BoCC Regular Session & Public Hearing: April 1, 2025

CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:00:02

INVOCATION Brian Lynch, Polk County Fire Rescue PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)

A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS 00:02:08

A.1. Florida Department of Health Interim Director - Aaron Kissler (Dr. Joy Jackson, FDOH Director)

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:06:36

C.1. Glenn Smith to discuss Code Enforcement and tax increases.

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:09:07

C.2. Comments.

D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 00:17:07

D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.

E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:17:19

E.1. Disbursements.

E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:18:28

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

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:19:53

G.1. Adopt Resolution Creating a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) and approve 15 nominees to serve as Lay Board Appointments on the CPAC.

H.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:21:12

H.1. Approve a contract to construct and maintain a Joint Use Fire Rescue Station between the City of Bartow and Polk County. (Fiscal impact - Total project $12,000,000, Polk County portion $6,780,000 & City of Bartow portion $5,220,000)

H.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:26:08

H.2. Approve the Department of Justice FY24 COPS Technology and Equipment Program Invitational Solicitation grant awards and associated budget resolution to establish budget. ($1,559,000 one-time unanticipated revenue).

H.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:28:30

H.3. Approve purchase of Motorola Dynamic System Resilience Equipment and Implementation Services for the Public Safety Radio System. ($1,553,994.08 one-time expense)

H.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:30:39

H.4. Buckeye Loop Road Infrastructure Agreement. (Total project cost $780,615.39; developer portion $74,939 and County’s portion $705,676.39)

H.5. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:33:40

H.5. Approve agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Southeast Landfill. ($424,297.00 One-time expense)

I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN) 00:37:50

I.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.

J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:38:41

J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.

K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 00:38:42

K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.

L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT) 00:38:45

L.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.

M.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:39:57

M.1. Chair Wilson Comments.

O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-89 00:39:59

*County Attorney Opening Comments

O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:42:20

O.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2024-34 Orchid Springs 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 Residential Low (RL) to Residential Medium (RM) on 2.55 +/- acres of a total 5.84 +/- acres near the Winter Haven city limits. (No Fiscal Impact)

O.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:43:45

O.2. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-28 I-4 SAP LDC Text Amendment) (First Reading) to amend Chapter 4, Section 401.01, I-4/NE Parkway Plan Districts, to remove outdated criteria and requirements for residential development from the I-4 Selected Area Plan (SAP). (No Fiscal Impact).

O.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:45:44

O.3. Public Hearing (LDCT-2025-2 INST-2 LDC Text Amendment) (First Reading) to allow Vehicle Service, Mechanical and outdoor storage in the Institutional-2 (INST-2) land use district. (No Fiscal Impact)

P.1. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:47:33

P.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2024-15 ILE Text CPA) (Adoption Hearing) for a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan text amendment to Policies 2.130-B3.3 and 2.130B3.4 regarding duplexes in Office Center-X (OCX) and sewer connection in Section 2.130-B Indian Lakes Estates (ILE). This case is related to LDC-2024-24, a companion Land Development Code Text Amendment. (No Fiscal Impact)

P.2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:09:15

P.2. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-24, Chapter 4, Section 402.C) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of LDCT-2024-24, a County-initiated request to create a new use table for Pre-DRI #2, commonly known as Indian Lake Estates, and add language regarding sewer connections and duplexes in Office Center (OCX) with conditions. No Fiscal Impact.

P.3. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:10:37

P.3. Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance providing procedure requirements to close Polk County-owned roads.

P.4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:11:30

P.4. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a resolution to vacate a portion of a platted public drainage-retention easement as shown on the plat of Pineview Estates Phase II, Mulberry, Florida. (No fiscal impact)

P.5. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:13:15

P.5. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a resolution to vacate any County or public interest in a 30-foot-wide strip of land lying adjacent to the east of Parcel ID Numbers 272822-000000-031010/031030. (No fiscal impact)