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Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting March 12, 2012 has been canceled.
 



                                                               CITY OF PLANT CITY
                                         REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION



                                                                                                                  
Monday, March 12, 2012
7:30p.m. Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium, City Hall
 
1.    Meeting called to order by Mayor-Commissioner Daniel D. Raulerson.

2.    Invocation by Reverend Fred Harold, New Life Community Church followed by
       the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

3.    Consent Agenda:    Items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine and will
                                      be adopted by one motion.  There will be no discussion of the items
                                      on the consent agenda unless discussion is requested by a member
                                      of the Commission, City Manager or City Attorney.  If so requested,
                                      that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be
                                      considered separately.

                (a)    Resolution approving Regular Minutes February 27, 2012.
                        Staff Report

                (b)    Resolution accepting bid and award of contract to E. T. MacKenzie of Florida, Inc.
                        for the Sydney Road Reclaimed Water Project.
                        Staff Report
                 
                (c)    Resolution approving  the sale of property located at 1508 Old Sydney Road to
                        Southern Hospitality Real Estate.
                        Staff Report

                (d)    Resolution approving third modification to agreement with Hillsborough County 
                        relating to the funding of the Community Development Block Grant Program for
                        Fiscal Years 2009-2010.
                        Staff Report

                (e)    Resolution appointing Michael Cameron as member of the Board of Trustees of the
                        Safety Employees Pension Trust Fund.
                        Staff Report
                                                                                                                 
4.    Reports of Officers, Boards and Committees:

                (a)    City Manager
                        Staff Report                    
                                 
                              
                (b)    City Attorney
                (c)    City Clerk
                (d)    Commissioners

5.  Presentations:

                (a)    Presentation of a proclamation declaring the week of March 11, 2012 as "Girl Scout
                        Week in Plant City."
                        Staff Report

                (b)    Presentation of a proclamation declaring the week for May 20-26, 2012 as "National
                        Public Works Week in Plant City."
                        Staff Report

6.  Introduction and adoption of Resolutions and Ordinances:

                (a)    Public hearing on an ordinance amending Chapter 102, Article VII, Plant City Code,
                        regarding buffering, landscaping and tree requirements and amending Chapter 98,
                        Article II, Plant City Code, regarding land alteration.
                         Staff Report    

                (b)    Public hearing on an ordinance for Laura Street PB-2011-13, rezoning property from
                        Residential-1 to Community Unit District, entitled Laura Street Community Unit
                        District.
                        Staff Report

                (c)    Public hearing on an ordinance to vacate alley abutting East Line of Lot 9, Block 6
                        and west line of Lot 6, of Gilchrist Subdivision.
                        Staff Report

                (d)    Resolution accepting drainage easement deed from Larry and Virginia Tharrington
                        and approving deeds to Larry and Virginia Tharrington for Eastside Canal drainage
                        improvement project.
                        Staff Report - see item 6(c)

                (e)    Resolution setting public hearings on an ordinance regarding tatoo parlors and body
                        piercing establishments within the C-1A Neighborhood Business District.
                        Staff Report
                
                (f)    Resolution setting public hearing on 1st Cycle 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
                        Staff Report

                (g)    Resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings to acquire fee
                        simple title to certain real estate for public municipal purposes.
                        Staff Report

7.  Miscellaneous:

                
                (a) Visitors not on the agenda.

8.    Adjournment.

                By authority of Resolution No. 30-1993, all matters to be brought before the
                Commission must be reported to the City Clerk's Office by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday
                preceding each regular meeting of the City Commission.

                IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CITY
                COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT SUCH
                MEETING, HE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR
                SUCH PURPOSE HE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD
                OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY
                AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.

                IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT, ANY PERSON
                WITH A DISABILITY REQUIRING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN
                ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING SHOULD CALL THE CITY 
                CLERK AT (813) 659-4200 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR  TO THE
                MEETING.