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Key outcomes: the council adopted Ordinance No. 2024‑25 (second reading) to amend the city comprehensive plan's capital improvement element and schedule for FY 2025–2035; approved Ordinance No. 2025‑02 (first reading) amending city retirement-plan language to rely on plan-adoption agreements; continued Ordinance No. 2025‑01 at the applicant's request with no date certain; and adopted updated local rules and procedures for 2025 with a minor modification to the sample agenda requested by council.

Votes recorded in the transcript show the measures passed unanimously in recorded roll calls where taken. Consent agenda items (6–8) and the general meeting agenda were also approved by unanimous voice/roll-call votes. No substantive public controversy on the specific ordinance texts was recorded during the meeting; public comment on other topics (stormwater, hoarder complaint, fluoride) occurred separately in the public-comment period.

Votes at a glance

- Motion to approve tonight's agenda: passed (voice vote, unanimous).
- Consent agenda (items 6–8): approved (roll call reported as \"consent passes 5-0\").
- Ordinance No. 2024‑25 (second reading): \"An ordinance amending the comprehensive plan capital improvement element providing the FY 2025–2035 schedule of capital improvements\" — moved, seconded and approved on second reading (roll call: 5‑0).
- Ordinance No. 2025‑01 (first reading): applicant requested continuation without date certain — continued by the council at the applicant's request (no vote to advance; applicant voluntarily pulled item).
- Ordinance No. 2025‑02 (first reading): amendment to Chapter 54 retirement rules to allow plan-adoption agreements to control contribution definitions — moved, seconded and approved on first reading (roll call recorded as unanimous).
- Adoption of Port Orange City Council local rules and procedures for 2025: council approved the rules as presented with the requested change to combine sample-agenda sections d and e into a single section (roll call: unanimous).

No final budget adoptions, appointments or contract awards requiring separate recorded outcomes were listed in the portion of the transcript provided.

The council directed staff to follow up on several items raised in public comment (stormwater planning, vulnerability-assessment open house) but made no immediate policy changes at this meeting beyond the votes listed above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Meeting - 01/21/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Port Orange City Council approved its FY 2025–2035 capital improvement element ordinance on second reading, adopted updated local rules and advanced a pension-plan resolution process; one land‑use ordinance was continued at the applicant's request.","taxTitle","Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida","taxId",5659,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6374987,"Flooded Port Orange residents press council over FEMA letters, ditches and stormwater repairs",1992,1208000,3200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2142668-17c46ce5d8afef41c1389f5edea7a588&start=1208&end=3200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2142668-17c46ce5d8afef41c1389f5edea7a588/thumbnail_1208000.jpg","/articles/6374987/Port-Orange/Volusia-County/Florida/Flooded-Port-Orange-residents-press-council-over-FEMA-letters-ditches-and-stormwater-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6374987-9b628b63521ac565c327f3d148059f0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160858&Signature=cvW1gXW0X7OD-F7cK7JEu4gxcl0zxGBCSj51vmjdXbNroNC0PWFH3wr02hl~0nz86VGvxeK~kcI2Y3NepflidiXF3gJlU7AsNZVcFMEElVo2tickm7eKo~d0UBy7Ezul28IkZsqvqhcOxh8FKHAkTYCFPPYFSEZPRNQrfBg32NQPzGEV2TWP8PCxnMCZRb16cgQpi6tRf2IX1Ntaq4yegGPw8K2-jwUmL6FTshP1mw5fSuMg2bE7XkevAaK8r1QvpubGpUGE0eDjBsrJsMZFHwdmXweU1ONJR-RRkK1W59CVbUiz09qY06IPNNPBYwBqrQMIrgVbR1OE4t1Yd3pfnw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents from Sugar Forest and other low-lying Port Orange neighborhoods described ongoing flood damage, safety and property concerns and asked the City Council for clearer communications and faster action on stormwater repairs.

Several speakers said they had received “substantial damage” letters from the city after recent storms and expressed frustration with insurance and recovery delays. Frank Biedlott said his home was labeled “substantially damaged” in an October 2024 letter and questioned a city valuation he described as far below his homeowners and flood-insurance estimates. Kathleen Tarnow and other Sugar Forest residents said small drain pipes, clogged ditches and a nearby retention pond repeatedly let water into backyards and called for clearer responsibility and repairs.

Residents also described neighborhood public-safety problems unrelated to flooding. Heather Curry, a Sugar Forest resident who said she lost household items in a house fire, recounted a multi-year nuisance and code-enforcement problem involving a neighbor she described as a hoarder; she said repeated calls to code enforcement and police had not resolved the situation.

City officials outlined next steps and funding context. City Manager Wayne (presenting as city manager) told the public the city will hold an open-house vulnerability-assessment meeting the following day as part of the state’s Resilient Florida program; that assessment is required to make projects eligible for a 50/50 state funding match. He also said the city’s stormwater master plan is nearly complete and that a March workshop will present modeling and proposed projects publicly. Wayne said the city has begun receiving some federal reimbursements for prior storms (including $1.7 million identified as Irma reimbursement) and that FEMA turnaround times have recently improved for debris and claims related to recent storms.

Several councilmembers and staff urged residents to attend the open house and the March workshop so staff can gather neighborhood-specific flood information. Councilman Grubbs and others said the city is evaluating properties that could be purchased for stormwater mitigation and coordinating with county and state partners on regional solutions. No formal council action or vote on a new project was taken at this meeting; council directed staff to continue planning work and to present results at the public workshops.

The transcript records numerous citizen accounts that the city and staff said they will use to refine modeling and grant applications.","Multiple residents from Sugar Forest and nearby neighborhoods described repeated flooding, damaged homes and slow relief after recent storms; the city manager said staff will hold an open-house vulnerability assessment tomorrow and a public workshop on the stormwater master plan in March to inform state funding applications.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6374990,"Residents ask Port Orange City Council to consider ending water fluoridation",553,343000,896000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2142668-17c46ce5d8afef41c1389f5edea7a588&start=343&end=896","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2142668-17c46ce5d8afef41c1389f5edea7a588/thumbnail_343000.jpg","/articles/6374990/Port-Orange/Volusia-County/Florida/Residents-ask-Port-Orange-City-Council-to-consider-ending-water-fluoridation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6374990-09250d5676471301f29bc51afbc8f9db/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160858&Signature=ExRbRRlFlb8nFDHWMKhKGO-3s6gP5C6Mc4BJJ14RCzEjiCUKA88aklEJNMOI3lWdstTTvB7kWhou-2rybKY5ZqxUK~8LpDF8zmk8FSjOhLqNaxVn2Sh5P~lqNRLpT1YxoL~TPaplmKUdewgHc4rxntIwfSwdZ0dPfOO9WVYxPO2ImavPDNsA~dSvQEX3akhaTG41EH2Me9TuGtoks8hnGfuruz9NU1UB~MfjfbrcoLdrjvbBBnldEBXTnUliCriDMMbjct8ZpCahccXopiApYjTnZKwWDekYTpyTmj8PEfsyp5pCjbo-nkXRRtctR-MRVtG1hWsOWl0bbnYVnxYRYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Port Orange residents used the public-comment period to ask the City Council to place community water fluoridation on a future meeting agenda and to consider ending the practice.

Speakers described health concerns they attributed to fluoridation and pointed to recent public-health guidance. Jennifer Calusian, a Port Orange resident, asked council to “place a stop on the outdated practice of water fluoridation” and requested the item be scheduled so council could vote on it. Eden, an 11-year-old Port Orange resident, said the state surgeon general’s November 22, 2024 guidance recommended against community water fluoridation and urged the council to consider a vote.

The request drew additional public comment. Felicia Morrissey, a long-time Port Orange resident, said the Food and Drug Administration treats some fluoride uses as medical treatments and argued residents lack “informed consent” when the chemical is added to the public water supply. A commenter who identified himself as Palmer raised similar health and consent concerns and referenced a recent federal court ruling mentioned during public comment.

Council response was limited to requests for staff follow-up. Councilman Foley said he had received many emails on the subject and asked staff to investigate “a little bit further” so the council could determine whether to put the matter on a future agenda. Other councilmembers said they had also received constituent messages and signaled willingness to obtain more information before deciding whether to add the issue as an agenda item.

No formal motion or council vote to add fluoridation to the next agenda was made during the meeting. City staff and council members directed that staff gather information and return with details if the matter is to be scheduled for formal consideration.

Residents who spoke and the portions of the meeting where they spoke are recorded in the meeting transcript.","Multiple Port Orange residents urged the City Council to add a vote on community water fluoridation after citing recent guidance from the Florida surgeon general and health concerns; councilmembers said they would investigate the issue and consider adding it to a future agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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