AGENDA
BRADENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 101 OLD MAIN STREET
| 1. | INVOCATION & PLEDGE Father Mike Brady with Christ Episcopal Church (The City does not endorse the religious beliefs of any speaker.) |
| 2. | MEETING CALLED TO ORDER |
| 3. | PROCLAMATIONS |
| a) | Legislative: Code Enforcement Officers' Appreciation Week |
| b) | Legislative: Faith and Family Month |
| 4. | PRESENTATIONS |
| a) | Legislative: State of the Manatee County Shelters - Presented by Commissioner Amanda Ballard |
| 5. | CITIZEN COMMENTS Citizen comment will be accepted during the Citizen Comment portion of the meeting on any non-agenda item, agenda item, future agenda item or topic of relevance to the City. Comments will be accepted on the public hearings at the appropriate time. |
| 6. | CONSENT AGENDA |
| a) | Administrative Services: Resolution 26-44 - State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Housing Rehabilitation Loan |
| b) | Administrative Services: Resolution 26-46 - State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Housing Rehabilitation Loan |
| c) | Event Review Committee: FIFA World Cup Block and Viewing Party |
| d) | Event Review Committee: Save Our Sons Walk-a-Thon |
| e) | Event Review Committee: The Big Father's Day 5K |
| f) | Legislative: Resolution 26-47 - Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Appointment |
| g) | Planning & Community Development: Resolution 26-28 - Denial for the Application PLN-MAJ-26-0001 for a Major Amendment to the Jordan Creek East Planned Development Plan |
| h) | Police: 2026-2027 School Resource Officer Program Agreement |
| i) | Public Works & Utilities: Amendment to the Traffic Signal Maintenance and Compensation Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) |
| j) | Public Works & Utilities: Change Order 2 for Eastside Drainage Improvements |
| k) | Public Works & Utilities: GT Bray Park EMS Station TECO Easement |
| l) | Public Works & Utilities: Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Manatee County for Installation, Maintenance, and Use of an Alternative Potable Water Supply Line for Blake Hospital |
| 7. | BUSINESS/ADVERTISING, PETITIONS, HEARINGS & COMMUNICATIONS |
| a) | Planning & Community Development: ORDINANCE 4073 - SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING |
| b) | Planning & Community Development: ORDINANCE 4074 - SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING |
| c) | Planning & Community Development: Quasi-Judicial: ORDINANCE 4067 - SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF BRADENTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN LAND GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF 15TH STREET WEST, NORTH OF 6th AVENUE WEST, AND SOUTH OF MANATEE AVE WEST, IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL ID 3354500109, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 3.9464 ACRES AND OWNED BY MANATEE COUNTY, FROM THE URBAN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (UCBD) FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY TO THE URBAN CORE (URBCORE) FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
| d) | Planning & Community Development: PLN-DVA-26-0001 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (LDA) - SECOND PUBLIC HEARING Approval of a Development Agreement between the City of Bradenton and Amres Investments, LLC pursuant to Section 163.3227, Florida Statutes and approval of a density increase in the Urban Core Future Land Use Category pursuant to Policy 1.2.1 of the Future Land Use Element of the City of Bradenton's Comprehensive Plan. |
| e) | Legislative: ORDINANCE 4077 - FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BRADENTON CITY CHARTER; PROPOSING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8 OF THE CITY CHARTER TO REMOVE THE DESIGNATION OF THE MAYOR AS THE “EX OFFICIO PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL,” TO REMOVE THE MAYOR’S RIGHT TO CAST A VOTE IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAYOR IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER TO BE HELD AT THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026; PROVIDING THE BALLOT TITLE AND BALLOT SUMMARY FOR THE REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK AND COORDINATION WITH THE MANATEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
| f) | Legislative: ORDINANCE 4078 - FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRADENTON, FLORIDA, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BRADENTON CITY CHARTER; PROPOSING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO ADD A SECTION 14 TO THE CITY CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR TERM LIMITS FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER TO BE HELD AT THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026; PROVIDING THE BALLOT TITLE AND BALLOT SUMMARY FOR THE REFERENDUM; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK AND COORDINATION WITH THE MANATEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
| 8. | NEW BUSINESS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL |
| a) | City Administration: Agreement of Purchase & Sale for 308 13th Street West |
| b) | City Administration: Change Order Number 13 Revision 2 with AECOM for the Bradenton Police Department Headquarters |
| c) | City Administration: Change Order Number 4 with NDC Construction for the Bradenton Police Department Headquarters |
| d) | City Administration: Resolution 26-48 - Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program Funds (CDBG-DR) Infrastructure Projects |
| e) | City Administration: Resolution 26-49 - Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program Funds (CDBG-DR) Housing Project |
| 9. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS |
| 10. | COUNCIL REPORTS |
| 11. | DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS |
| a) | Information Technology: MyBradenton 311 App |
| 12. | ADJOURN |
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