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City Commission Meeting Agenda July 15, 2024 City Hall - Commission Chamber 228 S. Massachusetts Avenue Regular City Commission meetings are cablecast live throughout Polk County on Spectrum Channel 643 or Fios Channel 43. City Commission meetings are also webcast live on www.lakelandgov.net. Please visit www.lakelandgov.net for a complete list of all meetings available on the Lakeland Government Network. For more information, contact Andrew Gash, CableCast Producer at 863/834-5013. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Commission meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Commission. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Commission, and the Commission is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding, or those requiring language assistance (free of charge) should contact the City of Lakeland ADA Specialist, Kristin Meador, no later than 48 hours prior to the proceeding, at (863) 834-8444, Email: ADASpecialist@lakelandgov.net. If hearing impaired, please contact the TDD numbers: Local – (863) 834-8333 or 1-800-955- 8771 (TDD-Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or the Florida Relay Service Number 1-800-955-8770 (VOICE), for assistance. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SALUTE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 A.M. PRESENTATIONS - RP Funding Center Annual Update (Cindy Collins, RP Funding Center Director) PROCLAMATIONS - David Bunch Pioneer & Innovator Celebration Day Parks & Recreation Month ACTION TAKEN COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RELATED ITEMS Municipal Boards & Committees 07/12/24 Approved 6-0 APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Approved 6-0 All items listed with an asterisk ( * ) are considered routine by the City Commission and will be enacted by one motion following an opportunity for public comment. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Commissioner or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. For items listed with an asterisk ( * ) under the Community Redevelopment Agency portion of the agenda, the City Commission shall be deemed to be acting in its capacity as the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lakeland when approving the consent agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (with any amendments) * City Commission 06/28/24 – 07/01/24 Approved 6-0 * Utility Committee 06/28/24 Approved 6-0 I. REQUESTS TO APPEAR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC II. EQUALIZATION HEARINGS A. Demolition of Buildings Approved 6-0 III. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Ordinances (Second Reading) 1. Proposed 24-023; Approving a Conditional Use to Allow a Approved 6-0 Special Event Venue/Banquet Hall on Property Located at 112 Ord. 6042 E. Pine Street (1st Rdg. 07-01-24) CITY COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA 07/15/24 PAGE 2 2. Proposed 24-024; Amending Ordinance 5259, as amended, Approved 5-1 Major Modification of a Conditional Use to Allow for the Ord. 6043 Placement of Two Temporary 960 Sq. Ft. Modular Classroom Buildings and an Increase in the Maximum School Enrollment from 225 to 500 Students for Parkway Baptist Church Located at 4210 Lakeland Highland Road (1st Rdg. 07-01-24) 3. Proposed 24-025; Vacating Public Rights-of-Way Located Approved 6-0 West of N. Florida Avenue, East of N. New York Avenue, North w/amendments Ord. 6044 of W. 4th Street, and South of W. 5th Street (1st Rdg. 07-01-24) B. Resolutions 1. Proposed 24-043; Demolition of Buildings Approved 6-0 Reso. 5919 2. Proposed 24-044; Vacating Existing Public Utility Easements Approved 6-0 Located West of N. Florida Avenue, East of N. New York w/amendments Reso. 5918 Avenue, North of W. 4th Street, and South of W. 5th Street IV. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY V. CITY MANAGER VI. CITY ATTORNEY A. Ordinances (First Reading) - NONE B. Miscellaneous 1. Task Authorization with Black & Veatch Corporation for Approved 5-0 Cybersecurity Assessment 2. Sewer Line Maintenance and Reimbursement Agreement with Park 4@Lakeland, LLC for Water Utilities System Upsize VII. FINANCE DIRECTOR A. Appropriation and Increase in Estimated Revenues for Fiscal Year Approved 6-0 2024 – Lakeland Electric VIII. UTILITY A. Ordinances - NONE B. Resolutions - NONE C. Miscellaneous 1. Amendment No. 1 to Electrical Distribution Construction Approved 6-0 Services Agreement with Pike Electric, LLC 2. Task Authorization with TEAMWORKnet, Inc. for Lakeland Approved 6-0 Electric’s McIntosh Reciprocating Engine Project Protection/Control Commissioning 3. Agreement for Emergency Tree Trimming Services for Approved 6-0 Lakeland Electric IX. AUDIENCE X. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION XI. CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT 10:51 a.m. Reminder: 7/11 8:30 AM-FY 2025 Budget Workshop (LE 1A & 1B) 7/12 8:25 AM-Municipal Boards & Committees (LE 1A & 1B) 8:30 AM-Agenda Study (LE 1A & 1B) 9:30 AM-Project Update Workshop (LE 1A & 1B)