Emma Santiago
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 38:36
- Avg per meeting
- 1:50
- Segments
- 774
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Top issues during term (20)
Comprehensive Plan Update and Building Heights
Potential long-term impacts on municipal infrastructure service costs and private property values.
Removal of Planning and Zoning Board Member
None
Firefighters Collective Bargaining Agreement
The agreement is fully funded within the adopted Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget.
Transform386 Flood Mitigation and Stormwater Projects
Deltona has allocated $2 million from Transform 386 funds toward local stormwater efforts.
Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers
Potential short-term delay in high-tech commercial investment.
FY 2026-2027 Tentative Budget and Millage Rate
Total proposed budget is $208,035,947 with a General Fund of $79,845,212.
Unpermitted Construction and Property Maintenance Enforcement
Permit fees and potential daily fines of $100 to $250 apply if property owners fail to comply within 30 days.
Lake Windsor Stormwater Force Main Relocation
Total project cost is $1,059,391, with overall contingencies capped at $1,618,770.
Roadway Level of Service Standards and Traffic Impacts
Raising road standards could require millions in municipal tax dollars to fund infrastructure upgrades.
Employee Health Benefits Renewal for 2027
Affects city benefit expenditures and employee out-of-pocket costs.
Right-of-Way Vacation at 468 Sullivan Street
Null
Dairy Queen Proportionate Fair Share Agreement
Generates $113,637.32 in infrastructure mitigation funds for Volusia County.
Firefighters Union Collective Bargaining Agreement
Will impact city personnel expenditures and budget allocations for fire rescue services.
Fine Reduction Request and Foreclosure Proceedings at 271 Fort Smith Boulevard
Involves $54,450 in accumulated fines and potential commercial lease revenue impacts.
Micro-Mobility and Sidewalk Connectivity
Sidewalk construction and trail linkages will require capital outlay in future budgets.
Live Local Act Land Development Code Amendments
None directly specified in code amendments.
local elections
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2026 Election Results and New Commission Seated
Selection of Vice Mayor
Meeting Cancellation Due to Lack of Quorum
No immediate financial impact, though rescheduling may incur minor administrative and noticing costs.
Decisions during term (289)
Recorded while Santiago was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Consent Agenda Items B, D, E, and F
Reduction of Code Enforcement Fine for 2701 Fort Smith Boulevard
Proportionate Fair Share Agreement for Dairy Queen Deltona
Employee Health Benefits Award for Plan Year 2027
Collective Bargaining Agreement with IAFF Local 2913
Resolution No. 2026-86: Vacation of Right-of-Way for 468 Sullivan Street
Removal of Planning and Zoning Board Member Tim Blodgett
Revisions to Ordinance No. 19-2026: Temporary Moratorium for Data Centers
Request for approval of minutes of the Regular Commission Meeting of October 5, 2026, and the Special Commission Meeting of October 19, 2026, as presented.
Request for recognition(s): Proclamation(s) - 1. Small Business Saturday- November 28th
Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-97 request to approve the Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation Cooperative Agreement for 2026-2027.
Request for approval of appointments of representation to the Opioid Funding Advisory Board for the City of Deltona.
Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-100 to award firms to provide Architectural and Engineering Services for Facilities (New, Existing and Future) per RFQ #26025.
Approval of Resolution No. 2026-95 (Lake Windsor Stormwater Force Main Relocation)
Consent Agenda Approval
Ordinance No. 16-2026 - Live Local Act Amendments (Second Reading)
Request for approval of minutes of the Regular Commission Meeting of September 21, 2026, as presented.
Request for recognition(s): Proclamation(s) - 1. Red Ribbon Week 2. Extra Mile Day 3. National Primary Care Week
Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-90, authorizing Amendment No. 1 of the JPA between the City of Deltona and Volusia County for the Transform386 - Elkcam Boulevard at Lake Helen Osteen Road - Flood Mitigation Project.
Request for approval of Resolution No. 2026-91, authorizing Amendment No. 1 of the JPA between the City of Deltona and Volusia County for the Transform386 - Lake Sweet Gum Stormwater Drawdown project.
Voting record (129)
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Collective Bargaining Agreement with IAFF Local 2913
Resolution No. 2026-86: Vacation of Right-of-Way for 468 Sullivan Street
Removal of Planning and Zoning Board Member Tim Blodgett
Approval of Resolution No. 2026-95 (Lake Windsor Stormwater Force Main Relocation)
Consent Agenda Approval
Ordinance No. 16-2026 - Live Local Act Amendments (Second Reading)
to approve Items 7-A through 7-H.
to approve Ordinance No. 16-2026.
to approve Consent Agenda Item 7-E.
to approve the Proportionate Fair Share Agreement for Howland Marketplace.
to approve Consent Agenda Items 7-A through 7-D.
to approve the budget as presented.
to approve Ordinance 19-2026, temporary moratorium for data centers at first reading.
Motion to approve Resolution No. 2026-88 adopting the final budget for the FY 20266-2027.
Consent Agenda Approval
Ordinance No. 16-2026 (Live Local Act Update)
Resolution No. 2026-79 (Tentative Millage Rate)
Resolution No. 2026-80 (Tentative Budget)
Planning and Zoning Board Appointment
to appoint Timothy Blodgett as the District 4 member of the Planning & Zoning Board.
to approve Resolution No. 2026-79 adopting the City of Deltona FY2026-2027 tentative millage rate of 6.4948 mills per $1,000. of valuation.
to approve Resolution No. 2026-80 adopting the Tentative Budget for FY2026-2027 as presented.
to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
to approve Ordinance No. 16-2026, Amending Section 7-30, “Definitions,” Section 110-321.
to appoint Commissioner Heriot to run the meeting in the Mayor and Vice Mayor's absence.
Commission Request: Investigation and Inquiry into Back-to-School Fair
to extend the meeting
to deny this item.
that Resolution No. 2026-60, we set the maximum millage rate for the roll-back rate of 6.4948.
to delete Item 9-A from the agenda.
to approved Ordinance No. 02-2026, amending Chapter 66 "Traffic and Vehicles" establishing regulation regarding Micromobility devices, at second and final reading.
to approved Ordinance No. 15-2026, Animal Abandonment with Enhanced Penalties.
to extend the meeting by 15 minutes.
to include Volusia Forever as a resource.
Consent Agenda Items A, E, and F
Consent Agenda Item 4-B: Code Compliance Fine Reduction
Consent Agenda Item 4-C: Foreclosure Authorization for 271 Fort Smith Blvd.
Consent Agenda Item 4-D: Legal Representation Authorization
Ordinance No. 12-2026: Impact Fee Updates
She preferred a three-year or four-year phase-in to give development more time and recognize that fire station construction would take several years.
to approve Items 4-A, E & F.
to approve the reduction to $9,000.
to approve Item 4-D.
to approve Resolution No. 2026-48.
to not include the reduction or the removal of the reduction of the non-residential transportation impact fee, doing it as the Ordinance is written.
to approve Ordinance No. 12-2026 as presented.
Approval of Consent Agenda
First Reading of Ordinance No. 12-2026: Impact Fee Updates
Believes the proposed fee increase is too high and places an undue burden on new homeowners.