BoCC Regular Session & Public Hearing: May 21, 2024

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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
00:09
INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
B. CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS
01:18
B.1. Problem-Solving Court Month and Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Awareness Month
C.1. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
04:15
C.1. Andy Crossfield - Gun Violence Prevention.
C.2. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
09:18
C.2. Stephanie Corbin to request the addition of a traffic signal at 532/Osceola Polk Line Road and Old Lake Wilson Road, Kissimmee.
C.3. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
09:28
C.3. Comments.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
22:42
D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
23:00
D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
24:00
E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on May 7, 2024.
H.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
24:47
H.1. Confirm appointment of Michael Chase to serve as Polk County Fleet Management Director, effective May 21, 2024.
H.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
28:50
H.2. Requesting approval of 12 total positions to support 2 new ambulances approved in the adopted FY23/24 budget ($1,103,528 recurring cost).
H.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
31:05
H.3. Approve Amendment No. 1 with AECOM, Inc. for Agreement 2021-016, construction engineering and inspection services (CEI) for the West Pipkin Road widening project. ($635,525.62 one-time expense)
H.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
35:49
H.4. Approve Consultant Services Authorization 2024-015-01 with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. for the Holly Hill UFA No. 2 and Oak Hills No. 4 Wellheads project ($485,710 not-to-exceed, one-time expense).
H.5. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
38:19
H.5. Approve Standard Grant Agreement # INV41 with the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to provide funding for the Forecasting, Detection, and Mitigation of Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) through Innovative Technology in Polk County ($300,000 one-time revenue).
I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY)
41:56
I.1. Commissioner Lindsey Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
41:57
J.1. Reappoint Karen B. Guffey as a member of the Housing Finance Authority, for the four-year term, June 21, 2024 through June 20, 2028.
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
42:16
J.2. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)
42:19
K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE)
42:27
L.1. Commissioner Combee Comments.
M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
42:29
M.1. Chair Braswell Comments.
O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
42:33
* County Attorney opening comments
O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
44:47
O.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2023-24 US 98 Commercial CPA Map Amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to change the Future Land Use designation from Agricultural/Residential-Rural (A/RR) and Phosphate Mining (PM) to Rural Cluster Center (RCC) on +/- 1.69 acres. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
46:14
O.2. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2023-32 Lakeland Highlands CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the Future Land Use change from Residential Medium (RM) to Office Center (OC) on 0.61 +/- acres. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
47:18
O.3. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2024-1 Dundee Road BPC to L/R) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the Future Land Use Map change 18.53 acres from Business Park Center (BPC) to Leisure/Recreation (L/R). (No Fiscal Impact)
O.4. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
48:38
O.4. Public Hearing (LDWA-2023-70/Cedar Ridge Road Access Waiver) to consider the approval of an applicant-initiated request for a waiver to LDC Section 705 necessary to allow the issuance of building permits for up to five (5) single-family homes on property that gains access solely via an easement and that the parent parcel does not front a paved public or private road. No Fiscal Impact.
O.5. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
50:09
O.5. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-3 Recreational Camping LDC Text Amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a County-initiated request to modify Conditional Use criteria for Recreational Camping and RV Parks (No Fiscal Impact).
O.6. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
51:13
O.6. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-4 Streets & Pedestrian Safety Text Amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to add EV Charging Stations as accessory uses and require 20 MPH speed limits signs on Level 2 plans for residential subdivisions with public roads. (No Fiscal Impact).
O.7. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
52:02
O.7. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-5 Boat Ramps Amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to allow administrative approval of Boat Ramps to be open 24 Hours in Recreation Open Space (ROS) land use districts (No Fiscal Impact).
O.8. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
53:09
O.8. Public Hearing (LDCT-2024-1 Florinda Farms LDC Text Amendment) (First Reading) to consider a text amendment to the Land Development Code Appendix E, Section E105, to limit the intensity of the proposed Leisure/Recreation (L/R) activity of the site that is part of LDCPAS-2023-24. (No Fiscal Impact)
P. PUBLIC HEARINGS
54:05
P.1. Public Hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Ordinance 2018-027, the Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Exel, Inc. d/b/a DHL Supply Chain (USA).