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City of Lakeland City Commission Meeting Agenda February 2, 2026 City Hall - Commission Chamber 228 S. Massachusetts Avenue Lakeland, FL 33801 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, Cable Cast 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. 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SALUTE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 A.M. PRESENTATIONS - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Winners (John Williams, Recreation Supervisor) - Beautification Awards (Stacy Smith, Horticulturalist) Commercial: Tiger Contracting LLC - 2830 Drane Field Rd Residential: Viet L Ho and Thi Vu - 2309 Derbyshire Ave ITEM ACTION TAKEN I. REQUESTS TO APPEAR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC II. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Approved 5-0 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. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (with any amendments) A. *City Commission Minutes Jan. 16-20, 2026 *Approved 5-0 IV. REPORTS AND RELATED ITEMS V. EQUALIZATION HEARINGS A. Lots Cleaning and Clearing Approved 5-0 VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Ordinances (Second Reading) - None CITY COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA 02/02/26 PAGE 2 B. Resolutions 1. Proposed 26-003; Lots Cleaning and Clearing Approved 5-0 Resolution 6040 2. Proposed 26-004; Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement for Approved 5-0 the Subordination of City Utility Interests Located Upon Parcel Resolution 6041 100.2 at the Intersection of State Road 37 (South Florida Avenue) and E. Belmar Street 3. Proposed 26-005; Amending Resolution 5946, Authorizing the Approved 5-0 Acquisition of Property Interests for the Western Trunk Gravity Resolution 6042 Sewer Line Replacement from South of George Jenkins Boulevard to the Southwest Pump Station VII. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY VIII. CITY MANAGER A. Change Orders with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. for Additional Approved 5-0 Geotechnical Investigation and Design of Offsite Solid Waste Transfer Station Project B. Purchase Orders with CDW Government, LLC, for Purchase of Hardware Approved 5-0 and Software – Laptops, Panasonic Toughbooks, and Desktop Workstations IX. CITY ATTORNEY A. Ordinances (First Reading) - NONE B. Miscellaneous 1. Approval of Ranking and Authority to Negotiate Construction Approved 5-0 Manager at Risk Agreement with Kokolakis Contracting for New Solid Waste Transfer Station Facility X. FINANCE DIRECTOR A. *Appropriation Request – Lakeland Electric Operating Fund *Approved 5-0 XI. UTILITY A. Ordinances - NONE B. Resolutions - NONE C. Miscellaneous 1. Purchase of Exhaust Repair Services for McIntosh Unit 5 with Approved 5-0 Northeast Precision Welding, Inc. 2. Task Authorization with Burns and McDonnell Engineering Approved 5-0 Company, Inc. for Lakeland Electric Integrated Resource Planning Support XII. AUDIENCE XIII. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION XIV. CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT 10:00 a.m. Reminder: 01/30/26 8:30 AM – Agenda Study (CC Conf Rm) 11:00 AM – Utility Committee (CC Conf Rm)