CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
00:07INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS
01:28B.1. Comments.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
01:44C.1. Disbursements.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
02:52C.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on February 17, 2026.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
03:11D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
F. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)
03:29G.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
03:32G.1. Confirm appointment of Mr. Brian Cogswell to serve as Polk County’s Solid Waste Division Director.
G.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
14:44G.2. Approve Land Purchase Agreement between Steven Morrison and Sally Morrison and Polk County in conjunction with the Environmental Lands Program, CLASAC Project EL-109-23. ($422,917.50 total expense)
G.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
18:34G.3. Approve Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-088-04 with HNTB Corporation (Consultant) for design services for the Longfellow Blvd at N. Crystal Lake Dr Intersection Improvement Project, CIP Amendment and budget transfer. ($411,187.81 one-time expense - $261,188.00 one-time transfer)
H. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)
21:38H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.
I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
21:43I.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)
21:45J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)
22:17K.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.
L.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
23:29L.1. Appoint Joshua Borem as Member (Seat 7) of the Polk County Industrial Development Authority, for the remainder of the three-year term, March 3, 2026, to January 21, 2027.
L.2. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
24:05L.2. Chair Santiago Comments.
N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
24:09* County Attorney opening comments
N.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
26:29N.1. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2025-25 Communication Towers) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to lower the level of review for Monopole Communication Towers in non-residential districts; to modify Communication Tower conditional use standards; and add standards and a definition for Mobile Communication Towers. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
28:27N.2. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2025-26 Car Washes) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to consolidate the number of car wash uses. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
29:11N.3. PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2025-27 Drive-Thru Facilities) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to clarify standards pertaining to drive-thru facilities. No Fiscal Impact.
O. PUBLIC HEARINGS
29:59O.1. Consider the adoption of an Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioner entitled the Polk County Right-of-Way Sign Enforcement Ordinance. (Continued to March 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.)
P. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
30:20P.1. Comments.