Public hearing on community redevelopment resolutions scheduled for March 2, 2025.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
 BEFORE THE CITY OF BARTOW
CITY COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Bartow will hold a public hearing at a Regular City Commission meeting on March 2, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers located at City Hall, 450 N. Wilson Ave., Bartow, Florida to consider the following resolutions: 
 
RESOLUTION NO. 26-4253-R  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA RELATING TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT; APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE AUGUST 2025 REPORT OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL ENTITLED 2025 BARTOW CRA FINDING OF NECESSITY; MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND A SUPPLEMENTAL FINDING OF NECESSITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.355, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR THE EXERCISE OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969, OVER TWO (2) PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AND REFERRED TO AS CARVER RECREATION CENTER AND TUSCAN MASONIC LODGE; ADDING THE CARVER RECREATION CENTER AND TUSCAN MASONIC LODGE PROPERTIES TO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
 
RESOLUTION NO. 26-4254-R  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA RELATING TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT; APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA; APPROVING THE 2026 BARTOW CRA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE DATED JANUARY 2026 FOR THE BARTOW COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969; PROVIDING FINDINGS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE AND AGENCY ACTIVITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABLITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
 
RESOLUTION NO. 26-4255-R  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA (THE "AGENCY") TO ENTER INTO LOAN AGREEMENTS WITH THE LENDER AND OBTAIN A LOAN THEREUNDER; DESIGNATING THE 2026A NOTE AS A "QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATION" UNDER SECTION 265(b)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986; APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT; APPROVING THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ITS APPROVAL OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE LOAN; AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
 
Copies of the proposed resolutions are available for review in the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall complex located at 450 N. Wilson Avenue, Bartow, Florida, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (EST), Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested parties may examine it there or appear at the meeting and be heard. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time, and place of any continuation of these or continued public hearings may be announced during the hearing and that no further notices regarding this matter will be published. 
 
Please be advised that if you desire to appeal any decisions made as a result of the above hearing or meeting, you will need a record of the proceedings and in some cases, a verbatim record is required. You must make your own arrangements to produce this record. (F.S. 286.0105) The Commission may continue the public hearing(s) to other dates and times as it deems necessary. 
 
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and F.S. 286.26, persons with disabilities or physical impairments who need special accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerks Office 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 863-534-0100. If hearing or voice impaired contact Florida Relay at 7-1-1 for assistance.
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