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Polk County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 11, 2023 Regular BoCC meeting In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the Communications Office not later than 48 hours prior to the proceeding. Their office is located in the County Administration Building, 330 West Church Street in Bartow. Telephone (863) 534-6090 or TTY (863) 534-7777. If hearing impaired dial 7-1-1 for Florida Relay services or call (800) 955-8771 (TTY); dial (800) 955-1339 if you are using a computer. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Commission meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Commission. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Commission, and the Commission is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (GEORGE LINDSEY, CHAIR) INVOCATION Murphy Hanley, Polk County Fire Rescue Chaplain PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (GEORGE LINDSEY, CHAIR) C. REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD C.1. Comments. Minutes: Tom Palmer said it is starting to rain and he is starting to have to weed in his yard. He said he has four containers which is the limit and he asked them to reconsider. He said a lot of people just pile stuff up and the word has not gotten out or they are ignoring the word. He said we could do better and the four bin limit does not help. Chair Lindsey said this is a work in progress. D. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson Page 1 of 14 D.1. Approve Consent Agenda. E. COUNTY COMPTROLLER (STACY M. BUTTERFIELD, CPA) E.1. Disbursements. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Bill Braswell AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson E.2. Minutes of Regular Board meeting held on June 20, 2023. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Rick Wilson AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson F. REQUEST FROM ELECTED OFFICIAL and OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY F.1. Fort Meade City Manager Jan Bagnall to discuss 1) a grant to the City to help with the refurbishment of the Fire House and 2) reimbursement for expenditures on the Equestrian Center. Minutes: Fort Meade City Manager Jan Bagnall said they are still in for the Equestrian Center. He said that they have accomplished more and they are looking for more funding that did not come through from the state. He said they are small with limited resources. He said they spent 5% of their general fund to show their commitment to the Equestrian Center. He said there are hurdles for them and it is difficult for a city of their size with the resources to have the answers. He said they are not asking for them to push the funding back and make it available. He said they are still in on this if the county would work with them. He asked if they could help them another way if the $6.5 million is pulled. He discussed fixing the fire department and he said this is the next high-end priority. He said they are going from full volunteer with spotty services and response times to a hybrid model. He said it would be fully manned 24 hours a day. He said a lot has been neglected over decades. He said they are doing a lot for Fort Meade. Commissioner Braswell said it has taken 15 years and we are no closer to an Equestrian Center. He said it is time to say enough is enough. He said he does not think the city or the commission is on the same page as you or the other half . He said the general consensus is they do not want it and we do not want to force it on them . He asked have they ever considered the county taking over the fire services for them . He said you owe it to the people that live there to provide good fire services. He said if they cannot provide the services maybe they need to talk to the county. He said as far as the Equestrian Center he is done. Mr. Bagnall said it is the consensus of the commission and the community that this is Page 2 of 14 not the avenue they want to go through with the county taking over fire services . He said there is a new Fire Chief and they have increased staffing on the volunteer level. He said they have changed the hiring practices and he said they are making great progress. He said all the fire fighters are qualified. He said they have made more progress than they have in the last 15 years. Chair Lindsey said small cities have more challenges meeting services with very limited resources. He said that he commends them for stretching every dime and dollar to produce a balanced budget and provide basic services for their community. He said they are to be commended for being the successful recipient of significant grant dollars . He said a review of their budget indicates little or no operating reserves, the total ad valorem is less than $1.3 million at a 8 mil assessment and to max out at 10 would produce only $320,000. He said except for the electric fund which shows a modest transfer to the general fund the other enterprise funds for water, sewer and mobile home park are at break even. He said they have their hands full with no capacity or resources to take on an obligation as the Equestrian Center. He said in his opinion it would be a disservice to their community to give them the false expectation that an Equestrian Center would be a financial benefit when it is more likely to be a financial drain that would redirect limited resources away from basic services. He said he supports Commissioner Braswell's comments. Commissioner Santiago said during her five years she has heard about the Equestrian Center and the money earmarked for that. She said she has heard about the financial struggles. She said the previous Board earmarked this money for the Equestrian Center and it is just not moving forward. She said she is not willing to use this money that was appropriated for one cost to be used for other things. She said we need to move on. Commissioner Combee asked about ARP funds. County Manager Bill Beasley said no money has come from Polk County has passed to Fort Meade. Mr. Bagnall said they received ARP funds. He said they used it to purchase the two fire trucks. He said they have an excess of $13 million going to the sewer system and $300,000 going to the water system. He said they have been fixing up the fire house and they have a third fire engine on order. He said their front-line unit has been in the shop for the last four months and said they have a lot of work. He said they are running low on ARP funds because they are helping match grants coming in. Commissioner Combee said the last thing the county needs to do is provide fire services for Fort Meade. He said we have been unable to staff and they have been operating with forced overtime. He said the idea that we could add Fort Meade and provide decent service is out of the question. He said he would not mind helping some. He said he loves horses and the Equestrian Center is not going to work there and there are not enough supporting this. He said at least they know what they have for other uses. He said he is willing to talk about it. Mr. Bagnall said they have limited resources and have other pressing issues than Page 3 of 14 bringing on something that they probably could not take care of. He said it is his job to follow the consensus of the commission. He said maybe they would come back to the county with a better idea on how they could get help from the county. He said any help will be greatly appreciated. He discussed how their electrical outages are down and he said they are looking at the fire department now. Commissioner Wilson said it is a shame that the time is not right. He mentioned the problems and said they have bigger fish to fry. He said for the Equestrian Center whatever becomes of this we are not determining what they are going to do yet. He said it has been looked at hard but when it comes down to it he does not want to put Fort Meade into a position where something will happen down the road that they cannot do. He said Fort Meade and other municipalities are struggling. He said Polk County has their own fire but we are not in the business to build fire stations and create things for municipalities. He said he understands the problems and what they are going through. He said the city needs to come together, unite and work together. He said it is for the people of Fort Meade. He said it is the people getting hurt. He said there is no reason to come back for the Equestrian Center because we understand and are going to move on. Chair Lindsey said they should take formal action and to ratify the communication from Mr. Beasley for closure and the false expectation that they will revisit this overtime. Motion to ratify the letter from Mr. Beasley to the City of Fort Meade regarding the Equestrian Center and our decision to withdraw from that. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Bill Braswell SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson F.1. Fort Meade City Manager Jan Bagnall to discuss 1) a grant to the City to help with the refurbishment of the Fire House and 2) reimbursement for expenditures on the Equestrian Center. Motion to deny request for $ 1 million to fund fire station improvements. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Bill Braswell SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson F.1. Fort Meade City Manager Jan Bagnall to discuss 1) a grant to the City to help with the refurbishment of the Fire House and 2) reimbursement for expenditures on the Equestrian Center. Minutes: Commissioner Combee said we all understand the situation with the City of Fort Meade and said it is a no frill city. He said he understands when it comes to economic drivers and it is not going to work at this point. He asked if we enticed them to spend $290,000. He said we need to use it for projects that benefit mutual aid. Page 4 of 14 Chair Lindsey said we did not encourage it but we allowed it to continue before cutting it off earlier than they should have. He discussed previous discussions on the financial representations. He said by keeping the conversation open for all this time maybe we have invited some expenses on their part which he would be inclined to reimburse. Commissioner Wilson said from day one Fort Meade always knew that they had to have some skin in the game and they agreed to that. He said it was not thrown on them and they knew back when they had a meeting in April of 2022 that they knew what was going on. He said he hates it for the whole city of Fort Meade and it is not the right time. Mr. Bagnall said any amount would help the city. Commissioner Santiago said anytime they talked about this they got the impression that the city was continuing to work on this. She said they had skin in the game and they never got a direct answer as to where they stood whether they were going to do it . She said that is why they never brought closure because they were waiting to see what the city would do. She said she will agree on a portion to help the city. Commissioner Combee asked if we have hard cost in this. He said he agrees with Commissioner Wilson and he said Fort Meade is not big enough to handle a project like this. Motion to deny request for reimbursement of expenses of $250,000 for the Equestrian Center. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Bill Braswell SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, and Wilson NAY: Combee, and Santiago F.1. Fort Meade City Manager Jan Bagnall to discuss 1) a grant to the City to help with the refurbishment of the Fire House and 2) reimbursement for expenditures on the Equestrian Center. Minutes: Commissioner Braswell said to not do this now, let them come up with some information on what they really spent. County Attorney Randy Mink said they would need to bring back an interlocal agreement for approval. Chair Lindsey said to consider a motion to reimburse the City of Fort Meade up to $200,000 subject to verification of expenses. He said to allow staff to move forward with that motion. Clerk and Comptroller Stacy Butterfield said that will work if provided with the documentation. Motion to split the hard cost with the City of Fort Meade up to $200,000 subject to the Page 5 of 14 documentation. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Bill Braswell AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson G. COUNTY ATTORNEY (RANDY MINK) G.1. Accept Performance Surety in the amount of $380,375.54 in the form of Performance Bond No. GM226202 One College Place. (No fiscal impact) Minutes: County Attorney Randy Mink discussed the surety for One College Place. Chair Lindsey recused from voting. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Bill Braswell SECONDER: Neil Combee AYE: Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson Recused: Lindsey H. COUNTY MANAGER (BILL BEASLEY) H.1. Request Board approve 1) Construction Manager at Risk, Guaranteed Maximum Price Addendum #2 with Rodda Construction Inc. for the Sheriff’s Office Burnham McCall Training Center ($6,832,695.35 one-time expense) and 2) CIP amendment and transfer from reserves in the amount of $300,000.00 from the General Capital Improvement Fund. Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the Construction Manager at Risk, Guaranteed Maximum Price Addendum #2 with Rodda Construction Inc., for the Sheriff's Office Burnham McCall Training Center CIP amendment and transfer from reserves in the amount of $300,000.00 from the General Capital Improvement Fund. He recommended approval. Commissioner Combee said we had the site work as one and part two was actual building. Mr. Beasley said not site work per se, but surcharging of the site to pre-consolidate. He said we look at square footage. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson H.2. Approve agreement with Furr, Wegman, & Banks, P.A., to provide architectural Page 6 of 14 & engineering services for the demolition of the Lawrence Crow Building and design of a new sallyport. ($299,840.00 one-time expense from American Rescue Plan Funds) Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the agreement with Furr, Wegman, & Banks, P.A., to provide architectural & engineering services for the demolition of the Lawrence Crow Building and design of a new sallyport. He recommended approval. State Attorney Brian Haas thanked the Board not just for this but for their continued support of the court system and his office. He said it is a state court system but the county has a major part in what they do. He said we could not have a better partnership. He said the growth is coming and it is a great plan. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Bill Braswell AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson H.3. Request Board Approve Amendment No.2 with Stantec Consulting Services, for Agreement 2022-018, Imperial Lakes Boulevard drainage improvement project. ($319,953.00) (one-time expense from the American Rescue Plan Fund) Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the amendment No.2 with Stantec Consulting Services, for Agreement 2022-018, Imperial Lakes Boulevard drainage improvement project. He recommended approval. Upon question, Mr. Beasley confirmed that this is a solution to the drainage. He said this is not construction cost. Chair Lindsey said this is for engineering services. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Rick Wilson SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson H.4. Approve two separate First Amendments to the contracts with Tri-County Human Services, Inc. for the New Beginning Transition Center for: 1) Men; and 2) Women; both are residential and intensive outpatient treatment programs. (total amount not to exceed $2,387,100 annually: $1,591,400 for men and $795,700 for women). Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the two separate First Amendments to the contracts with Tri-County Human Services, Inc., for the New Beginning Transition Center for Men and for Women. He said both are for residential and intensive outpatient treatment programs. He recommended approval. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson Page 7 of 14 H.5. Approve the Contract with Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. and Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Lakeland Regional Health for uncompensated inpatient psychiatric services. (Not to exceed $2,000,000 annually). Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the Contract with Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc., and Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Lakeland Regional Health for uncompensated inpatient psychiatric services. He recommended approval. Upon question, Health and Human Services Administrator Joy Johnson, said this is for inpatient psychiatric care. She said Lakeland Regional does not administer detox services or substance abuse services for people who are Marchman Acted. She said they are a Baker Act receiving facility. She said there are other funding sources they may be able to draw down. She said if there is not a funding source then we could pay for that if they are admitted in the hospital. She said the intended purpose is for those who are seeking help. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Rick Wilson SECONDER: Neil Combee AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson H.6. Approve Land Purchase Agreement between Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. and Polk County in conjunction with a replacement fire station known as the Highland City Fire Rescue Station. ($475,000 one-time expense) Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the Land Purchase Agreement between Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc., and Polk County in conjunction with a replacement fire station known as the Highland City Fire Rescue Station. He recommended approval. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson I. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (RICK WILSON) I.1. Commissioner Wilson Comments. Minutes: Commissioner Wilson had no comments. J. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (BILL BRASWELL) J.1. Commissioner Braswell Comments. Minutes: Commissioner Braswell had no comments. Page 8 of 14 K. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (MARTHA SANTIAGO) K.1. Commissioner Santiago Comments. Minutes: Commissioner Santiago had no comments. L. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5 (NEIL COMBEE) L.1. Commissioner Combee Comments. Minutes: Commissioner Combee said they have a problem that they cannot ignore. He said he would like to see our constitutional officers be partisan rather than non-partisan which they have been since 1998 or 2000 when we did our Charter. He said based on a 2019 Supreme Court ruling we had an illegal election in 2020 for constitutional officers. He said we need to make sure that the 2024 election is in line with state law. He said if anyone believes our Charter is superior to a Supreme Court ruling from 2019 then that should disqualify any of us and all of us from holding office. He read from pages five and six on the ruling in the case of the Orange County v. Singh. He said we are on the same track as Orange County and we need to be worried about 2024. He said it is our Charter and it is up to us to take a position on this and say this is the law of the land. Commissioner Wilson said he was not aware of it. He asked if it is in the Charter then what do we do. Chair Lindsey said he has had conversation with constitutional lawyers within the last 72 hours. He said the practice that they are following now is legal until a judge tells us that it is not legal in Polk County. He said this amendment in our Charter was passed in 2002 to be effective in the 2004 election and was passed by 70% in the election and we have had five election cycles since. He said if somebody, a citizens group or Commissioner Combee wishes to pursue it then the next step is to file action with the courts. He said until a judge tells the Supervisor of Elections otherwise she is obligated to follow the Charter. He said as a supplement the constitutionals have time to make a special request to the legislature for a local bill enhancing and upholding the vote of the public; he said this would be a matter for the constitutionals to pursue if they choose . Commissioner Combee said he has not spoken to any constitutional officers and all he has done is read the law and talked to other folks. Chair Lindsey said he spoke to Kirk Spitzer who was a consultant for the Charter Commission that resulted in that change and he said he also spoke to the attorney for the Florida Association of Counties. Upon question, County Attorney Randy Mink said the next step would be starting at the circuit court for a declaratory judgment or a writ of mandamus for clarification. He said the Charter is not changed without referendum. He said our language is similar to Orange County and the Supreme Court is saying that language pre-empted; he does not see how our language is not pre-empted. He said he does not have any authority except to interpret and give his opinion. He said he cannot change the Charter and they do not have any authority over the Supervisor of Election to direct her on running Page 9 of 14 the elections. He said our only option may be to get clarification from the courts based on the Orange County ruling. Commissioner Braswell said we have to get clarification. He said we have five people here and none of our opinions count. He said we do not want an election cluttered up with legal filings with issues clouding of the election. Mr. Mink said his approach is to get it back to the Board as soon as he can and get direction. Chair Lindsey said that is the responsibility of the constitutionals and not this Board. He said the clarification will come if you file suit. Commissioner Combee said it is arrogant to sit up here and say if someone wants clarification go hire a lawyer and go to court. Chair Lindsey said it is the law of the land today until a judge changes it. Commissioner Combee said the law of the land is the Supreme Court ruling. He said Chair Lindsey is wrong and will be proven wrong and that is why he does not want to seek clarification. Chair Lindsey said we want to preserve what the voters approved by 70%. Commissioner Combee made a motion to seek clarification immediately. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Braswell. Commissioner Combee said this is by any means necessary. He said the Secretary of State will provide clarification. Clerk and Comptroller Stacy Butterfield confirmed that nothing has come her way concerning this. Upon question, Mr. Mink said it went to Orange County and they removed the Charter provision. Chair Lindsey said Orange County first passed an ordinance, then subsequent to the ordinance passing they put it on the ballot, one issue was term limits and the other was party affiliation. Mr. Mink confirmed that both passed and the Supreme Court upheld term limits and reversed the non-partisan elections. He said they changed their Charter with the Court Order from the Circuit Court that required them to strike through and remove that provision. He said they contacted Municode to have that removed and there is a note in Municode that it is removed. He said he is researching those type of remedies to see what would be the least required by the county if the Board so directed him. He said to look to the Secretary of State right now for guidance. Commissioner Wilson said that is what he would like to see. He said he does not want Page 10 of 14 to start filing and going to the court system. He said to see what Mr. Mink gets to and have another discussion on this. Mr. Mink said that is his plan. Commissioner Wilson said it is a Supreme Court ruling and does not affect us sitting up here. He said we have done everything so far correctly by our Charter and we need to find out what we need to do. Chair Lindsey asked if the constitutionals chose to they could ask for a local law by the legislature to preserve the current Charter. Mr. Mink said they could go through the legislature as an attempt to overturn the ruling. He said they could say those that were approved prior to this date shall be valid. Commissioner Combee said maybe a third grader could not get this, but top fifth graders could it is plain language. He said for us to not act like it does not apply to us until a judge tells us it applies to us. Commissioner Wilson said it does not apply to us it applies to Commissioner Combee. He said we will do the right thing but he is dragging them into this. He said he does not hear the constitutionals affected by this saying a word right or wrong. He said this is affecting Commissioner Combee in his upcoming election. He said we are doing what we are supposed to in the Charter and now we are moving forward to see what we need to do to make sure we do the right thing. Commissioner Combee said this is important to everyone in the county who we represent. Commissioner Wilson said this would have never been brought up had Commissioner Combee not chose to go down the route he chose to go down. He said it has been that way for four years. Motion to take whatever action is necessary to get clarification starting with the Secretary of State to see if they are willing to issue and order, and if not, if a suit is required the County Attorney will come back to the Board to get authorization ASAP. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Bill Braswell AYE: Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson NAY: Lindsey Motion Minutes Minutes: Chair Lindsey asked if Mr. Mink is getting an opinion and nothing binding. Mr. Mink said it may be some type of order from the Secretary of State but the Secretary of State has control over the local actions to ensure they are uniform Page 11 of 14 throughout the state. He said they may have an authority that he is not aware of at this point in time. He said an opinion from an attorney general does not mean that the constitutionals will follow that. M. COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (GEORGE LINDSEY, CHAIR) M.1. Chair Lindsey Comments. Minutes: Chair Lindsey had no comments. N. LAY BOARD APPOINTMENTS N.1. Appoint one member to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC).Tom Wodrich will fulfill a remaining term of a member that now works for the County. (No fiscal impact) RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Bill Braswell AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson N.2. Request Appointment of Ryan Reis of Webber University to CareerSource Polk Board of Directors to fill open position, representing a private education provider, vacated by Dr. Melody Rider. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Rick Wilson AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson O. EXPEDITED HEARINGS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-089 Minutes: County Attorney Randy Mink reminded the audience of the procedures for public hearings and swore in those who plan to speak. O.1. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2022-24 Park Place Apartments CPA) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment on 19.6 +/- acres to change the Future Land Use from Residential Low (RL-X) and Professional/Institutional (PIX) to Residential High (RHX). (No Fiscal Impact) Minutes: Land Development Director Ben Ziskal discussed the proposed map amendment. He said that staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval. He said there were no comments from the Department of Economic Opportunity. The Chair opened a public hearing; no one spoke. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Bill Braswell Page 12 of 14 AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson O.2. Public Hearing (LDCPAL-2023-2 SR 37 PM to A/RR) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use designation on 57.06 +/- acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural Residential Rural (A/RR) in the Rural Development Area (RDA). (No Fiscal Impact) Minutes: Land Development Director Ben Ziskal discussed the proposed land use change. He said that there were no comments from the Department of Economic Opportunity. He said that staff recommends approval. The Chair opened a public hearing; no one spoke. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Neil Combee SECONDER: Rick Wilson AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson O.3. Public Hearing (LDCT-2023-8 Private Airstrips)(First Reading) to consider the adoption of an LDC Text amendment to add Private Airstrips to Use Tables in Agricultural/Residential Rural Land Use Districts. (No Fiscal Impact). Minutes: Land Development Director Ben Ziskal discussed the proposed land use change. He said that this is the first reading. The Chair opened a public hearing; no one spoke. O.4. Public Hearing (LDCT-2023-9 RV Connection to Electrical) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of LDC text amendment to allow recreational vehicles and watercraft stored at a residence to connect to electric power for maintenance. Minutes: Land Development Director Ben Ziskal discussed the proposed text amendment. He said this is the first reading. The Chair opened a public hearing; no one spoke. P. PUBLIC HEARINGS P.1. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of One Traffic Calming Device (Speed Hump) on Elizabeth Place, Near Lakeland. (estimated $5,000.00 one-time expense) Minutes: Amy Gregory, Traffic Manager, showed slides and discussed the installation for one traffic calming device on Elizabeth Place, near Lakeland. She said that this meets the Board's traffic calming requirements and met the 80% favorable votes. She said staff recommends adoption. The Chair opened a public hearing; no one spoke. RESULT: APPROVED Page 13 of 14 MOVER: Rick Wilson SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson P.2. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Resolution Allowing for the Installation of Two Traffic Calming Devices (Speed Humps) on Vicki Drive, Near Willow Oak. (estimated $10,000.00 one-time expense) Minutes: Amy Gregory, Traffic Manager, showed slides and discussed the installation for two traffic calming devices on Vicki Drive, near Willow Oak. She said that this meets the Board's traffic calming requirements and met the 80% favorable votes. She said staff recommends adoption. The Chair opened a public hearing; no one spoke. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Rick Wilson SECONDER: Martha Santiago AYE: Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson ANNOUNCEMENTS Minutes: Meeting adjourned at 10:26 a.m. Page 14 of 14