Top row from left to right: The Honorable Nathaniel J. Birdsong, Winter Haven; The Honorable Morris West, Haines City; The Honorable Charlie Lowrance, Sebring; The Honorable Keith Keene, Arcadia (Council Vice Chair); The Honorable Bobby Keefe, City of Okeechobee; The Honorable Rick Wilson, Polk County; Pat Steed, CFRPC Executive Director.
Bottom row from left to right: Chandra Frederick, Polk County (Ex-Officio); The Honorable Kathleen Rapp, Highlands County; The Honorable Kelly Owens, Okeechobee County; The Honorable Neda Cobb, Wauchula (Council Chair); The Honorable Ashley Coone, DeSoto County; Jacqueline Tucker, DeSoto County Gubernatorial Appointee; Cindy Rodriguez, Southwest Florida Water Management District (Ex-Officio).
Not Pictured: The Honorable Judith George, Hardee County; The Honorable Donna Howerton, Highlands County Gubernatorial Appointee; Jeff Kincart, Polk County Gubernatorial Appointee; The Honorable Chad McLeod, Lakeland.
Actions Taken
Administrative Approvals:
- April 14, 2021 Council Minutes
- Financial Report
- Budget Amendment #2 for FY 2020-21
- Proposed FY 2021-22 Annual Budget
- Member Assessments for FY 2021-22
- FY 2020-21 Audit Engagement Letter
Resolutions Adopted:
- Resolution 2021-6A which rescinds Resolution 2020-5B, Emergency Covid-19 Measures
Contracts and Grant Agreements Approved:
- Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Selection of Technology Consultants
- Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Grant Agreement
- Hazards Analysis (HA) Grant Agreement
- Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Contract
Executive Director’s Report
- Welcome new Council Member Ashley Coone, DeSoto County Commissioner.
- Legislation passed changing the M-CORES program. Two corridors planned to extend from the Turnpike north from Wildwood remained in the legislation, however, the Southwest Corridor Connector was eliminated along with additional funding for the Transportation Disadvantaged Program, broadband, employment training, and rural resurfacing grants.
- The Statewide Regional Evacuation Study will be completed this summer, and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Mitigation Study will begin in October. The Department of Defense (DOD) Compatible Use Plan for Avon Park Air Force Range is underway after a delay by the DOD due to the pandemic.
The next meeting of the CFRPC will be on September 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. in the Okeechobee County Commission Chambers.