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City Commission Meeting

Monday, January 27, 2025 · Government meeting record

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The Winter Haven City Commission will meet to review proclamations, conduct public hearings on annexations, and vote on various infrastructure and budget items. Key agenda items include the annexation of 93.45 acres, the award of a design-build contract for a new water facility, and budget amendments for encumbered funds.

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This meeting determines the approval of land annexations, the allocation of over $250,000 in budget adjustments, and the awarding of major infrastructure contracts that impact city services and development.

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DATE: Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION: City Hall - John Fuller Auditorium

451 Third Street NW

Winter Haven, FL 33881

1. CALL TO ORDER - Nathaniel J. Birdsong, Jr., Mayor

2. ROLL CALL - Vanessa Castillo, MMC, City Clerk

3. INVOCATION - Apostle Willie Mincey, True Holiness Tabernacle

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Vanessa Castillo, MMC, City Clerk

5. PRESENTATIONS

5.A "Reverend Joel Elvin Atkins Week" Proclamation - Robert Atkins

5.B "Carol Bradley Week" Proclamation - Carol Bradley

5.C "The Black Market: A Melanin Cultural Festival" Proclamation - Symone Wilson and Zanjia

Zow - Founders

5.D Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting - Annual Comprehensive

Financial Report for the Year Ending September 30, 2023

6. DEVELOPMENTS OF NOTE

7. MINUTES

CITY COMMISSION MEETING

Staff Contact: Natalie Wilson, Special Events & Initiatives Coordinator , nwilson@mywinterhaven.com

Proclamation

Staff Contact: Natalie Wilson, Special Events & Initiatives Coordinator, nwilson@mywinterhaven.com

Proclamation

Staff Contact: LaTonya Harris, City Historian & Archivist | Deputy City Clerk,

lharris@mywinterhaven.com

Proclamation

Staff Contact: CJ Scott, Chief Financial Officer, cjscott@mywinterhaven.com

Summary - GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY 2023

GFOA Certificate of Achievement

CITY COMMISSION MEETING – JANUARY 27, 2025

7.A January 8, 2025, City Commission Agenda Review Session Meeting Minutes

7.B January 13, 2025, Regular City Commission Meeting Minutes

8. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

9. ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING - PUBLIC HEARING

9.A O-25-04 - Voluntary annexation of four (4) parcels generally located approximately 1,218 feet

north of Old Bartow Lake Wales Road, east of McClean Road, and approximately 1,333 feet west

of Gary Street.

10. CONSENT AGENDA

10.A Trail Go Local Trail Management Grant Contractual Services & Equipment

10.B Fiscal Year 2024/2025 SmartCover Sewer Monitoring Purchase

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