City of Deltona  
2345 Providence Blvd.  
Deltona, FL 32725  
Minutes  
Special City Commission Meeting  
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  
5:00 PM  
2nd Floor Conference Room  
Executive Session  
1. CALL TO ORDER:  
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Avila.  
2. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:  
Present:6 -  
Mayor Avila  
Vice Mayor Avila-Vazquez  
Commissioner Heriot  
Commissioner Howington  
Commissioner Nabicht  
Commissioner Santiago  
Absent:1 - Commissioner Colwell  
3. BUSINESS:  
Howland Station Partners, a Florida Limited Partnership :  
Presentation of Claim Pursuant to Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property  
Rights Protection Act, Section 70.001, Florida Statutes.  
i. Mayor announces the commencement of the Executive Session with  
an estimated length of up to a half hour.  
The Mayor 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, City Attorneys Gemma Torcivia and  
Zack Good, Attorneys Parker Watts and Douglas Noah with DEAN,  
RINGERS, MORGAN & LAWTON, P.A.  
The Mayor announced the names of each Commissioner in attendance, the City Manager  
Doc Dougherty, and City Attorney's Gemma Torcivia.  
iii. Mayor closes the session to the public.  
The Mayor closed the Executive Session to the public at 5:02 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 the meeting.  
4. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:  
5. ADJOURNMENT:  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:31 p.m.  
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Santiago Avila, Jr., MAYOR  
ATTEST:  
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Joyce Raftery, CMC, MMC, CITY CLERK