CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM REPORT
DATE:
September 9, 2026
SUBMITTED BY:
Rob Perry, City Administration
ITEM TYPE:
Miscellaneous
AGENDA SECTION:
NEW BUSINESS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Census Population Estimate Report and Authorization
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approval
Is this item Quasi-Judicial?
No
No
Does this item require a public hearing?
No
No
EXPLANATION:
The attached letter from the University of Florida is a preliminary estimate of the population for the City of Bradenton as of April 1, 2026. The notice indicates a total population change of 2,532 from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2026.
The second attached letter was from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2025.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
ATTORNEY REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
SUGGESTED MOTION:
Motion to give authorization to Mr. Perry to execute the Official Population Estimate from the University of Florida.
ATTACHMENTS: