CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIRMAN) 00:00:01

INVOCATION 1. Pastor Ralph Riera, Iglesia Bautista Unidos Por Fe, Lakeland PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIRMAN)

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OP 00:01:14

2. Craig Morrison, representing Lake Wales Estates, to discuss community concerns.

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OP 00:01:21

3. Ruth Bingham to discuss the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OP 00:01:35

4. Comments.

D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 00:05:22

5. Approve Consent Agenda.

E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:05:36

6. Disbursements.

E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:06:38

7. Approve Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on October 5, 2021.

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:06:55

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:06:59

8. Consider approval of preliminary redistricting map for Board of County Commissioners based on the 2020 Census data. (No fiscal impact)

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:12:49

9. Approve a Consultant Services Authorization with CHA Consulting Inc. for the Northeast Regional Utility Service Area (NERUSA) Master Plan Update Project. (394,872 not-to exceed, one-time expense)

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:14:25

10. Approve amendments No 5 and No 6 to the Agreement with The Lunz Group, Inc., to provide architectural and engineering services for the Masterpiece Road and the Watkins Road Fire Rescue Stations. ($194,007, Masterpiece Road and $195,925, Watkins Road, one-time expense)

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:18:53

11. Approve the Emergency Rental Assistance Subaward Agreement with Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. $4,400,000.00 one-time expense)

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:36:32

12. Approve the Emergency Rental Assistance Subaward Agreement with The Agricultural and Labor Program, Incorporated ($3,300,000.00 one-time expense).

H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:37:48

13. Approve the Emergency Rental Assistance Subaward Agreement with Heart for Winter Haven, Inc. ($660,000.00 one-time expense).

I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY) 00:37:56

14. Commissioner Lindsey Comments.

J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:52:38

15. Appoint Jeffrey A. Neely as a member of the Northeast Polk County Roadway Advisory Committee for the three-year term, January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.

J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 00:52:46

16. Commissioner Braswell Comments.

K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 00:52:50

17. Commissioner Santiago Comments.

L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE) 00:52:52

18. Commissioner Combee Comments.

M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIRMAN) 00:52:56

19. Chairman Wilson Comments.

N. LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS 00:52:58

20. Appoint Alice Childs to Housing and Neighborhood Development's Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the three-year term, October 19, 2021 through October 18, 2024.

O. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:53:35

* County Attorney opening comments

O. 21. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:55:12

21. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution allowing for the installation of two traffic calming devices (speed humps) on Lake Marion Creek Road, near Haines City. ($10,000 estimated one-time expense)

O. 22. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:57:41

22. Public Hearing (LDCT-2021-3 Property Maintenance & E911 Uniform Addressing) (First Public Hearing - No Action) a County initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code to eliminate duplicative language in Chapter 8, Section 830, and Chapter 2, Section 223.

O. 23. PUBLIC HEARINGS 01:06:50

23. Public Hearing (LDCT-2021-10 Land Use Hearing Officer Expansion) (Adoption Hearing) to consider a county-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code to expand the types of applications heard by the Land Use Hearing Office and to revise the appeal process.