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LONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION
Longwood City Commission Chambers
175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida
AGENDA
September 15, 2025
6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. OPENING INVOCATION
3. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The Senior Matinee will be held on Wednesday, September 17,
2025, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Longwood
Community Building, 200 West Warren Avenue. This month’s
feature is Top Gun Maverick.
5. PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
A. District #3 Presentation of the Business Person of the Month
Award for September 2025 to Jeff Taylor, Owner of Paddy’s Pub.
B. Nomination of the Beautification Award.
C. Proclaiming September 17 through September 23, 2025, as
"Constitution Week" in the City of Longwood.
D. Proclaiming September as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month"
in the City of Longwood.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (PART I)
A. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 25-2271, which fixes
the tentative rate of ad valorem taxation for the fiscal year
commencing October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026.
The final tax rate being proposed for fiscal year 2025/2026 is
5.5000 per $1,000 of non-exempt assessed valuation. Said rate
is 6.82% higher than the rolled-back rate of 5.1489 per $1,000 of
non-exempt assessed valuation as computed by Florida Statute
200.065.
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B. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 25-2272, which
adopts tentative revenues, expenditures, and fund balances for
the City’s fiscal year budget commencing October 1, 2025, and
ending September 30, 2026.
12. REGULAR BUSINESS (PART I)
A. City Clerk Final Candidate Selection
6. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
7. PUBLIC INPUT
A. Public Participation.
8. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT
Districts #5, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
9. A. ADDITIONAL ITEMS RAISED DURING MAYOR’S AND
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
B. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
10. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approve the Minutes of the September 4, 2025, Special Meeting.
B. Approve the Minutes of the September 4, 2025, Regular
Meeting.
C. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for August 2025.
D. Approve the Monthly Financial Report for July 2025.
E. Approve a donation in the amount of $1,000 to the Boys and
Girls Club of Central Florida from the Federal Law Enforcement
Confiscation Fund.
F. Approve an increase in the amount of $12,763 to purchase order
No. 25-01115 for the City's Water Plant Facilities Plan.
G. Approve an increase in the amount of $11,000 to purchase order
No. 25-00227 for Citywide Mowing and Landscaping Services.
H. Approve an increase in the amount of $11,439.45 to purchase
order No. 25-01229 for the Orange Avenue Sidewalk Project.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (PART II)
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C. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 25-2273, approving
the extension of the Non-Exclusive Franchises for the Collection
of Commercial Solid Waste and/or Recovered Materials for an
additional twelve (12) months.
D. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 25-2274, which
grants an exclusive franchise to Waste Pro of Florida Inc.,
approves a seven-year term contract, including a four-year
renewal term, and sets customer rates.
E. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 25-1701, adopting a
Five-Year Capital Improvement Program for the Fiscal Years
2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030 pursuant to the requirements
of Section 6.07 of the City Charter.
12. REGULAR BUSINESS (PART II)
B. Appointment of Acting Financial Services Director Dustin
Woolbright as the Financial Services Director.
C. Public Emergency Medical Transportation Letter of Agreement
13. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
14. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
15. CITY CLERK’S REPORT
16. ADJOURN
Liane Cartagena
Acting City Clerk
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Any invocation that is offered before the official start of the Commission meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a
private person, to and for the benefit of the Commission. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have
not been previously reviewed or approved by the Commission or the city staff, and do not necessarily represent their
individual religious beliefs, nor are the views and beliefs expressed by an invocation speaker intended to suggest the
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at the City Commission meeting are invited to stand during the opening invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. However,
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This is a public meeting, and the public is invited to attend. The agenda is subject to change. Persons can obtain an
electronic copy of the agenda packet for this meeting by making a public records request to the City Clerk’s Office by
calling (407) 260-3441 or emailing clerk@longwoodfl.org.
Future Meetings: October 6, 2025 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
October 20, 2025 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting