CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
00:02INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS
01:17A.1. Employee Recognition
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS
07:18B.1. Comments.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
07:45C.1. Disbursements.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
09:12C.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on February 17, 2026.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
09:30D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
F. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)
09:46G.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
09:52G.1. Approve agreement with Driven Security LLC, to replace the current security systems, at the South County and the Central County Jail Facilities ($7,300,000.00 one-time expense).
G.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
11:58G.2. Request Board approve 1) Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Addendum with Miller Construction Management, Inc. for the Bradley Fire Rescue Station CIP project ($6,076,766.58 one-time expense) and 2) CIP amendment and budget transfer from the Emergency Medical Millage Fund Reserve for Future Capital in the amount of $1,054,532.00 to fully fund the project.
G.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
16:28G.3. Approve the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) 2020-051-06, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Addendum with Henkelman Construction, Inc., for the Eagle Lake Fire Rescue Station ($5,560,276.00 one-time expense)
G.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
19:11G.4. Request Board approve 1) Construction contract with Strickland Construction, Inc. for the new Lakeland Hills EMS Station ($3,695,394.00 one-time expense) and 2) CIP amendment and budget transfer from EMS Impact Fee Reserve for Future Capital in the amount of $147,731.00 to fully fund the project.
G.5. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
24:46G.5. Approve Sub-Agreement No. SA-7 to the Water Wheeling Infrastructure Master Cost-Sharing Agreement with the Water Cooperative of Central Florida relating to the Cypress Lake Wellfield Project. ($2,651,589.00 not-to-exceed, one-time expense)
G.6. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
28:41G.6. Approve and ratify the Letters of Agreement for all eight of the participating Managed Care Organizations ($6,674,186.06 estimated one-time revenue)
H. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)
36:15H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.
I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 RICK WILSON
36:44I.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)
36:47J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)
36:49K.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
36:59L.1. Seasonal Residential Yard Waste Update - Brian Cogswell (Solid Waste Division Director
N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
39:44* County Attorney opening comments
N.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
42:12N.1. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2025-25 Communication Towers) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to lower the level of review for Monopole Communication Towers in non-residential districts; to modify Communication Tower conditional use standards; and add standards and a definition for Mobile Communication Towers. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
43:56N.2. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2025-26 Car Washes) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to consolidate the number of car wash uses. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
44:47N.3. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2025-27 Drive-Thru Facilities) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to clarify standards pertaining to drive-thru facilities. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.4. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
45:45N.4. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCPAS-2025-35 Recker Highway BPC CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to change the Future Land Use designation on 12.91 +/- acres from Residential Suburban (RS) to Business Park Center-X (BPCX) in the Suburban Development Area (SDA). This case is related to LDCD-2025-11 Recker Hwy BPC to BPC-2. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.5. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
47:54N.5. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCD-2025-11 Recker Hwy BPC-2 Sub-District Change) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Sub-District change on 12.91+/- acres from Business Park Center-1 (BPC-1) to Business Park Center-2 (BPC-2) in the Suburban Development Area (SDA). This case is related to LDCPAS-2025-35 Recker Highway BPC CPA. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.1. PUBLIC HEARINGS
48:52O.1. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCU-2025-29 Mammoth Grove Mine) (De Novo Hearing) to consider an appeal to the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the case (6:1) on December 3, 2025. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
04:11:45O.2. PUBLIC HEARING to consider the adoption of an Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioner entitled the Polk County Right-of-Way Sign Enforcement Ordinance.
P. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
04:13:03P.1. Comments.