[Music] [Applause] I [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] a [Applause] [Music] you [Music] [Music] he [Music] well how I got involved um Randolph from Englewood Neighborhood Center which is the neighborhood center that I grew up in I I just love the idea because growing up at the shop that I grew up in they gave me an opportunity so why not give back I always love art like in any type type of form if it's drawing tattoo graffiti haircuts anything so once I turned 16 I got involved with the program uh since then I've been working here at the barber shop and learning new things he comes in he helps out with a lot of just you know the basics from sweeping hair to standing behind somebody's chair asking questions and I think him seeing my actions and the way I move and how everything functions I think he picks up on a lot of that as well but thing that I learned so far is the more customers you can gain in the barber industry by it's not just by cutting hair and like cutting good that's not what barbing is all about it's also having a connection with your clients and understanding them and they were just teaching us how to manage our money save it and just use it properly in the proper way from business owner to business owner if we can help and the more people get involved the better the chances are that these young men growing up and young women growing up you know they can change their life I want to be a barber and I also want to have my own business in the barber industry as [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] well [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] he [Music] [Music] w [Music] he [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] good afternoon and welcome to the February 5th 2024 meeting of the Orlando city council we're going to begin today's proceedings with the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance uh led by commissioner Jim Gray today thank you mayor uh if you're so inclined please join me in prayer dear Lord we come to you today asking for guidance wisdom courage and kindness as we address the Affairs of this community help us engage in meaningful discussions that lead to decisions that Advance the city and its residents we also ask for your intervention into current world affairs uh we ask for calm Minds rational decisions and healing hearts in your name we pray amen amen I pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the for it stands Nation indivisible okay let's call the meeting to order Madame clerk uh would you call the role and make a determination of a quorum and it's nice to see all that black and gold out there in the audience we'll come to that in just a few minutes mam cour commissioner gray here commissioner Ortiz here commissioner Stewart here commissioner Shen here commissioner Hill 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 the minutes of the agenda review and City Council meetings of January 22nd 2024 motion by commissioner Hills second by commissioner Sheen all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed so the motion carries so we have a number of awards and recognitions today in a few minutes uh our Deputy City attorney Jody lford will honor a chief assistant City attorney Natasha Williams who is retiring after 35 years of service to the city of [Applause] Orlando and then Doug Richards who's on my staff and a proud University of Central Florida night alumni will introduce a proclamation to celebrate the UCF cheer team's National Championship but first up is Black History Month so recognizing Black History Month supports our community's Collective efforts to ensure that Orlando is a welcoming and inclusive City I'm grateful to the members of our city team who are on our Black History Month planning committee who are coordinating events to celebrate Black Heritage and history throughout the month of February I'd like to call on Marcia hope Goodwood our director of Community Affairs to give us an overview of what we can expect for February as well as everyone who's here with us from the public we're so glad to be a able to greet you and share with you what our team has been working on today I'm very pleased to join mayor Dyer and our City commissioners our 2024 City employee Black History Month planning committee and our Black History Month sponsors um thank you thank you Casey uh who include uh Orlando Health Bank of America Wells Fargo the Orlando Credit Union the Orlando Magic and Fifth Third Bank uh these sponsors are helping to officially kick off Black History Month in the city of Orlando as a welcoming diverse and inclusive City we are proud to celebrate the positive contributions of African-Americans in our city our state and our nation in all aspects of our history The Association for the study of African-American life and history better known as assala which was founded by Dr Carter G Woodson in 1917 initiated negro history week in 1926 and the national Black History Month observance began began in the mid 1970s our local assala chapter the central Florida darthy Turner Johnson branch is one of our city Partners during February the city of Orlando is hosting several community events to celebrate the lasting contributions and the essential role African-American play in building and shaping every aspect of Orlando's history culture and economy and of course our Nations we kick off this evening at 5:00 pm. with our Black History Month art exhibition here in City Hall's teren uh Terrace gallery on February 12th we offer a meet the artists to meet some of the amazing artists that are displaying in the Terrace gallery and our major event our 24 Community celebration event will be at Camping World Stadium on February 20th we will close the month with a fair housing Fair um produced by our office of human relations on February 24th at Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center most of these events will highlight this year's Black History Month theme which is African-Americans and the Arts showcasing the outstanding contributions of African-American residents to our nation's cultural landscape throughout the history of our country in Visual Arts Performing Arts Theater literature film music and much more and I ask that uh everyone for more information uh visit our City's Black History Month website which is orlando. BHM that's for Black History Month and at this time I'd like to ask ask and invite our city employee Black History Month planning committee along with our Black History Month sponsors that are here and our members of the newest City Chorus that we have which is called the city beautiful voices um led by uh Venture who is our conductor and and and leader um to come forward I'd like for you all to come forward all of you uh so that mayor Dyer can read the proclamation and our City commissioners can join us for a photo are they going to sing excuse me no singing not today commissioner but please join us the next time we will be commissioner we thought you were a member of the course no come on up in front of and our our sponsors please come okay I'm going to read a proclamation from the city of Orlando whereas black history is an integral part of American history black Americans have played an undeniable role in building strengthening and shaping every aspect of the United States and whereas Black History Month was established in 1915 and is an annual celebration that recognizes the central role of black Americans in our nation's history providing the opportunity for all Americans to become more knowledgeable about black Heritage and whereas while celebrating Black History Month city of Orlando recognizes the historic contributions of black Americans while also acknowledging that the struggle for Equity continues and whereas as a community the month is an opportunity to recommit to continue the work to ensure that all residents are treated equally are equally protected and have Equitable access to opportunities to help them Thrive supporting our Collective efforts to make Orlando an inclusive welcoming City for all now therefore we buddy D mayor of the city of Orlando and the entire Orlando city council do hereby Proclaim February 24th as Black History Month in the city of Orlando come on get you right in the middle all right I am who knew so mayor and Commissioners it's with mixed emotions that I come before you today as we recognize Natasha Williams on her retirement after 35 years of service to the city of Orlando Natasha was admitted to the Florida bar in 1987 and began her legal career as an assistant State Attorney in Orange County she then joined the city attorney's office in 1988 as the city's prosecutor during her career with the city attorney's office Natasha served as an assistant City attorney for both the real estate and general civil sections she then served as the police legal adviser for the Orlando Police Department for 17 years before capping off her career as the chief assistant City attorney for the general civil law section Natasha has been active in the community and in several legal associations Natasha served served as the president of py Perkins Bar Association and was on the board of directors for the Florida bar foundation for many years during her career Natasha has received numerous Community Service Awards and also raised four children in a blended family Natasha says that one of the highlights of her career was while serving as the chair of Florida's the Florida bar standing committee on pro bono Legal Services when she had the honor to present oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court asserting that government lawyers should be required to perform pro bono Legal Services Natasha in the city is known for her kindness to all her wisdom and patient counsel to her clients and her versatility in mastering multiple areas of both criminal and civil law I have especially appreciated the polite manner she exhibits when telling me I'm wrong which she does not infrequently um Natasha has been a valuable and dedicated employee to the city of Orlando a great friend and a pleasure to have on the team I've been here a few years more than Natasha and I believe I can state with certainty that no assistant City attorney in the history of this city has had a greater impact than Natasha Williams mayor Daron Commissioners please join me and congratulating Natasha and wishing her all the best as she enjoys her well-deserved retirement [Applause] okay proclamation to Natasha Williams the city of Orlando is proud of the service rendered by its employees who have contributed in no small measure to the enhancement of the city beautiful as one of the most most Progressive cities in the nation progress in municipal government is predicated for the greatest part upon the loyalty and efficiency of the employees and on their ability to carry out their duties in the highest tradition of Public Service on the occasion of your retirement from the employee of the city of Orlando after 35 years of service the Orlando city council wishes to express its esteem of the Sterling qualities manifested in your devotion and loyalty to the city of Orlando now therefore I Proclaim grateful appreciation of your long and honorable record of faithful service for the city of Orlando and extend best wishes for good health and happiness dated this 23rd day of February [Applause] 2024 thank you mayor thank you Commissioners thank you friends and family it has been an amazing amazing opportunity and I would not trade it for anything thank you [Applause] [Music] you should be great that would be all the lawyers or anybody like to be in the every ready [Applause] [Music] was all right hello mayor and Commissioners um over the last 25 years or so ucf's Athletics programs have experienced incredible progress and change uh UCF has become the Big 12 conferences Flagship school in Florida uh there's new facilities that are filled with a growing fan base and the Knights have had many historic first and memorable victories over the time but what has been consistent during this time of transition has been the Excellence of the cheer program under coach Linda G UCF continues to win at the highest level including another National Championship last month today we're joined by coach gu and some of the members of the team and their coaching staff to help them celebrate their impressive accomplishment and their sustained success so mayor D if you could please read the proclamation then we invite the team and the coaching staff up for a photo with the entire city council all right how awesome is this look at all those big smiles whereas the University of Central Florida cheer team excels in its efforts to build Pride on and Beyond the campus by connecting students alumni supporters in the Orlando Community to the university and whereas a squad has played a key role in the rise of the UCF Athletics program and its growth in Regional Statewide and National recognition and whereas in addition to representing the knights as ambassadors for the University at events members of the team also compete at the highest level of college cheerleading and whereas thanks to their detailed training and incredible athleticism strength teamwork and creativity the knights continue to shine and set the standard during competitions and whereas in January the knights claimed the universal cheerleaders Association national championship title and whereas the national championship was the fourth in the program history for the knights all under head coach Linda G who is a UCF Alum and member of the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame and whereas there is no doubt that UCF has the premier College cheer program in the United States and whereas the city of Orlando is proud to join in the celebration of ucf's national title and commends the members of the team and their coaches for their award-winning performance that the national championship and for continuing to represent the university with great skill integrity and determination now therefore we buddy di mayor of the city of Orlando and the entire Orlando city council hereby do Proclaim February 5th 2024 as UCF cheer National Championship day in the city of Orlando I want to see the [Applause] m everybody that was here just for the three presentations we're thinning the ranks a little bit um okay so on to the uh mayor's update oh my gosh what a weekend for the city of Orlando this weekend uh the national prominence um so we opened judson's on Friday night which was awesome the new music venue in the Dr philli Center and then on Saturday we showcased the city with the US Olympic Marathon team trials on a perfect day Sunday we had the NFL Pro Bowl games we were concerned about rain and we had another perfect weather day so I like to say that we are the nation's Premier sports event destination in the last few days have kind of reinforced that notion for everybody and um the guy that is the consultant for the uh us track and field sought me out and told me he's been involved in eight of these uh Team trials in the past and that we were the best host City he has ever been around so we had so many people um from all of our city departments from um special events to transportation to Public Works to OPD to ofd to ddb did I leave anybody out yet um Economic Development um CFO mayor's office uh everybody you can think of parks and wreck uh were involved um so it was a wonderful weekend and just came off without a hitch and I want to thank everybody and Jim I want to we are new events coordinator uh I don't think slept for 48 hours or so um and uh OPD did a spectacular job and I don't know just everybody I had an opportunity to talk with had a special uh time in Orlando this weekend so thanks to the entire city team and City staff okay I do have just two items on of note from the agenda uh B2 and C5 or digital downtown digital wave finding so continuing with our future ready master plan and building on our smart parking and Mobility Investments we are funding a new downtown digital wave finding system to help people get realtime information on things like where they open parking spots in our garages which are important to being able to easily access and use our downtown and then the other is um we are uh J1 is a part of our vision zero efforts to reduce traffic fatalities we move forward with the joint agreement to improve safety at some of our very high injury intersections in roadways in including Kirkman Road Colonial Drive Orange Blossom Trail on Javan simron and we'll get grant funding to help us create safer Crossings construct New bik Paths restore sidewalks and enhance some of the additional Transportation options so with that we'll move on to the consent agenda which is a number of items that are act upon through a single vote of council we give each of our commissioners an opportunity to comment on the consent agenda and update you from important happenings in their District we rotate the order that we do that first up today is commissioner Jim Gray thank you mayor I'll be brief and and I do want to congratulate everybody on the the events around the marathon but uh as I was driving down to the venue notice that we had the the the exit ramps that were blocked off with huge garbage trucks blocking says Road closed like having a huge garbage truck uh so it was pretty clear that was not the right way to go but it was well done by everybody showed I think Orlando showed showed very well and congrats to everybody that helped and I want to give one other uh note of congratulations on Wednesday we did the ribbon cutting I wasn't able to go to the performance Friday night but Wednesday we did the ribbon cutting for Judson live and and certainly it's a spectacular venue but it just reminded me that we are so lucky to have that Performing Arts Center not only for the performances but it it is a community Builder and we've got to keep working on that to get everybody involved but it's a great Community uh venue and something we should be proud of so um mayor that's all I have thanks commissioner commissioner Ortiz I do have things to say so first of all let me start with uh congratulating uh Natasha Williams 35 years wow that's a long time I remember when she was our attorney at OPD and uh she was always available to us and helped us tremendously so congratulations we're going to miss you on January 23rd my office and I had the pleasure of teaming up with the greater Orlando Aviation Authority and CEO Kevin tall uh for a community meeting at the does Neighborhood Center we had a great time discussing a wide range of topics including future plans for both International and executive airports and job opportunities these upcoming projects will create I want to thank Mr uh tibo and his team for his wonderful presentation on Thursday January 25th had the pleasure of attending our Gateway District Market Street first after dark Market at the Hyatt House hotel got a chance to play the guitar on that one mayor so you know to change some directives here guitar too I I play around a little bit with the guitar so I want to thank executive director Amil Cordova and the Gateway board uh for organizing this wonderful event to encourage support our incredible local artist I also want to thank Miss Vanessa fa J she's a market director of sales at the Hampton in and Hyatt um house and Ali Martin the general manager for Hyatt hotel from Monday January 29th to Wednesday January 31st I had the opportunity of spending time up in Tallahasse with my fellow commissioner commissioner Stewart and other um great uh activists and legislators from the city of Orlando uh we we got a chance to visit our delegates as part of the Flor League of cities to advocate for legislations that will impact our local communities and I ask each and every one of you out there that are watching to please uh check our website and our social media to see what this legislations are some of them have to do with camping um and and sleeping on in front of businesses what the legislature is trying to do compared to what we're trying to do here at the local level we're trying to help our um homeless people in a Humane form while the legislature is going a little drastic so we need people to uh call the legislators and try to stop this bill anyhow um and there's other legislations that have to do with exemption they're trying to increase once again the uh homestead exemption up there which is not a cut a tax cut is actually a a um transfer or a shift uh tax shift because we end up here having to either cut jobs or or diminish or uh people I mean cut on on positions or increasing taxes and that's not what we want so let's make it clear that once again we need to be informing the legislature up in Tallahassee on better ways to work with our communities and coming back and talking to our citizens our local legislators to see what is best for our communities um I want to thank representative Jennifer Rita Harris Senator Linda Stewart who's doing a great job in Tallahasse Senator Geraldine Thompson another uh great Senator and representative Christine ason Arrington for taking the time to connect with local leaders and have important conversations about the influences of their leadership in Tallahassee on Saturday February 3rd I attended the first insurance and real estate Workshop hosted by a team of dedicated professionals from the real estate industry Universal Agency Insurance Agency Fidelity National T title uh Joe Taylor restoration Lighthouse Mortgage Solutions Cornerstone Home Inspections Homeland mortgage Pac or pack home inspectors and Nona Legacy teamed up to facilitate a wonderful opportunity for residents to gain knowledge on current real estate and insurance Trends mortgage updates and home buying tips Home Inspections and Title Company benefits tax planning education and much more each presentation was led by a local industry Leaders with the combined goal of educating our community about important home and insurance information that can help them navigate the current climate for housing and real estate very important on this day and age last but not least I want to congratulate Miss Tanya Wilder on J1 uh and her team on trying to enter into this us do uh Grant agreement Vision zero will save lives so thank you so very much I appreciate thank you commissioner commissioner Stewart thank you mayor and let me kind of start with uh with how commissioner Ortiz ended congratulations Tanya to you and your team I'm excited about that I think it's uh can't be uh we can't do enough to make people safe in our community is a great start but being highlighted by uh the US do the federal government for the work we're doing is a a testament to the work that you're doing so thank you very much to you and your team um couple things I want to share with but of course congratulations to the UCF National Cheer Team uh congratulations to Natasha she's ducked away I can't make any jokes about her when she's not here that's not fair um but I will when I see her she's a sweet sweet lady and very dedicated to our citizens uh which is why I loved when got here um couple of things just want to share quick thank you uh one is that we have the the uh Lake Silver baby gator shower um so they got two new baby Gators over at Lake Silver we're really excited about that and we had a chance to go over and take little tiny diapers to them oh okay I just want to see if you were listening uh but it's great they spent the entire afternoon emphasizing their stem um uh curriculum it's really great um congratulations to Orlando Museum of Art we had a CH chance to uh go over there and celebrate their Centennial 1924 um also Deb strads centennials 192 4 uh we found a lot of things that are happening that happened in 1924 25 and up to 1928 and 29 a lot of things occurred in our community so uh we had a lot of good leaders that started organizations that continue this day thank you um commissioner Ortigas about the Florida legislative action days we had had a great time up there uh we've got a good delegation um and I wish we had the entire state that would be as responsive as our delegation is so U we'll keep trying um and I also bought this U for everybody because some they pass these out on Saturday I thought that was kind of cool so uh I brought that back in to uh remind us of the great work that happened so mayor congratulations to you and your team um and uh and Jim thank you for your leadership Tanya um Chief um I I did not hear a a negative comment uh the entire time um the only negative comment was that um we wish the day was a little bit better than than 70 degrees in the sun without a cloud in sky but we're excited I went home and got through with it got home just in time to catch what was supposed to be the live broadcast on NBC which made it made it look like it was live and it was great um the ads from visit Orlando the the the the b-roll shots around the city I mean it was um if you didn't want to come to Orlando in January before then after you saw that you certainly wanted to come to Orlando in January and the and the Pro Bowl was the same um gu members of Shakespeare are they here okay got behind there so um we're renewing your contract today thank you very much for being here appreciate it uh some upcoming events real quickly uh the College Park neighborhood association is meeting tonight uh it'll be uh on streamed live as well as being in live in person this uh weekend is uh Virginia Drive live uh at 5:00 on Saturday there have been a lot of challenges in the construction over there at Virginia and Orange Avenue so please please come out andjoy Virginia Drive live and let's help uh re re reinvigorate the the business community over there um on February 16th we having the father daughter and or mother son Valentine's dance over at Rosemont and then of course by the end of the month we'll have our fabulous friend for the manelo I'm so excited about that um the best part was this weekend was H the fact that we brought the entire NFL pros here to celebrate my wife's birthday uh thank you for doing that mayor I appreciate that uh and uh she was very impressed that you could pull that off on her birthday so thank you very much and that's all I have mayor thank you thank you commissioner move to commissioner Shen well thank you thank you mayor and um as someone whose District was mainly impacted by the marathon I thought there would be a lot more complaints too and I was really surprised only one I heard from was a unhappiness over a portlet so that's you know what with everything that happened I think that's a win um that was amazing um I actually ran track and cross country with John Hughes he was my track coach in high school and uh and this actually is a little thing I sent away from Montreal Olympics and it's a runner cuz I wanted to be run in the Olympics someday of course if you look at me you know why I never to the Olympics but it's pretty cool to be on the city council and see the the marathon come here to Orlando it was just a dream come true for the Hughes family I know that because I've known I ran with Betsy in high school and and and for Chris and and all of them I know it was just an amazing thing for Track Shack a local business to be able to to to sponsor and bring that here along with Go Orlando uh go sports um they did a great job the city staff y'all I know you were all on all hands on deck every I think every Department in the city was involved and you all did just an amazing job but to see Fiona's face on her first marathon to make to qualify for Paris what an amazing story what an amazing day and and and uh and yeah Jim young you did a pretty darn good job so he started out with me industri 4 I'm just saying as my le is on so absolutely it was just it was absolutely a tremendous day and I want to thank all the district four neighborhoods The Milk District they had watch parties they really embraced the event and leaned into it and I think that's why it just was so positive and I got a lot of feedback from from folks saying that they really the crowds really helped out so that's pretty cool to hear that so again just an absolutely wonderful day um in the city of Orlando and was really great to be able to to to just be a small part of it so um uh on the agenda today um um I'm delighted to see I want to I just want to shout out to to Reed allows and everything that's been happening at the Shakespeare Center um Lock Haven is actually a gem it actually sat there and rotted for a long time and we kind of left it alone and because of that because we kind of ignored it it didn't get torn down and we we have a regional theater facility that other cities would love to have and the fact that we have one of the largest Fringe festivals that we have is it Orlando family the I know what the rep I think they renamed it Orlando Family Theater all of the opportunities to have live enter live plays and live entertainment and have have people who could never have that opportunity to be able to do that and Reed I just want to thank you for your leadership all these years um and to help save that facility I just want to say thank you because it's a tremendous benefit to Generations to come so thank you and I'm glad we're able to to work with you to continue that that relationship and to continue that wonderful facility um I'm delighted to see that we're doing some fire station art um on item G1 the the mural is great and and I like seeing Public Service celebrated with art I think that's just fantastic and I also am delighted to see the transportation corridors uh and Safe Streets being implemented um because we we want to get off that number one pedestrian fatality you know list I it's just something I've I've preached since I've I first got here and uh and that's all I had mayor thank you thank you commissioner we'll move to commissioner Hill thank you mayor Darr good afternoon everyone I I want to Echo the sentiments that you all just heard regarding um this weekend phenomenal it made me so proud to be Oran You Know Chief Smith amazing job you and your team did throughout the city on all those consecutive days you Chief Salazar all the collaboration that our Public Safety and you know Sherry you and those girls and guys the work that you've done over there Economic Development I literally was on the phone while I thought you were in a marathon for all weekend she was with all the running and pro that you and Lillian had done you know uh just public works you know the the work that you all put in place prior to us receiving Our Guest with our infrastructure our roadways and the murals um it was evident when uh I wasn't able to come downtown I had some other things that I had committed to but I was able something I do in my downtown is watch politics in the news and to hear uh all those visitors from all around the nation and around the world talking about coming to downtown coming to Orlando and uh the quality of of life that they saw here they talked about the murals and how beautiful for our downtown was but more so their experience with the people and in our businesses I think that was to be celebrated right uh that they felt so welcome I heard a few folks talk about how welcome they felt um to see a father and his son that was four years old and he's been bringing him to marathons around the country and them standing side by side and they're just being stoked and then saying how they're going to go to Disney or all right and to see you know from downtown Orlando thoron Park throughout Paramore to the West L Community all the way to International Drive how this city has been economically stimulated you know it's just it's just amazing but that speaks to the spirit of this City's uh collaboration mayor talks about it often this work isn't done in The Silo but great Visionaries like yourself mayor and I appreciate your leaders ship uh I when I was just uh we were just celebrating our uh Black History Month my my 96 year old godmother always remind me negro history month so it depends on what generation you're from what you call it uh but how inclusive uh Mary D you have allowed this city to be uh with all the access and opportunities and honoring different ethnicities that doesn't happen much in other places and especially in a world that we're living in now with such Division and it's authentic often times they ask me so how's Mir Dy say he's a good man he's a fair man and he care about when I say they meaning black folks I say and he care about us so I appreciate your support through the years and supporting me to help us and it's evident everywhere you go you see inclusion uh us might be a time where you say oh this side of the tracks look different than that side of the tracks but nowadays you don't know what side of the tracks because everybody's living a quality life and we're building quality neighborhoods and it's not gentrification it's it's revitalization and no displacement so that's a testament to this Council also so I like the armor of this Council and City staff for what we've done to move this city forward during Black History Month cuz Black History Month in the city of Orlando isn't a month it's every day and I just really appreciate you all in that I know commissioner Burns can uh uh testify to that also and um of course I feel like uh uh Judy U Miss Lyford when Jody when she said it's bittersweet it is Bittersweet this is uh Natasha retire hopefully we can do it like the rest we don't want to let go give her a contract and come back every now and then I would love that to happen cuz she she's been instrumental with a lot of great things and just me being able to go up there and and lean on her and talk to her and get guidance she has been a good friend and mentor of mine um and I'm glad to see us uh assisting the Orlando Shakespeare and theater uh I can say the same for you all because I've been a sponsor for some events that you have truly Dr Phillips and a lot of different places they have opened their doors and have been uh inclusive and Equitable when it comes to Black arts and culture uh but I know you've been doing it on a Sho string budget and you have opened up those doors and I've never seen so many African american plays uh that I have that's came there and it was it was it was free for for most of our citizens uh from the west side of Orlando and I really appreciate that and I look forward and it's always done in excellence and it's inviting and I we just feel right at home so thank you thank you for that and I I look forward to our continued support and and opening up those doors um I found a new appreciation of uh africanamerican art when it comes to small venues because of you all uh we've been bringing them in mayor might not know in the bus loads coming from uh Apopka West Lakes Mercy Drive and all over and I appreciate that on uh January the 30th I was um awarded because of the support I have here at City Hall and our Council and working with others I'm proud to say that uh neac which is the National Association for minority contractors here in the central Florida Chapter um they gave me a prestigious award that I I I accepted and it was the community impact award for what I do in the community when it comes to advocating for small minority businesses but I was joined by uh Orlando uh Aviation Authority who got the government entity of the Year award along with ap International they received the minority business Enterprise of the year uh Caucasian female it's doing amazing work throughout the nation but here in Central Florida and then jcq services that started out with five employees Hispanic firm and now they're up to 200 and he got the minority construction company of the year and PCL uh got the corporation uh Award of the year and then advocate of the year was Mr Edward Wallace him and his mother that is a trailblazer when it comes to insurance and bonding for small businesses Pat Wallace so for me to be among uh uh those Pioneers it was it was it was great so I like to thank Jano cter for nominating uh me along with um Joselyn uh Henson over at ocps uh I just can't say enough that was because I had a small contracting business called RR Jewel at one time and admit Regina's a red jeel constructing still kind of doing that not in constructing but I was denied uh uh my minority participation contract uh CER certification mayor back in 2005 by the city of Orlando and uh went back into nursing at Crush dreams I wanted to be this this construction uh girl and so to be here on this Des with these great Commissioners in mayor to be able to create opportunities as a dream come true just God saw fit for me not to be a construction uh Builder but I guess a people Builder here um some upcoming things that we have uh coming in on District 5 which is a Citywide initiative uh all are welcome but but we're doing it over at uh Lake lard dun it started last Tuesday and it's called get fit with commissioner Hill and yes I do show up supposed say now sometime we put our things on Nam and we show up once and getting fit this guy is he is a trainer like no tomorrow everybody sore but they came back on Thursday um it's being led by coach Jason Grimes of waste world Works uh it hasn't start working yet my ways but uh hopefully by the summertime I'll be ready uh but he has put a great plan together where we're addressing uh nutrition we're using body weight exercises resistance training and mindset awareness so I'd like to thank Lisa early and her team uh for assisting us over at Lake D Doom with this initiative we had 75 people that showed up on the kickoff and on Thursday evening we had 55 and they range from age 7 years old all the way up to 65 so this is something that look like the um Community has been yearning for uh I'll be going back again tomorrow to you see I said that I'll be going back tomorrow it's a workout for real it's not a joke uh and then uh we're having on February the six uh cool cats 55 years old and up over at the Rock Lake Community Center uh and it's going to be a sock hop where they're playing music for uh sock hop music in 60s and 70s and it's uh going to be fun you can RSVP at 47246 4473 and then I've partnered again with uh Concord Career Institute Dentistry where on February the 17th is free dental cleanings for for Youth and it's going to be from 7:30 to 5:30 p.m. and also my last I would like to thank uh Harris uh construction who I partnered with over at Jones High School um on the 24th we had a trades and scholarship Expo where we had over 30 colleges along with u our armed forces and some trade schools there on that day uh it was a 4-Hour uh seminar and uh we were able on the spot to give away $3.2 million worth of scholarships and the majority of those scholarships were $100,000 scholarships which was four rids uh the lowest scholarship that they gave away was $20,000 and the bulk of them commissioner uh Burns and commissioner Ortiz came from District 3 uh District 5 and district 6 Lisa I'd like to tell you that your staff actually uh went to the zones and BR their 11th and 12th graders in on buses for those kids to have that opportunity and they were they were well rewarded so to me that is something that I I won't forget to see those kids hearing that they're getting $100,000 scholarships but that mean that these zones are working there because they're not just giving away scholarships they had 4.5 Point GPA averages they had their transcripts in hand they had their uh volunteer hours in hand so these were uh deserving kids and it wasn't about affirmative action it was about are you qualified and are you ready to go to college and they were minority kids that uh were getting for RS to UNLV Purdue um Margaret Mary College Grace College and a host of D1 uh colleges so with that I look forward to partnering with them again next year to bring this access and opportunity and that's all that I have thank you commissioner we move to commissioner Burns uh thank you mayor uh and I would also like to uh Echo the uh everything that was shared about this past weekend and all the activities uh and I had the privilege to bring greetings on behalf of Mayor D and that Council um at the Olympic Marathon welcome reception at Universal uh it was an honor to just uh welcome all the athletes and their families and supporters to the city beautiful uh and the execution uh was was great so again thank you all for uh who had a part in in that uh it really made me proud uh to not just be from Orlando but also to uh serve in the capacity as City uh City Commissioner so thank you for that also um I'd like to say thank you to Marcia and your team for all of the activities that we have planned for Black History Month I knew you all put a lot of time and and thought into it and I look forward to uh participating also to Miss Williams Natasha Williams I know she's not here uh congratulations on 35 years uh I can remember 4 years ago when I was um sworn in and I sat with her and one thing that uh she mentioned it always rings in my head uh she said commissioner a gift is a gift is a gift is a gift and I and so I hear that all the time so I just like to say thank you to her for um just her her knowledge of of of everything but also being very uh um somebody that you can easily speak with uh and she she would share so thank you for that also um on the agenda i' like to just uh show my support for J1 the uh Grant from the US Department of Transportation uh excited about being able to bring those resources to make our um city beautiful uh also more safer safer City for uh All The Travelers some upcoming events um our district 6 mobile hours will be uh this Wednesday I mean next Wednesday February the 14th at El Claudia Allen uh senior center from 10 p.m 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. uh and then also we're kicking up our conversations with black men series and the first uh conversation will be on March 6 at the Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center at 6:30 so we welcome uh all men to come attend and and share and with that mayor I move approval of the consent an agenda second motion by commissioner burn second by commissioner Stewart all in favor indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries okay those of you who are just here for the consent agenda you're whatever you had on there has pass so you are free to go not Chris Chris has to stay okay we're going to recess the city council meeting without objection and convene the CRA I think I can handle the first two the first one is CRA meeting minutes from December 11th 2023 motion by commissioner Hill second by commissioner Sheen all in favor indicate so by saying I I those oppos motion carries number two is CRA Advisory board minutes from December 6th motion by commissioner Hill second by commission Shen all in favor indicat so by saying I I those oppos motion carries okay David number three thank you mayor and good afternoon Commissioners item three is an amendment to the dto restaurant program so you may recall uh you all created this program a mid to late last year and it encourages new restaurants in downtown especially those uh that are coming in awful full service uh and high quality build outs uh we have an amendment before you to uh extend that program also to franchises um we had a component in the beginning obviously looking for authentic unique experiences but as we've gained so much traction we want to make sure um um that we are being open and welcoming to all uh especially those local and Regional franchises that would seek to be here what we're asking to do is ultimately make them eligible uh for the foundation level of that program not the maximum levels uh that are approved up to $475,000 what they would effectively be qualified for is up to $75,000 in tenant improvements and either $25,000 or $50,000 and uh first year rental assistants depending on if they're in a focus area or not there's also a minor change to the qualified improvements uh we are looking to add masonry work ceiling work as well as carpentry to the program as well and I can address question second motion by commissioner Hill second by commissioner Shen discussion hearing none all in favor the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries number four yes mayor thank you number four is an amendment to the dto retail program very similar concept as I just mentioned for our restaurant program um looking to make uh similar appropriate adjustments to this program as they accompan each other as we look to attract more retail establishments in downtown as well move approv second motion Bo Mion Hill second by commissioner Shen discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I those opposed motion carries number five number five so this is the item that mayor you mentioned in your opening comments this is a contract with BCC engineering um looking to ultimately partner with them and the city to bring a digital wayfinding vehicular system to downtown um the CRA plan specifically calls for us improving accessibility to parking as well as making parking more intuitive and customer friendly um so this would ultimately be a contract with BCC engineering uh to uh design specifications a master plan engineering design cost estimates as well as construction Administration um the CRA would be contributing $100,000 towards this initiative Mo second motion by commissioner sh second by commissioner Hill discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries and number six and the final item uh number six for the CRA this is a uh restaurant program funding agreement uh with Leah restaurant uh so so we're excited to have another restaurant coming to downtown Leah restaurant is actually looking to move into 401 North Magnolia Avenue which is the uh the Hilton uh right there former location of the Travel Lodge in downtown uh so the owner has over 20 years of experience uh with the Waldorf as well as the Ritz so bringing a wealth of experience to downtown and some great food as well they're signing a 5-year lease uh and they'll have just over 80 seats in that establishment they are qualified for $62,400 in tenant Improvement funding their overall investment is about $500,000 uh in addition to that they qualify for $25,000 in rental assistance making the total award or potential award I should say um from the CRA at $87,200 second who's first Magnolia is in five so I guess I'll go first Hill second R right across discussion hearing none all in favor the motion to indicate so by saying I I those poos motion carries David forther business to come for the CRA that is all mayor and we will stand adjourned without objection we will reconvene the city council meeting and that will bring us to hearing's ordinances on second reading Madam clerk you're up for number one ordinance number 2024-25 Orlando city code to modif by section 15.03 relating to sustainability Building B Benchmark benchmarking requirements providing for separability codification correction of scrier error and an effective date motion by commissioner Ortiz second by commissioner Shen M clerk any request for public comment no speakers mayor no speakers discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I those opposed motion carries okay Madam clerk by the way Ken did a very good job in his rookie appearance at the last council meeting I'll think he fumbled over any of them and we didn't pass the wrong one or anything like that so I almost gave them all of these too but okay would have accepted number two ordinance number 202 24-5 an ordinance of the city council of the city of Orlando Florida relating to Regional public facility signage approving an amendment to the sign plan for the Amway Center now known as the Kia Center Geico garage and Advent Health Training Center for the Orlando Magic pursuant to section 64. 32 Z Orlando city code providing for conflicts penalties separability correction scrier error permanent disclaimer and an effective date move approve motion by commissioner Hill second by commissioner Shen Madam clerk anyone request to testify no speakers mayor no speakers discussion hearing none all in favor the motion indicate so by saying I those oppose motion carries number three ordinance number 20246 an ordinance of the city of Orlando Florida relating to the Florida building code amending Article 1 chapter 13 Orlando city code to adopt the Florida building code 8th Edition 2023 providing local administrative amendments to the Florida building code and ultimate design wind speeds for building and other structures within the city providing for transmittal to the Florida building commission separability codification correction of scrier error and an effective date second go ahead commissioner Burns motion by commissioner shean SEC by commissioner Hill no speakers no speakers mayor discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion any case so by saying I those opposed and so the motion carries okay number four ordinance number 2024-the Aviation to authorize the great Orlando Aviation authority to arrange for the provision of Crash and Rescue Services at the Orlando Executive Airport providing legislative findings definitions penalties and for separability codification correction script Governor's error and an effective date motion by commissioner she and second by commissioner Burns no speakers speakers discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion indicate so by saying I I I those opposed and so the motion carries is Charlene fourth here okay that was our only request for General appearance so we will not need to get prepared for that we will simply stand and turn can I say something mayor commissioner Hill yeah I just want to say uh uh Chief Smith that you and your men and detectives are doing a phenomenal job We Can't Stop crimes or shootings or murders but what I've noted with this trend that you all are solving crimes and picking up murderers immediately and I know that requires a lot lot of work and I just want to commend you your leadership and uh your your team over there I really appreciate it thank we all feel that way Chief yeah okay now we'll stand a [Music] journ years of the neighborhood providing extra set of eyes to the police um if you see something say something it absolutely makes a difference because um it will weed out the crime because they know that we're saying hello and greeting and that we've made eye contact and that I