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Votes at a glance: Daytona Beach City Commission, Feb. 19, 2025 — several code changes and work authorizations approved; cybersecurity ordinance tabled
Summary
At the Feb. 19 meeting the commission approved several land‑use and administrative items (votes listed below) and tabled the cybersecurity ordinance. Multiple ordinances were adopted on second reading and administrative work authorizations passed; an affordable‑housing linkage fee ordinance was introduced for later final action.
The Daytona Beach City Commission conducted several public hearings and administrative actions on Feb. 19, 2025. Key outcomes below list each item, the action taken, and meeting directions where applicable.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Item 4): Approved, motion carried 7-0.
- Agenda approval and agenda changes: Approved, motion carried 7-0. (Notable agenda changes announced by staff: additions of mayoral zone support funding for local groups; a change to the elected‑official stipend in the cybersecurity item from $25 to $30; and two items pulled from the agenda for later consideration.)
- Item 9a — Ordinance, cybersecurity policy for elected officials (second reading/public hearing): Tabled; commission voted 7-0 to table the ordinance so staff can return with revised language and insurer/legal input.
- Item 9b — Police Department amendment to city code, chapter 10 (second reading/public hearing): Adopted by the commission, motion carried 7-0. The ordinance amends evidentiary requirements related to alcoholic beverages and enhances restrictions on off‑premises consumption (chapter 10 amendments; sections enumerated in the ordinance text). (Mover: Commissioner Perez; Second: Commissioner Reid.)
- Item 9c — Land Development Code amendment to permit sales or rental of light vehicles in limited RDM‑5 areas (second reading/public hearing): Adopted, motion carried 7-0. (Mover: Commissioner Strickland; Second: Commissioner May.)
- Item 9d — Land Development Code amendment to permit self‑storage/mini‑warehouse uses in BR‑2 zoning (second reading/public hearing): Adopted, motion carried 7-0.
- Item 10a — Introduction: Affordable housing linkage fee ordinance (first reading): Introduced for first reading. Staff presented a nexus study and recommended next steps; final public hearing and action set for March 5, 2025. Staff noted partnership with the Florida Housing Coalition for implementation assistance.
- Item 11b — Public Works: Work Authorization #66, KEPT Companies, Inc. (Crystal Clean) — exterior painting of Halifax Harbor Plaza (125 Basin Street): Resolution approving Work Authorization #66 in the amount of $116,538.96; motion carried 7-0. (Mover: Commissioner Reed; Second: Commissioner Henry.)
- Item 11c — Public Works: Traffic Control Device Work Authorization #6 with Traffic Control Devices LLC — mast arm painting for 8 signalized intersections: Resolution approving Work Authorization #6 in the amount of $141,082.82; motion carried 7-0.
What to watch next
- The cybersecurity ordinance (Item 9a) was tabled; staff was asked to return with revised suspension language (limit to imminent threats or provide an alternative using emergency‑order authority), and to provide relevant cyber insurance policy excerpts or insurer guidance.
- The affordable‑housing linkage fee ordinance (Item 10a) will return for final public hearing and action on March 5, 2025; staff and the Florida Housing Coalition will provide additional implementation detail for the commission’s review.
