CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
00:02INVOCATION Brian Lynch, Polk County Fire Rescue PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS
02:08A.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
06:36C.1. Glenn Smith to discuss Code Enforcement and tax increases.
C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
09:07C.2. Comments.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
17:07D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
17:19E.1. Disbursements.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
18:28E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on March 18, 2025.
G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)
19:53G.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)
21:12H.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)
26:08H.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)
28:30H.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)
30:39H.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)
33:40H.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)
37:50I.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)
38:41J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)
38:42K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)
38:45L.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.
M.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR)
39:57M.1. Chair Wilson Comments.
O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-89
39:59*County Attorney Opening Comments
O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
42:20O.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
43:45O.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
45:44O.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
47:33P.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
01:09:15P.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
01:10:37P.3. Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance providing procedure requirements to close Polk County-owned roads.
P.4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:11:30P.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
01:13:15P.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)