BoCC Regular Session and Public Hearing: December 2, 2025

A.1. Employee Recognition

C.1. Approve Consent Agenda.

D.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on November 18, 2025.

G.1. Approve Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 2025-053-01 with Eisman & Russo, Inc. (Consultant) for the Chestnut Road Sidewalk Phase 2 and 3 Project. ($395,050.00 one-time expense)

H.1. Appoint Jason C. Hirsbrunner as a Member of the Citizens HealthCare Oversight Committee, representing Health Care Clinics, for the four-year term, December 22, 2025 through December 19, 2029. (District 1 Appointment)

I.1. Appoint William DeHart as a Member of the Lakes Access Advisory Committee, for the three-year term, November 17, 2025 through November 16, 2028. (District 2 Appointment)

J.1. Reappoint Carole F. Philipson, FACHE, CPPT, as a Member (Seat 6) of the Polk County Industrial Development Authority, for the three-year term, January 23, 2026 through January 22, 2029. (District 3 appointment)

K.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.

L.2. Chair Santiago Comments.

M.2. Appoint Gordon Moore to Housing and Neighborhood Development’s (HND) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) for a three-year term January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. (No Fiscal Impact).

M.4. Reappoint Hattie Wilson to Housing and Neighborhood Development’s (HND) Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) for a three-year term January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. (No Fiscal Impact).

N.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2025-16 Osprey Creek CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use (FLU) designation on a 17.48 acre +/- parcel from Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in the Rural Development Area (RDA) to Residential Low (RL) in the Utility Enclave Area (UEA). (No Fiscal Impact)

N.3. Public Hearing (LDCT-2025-8 Pool Safety LDC Text) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of a Land Development Code text amendment to amend Chapter 2, Section 211, Pools and Screen Enclosures, to refer to Florida Building Code and Florida Statutes for consistency with above ground pool safety measures.

N.5. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2025-9 ECX CPA) (Transmittal Hearing) to consider the adoption of an Applicant-initiated request for a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan text amendment to Policy 2.131-RA4. F. 3. (h) to amend the personal services and commercial limitation to exceed 30 percent of the Employment Center-X (ECX) when approved as a Conditional Use in the US 98 SAP. (No Fiscal Impact)

N.7. Public Hearing (LDCT-2025-22 Recovery Residences) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the use tables in Chapter 2, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5, to add large group homes into residential future land use districts; amending chapter 10, definitions, to add recovery residences to conform with state statute. (No Fiscal Impact)

O.2. Public Hearing (LDCT-2025-18 Natural Encounters LDC Text Amendment) (First Reading) to add development conditions in Appendix E, Section E105. This will amend Table E1 and create Subsection V. This will add policies in Section 2.135 in the Comprehensive Plan to reference that this property has development restrictions in the LDC. (No Fiscal Impact)

O.4. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a resolution providing notice of intent to use the uniform method for the levy, collection and enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.

P.1. Kevin Noble to discuss speed limit issues on Alturas Road & Alturas Loop Road