City Council Meeting

Next date: Monday, January 13, 2025 | 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM

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City Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Orlando City Council will be held at 2 p.m. on the listed date. Typically, Agenda Review will occur at 1 p.m. prior to the City Council meeting unless there is a scheduled Workshop. If there is a Workshop, Agenda Review will immediately follow. Please review orlando.gov/events to confirm. 

Agenda Review will not be live streamed. If you wish to view the meeting, please appear in person or virtually via Zoom. 

Watch the meeting live

• City Website at orlando.gov/watchonline
• City YouTube page
• Orange TV channel 488 (subject to interruption)
  

   

• After 4 p.m., the City Council meeting can be watched on the following channels:
  - Vision TV Channel 492 on Spectrum (formerly Bright House)
  - Channel 98 on Comcast
  - 1082 on CenturyLink Prism TV
  - 10.3 Digital Over the Air
  - Orange County Government's arts, information and education network.

Public Comment

Members of the public wishing to be heard on a matter before Council must submit a written request to speak to the City Clerk's Office.

To provide public comment, determine the type of appearance you wish to make:

1. Consent Agenda Item: Council meets in session prior to the Council meeting to discuss the upcoming agenda. The Agenda Review meeting is the only designated time for public input on Consent Agenda items. During the Agenda Review meeting, you may speak once and address all your remarks regarding Items A-K and Items 4-6 (CRA/NID/OPEB). Live or Written comments in advance, may be provided. Requests to speak must be submitted by 9 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
2. Public Hearings: Your comment must relate to a public hearing as noted on the agenda and may be addressed at the Council meeting during discussion of that specific agenda item. Live, or Written comments in advance, may be provided.
3. General Appearance: Items that are unrelated to a specific agenda item but are matters pertinent to the City may be addressed at General Appearances. Only live comments may be provided. Requests to speak must be submitted by 9 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Note: General appearances are limited to 3 minutes each, although if there are a large number of requests to speak, Council may reduce the time allocated for each speaker.

Submit a written request to speak by selecting one of the following options:

1. Complete an online comment form on orlando.gov/councilcomment
2. Email to cityclerk@orlando.gov
3. Mail to City Clerk, Public Comment 400 South Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801, or
4. Drop off to the City Clerk's Office on the 2nd floor of City Hall
   
   

Live public comment

Council is pleased to hear all non-repetitive comments on Consent Agenda Items or Public Hearings. When you are recognized, state your name and address (business or residential street name are acceptable), direct all your remarks to Council and limit your comments to a total of 3 minutes per item or as set by Council. Large groups are requested to name a spokesperson. Pursuant to Robert’s Rules of Order, if a speaker yields the floor before their time expires, the remaining time is waived. 

Attend the meeting in person

The Council meeting will be conducted in Council Chambers. Visitors must follow all posted instructions while in a city facility.

Join the meeting virtually

• Click to join the meeting
• Telephone, use one of these numbers

- 929.205.6099
- 312.626.6799
- 669.900.6833
- 253.215.8782
- 301.715.8592

Once dialed-in and prompted, enter the Webinar ID: 820 9324 3458

• Use the “Raise Hand” feature to request to speak when prompted (or dial *9 if on the phone)
  • Note: you will not be able to unmute your device until you have been recognized by the City Clerk either by name or the last 4 digits of your phone number. Once you have been recognized, you must click “Unmute” on your device (or dial *6 if on the phone) in order to be heard.
• Instructions to prepare for virtual meetings are available by clicking HERE(PDF, 54KB).

Appellants and Parties to Appeals and Quasi-Judicial Hearings

Appellants and Parties must submit their documentary evidence and presentations to orlando.gov/councilcomment by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting. Documentary evidence and presentations received by the 5:00pm deadline are distributed to Council and attached to the related agenda item for public viewing. Items received after the deadline will not be considered at the meeting. All items received are public record.

Robert's Rules of Order govern the conduct of the meeting.

Anyone requiring assistance to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk's Office as soon as possible at 407.246.2251 or cityclerk@orlando.gov.

Notices

The City of Orlando is committed to reasonably accommodating the communications needs of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact, at least 24 hours in advance, the City of Orlando ADA coordinator at 407.246.2057 or ADARequests@orlando.gov.

Any person who wishes to appeal an official decision made at this meeting, if an appeal is permitted by law, may need to obtain a verbatim record of the proceedings that includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.

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