Minutes - City Commission

City of Deltona

2345 Providence Blvd.

Deltona, FL 32725

Minutes

City Commission

Monday, June 1, 2026

1. CALL TO ORDER:

6:00 PM

Deltona Commission Chambers

PUBLIC FORUM: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

BUSINESS MEETING - 6:30 PM

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Avila.

2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:

Present:6 -

Commissioner Colwell

Commissioner Heriot

Commissioner Howington

Commissioner Nabicht

Commissioner Santiago

Mayor Avila

Absent:1 - Vice Mayor Avila-Vazquez

3. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:

Invocation Presented by District #5 Commissioner.

4. ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS:

The City Attorney requested to delete Item 8-A, Ordinance No. 05-2026, so that legal can

work with staff on the language of the ordinance before it comes back for second reading.

5. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS:

The City hired 5 new hires to be sworn in and pinned by Fire Chief

Stephen Cousins.

6. DELTONA COMMUNITY EVENTS:

7. CONSENT AGENDA:

The Mayor opened public comments and residents addressed the City Commission.

Motion by Commissioner Heriot, seconded by Commissioner Santiago,

to approve the Consent Agenda items as presented.

Commissioner Colwell requested to pull Item 7-D and Commissioner Howington requested

to pull Item 7-E.

Amended motion by Commissioner Heriot, seconded by Commissioner

Santiago, to approve Consent Agenda items 7-A through G minus items

D and E. The motion carried by the following vote:

For: 5 -

Commissioner Colwell, Commissioner Heriot, Commissioner

Howington, Commissioner Santiago, and Mayor Avila

Against: 1 - Commissioner Nabicht

Request for approval of minutes of the Regular Commission Meeting of

May 4, 2026, and the Special Commission Meeting of May 18, 2026, as

presented.

Approved by Consent - to approve the minutes of the Regular

Commission Meeting of May 4, 2026, and the Special Commission

Meeting of May 18, 2026, as presented

Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-46 for Bid #26018 -

Nuisance Abatements for Code Compliance FY25-26.

Approved by Consent - to approve Resolution No. 2026-46.

Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-44 for paving of the City of

Deltona Water / Sewer parking lots and Bristol Court by CWR

Contracting in the amount of $109,490. This is a budgeted item for FY

25/26.

Approved by Consent - to approve Resolution No. 2026-44 for paving of

the City of Deltona Water/ Sewer parking lots and Bristol Court by CWR

Contracting in the amount of $109,490.

Request for approval Resolution No. 2026-43 to award RFQ#25002 to

Kimley Horn for professional engineering services of the expansion of

the Eastern Water Reclamation Facility from 1.5 MGD to 3.0 MGD in the

amount of $3,822,362. This RFQ is for design, engineering, and

permitting services. This project is fully budgeted and is funded by 50%

match grant LPA0509 of $2,000,000 accepted by the commission on

11/27/2023, and Enterprise Funds.

The Commission and staff discussed verifying a fair and reasonable price, previous use of

the vendor, qualifying bids, total cost estimate, the RFQ platform, number of unqualified

vendors, discussions with FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection), the use

of DemandStar, the Fisher Plant bids, and the advertisement period.

Motion by Commissioner Heriot, seconded by Commissioner Santiago,

to approve Item 7-D as presented. The motion carried by the following

vote:

For: 5 -

Commissioner Colwell, Commissioner Heriot, Commissioner

Howington, Commissioner Santiago, and Mayor Avila

Against: 1 - Commissioner Nabicht

Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-45 and Purchase Orders

with CWR Contracting and Fausnight Stripe & Line for

milling/resurfacing and permanent pavement markings.

Commissioner Howington stated a resident asked a question about the contractor and she

would like an answer to that question. The Deputy Public Works Director replied the City is

not using the same contractor that did Howland Blvd.

Motion by Commissioner Nabicht, seconded by Commissioner

Santiago, to approve item 7-E, Resolution No. 2026-45. The motion

carried by the following vote:

For: 6 -

Commissioner Colwell, Commissioner Heriot, Commissioner

Howington, Commissioner Nabicht, Commissioner Santiago,

and Mayor Avila

Request for recognition(s):

Proclamation -

1. Faith and Family Month

2. DHS Girls Flag Football for presentation on June 15th

Approved by Consent - to approve the requested recognition(s).

Request for presentations before the City Commission:

1. Volusia County Hispanic Association for presentation on June 15th

Approved by Consent - to approve the following presentation be made

before the City Commission at a future date and shall not exceed 8

minutes.

8. ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS:

Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 05-2026, Trap, Neuter and Return

Program (TNR) Animal Ordinance, Chapter 14 - Animals, at second

reading.

The City Attorney requested to delete this item so legal can work with staff on the language

of the ordinance before it comes back for second reading.

Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 06-2026, Amending Chapter 82,

“Communication Antennas, Antennas and Towers,” of the Land

Development Code to establish regulations for Small Wireless

Facilities, at second and final reading.

The City Attorney read the title of Ordinance No. 06-2026 for the record.

Motion by Commissioner Howington, seconded by Commissioner

Colwell, to approve Ordinance No. 06-2026, at second and final reading.

The Commission and staff discussed State Statute, micro antenna locations, State

mandate, City protections enhancements, design standards and the depth of the poles.

The motion carried by the following vote:

For: 4 -

Commissioner Colwell, Commissioner Howington,

Commissioner Santiago, and Mayor Avila

Against: 2 - Commissioner Heriot, and Commissioner Nabicht

Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 20-2025, Amending 70-30 and Section

110-814 of the Land Development Code related to barndominiums,

metal buildings, and storage containers, at first reading.

The City Attorney read the title of Ordinance No. 20-2025 for the record.

Motion by Commissioner Nabicht, seconded by Commissioner Heriot,

to table Ordinance No. 20-2025. The motion carried by the following

vote:

For: 6 -

Commissioner Colwell, Commissioner Heriot, Commissioner

Howington, Commissioner Nabicht, Commissioner Santiago,

and Mayor Avila

9. ACTION ITEMS:

Consideration of one appointment of a City representative to Team

Volusia’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

Motion by Commissioner Heriot, to appoint himself to this position.

Motion by Howington, to appoint the City Manager. The motion died for

lack of a second.

Commissioner Nabicht seconded Commissioner Heriot's motion. The

motion carried by the following vote:

For: 4 -

Commissioner Heriot, Commissioner Nabicht, Commissioner

Santiago, and Mayor Avila

Against: 2 - Commissioner Colwell, and Commissioner Howington

10. CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS:

The City Attorney stated recently, and independently, the Mayor and Commissioner Nabicht

brought to the City Attorney’s attention pending antitrust litigation involving several major fire

apparatus manufacturers. Although a prior class action had been under review, a federal

court in Wisconsin approved a multi-district litigation on April 3, 2026, which is now the

operative case. After consulting with lead counsel and conducting a preliminary review, the

City Attorney’s Office found that the lawsuit alleges certain manufacturers conspired from

2016 to the present to restrain trade through price fixing, production suppression, market

manipulation, and sharing confidential information. The office is gathering information to

evaluate the benefits, risks, and strategies of participating. Staff expect to recommend

joining the case because the MDL may offer greater upside than the former class action,

including the potential for triple damages, and anticipates bringing a formal request within

the next month for the City to join as a plaintiff.

11. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:

The City Manager recognized Dana McCool for the bike safety helmet giveaway this

weekend. She was the impetus for this entire program, and she wanted to get the bike

helmets in the kids' hands before summer, so that they are safe all summer long. Also, this

Wednesday at 9:00 AM there will be a groundbreaking at Harris Saxon Park for the

pickleball courts. Right after that are going to be the basketball courts, the walking trail,

pavilions, and then the splash pad.

12. CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS, REQUESTS & REPORTS:

Commissioner Nabicht requested that before the next meeting he would like somebody to

cover the top windows at the back of the room.

Commissioner Nabicht requested a consensus of the Commission to get a proposed

budget for budget discussion that reflects a rollback rate, so we have something to

compare the rollback rate to what staff is recommending and the Commission concurred.

Commissioner Howington spoke about where the location of the fireworks, Mr. French and

his difficulties with the Commission on Ethics.

Commissioner Santiago spoke about the bike safety helmet giveaway, the Life Skills

Summer Boot Camp program, and the Fraud Prevention Initiative event.

Commissioner Heriot spoke about the bike safety helmet giveaway, and the Harris Saxon

pickleball groundbreaking.

Mayor Avila requested a report showing how much the City has spent on resurfacing roads

and putting in sidewalks for the last four years, categorized per year, and he recognized all

the graduates.