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City Of Bartow issued the following announcement on Jun 03.

CITY OF BARTOW

CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 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 Armando Rodriguez, Jr. First United Methodist Church.

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4. PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

a. Issuance of proclamation recognizing June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth Day. Being accepted by Zelma Harris.

b. Issuance of proclamation recognizing June 2022 as LGBT+ Pride Month. Being accepted by Natalie Cole.

5. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT – At this time, the Commission will receive comments from the public regarding matters not appearing on this agenda.

6. CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7. REPORTS OF CHARTER OFFICERS

a. City Manager Communications

b. City Attorney Communications

c. Legislative Updates

8. AGENDA MODIFICATION/APPROVAL

9. 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.

10. HEARINGS – FIRST AND SECOND READINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

a. Public hearing and final reading of Ordinance No. 2022-06 – AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA; CREATING SECTION 30-25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA AND ADDING THE SAME TO CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA; DEFINING THE TERM COMMUNITY REDVELOPMENT PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND PURPOSES; RE-CODIFYING ORDINANCE 1548-A OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 1921-A OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA, WITHOUT FURTHER AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

b. Public hearing and final reading of Ordinance No. 2022-07 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE STUART CROSSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND NAMING OF THE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT’S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REMAINING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

c. Public hearing of Resolution No. 22-4106-R – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA RELATING TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT; APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA; APPROVING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE DATED MARCH 2021 (REVISED JULY 2021) FOR THE BARTOW COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969; PROVIDING FINDINGS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE AND AGENCY ACTIVITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

d. Public Hearing of Resolution No. 22-4110-R – A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF BARTOW.

11. CONSENT AGENDA

a. Approval of May 18, 2022 City Commission Regular Meeting minutes.

b. Approval to suspend provisions from Section 42-92 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Bartow to permit fireworks on the 4th of July, limited to the professional display by the City of Bartow.

c. Approval of request to terminate and release a utility easement – VAC-2201 – Square Lake Development Company.

d. Issuance of proclamation recognizing June 2022 as Small Cities Month.

e. Approval of City Commissioner absence(s) for May 18, 2022 excusal(s): None.

12. OTHER COMMISSION BUSINESS

a. OLD BUSINESS

1. Street Naming/Gymnasium Naming – Ken Riley

b. NEW BUSINESS

1. Appointment and approval of a Voting Delegate to represent the City of Bartow at the 96th Annual Florida League of Cities Conference being held August 11 through August 13, 2022 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, FL.

13. RESOLUTIONS

a. RESOLUTION NO. 22-4107-R – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA RELATING TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969 AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 2019-163 LAWS OF FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

14. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

a. NICK ADAMS

b. TRISH PFEIFFER

c. LEO E. LONGWORTH

d. TANYA TUCKER

e. STEVE GITHENS

15. 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 June 2, 2022.

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