| CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. |
| | Roll Call |
| INVOCATION |
| 1. | Rev. Matt McCraw, Ed.D., Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Bartow |
| PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE |
| A. | PRESENTATIONS and RECOGNITIONS |
| 2. | Presentation on City of Fort Myers Dunbar Lime Sludge Removal Project, Mary Yeargan, PG (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest District Director) and James W. Clark III (Clark Environmental, Inc., Mulberry, Florida). |
| B. | CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS |
| C. | REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD |
| 3. | Ida Pollack to discuss individual freedom rights. |
| 4. | Comments. |
| D. | APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA |
| 5. | DOC-2019-5 : Approve Consent Agenda. |
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| E. | COUNTY COMPTROLLER |
| 6. | DOC-2019-4 : Disbursements. |
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| 7. | DOC-2019-3 : Approve Minutes of Regular Board Meeting held on December 18, 2018. |
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| F. | REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY |
| G. | PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SETTLEMENT |
| H. | COUNTY ATTORNEY |
| 8. | DOC-2019-1 : Approve the release of a surety in the amount of $209,992.59 in the form of Performance Bond No. K09558883 for Juliana Village. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 9. | DOC-2019-2 : Approve the Peace River Cooperation Settlement Agreement between the Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority, the Polk Regional Water Cooperative, Polk County, and the Cities of Bartow, Fort Meade, Lakeland, Wauchula, and Winter Haven. |
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| I. | COUNTY MANAGER |
| 10. | DOC-2019-6 : Approve 2019 Legislative Policy Statement. |
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| 11. | Approve agreement with James Duncan and Associates, Inc. dba Duncan Associates for comprehensive impact fee update. ($124,500 one-time expense) |
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| 12. | Approve the Contract Document and Business Associate Agreement with Global Vision Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of case management database software. ($213,345 first year expense then $36,462 each additional year) |
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| 13. | Approve Consultant Services Authorization with Infrastructure Engineers, LLC to provide engineering services for the replacement of Walk In Water bridge. ($199,967.16 one-time expense) |
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| J. | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 |
| 14. | Commissioner Wilson Comments. |
| K. | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 |
| 15. | Commissioner Braswell Comments. |
| L. | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 |
| 16. | Commissioner Santiago Comments. |
| M. | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 |
| 17. | Commissioner Hall Comments. |
| N. | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 |
| 18. | Chairman Lindsey Comments. |
| O. | LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS |
| 19. | DOC-2019-7 : Appoint Susan Hurlburt as a member to the Housing and Neighborhood Development Citizens Advisory Committee for the three-year term, January 8, 2019 through December 31, 2021. |
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| ***RECESS - The Board of County Commissioners will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. or soon thereafter.*** |
| P. | PUBLIC HEARINGS |
| | * County Attorney opening comments |
| 20. | DOC-2019-8 : Public Hearing (LDWA-2018-51/Laurent Road Waiver) to consider adoption of an applicant-initiated request for a waiver for access through an easement in the Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR) land use district on approximately 7.19 +/- acres. |
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| 21. | Public Hearing LDCU-2018-35 (Pace Road Distribution Center) to consider an applicant initiated request for a Conditional Use approval of three logistics business parks consisting of a total of 1.4 million sq.ft. of warehouse/distribution centers on 104.9 +/- acres. |
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| | Motion to qualify experts. |
| | Minutes |
| | | Motion to deny without prejudice. |
| 22. | Public Hearing (LDCT-2018-12 Southeast Polk SAP) (First Public Hearing - No Action) to consider the adoption of an applicant-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code, specifically amending the Convenience Store and Gas Station criteria within the Southeast Polk Selected Area Plan. |
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| 23. | Public Hearing LDCU-2018-40 (Blackwater Self-Storage Facility) to consider a Conditional Use for construction of a self-storage facility on 6.25 +/- acres within a Community Activity Center-X (CACX) land use district in the Ronald Reagan Parkway Selected Area Plan (SAP). |
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| 24. | Public Hearing LDCD-2018-5 (Sutherland Development) to consider an applicant initiated request to change the Land Use Sub-District designation on approximately 4.81+/- acres from Residential Low-1 (RL-1) to Residential Low (RL-3). |
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| 25. | Public Hearing to consider LDCPAS-2018-6 (Peters CPA) (Adoption Public Hearing) a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 5.92 +/- acres from Business Park Center (BPC) to Residential Low (RL) in the Urban Growth Area (UGA). |
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| 26. | Public Hearing to consider LDCPAS-2018-7 (Forest Lake CPA) (Adoption Public Hearing) a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 2.352 +/- acres of a larger 4.71± acre parcel in the North Ridge Selected Area Plan (SAP) from Convenience Center (CC-X) to Residential Low-X (RL-X) in the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA). |
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| 27. | Public Hearing (LDCT-2018-13/Sidewalks Fees In-lieu) (Adoption Hearing) to consider a county-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code to revise when and how sidewalks can be paid in-lieu of constructing them. |
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| 28. | Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 13-029 related to solicitation and aggressive solicitation. |
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| Q. | CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS |
| | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 |
| | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 |
| | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 |
| | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 |
| | COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 |
| | COUNTY COMPTROLLER |
| 29. | Removal of equipment from inventory as listed on Blanket Removal Form 2066. |
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| 30. | The 2018-2019 Annual Meeting Schedule for the Southwest Florida Water Management District and map depicting the District's boundaries. |
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| 31. | Accept list of Lands Available from Tax Deed Sale on November 15, 2018. |
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| 32. | Appoint property custodian for the offices of Housing and Neighborhood Development and Healthy Families/Human Services. |
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| | COUNTY MANAGER |
| 33. | Approve Policy section of the Employee Handbook. |
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| | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| | TOURISM/SPORTS MARKETING |
| | OFFICE OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT |
| 34. | Approve the release of a surety in the amount of $23,540 in the form of a cash surety for Bella Nova Phase 4. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 35. | Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $69,512.83 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. SNN4005895 for Lake Bluff @ Town Center East Phase I. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 36. | Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $22,062.33 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. SNN4006931 for Lake Bluff @ Town Center East Phase II. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 37. | Accept Lake’s Edge Ranch Plat for Conditional Approval. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 38. | Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $12,670.02 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. 482831P for Magnolia Preserve Phase 2C. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 39. | Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $83,020 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. 58730844 for Northwest Quadrant FedEx. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 40. | Accept Ridgewood Lakes – Phase 2 Village 14 plat for conditional approval. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 41. | Accept Solterra Phase 2C-2 Re-Plat for Conditional Approval. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 42. | Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $57,681.24 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. 63394037 for Tuscan Isle Champions Gate ALF. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 43. | Accept a one year warranty and surety in the amount of $67,272.87 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. 1158192 for Williams Preserve Phase 2B. (No fiscal Impact) |
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| 44. | SET HEARING (LDCT-2018-14/ Outdoor Firearms Range) to consider the adoption of a county-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code. (Suggested hearing dates are January 22, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. and February 5, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.) |
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| 45. | SET HEARING (LDCT-2018-10/ (Land Use Hearing Officers) to consider the adoption of county initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code. (Suggested hearing dates are January 22, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. and February 5, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.) |
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| 46. | Approve the release of a warranty and surety in the amount of $72,676 in the form of Maintenance Bond No. CMS324116 for Willow Bend Phase I. (No fiscal impact) |
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| | DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER |
| | PROCUREMENT |
| 47. | Ratify selection committee’s recommendation to authorize staff to enter into contract negotiations with Duncan Associates for Comprehensive Impact Fee Update. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 48. | Approve selection committee’s recommendation to authorize staff to negotiate an agreement with all proposers, starting with the highest ranked firm, Straughn Trout Architects to provide architectural / engineering services for the new Polk County northeast government center. (No fiscal impact) |
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| | COMMUNICATIONS |
| | COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES |
| | HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES |
| | EQUITY & HUMAN RESOURCES |
| 49. | Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement between Polk County and the International Association of EMTs & Paramedics. |
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| | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| | CODE ENFORCEMENT |
| | COUNTY PROBATION |
| | RISK MANAGEMENT |
| 50. | Consider approval of the proposed settlement in the matter of Lynell Wagner vs. Polk County Sheriff’s Office;
Risk Claim #: 870407. ($45,000 one-time expense) |
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| | INDIGENT HEALTH CARE |
| | DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER |
| | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT |
| | FLEET MANAGEMENT |
| | PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCES |
| | FIRE RESCUE |
| | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
| | ROADS & DRAINAGE |
| 51. | Adopt a Resolution Setting Speed Limit on Rose Street, near Auburndale. ($232.61 one-time expense) |
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| 52. | Adopt a Resolution Setting Parking Restrictions on Market Square, near Lakeland. ($377.92 one-time expense) |
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| | UTILITIES |
| | WASTE & RECYCLING |
| 53. | Approve FY2018-19 Non-Exclusive Commercial Franchise renewal with Waste Connections of Florida (No fiscal impact) |
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| | ELECTED OFFICIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY |
| | COURT RELATED |
| | POLK COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER |
| | POLK COUNTY SHERIFF |
| | POLK COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS |
| | POLK COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR |
| | SUPERINTENDENT OF POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS |
| | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD |
| | COUNTY ATTORNEY |
| 54. | Approve maintained right-of-way map for Combee Dairy Road. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 55. | Accept Warranty Deed from Arthur and Barbara Waters for property being donated for future drainage purposes. ($72.88 one-time expense) |
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| 56. | Authorize the conveyance of the County’s interest in Parcel ID Number 232813-074500-009071 to the City of Lakeland. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 57. | Accept Quit Claim Deeds for additional right-of-way along Crystal Beach Road and Thornhill Road in conjunction with a potable water main extension along Crystal Beach Road. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 58. | Authorize Partial Release of Easement to Oak Wood Associates, Inc. (No fiscal impact) |
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| 59. | SET HEARING to consider requests to vacate portions of platted and unmaintained rights-of-way as shown on the map of Harrison and Robertson’s Trout Silver Lake Addition to Frostproof and the plat of Kossuthville Florida Farm Unit No. 2. (Suggested hearing date is January 22, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.) |
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| 60. | Approve Agreement for a utility easement in conjunction with the CR 547 Reclaimed Water Main Improvement Project ($20,000 one-time expense) |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS - All of the below scheduled meetings constitute public meetings at which two or more County Commissioners or Planning Commissioners may appear to discuss issues that may come before the Board of County Commissioners. |