Bradenton City Council Meeting, October 14, 2026

The October 14, 2026 Bradenton City Council meeting included several infrastructure and property actions. Council unanimously approved (5–0) the purchase-and-sale agreement for 1310 4th Avenue West, acquiring property from Minnesota Construction to relocate Lift Station 8 and reduce recurring sanitary-sewer overflow risks; no purchase price was stated. Council also approved (5–0) an agreement with PHBGF Ventures LLC for right-of-way land supporting parking and sidewalk improvements for a 99-unit workforce-housing project. The agreed amount was approximately $87,500, split equally between the City and the CRA; the developer is to build the improvements. The consent agenda, containing items A through AA, was approved 5–0, though individual items were not detailed in the transcript.

In its capital-project update, staff reported about 54 active projects with estimated total costs of $100–150 million, including stormwater, wastewater, and water-system work; three stormwater projects account for roughly 73% of about $15.2 million in anticipated county funding. Staff also noted sewer-pipe lining contracts among the agenda materials, without item-specific award details. The annual school-zone speed-detection report was approved 5–0; it reported approximately $1,077,900 in program payments, including $226,359 to vendor RedSpeed. The council discussed East Bradenton Park improvements, including a proposed athletic field and splash pad, but clarified the park and its funding decisions are controlled by Manatee County, not the City. No City funding or contract award for that park was made at this meeting.