Planning and Zoning Board

AGENDA

Planning and Zoning Board

PUBLIC HEARING/REGULAR MEETING

June 4, 2026, at 6:00 PM

COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 412 WEST ORANGE STREET, ROOM 102, WAUCHULA, FL 33873

BOARD MEMBERS STAFF

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Chairman Cody Gullatt Todd Miller, Community Development Director

Vice-Chair Lesley Bateman Joshua Cheney, Senior Planner, AICP, LEED AP

Glenn Bergens Jorden Eisenstein, Planner I

Michael Burch Deb Butler, Mining Coordinator

Daniel Cisneros

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION

3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

4. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

5. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL

6. NOTICE OF BOARD EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION

7. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

8. APPOINTMENTS

A. Deb Butler, Mining Coordinator - Mosaic Fertilizer LLC 2024-2025 Annual Reports for Fort Green Southern Reserves, Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension, Fort Meade Mine North Hardee, Mosaic North Pasture Mine, South Pasture, South Fort Meade Mine - Hardee County, South Fort Meade Mine – Hardee County Eastern Reserves, South Fort Meade Mine Eastern Extension and Ona Mine.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends APPROVAL.

9. ADJOURNMENT

AGENDA Planning and Zoning Board PUBLIC HEARING/REGULAR MEETING June 4, 2026, at 6:00 PM COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 412 WEST ORANGE STREET, ROOM 102, WAUCHULA, FL 33873 1

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 4. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 5. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL 6. NOTICE OF BOARD EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION 7. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE 8. APPOINTMENTS A. Deb Butler, Mining Coordinator - Mosaic Fertilizer LLC 2024-2025 Annual Reports for Fort Green Southern Reserves, Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension, Fort Meade Mine North Hardee, Mosaic North Pasture Mine, South Pasture, South Fort Meade Mine - Hardee County, South Fort Meade Mine – Hardee County Eastern Reserves, South Fort Meade Mine Eastern Extension and Ona Mine. 9. ADJOURNMENT BOARD MEMBERS STAFF ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Chairman Cody Gullatt Todd Miller, Community Development Director Vice-Chair Lesley Bateman Joshua Cheney, Senior Planner, AICP, LEED AP Glenn Bergens Jorden Eisenstein, Planner I Michael Burch Deb Butler, Mining Coordinator Daniel Cisneros _______________________________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends APPROVAL. 2

Item Cover Page DATE: June 4, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: Jorden Eisenstein, Community Development Department ITEM TYPE: Appointment AGENDA SECTION: APPOINTMENTS SUBJECT: Deb Butler, Mining Coordinator - Mosaic Fertilizer LLC 2024-2025 Annual Reports for Fort Green Southern Reserves, Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension, Fort Meade Mine North Hardee, Mosaic North Pasture Mine, South Pasture, South Fort Meade Mine - Hardee County, South Fort Meade Mine – Hardee County Eastern Reserves, South Fort Meade Mine Eastern Extension and Ona Mine. SUGGESTED ACTION: RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends APPROVAL. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8.A PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Mosaic FGSR Annual Report 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf Mosaic FGPC Annual Report 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf Mosaic North Pasture Annual Report 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf Mosaic Fort Meade Mine North Hardee Area Extension Annual Report 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf Mosaic SFM HC Annual Reports 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf Mosaic Ona Mine Annual Report 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf Mosaic South Pasture Annual Report 2024-2025 (Staff Summary) Final.pdf 2024-2025 Hardee County Corp Guarantee Draft with Table (Final)(67190998.1).pdf 3

1 HARDEE COUNTY MINING DEPARTMENT 220 South Ninth Avenue ♦ Wauchula, FL 33873 Telephone: (863) 773-0136 Staff Summary Fort Green Southern Reserves 2024-2025 Annual Report Submitted August 15th , 2025 Revised May 12th, 2026 The following is a summary of Hardee County staff’s review of the 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Fort Green Mine Southern Reserves, (FGSR). Overview of Mining and Reclamation Activities The current Development Order approved acreage totaling 7,891 acres, with 1,481 acres not having been disturbed and 6,410 acres being disturbed by mining activities. There are 1,041 acres that are active mining/disturbed which include 95 acres of infrastructure corridors and 946 acres of active clay settling area. Clay settling area FGH-3 continued to be used for mine water treatment. Infrastructure for operation of the South Pasture Extension/Ona Corridor, located within the FG-HC (16) reclamation program, continued to be utilized during this reporting period. Reclamation has been completed on 5,369 acres which is all that is available for reclamation at this time. There is no future mineral extraction proposed in this mine area. Reclamation activities included mowing and herbicide treatment of nuisance and exotics throughout wetlands and uplands. Supplemental plantings were completed in wetlands and uplands areas. Supplemental planting has been continuing as needed along with additional herbicide treatment of nuisance and exotics. Environmental Monitoring at FGSR was generally within historical levels and fluctuated with rainfall. Surface water stations recorded low dissolved oxygen levels which are to be expected with low flow streams. These levels were within onsite historical values. 4

2 Below is a table summarizing the overall acreage of the Fort Green Mine Southern Reserves. Financial Assurance Pursuant to Section 13.03.05(C)(3) of the Hardee County Mining Ordinance: “Each year at the time of Annual Review, the Applicant/Operator shall furnish to the Board evidence of financial responsibility updated to the anniversary date.” One method to satisfy this requirement is to provide “A financial statement which has been audited and certified without qualification by a certified public accountant giving, indication of ability to respond to liability in the amounts determined according to the above schedule…” If the financial statements are more than 60 days old, additional certifications are required. In the Annual Report, Mosaic initially proposed to meet this requirement by providing a copy of a 10-K annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission filed by its parent company for FY 2024 (ending December 31, 2024). While the SEC report includes financial audit information performed by a certified public accountant, the report is an aggregate financial statement of all thirty subsidiary companies owned by the Mosaic parent company and reflects annual net income of $175 million. Mosaic separately reported its adjusted earnings before income, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as $2.2 billion ($1.19 billion of which for its Phosphate segment). Mosaic Fertilizer LLC is one subsidiary which owns the mining facilities in Hardee County. DRI Approved Area 7,891 Not Disturbed 1,481 6,410 Plant Site 0 Infastructure Corridors (powerlines, pipelines, stormwater/recirculation ditches, etc.) 95 Future Mining 0 Disturbed/MinedAreas within Future Clay Settling Area Footprints 0 Active ClaySettling Areas 946 1,041 Reclamation Complete 5,369 Active Reclamation (contouring, grassing, topsoiling, etc.) 0 Available for Reclamation not in Active Reclamation 0 Clay Settling Area Dewatering (consolidation) 0 5,369 84% Description Acreage Total Disturbed by Mining Operations Active Mining/Disturbed (Not Available for Reclamation) Active Mining/Disturbed Sub Total Inactive Mine Areas (Available for Reclamation) Inactive Mine Areas Sub Total Percentage of Total Disturbed by MiningOperations has been Reclaimed 5

3 Financial assurances to Hardee County are not separately addressed in the SEC reports. Additionally, the 2024 SEC report is more than 60 days old, would require additional certifications under section 13.03.05(C)(3) of the Hardee County Mining Ordinance to be accepted as the sole evidence of financial responsibility. As a result of requests for additional information, Mosaic has proposed to meet evidence of financial responsibility by providing a corporate Guarantee from its parent company, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $488,472,000 based on the per acre calculations set forth in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(a) and (b) and by certificate of insurance for the per acre calculations set forth in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(c). The Board of County Commissioners has discretion to accept evidence of insurance, surety bonds, letters of credit or other financial instruments as satisfying evidence of financial responsibility. A corporate guarantee is one such financial instrument, which gives the County privity with the Mosaic parent company, and requires the parent company to take responsibility for costs and expenses to complete reclamation for any areas that its subsidiary, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC, is obligated to reclaim but has not yet reclaimed under approved Master Mining and Reclamation Plans; and costs for remedial activities and cleanups of Mosaic Fertilizer LLC to address the release of any pollutants released by failure of any clay settling area or thickening ponds, dam, spillways, or other outlet structures and damages to public lands or waters caused thereby. The certificate of insurance up to a maximum of $30,000,000 (including excess liability coverage) is proposed to cover Mosaic Fertilizer’s evidence of financial responsibility for $1,000 for each acre-foot of the maximum above grade storage of the largest settling pond, sand/clay mix settling area or thickening pond in the year following the anniversary date as provided for in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(c), which totals $28,240,000. The County is listed as an additional insured for general liability. While the Board of County Commissioners accepted a corporate guarantee and certificate of insurance last year in the same form as currently proposed, this is an annual determination to be made by the BoCC. Further, if the BoCC determines to accept the corporate guarantee, it is recommended that such approval be conditioned on a fully executed guarantee being received within ten (10) business days of BoCC approval. Staff recommends approval of the 2024-2025 Annual Report with the following condition: • A fully executed corporate guarantee in the form provided be submitted to the Mining Department within 10 business days of BoCC approval. 6

1 HARDEE COUNTY MINING DEPARTMENT 220 South Ninth Avenue ♦ Wauchula, FL 33873 Telephone: (863) 773-0136 Staff Summary Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension 2023-2024 Annual Report Submitted August 15th , 2025 Revised May 12th , 2026 The following is a summary of Hardee County staff’s review of the 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension (FGPCE). No mineral extraction occurred at this mine during this reporting period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Overview of Mining and Reclamation Activities There has not been any mineral extraction in the Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension since 1996. The current total site area is 4,096 acres, of which 3,747 acres were disturbed by mining activities. There are 308 acres currently classified as active mine operations and not available for reclamation at this time. These areas are primarily the footprint of clay settling areas. Initial reclamation has been completed on 100% of the 3,439 acres that are available for reclamation, which is defined as areas that are no longer being utilized for mining operations. While awaiting the reclamation areas to mature, Mosaic continues to mow and apply herbicide to nuisance and exotic species and provide supplemental plantings as required to meet reclamation standards. The interior of clay settling area (CSA) FGH-1B has been reclaimed and the east walls have been pushed down and the discharge structure removed. CSA FGH-3 remains active requiring the walls of FGH-1A to remain intact, the interior of this CSA has been initially reclaimed and is receiving supplemental plantings and herbicide application for the cogon grass. Dewatering activities have begun in FGH-3. Environmental monitoring at Fort Green and Payne Creek Mine Extension was generally within historical levels. Surface water quality monitoring analyses during the reporting period met the FAC 62-302 standards for Class III freshwater and/or were within historical range. 7

2 Below is a table summarizing the overall acreage of the FGPCE. Financial Assurance Pursuant to Section 13.03.05(C)(3) of the Hardee County Mining Ordinance: “Each year at the time of Annual Review, the Applicant/Operator shall furnish to the Board evidence of financial responsibility updated to the anniversary date.” One method to satisfy this requirement is to provide “A financial statement which has been audited and certified without qualification by a certified public accountant giving, indication of ability to respond to liability in the amounts determined according to the above schedule…” If the financial statements are more than 60 days old, additional certifications are required. In the Annual Report, Mosaic initially proposed to meet this requirement by providing a copy of a 10-K annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission filed by its parent company for FY 2024 (ending December 31, 2024). While the SEC report includes financial audit information performed by a certified public accountant, the report is an aggregate financial statement of all thirty subsidiary companies owned by the Mosaic parent company and reflects annual net income of $175 million. Mosaic separately reported its adjusted earnings before income, taxes, DRI Approved Area 4,096 Not Disturbed 349 3,747 Plant Site 0 Infastructure Corridors (powerlines, pipelines, stormwater/recirculation ditches, etc.) 4 Future Mining 0 Disturbed/MinedAreas within Future Clay Settling Area Footprints 0 Active ClaySettling Areas 304 308 Reclamation Complete 3,439 Active Reclamation (contouring, grassing, topsoiling, etc.) 0 Clay Settling Area Dewatering (consolidation) 0 3,439 92% 100% Percentage of Available Mining/Disturbed Areas that have been Reclaimed Inactive Mine Areas Sub Total Percentage of Total Disturbed by MiningOperations has been Reclaimed Description Acreage Total Disturbed by Mining Operations Active Mining/Disturbed (Not Available for Reclamation) Active Mining/Disturbed Sub Total Inactive Mine Areas (Available for 8

3 depreciation, and amortization as $2.2 billion ($1.19 billion of which for its Phosphate segment). Mosaic Fertilizer LLC is one subsidiary which owns the mining facilities in Hardee County. Financial assurances to Hardee County are not separately addressed in the SEC reports. Additionally, the 2024 SEC report is more than 60 days old, would require additional certifications under section 13.03.05(C)(3) of the Hardee County Mining Ordinance to be accepted as the sole evidence of financial responsibility. As a result of requests for additional information, Mosaic has proposed to meet evidence of financial responsibility by providing a corporate Guarantee from its parent company, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $488,472,000 based on the per acre calculations set forth in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(a) and (b) and by certificate of insurance for the per acre calculations set forth in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(c). The Board of County Commissioners has discretion to accept evidence of insurance, surety bonds, letters of credit or other financial instruments as satisfying evidence of financial responsibility. A corporate guarantee is one such financial instrument, which gives the County privity with the Mosaic parent company, and requires the parent company to take responsibility for costs and expenses to complete reclamation for any areas that its subsidiary, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC, is obligated to reclaim but has not yet reclaimed under approved Master Mining and Reclamation Plans; and costs for remedial activities and cleanups of Mosaic Fertilizer LLC to address the release of any pollutants released by failure of any clay settling area or thickening ponds, dam, spillways, or other outlet structures and damages to public lands or waters caused thereby. The certificate of insurance up to a maximum of $30,000,000 (including excess liability coverage) is proposed to cover Mosaic Fertilizer’s evidence of financial responsibility for $1,000 for each acre-foot of the maximum above grade storage of the largest settling pond, sand/clay mix settling area or thickening pond in the year following the anniversary date as provided for in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(c), which totals $28,240,000. The County is listed as an additional insured for general liability. While the Board of County Commissioners accepted a corporate guarantee and certificate of insurance last year in the same form as currently proposed, this is an annual determination to be made by the BoCC. Further, if the BoCC determines to accept the corporate guarantee, it is recommended that such approval be conditioned on a fully executed guarantee being received within ten (10) business days of BoCC approval. Staff recommends approval of the 2024-2025 Annual Report with the following condition: • A fully executed corporate guarantee in the form provided be submitted to the Mining Department within 10 business days of BoCC approval. 9

1 HARDEE COUNTY MINING DEPARTMENT 220 South Ninth Avenue ♦ Wauchula, FL 33873 Telephone: (863) 773-0136 Staff Summary North Pasture Mine 2023-2024 Annual Report Submitted August 15th , 2025 Revised : May 12th, 2026 The following is a summary of Hardee County staff’s review of the 2023-2024 Annual Report for the North Pasture Mine (NPM). No mineral extraction occurred at this mine during this reporting period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Overview of Mining and Reclamation Activities Mining at the Mosaic North Pasture Mine was completed in 2004 with one clay settling area (PC-12). The total site area is 2,278 acres with a total of 1,642 acres of overburden being mined, and 180 acres not disturbed, therefore 2,098 acres were disturbed for mining activities. There are currently 629 acres classified as active mine operations and not available for reclamation at this time. This is primarily the footprint of a clay settling area. Initial reclamation has been completed on the 1,469 acres that are available for reclamation, which is 100% of all areas that are no longer being utilized for mining operations. Initial reclamation has been completed on all areas that are available to be reclaimed. Enhancement of these areas has been accomplished with application of herbicide to nuisance and exotic plant species primarily in the wetlands located in HB(4) and OB(5). Continuation of the herbicide program is proposed for the 2024-2025 reporting year. Dewatering of PC-12 continues and reclamation of it is planned to begin in the 2024-2025 reporting period. The development order was scheduled to expire August 14, 2023, however, Mosaic provided notice of automatic tolling and extension of the termination date pursuant to Section 252.363 Florida Statutes due to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole. Therefore, the expiration date was extended to January 21, 2027. Surface water quality monitoring analyses during the reporting period met the FAC 62-302 standards for Class III freshwater and/or were within historical range. 10

2 Below is a table summarizing the overall acreage of the Mosaic North Pasture Mine. Description Acreage DRI Approved Area 2,278 Not Disturbed 180 Total Disturbed by Mining Operations 2,098 Active Mining/Disturbed (Not Available for Plant Site 0 Infrastructure Corridors (powerlines, pipelines, stormwater/recirculation ditches, etc.) 34 Future Mining 0 Disturbed/Mined Areas within Future Clay Settling Area Footprints 0 Active Clay Settling Areas 595 Active Mining/Disturbed Sub Total 629 Inactive Mine Areas (Available for Reclamation Complete 1,469 Active Reclamation (contouring, grassing, topsoiling, etc.) 0 Clay Settling Area Dewatering (consolidation) 0 Inactive Mine Areas Sub Total 1,469 Percentage of Total Disturbed by Mining Operations has been Reclaimed 70% Percentage of Available Mining/Disturbed Areas that have been Reclaimed 100% Financial Assurance Pursuant to Section 13.03.05(C)(3) of the Hardee County Mining Ordinance: “Each year at the time of Annual Review, the Applicant/Operator shall furnish to the Board evidence of financial responsibility updated to the anniversary date.” One method to satisfy this requirement is to provide “A financial statement which has been audited and certified without qualification by a certified public accountant giving, indication of ability to respond to liability in the amounts determined according to the above schedule…” If the financial statements are more than 60 days old, additional certifications are required. In the Annual Report, Mosaic initially proposed to meet this requirement by providing a copy of a 10-K annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission filed by its parent company for FY 2024 (ending December 31, 2024). While the SEC report includes financial audit information performed by a certified public accountant, the report is an aggregate financial statement of all thirty subsidiary companies owned by the Mosaic parent company and reflects annual net 11

3 income of $175 million. Mosaic separately reported its adjusted earnings before income, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as $2.2 billion ($1.19 billion of which for its Phosphate segment). Mosaic Fertilizer LLC is one subsidiary which owns the mining facilities in Hardee County. Financial assurances to Hardee County are not separately addressed in the SEC reports. Additionally, the 2024 SEC report is more than 60 days old, would require additional certifications under section 13.03.05(C)(3) of the Hardee County Mining Ordinance to be accepted as the sole evidence of financial responsibility. As a result of requests for additional information, Mosaic has proposed to meet evidence of financial responsibility by providing a corporate Guarantee from its parent company, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $488,472,000 based on the per acre calculations set forth in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(a) and (b) and by certificate of insurance for the per acre calculations set forth in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(c). The Board of County Commissioners has discretion to accept evidence of insurance, surety bonds, letters of credit or other financial instruments as satisfying evidence of financial responsibility. A corporate guarantee is one such financial instrument, which gives the County privity with the Mosaic parent company, and requires the parent company to take responsibility for costs and expenses to complete reclamation for any areas that its subsidiary, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC, is obligated to reclaim but has not yet reclaimed under approved Master Mining and Reclamation Plans; and costs for remedial activities and cleanups of Mosaic Fertilizer LLC to address the release of any pollutants released by failure of any clay settling area or thickening ponds, dam, spillways, or other outlet structures and damages to public lands or waters caused thereby. The certificate of insurance up to a maximum of $30,000,000 (including excess liability coverage) is proposed to cover Mosaic Fertilizer’s evidence of financial responsibility for $1,000 for each acre-foot of the maximum above grade storage of the largest settling pond, sand/clay mix settling area or thickening pond in the year following the anniversary date as provided for in Section 13.03.05(C)(3)(c), which totals $28,240,000. The County is listed as an additional insured for general liability. While the Board of County Commissioners accepted a corporate guarantee and certificate of insurance last year in the same form as currently proposed, this is an annual determination to be made by the BoCC. Further, if the BoCC determines to accept the corporate guarantee, it is recommended that such approval be conditioned on a fully executed guarantee being received within ten (10) business days of BoCC approval. Staff recommends approval of the 2024-2025 Annual Report with the following condition: • A fully executed corporate guarantee in the form provided be submitted to the Mining Department within 10 business days of BoCC approval. 12

1 HARDEE COUNTY MINING DEPARTMENT 220 South Ninth Avenue ♦ Wauchula, FL 33873 Telephone: (863) 773-0136 Staff Summary Fort Meade Mine North Hardee Extension 2024-2025 Annual Report Submitted August 15th , 2025 Revised May 12th 2026 The following is a summary of Hardee County staff’s review of the 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Fort Meade Mine North Hardee Extension (FMNH). No mineral extraction occurred at this mine during this reporting period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Overview of Mining and Reclamation Activities Mining at the Fort Meade Mine North Hardee Extension area ceased in 1997 with a total of 1,550 acres of the DRI approved 5,482 acres being disturbed. All 1,550 acres have been reclaimed. This mine currently