CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
00:03INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING AGENDA ITEMS
01:23B.1. Comments.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
01:38C.1. Disbursements.
C. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA)
02:47C.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on June 16, 2026.
D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
03:10D.1. Approve Consent Agenda.
F. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK)
03:27G.1. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
03:30G.1. Confirm Appointment of Ms. Allison Victoria “Tori” Bateman to serve as the Director of the Human Resources Division.
G.2. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
08:22G.2. Approve Amendment Six to the Master Purchase Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. ($5,135,075.74 expense over 6 years).
G.3. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
11:06G.3. Approve Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-089-05 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., (Consultant) for engineering services for the design of improvements to Kathleen Road at West Campbell Road Intersection.($273,004.60 one-time expense)
G.4. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY)
13:51G.4. Approve the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) 2026-013-01, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Addendum with Strickland Construction, Inc., for the Eagle Lake Roads & Drainage Maintenance Facility ($6,381,337.57 one-time expense)
H.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)
17:10H.1. Reappoint Mike Hickman as a Member (Seat 2) of the Polk County Planning Commission, for the three-year term, September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. (District 1 Appointment)
H.2. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)
17:54H.2. Appoint Tracy Mouncey as an Alternate Member (Seat B) of the Polk County Planning Commission, for the remainder of the three-year term ending September 18, 2027.
H.3. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (BECKY TROUTMAN)
18:28H.3. Commissioner Troutman Comments.
I.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
18:31I.1. Appoint Kevin Updike as a Member (Seat 3) of the Polk County Planning Commission, for the three-year term, September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. (District 2 Appointment)
I.2. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON)
19:00I.2. Commissioner Wilson Comments.
J.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)
19:03J.1. Appoint Chad Barron as an Alternate Member (Seat A) on the Polk County Planning Commission, for the three-year term, July 2, 2026 through July 1, 2029.
J.2. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL)
19:20J.2. Commissioner Braswell Comments.
K.1. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)
19:24K.1. Appoint Shane E. Bevilacqua as a Member of the Polk County Planning Commission for the three-year term, September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2029.
K.2. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (MICHAEL SCOTT)
19:50K.2. Commissioner Scott Comments.
L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO, CHAIR)
20:29L.1. Chair Santiago Comments.
N. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
20:33* County Attorney opening comments
N.1. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
23:02N.1. Public Hearing: (LDCT-2026-14 Polk City SPA LCCX Text Amendment) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code, Chapter 5, Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern regarding 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)
N.2. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
24:55N.2. Public Hearing: (LDCT-2026-5 Shimmering Drive LDC LCCX Text Amendment) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 00-09, as amended, the Polk County Land Development Code, amending Appendix E adding for an activity center plan, related to a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan map amendment (LDCPAS-2025-24) from Residential Low (RL) to Community Activity Center-X (CAC). (No Fiscal Impact)
N.3. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089
26:22N.3. Public Hearing: (LDCT-2026-7 GrayLineX LDC Text Amendment) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to Appendix E, Section E105, Parcel Specific Comprehensive Plan Amendments with Conditions, Parcel Specific Comprehensive Plan Amendments with Conditions, to limit the intensity of the proposed Industrial (IND) activity on the site. This case is related to LDCPAS-2026-10. (No Fiscal Impact)
O.1. PUBLIC HEARINGS
28:49O.1. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution to vacate a portion of platted, unopened, and unmaintained right-of-way shown as Roosevelt Street on the plat of Bevington Manor, Lakeland, Florida. (No fiscal impact)
O.2. PUBLIC HEARINGS
30:46O.2. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of One Traffic Calming Device (Speed Hump) on Bay Boulevard North (West), Near Lake Wales. (Estimated $5,000.00 one-time expense)
O.3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
32:57O.3. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Three Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Eastside Drive South, Near Lakeland. (Estimated $15,000.00 one-time expense)
O.4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
34:25O.4. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Five Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Pryor Road, Near Haines City. (Estimated $25,000.00 one-time expense)
O.5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
35:51O.5. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Three Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Sixth Street East (Wahneta), Near Winter Haven. (estimated $15,000.00 one-time expense)
P. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
42:42P.1. Comments.