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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of January 13, 2025 — Regular Meeting Page 6 of 8 13. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Mayor Henson announced that persons wishing to make comment or make inquiry on any matter not on the agenda, may request to be recognized during Citizens' Comments. Mayor Henson announced the rules of decorum. The following individual came forward: Curt Schuster, 825 Woodstreann Lane, expressed concerns about what he felt were excessive permit fees charged by the City for replacement of a water heater that had been required by his insurance company. He shared information lie had gotten from researching permit fees for the same type of work in surrounding cities and Seminole County, noting they were all much lower than Casselberry, and expressed hope that the City would look into revising its permit fees to make them less of a burden on the residents. No one else came forward. 14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Shared that staff was currently working with a consultant to completely revise the City's permitting fees, and those would most likely move to a percentage of the value of the job instead of a flat fee, as had been the issue with Mr. Schuster. He added that hopefully in the future, those types of situations would be much improved with the changes being made. 15. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report. 16. CITY CLERK'S REPORT City Clerk Donna Gardner shared the following information: City Hall and all City facilities will be closed Monday, January 20t1i in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 17. CITY COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS/COMMENTS Commissioner Anthony Aramendia - Seat No. 1: • Reported that the A Night of the Mystic Arts event had been held on Friday, January 10"' in Lake Concord Park with assistance from Historic Casselberry, and that the event had been very well attended. He added that the event had been mentioned in the Orlando Weekly, and on a local radio station and lie was happy the event had received some recognition, and he looked