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Mayor Buddy Dyer told the council the project would modernize the Coalition’s campus and create a six‑story building to serve up to 350 women and children, an increase from 240 today. Dyer said the expanded campus would include counseling, medical and dental services and childcare on site so residents would not have to leave for those services. He said the city has publicly expressed support for using some Accelerate Orlando funds toward the modernization.

The item was presented as an amendment to the city’s land‑use and zoning regulations for the property described in ordinance 2025‑4. The council voted to adopt the ordinance after a public hearing and a short public comment period; the motion was made by Commissioner Rose and seconded by Commissioner Sheehan and passed on a unanimous vote.

Several residents spoke during the public hearing. LaWanna Gelser of Paramore said she supports solutions for people experiencing homelessness but criticized the city’s approach to placing social‑services facilities in Paramore, describing long‑running neighborhood impacts she attributed to prior decisions. Gelser questioned whether funding and outcomes have been adequately measured and urged the council to document community impacts and performance data.

Council members did not request a continuance; the council completed the public hearing and voted the same day. The final ordinance amends the city’s official zoning maps for the property and carries the effective date listed in the ordinance.

The council’s action does not itself appropriate funds; Dyer’s remarks said the city has publicly supported using Accelerate Orlando funds but the transcript does not record a specific appropriation vote at this meeting.

The council and staff noted the project will increase on‑campus services and capacity, which the mayor said will reduce instances in which women and children are turned away. There were no staff presentations in the record that specified a construction schedule or a final project budget at this meeting.

Public comment and council debate were recorded during the ordinance hearing and the item passed on a unanimous voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Orlando - Council Meeting January 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Orlando City Council on Jan. 27 approved a zoning amendment to permit redevelopment of the Coalition for the Homeless campus in the Paramore area, clearing the way for a planned six‑story facility that city officials said would increase shelter capacity and provide on‑site services.","taxTitle","Orlando, Orange County, Florida","taxId",2968,"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},6369795,"Votes at a glance: Orlando City Council Jan. 27, 2025 — assessments, ordinances and consent items",862,867000,4290,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2153819-6a89ccdabb44157e66f98a178d99178a&start=867&end=4","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2153819-6a89ccdabb44157e66f98a178d99178a/thumbnail_867000.jpg","/articles/6369795/Orlando/Orange-County/Florida/Votes-at-a-glance-Orlando-City-Council-Jan-27-2025-assessments-ordinances-and-consent-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6369795-b4c4dac79becf6f98047fbd5592bf93a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445646&Signature=EIz7veDnBJy3zPVO1BIAOuh3HkQdOrM1Cvzp98y5Zp~jSdBe6s5YTbEwpvPpvqTgg-cBtNFpjvXkKbcyI3N9OX0rXQ8ykzOAi9pojpqZNJRrHpqkvpexwG9BVjLCPR0GxKZZPdugy1kUI7tkyqbn3Lkemi70xVfLvQZx4qUDfqpQb9vBOqyhlXkBiudMVzRaJhG3nQar~nEnEryWcP-YKbKH-GVGpyNnE7gjHYkNT43n5eJYTejXE4dZXuZUIdHZJ0s5uWyBwnnOoshWBIgpTfetoI-0Xg5NG524oaqtX1rj8SxtZ53~H7G4QZmYEAzvgj4vjcIGA7xRsaZ~tnsgGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Orlando City Council conducted a series of procedural and legislative votes during its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting. The items below reflect motions, movers/seconds and the recorded outcomes in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, the package lists the council members present and records their votes as \"yes\" per the meeting roll call and recorded voice‑vote outcome.

Votes at a glance

1) Approval of minutes (Jan. 13 agenda review and city council minutes)
Motion: Approve minutes from Jan. 13, 2025. Mover: Commissioner Ortiz. Second: Commissioner Stewart. Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

2) Consent agenda
Motion: Approve consent agenda. Mover: Commissioner Burns. Second: Commissioner Sheehan. Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

3) CRA minutes (Nov. 11 and Dec. 9)
Motion: Approve CRA minutes. Mover/Second: various (Rose/Sheehan on Nov. 11; Rose/Sheehan or Rose/Stewart on Dec. 9 as recorded). Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice votes).

4) CRA policy and contracts and assistance (CRA items 3–5)
Motion: Approve CRA policy/procedures update; approve pressure‑washing agreement; approve façade and restaurant assistance for Heat Wave (see CRA article for details). Mover: Commissioner Rose. Seconds: Commissioners Sheehan/Stewart as recorded. Outcome: All approved (unanimous voice votes).

5) Neighborhood Improvement District procedures
Motion: Approve procedural updates for Neighborhood Improvement District including use of city procurement system for projects under $100,000. Mover: Commissioner Sheehan. Second: Commissioner Stewart. Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

6) Final assessment resolution (hospital charity care assessment)
Motion: Adopt final assessment resolution to impose a non‑ad valorem assessment to support charity health care by the city's hospitals (advertised Jan. 8, 2025). Mover: Commissioner Burns. Second: Commissioner Sheehan. Outcome: Approved (unanimous voice vote).

7) Ordinance 2025‑1 (adopted, second reading)
Motion: Adopt ordinance to amend the future land use map for ~10.5 acres (state route 528 / Dowden Road area) to Mixed Use Corridor Medium Intensity. Mover: Commissioner Gray. Second: Commissioner Ortiz. Outcome: Adopted (unanimous voice vote).

8) Ordinance 2025‑3 (first reading)
Motion: Approve first reading to amend the future land use map for ~0.42 acres (Paramore/West Central/West Washington area). Mover: Commissioner Rose. Second: Commissioner Sheehan. Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote); public comment received.

9) Ordinance 2025‑4 (Coalition for the Homeless planned development amendment)
Motion: Adopt ordinance 2025‑4 to amend planned development and zoning for the Coalition for the Homeless Men's Service Center property (approx. 4.98 acres). Mover: Commissioner Rose. Second: Commissioner Sheehan. Outcome: Adopted (unanimous voice vote).

10) Ordinance 2025‑5 (rezoning Mercy Drive / Silver Star Road area)
Motion: Adopt ordinance 2025‑5 rezoning ~1.1 acres from medium intensity residential to industrial general with Wekiva overlay. Mover: Commissioner Rose. Second: Commissioner Sheehan. Outcome: Adopted (unanimous voice vote).

For several items the public hearing record shows speakers and objections (notably public comment from LaWanna Gelser on Paramore impacts and wetlands and opposition to concentration of social services). The transcript does not show individual roll‑call tallies; the council recorded unanimous voice votes on the motions noted above. The clerk confirmed a quorum and all members were present at roll call earlier in the meeting: Commissioner Jim Gray, Commissioner Ortiz, Commissioner Stewart, Commissioner Sheehan, Interim Commissioner Rose, Commissioner Burns and Mayor Buddy Dyer.

If a reader needs the precise ordinance or resolution text, or executed contracts, those documents were not attached to the hearing record in the transcript and should be requested from the City Clerk’s office.","The Orlando City Council conducted a series of procedural and substantive votes on Jan. 27, adopting minutes, a consent agenda, CRA actions, a final assessment resolution to support charity health care, and several ordinances and rezones; motions and outcomes are summarized below.",{"_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},6369801,"CRA approves facade grant and restaurant assistance for Heat Wave, updates policies and small contracts",282,3013000,3295000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2153819-6a89ccdabb44157e66f98a178d99178a&start=3013&end=3295","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2153819-6a89ccdabb44157e66f98a178d99178a/thumbnail_3013000.jpg","/articles/6369801/Orlando/Orange-County/Florida/CRA-approves-facade-grant-and-restaurant-assistance-for-Heat-Wave-updates-policies-and-small-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6369801-4d983c245d57501168ebb14bb36dc6fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445646&Signature=oP19GG63sJMuDlmDMdwV2rn49YF2gvWwcaEiJ0tA7GOP7BGpHkPTCGt6ZzsFs7iYWDQS9AbrD85DVwwS7CsEp2mnWilTjmJyNIYYXgMO6tiBgwyifULBJkGqy3FwVPJhr0gmsDY5TOmWvYHxeConnKaJzo94VVdY0bg8YtsGvPLPIUeu51owKOM-sPpfXW1zwWpksJXbuhQYtPybMl~nlu9XgG1PrPWQVuWBw6GDidMuqIQP6gLQgCbqiBKq5Q9nj4Jlhh5OwK5IhWNXOTukCRG-Hpyk4TsIL9d6n0Wc5nlPuF83cJ8t27sJ3VbBhEC-CG1bneGDybTsOsj0lJgjRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on Jan. 27 approved updates to its policy and procedures, a one‑year pressure‑washing services agreement, a façade grant and restaurant assistance for a new Paramore business known as Heat Wave.

CRA staff presented proposed policy and procedure updates that document the agency’s review processes, add a real estate policy, update program lists and clarify the executive director’s authority for small grants. The council approved the updates by motion from Commissioner Rose with a second from Commissioner Sheehan; the vote carried without recorded opposition.

The CRA also approved a one‑year agreement with Greenworks (pressure washing) to allow additional event‑related cleaning within the CRA area; the staff presentation stated the agreement is “not to exceed 995” as written in the meeting record. The motion to approve was made by Commissioner Rose and seconded by Commissioner Stewart and passed.

Two business assistance items for a new Paramore restaurant called Heat Wave were approved. Staff said Heat Wave is leasing 741 West Church Street (former Stonewall site) and seeks façade improvements (windows, stucco, woodwork and painting) eligible for CRA reimbursement under Paramore facade rules; staff stated the reimbursable portion is about 129,000. In a second action the CRA approved Heat Wave’s participation in the restaurant assistance program: $125,000 in total assistance, consisting of $75,000 for tenant improvements and $50,000 in rental assistance, because the location is in Paramore. Both motions were moved by Commissioner Rose, seconded by Commissioner Sheehan, and passed on unanimous voice votes.

CRA staff said the restaurant expects to open in April. The meeting record identifies the business but does not include a signed grant agreement or a detailed project budget in the public record shown at the hearing.

The CRA indicated it will solicit further competitive procurements if services are needed beyond the initial contract terms and will update the council on program implementation.","The Community Redevelopment Agency approved updates to CRA policies, a one‑year pressure‑washing agreement and two grant/assistance awards for a new restaurant in Paramore (Heat Wave): a facade reimbursement of about $129,000 and $125,000 in restaurant program assistance (split $75,000 tenant improvements, $50,000 rent assistance).","actionData","errors"]

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