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Port Orange City Council adopts LDC amendments, approves consent items, and sets FY 2025-26 maximum millage at 5.0000

Port OrangeJul 15, 20252 min read

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At the July 15, 2025 regular meeting, Port Orange City Council unanimously approved the consent agenda (including procurement and design task authorizations) and recognized Parks and Recreation Month. Council approved first readings of Ordinance Nos. 2025-17 (home-based business regulations) and 2025-18 (economic development incentives). After a budget presentation, Council set the maximum FY 2025-26 millage rate at 5.0000 (3-2). Staff updated Council on the Causeway Park South boat ramp schedule (now expected Jan–July 2026) and accepted a Parks & Recreation Advisory Board report.

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City Center Sports Complex Expansion Economic Development Community Development Land Development Oak Street Drainage Improvement Project Port Orange Town Center Community Redevelopment Urban Development

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Approved Consent Agenda (unanimous), including: Task Authorization No. 7 with Hall and Ogle Architects, Inc. (City Center Sports Complex expansion); award of ITB #25-03 for Cypress Head bunker renovation to SSS Down To Earth OPCO, LLC d/b/a Down to Earth; Change Order No. 1 for ITB #24-13 Jackson Street and Oak Street drainage improvements with GPS Civil Construction, Inc.; Task Authorization No. 25 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. (engineering design and standard construction details update); and intent to award ITB #25-14 Citywide Street Striping Services to Better Barricades, Inc. (primary) and TRP Construction Group, LLC (alternate).
Approved an Interlocal Agreement with Halifax Health for a training program for Firefighter EMTs.
Approved First Reading of Ordinance No. 2025-17 amending Land Development Code Chapter 16 (home-based businesses) to conform with recent state statute changes (unanimous).
Approved First Reading of Ordinance No. 2025-18 amending Land Development Code Chapter 20 to add incentives related to permit fees and mitigation for targeted businesses (unanimous).
Set the maximum operating millage rate for Fiscal Year 2025-26 at 5.0000 (motion carried 3-2; Councilman Shawn Goepfert and Mayor Scott Stiltner voted no).
Directed staff regarding the Causeway Park South boat ramp: construction start delayed to January 2026 with completion anticipated July 2026; Council requested consideration of a temporary solution to reopen at least one gangway.

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