[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Happy birthday. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Hey, hey, hey. [Music] [Music] [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] [Music] Heat up here. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] [Music] Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to the June 9th. Man, that's hard to believe it's June already. I'm just was getting used to saying May. Anyways, welcome to the June 9th, 2025 meeting of the Orlando City Council. We're going to begin the proceedings today with the invocation and the pledge of allegiance led by Commissioner Tony Ortiz. Thank you, Mayor. Let's bow our heads and put oursel in the presence of the Lord. Thank you, Lord, for allowing us to meet today in order to address the needs of our community to communicate and collaborate with each other, our staff, the members of the city of Orlando government, other governments, the business community, every resident that we represent, and even those that we don't represent. but just as well need our assistance. We thank you for entrusting us with the responsibility of representing our city people as we seek for better opportunities to keep enhancing our quality of life while maintaining law and order as a first priority. We thank you for your gifts and blessings. We thank you for being so patient and merciful. Now we ask you to watch over every member of our community to bless us with wisdom in order for us to do what is pleasing to you and lead our community according to your wishes and not ours. We ask you for discernment so we will recognize what could be damaging to us and those we work with or represent. Dear Lord, we ask you to protect our community from all harms, especially this horrible plague corona virus that still haunt us. Please give us the strength to p persevere in these tough times and allow us to overcome adversity. And finally, we ask you to continue giving us a spirit of cooperation in order for us to address the everyday challenges in a positive manner, always eager to help. We ask you all this in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. to the stand indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Okay, let's call the meeting to order. Madam clerk, would you call the role and make a determination of a quorum, please? Commissioner Gray here. Commissioner Ortiz here. Commissioner Stewart here. Commissioner Sheen here. Interim Commissioner Rose here. Commissioner Burns here. Mayor Dyer here. Mayor, you have a quorum with all members present. Thank you, madam clerk. First order of business is consideration of the minutes from the workshop agenda review and city council meetings of May 19th, 2025. Motion by Commissioner Ortiz. Second by Commissioner Shei and all in favor indicates so by saying I I those opposed. And so the motion carries. Okay. Awards, presentations, and recognitions. Um, on June the 1st, a member of our city council hit an impressive milestone, Commissioner Sheen, congratulations on reaching 25 years of service with the city of Orlando. Commissioner Sheen is now the longest serving elected official in our city's history, who served our community with great passion and commitment, ensuring Orlando is welcoming to all. Um, now I'm going to present you with your service award. Before I do that, I want to read the certificate of appreciation. Can I have the certificate of appreciation? We've redone these most recently. Okay. Commissioner, thank you for your 25 years of dedicated service to the city of Orlando. Your hard work has helped ensure that the city of Orlando has been able to continue to provide key municipal services and programs people in our community depend on each day. Over the years, your dedication, professionalism, and care have played a role in moving Orlando forward. Our entire community is grateful for your quarter century of service and joins you in celebrating this meaningful milestone. Oh, thanks. Couldn't move my chair, Jim. That's fine. A Thank you. [Applause] Well, thank you, Mayor Dyer. And uh I just want one edit. If it could say Patty instead of Patricia, only the nuns called me that. Stephanie, I'd appreciate it. And um yeah, I just want to say thanks to everybody. And um you know, this this council has been a pleasure working with every single one of you. Um, Mayor Dyer, um, I I I nipped you by a couple of years, but it's been an honor working with you as well. And I just want to thank all the city staff because you all make us look good every single day. And it's your hard work from, you know, picking up the trash to making sure when you flush the toilet sets go away to code enforcement to all the things that you do and you never get any thanks. Um, I just want to say thank you because it has been the honor of and privilege of my life to work with all of you and a lot of you be have become my close friends and family and I just want to say thank you so much to all of you because it's it's really been an honor and I never thought I'd ever be in politics. Um, I thought I was going to be make art and I kind of fell into this role and it's been the hardest job I've ever loved. So, thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Sheen. Okay, let's go into the mayor's update. And it's fitting that we're recognizing Commissioner Sheen in June since it is Pride Month. And she has certainly been an LGBTQ plus trailblazer in Orlando. And this month, our community reaffirms its commitment to the work to ensure that all people are valued, seen, and heard, and continue to show the power of love and unity in Orlando. It's also why on June the 19th, it's a holiday for city employees. Junth marks the end of slavery in the United States in 1865, Texas was the last state to find out that slavery had been abolished in the United States and that's why we commemorate um Junth. Um at the same time, we recognize this is also a difficult week. Uh, Thursday will mark nine years since the Pulse tragedy. I want to invite the community to the an annual remembrance ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at First United Methodist Church in downtown. And although time has passed, our community is still offering love and hope to the families of the victims and the survivors and everybody impacted. And we continue to move forward on the creation of a permanent memorial at the Pulse site. We hope that'll soon be a place that pays tribute to the 49 lives that were taken and help those that are direct directly impacted in our entire community to um honor them each day and to move ahead with the healing process. And then lastly, I want to mention since we met last, we've had to um suspend our WMBBE program. We've had a long-standing commitment to that program. It was in place before I got here. We fine-tuned it and used that for at least the last 22 years to help small local businesses. And every day we get up and we get a new executive order out of the federal government that affects us in one way or another it seems. So, there was recently new language that was added to all of the federal grants that I have to sign for that requires the city to certify that the city does not operate any programs that favor anyone based on race and gender. And as you know, commissioners, both the airport, which I have to sign for, and the city relies on federal grants for our operations from public safety to transportation to housing. And usually it's over $20 million. During COVID, one year it was $ 58 million. So it's an important part of our budget. Uh because this new language was added, our city attorney recommended that we pause our W MBE. Janeiro had already been looking at how we might modified it uh based on the times that we have. So we are going to come up with some additional new recommendations on how to support our local and small businesses. That remains a priority and we have engaged a nationally recognized expert to help us with that and staff will be meeting with each of you to get your thoughts and um ideas related to that. Okay, with that let's move to the consent agenda. Consent agenda is a number of items that are acted upon through a single vote of council. We give each of our commission members an opportunity to comment on items on the consent agenda as well as update you on important happenings in their districts. We rotate the order that we do that and Commissioner Ortiz is first up. Commissioner, thank you, Mayor. Let me start by once again congratulating Commissioner Shihan. That's a milestone, Commissioner Shihan. So, uh, congratulations. I know that there's a lot of people that you have touched in those 25 years. and I've been one of those. Thank you. Um, mayor, to kind of go along with the words you were just talking about, W MWB, um, we should not stand on the sidelines of this while in an imposition of unfair practices are have are being u placed upon us and our communities. And I I'm glad that you you have decided to go ahead and do some more research and and our staff because this is not fair for our community. It's not fair for our economy. And I think there's a lot of companies that uh are being affected by it and we need to continue fighting for what is right for our community. So whatever in whichever way we can assist you, please let us know because we're there for this particular um mission here. Anyhow, on uh on in uh event in my district um May 20th is the second to last session of the government academy. students gaining sight on on May 20th, I'm sorry. Uh students gain insight into the roles and responsibilities of Orlando's office of sustainability and the property appraisers office. The sessioning I highlighted highlighted several impactful initiatives led by the office of sustainability, including programs aimed at bridging the digital divide by providing free devices and internet access to underserved communities. Students also explore the wide range of property tax exemptions available through the property appraisers office, which is another big subject in Tallahassee. Um, all designed to help residents lower their tax burden and better understand their property assessments. On the morning of May 22nd in Apakka, a significant milestone in the quest for affordable housing was reached. Um, I had the privilege of attending the groundbreaking ribbon cutting and shovel ceremony alongside Mayor Demings. uh the Mirror which will offer affordable rental homes for 300 families and the Stillwaters providing affordable housing for 180 senior seniors households are two adjacent new developments that mark a hopeful step forward in addressing house housing needs in the morning of May 23rd. What's wrong with this? I just have to get really close to it. Okay. Um, it's not working. I'll go a Capella. Don't matter. On the morning of May 23rd, I also attended the Puerto Rican summit where I had the opportunity to lead a workshop titled Doing Business with the City of Orlando. During the session, participants gained valuable insight into how local businesses can collaborate with city departments, access procurement of opportunities, and threaten their capacities for growth. Later that same day, I attended the Memorial Day ceremony at Greenwood Cemetery, where we paid tribute to heroic men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. It was a powerful reminder of the sacrifice made to protect our freedoms and the enduring legacy of those we honor. So, thank you, staff, mayor, all the attendees. It was a was a very emotional and great event. Um, in terms of the uh uh government academy May 27, the Government Academy concluded on the evening of May 27, wrapping up with an in-depth look at the critical operations that help keep our community safe, specifically those carried out by the Orlando Fire Department and the Emergency Operations Center. Students learn about the OFD wide ranging responsibilities from hazardous materials response and arson and bombs investigations to complex technical rescues in high high angles and confined spaces. The session also provided insight into the vital work of the EOC where 13 departments collaborate around the clock to manage 911 communications, respond to surf weather events, and coordinate largecale public gatherings. The program uh concluded with a guide tour of the 911 call center, offering students a unique behindthe-scenes look at it essential role in emergency response. Spanish language session of the government academy is to begin in August. The morning of May 28th, we completed phase two of the Palm Gardens renovation and celebrated the milestone with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Congratulations, Mr. Stewart and Mayor and the whole staff. 55 new Palm Gardens units were dedicated to supporting our workforce and homeless community in partnership with the Orange County School Board and Onetop Housing. On May 29th, we hosted a special community meeting dedicated to the residents of Dover Shores to discuss several important concerns. Topics included updates on the South Conway road improvements project, coyote sighting, pet safety, and fitting stray cats. We also provided crimerevention updates, introduce our new policy lea police liaison and share plans to clean the Conway road wall following the road resurfacing. Keeping residents informed of our critical projects and neighborhood changes is essential to maintaining strong community relations. The morning of May 31st, I was honored to speak at the Assembla National to T to event which uh focused on delivering crucial information and support to individuals navigating the complexities of immigration. The event served as an important resource for those seeking guidance and connections with the within the community. The evening of June 5th, my team attended the Candle Week East uh HOA meeting where the majority of the discussion focused on concerns about the fence surrounding the La Costa Wetlands. June 20, June 5th to the 7th, I traveled to Charlotte Harbor to attend the Florida League of Cities board of directors meeting where we review budget proposals and report discuss business and construction updates and address property tax matters and issues going on in Tallahassee still with the legislature. June 7th, I traveled to Hollywood, Florida to attend the 68th annual gala for the swinging uh of the new president. I wanted to congratulate Councilwoman Denise Horland, which is the new president of the um Broward U League of Cities. And with that, that's all I have for today, ma'am. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Stewart, that's all you have. You may have Let me first say congratulations, Patty. 25 years is a wonderful milestone, and you have served um with honesty and integrity, and I appreciate that. Um, uh, Commissioner Ortiz mentioned the Palm Gardens Orlando ribbon cutting. Opened up the black the back section of that. Uh, and I want to just make I want to make sure I say this properly. Um, and I didn't get a chance to do this properly, so I'm going to do it in in here. Uh, that wouldn't have happened without your leadership, mayor. And I want to tell you how much I appreciate that. The idea of us taking that money, the extra money, that ARPA money from the from the feds and be able to use that and invest that into affordable housing, uh, was an idea that required a great deal of leadership and strength. And I want to tell you how much I appreciate that personally. It means a great deal to me. Thank you very much. Um, couple things I want to share with you. Um, the Ivanho Village had their state of the village a couple of weeks ago. It came out they were doing a great job over there. They made a little bit of money with their their uh um u little auction that they had, but the most important part they got the community together and I appreciate the leadership of Alex England over there. Um I want to say congratulations to a small little company in town that has a lot of impact. Um Universal, they've just completed their 7 billion dollar project. Uh and I'm telling you, it uh it is going to be incredible this summer. I think it's going to drive all of us crazy. Um but and I think the traffic is going to be a little bit dut until everybody gets used to it, but uh they've done a wonderful job out there and I appreciate their leadership and their involvement in our community. Um congratulations to all those graduates. Uh I want to also share a congratulations to Jason and Sue Chin. Some of us know Jason and Sue. They run the Good Salt Restaurant. Uh they've just been selected as a James Beard Award winner. Uh, and uh, they've just opened up a new restaurant, I think, over the Sparrow, I think. They we helped them out with that. And that's a neat little spot. I was um talking with somebody the other day and I just mentioned it to them and they said, "Well, tell me about it." And I and I told them about Jason and told them about Sue. They live in my district and four of their five restaurants are in my district. It's just really sweet. And um, uh, and I all of a sudden I mentioned the names of the restaurants. They go, "Oh, I like every one of those." And I said, "Well, that's Jason and Sue." Uh so that they are they're a great u great great couple to to work with. Um I also want to mention um last I guess it was last Friday uh we had the the opportunity to attend a funeral of a very dear friend of this city uh Jerry Shyikone. Um mayor thank you. We put a a recognition from the mayor and the council to Jerry and his family. Jerry. Um, I've known Jerry for 40 or 50 years. He's always been committed to Central Florida. Uh, although he lives in Winter Garden, he's committed to Orlando, I think, because he grew up in Orlando and moved over to Winter Garden. Um, he, uh, was one of those movers and shakers in our community. And a lot of things happened because of what, uh, because of what Jerry did in our community. He is a friends of all of us. Uh, but most importantly, he has been a friend of our community. and our our sympathies go out to Sue and the entire family. Um coming up um u on June 11th, we're having a u understanding fair housing series called Welcome Home or Not. It's going to be over at the Rosemont Center. Please get a chance to attend. And it's not too early to mention our safety splash for College Park. It's going to be on August 6th. Uh and then August will be here before you know it. On the agenda, two things I want to mention. uh the bus transportation for after school allstars and all that. Great to have that uh finalized and handled. It's going to be important to all of our kids. Um and then the other is uh the community block grant for the coalition for the homeless. So um honor to support both of those. So that's all that I have. Mayor, thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Commissioner Sheen. Well, thanks, Mayor. And of course, I was I was I got a new puppy and I'm a little freaked out right now. I'm a little I'm a I I can't sleep and she's cute as she can be and she's in my thoughts all the time. So, I forgot to thank the two most important people, Eddie and Bill. Eddie Corporal Eddie Rosado and Bill Stevens. You guys make me look good every day. Even when I'm at my worst, you're all you're always put my best foot forward. So, I just want to say thank you. And Bill, I don't know how you keep this disorganized, crazy person on on track all the time. I just want to say thank you for that. And you know, you're my longest relationship now. So, thank you, Bill. Thank you so much. Um and uh and and yeah, he he's outlived the dogs now. So, um I had the um I had the privilege to go to the Orange County Commission meeting last week with Heather Fagan and we were able to secure a $5 million commitment from Orange County for the Pulse Memorial. I want to thank Mayor Demings for his amazing comments that he made because he was there that morning that that happened. I want to thank Heather for all her hard work, the pulse committee, Baker Barios and Catalyst for their work and um you know I think we did a really good job of of expressing the need for this community and I carried a rainbow rosary that was gifted to me by Mayor Jacobs and that was just very meaningful because you know what sometimes we don't give people a chance to evolve and I think Mary Jacobs really evolved in that time and for one Catholic woman who struggled with her sexuality to be given a rainbow ribbon a rosary by another Catholic woman who struggled with the issue was a really big deal to me and it was really amazing to be able to carry that. So I appreciate the Orange County Commission doing the right thing supporting us and and uh the and we also have to remember the county has been with us since since the very beginning. So um we appreciate all their support. Um the prayer ribbons are out in front of city hall. The one blood is doing a remembrance day blood drive on June 12th. And for anyone that needs counseling, this is a very hard week for a lot of people. Orlando United Resiliency Services will be open at the center. You can call 4072288272 or the website the centerorlando.orgs. And like I say, it's a hard week for everybody. We're going to be having a Remembrance Day service as well at First United Methodist Church. Thank them for thank them for for hosting that. But this is a hard time for a lot of folks. But, you know, we'll get through this as a community and we will get to a point where we having a meaningful, beautiful memorial built to honor the 49 and that's very, very important. And Mayor Dar, thank you for your leadership on this. Thank you for setting aside some funding so we can make this happen and we can't fix this the problems of the past. We can only move forward and do the right thing for here on out. And uh the only thing I really had on the agenda today was glad to see the Walker Hendry houses being used for the ambassadors and the clean team. I think that was a really good fit and it keeps them in downtown. It gives them a nice place to to to to shove off from, so to speak, to get all over downtown. And u I'm distressed about the MWBE programs. Mayor, um I think it's terrible that women and minorities who are disproportionately impacted by unfair business practices are now being targeted again. But I'm hoping that we can come up with something that works, you know, fairly. But um it's just it's really unfortunate that people don't see that these programs are are are there to help those who don't have opportunities and and we should be helping them have opportunity. But it's unfortunate we're in this situation and uh I don't agree with it but unfortunately this is what we have. This is the environment that we work on. And I just ask people, please, please, please understand what you're voting for and understand that these that elections have consequences and these are the dire consequences that these elections have brought us. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioner Commissioner Rose. Uh, good afternoon everyone. Um, congratulations, Commissioner Sheen from 25 years. It has been great to work with you, not just here at the Deis, but being a former city of Orlando employee as well as a community advocate and Orlando resident. Um, I'm deeply disappointed by the decision to suspend the minority woman business enterprise program. This program is not just a policy. It is a critical tool that empowers our community, supports economic equity, and ensures that women and minorities have a fair opportunity to succeed in business. For many, the MWBE program represents a pathway to generational wealth, community investment, and representation in industries where diversity has long been lacking. Its suspension sends the wrong message at a time when we should be doubling down on inclusive growth and support for historically underrepresented entrep entrepreneurs. I'm calling for a swift action um that includes the community for us to look at alternatives and ways to strengthen this program that meets that suits uh federal requirements because minority and womenowned businesses thrive. When they thrive, our communities thrive. Um, I want to thank Orange County government for funding some of our uh, CDBGDR um, pro projects. In district 5 specifically, we had $8.7 million go towards Harleen Estates stormwater flood mitigation project. Um, $15.7 million in flood mitigation and drain well replacements between districts uh, five, six, and four and $500,000 uh, for naturebased solutions for flood mitigation. And I want to thank Corey and his team um for putting the uh applications together and overhauling um during the Orange County meeting last week. Since our last council meeting, District 5 has been busy. A few weeks ago, I had the joy and pleasure of standing at uh UCF Edition Arena and shaking the hands of over 300 Jones High School students. Um it was rewarding to see the youth who I've spent the last year with. Um some of them cried, some of them danced. Um, but what was a joy was uh them closing this chapter and opening the next chapter of their life. Um, I'm proud to say that I have a Jones graduate um, interning with my office this summer, Brandon. Uh, congratulations to Diana Little on her appointment to the Orlando Housing Authority Board. She will bring her business development experience to the OA board where she can serve as an advocate for entrepreneur and business development to serve OA residents. And so some may ask why during council meetings I highlight appointments to boards. Um these are our seats at the table as a community to be able to be a part of how our communities move forward and making sure that we have the right people who will represent the entire community. I want to thank the mayor for joining me at the opening of the South Street Farm. We've had a couple of years of um changes there, but some great things in store. Um we have a greenhouse that's there. It's a true partnership with 26 Health in a neighborhood fridge. And coming soon, Mike, real soon, right, Mike? We're going to have composting for the community. So stay tuned. Um we will um send out flyers to talk about the composting program. Um if you want to volunteer, please reach out to my office 407246205 and we'll direct you to sustainability to the correct um employees who are working there. Um, I want to thank Project Overdose, which is pro formerly known as Project Opioid, for providing key life-saving Narcan in our community. Recently, they hosted a community workshop with Career Source, UCF, and Bank of America to educate the community on how they can save lives um by keeping Narcan handy. I want to congratulate Paramore and Mercy Drive Kids Zone graduates. Um, but I want to do a special thank you to FPR team um, for the advocates who work day in day out, sun up to sun down, making sure that our kids have a safe haven um, when they're in this community. They have all the tools and resources. Sometimes the the resources are just light, sometimes it's food, and sometimes it's just the mental health counseling that we provide in our kids zone. So, I just want to thank the advocates in addition to the graduates who graduated. Um, I want to thank the veterans affair. Um we had a successful this past two weekends ago we had a successful veterans health fair where u many of our veteran uh related community partners came together. Um for me this is a dream come to reality. Um last year when I campaigned one of the things I campaigned on is that I was going to support veterans and so being able to bring the resources together uh so that we can serve and we can serve those who have served this country was a joy for me. Um it was opportunity to make sure that we provided the necessary services. Um, special thank you to 100 black men of greater Orlando for their positive impact changing the youth lives at Jones High Schools and the scholarships. Um, this past weekend I was able to attend the woman women empowerment breakfast. Um, and we have two people sitting in the audience who are staff members who are critical. I want to shout out um, Mr. Reggie McIll as well as Mr. Tim Johnson. They both sit on the board um, and they play a critical role in mentoring the young men and women. And although the name is 100 black men, they support young men and women in the success of not just getting across the line of finish line of high school, but it's really cradle to career. They take in the high school students and they mold them. They mentor to them until they're successful in a career post college. Um this Saturday coming up, I want to invite everyone to Lake Lona June. We are having our monthly uh market. There will also be some line dancing. We will also celebrate some of the fathers. This Sunday, I am honoring the fathers with their free fun and food event at Gilbert McQueen Park. Um on Thursday, June 19th, um at 4 p.m. at 118 West Church Street, we will be unveiling a mural on Church Street. And this is in partners with Mentors of Fatherless Children and Abused Families Corporation, who is sitting here in the audience. I want to thank you all for your partnership. Um, on June 21st, please join me at Lake Lana Dune at 8 a.m. We will be having our hook and reel. Um, I like to fish, so this is opportunity to bring the community, teach our young people how to fish. And, um, you know, they say, "Teach a man how to fish, they can survive forever." Um, June 21st at Emery Field, uh, Kirby Joseph, who is a Jones High School graduate, and I will be hosting a free football camp at Emeryfield starting at 2 p.m. Sign your kids up. Um, for all things District 5, you can always reach out to my office, 407246 2005. I encourage everyone to follow on social media, District 5 Orlando, on both Facebook and Instagram to stay tuned with what's going on in the district. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Burns. All right. Thank you, mayor. Uh good afternoon, uh fellow commissioners and everyone in attendance today. Um I'd like to also congratulate Commissioner Shehan for uh your service to our community, but also just for your example as a true public servant who does it with integrity. I've learned so much from you in these last six years. So, so thank you. Uh, also, mayor, as as it relates to the MWBE program, uh, I do believe that uh, the move to pause the MWBE program was a prudent one uh, on our behalf because we do have some, uh, federal funding. It's unfortunate that we are in this in this situation. So I I I do appreciate the efforts to engage a consultant um to redefine the program, but mayor I also believe that we cannot use this as an opportunity to abandon our support for our diverse small businesses because uh they make up our community and as commissioner mentioned often times these governmental contracts are their first step into uh prosperity, their their uh businesses growing and them hitting other contracts outside uh in the p uh private sector. So again uh mayor I'll make myself available to continue to work uh in how we move forward with this program. Uh also there's uh someone I'd like to a group I'd like to acknowledge who are here with us. Dr. Fonda Cooks, she's here with the uh nursing students of UCF College of Nursing who I understand will be graduating soon in August. Yeah. Okay. Well, thank you all for being here and and congratulations and thank you. Oh, they're all over here. Okay. Oh, okay. Them both. Which group is it? You guys stand up. Yeah. Yeah. Let's stand. Yeah. The College of Nursing. There we go. All right. So, Dr. Cooks, thank you for for your work and congratulations and we look forward to you all serving uh and providing great healthc care in our communities. Uh also I wanted to acknowledge a friend of mine Mike Arrington who's sitting in the back with uh provisions construction. Uh Mike and I go way back, but he is assisting with um some of the uh small business involvement with the camping rural expansion. So thank you Mike for everything you've done and Mike I think has benefited from the M MWBE program. uh as well. So, we'll continue to work to uh preserve our support for that. Also, um on May 20th, uh I supported the Athleta Athletes Connection Foundation charity scholarship event that was held at in the city hall ratunda. Also, I attended the uh Epic Universe grand opening. While Epic Universe is in uh unincorporated Orange County, we do expect to see uh some great economic boost uh not just in Orange County, but in uh the city of Orlando. You know, increase tax revenues. We're hoping that uh they will help to drive more traffic to existing and new businesses uh in the city of Orlando. Uh so, and also just enhance the entire iDrive experience. So, we're excited for uh Epic Universe. Also, on May 27th, I had the pleasure of um attending the Paramore Kids Zone and Holden Heights Kids Zone graduation. It was great to see those individuals who will be graduating from a program that has provided so much uh support to them. Um also on the 28th, I attended the Metro West Masters Association open house. Uh had a good time there. Um, on May 29th, uh, I joined Mayor Dy in the ribbon cutting of the phase one of the Grand National Drive, uh, capacity improvement project. So, we're excited about, uh, the safety that that will bring to the, uh, to North Eye Drive. Also, May 31st, I held my for the student success scholarship brunch uh, where we awarded 10 scholarships to high school uh, graduating seniors. uh make and those those scholarships are made possible through donations from our for the children's celebrity golf tournament that's held every year. This year it will be August 22nd at Shingle Creek. So I encourage you all to come out and play uh and continue to help us provide scholarships to uh to our youth. Uh, also I'd like to uh on the agenda uh 3A1, I'd like to uh show my support for my new digital communication specialist, Miss Amari Gotwin. She's in the uh in the audience here, so we're excited. Uh and I definitely support uh her contract. Few upcoming events. Wednesday, June 11th and June 25th, I'll have my satellite office hours at the Elclie Allen uh senior center from 10 a.m. to 3 pm. If you'd like to uh meet with me outside of city hall, this would be a great time to do so. Also, um Monday, June 16th, I will have my uh District 6 town hall meeting. So, I want to encourage everyone to come out, let your voice be heard, hear some of the exciting things that are happening within District 6, but within the city uh uh as a whole. So, that will be held at 6:00 at the James R. Smith Center. Uh with that, mayor, I conclude my statements. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Gray, bring us on home. I will do it, Mayor. Thank you. And as always, my colleagues have covered all the issues. So, I will move the approval of the consent agenda. Second motion by Commissioner Gray, second by Commissioner Ortiz. All in favor indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so the motion carries. Okay. If there's anybody that is just here for the consent agenda, now would be a great time for you to take your leave. Otherwise, we're going to recess the city commission meeting. We're going to convene the CRA meeting. Um David, what do you got for us? Well, actually, I'll take the first one, which is uh meeting minutes from the April 21st, 2025 CRA meeting. Motion by Commissioner Stewart, second by Commissioner Rose. All in favor indicates soap saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. 4 B. We've deleted. So, 4 C. David. Yes. Thank you, mayor. Good afternoon, council members. Uh so this item, this is the license agreement between the CRA and the city for the Walker Hendry House that Commissioner Sheen mentioned in the opening. Um this is the uh yellow house as it's referred to underneath the 408 right uh here by Lake Lucern. It was built in the 1890s. It was moved to that location in the 1980s and uh this agreement just allows us to house our clean team as well as our ambassador team there uh and ultimately handle the expenses associated with that building. We estimate those to be about $15,000 a year. Motion by Commissioner Sheen, second by Commissioner Rose. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. David, that is all. Mayor. Okay. Then we will stand adjourned as to the CRA. We will reconvene the city council meeting. We are on hearings order to second reading 12A. Madame clerk, if you could read the title. Ordinance number 2025-9, ordinance of the city of Orlando, Florida, annexing to the corporate limits of the city, certain land generally located south of Arthur Avenue, west of Edgewater Drive and east of Grant Boulevard and a portion of Arthur Avenue generally located to the east of Grant Boulevard and to the westerly portion of Edgewater Drive and comprised of 65 acres of land more or less and amending the city's boundary description amending the city's adopted growth management plan to designate the property as mixeduse corridor medium intensity and resource protection on the city's official future land use maps designating the property as medium inensity mixeduse corridor with the Waka resource protection and appearance review overlays on the city's official zoning maps providing for amendment of the city's official future land use and zoning maps providing for separability correction of scrier's error permit disclaimer and an effective date so move second motion by commissioner Stewart second by commissioner sheen And madam clerk, any requests from the public? No speakers, mayor. Are there any on any of these? Excuse me. Are there any requests from the public? No speakers, mayor. Okay. If you're here for general parents, we didn't just say this is just on the ordinances, so don't worry. Uh discussion hearing. None. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Okay. 12B. Ordinance number 2025-10, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth management plan to assign the industrial future land use map designation in part and the conservation future land use map designation in part to approximately 428 acres of land generally located south of State Road 528 and east of Monument Parkway. Further amending the city's growth management plan to establish a new sub area policy for the same property to provide a maximum development program and required land development regulations providing for amendment of the the city's official future land use maps providing for serverability correction of scrier's error and an effective date move to approve motion by commissioner gray second by commission Ortiz clerks indicated we don't have any members of the public that wish to speak discussion hearing none in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed. Motion carries. All right. 12C. Ordinance number 2025-11. An ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, designating certain land generally located south of State Road 528 and Alfa Trail west of Innovation Way and north of the Oyola County jurisdictional lines and comprised of 3,90 acres of land more or less as urban reserve in part and conservation in part on the city's official zoning maps. providing for amendment of the city's official zoning maps, providing a disclaimer, providing for serverability, correction of scrier's error, and an effective date. Move to approve. Motion by Commissioner Bray, second by Commission Ortiz. We have no members of the public that wish to speak on this matter. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. 12D. Ordinance number 2025-15, an ordinance of the city council of city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth management plan to assign the urban village urban reserve and conservation future land use map designations to approximately 7,797 acres of land, generally located north and south of State Road 528, south of Alfa Trail, west of Innovation Way, and north of the Oyola County jurisdictional lines. Further amending the city's growth management plan to establish sub area boundary area 41. Sub area policy S.41.1 and sub area policy S.41.3 providing for amendment of the city's official future land use maps providing for servability correction of scrimmers error and an effective date. Move to approve. Motion by Commissioner Gray. Second by Commissioner Ortiz. We have no request to speak. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. 12E. Ordinance number 2025-16, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, designating certain land generally located north and south of State Road 528, south of Alfa Trail, east and west of Innovation Way, and north of the Oyola County jurisdictional lines, and comprised of approximately 4,700 acres of land as plan development on the city's official zoning maps, providing a de development regulation plan and special land development regulations of the plan development district, providing preservability, correction, discriminators error, permit disclaimer, and infection. D move to approve. Second. Motion by Commissioner Gray, second by Commissioner Stewart. Uh, we have no request to speak. Discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. 12F. You're on a roll. Commissioner Gray. Ordinance number 2025-17. An ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida designating certain land generally located south of State Road 528 and east of Monument Parkway and comprised of four 428 acres of land more or less as plan development and conservation providing a development plan and special land development regulations of the plan development district providing for separability correction scrier's error permanent disclaimer and an effective date. Move to approve second. Motion by Commissioner Gray, second by Commissioner Stewart. We have no request to speak. Discussion hearing. None. All in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. 12G. Ordinance number 2025-18. an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth management plan to change the future land use map designation for approximately 0.13 acres of land generally located east of North Summerland Avenue, north of East Washington Street, west of Hill Avenue, and south of East Jefferson Street from office low inensity to neighborhood activity center on the city's official future land use maps. Providing for amendment of the city's official future land use maps, providing for serverability, correction of scrier's error, and an effective date. So move the second Motion by Commissioner Shei and second by Commissioner Rose. Uh we have no speakers. U my son represents the land owner for this particular ordinance. So I am going to abstain from the vote on this and I have filed the appropriate paperwork. Discussion further discussion. Hearing none in favor of the motion indicates so by saying I. Those opposed. So, the motion carries. Okay. Back to Commissioner Gray. 12H. Ordinance number 2025-9, an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando, Florida, amending the city's adopted growth management plan to designate the property as urban village on the city's official future land use maps. Amending the boundary lines in the text of sub area policy S.35.7 to include the property. providing for amendment of the city's official future land use maps providing for severability correction of scrier's error and an effective date move to approve second motion by commissioner Grace second by commissioner Ortiz we have no speakers discussion hearing none all in favor motion indicates so by saying I I those opposed motion carries and 12 I ordinance number 2025-20 an ordinance of the city of Orlando Florida amending the land development regulations of the lake nona land development zoning district relating to certain land generally located north of the Orange Oyola County line south of Dowen Road east of Bogi Creek Road and west of Narusi Road and comprised of 9,53 acres of land more or less providing for amendment of the city's official zoning maps providing for servability, correction scriers error, permanent disclaimer and an effective date. Move move to approve second. Motion by Commissioner Gray, second by Commissioner Stewart. We have no speakers discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion indicates by saying I. I. Those opposed. And so the motion carries. That concludes the agenda business for today. Ed, would you get us ready for general appearance, please? [Music] [Applause] [Music] any