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The Kissimmee City Commission met on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM in City Hall Commission Chambers. Mayor Jackie Espinosa presided, with Commissioners Noel Ortiz, Angela Eady, Carlos Alvarez III, and Janette Martinez present. The meeting included a proclamation, public hearings, extensive public comments, a consent agenda, and a board appointment.
Commissioner Martinez requested additional information on Item 7.B (Revised Minimum Service Standards for Kissimmee Gateway Airport). Airport Director Shaun Germolus explained it supports growth and increased air traffic. The entire consent agenda was then approved unanimously (5-0), including:
The meeting adjourned at 6:42 PM.
Thank you for being here today. We will now be calling this meeting to order. As a courtesy to others, please silence all electronic devices during this meeting. Citizens desiring to speak underhear the audience shall submit a request form to Madam Clerk to my right, your left. Forms should be available at the door. We will now proceed with a moment of silence. Thank you, Commissioner. We move right on to proclamations and special presentations. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Commissioners. Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to introduce to you today our July employee of the month from the Development Services Department, Travis Anderson. Travis, come on up. Travis is a fire plan reviewer in the development services department. He's been with us over four years? Yes, sir. Over four years, four and a half years. Probably knows to the exact month and date, no. But uh Travis is was nominated for his uh expertise uh in application of life safety code, the fire codes uh that we have to implement through uh all of our permits that are reviewed uh that come into the city. Uh Travis is well noted for working with uh all of the applicants that come through the process. He does it in a very professional, a very customer friendly way. Uh he's also noted for coming up with solutions for folks because at the end of the day we want to make sure that our customers are able to get their permits, and and so Travis makes it a point uh to make sure that these folks uh are able to get that done. Um beyond that, um he's uh just got a friendly demeanor. Uh he's well known in on the workforce for being um, you know, just a just a positive influence within the department. And so on behalf of um the the city employees for the city and and our commissioners, I want to thank you for everything that you do, congratulate you on employee of the month. And then remind our audience that our employee of the month is not chosen by me, the commissioner is the leadership in his department, uh, but he was nominated by a co-worker and then evaluated uh by a committee of representatives from the twelve departments of the city, and there is no greater honor than to be recognized by your peers. So Travis again, congratulations and picture. Thank you. But I I love I love this city and um I'm looking forward to keep continue growing and you know less love. Thank you. We move right on to public hearing, first and second readings for a public hearing, second and final reading, proposed ordinance twenty-six-seventeen. City clerk, would you kindly read the title into the record? And ordinance repealing and replacing the code of ordinances at the city of Kissimmee, Florida, Chapter 8, Aviation, reorganizing updating airport ordinances, providing for separability, repealing our ordinances in conflict, and providing an effective date. Um this document passed the first reading, and um staff is recommending that the commission adopt the second and final reading. Thank you, City Manager. Uh this is a public hearing. Do any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Hearing none. Let me just make sure we don't have someone here on this item six seven. No. Okay, just want to make sure. Make sure I read everyone's handwriting. Um, so thank you. This is a public hearing. We're hearing none. Do any of the commissioners have a conflict of interest to declare on this item? No, madam mayor. No, madam mayor. No, thank you.