appreciate all your support uh all y'all support really we couldn't do this without you we appreciate that and we thank you for for the accolades of course that y'all give us and continue to give us and I I I appreciate that um and are know that we work hard um and we want to continue working hard uh regardless U for you all and for the city thank you okay Cory thank you for the presentation and also just while I have you here I'm going to talk more about this at 2:00 but we had a phenomenal weekend in Orlando this week and especially the Highlight being the marathon that showcased Orlando internationally and certainly I got text messages from Mayors all over the country saying way to go but thank you to transportation and public works for making our streets and everything around our streets looks so good um to the runners and everybody that visited and everybody that watched us on TV so good work transportation and public works thank you so much appreciate it okay we'll stand adjourned as to our uh [Music] [Music] Workshop w