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Port Orange City Council Regular Meeting — May 6, 2025

Port OrangeMay 6, 20254 min read

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Council approved the consent agenda including multiple contract awards and change orders; authorized design services for White Place Park after public input planning (4-1); directed staff to place electronic water billing/surcharge for Council review on June 17, 2025 (4-1); appointed a fifth member to the Fire Pension Board; adopted several land-use and rezoning ordinances and approved a bond ordinance to refund stormwater and capital improvement bonds.

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The Land Development Staff Development Catfish Commons PCD Master Development Ridgewood Corridor Plan Planned Commercial Development Conceptual Development Planned Community Development Community Development Master Development Agreement Catfish Commons Planned Commercial Development Planned Unit Development Port Orange Town Center Community Redevelopment Second Restated Master Development Orange Town Center CRA. Proposed Conceptual Development Catfish Commons Planned Commercial Development

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Approved Consent Agenda including bid awards, contract task authorizations, and change orders (motion carried unanimously).
Approved Task Authorization No. 6 for design services for White Place Park with Hall and Ogle Architects, Inc. after separate discussion (motion carried 4-1; Councilman Lance Green voted no).
Authorized award of city rights-of-way landscape maintenance contract to BrightView Landscape Services (part of Consent Agenda).
Approved Change Order No. 1 to EJCDC Agreement with General Underground, Inc. and related task authorizations for Ridgewood Avenue & N. Commonwealth Blvd water main replacement (part of Consent Agenda).
Directed staff to place review of water bill electronic delivery/surcharge on the June 17, 2025 Council agenda (motion carried 4-1; Councilman Jonathan Foley voted no).
Appointed Chris Taylor as the fifth member of the Fire Pension Board (unanimous).
Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-09 (Comprehensive Plan FLU amendment for 4009 & 4084 Halifax Drive) (unanimous).
Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-10 (rezoning and master development agreement for Catfish Commons PCD) (unanimous).
Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-12 (rezoning for 5656 Isabelle Avenue) and Ordinance No. 2025-13 (rezoning for 4619 & 4629 Clyde Morris Boulevard) (each adopted unanimously).
Approved first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-14 (annexation for Vintage Acres, ±56.5 acres) (motion to approve recorded).
Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-15 authorizing issuance of up to $38,000,000 Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds for stormwater and capital projects (unanimous).
Recognized Port Orange University Class of 2025 and proclaimed Professional Municipal Clerks Week, Water Safety Month, and Family Abduction Awareness Day.

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