CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR) 00:00:10

INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)

A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS 00:01:18

A.1. Employee Recognition

C.2. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:05:14

C.2. Comments.

C.1. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:09:03

C.1. Brandy Wells - Request for Funding (Another Chance Youth Mentor Program).

C.3. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:14:03

C.3. Comments.

D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 00:21:39

E.1. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:21:50

E.1. Disbursements.

E.2. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 00:22:59

E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on February 6, 2024.

G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 00:23:17

G.1. Approve staff to pursue acquisition of the site nominated to the Environmental Lands Program. Conservation Land Acquisition Selection Advisory Committee (CLASAC) recommends pursuing acquisition of EL-110-23. (no fiscal impact)

H.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:24:18

H.1. Approve purchase of Motorola Diagnostx equipment for the Public Safety Radio System ($644,793.85 one-time expense).

H.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:27:08

H.2. Approve The Florida Defense Infrastructure Grant Agreement (S0232) made between Florida Department of Commerce (Commerce) and Polk County (County) (one-time revenue of $500,000).

H.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 00:30:13

H.3. Agreement for mowing and ditch cleaning services between Polk County and the Association of Poinciana Villages, Inc. (APV) ($224,000.00 estimated annual expense).

I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY) 00:33:02

I.1. Commissioner Lindsey Comments.

K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 00:33:05

K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.

L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE) 00:33:07

L.1. Commissioner Combee Comments.

J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON) 00:33:30

J.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.

N. LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS 00:33:31

N.1. Appoint Alice Brown to Housing and Neighborhood Development’s Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) for the three-year term February 20, 2024, through February 20, 2027.

O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:34:00

* County Attorney opening comments

O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:36:29

O.1. Public Hearing (LDCT-2023-14 US 27 SAP RACX Storage & Car Wash) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of a request to add “Self-Storage Facility” and “Full-Service Car Wash” to the Use Table for the Regional Activity Center (RACX) land use district in the US 27 Selected Area Plan (SAP). (No Fiscal Impact).

O.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:38:06

O.2. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2023-20 Graceway Thornhill INST and Appendix 2.135 text CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to change the Future Land Use designation change on 5.8 +/- acres from Residential Low (RL), Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC), and Business Park Center (BPC) to Institutional (INST) the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA) and amend text in Appendix 2.135. Parcel Specific Future Land Use Map Amendments with conditions to remove the southern 30 feet of the subject site and the southern 30 feet of the adjacent NAC). This case is related to LDCT-2023-21 to amend Appendix E, Parcel Specific Future Land Use) of the Land Development Code. (No Fiscal Impact)

O.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 00:39:34

O.3. Public Hearing (LDCT-2023-21 Graceway Thornhill INST Appendix E Text amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to consider an ordinance adopting a Land Development Text Amendment to amending Appendix E of the Land Development Code to remove the southern 30 feet of the subject site and the NAC in Appendix E (Parcel Specific Land Use). This case is related to LDCPAS-2023-20 which is a Future Land Use designation change on 5.8 +/- acres from Residential Low (RL), Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC), and Business Park Center (BPC) to Institutional (INST) and amend text in Appendix 2.135. (No Fiscal Impact)

P.1. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:41:11

P.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2023-9 RCC Text Change CPA) (Transmittal Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan text amendment to modify Objectives/Policies in the Future Land Use Element related to the Rural Cluster Center Future Land Use District and activity centers. (No Fiscal Impact)

P.2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:45:54

P.2. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2023-27 St. Matthews INST CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) to change the Future Land Use designation on 29.34 +/- acres from Residential Medium (RM) to Institutional (INST) in the Urban Growth Area (UGA). (No Fiscal Impact)

P.3. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:52:08

P.3. Public Hearing (LDWA-2023-58 Silver Fox Path Access Waiver) to consider the adoption of an applicant-initiated request seeking a waiver to Chapter 8, Section 821.A of Polk County’s Land Development Code (LDC) to access through a platted residential lot with the intent of creating four (4) residential lots. (No fiscal impact)

P.4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 00:58:41

P.4. Public Hearing (LDCT-2023-15 Mine and Mill Text Amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an applicant-initiated request to add additional property to a conditional Comprehensive Map Amendment in Appendix E of the Land Development Code (LDC) to allow the applicant to apply for a Conditional Use request for Construction Aggregate, Processing and Storage in an Industrial (IND) land use district.

P.5. PUBLIC HEARINGS 02:03:50

P.5. Public Hearing to consider adopting the Polk County claims settlement ordinance raising the amount the Risk Manager may issue or receive in settlements from twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).