Lakeland City Manager's Weekly Update: Key Decisions and Updates from March 12, 2024

The City Manager of Lakeland, Tennessee, shared an update on the city's activities for the week of March 12, 2024. This coincided with the spring break week for the Lakeland School System, so no meetings were scheduled. The City Manager reviewed the previous week's meetings and shared operational updates.

Last Monday, the Lakeland School System Board of Education had a business meeting at the Lakeland Preparatory School (LPS) Library. The meeting's agenda and recording are available online. The Board of Commissioners also met last Thursday at City Hall, with all members present. The agenda and recorded video of this meeting are on the city's website.

Several resolutions were passed during the Board of Commissioners meeting. The Board of Commissioners' strategic goals were approved with a 4-1 vote. These goals include city planning enhancement, public safety improvement, economic development focus, completion of the Lakeland Community Center and Phase II of the Memphis Arlington Athletic Complex, and continued road maintenance and paving priority.

Other resolutions passed unanimously. These included contracts approval with Kimley Horn, Gresham Smith, Renaissance Group, and 4F Design for On-Call Architecture and Engineering Services, and with Pavement Technology, Inc. for the FY24 Street Preservation Project. The Board also approved a contract with Midsouth Forestry Services for underbrush clearing on city-owned property along Beverle Rivera, with a 4-1 vote. The Public Works Director was appointed to represent Lakeland on the Shelby County Municipal Solid Waste Regional Board, and the renewal of the Inter-Governmental Agreement Between Lakeland and Shelby County related to the Hazardous Household Waste Facility was approved.

However, an amendment to an agreement with Cannon & Cannon, Inc. for the Highway 70 at Seed Tick Road Intersection Improvements project did not pass, with a 2-3 vote. This amendment was about adding a roundabout as a traffic calming device. The City Manager's update is a summary of the city's activities, informing residents about the local government's decisions and actions.

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