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CASSGLBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of November 14, 2022 — Regular Meeting Page 28 of 30 16. CITY CLERK'S REPORT City Clerk Donna Gardner shared the following information: • Advised tonight will be the only City Commission meeting for the month of November and noted City Hall and other City facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 24"' in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Announced the next City Commission meeting will be held Monday, December 12"' at 5:30 p.m. • The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held Saturday, December 3rd from 5-8 p.m. in Lake Concord Park. • The Santa Run will start Monday, December 5"' and will run for four consecutive nights, December 5"' 6"' 7"' and 8"' and will begin nightly at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. There will be live updates on Facebook as Santa and his elves make their way through the City each night. • The Casselberry Food Truck event will be Friday, December 9"' at Lake Concord Park from 6- 9 p.m. and will have an extra added holiday bazaar with a variety of vendors and artisans so attendees call take advantage of a little early holiday shopping. • The Annual City-wide Holiday Decorating Contest will end on December 6t" when the judges will ride through the City to judge the decorations. There will soon be information posted on the City's website on how to enter the contest. • The 20"' Annual Holiday Bicycle Ride to benefit New Hope for Kids will take place on Saturday, December 10t" beginning at South Seminole Academy. Check-in and pre -ride festivities begin at 4 p.m. with the ride beginning promptly at 6 p.m. • Although delays were caused by Hurricane Nicole, Lake Concord Park will soon be filled with holiday lights and decorations for all to see and enjoy. 17. CITY COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS/COMMENTS Commissioner Chad Albritton — Seat No. 4: Thanked staff for putting in their time during the hurricane to make sure that all of the City's residents' complaints and issues were heard immediately and that resolutions were found to problems as they became apparent. Added that he wanted to thank them for being proactive and especially for having the creativity and innovation to reach out to those residents who had experienced issues in past hurricanes to make sure they were okay and safe this time, noting he thought that was incredible. Shared some concerns lie had received from a number of residents regarding the increase in residential permit fees, noting that it was something that could be addressed in the future if the City continued to receive these types of complaints. Also shared some concerns from residents about streetlighting in the area of the flower streets, stating he was not sure if it was the type of bulbs, but the residents felt it was rather dark at night and they wanted to make sure the City was going to investigate what was causing the issue.