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Jim (staff member) outlined the Fisher wastewater-treatment improvements intended to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads and move the plant toward modern standards. He said the Fisher project is about 70% complete with a budget just over $1.3 million and with roughly $500,000 remaining; staff expect substantial completion by Aug. 30. Jim said a separate filter-rehab job at Fisher has been delayed by long lead times for parts (16 months) and carries an original budget of about $388,000 with approximately $312,000 remaining; that work should wrap around mid-July.

On the water side, staff briefed commissioners that the Cortland Water Plant project — including two wells sited on Roland to reduce withdrawals near the Blue Springs Basin — is approximately 92% complete on a budget of about $22.7 million and that final testing and bacteriological sampling were underway. Utilities staff said Lift Station No. 7 in the Waycross area is under construction (budget about $1.5 million) and will increase capacity while replacing an older master station; the contractor expects substantial completion in January 2026.

The commission heard a status report on the citywide meter-replacement program: staff have replaced nearly all of the planned 36,000 water meters and expect about 1,900 meters remaining, with replacement completion targeted for July 30. The next phase is an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network that will use about 16 towers to capture hourly meter reads; staff anticipate the AMI network up and running by Sept. 30 and a customer portal (phase 3) to follow. \"It's gonna be a really big improvement,\" Glenn (City Manager) said of the customer portal that can alert customers to high usage by text or email.

Staff also described SCADA upgrades for lift stations and plants to move from polling intervals (previously up to 27 minutes) to real-time monitoring; the lift-station SCADA project is nearly complete, with just 3 stations left and a budget of about $822,000 (approx. $34,000 remaining). A broader SCADA replacement for water and wastewater plants is a larger, multi-year project budgeted at about $3.3 million with expected completion around June next year.

Commissioners asked about resilience (generators and bypass pumps), system interconnections to handle wet-weather flows and contingency plans for back-to-back storms. Staff said Fisher functioned during Hurricane Ian but that extreme rainfall can overwhelm the ability to discharge treated effluent quickly. Staff noted backup strategies with county disposal spots and plans for further upgrades, including advanced treatment and additional effluent disposal capacity.

Ending: Staff will continue work on Fisher upgrades, final testing at Cortland, finish the meter swap and advance AMI and SCADA deployments; additional budget and schedule details will return to commission as projects progress.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commission Workshop, June 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Utility staff briefed the commission on multiple water and wastewater projects: Fisher treatment upgrades (70% complete), filtration rehab, Cortland water-plant well outfitting, Lift Station 7 rebuilding, replacement of 36,000 water meters (1,900 remaining) and planned AMI and SCADA upgrades.","taxTitle","Deltona, Volusia County, Florida","taxId",4876,"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},6208780,"Deltona details $50 million stormwater plan, preps 10,000 sandbags and pump projects before hurricane season",811,1123000,1934000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3740692-cfdb7dcd447738b9a0794b880ef0c0b8&start=1123&end=1934","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3740692-cfdb7dcd447738b9a0794b880ef0c0b8/thumbnail_1123000.jpg","/articles/6208780/Deltona/Volusia-County/Florida/Deltona-details-50-million-stormwater-plan-preps-10000-sandbags-and-pump-projects-before-hurricane-season","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208780-46f48cf9b28713a168c483f56a76385d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169091&Signature=lMDc7bWM1lIO9CgQibfu7xvcPJpDvon3BBXI4pwKdq7CiXVsP1sraEd02-6ZNvm7AN7uEgFpMYwPijuV~vL~I7TmEuBwloRPcUgoRvBDsRPDInRyG0g-REriaTsMdf0cnVfGuWXMfsetWKaQ4Yv2Bxw2pwbhCEo-NGHZPcXaNQf3HhyigLUblTAP4dIseN-rer-sF8MdX3cgimF2JRlWAYkZSfEDDokOuCnEMUeYiqeW37ZOcXZjHKhCufIEtCm~5TE8M3rjyu1SeTaGAg6X8LjDzZ6-EINvA6CkIar6eL6S~YNA1Zjg-lr6oC2uGTstP~I-ljqK23UzOAZykbNokA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Phyllis Wallace, the city’s public-works presenter, briefed the Deltona City Commission on June 9 about ongoing and planned stormwater projects, grant applications and operational readiness ahead of hurricane season.

Wallace told commissioners the packet lists roughly $50 million in stormwater projects across about 45 priority sites; the city has completed 51 stormwater projects in the last eight years but the stormwater assessment fee alone will not fund the new list. She said staff are exploring bonds or loans to accelerate construction. \"Within your package, you have the list of the nearly $50,000,000 worth of stormwater projects,\" Wallace said.

Key projects Wallace described include improvements at El Cam Boulevard and Lake Helen-Osteen Road (Transform 386 submission), a joint effort around Osteen Elementary (city, Volusia County and school board coordination), a Sterling Lake drawdown and the Blue Heron Stormwater Park tied to control-structure work. Staff also are evaluating Drysdale Pond and other retention basins. Wallace said the city has pre-positioned emergency piping at 36 known locations and has already buried piping at 15 of those sites to speed responses during storms.

On grants, Wallace said Deltona applied for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for some elevation and demolition projects and that county and state programs (Transform 386, Elevate Florida) were used where projects qualified. She said the HMGP window was small (one application per agency, limited dollars, one-year period of performance) and that some projects were not shovel-ready for those timelines. The city sought replacement or bypass pumps for lift stations and permanent traffic-signal generators through grant requests that together total about $4.8 million, with cost-share assumptions noted in the packet (examples: $1.5 million for bypass pumps at five lift stations; $2.1 million for nine pump-station requests; $1.2 million for 15 signal generators).

Wallace said the city’s hurricane preparedness includes a sandbag operation at Dewey Boster with a 10,000-bag staging plan and two bag-filling machines. \"We can do about 1,200 bags a minute,\" she told commissioners, noting staff and volunteers will manage distribution and restocking.

Commissioners pressed staff on local flood sites including Lake Leeson, Hampton Oaks and Cortland Park. Wallace replied that some basins and HOA ponds are not functioning as permitted, that several neighborhoods have pond outfalls that require further engineering and that the city is drafting letters to the water-management district and pursuing coordination with developers and engineers of record where necessary. She also confirmed two homes near Fort Smith had flooded; those homeowners were told about mitigation options and some applied for grant support.

Wallace said Transform 386 applications were partially rejected where the county deemed the proposals maintenance work not eligible for funding; she noted staff re-scoped other projects for the current round. She added the city is working with county stormwater subcommittees to seek holistic, basin-scale solutions that cross jurisdictional boundaries.

Ending: Staff will continue grant pursuit, coordinate with county and state partners, stage equipment and return to the commission with more detailed project schedules and funding recommendations.

Note: All project descriptions and dollar amounts were presented by city staff. No new appropriations were approved at the workshop.","Public Works presented a prioritized list of stormwater projects, identified funding gaps, described grant applications, and said the city is staging sandbags and emergency piping ahead of hurricane season.",{"_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},6208786,"Deltona commission directs staff to draft temporary moratorium on most new residential permits",7902,592000,8494000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3740692-cfdb7dcd447738b9a0794b880ef0c0b8&start=592&end=8494","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3740692-cfdb7dcd447738b9a0794b880ef0c0b8/thumbnail_592000.jpg","/articles/6208786/Deltona/Volusia-County/Florida/Deltona-commission-directs-staff-to-draft-temporary-moratorium-on-most-new-residential-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208786-7cceff56cd4c0ec435274553acd73bf4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169091&Signature=hiU1EZQJP0I89M6x8g9qb8AbaxiTkfAn449UG8Zi6sCxdxZjb3Eg~Gd8OIgyY7Hmli7V76SA8L~~erpC8vzsvDHhFjm~aDBOykTk-STEwrMgV0oXtvxTU5H2ETAeF5Zg05hLUIq9BV~goVk--G0ysTLr85g0HMLSh1V0cmfUbuPdsw5RLs9JC9g4Y9WNKTsS-5qaSWVgn~w6sdXs9cH09TtEKffsqgVt4J8HFtk5g4mvO4X7JjQ-SBu9kyVnJV74zhv3lpOwK406msFEPPMhusYsmqnGjEzeO3opgbAnKcYOueeh0nETK~-9oYprMo1GfshWZyObM29wmiZHwRxFTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Deltona City Commission on June 9 directed the city manager and city attorney to draft an ordinance and hold public hearings on a temporary moratorium on specified residential development permits while the city completes impact-fee work and examines infrastructure impacts.

Commissioner Howington moved the directive, asking staff and the city attorney to \"draft an ordinance and hold a public hearing regarding the authorization of a temporary moratorium on the issuance of development orders and development permits\" for townhomes, cluster homes and multifamily units as well as residential development on lots under one acre. Commissioner Caldwell seconded the motion; the roll call recorded unanimous support (see vote record below).

City Attorney advised the commission that a workshop discussion could be added to the agenda and that the commission could direct staff to prepare draft ordinances and resolutions for later, noticed votes. The attorney also flagged a legal risk in pending state legislation (SB 180), noting that the bill authorizes civil suits and, if a plaintiff prevails, awards reasonable attorney fees and costs — a factor the commission acknowledged as it discussed timing and strategy.

Commissioners said the moratorium is intended as a temporary pause to allow the city to finish an impact-fee update and to evaluate demands on transportation, police, fire/EMS, drainage and other public facilities before new residential approvals proceed. The motion as drafted directs staff to craft an ordinance with a duration equal to the shorter of nine months or the time required for the commission to adopt impact-fee regulations. The draft should also include exemptions, waivers and an appeal procedure as required by law, and should exclude commercial, industrial and business permits, per the commission's stated intent.

The commission instructed staff to publish public-notice advertisements and to schedule two special meetings for consideration; staff identified June 23 and June 30 as the target dates and recommended Planning and Zoning review on June 23 in advance of the commission hearings. The city attorney warned the commission that, if SB 180 becomes law and a suit is filed, the city has 14 days after written notice to repeal the moratorium to avoid an award of attorneys' fees under a specific subsection of the bill.

Commissioners who spoke during the discussion emphasized concerns about current infrastructure capacity and about fast-moving permit applications. Supporters cited the need to align new development with updated impact fees so that new growth pays an appropriate share of costs for fire services, roads, drainage, parks and utilities. Opponents and questioners asked how the draft would treat single infill lots and emphasized that already-filed, in-process projects and the 23 projects identified by staff would be treated as exempt, per staff advice.

The commission's direction is procedural: staff must return a draft ordinance and public-notice language for noticed hearings. Any final moratorium would require formal adoption by ordinance, with two readings and the notices required by law before it becomes effective.

Next steps: city staff and the city attorney will draft the moratorium ordinance, run the required public notices and present the draft at Planning & Zoning and at two special commission meetings (staff announced June 23 and June 30 as target dates). The legal office will continue monitoring SB 180 and will include analysis of litigation risk and an exemption/waiver pathway in the draft.

Ending: The commission's directive stops short of adopting policy tonight; it sets a timetable for staff work and notices so the full commission can consider adoption at properly noticed hearings. The governor had not signed or vetoed SB 180 as of the workshop, so the statute's effect remained uncertain at the time of the discussion.","At a June 9 workshop the Deltona City Commission voted to direct the city manager and city attorney to draft an ordinance and schedule hearings for a temporary moratorium on many new residential development permits while the city completes impact-fee and infrastructure studies.","actionData","errors"]

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