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From YouTube: Apopka City Council Meeting August 17, 2022
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Apopka City Council Meeting at City Hall on August 17, 2022 at 7 PM. To view the meeting agenda visit: https://www.apopka.gov/agenda
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A
B
Sir
heavenly
father,
we
come
before
you
again
today
and
we
thank
you
for
your
goodness
to
us.
We
thank
you
for
blessing
our
city.
We
just
ask
for
your
wisdom
as
we
go
over
all
of
these
things
that
affect
so
many.
We
thank
you,
father
that
you
help
us
to
work
together
for
the
common
good
and
to
give
you,
the
praise
in
jesus
name,
amen,
amen,.
B
And
to
the
republic
for
which
it
stands
a
nation,
under
god
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all
fact
of
the
day
and
what
later
became
known
as
victory
day,
an
official
announcement
of
japan's
unconditional
surrender
to
the
allies
during
world
war
ii
is
made
public
to
the
world
on
august
14
1945
japan
formally
surrendered
in
writing.
Two
weeks
later
on
september,
2nd.
A
A
D
D
E
A
C
I
I
know
with
the
the
public
safety
youth
camp:
the
older
kids
are
all
high
school
age,
kids,
we've
actually
chief
mckinley,
and
I
have
discussed
this
about
starting
an
explorer
program,
so
we're
able
to
get
probably
at
least
12
kids
from
that
to
start
this
explore
program
that
we've
needed
for
many
years.
So
this
may
help
with
a
little
bit
of
our
recruiting
issues.
So
we
can
help
continue
to
mentor
these
kids
and
groom
them
and
then
obviously
they
have
an
interest
in
law
enforcement.
C
D
A
Well,
I
just
I
know
that
you
know
when
we
when
coveted
hit-
and
you
know
kids
were
scooped
up.
I
asked
these
two
gentlemen
to
step
it
up
and
see
if
we
couldn't
double
the
amount
of
kids
going
through
the
program
and-
and
I
appreciate
them
doing
it
and
they've
kept
it
up,
which
I
know
it's.
I
know
it's
a
labor
of
love,
but
I
know
you
love
doing
it,
but
I
know
there's
a
whole
lot
of
kids
that
sure
love
being
a
part
of
your
programs
and
nothing.
A
C
F
And
also
just
the
dedication
of
the
firefighters
who
give
their
time
to
the
camp
and,
of
course,
the
you
know,
the
police
officers
and
the
detectives.
So
that's
something
that
you
know
I've
I've
taken
notice
is
just
over
and
above
what
you
are
required
to
do
as
a
service
to
our
community.
You
do
by
running
this
camp,
so
thank
you
and
just
because
I
do
notice
that
I
have
stopped
by
the
camp
and
I've
seen
the
work
that
each
of
you
put
into
this
camp
and,
and
that
should
be
recognized
and
commended.
B
I
love
the
public
relations
aspect,
long
term,
because
these
kids
are
going
to
grow
up
with
a
favorable
view
of
our
public
servants.
I
think
that's
awesome,
so
even
not
just
the
ones
that
are,
that
will
become
a
part
of
the
program,
but
all
of
these
kids
and
they'll
share
that
with
others.
So
thank
you,
mr
smith.
H
It
looks
like
an
absolute
incredible
program
and
it
creates
such
accessibility
to
everybody
within
both
departments,
and
I
really
like
that.
I
think
it
just
creates
that
kind
of
more
personable
level.
With
that
we
need-
and
I
absolutely
love
that
next
next
year,
when
you
guys
are
doing
the
workout
call
us
we'll
be
there
with.
I
K
L
Tonight
I
have
with
me
my
colleagues,
taylor,
laurent
from
metroplan,
orlando
and
amy
sermons
from
vhb
they've
been
working
with
us
on
this
study.
The
rock
springs
road,
welch,
road
corridor,
intersection
and
trail,
the
west
orange
trail,
and
I'm
just
going
to
let
them
go
ahead
and
take
you
through.
We've
spent
a
lot
of
time
working
on
this.
We
should
be
wrapping
up
towards
a
little
closer
to
the
end
of
the
year,
but
I
think
you're
going
to
like
what
we
came
up
with
and
we'll
answer
questions
if
you
have
any
at
the
end.
M
Thank
you
pam,
as
pam
mentioned,
my
name
is
taylor,
laurent
from
metroplanet
orlando,
and
we
have
been
making
some
presentations
to
you
periodically
over
the
past
year
and
a
half
and
tonight
we're
going
to
give
you
a
preview
of
the
recommended
alternatives
from
the
study,
which
will
also
be
presented
in
more
detail
at
a
public
meeting
scheduled
for
this
september.
So
more
information
will
be
presented
about
that
shortly.
That
I
will
give
the
microphone
over
to
amy
sermons
our
consultant
project
manager
to
go
through
the
presentation.
N
Thank
you
taylor,
so
I'm
amy
sermons.
I
will
finish
up
the
rest
of
the
presentation
for
this.
So
we're
going
to
talk
about
our
study.
Progress
we've
as
pam
mentioned,
we've
been
in
front
of
you
a
couple
times
talk
about
what
we
came
up
with
for
rock
springs
road
for
our
recommendations,
as
well
as
the
recommendations
for
west
orange
trail
and
then
go
over
our
next
steps.
N
We
had
a
kickoff
survey
early
in
the
project
we
received
627
respondents
on
that
survey,
so
it
was
great
input
we
received
again.
That
was
for
both
projects,
western
women's
trail
and
rock
springs
road.
We
held
a
virtual
community
meeting
back
in
february
and
got
a
lot
of
great
input
from
that
virtual
meeting.
We
did
have
a
follow-up
survey
number
two
from
that
virtual
meeting
and
received
628
respondents.
N
We're
looking
at
adding
a
new
signal
to
the
north
of
welch
road
at
the
publix
entrance
at
the
public's
north
entrance,
we're
looking
at
adding
a
new
mid-block
crossing
south
of
tanglewood
drive.
This
will
be
considered
later
after
we
install
the
signal
at
the
publix.
We
want
to
see
how
that's
going
to
operate
and
how
people
are
using
that
signal
as
a
crosswalk
first
and
then
we'll
go
back
and
look
at
the
tanglewood
crosswalk
we're
doing
some
minor
intersection
improvements
at
leicester,
road
and
rock
springs
road
and
then
also
further
south.
N
So
this
is
a
little
bit
more
detail
of
those
recommendations.
So
now
we're
looking
at
the
welch
road
intersection
with
rock
springs
road,
so
we'll
be
adding
dual
southbound
left
turn
lanes.
This
is
also
going
to
include
a
raised
traffic
separator
which
will
restrict
the
left
turns
and
out
of
the
adjacent
driveways.
N
Adding
new
sidewalk
on
the
north
side
of
welch
road
from
rock
springs
road
over
to
the
palm
isle
community
and
then
we're
adding
some
access
and
enhancements,
such
as
dedicated
right
turn
lanes
for
rock
springs.
Road
plaza
at
the
walgreens
entrance,
as
well
as
the
southern
entrance
at
the
rock
springs
plaza.
N
N
So
now
we're
moving
further
south
down
to
park,
avenue
and
sandpiper
street.
You
can
see
the
proposed
realignment
to
tie
in
sandpiper
street
at
more
of
a
t,
intersection,
realigning
that
straight
on
the
east
side,
adding
that
signal
and
again
adding.
First,
the
I'm
sorry
on
the
west
side
of
the
intersection,
adding
sidewalk
on
the
north
side.
Currently,
there
is
sidewalk
on
the
south
side,
so
we're
just
filling
in
the
gaps
here
on
the
east
side
of
park
avenue.
N
There
is
currently
sidewalk
on
the
north,
so
we
will
be
adding
it
to
the
south
side
of
park
avenue.
So
in
the
end,
there
will
be
sidewalks
on
both
sides
of
the
road,
so
the
anticipated
impacts
of
the
project.
We
are
lucky
looking
at
approximately
0.56
acres
of
right-of-way
needed
to
accomplish
everything
that
we
just
talked
about.
N
A
portion
of
the
right-of-way
that
is
needed
is
already
planned
for
donation
from
the
development
coming
in
at
the
northwest
corner
of
welch
road,
and
we
talked
about
that.
The
last
meeting,
our
estimated
construction
costs
for
the
rock
springs.
Road
improvements
are
5.2
million
dollars
and
for
the
sandpiper
street,
improvements
which
includes
the
sidewalks
is
1.3
million
dollars.
N
we
compared
the
the
no
build
which
is
essentially
if
we
don't
do
anything.
If
we
don't
do
any
of
these
project
improvements
and
compare
that
with
the
build
alternative
that
we
talked
about
with
all
the
improvements
everything
all
the
operations
are
within
the
target
level
of
service,
which
is
an
e
as
far
as
the
intersection
goes
of
welch
road
and
rock
springs
road.
The
improvements
will
reduce
the
overall
delay
at
the
intersection
by
74
percent
in
the
morning
and
72
percent
in
the
evening,
when
the
welsh
road
intersection
will
operate
sufficiently.
N
N
N
N
L
Comments
and
they
will
carefully
scrutinize
the
the
traffic
and
if
we
need
to
do
something
different,
we'll
work
that
in
we
have
a
lot
of
right-of-way
to
work
with,
because
when
you
all
sold
the
piece
to
the
south,
I
carved
out
what
I
need
before
you
sold
it
and
then
the
construction
for
the
signal
and
the
realignment
is.
If
you
approve
the
budget,
it
will
we'll
do
it
next
year.
N
It's
at
the
current
entrance
or
exit
from
the
current
plaza,
that's
between
mcdonald's
and
the
old
bubaloos,
the
roadway!
That's
where
there's
going
to
be
a
signal
and
you
can
make
a
right
or
tur
or
right
right
or
left
turn
from
the
mcdonald's
from
the
roadway.
That's
on
the
north
side
of
mcdonald's,
oh.
F
Okay,
oh
I
see
what
you're
saying,
because
then
there's
that
dollar
general,
that
the
driveways
don't
kind
of
line
up
and
that's
where
there's
always
like
a
congestion
there,
where,
if
you're,
trying
to
make
a
left
into
where
the
part
with
into
the
shopping
center,
where
mcdonald's
is
at
some
are
trying
to
make
a
right
into
the
dollar
general
is.
Is
that
going
to
change
that
the
the
traffic
light
there?
You.
N
P
L
We're
working
we
have
developments
coming
in
in
that
area
and
we've
put
them
all
on
notice
that
we're
going
to
be
making
these
modifications
they're
going
to
have
to
have
some
kind
of
shared
auxiliary
lane,
or
so
that
everybody
comes
to
the
same
place.
It's
the
only
way
we
can
make
it
safe
and,
and
so
the
way
we're
doing
it.
Everybody
will
still
they'll
have
better
access
than
they
have
now.
L
A
L
N
Okay,
so
this
is
overview
of
the
recommended
trails.
The
orange
trail
are
shown
in
orange.
Is
the
existing
west
orange
trail?
Green?
Is
the
proposed
west
orange
trail
and
we
have
a
couple
of
spurs
and
we'll
get
a
little
bit
closer
on
the
next
one.
So
this
is
looking
at
the.
What
we're
calling
the
west
orange
trail
extension
basically
picks
up
from
where
the
trail
ends
currently
at
leicester,
road
and
heads
north
along
rock
springs
road
on
the
east
side
up
to
kelly
park
road
and
that
ties
into
the
proposed
wakaiba
trail.
N
N
So
this
is
a
little
bit
closer
look
at
where
the
trail
will
run
behind
the
sweetwater
park
village.
One
of
the
reasons
for
doing
that
is
many
of
you
know.
As
you
run
down
welch
road
to
connect
to
akiva
springs
road.
It's
very
tight,
a
very
tight
turn
there
with
a
gas
station
where
we
know
that
there's
already
vehicles
running
over
the
curb.
So
we
wanted
to
move
that
trail
away
from
that
intersection.
N
E
N
N
The
other
spur
that
we're
looking
at
is
the
pumpkin
road
trail
spur
we're
recommending
a
long
rock
along
pumpkin
road,
of
course
running
from
the
south
side
or
along
the
south
side
of
punkin
road
from
rock
springs
road
over
to
vic.
At
that
point,
we
crossed
the
trail
over
punkin
at
vic
on
the
east
side
at
this
at
the
signal,
and
then
that
runs
along
the
north
side
of
punkin
over
to
the
schools.
N
N
There
are
for
drainage
impacts,
there's
some
moderate
potential
for
impacts
to
the
drainage
system.
We
are
anticipating
impacts
to
three
of
the
elongated
ponds
along
welch
road,
anticipating
impacts
of
three
cross
strains
from
welch,
road
and
and
on
rock
springs
road
and
anticipating
impacts
to
soils
along
weltrode.
N
The
necessary
adjustments
for
this
drainage
impacts
will
be
determined
during
design
in
order
to
provide
the
adequate
stormwater
system.
As
far
as
construction
costs
go
are
estimated
for
the
rock
springs
road
segment
up
to
kelly
park.
Road
is
5
million
for
welch
road
spur,
we're
looking
at
4.4
million
and
for
the
pumpkin
road
spur
we're
looking
at
5.4
million
dollars
for
construction.
H
N
Yes,
so
for
and
that
section
is
very
tight
and
that's
the
section
where
there's
a
wall
there's
like
a
wavy
wall
along
the
neighborhood
and
a
lot
of
trees,
so
we're
trying
to
avoid
impacting
that
wall
keep
everything
within
existing
right-of-way.
But
in
order
to
do
that,
we
need
to
shift
the
road
further
to
the
south
to
allow
the
trail
to
fit
in
on
the
north
side.
H
H
B
N
N
A
N
N
E
N
Meeting
will
it's
hybrid
so
it
will
also
have
a
virtual
component,
so
people
don't
feel
comfortable
or
don't
can't
make
it
out
in
person.
They
can
also
attend
virtually
and
then
following
following
the
public
meeting,
we
will
be
debriefing
with
city
and
county
staff
and
commissioner
moore
and
on
the
bottom,
is
the
web
page
for
our
project,
where
we
have
all
of
our
information.
N
Okay
project
schedule,
we're
we're
towards
the
end
here,
the
the
recommended
in
the
orange
we're
in
the
recommended
improvements
and
refinement.
You
can
see
the
dates
we're
here
right
now
at
the
city
council
have
our
public
meeting
in
september
and
then
we
will
wrap
up
with
all
of
our
documentation
and
that's
it.
Here's
our
contact.
N
A
A
Q
So
I
just
have
a
quick
presentation
for
everybody
tonight.
This
is
a
project
that
is
going
to
be
going
to
construction,
hopefully
later
this
year,
right
around
the
beginning
of
the
new
year
at
the
latest,
for
about
2.2
miles
of
a
10
foot
wide
multi-use
trail
in
the
downtown
apopka
area,
it's
going
to
include
street
lighting,
we're
going
to
have
new
trees
planted
after
construction
and
along
the
segment.
That's
on
6th
street,
we're
going
to
have
resurfacing
of
the
asphalt
pavement
and
reconstruction
of
the
curb
and
gutter.
Q
Q
The
project
was
primarily
broken
into
four
segments
and
we
started
three
of
them
are
moving
forward
to
construction.
With
this
push,
the
the
first
two
segment
segments
to
get
built
will
be
along
michael
gladden,
from
park
avenue
to
hawthorne
and
along
hawthorne
and
5th
street,
from
michael
gladden
to
5th
street
and
5th
street.
From
hawthorne
to
right
at
central
avenue,
the
west
side
of
where
the
station
street
project
downtown
will
eventually
be
so
those
projects
we
expect
will
take
about
three
four
months
to
build.
Q
The
sixth
street
component
will
probably
take
a
month
or
two
longer
and
follow
up.
All
of
this
should
be
wrapped
up
middle
of
next
year,
some
before
and
after
composites,
which
I
have
on
some
later
slides
in
tighter
detail
but
kind
of
showing
locations,
if
you
guys
are
able
to
with
a
very
grainy
photo
see
I've
got
kind
of
some
markers
here.
Amy.
Q
Q
F
Q
So
this
is
station
street,
I'm
standing
roughly
at
central
on
the
stop
bar
looking
west
or
looking
east.
When
I
took
this
picture,
we're
going
to
be
converting
the
street
from
two
way
to
one
way
to
create
room
for
trail
on
the
north
side,
we're
going
to
be
adding
some
on-street
parking
on
the
south
side,
where
we
kind
of
have
a
decaying
asphalt
shoulder
today.
Q
This
one-way
condition
is
only
up
to
the
intersection
with
sixth
street.
This
is
six
excuse
me.
This
is
michael
bladden
looking
west
we're
right
in
front
of
the
jamaican
restaurant
at
central
there,
and
so
it's
kind
of
hard
to
see
in
this
picture,
but
we
have
just
the
improvements
on
the
right
side
of
the
road
here.
Q
This
is
6th
street
trail
on
north
side,
we're
looking
east
from
forest.
We
have
the
actually,
I
think,
we're
a
little
bit
west.
Of
course,
this
is
the
apopka
museum.
That's
on
the
left-hand
side
photo
sixth
street
looking
west.
This
is
from
alabama
avenue.
We
have
there's
a
big
church
on
the
right
same
photo
so
a
little
bit
of
budget.
Overall,
the
projects
are
coming
in
at
about
2.1.
Q
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
hoping
to
get
under
construction
by
the
end
of
the
year,
we're
going
to
advertisement
late
september,
maybe
early
october,
at
the
latest.
We
usually
have
about
90
days
after
that
for
construction
to
start
to
come
new
year.
So
we
should
see
dirt
moving
the
phase
ii,
we're
expecting
to
follow
about
nine
months
later
for
central
avenue,
and
so
that's
all
I've
got.
Are
there
any
questions.
J
A
R
R
On
a
post,
the
mayor
stated
that
I
come
to
these
meetings
to
question
his
character
on
a
post
by
his
and
the
chamber's
chosen
candidates,
page
in
which
she
posted
pictures
of
my
home
and
accused
me
of
being
a
racist
and
thereby
kyle
becker
are
racist
because
I
support
him.
First,
the
sign
which
she
pointed
out
was
placed
on
the
fence
by
my
son.
It
was
at
the
time
of
the
pictures
behind
a
dumpster
for
cleaning
up
my
yard.
She
knew
my
name
and
slandered
both
myself
and
mr
becker
me.
R
I'm
handling
that
with
a
lawsuit
for
defamation
of
character
and
slander.
My
question
is:
when
john
land
was
mayor
and
merrick
hillsmore
with
mayor,
why
did
they
not
ever
think?
When
I
came
here,
I
was
questioning
their
character
on
issues.
I
come
here
and
question
why
children
in
the
residential
area
of
downtown
have
to
walk
in
the
roads
to
get
to
school
because
there's
no
sidewalks
on
many
streets.
R
I
question
why
calls
made
by
by
me
to
both
the
streets
department
and
the
parks
department
have
not
been
returned
or
the
sidewalk,
where
I
tripped
and
destroyed
my
shoulder
has
not
been
repaired.
I
question
why
I've
pointed
it
out
here
on
at
least
two
occasions,
and
not
one
person
from
the
city
has
attempted
to
reach
out
and
ask
where
I
fell
to
resolve
the
issue.
R
I
question
why
the
residents
of
this
city
have
not
been
informed
of
the
fact
that
the
water
being
supplied
to
consume
at
their
homes
is
coming
through
concrete
and
as
best
as
pipes
or
galvanized
pipes.
I
question
why
the
city
has
not
informed
the
end
users
of
the
hazards
associated
with
these
pipes.
I
question
why
you
allow
the
fire
department
to
continue
to
have
engines
staffed
below
the
national
standard.
I
question
why
you
allow
mr
aerosmith
to
weaponize
city
departments
against
citizens
with
different
political
beliefs.
R
R
I
question
why
you
would
place
a
man
who
had
twice
been
indicted
for
money
laundering,
the
person
of
interest
in
a
death,
the
center
of
an
ethics
investigation
involving
the
city
which
cost
taxpayers
thousands
of
dollars
to
resolve
on
the
lake
apopka
natural
gas
board.
I
question
why
our
city
would
bank
where
he
is
a
city
officer,
since
the
incident
you
mayor,
along
with
your
chosen
pick
for
the
open
seat,
want
to
say
by
association
that
I
and
mr
becker
are
racist.
R
I
question
then:
does
that
make
you
a
criminal
because
of
your
association
with
mr
aerosmith.
At
the
time
I
questioned
other
mayors,
you
did
not
even
live
in
the
city
proper,
it
was
not
until
a
year
before
you
ran
for
office.
You
got
your
property
annexed
into
the
city.
I
questioned
why,
when
you
campaigned,
you
used
false
information
about
the
city
reserves
funds.
I
question
why
your
campaign
model
was
you
work
for
half
price
and
then
had
another
person
recommend
raising
the
mayor's
pay
and
you
accepted
it.
R
I
question
why
the
city
needs
a
city
manager
that
makes
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
a
mayor
that
makes
over
a
hundred
thousand
deer.
I
question
your
constant
push
in
both
the
rock
springs
ridge
deal
and
now
the
sale
of
the
harmon
road
property,
which
is
a
prime
site
for
the
emergency
communications
system
that
will
cost
the
city
millions
to
move.
I
question
your
involvement
with
developers
and
contractors
who
gave
money
to
your
campaign
and
approvals
on
permits
and
zoning.
I
requested
you
be
censored
that
still
hasn't
happened.
R
I
question
why
this
type
of
harassment
goes
back
to
my
supporting
people
against
those
perceived
to
be
the
chosen
ones.
In
short,
I
question
a
lot
of
things
in
my
city,
but
I
do
not
question
your
character,
your
integrity,
your
honesty
or
your
ethics,
because,
in
my
humble
opinion
you
possess
none,
not
one
of
those
traits
in
a
favorable
manner.
I'll
see
you
in
two
weeks.
P
I'm
dr
phyllis
olmstead,
I
turned
in
my
address
on
the
form
when
a
citizen
qualifies
for
office,
they
are
notified
of
florida
statute,
106
1435
stating
they
are
pursuant
to
chapter
479,
not
to
place
signage
on
state,
county
right-of-ways
and
cities
can
make
that
loss
stronger.
The
city's
code,
5
10,
10
c
states
signs
are
not
to
be
located
on
any
public
property
or
right
of
way
or
any
private
property
without
express
permission
of
the
owner.
P
P
The
county
and
state
are
enforcing
these
laws
by
pulling
the
signs
due
to
numerous
public
complaints
and
employees
just
having
to
get
them
out
of
their
way
just
to
do
their
jobs,
except
in
apopka.
The
fdot
and
county
have
been
doing
their
jobs
continually
since
june.
We
have
a
long
way
until
election
day.
Apopka
must
step
up
and
do
the
right
and
legal
thing
now,
not
just
telling
the
candidates
but
removing
the
signs
of
offense.
P
P
So
I
contacted
the
candidates
from
local
to
federal
levels
by
phone
text,
facebook
and
his
or
her
email
politely
suggesting
that
an
eager
staff
member
made
a
mistake
once
asked,
one
asked
his
staff
to
help
clear
the
errant
signs.
I
then
called
the
city
clerk
and
she
politely
offered
to
write
the
local
candidates
in
june.
P
One
candidate
removed
some
of
the
signs,
and
you
can
ask
him
only
one
was
abusive
to
me
in
writing
on
june
29th,
when
I
politely
suggested
that
a
staff
member
erroneously
place
the
signs,
I
guess
it
was
guilt
or
entitlement
august
3rd.
A
city
employee,
asked
the
clerk
to
send
out
a
letter
to
21
candidates
for
an
innumerable
number
of
signs
in
nearly
75
locations
and
all
easements
throughout
apoca.
P
P
The
one
paragraph
letter
demanding
immediate
removal
of
the
signs
went
out
on
june
12th.
That's
that
saturday,
sunday
and
monday
resulted
in
a
pandemic
of
more
signs.
Blanketing
the
area,
the
one
abusive
reelection
candidate,
placed
additional
signs
all
over
apopka
and
unincorporated
orange,
which
requires
written
permission
from
the
property
owner,
including
digging
holes
without
eight
one.
P
One
calls
you
and
the
city
are
removing
signs,
as
required
upon
site
as
illegal
leaving
the
adjacent
political
signs
here,
and
I
have
a
picture
of
several
I
sent
in
of
both
political
signs
and
citizen
signs
and
then
below
the
next
day,
the
political
signs.
Still
there,
the
politic,
the
politicians
are
warned
not
to
put
their
signs
there
and
the
citizens
aren't,
and
then
the
citizen
signs
are
taken
up,
and
this
is
a
legal
quagmire
of
equal
rights
under
the
constitution
of
inequitable
application
of
constitutional
law.
P
Unfortunately,
the
city
has
decided
to
maintain
the
status
quo,
violate
the
state
statutes
and
county
and
city
codes
by
allowing
the
signs
to
be
placed
and
remain
placed
for
the
duration
of
the
season.
I
was
remiss
in
not
coming
here
then,
and
not
filing
charges.
As
the
state
and
county
elections
offices
said
I
should
do
in
june,
and
I
regret
it.
The
buck
stops
with
you
with
political
signs,
removal
and
inequitable
treatment
of
the
citizens.
I
I
A
owned
by
city
of
apopka,
although
this
is
not
immediately
obvious
as
there
is
no
signage,
no
address,
no
contact
details,
no
emergency
phone
numbers,
in
fact,
no
external
notification,
that
is
a
construction
site
or
who
is
responsible
for
the
safe
management
of
that
site.
In
fact,
there's
no
evidence
of
the
usual
box
containing
documentation
pertaining
to
the
project,
either.
I
I
I
I
Golden
gem
road
has
now
become
a
shortcut
used
by
high-speed
traffic
requiring
access
to
the
429
from
poncan
road.
The
speed
limit
is
supposed
to
be
30
miles
an
hour,
but
between
heavy
construction
traffic
and
fast
motor
vehicles.
It's
barely
safe
to
drive
on
the
road,
never
mind
taking
out
horses
or
novice
riders.
I
I
My
questions
and
observations
are
simple.
If
development
of
the
site
is
to
be
extended
beyond
150
acres
of
retention
ponds,
how
much
more
extension
is
there
to
be?
When
is
the
projected
completion
date
I
have
suffered
for
the
last
four
years
with
loris
dust,
I've
had
horses
with
copd.
I've
had
a
numeral
problems.
I
None
of
city
engineers
are
the
environmental
protection
agency,
have
done
anything
to
help
the
situation
so
yeah
I'm
a
little
bit
angry
today.
So
I
would
like
to
know
when
this
is
going
to
finish.
If
you're
going
to
extend
the
retention
ponds,
how
much
more
extension
is
there
going
to
be
when's
the
projected
completion
date?
I
have
satellite
imagery,
which
shows
that
there's
already
extensions
to
the
proposed
development
there's
now,
as
far
as
I
can
see
at
least
three
pawns
one
is
complete.
I
A
A
That's,
that's
that's
who
operates
the
the
pond,
but
it'll
only
be
two
pawns
and
we're,
I
guess
pretty
close
to
finishing
the
second
one,
so
yeah,
if
you
want
to
you,
know
when
you
get
done,
if
you
got
anything
else
to
say
then
glenn
brooks
will
give
you
his
contact
information
that
if
you
need
something
and
then
and
then
the
chief
of
police
is
in
the
back
about
the
speeding.
We
could
take
a
look
at
that
for
you.
I
Okay,
in
conclusion,
I
would
just
simply
ask
is
any
of
the
proposed
profit
that
comes
from
the
sale
of
the
clay
going
to
be
back
into
the
complete
part
of
the
community
which
has
lost
its
immunity
like
to
know
who
paid
for
the
initial
feasibility
study?
How
much
did
the
20
inch
pipeline
and
transfer
pumps
from
altamonte
to
golden
gem
road
cost?
How
is
it
budgeted
for
and
who's
paying
for
this
project
to
service
altamonte?
I
S
I
had
the
opportunity
to
observe
firsthand
the
first
day
of
school,
the
chaos
of
that
at
the
apoca
high
school
kelly
park
and
wolf
lake
middle
middle
school,
the
teamwork
of
downs,
harm
walsh,
the
sro's
traffic
unit
and
other
apd
officers
was
inspiring.
They
did
a
great
job
patience
they
showed
to
students
and
to
parents
coming
through.
In
fact,
it
was
just
awesome
when
I
wanted
to
recognize
that
that
wasn't
to
be
always
in
present
today,
until
I
got
this
picture
yesterday
morning
at
apopka
high
school,
this
is
not
safe.
S
S
You
must
add
the
three
largest
school
districts
in
the
state
together
to
exceed
the
number
of
portables
we
have
in
play.
This
number
has
come
down
tremendously.
It
was
2100
portables
when
I
started
this
venture
four
years
ago.
Currently,
there
are
as
of
508
this
evening
when
I
got
an
email
from
lauren
roth
at
orange,
county
1328
portables
are
on
orange
county
schools.
S
552
currently
are
being
actively
used,
as
is
for
classroom
utilization.
There
are
a
number
of
the
700
nod.
Number
left,
some
are
going
to
be
removed,
many
of
them
are
going
to
stay
in
place.
Portable
portables
are
not
as
safe
and
cost
more
to
operate
than
brick
and
mortar
schools.
We
need
to
follow
the
money
as
to
where
the
where
the,
where
the
portals
are
coming
from
someone
is
winning
it's,
not
our
children,
it's
not
our
teachers.
It's
not
our
taxpayers.
S
Orange
county
is
the
fastest
growing
county
in
florida.
The
rapid
growth
is
why
orange
county
enjoys
the
overcrowding
in
the
schools.
This
is
why
orange
county
must
be
treated
differently
and
it
must
be
addressed.
In
tallahassee,
apopka
enjoys
a
disproportionate
number
of
the
orange
county
public
schools
over
capacity,
because
why
we
enjoy
more
growth
than
most
other
areas
in
orange
county
save
a
disaster
where
portables
are
needed
to
temporarily
fill
a
need.
Portables
are
a
result
of
poor
planning.
The
fact
that
we
are
reducing
the
number
of
portables
is
wonderful.
S
We
need
a
concerted
effort
and
plans
and
goals
and
objectives
to
eliminate
these
portables.
Fair.
To
do
so
will
will
be
business
as
usual
without
a
concerted
effort,
our
over
capacity
time,
when
we
don't
establish
timelines,
establish
results
regularly.
Portables
will
become
a
crutch
and
expose
our
children
again
to
continued
overcrowding
in
danger.
Making
teachers
and
students
suffer
through
overcrowding
and
exposing
them
to
danger,
above
and
beyond
what
brick
and
mortar
schools
provides
is
criminal
and
a
liability
that
we
should
not
have
to
endure.
S
We
must
immediately
stop
operating
in
our
silos.
It's
not
just
apopka,
it's
not
just
an
orange
county
public
school
matter.
This
is
the
orange
county
mayor,
the
commissioners
apopka
mayor
u.s,
commissioners,
orange
county
mayors,
ocps
interested
citizens
to
all
come
together
and
make
this
a
front
in
tallahassee.
We
must
come
together
with
a
coordinated,
consistent,
united,
unrelenting
and
overwhelming
forced
to
make
the
changes
in
tallahassee
to
address
his
overcapacity.
S
There's
at
least
1328
reasons
why
we
need
to
do
this.
We
must
schedule
a
meeting
immediately
get
our
heads
together
begin
a
dialogue
and
plan
a
united
front
without
making
timely,
appropriate
changes
will
result
in
considerable
overcrowding
and
continue
to
put
our
students
and
our
teachers
at
risk.
Insanity
is
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over
again
and
expecting
different
results.
It
is
past
time
that
we
change
our
strategy
and
direction.
We
are
better
than
this
thanks
again
and
I'll
do
anything
I
can
to
help.
Thank
you.
Rod.
A
T
Yeah
kevin
rose,
I
live
at
2087
lake
marion
drive
been
an
apopka
resident
for
about
16
years.
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
make
a
statement.
I
have
a
12
year
old
daughter.
She
doesn't
like
to
get
hot
and
sweaty
throw
in
dirt
and
it's
a
disgusting
trifecta
for
her.
So
when
it
came
time
for
summer
we
were
looking
at
summer
camps
and
there's
very
few,
because
the
pandemic
closed
down
a
lot
of
the
camps,
a
lot
of
availability.
T
T
You
know
she
gets
hot
easy,
so
she
liked
all
the
shade,
but
it
still
wasn't
a
selling
point,
but
then
gary
fuchs,
who
was
the
director
really
just
showed
his
passion,
really
just
convinced
her
that
she
was
gonna
have
fun
along
with
a
whole
group
of
other
kids,
and
you
know
really
just
showed
passion
for
those
kids
and
when
I
saw
at
the
first
of
the
month
that
he
was
removed
was
terminated.
I
was
really
surprised.
T
I
thought
wow
go
figure.
Here's
a
guy,
that's
got
passion,
that's
got
drive
now.
I
don't
know
all
sides
of
the
story.
I've
been
keeping
up
with
the
story
trying
to
find
out
exactly
why
he
was
terminated,
but
so
far
I
haven't
heard
anything,
and
I
really
would
like
to
know
because
we
scheduled
our
daughter
to
go
there
for
three
weeks.
Even
if
she
didn't
like
it,
it
was
affordable
enough
that
we
could
say.
Okay,
it's
all
right.
You
don't
have
to
go
every
week.
T
T
Now
I
do
continuing
education
for
my
business
and
even
I
saw
the
potential
to
do
some
continuing
education
classes
there,
and
I
heard
that
yeah.
It
was
open
for
that.
But
now
I've
changed
my
mind
because
if
that's
the
way
the
city
does
business,
it's
astounding
I
saw
the
new
park
and
rex
director
has
been
in
office
since
may
of
2022.
T
T
T
So
I
would
like
to
have
an
answer
to
that
as
to
why
that
happened
so
quickly,
10
months
in
the
guy
has
put
his
heart
and
soul
and
he
was
passionate.
I
don't
even
know
him.
I
don't
know
him
personally,
but
I
entrusted
my
kids
life
to
him
and
every
time
I
was
there,
I
was
treated
with
regard
and
respect.
They
were
professional
and
always
on
point,
that's
remarkable
that
they
removed
him
thanks
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
A
B
Number
one
I'm
just
curious
at
a
little
bit
how
and
I
don't
know
that
we
need
to
pull
it,
but
just
wanted
to
know
the
I
was
reading
through
it.
How
that
our
jurisdiction
works.
If
our
our
officers
are
working
with
them,
are
they
under
their
jurisdiction,
or
you
know-
I
just
was
a
little
bit
curious
about
that
and
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
it.
I'm
ready
to
pass
it,
but
I
just
I
don't.
A
J
No,
the
reason
we
go
into
the
mutual
aid
agreement
is
so
that
we
can
get
the
authority
to
go
into
their
jurisdiction
and
act
they're
still
under
that
agreement,
our
responsibility
they
have
to
follow
our
policies,
our
procedures.
They
don't
follow
lake
county
sheriff's
office
policies
and
procedures,
just
like
the
lake
county,
sheriff's,
detectives
or
officers
that
may
come
into
the
city
of
apopka
through
the
mutual
aid
agreement.
J
J
B
J
B
G
B
B
O
Ordinance
number
2950
an
ordinance
of
the
city
of
apopka
florida,
changing
the
zoning
from
t
transitional
district
to
kpi,
mu
kelly
park,
interchange,
misuse,
mixed
use,
district
zoning
district
and
neighborhood
overlay
district
for
certain
real
property
located
north
of
kelly
park,
road
east
of
plymouth,
sorrento,
road
and
west
of
foliage
way,
comprising
39.47
acres
more
or
less
and
owned
by
nam.
Kiyon
lee
zhang
damn
nam,
lily
kon.
A
B
L
F
And
I
remember
you
saying
well
we're
organizing
this,
but
we
didn't
have
this
committee
in
place.
So
today
I
actually
spoke
to
one
of
the
committee
members
only
because
I
was
initially
asked
to
participate
in
a
program
to
celebrate
the
hispanic
culture,
but
it
was
the
same
day
that
you
that
the
city
is
also
planning
the
hispanic
culture
and,
and
the
thing
is
that
we
just
don't
have
any
information
about
this
event.
F
That's
coming
up
and
I
really
wanted
to
find
out
why
we
even
started
or-
and
I
shouldn't
say
we-
because
we
came
in
afterwards-
why
you
even
organized
a
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
committee.
What
was
the
purpose
of
it?
And
yesterday
when
I
asked
edward
bass,
if
there
was
a
mission
statement-
and
he
said
no-
the
committee
would
get
together
and
they
would
create
one.
But
today
one
of
the
members
said
no.
F
We
have
one
the
mayor
brought
in
the
mission
statement,
and
so
I
was
really
surprised
by
the
whole
thing,
because
I
was
like
well
first,
I
was
told
that
there
was
no
mission
statement
now.
I
know
that
there
is
a
mission
statement,
so
when
I
read
it,
can
I
read
it
okay
and
in
in
my
email?
Basically,
what
I'm
saying
is
that
when
you
made
the
when
you,
you
stated
that
you
were
getting
this
committee
together,
that
was
on
july
6.,
the
next
very
next
day.
F
I
asked
for
the
list
of
the
members
that
were
that
you
had
chosen,
and
I
made
several.
I
think
I
made
like
three
requests
and
then
on
the
27th.
When
I
came
into
the
city
council
meeting,
the
list
was
here,
and
so
of
course
I
I
actually
said
well,
we
didn't
get
a
chance
to
have
an
input
as
to
who
the
members
were,
and
then
we
each
were
supposed
to
send
one
member.
F
A
A
committee-
it's
just
a
committee
so
and
and
that's
not
I
that
was
what
I
gave
them.
The
statement
you
just
read
is
exactly.
I
wrote
it
out.
I
said
next,
the
next
meeting
we
have
you,
take
a
look
at
any
edits.
You
want
to
make
to
that
that
the
mission
statement
is
I'd
like
you
know
I
said,
but
take
it
home
rather
than
let's
rush
through
it,
take
it
home
and
and
make
any
adjustments.
M
F
That,
according
to
the
person
that
spoke
to
me
today,
because
she
actually
were
telling
was
telling
me
listen,
we
were
planning.
I
had
invited
you
to
participate
in
a
cultural
event
that
I
was
trying
to
put
together,
but
the
city
is
now
putting
this
event
together.
So
I'm
going
to
be
involved
with
the
city,
she
said,
so
you
don't
need
to.
She
didn't
know
how
to
disinvite
me
or
to
continue
to
invite
me.
So
this
is
what
I'm
asking
you.
I
don't
know.
A
F
F
Okay,
well
again,
I
just
feel
that
this
entire
process
was
not
transparent.
It
didn't
allow
us
to
have
an
input
and
I'm
just
gonna
wait
and
see
just
wanted
to,
and
the
fact
that
I
had
asked
for
these
names.
For
almost
I
had
to
wait
20
days
to
get
the
names,
and
so
that's
a
public.
I
mean
how
does
how
do
we
get
treated
for
public
records
requests.
F
A
F
Okay,
just
wanted
to
make
it
a
public
record,
because
I
did
send
you
an
email
and
I
did
get
a
response
from
stacy
where
she
said
that
I
do
not
want
to
violate
sunshine
law
by
discussing
anything
that
relates
to
policy
matters
right
or
that
can
be
construed
so
correct.
Basically,
she
said,
additionally,
you
can
bring
this
up
at
the
city
council
meeting,
which
is
what
I'm
doing
today.
Okay,.
B
Q
B
K
We
do
not
have
an
explicit
noise
ordinance
regulating
as
similar
to
what
other
jurisdictions
have,
which
would
be
regulating
the
levels
of
noise.
Usually,
noise
ordinances
are
specific,
very
technical.
They
also
have
they.
When
you
reach
that
area,
then
there
are
then
difficulties
or
questions
for
enforcement
or
what
people
perceive
enforcement
should
be
as
to
versus
what
actual
enforcement
is.
K
K
I
have
examined
other
jurisdictions
previous
jurisdiction.
I
worked
out.
We
had
a
noise
ordinance
that
presented
difficulties
in
enforcement
was
said,
it's
it's
in
the
idea.
It
may
seem
like
something
that
is
productive,
but
when
you
actually
get
to
the
point
of
applying
it
it
it
becomes.
There
are
avenues.
There
are
potentials
for
difficulties
in
applying
a
specific
noise
ordinance.
B
And
I
understand
that
you
know
you
can
have
the
the
curmudgeon
that
doesn't
want
anybody
to
have
any
fun
and
that's
not
what
we
need
to
do.
We
want
people
to
have
their
liberty
and
freedom,
but
it
needs
to
be
reasonable
as
well
when
this
is
talking
about
going
into
into
the
early
hours
of
the
morning
I
mean
almost.
K
Practically
speaking,
every
jurisdiction's
noise
ordinances,
the
way
that
these
are
applied
is
usually
you
need
to
have
a
law
enforcement
officer.
When
a
call
is
made
come
onto
the
property.
Hopefully
they
have
the
proper
equipment
in
order
to
properly
effectuate
the
prosecution
of
a
noise
violation
of
the
property
equipment
to
register.
The
decibel
meeting
decibel
readings.
Basically.
B
K
Law
enforcement
have
proper,
that's
like
stating
you
can
try
to
get
speeding
by
using
a
pitching
radar
gun
on
your
iphone.
It's
it's
not
going
to
withstand
proper
evidence,
evidentiary
procedures
in
court,
but
the
decibels
are
measured
by
from
the
receiving
property,
and
then
it
becomes
then
sometimes
it's
subjective.
Somebody
may
say
well
that
bothers
me,
but
the
decibel
readings
fall
under
the
allowable
decibel
readings
under
the
code,
most
codes
have
consistent
decimal
numbers
that
have
been
determined
are:
what
are
the
thresholds?
K
These
are
things
that
can
be
presented.
We
can
present
a
draft
if
you
direct,
so
I
can
work
with
with
code
enforcement
to
come
up
with
a
proper
action,
both
code
enforcement
and
the
police
department,
because
you'd
be
also
issuing
it,
because
you
would
these
a
lot
of
these
cases
sometimes
occur
after
hours
where
our
code
enforcement
officers
are
not
operating
during
those
time.
B
Yeah
I'd
be
curious.
How
other
municipalities
deal
with
and
address
it.
I
understand
the
the
volatility
of
it
and
it's
harder
to
enforce
at
the
same
time.
You
know
we,
I
don't
know
if
it's
the
type
of
thing
that
and
those
will
ring
your
bell
down
there-
that
we
have
a
workshop.
I
just
want
to
know
how
should
we,
you
know
this
is
our
only
chance
to
get
to
talk
to
each
other
about
something
like
this
and
and
if
there's
an
annoyance
I
mean
you
know.
B
Typically,
you
want
neighbors
just
to
be
good,
neighbors
and
work
it
out
amongst
themselves,
but
it
doesn't
always
happen,
and
it's
just
like
speed.
I
I
don't
like
limiting
anybody's
liberty,
but
speed
limits
are
a
limit
on
people's
liberty.
Why?
Because
there
are
other
people
so
at
what
point
is
the
actions
of
one
affecting
another?
That's
not
reasonable,
and
so
I'm
not
saying
hey
by
eight
o'clock
go
to
bed
because
other
people
go
to
bed.
I'm
simply
saying
you
know:
is
there
a
time
that
we
say
hey
bring
it
down
at
this
time?
I
again.
K
K
I
I
already
have
various
noise
ordinances
from
other
from
jurisdictions
around
from
central
florida
jurisdictions.
As
I
said,
the
brief,
the
easiest
thing
is
a
lot
there's
different
standards,
industrial,
commercial,
residential
agricultural,
actually,
the
loudest
the
the
loudest
offenders
quote.
Unquote
are
actually
agricultural
properties.
B
B
K
B
And
just
the
other
thing
that
I
have
is,
and
I'm
not
sure
if
staff
maybe
has
already
been
able
to
address
this,
an
email
from
rebecca
with
the
new
school,
wonderful
new
school
by
the
way
and
there's
room
for
growth
there
believe
it
or
not.
Rod
you'll
like
that
one,
but
her
neighborhood,
the
the
walking
route
and
everything's
just
some
real
concern
there
have
you
already
dealt
with
that
on
staff
level,
or
is
this
something.
A
G
E
G
City
and
then
lastly,
september
8th
is
grandparents
day
and
so
myself,
along
with
care
plus,
will
be
having
an
event
celebrating
grandparents
day
on
september,
8th
from
10
30
to
1
o'clock
at
the
care
plus
office
on
the
hunt,
washington
trail
and
we're
open
to
up
to
75
people
that
register,
so
the
first
75
to
register
will
be
admitted
and
lunch
will
be
provided.
You're.
H
Nesta
yeah
I
just
last
week
we
all
went
to
except
for
commissioner
banks
and
went
to
florida
league
of
cities.
That
was
a
really
cool
event
for
me
being
the
first
time
so
one
they
had
a
speaker
there
on
friday
that
kids,
having
kids
changes
you,
and
so
he
just
made
a
really
emotional
presentation,
and
so
I'm
tearing
up
because
they
got
this
girl
that
she
was
born
without
an
arm.
They
got
her
an
arm.
It
made
me
tear
up
so
the
mayor
of
I
think,
sanibel
island
sitting.
H
Next
to
me,
we
have
to
talk
about
something
and
I'm
like
hold
on.
Just
give
me
a
second.
I
know
I'm
embarrassing
right
now
and
it's
like
it
was
really
cool
to
interact
with
a
lot
of
the
other
elected
officials
throughout
the
state
and
and
see
what
issues
they're
going
through,
how
they're
dealing
with
some
different
issues
and
and
and
also
giving
us
some
some
advice
on
how
we
can
grow
as
well.
So
very,
very
cool
and
value-add
thing.