BoCC Regular Session & Public Hearings: June 3, 2025

Chapters

CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 00:00:09

INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (RICK WILSON, CHAIR


A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS 00:01:23

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. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:12:50

C.1. Eve Salimbene to discuss transparency at Animal Control.


C.2. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:16:42

C.2. G. Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH to discuss revising Polk County's animal ordinance.


C.3. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:20:04

C.3. Jennifer Castro to discuss rescue partnerships with Animal Control.


C.4. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD 00:25:47

C.4. Comments.


D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 01:33:55

D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.


E.1. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 01:35:30

E.1. Disbursements.


E.2. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) 01:36:40

E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on May 20, 2025.


G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) 01:37:08


H.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 01:37:10

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. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 01:42:49

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. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) 01:47:15

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. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN) 01:50:29

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 DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN) 01:51:05

I.2. Commissioner Troutman Comments.


J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) 01:52:27

J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.


K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) 01:52:30

K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments.


L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT) 01:52:33

L.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.


M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON, CHAIR) 01:52:34

M.1. Chair Wilson Comments.


O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 01:52:39

* County Attorney opening comments


O.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 01:54:54

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 HEARINGS 01:56:58

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 HEARINGS 01:59:04

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)



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