City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
Special City Commission Meeting  
Monday, January 6, 2025  
1. CALL TO ORDER:  
5:00 PM  
2nd Floor Conference Room  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Avila.  
2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:  
Present:7 -  
Mayor Avila  
Vice Mayor Heriot  
Commissioner Avila-Vazquez  
Commissioner Colwell  
Commissioner Howington  
Commissioner Lulli  
Commissioner Santiago  
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:  
4. BUSINESS:  
A. Private meeting with legal counsel to discuss the status of litigation Case No.  
2021-11135-CIDL 7th Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County pursuant to section  
286.011(8), Fla. Stat.  
i. Mayor announces the commencement of the Executive Session with an estimated length  
of up to a half hour.  
Mayor Avila stated the estimated length of time for the Executive Session is a half hour.  
ii. Mayor announces the names of each Commissioner in attendance, the City Manager  
Doc Dougherty and City Attorney's Gemma Torcivia and Zachery Good.  
Mayor Avila announced that each Commissioner was in attendance along with the City Manager  
and City Attorney's.  
iii. Mayor closes the session to the public.  
Mayor Avila closed the Executive Session to the public at 5:05 p.m. and he asked that anyone's  
name he did not call to exit the room at this time.  
iv. Discussion of pending litigation.  
v. Mayor announces the termination of the Executive Session.  
vi. Mayor reopens meeting and adjourns.  
Mayor Avila reopened the meeting to the public at 5:36 p.m. and adjourned the meeting.  
5. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:  
6. ADJOURNMENT:  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.  
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Santiago Avila, Jr., MAYOR  
ATTEST:  
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Sarah Kulakoski, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT