City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
Special City Commission Meeting  
Monday, November 3, 2025  
1. CALL TO ORDER:  
5:00 PM  
Deltona Commission Chambers  
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 Nabicht  
Commissioner Santiago  
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:  
4. ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS:  
5. ACTION ITEMS:  
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS: (3 minutes maximum length per speaker)  
A.  
Fire Stations  
Commissioner Colwell arrived at the meeting at 5:02 p.m.  
The Interim Fire Chief gave a brief presentation which included Station 61, Station 62,  
Station 63, Station 64, Station 65, Call Volume, NFPA 1710, Strategic Placement, Future  
Locations of Deltona Fire Stations, Current Performance: 54.07%, Projected Performance:  
67.54%, Results of Strategic Placement, Station Realignment, Expansion of Coverage, and  
Project Summary.  
The Mayor opened the public comments and residents addressed the City Commission.  
The Commission, City Manager and staff discussed available property, needing equipment  
and manpower, dispatch and response times, doing things strategically, staffing levels,  
reducing response times, medical calls, renovating Station 64, Deltona Wild Information  
Session, call volumes, adjusting the timeline, possible temporary staff, transport units,  
communications hub and satellite locations, accounting for new subdivisions and roads,  
building vertically, training, duplicate calls, removing stations, transport and core stations,  
Paramedics/EMT, weight times at hospitals, grants, architectural designs, micro-fire  
stations, increased growth, medical units, ISO rating and insurance rates.  
7. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:  
8. ADJOURNMENT:  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:54 p.m.  
______________________________  
Santiago Avila, Jr., MAYOR  
ATTEST:  
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Joyce Raftery, CMC, MMC, CITY CLERK