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Meeting Name: Board of County Commissioners Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 1/9/2024 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room
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23-4014 D.1.Consent AgendaApprove Consent Agenda.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4015 E.1.County ComptrollerDisbursements.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4016 E.2.County ComptrollerMinutes of Regular Board meeting held on December 19, 2023.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
24-0015 G.1.County AttorneyAdopt Resolution Initiating the Conflict Resolution Procedures under the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act and Giving Notice of Competing Policy Goals and Plans for CRA Funds to the Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) and the City of Lake Wales for the proposed expansion of the boundaries of the CRA.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4060 H.1.County ManagerRequest Board approve 1) Accept and execute Modification No. One (1) to Contract # H0573 for Project # 4337-423-R, Polk County, FRS/EMS Protective Measures, Wind Retrofit for twenty-five (25) FRS/EMS Stations, between the Florida Division of Emergency Management FEMA HMGP and Polk County for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding Agreement and 2) CIP amendment, Budget Resolution, and transfer from reserves to establish budget for the modification of the project budget.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4078 H.2.County ManagerRequest Board approve construction contracts with 1) Robert Binns Roofing, Inc. ($696,780.00); 2) R.F. Lusa & Sons Sheet Metal, Inc. ($1,125,864.00); and 3) Architectural Sheet Metal, Inc. ($742,192.00) for the roof replacement of 21 Fire Rescue/Emergency Medical Services stations. ($2,564,836.00 total one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4080 H.3.County ManagerRequest Board approve construction contract with FHS Industrial Constructors, LLC and Rodman Development, Inc., a Joint Venture, for the installation of replacement overhead doors at 23 Fire Rescue/Emergency Medical Services stations. ($2,544,738.99 one-time expense).ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4079 H.4.County ManagerRequest Board approve construction contract with Bigfoot Construction, Inc. for the installation of replacement window shutter systems at 25 Fire Rescue/Emergency Medical Services stations. ($680,723.00 one-time expense).ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-3963 H.5.County ManagerApprove a Resolution to accept a grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 and enter into a Grant Agreement for the Polk County FL Vision: Safer Roads FL [Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant], as well as adopt a budget resolution to amend the FY 23/24 budget.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4049 O.1.Public Hearings - Expedited HearingPublic Hearing (LDCPAL 2023-5 Northeast Regional Park) (Adoption Hearing), a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation from Residential Low-X (RLX) to Recreation and Open Space-X (ROSX) on ±80.26 acres and Institutional-X (INSTX) on ±1.95 acres to recognize an existing regional park and fire rescue station in the North U.S. Highway 27 Selected Area Plan.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-4050 O.2.Public Hearings - Expedited HearingPublic Hearing (LDCT-2023-18 Livestock and Fowl in Residential Neighborhoods) (First Reading), a County-initiated request to modify Section 222 to clarify the County’s code on nonresidential farm buildings and structures and allow variances to setback distances. (No Fiscal Impact).   Action details Video Video
23-4041 P.1.Public HearingsPublic Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate portions of platted, unopened, and unmaintained rights-of-way shown on the map of the Town of Medulla which is a correction to the map entitled Henry Hays Map of Medulla. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
23-3995 R.1.Consent AgendaAudit Report 2023-11 Building Permits Audit.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4042 R.2.Consent AgendaRemoval of equipment from inventory as listed on Blanket Removal Form 2185.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4103 R.3.Consent AgendaFirst Amendment to Interlocal Agreement with the City of Winter Haven for Tourist Development Tax Funding for Chain of Lakes Complex Renovation.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4052 R.4.Consent AgendaSET HEARING (LDCDD-2023-3 Crosswinds CDD Scrivener’s Error) to consider the adoption of an applicant-initiated ordinance to amend an existing Community Development District (CDD) ordinance. Suggested hearing date is January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. following the regular agenda (No fiscal impact).ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4053 R.5.Consent AgendaSET HEARING: (LDCPAS-2023-22 ABC Road) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation from Agricultural/Residential-Rural-X (A/RRX) to Employment Center-X (ECX) on 1.46± acres, within the Gateway Selected Area Plan (SAP) in the Rural Development Area (RDA). The suggested adoption hearing date is January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4055 R.6.Consent AgendaSET HEARING: (LDCPAS-2023-25 Bella Vista LR to BPC CPA) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation from Leisure/Recreation (L/R) to Business Park Center (BPC) on 42.47± acres, within the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA), Transit Centers and Corridor Overlay (TCCO). This case is related to LDCD-2023-9, a Sub-district change request from BPC-1 to BPC-2. The suggested adoption hearing date is January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4051 R.7.Consent AgendaSET HEARING: (LDCD-2023-9 Bella Vista Sub-district BPC-1 to BPC-2) to consider the adoption of a Sub-district change from Business Park Center-1 (BPC-1) to Business Park Center-2 (BPC-2) on 42.47± acres, within the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA), Transit Centers and Corridor Overlay (TCCO). This case is related to LDCPAS-2023-25, a Land Use change request from L/R to BPC. The suggested adoption hearing date is January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4057 R.8.Consent AgendaSET HEARING (LDWA-2023-55/Ventures Subdivision Waiver) to consider the adoption of an applicant-initiated request for approval of a waiver to LDC Section 705.B necessary to allow the issuance of building permits for a subdivision that gains access solely via easement and provides access to more than four (4) lots. Suggested hearing date is January 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. No Fiscal Impact.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4056 R.9.Consent AgendaSET HEARING: (LDCT-2023-7 Planned Development Text) to replace the current Planned Development (PD) requirements in Section 303 of the Land Development Code. This amendment includes changes to multiple chapters of the code including Chapters 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10. The suggested hearing dates are for the first reading on January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. and the Adoption reading on February 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4076 R.10.Consent AgendaSET HEARING: (LDCT-2023-15 Mine and Mill LDC Text) to Appendix E, Section E105.E, CPA 16C-02, Subsection 3. The suggested hearing dates are for the first reading on January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. and the Adoption reading on February 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4066 R.11.Consent AgendaCombee Road South Commercial Park Plat for Conditional Approval. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4067 R.12.Consent AgendaApprove the release of a surety in the amount of $8,548,772.98 in the form of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. FGAC-22516 for Garden Hills at Providence Phase 1. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4068 R.13.Consent AgendaAccept Garden Hills at Providence Phase 1 potable water, wastewater and reclaim water utility system improvements for ownership, operation, and maintenance by Polk County Utilities. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4069 R.14.Consent AgendaAccept a one-year warranty and surety in the amount of $326,284.83 in the form of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. FGAC-23464 for Garden Hills at Providence Phase 1. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4070 R.15.Consent AgendaAccept Sovereign at Town Center Phase 1 potable water and wastewater utility system improvements for ownership, operation, and maintenance by Polk County Utilities. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4071 R.16.Consent AgendaAccept a one-year warranty and surety in the amount of $12,019.40 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. 6091013232 for Sovereign at Town Center Phase 1. (No fiscal Impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4072 R.17.Consent AgendaApprove the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $40,104.28 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. SU1169874-1 for Tierra Del Sol East Phase 2. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4063 R.18.Consent AgendaApprove the release of a surety in the amount of $1,506,193.47 in the form of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. FGAC-23028 for Chateau at Astonia. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4064 R.19.Consent AgendaAccept Chateau at Astonia potable water, wastewater, reclaim water utility system and offsite improvements for ownership, operation, and maintenance by Polk County Utilities. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4065 R.20.Consent AgendaAccept a one-year warranty and surety in the amount of $164,804.49 in the form of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. FGAC-23344 for Chateau at Astonia. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4096 R.21.Consent AgendaApprove an Agreement with Anfield Consulting, Inc. for lobbying services for fiscal year 2024. ($180,000 one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4045 R.22.Consent AgendaApprove and release an appropriation and expenditure from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund ($138,296.99 one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4040 R.23.Consent AgendaApprove selection committee’s recommendation to authorize staff enter contract negotiations with Inspire Placemaking Collective, Inc. to update the Polk County Comprehensive Plan. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4077 R.24.Consent AgendaCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week ProclamationApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3992 R.25.Consent AgendaApprove State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Program rehabilitation/replacement program Homeowner Assistance Agreement and Grant Agreement for property located in unincorporated Winter Haven, FL for Case #RC23-SHIP-004. ($175,206.20 one-time expense).ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3845 R.26.Consent AgendaApprove modification of State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Rehabilitation program Homeowner Assistance Agreement and Grant Agreement for the property located in Bartow, FL for Case# RC22-SHIP-017. ($3,732.00 one-time expense).ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3907 R.27.Consent AgendaApprove Modification of HOME program Homeowner Assistance Agreement and Grant Agreement for the property located in Lake Wales, FL for Case RC22-HOME-005. ($1,901.00 one-time expense).ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4035 R.28.Consent AgendaApprove Second Amendment to American Rescue Plan Local Fiscal Recovery Funding Agreement with Chapters Health Foundation Inc. on behalf of Good Shepherd Hospice. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4043 R.29.Consent AgendaRequest Board accept and execute Modification No. One (1) a time-extension to Contract # H04883 between the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and Polk County for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for Project # 4337-401-R, Polk County, Auxiliary Power for Six (6) County Fueling Sites.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3999 R.30.Consent AgendaConsider adoption of a resolution amending Resolution No. 09-217 to reduce the quorum of the Polk County Lakes Access Advisory Committee to five members.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3990 R.31.Consent AgendaApprove the EMS County Grant Application and Resolution ($96,280.26 one-time revenue)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4046 R.32.Consent AgendaSET HEARING to consider a request to vacate platted and unmaintained right-of-way (alley) as shown on the map of the Haskell. (Suggested hearing date is February 6, 2024 at 9:30 a.m or immediately following the regular agenda)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4021 R.33.Consent AgendaApprove Right-of-Way Agreement between Jeremy and Virginia Lovelace and Polk County in conjunction with the County Road 557 Project, Parcels 104/701. ($16,900 one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4058 R.34.Consent AgendaApprove Grazing Lease Agreement between Polk County and Bern Kinard Auctioneer, Inc. ($11,000 annual revenue)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4011 R.35.Consent AgendaAuthorize the conveyance of County’s interest in a portion of Parcel ID Number 253005-372500-015030 to the City of Bartow and adopt a resolution authorizing the conveyance. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4073 R.36.Consent AgendaAccept instrument for additional right-of-way along Old Lake Alfred Road as requested through the Development Review Process. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4054 R.37.Consent AgendaApprove Subordination Agreement between Polk County and Frontier Florida LLC in conjunction with the CR 547 (Davenport Blvd) at 10th Street Intersection Improvement Project. (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4044 R.38.Consent AgendaAccept Quit Claim Deeds for property being donated for conservation preservation, Smith Estate and Foss parcels. (No Fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4061 R.39.Consent AgendaApprove First Amendment to Lease No. 321 between Polk County and Seniors First, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation. (No Fiscal Impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4024 R.40.Consent AgendaSET HEARING to Consider Adopting a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Ware Avenue, Near Winter Haven. (Suggested Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.) (No fiscal impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3997 R.41.Consent AgendaApprove Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-088-02 with HNTB Corporation (Consultant) for design services for the Cooley Road Sidewalk Project. ($156,998.00 one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4005 R.42.Consent AgendaApprove Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-090-02 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. (Consultant) to provide Professional Engineering services for the Tank Road/Student Drive Sidewalk Project. ($114,475.00 one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-3996 R.43.Consent AgendaApprove Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-096-01 with WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (Consultant) to provide Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the East Main Street at Combee Road Intersection Improvement Project. ($101,016.42 one-time expense)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4023 R.44.Consent AgendaApprove Master Consulting Agreements with AtkinsRealis USA Inc., Black and Veatch Corporation, Carollo Engineers, Inc., CHA Consultants, Inc., Chastain-Skillman Inc., CivilSurv Design Group, Inc., Dewberry Engineers, Inc., Halff Associates, Inc., Hazen and Sawyer, P.C., Jones Edmunds and Associates, Inc., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc., Pennoni Associates, Inc., Rummel, Klepper and Kahl, LLP, Tetra Tech, Inc., and Wright-Pierce, Inc. to provide Professional Engineering Services. (No Fiscal Impact)ApprovedPass Action details Not available
23-4018 R.45.Consent AgendaThe Supervisor of Elections requests the Board to approve a proposed change to the Polk County precinct map.ApprovedPass Action details Not available