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City of Lakeland City Commission Meeting Agenda March 16, 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 - Red, White, and Blue at 52 and the Other 51 Weeks (Gene Conrad, SUN ‘n FUN President & CEO) ITEM ACTION TAKEN I. REQUESTS TO APPEAR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC A. Jo Shim re City Commission Meeting Time No Action II. 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. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (with any amendments) A. *City Commission Minutes Feb. 27 – March 2, 2026 *Approved 6-0 B. *Utility Committee Minutes Feb. 27, 2026 *Approved 6-0 IV. REPORTS AND RELATED ITEMS V. EQUALIZATION HEARINGS CITY COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA 03/16/26 PAGE 2 VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Ordinances (Second Reading) 1. Proposed 26-005; Approving the Annexation of Lands within the Approved 6-0 Boundaries of the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District Ordinance 6136 (1st Rdg. 03-02-2026) 2. Proposed 26-006; Amending Ordinance 3199; Major Modification Approved 6-0 of a Conditional Use for Blake Academy to Expand the Boundaries Ordinance 6137 of the School Campus and Allow for the Construction of a New 15,291 sq. ft. Gymnasium with Associated Off-Street Parking on Property Located at 510 Hartsell Avenue (1st Rdg. 03-02-2026) B. Resolutions - NONE VII. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY A. First Amendment to Tax Increment Benefits Agreement with Lake Wire Approved 6-0 Owner, LLC VIII. CITY MANAGER A. *Purchase Order with Avolve Software for ProjectDox One-Year *Approved 6-0 Subscription B. Purchase Order with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for Annual Maintenance of Approved 6-0 Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System C. Task Authorization with Kimley-Horn for Design Services for Two Traffic Approved 6-0 Control Signals on North Socrum Loop Road IX. CITY ATTORNEY A. Ordinances (First Reading) - NONE B. Miscellaneous 1. Agreement with H2 Design for Exhibit Design, Fabrication & Approved 6-0 Installation Services for the Lakeland History and Culture Center 2. First Amendment to the Reclaimed Water Supply Agreement with Approved 6-0 Tampa Electric Company Extending the Terms for an Additional Sixteen Years 3. *Agreements for Temporary Labor Services *Approved 6-0 4. Purchase Order with Kone, Inc. for Replacement of Southside Approved 6-0 Elevator at City Hall X. FINANCE DIRECTOR XI. UTILITY A. Ordinances - NONE B. Resolutions - NONE C. Miscellaneous 1. *Approval of Contractors and an Agreement for Annual Fire *Approved 6-0 Protection Systems Services for Lakeland Electric Power Generation Facilities 2. Amendment to Agreement with Doble Engineering Company to Approved 6-0 Provide Equipment and Database Comparison Services for Lakeland Electric’s Substation/Maintenance Operations 3. Agreement with Southeastern Construction and Maintenance, Inc. Approved 6-0 for a Traveling Water Screen System for the Larsen Power Plant CITY COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA 03/16/26 PAGE 3 XII. AUDIENCE XIII. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION XIV. CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT 10:17 a.m. Reminder: 3/13 8:30 AM-Agenda Study (CC Conf Rm)