everybody welcome to the march 5th meeting if you would stand for the invocation followed by the pledge let us pray lord please instruct us and teach us in the way that we should conduct this meeting please counsel us with your loving eye on us let our aims in this meeting be aligned with your direction let our plans be orchestrated by you father let your will be done this meeting so that this can be a meeting based upon your desires for us whenever it is possible when the results from this meeting lord let it happen a.m. amen to the flag in america to the republic which it stands one nation under god indivisible liberty and justice for all okay we'll open it up anyone from the public wishing to address the board please come forward nobody bueller nobody okay we'll keep moving uh consent agenda approval got a motion and second for approval any questions in none all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign stacy good morning today we have for you to approve and ratify payroll checks number 02623 through 02668 totaling 42,142.26 cents 2,701 direct deposits in the amount of 3,893,468.94 cents and those are dated february 23rd 2024 we have wire and electronic fund transfers of 29,018,434,036 dollars and 36 cents dated february the 20th through march the 4th 2024 invoice checks number 454239 through 455109 totaling 15,107,076 dollars and 24 cents and those are dated february 20th of 2024 through march the 4th 2024 for you to approve and ratify please move approval second got a motion and second for approval any discussion see you none all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign we also request the approval of the minutes of your regular board meeting that was held on february the 20th 2024 please motion for approval second got a motion and second for approval any discussion see you none all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries anything else no sir thank you mr mink mr chair i have one item that's placed under the under me allow a commissioner to be a commissioner to abstain themselves it would normally be placed on the consent agenda that is item g1 one college place second plat for conditional approval and it's recommended for approval mr chairman madam clerk i'll be recusing on this matter as i have a business relationship with the applicant all right anybody want to make a motion motion for approval anybody we'll make a second second i got a motion in a second uh any discussion see you none all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries anything else mr. beasley good morning mr. chair members of the board members of our viewing audience the manager's office will have five items for board consideration this morning item number h1 is to request the board approve a contract with the central florida health care organization for the proposed construction of a new community health center serving the dundee community this would be a total indigent health care funding commitment not to exceed three million dollars in response to a public request for applications through polk's polk's indigent health care initiatives central florida health care submitted a request for partial funding for the construction of a new community health center towards their efforts to better serve the dundee community central florida health care is a federally qualified health center providing primary and specialty care dental and behavioral health services throughout polk county central florida health care organization is contracted with polk county to provide services to low-income polk county residents including polk health care plan members currently the central florida health cares dundee facility has eight small exam rooms housed in a 5200 square foot facility the proposed new facility is to be constructed on the same property and will be an approximate 9400 square foot two-story state-of-the-art health center with 13 medical exam rooms and five dental operatories this large facility will allow for the expansion of adult primary care and dental services and the addition of pediatric primary care and dental services and the drive-through pharmacy additional telehealth services will be provided and endocrinology and behavioral health services as well the estimated cost of the proposed new facility is approximately 4.9 million dollars for which this agreement would obligate indigent health care funding not to exceed 3 million dollars this contract will become effective january 1 2024 through december 31st of 2026 this funding request was presented to and is recommended and endorsed by the citizens health care oversight committee funds are available in the indigent health care fund for this designated purpose so mr chair members of the board in keeping with the board's commitment to public health services i would request that the board approve the contract with the central florida health care organization for the partial funding towards construction of a new community health center to serve the dundee community with the indigent health funding not to exceed three million dollars second got a motion and a second any discussion see none george just to clarify item h1 and h2 similar request on h2 that if either of these facilities were sold in 10 years there's a callback provision to the county that's that's correct that's correct but a motion is second uh all in favor say aye aye aye those like son motion carries next mr chair similar in context and in scope item number h2 is to request the board approve a contract with the central florida health care organization for the proposed construction of a new community health center serving the lakeland community this is a total indigent health care funding commitment not to exceed three million dollars in response to the public uh request for applications through polk's indigent health care initiatives central florida health care submitted a request for partial funding for the construction of a new community health center to improve their efforts in serving the lakeland community central florida health healthcare operates three health care facilities in lakeland the lakeland primary care facility located off the north missouri avenue site lakeland pediatrics facility located off the south florida avenue site and the lakeland hills dental facility located off of lakeland hills boulevard the proposed new facility will consolidate all three existing clinics into one location adjacent to their current north missouri avenue facility location central florida health care is a federally qualified health center providing primary and specialty care dental and behavioral health services throughout polk county central florida health care is contracted with polk county to provide services to low-income polk county residents including polk health care plan members currently central florida health care's three lakeland facilities have a combined square footage of just over 18 000 square feet the proposed new facility will be a 33 600 square foot four-story state-of-the-art health services to be provided will include adult and pediatric primary care and dental services gynecology behavioral health labs x-ray and a drive-through pharmacy additionally telehealth services will be provided for endocrinology and behavioral health needs the estimated cost of the proposed new facility totals approximately 13.2 million for which this agreement will obligate indigent health care funding not to exceed three million dollars this contract will become effective january 1 2024 to through december 31st of 2026 this two funding request was presented to and is recommended for as endorsement by the citizens healthcare oversight committee funds are available in the indigent health care budget for this designated purpose so mr chair members of the board consistent with item number h1 and in keeping with the board's commitment to public health services i again would request that the board approve the agreement with the central florida health care organization for the partial funding towards construction of a new community health center to serve the lakeland community with indigent health care funding not to exceed three million dollars and mr chair before we take a motion if i could ask miss anne clausen to come to the podium and is the executive director of the central florida health care organization and we have an absolute wonderful working relationship with central florida health care and there's a lot that goes on behind the scenes but this is a major step forward for you and so please yes thank you so much and i would like to take the opportunity to thank the board of county commissioners publicly for their continued support for central florida health care as you know that the growth in polk county and the need is tremendous and it's so challenging for us to keep up with that so this opportunity for both dundee and for lakeland will help us continue to see and meet the needs for this patient population so thank you so much appreciate that mr chair yes okay uh where are your other uh clinics located in all the polk county so we are in davenport we are in lake wales we are in mulberry of course the three we have in lakeland we are in if you're going to challenge me now um we're in uh winter haven we have two locations actually three locations in winter haven because we have a standalone behavioral health so i think i mentioned mulberry and we are in frost proof and hayne city well there's a reason for me asking that it's just that it's good to see that dundee's being included in this and i appreciate everything that uh you and your your whole team does for our county to serve the the low-income people and um it's good to see our money uh polk county's money being used this way uh we have a lot of people that need your services so thank you so very much for that thank you motion well comments of approval second got a motion and a second discussion all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries thank you ann thank you very much i thought you got the frost proof last and i thought it was the first i should have said frost proof first you're right that was 1972 and it's being rebuilt and we'll be ready in uh for the ribbon cutting in um july or august and all of you will be invited you actually said haynes city last but you almost said frost proof okay sorry thank you well martha didn't ask we're not we're not being technical here we're just looking at the holistic approach here uh h3 mr chair members of the board item number h3 is to request the board approve amendment number one to the existing contract with the 10th judicial circuit court of florida in connection with the behavioral health court program through this amendment the amount of the indigent health care funding would increase to 319 164 dollars in the current fiscal year 23 24 budget and increase annually by five percent through fiscal year 27 28 the total engine health care five-year commitment would not exceed 1 million 763 582 dollars polk's behavioral health court provides services to defendants who have been identified as having co-occurring mental health disorders and are in or at risk of entering the criminal justice system the behavioral health court addresses the unique needs of mentally ill and developmentally disabled defendants by providing case management support necessary to reduce recidivism and ensure public safety defendants of the behavioral health court are linked with community-based behavioral health treatment in lieu of incarceration the current contract with the behavioral health court became effective in october of 2022 and is set to expire in september of 2025 with indigent health care annual funding capped at its current 284 417 dollars all of which is applicable to the salaries and fringes for the behavioral health court administrative and behavioral health staff proposed amendment number one will increase current fy 23 24 funding by 12 percent to align the total compensation of county funded positions to match the same state funded positions in an effort to remove pay disparity that currently exists as a result of the state's recent court employees receiving cola compression and special incentive pay finally proposed amendment number one will extend the behavioral health court contract term an additional three years to expire in september 30th of 2028 and each remaining year of the agreement will increase the indigent health care funding commitment to the behavioral health court program by a five percent index this funding request was presented to and is recommended by endorsement of the citizens health care oversight committee funds are budgeted in the indigent health care fund for this specific purpose so mr chair members of the board consistent with both items h1 and h2 and in keeping with the board's commitment to public health and public safety services i would request the board approve the first amendment to the contract with the 10th judicial circuit court of florida in connection with its current behavioral health program as i've outlined approval second got a motion and a second for approval any discussion say none all in favor say aye aye all right those like sign motion carries mr chair members of the board item number h4 is to request the board approve an amendment to the rdk assets incorporated doing businesses rdk truck sales for long-term waste collection excuse me mr chairman clarify that it's not an amendment approved an initial agreement with rdk assets for long-term waste collection truck leases this is a an estimated annual recurring expense of 956 000 polk county currently has a piggyback agreement with rdk to lease three trucks to perform waste collection services for 1300 residents in the southern portions of polk county beginning october of 2024 polk county will expand that service area to reflect 13 000 residents resulting in the need to a to lease a total of nine trucks the existing three collection trucks will be exchanged as part of the new nine fleet units polk county has completed the public solicitation process of seeking proposals for qualified firms seeking acquisition of specialized trucks for county staff to use for their collection of residential waste in the southern portions of polk county request for proposal 24-124 was issued and one vendor submitted a proposal in january of 2024 the board approved the selection committee's recommendation and authorized staff to negotiate with rdk the proposed agreement provides for the long-term lease of nine and new waste collection trucks with a delivery date of may 1 2024 this delivery schedule will allow time for staff to prepare and equip trucks for use by october 1 2024 starting in june of 2024 county staff will utilize three of those new trucks to continue providing collection services to the current 1300 residents while the other trucks are being prepared outfitted and equipped the lease payments for the nine trucks totals 864 000 annually the vendor will be responsible for all warranty repairs and the county will be responsible for preventative maintenance to include the purchase of replacement parts and various equipment it is estimated the county will spend approximately 92 000 per year for replacement parts and equipment for a total estimated annual lease expense of 956 000 should there be a need for subsequent trucks an amendment to this agreement would be provided back to the board for review and approval the term of this agreement is through december 31st of 2032 which is about 104 months or about 8.6 years funds are available in the universal solid waste collection fund for the estimated fy 23 current year cost of 380 000 all future years will be budgeted to reflect agreement obligations so mr chair members of the board in order to have these assets in place to cover our public service obligations i would request the board to approve the agreement with rdk assets in connection with rfp 24124 at an estimated annual reoccurring lease expense of 956 000 per year second got a motion and a second for approval any questions for the chief garbage man cnn all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries thank you mr chair members of the board a final item from the manager's office this morning item number h5 is to request the board approve an agreement with inspire placemaking collective incorporated to perform significant professional services in an effort to update the polk county comprehensive master plan document this is a one-time expense not to exceed 560 523 for those specific services polk county has completed the public solicitation process seeking qualified consultants interested in updating the county's comprehensive plan through the year 2050 in compliance with the state's community planning act which is stipulated in florida statute 163 request for proposal number 24 016 was issued and three consultants submitted proposals in january of 2024 the board approved the selection committee's recommendation to enter into contract negotiation with inspire services to be provided will include an update of the current comprehensive plans visions and policies guidance for future land uses concurrent infrastructure and all in court and will incorporate all plans currently underway and support planning directions of all municipalities within polk county the cost to provide these these comprehensive services services is 560 523 with an anticipated completion time frame of late 2025 or early 2026 the agreement also stipulates and allows for additional similar as needed scope of work scope of services if as needed work is required the division will work with the consultant to create a work authorization each work authorization will detail the specific scope of work and an agreed upon cost work authorizations of less than one hundred thousand dollars will require approval of the land division director work authorizations of a hundred thousand dollars or greater will require approval the county manager's office these work authorizations will also include summary a summary of all prior work authors work authorizations issued and approved to date the term of this agreement is for five years and can be renewed upon mutual agreement for two subsequent five-year terms as services towards this initiative will be accomplished over several fiscal years the initial 250 000 is available in the fy 23 24 land development current year budget to provide those current year tasks and future fiscal years will include additional funds to cover planned professional services in those respective years so mr chair members of the board in the interest of moving this what i think is an important and significant initiative forward i would request that the board approve the agreement with inspire to update paul county's comprehensive plan as i've outlined approval got a motion and a second for approval any discussion yes go ahead just want you to understand that placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning design and management of public spaces placemaking capitalized on local community assets inspiration and potential with the intention of creating public spaces that improve urban vitality and promote people's health happiness and well-being thank you very much are you working for them now i'm just trying to let us like this name like i say me off if you want to know okay all right got a motion second all in favor say aye aye opposed likes aye motion carries that's it mr chair george nothing rick nope martha no neil uh i had the pleasure of judging the miss florida citrus pageant last friday i didn't see any of you guys there i was very disappointed um it wasn't a contestant we uh it was a lot of fun it was it was 10 hours which uh kind of surprised me uh how much time is involved but i i will say this i didn't probably have the greatest opinion of beauty pageants uh until you actually participate in one uh and i wasn't a beauty queen or anything but a judge but it we brought them in one at a time and the judges sit there and just brutalized them with questions i mean hard questions uh waiting for a response and it blew my mind i mean they they came back i mean they had great responses and every question you could think of was fair game and uh it was impressive i i it totally changed my mind and that was every contestant i mean they were they were ready to go but anyway uh that's all i have we'll move on to do what we'll have to take a we'll move on that's beautiful uh oh one i don't remember mr bradswell our chairman we'll have to take a about a 10 minute break till now oh that's right yeah we're moving okay sir we'll reconvene at 9 30 on that clock back there yes sir thank you we shall uh reconvene let's go mr chair i'll go over the public hearing general procedures we ask that you please turn off your cell phones or other devices that may distract from the public hearings please adjust the microphone and state your full name and address for the record before you begin speaking on a topic individuals speaking during the public comment section of a matter will be strictly limited to three minutes the board is experiencing these matters and is able to discern what is legally relevant to an issue and what is not information that is irrelevant or repetitive only serves to frustrate and necessarily prolong the day's business the commission expects civility at all times during all public hearings speaking out of turn shouting out from the audience disrespectful sounds or utterances while another is speaking are unacceptable and you will be asked to leave the chambers for the remainder of the day if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board with respect to any matter considered here today you need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes you may need to ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony evidence upon which the appeal is to be based which you must gather at your own expense anyone in the audience who wishes to speak and present testimony today must be sworn in all testimony given during public hearings shall be deemed to be sworn at this time if you're going to address the commission or speak on any case today please stand and raise your right hand and answer out loud to the following question do you swear or affirm that the testimony or evidence you provide to the commission today is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth thank you at this time mr chair i'll go through the expedite hearing procedures expedite hearings are held pursuant to resolution number 2022-089 expedite hearings are used when no opposition was present at the planning commission hearing the applicant agrees to the expedite hearing and the recommendation of the development review committee is for approval expedite procedures are the following after staff briefly introduced the case the hearing will be open to the public comment if anyone speaks during public comment the applicant will be given the opportunity to respond after public public comment the board will consider the land use case at any time a full presentation from staff can be requested from a commissioner the applicant or a member of the public all documents attached to the agenda item are being part of the record of the land use case unless removed from the list of experts by motion of the board all individuals on the list of experts attached to the agenda item are deemed experts for the purpose of land use case now this time i'll turn over mr siscoll for presentation of the expedite hearings hang on one second um before we get started i have a request to speak from victoria del castillo uh is it in regards to one of these cases um i mean you're still welcome to talk about one of these cases but uh the time to uh discuss something else what has already come and gone here yeah when we do this first one uh let's just say p1 you come up and we'll give you three minutes go ahead ben thank you mr chair mr mink for the record my name is ben ziscoll i'm land development director uh we have three items on your expedited public hearing agenda for today moving into item 01 item 01 is an expedited public hearing for case ldct 2023-14 us 27 sap racx storage and car wash to consider adoption of a land development code text amendment to allow self-storage facility and full service car washes within the regional activity centers of the us 27 selected area plan this amendment is a response to increased demand for these types of uses and this would allow opportunities within the us 27 selected area plan similar to other selected area plans throughout the county this item was unanimously recommended for approval by the planning commission and as an ordinance on second reading staff is recommending approval of adoption of this ordinance any questions seeing now i'll open public hearing anyone wishing to speak on this matter please come forward seeing nobody i'll close public hearing bring them back to the board second got a motion to second for approval all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries mr chairman item number 02 is an expedited public hearing for case ldct 2023-19 housing ldc text amendment to consider the adoption of a county initiated request to alleviate certain administrative burdens on citizens to develop and use individual properties to reduce the levels of review for certain uses and to provide clarity for citizens and staff when applying existing conditional use standards this ordinance is a continuing effort to streamline government operations to help expedite our approval processes and to promote affordable housing efforts throughout the county as an ordinance on first reading no action is required by the board i'll still open a public hearing on this matter anyone wishing to speak please come forward see nobody i'll close public hearing and we'll move on to 03. mr chairman item number 03 is an expedited public hearing for case ldct 2023-20 mining inspection text amendment to consider the adoption of a text amendment to the land development code to change the responsibility of performing annual mining inspections from code enforcement to land development this ordinance is a continuing effort to eliminate duplicate efforts through government operations to streamline government operations and to enhance efficiency this is an ordinance on first reading and following any public comment no action is required by the board today yeah i'll open a public hearing anyone wishing to speak on this matter please come forward seeing nobody i'll close the public hearing and we'll move on to p1 good morning sandy howard with the county attorney's office this is a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance granting an economic development ad valorem tax exemption for a new polk county business dr horton inc and to approve a performance agreement with the company the company plans to construct a new 40 000 square foot office building off osceola polk line road in davenport to serve as its new orlando west division headquarters the company's total capital investment in real property improvements and equipment is estimated at 15.9 million dollars the company plans to create 117 new full-time jobs at the facility with the new jobs paying an average annual wage of 138 000 which is more than 200 percent of the county's current average annual wage the central florida development council has provided a letter in support of the project based on the board's approved guidelines the project qualifies for a 65 reduction in applicable ad valorem taxes for an eight-year period running from 2025 through 2032 the property appraisers report estimates that if the exemption is granted approximately 49 535 dollars in ad valorem taxes will be lost each year of the eight-year exemption period the county would recognize new ad valorem tax revenue just under 26 673 dollars annually during that time representing the remaining 35 percent of value additionally mstu school board and swift mud new tax revenue revenues gained are estimated to be over 73 000 each year collectively thank you i'll stand for any questions any questions well that kind of pay maybe i need an application after the meeting but um anyway i'll open a public hearing anyone wishing to speak on this matter please come forward miss no come forward to the microphone good morning that 138 000 average is that based on per person salary or is that just a from a line item of salaries it's an average annual wage of the 117 uh jobs they have been committed to creating and what's the industry roll the clock home building this this is your time to speak ma'am you wanted to talk good morning i am a new uh homeschooling mother and with my children i'm working on earth science we've we live on crystal beach road in winter haven and two items i just want to mention first thing we see a lot of chemtrails over my home and i don't know which agency to go to to talk about now we were at bonnet springs i counted eight overhead so chemtrails are these white stripes of air that look maybe like clouds but are clearly placed there and i've noticed them in areas that are not agricultural if they were for pesticides or something so my i guess more than anything is my question where can i find out about what is going on over my property and my children what are we what are we what's going on and secondly i um i live next to an orange grove and i asked the owners if they use pesticides and they said yes and i said well do you reckon what kind of a well do you recommend or what should we filter out well what kind of a well do you recommend what do i do if these pesticides are coming into my groundwater and i'm your neighbor and they told me that they have a well that's 350 feet deep and i didn't even know that existed and they said oh they just completely moved the conversation from poisoning our groundwater to their well is safe at 350 feet deep so i went to the winter head to the polk to the polk county water preservation i believe it is next to the extension service and then i asked them i said what would be the element i should filter for in my home water and they and the guy popped up and he said arsenic so then i and i brought water and i said where can i get it tested and they said down the road so i went down the road to the environmental protection agency and a gentleman greeted me and said oh we don't test water even though it says on their website and the guys in the other office printed it out for me saying you can test your water here we don't do that we only do that for agricultural issues or whatever not for the huge citizen to know if my water is drinkable and um these are these are big concerns i've recently moved from south america because i don't want to raise my children in a communist country i grew up in polk county i went to public schools i went to ucf and i'm i'm very worried about the water and the air that is around us and i i just am looking for some answers thank you anyone else caring to speak on this matter hi jerry rodriguez i'm the forward planning manager for dr horton orlando west division we just want to thank you for your consideration in this matter thank you anybody else all right i'll close the public here and bring it back to the board approval motion and a second for approval all in favor say aye aye those like sign motion carries p2 thank you again sandy howard of the county attorney's office this is a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance granting an economic development ad valorem tax exemption for a new polk county business nvr inc and to approve a performance agreement with the company the company plans to construct a new 174 000 square foot manufacturing facility in haynes city to support its operations as a home building components manufacturer the company's total capital investment in real property improvement improvements and equipment is estimated at 36 million dollars the company plans to create 100 new full-time jobs in polk county as a result of this expansion with the new jobs paying an average annual wage of 61 000 which is over 118 percent of the county's current average annual wage the central florida development council together with the haynes city edc have provided a letter in support of the project based on the board's approved guidelines the project qualifies for a 55 percent reduction in applicable ad valorem taxes for a seven-year period running from 2026 through 2032 the property appraisers report estimates that if the exemption is granted approximately 115 000 813 and ad valorem taxes will be lost each year of the seven-year exemption period the county would recognize new ad valorem tax revenue just under 95 000 annually during that time representing the remaining 45 percent of value additionally mstu school board and swift mud new tax revenues gained are estimated to be over 200 000 each year collectively thank you i'll stand for any questions any questions i'll open a public hearing anyone wishing to speak on this matter please come forward thank you for having us this is matt huschen i'm with nvr incorporated i have jj brady here with me as well i appreciate any consideration for this project anybody else cnn i'll close the public here and bring it back to the board approval second motion is second for approval all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries last item thank you the last item does not require a public hearing but is being discussed at this point in the board's agenda as it relates to the same project and nvr's plan location in polk county the county's impact fee ordinance and resolution 19-129 provide for the mitigation of impact fees for qualified targeted industry businesses creating new jobs in polk county the program authorizes a certain percentage reduction off the total cost of county impact fees based on the creation of new high-wage jobs and capital investment because nvr intends to add at least 50 qualifying jobs in the first year of operations paying an average annual wage of 115 percent or more of the county's average wage and make a 36 million dollar capital investment the company qualifies for a 50 percent impact fee reduction on the new 174 000 square foot manufacturing facility without approval of this impact fee mitigation agreement the estimated county impact fees for the new facility would be 134 154 dollars by virtue of the 50 percent mitigation under the proposed agreement the company's reduced amount due will be approximately sixty seven thousand and seventy seven dollars the county's interest will be secured by a lien on the property to ensure the company maintains the required number of jobs for a seven-year period thank you i'll stand for any questions does not require a public hearing does not require okay um does it require a vote yes does require a vote okay second got a motion and second for approval any discussion questions seeing none all in favor say aye aye opposed like sign motion carries anything else that's it mr everybody anybody we're done