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Votes at a glance: Avon Park council adopts ordinances and awards contracts on June 22
Summary
At its June 22 meeting, the Avon Park City Council unanimously adopted a remote‑participation ordinance and approved zoning and procurement measures; one ordinance (code enforcement/citation changes) passed 4‑1. The council also awarded contracts for CDBG‑DR program management and a utility billing office remodel.
The Avon Park City Council on June 22 took the following formal actions:
- Ordinance 04‑2026 (remote participation): Adopted unanimously (5‑0). The ordinance amends section 2‑39 of the city code to clarify telephonic/electronic participation procedures, standards of decorum, record retention and compliance with Florida’s Government in the Sunshine Law.
- Ordinance 05‑2026 (citation/code enforcement): Adopted (4 yes, 1 no). The ordinance updates citation and code enforcement provisions, authorizes use of a special magistrate in certain cases, removes criminal penalties for some animal‑code violations, and corrects gendered pronouns and scrivener’s errors.
- Ordinance 06‑2026 (zoning map amendment): Adopted unanimously (5‑0). The council approved rezoning a roughly 0.23‑acre parcel at 101 West Main Street (physical address 101 West Main St., Avon Park 33825) from C4 (mixed‑use commercial) to PUD (planned unit development). Representatives from the Central Florida Regional Planning Council presented the item.
- Resolution 2026‑39 (award of RFP 26‑05, CDBG‑DR program management): Approved unanimously (5‑0). Staff reported the city executed a Commerce agreement on March 12, 2026 for $22,248,529 (project MS014); the grant allows up to 5% ($1,112,426) for program management. Fred Fox Enterprises submitted a fee of $974,000; the remainder ($138,426) may be used for city administrative costs. Final contract execution is subject to Florida Commerce approval.
- Resolution 2026‑41 (award of RFP 26‑07, utility billing office remodel): Approved unanimously (5‑0). The council awarded the design‑build remodel to JCR Construction and Services LLC for $60,167.10 and added an ADA alternate for $1,500, for a total of $61,667.10.
- Consent agenda (items 1–4): Following a procedural pause to allow a councilmember to attend by Zoom, the consent agenda was approved unanimously (5‑0).
Votes, as read by the clerk during roll calls, were recorded on the public record for each item. For items with roll‑call tallies, the meeting transcript lists each council member’s recorded vote.
Ending: The council adjourned after a public‑comment item in which a resident sought clarification about a rezoning notice and raised a vegetation/sight‑line safety concern.
