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Bramley said the current Highlander Park pool is “leaking badly and is obsolete” and that a master plan for a new aquatic complex is under design. The planned amenities listed in the presentation include a 25‑yard competition pool, an activity pool with zero‑depth entry, two large slides and a therapy pool. Bramley thanked local donors—naming the Bilheimers—for a $1,000,000 donation toward the therapy pool and said the Kiwanis Club donated $35,000 for playground improvements and a new cushioning surface.

She also reported that four original shade structures at the Highlander playground were replaced and new spray features added; recent additions include new pickleball courts at Eagle Scout Park and a renovated Dunedin Golf Club reopened to public use.

On the Gladys Douglas Preserve, Bramley said Phase 2 is ready to advance and will include a pier, kayak launch, restroom facilities, picnic shelters and an observation platform; staff will bring engineering and design service agreements to the commission in April.

Parks director Vince Gizzi was acknowledged; Bramley noted Gizzi’s last day will be March 4 and thanked him for his service.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025 State of the City","oneSentenceSummary","City officials announced design work for a new Highlander Park Aquatic Complex (including a 25‑yard competition pool, activity pool, slides and therapy pool funded by a $1M donation), upgrades to Highlander Park playgrounds and plans for Phase 2 at Gladys Douglas Preserve including a pier and kayak launch.","taxTitle","Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida","taxId",50865,"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},6306406,"FDOT Skinner Boulevard Complete Streets project underway; eastbound detour flip planned after Mardi Gras",115,2183000,2298000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73&start=2183&end=2298","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73/thumbnail_2183000.jpg","/articles/6306406/Dunedin/Pinellas-County/Florida/FDOT-Skinner-Boulevard-Complete-Streets-project-underway-eastbound-detour-flip-planned-after-Mardi-Gras","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306406-5bf6bb3228bfe5c8d60ab830ec70262b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137105&Signature=XUxw4GARxU07EMhDpxqf9~IzGqzpnqD1SiqTIJrLTQKpe55cBvTOhoSQTUdQUgXea3Fm9CdUwVHXxNU~lumOyO5qIRu~Eizj6CiVL7w2wE4O2TnfL0csWpsMnnycBS9KlRuVauquFTll7DqkdVcyRpDhex8RnengijaUbwNhUvsExtA4fv1w7eKK-mgjor5CwdjfEoG1vSMD26YwdiP2jgnREJAJ~GBLV8wSCA-a44nk51NppHzQ2opTBujs59dJtABMk-9h~pA4FVSGBVyVbZkar4cgPjQWrHoY7KMsaIhmYj-o7ZQzgygHHK9qhprkhHHv5UOXjMpDI7x4JUV1zA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Jennifer Bramley briefed the audience at the State of the City on the Skinner Boulevard (State Route 580) Complete Streets improvement project, saying construction began in August and that work on the north sides of the roundabouts is complete.

Bramley said crews will flip traffic control to the southern portions of the roundabouts after Mardi Gras, with a tentative eastbound-to-westbound detour flip scheduled for March 12. She said the Florida Department of Transportation and the city will coordinate detour advertising and promote businesses affected by construction.

The project will reduce travel lanes, construct two roundabouts and add a multipurpose path connecting the Pinellas Trail to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Bramley stated the project budget is $9.2 million and that the funding comes from multiple entities, not solely the city.

She told the crowd the project is on schedule for early 2026 completion and that the city will use social media and other channels to notify residents and promote impacted businesses during detours.","City officials said the $9.2 million Skinner Boulevard (State Route 580) Complete Streets project — funded by multiple partners — will add two roundabouts, reduce travel lanes and add a multipurpose path; an eastbound detour flip is tentatively scheduled for March 12.",{"_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},6306410,"Dunedin touts 78‑unit affordable housing approval, mixed‑use OceanOptics site and parking plans",194,1987000,2181000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73&start=1987&end=2181","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73/thumbnail_1987000.jpg","/articles/6306410/Dunedin/Pinellas-County/Florida/Dunedin-touts-78unit-affordable-housing-approval-mixeduse-OceanOptics-site-and-parking-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306410-1f070ea6268ae14ae492521564430433/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137105&Signature=KHl9cN1cDJ4Z8uUBA95-L630lkr70b9p8TX3m344yE7VVl0PJ7HhYUbJY8ITCvqxDZuuenS4cmXTPKpEtjEhobCKXhdQ1pnnw6E6aQjfCvaAb1fNrT-PxER79xandnNKz0EZ9UUDzAIhZugzrp5A58bjS2ge9ePcspL8kvtdXkgYO2msWPX2SQFRqrqql9LtUeB9WTyH3DaXTwFjfmv9oMjl2tCcQlBqt359Sz1ixECqEiIA9JMnu7nZMcTRA9HkufXY55O4ji2pEiDw2MvXeKeAAHqsbmx4WdFOaLBCGMpYN-mrRXtMoBhTTaYux1t6axwjgmeyTJtoB7PtVC7RtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Jennifer Bramley said Dunedin has conceptually approved a 78‑unit affordable housing development behind Lukens Liquor off State Road 580 that will include 42 one‑bedroom and 36 two‑bedroom units intended for households earning between 30% and 80% of area median income.

Construction for the project is expected to begin at the end of 2025 and take about 15 months to complete, Bramley said (remarks beginning at 1987.015). The presentation did not include the development’s financing sources, developer name or the final approval documents.

Bramley also said the OceanOptics site has been purchased and that the new owner is expected to present a mixed‑use redevelopment concept this spring; she added that Gateway has no new updates and that any future plan will likely await completion of the Skinner Boulevard project.

On parking, Bramley said plans have been in development for a proposed 192‑space parking garage at the corner of Douglas and Scotland (the current gravel lot behind Skips). Design concepts recently went before the Architectural Review Committee and will be before the City Commission on March 6 for review and public input.

The city manager framed these items as part of a larger effort to balance growth, parking demand and the need for more affordable housing in a largely built‑out community.","City officials said a conceptually approved 78‑unit development off State Road 580 will target households at 30–80% of area median income; officials also previewed a mixed‑use plan for the Ocean Optics site and upcoming public review of a proposed 192‑space parking garage.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6306413,"Dunedin presents budget snapshot: $133M revenue, strong reserves but storm costs press cash flow",361,1243000,1604000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73&start=1243&end=1604","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73/thumbnail_1243000.jpg","/articles/6306413/Dunedin/Pinellas-County/Florida/Dunedin-presents-budget-snapshot-133M-revenue-strong-reserves-but-storm-costs-press-cash-flow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306413-3b8a4aba634609b24afaf50def2d3279/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137105&Signature=WQQBbluxTZUNV7SU6nxi7NmM74QaRzNrkd~89VLfndeBXQaXAi1wOmfJPvAWl8gDN0TOH~bTvtY~5YQ-YdRNvhINjz7jPqIVQ1ZBPMQSzJ7ijObIkrvGkpIT4~u9cG5OJtHHRHSTBydBZHySWJhgdXYVaMJPhbPRwUKh7OoYb4r3eq~~eMtKv7otujR71LrOORAQ71TDaol8CKgEUv4QjtO9U8PPk8XicEbgjt2CQxd2Af7cb9LHePy-OBSf2vFVQfiNmE9IOKCUJyDPLLwv~ixoR82GkeXNYeVvQMyKmpjc3FwMM~SgdMDEciVcOX-fdkZU8SP9eUrmhlWWo6qJpA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Jennifer Bramley told the 2025 State of the City audience that Dunedin’s total revenue across funds is approximately $133 million while city expenditures in fiscal year 2025 totaled nearly $139 million, and that the city has worked to build reserves ahead of storms.

Bramley said only about 24% of property-tax collections come back to the municipal government and that property tax accounts for about 15% of the city’s total revenue; other income streams include water and wastewater fees, stormwater, solid waste, parks program revenue and user fees.

She noted Dunedin’s general‑fund reserves are estimated at 21.4% of general fund personnel and operating expenditures—well above the city’s 15% financial‑policy target—and said those reserves gave the city flexibility to respond to storm costs without immediately issuing long-term debt. Bramley told the audience that maintaining strong reserves has been a multi‑year effort tied to sound budgeting and that rating agencies monitor reserves closely.

To cover short-term cash needs before reimbursements arrive, Bramley described two tools: interfund loans (internal, up to three years) and an external tax‑exempt line of credit; she said borrowing from internal funds avoids issuance costs and that the city expects to repay short‑term loans when FEMA and state reimbursements are received.

Bramley also broke down operating and personnel shares of expenditures: operating costs represent about 52% of expenditures, and personnel costs represent about 28%.

The presentation noted Dunedin holds a strong S&P rating (described by the speaker as “a double a plus” rating) and credited multi-year fiscal choices and prior commissions’ decisions for preserving that rating.

The city emphasized continuing a “slow, steady, stable” budgeting approach in 2025 while balancing recovery spending and capital projects.","City officials said Dunedin’s total revenue is roughly $133 million, expenditures about $139 million, and general-fund reserves sit at about 21.4%, above the city’s 15% policy target; leaders outlined interfund loans and a bank line of credit to bridge storm-related cash needs.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6306419,"Dunedin outlines $24M storm-recovery plan, commission backs priority marina repairs",1481,1353000,2834000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73&start=1353&end=2834","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2437530-79e9b065929762f9ec883c6b7b146c73/thumbnail_1353000.jpg","/articles/6306419/Dunedin/Pinellas-County/Florida/Dunedin-outlines-24M-storm-recovery-plan-commission-backs-priority-marina-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306419-abb0f04f8557a09e2c354534728b4ab5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137105&Signature=WO6G6larwt6j~UVP2EyCYz62pXU2cOD~wPWxzBj8fi71mj8ZOAJfZxkT4CFsP6thdcI29cnk2N42wiwxrbkLmFR7o0mGOlDlIZ9I~GdeyekV7XuFxAlZOArkpbCy1ehgo0vEA3n7k6Zd-xIbgEvK3wNKBALNQo77aYQNiHzjkzqLcCEus-xsWRASdz84d7GAa~J~l0MicG9NlLWKdbJA5BlLXzxxM8PrrGXkldXhmSxFv~c7HUHHTUQskq2SGt4WJ0Jun9giBg9IMQO7RzpKZStDfPMaZYuh8Gk9f5UoZPfejAn6LYSM7JqKztbVLU0Vco~n3o6nDNdJ4-zuqg3Z0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dunedin Mayor Franey and City Manager Jennifer Bramley told attendees at the 2025 State of the City that the city’s total estimated storm damage from the 2024 storms is about $24 million and outlined how the city will pay for recovery work.

Bringing figures to the public, Bramley said the city expects debris removal costs of about $4.9 million (already partially offset by an expedited FEMA payment of $2.4 million) and that the bulk of remaining storm-related costs—approximately $19.1 million—will be reimbursed at roughly 75% from FEMA, 12.5% from the state of Florida and 12.5% from the city, leaving an estimated city cash outlay of about $2.3 million.

The reimbursement split matters because Dunedin plans to cover immediate cash needs with a mix of short-term options. Bramley described interfund loans (loans from one city fund to another limited to three years), an external tax-exempt line of credit from the city’s bank and use of reserve balances until federal and state reimbursements arrive.

“We anticipate reimbursement from FEMA and the state of Florida within the next three year time frame. When the reimbursements are received, we will pay down the short term loans, both internal and external,” Bramley said (remarks beginning at 1375.155). She noted the city already received an expedited FEMA payment to help with debris removal.

Bramley and Mayor Franey also emphasized community response: city staff, nonprofits and volunteers organized through a Dunedin Strong initiative that connected more than two dozen local volunteer organizations with nearly 50 residents needing muck‑out, furniture removal and other recovery assistance.

On marina repairs, Bramley reported the marina was “severely damaged” by the 2024 hurricanes and said the commission was briefed on a remediation plan to stabilize seawalls, replace critical utilities and restore docks. According to Bramley, the City Commission “supported making these necessary repairs a priority” at a recent Tuesday meeting; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote tally for that action (remarks beginning at 2781.655 and approval referenced at 2833.845).

The city manager warned that design, permitting and contractor selection will take time and pledged ongoing updates to commission meetings and public communications as work proceeds.

The mayor and city manager repeatedly framed recovery as a finance-and-resilience challenge rather than an open-ended expense, citing the city’s relatively strong reserves and the expectation of outside reimbursement as the basis for short-term borrowing decisions.

Looking ahead, city staff said they will pursue federal and state grants for resilience projects and continue work on a vulnerability assessment and an adaptation action plan required by some grant programs.

Notes: Commission support for marina repairs was recorded in the meeting but the transcript does not supply a mover/second or a recorded vote tally; financial figures are the amounts stated in the State of the City presentation.","City leaders said estimated 2024 storm damage totals about $24 million and described a financing plan that uses interfund loans, a line of credit and expected FEMA and state reimbursements; the City Commission supported making marina repairs a priority.","actionData","errors"]

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