Board of County Commissioners - Dec 18 2025

Board of County Commissioners - Dec 18 2025. Location: South Walton Annex Board Room. Time: 01:00 PM. Agenda: Board of County Commissioners - Dec 18 2025 - Html Walton County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Regular Meeting Agenda - Final Thursday, December 18, 2025 1:00 PM South Walton Annex Board Room MEETING LOCATION South Walton Annex BCC Boardroom, 31 Coastal Centre Blvd. Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG CALL TO ORDER COMMISSIONER ATTENDANCE OPENING COMMENTS RECOGNITION OF GUESTS CONSIDER ADDITIONS/DELETIONS 25-1681 - Pdf Additions: County Attorney- Consent Items ADD #1 - (25-1682) Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Settlement Agreement with Casa Lara Development/Miramar Holdings, LLC Deletions: Administration - Consent Items: #5 - (25-1677) Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Exercise of the 2026-2027 Option to Renew the Lease Agreement with Ken Mitchem for storage space for the Supervisor of Elections' voting equipment at 726 Highway 331 South, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435 for one (1) additional year effective January 11, 2026, through January 10, 2027; at a cost of $600 per month PUBLIC COMMENTS Please limit comments to three minutes or less on agenda items only ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Clerk's Items: 1. 25-1634 - Pdf Request to approve the Expenditure Approval List (EAL) 2. 25-1633 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the minutes of the November 24, 2025, Special Meeting/Executive Session (ROC vs WC 2025-CA-411) and December 1, 2025, Special Meeting/Executive Session (Alford, et al. v. WC, USCA11, Case No. 21-13999) Administration - Consent Items: 3. 25-1613 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the travel authorization forms for Commissioners and their aides for 2026 in accordance with the travel policy 4. 25-1631 - Pdf Request to approve the purchase of replacement metal detectors and walk through inspection systems for the DeFuniak Springs Courthouse and South Walton Annex from Point Security, Inc. in the amount of $79,150.00 5. 25-1677 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Exercise of the 2026-2027 Option to Renew the Lease Agreement with Ken Mitchem for storage space for the Supervisor of Elections' voting equipment at 726 Highway 331 South, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435 for one (1) additional year effective January 11, 2026, through January 10, 2027; at a cost of $600 per month Chief Financial Officer - Consent Items: 6. 25-1629 - Pdf Request approval to surplus BCC 8331 (2014 Chevrolet Silverado), BCC 10069 (Morbark tub grinder), BCC 3126 (filing system), and BCC 8012 (Sharp copier) County Attorney - Consent Items: 7. 25-1646 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Records Management Compliance Statement for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Add 1 25-1682 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Settlement Agreement with Casa Lara Development/Miramar Holdings, LLC Emergency Management - Consent Items: Planning & Development - Consent Items: 8. 25-1669 - Pdf Request approval to amend and authorize the Chairman to sign a previously approved Final Order for project number MAJ22-000031, also known as Quiet Lake RV Resort Tourism Department Beach Operations- Consent Items: 9. 25-1580 - Pdf Request approval to award Invitation to Bid (ITB) No.: 25-26 - SR 83 (US 331) landscaping improvements to the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder, C&A Landscape Maintenance, LLC in the amount of $515,000.00 and authorize the Chairman to sign construction contract No.: 25-26 10. 25-1616 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Change Order No. 1 to contract No. 25-03 with Custom Home Shop, LLC., decreasing the contract amount to $93,788.75 CITIZEN REQUESTS 11. ASF-079-Pdf Tabitha Howard - Request full review of permitting of this archeological preserve, 1939 Mack Bayou Cell Tower BRIAN KELLENBERGER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 12. 25-1632 - Pdf Request to appoint members to vacant or expiring seats on volunteer advisory boards and committees: Contractor's Competency, Coastal Dune Lakes Advisory Board, Design Review Board, Library Advisory Board, Planning Commission, and Zoning Board of Adjustments ENGINEERING 13. 25-1479 - Pdf Request approval to award Invitation to Bid (ITB) No.: 25-27 for the Driftwood Road and Ellis Road Roadway Improvements project to the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder, RBM Contracting Services, LLC in an amount not to exceed $3,743,685.62 ($3,550,775.27 for the base bid portion and $192,910.35 for bid alternate portion) and authorize the Chairman to sign Construction Contract No.: 25-27 14. 25-1480 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Task Order No.: ENG 26-01 with Halff & Associates for Professional CEI Services for the Driftwood Road and Ellis Road Roadway Improvements project in an amount not to exceed $447,541.05 MELISSA THOMASON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 15. 25-1627 - Pdf Request to accept the recommendations of the Walton County Overdose Prevention Task Force review committee and award Fiscal Year 2026 Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Program funding in the amount of $467,840.00 CLAY ADKINSON, COUNTY ATTORNEY 16. 25-1641 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the closing documents for the purchase of the Bennett properties 17. 25-1642 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the closing documents for the purchase of the Brannan properties 18. 25-1643 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the closing documents for the purchase of parcels 2, 4, 6, 8 from the Clenney Estate 19. 25-1644 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the closing documents for the purchase of parcels 1, 3, 5, 7 from Woods (Weeks 1/2 Interest) 20. 25-1645 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the closing documents for the purchase of 115 Sandy Lane from the Belcher Living Trust 21. 25-1654 - Pdf Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the closing documents for the purchase of the Alderberry property COMMISSIONER DAN CURRY, DISTRICT ONE 22. 25-1665 - Pdf Discussion regarding policy and procedures for public comment at Board of County Commission meetings and Public Workshops 23. 25-1666 - Pdf Discussion regarding in-person legislative updates at Board of County Commission meetings from the Director of Governmental Coordination in relation to any Senate Bill or House Bill legislation which would affect Walton County and its citizens COMMISSIONER DANNY GLIDEWELL, DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER DONNA JOHNS, DISTRICT FOUR 24. 25-1668 - Pdf Discussion regarding Walton County Community Hub VICE-CHAIR TONY ANDERSON, DISTRICT FIVE CHAIR BRAD DRAKE, DISTRICT THREE OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS Please limit comments to three minutes or less ADJOURN