[3:03] Alright, good afternoon and welcome to the August 10th, 2026

[3:06] meeting of the Orlando City Council. We're going to start

[3:09] today with the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance led

[3:12] by to Mr. Sheehan. Thank you, Mayor Dyer, and I

[3:16] would like to read an inspirational quote from Theodore Rose,

[3:19] President Theodore Roosevelt. It's called The Man in the Arena.

[3:22] It is not the critic who counts, not the man

[3:25] who points out how the strong man stumbles or where

[3:28] the doer of deeds could have done them better. The

[3:31] credit belongs to the man who is actually in the

[3:33] arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and

[3:36] blood, who strives valiantly, who heirs, who comes short again

[3:40] and again, because there is no effort without error or

[3:43] shortcoming, but who does actually strive to do the deeds,

[3:48] who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spend himself

[3:51] in a worthy cause, who at the best, in the

[3:54] end, who best knows in the end the triumph of

[3:58] high achievement, who at the worst, if he fails, at

[4:01] least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall

[4:04] never be with those cold, intimid souls who neither know

[4:08] victory nor defeat. President Roosevelt. I ple. Allegiance to the

[4:17] fly of the United States of America. Into this woman

[4:25] with liberty just for all. The. Madam Clark,

[4:35] would you call the role and make a determination of

[4:37] a quorum, please? Yes, Mayor, Commissioner Keane, Commissioner Ortiz, moisture

[4:43] chapin, Commissioner Sheehan, Commissioner Rhodes, Commissioner Burns, Mayor Dyer. Here.

[4:50] Mary, you have a quorum with all members present. Thank

[4:52] you, Madam Clerk, first item of business is consideration of

[4:55] minutes from the July 13th city council, agenda review and

[5:00] workshop meetings, motion by commissioner or teas. Second by Commissioner

[5:04] Sheehan, all in favor indicates so by saying aye, as

[5:08] opposed to say the motion carries. Okay, we will go

[5:11] right into the mayor's update, and I have some bittersweet

[5:15] news to share, Lillian Payne, our director of economic development

[5:20] has accepted an opportunity in the private sector that allows

[5:24] her to spend more time with her family. Her last

[5:26] day with the city is Tuesday, September 8th, but this

[5:29] is her last and most favorite all - time city

[5:34] council meeting. Her nearly 20 years with a city. She

[5:38] has served in the planning division, later led our business

[5:41] development permitting services divisions under her leadership permitting services implemented

[5:47] a digital review platform and complete redesign of its offices,

[5:51] making a development review process more efficient and customer friendly,

[5:57] and the digitalization came just before COVID, which was very

[6:00] fortunate timing for being able to continue doing that work

[6:03] for the city. We're grateful for many contributions of the

[6:07] city and wishes in our next chapter announcements relating to

[6:11] additional leadership changes will be coming soon. Let's get Lillian

[6:15] McDonald. If you would like the Podi Minzers, you don't

[6:24] have to. You can say no, or you can either...

[6:29] I probably should have told you that. Well, I don't

[6:34] have anything prepared, Mayor, but thank you. I just wanted

[6:37] to say thank you. It's been a pleasure to work

[6:38] with all of you. Some of you longer than others.

[6:43] Most of you have become good friends. And I love

[6:46] this city. I live here, and I'm looking forward to

[6:50] continuing to take advantage of all that it has to

[6:53] offer just through a different lens and seeing you all

[6:57] soon. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, I know everybody looks

[7:06] forward to state of the city, so that is this

[7:08] coming Friday and invite everybody to join us at the

[7:12] Plaza Live. We'll talk about the investments of city is

[7:15] making, and also we're going to do a little love

[7:18] letter to city employees. We're going to celebrate the city

[7:20] workforce on Friday. So if you can't attend, you can

[7:24] watch it online at orlando. globe backslash soc. Back to

[7:30] school, students are returning to the classroom tomorrow, and we

[7:35] want to thank and recognize our school resource officers, city

[7:39] council's prioritized city funding to make sure that we have

[7:43] a school resource officer in all of the OCPS schools

[7:47] that are in the city of Orlando. We're grateful for

[7:49] their efforts in keeping children safe, and teachers and staff

[7:52] safe. Next Tuesday is primary election day. You can start

[7:57] early voting their 27 early voting sites, Olympin, through Sunday,

[8:03] regardless of partie affiliation there, a number of local races

[8:06] on the ballot. We encourage you to do research and

[8:09] go out and vote. A couple of items of note

[8:12] city volando continues some extrategic investments in public safety by

[8:17] advancing two major Orlando fire department projects, to strengthen a

[8:21] merchant response. We will consider the preconstruction agreements for a

[8:26] new state - of - the - art Orlando fire

[8:28] training center over by the mercy operations center, and a

[8:32] replacement to fire station 13. Today we'll hear an item

[8:37] that used to be the under eye and is now

[8:39] the canopy project. It is created a place under I

[8:45] - 4, or community can gather and connect and experience

[8:48] downtown Orlando in a whole new way. We'll be transforming

[8:52] 10 acres of underutilized space to a vibrant public destination,

[8:56] bringing new opportunities for events, arts trails, multi - moldal

[9:00] connections, parking and community programming. And we want to thank

[9:03] the state of Florida, Flor Department of Transportation participating with

[9:08] a 3. 75 million dollar contribution. And then lastly, on

[9:14] today's agenda is the DTO Historic Redevelopment Incentive Program that'll

[9:19] help encourage private investment in our downtown has sort district

[9:23] by supporting the restoration and revitalization of historically significant buildings

[9:28] while preserving unique features, making these places part of Orlando

[9:32] story. With that, we'll move on to the consent agenda,

[9:36] which is a number of items. They're acted upon through

[9:39] a single - boot council. We have each of our

[9:42] commissioners an opportunity to comment on items on the consent

[9:45] agenda and update you on important happenings in their district.

[9:48] We rotate the order that we do that to Mr.

[9:51] Sheehan is first up today, Mr. Well, thank you, Mayor

[9:54] Dyer, and I think we had a couple birthdays. We

[9:56] missed yours, and we have Commissioner Ortiz coming up, so

[9:59] I don't know who want to do them separately or

[10:01] together. Saying happy for - Commissioner T's, and I always

[10:05] do things together. You want them together a separate note

[10:12] together. Happy birthday to you all. Happy birthday to you,

[10:20] happy birthday, marrying commissioners. Happy birthday to you. Alright. Wow,

[10:28] that was excellent. It's all good. Alright. And I was

[10:33] not at the last city council meeting, but I see

[10:36] interim fire chief Shannon and any odd look forward to

[10:38] working with you very much. And congratulations, and sorry I

[10:42] wasn't here to welcome you last week. I want to

[10:46] thank Carol Adams group for 22 years of sponsoring backpacks

[10:50] and all the school supplies on the Orange County Public

[10:54] Schools list for our kids in public housing and Reed's

[10:57] terrorists. They do it every single year. They've been doing

[11:00] it for 22 years. That's really commitment. I want to

[11:02] thank Ted Carroll and his team for doing all these

[11:05] for our kids at Reed's Terrace. Um, and they're thriving

[11:10] at Lake Como School because they have all the supplies

[11:12] they need from day one. So I just want to

[11:15] thank Ted Carroll and Carol Adams group again for their

[11:18] wonderful public service. I did miss the last city council

[11:23] meeting as I was in Europe. And it was a

[11:25] much needed vacation. Um, I was pretty upset after the

[11:29] last city council meeting. I attended where we threw out

[11:32] historic preservation in the downtown Orlando business district. Historic preservation

[11:37] is not some convenient buzzword for me. It is something

[11:41] I honestly believe so the character and identities of cities

[11:44] and countries. I spent over a week marveling at Gowdy,

[11:48] sagreta familia, Rome's Vatican City, a castle in botanical garden.

[11:53] And as France and an ancient Greek archaeological wonder and

[11:57] Agrogento Sicily. And I thought back on what I had

[12:01] experienced here in Orlando, the stripping of protections from all

[12:04] of our most historic buildings. And for the first time

[12:07] I was embarrassed of our city. It was not just

[12:10] the actions of the council, but the disenfranchising of the

[12:13] volunteer members of our historic preservation board, not giving them

[12:17] notice to react. I tried to fight for them and

[12:19] point out the funding we could lose. All to no

[12:22] avail. I do appreciate Commissioner Burns hearing me and supporting

[12:25] historic preservation, which has benefited several historic buildings in Pairmore.

[12:31] I now find myself at odds with the economic development

[12:33] department how we do things in the process matters. Fair

[12:38] process matters. Many residents have lost their faith in government

[12:41] because of actions like this. It is about integrity to

[12:45] me. As such, I have often said that I'll be

[12:48] patty she and long after I'm commissioner Patty Shein. My

[12:51] good name means everything to me. I cannot be the

[12:53] public face of an organization I have fundamental disagreements with.

[12:57] That said, it has been my pleasure to serve on

[12:59] the East Centre Florida Regional Planning Council for the past

[13:02] 26 years. I was very proud to be appointed by

[13:06] Mayorhood and I have worked regionally on planning issues impacting

[13:09] center of Florida. But I can simply no longer represent

[13:12] an economic development department. I do not share values with.

[13:15] I am resigning immediately from this position, even though I

[13:19] do so with a sense of regret coupled with a

[13:21] sense of relief, integrity matters. That's all I had, Mayor,

[13:24] thank you. Okay, Commissioner Rose. Um, recently I read an

[13:31] article that I believe presented a misleading narrative by implying

[13:35] that the city of Orlando's, oh, let me backtrack. Good

[13:37] afternoon everyone. Okay, recently I read an article that I

[13:42] believe presented a misleading narrative by implying that the city

[13:45] of Orlando's procurement policy changes directly caused minority and women

[13:49] - owned businesses to lose contracts, layoff workers, relocate or

[13:52] close. However, the article did not provide specific evidence establishing

[13:57] that casual relationship. It did not examine other relevant factors

[14:01] such as contract performance, pricing competitiveness, contract expirations, business management

[14:06] decisions, or broader economic conditions. Public policies should be guided

[14:10] by verified data and objective analysts, not assumptions or advocacy

[14:14] claims presented as FAC. That article did, however, prompt me

[14:17] to think about how we confer the strengthen our local

[14:19] small businesses. Rather than structure and procurement preferences around classifications

[14:24] that may invite legal challenges, I believe we should explore

[14:28] objective, place - based criteria that direct opportunity to businesses

[14:32] operating in our most economically distressed communities, um, a couple

[14:36] of approaches that I'd like for us to think about.

[14:39] One approach would be to provide a local preference for

[14:41] businesses located within federally designated opportunities zones or economically distressed

[14:46] zip codes. This framework focuses on geographic and economic need

[14:50] expands access to opportunity and is grounded immeasurable objective criteria

[14:55] rather than a protected classifications. At the same time, the

[14:58] policy should explicitly exclude procurement's funded by federal or state

[15:02] grants that prohibited local preference or geographic preferences ensuring compliance

[15:06] with applicable funding. Our goal here at the city of

[15:09] Orlando should be to create a procurement system that is

[15:12] fair, legally defensible and effective at building wealth and capacity

[15:16] within underserved communities. By investing in businesses located where economic

[15:20] need is greatest, we can help strengthen neighborhood economies, create

[15:23] jobs and expand opportunity while maintaining a competitive and transparent

[15:28] procurement process. Similar play space preferences concepts have long existed

[15:33] in certain government procurement programs demonstrating that carefully tailored geographic

[15:37] preferences can be implemented when authorized inappropriately structured. Our last

[15:43] back to school event this evening is that Rock Lake

[15:45] neighborhood center, we are given haircuts to the community. I

[15:48] want to take the time to thank all of our

[15:50] partners who helped make this possible. Uh, the Orlando Fire

[15:53] Department, the Orlando Police Department, the Orlando Magic, the Orlando

[15:57] City Soccer, Auroyal Palms, Elks Lodge 439, Jay Henry's Barbershop,

[16:02] Turner Construction, Benowitt's wealth management, Andy Frane, the Orlando National

[16:08] Penhellenic Council, One Heart Foundation, Mercy Boy Foundation, Walmart, loving

[16:14] hearts, praying hands, mission Orlando, experience Christian Center, CNJ Bricken

[16:19] Barriers, Lyft Orlando, Mount Olive AME Church, Cathedral Church of

[16:23] St. Luke, Orange Blossom Family Health, Coping Lab, Orlando West

[16:27] Ministries, Protect Thy Ministries, uh, District 5 has had back

[16:31] to school events throughout the entire district since July 11th,

[16:34] and we have sent this kids off with amazing back

[16:36] to school. Here do's haircuts and I'm just grateful for

[16:39] all of our partners. Our youth being sent off to

[16:42] an amazing school year with closed supplies and bags for

[16:45] fresh hair dues. Um, everyone should mark your calendar, starting

[16:49] August 15th, visit Orlando's magical dining is back. It will

[16:53] benefit OCA. A lot of great businesses on the magical

[16:57] dining experience menu. I want to take the time to

[17:01] thank Ray Rodriguez and our transportation team for their diligent

[17:04] work in getting our school zone cameras installed to help

[17:07] improve safety for our youth. Our children deserve to feel

[17:10] safe traveling to and from school every day. Two years

[17:15] ago, I made a commitment with our neighborhood association president

[17:19] once a quarter, and I'm proud to continue honoring that

[17:21] commitment to all of our neighborhood association, leaders, volunteers. I

[17:25] want to thank you for showing up, speaking up, and

[17:27] working every date to improve the quality of life in

[17:29] our communities. Your partnership matters and together we are making

[17:32] a difference. I want to thank Travel and Leisure for

[17:35] hosting career day with our youth in the Pairmore community.

[17:39] This created an opportunity for youth to gain better understanding

[17:42] of the many career paths that exist behind the scene

[17:46] operations that make resorts successful, exposing our young people to

[17:50] opportunities, industries, and careers. They may not otherwise experience an

[17:54] important part of helping them envision their future. I want

[17:58] to give a heartfelt thank you to FBR Rodney and

[18:01] the entire team, um, for making arrangements over the past

[18:04] few years at my request to ensure our youth continue

[18:07] to have access to care through the Florida Departments of

[18:10] Health Mobile Dental Bus. This continued partnership helps remove barriers

[18:15] to dental care and making sure our young people have

[18:17] the opportunity to receive the services they need to stay

[18:20] healthy and confident. I'm grateful for the commitment to investing

[18:23] in health and wellbeing of our youth this summer we

[18:26] were able to provide 1, 066 services, um, at our

[18:30] neighborhood centers and all of District 5. And I look

[18:32] forward to the continued collaboration. Onto the agenda 3C5 youth

[18:41] climate action fund grant. This grant will strengthen its youth

[18:44] engagement infrastructure by surfacing new ideas. Um, we recently had

[18:49] with the sustainability team. We recently had our first pilot

[18:52] and grateful to continue this opportunity. 3d6 looking forward to

[18:57] Hulu Mulu opening a hula moola. There you go. Um,

[19:01] 3d8 look forward to the temporary used to extend the

[19:06] downtown entertainment area, mobile food cart pilot program. Um, this

[19:11] allows staff the opportunity to develop the future expansion, especially

[19:15] as we have major construction taking place in our downtown

[19:17] corridor. Um, three I, two, the letter of agreement and

[19:22] contract for award FDOT. This funding will utilize law enforcement

[19:28] to support and reinforce safety, pedestrian, bicyclists and driver behaviors

[19:33] and priority areas. This continues to work on what we

[19:37] had in our workshop this morning with e - mobility

[19:39] and keeping our community safe. Um, while it's not in

[19:43] my district, I'm glad to see 301, the FAA grant

[19:46] application for the restroom renovations at the airport. Orlando is

[19:49] a world - class city and improvements to our airport

[19:52] are vital to visitor experience. Um, glad to keep our

[19:56] word to the community regarding the historic moratorium in downtown

[20:00] Orlando by bringing forward item 4D, the downtown, the DTO

[20:05] historic redevelopment incentive program. This is about finding a thoughtful

[20:08] balance between preserving our history and creating opportunities for responsible

[20:12] redevelopment. I'm proud that we are moving forward with solutions

[20:15] that honor our commitment to the community while helping downtown

[20:18] grow and thrive. Thank you. Thank you Commissioner Burns. All

[20:24] right. Thank you Mayor. Good afternoon everyone. Uh, thank you

[20:27] for being in attendance today. First, I'd like to say

[20:29] thank you Lillian for your years of service to our

[20:33] great city. You will be missed, but I hear you'll

[20:36] be kind of hanging around. So hopefully we will see

[20:39] you. But again, thank you for all that you've done.

[20:42] As we prepare to go back to, uh, send our

[20:44] kids back to school over the last couple of weeks,

[20:48] we've had several back to school events and we've given

[20:51] out over a thousand book bags to local families. And

[20:55] I just want to say thank you to Orlando Fire

[20:58] Department Orlando Police Department. A few good men, Darcy Foundation,

[21:02] Axiom Bank, Lanes and many more supporters who came and

[21:06] gave of themselves and their resources to ensure that we

[21:09] got our kids that needed resources for them to go

[21:12] back to school, but also, uh, just encourage them as

[21:16] they go back to school. Now Mayor, this is a,

[21:18] uh, interesting year for me as I have my oldest

[21:21] daughter going to college and my youngest going to kindergarten.

[21:25] Uh, and I have one right right in the middle.

[21:28] So I'll be leaving tomorrow to take my daughter to

[21:31] clock Atlanta University. But again, thank you for all of

[21:35] our community support around our kids. Also, uh, just a

[21:39] few upcoming events on August 11th. We'll have the center

[21:42] Florida dipole bank distribution that grand avenue neighborhood center at

[21:46] 930. Also on August 19th, District 6 Greenworks plan update,

[21:53] community workshop at the doctor James R. Smith Center from

[21:56] 630 to 830. And then also my satellite office hours,

[22:01] Dr. James R. Smithson on the second Wednesday. Grant Avenue

[22:05] neighborhood center on the fourth Wednesday. And El Claudia Allen

[22:09] Center on the third Friday. So if any one of

[22:12] our constituents wants to come meet with me outside of

[22:15] City Hall, please reach out to me so we can

[22:19] get that schedule. On the agenda, I'd just like to

[22:22] say thank you to all of those who are being

[22:24] appointed or reappointed to our citizen advisory committees in these

[22:29] boards. This is how we truly, uh, these boys help

[22:32] us truly guide and maintain the services of our, of

[22:37] our great city. So thank you to all of you

[22:39] all who are giving of your time to serve in

[22:41] those areas. Also, uh, on the agenda, uh, want to

[22:45] express my support for 3C5. Which is the youth climate

[22:52] action fund grant. And these funds will be, uh, will

[22:55] be distributed to eight to 50 youth led sustainability projects

[22:59] through micro grants radium from a thousand dollars to 5,

[23:03] 000 dollars And this will strengthen those landlords engagement in

[23:07] our youth and our future leaders to get them excited

[23:10] about coming up with innovative ideas to sustain our beautiful,

[23:16] uh, our beautiful earth, if you will. So again, very

[23:19] supportive of those. Thank you to our sustainability team for

[23:22] accessing those grants. And that's all I have, Mayor. Thank

[23:25] you. Thank you, commissioner. Commissioner Keene. Well, good afternoon, Mayor,

[23:30] commissioners. Everyone join us today here in person and online.

[23:34] As always, I want to highlight some of the great

[23:35] things happening throughout District 1. It's been a while since

[23:38] the last council meeting the last few weeks have been

[23:41] busy and a great reminder of just how much is

[23:43] happening here in Orlando. I had the opportunity to spend

[23:46] some time with our young people as the afternoon. All

[23:49] - star in YMCA summer programs began wrapping up. I

[23:53] want to thank the staff counselors and volunteers. These programs

[23:56] gave our kids opportunities to run their very own restaurant

[24:00] and to build confidence around pools and bodies of water

[24:02] through swim lessons at the lake known in YMCA. It

[24:06] was proud to participate in the making advocacy magic ADA

[24:09] day celebration. These events remind us that the accessibility and

[24:13] inclusion must be part of everything we do as a

[24:16] city. I want to shout out to Canada. She's a

[24:19] rising senior. She's still a rising senior till tomorrow, I

[24:22] guess, uh, at innovation high school. She's the president of

[24:26] making advocacy magic who put together the great event with

[24:30] lunch, talent showed and collaboration to celebrate the anniversary of

[24:33] the ADA Act. It was exciting to celebrate the East

[24:38] Lake Park Playground ribbon cutting. And I heard the mayor.

[24:42] He said this was our sixth playground renovation this year.

[24:44] I know we've got at least one more because I've

[24:46] got one more in my district. So I want to

[24:48] thank Rodney and Mike for their dedication to Parks and

[24:51] our district. On the consent agenda today, I want to

[24:54] highlight a couple items. Item 3B10, the design build may

[24:57] or mention it. This is the pre - construction agreement

[24:59] for the fire station 13 and district one will be

[25:02] a brand new 11, 600 square foot of space set

[25:07] aside to serve the boggy creek and trade port areas.

[25:11] And item 3i 1, FAA grant application for restroom renovations,

[25:15] always very important when you're traveling out of Orlando International

[25:19] Airport. Looking ahead, we have as much happening in district

[25:22] one as we just have gone through here, uh, which

[25:26] to want to thank and wish our students, parents and

[25:28] teachers, administrators and school staff very successful school year. I

[25:32] know there have been some big changes recently with the

[25:34] e - bikes and how parents and students will plan

[25:36] their arrival at school. I want to remind everyone that

[25:38] this is community issue and we'll take collaboration and effort

[25:41] of everyone. We continue to set the table together the

[25:44] most efficient solution can be achieved. Please use my office

[25:47] as a resource over the next month or so as

[25:49] we are in our last minute travel changes and build

[25:51] a solution that incorporates problem solving from all angles. Also

[25:55] looking forward to words and wonders. Poetry exhibition. Thank you

[25:58] to Marcia and her team for planning that choosing the

[26:00] best district to host. That event will be a terminal

[26:04] A at MCO this Wednesday. I'll be representing and attending

[26:10] my first Florida League of Cities annual conference later this

[26:13] week. I'll have the opportunity to learn from municipalities across

[26:16] the state chair ideas. And of course I am looking

[26:19] forward to the state of the city from the mayor.

[26:21] A great opportunity to reflect on where Orlando is today

[26:23] and recognize the progress we've made. And finally I'm excited

[26:26] about my upcoming joint transportation town hall with Orange County

[26:30] Commissioner Marybel Cordero on August the 26th. Transportation remains the

[26:35] most important issue we hear about from residents and district

[26:37] one. I want to thank K, jockey, and Ari for

[26:40] their hands on with me to get prepared for that

[26:42] town hall so we can better serve our residents. That

[26:46] mayor looking forward to get started. Thank you Commissioner Ortiz.

[26:50] Thank you Mayor. Let me clear something up. This was

[26:54] one is another first one is District 2. So. I

[26:59] was messing with you. Anyhow, Lillian. We're going to miss

[27:02] you big time. There's been an honor and a privilege

[27:05] to work with you all these years. It's been almost

[27:09] 20 years. But anyhow, um, thank you so much for

[27:12] everything you've done. Thank you for your not only transparency,

[27:16] but for your tolerance, so many occasions. But thank you

[27:20] so much. You've done a great job. We're going to

[27:21] miss you greatly. So. Let me start with the items.

[27:28] The agenda items that like Commissioner Burns said citizens advisory

[27:32] board. Thank you so much to all those who want

[27:35] to volunteer and who have been selected to work in

[27:39] our boards as he very well said already. These are

[27:42] the boards that pretty much direct our city with our

[27:45] guidance with a selection sometimes. You know, with a voting

[27:49] on certain items and give us direction in which way

[27:52] our communities want to say things happen. So thank you

[27:54] so much for volunteering your time. Um. On item 3B11

[28:02] resolution to approve by solids, clean water state revolving fund

[28:06] facilities plan. This is going to be dealing with PFAS,

[28:09] which is such a hot ticket item in our society

[28:13] today. Um, trying to get this totally out of the

[28:18] waste stream. So I think that's a, that's a great

[28:21] contract. There's a great opportunity for us to move forward

[28:24] and be a proactive in so many ways. All right.

[28:27] So and public works. I want to give thanks. Shout

[28:31] out, shout out a shout out to our public works

[28:33] team that we're working on Brockway on Englewood. Doing some

[28:38] digging and cleaning some of the piping. Uh, there was

[28:42] some issues. And the community were being affected. So they

[28:44] did a terrific job underwater. I saw this guys working

[28:48] under rain. I mean, it was amazing. I was just

[28:50] watching. I wanted to take a video and bring it

[28:52] to a city because I was so proud of them

[28:54] working under the rain and doing a great job over

[28:56] there. They didn't stop because of the rain. So, um.

[29:02] Please convey my congratulations to those guys and the thanks.

[29:06] On the morning of July 22nd, I joined ATNT to

[29:10] recognize an important milestone in expanding fiber connectivity. I brought

[29:15] back as a cross floor. I think you mayor for

[29:16] allowing me to do that for you. Um, it was

[29:19] a great experience. And I, I knew about the great

[29:22] job they're doing, but it's more than what I thought.

[29:25] I share remarks and importance of reliable high speed internet

[29:28] for our communities, especially on this day and age. You

[29:31] can see, you can talk to your doctor without having

[29:33] to go to the doctor's office. Isn't that something you

[29:36] can actually see the doctor? So, um, the continuing investment

[29:40] in connectivity helps resting access educational opportunities, healthcare services, as

[29:45] I just mentioned, and tools to support local businesses as

[29:48] well, strengthening our series deutel future. So congratulations to ATNT

[29:52] on these milestones. An evening of July 23rd, we held

[29:56] our annual neighborhood watch national night out kickoff celebration. Rock

[30:01] the house and we sure did rock the house. The

[30:03] place was packed. I heard rumors as the best in

[30:06] the city, but I'm not going to compete against anybody

[30:08] on this one. So bringing residents families first responders and

[30:12] community partners for an evening focus on connection and community

[30:16] spirit. Law enforcement were there. Um, the firefighters, everybody. Everybody

[30:21] was very happy. A lot of support from the, uh,

[30:25] retails from nonprofit organizations. Everybody was showing off over there.

[30:30] It was, it was great. Thanks to everyone who joined

[30:33] us as well as Yolando Police Department, Orlando Fire Department,

[30:36] volunteers and partners who helped make this event as success.

[30:40] And the particular show that took everybody's breath was arcanine

[30:43] dog with the Orlando Police Department. What a great show.

[30:47] So. On the morning of July 25th, I joined families

[30:51] at the Englewood neighborhood center for a back to school

[30:54] event supporting local students, thanks to our community partners, more

[30:58] than 500 backpacks along with school supplies and other essential

[31:02] items for distributed to help students star the new school

[31:06] year. Be pair for success. Um, on the 25th of

[31:10] July is also the, we celebrate the constitution of Puerto

[31:15] Rico. Now that this is something we celebrate here in

[31:17] Orlando, but for those Puerto Ricans that left the island

[31:22] for a number of reasons, um, congratulations on the Constitution

[31:25] of Puerto Rica. An evening of July 30th, I attended

[31:29] Renacer, which means reborn graduation ceremony celebrating participants who completed

[31:34] the community health worker certification program. Congratulations to all the

[31:39] graduates. And thanks to you, Renicered Career Source Central Florida

[31:44] and advent health, Hispanoflodia Central. For their commitment to straightening

[31:48] health and wellness resources in our community. And on the

[31:52] morning of August 4th, you joined Mayor Buddy Dyer and

[31:56] Commissioner Rose at City Hall for a meeting with community

[31:58] associations managers and property managers. Event provided an opportunity to

[32:02] connect city staff, share resources and strengthen partnerships that support

[32:07] Orlando's neighborhoods and apartment communities. And last but not least,

[32:12] spatial congratulations to my daughter who is about to have

[32:16] our first grandkid in a family, just making me a

[32:20] grandpa. And here's Josematov time. The countdown just started. So

[32:25] I'm looking forward to see Esmeralda, leader of smeralda to

[32:28] come to welcome her to this world. That's what I

[32:30] have mayor. Congratulations Commissioner Ortiz. Thank you, boss. Appreciate it.

[32:35] Mr. Chapin. Thank you Mayor. Thank you residents. Thank you.

[32:39] Um, all those in attendance and online. Congratulations, Lillian. I

[32:45] just got here. Was it something I said? Look forward

[32:49] to working with you. In your next phase, as we

[32:52] wrap up the summer, I want to give a big

[32:54] shout out to family parks and wreck. Uh, for an

[32:57] incredible season at our neighborhood centers. Uh, I was able

[33:01] to attend, uh, various events during the summer at college

[33:05] park and Rosemont. And it was always a hustle and

[33:07] bustle of activity. Uh, I was also delighted to attend

[33:12] the end of summer showcase at the Dr. Philip Center

[33:15] and was truly blown away by the talent and the

[33:18] confidence on display by our young people. Thank you to

[33:21] all the neighborhood center staff and counselors for your dedication

[33:25] hard work. To provide an outstanding summer for our campers.

[33:30] As students return to the classroom this week, I want

[33:32] to wish all of our students, teachers, school staff, families,

[33:37] a successful and safe school year. Thank you to the

[33:39] many community partners, volunteers and city staff who have helped

[33:43] ensure our students start the year prepared and ready to

[33:47] succeed. Last week, we hosted our annual district three safety

[33:53] splash. And we didn't need any extra splash because we

[33:57] had a lot of rain. But it was a fantastic

[34:00] event. Families from across the community joined us to celebrate

[34:03] the start of a new school year while learning about

[34:06] the many safety programs and services available throughout the city.

[34:10] I want to especially thank the police department and fire

[34:12] department for spending the evening with our families. The kids

[34:16] loved exploring the equipment, meeting first responders and seeing firsthand

[34:20] the incredible work of these departments and what they do

[34:23] every day. Thank you to OPD Chief Eric Smith as

[34:27] well as Milton Suppner and Georgiana Butler for bringing all

[34:30] things OPD in such a fun and engaging way and

[34:34] for promoting upcoming national night at opportunities. Thank you to

[34:38] our Lando Fire Chief Shannon teamer for continuing to foster

[34:42] a strong culture and community engagement and learning. I also

[34:46] want to thank the many city departments and divisions that

[34:49] participated in the event attendees. Got a firsthand look into

[34:53] streets and stormwater. Keep Orlando beautiful. Orlando wetlands solid waste.

[34:58] Water reclamation and transportation. The creativity and enthusiasm displayed in

[35:04] teaching children about their city government was truly impressive. I'd

[35:09] like to thank Advent Health and the Orlando Magic for

[35:11] generously. Providing backpacks on school supplies to local students as

[35:16] they prepare for a new school year. Finally a huge

[35:19] thank you to Robin Payne, Sampenia and the entire staff

[35:22] at the college park neighborhood center. They go above and

[35:25] beyond every day to create a safe, enriching and welcoming

[35:28] environment for local children and families. This event reflected the

[35:32] culture. They fostered year round and we are grateful for

[35:35] all they do. Over the weekend I had the opportunity

[35:38] to participate in a community fun day at the Rosemont

[35:41] neighborhood center. Thank you to neighborhood center manager Gerald Chiles

[35:47] for always going above and beyond to support Rosemont families.

[35:50] I was glad to partner with the Orlando Professional Firefighters

[35:53] and providing backpacks and school supplies to local students. Thank

[35:57] you to Doug Saban for working with us to make

[35:59] this partnership happen. Events like this ensure our children are

[36:04] prepared, supported and excited for a successful new year. Lastly,

[36:08] I want to thank Brittany Sellers, Michael Taylor and Isabella

[36:12] Bavino for organizing the district three greenworks plan update meeting.

[36:16] Turnout was great. And the activities were very creative and

[36:19] effective in generating productive conversations about the future of sustainability

[36:24] in the city of Orlando. I too am looking forward

[36:27] to the state of the city address at the end

[36:30] of the week. That's all I've got mayor. How about

[36:33] a motion, Commissioner? Summoned? Second. Motion by Commissioner Shapen, second

[36:38] by Commissioner Sheehan. All in favor of the motion indicates,

[36:41] so by saying aye. Aye. As opposed and so the

[36:44] motion cures. Okay, if you were here just for the

[36:47] consent agenda, had a mind on there. We'll give you

[36:49] just a second to take your leave. And we will

[36:59] recess the city council meeting without objection and convenient CRA

[37:02] meeting. Item 4A is advisory board minutes from June 24th

[37:08] motioned by Commissioner. Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. All in

[37:15] favor indicates so by saying aye. Those opposed most curious.

[37:19] 4B is CRA meeting minutes June the 22nd. Move it.

[37:23] Mrs. Michael Machine's second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor

[37:27] by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed motion carries. 4C is

[37:31] CRA meetings from July 13th. Motion by Commissioner Sheehan. Second

[37:38] by commissioner Rose. All in favor indicates so by saying

[37:42] aye. Aye. Those pose motion cures. Okay 40 David. All

[37:46] right. Thank you very much Mayor. Good afternoon commissioners. So

[37:50] 4D before you today on the CRA is a new

[37:53] incentive program. It's the DTO historic redevelopment incentive program. Um,

[37:58] that we talked about at one of our earlier meetings.

[38:00] So the context of this program is to really encourage

[38:04] our private sector to invest in those historic buildings and

[38:08] contributing structures that we have in downtown to reinvigorate them,

[38:12] uh, and to reuse them in ways that not only

[38:15] activate them, but also respect those historic character that those

[38:19] buildings play, uh, in the role of our city and

[38:22] of our downtown. How the program will work is for,

[38:25] um, those property owners who invest in reactivating properties that

[38:31] are at the end are downtown historic district. As long

[38:33] as it is a contributing structure or it is a

[38:36] landmark structure, uh, they would be eligible, uh, for a

[38:39] 10 year Advalorum tax rebate of the additional tax revenue

[38:43] that that investment creates, uh, as they reactivate that, they

[38:47] do have to make sure they keep those historical elements

[38:50] of the building and have them reviewed appropriately. Uh, but

[38:54] based on their classification, if it's a contributing structure, they

[38:57] would receive 50 percent of that additional advalorum tax rebate

[39:00] they create, uh, or if it is a landmark building,

[39:03] they would receive 75 percent of that for a 10

[39:06] year period. The minimum investment is 5 million dollars which

[39:10] is needed. So we make sure that we can have

[39:11] a significant investment in that building and also create that

[39:15] additional tax base that we can ultimately pay back as

[39:19] a part of the incentive program. So I am happy

[39:20] to address any questions. Second. Motion got commissioner rose second

[39:27] by commissioner chapin. Mr. Sheehan. Uh, yeah. I do have

[39:33] a concern about, I have concerned about doing it to

[39:36] start district, but the other thing was that with this

[39:38] was supposed to incentivize reuse. The problem I have with

[39:42] that is the five million dollars. I mean, if you're

[39:44] going to require only the very, very wealthy and the

[39:47] best and the biggest investors, there are buildings that someone

[39:51] might want to, you know, renovate. And it would be

[39:54] under five million. And this is the problem that I

[39:56] have with some of the things that were said about

[39:59] doing a historic district district was that there were smaller

[40:02] investments. They just weren't five million. It's like we're only

[40:04] counting five million dollars of investment. And I think that's

[40:07] pretty disingenuous. I don't think this is the redevelopment incentive

[40:11] does as much as an historic district to keep the

[40:14] teardowns from happening. So, um, for that reason, I will

[40:17] not support it today. Thank you. Okay. Further comment here,

[40:21] none of them pay the motion indicates about saying all

[40:24] right. I suppose no. Okay. Motion carries. Any further business,

[40:30] David? There's not mayor. All right. Uh, then we will

[40:33] adjourn the CRA meeting and reconvene the city council meeting

[40:36] without objection. Um, hearings, ordinances, first reading 11a, Madam Clark.

[40:44] Ordinance number 2026 - 26, an ordinance of the city

[40:47] council, the city of Berlino, Florida vacating closing and abandoning

[40:50] a portion of Rockmont Court, generally located east of edgewater

[40:53] drive between 907 north and 908 South Rockmont court between

[40:58] Dow Street and Bishop Moore High School, main entry drive,

[41:01] as described in the Edgewater Court Platt. As recorded in

[41:04] Plattbooks S, page 92 of the public records of Orange

[41:08] County, Florida and comprise of 0. 16 acres of land

[41:11] more or less, providing for conditions of abandonment, providing for

[41:15] execution of affecting documents, severability, corrections governor's errors, and an

[41:19] effective date. So moved. Motion by commissioner Chapin's second box

[41:25] or tees. I don't have any requests for public participation

[41:28] discussion. Hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate

[41:31] service AI. Aye. Those opposed motion carries. All right. On

[41:36] to hearings. What's his second reading, 12A. Ordinance number 2026

[41:41] - 21, an ordinance of the city council, the city

[41:44] of Orlando, Florida annexing to the corporate limits of the

[41:46] city. Certainly and generally located north of Corinne Drive, east

[41:50] of Janice Avenue, south of Marble Avenue and west of

[41:53] East Winter Park Road and comprised of 0. 22 acres

[41:56] of land more or less, providing for separability, correction of

[41:58] governor's errors, and an effective date. Motion by Commissioner Tape

[42:04] and second by commissioner Sheehan. Do not have any requests

[42:07] for public participation, discussion. Hearing that all in favor of

[42:12] budget indicates there by saying aye. As opposed to motion

[42:15] carries. 12 B. Ordinance number 2026 - 12, an ordinance

[42:21] of the city council city of Orlando, Florida, amending the

[42:24] city's growth management plan. Designating certain lanternally located north of

[42:28] Corinne Drive east of Janice Avenue, south of Marple Avenue,

[42:31] and west of east winner park road as neighborhood activity

[42:34] center on the city's official, the end use maps, and

[42:37] designating the property as neighborhood activity center on the city's

[42:40] official zoning maps, providing for amendment of the city's official

[42:43] future land use and zoning maps, providing for severability, corrections,

[42:47] governor's errors, firmment disclaimer, and an effective date. So move.

[42:53] Motion by commissioner Chapin, second by Commissioner Ortiz. I do

[42:57] not have any request for public comment, discussion. Every now

[43:00] and all in favor of the motion indicate said by

[43:02] saying aye. Aye. As opposed most theories. Okay, 12c. Ordinance

[43:09] number 2026 - 14, an ordinance of the city council,

[43:13] the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth

[43:16] management plan to update figure c dash 8 entitled Urbanize

[43:20] Disturba lands to correct a mapping error. Providing for conflict

[43:24] severability, corrections governor's errors, and an effective date. Move to

[43:27] approve. Motion by to Mr. Burns, second by. Commissioner Sheehan.

[43:33] I do have one request for public participation. Lawana Gelser.

[43:50] Alright, do you have to. Do one.

[44:07] Can. They get bigger? Okay. Keep full of. Touch.

[44:19] No, bring it back, I want dad right there. That's

[44:24] good, that's good. Thank you very much.

[44:33] Lauana Gill's 815 Hills Street. Um, the reason why I'm

[44:37] here today is on this. Well, anytime I see urbanization

[44:41] and updating the growth management plan kind of get a

[44:44] little nervous. And my nervousness is, where's the transparency? Who

[44:49] can read this doggone map. This is what the citizens

[44:52] had to make a copy of. And anytime I see

[44:57] county and city open laughing, I'm going, hmm, is the

[45:02] city and the county working together. And anytime I hear

[45:06] about any urbanization, I'm concerned about deforecization, removal of trees.

[45:12] I'm concerned about extreme heat. Heat hours, more concrete, more

[45:17] things that going in our community. And I'm looking at

[45:20] this, and if anybody can explain what it used to

[45:25] be, cause I looked to what is being changed to

[45:29] is a concern. And so the concern is, you tell

[45:33] me it's not going to be a business impact. It's

[45:36] not going to hurt us. But what you provide to

[45:38] the community is crap. And people are making too much

[45:42] money to provide this. As crap, it could have been

[45:46] colored coordinated. It could have been better. What I'm saying

[45:49] is what you're providing us to talk about is telling

[45:54] us you really don't want us to say anything about

[45:56] it, because you expect us to believe everything you're saying.

[46:00] It's okay. And it might be. But if it's about

[46:04] an open door and it's about accessibility and it's about

[46:07] transparency, it shouldn't be disheartened and difficult to find out

[46:11] what's going on or what kind of changes. Now see,

[46:14] I don't like killing trees. So I'm telling you, I

[46:17] printed everything you had. And still there was a question.

[46:21] Where's the county lines? Where are the city lines? Because

[46:25] we have islands within the cities. So it's some properties,

[46:29] counties surrounded by city. But when I see Washington Street,

[46:34] that's one of my places of living. When I see

[46:37] what is affected me, I have a concern. And I

[46:40] really can't tell based on this map. What you going

[46:44] to do? Oh, sorry about that. So my question is,

[46:47] I know it's the second reading. But with all the

[46:50] funds that we're paying for the great staffers, can you

[46:53] do a better job inviting information to the citizen so

[46:57] they can understand what is happening to their community? So

[47:00] they can be here. And maybe we can give you

[47:03] better suggestions. But when you give us this. This is

[47:06] what I'm questioning. This is like a transparency. And when

[47:11] I see you adopting your growth management plan and you

[47:14] making it better, to me it says, I'm about to

[47:17] be on that menu. Because you're about to change it

[47:21] to something that we're probably not benefit my home and

[47:25] my community. It might not be, but based on what

[47:28] I've been able to find so far, I have too

[47:30] many questions. Know us the second reading. No, it's going

[47:34] to pass. But can you do a better job next

[47:36] time? Can you please do a better job for the

[47:39] citizens? That's all we're asking. Thank you. That's the only

[47:44] public comment we have. Discussion. Are you none all in

[47:48] favor of the motion indicates about saying aye? Aye. As

[47:51] opposed to motion carries. Okay, 12D. Ordinance number 2026 -

[47:58] 22, an ordinance of the city council, the city of

[48:00] Orlando, Florida rezoning certain land, generally located north of West

[48:04] Church Street, east of South Tampa Avenue, south of Central

[48:08] Boulevard, and east of South Tampa Avenue comprised of 1.

[48:11] 4 acres of land more or less from holding to

[48:14] public use, providing for amendment of the city's official zoning

[48:17] maps, providing for server ability, corruption scripters errors, permit disclaimer,

[48:20] and an effective date. Motion box, Mr. Rose, second doctor,

[48:25] Mr. Sheehan. We do have two requests for comment on

[48:28] this. Luana Gelser, and then Roslin Anderson. I'm glad you

[48:37] left this up. I'm running. Is it showing. I don't

[48:47] know how to work this. Thank you very much. Okay.

[48:53] Now. Got a little better, Lauana Gelsa, 815 Hills Street.

[49:00] My concern is about this 1. 4. Acres. And what

[49:05] it used to be and how it's surrounded by residential

[49:08] and all the mixed use. And I've noticed in communities,

[49:11] especially the BIPOC communities and urban communities underserved community. We

[49:16] have mixed use. Zoning. And it's not your fault, but

[49:21] it's a continuation that we have not been able to

[49:25] repair. And when you have mixed use zoning and residential,

[49:29] and all of this, and this is around the camping

[49:31] world stadium, it allows for residential to be removed a

[49:37] lot easier. We're not working together as a community. So

[49:40] I'm going to give you credit. P is what it

[49:45] used to be. H is what you're trying to do,

[49:47] and you're making it public. Use. Now we all know

[49:50] you're getting ready for the Jaguars to come. We all

[49:54] know you're getting ready for what's going to happen at

[49:56] Camping World next year. We all understand you put Camperworld

[50:01] completely in other areas around in the CRA zone. But

[50:06] as a business owner who was in the CRA zone,

[50:09] for many, many years, what benefit are we receiving. Because

[50:14] Camping World Stadium belongs to the people. So I don't

[50:17] think the people paying no taxes on that. But you're

[50:21] going to benefit. From changing this. And now you can

[50:24] use CRA zone money. You can apply for tourist tax

[50:28] department. You can apply for a whole lot of things.

[50:31] And so I'm not saying anything wrong with it. I'm

[50:34] just saying, can you repair some of the places around

[50:37] there, the streets. And the things that just going on,

[50:41] I'm just saying, boy, y'all busy. You're busy today. Everybody

[50:46] busy. But this is Lake Lana Doom surrounded by residentials

[50:52] community. And we talking about attaining my house and affordable

[50:58] housing, and yet I see this change. Don't surprise me.

[51:05] It's just irks me. It don't surprise me. It disappoints

[51:10] me. It don't surprise me. But why do you continue

[51:17] to do certain communities a certain way. And all I

[51:21] can say is you really just don't care about those

[51:23] communities. When I saw this this morning, I called three

[51:27] people. Unfortunately, they couldn't make it today. And then one

[51:31] of them said they was contacted about this. But you

[51:34] can't just contact one or two people. When the impact

[51:38] is the community and surrounding community, we all should have

[51:41] been advised of what's going to happen. And that's always

[51:44] saying, keep us abreast, transparency is the best type of

[51:48] policy you could ever have as a public servant. Public

[51:53] servant. Thank you. Have a wonderful day. I'll be back.

[51:57] Rosalyn Anderson.

[52:09] No ruzzle and. Okay, that's all the public participation we

[52:14] have on that one. Um, discussion here in non -

[52:19] favorite, the motion indicate. So by saying I, those opposed

[52:24] lotion carries. Okay. Ordinance is on first reading 13a. Ordinance

[52:33] number 2026 - 24 and ordinance of the city council,

[52:37] the city of Berlino, Florida, amending the zoning designation of

[52:39] certain land generally located south of the OEUC railroad and

[52:43] west of Boggy Creek Road on the city's official zoning

[52:45] maps, providing for amendment of the city's official zoning maps,

[52:48] preventing a disclaimer, providing for severability, correction scrimmage errors, and

[52:52] an effective date. Motion bike, commissioner

[53:03] keen. Second by Commissioner Burns. Do not have any request

[53:07] for participation on this one discussion. Hearing none all in

[53:12] favor indicate so by saying hi. Aye. There's opposed motion

[53:16] fears. Okay, 13B. Ordinance number 2026 - 25, an ordinance

[53:22] of the city council of the state of Berlino, Florida,

[53:24] changing the future land use map designation for certainly and

[53:28] generally located north of West Church Street, east of South

[53:31] Dawlins Avenue, south of West Pine Street and west of

[53:34] South Tampa Avenue and comprised of 3. 9 acres of

[53:37] land more or less from mixed - use corridor medium

[53:39] intensity in port and residential medium intensity in part to

[53:43] public recreation and institutional, changing the properties, zoning designation from

[53:48] medium intensity mixed yeast corridor in part and medium intensity

[53:52] development in part to public use, providing for amendment of

[53:56] the city's growth management plan and zoning map, providing for

[53:59] sufferability, correction of scuvener's errors, and an effective date. Motion

[54:05] by Commissioner Hill, second bye. Commissioner Burns, we do have

[54:09] three requests on this. The one of Gelser.

[54:26] Wanted girls, they ate one five Hill Street. Now I

[54:30] see why we doing all of this. All in one

[54:33] day, growth management plan and the official zoning map, 3.

[54:39] 9 acres. From medium intensity. And residential medium. Two, public

[54:50] recreation, and what you're doing is you're taking it up.

[54:54] And you're removing residential. And you're saying it's for public

[54:58] use. 3. 9 acres, ooh, right round of camping world

[55:02] stadium. I believe that's where it's at. Because we've got

[55:06] to make sure everything is right. For people who are

[55:10] coming to visit Orlando, despite what happens to the people

[55:13] that live in the community. Now, put it all together.

[55:18] One step. Then another step, and here it is, the

[55:22] final step. The final step is you're changing something from

[55:28] median residential to public. And I got a problem with

[55:34] that. I'll say it earlier. We got a lot of

[55:37] mixed use in that community already. So if you have

[55:42] residential, why would you want to change it to something

[55:44] else. And to keep factor is you can. They keep

[55:50] factories, and to keep hackadies, the impact, we really don't

[55:55] matter if it affects the community or not. So. I

[56:03] know it's the first reading. I know when I call

[56:09] several people that lived around that community and said, were

[56:12] you aware of this? Two said that the community were

[56:15] not for this. I'm so sorry they couldn't make it.

[56:18] I don't like to speak for nobody. But there was

[56:22] not a community meeting. About this. But it was a

[56:28] meeting with several one neighborhood association. But this is 3.

[56:35] 9 acres. Around the camper world stadium. This is changing

[56:41] zoning. And making it more dense. And taken away residential.

[56:50] And all I'm saying is. Here's your transparency. His great

[56:55] development, not smart. But his development, not smart. And then

[57:02] the communities around, we're still waiting. For our streets to

[57:06] be paid. Because when you bring all of this additional

[57:08] traffic is wear and tear on the roads. I didn't

[57:11] see any improvement for that. So all I'm saying is,

[57:15] here we go again. We see you do something about

[57:19] it. Do a better job in the form of your

[57:21] community. Have a blessed day. Commissioner Hill, nice to see

[57:27] you, Commissioner. And again, thank you Mayor

[57:37] Furlay on me to come up and speak. I'll be

[57:39] speaking on 3B. Good afternoon to the commission and staff.

[57:44] Congratulations. Thank you for all you've ever done for me,

[57:48] really, and I appreciate it. I'm here today as a

[57:53] Westlakes homeowner, but I'm also here as someone who has

[57:57] spent years participating in supporting and helping to lead the

[58:02] revitalization of this neighborhood. For 14 years, I community has

[58:07] been one of the strongest advocates and supporters of the

[58:11] city of Orlando and Florida Citrus Sports and Liffer Lindo

[58:15] when it comes to the revitalization and growth of the

[58:18] West Lakes area. And I must say our partners have

[58:21] done an incredible job as we have moved the needle

[58:26] there in the Westlakes community. But today Mayor Dyer and

[58:30] Council, I am making a heartfelt request. Before the second

[58:35] reading of this ordinance to please bring the broader Westlakes

[58:40] community into the conversation about what is being planned for

[58:46] this city - owned property, of course many I know,

[58:49] but we have it, the community has not been informed.

[58:54] If you can spare me a few seconds, I do

[58:57] know, and we do know, and I don't like that

[59:00] it's being distorted about that 1. 9 acres, which is

[59:04] going to be a much needed administrative office for the

[59:08] Lake Launeredoom Park and staff. But as I stated respectfully,

[59:15] speaking to six community leaders of the HOAs, it's not

[59:19] the same as engaging the community at large. Those leaders

[59:23] absolutely have a voice, but their homeowners, families and seniors

[59:28] and young people like myself and businesses throughout West Lakes

[59:33] who has not been engaged in the conversation. Of growth

[59:38] around the camping world stadium where we live. They're making

[59:42] these decisions. And these decisions have affected for generations to

[59:46] come. When the city owns property and our neighborhood, residents

[59:52] should not have to wait until ordinance reaches to deos

[59:56] to understand what is being proposed and how it could

[59:59] affect the community surrounding it. I'm not here to oppose

[1:00:03] development. I'm here to advocate for development. But responsible growth

[1:00:08] and revitalization for meaningful inclusion and opportunity. What opportunities will

[1:00:15] exist for our local businesses, vendors, contractors, entrepreneurs, service providers

[1:00:21] in the 32805 community. What opportunities will exist for residents

[1:00:28] to participate in jobs, contracts, programming, and economic benefits created

[1:00:33] by this development, how will traffic parking safety access quality

[1:00:38] of life be addressed. These are just a few of

[1:00:41] my questions and some of the questions the community deserve

[1:00:45] answers for. As I stated, we have not been engaged

[1:00:48] by Commissioner of District 5. None of us knows what's

[1:00:52] going on because that, can I just, I have just

[1:00:55] a little bit. Can I get the privilege? You wind

[1:00:57] it up, Commissioner. Thank you, sir. So Mayor Darre, I'm

[1:01:00] asking you to please make sure before this second reading

[1:01:04] that we, the community is engaged, that we understand that

[1:01:09] we have input that we're valued because we help led

[1:01:12] the way of the revivalization of that community. So I

[1:01:16] think as we move forward in the city around that

[1:01:19] camper world stadium that we're included and informed, thank you

[1:01:23] Mayor and thank you, council, for allowing me to speak.

[1:01:25] Thank you, Commissioner. Roslin Anderson. Still not here. May scene,

[1:01:33] ice.

[1:01:46] Good evening. Macy nice, I'm 912 wooden boulevard. These two

[1:01:50] young ladies have really expressed a lot. And when I'm

[1:01:54] going to say today is that we're not informed about

[1:01:58] much of anything that's going on in Orlando. A simple

[1:02:02] thing in my neighborhood, back in the early 80s, the

[1:02:08] late nineties. We as residents had to raise over 6,

[1:02:13] 000 dollars to improve washing show shop in center street,

[1:02:17] which belongs to the city. We had to match the

[1:02:20] funds to it. And I have the information. And right

[1:02:24] today, you have signs in that neighborhood, that shopping center.

[1:02:29] No one like pocket, no vending. Nothing is being done

[1:02:33] about it. Police went out there one Saturday and they

[1:02:37] said someone from the city had given them a permit.

[1:02:40] To sell on those streets, the city streets. And it's

[1:02:43] not getting any better. It's getting worse. Just like they

[1:02:47] said, our community. You all don't involve us. I didn't

[1:02:53] know anything about. The problem we're going to have around

[1:02:57] the citrus boat. But 40 years ago, it was planned

[1:03:02] that you all were going to take over west Orlando.

[1:03:06] You need that property. It is going to become downtown

[1:03:11] in West Orlando. I have the 100 year plan to.

[1:03:17] You're looking to take out property. Property that. We fought

[1:03:23] to get. And you allow everything to go down so

[1:03:27] you have a right to take it. You got, you

[1:03:31] know how long mayor die, they've been giving money to

[1:03:34] that sister's ball since 1961. And it still looks like

[1:03:39] the dump that he did when I grew up over

[1:03:41] there. The latest bathroom has not been changed since 1955.

[1:03:48] Money is being poured in there, but nothing is being

[1:03:51] poured in our neighborhood. Our streets are run down. We

[1:03:56] cannot continue to allow you all to do this. I

[1:04:00] know you sit there. You don't answer us. But mayor.

[1:04:05] For one year comes September the 19th. I've been trying

[1:04:08] to get an appointment in your office to speak to

[1:04:12] you about what's going on in our community. It's beginning

[1:04:15] to look like pine heels. It's run down. And you're

[1:04:20] bringing all this new stuff in. And you pushing us

[1:04:24] out. And I'm asking each and one of you. Think

[1:04:28] about it. Would you want this to be happening in

[1:04:30] your neighborhood. Okay. Just for clarification, the 12D, which is

[1:04:39] 1. 4 acres of land that are right next to

[1:04:41] Lake Laurnededoon is an existing building that we are rezoning

[1:04:46] to public use so we can use it as a

[1:04:48] park's administration building. Mr. Hill mentioned that. So I think

[1:04:53] that's pretty common knowledge, not a whole bunch of. Um,

[1:04:57] underlying things there. And Mr. Hogan is here. And apparently

[1:05:02] we have not educated people enough on what is going

[1:05:05] on. This particular beast. Would you come on up.

[1:05:15] Would you just enlighten us as to the use of

[1:05:18] this peace of property proposed use? Yes. Thank you Mayor

[1:05:21] Steve Hogan, Florida Citrus Sports. This is a particular piece

[1:05:26] of land that we contributed to the city of Orlando

[1:05:30] so that the event center could be built, which was

[1:05:33] approved in 2023. Three years ago. Part of a funding

[1:05:37] project that was well documented, I think in the community.

[1:05:40] I certainly have myself had the opportunity to speak all

[1:05:43] though not an official community meeting, I speak at many

[1:05:48] community meetings in the West side neighborhoods and of late,

[1:05:52] certainly in the last year of had a couple of

[1:05:53] occasions to talk about the coming event center. Uh, certainly

[1:05:57] have made no secret about my desire to see if

[1:05:59] our community could add some parking capacity. But, um, this

[1:06:03] event center was planned for the campus and the land

[1:06:06] that was contributed with from Florida Citrus Sports. And I

[1:06:10] think most people know that we have invested quite heavily

[1:06:12] in the founding of lift Orlando and affordable housing stock

[1:06:16] in the west side. Soon people will see massively upgraded

[1:06:20] Tampa Avenue and Rio Grande as part of the CFX

[1:06:23] Expressway because I agree completely that the infrastructure and roads

[1:06:26] needed some love and attention. We joined the commissioner at

[1:06:31] the time and many community leaders in the neighborhood who

[1:06:35] drew the upgrades to Lake Laurnededune Park, which was essentially

[1:06:38] a nine and a half million dollar project that Florida

[1:06:41] citrus sports, uh, was the general contractor for and joined

[1:06:45] the city with four million dollars of its own money

[1:06:48] to invest in the park and on and on and

[1:06:50] on. So we're very proud of the relationship. The many

[1:06:53] community meetings, fact the other night two and a half

[1:06:56] hours with nine community homeowner association presidents in our office

[1:07:01] talking about a range of issues in the neighborhoods and

[1:07:05] appreciative of, uh, some of the public works folks coming

[1:07:08] over to talk about floodplain, uh, information and other things

[1:07:11] that the residents were asking about. So we communicate quite

[1:07:14] regularly. But this parcel as a part of a 2023

[1:07:18] approval of the tourist development tax to invest in 140,

[1:07:21] 000 square foot space for indoor assets on the campus,

[1:07:25] um, was approved. And then we donated the land that

[1:07:27] it's going to sit on. So a public - private

[1:07:30] partnership between Orange County, city of Orlando and Florida, citrus

[1:07:35] sports. Yes, and as I have suggested, it's begot many

[1:07:38] more. Public - private investments in the neighborhood that are

[1:07:42] going to be much needed. Okay, thank you. Discussion. Here,

[1:07:49] not all in favor of the motion indicate by saying

[1:07:52] aye. Aye. Aye. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay, that is

[1:07:57] all of the official business before the city of Orlando

[1:08:01] today. Ed, would you get us ready for general appearance.

[1:09:27] Okay, we do have a number of requests for general

[1:09:30] appearance. The procedure is, I'll call your name. Come to

[1:09:34] the podium, state your name and address, and then you'll

[1:09:37] have three minutes to address counsel. Broderick Sheffield. Roderick Sheffield.

[1:09:47] Okay, Dr. Moyer. Dr. Moyer, I happen to be watching

[1:09:55] Orange County. Government the other day. And I saw you

[1:09:59] were over there. I thought we were your favorite. What

[1:10:03] are you doing over in Orange County. Okay.

[1:10:23] Thank. You. Good afternoon, Mayor Commissioners. My name is Dr.

[1:10:33] Jim Oyer. I'm elected Arning Soy and Wooder conservation district

[1:10:38] to supervisor. Serving Northwest ored, which includes. Rosemont in District

[1:10:48] 3. Thank you, Commissioner Rose for mentioning the Greenworks. Community

[1:10:55] Outreach events. I attended District 3. Thank you, Commissioner Chapin

[1:11:02] for your hospitality. It was an honor. Uh, I want

[1:11:07] to point out one thing that was mentioned in that

[1:11:11] meeting. And quoted verbatim. Because it's exactly what

[1:11:21] I've been doing. And I'm hoping to partner with the

[1:11:26] city in that regard. Forgive me, I lost it. Here

[1:11:34] we go. This is right off of one, the bullet

[1:11:38] points. It says expand.

[1:11:49] I can make it better, bigger, expand education and outreach

[1:11:53] efforts to increase. Understanding of. How to manage wooder. Resource

[1:12:04] and pollution. Prevention. That's exactly what I've been trying to

[1:12:08] do in the community for the last year and a

[1:12:12] half. And part of the responsibility of Florida, soon, and

[1:12:15] wooden conservation districts are to work in conjunction. With other

[1:12:20] government or entities. Mr. Mayor, to your point, that's why

[1:12:26] I've been attending the BCC meetings for quite a long

[1:12:30] time, as well as the popular meetings, the COE meetings

[1:12:34] for over six years. And, uh, here I've been trying

[1:12:38] to attend every meeting. I have community outreach. I mean,

[1:12:45] community monthly office hours has been approved with the county

[1:12:50] for the Will Street community center in Zellwood. Pop at

[1:12:57] the city hall, a co - yet that Tom Eisen

[1:13:00] Center. I have a meeting on Wednesday with in Eatonville

[1:13:06] to meet at the chambers, which with the founder, Ms.

[1:13:11] Lavonda Wilder. I had a conversation just today with Commissioner

[1:13:16] Chapin. And his staff, and they've referred me to the

[1:13:22] Orlando Parks and recreation, department passed it on. And eventually

[1:13:29] I would very much like to have office hours to

[1:13:33] work directly with the public to conserve what her use

[1:13:38] and prevent what her pollution one - on - one

[1:13:43] at the Rosemont Community Center. Thank you for your time.

[1:13:47] And God bless all of you for everything you do.

[1:13:52] Commissioner Ortiz. Dr. Meyer. I got two things for you.

[1:13:57] First of all, you look very good on that picture.

[1:14:00] It looked like a Marine Corps general. And the second

[1:14:04] thing I have for you is I miss your Marine

[1:14:07] Corps hat instead of the American Legion. Could you wear

[1:14:09] the Marine Corps hat better? Yes. All right, thank you,

[1:14:12] Sean. Okay. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. David Ferrero.

[1:14:32] Good afternoon. My name is David Ferrero, and I reside

[1:14:35] at 1602 Illinois Street. In 2025, I reported to the

[1:14:40] Orlando Police Department that I had been the victim of

[1:14:42] unlicensed contracting. I provided evidence, and I cited statutes making

[1:14:47] the conduct a third - degree felony under the circumstances

[1:14:49] involved. OPD had discretion over whether and how to investigate.

[1:14:55] But after consulting OPD legal, the detective said that there

[1:14:57] was no probable cause at this time. And that only

[1:15:00] the Department of Business and Professional Regulation would file charges.

[1:15:04] That was wrong. DBPR does not file criminal charges. Internal

[1:15:10] affairs later called the Matter Civil. The chief's office then

[1:15:14] said there were no criminal charges OPD could pursue. Most

[1:15:18] recently, Chief of Staff David Arnot said OPD had done

[1:15:21] everything legally possible. The city's position hardened from provisional to

[1:15:25] categorical. The claim that the matter was civil and that

[1:15:28] no criminal charges existed were incorrect statements of law. After

[1:15:32] exhausting city channels, I contacted the Florida Department of Law

[1:15:35] Enforcement, which referred to the matter to the Bureau of

[1:15:37] Insurance Fraud. A law enforcement bureau within the Department of

[1:15:41] Financial Services. Starting from the same core complaint and statutes,

[1:15:45] DFS conducted the criminal investigation OPD had declined to conduct.

[1:15:49] It had obtained a judicial finding a probable cause and

[1:15:52] an arrest warrant for two alleged third degree felonies. The

[1:15:55] case is now set for trial. The defendant is presumed

[1:15:59] innocent. My concern is the city's legal and administrative failure.

[1:16:03] Not the outcome of the prosecution. The same core facts,

[1:16:08] the same statutes. A different agency, a materially different outcome.

[1:16:15] On June 23rd, I asked Mayor Dyer and Chief Smith

[1:16:17] for an administrative review. I prevented members of this council

[1:16:21] a copy of the letter via email. The mayor's office

[1:16:24] referred me to public records. A public records link is

[1:16:28] not in a demonstrative review. Mr. Arnot repeated that OPD

[1:16:32] had done everything legally possible. Repeating the conclusion does not

[1:16:37] explain it. City leadership has avoided the review needed to

[1:16:41] determine whether this was a failure of legal analysis, referral

[1:16:44] procedure, or both. No Orlando resident should have to locate

[1:16:48] a state investigative agency after multiple city reviewers incorrectly dismiss

[1:16:53] a documented criminal complaint as civil. I ask this council

[1:16:57] to direct a written review of OPD case 25352251. Identify

[1:17:04] where the legal and referral process failed. And state what

[1:17:07] will change before the same failure reaches another Orlando resident.

[1:17:12] Thank you. Linda coffin.

[1:17:42] 32810 immigrants are welcome here. Good afternoon, Mayor and Commissioners.

[1:17:47] I'm here today to say thank you. Thank you for

[1:17:50] reaching out to Senator's Moody and Scott and asking them

[1:17:53] to vote yes on S4814 to reinstate temporary protected status

[1:17:59] for a Haitian and Syrian neighbors. Since TPS ended on

[1:18:03] July 27th, many of our Haitian neighbors are afraid. Some

[1:18:07] are afraid to go to work because they fear detention

[1:18:09] or deportation. And that affects all of us. What happens

[1:18:14] to your health care system when people working in hospitals,

[1:18:17] nursing homes and other healthcare facilities are afraid to go

[1:18:19] to work or are forced to leave. What happens to

[1:18:23] our construction industry when we lose workers who are helping

[1:18:26] our community grow. And something I think we all are

[1:18:29] thinking about today. Did their children go to school today.

[1:18:34] Or were their parents too afraid to send them. If

[1:18:36] our Haitian neighbors are deported, where are we sending them

[1:18:39] back to? The U. S. Department of State maintains a

[1:18:42] level four do not travel advisory for Haiti because of

[1:18:47] violent crime, kidnapping, and civil unrest. We must acknowledge that

[1:18:52] firearms and ammunition trafficked from the United States, many from

[1:18:56] Florida, have contributed to the violence destabilizing Haiti. We cannot

[1:19:01] ignore our connection to these dangerous conditions while sending families

[1:19:05] back into them. So again, thank you for contacting Senator

[1:19:10] Scott and Moody. And I have one more ask. Please

[1:19:14] research and consider supporting the AAACT mandate and pathway to

[1:19:20] citizenship written by an Orlando citizen and advanced by local

[1:19:25] community members. We have spoken to more than 37 congressional

[1:19:30] offices, and we have not had one negative meeting yet.

[1:19:34] There is a willingness to talk for real solutions. So

[1:19:38] if you visit AAACTnow. org, you can learn more or

[1:19:44] definitely give me a call. We'll be glad to have

[1:19:46] meetings with you. Our neighbors deserve safety, stability, dignity and

[1:19:52] due process. Thank you for standing up with our immigrant

[1:19:55] neighbors, coworkers, friends, and families. And I also want to

[1:19:59] say thank you for supporting the SROs with my gun

[1:20:01] violence prevention background. We definitely want the SROs there and

[1:20:05] not guardians. Thank you. Thank you. Assadkov.

[1:20:27] Good afternoon. Assad Sadikov 4774 stern wheeler lane. RFOPTA 210

[1:20:33] East Lakes who Avenue. Good afternoon Mayor and Commissioners. My

[1:20:37] name is Assad and I'm here with Orv. We're rising

[1:20:39] seniors here in Orlando at Returni and co - founders

[1:20:42] of Haven Link, a free platform that connects people who

[1:20:44] want to adopt with licensed agencies. We serve more than

[1:20:47] 1, 000 families and have come to ask us since

[1:20:51] in almost all of them asked the same question. Where

[1:20:53] do I start? There aren't undecided rather they've been thinking

[1:20:56] about it for years and have no idea where to

[1:20:58] begin. Family partnerships of Central Florida, the licenseeded agency for

[1:21:02] this county is responsible for more than 2, 800 children

[1:21:06] on any given day. Most will go home to their

[1:21:09] parents. And that's the outcome everyone wants first. Some won't.

[1:21:13] Those children need a family willing to raise them. The

[1:21:16] families exist. What's missing is the path between them. In

[1:21:19] 2024, the Florida legislator passed House Bill 1083, which ended

[1:21:24] photo listing, the practice of publicly posting profiles of children,

[1:21:28] waiting to be adopted. That was a child privacy decision

[1:21:31] and we think it was the right one. But it

[1:21:33] removed the state's most visible way of reaching people who

[1:21:36] might step forward and nothing has replaced it. That outreach

[1:21:40] has had happened through institutions, residents already hear from. In

[1:21:44] a city like this, that's the city itself. We're here

[1:21:47] in August for a reason. School started this week for

[1:21:50] a child and foster care, a placement change usually means

[1:21:52] a school change, and every move cost instructional time, permanency

[1:21:57] isn't just concerning to homes, but classrooms as well. Orlando's

[1:22:00] well positioned. The city department of families, Parks and Recreation,

[1:22:04] with afterschool programming, uh, recreation and in neighborhood centers, plus

[1:22:09] a newsletter and social channels reaching all six districts. Right

[1:22:13] now, those centers are full of parents that pick up

[1:22:15] its signup. We have three requests. First, one newsletter item

[1:22:20] and one social post this fall, pointing residents to licensing

[1:22:23] information through agencies and central Florida. Second, at a parent,

[1:22:28] I already on the calendar at a city center, a

[1:22:31] table staffed by licensed agencies. They should answer the questions

[1:22:34] and would help publicize it. Third, November's National Adoption Month.

[1:22:39] Our ask for proclamation recognizing Orlando's faster and adoptive families.

[1:22:44] Thank you for all that you do. Thank you for

[1:22:47] being here. Nice work, guys. Okay, Emily Vandervere.

[1:23:03] Hi, Emily Vandervere, 2224 Sue Avenue. I am here to

[1:23:07] talk about a small piece of the Lou Gardens master

[1:23:10] plan. Specifically, there are 100 mature trees in the area

[1:23:14] that the parking lot is proposed. And I think the

[1:23:17] splash pad area that also has some mature trees. And

[1:23:20] only 14 are slated to be saved at this point.

[1:23:23] So that is 88 mature trees that we are in

[1:23:26] danger of losing. Um, and I'm hoping to have you

[1:23:30] guys support saving these trees and finding alternatives. We're parking

[1:23:33] at Lou Gardens. You know, of course we all know

[1:23:35] parking is a nightmare there. So I understand we need

[1:23:37] to find a solution. Uh, so the mature trees, I

[1:23:42] know you guys know are very important. One mature tree

[1:23:45] can take uptake 40, 000 gallons of surface water every

[1:23:50] year. And that's just one treat, 40, 000 gallons. And

[1:23:52] so with like Rowena being there, it's already flooded recently

[1:23:56] as well as the neighborhoods. It's very important that we

[1:23:59] save these trees, right? And I know you guys know

[1:24:01] this. We hear about trees, the city initiatives all the

[1:24:03] time. So, you know, I see these initiatives and then

[1:24:10] I'm hearing about these trees potentially going down. And I'm

[1:24:13] wondering like maybe the left hand doesn't know what the

[1:24:15] right hand is doing. So I think we still have

[1:24:17] an opportunity here to work with Lou Gardens and make

[1:24:19] sure these trees are saved. There are many alternatives. I've

[1:24:25] put them in the, uh, the notes here, but a

[1:24:28] couple offhand. There is a piece of land off of

[1:24:33] forest that is already for the maintenance at Lou Garden.

[1:24:36] So you could have two story parking garage there. There's

[1:24:39] not any mature trees in the area. There's also Odumbon

[1:24:43] Park for nights and weekends. They have a large parking

[1:24:45] lot. We could have cute little trolley going down Corinne.

[1:24:48] Definitely options. So I'm hoping to have your support in

[1:24:50] saving these trees. Thank you. Thank you. We will take

[1:24:54] that under consideration. Okay. Commissioner Hill. You're back up.

[1:25:10] Okay. Uh, thank you for allowing me to come back

[1:25:14] before you. Please counsel know that I'm not turning to

[1:25:18] Luana Gelser. I only come to talk about stuff that

[1:25:21] is meaningful to me. And I'm always pro city. You

[1:25:27] all are doing amazing job. Um, and I was proud

[1:25:30] to sit with y'all. But this is, as you know,

[1:25:32] I'm here to talk about, um, while the rice program,

[1:25:39] because I heard that it's being sunset. Otherwise program was

[1:25:43] created. And it never was just another city program. Rise

[1:25:49] was about giving people a pathway from where they were

[1:25:52] to where they wanted to be. A pathway to workforce

[1:25:56] training, a pathway to employment, a pathway to hire wages

[1:26:00] and higher education. And ultimately a pathway to self -

[1:26:05] sufficiency. Mary, you and I both have had the pleasure

[1:26:09] of working together on this program. We've witnessed so many

[1:26:13] great success stories. We've watched people who have struggled get

[1:26:18] up and get an opportunity, gain skills, find employment and

[1:26:22] begin changing the trajectory of their lives. And I just

[1:26:26] wanted us to remember something important. When rise was created,

[1:26:30] the city council allotted 2. 6 million in American rescue

[1:26:35] plan dollars, specifically for the rise employment and training program.

[1:26:40] And as the city developers brought a recovery strategy under

[1:26:45] CAO, Kevin Edmonds, Ryes became a part of the larger

[1:26:49] accelerator Lando investment in economic opportunity. The city may deliberate

[1:26:55] decisions to preserve rise by moving it from the original

[1:27:00] opera funding structure into the general revenue funded accelerated Orlando

[1:27:05] initiative that I was part of. That decision told us

[1:27:09] something about rise matters. It mattered because we understood the

[1:27:14] economic recovery wasn't simply about helping people survive a crisis.

[1:27:19] It was about helping people build a future. And that

[1:27:22] is why the sun set arise concerns me. Because when

[1:27:26] a program like this ends, we're not just ending the

[1:27:29] line item in the budget. We're potentially ending a pathway

[1:27:33] for people who are trying to get there. May I

[1:27:37] know you believe in higher education. We are investing millions

[1:27:40] of dollars into our young people and their programs and

[1:27:44] education. We're expanding youth programs. We're investing in education. I'm

[1:27:49] sorry. You are. I forget. I'm not we. You are

[1:27:53] creating opportunities. You are moving the needle. But you can,

[1:27:59] I say we, cause this is a community. We cannot

[1:28:02] forget the adults rising those young people. Because when you

[1:28:07] help the head of the household become educated train, employed

[1:28:11] and self - sufficient. You don't just change one person's

[1:28:14] life. You change an entire family. When we see mothers

[1:28:18] go back to school, her children see it. When we

[1:28:20] see fathers are in a certification, his children said, when

[1:28:24] a parent goes and get a better job and create

[1:28:27] stability, their entire household benefit. So how do we preserve

[1:28:31] the heart of rise and continue given Orlando residents a

[1:28:35] path to self sufficiency? Employment and higher education. You've heard

[1:28:40] me said many times before. The greatest social program is

[1:28:44] a job. And that's what Ryes has created. So as

[1:28:48] you put your budget forth, please consider to continue the

[1:28:52] rise program because there's general dollars attached to it. And

[1:28:56] hopefully we can find those dollars and continue this great

[1:28:59] program and continue hope. Thank you. And I'll talk with

[1:29:03] you all again. Thank you. Have a good day. Okay.

[1:29:07] That is all the general appearance requests we have. So

[1:29:10] thank you for attending your day. And I thank you

[1:29:13] commissioners for your attention. We stand adjourned.

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