CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIRMAN
00:03INVOCATION 1. Michael Spivey, Lead Pastor, People's Church, Winter Haven PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIRMAN)
A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS
01:262. Video presentation of service awards for employees with 20 or more years of service to Polk County.
C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OP
06:413. Comments.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
30:324. Approve Consent Agenda.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
30:465. Disbursements.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
31:536. Approve Minutes of Regular Board Meeting held on September 1, 2020.
G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (MICHAEL CRAIG)
35:157. Approve the release of a surety in the form of Performance Bond No. 70NGP184832 in the amount of $272,782.43 for Blossom Grove Estates. (No fiscal impact)
H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
35:568. Approve agreement with Chastain-Skillman, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Northeast Regional Park (NERP) Baseball Complex expansion. ($528,928 one-time expense)
H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
37:349. Approve a contract with Carlson Environmental Consultants, PC for the North Central Landfill Gas Collection System Interconnect Project. ($384,696.38 one-time expense)
H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
39:5210. Approve Public Entity Liability ($517,308.00) and Cyber Risk and Network Security Liability ($110,025.00) annual insurance policy renewals, effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. ($627,333.00 annual combined expense)
H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
44:0111. Approve Prescription Benefit Management Services Agreement with Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) for the employee group pharmacy benefit plan. ($11,044,000 estimated recurring expense)
H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
46:1512. SET HEARING (LDPD-2020-24 Walker Rd PD De Novo Hearing) to consider an appeal to the Planning Commission’s decision to approve LDPD-2020-24. (Suggested hearing date is October 20, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.)
I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY)
50:0213. Commissioner Lindsey Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
50:1114. Reappoint Paul W. Gerrard, Jr. as Member No. 3 of the Polk County Industrial Development Authority, for the three-year term, February 6, 2020 through February 5, 2023.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
50:3615. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)
50:3716. Commissioner Santiago Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (JOHN E. HALL)
50:4017. Reappoint Brent Elliott as Member No. 9 of the Industrial Development Authority for the three-year term, February 6, 2020 through February 5, 2023.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (JOHN E. HALL)
51:0318. Commissioner Hall Comments.
M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIRMA
51:4319. Appoint Pauline Simmonds-Brown as a member (Minority Representative) of the Citizens' HealthCare Oversight Committee for the four-year term, September 15, 2020 through September 14, 2024.
M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIRMA
52:0620. Reappoint Harriet R. Rust as a member (Seat 7) of the Polk County Historical Commission, for the three-year term, October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023.
M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIRMA
52:2821. Reappoint Gerald Robinson as Member No. 6 of the Polk County Industrial Development Authority for the three-year term, January 23, 2020 through January 22, 2023.
M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIRMA
52:5122. Chairman Braswell Comments.
N. LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS
53:4423. Appoint Nick Miller as member of the Tourist Development Council to serve the remainder of the four year term ending April 30, 2023.
N. LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS
54:0224. Reappoint John Loute as a member of the Tourist Development Council for the four-year term, July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024.
N. LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS
54:1625. Reappoint Jackie Johnson and Ron Myers as members of the Tourist Development Council for the four-year term, September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024.
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:04:29* County Attorney opening comments
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:06:4826. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate a portion of a platted drainage easement, as shown on the Plat of Lake Deeson Pointe Addition.
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:09:0727. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate platted, unmaintained right-of-way, as shown on the Plat of W.F. Hallam & Co’s Lakeland Highlands Club Acre Lots.
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:11:0828. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a resolution to vacate a portion of a platted sanitary sewer easement and accept Polk County Utilities Easements from Reunion DHC, LLC and Luther Wayne Cave.
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:12:5029. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution allowing for the installation of four traffic calming devices (speed humps) on Lake Cannon Drive West, near Winter Haven. ($16,000 estimated one-time expense)
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:19:1730. Public Hearing (LDSPD-2020-2 Ross Creek SPD De Novo Hearing) to consider an appeal to the Planning Commission’s decision to deny LDSPD-2020-2.