Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Moment of Silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Agenda

The Commission will approve an agenda which sets the order of the meeting. This approval could include an addendum representing new items, additions, corrections, and/or deletions of existing items as submitted by the County Manager.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Osceola County.

Presentation on the Alianza Youth Environmental Leadership Program by the Student Participants.

Hear the Audience

Except for those matters specifically exempted under the State Statute and Local Ordinance, the Board shall provide an opportunity for public comment prior to the undertaking by the Board of any action on the agenda. The Board will not vote on any item during this portion of the meeting. Rather, this portion of the meeting is to allow for public comments to be heard on items that are on the agenda for that meeting. Comments will be limited to three minutes. Each speaker may only speak once during Hear the Audience unless the Board requests additional clarification. Donation of speaker time may be provided to a single representative up to a total maximum of 12 minutes of speaking time. Donation of time waives the opportunity to speak individually. Pre-registration requirements shall be followed. Proper decorum will be observed.

Approval and authorization for the Chair/Vice Chair to sign the Shelter Plus Care Federal Award Agreement, #FL0412L4H072509, with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. This grant provides rental assistance to support chronically homeless individuals with disabilities and their families in achieving and maintaining housing stability. The total grant award is $410,887.00 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 with a required 25% match, totaling $84,967.75, that will be provided through an in-kind personnel contribution from Osceola County Housing & Community Services. The contribution will consist of the salaries and applicable personnel costs of three full-time staff positions whose duties support the implementation and administration of the funded activities; and authorization for the County Manager, or designee, to sign any subsequent documents necessary for the administration and implementation of the Shelter Plus Care Grant.

Approval and authorization for the Chair/Vice Chair to sign and issue a Solid Waste Franchise to Hubbard Construction Company doing business as Mid-Florida Materials, for commercial and industrial use only. Per Chapter 19 of the County Code, all county waste franchisees must remit 15% of gross revenue to the County for a term of Five years. The Board may grant five one-year extension terms per County ordinance Chapter 19.

Approval of a Statement of Legislative Intent amending the Code of Ordinance Chapter 14, Article VII, Lease, Sale or Conveyance of County-Owned Real Property, to provide additional alternative standards and procedures for the lease of real property owned by the County to establish, own, and operate affordable housing units for income-eligible Osceola County residents.

Approval and authorization for the Chair/Vice Chair to sign the District 4 Community Betterment Grant Funding Agreement with Help Now of Osceola, Incorporated in the amount of $200,000.00 to support the expansion of its emergency safe shelter facility.

PS26-00007 Applicant requests approval of a preliminary subdivision plan for Ralston Reserve consisting of 12 Dwelling Units and 9 tracts on approximately 2.26 acres. The project is within a Low Density Residential (LDR) zoning district and is located south and adjacent to Jones Road, east of Zuni Road, and west of Berlin Avenue.

Robert Fitzgerald, Highland Homes for Clayton Supply Inc (Owner/Applicant) Commission District: 5 Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions Osceola County School District Comments: Included within Staff Report Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval with Conditions (Harl/Battla, 6-0) * Should this item be pulled for discussion by the Board, it must be performed as a Quasi-Judicial item.

Approval to increase the previously approved contingency by $25,000.00 for a total contingency of $225,000.00 for the Buenaventura Lake Internal Drainage Improvement Project, a CDBG-MIT-Funded Project (Grant #MT-044), awarded to Jr. Davis Construction Company, Incorporated, of Kissimmee, Florida, for an overall project amount not to exceed $4,242,705.00. The original agenda item was approved on April 6, 2026. All other terms and conditions of the previously approved Agreement remain unchanged (ITB-26-15384-PC). Commission District 2.

Approval of the Statement of Legislative Intent relating to an Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Osceola County, Florida, amending the Osceola County Land Development Code by amending Chapter 4, Site Design and Development Standards, Article 4.9, Utilities and Service Requirements, Section 4.9.6, Fire Protection Systems, to add a Reporting provision requiring qualified or licensed contractors performing required inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) of applicable fire protection systems to electronically submit compliant and deficient reports through a County-designated reporting system; providing for correction of scrivener's errors; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.

Approval and authorization for the Chair/Vice Chair to sign agreements with Middlesex Paving, LLC and Preferred Materials, Incorporated to furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and services necessary for asphalt manufacturing, milling, and resurfacing of County-maintained roadways and properties on an as-needed basis at various locations throughout Osceola County. Estimated expenditures shall not exceed $16,000,000.00 annually, for a total not to exceed $48,000,000.00 through October 20, 2029 (AR-26-16029-AS). Commission District Countywide.

Approval and authorization for the Chair/Vice Chair to sign an agreement with Southern Road and Bridge, LLC to provide for Countywide ongoing maintenance and minor repairs of fixed concrete bridge structures, pedestrian bridges, and box culverts in accordance with the Pinellas County, Florida contract #24-0211-ITB-C, titled, Bridge Structures-Fixed Concrete, Maintenance and Minor Repair, Structures Pedestrian Bridges Box Culverts, up to $400,000.00 per project not to exceed $4,000,000.00, through the life of the contract; and authorization for the County Manager, or designee, to execute individual quotes and change orders up to $400,000.00 per project, effective from the date of Chair/Vice Chair execution through May 07, 2028 (PBA-26-16021-JG). Commission District Countywide.