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Council Minutes Minutes For: May 4, 2015 City of Orlando COUNCIL MINUTES District 1 District 2 District 3 Mayor District 4 District 5 District 6 Jim Gray Tony Ortiz Robert F. Stuart Buddy Dyer Patty Sheehan Regina I. Hill Samuel B. Ings On Monday, May 4, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., the Orlando City Council met in regular session in City Council Chambers at City Hall. Mayor Buddy Dyer called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M. Former City Clerk Alana C. Brenner called the roll and announced that there was a quorum. Present: Mayor Buddy Dyer Commissioner Jim Gray, District 1 Commissioner Tony Ortiz, District 2 Commissioner Robert F. Stuart, District 3 Commissioner Patty Sheehan, District 4 Commissioner Regina I. Hill, District 5 Commissioner Samuel B. Ings, District 6 City Clerk Celeste T. Brown Former City Clerk Alana C. Brenner City Attorney Mayanne Downs Police Officers Edgar Malave and Chris Newton, Sergeant-at-Arms Invocation Chaplain Chris Allen, Florida Humanist Association, 1850 Lee Road # 218, Winter Park 32789 1. MINUTES It was moved by Commissioner Regina I. Hill, seconded by Commissioner Robert F. Stuart, and vote carried that the reading of the minutes be waived for the April 20, 2015 Agenda Review and City Council Meetings, with minutes approved as written. 2. Awards/Presentations/Recognitions 1. Presenting 2015 Orlando Historic Preservation Awards 2. Proclaiming May 3 - 9, 2015 as National Arson Awareness Week 3. Proclaiming May as Mental Health Awareness Month 4. Proclaiming May 2 - 10, 2015 as National Travel and Tourism Week 5. Bike To Work Day and Anniversary of Sun Rail May 1, 2015 was a day of recognition for two of Orlando’s many forms of transportation. Mayor Dyer joined with Commissioner Robert F. Stuart, Commissioner Patty Sheehan and hundreds of other commuters to participate in Bike To Work Day, a morning bike ride from Loch Haven Park to City Hall. May 1 also marks the one year anniversary of SunRail in Downtown Orlando. Florida Department of Transportation District 5 Secretary Noranne Downs thanked City leaders for the combined efforts in making SunRail a reality, and video presentation of SunRail and its riders was shown. 1 6. Body Cam Presentation Last year, the City launched a study on the use of body-worn video cameras and results have shown that body cameras can be an important tool, providing critical evidence in solving crimes and assisting to increase transparency and accountability within the police department. The implementation of body cameras will allow the City to continue giving its residents the benefits of technology-based policing and to continue to earn citizen’s confidence and support to work together work to keep crime out of the community. OPD Chief Mina gave a presentation on the body camera study and plans for implementation. MAYOR'S UPDATE Orlando Solar Bears Hockey Playoffs Mayor Dyer congratulated the hometown hockey team, the Orlando Solar Bears, on this year’s successful season. The Bears made the playoffs for the second straight season and stretched their series to 6 games. Way to go, Bears! Ace Cafe “Start Your Engines” Groundbreaking Event Last Thursday, the City of Orlando broke ground on the future site of “Ace Cafe Orlando.” This new business location represents the entry of Ace Cafe into the United States and will serve as their North American headquarters location. The new venue will be a place for motorcycle and car enthusiasts from around the world to gather, while also providing themed events, a restaurant and retail space. Ace Cafe is scheduled to open this summer and will be a great addition to Downtown Orlando, adding to the vibrancy and quality of life in the area and generating increased visitation and economic benefits. LYMMO Lime Line Groundbreaking In partnership with LYNX and the FTA, the City of Orlando will break ground on the new LYMMO Lime Line on Thursday, May 14 at 2:00 pm. The event will take place at the former Amway Arena located west of the Bob Carr Theater. The Lime Line will provide another transportation option for the community and will provide convenient access to LYNX Central Station, SunRail, the Parramore neighborhood, FAMU College of Law and the Creative Village. The Lime Line is expected to be complete by the first half of 2016. National Small Business Week This week is National Small Business Week and presents an opportunity to recognize the City’s small business owners for the tremendous contribution they make to Orlando. The City’s small businesses provide much-needed goods and services and drive our local economy by creating new jobs and opportunities for residents, ultimately enhancing the quality of life in Orlando. The City supports the growth of small businesses in a number of ways, such as the Main Street Program and partnering with organizations such as National Entrepreneur Center and UCF Incubator program. In addition, the City has a number of small business programs to help remove financial barriers and increase businesses looking to grow or expand. In honor of National Small Business Week, Mayor Dyer invites all residents to join in celebrating small businesses, and to make a conscious decision to support the small businesses within the community, many of which are located in Downtown and in the Main Street districts. Cinco de Mayo On Tuesday May 5th at 5:30 p.m., the community is invited to join Mayor Dyer, Commissioner Tony Ortiz, and the Consul of Mexico in the City Hall Rotunda to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, an event that commemorates the victory of the Mexican army over the French army in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The City of Orlando is honored to host this annual cultural tradition to celebrate the Mexican American community. Agenda Items of Note Item B-2 – Millenia Elementary Trail Bridge Orlando is home to more than 300 miles of urban bicycling trails, signed routes and lanes and has been a 2 designated Bicycle Friendly Community since 2000. In the past year the City has added more wayfinding signage for cyclists at intersections and high-use corridors; has completed the Orlando Primary Bicycle Route Study which identified preferred corridors to close existing gaps in the overall trail network; and launched a bike rack request program to allow businesses to request a bike rack to be installed in front of their business. At today’s City Council meeting, the City Council will vote to approve the construction of the Millenia Elementary Trail Bridge that will “bridge” the current gap of the Shingle Creek Pedestrian Trail. The project will provide a critical trail connection to the existing multi-use trail on the north and south sides of Shingle Creek with the construction of a pedestrian bridge and an extension of the existing multi-use trail on the southern side of the bridge to tie into the existing trail on the northern side of the bridge. Construction will start this summer and be complete this fall. CRA - Project DTO This morning there was a workshop on Project DTO’s intensive visioning process, and the new Vision Plan and updated Community Redevelopment Area Plan which will serve as the roadmap for the future of Downtown Orlando. Project DTO’s nearly 100 volunteers – a 71-member Task Force and 26-member Executive Advisory Committee -- have spent the last 13 months inventorying Downtown’s assets, getting resident input and studying other downtown’s best practices to provide recommendations on how to make Downtown Orlando one of the best urban environments in America. Recommendations from Project DTO span from improving bicycle and pedestrian amenities increasing parks and open space recruiting major corporate anchors and high wage jobs expanding neighborhood associations and housing options encouraging architecture that creates a signature skyline in Downtown Orlando Mayor Dyer thanked the members of Project DTO’s Task Force and Executive Advisory Committee for working tirelessly to help craft a road map for the future of the community and for their unwavering support for Downtown Orlando. Mayor Dyer also thanked the thousands of residents who provided input into the plan – from those who attended events to those who submitted feedback on social media. 3. Consent Agenda (the following items A-J were acted upon by the City Council through a single vote. An item will be considered separately only upon request of a Council member and a confirming majority vote of the City Council.) It was moved by Commissioner Tony Ortiz, seconded by Commissioner Patty Sheehan, and vote carried that the Consent Agenda be approved as follows. (A) Mayor No Agenda Items (B) Business and Financial Services (1) Approving Amendment to Contract with United HealthCare for Health Plan Administrative Services, RFP07-0593. Approved, filed and documentary #150504B01 (2) Approving Award to Theobald Construction, LLC, for Millenia Trail Bridge, Project No. TSP0035_P, IFB15-0013. Approved, filed and documentary #150504B02 (3) Approving License Agreement with Hebni Nutrition Consultants, Inc. for Location behind CNL I. Approved, filed and documentary #150504B03 (4) Accepting Meeting Minutes and Adopting Resolution to Amend FY 2014-2015 Budget - April 14, 2015 Budget Review Committee (BRC) Meeting. Accepted meeting minutes and adopted Resolution to Amend FY 2014-2015 Budget, filed and documentary #150504B04 3 (5) Approving Award to Seaboard Distribution, Inc. and Aqua Clean Environmental, Inc. for Motor Oils, Lubricants and Recycling, IFB15-0022. Approved, filed and documentary #150504B05 (6) Approving Use of Seminole County Contract #IFB-602211-15/GCM with Trafficware Group, Inc. for the purchase of Materials and Services of Controllers, Cabinets with Ethernet and Miscellaneous Components, C15-0281. Approved, filed and documentary #150504B06 (7) Approving Use of the Municipal Equipment Co., LLC Contract with Lake County, Florida for the purchase of Thermal Imager Equipment and Accessories, C15-0282.
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