Mayor Nate Kilton called the February 10 Regular Meeting of the City Commission to order at 7:30 p.m. Also present at the dais were Vice-Mayor Jason Jones, City Commis- sioner Bill Dodson, City Commissioner Mary Thomas Mathis, City Commissioner Mike Sparkman, City Attorney Kenneth Buchman, and City Manager Bill McDaniel. Dominique Wells, Assistant City Clerk, filled in for City Clerk Kerri Miller.
Dean Pfeffer, pastor at Hope Lutheran Church, offered an opening prayer for the meet- ing and the 100 people in the room then rose to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
No residents stood to offer public comments. So, the City Commission proceeded to offer a proclamation recognizing the Strawberry Festival queen and court and a proclamation recognizing the 2025 Strawberry Festival junior royalty.
City Commissioners passed 5-0 the below routine items on the consent agenda.
25-002 – A resolution approving the extension of services with T. Wayne Hill Trucking &Technologies as a provider of the transport and treatment of biosolids. The cost is $77.48 per ton.
25-039 – A resolution approving a mutual aid agreement with the Tampa Police Department.
25-050 – A resolution setting a transmittal public hearing for text amendment PC/CPA 24-08 amending land-use map 4 of the future land use map series. The amendment is for the preferred land-use scenario map of the northeast master plan of the City of Plant City.
25-051 – A resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Engineered Spray Solutions, LLC., for sewer manhole inspections and rehabilitation under St. Augustine contract PW2020-05.
The City Manager brought the below items for the City Commissioners to discuss and to vote on.
24-617 – A resolution authorizing change order No. 2 with Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc., for the Roseland Park subdivision drainage and roadway improvements project. Modification of potable water service lines, major adjustment to sanitary sewer manholes, and storm pipe realignment (to avoid impact to trees on private property), will cost $35,888.
24-619 – A resolution approving an amendment to the budget for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
24-618 – A resolution approving an amendment to the CIP budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and the next four years.
25-008 – A resolution waiving bid requirements based on a sole-source vendor, and authorizing the purchase of Aqua-Solv from Flo-Tec Automation Associations, Inc. Though the cost has risen by 35 percent, the state requires use of the chemical and there are no other options than to pay $165,000 to obtain it for the coming year.
25-019 – A resolution authorizing an engineering work order with Kisinger Campo & Associates, Corp. for the citywide miscellaneous structure repair study. The $123,637 cost of is for inspections of 32 drainage structures in the city.
25-023 – A resolution authorizing an engineering work order with Florida Transportation Engineering, Inc. for road resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation. The cost for the 1.27-mile stretch of S Collins Street, north of Alexander Street, comes in at $310,354.84.
25-024 – A resolution authorizing lead removal work at the PCPD outdoor firing range with Recoil, LLC Range Remediation, under Volusia County bid number 24-B-56JS. This work must be done because of Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirements. The cost is $82,425.
25-038 – A resolution authorizing engineering work order modification No. 1 with CHA Consulting to provide construction, engineering, and inspection. The design to relocate water and sewer mains needs to be completed prior to FDOT emergency repair of a culvert on Reynolds Street east of SR 39 and west of US 92. The cost is $99,740.
25-046 – A resolution approving change order No. 1 with Killebrew, Inc. for the replacement of lift station No. 7. The cost is $352,887.
Neither the City Clerk, nor the City Attorney, had items to report. The Commissioner heard and voted on matters for the following.
25-042 – A second legislative public hearing on an ordinance amending Section 102-49 regarding tattoo establishments (PB-2024-42). The change would allow a maximum of two such businesses in the downtown core. As in the January 27 meeting, approximately 25 people came to the meeting to show support for the change. After some discussion, the resolution passed 5-0.
25-049 – A quasi-judicial public hearing on an ordinance to modify the Midway Lake Community Unit District located north of North Frontage Road, east of North Wilder Road, south of East Sam Allen Road and west of Charlie Taylor Road (PB-2023-51). The petitioner requested a continuance to the March 10, City Commission meeting. Commissioners voted 5-0 for the continuance.
25-037 – A resolution setting a public hearing repealing Plant City Ordinance No. 50-2005 to dissolve the Eagle’s Crest Community Development District. This passed 5-0.
25-045 – A resolution setting a quasi-judicial public hearing on an ordinance to rezone 26.78 acres to the Lake Walden Square Planned Development District, located on the north and south sides of West Alexander Street, west of James L. Redman Parkway (PB-2024-34). This passed 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.