2026-10-26 - City Council Meeting

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07:46>> Good afternoon and welcome to the

07:49October 26, 2026 meeting of the Orlando

07:52City Council. We're going to begin

07:54today's proceedings with the invocation

07:56and the pledge of allegiance today led

07:58by Commissioner Chapen. Commissioner,

08:00>> thank you, Mayor.

08:02Uh please bow your heads if you would

08:04like to. Heavenly Father, as we gather

08:06today, we give thanks for the privilege

08:08of serving our community and for those

08:10who step forward to serve others. With

08:12elections approaching, we are grateful

08:14for the freedom to vote, the courage of

08:16those willing to run for public office,

08:18and the opportunity to participate in

08:20our democracy. May we approach this

08:22election season with humility, respect,

08:24and gratitude, remembering that while we

08:26have we may have different opinions, we

08:29share a common desire for a stronger

08:31community and a better future. Guide us

08:33to lead with wisdom, serve with

08:34integrity, and always put the people we

08:37represent first. Amen.

08:39>> Amen.

08:46Aliance to the flag of the United States

08:48of America and to the republic for which

08:52it stands. One nation under God,

08:55indivisible, with liberty and justice

08:58for all.

09:09>> Okay. First order of business is to call

09:13us to order and to have the clerk call

09:16the role and make a determination of a

09:18quorum.

09:20>> Commissioner Keane

09:21>> here.

09:22>> Commissioner Ortiz,

09:25>> Commissioner Chapen

09:26>> here.

09:26>> Commissioner Sheen

09:27>> here.

09:28>> Commissioner Rose here.

09:29>> Commissioner Burns

09:30>> here.

09:31>> Mayor Dyer

09:32>> here. [clears throat]

09:33>> Mayor, you have a quorum.

09:34>> Thank you, Madam Clerk.

09:36Let's take up the minutes from October

09:3812th, the city council meeting and the

09:40agenda review meetings. Is there

09:43>> motion by Commissioner Sheen to approve,

09:45second by Commissioner Burns. All in

09:47favor indicate so by saying I. I.

09:50>> Those opposed and so the motion carries.

09:55We don't have any awards, presentations,

09:57or recognitions today. So we will go

10:00right into the mayor's update. And this

10:02is the last meeting before the Veterans

10:05Day parade. And we invite the entire

10:08community to come out to Commissioner

10:11Kings District on November 7th at the

10:14Lake Nona Town Center as we celebrate

10:16Orlando's veterans. It'll be the second

10:18year that we have moved the parade from

10:21downtown to Lake Nona. It worked out

10:23great last year and we expect um a

10:25similar outcome this year. I'd like to

10:28take a moment to recognize a special

10:30group of visitors who are joining us

10:32today from Valencia's student

10:34government. We are proud to host these

10:36student leaders here in city hall. I had

10:39the opportunity to interact with them

10:41and they asked me hard penetrating

10:44questions that I stumbled and could

10:47barely answer. So, they are smart um

10:50kids and uh every last one of them was

10:54born after I became mayor.

10:57>> [laughter]

10:58>> So, if you would stand up, we would like

11:00to welcome you to City Hall. Go Pumas.

11:03[applause]

11:11Are all you guys 18 though?

11:14Everybody 18?

11:18>> Well, everybody that's 18, are you

11:19planning to vote this year? Be your

11:22first time, right?

11:24>> Yeah. Okay. We'll make sure because

11:26election day is November the 3rd and you

11:29don't have to wait till then. There's

11:31early voting available um until November

11:331st. You guys can sit down

11:37um at at least in Orange County 27

11:40different early voting sites and there

11:43are a number of key statewide elections,

11:47but there are also local elections and

11:49then several ballot initiatives that are

11:52important especially to cities this

11:53year.

11:54Okay, I am just going to take one item

11:57of note that is um on the agenda today.

12:01It's actually five because as we work

12:03with our regional partners and not

12:05forprofits, we um give hope to those

12:09people experiencing homelessness. And

12:11there are five items on today's agenda

12:13that support those efforts. The

12:15Coalition for the Homeless of Central

12:17Florida um is providing shelters to

12:20individuals living on the streets and in

12:22danger. We're providing um funding to

12:25the central care mission to offer

12:27substance abuse support, group therapy

12:30and treatment referrals on the Christian

12:32service center campus, uh healthcare

12:36center for the homeless for street

12:37outreach, salt outreach for

12:39transportation to its day center and

12:41managing cooling centers and the

12:43homeless services network for

12:45coordinating our region's homeless

12:46response system. So I know there are

12:49representatives from a number of those

12:51organizations and if you would please

12:54stand so that we can thank you for your

12:55work.

12:57[applause]

13:05Okay, with that we will move to the

13:06consent agenda. And the consent agenda

13:08is a number of items that are voted upon

13:10with a single vote of council. We give

13:12each of our council members an

13:14opportunity to comment on items on the

13:16consent agenda as well as update you

13:19with important happenings from their

13:21individual districts. We rotate the

13:23order that we do that. Commissioner

13:25Chapen is first up today.

13:27>> Thank you, Mayor. Um I will be brief. Uh

13:31on October 13th, I had the opportunity

13:33to join Mayor Dyer and several of our

13:35local leaders to unveil some historic

13:38plaques for five beloved businesses in

13:41Mills 50. Cameo Theater, Colonial Photo

13:44and Hobby, The Center, Track Shack, and

13:48Wallally's.

13:49Uh all all incredible assets to the

13:52neighborhood and all so deserving of the

13:54recognition. Um, a special shout out to

13:57Commissioner Sheen who uh, of course

13:59overlaps that main street and that whole

14:01Mills 50 area and the leadership she has

14:04provided over the decades she has uh,

14:07been on this council. On October 15th,

14:10Sheriff uh, Sheriff Chief Eric Smith uh,

14:14hosted this quarter's community meeting.

14:16We had a fantastic turnout and I was

14:18especially appreciated hearing

14:21thoughtful questions from our younger

14:22residents. We had a lot of uh students

14:25from Baldwin Park there and they were

14:27very interested in in crime matters,

14:29especially the drone. They wanted to

14:31know how fast does the drone go, how

14:33much does it weigh, how long can it fly.

14:35But uh appreciate Chief Smith and all

14:38the other officers who were in

14:40attendance. Um I hope everyone will have

14:44a fun and safe Halloween this Saturday.

14:46I'm looking forward to serving as a

14:47judge at Lou Gardens Dog Day. Can't wait

14:51to see some of our four-legged neighbors

14:53in costume. Next Saturday, November 7th,

14:56Friends of Lake H Lock Haven Chain of

14:58Lakes will host a community cleanup. I'm

15:00plan to stop by and love would love to

15:02see other District 3 residents join in.

15:05Uh one agenda item in particular, uh

15:08item 3C1 on today's agenda, which is the

15:10plat dedication for the Holocaust Museum

15:12for Hope in Humanity. This is going to

15:15be a very meaningful addition to our

15:17city uh especially to district 3 at

15:20South Ivanho Boulevard. Um I've had

15:23several conversations with leaders on

15:25this initiative and looking forward to

15:28watching the project and the vision

15:30continue to come to life. That's all

15:32I've got. Mayor, thank you.

15:33>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

15:35Sheen.

15:36>> Well, thanks, Mayor. I did enjoy many

15:37dog friendly events over the weekend

15:39with Kira. Uh Thornton Park had a had

15:41their um event at on Thursday. Mills 50

15:44had their event and I didn't get to

15:45Barktoberfest, but I heard it was

15:47wonderful. And uh I always have to thank

15:50Sammy Dyer, our best dog lobbyist who

15:54got you to understand why we want to

15:56take our puppies, mayor. So I always

15:58will thank will thank Sammy for that. I

16:01always joke with the mayor because he

16:02had dogs he couldn't take anywhere. And

16:03I always wanted to take my dogs places.

16:05And uh once he got Sammy, she was an an

16:07angel and he wanted to take her

16:08everywhere. And I remember one time you

16:10got matching you couldn't take her to

16:11the Winter Park Art Festival. And uh you

16:14know we love our pets. We like to take

16:16them places. So I'm delighted to see so

16:17many dog friendly events and also

16:19kid-friendly events. We had a Halloween

16:21over the weekend as well and I heard

16:22that was very well attended too. Um I

16:25want to wish former commissioner Sam

16:27Ings a speedy and complete recovery. He

16:29fell ill last week and I hear he's doing

16:32better. So um we are praying for you

16:34Commissioner Ings. Um I'm very delighted

16:37to see funding for all the homeless

16:38services and providers. Um one of the

16:40biggest disappointments in my career has

16:42been uh the overwhelming um opposition

16:46to providing shelter for people from

16:48people who frankly um you know my uh I

16:51say my my house would probably fit in

16:53their kitchens. People very very um uh

16:56wealthy who came out to support to uh

17:00come out in opposition against people

17:02who don't have a place to put their head

17:03at night. I thought it was disgraceful

17:04and disgusting, but unfortunately it

17:06just got to be too much and uh we

17:09couldn't do the Kaye shelter, but I'm

17:10hoping that at some point in time, you

17:12know, I understand the concern. Um, you

17:15know, but I think a well-run, properly

17:17one shel run shelter can really provide

17:19a lot of benefit to both the people who

17:21are homeless and to the community and to

17:23people as a whole. Having people live in

17:25our parks and our streets is not the

17:26answer. So, I'm hoping that as we move

17:28forward, we can have better, more civil

17:31dialogue around this issue and that we

17:33can provide the services that people

17:34really need. But this is, like I say,

17:36that all of the all the homeless

17:37services funding that we're doing today

17:39is a is a great start. Um, I'm delighted

17:43on the agenda today, too, item 3C2,

17:46partnership places grant, the energy

17:47efficient appliances, um, window unit

17:50AC, which actually can be given to

17:52renters. I just found that out. And you

17:55know, we have a lot of people who are

17:56renting and and window units are their

17:59only only way to cool themselves. And

18:01the fact that they can apply for these

18:03energy efficient window units is just

18:05great. I know they're a little bit

18:07behind. You have to apply 20 at a time,

18:09but we also are doing heat pump water

18:11heaters, induction cooktops, portable

18:13solar units that come along with the um

18:16the solar panels. It's just a great

18:18program. And this is the second part of

18:20it. It's again partners for places

18:22grant. And I've told people in my

18:24district, you might go to sign up and

18:26that might be full, but keep signing up

18:29because it's just a wonderful program.

18:31And this and and I've had some people

18:32say, why are you doing that? It's a

18:34stupid waste of money. Well, it's not a

18:35waste of money if you need help. And the

18:38and again, this was really will benefit

18:40people, especially the um the portable

18:43solar units. If we have power outages,

18:45the um the energy efficient window units

18:48are really going to help people with

18:49their power bills. So, I think it's very

18:51important and it is grant fund. It is

18:53not your tax dollars. It's a grant. It's

18:55something that our sustainability people

18:56went out and got a grant for. So, I

18:59don't have any problem fussing at people

19:00when they say spend it on something

19:02else. And I say no, this is a really

19:04good grant that is spent on our

19:05citizens. And I want to thank again the

19:07sustainability team for bringing this

19:09today. Um item 3C3, the Pulse Memorial

19:12Plat. Glad to see things continue to

19:14move forward on the Pulse Memorial. Um,

19:17and I have been really wanting to say

19:19this on 3d3 suffering bastard. I never

19:22thought I would ever get to say

19:23suffering bastard at an Orlando City

19:25Council meeting, but it is actually a

19:27business. It's actually a new restaurant

19:29in District 4. It's going to be at 828

19:32North Mills Avenue, and I hear it's just

19:33a great Polynesian restaurant, and I

19:35can't wait to go visit the suffering

19:37bastard. So, again, I can't say it

19:40enough times because it's just fun. Um,

19:43and also something that I've been

19:44working for a while on with um with uh

19:46board member Stephanie Vanos with the

19:48Orange County Public Schools. We finally

19:50have gotten and thank you Jod. We

19:52finally finally finally have a joint use

19:54agreement for Howard Middle School.

19:56Unfortunately, we can't use it every day

19:58like we used to be able to, but it's a

20:00start on school holidays, Thanksgiving,

20:02winter and spring break and summer

20:04break. Residents can use Howard Track to

20:07exercise. So, I think it's a great

20:09thing. We could not get a deal where it

20:12worked out with Orange County Public

20:13Schools. Board member Vanos was very

20:15helpful. So, I'm glad to see this

20:16amenity finally open to the public and

20:18I'm hoping we can do more to open it up

20:21more often. And um the last thing I have

20:25today is I'm on the events. I'm thrilled

20:27to see that we're going to be doing the

20:29front porch festival at Dr. Phillips. I

20:32have a friend who's from Germany. He

20:33says it's good as the German Christmas

20:35markets. I think that's high praise. So,

20:38I think it's good. It's a it's a

20:39wonderful event. If anyone has not gone

20:42um to the Frontard Pest Festival, it it

20:44happens throughout the month of November

20:46through December. And it is just an

20:48absolutely wonderful community, you

20:50know, get together. Everybody's having a

20:52great time and it's really what

20:53community is all about. That's all I

20:54had, Mayor. Thank you.

20:56>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

20:57Rose.

20:57>> Good afternoon, Mayor, Commissioners,

20:59and everyone in the audience. Um I want

21:01to welcome the Valencia students. I will

21:03stop by upstairs. I am a proud alumni.

21:06Go Pumas. Um,

21:10so thank you all for being here. Um,

21:11from investing in our children and

21:13supporting local businesses to advancing

21:15home ownership, maternal wellness, and

21:17civic engagement, I'm grateful for the

21:18organizations and community partners who

21:20continue to make a difference in our

21:22community. Thank you to Dolly Parton's

21:24Imagination Library for helping ensure

21:26our preschoolers at Westlakes Early

21:28Learning Center receive books delivered

21:30directly to their homes. Building a love

21:32for reading early opens doors to a

21:35lifetime of learning. Thank you to the

21:37Orlando Magic for hosting the Hispanic

21:39Business Summit, bringing together

21:42business leaders, entrepreneurs, and

21:43community members to connect, learn, and

21:45grow. These opportunities expand

21:48networks, share knowledge, and celebrate

21:50Hispanic Voices

21:53uh by strengthening our local economy.

21:56Congratulations to CFHLA, Central

21:58Florida Housing Hotel and Lodging

22:01Association, for awarding more than

22:03$150,000 in hospitality scholarships to

22:0639 students throughout Central Florida.

22:08Investing in our students today helps

22:10prepare the next generation of

22:12hospitality leaders. Thank you to Naira

22:15Women's Council for inviting

22:17Commissioner Burns,

22:19uh, Senator Leavon Bracie, and myself to

22:22participate in an annual bis in their

22:24annual business rally. We had the

22:26opportunity to discuss the current state

22:27of housing, local policies impacting

22:30real estate and strategies to advance

22:32equitable development and sustainable

22:35home ownership throughout Central

22:36Florida. And we even got to talk about

22:38amendment three and the impacts that it

22:40will have on the housing market. Thank

22:43you to Maternal Matters Favored for

22:45hosting another Orange County maternal

22:47wellness fair, connecting families to

22:49resources and helping community leaders

22:52better understand the importance of

22:53maternal wellness, the importance that

22:56maternal wellness is essential to

22:57supporting healthier mothers, babies,

22:59and families. I look forward to building

23:01on this work. I want to congratulate New

23:04Hope Primitive Baptist Church on taking

23:06the initial steps toward the vision of

23:08building a new sanctuary to better serve

23:09its congregation and the surrounding

23:11communities. May this next chapter bring

23:13continued growth, fellowship, and

23:15blessings. Thank you to the corporate

23:17and business law society at FAMU College

23:21of Law for inviting Commissioner Burns,

23:23Commissioner Mike Scott, and myself to

23:25participate in their government finance

23:27day panel. We enjoyed sharing our

23:29journeys discussing how taxpayer dollars

23:31are used in exploring career

23:33opportunities in finance and public

23:35finance with the next generation of

23:36leaders. One of the odd questions that

23:39one of the students asked me that it

23:41really hit home for me being the

23:42youngest elected up here was why does

23:45there seem to be a barrier between the

23:47older generation of elected officials

23:49and the younger generation and how do we

23:51help? And for me, like it was a I had to

23:54really explain my battle and that when

23:56your heart is in serving the people, um

23:59God will lead you along the path to get

24:01where you need to be to help people. And

24:03whether it's an elected position or not,

24:05just continue to serve from your heart

24:07and God will take care of the rest.

24:09[clears throat]

24:10I want to thank the Avita Institute for

24:13bringing free haircuts to our young

24:15people at the Callahan and Northwest

24:17Neighborhood Center. So, my goal and

24:20thought process is how do we use

24:22community partners and students who need

24:25certain hands-on hours to be able to

24:27help our parents in our high um poverty

24:30communities? And so, haircuts, if you

24:32think about a haircut right now for a

24:33child, ranges anywhere from 20 to $30.

24:36Um, and so if you think about in our in

24:38our community centers, some of our

24:40families are five, six, seven. I have a

24:42family of 11 at one of my neighborhood

24:44centers. And so being able to take a $20

24:47times how many of her children are in a

24:49household and be able to provide

24:51haircuts as well as allow the students

24:53to get hands-on experience was a thing

24:55that I have been working with my office

24:57and making and reaching out to barber

24:58schools. So I'm thankful for Avita

25:00Institute for um bringing barbers to our

25:03two neighborhood centers for right now

25:04and we are working with other barber

25:06schools around the region to be able to

25:08provide haircuts. So, right now it will

25:10be at Callahan and Northwest free to our

25:13participants. Um, and we're also working

25:15with a couple of braiders in our

25:17community who are licensed to be able to

25:19help our young girls get hairstyles as

25:21well. Investing in our youth means

25:23creating opportunities that support the

25:25confidence, well-being, and quality of

25:27life. And I can appreciate all of our

25:28partners for this opportunity. So, as

25:31Mayor Dyer mentioned, we are deep in

25:33election season. Yesterday was the first

25:35Sunday of early voting. and I

25:37participated and partnered with the

25:39African-American Christian clergy

25:42council, Black Voters Matter, the

25:44National Congress of Black Women Equal

25:46Ground, and the Apaka Christian

25:48Alliance. Wait, and the Orange County,

25:51Florida Voters League. Um, we

25:54participated in what we call Caravan and

25:56Soul to the Pose. We increased our

25:58numbers at three locations.

26:01um the Northwest Center, the

26:06Washington Park Library was also in

26:08district 5 as well as in Apakka in the

26:10John Bridges uh community center. It's a

26:12way to get the community together and

26:14remind everyone that it's election. So,

26:16I want to thank the media outlets that

26:17came to remind everyone it's election

26:19time and we should make sure we exercise

26:21our votes, our rights to vote.

26:24This week is Halloween week. Um, I want

26:28to encourage everyone to have a safe and

26:29enjoyable trunk or treat or Halloween

26:31season. Parents, please keep a close eye

26:33on the little ones. And for our drivers

26:35in the community, please slow down and

26:37stay alert, especially in our

26:39residential neighborhoods where children

26:40will be out in the evenings. And we know

26:42when there's house to house, they will

26:44cross the street without looking both

26:45ways. So, please be vigilant to our kids

26:47during this week. Um, let's continue

26:50looking out for one another, showing up

26:52for our neighbors, and making a better

26:54District 5 in city of Orlando where

26:56families can thrive. Now, on to the

26:59agenda. I am happy to see 3B4. Kimley

27:02Horn will come in and we'll do design

27:05services for Orange and Rosland Avenue

27:08as we look to the future of two-waying

27:10both. Um, as Commissioner Shehan

27:13mentioned, 3C2 Partners for Places

27:15Grant. This has been a great program for

27:19the last two years and I'm glad and

27:21grateful for us to be moving into the

27:23next phase. And so, Commissioner Sheham,

27:25being in the Pierore community, one of

27:26the things that I used to advocate for

27:28is some of the conditions that some of

27:30our renters live in and that many of our

27:32programs at the city of Orlando are for

27:34only homeowners. And so, it was a big

27:36fight for me to continue to say making

27:38sure our renters in our community have

27:40access to things and can improve their

27:42quality of life. So, thank you to Mike

27:45Hess and the team um although he's moved

27:48over to EDV now. Um I also want to um u

27:53mention 33 National Council on Aging

27:56Older Adult Well-being Grant. This

27:58funding will support Seniors Connections

28:00Program by implementing Lincoln Lives.

28:03Um if you do not know, we have a

28:06wonderful Seniors Connections program

28:07here in the city of Orlando. We make

28:09sure we take care of our seniors here.

28:12Um, check your neighbor your local

28:14neighborhood center. There are some sort

28:15of senior connections. There's some sort

28:17of senior activity happening almost

28:18every day. And to our Valencia students,

28:21if you would love to volunteer at our

28:23neighborhood centers, reach out to my

28:25office and let's talk about how you can

28:26help um the generation that built um the

28:29platforms that we stand on today. And

28:30that's all I have today. Mayor,

28:33>> thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

28:34Burns.

28:35>> Uh, good afternoon. Thank you, Mayor.

28:37And good afternoon, commissioners, and

28:39all who are in attendance uh this

28:40morning. Um, first uh as we continue to

28:43recognize uh breast cancer awareness

28:46month, I want to encourage everyone to

28:48encourage your loved ones to get uh

28:51mammograms as well as perform self

28:53breast exams because early detection uh

28:56is the single biggest factor to whether

29:00um a woman will be uh uh cancer-free

29:05uh for the next five years. Um when I

29:08moved back here in 2003, my mother was

29:10uh diagnosed with breast cancer. She

29:12caught it early. Uh didn't have to go

29:14through any um chemo or radiation. Um

29:19and so I again with her having that

29:21outcome, I just want to encourage us

29:23again early detection is the key. Uh

29:26also October the 20th, I enjoyed the uh

29:29city's 20th annual Hispanic Heritage

29:32event. Great event, great food. It was a

29:35pleasure to be there. Also on October

29:37the 14th, I had the opportunity of

29:40having dinner with where I I provided

29:43dinner to our fighter firefighters at

29:45station 7 on Goldwin. Uh it was probably

29:48a very busy day because I brought the

29:50food. We weren't able to sit down and

29:52eat because every time we talked, the

29:54alarm went off and uh they they went

29:57back out. But it was great to see them

29:58in in action. want to say thank you to

30:01Chief Teea for joining me uh uh on that

30:04visit and I plan on visiting our other

30:07fire stations and attempting to have

30:09dinner with them uh as well. Uh also

30:12October the 15th as Commissioner Rose sp

30:15uh mentioned we spoke at the National

30:18Association of Real Estate Brokers and

30:20um Commissioner mentioned that we did

30:23talk about Amendment Three. That was a

30:25hot topic mayor because we know that the

30:27realators association came out in

30:29support of it. So I challenged them a

30:30little bit um from the dis of where I

30:33was sitting and found out that um most

30:36of the realators did not support what

30:38the realators association uh did. So

30:41that was that was interesting. Uh so

30:43again we continue to educate our

30:46community on uh amendment amendment

30:48three and what that could mean for our

30:51city finances. Also uh October the 20th

30:54participated again with uh Commissioner

30:56Rose uh corporate business law society

31:00uh the speed networking event at the co

31:02family college of law. Also uh on

31:05October the 21st uh had the pleasure of

31:08participating in the Jones High School

31:10homecoming parade. So congratulations to

31:13our Fighting Tigers. Won our game 81

31:15to0. So that was an impressive uh

31:18impressive win. Uh yeah, we we had to do

31:21it do it big for homecoming. So uh yeah,

31:24so again very proud of of Jones, not

31:26just the football team, but the the

31:28entire school. Uh also October 22nd

31:32attended the Christian Service Center uh

31:34homeless ribbon uh center for the

31:36homeless ribbon cutting. Great event.

31:38Uh, and I just like to say thank you to

31:40mayor and my fellow commissioners for

31:42the investments that we're making into

31:45uh our homeless service providers, which

31:47is evident uh later on in our agenda.

31:51Also, a few upcoming events. October

31:5327th, Trunks, Treats, and Community

31:56Beats at the Dr. Sylvester Henkins

31:58Neighborhood Center from 68. Uh, also

32:01October the 29th, Grand Avenue's trunk

32:04or treat uh in Zombie Land Haunted House

32:07at Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center from

32:106 to9. Also, a trunk or treat at Dr.

32:13James R. Smith Center. Um, also I've

32:16been notified by my staff that they have

32:20uh ordered me a Halloween costume. I'm

32:23not sure what it is, but it will be

32:25unveiled. So, uh, keep your eyes open

32:27for uh my new costume. Uh also uh our

32:31next let's talk uh district 6 first

32:34Thursday with Commissioner Burns will be

32:36held November the 5th at the Elclaia

32:39Allen Center and this is a time this is

32:41a district-wide meeting where the

32:43district comes together and we just talk

32:44about things that are happening in

32:46district 6. This will be our veterans uh

32:49edition. So we will be celebrating our

32:52veterans uh at that time and we will

32:54have some uh Thanksgiving inspired food.

32:58We won't [clears throat] have a

32:59Thanksgiving meal, but it'll be

33:01Thanksgiving inspired.

33:03All right. Also, um on November the

33:0715th, one community, one table

33:09Thanksgiving box giveaway again at the

33:11James R. Smith Center. Uh I want to hear

33:14from you. My next um satellite office

33:17hours will be October the 28th,

33:19Wednesday, October the 28th, and then

33:21Wednesday, November the 11th. This is a

33:24time for residents to come meet with me

33:26outside of city hall. So, just reach out

33:28to my uh to my office to get on that

33:31agenda. And mayor, on the agenda, um I

33:35have a couple of voting conflicts.

33:37First, as you all are aware, uh for a

33:39number of years, I've served as the

33:40president and CEO of the Healthc Care

33:42Center for the Homeless. I have filled

33:44out, and this is for item 3 A4. I have

33:47filled out uh the form 8 memorandum of

33:50voting conflict with the city clerk and

33:52will be abstaining from voting on this

33:54item. the arrangement to support and

33:57fund outreach programs to assist

33:59homeless persons in regaining

34:01self-sufficiency and minimizing the

34:03impacts of homelessness on residents and

34:06businesses within the area predates my

34:08time on this council and none of that

34:10money goes towards my compensation.

34:13Also, another conflict uh voting

34:16conflict on 3D4 uh temporary use under

34:20EDV temporary use. I have filled out the

34:22necessary form uh 8B um memorandum of

34:26voting conflict and we'll be submitting

34:28that to the uh to our clerk. Um item 3

34:34A1 citizens advisory appointments. Like

34:36to say thank you to all of our residents

34:38who are uh willing to give up their time

34:40to serve on these various uh boards.

34:43This is how we you help us to run our

34:46great city. So thank you for for

34:48volunteering to do that. Also on items

34:513A1 to 3A3 and 3A5 and 6, I'd like to

34:57express my support and say thank you to

34:59these organizations who are serving some

35:02of our most vulnerable community members

35:04who are experiencing homelessness. Uh

35:06it's great to be a partner. Uh and we

35:08look forward to the great things that

35:09are to come in the future. And then the

35:12uh last thing uh mayor on the agenda

35:143GI,

35:16the housing rehab uh funding agreements.

35:19I believe there are six agreements for

35:21housing rehab. I just want to uh

35:24encourage this is a great program that

35:26the city has that the city uh supports

35:29uh the rehab of homes for homeowners up

35:33to a maximum of of $100,000

35:36which there's a second mortgage that's

35:38put on the home uh until the time uh

35:41time frame elapses. but also there's a

35:4320,000 grant where individuals,

35:46homeowners can get $20,000 to improve

35:50their homes. Uh oftent times our

35:52residents get new roofs for so they can

35:54get their uh homeowners insurance and

35:56things of that nature. So I want to

35:58encourage our residents to look into

36:00these programs. These is a great

36:02resource when we start talking about

36:04affordable housing and housing, the

36:06housing crisis that [clears throat] we

36:08have in our community. One of the things

36:09that we can do as a city is to help

36:12preserve our existing housing stock and

36:14I think this is a great program to do

36:17so. And that's all I have. Mayor, thank

36:18you.

36:19>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

36:20Keane.

36:21>> Thank you, uh, mayor. Good afternoon,

36:23commissioners, residents. Uh, thank you

36:24all for joining us today in person and

36:26online. As always, it's been another

36:28busy couple weeks in District 1, and I'm

36:30proud to highlight some of the work that

36:32is happening across our community. Last

36:33week, I had the pleasure of celebrating

36:35two exciting additions to our business

36:36community with Urban Cutings at the new

36:38Zaza location uh here in downtown Sodto

36:42and also at City National Bank in Lake

36:44Nona. Also joined the Orlando Fire

36:46Department, our open house. Thank you,

36:48Chief Teamer. Uh at station 16, Medical

36:51City, where we had a great opportunity

36:52to connect with residents and highlight

36:54the firehouse and equipment our

36:55firefighters and EMS personnel use every

36:58day to keep our community safe.

37:01I'm proud to announce and share that

37:02I've become a certified helmet fitter.

37:05Promoting safety and responsible bike

37:07and ebike riding is one of my top

37:08priorities. So, if you need a helmet,

37:10let my office know and now I can help

37:12size that one for you. I also met Teresa

37:15and TA from Hope and Help Florida to

37:17discuss testing, education, and

37:19prevention services they [clears throat]

37:20offer. I enjoyed getting into the

37:22Halloween spirit as my fellow

37:24commissioners have by passing on candy

37:25at fall events with Vista Lakes and the

37:27North Lake Park neighborhoods as well as

37:29at the Lake Nona Middle School fall

37:31fest. Looking ahead, we have a full week

37:33of opportunities to connect and invest

37:35in the future of District 1. I'll be

37:37meeting with several downtown bar owners

37:39to discuss the challenges affecting

37:40their businesses and hear how we can

37:42continue supporting a vibrant downtown.

37:44I'll also be hosting a District 1 town

37:46hall at Luminary Middle School to talk

37:49about the new Lake Nona South City Park.

37:53I'm looking forward to joining the

37:54Coalition for the Homeless of Central

37:55Florida for ground breaking ceremony

37:57later this week. Another important step

37:59in addressing homelessness and expanding

38:00support for those who need it most.

38:03We'll also bring a little fun to our

38:05schools through afterchool allstars by

38:07hosting pizza parties at all four of the

38:08District 1 middle schools. And I'll be

38:11riding along with the Orlando Fire

38:12Department at station one to get a

38:14closer look at the work our firefighters

38:16do on the front lines. And of course, we

38:18have a big local high school football

38:20match coming up. Mayor, as late Nona

38:22takes on Innovation High School as

38:24someone who represents the community.

38:26I'm glad to have I'm going to have to

38:28split my loyalties on this one and I

38:29hope whatever school wins, I'll still

38:31get invited back to both campuses.

38:33Also want to remind everyone that as as

38:35some commissioners have, we got election

38:37day coming up on Tuesday, November 3rd.

38:38Make a plan to vote. Encourage your

38:40friends and neighbors to participate and

38:42make your voice heard. And please join

38:44me for the upcoming Veterans Day parade

38:46coming to District 1 for the second year

38:48in a row as we come together to honor

38:49the brave men and women who serve our

38:51country. It's one of the many

38:52opportunities we have to show our

38:54gratitude to those who have sacrificed

38:55so much to protect our freedoms. As we

38:58head into the Halloween weekend, I want

38:59to wish everyone a a happy and safe

39:01Halloween. Whether you're taking the

39:03kids trick-or-treating or handing out

39:04candy at home, please look out for one

39:06another. drive carefully and make sure

39:08everyone gets home safely.

39:10Transportation remains our top issue in

39:12District 1. On the consent agenda today,

39:15I'd like to highlight some well needed

39:17relief through a contract with Dubberry

39:18Engineers for the Econ Trail expansion

39:20project. Very happy to see the project

39:22move a step further into the design

39:24phase, meaning it's still a few years

39:26away, including some modifications to

39:28the intersection at Lee Vista Boulevard.

39:30The scope of this project also includes

39:32a four-lane divided highway, bike lanes,

39:34and drainage improvements to existing

39:35storm water ponds. Happy to see it

39:37moving through the council today. And I

39:39want to thank William and and David from

39:41business and financial services for

39:42their work on this item, which is 3B3.

39:45And with that, with Commissioner uh

39:47Ortiz out, I guess it falls to me to

39:50move the consent agenda forward.

39:51>> Good job. Motion sir, Commissioner

39:53Keane. Second by Commissioner Rose. All

39:55in favor indicates so by saying I. Those

39:58opposed? Motion carries. Okay, I'm going

40:01to take a one minute recess. We're going

40:02to take a one minute recess. So, those

40:05who were here just for the consent

40:06agenda that don't want to remain for the

40:09rest of the program um have that

40:11opportunity to make their way out.

40:39Okay, [clears throat] without objection,

40:40we will recess the city council meeting

40:42and convene the CRA meeting. I think I

40:45can handle A and B. [clears throat] Uh A

40:47is advisory board meeting minutes from

40:50September 23rd. Motion by Commissioner

40:53Rose, second by Commissioner Sheen. All

40:54in favor indicate so by saying I. I.

40:57Those opposed. Motion carries. B is CRA

41:00minutes from the uh September 28th

41:02meeting.

41:03>> Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by

41:05Commissioner Rose. All in favor

41:07indicates so by saying I. I. Those

41:09opposed. Motion carries. Okay. C.

41:12>> All right. Good afternoon, Mayor,

41:13commissioners. Item 4 C is a companion

41:16item to item 3B4. It's approving design

41:19services for the DTO 2.0 O

41:20implementation plan uh on June 8th of

41:23this year, city council and the CRA

41:25approved rankings and authorized

41:26negotiations with Kimley Horn and

41:28Associates uh for the design services

41:30for the DTO 2.0 implementation plan

41:32project. Uh these services are for the

41:35two-way conversion of Orange Avenue and

41:36Rosland Avenue uh from South Street up

41:39to Colonial Drive. Uh the fiscal impact

41:41for this item is just under 1.7 million.

41:43And these preliminary engineering

41:45services include traffic analysis,

41:46concept development, and 15% schematic

41:49designs for both Orange and Rosland

41:51Avenue corridors. Happy to answer any

41:53questions.

41:54>> Second.

41:55>> Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by

41:57Commissioner Sheen. Discussion hearing.

42:00None. All in favor of the motion

42:01indicates so by saying I. I.

42:03>> Those opposed. And so the motion

42:05carries. Any further business come

42:06before the CRA?

42:07>> No further business. Then we will stand

42:09adjourned as to the CRA and we will

42:11without objection and reconvene the city

42:14council meeting. We are hearing is

42:16ordinance second read uh 12A. Madam

42:19clerk,

42:20>> ordinance number 2026-28,

42:23an ordinance of the city council of the

42:24city of Orlando, Florida, amending the

42:26city's adopted growth management plan by

42:28updating figure CI-5 to be entitled

42:312026-2031

42:33capital improvement fund schedule

42:35amending policy CI.2.2. 2.14 in the

42:39capital improvements element providing

42:41severability correction of scrier's

42:42errors and an effective date.

42:43>> Move to approve.

42:47>> Was that Commissioner Burns? And who was

42:49second?

42:49>> Rose.

42:50>> Rose. Motion by Commissioner Burns.

42:52Second by Commissioner Rose. Is there

42:54discussion? Uh actually we don't have

42:57any public input. Is there discussion?

43:00Hearing none. All in favor of the motion

43:01indicates so by saying I.

43:03>> Those opposed. Motion carries.

43:06and ordinances on first read 13A. Madam

43:09clerk,

43:10>> ordinance number 2026-31,

43:13an ordinance of the city council of the

43:14city of Orlando, Florida, relating to

43:16the installation of synthetic turf,

43:18amending chapter 60, part 2F, land

43:20development code entitled one family and

43:22two family residential landscaping

43:24requirements and part 2G, land

43:26development code entitled sight specific

43:28plantings and other material

43:30requirements. Amending chapter 66 of the

43:32land development code entitled

43:34definitions providing for serverability

43:36codification correction scrier errors

43:38and an effective date. So move

43:40>> second

43:41>> motion by commissioner Rose second by

43:44commissioner Burns. We have no request

43:45for public testimony discussion hearing

43:49uh commissioner sheen and then

43:50commissioner rose.

43:51>> Yeah, I just wanted to say that this is

43:53this is very frustrating. You know I

43:54mean this is again another preeemption

43:56from Tallahassee. um we have already

43:58have a lot of drainage problems and uh

44:01you know we're trying to do the right

44:02thing with percolation and now we're

44:04looking at you know the potential of

44:06allowing artificial church which is not

44:08a permeable surface and uh I'm just

44:10frustrated that and and we've got that

44:13we've got larger homes being built

44:14double homes on lots and they're also

44:17filling in the retention ponds on some

44:19of these places so I'm just afraid this

44:20is going to create more of a problem but

44:22anytime we get a Tallahassee preeemption

44:24I'm more than happy to point it out

44:26because it's it's that they should allow

44:28local government to handle local

44:29government. Thank you, mayor.

44:31>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

44:32Rose,

44:33>> uh, I have one question. Um, Corey, does

44:37this impact will this have a a horrible

44:40like how will this impact public works?

44:51>> Good afternoon, mayor, commissioners,

44:54commissioner Rose. This is um um this is

44:57we've been asked to for you know

44:59artificial um turf for for a while now.

45:03Um we still look at this is um we we

45:06have to this preeemption basically goes

45:08in and says um we have to allow for you

45:12know permeable um aspect of this

45:15artificial turf. Uh we still try to

45:17analyze what all goes on in this in this

45:19too. So we're going to have to take this

45:20as a case by case basis to see what

45:22really goes on. But it really I mean we

45:24have to to treat artificial turf now

45:26like it is uh pvious basically is what

45:29it's saying

45:29>> which means they will have to have the

45:31proper drainage as they would

45:32>> they still will have to have proper

45:33drainage. I mean it will still have to

45:34to drain itself. It's just that the time

45:37of concentration is what really matters

45:38on some of these things as far as how

45:40far it goes and runs off and stuff like

45:42that. That's still going to be

45:43calculated. Okay to a certain extent

45:46that we know what's going on. But I mean

45:48within with anything with some of these

45:50changes, it does kind of already tell us

45:52what's going to happen have to happen in

45:54these aspects.

45:54>> Okay. Thank you. So I wanted to give a

45:56different perspective from Commissioner

45:57Sheen, which is why I moved the vote. Um

45:59actually talking to some builders and

46:00developers, this could potentially help

46:02um because there will not have to be

46:04landscaping done in some communities if

46:06you're putting turf um as opposed to

46:08putting regular grass. And so

46:10ultimately, it is public works

46:11responsibility to ensure that our

46:13drainage systems are not impacted. And

46:15so we'll look forward to seeing how some

46:17of these developments could potentially

46:19have a positive impact in our community

46:21where places where folks like I have

46:23grass and I wish I didn't have to put

46:24grass. So I wish that this was an option

46:26back when the house was built in 2018

46:28because it's less maintenance especially

46:30as we start talking about the areas that

46:32homeowners have to maintain in the

46:34public right away. So just my thoughts.

46:36So um I mean we already have a vote in

46:38on the second.

46:40>> Further discussion hearing none. And all

46:41in favor of the motion indicates so by

46:43saying I. I.

46:44>> Those opposed. And so the motion

46:46carries. And that's the conclusion of

46:48our formal agenda. Ed, can you get us

46:51ready for um

46:55>> general appearance? Yeah. That

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