BoCC Regular Session & Public Hearings : March 4, 2025

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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:00:11

INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)


C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:01:30

C.1. Comments.


D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 00:01:49

D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.


E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:02:00

E.1. Disbursements.


E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:03:03

E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on February 18, 2025.


G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:03:19


H.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:03:22

H.4. Confirm the appointment of Shawn Smith to serve as Polk County Fire Rescue Services Director (Fire Rescue Chief).


H.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:15:00

H.1. Approve Amendment No.3 to Agreement 2022-077, with Wright-Pierce, Inc. to provide Part 4 construction administration services for the Northeast Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion from 6.0 MGD to 9.0 MGD. ($9,658,092.00 one-time expense)


H.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:18:39

H.2. Approve agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation to provide Part 1 engineering services for improvements to the southwest regional wastewater treatment facility. ($3,100,586.00 one-time expense)


H.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:21:15

H.3. Approve the Seventh Amendment to the Cypress Lake Alternative Water Supply Agreement with the Water Cooperative of Central Florida relating to the Cypress Lake Wellfield. ($1,840,000 not-to-exceed, one-time expense)


I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN) 00:24:44

I.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.


J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:24:50

J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.


K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 00:27:03

K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.


L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT) 00:27:06

L.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.


M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:27:35

M.1. Reappoint Daniel Haight, MD as a Member of the Citizens HealthCare Oversight Committee, representing Primary Care Physicians, for the four-year term, April 6, 2025 through April 5, 2029.


M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON) 00:27:55

M.2. Chair Wilson Comments.


O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:28:17

* County Attorney opening comments


O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:30:35

O.1. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-21 Accessory Structures LDC Text Amendment) (First Reading) to amend Chapter 2, Section 206.A, Accessory Dwelling Units; Section 208.F, Accessory Structure Setbacks; Section 209.D, Accessory Structure Location and Chapter 9, Section 930, to add Accessory Dwelling Units. (No Fiscal Impact).


O.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:41:49

O.2. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2024-28 Space Source Inc CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an applicant-initiated Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use (FLU) designation from Development of Regional Impact (DRI) to Neighborhood Activity Center (NACX) on 7.49 +/- acres in the Poinciana DRI. (No Fiscal Impact)


O.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:43:28

O.3. Public Hearing (LDCU-2024-38 South Fort Meade Mine DRI Extension) (Adoption Hearing) to consider a request to extend the current Development Order expiration date 20 years to continue processing mined material at the South Fort Meade mine on 17,508.5 +/- acres in a Rural Development Area (RDA) and Phosphate Mining (PM) Future Land Use designation. (No Fiscal Impact)


O.4. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:45:00

O.4. Public Hearing (LDDRI-2024-1 South Fort Meade Mine DRI Extension) (Adoption Hearing) to consider a request to extend the current Development Order expiration date 20 years to continue processing mined material at the South Fort Meade mine on 17,508.5 +/- acres in a Rural Development Area (RDA) and Phosphate Mining (PM) Future Land Use designation. (No Fiscal Impact)


P.1. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:45:17

P.1. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Three Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Shenandoah Street, Near Lakeland. (estimated $15,000.00 one-time expense)


P.2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:49:15

P.2. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate and close maintained right-of-way for Florence Avenue shown as Florence Drive on the Plat of J. A. Leslie Subdivision, Winter Haven, Florida. (No fiscal impact)


P.3. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:51:24

P.3. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate portions of platted, and unmaintained rights-of-way as shown on the Revised Plat of Crooked Lake Subdivision, Lake Wales, Florida. (No fiscal impact)


Q. WORK SESSION ITEMS 00:53:40

Q.1. Warehouse and Industrial Impact Fees 2nd Work Session (Extraordinary Circumstances) - 10:00 a.m.



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