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Polk County approves HUD grants, professional services contracts and appointments
Summary
Commissioners ratified payroll and minutes, denied a requested road closure, accepted two federal HUD grants totaling $6.85 million for a flyover and sidewalks, approved $445,354 in engineering professional services for two neighborhood projects, and confirmed two industrial development authority appointments.
At its Jan. 7, 2025 meeting, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of routine and substantive actions including federal grant agreements, professional services contracts and appointments.
The board ratified payroll and routine checks and approved minutes of a December meeting. The board also adopted a resolution denying a petition to close Lake Marion Creek Road and adopted a policy that prohibits county road closures longer than five days without board approval except for manager‑approved emergencies.
County staff presented two U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant agreements. The board approved formal acceptance and budget transfers for $6,000,000 in federal grant funding for the FDC Grove Road North Ridge Trail Flyover project (federal award brings total HUD funding for the project to $10,000,000) and $850,000 in federal funding for the Polk County Children and Pedestrian Safety Project to design and construct prioritized sidewalks in the Poinciana community (HUD grant number b24cpfl0651). Both measures passed on motions and voice votes.
The manager's office also requested approval of two professional services agreements for drainage and sidewalk engineering: WSP USA Inc. for the Juanita community (not to exceed $314,979) and Kimberly Horn & Associates for the Inwood community (not to exceed $130,375), for a total of $445,354. Staff said funding for the community improvement professional services is available in the county's federally funded Community Development Block Grant program.
The board confirmed appointments to the Polk County Industrial Development Authority: Chad Tagtow (term Jan. 23, 2025–Jan. 22, 2028) and Russell "Rusty" Mooten (term Jan. 23, 2025–Jan. 22, 2028). The board approved other routine items by voice vote, including the consent agenda, payroll ratification and the Dec. 17, 2024 meeting minutes.
Each motion carried on a motion and second; the record shows voice votes and the chair announcing "motion carries." The resolution on road closures was described by staff as an interim measure pending an ordinance with additional exemptions and details.
The board instructed staff to return with a formal ordinance to codify the road‑closure policy and to continue project‑level design and procurement work on the HUD‑funded projects.
