Remarks by Chris Robertson
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“Gotcha. We're almost there. Yes, Friday, September 11, 2026, Veterans Council Meeting, 1 p.m., City Hall. Thursday, September 17, 2026, Special City Council Meeting, 6.30 p.m., City Hall, Council Chambers. Thursday, October 1, 2026, Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting, 3 o'clock, City Hall, Council Chambers. Thursday, October 8th, 2026, City Council Meeting, 6.30 p.m., City Hall, Council Chambers. Reports weren't listed. Number 11, Fiscal Year 26, Community Redevelopment Agency Minutes, May 7th, 2026, Economic Development Advisory Committee Recommendations Letter. And with that, this…”
“In order, the City of St. Cloud regular meeting for Thursday, August 20, 2026. Can we all please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation? First, the invocation by Pastor Eros Santabria from Soul City Church.”
“Thank you. And will the clerk please call the roll?”
“All right. City manager, you have any agenda updates?”
“What's the date of that meeting? September 26th?”
“Oh, 10th, sorry. 2026. 2026, okay. Mayor, may I make a motion to approve? Yeah, of course you can. We have a motion from Deputy Mayor Gilbert.”
“Clerk, please read public hearing number two.”
“All right. And do we have to? We're just moving. We don't need public comment on that. No, it's just a continuous. Can I get a motion to continue to September? Motion, please, Mayor. Motion approved from Deputy Mayor Gilbert. Second from Council Member Irvin. Will the clerk please call the roll?”
“Thank you. Dan, would you like to speak about the St. Cloud Citizens Foundation, please?”
“Yeah, and as y'all know, Donna Cooley, she has sat on this since its existence. And y'all know she's retiring tomorrow. So I've spoken with Coop and Tawny Bailey, Bailey is her last name, is replacing Donna in her current position in the finance department. So I felt it was appropriate that she would be the appropriate replacement for the finance, the treasurer position on that. For the other seat, I thought we need somebody that's really entrenched in the community, that really loves giving back and loves being involved, and somebody that I know we're all familiar with is Billy Rocker, and I…”
“You did not win that. Okay. I believe Wawa donated money for that. Nice try. And something that's great about it, there's a foundation that gives, I don't know how, $1,600, $2,000 every year, and it collects interest. So it's really, we've put it to great use there. You know, the hospital, Brian Wetzel over at Orlando Health St. Cloud, they donated $5,000 to it to go towards the Veterans Council. So... That's it. We're just wanting to get it going and keep it moving. So I just felt that Billy would be one that could fill that spot. So I want to go ahead and make a motion to add Billy to that…”
“Oh, and Tony. Yeah, we need to add both of them. And Tony Bailey. I'll second that. All right, we have a motion and a second from Council Member Urban. Will the clerk please call the roll?”
“All right, next up we have presentation for Employee of the Month of August by Chief Gerke.”
“All right, first up, we have the consent agenda. Next portion of tonight's meeting is consent agenda contains items that have been determined to be routine and uncontroversial. If anyone in the audience wishes to address the particular item on the consent agenda, now's the opportunity for you to do so. Additionally, if staff or members of the city council wish to speak on a consent item, they have the same opportunity. All right. I'm going to go ahead and just for conversation, I want to go ahead and pull 11 and 12 off and just make some comments. As you all know, What's going on with the…”
“Nobody, I believe it would come from staff, right?”
“And all of that goes into the, what do they call it, the Ohio ditch?”
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“I got a call from a friend of mine I went to high school with. He said, hey, so I heard you're going to be touring it with the DOT. They said the mayor is going to tour it, so they were supposed to go mow the ditch. that area so I can walk into the ditch. I'm like, I'm from here. I'll walk into a ditch with high grass.”
“Kevin, can you come to the podium, please? Thank you, John. Yep. You met with DOT. Yes, sir, I did. All right. What were their recommendations out there? I wasn't at the meeting, but I will be having a Zoom meeting with them talking about their recommendations.”
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“I wanted to be there. I'll get on a zoom call with them and I'm going to get it straight for them.”
“All right. I'll get more information on that. I'll talk to D. O. T. As well. And I'd love for Kevin you to be there and I'd like, let's see if they tell us the same thing they told you the first time.”
“If you can provide his information. I have his information. He's emailed. Oh, you do? Okay. All right.”
“Okay. All right. We're going to have a Zoom meeting soon with Misty. Misty? Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. All right. Thank you, John.”
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