[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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MORNING LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING JULY 6 2022. TO ORDER TIME IS NINE. A.M. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MORE. YES MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MR. GRIFFITH YES, MR HAN? YES MA'AM CHAIRMAN CAROL? YES MA'AM. TODAY'S INDICATION WILL BE LED BY ASSOCIATE PASTOR DAVID HECK WITH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PANAMA CITY, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COMMISSIONER DOZER AT ALL, PLEASE STAND. GOOD MORNING. MAY WE PRAY TOGETHER, PLEASE? DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE HUMBLY COME BEFORE YOU THIS DAY ACKNOWLEDGING YOU AS OUR CREATOR AND SOVEREIGN. WE INVOKE YOUR WISDOM, GUIDANCE, STRENGTH AND BLESSING UPON OUR BAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE BAY COUNTY OFFICIALS AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY. TO DISCUSS ISSUES. CONSIDER PROPOSALS ALLOCATE RESOURCES AND TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE WELL BEING OF OUR CITIZENS AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTY. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITIZENS, THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH, AND FOR THE SACRIFICE THAT IS MADE BY EACH OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, THEIR FAMILIES. PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE. GARDEN PROTECT US FROM THOSE FORCES THAT SEEK TO KILL, STEAL AND DESTROY US. HELP US TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE UNITY OF PEACE AND THE BOND OF COMMUNITY, LEAD US AND EMPOWER US TO REACH OUR FULL POTENTIAL IN YOU AS WE SEEK YOUR WILL AND TO FULFILL YOUR PURPOSE IS IN ALL THINGS. IN JESUS' PRECIOUS AND HOLY NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN. FOR ME AND THE PLEASURE BLADE. TO THE. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. DO WE HAVE ANY
[E. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE GENTLE? YES SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN I'VE HAD A REQUEST TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO REGULAR ANYONE ELSE? CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THE PRIVILEGE ENDED MOTION, SECOND MOTION AND MULTIPLE SECONDS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. MISSIONER HAM. CAROL? YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN HERE IN A WHILE. OR IS IT YOUR FIRST TIME ATTENDING? WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M ABOUT TO OPEN UP IS LIMITED TO WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY. I KNOW THAT MAJORITY OF YOU HERE. FOR THE SUNNY SIDE GATES. THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO IF YOU WOULD WAIT[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED ONLY TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA)]
UNTIL THE END OF THE MEETING WHEN WE OPEN UP OUR PARTICIPATION MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME UP AT THAT TIME. BUT RIGHT NOW I'M GONNA OPEN UP PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THIS IS LIMITED TO THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DOUG BABER CITY ADMINISTRATOR FOR MEXICO BEACH. I JUST THOUGHT I'D POP IN REAL QUICK AND SAY THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH ON YOUR AGENDA. TODAY YOU HAVE AN ITEM, WHICH IS A SURPLUS DUMP TRUCK. THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE GIVEN TO MEXICO BEACH. UM JUST A LITTLE UPDATE. WE'VE BEEN STARTING TO MOVE INTO THAT THRIVING MODE WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN SURVIVAL MODE FOR SO LONG. YOU NOTICE THAT WE DO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING TODAY FOR SUNSET PARK RIGHT ON THE BEACH. THINGS ARE REALLY STARTING TO SHAPE UP FOR US. HAD AN EXCELLENT FOURTH OF JULY. I HOPE YOU GUYS DID AS WELL BUT I JUST COULDN'T BE HAPPIER COUNTY MANAGER AND ALL OF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO US. FROM I T TO INFRASTRUCTURE TO SOMETHING THAT COMES UP IF WE NEED IT OR JUST A QUESTION, EVERYBODY'S JUST BEEN SO GOOD TO ME AS I'VE BEEN HERE, SO I'M COMING UP ON MY FIRST YEAR NOW. AND I JUST ENJOY IT SO MUCH AND THEY COUNTIES LITTLE DOING GOOD, AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL BEHIND IT ALL. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. MEXICO FEATURES IN MY DISTRICT AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE. I KNOW WE ALL STAY AT THE WEST END OF BEACH, BUT I INVITE YOU TO GO TO MEXICO BEACH BECAUSE IT IS NIGHT AND DAY AND IT IS REALLY LOOKING BEAUTIFUL. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ITEMS OF LIKE
[I. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
DISCUSSING? THAT'S ON TODAY'S AGENDA. SAYING NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND MOVED TO CONSIDER AGENDA. MR. MICHAEL YES, SIR. MR CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER THE CLERK'S OFFICE ITEM, ONE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND INVENTORY DELETIONS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS. AND APPROVED INVENTORY DELETIONS UNDER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM TO TELL SIX POLICY FOR RESTORE AT GRANT FUNDING STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THE BOARD ADOPTED TITLE SIX POLICY STATEMENT, ATTEND THEM FOR THE RESTORE ACT AND APPROVED THE NARRATIVE STATEMENT. REGARDING CUDDLE SIX COMPLIANCE WITH MODIFICATIONS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNDER THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE ITEM THREE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD REVIEW THE LETTER OF INTEREST AND APPOINT CRYSTAL GRAY HEWITT. TO THE VACANT DISTRICT FOR LIBRARY ADVISORY SEAT COMMITTEE[00:05:04]
SEAT. UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM. FOUR. PHILLIP GRIFFITHS, SENIOR PARKWAY, PG AND E AND DESIGN ARE FQ IT BE 22-54 STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS THE BOARD AUTHORIZED STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE TOP RANKED FIRM KIM LEE HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE PHILLIP GRIFFITHS SENIOR PARKWAY. PHASE THREE PG AND E STUDY AND DESIGN PROJECT AND THE EVENT AND AGREEMENT CANNOT BE MADE. COUNTY STAFF WILL BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NEXT HIGHEST RANK FIRM UNTIL THE SUITABLE AGREEMENT CAN BE ESTABLISHED. ITEM FIVE FIRE STATIONS HARDENING ITB 22-56 HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. UNDER PURCHASING OFFICE ITEM, SIX SWAGGER CONTRACT AMENDMENTS TO ITS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SWAGGER PRODUCTIONS LLC AGREEMENT FOR VIDEO STREAMING SERVICES. UNDER THE TDC ITEM. SEVEN TDC BEACHES.FDP GRANT BEACH MANAGEMENT FUNDING RESOLUTION FOR MEXICO BEACH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. IS THAT THE MORE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TDC TO ADOPT THE MEXICO BEACH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM? STATE FDP GRANT RESOLUTION FY 2023 2024 AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN ASSIGNED SAME ITEM. EIGHT TDC BEACHES, FDP GRANT BEACH MANAGEMENT FUNDING RESOLUTION FOR PANAMA CITY BEACH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THE BOARD ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TDC AND ADOPT THE PANAMA CITY BEACH. BEACH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM . STATE FDP GRANT RESOLUTION FOR FY 2023 2024 AUTHORIZED THE TIME CHAIRMAN SCIENCE SAYING UNDER TRANSIT ITEM NINE FY 22 23 TRANSPORTATION, DISADVANTAGED TRIP AND EQUIPMENT GRANT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD ADOPTED AUTHORIZE THE AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION ALLOW THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR TRANSPORTATION, DISADVANTAGED TRIP AND EQUIPMENT GRANT FOR $472,668. MR CHAIRMAN, THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. ELECTION MOVEMENT SENT SECOND MOTION IN THE SECOND CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM
[5. Fire Stations Hardening ITB 22-56]
COMMISSIONER HAM CAROL. FIRST ITEM ON THE REGULAR GENERALLY ITEM FIVE FIRE STATION HARDENING I T B 22-56. YES MR CHAIRMAN HORSEFLY. CONSTRUCTION IS A CLIENT OF MY FIRM. SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS. NO. MR CHAIRMAN, STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD BIDS FOR THE BAY COUNTY FIRE STATION HARDENING PROJECT, A HORSEFLY CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND SOUTHERN CAT INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $164,167. AND $478,555.06, RESPECTIVELY, AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS AND MAKE ANY CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY. THERE IS GOOD. MOST MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION SECOND RACHAEL, PLEASE COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER DOZER COMMISSIONER. HAM. YES, MA'AM.[10. Intermedix Overpayment Dispute Settlement]
CAROL? YES, MA'AM. I DON'T 10 INTER MEDICS OVER BILLING DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, MR BACK.THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. YOU RECALL. THIS IS THE MEDICS OVER A PAYMENT DISPUTE. CASE THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE 2000 AND 18. GOING ON. WE HAVE RECENTLY GONE THROUGH A MEDIATION. WHERE WE'VE REACHED THE SETTLEMENT OF $800,000. THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY US. TO COVER OUR COST AND CERTAINLY WILL COVER OUR HARD COSTS. AND ALSO COVERS NON MONETARY ASSURANCES THAT WILL RECOVER SOME OF THE CLAIMS THAT IF THEY'RE FILED DURING A CERTAIN PERIOD THEY WILL BE COVERED IN ANY FUTURE CLAIMS WILL BE COVERED ANY ADDITIONAL CLAIM. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ON IT. AND I KNOW YOU'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. SEVERAL COMMISSION MEETINGS. AND MANY ONE ON ONES AND, UH, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION MOTION MOTION. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH. YES MA'AM COMMISSIONER DOZER. YES,
[K. PUBLIC HEARING]
COMMISSIONER HAM CHAIRMAN CAROL YES? ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES CARE OF THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS. NOW WE MOVE INTO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, SO THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ISSUE RELATED TO COUNTY COMMISSION AUTHORITY. REMARKS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES IF WE'RE ALL HERE WITH THE SAME VOICE IF WE COULD HAVE MAYBE JUST A FEW MORE THAN WELCOME TO ALL SPEAK, BUT IF IT'S THE SAME EXACT MESSAGE WE DEFINITELY HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME TO THE PODIUM.JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YEAH WE HAVE WE HAVE A SPOKESMAN. COME ON, DOWN, DOWN DAVID. DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS . EVERYBODY LOOKED AT YOU. MY NAME IS DAVID HOWARD. AH WE'RE OBVIOUSLY ALL HERE DAVID WOULD ADDRESS PLEASE TO 1905 SUNNYSIDE LANE. WE'RE ALL OBVIOUSLY HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SURROUND SUNNYSIDE BEACH AND IN OUR PROTEST OF THEIR ATTEMPT. TO GATE THAT BEACH THAT HAS BEEN CUSTOMARILY USED FOR OVER 100 YEARS. RESIDENTS NOT JUST OF THE AREA, BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT
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COME ALONG WITH THIS AS THE COUNTY GROWS. YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE GO? WHERE DO WE ACCESS THE BEACH? THOSE OF US THAT LIVE MAYBE A BLOCK OR TWO OR THREE. DECIDED TO TAKE THEIR CHILDREN OR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN TO THE BEACH THAT DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO WALK OR RIDE A GOLF CART TO TAKE THEIR CAR AND, YOU KNOW, UNLOAD A OF A HANDICAPPED CHILD. THOSE ARE SOME REAL CHALLENGES ON THE WEST END OF THE BEACH. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOU KNOW THIS IS THIS IS THE SAME ARROGANCE AND THE SAME ENTITLEMENT. THAT HAS JUST BEEN SQUASHED IN WALTON COUNTY. AND NOW THAT THAT SAME ATTITUDE HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO BAY COUNTY. YOU KNOW, BAY COUNTY WE WE'VE ALL BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS, AND THIS IS A COUNTY THAT'S BEEN BUILT ON THE BACKS OF THE WORKING CLASS. THIS IS THE WORKING CLASS BEACH. YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE FIND THESE BEACHES ALL OF THESE BEACHES. AND THOSE FUNDS WEREN'T SET ASIDE. FOR THOSE THAT ARE ENTITLED. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SO WE ARE HERE. IN DEFENSE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE. FOR DECADES, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WILL STAND WITH US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, SIR. ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GET UP AND SPEAK. DON'T BE SCARED. COME ON. GREAT. UM JUST NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE MONEY, GRIFFIN. YOU SAY MY ADDRESS TO 16 NANCY DR HAMMER CITY BEACH. UM, I LIVE AND GULF ESTA NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO SUNNYSIDE. UM BEACH PROPERTY OF ANY OF YOU DROVE THROUGH THERE, YOU WOULDN'T REALLY KIND OF BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE. UM MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE FROM GOLF VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD. UM MAJORITY OF US THAT LIVE IN GULF VISTA. OWNER HOUSES AND WE LIVE THERE FULL TIME. SO I WANNA PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR HEAD THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SUNNYSIDE. THERE'S ONLY 14 HOMESTEAD HOMES. OUT OF 114 LOTS. SO. 14 PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE ARE GOING TO REALLY ONLY GET TO ENJOY THE BEACH VERSUS ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE. AND RESIDE IN BAY COUNTY AND OUR HOMESTEADERS FULL TIME. I GREW UP HERE. MY FAMILY DID HAVE ALWAYS USED THE BEACH, AND IT'S JUST DISHEARTENING THAT PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE IN FLORIDA CAN MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BAY COUNTY. THAT IS JUST LUDICROUS. I. MEAN HOW AND WHY WOULD THIS BE ABLE TO HAPPEN ? YOU KNOW, WHY ARE THE PEOPLE OF A COUNTY NOT IMPORTANT, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE HERE? ARE. AND IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I JUST AM SO DISAPPOINTED. THAT THIS IS EVEN HAPPENING. WHEN ALL I SEE IS V R B O AND AIRBNB HOUSES. THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT HAVING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO ENJOY THE BEACH ARE GOING TO BE VISITORS VISITORS THAT HAVE PAID AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT TO RENT THOSE HOMES. AND THEN THEY'RE GIVEN THE ACCESS TO THE BEACH. BUT NOT PEOPLE THAT LIVE A BLOCK AWAY. OR EVEN DOWN THE ROAD OR ANYWHERE. AND SO I JUST I THINKI MEAN, HOW AND WHY. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN? SO I HOPE THAT. YOU DO THE RIGHT THING. AND REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF A COUNTY. YOU KNOW, I HAVE ALWAYS. THOUGHT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD BE HERE FOR US, AND I'M PLEADING THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE. FOUR. THE RESIDENTS OF A COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS OR ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. YES, SIR. ROBERT WRIGHT 300 CHERRY STREET UNIT, 12. UH, 20 PLUS YEARS AGO, 25 YEARS AGO AS MR DOES A RECEIPT, I SAT AND LISTENED TO ALAN BENTZ. AND OTHERS THAT CAME TO US AS A COMMISSION. ASKING FOR OUR SUPPORT FOR A BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT OF SOME 30 TO $31 MILLION, I BELIEVE WAS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THEN IT WAS GOING TO BE A FEDERAL PROJECT. WE WERE APPLYING FOR THE FUNDING IN ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLE BUT[00:15:04]
YET ONE OF THE HARDEST TO ACHIEVE BENCHMARKS THAT WE HAD WAS TO ACHIEVE ACCESS TO THE BEACH. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THE PROPER EASEMENTS ALL ALONG THAT 18 MILES STRETCH AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE VERY FINAL ONE WAS PINNACLE PORT, WHICH IS WEST OF THIS PROPERTY. AND THEY DECLINED. LATER THEY BEGGED TO GET BACK INTO IT BECAUSE THEY SAW WHAT'S HAPPENING. WALTON COUNTY IS VERY SHORT SIGHTED, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMMISSION DOES LOOK AT THE FACT THAT OUR BEACHES ARE BUILT FROM SAND THAT COMES OUT OF THE NORTH HILLS OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA, DOWN THE RIVERS AND STUFF THAT FRANKLY, DOES IT COME DOWN THE RIVER ANYMORE? BECAUSE OF THE IMPOUNDMENTS, SO THE SAND THAT WE'VE GOT IS WHAT WE'VE GOT. THERE'S NO MORE COMING DOWN THE RIVER THAT'S GOING TO REPLENISH US NATURALLY, AND WHAT WE HAVE IS ALREADY HEADED WEST TOWARDS PENSACOLA AND GULF SHORE'S BEYOND. SO YOU NEED TO PROTECT THAT BEACH RENOURISHMENT SIDE AND YOU ALSO NEED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING FOR IT, AND THAT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN PANAMA CITY, BUT PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THROUGH THERE.UNITED STATES INCOME TAX TO HELP PAY FOR THAT. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE PUT ON YOUR RADAR. UH, THIS IS A TRADITIONAL USE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE CALLING THAT YOU KNOW. ST. JOE HAS ENJOYED SOME SIGNIFICANT EXEMPTIONS THROUGH THE YEARS WITH THEIR AGRICULTURAL DESIGNATION ON THEIR PINE TREES. WELL WE JUST LOST A 92 YEAR OLD RESOURCE TO GROUND UP AND COOKED THOSE PINE TREES AND MAKE PAPER. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT MAYBE THIS COMMISSION MAY EVEN THROUGH MR GRIFFITH, SO EFFORTS TO GO AND BE A STATE REPRESENTATIVE. LOOK AT LEGISLATION THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO, UH I DON'T WANT TO SAY, PENALIZE SAINT JOE. BUT AT LEAST BRING THEM TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD. THEY'RE GONNA GO OUT AND REPLANT TREES TO GO WHERE? IF YOU LOOK AT MOST OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY'VE CLEARED LAND ON THE BACK BEACH ROAD AND HIGHWAY 79. THEY'RE PILING THOSE TREES UP THAT THEY'VE BEEN GETTING THIS EXEMPTION FOR YEARS, AND THEY'RE BURNING THEM. SO HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO GET THE EXEMPTION? AND YET THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE THAT RESOURCE TO THE MARKETPLACE. ANYWAY JUST STOP.
THANK YOU. YOUR COMMENT, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR.
HARMONIES GEOFF GRIGGS. I LIVE IT TO 17 OR ONE PALM AVENUE, PANAMA CITY BEACH. QUICK. NO SOME YEARS AGO AS I WAS HEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH ALSO, I LOOKED UP AND THERE WERE GATES AND SIGNS AT SANTA MONICA. SEEMED LIKE IT WAS OVER. NOW, MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, WAS IT THAT THEY WERE GIVEN A PERMIT, BUT IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT. I DON'T HAVE ANY BE CONSIDERED HEARSAY, I GUESS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY DEMONSTRABLE PROOF. THE OTHER THING IS ALL OF A SUDDEN. HERE COMES SUNNYSIDE. AND FOR YEARS THEY'VE HAD THESE REALLY NICE SIGNS PUT UP THERE, PROCLAIMING THAT THEY OWN THE BEACH, AND THERE WOULD BE NO TRESPASSING CARS TOWED, WHATEVER THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. NO ONE'S MADE HIM TAKE HIM DOWN, AND NO ONE HAS CONFIRMED IT. THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT? AGAIN MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY JUST ONE DAY DECIDED TO PUT THESE GATES IN. NO PERMISSION. NO PERMIT. I'M VERY CONFUSED IS OUT. THEY COULD DO THAT. BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THAT MISTAKE OF LETTING THE FEW SET THE RULES FOR THE MINI UH, AND THIS IS ANOTHER RHETORICAL QUESTION. I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I DIDN'T HEAR LIKE 20 YEARS, BUT AFTER ALL MY 20 YEARS WHY WOULD THEY SUDDENLY DECIDE TO DO. I THINK THEY GOT AN ENDGAME HERE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HE IS CURIOUS CURIOSITY. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET A PERMIT TO DO THIS, SO IT SHOULD. I WOULD THINK THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED IN THE BEACH OPENED BACK UP TO THE PUBLIC. THE GOOD LORD INTENDS. AND IF YOU CAN GO DOWN TO SANTA MONICA AND YANK THOSE DAYS REALLY APPRECIATE. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL GATES AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT PROCLAIMS A NARRATIVE. DOESN'T FIT IN OUR LIFESTYLE. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE. I KNOW THAT THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE FAMILY HE'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WE'VE SPOKEN WITH HIM. AND FOR THE RECORD, HE'LL HE'LL STATE ALL THIS, BUT THEY DID GO. GO AHEAD, SIR, BUT WE'LL WAIT AND LET COOL. SPEAK AT THE END. SO WHENEVER ONE'S FINISHED TAKING THREE MINUTES, DOUG AMEN TO 1128 SOUTH LAKE VIEW DRIVE. THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN ABOUT ACCESS BECAUSE THE BEACH ITSELF
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IS PUBLIC. THAT'S WHAT THEY THIS WAY HERE, BUT IT'S REALLY A LOT MORE THAN THAT. SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY CONFUSED TO THINK WE'RE JUST REALLY TALKING TO ACCESS HERE. BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS IS GONE. CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH CHANGING THE BEACH FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE. SO JUST SO THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT PEOPLE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE ACCESS ACCESS CONSTRUCTIVELY. IT CHANGES IT FROM PUBLIC. PRIVATE SOCIAL. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KAREN DANIELS AND I RESIDED 21,000. SOUTH LAKE. FEW DROPS. IN GOALFEST TO AND I SERVED THIS COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAD JUST RETIRED A YEAR AGO. AND I BUILT MY HOUSE IN 1996 IN GULF VISTA. I HAVE HAD CUSTOMARY USE OF THAT BEACH FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN. AND NOW MY GRANDCHILDREN. FOURTH OF JULY IS THEIR FAVORITE HOLIDAY. HE ADDS, MY FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDSON SAYS MEAN ALL, IT'S A TRADITION.SO. I HAVE HAD SOME ENCOUNTERS WITH A FEW SUNNYSIDE PEOPLE ON OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR APP. AND THEY HAVE SUCH INCREDIBLE ARROGANCE TOWARDS US. AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN COMMENTARY IN YEARS PAST. WHERE THEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE NOW. THEY INTEND TO LOCK US OUT AND THAT RESPONSE TO US IS AND DOWN THE ROAD AND MILD TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS. THAT THAT'S THAT'S JUST UNCONSCIONABLE. AND FURTHERMORE, THEY DON'T OWN THAT LAND. THE COURT OF FAMILY OWNS THAT, LIKE AND HAVE BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE IT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE THANK THEM FOR SUPPORTING US, AND I'M GLAD WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER TO VOICE AND THANKS FOR LISTENING TO US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ANYONE ELSE? MR DAVIS, YOU COME WRAP IT UP FOR US. GOOD MORNING . MY NAME IS COLE DAVIS 69 01 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE MCCORQUODALE FAMILY. UM THE HISTORY OF THIS BEACH IS LONG AND FAIRLY COMPLICATED WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS AND I'M HERE.
CRYSTAL MURPHY AND CHARLOTTE JIMENEZ. THEY'RE HERE. THEY'RE THE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OF MALCOLM AND MARIANNE MCCORQUODALE. UM THIS BEACH HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE MCCORQUODALE.
FAMILIES IN 1927 HAS BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL OF THAT TIME. THAT WAS THE UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WAS MR MCCORQUODALE INTENTION WHEN HE DEVELOPED IT AS A PARK SIMILAR TO HIS NEIGHBORS OVER AND THEY'RE GOING TO BEACH. UM A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE BECAME, UM SOME DISPUTES ABOUT WHETHER THE OWNERS IN THAT SUBDIVISION COULD EXCLUDE OTHERS FROM THE BEACH. UM THE FAMILY HAS HAS. DISAGREED WITH THAT CONTINGENT ALL ALONG. THEY HAVE REFUSED PERMISSION. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO GRANT ANY SORT OF, UM , EXCLUSIVITY TO THE OWNERS OF THAT LAND. UM I BECAME AWARE OF THIS PRIMARILY BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT I CANNOT BE ON THE BEACH. UM, AS AS A AS A VISITOR OF THE BEACH. UM AND SO RECENTLY WAS HIRED BY THE BY THE FAMILY TO COME AND TRY TO WORK THROUGH HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BEACH REMAINED OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE CAME. THE FAMILY HAD COME TO YOU PRIOR TO MY INVOLVEMENT, BUT WE CAME TO YOU. AND IN THAT WE HAVE ENTERED AN AGREEMENT AS YOU KNOW, TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC ACCESS IN AN EXCHANGE. THE COUNTY HAS AGREED TO MAINTAIN THE BEACH TO PROTECT THE DUNES TO REGULATE THE PARKING TO DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE CITIZENS IN SUNNYSIDE. THE CITIZENS AND GULF VISTA CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS FROM OVERCROWDING OR FROM ABUSE OF THAT BEACH. AND SO THE FAMILY HAS ALWAYS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT IT SHOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO CURB ABUSES. UM THE SUNNYSIDE ASSOCIATION WAS GRANTED A DP PERMIT. UM WE FOUND A PETITION IMMEDIATELY CONTESTING THAT PERMIT. BOTH. FOR THE RIGHTS OF ACCESS AND FOR THE OWNERSHIP ISSUES THAT ARE INVOLVED HERE.
BOTH PARTIES HAVE FILED CLAIMS AND CIRCUIT COURT AT THIS POINT I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO TOO FAR INTO THAT, UM THAT WE CAN WE ARE COMMITTED TO LITIGATING THOSE ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, FEEL CONFIDENT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM THE COURT WILL MAKE A FULL DETERMINATION ON ON WHOSE RIGHTS THESE ARE AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS AS WELL. UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
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THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE ABOUT WHERE WE ARE. WITH THE CAVEAT THAT I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO.YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN COURT. EXACTLY. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND THE CURRENT WAS ISSUED YOUR FOUND EMOTION. YES ASSUME SUNNYSIDE WAS NOTIFIED OF THAT THEY WERE UNDERSTANDING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED ASKED HIM NOT TO PUT THE GATES UP, BUT APPARENTLY, THE GATES STILL COMMENCED WITH CONSTRUCTION. YES SIR. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT REGULARLY WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES FROM FROM THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON JUNE ONE. WE FOUND A PETITION CHALLENGING THAT ON JUNE 3RD. WE MADE EVERYONE AWARE THAT IT WAS OUR CONTINGENT AND THE EP CONFIRMED THAT NO CONSTRUCTION COULD HAPPEN. WHILE THAT CHALLENGE THE PERMIT WAS ONGOING , UM AND CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED ANYWAY. WE DIDN'T MAKE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AWARE OF OUR DISPUTE AND THE FACT THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WAS NOT CONSENTED TO ON MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY. UM AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS A TRESPASS WARNING WAS ISSUED, BUT THE GATES WERE PUT UP ANYWAY. RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? RIGHT. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. UM AND WE'LL HAVE SOME COMMENTS HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. OF COURSE, MANAGEABLE. NOTHING FROM STAFF, MR CHAIRMAN. UM. ALRIGHT
[O. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AND COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS]
COMMISSIONER, SO THERE'S A TIME FOR REGULAR COMMENTS AND MR MOORE WILL START WITH YOU. THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. I'M SURE YOU HAVE A WORD OR TWO. I DO, UM. PRESUMING YOU ALL SAW MY INTERVIEWS WITH BOTH OF THE RADIO NEWS STATIONS. I SHOULD SAY, UH, STAND 100% BEHIND YOU ALL THAT IT IS PUBLIC. IT SHOULD NOT BE GATED. WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM LITIGATING GO THROUGH. IN HANDLING DRESS IT THAT WAY. BUT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF MY POSITION WHEN I CAME DOWN HERE FROM GEORGIA WHEN I WAS A CHILD, THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE I WENT AND PLAYED SO FULLY APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. AND I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU ALL IN REGARDS TO IT NEEDS TO STAY OPEN TO ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC. BELIEVE THE POINTS THAT MR DAVIS RAISED REGARDING REGULATION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT ABUSED AS SOMETHING AS LOCAL OWNERS. Y'ALL CAN APPRECIATE AS WELL, UM, THAT YOU DON'T GET OVER CAPACITY SO WELL WILL PAY ATTENTION TO IT, AND WE'LL BE THERE. BUT I THIS COMMISSIONER AGREES WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT. M AS IT RELATES TO OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS HAD A COUPLE OF KUDOS FOR A COUPLE OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE GOT STATED OUT, RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A CITIZEN. WHO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE KATIE LARSON IN OUR GIS DEPARTMENT, AND THEN SHE WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND COMPETENT ON A VERY COMPLEX SITUATION AND EXTREMELY KIND TO THE INDIVIDUAL, AND HE JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT HE WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT SHE HAD DONE. WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS RECOGNIZED ALSO MR BENJAMIN PHILLIPS WITH UTILITIES . UM HE CAME OUT ON A WEEKEND TO HELP A CITIZEN WITH AN ISSUE ON SOME STUFF WITH UTILITIES. AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS WORK AND COMING OUT ON THE WEEKEND TO MAKE SURE STUFF GOT TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE CITIZENS.THAT'S IT FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. SPORTS ON HIS SIDE GOES I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT. REMAIN LIKE THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE I'VE BEEY THOSE BEACHES AS WELL. WE UH TYPICALLY GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE BEACH. UP AND DOWN THE BEACH, MY WIFE AND MYSELF. UM WHEN WE TAKE OUR KIDS, WE WOULD WE HAVE OUR CERTAIN SPOTS WE LIKE TO GO TO. BUT SUNNYSIDE, THAT PARTICULAR AREA HOLDS A QUALITY MEMORIES FOR ME AND FOR IT TO BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC IS JUST I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES CERTAINLY IS RIDICULOUS. AND SO I AGREE WITH YOU AND, UM WILL STAND FIRM AND DOING ANYTHING WITHIN OUR RIGHTS. ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE EFFORT NOT TO CLOSE THIS BEACH IS NOT TO PUT THE GATES UP. AND I JUST CAN'T STATE THAT STRONG ENOUGH? UM. JUST WANT TO ALSO TOUCH ON THAT NOTE. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD FOURTH OF JULY. I KNOW THAT EACH CITY THE CITIES WERE ALL ACTIVE WITH THERE. WERE THERE FIREWORKS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OUT ENJOYING THEMSELVES, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY GETTING BACK TO NORMAL EVERY EVERY YEAR. THE FURTHER WE GET AWAY FROM MICHAEL, THE AND INDEPENDENT, MICK, THE MORE WE GET BACK TO NORMAL, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT UM AND THAT'S ALL THAT I MR HAM. UM, YOU ARE JUSTE COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, UM. I THINK YOUR YOUR
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GREAT GRANDFATHER. HE HAD A VISION. AT A TIME. WHEN MY GRANDFATHER WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT BEACH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T IT WOULDN'T GROW ANYTHING. IT WAS ALL AGRICULTURE . UM SO FOR HIM TO HAVE THE VISION HE HAD IN 1927 IS QUITE REMARKABLE. UM. GIVEN THAT ERROR WAS LIKE I SAID IT WAS AROUND FARMING AND THE BEACHES. SAND SPURS THAT WAS ALL THAT WOULD GROW. UM ACCORDING TO MY GRANDFATHER, HE'S JUST HE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. BUT, UM I AGREE WITH THE REST OF THESE, THESE FELLOWS THAT TOO, WE THAT THAT'S A PUBLIC BEACH.WE ALL SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENJOY IT. UM ARE ARE ALL OF OUR TAX DOLLARS GO INTO PAYING FOR THAT BEACH, MAINTAINING IT RENOURISHMENT. AS ROBERT SAYS, UM AND YOU KNOW, WE. WE'RE ALL PAYING FOR THE SHERIFF TO GO OUT THERE AND ENFORCE THESE TRESPASS OFF. SO IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A SPOT FOR EVERYONE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. UM AND TO FOURTH OF JULY, WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT AT THE HAVEN PARADE. UM BUCKLEY. WE STARTED KIND OF EARLY BECAUSE IT WASN'T AS AS HOT. UM BUT THE POPSICLES WERE A GREAT HIT. AND I GUESS TO ALL THE LITTLE KIDS OUT THERE THAT DIDN'T GET ONE.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. WE CAN'T WE JUST CAN'T CARRY ENOUGH POPSICLES FOR ALL THE ALL THE KIDS, BUT I THINK I THINK GRIFF WAS THE ONE THAT IDEA WITH THE POPSICLES ONE TIME SO HE DOES GET OFF A GOOD ONE. EVERY NOW AND THEN. SO WE YOU HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN WHEN AND WE WERE, WE ENJOYED IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. MR. GRIFFITHS YEAH, TO A COUPLE OF THINGS ACTUALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE PARKER, WILSON HAM AND HIS MOM KELLY. OVER HERE. PARKER IS A STUDENT AT BOZEMAN. HIS MOM IS A PROFESSOR AT GULF COAST AND HE HAS A FASCINATION OF GOVERNMENT.
SO THANKS FOR BEING HERE. HOPE YOU HOPE YOU'RE LEARNING A LOT. UM ALSO WANT TO THANK KIM LEE HORN FORGETTING THAT PG AND E AWARDED FOR THIS PHILLIP GRIFFITHS SENIOR PARKWAY.
TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW ON THE BEACH IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. SO PLEASE GET TO WORK, GENTLEMEN, WHEN HE TRIED TO GET THAT DONE SO WE CAN GET SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING. UH AND SUNNY SIDE SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SUNNYSIDE. UM SOME OF Y'ALL KNOW ME. SOME OF YOU DON'T. UM MY FATHER BOUGHT THE SUGAR SANDS HOTEL IN 1974. NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TO OR TO SANTA MONICA AND SUNNY SIDE AND I LIVED ON THAT PROPERTY. I RAN THOSE DUNES EVERY DAY FOR 30, PLUS YEARS AS I LIVE THERE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED BY THE PUBLIC ALWAYS BEEN USED BY EVERYBODY IN THIS COUNTY. I THINK DAVID HOWARD BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. PROBABLY EASY NOW THAT THIS CONVERSATION WAS GOING ON AMONGST THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH I WOULD CALL THEM THE SANTA MONICA CLUB. NONE HAVE BEEN VERY FRIENDLY. I'VE BEEN VERY HONEST AND OPEN ABOUT MY DISAGREEMENT WITH THEM AND THE GATES. THEY TOLD ME TO POUND SAND MANY TIMES. I TOLD THEM COME ON DOWN HERE, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THEY COUNTY DOES. IT CHALLENGED THEM TO COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE OUR BEACHES? DO NOT WALTON COUNTY, MY BAY COUNTY, RIGHT? WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS COUNTY. WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THOSE BEACHES. UH, WE HAVE RE NOURISHED THAT BEACH. PROBABLY FOUR TIMES SINCE 1998. UM WITH FEDERAL MONEY IN BED TAX MONEY THAT BEACHES CLEANED EVERY DAY BY BED TAX MONEY THAT BEACHES PATROLLED EVERY DAY BY COUNTING MONEY WITH WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE CLEAN IT. WE PATROL IT. WE RE NOURISHMENT. I MEAN, IT'S NOT THEIR BEACH. I LOVE FOR THEM TO TRY TO THINK IT'S THEIRS. BUT AS MISS GRIFFIN POINTED OUT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET 15 PEOPLE OR 14. PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THIS COUNTY COME DOWN HERE AND TRY TO MAKE THE RULES. IT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO SIT BACK AND LET HIM DO IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF COAL DAVIS. HE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS, GETTING AS MANY HEIRS AS THE MCCORQUODALE HAVE HAD THROUGH THE YEARS TO GET TO AN AGREEMENT. APPLAUD YOU. UM BUT I THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY. I REALLY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN, UM WE'RE GONNA BE GOOD PARTNERS WITH YOU ALL IN THIS. I ASSURE YOU, THE COUNTY WILL WILL WORK WITH YOU ALL WE WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES. TO HOPEFULLY ACHIEVE A VICTORY AND LET THOSE LET THOSE FOLKS KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HEY, LOOK. YOU CAN COME OUT THERE AND USE THE BEACH. BUT SO CAN EVERYBODY ELSE. SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. I'VE JUST GOT A FEW THINGS ONE GOT TO GO OUT AND WITNESS THAT POPULAR STREET THE DEMOLITION OF THE HOMES. WE HAD CITIZENS COME
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TO US AND HAD FLOODING ISSUES AND CAME TO US AND ALLOW US TO WORK TOGETHER. PURCHASE THOSE HOMES CLEAR THOSE OUT TO ALLEVIATE THAT DRAINAGE PROBLEM OUT THERE, SO THOSE ARE COMING DOWN. IT'LL MAKE FOR A IN MY OPINION, A BEAUTIFUL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY. UM, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. UM FROM THE SUPER ENGINEERING FROM AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WE DO IS BELOW GROUND, SO SOMEBODY'S GOT TO APPRECIATE IT. UM YOU CITY MANAGER FOR, UM, MEXICO BEACH WAS HERE AND I TRULY I LOVE REPRESENTING THE EAST PART OF THE COUNTY IN MEXICO BEACH, AND IT WAS DEVASTATING TO SEE STILL THINKING BACK TAKING THE HELICOPTER RAN TEARS COMING DOWN MY FACE SEEING THE DEVASTATION THAT HAPPENED OVER THERE AND THE REBUILD AND YOU KNOW THE ENERGY THAT THEY'VE GOT OVER THERE. THE DRIFTWOOD IS FINALLY OPENED.BACK UP THE OLD GOVERNOR. MY GOSH, WE KEEP PRAYING THERE, OPEN BACK UP, AND IT JUST IT DRAGS ON AND ON, BUT I DO INVITE YOU TO GO LOOK IN MEXICO BEACH. IT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PROUD OF YOUR YOUR WEST END OF THE BEACH. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SUNNYSIDE. UM SO YOU'VE ALREADY COUNTED 1234 ACCOUNTING TO FIFTH. YOU HAVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT UP HERE VOTE WHILE THE DISTRICTS HAVE CHANGED , AND DOUG MOORE IS YOUR DISTRICT IN YOUR DISTRICT. WE REPRESENT ALL OF Y'ALL DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, SO ABSOLUTELY SO. MY BUSINESS IS AT THE WEST END OF THE BEACH. THAT'S HOW MUCH I BELIEVE IN THAT BEACH LIVE IN THE COVE. BUT I WORK AT THE WEST END OF THE BEACH BECAUSE THAT BEACH I MEAN, IT'S JUST STARTED WORKING AT THE BEACH GROCERY. YOU WILL PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT GROCERY STORE THAT WAS ALMOST PUMPING GAS AND I WAS 14 YEARS OLD. SO UM THAT BEACH IS TRUE AND DEAR TO ALL OF US. MY KIDS GO TO THE BEACH. YOU KNOW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW. LOTS OF YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OF YOU. UM WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT BEACHES THERE WE WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR ALLOWING IT. TO STAY AS PUBLIC. UM YOU KNOW, IT WAS DEDICATED AS A PART, BUT THERE'S WAYS TO GET AROUND THAT WE WORK FOR DEVELOPERS THAT DO CONDOS AND WE SEE SOME OF THAT AND WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THAT. WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT BEACH AND PRESERVE IT. AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING IT TO REMAIN AS IT IS IN THOSE, GRIFF SAID. WE WILL BE GOOD PARTNERS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT BE JUST FOR ALL OF US. IT'S FOR OUR GRANDKIDS. IT'S I DON'T HAVE ANY THANK GOODNESS YET, BUT UM CAUSE MY DAUGHTER 17 THIS WHAT I SAY. TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO GRANDCHILDREN, BUT NOT YET. PLEASE WAIT. PLEASE WAIT. UM BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN. UM I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH COLD DAVIS AT 6 30 THIS MORNING, SO WE TALKED QUITE OFTEN. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO THAT WE'RE GOING TO HELP PROTECT THEIR BEACH. UM AND BEFORE I CLOSE OUT, MR COMMISSIONER DOES YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ONE MORE? I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT THAT BEACH HOLDS MEMORIES ARE A LOT OF PLACES IN AGHANI FOR A LOT OF US HOLDS MEMORIES, NOT BLOCKING. YOU CAN'T GO AND MAKE COUNTY THAT THAT, UH I CAN'T DRIVE DOWN THE SITE. REMEMBER WHEN WE DID SUCH A SUCH THERE? BUT BUT SUNNYSIDE BEACH, UH, JUST THE AREA THAT WAS OUT THERE 27 YEARS AGO. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE. UP AND DOWN THE BEACH. I THOUGHT WELL PLACE TO ASK MY WIFE TO MARRY ME. SO WE WENT TO SUNDAY SATURDAY. AND PUT OUT A BLANKET.
KIND OF KIND OF GOT SOME AWAY FROM EVERYBODY GOT ON BACK TO ONE OF THE DUNES AND WE JUST HAD A LITTLE PRIVATE TIME AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR THE MEMBER. HOW'S IT HOLDS A LOT OF MEMORIES. WELL WITH THAT. I THINK YOU CAN ALL SEE THAT WE'RE HERE TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER, AND WE'LL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.