Board of County Commissioners - 2026-03-17

Approved technology improvement agreement with Driven Security LLC for replacement of security systems at South County and Central County Jail facilities. $4.3M for South County Jail, $3M for Central County Jail. Five-year agreement term.

Approved construction manager at risk guaranteed maximum price addendum with Miller Construction Management Inc for Bradley Junction Fire Rescue Station. New station located less than three-quarters mile from existing station.

Approved construction manager at risk guaranteed maximum price addendum with Henkelman Construction Inc for Eagle Lake Fire Rescue Station. New station approximately one mile from existing station.

Approved construction contract with Strickland Construction Inc for 7,400 square foot EMS station at 650 Roberson Street in North Lakeland. First EMS-specific station built by Polk County Fire Rescue. Includes three pull-through apparatus bays and living quarters for six personnel.

Approved sub agreement SA-7 with Water Cooperative of Central Florida for Cypress Lake Wellfield project. Polk County's share is $2,651,589 for approximately 12,000 lineal foot 30-inch water main along Osceola-Polk line (CR 532) from Toho Southwest Water Treatment Facility to US 17-92.

Approved and ratified letters of agreement with eight managed care organizations (Aetna Better Health, Children's Medical Service, Community Care Plan, Florida Community Care, Humana, Simply Healthcare, Sunshine State Health Plan, United Healthcare) for Medicaid supplemental payments. Anticipated revenue of approximately $6,674,200.

Approved amendment to tower ordinances in land development code making tower approval administrative in nonresidential districts, modernizing conditions, and adding criteria for temporary mobile communication towers.

Approved amendment combining car wash categories and addressing them as accessory uses, modernizing standards and definitions.

Approved changes making drive-through regulations universally applicable to all use types rather than individually within use tables.

Approved small scale map amendment for 12.91 acres on Recker Highway from Residential Suburban to Business Park Center for existing auto salvage yard operating since the 1970s.

Approved zoning change from BPC-1 to BPC-2 for same Recker Highway property to allow auto body repair and outdoor storage of finished goods.

Approved de novo appeal for non-phosphate wet sand mine on approximately 656 acres (reduced from original 856 acres) north and south of State Road 60, near Mammoth Grove Road. Applicant PH Citrus represented by attorney Bart Allen. Mining area includes approximately 502 acres of excavation with 24-acre processing facility. Estimated 268 trucks per day maximum, 536 daily trips. Mine lifespan estimated 25-50 years at 10-20 acres mined per year.