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The Winter Park City Commission met on August 12, 2026, at 3:30 PM. The meeting began with the Winter Park Crew Proclamation, moved up in the agenda order, followed by scheduled Community Partner Presentations. Major actions included approving a 12-month power supply extension with OUC, tabling a public-private parking garage partnership, and adopting updates from the TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force regarding legislation for public transportation and workforce housing funding.
The Commission unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included:
Welcome everyone, calling the Winter Park City Commission meeting of August 12th, 2026 to order. Pastor Trevino, would you please come up and give the invocation? Join me for this indication. Father, we're so thankful for you. Father, we thank you just for the our civic leaders, God that lead and serve so well. God, I pray more than anything, God, for just for wisdom, uh, wisdom in this room, wisdom from you, God, from above, um, just for giving the skill of leadership, um and as well as for the people that are here, God to say um as they need to say, God, and for the conversation to happen, um, God, as you will. Uh, we just pray um just for this meeting, um God, that there will be um just good structure, good order, God goodwill as we serve one another here in our community of Winter Park. Uh, we love you and we thank you in Jesus' name. Amen. I pledge allegiance. To the flag of the value for the marriage. Thank you, everyone. And I'm gonna go a little bit out of order. I'm going to call the Winter Park crew team. I'm going to read the proclamation. Start with that. Thank you. Today, we are joined by a very impressive group of athletes who represent Winter Park Crew team. We are so proud of you and all that you've continued to accomplish. I'm going to now read a proclamation in honor of Winter Park Crew Month, celebrating 65 years of sportsmanship, professionalism, and athletics. Whereas Winter Park Crew is celebrating 65 years of excellence in youth rowing, developing generations of athletes through competition, community leadership, and a commitment to excellence. And whereas Winter Park Crew has built a championship tradition, earning numerous state, regional, and national titles while consistently competing among the top rowing programs in Florida and across the country. And we're as in 2026, Winter Park Crew won the Florida Scholastic Overall State Championship for the 41st time, with the women's program also earning both the Florida Scholastic Women's Championship and Florida Youth's Women's Championship, winning two gold medals and two bronze medals, and the men's program earning one silver and two bronze medals. And we're as continuing its national championship tradition in 2026, with the women's senior eight plus winning its fifth consecutive Scholastic Rowing Association of American National Championship and the women's second varsity eight, repeating as national champions. And we're as at the 2026 U.S. Rowing Southeast Youth Championship, Winter Park Crew earned repeat gold in the women's youth eight, silver in the men's youth four, and bronze in the women's second varsity eight. And we're as Winter Park Crew represented the community at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships and the International Rowing Challenge, placing among the top programs nationally and athletes internationally. And we're as in also in 2026. And advanced to the Final 16 and the Prince Philip Challenge Trophy. And we're as, for 65 years, Winter Park crew athletes, coaches, families, alumni, and volunteers have built and sustained a legacy of competitive excellence and community pride, representing Winter Park with a distinction at state, regional, national, and international levels. Now, therefore, I Sheila De Sisio, by virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor of the city of Winter Park and the state of Florida, to hereby proclaim August 2026 as Winter Park Crew Month in Winter Park, Florida. Now, Tom, would you like to offer some remarks? Hello, my name is Tom Stickrat. I'm the current president of Winter Park Crew. On behalf of Winter Park Crew, I would like to express our sincere gratitude, the City of Winter Park for recognizing our organization as we enter into our 65th season. For sixty-five years, Winter Park crew has provided athletes throughout our community with opportunities to learn discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and leadership through the sport of rowing. What began is a small community program has grown into an organization that has shaped literally the thought thousands of lives. This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication of countless coaches, volunteers, parents, alumni, and community supporters who have compute contributed their time, talent, and resources over the years. Define our program from the work they put in every single day to what they accomplish on the water in the classroom and beyond rowing. While we have evolved over the years, our connection to the winter park community and to the winter park high school remains strong.