Highlights of today’s City Commission meeting, as shared on Twitter and Instagram:
City Commission meeting is under way.
✓ Agenda: https://t.co/cdC9MNqG3w
✓ Watch live at https://t.co/CD80dhj9jg#lkld— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
Captain Steve Pacheco updating @lakelandgov City Commissioners on our School and College Resource Officer Unit. pic.twitter.com/LGVcslTRT6
— LakelandPD (@LakelandPD) May 6, 2019
@LakelandPD giving presentation on School Resource Officers. From Feb 2018 to present, 37 arrests were made and 189 incidents adverted by SRO’s. #LKLD
— City of Lakeland (@lakelandgov) May 6, 2019
Capt. Steve Pacheco of @LakelandPD is updating city commissioners about the School and College Resource Officer Unit. #lkld pic.twitter.com/nqA9iPSVEL
— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
@LakelandPD School Resource Officers have face-to-face interaction with almost 10,000 students, 1500 staff and an untold number of parents/guardians. #LKLD
— City of Lakeland (@lakelandgov) May 6, 2019
Capt. Pacheco of @LakelandPD: 33 public and private schools in #lkld do not have full-time resource officers. If LPD officers were required at each school, it would cost $4.7 million the first year, he says.
— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
Next up at City Commission:
✓ Se7en Wetlands staffers will be awarded the Florida Water Environment Association 2019 Public Education Award
✓ Beautification awards. Photos coming.#lkld— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
Five proclamations will be presented at the City Commission meeting:
✓ Bike Month
✓ Community Action Month
✓ Historic Preservation Month
✓ Nurses Week
✓ Water Safety Awareness Month#lkld— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
Congratulations to May 2019 Commercial Beautification Award winner, @LakelandAudi of 1215 Griffin Road! #LKLD #Beautification pic.twitter.com/kBqVCOGyoe
— City of Lakeland (@lakelandgov) May 6, 2019
Appointments to city boards approved today:
✓ Darrence McGriff: Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
✓ Rick Garrity: Code Enforcement Board
✓ Melynda Rinker: Historic Preservation Board
✓ Lesley Chambers, Chandra Fredericks, Michael Maguire: Arts Advisory Council#lkld— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
City Commission approves a swap of small land parcels between the Lakeland CRA and Watson Clinic to even out holdings near the main clinic campus.
✓ Background: https://t.co/4noNQMPrRz
✓ Agenda info: https://t.co/Zj0X31lpfE#lkld— Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 6, 2019
City Commission approves $548K project with Miller Construction for new office/lab facility at Glendale Wastewater Treatment Facility. https://t.co/UaJTPBNXkG. #LKLD
— City of Lakeland (@lakelandgov) May 6, 2019
City Commission ratifies collective bargaining agreement with Utility Workers Union of America representing @mylkldelectric unionized employees. Get the deets: https://t.co/K2kt5toWXO. #LKLD
— City of Lakeland (@lakelandgov) May 6, 2019
Lakeland Electric to shutdown Unit 3 by fall 2024 Read more: https://t.co/Uu2BSiA5sO https://t.co/Uu2BSiA5sO
— The Ledger (@theledger) May 7, 2019
Fabulous! Thanks for this. Keep up the good work!