Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Type
Board Of County Commissioners
Location
DeSoto County, FL
Meeting Date
March 24, 2026

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 1

Resolution/Write-Off Delinquent EMS Accounts FY 2024-2025

Attachments: Resolution -Write-Off Delinquent EMS Accounts FY 24-25 DeSoto County Adjustment Report - Bad Debt 10.01.2024 - 09.30.2025 100124-093025-Referred-Limited 100124-093025-Recoveries-Limited

CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 2

Grant Agreement / Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Disposal Project/Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery.

Attachments: MS010-Agreement-READY FOR SIGNATURE

CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 3

Minutes/BOCC Public Meeting 02-10-2026 and 02-24-2026

Attachments: 02-10-2026 BOCC Meeting 02-24-2026 BOCC Meeting

CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 4

Suncoast Remake Learning Days Letter of Agreement-Economic Development

Attachments: DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners LOA SRLD 2026

CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 5

Suncoast Remake Learning Days Letter of Agreement-Turner Center

Attachments: 2026 SRLD Agreement

CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 6

Declaration of Surplus Property

Attachments: Surplus Declared 3-24-26

CONSENT AGENDA-MOTION TO APPROVEItem 7

Amendment Request/D1489 2023 LAP Funding

Attachments: letterhead D1489

PRESENTATIONSItem 8

Presentation / Update on the DeSoto County Vulnerability Assessment

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 9

Proclamation/ National Nutrition Month March 2026

Attachments: Proclamation - National Nutrition Month 3-2026

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 10

Piggyback Agreement / Gainesville Regional Utilities / Commerce Controls, Inc.

Attachments: 2026-004PA Commerce Controls

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 11

Contract Award / DCR WWTP Expansion - Phase 1 / Poole & Kent Company of Florida

Attachments: 25-24-01ITB Contract 25-24-01ITB Bid Tabulation

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 12

Professional Services- Landfill Expansion Zones 6 and 7

Attachments: 26-08-00RFQ Contract

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 13

Resolution/Budget Amendment Fiscal Year 2025/2026

Attachments: Resolution Summary and Narrative 2026-66 SP Projects- Util. Wastewater DCR Project

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 14

Resolution/Burn Ban/Drought Emergency expires

Attachments: Resolution ending Burn Ban 3-2026

REGULAR BUSINESSItem 15

Resolution to amend the Planning and Zoning Division fee schedule

Attachments: Resolution with Exhibit A Fee Comparison 11x17 PZ Div Fee Schedule MARKUP 032426v3

PUBLIC HEARING 3PMItem 16

Amendment No. 1 to the Third Garbage Franchise Agreement

Attachments: AMENDMENT No1

PUBLIC HEARING 3PMItem 17

Ordinance / Land Development Regulation Amendment Family Homestead (LDR-0011-2025)

Attachments: 2026-02-13 REV Ordinance for PC- revising min acres and ownership

PUBLIC HEARING 3PMItem 18

Hearing on an appeal by M. Lewis Hall, III, Trust (APPL-0012-2026) to the BOCC of the Board of Adjustments decision to uphold the Development Director's denial of Hall’s application for a certified lot split (CLS-0009-2025)

Attachments: Exhibit A-Denial Letter Survey Exhibit B-Quit Claim Deed Exhibit C-Application with attachments (1) Exhibit D-Ordinance 2025-010 (2) Exhibit E-ingress egress easement Exhibit F-GIS Map of Driveway distance (1) Exhibit G-Picture of driveway from Pine Island Rd (1) Exhibit H-Engineering Detail D-3A Exhibit I-Engineering Detail D-17C Exhibit J-Applicant request for Appeal Exhibit K-Development Director's Position Statement (Staff Report) Exhibit L - BOA Final Written Determination Exhibit M - Notice to appeal to BOCC. Exhibit N-Publisher's Affidavit Exhibit 1- Sec. 20-1728 Road Construction Ord codified Exhibit 2a- Sec. 20-1523 Appeal decision of development director to BOA Exhibit 2b-Sec. 20-1280 BOA variance Exhibit 3a- HAAS Engineer Report Exhibit 3b- Lomski Engineer Report Exhibit 4- Correspondence 11.17 through 11.18 Exhibit 5- Survey Exhibit 6- Photograph LDR Code Provisions for Reference

QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGItem 19

Ordinance / DCIP Commercial Data Processing Facility rezone (RZNE-0077-2025)

Attachments: 2026-03-16 DCIP for BOCC SR Location Map FLU Map Wetlands & Conservation Overlay Map Zoning Map DCIP revised plan3-3-26 2026-03-16 Ordinance RZNE-0077-2025 DCIP BOCC Exhibit G Comp Plan Policies