Staff reported Ventura wastewater plant plans are about 90% complete and that the city will look for roughly $60 million in funding; the lakefront/CRA downtown project remains under redesign for grant eligibility and the CRA balance was cited at about $3.4 million.

Redspeed USA presented a turnkey red‑light camera program for Clewiston, citing IIHS safety studies and a one‑day city study that flagged nearly 1,300 violations across six intersections; commissioners probed limiting tickets to straight red running, how DOT permitting would work, and the share of out‑of‑town violators.

The commission authorized filling the public works director position using existing funds and approved inviting engineering firms to negotiate contracts; staff said the city has an $8 million SRF principal‑forgiveness package and will enter an engineering phase to study water‑quality improvements.