CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m.

 Municipal Administration Building
Commission Chambers
201 W. Central Avenue
Lake Wales, FL 33853

Everyone is welcome to attend virtually.

Virtual public meetings will continue to be broadcast live, locally, on Comcast channel 6 and on the City’s web site. A link to the live stream can be found in the left-most menu of the City’s home page and is labeled “Live Meeting Stream”.

The direct link is: http://lakewales.granicus.com/player/camera/3?publish_id=2


Members of the public may register to attend at 
https://www.lakewalesfl.gov/Register

Public Comments will be accepted at 

www.lakewalesfl.gov/comments


1.

INVOCATION

2.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.

CALL TO ORDER

4.

ROLL CALL

5.

PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARDS

5.I.

Proclamation - Clayton Taylor

Documents:
  1. Clayton Taylor proclamation.pdf
5.II.

Proclamation - Lake Wales Arts Festival Month

Documents:
  1. Art Show proclamation.pdf
6.

PRESENTATION/REPORT

6.I.

COVID-19 Update

7.

COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

Public participation is encouraged. If you wish to address the Commission, members of the public may register to attend at 

https://www.lakewalesfl.gov/834/Virtual-Public-Meeting-Registration

Anyone wishing to speak should give their name, state if they are a resident, taxpayer, business owner, or utility customer and they will have 5 minutes. Utility customers should only speak on matters concerning those utilities.

Public Comments will be accepted at www.lakewalesfl.gov/comments  Submitted comments will be read into the record.
 
8.

CONSENT AGENDA

Any member of the public can ask the City Commission to pull a consent item for separate discussion and vote that they would like to make comment on.
8.I.

Minutes - November 17, 2020 and December 1, 2020

Commission Meeting Minutes 

November 17, 2020

December 1, 2020

8.II.

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant

Approval of this item will allow the police department to receive grant funding to purchase a mobile speed trailer with an automated license plate reader system (ALPRS) in FY20/21.


Documents:
  1. Commission Agenda Memo JAG-C 20-21.pdf
  2. 2020-JAGC-POLK-17-5R-067.pdf
  3. LW ALPRS II Grant Signature Page.pdf
  4. Millenium GSA Quote Lake Wales Speed Trailer - 0Q03u0000019VoY.pdf
8.III.

Submittal of Grant to the Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) for the Lake Wales Connector Trail

The purpose of this request is for the Mayor and Commission to approve the Polk TPO Grant Application for the Ridge Scenic Connector Trail.
Documents:
  1. Agenda Item - TPO Grant.pdf
  2. fiscal Impact Statement Polk TPO Grant - 2-12-2021.pdf
  3. TPO_FDOT Lake Wales Grant Application _1 27 21.pdf
9.

OLD BUSINESS

10.

NEW BUSINESS

10.I.

Pilot Program - Body Cameras

The City Commission will consider approving a pilot program for body cameras to be worn by officers of the Lake Wales Police Department.
Documents:
  1. Memo-BWC-Pilot.pdf
  2. Lake Wales 2021.pdf
11.

CITY ATTORNEY

12.

CITY MANAGER

12.I.

Tracking Report

Documents:
  1. Tracking.pdf
  2. 02.16.2021 Active Projects Dashboard.pdf
12.II.

Social Media Tracking report

Documents:
  1. Social media tracking 02-11-2021.pdf
12.III.

Commission Meeting Calendar

Documents:
  1. Commission Meeting Calendar, Feb-2021.pdf
13.

CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS

14.

MAYOR COMMENTS

15.

ADJOURNMENT

(The staff memos are not incorporated into the official record)
Minutes of the City Commission meeting can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. The minutes are recorded, but are not transcribed verbatim. Persons requiring a verbatim transcript may make arrangements with the City Clerk to duplicate the recording, or arrange to have a court reporter present at the meeting. The cost of duplication and/or court reporter will be the expense of the requesting party.

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk's office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting.

Appeals concerning decisions on issues requiring a public hearing:
Persons who wish to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered during a public hearing at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.