CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
OFFICIAL AGENDA
August 4, 2020
6:00 p.m.

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

This will be a hybrid virtual tele-conference meeting.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-69, issued by the Office of Governor Ron Desantis on March 20, 2020, and extended by Executive Order No. 20-112, and extended further by Executive Orders No. 20-114, 20-150 and 20-179, municipalities may conduct meetings of their governing boards without having a quorum of its members present physically or at any specific location, and utilizing communications media technology such as telephonic or video conferencing, as provided by Section 120.54(5)(b)2, Florida Statutes. 


Some members of the Commission, Staff and public will be welcome to attend in the Commission Chambers.

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.

PRESENTATION/REPORT

5.I.

COVID-19 Update

Dr. Joy Jackson, Director of the Department of Health in Polk County
6.

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 that they are a resident or non-resident and they will have 5 minutes.


Public Comments will be accepted at www.lakewalesfl.gov/comments  Submitted comments will be read into the record.
 
7.

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.
7.I.

Minutes - July 1, 2020

Minutes of July 1, 2020
7.II.

Reauthorization of Citizens Advisory Task Force (CATF)

The City Commission needs to reauthorize the Citizens Advisory Task Force (CATF) to provide public input for the forthcoming CDBG application.


Documents:
  1. Agenda Item CATF 2020.pdf
  2. citizen participation plan.pdf
  3. Durinda Wells CATF application.pdf
  4. Kimbrough Application CATF.pdf
  5. Rivers Application CATF.pdf
  6. Petersen CATF application.pdf
  7. Snell CATF Application.pdf
8.

OLD BUSINESS

8.I.

RESOLUTION 2020-25 Citizens and Police Community Relations Advisory Committee

Resolution 2020-25 modifies the Citizens and Police Community Relations Advisory Committee, expanding the committee to 6 members from 3 members, allowing for each Commissioner to appoint members and changing the meeting schedule to monthly.


Documents:
  1. MEMO- Police Community Relations Committee.pdf
  2. Res2020-25, Citizens andPolice Comm Adv Comm_Revised.pdf
9.

NEW BUSINESS

9.I.

RESOLUTION -2020-26 Extended State of Local Emergency

Resolution 2020-26 declares a State of Emergency for Lake Wales in response to concerns related to COVID-19. This will be in effect from August 7, 2020 until September 7, 2020. 
Documents:
  1. Memo Resolution 2020-26.pdf
  2. Resolution 2020-26 Extended State of Local Emergency - COVID-19.pdf
  3. Chapter 9. Emergency Management, Code of Ordinances, Lake Wales.pdf
9.II.

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE 2020-01 - requiring the wearing of facemasks or similar coverings in certain public places.

The City Commission will consider adopting Emergency Ordinance 2020-21, requiring the wearing of facemasks or similar coverings in certain public places.


Documents:
  1. Memo_EOrdinance-2020-01.pdf
  2. Emergency Ordinance 2020-01(3).pdf
9.III.

ORDINANCE 2020-15 requiring the wearing of facemasks or similar coverings in certain public places.

The City Commission will consider adopting Ordinance 2020-15, requiring the wearing of facemasks or similar coverings in certain public places.
Documents:
  1. Memo_Ordinance-2020-15.pdf
  2. Ordinance 2020-15(3).pdf
10.

CITY ATTORNEY

11.

CITY MANAGER

11.I.

Tracking Report

Documents:
  1. Tracking.pdf
  2. 07.31.2020 FY19 20 City CIP Dashboard.pdf
  3. 07.31.2020 Park Ave Streetscape Dashboard.pdf
11.II.

Social Media Tracking report

Documents:
  1. Social media tracking-7-29-2020.pdf
11.III.

Commission Meeting Calendar

Documents:
  1. Commission Meeting Calendar, Aug-2020.pdf
12.

CITY COMMISSION COMMENTS

13.

MAYOR COMMENTS

14.

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.