BoCC Regular Session & Public Hearing: August 19, 2025

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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:00:07

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


A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS 00:01:17

A.1. Katie Hayes, Executive Director, Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc., to present the FY 24/25 Completed Community Clean-Up Program and outline the FY 25/26 Proposed Community Clean-Up Work Plan.


A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS 00:16:36

A.2. Employee Recognition


B. PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS 00:20:07

B.1. Comments.


C. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDAS 00:27:46

C.1. Approve Consent Agenda.


C. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDAS 00:28:10

ELOISE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY C.2. Approve Eloise CRA Consent Agenda.


C. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDAS 00:28:49

HARDEN/PARKWAY COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY C.3. Approve Eloise CRA Consent Agenda


D. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:29:38

D.1. Disbursements


D. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:30:58

D.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on August 5, 2025.


E. REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY 00:32:17

E.1. Aaron Otis, Department of Health Assistant Deputy Secretary for County Health Systems, to request concurrence on the appointment of Aaron Kissler as Administrator of the Department of Health in Polk County.


F. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:37:33

R.37 Request Board adopt a Resolution repealing Resolution 24-125 that required notices to be published in a newspaper in addition to being published on the publicly accessible website.


G. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:42:34

G.1. Approve Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-084-03 with CONSOR Engineers, LLC (Consultant) to provide Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the N. Galloway (CR 542A) at 10th St Intersection Improvement Project. ($446,183.88 one-time expense)


G. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:44:23

G.2. Approve two agreements with DataMark Technologies for (1) technical services to implement and provide annual support services for E-9-1-1 GIS data management software (5YR cost $381,731.00) and (2) hosting of the software and the annual Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription. (5YR cost $438,972.00)


G. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:48:35

G.3. Approve the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant Agreement (WRP15) in partnership with Polk County for the Restoration and Creation of Wetlands along Lake Hamilton and Peace Creek Canal (One-time revenue of $850,000; required County match $850,000).


H. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN) 00:52:34

H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.


I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:52:36

I.1. I.2. Reappoint Beatrice “Bea” Hancock as a member (Seat 4) of the Polk County Historical Commission for the three-year term, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.


I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:52:55

I.2. Commissioner Braswell Comments.


J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 00:52:58

J.1. Appoint Cyndi Jantomaso, as a member of the Polk County Planning Commission, for the three-year term, October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028.


J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 00:53:26

J.2. Commissioner Santiago Comments.


K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT) 00:53:29

K.1. Appoint Larry Thompson to replace Jenna Sutton on the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC).


K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT) 00:53:39

K.2. Reappoint Stacy Campbell-Domineck as a Member of the Citizens HealthCare Oversight Committee, representing Work Force, for the four-year term, October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029.


K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT) 00:53:58

K.3. Commissioner Scott Comments.


L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:54:00

L.1. Reappoint Denise Bohde as a member (Seat 3) of the Polk County Historical Commission for the three-year term, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028.


COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:54:17

L.2. Chair Wilson Comments.


N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:54:21

*County Attorney opening comments


N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:56:38

N.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2024-19 Minute Maid Ramp Road 1 CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use from Residential High (RHX) to Tourism Commercial Center (TCCX) on +/- 3.2 acres of a +/- 13.47-acre parcel. (No Fiscal Impact)


N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:58:21

N.2. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2025-8 Lake Daisy CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a County-initiated Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use (FLU) designation from Recreation Open Space (ROS) to Residential Low (RL) on +/- 3.9 acres. This case is related to LDCD-2025-2 which is sub-district change from Residential Low-1 (RL-1) to Residential Low-4 (RL-4). (No Fiscal Impact)


N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:59:53

N.3. Public Hearing (LDCD-2025-2 Lake Daisy Sub-district) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Future Land Use Map sub-district change from Residential Low-1 (RL-1) to Residential Low-4 (RL-4) on +/- 3.9 acres. The case is related to LDCPAS-2025-8, a request to change the Future Land Use Map from Recreation Open Space (ROS) to Residential-Low (RL). (No Fiscal Impact)


N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 01:01:03

N.4. Public Hearing (LDCD-2025-1 Stuart Property Sub-District Change) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Sub-District change from Residential-Low-1 (RL-1) to Residential-Low-4 (RL-4) on +/- 178 acres in an Urban Growth Area (UGA). (No Fiscal Impact)


O. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:29:01

O.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2025-9 ECP Small Scale 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 Town Center (TCX) to Employment Center (ECX) in the US 98 Selected Area Plan on +/- 5.45 acres. (No Fiscal Impact)


P. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 01:34:37

P.1. Comments.



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