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Agenda

A. Call to Order

B. Invocation

By Reverend Father Greg Koon – St. Alban’s Anglican Church

C. Pledge of Allegiance

D. Roll Call

E. Announcement

1. Announcement of Qualifying Period from 12 Noon on August 9, 2021, to 12 Noon on August 13, 2021, for the Office of Town Commissioner for Wards One, Three, and Five for the General Election on November 2, 2021 (Mayor Kussard)

F. Presentation

2. Life-Saving Award Presented to Officer Jacob Clark (Chief Rob Tempesta)

G. Proclamation

3. Proclaiming National Clown Week (Mayor Kussard/Doris Turlo)

Minutes — July 19, 2021 — Special (Conceptual) Commission Meeting

5. Minutes — July 19, 2021 — Commission Meeting

6. Minutes — July 26, 2021 — Commission Budget Workshop

7. Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Benefits (Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Coverage) (Tamika DeLee)

8. Consideration of Approval of Additions to the Fall Event Schedule to Include a Kids Day at the Driving Range on August 28, 2021, a Movie Night at the Museum on November 13, 3021, and an Open House at the Community Building on September 18, 2021 (Mike Burske)

9. Consideration of Approval for the Orange Blossom Gardens Lion’s Club and Silver Trefoils to Utilize the Parks and Recreation Building for a Staging and Storage Area for their Annual Pajama and Book Drive (Mike Burske)

I. New Business

10. Consideration of Approval to Invest $8,360.00 to Design and Incorporate a Bathroom Facility at the Proposed Town Park Project on Property at the Corner of E. Lady Lake Blvd. and Old Dixie Parkway (Mike Burske)

11. Discussion of the Tentative Millage Rate and Set Proposed Date, Time, and Place for the First Public Hearing for the Tentative Millage Rate and Budget, and Set Proposed Date, Time, and Place for the Second Public Hearing for the Final Millage Rate and Budget (Pam Winegardner)

12. Consideration to Reconsider the Vote Approving the Re-Opener Changes to the Agreement between the Town of Lady Lake (TOLL) and the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) for the Period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, which Occurred at the July 19, 2021 Commission Meeting (William Lawrence/Tamika DeLee)

J. Town Attorney’s Report

13. Ordinance 2021-11 (First Reading) — An Ordinance Providing for Amendment of the Town Charter; Amending Article X — Elections, Section 10.2 — Qualifications; Amending Article X, Section 10.03 – Form of Ballot; and Amending Article X, Section 10.5 – Elections; Providing Requisite Ballot Language for Submission to Electors; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Charter; Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances; and Providing for an Effective Date (Nancy Slaton)

K. Town Manager’s Report

L. Mayor and Commissioner’s Report

M. Public Comments [i]

N. Adjourn

Footnotes:

i. This section is reserved for members of the public to bring up matters of concern or comments. It is not limited to items on the agenda and it is open to any concern or comments that the public may have.

ii. All items listed under consent are considered routing by the Town Commission and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Town Commissioner so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence.

Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office with any questions at 352-751-1501. This public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Any handicapped person requiring special accommodations or an interpreter for the hearing or visually impaired should contact the Clerk's Office at least two days prior to the meeting. To access a Telecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD), please call 352-751-1565.

If a person decides to appeal a decision made with respect to any matter considered at the above meeting or hearing, he may need a verbatim record of the proceedings including the testimony and evidence, a record of which is not provided by the Town of Lady Lake. (F.S. 286-0105) One or more members of any other Town Board or Committee may be in attendance of this meeting.

Downloads

Commission Meeting Agenda, August 2, 2021, at 6 p.m. (.pdf document)

Commission Meeting Agenda