City Council - Regular Meeting

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

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

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

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 sc

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

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.

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 OU

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 competiti

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 bui

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. 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.

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 FAC

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

Congratulations, Commissioner Ortiz. Thank you, boss.

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 ta

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, mo

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 count

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Commissioner Hill. Nice to see you, Commissioner.

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

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

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

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?