Board Meeting and Public Hearings April 5, 2022

CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR) 00:03:27

INVOCATION 1. Bill DeHart, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)

A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS 00:04:44

2. Presentation of "Year of Water Skiing" Florida House Resolution. (Representative Melony Bell)

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:10:28

3. Karen Freedman, League of Women Voters Climate Action Committee Chair - Climate Change/Local Sustainability Presentation.

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:22:10

4. Comments.

D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 00:22:23

5. Approve Consent Agenda.

E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:22:38

6. Disbursements.

E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:23:53

7. Approve Minutes of Regular Board Meeting held on March 15, 2022.

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:24:49

8. Accept Annual Financial Audit Report for the Highland Meadows Community Development District.

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:25:32

9. Approve Astonia North 2 plat for Conditional Approval. (No fiscal impact)

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:25:47

10. Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $42,658.05 in the form of Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. 3337905-1 for Hunter’s Crossing Phase 3. (No fiscal impact)

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:26:14

11. Accept Hunter’s Crossing Phase IV potable water and wastewater utility system improvements for ownership, operation, and maintenance by Polk County Utilities. (No fiscal impact)

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:26:32

12. Accept a one-year cash warranty surety in the amount of $23,151.24 for Hunter’s Crossing Phase IV. (No fiscal Impact)

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:26:54

13. Approve mediated settlement agreement with A & E Autobody, Inc. for parcels 100, 101, 102, 103 and 105, to acquire needed rights-of-way for the Thompson Nursery Road Project. ($7,838,880 one-time expense)

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:29:11

14. Approve an agreement with Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees to conduct a broadband feasibility study. ($250,000 one-time expense)

I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY) 00:35:16

15. Commissioner Lindsey Comments.

J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON) 00:35:57

16. Commissioner Wilson Comments.

K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:36:00

17. Commissioner Braswell Comments.

L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE) 00:36:20

18. Commissioner Combee Comments.

M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR) 00:38:32

19. Waste Collection Update - Bill Beasley

M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR) 00:57:22

20. Chair Santiago Comments.

O. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:04:10

* County Attorney opening comments

O. 21. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:06:42

21. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2021-17 Meadowbrook CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 90.57 +/- acres from Agricultural/Residential-Rural (A/RR) in the Rural Development Area (RDA) to Residential Suburban (RS) in the Suburban Development Area (SDA).

O. 22. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:14:15

22. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2021-20 Canterwood South) (Adoption Hearing) to consider a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 203 +/- acres from Development of Regional Impact (DRI) to Residential Low (RL) in the Urban Growth Area (UGA).

O. 23. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:18:30

23. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2021-23 Gibsonia Gardens CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to change the Future Land Use designation on 34.35 +/- acres from Residential Low (RL) and Linear Commercial Corridor (LCC) to Preservation (PRESV) and Residential Medium (RM) in the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA).

O. 24. PUBLIC HEARINGS 03:16:52

24. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2021-19 Recker Highway CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 3 +/- acres from Residential Suburban (RS) to Business Park Center (BPC) in the Suburban Development Area (SDA).

O. 25. PUBLIC HEARINGS 03:55:45

25. Public Hearing (LDWA-2022-10 Twin Lakes Access Waiver) (Adoption Hearing) to consider an applicant-initiated request seeking a waiver to Section 705 of the Land Development Code (LDC).

O. 26. PUBLIC HEARINGS 04:02:39

26. Public Hearing (LDCT-2021-22 Murex RH LDC Text Amendment) (First Hearing - No Action) to consider an applicant-initiated ordinance amending Appendix E, Parcel Specific Future Land Use with Conditions, of the Land Development Code to add development conditions for property related to LDCPAS-2021-24 which is a Future Land Use designation change from Business Park Center (BPC) to Residential High (RH) for 457 apartments in the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA) and to Appendix 2.135 to add a section to reference this case to have development conditions in the LDC.

O. 27. PUBLIC HEARINGS 04:32:48

27. Public Hearing (LDCT-2021-21 Bartow Airport Authority) (Adoption Hearing) to consider an applicant-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code to amend Table 2.1 Use Table to list “Retail, Home Sales Offsite” as a “P” Permitted Use within Industrial (IND) land use districts.

O. 28. PUBLIC HEARINGS 04:36:00

28. Public Hearing (LDCT-2022-3 TCX Drive-Thru) (Adoption Hearing) to consider an applicant-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code to amend the location criteria for uses with drive-thru facilities in Town Center-X (TCX) land use districts in the US Highway 98 Selected Area Plan (SAP).

O. 30. PUBLIC HEARINGS 04:39:06

30. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2021-16 PC North Central Landfill CPA) (Adoption Public Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 210 +/- acres from Business Park Center (BPC) and Recreation Open space (ROS) to Institutional (INST) in the Rural Development Area (RDA).

O. 29. PUBLIC HEARINGS 04:44:04

29. Public Hearing (LDCD-2021-12-PC North Central Landfill Sub-District Change) to consider a Sub-District Map change from Institutional-1 (INST-1) to Institutional-2 (INST-2) in the Rural Development Area (RDA) on +/- 210 acres.