2026-09-28 - City Council

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07:45>> Good afternoon and welcome to the

07:47Orlando City Council meeting of

07:49September 28th, 2026. We're going to

07:52begin today's proceedings with the

07:54invocation and pledge of allegiance

07:56today led by Commissioner Keane.

07:58Commissioner,

07:58>> thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon,

08:00everyone. As we celebrate Hispanic

08:02Heritage Month, we want to reflect on

08:03this year's theme, Unitos Mas. Together,

08:06we are more. It's a reminder that our

08:08community is stronger than when we come

08:10together and celebrate our differences,

08:11recognizing the many contributions that

08:13Orlando, the city, is today. We see the

08:16spirit of leaders who have dedicated

08:17their lives to public service. One of

08:19those people sitting next to me right

08:21now, Commissioner Tony Ortiz, proud

08:23Puerto Rican and longtime Orlando public

08:25servant, has spent decades serving our

08:26community. From his service as a US

08:28Marine, an Orlando police officer, his

08:30work here on city council. His

08:32leadership is an example of service is

08:34one of the most powerful ways we can

08:36strengthen the community around us.

08:38State Representative Johanna Lopez, not

08:40with us today, but she represents the

08:41power of education and perseverance. a

08:43Puerto Rican native and a longtime

08:44educator. She became the first Latina

08:46elected to the Orange County School

08:48Board and has continued her commitment

08:50to students, families, and the Hispanic

08:51community through public service in the

08:53Florida House of Representatives. And

08:55Amy Marcato, the first Latina to serve

08:57as the Orange County Property Appraiser,

08:59has carried her heritage and commitment

09:01to public service throughout her career.

09:03Amy and her father, Victor Torres,

09:05became the first fatherdaughter duo to

09:06serve together in the Florida House.

09:09These letter leaders represent just a

09:11few of the many people whose hard work,

09:12heritage, and dedication have helped

09:14shape Central Florida. So today, let us

09:16celebrate not only where we are going

09:18together, but let us honor the heritage

09:20of Hispanic families, educators,

09:21business owners, veterans, first

09:23responders, community leaders, and our

09:24neighbors who make Orlando stronger

09:26every day. You need us mos. Together, we

09:30are more. Now, please stand [snorts] if

09:32you're able to for the pledge of

09:33allegiance.

09:38I aliance to the flag of the United

09:40States of America and to the republic

09:44for which it stands. One nation under

09:46God, indivisible with liberty and

09:49justice for all.

09:58>> Let's call this meeting to order. Madame

10:00clerk, would you call the role and make

10:01a determination of quorum, please?

10:03>> Commissioner Kane

10:04>> here. Commissioner Ortiz

10:06>> here.

10:06>> Commissioner Chapen

10:07>> present.

10:08>> Commissioner Sheen

10:09>> here.

10:09>> Commissioner Rose

10:10>> here.

10:11>> Commissioner Burns

10:12>> here.

10:12>> Mayor Dyer

10:14>> here.

10:14>> Mayor, you have a quorum with all

10:15members present.

10:16>> Thank you, madam clerk. First item in

10:18business is consideration of minutes

10:20from the

10:21>> September 14th. You guys are good moving

10:24the meeting along. Uh, city council

10:27agenda review and first budget hearings.

10:29Motion by Commissioner Ortiz, second by

10:31Commissioner Rose. All in favor

10:32indicates so by saying I. I those

10:35opposed and so the motion carries. We

10:38have no awards, presentations, or

10:40recognitions today. So, I'm going to go

10:42right in to the mayor's update. And I'm

10:43going to state or start by recognizing

10:47that all seven of the state of Florida's

10:50division one football teams won this

10:53week. So, everybody in this room could

10:55be happy. [applause]

10:58And that includes the Fighting Knights

11:00and the Mighty Gators, who would be the

11:03two I would vote for. Okay, with that

11:06dispensed of, uh, let me talk about a

11:08couple items of note on our agenda.

11:11Items B2 and CRA 4A um advances

11:15construction on the canopy by selecting

11:18a firm that will provide the services

11:20for the project. We've been talking

11:21about this for a very long time because

11:24we had to wait for the construction of

11:26the I4 Ultimate to be completed before

11:29we could begin the construction of the

11:30canopy. But it'll be a great investment

11:33for new place for people to gather,

11:35experience art and entertainment and

11:37connect the surrounding neighborhoods

11:39and businesses together. And then the

11:41other one on today's agenda, we are

11:44considering more than $3 million in

11:46funding to support entrepreneurs, small

11:48businesses, growth of our economy, and

11:50adding to the quality of life in

11:52Orlando. First, we're considering annual

11:54funding agreements for 11 economic

11:56development organizations that help

11:59businesses start, stay, and grow in

12:01Orlando. And then secondly, we're

12:03approving annual agreements for all 12

12:06of Orlando main streets. This will be

12:09the 19th year on the program. How about

12:12that? We started with five districts,

12:15grown to 12 just last year in our main

12:18street districts. There are more than

12:2015,000 new and full new full and

12:22part-time jobs, 190,000 volunteer hours,

12:25and a total of $2.7 billion reinvested

12:29in our improvements. I think we had the

12:31best Main Street program in all of

12:34America. So, I'm guessing this middle

12:37section is made up of partners that are

12:40from either the economic development

12:41organizations or the main streets. Would

12:43you guys all stand and let us thank you

12:45for what you do for Orlando? [applause]

12:55Thank you very much. And I'm just going

12:58to remind everybody that um after this

13:01meeting is over, we'll have a break, but

13:03we have a 501 budget hearing to do the

13:05second reading of our budget. Okay, that

13:08brings us to the consent agenda, which

13:10is a number of items that are acted upon

13:12through a single vote of council. We

13:14give our commission members an

13:16opportunity to comment on items on the

13:18agenda as well as important happenings

13:21from their districts. We rotate the

13:23order that we do that. And first up is

13:25Commissioner Keane.

13:27Thank you, mayor. Good afternoon,

13:29everyone.

13:30Uh, I'll take a few moments to highlight

13:32a few things happening across District 1

13:34over the past couple weeks, as well as

13:36some of the things we're got coming up.

13:38Last week, I had the opportunity to

13:39attend Hispanic Heritage Art exhibit

13:41opening celebrating incredible culture

13:43and c creativity of our Hispanic and

13:46Latino communities here in Orlando. It

13:47was a good evening, great evening of the

13:49diversity that makes our city so

13:50special. Also continued the site visits

13:53to district one schools. We had a

13:55workshop today on schools which was very

13:57appropriate. I think we were focusing on

13:59traffic and congestion during student

14:01pickup and drop off. We're continuing to

14:03work with our schools transportation

14:04staff and school resource officers to

14:06identify practical improvements that can

14:08make busy time safer and more efficient

14:10for everyone traveling those areas. My

14:13office also had a very successful paper

14:15shedding shredding event in District 1.

14:17I want to thank Georgina and Corporal

14:20Dylan from OPD and Chief Smith. Thank

14:22you for for your support there, for

14:24coming out to help make that event run

14:25smoothly. Events like this provide a

14:27simple service that makes a real

14:28difference to our residents. We had over

14:30200 cars and 10,000 pounds of paper that

14:34moved through the service line. I also

14:36met with Goa to prevent to preview not

14:40prevent preview plans for east airfield

14:43expansion. As Orlando continues to grow,

14:45it's critical to stay engaged with

14:46long-term infrastructure and

14:48transportation project that will shape

14:50our region. I look forward to continuing

14:52these conversations and ensuring that

14:53district 1 residents perspectives remain

14:56part of that discussion. I want to give

14:58a big congratulations to Lake Nona High

15:00School and Innovation High School on

15:02their homecoming wins last Friday. It

15:04was great to see our district one

15:06schools and students representing with

15:07so much school spirit. Congratulations

15:09to both schools. Uh they do play against

15:11each other later in the season. Best of

15:13luck to all of our student athletes for

15:15the rest of the season. Looking ahead,

15:17we have another busy week and several

15:18exciting things happening across

15:19District 1. Uh, of course, we have our

15:22budget hearing tonight. I'll also be

15:24participating in CPR training with

15:26Orlando Fire Department. It's a great

15:27opportunity to learn skills that can

15:29make a real difference in an emergency,

15:30and I appreciate OFD for helping our

15:32community become better prepared. We're

15:34also getting ready to officially reopen

15:36Southport Park, which I'm particularly

15:38excited about as it's in District 1.

15:40Parks are such an important part of our

15:42neighborhood and I'm looking forward to

15:43celebrating this this space with new res

15:46with with our residents. We'll also be

15:48celebrating the 43rd annual National

15:49Night Out, bringing residents, law

15:51enforcement, first responders, and

15:52neighbors together to strengthen the

15:54relationships that make our neighborhood

15:55safer and more connected. I'll be

15:57joining Jock and our transportation team

15:59to provide an update to everbe residents

16:02and continue the conversation about

16:04transportation improvements and issues

16:05that matter most to our community.

16:07There's also a great evening coming with

16:09Lake Nona Arts hosting a big band

16:11friends and family concert and I'm

16:13looking forward to joining the Hispanic

16:15Chamber of Commerce for the Hispanic

16:16Impact Summit at the KIA Center

16:18continuing the important conversations

16:19about the contributions opportunities

16:22economic impact of our Hispanic and

16:23Latino community. On the consent agenda,

16:25I want to highlight my support of 3D26,

16:29the Strive program amendment between the

16:31city and BJ's Wholesale Club. They're

16:33expanding their coal storage facility in

16:35District 1, investing over 300 over $30

16:38million and creating over 100 additional

16:40jobs. So, as always, lots happening in

16:43District 1. I'm looking forward to

16:44getting out into our neighborhoods,

16:45continuing these conversations. Thank

16:47you, Mayor. I yield.

16:49>> Thank you, Commissioner Ortiz.

16:52>> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you,

16:53Commissioner, for those words earlier. I

16:55I really appreciate it. And you got me

16:58all misty here. You got me misty here.

17:02Thank you. Thank you, mayor. Um, well,

17:04let me let me start by thanking

17:06everybody who's here from the main

17:08street. Congratulations.

17:10You guys are the the ones who bring

17:14everybody together from communities,

17:16businesses, and and put them together

17:18also with city hall, and you guys are

17:19doing a fantastic job to the point where

17:22people from our communities like to hang

17:24out at the main streets instead of

17:25hanging out downtown. Uh, so we we're

17:27going to have to see how we can mix and

17:30match here, right? So, thank you. That's

17:32amazing. That that shows the success

17:34that that our main streets are having

17:36and we're very proud of it. Mayor,

17:38that's a great initiative and and I know

17:40you have celebrated every moment and

17:41commissioners. So, um, I think we're

17:44going to continue taking it to the next.

17:45We have 12. So, maybe by the end of the

17:48next five years, we have 20. Let's see.

17:52A little push. On the morning of

17:54September 15th, I joined the Orlando

17:55Police Department and Orlando Fire

17:57Department for the Hispanic Senior

17:58Safety Summit at the Englewood Community

18:00Center. The summit provided our Hispanic

18:03seniors, residents with practical safety

18:05and crime prevention tips and and I love

18:07to see the seniors getting involved.

18:10They get all excited every year. They

18:12they get the same thing, but they get

18:13excited every year. It's almost like

18:14news to them. So um

18:18we we talked to them or the the officer

18:20talked to them about scam awareness

18:22which is something that's really

18:23happening especially with technology the

18:25way it is now AI that scary scary

18:28helpful resources and an opportunity to

18:30connect with local first responders and

18:32community partners. So police department

18:34chief you guys are doing a great job in

18:36our community and and the uh

18:38neighborhood uh group over there.

18:40They're doing the department is doing a

18:41great job. So kudos. On the afternoon of

18:44September 16, I had the opportunity to

18:46teach police and fire professionals from

18:48across Central Florida as part of our

18:49Valencia College public safety

18:51leadership development certification

18:52program. The session focused on

18:54developing uh and presenting effective

18:56business proposals with participants,

18:58putting those lessons into practice

19:00through a hands-on exercise exploring

19:02issues affecting communities across like

19:05the uh property tax in this day and age.

19:07We put them through the test and uh

19:08you'll be surprised how they voted for

19:10but anyhow opportunities like the this

19:13help prepare future uh public safety

19:15leaders to apply what they learned to re

19:18real world situations in their career

19:20communities. What we teach him is

19:21basically

19:22how to do presentations based

19:24[clears throat] on the needs of the

19:26people out there as they encounter them.

19:28This these officers, how to do those

19:31presentations to public officials at the

19:33different levels in order for them to um

19:35not only get to know how public

19:37officials work at the different levels

19:38from the federal government to the local

19:40government, but also how they can gather

19:42information data and prepare a good case

19:44to present it to them. So, it's pretty

19:46interesting. On the evening of September

19:4823rd, I attended Hapwa Mueres in

19:51transition 2026. Let me see if I can

19:53translate that. Ladies in transition

19:552026 or woman in transition. I I got to

19:59talk to somebody who speaks Spanish to

20:01see if they can help me out with that.

20:05At North Bridge University, the event

20:07brought together woman leaders to share

20:09their experiences, celebrate their

20:10accomplishments, and inspire the next

20:12generation of leaders. It was

20:14meaningfully It was a very meaningful

20:16event. uh highlighting the leadership

20:17and contributions of women in our

20:19community. On the morning of September

20:2225th, I joined the Central Florida

20:24Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce

20:26for its annual minority business benefit

20:28event. Had the opportunity to share

20:31information about minority business

20:32programs and opportunities available

20:34through the city of Orlando while

20:35hearing from community and business

20:37leaders about resources available to

20:39support entrepreneurs and small

20:40businesses. The Brazilian community is

20:42one that has been really attached to our

20:44city for the longest time. They have

20:45helped us tremendously. And u it's funny

20:48because most of the Brazilians are in

20:50the southwest area of the city of

20:51Orlando and and I was talking to them. I

20:53said, "How about expanding all over the,

20:55you know, all over the the city? You

20:57guys bring so much to us." So it's

20:59really neat as um um commissioner was

21:02talking before about the inclusion, the

21:04diver diversity, and how we all work

21:06together. So something we enjoy. Mayor,

21:08that's all we have. And thank you for

21:10listening.

21:11>> Okay. Thank you, Commissioner.

21:12Commissioner Chapen. Thank you, mayor.

21:15Um, thank you to all in attendance and

21:17those online. Uh, last week, Seniors

21:20First celebrated its 60 years of serving

21:22our community. And I had the good

21:25privilege of presenting them with a

21:27proclamation. I want to thank Marcia

21:28Goodwin for such an amazing job she does

21:32with that organization and many of our

21:34organizations that we partner with.

21:36Special shout out to Commissioner Rose

21:38for joining me in the co-reading of the

21:40proclamation. That was fun. I had a

21:43blast at Franco's Flopfest in Baldwin

21:45Park. Uh the event is unique and fun and

21:48I'm really proud to have had it right in

21:51our district. I want to congratulate

21:53Heather Issacs for taking home the win.

21:56She was hot dog mama. uh [laughter]

22:00if anybody saw it. And thanks to Florida

22:02Citrus Sports, uh I was able to present

22:05them with a proclamation. And then after

22:07I left, apparently somebody else showed

22:10up with a mask, uh El Grande Chapino,

22:14and actually participated in the belly

22:15flop contest. So that was a big surprise

22:18to me.

22:19um he had some choice awards for me and

22:22some other elected officials uh for

22:24their, you know, maybe future

22:26participation in the belly flop contest.

22:28So, we'll see how that goes. Uh thank

22:31you to the North Orlando Kuanas for

22:32having me throw the first pitch out uh

22:35this weekend. Um certainly wishing all

22:37the players a safe and fun season. I'd

22:41like to uh congratulate Tink Pharmacy

22:43has officially opened on Edgewater

22:45Drive, offering a boutique pharmacy

22:47experience. our community.

22:49Congratulations to the team. Thank you

22:50to Ameilia Harrison for setting up that

22:52ribbon cutting.

22:54Next week, October 7th, I'll be joining

22:56students at Princeton Elementary for

22:58National Walk and Bike to School Day.

23:01Thank you to OPD for helping make this

23:03event fun, safe, and memorable for the

23:05kids. Thursday, October 8th, I'm looking

23:08forward to attending all of the National

23:10Night Out Block Parties within the

23:12district. I think we have eight. Uh

23:14special shout out to Georganna Butler

23:16from OPD for ensuring that this event is

23:18well collaborated across the city and

23:21the College Park Neighborhood

23:22Association on October 5th will be uh

23:26having a big conversation ahead of uh

23:29our November elections. And today's

23:31agenda does include several renewal

23:34agreements with our Main Street

23:35districts. Uh these districts are

23:37incredible asset to our communities and

23:40I'm so excited to work with them every

23:42day. They are my eyes and ears out then

23:45out there. Um, so special shout out to

23:48my district 3 main street directors.

23:50Alex Englet of Ivanho, uh, Jennifer

23:53Marvel with Ottabon Park Garden

23:54District, Ameilia Harrison with

23:56Edgewater Drive or the drive and Joanne

23:58Grant Mills 50. So that's all I've got.

24:00Mayor, thank you very much.

24:05>> It was a strike. Yeah. Made it over the

24:07plate. And I had to do a softball pitch,

24:09too. So,

24:12>> all right, Commissioner Sheen.

24:14>> Thank you, Mayor Dyer. And, um, we uh

24:17here we go. Uh, they brought back the

24:20headdress gala, which was great as it's

24:22one of the major fundraisers for hope

24:24and help. And I've been participating

24:25for gosh for for over 20 years, and they

24:28brought it back this year. And Mayor

24:30Dyer was recognized with the Chuck

24:31Hummer Award for his advocacy for people

24:33with HIV and AIDS. And it's a great

24:36honor. I knew Chuck. um he was a friend

24:38of mine and and uh for a while there as

24:41a young woman I lost half my friends

24:43between the age of 25 and 30 to AIDS. So

24:45it's very important work that they do.

24:48Um I missed Chuck. He was a he was a

24:50character and he actually worked up

24:52until his last breath helping people

24:54because of the time if you got HIV or

24:57AIDS it was a death sentence. You died

24:59very quickly. You lost your job. You

25:01lost your housing. And people like hope

25:03and help do such amazing work to help

25:05those that need the assistance. And it's

25:07a great fundraiser. It's a great party.

25:09But we need to remember why we do this

25:11important work to help those who are

25:13affected by HIV and AIDS. And

25:15unfortunately, sub Florida is one of the

25:17main places where it's spreading with

25:18young people and we need to get those

25:20numbers to zero. So, it's very important

25:22work that everyone's doing. Um and and

25:25congratulations, Mayor Dyer, on your

25:27award. Well deserved.

25:28>> Thank you.

25:28>> You're welcome. Um on the agenda today,

25:31item 3C2, I'm glad to see the final

25:34grant funding for the Maxi Krooms House.

25:36It's probably be the last historic

25:37funding that we get, unfortunately, but

25:39it's important. Uh, it's very important.

25:41It's a million dollars, so it was very

25:43important to make the m to for that

25:45renovation. Um, I too am very happy to

25:48see the main street agreements. Um, way

25:50back in the day, um, Sher Gut used to do

25:53this thing called the business

25:54assistance team, and she used to go all

25:56throughout the Ivanho was what used to

25:58be my district and we were doing special

26:00events in Ivanho. And we were like, how

26:01can we get this program to spread

26:04throughout the city and do it, you know,

26:06to where it's benefiting all the all the

26:08city and that was the main street

26:10program. And I'm so happy to have five

26:12main streets in my district, the Curry

26:13Ford West, Thornton Park, Mills50, south

26:16of downtown, and the Milk District. All

26:18doing great work um to support

26:20businesses and to have special events

26:23and they're all very special and

26:25different. And uh but one of my favorite

26:27parties was um we have we're having a

26:29little thing for Mills 50 with um to

26:31celebrate Mills 50 and um Pauline Eaton

26:34was there. We're having a little party

26:36and um Danielle Hunter came down the um

26:38stairs. She's a drag queen singing Hard

26:40Candy Christmas. And uh I will never

26:43forget the look on Pauline's face,

26:45[laughter]

26:46but you have to remember all the

26:47districts have their little flare and uh

26:49they're all a little different. They're

26:51all a little special. So uh uh again,

26:53I'll never forget that. But y'all do

26:55really great work. Um not just the drag

26:58queens. All of you do great work every

26:59day. Um and uh and actually some of the

27:03best publicity and you know, we get we

27:05get we get writeups in the New York

27:06Times, you know, travel and leisure.

27:08[snorts] We get all kinds of writeups

27:10that encourage people to come to these

27:12special places because of the work that

27:14you all do. So, I want to thank you all

27:16from the bottom of my heart and even

27:17those that aren't in my district. I go

27:19to, you know, I I step outside sometimes

27:21and maybe College Park and some other

27:23areas, but uh and and and and go and

27:25everything like that, but you guys you

27:27guys do great work and uh I know

27:29sometimes it's hard. You know, people

27:30expect you to do everything and they

27:32expect you to do it now and they want it

27:33everything. They want it and and if

27:35something goes wrong with a special

27:36event, they freak out. They don't

27:38realize how much work you all do day in

27:40day out and how hard you work and what a

27:42hard job it is to try to make everybody

27:44happy. I know how hard it is, but and I

27:47know I know you do too. So, I just want

27:49to thank you for everything that you do

27:51to make our area so special and shine

27:54and show how special our city really

27:56really is. Um, also today on the agenda,

27:59we have the Lake Yola Farmers Market fee

28:01waiver. I think bring the the the market

28:03to Lake Eola has been a tremendous

28:05success and I I'm I'm glad to see it

28:07continuing there. And also the uh red

28:10light the continuing continuation of the

28:12red light cameras. Um we have decreased

28:16um T-Bone crashes that are inter

28:18intersections by 40% because of the red

28:20light cameras. I think it's a very

28:22important program. Um, if you're getting

28:23a ticket for running a red light, you're

28:25wrong. And you just need to pay your

28:27ticket and stop doing that because it's

28:29incre it's incredibly dangerous. And we

28:32really have it really does provide

28:34public safety even though the state that

28:36didn't want to pass it ends up funneling

28:39most of the money off the top that we

28:40get for the citations. It's really

28:42interesting. We had to really lobby hard

28:44at state government to get this put in

28:46place and then he took all our money or

28:48half of our money. So again, it's it's a

28:51good program for us for for public

28:53safety and then the money that we do get

28:55off of those we use for pedestrian

28:56safety, for transportation that that's

28:58very very important to make our city

29:00safer. So again, it's a really good

29:01program. And that's all I had, Mayor.

29:03Thank you.

29:04>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

29:05Rose.

29:06>> Good afternoon, mayor, commissioners,

29:07and everyone joining us today, both

29:09virtual here and in person. Um, I want

29:11to take a moment to thank the small

29:13businesses for choosing Orlando and most

29:15importantly, choosing downtown Orlando.

29:17Recently, the mayor and I had the

29:19opportunity to stop at Label Furs, a

29:21longtime downtown Orlando business that

29:23has been part of this community since

29:251919. Businesses like this are part of

29:28our city's history, and we are grateful

29:29for the investment they continue to make

29:31here in Orlando. We are still

29:33celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, so

29:35be sure to stop by the gallery

29:37downstairs and enjoy the exhibit that

29:39celebrates our Hispanic community and

29:41culture.

29:42Congratulations to all of our main

29:44streets on hosting their first annual

29:46chairs to volunteers event. It was a

29:48great opportunity to celebrate the

29:49volunteers who helped make each of our

29:51districts special while also encouraging

29:54people to get involved. I encourage

29:56everyone to find a main street or

29:57community organization that speaks to

29:59you and volunteer.

30:01It's always a pleasure to volunteer with

30:02Second Harvest Food Bank, but this month

30:04was especially meaningful as Mayor Dy

30:06and I participated in Hunger Never

30:08Sleeps, helping volunteers to pack meals

30:10for families in our community. I want to

30:13thank the Hope Church for hosting a

30:14health and wellness fair for our

30:16community and creating opportunities for

30:17residents to connect with important

30:19health resources.

30:21I also love the activations that we host

30:24at Arts Squared and I look forward to

30:26continue to bring people together

30:27through arts, culture, and community. If

30:29you have never stepped by, I encourage

30:31you. 274 North North Orange Avenue.

30:34There's always some cool activities

30:35happen there from dancing to you name

30:38it. Like there's always something,

30:39especially during the um sports seasons

30:41that's coming up. They play the games

30:42live on the TV on the big Sherry. How

30:45big is that TV? It's huge. Um that's

30:48there for you to enjoy. Um, I want to

30:50congratulate all of the Central Florida

30:52organizations who received a combined

30:54$775,000

30:56from the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation,

30:58including Orlando Police Department for

31:00its Duel and Dragons youth program.

31:02These investments make a difference in

31:03the lives of our young people.

31:06Finally, I want to thank UCF for hosting

31:08a free weekly reading program at Grant

31:11Avenue every Saturday. So, Commissioner

31:13Burns and I share Grand Avenue between

31:14Paramore and Holden Heights. So, if your

31:17kids need something to do uh at 9:00

31:20a.m. in the morning, reading is a great

31:21opportunity. Um the UCF students, many

31:24of whom will become our future

31:25elementary school teachers. They spend

31:27time with our students helping to

31:29strengthen their reading skills.

31:31A couple um community things. I look

31:33forward to celebrating a National Night

31:35Out with our organizations next Tuesday.

31:38Next Wednesday, October 7th, please join

31:40uh Chief Smith and I at the Jackson

31:42Center for his quarterly meetings. Next

31:44Thursday,

31:46come out, see if you got a little PTO on

31:48the clock. Come out and celebrate with

31:50City District for the 4th annual uh

31:52Church Street Field Day hosted by Church

31:54Street Main Street. Um there's a lot

31:56happening across our community, and I'm

31:58grateful for everyone who continues to

31:59show up, volunteer, invest, and help

32:01make Orlando a stronger place for

32:03everyone. Now, on to the agenda. Um 3A2.

32:08Congratulations to the District 5

32:09appointments to the code enforcement and

32:11family parks and recreation advisory

32:13board. I want to thank everyone who

32:15chooses to serve on an advisory board

32:16here in the city of Orlando. And if

32:18you're looking to get on the board,

32:19please check out the website to see what

32:21vacancies we have. Um 3B2, as the mayor

32:25mentioned, the canopy has been a long

32:27awaited project. I remember being

32:29upstairs on the sixth floor with Doug

32:31Mezer and we were talking about

32:33conceptuals and what we would do. Um and

32:35great to see it moving forward.

32:383C1. I want to thank the Department of

32:40Environmental Protection for providing

32:43funding to clean up um in the parame

32:47community. 3D3 through 3D14. Thank you

32:51to the 12 main streets throughout the

32:52city who do the hard work to support our

32:54businesses and community. I'm super

32:56grateful. I have three main streets. Um

32:58I have City District with Mike Griffin.

33:00Thank you. I have Paramore with Ken

33:02Hughes. Thank you. And I also have West

33:04Lakes with Jennifer Helair. We also kind

33:07of share some there's those three

33:09actually that are in downtown. So we

33:11also share Thornton Park here in the

33:12downtown um in downtown corridor. I

33:15enjoy the meetings that we have and I

33:17love the cohesiveness between all 12

33:19main streets um making sure that none

33:21none is forgotten working together to

33:23strengthen each other's activities that

33:25you all are having. 3G1, I'm glad to see

33:28housing rehabilitation funding

33:30agreements on the agenda as we assist

33:32those residents with muchneeded

33:33rehabilitation to their homes. And

33:36finally, 3J2 on the agenda, EPA storm

33:39water management improvements. Um, I am

33:42super glad to see Harle Estates get a

33:44lot of the community um, improvements

33:46and I want to give a special shout out

33:48to the entire public works team for

33:50their hard work um, not only for this

33:52project, for all the projects that you

33:54all do and keeping um, our communities

33:56as dry as possible when it comes to

33:58water management. And that's all I have.

34:00Mayor,

34:01>> thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

34:02Burns.

34:03>> All right. Thank you, Mayor. And good

34:04afternoon, everyone. Uh, just a few uh,

34:07updates. I'm glad to announce that Grand

34:10East Village is now leasing. This is a

34:12senior uh complex on the corner of

34:14Brutin and Colombia. Uh for more

34:17information, please call 407584-2150.

34:22Uh also, uh this Thursday, I'm kicking

34:26off a series, Let's Talk District 6,

34:29First Thursdays with Commissioner Burns.

34:31This is a district-wide meeting where

34:33the district can come together, hear

34:35updates from the city, but also a time

34:37for us to talk and me hear from directly

34:40from our uh from my constituents. So

34:42again, that's happening this Thursday

34:45and every first Thursday. Uh October 1st

34:48is our first one at the Elclaia Allen

34:50Center starting at 6 o'clock. Also

34:53wanted to uh mention that uh our next uh

34:56chief of police meeting with uh Chief

34:58Eric Smith will be happening Tuesday,

35:01October the 13th. Again, thank you,

35:03Chief Smith, for um for having these

35:05meetings. And actually, my my uh

35:08district looks forward to meeting with

35:09the chief. I don't know if they're more

35:10excited about meeting with the chief or

35:12meeting with me. Uh but it's good. So,

35:14thank you, chief, for always always

35:15being there for district 6. Uh, also our

35:18satellite office hours are held the

35:20second and fourth Wednesday of each

35:22month, uh, from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

35:24Again, this is a time for residents to

35:26meet with me outside of city hall if

35:29they if they desire. Um, on the agenda,

35:33uh, just wanted, as Commissioner Rose

35:35mentioned, thank you to our citizen

35:37advisory board appointments and

35:39reappointments because we cannot lead

35:41our great city without the help of these

35:44volunteers. Uh so thank you uh on for

35:47all that you do. Also 3C3

35:50uh the agreement for affordable rental

35:52housing development at Petemont uh yard

35:55apartments. This is a uh this agreement

35:58allows them to increase from 67 units to

36:0175 units which will open up some

36:04additional funding uh so we can continue

36:06to work on keeping those units

36:08affordable. Uh and with that mayor I'll

36:10move approval of the consent agenda.

36:12>> Motion by Commissioner Burns. Second by

36:14Commissioner Chap and all in favor of

36:15the motion indicates so by saying I I

36:18those opposed and so the motion carries.

36:24[applause]

36:27>> We will take a 30 second recess. So if

36:30you were just here to see your contract

36:32approved, uh now be a good time to go

36:35ahead and make your way to the door.

36:37Thank you for being here.

37:07Okay, without objection, we'll recess

37:09the city council meeting and we will

37:11convene the CRA meeting. We have one

37:14item and it's a companion to 3B2. Any

37:18further explanation on that?

37:20>> No, mayor.

37:22>> Second.

37:23>> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by

37:25Commissioner Chapen. Discussion hearing

37:27none. All in favor of the motion

37:29indicate so by saying I. I. Those

37:32opposed. And so the motion carries. Any

37:34further business come before the CRA?

37:35>> That's all mayor. Thank you.

37:36>> Well done. [laughter]

37:42Okay. Um

37:45we will um adjourn the CRA meeting and

37:48we will reconvene the city council

37:51meeting. We'll move to new business and

37:54this item new business uh 8A amendment

37:58to red light camera contract. This item

38:00is a proposed extension to the city's

38:02existing agreement for Orno stops red

38:05light camera program. The amendment

38:07would extend the agreement while the

38:08city completes its current competitive

38:10procurement process. The extension

38:12maintains service at the existing 45

38:15camera approaches across 25

38:17intersections and prevents an

38:19interruption in the program during

38:20transition.

38:22Is there a motion? Motion by

38:25Commissioner Sheen, second by

38:26Commissioner Keane. I'll open the

38:28hearing. We have no request to speak.

38:31Close the hearing. Ask for discussion.

38:34Hearing none. And all in favor of the

38:35motion indicate so by saying I. I.

38:38>> Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. We

38:42have no ordinances on second reading,

38:44first reading or otherwise

38:47um any type of ordinance, appeal or

38:50judiciary hearing. So Ed, could you get

38:52us ready for general appearance?

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