City Of Bartow issued the following announcement on Jan. 13.
CITY OF BARTOW
CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 6:00 P.M. (EST)
OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE
CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 450 NORTH WILSON AVE., BARTOW, FL 33830
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Pastor Stanley Jones, Zion Hope Baptist Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
4. APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
5. PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS – (refer to Consent agenda)
a. Chuck Warren and Clifton Lewis presentation of new book entitled “From Slavery to Community Builder: The Story of Lawrence B. Brown”.
6. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT – At this time, the Commission will receive comments from the public regarding matters not appearing on this agenda.
7. CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
8. REPORTS OF CHARTER OFFICERS
a. City Manager Communications
• Schedule Work Session to discuss Capital Projects/Capital Funding and Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) projects.
b. City Attorney Communications
9. AGENDA MODIFICATION/APPROVAL
10. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS – At this time, the Commission will receive comments from the public regarding matters that appear on this agenda, not otherwise scheduled for a separate Public Hearing.
11. HEARINGS – FIRST AND SECOND READINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS – NONE
12. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approval of January 3, 2022 City Commission Regular Meeting minutes.
b. Issuance of proclamation recognizing January 23-29, 2022 as School Choice Week in Bartow.
c. Issuance of proclamation recognizing January 22-28, 2022 as Polk County Youth Fair Week.
d. Approval to reappoint Board Member Keith Miller to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a three-year term ending February 2025.
e. Approval to reappoint Board Member Carver Young to the Recreation Advisory Board for a three-year term ending January 2025.
f. Authorization for Bartow Police Department to use forfeiture funds from State Forfeiture Fund (GL # 001-223000-004-000) to pay for the replacement of 50 Patrol Rifles, and the purchase of Tactical Team Equipment.
g. Acceptance and authorization for the Bartow Police Department to use a $18,000 Florida Department of Law Enforcement JAG Countywide grant to purchase a Biometric Live Scan System, two Night Vision Goggles, three Protech Body Bunker Entry Shields, two Blackhawk Dynamic Entry Rams and two Blackhawk Dynamic Entry backpack kits.
h. Acceptance and authorization for the Bartow Police Department to use a $5,152 Florida Department of Law Enforcement JAG Direct grant for an upgrade to current facility security equipment.
i. Approval of City Commissioner absence(s) for January 3, 2022 excusal(s): None
13. OTHER COMMISSION BUSINESS
a. OLD BUSINESS – NONE
b. NEW BUSINESS – NONE
14. RESOLUTIONS – NONE
15. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
a. NICK ADAMS
b. LEO E. LONGWORTH
c. WILLIAM “BILLY” SIMPSON
d. TANYA TUCKER
e. STEVE GITHENS
16. ADJOURNMENT
Please be advised that if you desire to appeal from any decisions made because of the above hearing or meeting, you will need a record of the proceedings and in some cases a verbatim record is required. You must make your own arrangements to produce this record. (Florida Statute 286.0105). If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 450 N. Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 1069, Bartow, Florida 33831-1069 or phone (863) 534-0100 within 2 working days of your receipt of this meeting notification; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771. Posted at City Hall, Bartow Public Library, and the City’s website www.cityofbartow.net on January 13, 2022.
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