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Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 25‑709 (Comprehensive Plan future land‑use map amendment): Council approved redesignation of three parcels totaling about 0.98 acres from residential to commercial mixed use. Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25‑710 (Official zoning map amendment): The council rezoned the same three parcels (0.98 acres) from R2 (two‑family residential) to C3 (general commercial). Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Resolution 25‑02: Council authorized staff to sign and submit the State Revolving Fund loan application to finance planning and design for a potable water plant facility (planning grant/loan described by staff as $4,250,000). Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25‑711 (Floodplain management / Chapter 109 updates): Council approved multiple changes to floodplain regulations, including raising the recommended freeboard, updating substantial damage/substantial improvement definitions, and removing the mandatory non‑conversion deed restriction previously required; the ordinance also references Fla. Stat. §163.03335 to allow temporary shelter (recreational vehicles) to remain for up to 36 months in a declared state of emergency. Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25‑712 (Chapter 10 companion code changes): Council approved companion code changes that move floodplain‑management provisions and align other code sections with the chapter 109 revisions, including updates for debris cleanup, definitions and address‑display rules. Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25‑729 (Prohibition on public camping/sleeping): Council enacted a code section to prohibit camping/sleeping on public property consistent with recent state changes; staff said enforcement will apply to public parks and public right‑of‑way, while private‑property issues remain trespass matters for owners. Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25‑730 (Police and fire impact fees): Council approved an update to police and fire impact fees based on a 2024 Stantec study; the update phases in increases over four years as allowed by state statute. Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25‑731 (Transportation impact fee conversion): Council approved turning the city’s “fair share” road formula into a transportation impact fee schedule (per a Stantec study) and authorized the staff process to adopt a fee schedule by resolution at second reading. Motion to approve passed by voice vote.

- Centennial purchase request — Pyro Productions fireworks show: The council approved a purchase request for Pyro Productions to provide an approximately 22‑minute fireworks display for the centennial celebration at a contract price of $20,000. Motion to approve passed by voice vote. Council discussion noted the centennial is a once‑in‑a‑hundred‑year celebration and some members favored concentrating funds on the centennial rather than a separate July 4 display.

Other routine actions

- Council approved the minutes for October 22 and November 12, 2024, and passed a consent agenda.

What happens next: Staff will proceed with the SRF loan application process, finalize the transportation impact fee resolution at second reading, accept and implement the fireworks contract per procurement rules, and circulate ordinance second‑reading materials where required by law.

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He described a roughly 20‑acre parcel adjacent to the Walmart at the end of Ritchie Drive that currently shows PUD zoning but whose original PUD documentation the city could not locate. Coppner said the developer plans to rezone the tract and build “about a hundred plus, fee simple townhomes.” He said substantial wetlands on the property would leave the developable area along the Walmart and Ritchie Drive right‑of‑way; the remainder would likely be conserved. Coppner said the developer expected to submit a planning package to the city within about 90 days and indicated staff asked the applicant to start the pre‑application process as soon as possible.

On the waterfront, Coppner said another developer remained “committed to move forward with that project,” expected to close in about two to three weeks and was collecting materials necessary for a rezoning application. He said the city submitted the package to the state for final approval and expected a response within the next two weeks; if approved, a 31‑day waiting period would follow before the state action takes effect.

Coppner said staff would share application materials with council when they are filed so members can review proposed plans and the planning‑and‑zoning schedule.

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“Out of the general fund, we’ve expended so far about a hundred and $39,000 in hurricane cleanup,” Thompson said. “And in the utility fund … we’ve expended about $730,000 in this fiscal year for hurricane cleanup.” He said the city had submitted documentation to FEMA and asked for expedited reimbursement, which — under FEMA’s expedited review — typically yields 50% of eligible expedited costs up front.

Thompson told council the city had requested approximately $1 million in expedited reimbursement; he said the immediate expectation was roughly $560,000 (about half) while final review could provide the remainder if approved. He also said the utility department still had about $240,000 in open purchase orders for lift‑station work and related repairs.

To cover short‑term cash needs the council previously moved $500,000 from investment accounts to pay storm expenses; Thompson said those funds could be returned to investments once FEMA reimbursements arrive. He told the council staff plans to present a budget amendment in the second fiscal quarter to record reimbursements and avoid penalizing routine operations for extraordinary storm costs.

Council members asked whether any hurricane costs should be accrued into the previous fiscal year; Thompson and staff said many cleanup activities occurred early in the new fiscal year and auditors were comfortable with the purchase‑order approach the city used to reserve funds.

The council accepted the quarterly report and heard that staff will continue to track FEMA submissions and return with a proposed budget amendment once reimbursements are clearer.

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The master plan, Coppner said, would become “the backbone of practically everything we do with stormwater, as well as looking at our resiliency and coastal management efforts going down the road.” He said the city budgeted $50,000 this year and hoped to win the balance from FDEM.

Coppner also said Pasco County and the city submitted letters of interest to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to seek a study under the Corps’ CAP/Section 103 process; the Corps has signaled interest in two separate federal authorities for related work. Coppner said the Corps examined whether the scope fit Section 103 (coastal/storm surge) and also identified a potential Section 205 (riverine flooding) project to address inland flooding such as the high water on Sunset and Bay boulevards.

“If we get federal interest,” Coppner said, “we stand a possibility of actually having two projects come out of this now — one to address the storm surge issues which primarily are gonna be our fire department and our lift stations, and then the riverine flooding, which really is that blue sky flooding we experienced on Sunset Boulevard as well as Bay Boulevard.”

Council members heard that the Corps’ next step is a small study to determine federal interest; Coppner said the city expects to hear back in the near term about whether the Corps will advance to study funding.

On water‑system planning, the council approved a resolution authorizing the city to apply for the Florida State Revolving Fund loan program to finance planning and design for a potable water plant. Coppner said the planning grant/loan package is for the planning and design phase and that staff must submit the SRF loan application and receive council authorization to proceed.

The council voted to approve the resolution authorizing the SRF application (Resolution 25‑02). Coppner said the planning work and the stormwater master plan are intended to make the city more competitive for future state and federal grants for resilience and water infrastructure.

What happened next: staff will await FDEM and Corps responses and proceed with the SRF loan application process per the council’s authorization. Coppner said he would update the council as agencies respond.

","City Manager Matthew Coppner told the City Council the city applied for a $150,000 FDEM watershed/stormwater master‑plan grant and is pursuing Army Corps interest under both CAP (Section 103) and Section 205; council also authorized staff to apply for a state‑revolving‑fund loan to plan a potable water plant.","actionData","errors"]

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