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Lord, we thank you for the opportunity to serve our community. We ask that you guide this council with wisdom, unity, and compassion as you make decisions that impact the lives of so many. Let this season remind us that even in challenging times, there's always the promise of renewal and the hope of coming together for the greater good. Help us to lead with integrity, listen with open hearts, and act with purpose. Bless this meeting, our city, and all those that we serve. May our work reflect fairness, progress, and care for every resident. In your name we pray. Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to >> to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands, one one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. Is it colder in here than it normally is? All right. It's going to rain outside, I think, so get ready for that. All right, let's uh call the meeting to order. Madam Clerk, would you call the roll and make a determination of quorum, please? Commissioner Kean? Here. Commissioner Ortiz? Here. Commissioner Chapin? Here. Commissioner Sheehan? >> Here. Commissioner Ross? >> Here. Commissioner Burns? >> Present. Mayor Dyer? Here. Mayor, you have a quorum. All members present. Thank you, Madam Clerk. First item of business, consideration of minutes from the March 16th agenda review and City Council meeting. Motion by Commissioner Sheehan. Second by Commissioner Ortiz. All in favor indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed? And so the motion carries. We move into awards, presentations, and recognition. And we are going to start today's meeting by celebrating a very significant honor received by a member of our city team and our community is fortunate to have committed professional and compassionate first responders. And OFD Lieutenant Ron Huguenard epitomizes that dedication and he was recently awarded a very prestigious honor, statewide honor, and Chief Prevatt is going to share more about the lieutenant and the award. Chief? Good afternoon, Mayor, council members. It's with great pride when I come to you and with one of our personnel who have gone above and beyond and was recognized. Lieutenant Ron Huguenard was recognized as a Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year. There are more than 30,000 professional firefighters in the Sunshine State and the Orlando Fire Department is proud to have the best of the best. Lieutenant Ron Huguenard who proudly serves the District 5 community from Firehouse 2, the pride of Paramore. On February 9th, Lieutenant Huguenard was selected by the Florida Professional Firefighters of the Year and was honored in March by Governor Ron DeSantis and Chief Financial Officer Blaze Ignolia Ignolia. Sorry. Lieutenant Huguenard has proudly served the city of Orlando for almost 20 years, moving up through the ranks to lieutenant, where he is now stationed at one of the busiest firehouses in the country, Firehouse 2. Lieutenant Huguenard is also a proud member of the Orlando IAF 1365, where he serves as the union treasurer. His tireless efforts through the Orlando Firefighters Union have helped ensure the voices of his fellow firefighters are heard and their needs are met. His work of servitude also extends beyond Orlando, as Lieutenant Huguenard is a member of the Florida State Guard. His dual commitment to his city and his nation exemplify his selfless spirit and unwavering dedication to protecting others. It is no wonder why he was selected and stood out amongst the rest of the state. Mayor. Lieutenant Huguenard. Thank you. >> [applause] [applause] >> Mayor and Commissioners, thank you very much for this acknowledgement today. Truly means a lot to represent the Orlando Fire Department in a in a positive way. Um I'm a product of the environment of the Orlando Fire Department, which always pushes to raise the bar and and try to pursue excellence in all that what we do. So, it's an honor to receive this award. It's an honor to represent District 5, to also to uh represent Station 2, as well. And uh I'm just one of many of my brothers and sisters on the department who uh do these types of do these do these types of things on a day-to-day basis and then I'll and will continue to. Well, we are proud to have you representing the Orlando Fire Department and by extension, the City of Orlando and all of its residents. So, thank you for your service. >> [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [clears throat] >> Okay, that brings us to the mayor's update and we have a birthday to celebrate. Uh Commissioner Kean's birthday is April 9th. How about that? So, Commissioner Ortiz, could you lead us please? Happy >> birthday to you. [singing] Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Kean. Happy birthday to you. >> [applause] >> So, before Commissioner Kean's birthday is April the 7th. 407 day, which happens to be our area code. So, during COVID, we started recognizing 407 day as a time to celebrate our community and primarily then it was to celebrate our small businesses that had been impacted through COVID, but now we celebrate everything that's authentically real, um unbelievably real, I suppose, about Orlando. So, it gives us an opportunity to celebrate our main streets and everything great about Orlando. So, I encourage you tomorrow to go out and shop and eat small and share what you love about Orlando on social media. Uh last week was a great week for our sports scene. We announced that the Jacksonville Jaguars here for a year. So, they will be playing the entirety of their uh 2027 home season here in Camping World Stadium. And when I say the entirety, uh they will probably have a couple games that go to London as they do every year, but we will have all of the games that would have been played in Jacksonville would play here in Orlando. So, that's going to be somewhere between five and seven home games. So, that'll be important. So, everybody will need to feel fill their closets with teal, which I when I looked in my closet, I did not have a whole lot of teal today. Truth. But, we also want to make sure that we sell out our stadium. So, think about that coming up. Uh on the agenda today uh item B11 and 4C is a contract with Jacobs Engineering related to the next phase of the Church Street Festival Street Project um to make it more flexible and pedestrian-friendly. And then um items D5 and 12A relate to the small and local business enterprise program. Commissioner Burns, I understand you've raised a couple of issues about that. So, what I'm going to do is defer both of those items to the next meeting. Um I don't necessarily dis- dis- or agree with your issues, but I would rather work them out and have an opportunity to do that. So, but I don't want you to take my willingness to defer them to mean I agree with you. Okay? >> No, I I I appreciate the uh opportunity to to discuss. Okay. Then that'll be if there's no objection, that's item D5 and 12A. Okay. Now, we'll move on to the consent agenda, which are a number of items that are worked acted upon through a single vote of council. We give each of our commissioners the opportunity to comment on items on the consent agenda as well as updates you on specific happenings in their districts. We rotate the order that we do that. Commissioner Rose is first up today. Again, good afternoon, everyone. Um sorry to have a question, Mayor. Since we deferred, are we hosting a workshop to talk through the concerns? Uh maybe. Okay. We'll see. Okay. Uh I think Commissioner Burns had also expressed an urgency in trying to get this done so that we could start using it and part of our procurement. And I think the county has finally moved on their Yeah, they voted to approve it. >> part of it. So, we I'll think about whether we can do a presentation in conjunction or maybe we if we end up working out the details, but we'll get it one way or the other. Okay. Sounds good. Thank you. Um couple updates. Uh congratulations again to Lieutenant Ron for winning the State of Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year. I've had the opportunity to work with Lieutenant Ron um and IAFF um in the community and working on improving the quality of work for the men and women who serve in our Orlando Fire Department. So, congratulations. Um as Mayor said, super excited about the Jaguars. So, Mayor, you took words out of my mouth. Everyone should worry about changing their closets to teal, black, and gold to be prepared for season on January 27th. Um for those who don't know, spring football has officially kicked off here in the City of Orlando, and I want to make sure that you all know about it so you all can come and enjoy. The football games are extremely affordable and they're a lot of fun. Um hopefully we can bring home some championships. So, we have the Orlando Storm that are playing at Inter Co, the soccer stadium, and then we have the Orlando Pirates who are playing at the Kia Center, and they both started off with a strong season. Um Orlando Storm has won their two first games at home, and the Orlando Pirates won their game last night. So, make sure you get your tickets today. Uh I wanted to a special thank you to SVDP Cares for their commitment to housing veterans. Recently, I joined them um in what's like they do a large moving special where they bring the veterans and their families, and they get a sponsor who gives them house goods um as they transition into living on their own. So, it's a really great organization if you want to get involved. Again, it's SVDP. Um I want to take the time to publicly thank the National Entrepreneur Center, BBIF, and Rally uh for their unwavering commitment to helping entrepreneurs. If you've not followed them on social media, been to their website, visited their website, they are truly committed to helping individuals become entrepreneurs and committed to those individuals who have built businesses and run businesses how to be stronger. We pour into them um and so this is the opportunity for anyone looking to say, "You know, I'm ready to retire and move into the next phase." or "I have this great idea that I want to make a a reality to be able to help the community." I really recommend going to the going to check out one of the three organizations. They offer like in-person, virtual training. They meet you where you are. So, I I really recommend checking them out. Um The role government plays in our community is complex. There are multiple layers and moving parts that keep everything functioning. That's why I created and started uh it's called Straight from Rose Podcast to break things down, highlight the work being done in the community, and have real conversations with leaders shaping our community. Recently, I had the honor of sitting down with uh the wonderful Mayor Linda Chapin. It was truly inspiring to connect with someone who has been such a trailblazer and advocate in our community. Um so, make sure on Wednesdays at 7:00 on all your major platforms. It's called Straight from Rose Podcast. And what I'm also doing is um like I truly break down some of the concerns and questions that I get from my office. So, people really understand how government functions from potholes in our streets to calling 911 and how we truly create a safe community and some of the complex like long, hard conversations that we have up here. I want to extend a sincere gratitude to Electronic Arts, also known as EA. Um last week, they provided a sneaker donation. Because of their partnership, some of our young people in the community now have comfortable, quality footwear, something that truly makes a difference in their confidence, health, and daily lives. Some of our kids were literally changing um and trying on they were had dirty slides on their feet that they're going to school with. And as you know, like some of that stuff can lead to fighting, anger, bullying, and etc. And so, it's just a small token, and I want to thank EA for that. Um I want to thank OPD for coming out this past weekend. We had a Easter egg hunt at Z R Wiley Park. Um expungement clinics play a powerful role in helping individuals and entire communities move forward. They allow second chances and fresh starts, access to employment, housing stability, and reducing recidivism. Please join me this Saturday at the Northwest Center at 10:00 a.m. for an expungement clinic with our partners, Community Legal Services, State Attorney, um Commissioner uh the clerk's office, as well as other community partners. Um mark your calendar. We're having a community cleanup April 19th at 9:00 a.m. at the soccer stadium. Um we started doing so I have three or two and a half as uh others have said, two and a half main streets. So, we have Church Street, uh West Lakes, and Parramore, and we come together once a year for Earth Day celebration, and we do one massive cleanup. So, we clean up throughout the Parramore and the downtown Orlando area. So, if you could mark your calendars and come out on April 19th. On to the agenda, I want to congratulate um and thank those from District 5 and the surrounding areas for recent appointments and reappointments to our uh advisory boards. Um The CDB The CDBGDR nature-based solutions for flood mitigation planning grant um this will This study will evaluate and develop standards for integrating green infrastructure such as the wetlands, retention ponds, urban forests, and permeable services to reduce stormwater runoff. Um Mayor already mentioned Jacob Engineering, and that's all I have, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioner Burns. All right. >> [clears throat] >> Uh thank you, Mayor Dyer, and uh good afternoon to all who are in attendance. I first want to start off by saying uh also congratulations to uh Lieutenant uh Hug- Huguenin. How do you say that? Huguenin. Huguenin. Uh for for being selected as the uh Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year. But, I just want to say thank you for representing the uh the fire department, but more specifically representing uh the City of Orlando. So, again, thank you and and keep up the good work. Uh Mayor, on March 18th, um had the privilege of joining you in the FPR leadership uh for the ribbon-cutting of Poppy Park. Uh the Poppy Park went through It's a neighborhood park in the Carver Shores community. Uh when we received some uh redevelopment of the park, brand new equipment, and I see our uh president in in audience here. So, again, thank you, Mayor, for your for your support of of the redevelopment of Poppy Park. But, understanding there's uh other parks that we will be redeveloped in District 6. We have Hankins Park that's on the uh on the schedule as well as the Willie Mays Park. So, again, thank you, Mayor, for for your commitment to our parks. Also, um had the opportunity to attend the Tri-League of uh cities general membership meeting uh hosted at their Orlando office. Uh got a chance to network with some of our local elected officials throughout the uh throughout this tri-county area. Also, on March 24th um I attended the Florida Citrus Sports Road to '26 reception. And the Road to '26 is a US-based international soccer match series created to showcase the world's top national teams. Uh these games celebrate our communities' our communities' ability to deliver a world-class experience, whether it be soccer, football, or concerts. And I just like to say thank you to Steve Hogan and Ricardo Villar for their vision in bringing these very well attended soccer matches here to to Orlando. Also on March 27th, I had the opportunity to attend OEP's Regional Leadership Conference. So thank you to Tim Giuliani and his OEP team. They put on a great a great conference. Also on March 30th, last Monday, I attended the youth tennis program at Hankins Park. Excited for this new program. My middle daughter is actually participating. And this is a tennis clinic that's being put on by volunteers. They have some they came and came to approach the city about getting our youth introduced to tennis. And so it's happening every Monday for the next 7 weeks. So if you have children that are interested, please come out to the Hankins Park. And you can sign up right there on site. Also I want to encourage everyone as mayor said to go out on tomorrow 407 day and support our local businesses cuz we know that our local businesses are oftentimes the backbone of our local economy. And then mayor on the agenda, I wanted to highlight 3B8 and express my support for the rooftop solar that will be placed at the Dr. James R. Smith Center. And then mayor just real briefly as it relates to the small business and local business enterprise. One of the main things is I just want to ensure that the ordinance and the policies and procedures get us to the intent of ensuring that our local and small businesses actually are guaranteed opportunity to participate. When I read through the policies and procedures, I just had some major questions. So I do look forward to us being able to work those out to ensure that our small and local business have the opportunity to contract with the millions of hundreds of millions of dollars that the city spends every year. So that's all I have mayor. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Commissioner Keene. Thank you mayor. Good afternoon everybody. I'd like to start out been a very busy the last couple of weeks but start out by thanking the mayor for his attendance and helping us unveil the neighborhood watch of the of the city of the year out at Story Park a couple weeks ago. Appreciate that mayor. Then attending multiple CDD and HOA meetings and there's been a consistent theme and it's about e-bikes and scooter safety. So I want to thank OPD for their work so far in helping to create some safety brochures and we'll continue to work with them as as we tackle that issue. I was also able to talk to school board member Sally Monica as well because obviously this is an issue that affects schools and the city of together. Was able to tour the National Entrepreneur Center. And as Commissioner Rose said, we you know, we've got resources help a new business owners. We want to make sure that that they're given all the resources so they can succeed. Also toured the South the New Southeast Government Center for a Heart at Tour with residents from District 1. Want to thank Lori Brooks for organizing that. I was a starter at the Tour de Cure in Lake Nona benefiting the American Diabetes Association. It was it was a fun event and wanted to thank Kim Way for her invitation to go out to that event and get everybody started at 6:00 a.m. in the morning on a Sunday. Sixth and Jazz program over at Dr. Phillips was was exceptional. Want to thank Katie Bauer for that bringing all of the sixth graders from across Orange County and I think a couple of other counties as well for just an outstanding jazz program that they put on. Also in the arts world, I was able to tour the Orlando Ballet Company and see what world class facilities that they have. And thanks to Brad Renner there for allowing me to do that. And then my last visit with Jennifer DeHolland from the Harry P. Leu Gardens was exceptional. We got to view plans for the new welcome center and it's it's pretty exciting some of the things that they're doing there even though it's not in District 1. And finally for the things from last week, I wanted to thank Chief Smith for his visit to for District 1 for his district meetings. Upcoming, we've got some exciting things. I'll be at the 407 day of volunteering as well with with some of you all I'm sure. We're going to go out at Wetland in East Orange County with Innovation High School and Keep Orlando Beautiful. Take a tour of the facility out there. We've got the Lake Nona Chamber State of Lake Nona Summit this Friday. Kind of fun. We've got After School All Star fundraiser coming up with the golf tournament this weekend. And finally on upcoming things, I'm going to be reading books to the at out at the YMCA for Healthy Kids Day at the North Park YMCA. On the consent agenda, I just want to echo Commissioner Burns said looking at the rooftop solar. We live in the Sunshine State and it's always good to see us taking uh advantage of the sun here on our beautiful state. With that sir, that's all I have. Thank you. Commissioner Ortiz. >> [clears throat] >> Thank you mayor. Let me start by congratulating Lieutenant um Huganey. Huganey. Do you guys realize there's there's over anywhere between 22,000 and 25,000 firefighters in the state? And he was selected the number one firefighter. So go Lieutenant. Good job for the city of Orlando. On the evening of March 19th, Chief Eric Smith did his quarterly presentation at the Dover Shores Community Center. 44 people attended the event. He was well informed. He was he informed everybody about the um the progress which includes in crime trends which include a 3% increase in violent crimes, 52% reduction in shootings um compared to 2025 which was 29. I'm sorry. 2014 and 2025 compared to 29 in 2024. One homicide in 2025 with a 100% clearance rate. Officers also conducted over 10,000 traffic stops and issued more than 2,000 citations. I'm pretty sure that's a part that we don't want to hear about but it's sometimes is a way of um diminishing traffic accidents out there. So thank you Chief Smith. I don't see him here. Is he here? He left. Anyhow, and thank you to every commander and every deputy chief in the Orlando Police Department. You guys are doing a great job. In the morning of March 28th, our annual Easter egg hunt, brunch, and carnival brought the community together at the Englewood Community Center. Children eagerly participated in the egg hunt with a few lucky participants discovering the golden eggs and taking home special prizes. Family also enjoyed a light brunch and variety of festive festive carnival games creating a fun and memorable experience. It's always good to have all these families in this huge space that we have at the Englewood Center and the community coming together. So um Next item, just like everybody else have said, we're proud to have the Jaguars here. Hopefully with the 75 million visitors we got in the Central Florida region, they might I don't know decide that is much better to be down here than being up in Jacksonville. But not you know, not in a what is it competitive way. Just saying, you know, that we may hopefully will fill the stadium every single time and they may like it so much that you know, they may want to redo the contract. Anyhow just good wishes, right? April 4th, with summer around the corner and I don't know if you guys realize that in the state of Florida, the number one cause or one of the first let's say causes of our children child death is drowning. Children from 1 to 4th. So the Dover Shores Neighborhood Center hosted April Pool Cool um which provided residents with the opportunity to focus on water safety, family engagement, introductory swim lessons, and access to valuable resource information. Dr. Cars from Orange County Health Department has a campaign and recently I believe he was um um Representative Eskamani passed some sort of legislation to assign some funding for this particular cause. So things are moving in that direction and I think we should just be aware be conscious about these things that are happening, you know, with our children. But the on agenda items, 3B10, congratulations to Drummond Carpenter for service authorization continuing civic and storm water engineering services for the Ventura Lake Roper flood risk reduction which is basically we're talking about a couple of years ago when Hurricane Ian came over. That was one of the most affected areas in the city. And through some funding of the state and through some funding from the federal government, I believe were Congressman Soto was involved. We are ready to work in that area which consist of an upgrade pump station with backup generator along with flood proofing upgrades that consist of floor barrier wall extending across the southern property border of the Dockside condominium. So thank you Marjorie Briones, Corey Knight, and the whole team from Public Works. You guys are amazing. Uh on 3D one MPB, um I'm proud to support the DTL part 3 2026 amendment, which include, among many things, the siding reconstruction of Church Street from Garland Avenue to Orange Avenue, support the optimal functioning of Magnolia Avenue through our strategic improvement, uh support the reconstruction of Robinson Street, reconstruct Orange Avenue and Rosalind Avenue, support the redesigned roadways changes along Pine Street, design and construct Church Street, and it goes on and on. We have a lot of things going on downtown, uh beautifying and bringing downtown up to par for better business to come to the area, and I'll make downtown a great place for our families. Um I want to also congratulate the United Abolitionists on being the recipient of $5,000 donated by OPD. United Abolitionists, led by Thomas Laris, works with community partners to fight human trafficking, which is a big issue still in our nation. So, and they have been in existence since 1993. That's uh 33 years. So, good job. On item 3D5, um Mayor, I was ready to support that item. I think we we're ready. I'm a little disappointed that we're postponing a little bit here, but I'm I'm pretty sure that, you know, we want to make sure that uh everybody's on board. Uh so, Commissioner Brace, um I don't know if you Well, I guess I Did he go? I thought he was here. Um cuz I'm ready to move forward with this to make sure that our our small uh businesses start moving forward, start getting um what they deserve. So, with that being said, so I have Mayor. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Sheehan. Thank you, Mayor. Um I too would like to congratulate uh Lieutenant Huguenin and the Orlando Fire Department and our professional firefighters union. Um we uh uh appreciate it and uh are excited about the award and how you're sharing that with the entire city and all of our residents. So, we're we're all very proud of you, and uh to to Commissioner Ortiz's point, uh it's a big field, so congratulations again. Um last week I was grateful to attend the ribbon cutting for Orlando Health's new maternity mobile clinic, which will be stationed at the Rosemont Community Center for the next several months. This initiative will bring accessible care directly to pregnant women and new moms, removing barriers such as child care and transportation. Uh thank you to the physicians and the dedicated leadership team at Orlando Health for stepping up to meet this need. Um like many of you have said, I'm ex- uh very excited about the Jacksonville Jaguars uh coming in 2027. Um I think we're going to have the Dolphins and the Bucks might even be on that schedule at home, which is going to be pretty incredible. And if the Jags play like they did last season, maybe we'll get a playoff game or two out of it, which would just be amazing. I think the NFL has the opportunity to bring a whole different level to these events. Um I know it doesn't look like it, but I can remember the days of uh of getting the Magic and the uh World Cup and us all gathering at uh Church Street Station at the Cheyenne Saloon for those big events. So, it was very nice for the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, our new front yard across the street, to host us the next day, and it's obviously now become uh our new front porch for for those type of events to celebrate. Uh in the spirit of growth in downtown, I enjoyed attending the Orlando Economic Partnership Conference along with several of my fellow commissioners. Uh it was truly eye-opening to hear about the economic activity and momentum we have in our area. I hope that everyone enjoyed the Easter weekend. I loved hearing about all the Easter egg hunts. Uh we didn't have any golden eggs at our Easter egg, uh but those sound like a bonus. Um Uh I was especially happy to sponsor the hunt at Mitchell Nutter Park and Audubon Park. Uh I would like to give a special shout-out to the Department of Solid Waste for their hard work collecting yard waste over the past several weeks. After the freeze in early February, many of us experienced an increase in down branches and vegetation. This led to yard waste volumes far exceeding what we're used to handling, and I think it actually caused the leaves to start coming down earlier than normal, so then that created even more of a backup. Um I know that the crews have been working overtime, double shifts on the weekends. I think Alan, you might even gotten back on the back of a truck this weekend, I heard. So, be careful of that back. Um but I'm told that the amount of yard waste that we've collected has has surpassed some of the major hurricanes we've seen. So, I appreciate uh the residents' uh patience as we work to get back on track on yard waste. Um Upcoming events. This Thursday, the city will host a meeting at the College Park Neighborhood Center to gather public input on the 2026 bike plane bike plan. As many of you know, I'm a big fan of biking around District 3, and I'm also super excited about the future of bikeability in Orlando, and this will be a great opportunity. Uh we're sharing that meeting with District 4, Commissioner Sheehan, uh uh for residents to give valuable feedback. On the consent agenda, I too would like to uh point out uh the excitement around the solar panels going in at uh College Park Neighborhood Association, and that's all I've got, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Sheehan. Uh thank you, Mayor Dyer, and I'd like to thank Corporal Rosado for being our Easter bunny escort. And yes, the golden eggs are a big deal. I got to tell you, those kids are all trying to find that golden egg, and they are competitive, so uh and and it is a badge of honor they wear for many years. I got it last year, so you got to have golden eggs, Commissioner. I'm just telling you. Um I too would like to congratulate uh Lieutenant Huguenin as as well on his award as well as for his service in the National Guard above and beyond what you do. Thank you very much, sir. You're you're definitely the embodiment of service, so thank you very much for your for everything you do for us. Um I too would like to to talk about a little about yard waste. It's three times the normal volume. Um usually when we have this kind of volume after a hurricane, and we are at hurricane volumes right now, we can get a disaster declaration and get extra trucks. Well, we can't we don't have a disaster declaration. So, these folks in Solid Waste are working 11-hour days, six days a week. This you know, it's that's a lot for them to do, and you can assist them by bundling and bagging. And yes, they missed me sometimes, but you know what? That's an awful lot. And the other thing people don't take into consideration is, not only do the are the trucks filling up faster, there's a line at the dump to get in as well. So, it's not that we're not trying, it there's just a lot of yard waste out there, and again, you can help us out a lot by bundling, by bagging. I'm doing my part, too. Everybody says, "Why do you always put your stuff in bags, Commissioner?" I'm like, "Because it's easier for them to pick it up that way." So, I'm trying to lead by example, too, but I know I've put out a lot more than I put out even during hurricanes. But there was the leaves and as well as everything that died, and I'm a green thumb, which, you know, my yard is terrible right now, and it's all brown, and it's all in bags in my front of my house. So, I know everybody's having a everybody's impatient, but the bottom line is the the Solid Waste folks are trying, and again, I'm just really concerned. If you're worried now about us not having a disaster declaration without assistance, I'm really concerned what's going to happen with if we don't have FEMA funding to do the same thing in the future if we have a hurricane. So, again, these are all things that we have to consider, that we have to think about it at the city council level, and understand that we're trying uh to get this picked up as soon as as soon as we can. Uh but then I also want to again shout-out to the Solid Waste collectors. They're really working hard right now. Um on item 3B4, Sline Columbia Street improvements, pedestrian improvements by the hospital, very very important. Um I am a huge solar proponent, as many people know. I'm glad to see College Park and and the Smith Center are getting it. And uh I know there's been real concerns about how solar moves forward with with OUC's changes. If you get a percentage of your bill done, and you don't have to sell back to the to the utility company, that's the best way to do solar right now. And I I know that it's been a huge disincentive at the federal government, and a huge disincentive with OUC in terms of putting solar on rooftops. We still need to do our part. I have solar backup batteries, I have solar panels, I live it. Um and I think it's very very important for us to do sustainable energy in the future, and we need to talk more and more about this being disincentivized. It's just wrong to disincentivize clean energy. [applause] So, you know, it's that's what we should be doing >> [applause] >> for our for our planet and for future generations. Um I'm a little concerned, too, about um the what we've had to do with MWBE, replacing it with the small business enterprise. We should be giving minority businesses an opportunity, and it's really sad that the federal government is shoving this on us. Um and and, you know, I I wish that we could go back to what we're doing, just making sure women minorities had opportunities, too. But this is the this is the really unfortunate, horrible climate that we find ourselves in, and unfortunately, this is what we have to do, but I'm hoping that in the future we'll have some changes in leadership and going back to doing the right thing by people. Um, I want to thank Fire Chief Jason Revell. He's probably going to kill me for this, but um, for keeping me informed of anything anytime something happens in my district, it's great to get notified. There was even a toaster fire at Nemours, and I have to call the poor fire chief. I'm is there a fire at Nemours? And he goes, "It was a toaster, Commissioner." So, I really appreciate getting that level of information. Um, it's really great to be able to call the chief and get that information immediately. Really appreciate that. And with that, I will move the consent agenda. Motion by Commissioner Sheehan, second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so, the motion carries. Okay, if any of you were here just for the consent agenda, now would be good opportunity to sneak out. The rest of us are going to move on to the CRA. So, without objection, I will recess the city council meeting, and we will convene the CRA meeting, and I'm going to ask Kristin Holmes, our assistant director, um, in David's absence to come to the podium. I'll handle 4A for you. How about that? First one is uh CRA meeting minutes from February the 23rd. Motion by Commissioner Sheehan, second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so, the motion carries. All right, I'll let you handle the rest, 4B. >> Okay. All right, so good afternoon. So, item B is the acknowledgement agreement with SCD Development. This is a companion item to 3D2, which was under the consent agenda today. There are no changes to the incentive agreement that was approved by the city and CRA back in April 2024. So, this agreement just acknowledges that SCD created a CDD, and the incentive payment will go to that entity. So, I'm happy to answer any questions for that item. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. Questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, motion carries. Okay, 4C. Okay, item C is a service authorization with Jacobs Engineering Group for Church Street Festival Street project, which Commissioner Ortiz has mentioned. Uh, this is another companion item, and it is for 3B11 under the consent agenda. The goal for the project is really just to transform Church Street, as we've said many times before, into a festival street in alignment with our DTO action plan. The purpose there is just to support some of the improvements we're planning to have to support some increased mobility and connectivity for those who come into the beautiful downtown Orlando. And this phase of the project is going to focus on the tracks to Orange Avenue, and the city is going to use the existing professional service agreement that we have with Jacobs Engineering Group. And as far as the budget, we are planning to have a budget not to exceed about $728,000 for this project. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. Discussion or questions? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. So, the motion carries. 4D, please. Sure. 4D is a report and proposed finding of necessity and blight resolution. So, the item includes the findings of necessity report, and everything in this report is actually consistent with David Barilla's workshop presentation on February 9th. So, no changes there, and happy to answer any questions for that item. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. So, the motion carries. 4E. Okay, E is the DTO Outlook Plan Amendment and Resolution for 2026. Again, this information was presented to you on February 9th by David, and that information is the same. Since that presentation, MPB has reviewed and provided their approval on March 17th. And just a high-level recap, the amendment includes the general updates to the DTO outlook, as well as the proposed expansion area. And happy to answer questions on that item, as well. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. Uh discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, motion carries. And 4F. So, for F, this item is amending the ordinance to include the proposed expansion area and include a reference to the 2026 amendment. And happy to answer any questions for that item. Motion by Commissioner Rose, second by Commissioner Sheehan. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, motion carries. All right. Did we just do that one twice? No. No. They're seem They're all related. >> Okay, 4F. Okay, that is all. Okay. Mhm. All right, you might as well stay there. Yes, sir. Uh, without objection, we will adjourn the CRA meeting, and we will reconvene the city council meeting and do it all again. So, we're going to move to hearings, item 9A. Madam Clerk, would you read the resolution on the first public hearing please? A resolution of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, relating to community redevelopment, finding the existence of blight conditions in an area of the City of Orlando, making certain findings and determinations, providing an effective date. Okay, we're going to do what we just did at the CRA as a city, but this time we're going to have a little presentation. Yes. >> We will. All right, so for this presentation, as stated previously, all information in the finding of necessity report is consistent with David's presentation to you on February 9th, and we have also received a copy of the full um findings of necessity report, as well. So, part 3, chapter 163, Florida Statute, provides local governments the power to revitalize deteriorated area within their communities if slum or blighted conditions exist. Community Solutions Group, GAI Consultants Inc., conducted a finding of necessity study to determine if the approximately 47-acre area adjacent to the Camping World Stadium contained slum or blight conditions that warrant such expansion area's inclusion into the downtown redevelopment area. The map that you're looking at right now, the yellow shaded area is our current downtown CRA boundaries, and the blue shaded area on the left side of the screen around Camping World is the proposed area for expansion. This is the blighted area conditions matrix, and it shows those blighted areas of conditions that were outlined. So, blighted area just means an area in which there are substantial number of deterioration or deteriorating structures, and which two or more of the factors must be present. And as you can see on this chart on the right side, there are X's indicate that these conditions have been observed. So, conditions are present in the expansion area, which are detrimental to the sound growth of the City of Orlando, and which substantially impair or arrest the growth within the expansion area and adjacent territory. The rehabilitation and redevelopment of the expansion area will allow the elimination of conditions of blight that are detrimental to and endanger public health, safety, morals, and welfare. The resolution provided as part of the City Council agenda makes a finding of blight and necessity of redevelopment based upon data compiled and analyzed by CAI Consultants Inc. As the city grows, developing into a world-class destination for sports, culture, and quality, community life is a priority, and the expansion is key to leveraging the renovation of Camping World Stadium's economic development potential and spurring area-wide improvements. Pursuant to the 2007 venues and our local agreement, the resolution's effectiveness is contingent upon approval by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. Okay, I'll open the meeting for public comment. Madam Clerk, we don't have any cards for public comment. Is that right? No speakers there. >> Then I will close the public uh portion of the public comment, and I will ask for a motion to approve the report, adopt the resolution, and authorize the mayor and city clerk to sign the resolution. Motion made by Commissioner Chapin, second by Commissioner Rose. Is there discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, so the motion carries. That brings us to uh hearings, 9B. Madam Clerk, would you read the resolution for the first public hearing on this resolution? A resolution of the City of Orlando, Florida, relating to community redevelopment, making findings, approving and adopting a community redevelopment plan amendment, authorizing implementation of such plan amendment, providing an effective date. Okay, motion and a second to approve the 2026 amendment, adoption of the resolution, and authorization for the mayor and city clerk to sign the resolution, authorize staff to correct scrivener and formatting errors, punctuation clarifications that do not change intent, correct page numbers and references to figures within the plan amendment. Is that your motion and second? Yes. Okay, um, Chris Kristin, would you uh provide us the rationale? Sure. So, for this There we go. Thank you. So, the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area Plan is the method by which new activities are identified and prioritized for implementation and funding throughout the redevelopment area. Changing conditions and development readiness, coupled with key staff research findings necessitate the periodic updating of the plan. The original downtown redevelopment area plan was adopted in 1982 and has been amended in 1990, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2015, and 2023. The current 2026 D2 Outlook part 3 amendment includes plans for the expansion area projects, initiatives, and strategies outlined in the detail action plan, supporting general plan update information including maps. There were no changes from the version presented at the February 9th, 2026 City Council CRA workshop, and MPB reviewed and a um the amendment and found conformity with the GMP. We have no requests for public comment. Um we have a motion and a second. Are there questions? More discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, and so the motion carries. All right, Kristen, we're going to move on to 11A. Madam Clerk, would you um read the title of the trust fund ordinance amendment? Ordinance number 2026-7, an ordinance of the City of Orlando, Florida, pursuant to section 163.387, Florida Statutes, {parentheses} 2022, amending ordinances enacted on July 12th, 1982, June 18th, 1990, October 23rd 2000 June 25th, 2007, February 22nd, 2010, February 10th, 2014, June 15th, 2015, and August 14th, 2023, creating a community redevelopment trust fund for the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area, providing for the deposit of increment revenues attributed to the expansion of the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area, providing for the calculation of the increment revenues attributed to the expansion of the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area, amending references to the Community Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Area to include the plan amendment approved by the City Council on April 6th, 2026, providing for an effective date. So Second. Okay, um Commissioner Rose moves to approve the ordinance 2026-7 on first reading and requests that the Mayor and City Clerk present the draft ordinance for second reading and public hearing at the next regular City Council meeting. Commissioner Sheehan has seconded that motion. Kristen, would you uh give us the rationale? Sure. The TIF trust fund provides the deposit of incremental revenues in the CRA district from the various taxing authorities. City Council adopted the trust fund ordinance on July 12th, 1982, and has amended the ordinance upon the expansion of the Downtown Redevelopment Area in 1990 and 2007, the adoption of the 2000, 2010, 2014, 2015, and 2023 amendments to the CRA plan. The amendment to the trust fund ordinance amends references to the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Plan to include the 2026 plan amendment and provides for the deposit of any increment revenues generated within the 2026 expansion area into the trust fund, anticipated to be $0 due to the expansion area being publicly owned. Okay, we have no requests for public comment. Do we have discussion or questions? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, and so the motion carries. Okay, great job, Kristen. Thank you. We will move on to hearings ordinances on second reading. Um earlier we deferred item 12A to the next meeting. So, Madam Clerk, would you read 12B, please? Mayor Dyer, I believe for noticing purposes, we may have to open the hearing. If we can Say that again. You want us to go ahead and read that and then defer >> so, yes, because it's it's already been advertised. >> Okay. Let's move back to 12A then, and Madam Clerk, would you go ahead and read the title of the of ordinance 2025-47? Ordinance number 2025-47, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, relating to procurement of goods, services, and supplies, providing for the creation of a small and local business enterprise preference, and the suspension of chapter 7, article 11, section 7.1101, and chapter 57, articles 2 and 3, related to the minority and women business enterprise, and providing for severability codification correction of scrivener's errors, and an effective date. Okay, without objection, we will defer that to the next meeting. Okay, you want to read the next one? Ordinance number 2026-4, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's growth management plan to change the future land use map designation for a portion of certain land generally located south of Leevista Boulevard, east of Shadowridge Drive, north of Butler National Drive, and west of Shell Creek Drive, from neighborhood activity center to industrial, and changing the zoning designation for a portion of the property from neighborhood activity center with the aircraft noise overlay district to general industrial with the aircraft noise overlay district, providing an amendment of the city's growth management plan and zoning maps, providing for severability, correction of scrivener's errors, permit disclaimer, and an effective date. So Second. Motion by Commissioner Ortiz, second by Commissioner Sheehan. We have no requests for public comments on this ordinance. Is there discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, so the motion carries. 12C, Madam Clerk. Ordinance number 2026-5, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's land development code to update preferences references with the goals, policies, objectives, and figures of the city's updated growth management plan, providing for legislative findings, codification, severability, correction of scrivener's error, and an effective date. Second. Motion by Commissioner Ortiz, second by Commissioner Chapin. Again, we have no requests for public comment. Is there discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed, and so the motion carries, and that concludes the regularly scheduled business for City of Orlando today. Ed, would you get us prepared to um do general appearance? >> [music] [music] [music]