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Lakeland Tennessee - City Manager s Update January 3 2024 03 January 2024 ( news )
Lakeland , state Tennessee ( By Press Release office)
Jan 03,2024
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Greetings Lakeland!
We all have a fresh beginning as 2024 has officially made its entrance . Happy New Year! With last week being Christmas and an abbreviated work week for City Hall , we have another short update that only includes . . .
A Look Ahead to This Week
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners has a meeting this
Thursday at City Hall starting at 5:30pm
. The
live stream videowill be available at the start of the meeting ( the recorded video will be posted after the meeting ends ) and the
agendahas been posted - here is a review of the action items ( in addition to approval of minutes ) :
Ordinances
Second and Final Reading - amending Title 5 , Chapter 4 of the Lakeland Municipal Code to conform with Tenn . Code Ann . § 6 - 19 - 104 . This ordinance raises the amount at which competitive bidding is required from $10K to $25K , in alignment with recent State law changes .
Discussion Items
Commissioner McCarter is sponsoring a discussion item regarding planning for several events and/or recognition efforts in 2024 .
Vice - Mayor Wright is sponsoring a discussion item regarding a potential temporary traffic signal at Highway 70 and Seed Tick Road .
In addition to the business items to be discussed and/or voted upon , there are a couple of important City Staff presentations to the Board:
An update from Information Technology Services on the Cityworks platform .
Presentation by Engineering of the results of the tri - annual
pavement assessment - this assessment drives which roads are paved and when in Lakeland .
Year End Review
In my City Manager ' s report during the last Board of Commissioners meeting , I provided a year - end review to summarize the actions taken this year related to each of the Board ' s established priorities ( public safety , Parks and Recreation improvements , road maintenance , economic development , and enhance city planning ) .
The full report can be viewed on the
recorded videoof the meeting , but here is a general overview of what was discussed:
For public safety , City Staff and Officials accomplished many meetings with Shelby County Sheriff ' s (
SCSO
) office leadership , entered into agreements for the purchase of a potential
SCSOfacility and SCSO addressed many resident concerns .
Parks and Recreation improvements included the development of the partnership with the YMCA for the future Lakeland Community Center , condemnation and acquisition and demolition of the Econolodge ( and parking lot ) , phase II design continued for the Lakeland athletic complex , approval of funding for the installation of field lighting at the athletic complex and discussions with a performing arts company regarding a potential location in Lakeland .
Road maintenance included paving project funding allocated in the fiscal year 2024 budget ( $1 . 7 million ) , New Canada Road construction documents completed ( awaiting State of Tennessee additional grant funds ) , "Old" Canada Road paving grant awarded and fiscal year 2023 paving completed in Evergreen Manor , Bentbrooke Hills and Salem Road .
Economic development focused on the approval of a TIF district established in February by the Industrial Development Board , Board of Commissioners and the Shelby County Commission , agreement of purchase of the Relax Inn ( to close in March of 2024 ) and an agreement for the purchase of the Belz property on Beverle Rivera ( which is expected to close this week ) .
Enhancing city planning involved PULSE Plan meetings and subcommittees throughout the year ( plan for approval early 2024 ) . Additionally , the land development regulations update was started and is currently underway ( multiple mid - year Code amendments were also approved via Ordinance ) .
There are numerous 2023 accomplishments to be proud of and it was a rewarding moment to be able to reflect on all the hard work from both City staff and Board members who have come together to
Get Things Donefor our flourishing city . I have high hopes for 2024 as we embark on new improvements and existing projects!
As always , please reach out to me any time at
citymanager@lakelandtn . orgwith questions , concerns , ideas , or improvements .
In Your Service ,
Michael Walker , City Manager
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