INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIR
A.1. Dee Dee Beaver, Retired Comptroller Division Director for Stacy M. Butterfield, CPA, Clerk & Comptroller Polk County, FL, to present the Government Finance Officers’ Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement Awards for Financial Reporting for the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the 2023 Popular Annual Financial Report to Stacy M. Butterfield, CPA, Clerk and Comptroller. She will present the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award for 2023 to Commissioner Rick Wilson, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners.
C.1. Eve Salimbene to discuss transparency at Animal Control.
C.2. G. Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH to discuss revising Polk County's animal ordinance.
C.3. Jennifer Castro to discuss rescue partnerships with Animal Control.
C.4. Comments.
D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
E.1. Disbursements.
E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on May 20, 2025.
H.1. Approve agreement with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Phase IV Landfill Cells at North Central Landfill (NCLF). ($2,940,797.77 one-time expense)
H.2. Approve agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc.to test their technology to reduce Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) from the Upper Saddle Creek surface waters. ($2,300,000.00 one-time expense)
H.3. Approve agreement with The Lunz Group, LLC, for architectural & engineering services for the Polk County Agricultural Center Complex. ($1,572,400.00 onetime expense for Phase I)
I.1. Reappoint Sean Malott as a Member (Seat 1) of the Polk County Industrial Development Authority, for the three-year term, June 4, 2025 through June 3, 2028.
I.2. Commissioner Troutman Comments.
J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.
K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.
L.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.
M.1. Chair Wilson Comments.
* County Attorney opening comments
O.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2024-19 Minute Maid Ramp Road 1 CPA) (Transmittal Hearing) to consider a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change from Residential High (RHX) to Tourism Commercial Center (TCCX) on 3.2 ± acres of a parent tract of 13.47 ± acres. (No Fiscal Impact)
P.1. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Four Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Eleventh Street Southeast, Near Highland City. (estimated $20,000.00 one-time expense)
P.2. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Three Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Friedlander Road, Near Highland Park Manor. (estimated $15,000.00 one-time expense)