CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
00:03INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
01:12C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
17:59D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
18:11E. 1. Disbursements
E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
19:19E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on December 19, 2023.
G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)
22:28G.1. Adopt Resolution Initiating the Conflict Resolution Procedures under the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act and Giving Notice of Competing Policy Goals and Plans for CRA Funds to the Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") and the City of Lake Wales for the proposed expansion of the boundaries of the CRA.
H.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
24:51H.1. Request Board approve 1) Accept and execute Modification No. One ( 1) to Contract # H0573 for Project # 4337-423-R, Polk County, FRS/EMS Protective Measures, Wind Retrofit for twenty-five (25) FRS/EMS Stations, between the Florida Division of Emergency Management FEMA HMGP and Polk County for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding Agreement and 2) CIP amendment, Budget Resolution, and transfer from reserves to establish budget for the modification of the project budget.
H.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
28:41H.2. Request Board approve construction contracts with 1) Robert Binns Roofing, Inc. ($696,780.00); 2) R.F. Lusa & Sons Sheet Metal, Inc. ($1,125,864.00); and 3) Architectural Sheet Metal, Inc. ($742,192.00) for the roof replacement of 21 Fire Rescue/Emergency Medical Services stations. ($2,564,836.00 total one-time expense)
H.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
32:07H.3. Request Board approve construction contract with FHS Industrial Constructors, LLC for the installation of replacement overhead doors at 23 Fire Rescue/Emergency Medical Services stations. ($2,544,738.99 one-time expense).
H.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
35:04H.4. Request Board approve construction contract with Bigfoot Construction, Inc. for the installation of replacement window shutter systems at 25 Fire Rescue/Emergency Medical Services stations. ($680,723.00 one-time expense).
H.5. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
37:04H.5. Approve a Resolution to accept a grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 and enter into a Grant Agreement for the Polk County FL Vision: Safer Roads FL [Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant], as well as adopt a budget resolution to amend the FY 23/24 budget.
I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY)
39:38I.1. Commissioner Lindsey Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
40:25J.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO)
40:56K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE)
41:03L.1. COMMISSIONER COMBEE COMMENTS
M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
42:24M.1. Chair Braswell Comments.
0. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
56:50*County Attorney opening comments
O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
59:230.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL 2023-5 Northeast Regional Park) (Adoption Hearing), a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation from Residential Low-X (RLX) to Recreation and Open Space-X (ROSX) on ±80.26 acres and lnstitutional-X (INSTX) on ±1.95 acres to recognize an existing regional park and fire rescue station in the North U.S. Highway 27 Selected Area Plan.
O.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:01:150.2. Public Hearing (LDCT-2023-18 Livestock and Fowl in Residential Neighborhoods) (First Reading), a County-initiated request to modify Section 222 to clarify the County's code on nonresidential farm buildings and structures and allow variances to setback distances. (No Fiscal Impact).
P. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:02:47P.1. Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate portions of platted, unopened, and unmaintained rights-of-way shown on the map of the Town of Medulla which is a correction to the map entitled Henry Hays Map of Medulla. (No fiscal impact)