[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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SORRY. GOOD MORNING CALLER. AUGUST 2ND 2022 REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS NINE. A.M.
COPLEY'S COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. YES MA'AM. MR. GRIFFITH YES, MA'AM. MISSIONER HAM CHAIRMAN CAROL. YES, MA'AM. TODAY'S INDICATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR CHARLES KEY WITH CEDAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY LED BY COMMISSIONER MORE PLEASE STAND. I HAVE ONLY FATHER. WE GAVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT WE CAN COME TO YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU TODAY.
BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT IN THIS LIFE IN WHICH WE LIVE THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE TODAY. WE NEED TO HAND OF ALMIGHTY GOD UPON US. SEAN THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TODAY AND TO PRAY AND LIFT UP THESE COMMISSIONERS BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE. I ASKED FOR GUIDANCE FOR DIRECTION. FOR WISDOM. FOR THEM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS CONCERNING IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE THEM. BUT WITHOUT YOU HEAVENLY FATHER. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE DO. WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY TODAY. WE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR LEADERS, FATHER GOD. THEY NEED YOU SO VERY MUCH. I PRAY FOR OUR PASTORS ARE CHURCHES. FOR ALL THAT ARE INVOLVED FATHER IN THE LIFE OF THIS COUNTRY. FATHER. WE PRAY FOR PEACE. HOW WE DESIRE PEACE IN OUR WORLD TODAY. AGAIN WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR COUNTY FOR OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND THANKS FOR THE LORD THAT WHEN WE LOOK AROUND, WE SEE THE TERM IN GOD WE TRUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. BUT WITHOUT YOU WE ARE NOTHING. BUT WITH YOU, FATHER. WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS, AND THE VICTORIES ALREADY WON. BECAUSE OF OUR FAITH AND OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. JESUS CHRIST. WHOSE NAME I PRAY.
AMEN. JOIN ME IN THE PLAGUE. PLEASURE STATES. AND ENSURE THAT PUBLIC WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. THERE. ANY AUDITIONS, RELATIONS TO THE AGENDA? YES SIR. MR
[E. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
CHAIRMAN. I'VE HAD A REQUEST TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE FROM CONSENT TO REGULAR AND THEN A REQUEST TO MOVE. I'M SORRY. ITEM NUMBER FOUR FROM CONSENT TO REGULAR AND THEN ITEM NUMBER FIVE FROM TODAY'S MEETING TO THE MEETING ON AUGUST THE 16TH. THANKS MOTION. PRIVILEGE IN MOTION. OKAY MOTION TO HAVE A 2ND 2ND MOTION IN A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MORE.YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER HAM COMMISSIONER DOZER COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH CHAIRMAN CAROL YES,
[G. PRESENTATIONS]
MA'AM. WE'RE ONE PRESENTATION TODAY. THIS IS HAL IMPORT BAPTIST CHURCH APPRECIATION AWARD. COMMISSIONER DOZER WAS YOURS, SIR. COME UP, PLEASE. STAND RIGHT ACROSS HERE. GOOD MORNING. I THINK WE ALL. REMEMBER THE WILDFIRES THAT CAME THROUGH BAY COUNTY CAME TO PORTION OF MY COUNTY BACK IN MARCH. AND TODAY WE'RE HERE TO AH, JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. TO A, UH HOLLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WHO STEPPED UP AND HELPED US OUT TREMENDOUSLY WITH THEIR FACILITIES. AND IN MANY OTHER WAYS, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT. I LIKE TO READ TODAY AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. SO ON MARCH 4TH 2020 TO OUR COMMUNITY WAS THREATENED BY RAGING WILDFIRES. ONCE AGAIN, OUR COMMUNITY FACED THE POSSIBILITY OF DISASTER.WITHOUT HESITATION. THE LEADERSHIP AT HIGHLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH STEPPED UP TO ASSIST IN OUR EFFORTS. TO COMBAT THE WILDFIRES. IT COMES TO NO SURPRISE TO ANY OF US AT HIGHLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH SO WILLINGLY OFFERED THE USE OF THEIR CHURCH AND ITS PROPERTY.
OVER THE OVER THE YEARS FROM PARTNERING WITH BAY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR DRILLS AND EXERCISES TO SUPPORTING LOCAL SCHOOLS. AND TO HELPING THE COMMUNITY GET BACK ON ITS FEET AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL. GIVING NATURE OF THE CONGREGATION IS UNPARALLELED.
THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY SET UP COMMAND POST ON YOUR PROPERTY ALLOWED US TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN DEPLOYMENT OF ASSETS AND PROTECT THE HUNDREDS OF HOMES. HAVING IN PLACE OF COMFORT FOR OUR
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EVACUEES WAS ALSO INCREDIBLY APPRECIATE IT. THE COMPASSION AND THE KINDNESS SHOWN BY THE CHURCH MEMBERS TO OUR DISPLACED CITIZENS IS AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED BY YOUR GENEROSITY, AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO YOUR CONGREGATION. TO KNOW AND WE WANT YOUR CONGREGATION TO KNOW. THAT YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. ON BEHALF OF THE BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THE CHURCH PREMISES FOR THE TRIPLE A COMPLEX WILDFIRES. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH AN UNWAVERING SUPPORT. AND THIS IS BY. THIS IS FROM ALL THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ALL THE ALL OF OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS. THIS, UH. TO HOLLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH. AND JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELPING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING THE FIRE WHEN THEY WERE FIGHTING THE FIRES AND COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO, UH TO HELP OUT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SO ONCE I THANK YOU. HAVE A LITTLE BIT YOU SAYING I WANT TO, UH, FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ON BEHALF OF, UM EXCUSE ME, A COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE PERSONNEL THAT WERE WORKING THAT DAY ON THE FIRE, ALSO FOR THE NINE AREA. MAY COUNTY AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHO ALSO ASSISTED US AND THE FIREFIGHTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WHO RESPONDED APPEAR TO HELP US IN THAT SITUATION WE HAD USED AS FAR AS MIAMI DADE AND NAPLES. THAT, UH, VISITORS AND HELPED US DURING HURRICANE MICHAEL AND RETURN TO HELP US DURING THIS REPUBLIC COMPLEX. WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL AND SORRY WE INVADED YOUR PARKING LOT. TOOK IT OVER. BUT YOU WERE VERY, UM. ACCOMMODATING AND HELP, NOT ONLY US THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND WILL WORK TOTALLY GRATEFUL.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? PREACHER NEVER TURNS DOWN A MIKE. HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE BELIEVE. WE BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS PLACES WHERE WE ARE, UH, FOR A REASON. AND JUST LIKE HE HAS PLACED YOU AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WHERE THEY ARE FOR A REASON AS WELL. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COUNTY AND WILL ALWAYS ALWAYS BE WILLING TO ASSIST AND HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN PRAY FOR YOU DAILY. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASK GOD TO BLESS YOUR EFFORTS, AND IT'S JUST ALWAYS A BLESSING TO OPEN ANY FACILITY THAT WE HAVE UP TO YOU GUYS, SO THANK YOU ALL.
[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED ONLY TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA)]
WE WILL NOW HAVE PUBLIC DISSIPATION. THIS IS LIMITED TO ITEMS THAT ARE ON TODAY'S AGENDA. SO IF THERE'S ANY ITEM THAT'S ON TODAY'S AGENDA THAT YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THERE WILL BE A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AUTHORITY OVER. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BACK I LIVE AT 26. OH, ONE BEACH ST DOT UM, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT ON THE AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK? THAT EVERY TIME THEY'VE STRIPPED ME AWAY FROM THIS PODIUM WHEN I WAS TRYING TO EXPOSE THE CRIMINAL ACTS THAT COME DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS WHERE THEY COMMITTED TO ACT AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH WAS ILLEGAL, COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN, DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK IT IS ILLEGAL WHEN YOU PERFORMED A QUASI JUDICIAL SYSTEM THAT COMES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION, WHERE USE A QUASI JUDICIAL SYSTEM THAT ILLEGALLY SEARCH UNTIL THE EVIL HE SEES PEOPLE PROPERTY, TAKING PICTURES OVER PRIVACY FENCES, TAKING PICTURES INSIDE OF PEOPLE'S WINDOWS INSIDE THE BEDROOM WINDOWS AND THEN PROCEEDING TO TAKE AND FIND THEM WITH VIOLATION SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE AND CHARGE THEM AND TAKE THEIR PROPERTIES. COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK IT'S A CRIMINAL ACT WHENEVER I'VE BEEN HERE TIME AND TIME AGAIN, TRYING TO GET EXPOSED TO HORRIBLE ACTS, WHICH I'LL LET THE RECORD STATE I'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. TO NO AVAIL. COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN, HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHENEVER I SIT THERE, AND YOU TOOK THE POLICE AND YOU PULLED ME AWAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR? UM UH, THE GOVERNOR WHEN HE WAS HERE AT THE COMMISSIONING. FORGIVE ME STUMBLE JUST A LITTLE BIT. COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN, DO YOU OR[00:10:01]
DO YOU NOT THINK IT'S A CRIMINAL ACT WHENEVER YOU'VE GOT JUSTICE FOR ALL WHENEVER THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM AND THIS TOWN IS CORRUPT PURPOSE? THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM. MR. GRIFFITHS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, MR GRIFFIN IN ON THE AGENDA, BUT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS AND I'M TALKING ABOUT JUSTICE FOR ALL ASKING QUESTIONS OF MR GRIFFITH. YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE JUSTICE FOR ALL. QUIT STUFFING MY TIME, PLEASE. ANYWAY UM, JUSTICE FOR ALL YOU KNOW, UM, WHENEVER I ASKED THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN HIS TOWN, THE COURT SYSTEM IN HIS TOWN PURPOSELY TAKES AND SPREADS OUT THE COURT CASES OVER A PERIOD OF DIFFERENT CASES AND SO THAT NOBODY CAN FOLLOW WHAT'S GOING ON? COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN, DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK IT'S ILLEGAL? WHENEVER THEY KILLED MY DOG, MR BECK, THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. ALL LIBERTY ADJUST. YOU ARE TURNING THIS INTO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR ISSUE, AND THEY BROKE MY PROPER PROCEDURE UNDERNEATH THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. I WAS ALLOWED TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE OF MY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE PLEDGE. CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THE PLEDGE. IF NOT, YOU MAY SIT AND THEN YOU CAN SPEAK AGAIN AT THE END OF THE MEETING. AS I WAS SAYING, UM, HERE HE GOES AGAIN GOING TO TAKE ME AWAY FROM THE PODIUM WHEN I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT THIS IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO DISRUPT THE MEETING OF RIGHTS AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DO ON THE AGENDA. COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN HAVE A SEAT, SIR. PATTERN YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT WHERE YOU MAY LEAVE THE MEETING. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA TODAY? PART[I. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
SAYING NONE. WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA, MR. MICHAEL YES, SIR. MR CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY. ANOTHER CLERK'S OFFICE ITEM ONE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. JUNE FINANCIAL REPORT INVENTORY INVENTORY DELETIONS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REPORTS AND IMPROVED INVENTORY DELETIONS UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM TO AFTER YOUR T PURCHASE OF LOT 103 AND 802 FOR 30, A U. S 98 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVE THE SALE OF PARCELS 103 AND 802 TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY 98 FROM MULTILANE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES ITEM THREE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PREPAREDNESS AND ASSISTANCE GRANT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE FY 22 23 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PREPAREDNESS AND ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUESTED SCOPE OF WORK.UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM FOR THE GRANT AWARD FOR JAIL BED EXPANSION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM FIVE. THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVE METHODS CONTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE AUGUST 16TH AGENDA. ITEM SIX HURRICANE MICHAEL C. E I SERVICES EVALUATION OR FQ 22-57 STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS BOARD AUTHORIZED, UH, STAFF TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS WITH THE TOP THREE RANKED FIRMS. CDR MCGUIRE INC. MOTT MACDONALD, FLORIDA LLC AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING PLLC TO PROVIDE CEO SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PHASES OF THE HURRICANE MICHAEL ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT. IN THE EVENT AND AGREEMENT CANNOT BE MADE. COUNTY STAFF WILL BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NEXT RANKED FIRM UNTIL THREE SUITABLE AGREEMENTS CAN BE MADE. ITEM. SEVEN RATIFY LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR F D O T. DUPONT BRIDGE GRANT APPLICATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD RATIFY THE LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR F D O. T S APPLICATION TO U S. D. O T SEEKING GRANT FUNDING FOR THE DUPONT BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. AND UTILITY SERVICES. I ITEM EIGHT HIGHWAY TO 31 WATER MAIN INSTALL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACT 22-552 ACCURATE DRILLING SYSTEMS INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,721,930 AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. ADAM NINE INVITATION TO BID 22-47 MILITARY POINT FACILITY BELOW EQUIPMENT STASH RECOMMENDATIONS THE BOARD AWARDED 22-47 MILITARY POINT FACILITY BLOWER EQUIPMENT ONLY TO HYDRO SERVICES INC AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $825,350 TO HYDRO SERVICES INC.
ADAM 10 DESIGN SERVICES BIGWIGS WATER MAIN DUPONT BRIDGE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS THE BOARD AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR DESIGN SERVICES OF THE BAY COUNTY SUBWAY, CHRIS WATERMAN, THAT DUPONT BRIDGE WITH DEWBERRY ENGINEERS INC AND IN THE EVENT ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT CANNOT BE REACHED AUTHORIZED STAFF TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE NEXT RANK FIRM UNTIL A SUITABLE AGREEMENT IS REACHED. MR CHAIRMAN, THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A MOTION TO APPROVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DOZER. YES, MA'AM. MR GRIFFITH, COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER HAM CHAIRMAN CAROL? YES, MA'AM. MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM FOUR GRANT AWARD FOR JAILBAIT EXPANSION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM. YES SIR. MR CHAIRMAN, STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD APPROVED THE BAY COUNTY JAIL BED EXPANSION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DORMITORY AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT RESOLUTION AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. MR CHAIRMAN, I'D ASK FOR THIS TO BE PULLED JUST TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT THE SHERIFF IS DOING AND MAJOR ANGLING UP AT THE JAIL , UM, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE LIFELINE PROGRAM. THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER ITS LICENSE PROGRAM UNDER DCF RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 40 MEN AND 20 WOMEN INVOLVED. THIS WILL BE
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STILL BEHIND THE FENCE, BUT IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THE DORMITORY THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO ABOUT 100 TO 120. UM THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THIS, AND I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT AND SAY KUDOS TO THE SHERIFF FOR RECOGNIZING NOT EVERYBODY IS THE SAME TRYING TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEIR NEEDS ARE AND ADDRESS THOSE IN AND BE CREATIVE IN WHAT HE'S DOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO THE CITIZENS OF BAY COUNTY. THE SHERIFF IS COMING AT THIS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES TO TRY TO HELP WITH THE RECOVERY OF PEOPLE AND JUST, UM STOP RECIDIVISM OR REDUCED RECIDIVISM. GOOD DEAL.MOTION MOTION. SECOND PROMOTION ROLE. GOD PLAYS COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH COMMISSIONER DOZER COMMISSIONER HAM CHAIRMAN CAROL YES, MA'AM. THE FINAL ITEM WE
[11. Titus Park PH 2-B Plat Approval]
HAVE IS TIGHT AS PARK PHASE TWO B PLAN APPROVAL. MY FIRM IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, BUT I WILL RECUSE ON THIS ONE. GOOD MORNING, MISS BRIDGET PRECISE PRESIDENT. PALACE ROAD STATION LLC IS REQUESTING FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE PLAN TO HOTTEST PART PHASE TO BE SUBDIVISION. THE SUBDIVISION CONSISTS OF 197 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AT 1.2 MILES OF ROADWAY, WHICH WILL BE PUBLIC. THE DEVELOPMENT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING ON MAY 10TH 2021. THE SUBDIVISION PLAN IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 1 77.71. FLORIDA STATUTES AND THE COUNTY REGULATIONS. TEMPORARY EAST, MEANT FOR CALLED A SACK ON RIVER GRASS DRIVE HAS BEEN EXECUTED BY THE DEVELOPER. THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED. I $3,861,000. PERFORMANCE BOND FOR THE ROAD, DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. REQUESTED MOTION IS A APPROVED THE FINAL PLAYER OF THE TADDESSE PART BASE TO BE SUBDIVISION AND BE AUTHORIZED THE CLERK TO RECORD THE DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE BOND AND ASSOCIATED EASEMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? NOT FOR ME. COMMENTS. EMOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE 2ND AND 2ND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER GRIFFITH COMMISSIONER DOZER COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. VICE CHAIRMAN.HAM. YES, MA'AM, CAROL EPSTEIN. ALRIGHT WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THIS IS OPEN ANY
[L. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED TO ITEMS WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY)]
ISSUE RELATED COUNTY COMMISSION AUTHORITY WHETHER WE MAY HAVE IT OR NOT, YOUR REMARKS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO KIND OF THE PODIUM STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME'S TIM CLARK. I LIVE IN LYNN, HAVEN. I'M THE COUNTY CONTRACTOR. UM AT LEAST FOR THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN BEFORE THAT I'VE LIVED IN PANAMA CITY MY WHOLE LIFE. BEEN FRAMING HOUSE HAS BEEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MY WHOLE LIFE. UM I FINALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE I COULD GET MY CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE. DID IT THINK IT, MAN? IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT MOVE IN MY LIFE. AND THEN I HAD TO START DEALING WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. GETTING PERMITS DONE THE NIGHTMARE. AN INCIDENT THAT JUST OCCURRED WHERE I CALLED DOWN TO GET AN INSPECTION. I FAILED THE INSPECTION ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THREE DAYS BEFORE I HAD PASSED THE INSPECTION, BUT WITH ALL THEIR NOTES, THEY DIDN'T KEEP UP WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO I'M CALLING, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY I FAILED AN INSPECTION. AND THEN ONCE WE FINALLY DIG THROUGH EVERYTHING WE FOUND OUT I HAD AN INSPECTION APPROVED BEFORE ALMOST SO IT'S JUST A LOT OF INCONSISTENCIES. I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT YOU KNOW YOU GUYS ARE MAKING MOVES TO GET THAT CLEARED UP IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT I WILL SAY OF ALL THE INCENTIVE ACTUALLY STARTED USING A PRIVATE PROVIDER NOW TO TRY TO GET AWAY FROM THE COUNTY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND AS A CITIZEN THAT CANADA'S SCOURGES ME BECAUSE THAT MEANS TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING LOST. OUR COUNTY IS NOW ALSO SUBBING OUT TO A THIRD PARTY INSPECTION CREW. THEY ARE CLOWNS . THEY'RE OUT OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THEY'RE NOT DOING THEY'RE THE ONES WHO DID THIS. THEY ACTUALLY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO DO THE INSPECTION. IT'S AN EMPTY LOT ON A PUBLIC STREET. NOTHING.NO ACCESS DENIED TO THEM. SO I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING WHAT THEY'RE BEING PAID TO DO. SO ALONG WITH TRYING TO CLEAN THAT DEPARTMENT UP. I JUST THINK THAT ALL THOSE ENTITIES MANAGEMENT SEEMS TO BE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, 40 SOMETHING YEARS OLD DONE. A LOT OF JUST I'VE HAD, LIKE 52 JOBS IN MY LIFE. SO MANAGEMENT TRAIN ME EVERY TIME I KNOW HOW TO DO A LOT OF STUFF BECAUSE I WAS TRAINED VERY WELL BY GOOD MANAGERS. AND WHAT I'M SEEING NOWADAYS IS WE DON'T HAVE THAT. LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT, TEACHING THE EMPLOYEES WHAT TO DO BECAUSE A LOT OF THE MISTAKES ARE AT THE LOWER LEVEL. WITHIN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. KEYS AREN'T BEING PUSHED RIGHT. THINGS AREN'T BEING RELAYED, RIGHT? HOW THEY TREAT YOU IS NOT VERY GOOD, SO AGAIN. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WERE WILLING TO LISTEN TO ME. I KNOW YOU'RE MAKING MOVES TO TRY TO MAKE THIS BETTER FOR US. UM WHEN I SHOWED UP THIS MORNING, I HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF NOTES NOT WORTH GOING OVER. UM, SINCE YOU GUYS ARE YOU KNOW, DOING YOUR JOB AND MAKING THINGS EASIER FOR
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US, AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, SIR. PLEASE TAKE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE. BEC I LIVE AT 26. OH, ONE BEACH STREET, GENTLEMEN. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I TOLD YOU ALL NO LONGER RECOGNIZED YOU AS A GOVERNING BODY. I RECOGNIZED JOBS, A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE GOOD OLD BOYS. SINCE THEN, I'VE WITNESSED THIS QUASI JUDICIAL SYSTEM ONCE AGAIN , PREYING UPON THE MOST WEAKEST OF THE PEOPLE. OLDER PEOPLE ARE OLDER GENERATION WHO'S IN THEIR GOLDEN YEARS. AND THEN THEY FACED THEMSELVES WITH THE GESTAPO CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT COMES AND RIPS SOME OF THEIR INHERITED CENTER, PROPERTIES.TIME AND TIME AGAIN. EVERYBODY'S HEARD THE STORY THERE, GRIFF. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? EVERYBODY'S ALSO BEEN WATCHING HOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING IT AND HOW YOU'RE PULLING IT OFF. LIKE I SAID, YOU GOT KEN IN THIS BUILDING. YOU GOT 10 IN THE COURTHOUSE. YOU GOT KEN IN THE LAWYERS YOU GOT CAN EVERYWHERE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND IT'S A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE GOOD OLD BOYS, AND YOU'VE BEEN DESTROYING PEOPLE'S LIVES. YOU'RE NO LONGER RECOGNIZED AS A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION, BUT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. IT COMES TO DIRECTLY AGAINST THE PEOPLE IN CONSTITUTION IN DELIBERATION. WE THE PEOPLE WITH PEOPLE FOUNDED THIS NATION, NOT YOU. YOU ARE SERVANTS. YOU'RE NOT OUR MASTERS AND I'M GETTING TIRED. OF WATCHING OLD LADIES GETTING THEIR STUFF. STOLEN PEOPLE GETTING THEIR LIVES RUINED BECAUSE Y'ALL THANK Y'ALL SO FREAKING BIG AND YOU DESTROYED MY DOG THE OTHER DAY, USING THE LAWYERS AND A TRICK OF THE PAPERWORK'S BY THE LAWYERS. YOU KILLED MY DOG. YOU DESTROYED EVERYTHING I HAD IN THIS TOWN. YOU DESTROYED EVERYTHING I EVER WORKED FOR. AND I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DON'T RECOGNIZE WHAT'S GOING ON? PEOPLE ARE GETTING TIRED OF Y'ALL PREYING UPON US PREYING UPON OUR CHILDREN MEDICATING OUR CHILDREN PREYING UPON OUR CHILDREN MOTHER IN SCHOOLS. SLOWLY BUT SURELY GROOMING THEM TO YOUR SEXUAL PERVERSIONS. AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN A COUNTY FROM THE START OF ALL THIS AND YOU HAVE KNOWN IT AND TIME AGAIN RIPPED ME AWAY FROM SEEING THE CONGRESSMAN. YOU RIPPED ME AWAY FROM SEEING THE GOVERNOR THE OTHER DAY Y'ALL RIPPED ME AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL, RIGHT I HAVE AND YOU KNOW IT. GRIFFIN AND I SAT THERE AND I TOLD YOU THAT I WOULD NOT PAINT YOU ALL WITH THE SAME BRUSH. AND WHAT DID YOU DO? YOU PUT ME IN A LOT OF ROOM WITH A LAWYER WHO TELLS ME THEY'RE GOING TO KILL ME OR ARE THEY GOING TO FRAME ME AGAIN AND MEDICATE ME UNTIL I GO CRAZY? I DON'T THINK SO. AND IF YOU THINK FOR ONE INSTANT YOU'RE GONNA GET BY WITHOUT JUSTICE, YOU ALL GOT ANOTHER THING COMING. IT GOES FOR YOUTUBE.
BILL, DOES YOUR YOU'VE BEEN HERE FROM THE START OF ALL THIS, AND I SIT HERE ONCE IN TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WATCH YOUR PREY UPON THE PEOPLE AND YOU TURN A BLIND EYE AND USE THAT NEWS MEDIA BACK HERE, WHICH IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT BECAUSE THEIR MODEST PONDS OF OPPRESSION JUST LIKE THE COPS YOU GOT OVER HERE THAT DON'T RECOGNIZE THE CAPITAL FELONIES THAT I PUT IN FRONT OF YOU. JUST LIKE YOU'VE GOT THE JUDGE THAT WON'T HEAR THE CAPITAL FELONIES JUST LIKE YOU'VE GOT THE CORRUPT CLERK OF COURT. THIS SPREADS EVERYTHING OUT. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, DON'T YOU THERE, BILL KEYSER. YOU KNOW, WHEN I FILED THE PAPERS, YOU KNOW THEY JUST TAKING IT. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES AND MAKING MULTIPLE CASES AND JUST TAKING THE SPREAD IT OUT. YOU KNOW, I GOT LIKE 87 CASES. YOU KNOW, AND ALL OF THEM GOT A DIFFERENT CASE NUMBER IN A DIFFERENT LAW, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. RUN LIKE A ROAD. THANK YOU, SIR. ISSUES. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS US ON SOMETHING WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AUTHORITY OVER? YES, SIR.
MORNING, MR BUDDY. ON JULY 15TH. I LOST MY BEST FRIEND. MY CONFIDENCE. MY LOVER FOR 54 YEARS. SHE PASSED AWAY JULY 15TH. SO TO DRILL THIS ALL DOWN IN ONE WORD. THAT NOW MAKES ME A WIDOWER. I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT THE WORD IS. IT SUCKS. BIG TIME. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO. EXPLORE GO ON YOUTUBE AND WATCH THE VIDEO SCARS IN HEAVEN. IT WILL DESCRIBE TO YOU HOW I FEEL. BUT ANYWAYS, WHY THEY COME HERE THIS MORNING. PEOPLE TOLD ME I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY NORMAL ROUTINE. SO THIS IS AND AS HARD AS IT IS. I'M HERE TODAY. TO BE BACK TO MY NORMAL ROUTINE.
OCTOBER 2ND. I'LL BE 80 SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA LAST. BUT ANYWAYS, THE REASON I CAME HERE TODAY IS WHERE ARRIVING AT THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MICHAEL. WE STILL HAVE BRIDGES IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTH PART OF THIS COUNTY. THEY HAVE MEN TOUCHED. WHY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND . MAYBE YOU COULD UPDATE THE PEOPLE IN THE CITIZENS OF THIS
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COUNTY. AND WHERE? WHAT'S THE STATUS? FOUR YEARS. SOMETHING'S GOTTA CHANGE. I KEEP HEARING FROM PEOPLE ABOUT TO START. I HAVE ANYTHING THEIR SECOND WELL , WE'VE SEEN PLANS ON IT AND THIS AND THAT WHEN IS IT GOING TO CHANGE? AND NOT A T B TO BE DETERMINED. WHEN. IS IT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE FAR FUTURE? WHERE IS IT? ANYWAYS. I'M OUT OF PRACTICE ON THIS STUFF. I STUCK OUT A MINUTE LEFT. SO GENTLEMEN, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. AND MY WIFE ALWAYS ASKED ME ONE THING.WHY DO YOU GO TO THESE THINGS? NOTHING EVER GETS DONE. WELL I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DONE, AT LEAST IN MY LIFETIME. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, BUDDY. AND CONDOLENCES TO YOU. AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE BACK. GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY. STAY AFTERWARDS, AND WE'LL HAVE BOB AND JOE WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? YES MA'AM. YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YES KIM LAW. I LIVE IN REDDICK, FLORIDA. UM, I'M HERE TODAY AS I LIVED HERE IN PANAMA CITY, GRADUATED FROM MOSTLY HIGH SCHOOL. MY FAMILY IS ALL STILL HERE IN THE COUNTY AND AS THE GENTLEMAN JUST SPOKE, SPENT FOUR YEARS SINCE HURRICANE MICHAEL HAPPENED. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M NOTICING BECAUSE I NO LONGER LIVE IN THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, I DO COME UP HERE TO VISIT FAMILY MEMBERS. AND I'M NOTICING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT CONSISTENT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP TODAY IS THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AND WHAT'S BEING DONE? SO. THERE'S A MY BROTHER PAUL, WHO'S HERE.
ALSO THIS IS A PHOTO OF IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR EMAILS THAT CAME TO YOU LAST NIGHT. ALL THESE PHOTOS THAT I'M ADDRESSING THAT I'M SHOWING YOU NOW ARE ALSO WERE SENT TO YOU YESTERDAY. SO THAT YOU COULD REVIEW THEM. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENING HE'S TAKEN OUT, YOU KNOW, OVER 100 TREES OFF OF HIS PROPERTY. HE HAD EIGHT DIFFERENT PROPERTIES AND THE BUILDINGS THAT HE HAS LEFT OUR LIVABLE INHABITABLE. AND FOR SOME REASON THEY DO TWO PAPERS NOT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.
THESE ARE HABITABLE BUILDINGS THAT HE PROVIDES A, UM AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS. WHY ARE WE DEEMING THAT THESE HOMES HAVE TO COME DOWN WHEN THERE'S SUCH A LARGE NEED FOR HABITABLE HOUSES? HE JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE LAST WEEK STATING THAT THE PROPERTIES HAD TO BE DEMOLITION, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE HOMES THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE IS NOT IN BAD CONDITION. OKAY THEY HAVE. HE HASN'T DONE REPAIRS ON THESE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE TO THEM. THERE'S NO ROOF LEAKS.
THERE'S YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS IT'S A SMALL MINOR THING. IT'S NOT A MAJOR DEAL. NOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP IS WHEN THERE'S SUCH A LARGE NEED IN THE COUNTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE IS A WORD THAT, UM, I WAS I WAS SHOCKED YESTERDAY TO FIND OUT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BAY COUNTY FOR THE ASSISTANT LIVING IS NOW STARTING AT $1200 A MONTH WHEN SOMEBODY DOESN'T GIVE BUT $800 A MONTH IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, HOW ARE THEY DEEMED TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT HOUSING? MY BROTHER PROVIDES HOUSING FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MEET THOSE NEEDS. FOR AROUND $600 A MONTH. WITHOUT IT BEING A SLUMLORD. ANOTHER THING I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS. IS THERE A PROPERTIES THAT WERE FIXED AND REPAIRED AFTER THE STORM.
WITHOUT PERMITS. OVER STRUCTURES. THAT DID NOT MEET THE NEEDS. BECAUSE IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK AT THE AGE OF THIS IS 1971 MOBILE HOME. THOSE STRUCTURES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A FIXTURE SUCH AS THIS TYPE OF ROOF BEING PUT ON. IT WAS NOT MADE TO THE CURRENT STATUS. YOUR TIME IS UP, AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU AFTER THIS MEETING. I KNOW YOU HAD A MEETING WITH STAFF YESTERDAY, BUT WE'LL BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU AS SOON AS THIS MEETING IS OVER, WILL ALLOW ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO MEET DOC NOW, BUT IF YOU'LL STICK AROUND, WE'LL COME WITH YOU. JUST MOMENTARILY AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YES, MA'AM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? YES, SIR. HUMBLING AS FAST AS I CAN HEAR. MY NAME IS CLIFFORD READ. MOST PEOPLE
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KNOW ME AS SONNY. I LIVE IN YOUNGSTOWN. FLORIDA. UM, I'M HERE. TO I WAS DEBATING AND AS TO WHETHER TO SAY ANYTHING THIS MORNING OR NOT. A GROUP OF US TOOK SOME LETTERS, HOPEFULLY OF POLY ATION. TWO CORD BYRD TO GOVERNOR. DISSENT IS AND TO MISS MOODY. AND TALLAHASSEE ON FRIDAY , HOPEFULLY TO KEEP THE, UH NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION RESULTS. FROM BEING DESTROYED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. UM. BUT WE FEEL THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROVEN MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. NOW. HAVING SAID THAT I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO COMMEND OUR CURRENT. SUPERVISORY OF ELECTIONS, MARK ANDREWS. IS MET WITH HIM TWICE NOW. EXCELLENT MAN, AND I DOUBT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING ANY PROBLEMS HERE IN BAY COUNTY. MY WIFE IS GOING TO BE ON THE ELECTION.WELL. SHE'S TRAINED FOR IT. SO WE'LL SEE WHETHER SHE GETS CHOSEN TO BE AND WHAT SHE WAS TRAINED FOR, BUT I WANTED TO THANK MARK ANDREWS FOR THE JOB THAT HE'S DONE. AND. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT WHAT I HAD TO SAY. JUST MAINLY, UH FEATHER IN THE CAP FOR MR ANDREWS. I THINK HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB, AND I THINK HE'S STILL DOING A GREAT JOB. AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU PEOPLE DO ALSO, LET'S JUST KEEP IT IN MIND THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR KEEP CORRUPTION OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND KEEP ELECTIONS. GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU FOR COMING, SIR. AND WE WOULD CONCUR. MARK ANDERSON DOES A FANTASTIC JOB. WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. YES, SIR. YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLACE. PAUL BLAKELY, 17 TO 24 BY GEORGE. UM I'M HERE TODAY. THAT WAS MY SISTER WHO SPOKE A MINUTE AGO. UM YES, WE HAD A MEETING AND I'VE HAD SOME CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES SINCE THE STORM. UM, I DID. RECEIVE A LOT OF DAMAGE FROM THE STORM. I'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIX MY PROPERTIES AND BRING THEM UP TO YOU KNOW WHAT GOOD STANDARDS WOULD BE AND TO CLEAN EVERYTHING UP. UM AH! WHAT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS TODAY IS CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AND WHAT I FEEL IS A BIT OF AN INJUSTICE ON HOW PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT ARE LOWER INCOME TYPE LANDLORDS ARE BEING TREATED, UM I DID GO IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. UM I'M NOT A VERY GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER. NOT REAL GOOD AT THIS KIND OF THING.
UM I'M MORE OF A PAINTER, FIXER UPPER TYPE PERSON. UM. CODE ENFORCEMENT COMES AROUND, TAKES PICTURES ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW, VERY CURRENT. YOU KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE. THEY WERE OUT THERE EVERY WEEK, AT LEAST EVERY MONTH. A LOT OF TIMES EVERY WEEK. TAKING PHOTOS OF MY PROPERTY, TRYING TO ESTABLISH SOME KIND OF TIMELINE OF APPROVE MINTS WHEN I WENT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, UM FOR ENFORCEMENT TO DISCUSS MY PROPERTY AT 70 18. I'M SORRY. 72 10. UM. THEY'RE WHAT I FEEL IS A IN JUSTICE AND JUSTICE TACTIC. UM WHETHER WE'VE MANAGEMENT INVOLVED OR NOT, UM, THEY SHOWED PHOTOS FROM TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO. THEY DIDN'T SHOW CURRENT. PHOTOS OF WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS I HAVE DONE AND WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE. THEY SIMPLY WENT BY THE EMPLOYEE THAT HAS A RIGHT I GUESS YOU ENTER DWELLINGS AND BEAM THINGS HAPPEN TO WAR INHABITABLE. UM HIS STATEMENT WAS THAT YOU KNOW, I GUTTED THE PLACE. WELL THE PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT TO YOU CAN SEE THAT I DIDN'T GET IT PULLED HIM CARPET OUT, PREPARED TO REPLACE THE CARPET LIKE ANY TENANT OR ANY LANDLORD WOULD DO WHEN THEY CHANGED. TENANTS FIX IT UP FOR THE NEXT PERSON. UM BECAUSE I DID THAT. THEY DEEM IT INHABITABLE AND ANOTHER HOME IS LOST TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IT IS AFFORDABLE. I TRIED TO YOU KNOW , I'M NOT THE 12 $1500 MONTH PERSON. YOU KNOW, I'M THE SINGLE PARENT. FIXED INCOME YOUNG COUPLE TRYING TO GET AHEAD PERSON. UM, I'VE TRIED TO KEEP IT CLEAN. UM. AND I JUST FEEL THAT YOU KNOW THE TACTICS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. UM THEY CAME THINKING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SHOW CURRENT PHOTOS. THEY WERE THERE
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THE DAY BEFORE THE COURT HEARING. AND EVEN THE BOARD ASKED WHERE THE CURRENT PHOTOS OF COURSE, I DIDN'T COME PREPARED THINKING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE ABOVE BOARD AND HONEST PEOPLE AND SHOW EVERYTHING AS AS GOING AND THAT WASN'T THE CASE. I LEARNED MY LESSON THE HARD WAY. UM SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE BOARD CAN DO ANYTHING. UM I'LL BE DEMOING IT ANYWAYS. UM BUT IT IS A LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT CHECK YOU OUT OF THE REGISTER AND HAVE NO PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU. WE'LL MEET WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT SEEING THAT WILL CLOSE THE[M. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT]
PARTICIPATION WILL MOVE TO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO, UH ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAVE MIKE HAVARD BURKE HERE IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT. COUNTY ATTORNEY. MANY OF YOU KNOW, MIKE, WHO'VE BEEN IN TOWN A LONG TIME. HE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BAR 31 YEARS. I HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE HE'S BEEN A COUNTY JUDGE HAS BEEN A STATE HEARING OFFICER. AH AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE HIM, UH, HELPING US OUT. COULD THIS AWARD ALRIGHT, CAN MANAGE SUPPORT.[N. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT]
YES, SIR. MR CHAIRMAN VERY BRIEFLY JUST TO ADDRESS MR MITCHELL'S QUESTION ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS. UM JUST TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE. YOU KNOW EACH OF THESE PROJECTS GOES UP. WE HAD OVER 600 MILLION PROJECT DOLLARS WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT WENT UP TO FEMA POST HURRICANE MICHAEL. UM I THINK ALL OF US WOULD AGREE. THAT PROCESS IS PROBABLY SLOWER THAN WE WOULD PREFER. UM BUT QUITE HONESTLY FAMOUS, NOT JUST DEALING WITH BAY COUNTY. THEY'RE DEALING WITH SEVEN COUNTIES, SIX OR SEVEN STATES AND AS THOSE PROJECTS GO IN THE QUEUE THERE REVIEWED AND THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY STAFF AND FEMA AND AS THE PROJECT'S WORK THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS, UM THEY COME BACK, THEY GO TO BED.CONTRACTS AWARDED WERE VERY DILIGENT IN THAT PROCESS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, BUT THE TWO PRIMARY REASONS ARE, UM FEMA MAY NOT BE THE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDING. FOR EXAMPLE, SCOTT'S FAIR ROAD BRIDGE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME WITH FEMA TO GET THAT PROJECT TO GET THAT BRIDGE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO QUALIFY FOR COMPLETE REPLACEMENT LOOKS LIKE FEMA'S ONLY GOING TO WANT TO PUT MONEY IN THE POT FOR, UM DOING MAINTENANCE TO THAT BRIDGE. BUT FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, OUR PARTNERS AT D O T ARE GOING TO ACCELERATE THAT PROJECT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE D O T FUNDING TO REPLACE THAT BRIDGE, WHICH IS WHAT WE BELIEVE NEEDS TO HAPPEN, AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S A PRODUCT OF TIME AND IT TAKES HIS TIME TO DO THAT, AND I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC DOLLARS SPENT THE MOST EXPEDITIOUSLY SO THAT WE'RE NOT PASSING THAT BURDEN ONTO THE TAXPAYERS. AND I THINK WE'VE DONE WE'VE DONE THAT CONSISTENTLY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, SO I WOULD AGREE WITH MR MITCHELL. IT TAKES TIME LONGER THAN WE WOULD PREFER. UM BUT I THINK THE OUTCOME WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH A GOOD PRODUCT WITH A NUMBER OF THESE PROJECTS AND HIS LITTLE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY FROM LOCAL DOLLARS , MAXIMIZING AS MUCH FROM STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES POSSIBLE SO BUT WE CERTAINLY HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING AND THE WE WISH IT WOULD BE FASTER TO BUT IT IS COMING TO ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT ANYBODY LIKE TO KNOW THE TIME WENT ON. WE CAN CERTAINLY
[O. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AND COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS]
MAKE MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THAT'S IT FROM STATE. THANKS, SIR. ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. WE'LL START ON THIS EGG QUESTION MORE I YES. AT THE LAST MEETING, HAD A CITIZEN COME UP AND WANT ME TO PASS ALONG ANOTHER PUBLIC. KUDOS. THIS WAS TO, UH MISS JOSIE HERE IN ENGINEERING AND JUST APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK AND ASSISTANCE THAT SHE PROVIDED TO THE CITIZEN AT THAT POINT IN TIME. UM ALSO, WE ARE FAST APPROACHING SCHOOL STARTING NEXT WEEK. MY WIFE WAS GRUMPY AS SHE LEFT FOR THE SECOND DAY OF TEACHER TRAINING THIS MORNING, SO SHE'S ALREADY OUT OF SUMMER BREAK, BUT JUST GET READY. TRAFFIC IS GOING TO CHANGE IN TOWN AND AROUND SCHOOLS. PLEASE BE OBSERVANT. THAT'S ALL AND MIKE. WELCOME ABOARD. YES, UM. I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS FIRST OFF PENN CARE PAN CARE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING, A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CENTER AT THE INTERSECTION OF 15TH STREET IN SHERMAN AVENUE. UM THEY'RE GOING TO BE EMPLOYING OVER 100 NEW EMPLOYEES THERE, SO I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO, UM AND THEY'VE APPLIED FOR U S. D A GRANTS TRYING TO GET SOME HELP WITH THEIR FINANCING. AND SO THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO MAKE COUNTY FOR LETTER OF SUPPORT. AND I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD THIS MORNING AND SEE IF, UM WE COULD HAVE THE LETTER OF SUPPORT AND THEY'VE GIVEN US AN OUTLINE AND ALL THAT LETTER OF SUPPORT, JUST SUPPORTING THEM FOR THAT GRANT APPLICATION, AND I WANT TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE THE CHAIRMAN TO DO THAT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS THROUGH? YEAH. OKAY GREAT. UM, ALSO THE WANTED TO[00:40:02]
TOUCH ON THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WHICH WAS ITEM FIVE TODAY. PAVEMENT PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT. AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING IT UP IS BECAUSE JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT OUR OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF PAVEMENT BY BY THIS PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. I THINK THEY DO A GOOD JOB WITH IT . UM A LOT OF TIMES, UM YOU KNOW WE ARE WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT. WHY HASN'T THIS ROAD BEEN DONE? OR WHAT HASN'T THAT ROAD BEEN DONE AND RESURFACED OR PAVED? AND SO WE HAVE THOSE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. UM THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMES OUT AND THEY HAVE A THEY DO HAVE A REALLY VERY GOOD SYSTEM. THAT'S THAT. EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THESE PAVED ROADS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT THAT AND GIVE THEM KUDOS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO, BECAUSE WITHOUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DOES. THESE ROADS WOULD BE FALLING APART A LOT FASTER WITH I KNOW THEY LOOK LIKE SOME OF THEM ARE FALLING APART TODAY, BUT THEY ARE BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THESE ROADS, AND I THINK THEY JUST DO A GOOD JOB JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. UM AND WANT TO SAY COMING UP. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO, UH, OUR FRIEND IN THE BACK. UM THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR MEETING. AND SPEAKING TODAY, OCTOBER THE SECOND. I THINK YOU SAID YOUR BIRTHDAY IS BE 80 YEARS OLD. SO JUST I WANNA SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. YEAH THANKS, MR GRIFFITHS. UH YEAH, I THINK SUNNY POINTED OUT. VOTING IS COMING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY STARTS EARLY VOTING SO A WEEK FROM TOMORROW. EARLY VOTING STARTS IN THE COUNTY. SO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT. AND UH, CONDOLENCES TO MR MITCHELL. HE'S BEEN A FIXTURE HERE FOR MY SIX PLUS YEARS AND UM IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE. AND FOR THOSE WHO SITTING HERE AND PAY ATTENTION AND KNOW THE HISTORY HE'S ALWAYS WELL INFORMED. AND SO OUR CONDOLENCES AND IN OUR CONDOLENCES ARE WITH YOU. AND WE HOPE YOU KNOW, YOU GOT FIVE FRIENDS UP HERE IF YOU NEED SOME SO GOOD LUCK. THAT'S ALL I GOT. MR HAM COUPLE. THINGS WILL WELCOME MIKE ONBOARD.WELCOME TO THE TO THE JUNGLE. YOU GET YOUR BUT WE'RE GLAD WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HAVE YOU HERE AND TO JUST, UM SPEAKING OF BIRTHDAYS, JUST EARLY BIRTHDAY FOR OUR COUNTY MANAGER. I THINK THIS WEEK HAS COME TO HIS BIRTHDAY, SO HE ONLY GETS BETTER LOOKING EVERY DAY. SO THAT'S ALL WE GOT. THANK THANK THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT. THAT'S UM WITH THAT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. BAD PART ABOUT GOING LAST IS THAT I THINK ALL MY NOTES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. SO YOU WANT TO WELCOME MIKE KNOW THAT BROWN AND DONALD GIVE YOU ALL THE GOOD PROJECTS TO WORK ON SO BEING THE NEW GUY. UM WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND WE'RE APPRECIATE THAT YOU COME TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY. UM DID MENTION VOTING. STARTING ENCOURAGE EVERYONE GET INVOLVED. UM YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE IMPORTANT , SO THERE'S SEVERAL RACES OUT THERE AND GET INFORMED AND CHOOSE WHO YOU WANT TO SEE. REPRESENT YOU. UM IT IS IMPORTANT. YOU HAVE THAT VOTE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. AND LASTLY, THE SCHOOL STARTING I'VE GOT TWO DAUGHTERS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL. ONE OF THE DRIVING, SO I WARN YOU ALL KNOW I'M KIDDING.
SHE'S A GREAT DRIVER, BUT, UM, JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE NEXT WEDNESDAY. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. THE BUSSES ARE OUT ON THE ROADS AND THE KIDS WERE OUT THERE BACK IN SCHOOL AND MINOR ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK THIS YEAR, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT, BUT WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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