2026-10-12 - City Council

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04:55>> Good afternoon and welcome to the

04:58October 12th 2026 regularly scheduled

05:00meeting of the Orlando City Council.

05:03We're going to begin today's proceedings

05:04with the invocation and the pledge of

05:06allegiance led today by Commissioner

05:08Tony Ortiz.

05:10>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh those of you that

05:12do want to stand, uh you can stand, but

05:14if not, let's bow our heads.

05:18Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift

05:19of this day and for bringing us together

05:21in service to others. We're grateful for

05:24the opportunity to gather as a community

05:27and for the many blessings for both

05:29great and small that often go unnoticed

05:32in our daily lives. Lord, remind us of

05:34the importance of listening with

05:36patience, speaking with kindness, and

05:38treating others one another with grace

05:40even when we see things differently.

05:42Help us approach our responsibilities

05:44with thoughtful hearts and remember the

05:46value of understanding before seeking to

05:48be understood. We pray for the people of

05:50Orlando and for every family, neighbor,

05:53and individual who makes this city their

05:56home. Be near to those experiencing

05:58uncertainty. Comfort those who are

06:01grieving. And give strength to those who

06:03may be struggling in ways others cannot

06:06see. Bless those who dedicate their time

06:09to caring for others, whether through

06:11their work, their service, or simple

06:13acts of kindness. May their example

06:16remind us that even the smallest

06:18gestures can make a meaningful

06:19difference in someone's life. As we

06:21begin today's meeting, may we be guided

06:24by faith grounded in humility and

06:26mindful of the responsibility we share

06:28to serve others well. In Jesus name we

06:30pray.

06:31>> Amen.

06:36>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

06:38United States of America and to the

06:41republic for it stands. One nation under

06:45God, indivisible, with liberty and

06:48justice for all.

06:57>> Let's call the meeting to order. Madame

06:59clerk, would you call the role to make a

07:01termination of quorum, please?

07:03>> Commissioner Keane

07:04>> here.

07:04>> Commissioner Ortiz

07:05>> here.

07:08>> Commissioner Ortiz

07:09>> here.

07:10>> Commissioner Chapen

07:11>> here. Commissioner Sheen here.

07:13>> Commissioner Rose

07:14>> here.

07:15>> Commissioner Burns

07:15>> here.

07:16>> Mayor Dyer

07:17>> here.

07:17>> Mayor, you have a quorum with all

07:19members present.

07:20>> Thank you, Madam Clerk.

07:23>> Let's uh first item business take up the

07:25minutes from the move.

07:27>> September 28th city council agenda

07:29review workshop and 501 budget hearing

07:33meetings. Motion by Commissioner Ortiz.

07:35Is there a second over? Second by

07:37Commissioner Sheen. All in favor

07:39indicate so by saying I.

07:42>> I.

07:43Those opposed. And so the motion

07:46carries.

07:48Okay. That brings us right to uh we

07:50don't have awards and presentations.

07:52Right to the mayor's update. And uh

07:55tonight we will recognize the cultures

07:59and contributions of our Hispanic

08:01residents in our annual Hispanic

08:04Heritage Month celebration. We invite

08:06you to the Marriott downtown and

08:08Creative Village at 5:30 for some uh

08:11great performances and I can promise you

08:14some great food as well. We're fortunate

08:17to have the very best Pride festival and

08:20parade in the entire country right here

08:22in Orlando and that will be this coming

08:24Saturday. We hope to see you there for

08:27Come Out with Pride. We anticipate as

08:29many as 200,000 people will be out to

08:32celebrate Orlando's LGBTQ plus community

08:35and showcase our city's vibrancy and

08:37commitment to inclusion.

08:40Uh general election day is coming up,

08:43but you don't have to wait till November

08:443rd to vote. Supervisor of election has

08:4727 early voting sites open till about a

08:52week. Well, they open a week from today.

08:54And you can also request your vote by

08:56mail ballot uh until October 22nd. There

09:00are a number of important races and

09:02amendments on the ballot. Um so make

09:05sure you get out and exercise your right

09:06to vote. Couple items of note on the

09:10agenda.

09:12We see that the um auditorium is full

09:17and that is because we are approving $4

09:19million in grant awards to 64 not

09:23forprofit community service and arts

09:24organizations who provide critical

09:27services to our residents. We are proud

09:29to invest in the organizations that are

09:32do such meaningful great work in our

09:34community and we are proud of all of you

09:37who are serving in those capacities. So

09:39would all the representatives that are

09:41here from those organizations as well as

09:43members of our grant review panel stand

09:45and let us show our appreciation.

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10:01And then I have uh one item on the

10:04consent agenda that I would like to

10:06specifically call out and that is the

10:08cons cut construction contract with

10:12Gomez Construction Company for the Pulse

10:14Memorial. That'll allow us to move from

10:16the design phase to construction of the

10:20memorial that'll serve as a place to

10:22remember the 49 lives that were t taken

10:25on June the 12th, 2016. It'll be a place

10:28to reflect to love and resilience and

10:31unity um and celebrate that in terms of

10:36having it emerged from that day. Um we

10:39are grateful that the community came

10:41forward with a million.75

10:45a million7500,000

10:48in additional financial support to what

10:50the city the county and the state have

10:53already put in. And we'd like to thank

10:54the Devos family foundation, Dr.

10:57Phillips Charities, Wando Health,

10:59Universal Destinations and Experience,

11:01the Will Family Foundations, and Walt

11:04Disney World Resort. Um, their support

11:07reflects a spirit of collaboration in

11:10our city's response to the tragedy. I

11:13want to thank the Pulse Memorial

11:15Advisory Committee for creating the

11:17conceptual design. Commissioner Sheen,

11:19thank you for your leadership and your

11:21advocacy throughout the process.

11:23Commissioners, thank you for the support

11:25of the committee and our team that's

11:26moved forward to make the permanent

11:28memorial a reality.

11:31And construction will begin this fall

11:33and be completed before the end of 27.

11:37And we're making sure that that occurs

11:40because Commissioner Sheen and I will

11:42term out in January and we're going to

11:45make sure that that memorial is finished

11:47before we do. All right, let's move on

11:50to the consent agenda, which are a

11:52number of items that are acted upon

11:53through a single single vote of council.

11:57We rotate, we give each of our

11:58commissioners the opportunity to comment

12:00on items on the consent agenda. We

12:02rotate the order that we do that and

12:05today, Commissioner Ortiz is first up.

12:07>> Thank you, Mayor. What do I What do we

12:09have to do to get our city council feel

12:11like this every time?

12:13>> Well, fortunately, [laughter]

12:18money.

12:20>> Fortunat for Fortunately, Commissioner,

12:21look, everybody has smiles on their

12:24faces. Usually, when we get a crowd like

12:27this, they're grumpy people. [laughter]

12:31>> This is awesome. Thank you for being

12:32here with us today, and congratulations

12:34to all the recipients of the different

12:36grants. I know that you guys are going

12:38to put those monies to good use, and I

12:39know that our community rejoice every

12:41time that there's good money to be used

12:43for good causes. So, thank you so very

12:45much. Uh on October 6, Orlando

12:48celebrated the opening of the Beacon at

12:50Creative Village, beginning with one

12:52bringing 150 new affordable apartments

12:54to downtown Orlando. So,

12:56congratulations, Commissioner Rose,

13:00um on that new asset for our community

13:03and especially says um housing earnings

13:06at or below 80% of the area medium

13:09income. So, thank you to all our housing

13:11staff. They here some of our Oh, this

13:14side. Yes, thank you. you guys are

13:16really making a difference in our

13:17community. So, uh, and the CRA of course

13:20supported by they supported this project

13:22by 1.2 million investment from the city

13:25of Orlando Community Redevelopment

13:26Agency. So, thank you so much. On the

13:29evening of October 6, District 2 team

13:31visited Dear or we visited about every

13:33neighborhood party that there was a guy

13:35there for uh, National Night Out under

13:38the rain. People were coming out left

13:40and right. That's a commitment of our

13:42community towards safety and that's

13:44that's a great thing. We need to

13:45continue being as involved and committed

13:48to our community to maintain Orlando

13:50safe because nothing happens unless we

13:52feel safe around here, right? So,

13:54congratulations to Hollowbrook

13:56Apartments for earning second place in

13:58the 2026 National Night Out theme party

14:01contest with their theme strong together

14:03safer neighborhoods. We're proud to see

14:05our community recognized for its

14:07commitment to building safer

14:08neighborhoods. On October [laughter]

14:118th, I joined the TNG construction team

14:14for the grand opening. It wasn't here in

14:15the city of Bland. It was down in

14:16Cassimi, which we had a little um

14:19conversation with the mayor because I

14:21guess the mayor approached him and I

14:22said, "You're you're just uh lucky that

14:24you talked to them first because if I

14:26had talked to them first, we would have

14:27them in Orlando." So, um but um it's

14:31good to see companies like like uh TNG.

14:35They they opened up originally in 1987.

14:38This is a Hispanic owned construction

14:40company. I continue to expand its

14:42presence in the region. Um Sunny,

14:45congratulations to them and to every uh

14:48their Toronto approach, every market

14:50around the Central Florida region. So,

14:52good luck to them. On the morning of

14:53October 9th, I visited the Mexican

14:55consulate in Orlando, met with Council

14:57General Dr. Ivan Clego Moreno. We

15:00discuss our diverse communities, share

15:02priorities and opportunities to

15:04strengthen collaboration in economic

15:06development, cultural exchange,

15:08education, and community engagement.

15:10Building strong partnerships helps

15:12create new opportunities and improve the

15:14quality of life for all our residents.

15:16Um, let's not forget we have on November

15:197th, we have the 27th annual City of

15:21Orlando Veterans uh day parade. The

15:24mayor mentioned the LGBT parade, so

15:26please don't forget those parades. And

15:28one last item in talking to my fellow

15:30commissioner, tomorrow is the birthday

15:32of uh the Navy. The Navy was I guess it

15:35came up um Nove what is it uh October

15:3913th and I [clears throat] play a little

15:41joke cuz I was in the Marine. So I said

15:43like anything else you always make a

15:44draft before you come up with

15:46perfection. So with that being said um

15:48congratulations on Navy Day. So

15:51that's all I have made. Thank you

15:52>> Commissioner Chapen.

15:54>> Uh thank you mayor. Thank you residents.

15:57um those in person and online. Uh I

16:00would like to recognize as a former

16:02Orlando utilities board member uh the

16:05fact that we have um several OU

16:08employees right now offering mutual aid

16:10up in Alabama um uh after the storm went

16:14through. So I want to wish them um

16:17safety as they uh offer important mutual

16:20aid to those communities. Over the

16:22weekend, we had some College Park Middle

16:24School attended uh students attend a

16:26performance of Hamilton at the Dr.

16:28Phillips Center, and I was grateful for

16:30the opportunity to help sponsor that

16:32opportunity. Um I appreciated this last

16:36week the opportunity um to attend two

16:39neighborhood association meetings. That

16:40was both Lake Formosa and College Park

16:43where we discussed important community

16:45improvements and heard valuable feedback

16:48from residents. I had a fantastic time

16:51celebrating my first national night out

16:53as a city commissioner. While the rain

16:55unfortunately postponed several block

16:57parties, we still made the most of the

16:59evening and we were able to visit

17:00several celebrations throughout District

17:023. In Baldwin Park, we had member

17:05members of Orlando's SWAT team join us

17:07for the fest festivities along with a

17:10great performance by the Glenidge Middle

17:12School band. had the opportunity to stop

17:14by celebrations in College Park and

17:17Ottabon Park and each of them were

17:19wonderful. Great opportunity for

17:21neighbors coming together, strengthening

17:23relationships with our local law

17:25enforcement officers. Special thank you

17:27to my OPD liaison uh Milton Sumpner for

17:31accompanying me around Orlando

17:33throughout the evening uh in that rainy

17:35dark weather. He um got us to several uh

17:40nightout organizations. Special thank

17:42you to Georgina Butler with OPD who does

17:44a fantastic job organizing these events

17:47and promoting the message of National

17:48Night Out throughout the year. Last

17:51Wednesday uh was walk and bike to school

17:55day at Princeton Elementary. While the

17:57weather didn't exactly cooperate, I

17:58still enjoyed visiting with some kids uh

18:01at the park nearby and passing out some

18:04good safety tips. It was a great way to

18:06start the day.

18:08I had the opportunity to join Mayor Dyer

18:10and several of my fellow commissioners

18:11for the groundbreaking of the Rose Arts

18:14development in Rosemont, which will be

18:16the single largest infield development

18:18in Orlando history. I've had many

18:20conversations with Rosemont residents

18:22about the future of their neighborhood,

18:24and I'm hopeful that that mixeduse

18:26features of this development will bring

18:28new opportunities and amenities to that

18:30community. Uh, Friday morning, this past

18:33Friday morning, I attended the breakfast

18:34hosted by the Christian Service Center,

18:37which is currently undergoing

18:38renovations supported in large part by

18:40Accelerate Orlando and CRA funding.

18:43Later that morning, I joined Orlando

18:45Union Rescue Mission CEO Freddy Clayton

18:49for their conversations on a bench

18:51series. Uh, Freddy Clayton stayed up for

18:5424 hours on a bench, rain or shine, uh,

18:57at at the union. Uh and um we had an

19:01opportunity to discuss several important

19:03issues including the Coalition for the

19:05Homeless News Center for Women and

19:07Children, the Christian Service Center,

19:08and the 407 Connect Mobile Shelter

19:10Initiative among other items. Um I am

19:15particularly proud when having these

19:17conversations that the city's commitment

19:19to partnering with organizations that

19:21have the experience and the resources

19:23and mission to make a real difference.

19:26Uh lastly, a quick reminder, we are

19:28still accepting submissions for our

19:30district 3 bird photography contest,

19:32birds in focus through December 15th. Uh

19:35upcoming events would like to invite

19:38anyone to join us Thursday, October 15th

19:41at Baldwin Park Elementary School for

19:43our next police chief community meeting.

19:45We'll hear an update from Orlando police

19:47chief Eric Smith and give residents the

19:51opportunity to interact and ask

19:52questions. Agenda items. Mayor, I'd like

19:54to highlight 3K3 on today's agenda,

19:57which is a transit agreement with

19:58Roseart. This agreement establishes a

20:01public private partnership for the

20:02design and implementation of a transit

20:04system that will connect the internal

20:07Rose Arts locations and link the

20:09development to the Rosemont Links Super

20:12Stop. Um, I would also like to recognize

20:15the Pulse memorial item on today's

20:17agenda and thank staff and the Pulse

20:20Advisory Committee for their time,

20:22thoughtfulness, dedication to bringing

20:24this memorial to life. Thank you, Mayor.

20:27That's all I've got.

20:28>> Thank you, Commissioner, Commissioner

20:29Sheen.

20:30>> Thanks, Mayor Dyer. And uh I I too am am

20:33am am am am am am am am am am am am am

20:33am am am am am am am very um grateful um

20:35for the agenda item on the 3b9 and the

20:37pulse memorial the funding for the the

20:39additional funding for the memorial by

20:41the dvas family foundation which is the

20:43magic dr family's ch Dr. Phillips

20:45Charities, Orlando Health, Universal

20:47Destinations and Experiences, Will

20:49Family Foundation, which is Orlando City

20:51and Pride and Walt Disney World Resort

20:54and uh you know in light of everything

20:55that has happened with unfortunately

20:57with the One Pulse Foundation who failed

20:59to build the memorial, it's been very

21:01difficult to do philanthropy in the

21:03aftermath of that. So for having these

21:05community partners stepped up step up

21:07really means a lot. Um, just to be

21:09clear, the $34 million that we raised in

21:12the initial from the city of Orlando and

21:14the one fund that actually went all to

21:16the survivors, victims, and families.

21:19Um, and and that money was distributed

21:21through a very public and transparent

21:23process. And then W Pulse Foundation

21:25took over the memorial, which we all

21:26know they failed to do that. So, this is

21:28the last step in the healing and the

21:30continuum of this process is to make

21:32sure that we get this built. Um it's not

21:35illegal to run a not for profofit into

21:36the ground, but it certainly was there

21:38certainly is a lot of um consternation

21:40and I understand people are upset about

21:42it, but you know, it is what it is and

21:45we're picking up the pieces and I want

21:46to thank my colleagues on the Orlando

21:48City Council for for making this happen.

21:51Um I also went out for National Night

21:53Out. We had nine parties. We got to nine

21:56of them thanks to uh Sergeant Smith.

21:58Eddie Rosado was out with uh with

22:00rotator cuff surgery and he could not he

22:02could not go with us. So, Sergeant Smith

22:04was wonderful. Thank you so much to OPD.

22:06It was a great night out and

22:08congratulations to the Lake Yola Heights

22:10Historic Neighborhood Association for

22:12winning third place in the contest. And

22:13District Five and six always wins. I

22:15just hope one of these days that

22:16District 4 can actually win higher than

22:19third place. I'm just saying

22:20>> we work hard.

22:22>> I know y'all work hard, but so do we.

22:24Um, and uh next week has come out with

22:27pride in downtown Orlando. Some question

22:30why these celebrations are necessary. If

22:33you've never had your life questioned,

22:35never felt left out at work when others

22:37speak about spending their time with

22:38those they love, you are fortunate. Even

22:41if you don't talk about your life,

22:42people will wonder and sticker snicker

22:44and speculate. They did with me. As a

22:47younger woman, I was thrown up against a

22:50locker in a breakroom for a kiss. Had a

22:53man put his tie in my mouth during a

22:55pres professional presentation.

22:58I was sexually harassed even worse than

23:00straight women were. And that is

23:01horrible as well. But my gay male

23:04friends had it worse. They were beaten

23:06in the bathrooms at my college,

23:08threatened with loss of livelihood as we

23:10all were, and treated like paras even if

23:13they did not speak about their lives.

23:15Silence was enough to inspire rampant

23:17speculation and rumors. And then came

23:20the AIDS epidemic. I lost five friends

23:23in one week. Our friends were getting

23:26sick and it took years to get the

23:28government to pay attention and help.

23:30There was no medicine, housing or hope.

23:32It took years of a advoc advocacy and

23:36demonstrating to get public assistance

23:38for those who needed it so they would

23:40not die in the streets. And then after

23:43finally getting the right to marry and

23:45some progress, I watched in horror as

23:47beloved members of my community were

23:49gunned down in their safe space just

23:51down the street from this city hall.

23:54Today, we finally make progress on a

23:56memorial for those 49 souls. And you

23:59wonder why my beautiful and colorful

24:01community takes to the streets to spread

24:03love and rainbows and drag queens. It is

24:06because after having so much

24:08discrimination and loss and pain, we

24:10finally have a place to be exactly who

24:12we are. That we can be seen. Whether you

24:16are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender,

24:18or allies, we respond to hatred with

24:21love with lo to loss with quilts and

24:24creativity to discrimination with

24:26action. You can't stop the love in

24:29Orlando. I'll see you all next weekend

24:31in my colorful rainbow best. We are

24:34Orlando United. We are Orlando strong.

24:37Thank you, Mayor.

24:38>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

24:40Rose.

24:42>> Well, I don't know how I follow up after

24:44that one.

24:46Um, thank you everyone for being here.

24:48Thank you, Mayor and Commissioners. Um,

24:50we've had a great few weeks of community

24:52connections, progress, and partnership.

24:54I want to share a few highlights.

24:57Yesterday was a great day spending time

24:59with Jones High School students at the

25:00Dr. Phillips Center as part of a

25:02community give back to enjoy Hamilton.

25:05Experiences like these create lasting

25:06memories and opportunities for our young

25:08people. If you have not seen Hamilton,

25:10you have until October 18th. It is an

25:13amazing um performance. Um, and even

25:18more, it's like a a flashback to history

25:19and it was a reminder of the founding

25:22fathers who like paved the way in the

25:25shoulders that we stand on today to

25:27represent the city of Orlando and to

25:28represent government and to make sure

25:30that there's opportunity for our entire

25:32community. So, like check it out if you

25:34haven't. Um, thank you to Bart and Malow

25:37and all the subcontractors working hard

25:39on Camping World Stadium. Last week I

25:41had the opportunity to take a hard hat

25:42tour and there is so much work happening

25:44behind the scenes that many people don't

25:46see. I'm excited about the progress and

25:48what's ahead. Um we have a break this

25:50week with the rain so we make sure we

25:52stay on schedule because we have some

25:53exciting things coming up in the the

25:55next couple of weeks. Um I want to

25:57congratulate Prospero on 35 years of

25:59supporting small businesses and helping

26:01entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.

26:02Thank you for your continued commitment

26:04to our business community. Thank you,

26:06Chief Smith, for your commitment to

26:07hosting quarterly meetings in every

26:09district to answer questions, share

26:11updates, and keep residents informed.

26:13These conversations are important to

26:15strengthening relationships between our

26:17community and law enforcement. I want to

26:19thank you to the city's transportation

26:21team for hosting Vision Zero open house

26:23sessions and creating opportunities for

26:25residents to share their concerns,

26:27ideas, and recommendations for safer

26:29streets. I want you all, if you are in

26:31this room today, take out your phones

26:33and follow the city of Orlando's social

26:35media pages. There are more vision zero

26:38workshops. There are a lot of

26:39activities, events that are happening in

26:41and around the city um to make sure that

26:44you are informed and that your voices

26:45are heard as we continue to make to move

26:47our communities forward. And then also

26:49follow my page, District 5. Um even

26:52through the rain, National Night Out was

26:54a success. Congratulations. District 5

26:56won this year. first place um Cle Lake

26:58Cove. Um I want to share my appreciation

27:01to OPD detective Vidro for accompanying

27:03me throughout the evening to meet the

27:04District 5 residents. Thank you to all

27:06community members who hosted events. Uh

27:09thank you to those who will be hosting

27:10events as a rescheduled because of the

27:12rain. Um

27:17despite the weather, special thank you

27:18to OPD for continuing to strengthen its

27:21bond with our community even through

27:23challenging situations. Building trust

27:25takes commitment and these efforts

27:27matter. I also want to thank OFD and the

27:29many mascots that joined us at our

27:31events. I'm grateful to finally see

27:33Hannibal Square structure on Orange

27:35Center Boulevard being demolished as we

27:37continue working toward bringing more

27:39housing opportunities to our community.

27:41A special thank you to Corey Keith,

27:43Michelle Dossi, um, and the code

27:45enforcement team for your dedication

27:47over the past two years addressing this

27:50eyesore. It hasn't been easy, but I'm

27:52excited to see what comes next for this

27:53site. Congratulations to Hope and Hope

27:56of Central Florida on this exciting new

27:57chapter as they open a new location on

27:59Orange Blossom Trail, wishing the

28:01organization continued success as it

28:03serves our community. Um, I want to

28:06thank Keeping Keep Pedaling Foundation

28:08for hosting the Find Your Balance event

28:09at the heart of West Lakes Center. It

28:11was a wonderful opportunity for both

28:13children and adults to learn how to ride

28:15bike, build confidence, and practice

28:18bike safety. District 5 will be hosting

28:20something similar. More details to come

28:22in January as we have a community

28:24resource fair um and bike safety. Get

28:29your tickets now for the Orlando Magic

28:30season opening game on October 21st. I'm

28:33excited to see the season ahead and look

28:35forward to seeing Coach Sweeney lead our

28:37team on the road to an Eastern

28:38Conference championship this year. Let's

28:40go Magic. Um join me. So, as mayor

28:44mentioned, we are in deep in election

28:45season, and I have I have always worn

28:48worn my community organizing hat first

28:50before anything else. So, I want you all

28:53to join me on October 25th at 12:30 um

28:56at the Northwest Center. I am co-hosting

28:59a souls to the polls with the

29:00African-American Christian Council on

29:02Clergy as well as many other nonprofits.

29:05We are encouraging our community to get

29:07out, make our voices heard, and exercise

29:08our right to vote. As always, I'm

29:11grateful for the partnerships, community

29:13leaders, city teams, and residents who

29:15continue to make a difference across

29:16District 5 and throughout Orlando.

29:18Together, we can keep moving our

29:19community forward. Now, on to the

29:21agenda. Um 3A2, I'm excited for

29:26congratulating everyone here for your

29:27hard work in the community. our

29:28community investment program. Um 3B1,

29:32I'm excited that FinFrock will be

29:34building a parking garage in the at on

29:37Grove Park to increase parking

29:40opportunities for events that we are

29:41hosting in the downtown community. Um

29:453C2, I am excited and congratulating um

29:48Habitat for Humanity on um being

29:51selected to develop affordable housing

29:54um on Jefferson and Car Street. Special

29:57shout out to Habitat. They are

29:58continuing to work really hard to

30:00increase home ownership opportunities in

30:02the Paramore community. They have built

30:04over 100 units in our community. They

30:07are currently about three or four that

30:09in construction and they are building

30:11and I want to publicly say it. Um they

30:14are really addressing the negative

30:16connotation of back in the days about

30:17what um Habitat houses are. They are

30:19building immaculate homes. I would

30:21encourage anyone who's looking to become

30:23a homeowner. Um there are always

30:25workshops and activities to get you on

30:27the right path no matter where you are

30:29in life. If you are deciding that one

30:31day you want to become a homeowner. Um

30:33shout out to Habitat for the work that

30:35they are doing. Also, Hands of Central

30:36Florida is one of our strong partners

30:38that I want to encourage you all um to

30:40get involved and get engaged for home

30:41ownership. Um 32. I just saw Reggie walk

30:44in. Um I'm excited to um go into

30:48agreement with Operation New Hope for

30:50mental health services. Um the great

30:52work that Operation New Hope is doing

30:54with our kids zones is amazing. Um being

30:56able to break the barriers, especially

30:58in the minority community when it comes

31:00to getting um mental health services is

31:02really important. So thank you to Reggie

31:04and the team at Operation New Hope for

31:06that. Um and last on the agenda for me,

31:093G2 down payment assistance as we

31:12continue to increase home ownership. And

31:13that's all I have. Thank you, mayor.

31:16[clears throat]

31:16>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

31:17Burns.

31:18>> All right. Thank you, mayor. And uh good

31:20afternoon, fellow commissioners, as well

31:22as all who are in attendance today. Uh

31:25October is uh breast cancer awareness

31:27month. Uh this is a campaign to promote

31:29early detection, education, and

31:32research. Uh so please encourage your

31:34loved ones to get out and do their self

31:36breast exams, but also go get their uh

31:39mamograms. But also, we must remember

31:42men that this is not just a female

31:45condition. All right? men can get breast

31:47cancer as well. So, let's let's stay

31:50aware. Also, mental health awareness

31:52week was October 4th through the 10th.

31:54I'd like to acknowledge uh Mar Stallman,

31:57uh president and CEO of the Mental

31:59Health Association of Central Florida,

32:01and just say thank you for being a

32:03champion for mental health. I I refer to

32:05it as me mental fitness, but also thank

32:07you for advocating for more resources

32:09and education in our communities. Uh

32:12October 1st, I hosted uh my first Let's

32:15Talk District 6 uh first Thursdays with

32:18Commissioner Burns. We had more than 80

32:21people in attendance in person and

32:23another 15 online. Uh this is a

32:27opportunity for us to come together as a

32:29district and talk about district-wide uh

32:32issues. And this happens every first

32:34Thursday and that's why we call it first

32:36Thursdays with Commissioner Burns. Also,

32:38we were fortunate to have the supervisor

32:40of elections office and supervisor of

32:42election herself. Also, our great CFO uh

32:46Jose was uh in attendance. We were

32:48talking about amendment three and going

32:50over the budget. So, I needed Jose there

32:52to make sure I uh stayed on point and

32:54and communicated the right numbers.

32:56Also, I want to say thank you to uh

32:58Corey Knight for being there as we

33:00talked about uh public works and some

33:02infrastructure needs throughout our

33:04community. So, let's talk District 6.

33:06The next one will be happening uh next

33:09first Thursday again at the Elclaia

33:12Allen Center at 6:00.

33:14Also uh and that will be November the

33:175th. Uh also October the second I

33:20participate in the Athletes Connection

33:22Foundation Golf Tournament. This is a

33:24great event where we come together play

33:26golf but we're raising funds to send our

33:29youth to school, send them to college.

33:31So great uh great time there. Uh, also I

33:35participate October 6 participated in

33:37National Night Out. Uh, we had 11 stops.

33:40Thank you to my uh, police liaison

33:43Corporal Rogers for ensuring that we got

33:46to most of those stops. Um, but thank

33:49you. Also, thanks to everyone who

33:51participated uh, even in the rain. We

33:53also got a chance to share the best

33:55community award with District 5. So, uh,

33:58it's great to be a partner uh, in that.

34:00Also October 11th uh sponsored a

34:03community give back at the Dr. Phillips

34:05uh performing arts where we sent 20

34:08seniors uh to see the uh performance

34:11Hamilton. So I'd like to say thank you

34:13to OU that help make um help make that

34:17possible for us to send our seniors

34:18there. Also my satellite uh office hours

34:22uh the next one will be October the 14th

34:24and the 28th and this is a time for

34:27residents to meet with me outside of

34:29city hall. So, if you want to get a

34:31meeting with me, please reach out and

34:32we'll get you on the uh agenda. Also,

34:36some upcoming events. October 13th,

34:38we'll be hosting our District 6 OPD

34:41community meeting. Again, thank you,

34:42Chief Smith, for for having these

34:45quarterly meetings. That will take place

34:46at the Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center

34:49at 6:30.

34:51Also, uh October the 23rd, the Soul

34:54Train Social. This is a uh seniors ages

34:5855 and older are invited to enjoy

35:00classic music, dancing, and homecoming

35:03inspired fun at the Smith Center from

35:0611:00 a.m. to 100 p.m. So again, that's

35:09October 23rd at the Smith Center from

35:1111:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the Soul Train

35:15Social. So if you know seniors, tell

35:17them to come out. I guarantee you it's

35:19going to be a lot of fun. Uh mayor on

35:21the agenda today, I'd like to uh

35:24acknowledge and congratulate for 3A1 to

35:273A3.

35:28Congratulations to all of the arts and

35:31uh cultural as well as the community

35:33service organizations who are receiving

35:35funding. Uh thank you for all that you

35:37do in assisting our fellow community

35:39members. Your assistance is needed now

35:42probably more than ever. So, thank you

35:44for all that you do. It's it's so great

35:46to look out in the audience and see so

35:48many colleagues and friends and people

35:51we've been uh side by side uh fighting

35:54for health care, fighting for

35:55homelessness. So again, thank you for

35:58everything that you do and thank you for

36:00being here. Um also, mayor, I do have a

36:04conflict

36:06on on uh 3A2. As you're aware uh for

36:10many for a number of years I have served

36:12as the president and chief executive

36:14officer of the healthc care center for

36:15the homeless. I have filled out form 8b

36:18uh mo me memorandum of voting conflict

36:22with the city clerk and we'll be

36:23abstaining from the vote on this item.

36:26the arrangement to support and fund

36:28outreach programs to assist homeless

36:29persons in uh regaining self-sufficiency

36:32and minimizing the impacts of

36:34homelessness uh on residents and

36:36businesses within our area predates my

36:39time on this council and none of that

36:41money goes towards my compensation.

36:45Uh and with that

36:47uh also mayor on 3e1 uh city funding

36:51agreement with operation new hope to

36:53provide comprehensive mental health

36:54services to the participants of the

36:56Paramore Holden Heights uh kids zone,

36:59Mercy Drive kids zone and the Inglewood

37:01kids zone as well as the My Brother's

37:03Keeper uh program. And that's all I

37:05have. Mayor, thank you.

37:07>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

37:08Keane.

37:09>> Thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon,

37:11commissioners, everyone here in

37:13attendance, and everybody that's online.

37:15Uh, I'm excited about several items on

37:17today's consent agenda that we're seeing

37:19throughout District 1. First, I want to

37:21highlight 3B10. I'm pleased to support

37:23pre-construction agreement uh with HJ

37:25High for the design and build services

37:27for the public safety complex. And on

37:303D1, we have a development review

37:32committee approval uh that I'm

37:33supporting the minutes there for a

37:35proposed 150,000 foot uh hardware store.

37:39We'll call it a hardware store on Bogi

37:41Creek Road. The proposed public safety

37:44complex uh will be a singlestory 8,000

37:47foot facility located on a twoacre site

37:49within the EverB development. The

37:52building will feature crew quarters and

37:53three apparatus bays, two of which will

37:55accommodate EMT operations.

37:58It's been another busy few weeks here

38:00and I want to take a moment to highlight

38:01some of the great uh work happening in

38:03District 1. First, we continue our

38:05school visits, meeting with school

38:06resource officers across the district

38:08campuses to discuss ways to improve

38:10safety for students commuting to and

38:12from school. And I appreciate the SRO's

38:14and school staff for working with us to

38:15identify opportunities to make communing

38:18safer for our families. We also

38:20continued celebrating Hispanic Heritage

38:22Month in District 1 at Equentro.

38:25Hopefully I'm saying that.

38:27>> Equentro 2026 hosted by the Hispanic

38:30Federation recognizing the culture and

38:32leadership that make our community

38:33special. Uh we were excited to reopen

38:36Southport Park Playground officially and

38:37I want to thank Rodney, Edwin, and Tara,

38:40everybody else from Family Parks and

38:41Recreation who made uh helped bring that

38:44project across to the finish line.

38:45Southport community also hosted Chief

38:47Smith for the third quarter OPD

38:50community meeting which drew a very very

38:52strong turnout and offered standing room

38:54only I think and offered opportunity to

38:55connect with our residents and hear

38:56directly from them. We've heard it

38:59already a couple of commissioners

39:00talking about National Night Out. It

39:01looked a little different this year

39:02thanks to the Florida rain, but they

39:04didn't stop us from getting out into the

39:06neighborhoods and celebrating with

39:07residents. Special thank you to Corporal

39:09Dylan Naja, the district one uh liaison

39:12officer for ushering me around for the

39:13neighborhoods and helping make the most

39:14of the evening despite the weather. And

39:16also want to recognize of uh they

39:18provided equipment at a couple of the uh

39:20locations including from station 13 and

39:23station 16. Also had the opportunity to

39:26join Prospera for its annual success

39:28stories event

39:30celebrating small business owners and

39:32entrepreneurs who are building

39:33businesses. and I attended a performance

39:35of Hamilton also attended a performance

39:37of Hamilton and which we heard already

39:38with the Lake Nona High School senior

39:40students. It was a fantastic experience

39:42and as I found out during the during the

39:45uh the pre-performance that many many of

39:47the students that attended had never

39:49been to Dr. Phillips. So this was an

39:51outstanding opportunity for them to not

39:54only experience Hamilton but actually to

39:55get to go to Dr. Phillips. Looking

39:57ahead, we have several exciting weeks on

39:59the calendar. will be attending Hispanic

40:00Chamber tonight, the impact summit,

40:02continuing to support our local

40:04businesses community through ribbon

40:05cutings for uh National City Bank and

40:07the Center for the Homeless and joining

40:09our community for the upcoming Pride

40:10Parade. I'm also looking forward to

40:12attending performance by the United

40:13States Marine Corps Band. That's Ste

40:16Hall next Monday. And in the spirit of

40:19keeping our community safe, I'll be

40:21getting certified, this very exciting,

40:23as a bike helmet fitter so we can

40:25continue promoting eobility safety and

40:28making sure residents and have the tools

40:30they need to ride safely. So I make fun

40:32of it, but it's very very important uh

40:33to get kids to be have their helmets on

40:36when they're riding ebikes or bicycles

40:38or just regular scooters. We can all

40:40agree that if there's one thing that

40:41they should be wearing helmets. If you

40:43need a helmet, please reach out to my

40:45office. I'd also like to take a moment

40:47to thank Corey and public works. This

40:48week, the Meadows of Bogy Creek who will

40:50be getting all their roads mil and

40:52resurfaced. So, appreciate that from

40:54public works. And of course, the

40:56basketball season is officially here.

40:57Best of luck to Orlando Magic, Coach

40:59Sweeney as they kick off the NBA season.

41:01We're excited to see what this year

41:03brings and we'll be cheering them from

41:04all the way. Go Magic. And then finally,

41:07I would like to wish the United States

41:08Navy a happy 251st birthday tomorrow.

41:12>> Thank you, Mayor. I move to approve the

41:14consent agenda.

41:15>> Second.

41:16>> Motion by Commissioner Keane, second by

41:18Commissioner Sheen. All in favor of the

41:20motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those

41:24opposed.

41:25>> So the motion carries. Congratulations

41:27to you all.

41:30[applause]

41:36>> Okay, we're going to take exactly a one

41:38minute recess. And those of you who um

41:41were here just to see that vote are

41:43welcome to adjourn to the ratunda if you

41:46desire.

42:01>> Sure.

42:15Hey, how are you? Long time no see.

42:19How are you?

42:23>> Of course. Of course.

43:00Did I just

43:16All right, let's come back to order. Um,

43:19without objection, we will recess the

43:21city council meeting and convene the CRA

43:23meeting. Uh, the action items have been

43:27postponed and we just have two sets of

43:30minutes, so I bet I can handle that

43:31myself. 4A CR advisory board meeting

43:35minutes August the 26th 2026

43:39>> second

43:39>> motion by commissioner Rose second by

43:41commissioner she all in favor indicate

43:43so by saying I I those opposed motion

43:45carries item 4B are CRA minutes from

43:49September 14th

43:52>> motion by commissioner sheen second by

43:54commissioner rose all in favor indicate

43:57so by saying I I those opposed and so

44:00the motion carries That [snorts] is all

44:02the business come before the CRA today.

44:05So without objection, we'll stand

44:06adjourned. We'll reconvene the city

44:09council meeting and we will move to

44:12hearings. Item 9A, which is a resolution

44:15adopting the 2026 inventory of real

44:19property appropriate for use as

44:21affordable housing. and Florida statutes

44:23require municipalities prepare an

44:25inventory list of real property owned by

44:27the city that is in fact appropriate for

44:30use as affordable housing. So resolution

44:32with the inventory list is presented to

44:34us for approval. At this time we will

44:36hear from anyone from the public that

44:39wishes to speak on the topic. However,

44:41we have no um cards indicating anyone

44:45wishes to speak. So if there is a

44:47motion, we will go ahead. Motion by

44:49Commissioner Rose, second by

44:50Commissioner Sheen. Discussion hearing

44:53none. All in favor of the motion

44:55indicates so by saying I. I. Those

44:57opposed. And so the motion carries.

45:00That brings us to hearings ordinances on

45:03second reading. Madame clerk, you are

45:04up.

45:05>> Ordinance number 2026-27,

45:08an ordinance of the city of Orlando,

45:09Florida, granting Incident Management

45:11Solutions, Inc. a non-exclusive

45:13franchise to provide rolloff container

45:15collection and disposal of solid waste

45:17within the city of Orlando outlining

45:20franchises duties and providing the

45:21terms and conditions under which such

45:23franchise shall operate. Providing for

45:26serverability and an effective date.

45:29>> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by

45:32Commissioner Sheen. We have no cards

45:35indicating the public would like to

45:36testify on the rolloff contract.

45:39Um discussion hearing none. All in favor

45:42of the motion indicates so by saying I I

45:45those opposed and so the motion carries.

45:48We'll move to ordinances on first

45:49reading 13A. Madam clerk,

45:51>> ordinance number 2026-28,

45:54an ordinance of the city council of the

45:56city of Orlando, Florida, amending the

45:58city's adopted growth management plan by

46:00updating figure CI-5 to be entitled

46:032026-2031,

46:06capital improvements fund schedule,

46:08amending policy CI.2.2.14

46:11in the capital improvements element,

46:13providing for severability, corrections,

46:14scriveners errors, and an effective

46:16date.

46:19Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by

46:21Commissioner Sheen. We have no requests

46:23for public participation. Discussion

46:25hearing none. All in favor of the motion

46:27indicates so by saying I. I.

46:29>> Those opposed. Motion carries. And 13B.

46:33>> Ordinance number 2026-29,

46:35an ordinance of the city of Orlando,

46:37Florida, granting Violets Rolloff

46:39Service, Inc. a non-exclusive franchise

46:41to provide rolloff container collection

46:43and disposal of solid waste within the

46:45city of Orlando outlining franchises

46:47duties and providing the terms and

46:49conditions under which such franchise

46:51shall operate providing for servability

46:53and an effective date.

46:56>> Second motion by Commissioner Rose,

46:58second by Commissioner Sheen. We have no

47:00request for public participation

47:02discussion hearing none. All in favor of

47:03the motion indicate so by saying I. I.

47:06Those opposed. And so the motion

47:08carries. That completes our scheduled

47:11agenda. Ed, would you get us ready for

47:13general appearance?

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47:43Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat.