CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
00:06INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS
01:19A.1. The Honorable Scott Franklin, United States House of Representatives, to present the Government Finance Officers’ Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement Awards for Financial Reporting for the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the 2024 Popular Annual Financial Report to Stacy M. Butterfield, CPA, Clerk and Comptroller. He will present the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award for 2024 to Commissioner Martha Santiago, Ed.D, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners.
A. PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS
11:19A.2. Employee Recognition
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS
22:12B.1. Comments.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
22:21C.1. Disbursements.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
23:26C.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on June 2, 2026.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
23:55D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
E. REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
24:09E.1. Approval of precinct changes resulting from newly created districts for US House of Representatives, Florida House of Representatives, and the Florida Senate, as recommended by Melony Bell, Polk County Supervisor of Elections (No fiscal impact).
F. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)
27:49G.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
27:57G.1. Confirm Appointment of Mr. Scott Lowery to serve as the Director of the Real Estate Services Division.
G.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
32:30G.2. Request Board approve construction contract with Jr. Davis Construction Company., Inc. for the Thompson Nursery Road Extension Phase 1 - Segment 1 project. ($33,523,440.79 one-time expense)
G.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
36:09G.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
41:59G.4. Request Board approve 1) Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Addendum with Miller Construction Management, Inc. for the Caloosa Lake Fire Rescue Station 21 ($6,390,171.95 one-time expense) and 2) CIP amendment and budget transfer from the Emergency Medical Millage Fund in the amount of $1,693,204.00, to fully fund the project.
H. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)
46:30H.1. Commissioner Troutman Comments.
I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
46:35I.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)
47:03J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments.
K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)
47:05K.1. Commissioner Scott Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
48:15L.1. Chair Santiago Comments.
N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
48:17* County Attorney opening comments
N.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
50:48N.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL 2026-1 OC Text) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment text amendment to modify the characteristics, location criteria and development criteria for the Office Center (OC) Future Land Use designation. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
54:36N.2. Public Hearing (LDCT-2026-2 Office Center Consistency) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to clarify development parameters of the Office Center (OC) district to implement policies in the Comprehensive Plan. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
56:24N.3. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2025-36 Hwy 540A OCX CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change Future Land Use Map designation from Residential Suburban-X (RSX) to Office Center-X (OCX) on 1.35± acres.
N.4. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
58:09N.4. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2026-3 Sumner North Cozart Road CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map designation from Business Park Center (BPC) to Industrial (IND) on ±25.8 acres. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.5. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
59:26N.5. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2025-12 Keller Road PM to A/RR CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map designation from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR) on 19.47± acres.
N.6. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:01:47N.6. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2025-13 Mt Pisgah Rd PM to A/RR CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map designation from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR) on 2.0± acres.
N.7. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:03:40N.7. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2026-4 Fort Groves CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan map amendment to change the land use designation from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural/Rural Residential (A/RR). (No Fiscal Impact)
N.8. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:05:31N.8. Public Hearing (LDCT-2026-3 Recreational Use Easements) (Adoption Hearing) to amending Chapter 3, Conditional Uses, Section 303, Criteria for Conditional Uses for High Intensity Recreation to allow access via easement for firearms ranges; providing for severability. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.9. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:08:06N.9. Public Hearing (LDCT-2026-8 ATMs & Vending Machines) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to add standards and definitions for stand-alone vending machines and automated teller machines. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.10 EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:11:42N.10. Public Hearing (LDCPAL 2026-5 ILE Duplex and Sewer Text Amendment CPA) (Transmittal Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to Policies in Section 2.130 modifying sewer connection requirements to allow septic tanks for duplexes in Residential Low-X (RL-X) for Indian Lakes Estates (ILE). This case is related to LDC-2026-12, a companion Land Development Code Text Amendment. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.11. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:15:30N.11. Public Hearing (LDCT-2026-12 ILE LDC Duplex and Use Table Text Change) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of ordinance amending the Land Development Code regarding Chapter 4, Section 402, c. Indian Lakes Estates (Pre-DRI #2) to add a use table and conditions for duplex units on septic tanks, minimum septic tank requirements, and prohibiting parcel subdivision. This case is related to LDCPAL-2026-5, a companion Comprehensive Plan text amendment. (No Fiscal Impact)
N.12. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
01:16:26N.12. Public Hearing (LDCT-2026-14 Polk City SPA LCCX Text Amendment) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code Chapter 5, Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern, Section 502, Standards for Land Use Districts in the Green Swamp ACSC, Table 5.2, Use Table for Green Swamp ACSC, removing footnote number 1 to allow for Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map amendments to the Linear Commercial Corridor-X (LCCX) district in the Polk City Special Protection Area of the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.1. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:18:50O.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAS-2026-7 Premier Parking CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan map amendment to change the Future Land Use Map designation from Business Park Center (BPC) to Industrial (IND) on +/- 8.59 acres. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:21:30O.2. Public Hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Polk County Ordinance 2006-024, the Polk County Procurement Ordinance, as amended, to increase the authorized maximum amount the County Manager may enter into without further Board approval to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
O.3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:23:19O.3. Consider a Resolution amending Resolution No 2016-007, the Guidelines for the Execution of Contracts by the County Manager, to increase the authorized maximum amount the County Manager may enter into without further Board approval to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
O.4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
01:23:49O.4. Consider a Resolution amending Resolution No 2001-094, Polk County Allowance Work policy establishing Allowance Administrator and providing allowance work rates for horizontal and vertical construction.
P. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
01:25:20P.1. Comments.