City Council - Regular Meeting

Volusia County
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The City Council approved several resolutions related to preliminary rates for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, including millage, stormwater, solid waste, and street lighting assessments. The Council also approved budget amendments for roof repairs at the police department and council chambers, and for City Hall landscaping. Additionally, Derek Brant was selected for the Good Citizenship Award.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Orange City, FL
Meeting Date
July 28, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

67 sections (from 68 segments)

2:04 – 2:17•Harold Grimm

okay next on the agenda we have mr john peters from engineering on industrial drive area stormwater presentation good evening john peters engineering services director

15:04•Harold Grimm

Thank you, John. All right, thank you. Okay, next on the agenda is...

15:57 – 16:30•Harold Grimm

I'll call him. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Sorry. Okay. That's it on citizens' comment. Consent agenda. I need a motion. chair i'd like to make a motion to accept the consent agenda okay we have a motion a second we have a second any public comment on that okay now seeing none i'll take it back erin can you uh do the call on it council member richardson yes

16:40 – 16:57•Harold Grimm

Yes. Consent agenda passes. Number five, ordinances first readings. We have none. Six, public hearing ordinances. Second and final, we have none. Seven, resolution A. Paul.

24:15•Harold Grimm

Motion, we have a second. Any comments from the public?

24:35•Harold Grimm

Now is there anybody from the public? Seeing none, I'll bring it back. Deputy Clerk? Oh, Chair, have a second.

24:45•Harold Grimm

Oh, Fran, do you want to re-second what you said?

24:51•Harold Grimm

We got a motion. We got a second. We have no comment from the public. Deputy Clerk.

25:13•Harold Grimm

Yes. Motion passes. Second one, resolution 444-26, Mr. Waters.

28:25•Harold Grimm

You good? Yes, sir. Okay, do we have a motion on the floor?

28:41•Harold Grimm

We have a motion. We have a second. Is there any public comment on this? Seeing none, I'll bring it back.

29:04•Harold Grimm

Okay, moving right along. Resolution number 445-26. Mr. Waters, you're up again. Okay.

33:32•Harold Grimm

Okay, do we have a motion on resolution 44526?

34:03•Harold Grimm

Second. Okay, we have a motion, we have a second. Anybody from the public wanna speak on this? Seeing none, I'll bring it back, Erin.

34:24 – 34:44•Harold Grimm

Yes. Motion 44526 passes. Moving right along. Resolution 444, why does that say the same number? 44426. Oh, that is the next one. 44426. Mr. Waters, would you please?

36:31•Harold Grimm

Thanks, Devon. Do we have a motion on this?

36:46•Harold Grimm

We have a motion. We have a second. We have a motion. We have a second. Anybody from the public want to speak on this? Seeing none, I'll bring it back, Erin.

37:09•Harold Grimm

Yes motion four four six two six passes moving on resolution four four seven two six mr. Waters you're up

39:19 – 39:40•Lisa Richardson

i'll make a motion um make a motion to approve resolution number 447-26 adopting the preliminary rate resolution for the physical year 2026-27 tax year 2026 briarwood street briarwood south street lighting assessment

39:41•Harold Grimm

We have a motion. Lisa, we have a second. Anybody from the public want to speak on this? Seeing none. Erin?

40:06 – 40:19•Harold Grimm

Resolution 447-26 is approved. Resolution 450-26, Ronnie Long, Interim Public Works Director. Ish. Ish.

44:46•Harold Grimm

I don't see any from the council. Oh, wait.

46:20•Harold Grimm

Could some of this damage be from gutter issues? Is that going to be addressed also?

46:35•Harold Grimm

Thank you. So do we have a motion on this?

46:48•Harold Grimm

We have a motion, we have a second. Anybody from the public who would like to speak on this? Come right up.

48:18•Harold Grimm

Thanks, Rodney. Did that answer your question? Okay. So we've got a motion, we've got a second. Okay, Erin?

48:43 – 48:55•Harold Grimm

Yes, thank you. And motion 450-26 passes. Okay, we have Resolution 451-26, John Peters Engineering. Mr. Waters, please.

49:21•Harold Grimm

You're up, John. You're in the hot seat now.

53:13•Harold Grimm

Any questions for John? Seeing none, is there a motion?

54:34•Harold Grimm

speak on this matter? Seeing none, bring it back, Erin.

54:53 – 55:14•Harold Grimm

Yes. And Resolution 4.1-26 passes. Okay. Now we're on 8A, discussions and action. Good citizenship selection, 2026 for the third quarter. Justin Vallejo, public information officer, presiding.

58:21 – 58:45•Fran Darms

I can. I'd like to make a motion to accept the Derek Brandt for the Good Citizenship Award for our third quarter, and which will be in August. I don't have the date in front of me.

58:50•Harold Grimm

We have a motion. We have a second. Any comments from the public? Seeing none, I'll bring it back. Deputy Clerk.

59:09 – 59:22•Harold Grimm

Yes. And A is approved. Question, Christine. On B, there's two resolutions that we want to Yeah. Go ahead.

59:37•Harold Grimm

Okay. Very good. Thank you. Okay. That'll work.

1:19:44•Harold Grimm

So we're looking at an impact of $340,000. Give or take.

1:21:58•Harold Grimm

So this will take care of all the pay raises that were going to go on when we implemented into this new system.

1:23:13•Harold Grimm

Anything from the public? Seeing no, I'll bring it back down.

1:23:43 – 1:24:04•Harold Grimm

Sorry. Okay, so that motion was to accept the findings and recommendations of the Jared Group Classification and Compensation Study. And now that we go on to 449-26 is the next one. 442-26. 449-26? 442, number two.

1:24:42•Harold Grimm

Okay, we have a second. Nothing from the public, I don't see anybody. Erin, bringing it back to you.

1:25:03 – 1:25:20•Harold Grimm

Yes. Okay, so that is 442-26, resolution passes. So where are we on, part three? The resolution of the city council two.

1:25:25 – 1:25:44•Harold Grimm

Yeah. Reallocating appropriated funding among multiple departments for implementation of the classification and compensation study effective with the paycheck issued on August 21st, 2026. Do we have a motion on that? Is that right? We need a motion on that?

1:25:50•Harold Grimm

And I don't see nobody raising their hand. So, Erin, it's up to you.

1:26:09 – 1:26:29•Harold Grimm

Yes. So with that, that authorizes the city manager or designate to implement the approved changes in accordance with the implementation plan and available budget appropriations. So moved. Second. Okay, we got a motion, we got a second. Back to you, Erin.

1:26:43 – 1:26:54•Harold Grimm

Vice Mayor Solution. Yes. Public comment. He did that earlier. No, he didn't. We did public comment, didn't we? He did earlier. Did I miss that? Okay. My fault. Were you sleeping?

1:27:00•Harold Grimm

I moved quick, man. We're good. My apologies. No worries. Okay. Now we're on to number nine, report. City manager.

1:31:00•Harold Grimm

Next, we have the city clerk. Welcome, deputy city clerk.

1:31:08•Harold Grimm

How about the city attorney? Nothing for the group.

1:31:21•Harold Grimm

Okay, council, anybody have any new business? Yes, Dana.

1:32:11 – 1:32:34•Harold Grimm

If I'm not mistaken, we're talking. If I'm not mistaken, Christine, it's coming back up in November, correct? December. so it was already brought up twice and knocked down so I mean what's the limitations on something like that well there is no limitation if

1:33:10•Harold Grimm

Okay. So I think you continued it, right? I continued it?

1:34:49 – 1:35:07•Harold Grimm

okay so we have people in orange city that want to at least hear the presentation okay yeah okay so i'll make the motion to hear the presentation for the fire assessment

1:35:29 – 1:36:27•Harold Grimm

Right, well, this way, because, you know, whether you go online and whatever social media, The general public is not getting the full picture of this. Like I said the last time, I attended the one-hour presentation by the Volusia League of Cities, who mapped it all out. I'll just leave it there, but this way the citizens can actually understand the whole realm of what's going on with this. Now, that being said, I mean, we may, I mean, depending on what happens in November, you know, if this tax thing passes or doesn't pass, you know, with 60% of the vote, I mean, that'll determine a lot of dif

1:36:37•Harold Grimm

Right, so that the general public could hear the presentation.

1:37:03•Harold Grimm

There you go. There's a motion and a second. Is there anybody in the audience that would like to speak on this, on that fire assessment thing? Come on up.

1:37:38•Harold Grimm

Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else like to speak on this? Seeing none, I'll bring it back, Erin.

1:38:09•Harold Grimm

Now, how will this affect what's gonna happen in December?

1:38:49•Harold Grimm

And after she gives a presentation, we'll have to do some type of motion of voting? Is that my understanding?

1:39:40 – 1:39:51•Harold Grimm

So this way, the people that designed it will give their presentation. The general public, whether they're here or on YouTube, will know exactly what it's all about, and then we'll get people's opinion. Okay.

1:40:09•Harold Grimm

Well, this is going to be for the following year anyway. It's too late to do anything right now.

1:40:31•Harold Grimm

Well, I think that's the way we want it to be.

1:40:48•Harold Grimm

Once they give their presentation, you want the people up here to say yes, bring it back, or no, squash it.

1:41:57 – 1:42:10•Harold Grimm

I make a motion to reopen the motion. Second. Okay. All right. We got to call a roll. All right, by and by. Sorry, you got to play by the rules. Yeah, no, I want to be 100% legit. Council Member Knight? Yes. Council Member Stafford?

1:42:24•Harold Grimm

Yes. So now I'm going to make another motion.

1:42:30 – 1:42:47•Harold Grimm

Okay. So I'd like to make a motion for presentation and action according to Robert's rules. And a second. For the fire assessment. And we have a second. Thank you. Do we still need a vote of everybody?

1:42:53•Harold Grimm

Erin. You running out of room over there? Yes.

1:43:23 – 1:44:07•Harold Grimm

approval of the minutes we've already done that anything from the council or the vice mayor's comments any reports anything Not bad. Okay. All I need a motion for is an adjournment. Make a motion to adjourn. All right. All in favor? Aye. I've also had neighbors ask me, how come you didn't hear the presentation? That's what I just want to do, hear the presentation.

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