City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
City Commission Workshop  
Monday, March 11, 2024  
1. CALL TO ORDER:  
5:30 PM  
Deltona Commission Chambers  
5-Year Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)  
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Avila.  
2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:  
Present:5 - Mayor Avila  
Commissioner Avila-Vazquez  
Commissioner Heriot  
Commissioner McCool  
Commissioner Shimkus  
Absent:2 - Vice Mayor JodyLee  
Commissioner Colwell  
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:  
4. BUSINESS:  
Discussion regarding the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan  
Finance Director Mari Leisen gave a presentation to include What is a Five-year Capital  
Improvement Plan?, Budget Calendar - Review, and General Fund Capital Improvement  
Plan.  
The Commission, Interim City Manager, and staff discussed the gas tax, interlocal  
agreements, roads, HMGP (Hazard Mitigation Grant Program), interfering with staff,  
being forward facing, uniform reporting practices, the budget and the process,  
consulting outside firms, expenses, managing consultants and contractors,  
infrastructure bills, addressing all capital projects, purchasing property, the storm water  
assessment, creating benchmarks, public information, transparency, being proactive,  
properly naming projects, and grants to include personnel, compliance, management,  
costs and projects.  
Finance Director Mari Leisen continued the presentation to include Stormwater Utility  
Fund.  
The Commission, Interim City Manager, and staff discussed negative balances, the  
storm water assessment fee, missed revenue, meeting demands, needing  
multi-approach solutions, covering the shortfall, caving under pressure, problems with  
communication, storm water funding and issues, flooding issues, HMGP money for  
drainage, property acquisitions, elevations, Hurricane Idalia projects, generator for City  
Hall, the Eastbrook drainage area, cost benefit analyses, up front funding and  
reimbursement, matching funds, and a workshop for solid waste and storm water  
consultants.  
Finance Director Mari Leisen continued the presentation to include Deltona  
Water/Sewer Utility Fund.  
The Commission, Interim City Manager, and staff discussed the Fisher Plant upgrades,  
Lakeshore project, new developments and sewer, advanced waste treatment, the Blue  
Spring watershed, grant money received, timelines for design and permitting, clean  
waste water grants, EWRF (Eastern Water Reclamation Facility) expansion and  
modifications, planning for septic to sewer, injection wells and credits, residential back  
flow, meter progress, cost assistance, State compliance, cross connection control,  
contractor repayment for Lakeshore issues, unforeseen circumstances, SRF (State  
Revolving Fund) loan, returning/repurposing unused materials, sea wall replacement at  
Lakeshore, new meter software and costs, bulk purchasing for meters, an RFP for meter  
installation,State funds, and CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) projects.  
Finance Director Mari Leisen continued the presentation to include Discussion.  
The Commission, Interim City Manager, and staff discussed the calendar, low millage  
rates, understanding revenue sources, property taxes and values, special districts for  
police and fire, Sheriff and Fire Department budgets, previous studies done, not cutting  
services, reducing general fund millage, land use codes, revenue from businesses,  
relying too much on residents, and tightening the City's belt.  
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Time permitted, public comments shall be limited to  
items on the agenda and shall not exceed two minutes. Please be courteous and  
respectful of the views of others. Personal attacks on Commission members,  
City staff or members of the public are not allowed, and will be ruled out of order  
by the Mayor.  
Mayor Avila opened the public comments and Terri Ellis addressed the Commission.  
6. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:  
7. ADJOURNMENT:  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m.  
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Sarah Kulakoski, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT