City Council - Regular Meeting

Thank you. Thank you. you

All right, good afternoon and welcome to the August 10th, 2026 meeting of the Orlando City Council. We're going to start today with the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Commissioner Sheehan.

Thank you, Mayor Dyer, and I would like to read an inspirational quote from President Theodore Roosevelt. It's called The Man in the Arena. It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, who comes short again and again because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best in the end, who best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. President Roosevelt.

Madam Clark, would you call the roll and make a determination of a quorum, please?

Yes, Mayor. Commissioner Kane?

Here.

Commissioner Ortiz?

Here.

Commissioner Chapin? Present. Commissioner Sheehan?

Here.

Commissioner Rhodes?

Here.

Commissioner Burns?

Here.

Mayor Dyer?

Here.

Mayor, you have a quorum with all members present.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. First item of business is consideration of minutes from the July 13th City Council Agenda Review and Workshop Meetings. Motion by Commissioner Ortiz. Second. Second by Commissioner Sheehan. All in favor indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed? So the motion carries. Okay, we will go right into the mayor's update, and I have some bittersweet news to share. Lillian Payne, our Director of Economic Development, has accepted an opportunity in the private sector that allows her to spend more time with her family. Her last day with the city is Tuesday, September 8th, but this is her last and most favored all-time city council meeting. uh during her nearly 20 years with the city she has served in the planning division later led our business development permitting services divisions under her leadership permitting services implemented a digital review platform and complete redesign of its offices making a development review process more efficient and customer friendly and the digitalization came just before covet which was very fortunate timing for being able to continue doing that work for the city We're grateful for her many contributions to the city and wish her success in her next chapter. Announcements relating to additional leadership changes will be coming soon. Let's give Lillian a big hand. Lillian, if you would like, the podium is yours. You don't have to. You can say no or you can either, I probably should have told you that.

Well, I don't have anything prepared, Mayor, but thank you. I just wanted to say thank you. It's been a pleasure to work with all of you, some of you longer than others. Most of you have become good friends, and I love this city. I live here, and I'm looking forward to continuing to take advantage of all that it has to offer just through a different lens and seeing you all soon. Thank you.

Thank you. okay i know everybody looks forward to state of the city so that is this coming friday and invite everybody to join us at the plaza live we'll talk about the investments the city is making and also we're going to do a little love letter to city employees we're going to celebrate the city workforce on friday so if you can't attend you can watch it online at orlando.globe backslash soc back to school. Students are returning to the classroom tomorrow and we want to thank and recognize our school resource officers. City Council has prioritized city funding to make sure that we have a school resource officer in all of the OCPS schools that are in the city of Orlando.

We're grateful for their efforts in keeping children safe and teachers and staff safe.

Next Tuesday is primary election day. You can start early voting. There are 27 early voting sites. It'll be open through Sunday regardless of party affiliation. There are a number of local races on the ballot. We encourage you to do your research and go out and vote. A couple items of note, City of Orlando, Continues to make strategic investments in public safety by advancing two major Orlando Fire Department projects to strengthen emergency response. We will consider the pre-construction agreements for a new state-of-the-art Orlando Fire Training Center over by the Emergency Operations Center and a replacement to Fire Station 13. Today we will hear an item that used to be the under eye and is now the canopy project. It will create a place under I-4 where our community can gather and connect and experience downtown Orlando in a whole new way. We'll be transforming 10 acres of underutilized space to a vibrant public destination, bringing new opportunities for events, arts, trails, multimodal connections, parking, and community programming. And we want to thank the state of Florida, Florida Department of Transportation for participating with a $3.75 million contribution. And then lastly on today's agenda is the DTO Historic Redevelopment Incentive Program that will help encourage private investment in our downtown historic district by supporting the restoration and revitalization of historically significant buildings while preserving unique features and making these places part of Orlando's story. with that we'll move on to the consent agenda which is a number of items that are acted upon through a single vote council we give each of our commissioners an opportunity to comment on items on the consent agenda and update you on important happenings in their district we rotate the order that we do that and commissioner sheehan is first up today commissioner well thank you mayor dyer and i think we had a couple birthdays we missed yours and we have commissioner ortiz coming up so i don't know if we want to do this separately or together

SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

COMMISSIONER ORTIZ AND I ALWAYS DO THINGS TOGETHER.

YOU WANT THEM TOGETHER OR SEPARATE? TOGETHER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

WOW, THAT WAS EXCELLENT.

it's all good all right and i was not at the last um city council meeting but i will but i see interim fire chief shannon and eddie i look forward to working with you very much and uh congratulations and sorry i wasn't here to to welcome you last week um i want to thank carol adams group for 22 years of sponsoring backpacks and all the school supplies ON THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LIST FOR OUR KIDS IN PUBLIC HOUSING IN REES TERRACE. THEY DO IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 22 YEARS. THAT'S REALLY COMMITMENT. I WANT TO THANK TED CAROL AND HIS TEAM FOR DOING ALL THESE FOR OUR KIDS AT REES TERRACE. AND THEY'RE THRIVING AT LAKE COMO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED FROM DAY ONE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK TED CAROL AND CAROL ADAMS GROUP AGAIN FOR THEIR WONDERFUL PUBLIC SERVICE. I did miss the last city council meeting as I was in Europe and it was a much needed vacation. I was pretty upset after the last city council meeting I attended where we threw out historic preservation in the downtown Orlando business district. Historic preservation is not some convenient buzzword for me. It is something I honestly believe so the character and identities of cities and countries. I spent over a week marveling at Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, Rome's Vatican City, a castle and botanical garden in Es France, and an ancient Greek archaeological wonder in Agrigento, Sicily. And I thought back on what I had experienced here in Orlando, the stripping of protections from all of our most historic buildings. And for the first time, I was embarrassed of our city. It was not just the actions of the council, but the disenfranchising of the volunteer members of our historic preservation board, not giving them notice to react. I tried to fight for them and point out the funding we could lose, all to no avail. I do appreciate Commissioner Burns hearing me and supporting historic preservation, which has benefited several historic buildings in Paramore. I now find myself at odds with the Economic Development Department. How we do things in the process matters. Fair process matters. Many residents have lost their faith in government because of actions like this. It is about integrity to me. As such, I have often said that I will be Patty Sheehan long after I am Commissioner Patty Sheehan. My good name means everything to me. I cannot be the public face of an organization I have fundamental disagreements with. That said, it has been my pleasure to serve on the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council for the past 26 years. I was very proud to be appointed by Mayor Hood and I have worked regionally on planning issues impacting Central Florida. But I can simply no longer represent an economic development department I do not share values with. I AM RESIGNING IMMEDIATELY FROM THIS POSITION, EVEN THOUGH I DO SO WITH A SENSE OF REGRET COUPLED WITH A SENSE OF RELIEF. INTEGRITY MATTERS. THAT'S ALL I HAD, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER ROSE?

RECENTLY I READ AN ARTICLE THAT I BELIEVE PRESENTED A MISLEADING NARRATIVE BY IMPLYING THAT THE CITY OF ROLANDO'S, OH, LET ME BACKTRACK. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. Okay, recently I read an article that I believe presented a misleading narrative by implying that the city of Orlando's procurement policy changes directly caused minority and women-owned businesses to lose contracts, lay off workers, relocate or close. However, the article did not provide specific evidence establishing that casual relationship. It did not examine other relevant factors such as contract performance, pricing competitiveness, contract expirations, business management decisions, or broader economic conditions. Public policy should be guided by verified data and objective analysts, not assumptions or advocacy claims presented as fact. That article did, however, prompt me to think about how we can further strengthen our local small businesses. Rather than structure and procurement preferences around classifications that may invite legal challenges, I believe we should explore objective place-based criteria that direct opportunity to businesses operating in our most economically distressed communities. A couple of approaches that I'd like for us to think about. One approach would be to provide a local preference for businesses located within federally designated opportunity zones or economically distressed zip codes. This framework focuses on geographic and economic need, expands access to opportunity, and is grounded in measurable objective criteria rather than protected classifications. At the same time, the policy should explicitly exclude procurements funded by federal or state grants that prohibited local preference or geographic preferences, ensuring compliance with applicable funding. Our goal here at the City of Orlando should be to create a procurement system that is fair, legally defensible, and effective at building wealth and capacity within underserved communities. By investing in businesses located where economic need is greatest, we can help strengthen neighborhood economies, create jobs, and expand opportunity while maintaining a competitive and transparent procurement process. Similar place-based preferences concepts have long existed in certain government procurement programs, demonstrating that carefully tailored geographic preferences can be implemented when authorized and appropriately structured. Our last back to school event this evening is at Rock Lake Neighborhood Center. We are giving haircuts to the community. I want to take the time to thank all of our partners who helped make this possible. The Orlando Fire Department, the Orlando Police Department, the Orlando Magic, the Orlando City Soccer, Royal Palms, Elks Lodge, 439, J. Henry's Barbershop, Turner Construction, Benowitz Wealth Management, Andy Frane, the Orlando National Panhellenic Council, One Heart Foundation, Mercy Boy Foundation, Walmart, Loving Hearts Praying Hands, Mission Orlando, Experience Christian Center, CNJ Breaking Barriers, Lift Orlando, Mount Olive AME Church, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orange Blossom Family Health, Coping Lab, Orlando West Ministries, Protect Thy Ministries. District 5 has had back-to-school events throughout the entire district since July 11th, and we have sent those kids off with amazing back-to-school hairdos, haircuts, and I'm just grateful for all of our partners. Our youth being sent off to an amazing school year with clothes, supplies, and bags for fresh hairdos. Everyone should mark your calendar starting August 15th. Visit Orlando's Magical Dining is back. It will benefit OCA, a lot of great businesses on the Magical Dining experience menu. I want to take the time to thank Ray Rodriguez and our transportation team for their diligent work in getting our school zone cameras installed to help improve safety for our youth. Our children deserve to feel safe traveling to and from school every day. Two years ago, I made a commitment with our neighborhood association presidents once a quarter, and I'm proud to continue honoring that commitment. To all of our neighborhood association leaders, volunteers, I want to thank you for showing up, speaking up, and working every day to improve the quality of life in our communities. Your partnership matters, and together we are making a difference. I want to thank Travel and Leisure for hosting Career Day with our youth in the Paramore community. This created an opportunity for youth to gain better understanding of the many career paths that exist behind the scene operations that make resorts successful, exposing our young people to opportunities, industries, and careers they may not otherwise experience and an important part of helping them envision their future. I want to give a heartfelt thank you to FBR, Rodney, and the entire team for making arrangements over the past few years at my request to ensure our youth continue to have access to care through the Florida Department of Health's mobile dental bus. This continued partnership helps remove barriers to dental care and making sure our young people have the opportunity to receive the services they need to stay healthy and confident. I'm grateful for the commitment to investing in the health and well-being of our youth. This summer, we were able to provide 1,066 services at our neighborhood centers and all of District 5, and I look forward to the continued collaboration. Onto the agenda, 3C5, Youth Climate Action Fund Grant. This grant will strengthen its youth engagement infrastructure by surfacing new ideas. We recently had with the sustainability team, we recently had our first pilot and grateful to continue this opportunity. 3D6, looking forward to Hulu Mulu opening, a Hula Mula, there you go. 3D8, look forward to the temporary use to extend the downtown entertainment area mobile food cart pilot program. This allows staff the opportunity to develop the future expansion, especially as we have major construction taking place in our downtown corridor. 3i2, the letter of agreement and contract for award of FDOT. This funding will utilize law enforcement to support and reinforce safety, pedestrian, bicyclists, and driver behaviors in priority areas. This continues to work on what we had in our workshop this morning with e-mobility and keeping our communities safe. While it's not in my district, I'm glad to see 301, the FAA grant application for the restroom renovations at the airport. Orlando is a world-class city, and improvements to our airport are vital to visitor experience. I'M GLAD TO KEEP OUR WORD TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE HISTORIC MORATORIUM IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO BY BRINGING FORWARD ITEM 4D THE DOWNTOWN THE DTO HISTORIC REDEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM THIS IS ABOUT FINDING A THOUGHTFUL BALANCE BETWEEN PRESERVING OUR HISTORY AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESPONSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT I'M PROUD THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOLUTIONS THAT HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE HELPING DOWNTOWN GROW TO AND THRIVE THANK YOU

Thank you commissioner Burns.

All right. Thank you mayor. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being in attendance today. First, I'd like to say thank you Lillian for your years of service to our great city. You will be missed, but I hear you'll be kind of hanging around. So hopefully we will see you. But again, thank you for all that you've done. As we prepare to go back to send our kids back to school, Over the last couple of weeks, we've had several back to school events and we've given out over a 1000 book bags to our local families and I just want to say thank you to Orlando Fire Department Orlando Police Department, a few good men, Darcy Foundation, Axiom Bank lanes and many more. SUPPORTERS WHO CAME AND GAVE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT WE GOT OUR KIDS THE NEEDED RESOURCES FOR THEM TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL BUT ALSO TO JUST ENCOURAGE THEM AS THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL NOW MAYOR THIS IS A INTERESTING YEAR FOR ME AS I HAVE My oldest daughter going to college and my youngest going to kindergarten. And I have one right in the middle. So I'll be leaving tomorrow to take my daughter to Clark Atlanta University. But again, thank you for all of our community support around our kids. Also, just a few upcoming events. On August 11th, we'll have the Central Florida Diaper Bank Distribution at Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center at 930. Also on August 19th, District 6 Green Works plan update, community workshop at the Dr. James R. Smith Center from 6.30 to 8.30. And then also my satellite office hours, Dr. James R. Smith Center on the second Wednesday, uh grand avenue neighborhood center on the fourth wednesday and el claudia allen center on the third friday so if any one of our constituents wants to come meet with me outside of city hall please reach out uh to me uh so we can get that scheduled Mayor, on the agenda, I'd just like to say thank you to all of those who have been appointed or reappointed to our citizen advisory committees in these boards. This is how we truly, these boards help us truly guide and maintain the services of our great city. So thank you to all of you all who are giving of your time to serve in those areas. Also on the agenda, I want to express my support for 3C5. which is the Youth Climate Action Fund grant. And these funds will be distributed to eight to 50 youth-led sustainability projects through microgrants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. And this will strengthen Orlando's engagement in our youth and our future leaders to get them excited about coming up with innovative ideas to sustain our beautiful, our beautiful earth, if you will. So again, very supportive of those. Thank you to our sustainability team for accessing those grants. And that's all I have, Mayor. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Keene.

Good afternoon, Mayor. Commissioners, everyone join us today here in person and online. As always, I want to highlight some of the great things happening throughout District one. It's been a while since the last council meeting Last few weeks have been busy and a great reminder of just how much is happening here in Orlando. I had the opportunity to spend some time with our young people as the afternoon all-star and YMCA summer programs began wrapping up. I want to thank the staff, counselors, and volunteers. These programs gave our kids opportunities to run their very own restaurant and to build confidence around pools and bodies of water through swim lessons at the Lake Nona YMCA. Proud to participate in the Making Advocacy Magic ADA Day celebration. These events remind us that the accessibility and inclusion must be part of everything we do as a city. I want to shout out to Canada. She's a rising senior. She's still a rising senior until tomorrow, I guess, at Innovation High School. She's the president of Making Advocacy Magic, who put together the great event with lunch, talent show, and a collaboration to celebrate the anniversary of the ADA Act. It was exciting to celebrate the East Lake Park playground ribbon cutting. I heard the mayor. He said this was our sixth playground renovation this year. I know we've got at least one more because I've got one more in my district. So I want to thank Rodney and Mike for their dedication to parks in our district. On the consent agenda today, I want to highlight a couple items. Item 3B10, the design build. The mayor mentioned it. This is the pre-construction agreement for the Fire Station 13. And District 1 will be a brand new 11,600 square foot of space set aside to serve the Boggy Creek and trade port areas. And item 3I1, FAA grant application for restroom renovations, always very important when you're traveling out of Orlando International Airport. Looking ahead, we have as much happening in District 1 as we just have gone through here. I want to thank and wish all students, parents, and teachers, administrators, and school staff a very successful school year. I know there have been some big changes recently with the e-bikes and how parents and students will plan their arrival at school. I want to remind everyone that this is a community issue and we'll take collaboration and effort of everyone. If we continue to set the table together, the most efficient solution can be achieved. Please use my office as a resource over the next month or so as we are in our last-minute travel changes and build a solution that incorporates problem-solving from all angles. I'm also looking forward to Words and Wonders poetry exhibition. Thank you to Marcia and her team for planning that, choosing the best district to host. That event will be at Terminal A at MCO this Wednesday. I'll be representing and attending my first Florida League of Cities annual conference later this week. I'll have the opportunity to learn from municipalities across the state and share ideas. And of course, I am looking forward to the State of the City from the Mayor, a great opportunity to reflect on where Orlando is today and recognize the progress we've made. And finally, I'm excited about my upcoming Joint Transportation Town Hall with Orange County Commissioner Maribel Cordero. On August the 26th, transportation remains the most important issue we hear about from residents in District 1. I want to thank Kay, Jock, and Ari for their hands-on with me to get prepared for that town hall so we can better serve our residents. With that, Mayor, looking forward to get started.

Thank you. Commissioner Ortiz.

Thank you, Mayor. Let me clear something up. District 1 is not the first one. It's District 2. Just messing with you. Anyhow, Lillian, we're going to miss you big time. It's been an honor and a privilege to work with you all these years.

It's been almost 20 years.

But anyhow, thank you so much for everything you've done. Thank you for your not only transparency, but for your tolerance on so many occasions. But thank you so much. You've done a great job.

We're going to miss you greatly. So...

uh let me start with the items the agenda items uh like uh commissioner burns said citizens advisory board thank you so much to all those who want to volunteer and who have been selected to work in our boards as he very well said already uh these are the boards that PRETTY MUCH DIRECT OUR CITY WITH THEIR GUIDANCE, WITH THEIR SELECTION SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR VOTING ON CERTAIN ITEMS AND GIVE US DIRECTION IN WHICH WAY OUR COMMUNITIES WANT TO SEE THINGS HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME. ON ITEM 3B11, RESOLUTION TO APPROVE BISOLID CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND FACILITIES PLAN. This is gonna be dealing with PFAS, which is such a hot ticket item in our society today. Trying to get this totally out of the waste stream. So I think that's a great contract, that's a great opportunity for us to move forward and be proactive in so many ways. All right, so, and Public Works. I wanna give thanks, shout out, a shout out to our Public Works team that were working on Brockway on Englewood. doing some digging and cleaning some of the piping, there were some issues and the community were being affected, so they did a terrific job. Underwater, I saw these guys working under rain. I mean, it was amazing. I was just watching. I wanted to take a video and bring it to the city, because I was so proud of them, working under the rain and doing a great job over there. They didn't stop because of the rain. So please convey my congratulations to those guys and the thanks. On the morning of July 22nd, I joined AT&T to recognize an important milestone in expanding fiber connectivity and broadband access across Florida. Thank you, Mayor, for allowing me to

to do that for you.

It was a great experience, and I knew about the great job they're doing, but it's more than what I thought. I share remarks on the importance of reliable, high-speed internet for our communities, especially on this day and age. You can talk to your doctor without having to go to the doctor's office. Isn't that something? You can actually see the doctor. The continued investment in connectivity helps residents access educational opportunities, healthcare services, as I just mentioned, and tools to support local businesses while strengthening our city's digital future. So congratulations to AT&T on this milestone. On the evening of July 23rd, we held our annual Neighborhood Watch National Night Out kickoff celebration. Rock the house, and we sure did rock the house. The place was packed. I heard rumors that's the best in the city, but I'm not going to compete against anybody on this one. So bringing residents, families, first responders, and community partners for an evening focus on connection and community spirit. Law enforcement were there, the firefighters, everybody. Everybody was very happy, a lot of support from the retail, nonprofit organizations. Everybody was showing off over there. It was great. Thanks to everyone who joined us, as well as the Orlando Police Department, Orlando Fire Department, volunteers and partners who helped make this event a success. And the particular show that took everybody's breath was our canine dog with the Orlando Police Department. What a great show. On the morning of July 25th, I joined families at the Englewood Neighborhood Center for a back to school event supporting local students. Thanks to our community partners, more than 500 backpacks along with school supplies and other essential items were distributed to help students start their new school year, prepare for success. On the 25th of July is also the day we celebrate the Constitution of Puerto Rico. Not that this is something we celebrate here in Orlando, Puerto Ricans that left the island for a number of reasons. Congratulations on the Constitution of Puerto Rico. On the evening of July 30th, I attended RENACER, which means Reborn, graduation ceremony celebrating participants who completed the Community Health Worker Certification Program. Congratulations to all the graduates. And thanks to you, RENACER, Career Source Central Florida, and AdventHealth Hispano-Florida Central, for their commitment to strengthening health and wellness resources in our community. And on the morning of August 4th, I joined Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Rose at City Hall for a meeting with community association managers and property managers. The event provided an opportunity to connect city staff, share resources, and strengthen partnerships that support Orlando's neighborhoods and apartment communities. And last but not least, special congratulations to my daughter, who is about to have our first grandkid in the family, which is making me a grandpa, and it's just a matter of time. The countdown just started, so I'm looking forward to see Esmeralda, Leader Esmeralda, to welcome her to this world. That's all I have, Mayor.

Congratulations, Commissioner Ortiz. Thank you, boss.

Appreciate it.

Commissioner Chapin.

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, residents. Thank you, all those in attendance and online. Congratulations, Lillian. I just got here. Was it something I said? I look forward to working with you in your next phase. As we wrap up the summer, I want to give a big shout out to Family Parks and Rec for an incredible season at our neighborhood centers. I was able to attend various events during the summer at College Park and Rosemont, and it was always a hustle and bustle of activity. I was also delighted to attend the end of summer showcase at the Dr. Phillips Center. and was truly blown away by the talent and the confidence on display by our young people. Thank you to all the Neighborhood Center staff and counselors for your dedication, hard work to provide an outstanding summer for our campers. As students return to the classroom this week, I want to wish all of our students, teachers, school staff, families a successful and safe school year. Thank you to the many community partners, volunteers, and city staff who have helped ensure our students start the year prepared and ready to succeed last week we hosted our annual district three safety splash and we didn't need any extra splash because we had a lot of rain but it was a fantastic event families from across the community joined us to celebrate the start of a new school year while learning about the many safety programs and services available throughout the city i want to especially thank the police department and fire department for spending the evening with our families The kids loved exploring the equipment, meeting first responders, and seeing firsthand the incredible work of these departments and what they do every day. Thank you to OPD Chief Eric Smith as well as Milton Suttner and Georgiana Butler for bringing all things OPD in such a fun and engaging way and for promoting upcoming National Night Out opportunities. Thank you to Orlando Fire Chief Shannon Teemer for continuing to foster a strong culture and community engagement and learning. I also want to thank the many city departments and divisions that participated in the event. Attendees got a firsthand look into streets and stormwater, keep Orlando beautiful, Orlando wetlands, solid waste, water reclamation, and transportation. The creativity and enthusiasm displayed in teaching children about their city government was truly impressive. I'd like to thank Advent Health and the Orlando Magic for generously providing backpacks and school supplies to local students as they prepare for a new school year. Finally, a huge thank you to Robin Payne, Sam Pena, and the entire staff at the College Park Neighborhood Center. They go above and beyond every day to create a safe, enriching, and welcoming environment for local children and families. This event reflected the culture they foster year round, and we are grateful for all they do. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a community fun day at the Rosemont Neighborhood Center. Thank you to Neighborhood Center Manager Gerald Childs for always going above and beyond to support Rosemont families. I was glad to partner with the Orlando Professional Firefighters in providing backpacks and school supplies to local students. Thank you to Doug Zaben for working with us to make this partnership happen. Events like this ensure our children are prepared, supported, and excited for a successful new year. Lastly, I want to thank Brittany Sellers, Michael Taylor, and Isabella Vivino for organizing the District 3 GreenWorks plan update meeting. Turnout was great, and the activities were very creative and effective in generating productive conversations about the future of sustainability in the city of Orlando. I too am looking forward to the State of the City address at the end of the week. That's all I've got, Mayor.

How about a motion, Commissioner? I moved. Second. Motion by Commissioner Chapin, second by Commissioner Sheehan. All in favor of the motion indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed? And so the motion carries. Okay, if you were here just for the consent agenda, Adam, I'm on there. We'll give you just a second to take your leave. And we will recess the city council meeting without objection and convene the CRA meeting. Item 4A is advisory board minutes from June 24th. Motion by Commissioner Rose. Second by Commissioner Sheehan. All in favor indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion carries. 4B is CRA meeting minutes June the 22nd. Move it. Second. Which my commission second by commissioner Rose all favor to get so by saying aye. I suppose most carries for see is CRA meetings from July 13th. Motion by commissioner Sheen second by commissioner Rose. All in favor indicate so by saying aye aye I suppose most years okay for the David.

all right thank you very much mayor good afternoon commissioners so 4d before you today on the cra is a new incentive program it's the dto historic redevelopment incentive program that we talked about at one of our earlier meetings so the context of this program is to really encourage our private sector to invest in those historic buildings and contributing structures that we have in downtown to reinvigorate them and to reuse them in ways that not only activate them, but also respect those historic character that those buildings play in the role of our city and of our downtown. How the program will work is for those property owners who invest in reactivating properties that are within our downtown historic district, as long as it is a contributing structure or it is a landmark structure, they would be eligible for a 10-year ad valorem tax rebate of the additional tax revenue that that investment creates. As they reactivate that, they do have to make sure they keep those historical elements of the building and have them reviewed appropriately. But based on their classification, if it's a contributing structure, they would receive 50% of that additional ad valorem tax rebate they create. or if it is a landmark building, they would receive 75% of that for a 10-year period. The minimum investment is $5 million, which is needed so we make sure that we can have a significant investment in that building and also create that additional tax base that we can ultimately pay back as a part of the incentive program. So I am happy to address any questions. Second.

Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Chapin, Commissioner Sheehan.

I do have a concern about, well, I have a concern about doing with historic district, but the other thing was this was supposed to incentivize reuse. The problem I have with that is the $5 million. I mean, if you're gonna require only the very, very wealthy and the best and the biggest investors, there are buildings that someone might want to renovate, and it would be under $5 million. And this is the problem that I have with some of the things that were said about doing with the historic district was that there were smaller investments. They just weren't $5 million. It's like we're only counting $5 million of investment. And I think that's pretty disingenuous. I don't think this is the redevelopment incentive does as much as an historic district to keep the teardowns from happening. So for that reason, I will not support it today. Thank you.

Okay, further comment? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion, indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Okay, motion carries. Any further business, David?

There is not, Mayor.

All right. Then we will adjourn the CRA meeting and reconvene the City Council meeting without objection. Hearings, ordinances, first reading, 11A, Madam Clerk.

Ordinance number 2026-26, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, vacating, closing, and abandoning a portion of Rockmont Court, generally located east of Edgewater Drive, between 907 North and 908 South Rockmont Court, between Dowd Street and Bishop Moore High School, Main Entry Drive, as described in the Edgewater Court Plot, as recorded in Plot Books S. Page 92 of the public records of Orange County, Florida, and comprised of 0.16 acres of land, more or less, providing for conditions of abandonment, providing for execution of affecting documents, severability, correction of scrivener's errors, and an effective date.

So moved.

Motion by Commissioner Chapin, second by Commissioner Ortiz. I don't have any requests for public participation, discussion. Hearing none, all in favor of the motion, indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion carries. All right, on to hearings. We'll get to the second reading, 12A.

Ordinance number 2026-21, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, annexing to the corporate limits of the city, certainly and generally located north of Corrine Drive, east of Janice Avenue, south of Marble Avenue, and west of East Winter Park Road, and comprised of 0.22 acres of land, more or less, providing for servability, correction of scrivener's errors, and an effective date.

A motion by Commissioner Chapin, second by Commissioner Sheehan. I do not have any requests for public participation, discussion. Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion carries. 12B.

Ordinance number 2026-12, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's growth management plan, designating certain land generally located north of Corrine Drive, east of Janice Avenue, south of Marple Avenue, and west of East Winter Park Road as neighborhood activity center on the city's official land use maps, and designating the property as neighborhood activity center on the city's official zoning maps, providing for amendment of the city's official future land use and zoning maps, providing for severability, correction of scrimmage errors, permit disclaimer, and an effective date.

So moved. Second.

Motion by Commissioner Chapin, second by Commissioner Ortiz. I do not have any requests for public comment, discussion. Hearing none, all in favor of the motion to indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion carries. Okay, 12C.

Ordinance number 2026 dash 14, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth management plan to update figure C-8, entitled Urbanized Disturbed Lands to Correct a Mapping Error, providing for conflicts, severability, correction of scrivener's errors, and an effective date.

Move to approve. Second.

Motion by Commissioner Burns, second by Commissioner Sheehan. I do have one request for public participation. LaWanna Gelser.

Thank you very much.

loana gales eight one five hill street uh... the reason why i'm here today is on this was made a time i see urbanization and updating the growth management plan kind of get a little nervous And my nervousness is, where's the transparency? Who can read this doggone map? This is what the citizens had to make a copy of. And anytime I see county and city open laughing, I'm going, huh, is the city and the county working together? And anytime I hear about any urbanization, I'm concerned about deforestation, removal of trees. I'm concerned about extreme heat, heat hours, more concrete, more things that go on in our community. And I'm looking at this, and if anybody can explain what it used to be, because I looked, to what it's being changed to. It's a concern. And so the concern is, you tell me it's not going to be a business impact, it's not going to hurt us, but what you provide to the community is crap. And people are making too much money to provide this as crap. It could have been color coordinated. It could have been better. What I'm saying is what you're providing us to talk about is telling us you really don't want us to say anything about it because you expect us to believe everything you're saying is okay. And it might be. But if it's about an open door and it's about accessibility and it's about transparency, it shouldn't be this hard and difficult to find out what's going on or what kind of changes. Now, see, I don't like killing trees. So I'm telling you, I printed everything you had. And still there was a question. Where's the county lines? Where are the city lines? Because we have islands within the city. So if some property is county, surrounded by city. But when I see Washington Street, That's one of my places of living. When I see what is affecting me, I have a concern. And I really can't tell based on this map what you gonna do. Oh, sorry about that. So the question is, I know it's the second reading, But with all the funds that we are paying for the great staffers, can you do a better job providing information to the citizens so they can understand what is happening to their community so they can be here? And maybe we can give you better suggestions. But when you give us this, this is what I'm questioning. This is like a transparency. And when I see you are adopting your growth management plan and you making it better to me, it says I'm about to be on that menu. Because you're about to change it to something that will probably not benefit my home and my community. It might not be, but based on what I've been able to find so far, I have too many questions. No, it's the second reading. No, it's going to pass. But can you do a better job next time? Can you please do a better job for the citizens? That's all we're asking. Thank you.

That's the only public comment we have. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion, indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion carries. Okay, 12D.

Ordinance number 2026-22, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, rezoning certain land generally located north of West Church Street. east of South Tampa Avenue, south of West Central Boulevard, and east of South Tampa Avenue, comprised of 1.4 acres of land, more or less, from holding to public use, providing for amendment of the city's official zoning maps, providing for servability, corruption of scrivener's errors, permit disclaimer, and an effective date.

Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. We do have two requests for comment on this, Luana Gelzer and then Rosalyn Anderson.

I sat on down. I'm glad you left this up. I'm running. Is it showing? I don't know how to work this. Thank you very much.

Okay.

Now, got a little better. LaWanna Galza, 815 Hill Street. My concern is about this 1.4 acres. and what it used to be and how it's surrounded by residential and all the mixed use. And I've noticed in communities, especially the BIPOC communities and urban communities or underserved communities, we have mixed use. zoning and it's not your fault but it's a continuation that we have not been able to repair and when you have mixed use zoning and residential and all of this and this is around the camping world stadium it allows for residential to be removed a lot easier we're not working together as a community so i'm going to give you credit P is what it used to be, H is what you're trying to do, and you're making it public use. Now we all know you're getting ready for the Jaguars to come. We all know you're getting ready for what's gonna happen at Camping World next year. We all understand you put Camping World completely and other areas around in the CRA zone. But as a business owner who was in the CRA zone for many, many years, What benefit are we receiving, because the Camping World Stadium belongs to the people, so I don't think the people paying no taxes on that. But you're gonna benefit from changing this, and now you can use CRA zone money, you can apply for tourist tax department money, you can apply for a whole lot of things. And so I'm not saying anything wrong with it, I'm just saying, can you repair some of the places around there, the streets? and the things that just going on, I'm just saying, boy, y'all busy. You busy today? Everybody busy. But this is Lake Lanadun surrounded by residentials, community. And we talking about attainable housing, affordable housing, and yet I see this change. Don't surprise me. It just irks me. It don't surprise me, it disappoints me. It don't surprise me, but why do you continue to do certain communities a certain way? And all I can say is you really just don't care about those communities. When I saw this this morning, I called three people. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it today. And then one of them said they was contacted about this. But you can't just contact one or two people when the impact is the community and surrounding community. We all should have been advised of what's going to happen. And that's all we're saying. Keep us abreast. Transparency is the best type of policy you could ever have as a public servant, public servant. Thank you. Have a wonderful day. I'll be back.

Rosalind Anderson. no rosalind anderson okay that's all the public participation we have on that one um discussion hearing not all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying aye aye as opposed motion carries okay ordinances on first reading 13a

Ordinance number 2026-24, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, amending the zoning designation of certain land generally located south of the OUC Railroad and west of Boggy Creek Road on the city's official zoning maps, providing for amendment of the city's official zoning maps, providing a disclaimer, providing for severability, correction of scrimmage errors, and an effective date.

Commissioners?

Motion by Commissioner Keene. Second. By Commissioner Burns. We do not have any requests for participation on this one discussion. Hearing none, all in favor indicate so by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, motion carries. Okay, 13B.

Ordinance number 2026-25, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, changing the future land use map designation for certain land generally located north of West Church Street, east of South Dollins Avenue, south of West Pine Street, and west of South Tampa Avenue. and comprised of 3.9 acres of land, more or less, from mixed-use corridor medium intensity in part and residential medium intensity in part to public recreation and institutional, changing the property zoning designation from medium intensity mixed-use corridor in part and medium intensity development in part to public use, providing for amendment of the city's growth management plan and zoning map, providing for severability, correction of scrivener's errors, and an effective date.

Motion by Commissioner Hill, second by Commissioner Burns. We do have three requests on this. The Juana Gelser.

Juana Gelser, 815 Hill Street. Now I see why we doing all of this. all in one day, growth management plan and official zoning map, 3.9 acres from medium intensity and residential medium. Two, public recreation, what you're doing is you're taking it up and you're removing residential and you're saying it's for public use. 3.9 acres, right around the Camping World Stadium, I believe that's where it's at. Because we've got to make sure everything is right for people who are coming to visit Orlando, despite what happens to the people that live in the community. Now... Put it all together, one step, then another step, and here it is, the final step. The final step is you're changing something from medium residential to public. And I got a problem with that. I stated earlier, we got a lot of mixed use in that community already. So if you have residential, why would you want to change it to something else? And the key factor is you can. The key factor is there's another plan. And the key factor is the impact. We really don't matter if it affects the community or not. So I know it's the first reading. I know when I called several people that lived around that community and said, were you aware of this? Two said that the community were not for this. I'm so sorry they couldn't make it. I don't like to speak for nobody. But there was not a community meeting about this. But it was a meeting with several, one neighborhood association. But this is 3.9 acres around the Camping World Stadium. This is changing zoning and making it more dense and taking away residential. And all I'm saying is, here's your transparency, here's great development, not smart, but here's development, not smart. And then the communities around, we're still waiting for our streets to be paved. Because when you bring all of this additional traffic, it's wear and tear on the roads. I didn't see any improvement for that. So all I'm saying is, here we go again. We see you. Do something about it. Do a better job in the form of your community. Have a blessed day.

Commissioner Hill. Nice to see you, Commissioner.

And again, thank you, Mayor, for allowing me to come up and speak. I'll be speaking on 3B. Good afternoon to the commission and staff. Congratulations. Thank you for all you've ever done for me, and I appreciate it. I'm here today as a West Lakes homeowner, but I'm also here as someone who has spent years participating in, supporting, and helping to lead the revitalization of this neighborhood. For 14 years, our community has been one of the strongest advocates and supporters of the City of Orlando and Florida Citrus Sports and Lift Orlando when it comes to the revitalization and growth of the West Lakes area. and i must say our partners have done a incredible job as we have moved the needle there in the west lakes community but today mayor dyer and council i am making a heartfelt request before the second reading of this ordinance to please bring the broader west lakes community into the conversation about what is being planned for this city on property of course many i know but we haven't the community has not been informed if you can spare me a few seconds i do know and we do know and i don't like that it's being distorted um about that 1.9 acres which is going to be a much needed administrative office for the lake longadoon park and staff But as I stated respectfully, speaking to six community leaders of the HOAs is not the same as engaging the community at large. Those leaders absolutely have a voice, but they're homeowners. Families and seniors and young people like myself and businesses throughout West Lakes who has not been engaged in the conversation of growth around the Campion World Stadium where we live. They're making these decisions and these decisions have effects for generations to come. When the city owns property in our neighborhood, residents should not have to wait until ordinance reaches the dais to understand what is being proposed and how it could affect the community surrounding it. I'm not here to oppose development. I'm here to advocate for development, but responsible growth and revitalization for meaningful inclusion and opportunity. What opportunities will exist for our local businesses, vendors, contractors, entrepreneurs, service providers in the 32805 community? What opportunities will exist for residents to participate in jobs, contracts, programming, and economic benefits created by this development? How will traffic, parking, safety, access, quality of life be addressed? These are just a few of my questions and some of the questions the community deserve answers for. As I stated, we have not been engaged by a commissioner of District five. None of us knows what's going on because that can I just I have just a little bit. Can I get the wind it up, Commissioner? Thank you, sir. So, Mayor Dyer, I'm asking you to please make sure before this second reading that we the community is engaged, that we understand that we have input that we're valued because we help lead the way of the revitalization of that community. So I think as we move forward in the city around that Camping World Stadium, that we're included and informed. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Council, for allowing me to speak.

Thank you, Commissioner. Rosalind Anderson, still not here. Mayseen Isom.

Good evening. Macy Nice from 912 Wooden Boulevard. These two young ladies have really expressed a lot. And what I'm going to say today is that we're not informed about much of anything that's going on in Orlando. A simple thing in my neighborhood, back in the early 80s or the late 90s, we as residents had to raise over $6,000 to improve Washington Shores Shopping Center Street, which belongs to the city. We had to match the funds to it. and I have the information. And right today, you have signs in that neighborhood, that shopping center, no overnight parking, no vending. Nothing is being done about it. Police went out there one Saturday, and they said someone from the city had given them a permit to sell on those streets, the city streets. And it's not getting any better. It's getting worse. Just like they said, our community You all don't involve us. I didn't know anything about the problem we're going to have around the Citrus Bowl. But 40 years ago, it was planned that you all were going to take over West Orlando. You need that property. It is going to become downtown in West Orlando. I have the 100-year plan, too. You're looking to take our property, property that we fought to get. And you're allowing everything to go down so you have a right to take it. You know how long Mayor Dahlia, they've been giving money to that Sister's Bowl? Since 1961, and it still looks like the dump that it did when I grew up over there. The latest bathroom has not been changed since 1955. Money is being poured in there, but nothing is being poured in our neighborhood. Our streets are run down. We cannot continue to allow you all to do this. I know you sit there, you don't answer us, but Mayor, for one year, come September the 19th, I've been trying to get an appointment in your office to speak to you about what's going on in our community. It's beginning to look like pine hills. It's run down. And you're bringing all this new stuff in, and you're pushing us out. And I'm asking each and one of you, think about it. Would you want this to be happening in your neighborhood?

okay just for clarification the 12d which is 1.4 acres of land that are right next to lake lorna dune is an existing building that we are rezoning the public use so we can use it as a parks administration building mr hill mentioned that so i think that's pretty common knowledge not a whole bunch of underlying things there and mr. Hogan is here and apparently we have not educated people enough on what is going on this particular piece would you come on up would you just enlighten us as to the use of this piece of property proposed use

Yes, thank you. Mayor Steve Hogan, Florida Citrus Sports. This is a particular piece of land that we contributed to the city of Orlando so that the event center could be built, which was approved in 2023. Three years ago. Part of a funding project that was well documented, I think, in the community. I certainly have Myself had the opportunity to speak, although not an official community meeting. I speak at many community meetings in the Westside neighborhoods. And of late, certainly in the last year, I've had a couple of occasions to talk about the coming event center. Certainly have made no secret about my desire to see if our community could add some parking capacity, but this event center was planned for the campus and the land that was contributed was from Florida Citrus Sports. And I think most people know that we have invested quite heavily in the founding of Lift Orlando. affordable housing stock in the West Side. Soon people will see a massively upgraded Tampa Avenue and Rio Grande as part of the CFX Expressway, because I agree completely that the infrastructure and roads needed some love and attention. Certainly we joined the commissioner at the time and many community leaders in the neighborhood who drew the upgrades to Lake Lorna Dune Park, which was essentially a $9.5 million project that Florida Citrus Sports was the general contractor for and joined the city with $4 million of its own money to invest in the park and on and on and on. So we're very proud of the relationship. The many community meetings back the other night, two and a half hours with nine community homeowner association presidents in our office talking about a range of issues in the neighborhoods and appreciative of some of the public works folks coming over to talk about floodplain information and other things that the residents were asking about. So we communicate quite regularly, but this parcel as a part of a 2023 approval of the tourist development tax to invest in 140,000 square foot space for indoor assets on the campus was approved and then we donated the land that it's going to sit on.

So a public-private partnership between Orange County, City of Orlando, and Florida Citrus Sports.

Yes, and as I have suggested, it's begot many more public private investments in the neighborhood that are going to be much needed.

OK, thank you. Discussion? Hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. OK, that is all of the official business before the city of Orlando today. Ed, would you get us ready for general appearance?