City Council - Regular Meeting

appreciate you being here today. Boards and committees, uh, I saw the chamber of commerce.

Um, we have several ribbon cutings coming up, so thank you for bringing so much new business to town. Um, Marian Bank is this Thursday night. It's a after hours ribbon cutting, which is unique and should be fun. That's from 4:30 to around 6:00 p. and they'll have refreshments and drinks and um it'll be fun. Sunday morning 8 a.m. is TJ Maxx. So, I know y'all are all excited about that. Um I think we're excited because it's the first time we've cut a ribbon to open a door. So, I know it's an unusual time, but that was their parent. So, um we have a business lunch lunch and learn next week and a breakfast at the end of the month. And all of that you can find on our chamber calendar. So, um, if you have any events at any time you'd like for us to add and then I talk frequently with Andrew about that, but you can always let us know if we need to put something on there. So, thank you.

Thank you. We're uh we're proud of our chamber of commerce and the work they're doing here in the city of Wong Main Street and the town redevelopment authority. It takes all of us to make this work. But these ribbon cutings are are a lot of fun when you know that you're opening up uh these businesses that are going to be tax producers for you. Now, we get hit pretty hard with some of them that aren't tax producers, but they take up space. So, but yet we still have to provide those services to them because they are downtown. And uh we we have to be very careful with that how we utilize our space. So, but y'all are doing a great job and and we appreciate what y'all are doing and helping move Winchester forward. I don't think that's necessary, but we'll talk about that. Um, our agenda items for this evening under old business is permission to transition existing permit manager and Delta business license software to a secure cloud hosted platform. I thoroughly understand that. So, that's that's a good thing we're doing this. But uh Jim, you have any comment on this?

I I do not. Um the the only difference in pricing is the is the is the web hosting for it. There's there's nothing very very exciting about it.

Okay. Okay. But uh that will be under old business this evening. Then item two under old business permission to purchase a turf tank painting robot for an annual subscription of $8,500 for the first year and $7500 for years two and three provides the capability to paint Hornberg football stadium all grass soccer fields for youth league football all diamond fields and the football stadium. This is second time on the agenda. So we can take action on this this evening also. And then item three is to approve a hotel feasibility study at a cost not to exceed $8500. This also is the second time on the agenda. So we can move forward with that. Um, following that process under new business this evening, public hearing resolution 2026-4-6-1, a project development agreement for Dunham's Athleisure Corporation Incorporated. So, we'll be moving forward with that. And then item five, resolution 2026-4-6-1, resolution approving the project development agreement with Dunham's Athleisure Corporation. And then item six, approve the memorandum of understanding for synthetic turf maintenance equipment and services. Then item seven, permission to spray swarm ditches at a cost of $6,161. Uh first time on the agenda, so it will appear next meeting. Uh item eight, permission to spray brush and kudzu from boat launch at Memorial Park on the north side of the river at a cost of $6,000.

Uh also first time on the agenda. And then item nine, item 11, and item 12 is going to ask to suspend the rules to move forward with this. Item nine being permission to install a well system and water line at the sports complex arena at a cost of $7,13566. And the reason for the suspending of the rules is an upcoming event that we need to get this in before this event happens in two weeks. So the next one would be item 10. Approve revised proposal for downtown parking lot company and spring street and restroom sites with Lar speaks and associates. Item 11 is one to suspend the rules replace indoor coil HVAC system in the city library at a cost of $7,689. And then item 12 to suspend the rules permission to repair a leaf truck at a cost of $6,19953. and we're about through with that season, but we do need to finish up and we need the truck repaired and back on the road. Item 13, permission for the Kelly Fish Patrick Center for the Arts to host the Wildlife Art Festival on October the 24th of 2026. Um, Linda Lewis is here with the Kelly. Would you like to speak to that?

Uh, yes sir. Um, this will be our fifth annual W It Wildlife Parks Festival and we will be in the downtown area. It'll be from 9:00 am till 3 PM. Last year we had a very successful event. We brought in 7,500 people into the community and so we're expecting another very good event this year. So, we would just request permission from the city to host that event.

Good. You're good. Appreciate that. Yes, sir. Then item 14, permission for the ODBA to host the drag boat racings in June the 27th and 28th of 2026 in Gold Star Park. They've been doing it a number of years. Item 15, permission for the first call relative to host customer and community appreciation event at the farmers market on May the 14th of 2026. Those were our items on the agenda this evening. So, at this time, we will uh I'll call the meeting to order. The invocation be given by Miss Tucker and the pledge by Councilman Brown. Let us pray. Dear heavenly father, we thank you for allowing us to come and assemble um here this evening to um conduct the business of the city. We ask that we ask for your continued um prayers as we conduct um our city business, continued prayers on the city of the Tampa, the citizens and um as we um continue to do the work of the city. These and all blessings we ask in your son Jesus Christ's name. Amen.

Amen. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Roll call. Council member Robins here. Council member Tucker here. Council member Justice here. Council member Gan, Council Member Brown here, Mayor Willis here. You received in your packet a copy of the minutes from the council meeting held on March the 16th of 2026. Are there any corrections to those minutes? Being no corrections, we'll entertain a motion for approval. Second. Have a motion have a second. All in favor say I.

I. Anyone opposed? Okay, those minutes have been approved. Under all business this evening, permission to transition existing permanent manager and Delta business license software to a secure cloud hosted platform. We'll entertain the motion. I got justice. Okay. Motion second. Any discussion? All in favor? Let it be nor say I. I. Anyone opposed? So that two has been approved.

And item two, permission to purchase turf tank painting robot for an annual subscription of $8,500 for the first year, $7,500 for years two and three. Provides the capability of paint football stadium, all grass soccer fields, the youth league football, Ezekiel football, all diamond fields, and the football stadium. We can move forward with this. I move. Second. Okay, I got a motion. I got a second. Any discussion on this? All in table that be to say I. I.

Anyone oppose? That too has been approved. Item three, approve the hotel feasibility study at a cost not to exceed $8,500. We'll entertain that motion. Move ahead. Some move. Second. Second. Any discussion on this?

Just for your information, this is what it takes to get the second hotel or get the next hotel or the next hotel is a feasibility study. So, we're we have entrance. We're looking at this. We have to get the study to move forward. So, that's where we're so we have a motion. We have the second. Is that discussion? All in favor that have been on say I I.

Anyone opposed? So that too has been granted. The new business public hearing tonight. We'll enter into a public hearing at this time to consider resolution 2026-4-6-1. It's a project development agreement with Dunhams at leisure corporation incororated. So, we're in public hearings. Anyone here to speak in favor of this? Anyone here to speak against this? Having held the public hearing, we'll go back into regular session and consider approving this request. Public hearing the resolution being project development agreement with Dunhams Athleisure Corporation Incorporated. Yes.

So, we'll entertain a motion. Second. Yeah. I got Robins on one end and Brown on the other.

Any discussion? All in favor? It'll be number say I. I. Anyone opposed? So, that too has been granted. Miss you are item six approving memorandum of understanding for synthetic turf maintenance equipment and services. This is memorandum of understanding with the county. Is that correct? County development. Okay. We can move forward. This is we can move forward with it. Motion to move.

Second. Second. Discussion. All in favor? It be no. All in favor? It be known by I.

Anyone opposed? Okay, that has been approved. Item seven, permission to spray storm ditches of a cost of $6,161. This is the first time that be carried over. Item eight, commission to spray brush and cutu from boat launch memorial park on northeast side of the river. The cost of $6,000 and also be carried over. Okay. Item nine is requesting

to suspend the rules. Motion to suspend the rules and bring up media. Okay, we have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. All right. Council member Robbins, yes. Council member Tucker, yes. Council member Justice, yes. Council member Brown, yes. Mayor Willis, yes. Rules haven't been suspended. we can move forward with this and take action on granting the petition. Right. Okay. So, entertain a motion. Second.

Motion. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Anyone opposed? That two has been granted. Item 10 approve revised proposal for downtown parking lot company and spring street and restroom sites and Larry speak associate. We can move with this. We'll entertain the motion. Second. Justice and Brown discussion. All in favor say I. I.

Anyone opposed? So that too has been granted. Item 11 to suspend the rules. Replace Indo coil HVAC system at the library at the cost of 76.89. We'll have a motion to suspend the rule. Suspend the rule. M Tucker's got that. Have a second. Second. Okay, got a second. Council member Robbins. Yes. Council member Tucker. Yes. Council member Justice. Yes. Council member Brown. Yes. Mayor Willis. Yes.

All right. Rules haven't been suspended to take care of this first appearance. So we'll move forward. We'll entertain a motion. and a second

discussion. All in favor say I. I. Anyone opposed? So that Hack system can be replaced. Item 12. Permission to suspend the rules. So move. We have a motion. Second. Got a second. Roll up. Council member Robbins. Yes. Council member Tucker. Yes. Council member Justice. Yes. Council member Brown. Yes. Mayor Willis. Yes. Rules having been suspended to move forward with this on the repairs of the leaf truck. I need a motion. So move.

Second. Who gave him my first one? Got to get loud down there late. Okay, we got and

all in favor let it be no say I. Anyone opposed? So that leaf truck can be rebated. Okay. Item 13, permission for the Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts to host the Wildlife Arts Festival on October the 24th of 2026. We will entertain the motion. So move. Thank you. Do we have a second? Second. Here you go. Have a motion. We have a second. Any discussion on this great event? All in favor? Let it be known by saying I.

Anyone opposed? So that permission has been granted. And then item 14, permission to host a drag boat racing June the 27 28th of 2026 in Gold Star Park shortly after church on Sunday. I believe we don't run them during church on Sunday. So, okay. Uh, we need to grant that permission. Need a motion. So, move second. It's your church. I know. Right. Motion and second. Any further discussion? All in favor le say I.

I. Anyone opposed? So that permission has been granted. Permission for the first call real host custom and community appreciation event and performance market on May 14, 2026. What is that? 14th Saturday. Thursday. Thursday. Okay, we'll entertain the motion for this move. Okay, second. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion on that? If not, all in favor by saying yes. Yes. Anyone opposed?

No. Okay, so that got it. Now, who said we couldn't get through those things? We have a motion to adjourn.