Regular City Council Meeting (2024-11-06)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL 1000 CITY CENTER CIRCLE PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 6, 2024

THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING of the City of Port Orange was called to order by Mayor Donald O. Burnette at 6:30 p.m.

Invocation by Father Karl Bergin of Catholic Church of the Epiphany

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

\| Roll Call \| Present: \| Councilman Drew Bastian Vice Mayor Scott Stiltner Mayor Donald Burnette Councilman Tracy Grubbs

Councilman Jonathan Foley \| \| \-\-\- \| \-\-\- \| \-\-\- \| \| Also Present: \| City Manager Wayne Clark City Attorney Matthew Jones Deputy City Clerk Amanda Bonin \| \|

4. Storm Update

Wayne Clark, City Manager, provided an update on storm recovery.

CITY COUNCIL & TOWN CENTER CRA JOINT SPECIAL MEETING

Council recessed to hold a Joint Special Meeting with the Town Center CRA, minutes of which are under separate cover.

CONSENT AGENDA

5. Public Comments on Consent Agenda Items Only

6. Approval of Minutes

Motion to approve was made by Vice Mayor Scott Stiltner and Seconded by Councilman Drew Bastian. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.

a. Special Council Meeting - 10/7/2024

6. Agenda Approval

b. Regular City Council Meeting - 10/15/2024

8. Bid Awards and Contract Items

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Regular City Council Meeting November 6,2024 Page 2 of7

a. Approval of Task Authorization No.18 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. relating to a Nutrient Loading Analysis required for compliance with the City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4 Permit)

9. Resolution No. 24-45 - Reimbursement Resolution for Public Safety and Public Works Equipment

10. City Attorney's Report on Special Legal Counsel for FY2025

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented was made by Vice Mayor Scott Stiltner and Seconded by Councilman Johnathan Foley. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Agenda)

11. Cops for Christmas Program - Officer Wayne Jean

Officer Wayne Jean of the Port Orange Police Department gave a presentation of the City's upcoming Cops for Christmas Program which began in June.

Vice Mayor Scott Stiltner suggested putting together a promotional video to advertise this program year after year. He also asked how the City could help Council members applauded Officer Wayne Jean and the team's efforts and expressed their appreciation.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda - 20 minutes)

Jake Johansson, County Councilmember, expressed his appreciation to City Council and the City Manager.

Kristin Johansson, Board of Directors for the Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce, stated the Chamber's leadership class will be commencing this Friday, November 8,2024,and thanked the City for their support. She invited the Council members and City management to attend graduation. Mrs. Johansson also provided dates for upcoming Chamber events.

Several citizens spoke regarding their concerns about drainage, stormwater/retention ponds,the alleged berm failure, lift station 19,hazard mitigation,flooding,and uplifting of the community,

Chuck Helman, resident, spoke regarding the hoarder who is slowing moving back onto a vacant parcel in Sugar Forest subdivision.

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12. Comments/Concerns from Council Members

Following public comments and concerns regarding flooding and the City's efforts, Councilman Drew Bastian mentioned there is a plan, but it's a slow process. The City is working with the State to request funding for different projects.In the meantime the City is prioritizing maintenance issues,and he asked for the communities' patience.

Councilman Jonathan Foley apologized for not having something written as to why he was absent at the last Council meeting. Councilman Foley asked City Manager Wayne Clark for a timeline of mitigation efforts regarding the Cambridge repairs. Mr. Clark provided an update as requested. Councilman Foley also mentioned how his home flooded and stated he may not want to hear about why the flooding happened but knows that he needed to hear it and thanked Mr. Clark for his honesty.

Councilman Foley asked Mr. Clark about pump station 19. Mr. Clark mentioned there is a sewer liftstation number 19 and provided a brief explanation. Councilman Foley thanked City staff as they have worked extremely hard leading up to the storm, during and after.

Vice Mayor Scott Stiltner talked about the Cambridge Basin. He discussed flooding in the area in 2004, as well as times prior to that which led to the Cambridge Basin project. This particular project looked at the historical data for the City and surrounding area. Vice Mayor Stiltner discussed the pattern of the storms and how the rain impacts have dramatically increased in recent years but prior to today, were very low. Vice Mayor Stiltner also explained the process is very slow as there are several governmental agencies that are included in this process and went on to compliment City Engineer Junos Reed.