[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD. MORNING, EVERYONE I LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED. MEANING APRIL 4TH 2023. IT'S NINE A.M. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MORE YES , MA'AM. DOZER YES, MA'AM. MR. CARROLL COMMISSIONER PIECE, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. HAM? YES, MA'AM. THIS MORNING. WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR INDICATION TO BE LED BY PASTOR ROBERT GAY HIGH PRAISE WORSHIP CENTER IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PARK COMMISSIONER MORE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND LET'S PRAY, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR YOUR BLESSINGS THAT YOU BESTOWED UPON THIS REGION THIS TERRITORY THIS COUNTY WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU ARE THE GOD OF RESTORATION. AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE RESTORATION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORTH OR EVEN ON THE HEELS OF DISASTER. LORD YOU HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BRING FORTH YOUR RESTORATIVE POWER THROUGHOUT THIS REGION AND TERRITORY. LORD WE AS YOU HAVE COMMANDED US. WE PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS. WE PRAY, LORD, FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAD AUTHORITY. WE PRAY FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS TODAY. WE ASKED LORD THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM. BLESS THEM BLESS THEIR FAMILIES. WE EXPLORED THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM. YOU SAID IF ANY MAN LACKS WISDOM TO LET HIM ASK, AND YOU WOULD GIVE LIBERALLY SO LORD, WE ASK FROM WISDOM ON HIGH LORD IN THE AFFAIRS THAT THAT, UH, CONCERNING THIS COUNTY THIS TERRITORY IN THIS REGION, LORD, LEAD US AND GUIDE US. LORD, WE SUBMIT OUR WILL TO YOURS. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD LEAD US BY YOUR SPIRIT IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
[E. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]
OKAY WE HAVE MANY EMERGENCIES EDITION EDITION NORTH ALICIA NOTHING FROM STAFF, MR CHAIRMAN.GET EMOTIONAL APPROVED THE AGENDA SECOND THE EMOTION IN THE SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER KAREL COMMISSIONER DOZER MORE YES, MA'AM PIECE CHAIRMAN HAM. NEXT WE HAVE
[• 2023 Fair Housing Month Proclamation]
PRESENTATIONS. UM WHAT ARE THE FOLKS WHO ARE THE FAIR HOUSING? FAIR HOUSING. PROJECT. PLEASE COME FORWARD.HAVE A GOOD GROUP THIS MORNING. ALL RIGHT. UM THIS IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND WE'RE GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION ON FAIR HOUSING AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT OUR ECONOMY AND THE SITUATION, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH HOUSING SOME MORE SO THAN OTHERS. AND SO WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT FACT PROCLAMATION AND WOULD LIKE TO JUST CALL IT TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION. AND IT READS WERE ASKED APRIL MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1969, WHICH SOUGHT TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER HOUSING CHOICES FOR ALL AMERICANS. AND WHEREAS THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY AND HOUSING. OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL IS NOT THE EXCLUSIVE PROVINCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND WHEREAS VIGOROUS LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION CAN BE AS EFFECTIVE. IF NOT MORE SO THAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND WHEREAS ILLEGAL BARRIERS TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND HOUSING NO MATTER HOW SMALL DIMINISH THE RIGHTS OF ALL NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED. COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS APRIL 2023 AS THE FAIR HOUSING MONTH. AND ENCOURAGES ALL AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
IN BAY COUNTY TO ABIDE BY THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT OF THE FAIR HOUSING LAW. AND THIS, UH.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION. TO THIS GROUP. AND UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
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CONGRATULATIONS ON FAIR HOUSING MONTH. GREAT DAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING IN SEVEN. THAT PROCLAMATION. OKAY NEXT, WE HAVE THE WOUNDED[• 2023 Warrior Beach Retreat April 11th - 17th Supporting Wounded Veterans and Their Families Proclamation]
WARRIORS RETREAT. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? HI. ABOUT 14 YEARS AGO. UH UM. PHILIP AND LINDA COAT ESTABLISHED AN ORGANIZATION, A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO RECOGNIZE INTO TO HELP I WOUNDED WARRIORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND SO TODAY , WE'RE GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION. UM AND, UH, ESTABLISHING AND RECOGNIZING THE WARRIOR BEATS RETREAT. OKAY, SAYS. 2023 WARRIOR BEATS RETREAT. APRIL 11 THROUGH APRIL 17TH SUPPORTING WOUNDED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND I WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT FOR JUST A SECOND FAMILIES. SO OFTEN ARE THE CARETAKERS. CARETAKERS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT ANYTIME IN THE SITUATION LIKE THIS, SO I JUST I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT THE CARETAKERS ARE AND HOW MUCH WORK THEY DO. AND WITH THE WOUNDED WARRIORS. AND I WOULD SAY, WHEREAS THE WOUNDED WARRIORS RETREAT WAS FOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 13TH 2009 BY PHILIP AND LINDA COPE. PARENTS OF THE U. S UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANT JOSHUA COAT WHO WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ IN 2006, LOSING BOTH HIS LEGS ABOVE THE KNEE AND INJURED TO HIT AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND. BY AN I E D BLAST AND WHEREAS THE WOUNDED BEATS RETREAT PROVIDES WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AWAY TO RELAX AND TO FIND THE LOVE, HOPE AND SUPPORT THEY DESPERATELY NEED TO HEAL FROM THE BATTLE WOUNDS AND THE MENTAL SCARS AND PROVIDE A WAY FOR BAY COUNTY TO SAY THANK YOU. FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE FOR YOUR FOR YOUR COUNTRY, WHEREAS THE WARRIOR BEATS RETREAT WILL CONTINUE PLANS TO GIVE THE SUPPORT. DO OUR WOUNDED VETERANS AND THE FAMILIES ALONG WITH OUR ENTIRE MILITARY FORCES ACROSS THE THIS WONDERFUL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THE BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS APRIL 11TH THROUGH APRIL 17TH. AS THE WOUNDED AS THE WARRIOR BEACH RETREAT WEEK. AND OFFER FULL SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE TO THOSE WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND IT'S SIGNED BY ALL FIVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.FOR NOT THESE RETREATS ARE NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE'VE DONE IT FOR 13 YEARS, AND WE HAVE COUPLES FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE COME WE HAVE A TREASURE IN BAY COUNTY. THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE LOVE AND SUPPORT ANYWHERE LIKE THIS COMMUNITY GIVES. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. THERE'S SO MANY VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FOR SUPPORTING AND GETTING BEHIND US. AS WHEN A SOLDIER GOES TO WAR. A FAMILY GOES TO WAR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL YOU DO.
[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED ONLY TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA)]
OKAY ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THIS IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ONLY ON THE AGENDA. UM REMARKS FROM THE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. ANYONE LIKE TO[00:10:05]
SPEAK TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE COME FORWARD. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BACK. I LIVE AT 26 OH, ONE BEACH STREET. THERE'S TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE FIRST ONE IS THE ADDITION OF MERGER EMERGENCY ITEMS. MISS CLARA, DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK YOU NEED TO BRING NOT ON THE AGENDA EMERGENCY ADAM TO THE AGENDA CONSIDERING THE SITUATION THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FAIR HOUSING ACT. AND YOU KNOW WITH THE AGENDA EITHER. YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FAIR HOUSING. ISN'T IT KIND OF OXYMORON WHEN YOU'RE DESTROYING PEOPLE'S HOMES? IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. WHAT DO YOU SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SAYING ON THE AGENDA EITHER, HUH? YOU HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE. IS ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? GOOD MORNING. DEREK THOMAS 1100 WEST 10TH STREET ON REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES LINE ITEM. 1 40 MOSQUITO ABATEMENT. THERE'S UH. IN THE BUDGET. 2.2 MILLION PLUS AND, UH. YOU'RE ALREADY OVER BUDGET IF I'M READING THAT CORRECTLY, JUST LIKE EVERY YEAR YOUR A LOT AMOUNTS EVERY YEAR IT GOES UP, AND, UM. I WOULD THINK THAT USING POISON SHOULD BE A LAST RESORT. NOT THE FIRST GO TO THING. YOU. YOU KNOW THAT WHAT HAPPENED WITH ROUNDUP THAT WAS PASSED OFF AS BEING SAFE FOR YEARS, AND THEN THEY TURNS OUT IT CAUSES CANCER. AND UH, PARAQUAT, WHICH CAUSES PARKINSON'S. MY GRANDFATHER DIED OF PARKINSON'S WHEN HE WAS 70 YEARS OLD, AND HE THE FARM. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SOME PEOPLE. UM BEFORE THAT, IT WAS D D T THAT WAS JUST WIDELY USED ALONG ALL THE HIGHWAYS IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED SAFE. I WOULD SAY THAT ANYTHING THAT IS CONSIDERED A POISON THAT KILLS SOMETHING IS NOT NECESSARILY SAFE AND SHOULDN'T BE ASSUMED TO BE SAFE.UM FOR $2.2 MILLION. TO BUY POISON AND GO AROUND. SPREAD IT IF YOU USE SOME OF THAT MONEY TO REPAIR OR MAINTAIN DITCHES MORE , ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE THE MOSQUITO FROM START TO FINISH LIVES IN A FIVE BLOCK RADIUS UNLESS THE WIND IS BLOWING IT SOMEWHERE. UM IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME TO MAKE SENSE TO JUST USE POISON AS IT FIRST, YOU KNOW, JUST GO TO THING FOR EVERY TIME OR TO DEAL WITH MOSQUITOES. UM. FOR THE AMOUNT OF HARM THAT IT DOES.
I KNOW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY FIRST START USING IT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, ALL THE BEES AND BUTTERFLIES WIND UP DEAD ON THE GROUND, AND THEN THE BIRDS EAT THAT, AND THEN THEY HAVE NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE TROUBLE FLYING. AND IT WORKS ITS WAY ALL THE WAY UP THE FOOD CHAIN. IF IT'S CONSIDERED SAFE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SAFE. THAT'S A CHEMICAL THAT IS PATENTED SO NOBODY CAN DO INDEPENDENT TESTING OF IT. AND EVEN WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO THE I MEAN, YOU CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET THE CHEMICAL WHICH IS PATENTED, BUT THE STUDIES THAT THEY CITE TO SHOW THAT IT'S SAFE FOR LIKE MEASURING WHAT THE LEVEL IS AT FIVE FT. OFF THE GROUND, 20 FT AWAY FROM THE WATER. I MEAN 20 FT AWAY FROM THE ROAD. 15 MINUTES AFTER YOU SPRAYED IT. THAT'S NOT THE LEVEL FOR PEOPLE WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE TRUCK GOES PAST, IT'S NOT THE LEVEL THAT YOUR CHILDREN OR YOUR PETS WILL BE EXPOSED TO. JUST BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN PROVEN YET TO BE DAMAGING. IT'S A CHEMICAL THAT KILLS THINGS, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE A FIRST RESORT THAT SHOULD BE GET IN THE WATER AND ALL THAT OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPROVING THE DRAINAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY SEE YOU. NONE
[I. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR AND GO INTO CONSENT. MR. MARCO MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY UNDER THE CLERK'S OFFICE, ITEM ONE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS. UNDER THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT ITEM TO FY 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENTS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD ADOPTED RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 22 23 BUDGET. ITEM THREE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUNDS DASH RECOMMENDATIONS . THE BOARD APPROVED THE SHERIFF'S REQUEST FOR EXPENDITURES OF MONIES FROM THE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND. UNDER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM FOUR TOWER CO. LOCATION APPROVAL STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROPOSED CONTRACTS TO CO LOCATE ON THE HIGHWAY 20 BENNETT TOWER. UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES ITEM. FIVE PROCUREMENT OF REPLACEMENT FIRE TRUCK STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $615,626 TO 10 8 FOR APPEARS[00:15:06]
URBAN INTERFACE PUMPER TRUCK. UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. STAFFS AM SIX SUBSEQUENT LOCAL AREA DESIGNATION STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE SUBSEQUENT LOCAL AREA DESIGNATION FOR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS UNDER THE WORKFORCE, INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM SEVEN. HARRIS AVENUE ROAD RIGHT AWAY TRANSFERS, TASK RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD REVIEW AND SIGN THE ATTACHED LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF COUNTY RIGHT AWAY INTEREST TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND AUTHORIZED THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO RECORD THE SAME ITEM. EIGHT RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR CR 23 21 CR 22 93 TITUS ROAD GRAND APPLICATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT TO SUBMIT A COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM. APPLICATION FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT COUNTY ROAD 23 21 COUNTY ROAD , 22 93 TITUS ROAD AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN OF MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS, AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. UNDER THE TDC ITEM. NINE MEXICO BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT TASK ORDER SEVEN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BORDER PROVEN AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE TASK ORDER SEVEN WITH M. R D ASSOCIATES INC FOR THE FINAL, FEDERAL PERMITTING SURVEYS DESIGNED BIDDING AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR THE INITIAL BEACH RESTORATION OF MEXICO BEACH IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $153,760. THIS PROJECT WILL BE PAID FROM THE THIRD SENT TAX TRUST FUND. UNDER UTILITY SERVICES ITEM 10 CEDAR GROVE SUPER LINE REHABILITATIONS DASS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD , THE INSTALLATION OF 6667 LINEAR FEET OF FIBER REINFORCED THE I. P. P SMITH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES AND THE AMOUNT OF $370,439. AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. CHAIRMAN THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. OKAY WE HAVE A MERCHANT AND A SECOND . PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER DOZER COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM CAROL, COMMISSIONER, PIECE CHAIRMAN. HAM. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE WANT THEM NOTHING FOR REGULAR[L. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED TO ITEMS WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY)]
AGENDA AND NOTHING FOR PUBLIC HEARING. MOVES THE STOOP, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OR ANY ITEM. THAT YOU MAY THINK WAS RELATED TO A COUNTY BUSINESS. COME FORWARD, PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, MA'AM. HELLO. UM THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HERE. THEY LEFT BECAUSE DOWN HERE IT LOOKED LIKE THE PATIENT WAS LIMITED TO AUTUMNS ON THE AGENDA. LEFT JUST TEXT. ONE ANSWERS. COME BACK. BECAUSE WE'RE ALL HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE BILLBOARD LAWSUIT. LOVE SUIT. 18 WE GET OUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? WITH RECORD SORRY. YES I KNOW YOU GUYS SO I'M SORRY, SANDRA ARCHER. 35 28 TREASURE CIRCLE. TOWARD. UM I WAS HERE FIVE YEARS AGO. BECAUSE THIS LAWSUIT. CONCERNED 18 000115. SEEING HAS TO DO WITH PUBLIC ACCESS BILTMORE. THAT WE REFER TO AS THE BUILD MORE PUBLIC ACCESS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. UM I'LL SAVE THE LAST SUITS NOT ONLY GOING HOME. THERE HAS BEEN COUNTERSUIT. SAY IN THE COUNTY SHOULD PAY DEFEND IT, ERNIE. OR USING THE PROPERTY, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MITIGATIONS. THAT APPEARED TO BE PRIVATE. AND MY ECHOING. SOUNDS LIKE AN ECHO SOUND, RIGHT? OKAY. YEAH, BUT HERE IT'S ECHOING UM THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MEDIATIONS. CLOSED OFF TO THE PUBLIC. PRIVATE CITIZENS, AND I FOUND OUT THAT A MEDIATION WAS DONE TWO WEEKS AGO. WE'RE THE NEW HOMEOWNER OF THE HOME THERE AT THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE SOLD TO THEY HAVE GIVEN HER OUR COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GENTLEMEN ARE AWARE OF IT. 10 FT OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS. WHY I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD GIVE A NEW OWNER 10 FT OF A PUBLIC ACCESS THAT'S IN A LAWSUIT. IN, SO THEY DROPPED HER FROM THE LAWSUIT. ALL OF THAT. I CAN'T TELL YOU WOW, THAT WENT ON.UNLESS SEED INDENTS SOLD PROPERTY THAT DID NOT BELONG TO HER. THE NEW FIRE ANYWAY, SHOULD
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MEDIATION PRIVATE WHEN IT'S INVOLVING PUBLIC ACCESS. ALL OF US WHO LIVED THERE. UM WHY IS IT PRIVATE? THEY HAVEN'T SHARED ANYTHING. AND ON THE COURT RECORDS, YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING EXCEPT MEDIATION. MEDIATION RESOLVED. VINCE. YOU COMMISSIONER DOZER ARE AWARE OF ALL THIS OVER THE YEARS. I'M ADDRESSING IT TO YOU. BUT I GUESS BOB BANKS NEEDS TO ANSWER.WHERE IS MOM? ON BANKS. I'M SORRY. THERE YOU ARE. DON WHY ARE THESE PRIVATE HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS? IT'S HARD DRIVE. CHAIRMAN WELL, I KNOW, BUT YOU'RE THE ATTORNEY. YES MA'AM. LEGAL QUESTION. YOUR TIME IS UP AND APPRECIATE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT, LIKE SOME ANSWERS, YEAH, WE'LL TRY TO HELP YOU AFTER THE MEETING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HANG OUT AFTER THE MEETING, PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING YEAH, AFTER. YES, MA'AM, SLOW THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, DEREK. THOMAS 1100 WESTERN STREET ON THE LAST MEETING YOU HAD SOLD CLOUD OF LAND ALONG TO 31 AT THE END OF PIPELINE ROAD. HADN'T LOOKED AT IT BEFORE THAT MEETING, SO I DIDN'T SPEAK OUT ABOUT IT. DIRECTLY ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC THING. I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT NOW, AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S A TRIANGULAR PIECE ALONG TO 31, THEN HOUSING PROJECTS ON EITHER SIDE OF IT ON HILLS AND THEN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF ME, FUNNELS EVERYTHING DOWN THROUGH A VALLEY THAT IS THAT PARCEL AT THE END OF PIPELINE ROAD AND WHAT THEY DO ON THAT PARCEL. WILL AFFECT THE OTHER PEOPLE. IF YOU'VE WRITTEN AND EASEMENT THAT THEY COULDN'T OBSTRUCT THE FLOW OF WATER THAT GOES THROUGH THAT PARCEL. MAYBE IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. BUT UM, I KNOW AND IN THE CITY ONCE PEOPLE COME IN AND FILL IN AREAS THAT WERE EXISTING, UH, ASKED FOR THE WATER TO GO, THEN EVERYBODY AROUND THEM GETS FLOODED. AND, UH, IF THEY PERSON WHO BUYS THAT WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY APPROPRIATE FOR HOUSES BECAUSE IT'S A VALLEY GOING THROUGH. UM TWO ESTABLISHED HOUSING. UM NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO BE, IT WOULD SEEM DAMAGED IF THEY DECIDED TO DO WHAT THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE DOING AND JUST BLOCKING THE FLOW OF WATER AND BACKING IT UP ONTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY AND THEN IT ALSO BRINGS BACK TO ME WHAT I HAD SAID ABOUT THE MOSQUITO CONTROL IF YOU HAD A PROPERTY LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE WATER WAS 3 TO 4 FT, BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE ROAD, AND NOW IT'S SIX INCHES BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE ROAD THAT AFFECTS THE PUDDLES AND HOW MUCH IT DRAINS AND HOW MUCH WATER THERE IS AROUND FOR MOSQUITOES TO BREED IN. THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT ALONG TO 31, WHICH SEEM TO BE VERY VALUABLE, BUT THEIR FUTURE IS NOW TIED TO WHAT IS PRIVATELY OWNED. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU SOLD IT SOLD IT FOR A PROFIT. SO THAT'S GREAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE SELLING LAND IN THE CITY'S GIVING IT AWAY BECAUSE SELLING IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE, THEY SAY, BUT THEY HAVE NO REAL. UM EXPLANATION FOR THAT, BUT, UM WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT, IF YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE YOU SOLD IT AND WRITE IN AN EASEMENT TO THAT, IF IN THE FUTURE WHEN THEY'RE APPROVING THE LAND USE CHANGES OR THEY'RE APPROVING THE HOUSES. IF YOU ESTABLISHED THAT IF YOU FLOOD YOUR NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY THAT YOU WON'T GET A PERMIT TO BUILD A HOUSE, THEN THE PEOPLE WOULD STOP. YOU KNOW, SPENDING TONS OF MONEY AROUND THE CORNER. FOR ME. THEY SPENT OVER 81 YEARS WORTH OF PROPERTY TAXES IN ONE YEAR TO BURY THE DRAIN. AND THEY WOULDN'T DO THAT IF THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET APPROVED FOR BUILDING A HOUSE. CONSIDER THAT PLEASE.
THANK YOU. AUDIO. MY NAME IS GARY WAYNE BACK 11 26. OH, ONE STREET, MR CLARA. I MADE PUBLIC RECORDS ALL THE STUFF THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED. DURING THE MEANTIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND I'M GONNA SEND YOU SOME VIDEOTAPES OF ON THE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT AT TIMES WHEN I TRIED TO GET UP WITH MY ELECTED OFFICIALS, THEY LITERALLY PULLED ME AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE GOVERNOR. PULLED ME AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE CONGRESSMAN. THEY PULLED ME AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. AND YOU KNOW THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. I ASK YOU TO GET ME IN TOUCH WITH THE GOAT. THE GOVERNOR, YOU KNOW, I CAN MORE THAN PROVE ALL THE HORRIBLE THINGS I'VE HAD HAPPENED TO ME AND I CAN SHOW YOU MORE THAN PROOF WHERE THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THING TO OTHER PEOPLE. AND AS THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE HOUSING, YOU KNOW, THEY ACT LIKE
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THEY CARE ABOUT HOUSING. CLARA THEY DESTROYED VETERANS HOMES, AND RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT A FRIEND THAT NEEDED HELP. SO ANOTHER GUY BROUGHT HIS TRAVEL TRAILER IN TO HELP THEM. THEY RAN HIM A TEMPORARY LINE TO THE SEPTIC TANK CODE ENFORCEMENT COME OUT AND TOLD THEM THEY COULDN'T DO IT. SO HE BURIED IT. THEN THEY COME BACK OUT AND TOLD THEM AND NOW THEY'RE TELLING THEM THEY CAN'T STAY ON HIS FRIEND'S PROPERTY WHEN IT'S HIS FRIEND'S PROPERTY SO THAT THE RIDICULOUSNESS OF THIS GOVERNMENT IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. AND AS I WAS SAYING, CLEAR AT THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. IF THESE PEOPLE THAT JUST DONE WHAT THEY STARTED TO DO WHEN I SHOWED UP HERE, WHICH HAS HELPED WITH AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, CALLED THE BPO SPILL AND NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME, YOU KNOW, THE $2 MILLION CONTRACT AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT I SHOWED YOU WE WOULDN'T BE IN A SITUATION WHERE IN RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY SMALL TOWN AND I DON'T LIKE CALLING PEOPLE. THIS THINGS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, BUT I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS POINTING AT THE PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN DOING IT AND CALLING HIM THAT. AND THEN I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE LIES THAT Y'ALL GET TO SIT THERE AND PUMP OUT AGAIN. TIME AND TIME AGAIN TWO WEEKS TO THREE MINUTES IN THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS SIMPLE FOR A REASON, WHICH IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. WHICH THESE MEN SITTING BESIDE YOU HAVE DESECRATED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S LIKE ALL THESE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RIGHT HERE.THESE ARE THE SAME ONES THAT GOT ME IN THE COURTROOM WHEN I'M BEGGING THEM TO READ ME SOMETHING. AND THEN I CAN SHOW YOU THE LAST MINUTE. YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT'S HOW THEY'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE THINGS. HOW I ENDED UP AT ALL THOSE COURT PAPERS AND STUFF. YOU KNOW, I'M BEGGING PEOPLE THAT LAST MINUTE TO READ ME SOMETHING WHERE I GO IN AND SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE, AND THEY MADE ME TRY MY CASE, AND THEY WON'T LET ME USE THE EVIDENCE THAT MY DEFENSE, YOU KNOW, AND I CAN MORE THAN PROVED THE HORRIBLE THINGS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AGAINST ME AND OTHER PEOPLE JUST CARRIED OUT. BUT THESE PEOPLE THAT'S CREATED A QUASI JUDICIAL SYSTEM THAT COMES AGAINST EVERYTHING. OUR FOREFATHERS FOUGHT AND DIED FOR. YOU KNOW, WE'RE SO I WATCHED THEM TAKE THE SHADE TREE MECHANIC STUFF. YOU KNOW, I'VE WATCHED THEM DESTROY. IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE THAN DESTROYING PEOPLE'S HOMES. AND ONE OF THOSE HOMES WAS MY UNCLE'S HOUSE. THEY HAVE MY GRANDMOTHER'S THINGS IN IT, AND HE JUST PUT A NEW A C. AND A NEW ROOF ON WHAT? YOU HEARD THE TESTIMONY OF MY COUSIN. YOU KNOW, AND I'M JUST ASKING YOU, MAN. HOW CAN YOU CARRY ON WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND BETTER THAN OUR NATION WITH OUR ENERGY INVENTION? TIME'S UP. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY YOU NONE WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR GO
[N. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT]
INTO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. ALRIGHT COUNTY ENERGIES REPORT. YES, SIR. MR CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS YOU'LL RECALL PRIOR MEETING WE BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF IMPACT FEES AND IMPACT THESE STUDIES. AND THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT WE PROVIDE YOU A SCOOP OF WORK AS WELL AS A WHITE PAPER. THAT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD INDIVIDUALLY PREVIOUSLY AND OF, UM I'M LOOKING FOR SOME FEEDBACK TODAY ON DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS TO THE SCOPE OF WORK OR IF THERE'S ANYTHING FROM THE WHITE PAPER PROVIDED UM, YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, EDIT OR EXCLUDED. IF NOT, WE WOULD SIMPLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE WHITE PAPER. UM TO MAKE SURE THAT COVER THOSE. THERE WERE FOUR OF THEM. UM WE WILL BE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD TO OBTAIN A STUDY REGARDING, UM EXISTING FIRE, LIBRARY, PARKS AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACT. THESE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO UPDATE THE PRIOR STUDY REGARDING STORMWATER, THE STORMWATER SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT IS A LITTLE LONG IN THE TOOTH FEEL LIKE IT USED TO BE ADDRESSED. WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK AT THE METHODOLOGY.WE'D ALSO BE MOVING FORWARD TO OBTAIN THE STUDY TO CONSIDER THE ADDITION OF NEW FEES THAT WERE DISCUSSED WHICH WERE NON ADVIL OR, UM, REVENUE SOURCES THAT COULD HELP FUND NECESSARY CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. CORRECTIONS SOLID WASTE E. M S PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WHETHER IMPACT FEES OR OTHER SOURCES WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT, AND THEN THE LAST ITEM WOULD BE, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH AN ADDITIONAL STUDY OR AN ADDITIONAL TASK IN THAT STUDY REGARDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THE USE OF WHAT'S CALLED LINKAGE FEES. AND SO, UM, WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH A SCOPE OF WORK, BUT AN RFP ON THE STREET. OR MAYBE PERHAPS EVEN MAYBE MULTIPLE RFD S IF WE FELT THAT WAS WARRANTED. THAT DATA AND INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED WITHIN COME BACK IN THE FORM OF A REPORT TO THE BOARD AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME IS WHEN THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT FEES TO CONTINUE WHAT FEES DID PERHAPS ADOPT, KNEW WHAT THOSE FEE RATES WOULD BE WHAT THESE MIGHT BE DISCONTINUED IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO DO THAT, UM , THAT THAT WOULD BE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THESE STUDIES COMING BACK IN THE RESULTS. I DIDN'T PUT IT. THAT WOULD BE STAFFS. LAND MOVING FORWARD. ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO ADD, OR ANY DIRECTION WOULD CERTAINLY SO YOU'RE TO RECEIVE THAT AND IF NOT, WE'LL JUST WE'LL MOVE FORWARD IN THAT VEIN AND NEXT STEP WILL BE FOR US TO GET AN
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RFP, OR MAYBE MORE THAN ONE RFP ON THE STREET FOR THE STUDIES TO BE CONDUCTED. ALRIGHT? YEAH I JUST, UH, WANTED TO SAY I'D READ THROUGH THIS WHITE PAPER AND CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO JUST GATHER INFORMATION, THE FACT FINDING MISSION TO FIND OUT THE FACTS AND WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE WHERE WE WANT TO GO. AND SO I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S A RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD. APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER MORE BRINGING IT UP AT OUR LAST MEETING AND, UM. AS AS THIS GROWTH OCCURS, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AND THIS IS A DISCUSSION I HAD WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IS STAYING UP WITH THE GROWTH AND NOT BEING BEHIND THE CURVE. AND SO THIS IS A GOOD STEP TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT AVENUES. THAT WE CAN USE TO STAY UP WITH THE GROWTH. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER FOR US. ANYBODY ELSE? JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT, WILL THIS, YOU KNOW, SO AS THE OTHER CITIES GROW, THEY'VE HAD TREMENDOUS GROWTH RATES PANEL CITY BEACH, ESPECIALLY AND THEY RELY ON US ON THE WHOLESALE WATERSIDE. WILL THIS DIVE INTO ANY OF THAT TO SEE THE EXPENSES THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP SUPPLEMENT THEM? SO WE DO WE DO RETAIL AND WHOLESALE RATES DIFFERENTLY SEPARATELY, AND THAT'S AN ONGOING UM RECURRING EVALUATION, SO THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THIS BECAUSE WE DO THAT AS PART OF OUR RATE ANALYSIS, AND WE CONSTANTLY LOOK AT HOW GROWTH IS OCCURRING AND FUTURE CAPITAL NEEDS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH FOR NOT JUST THE RATES BUT ALSO SETTING THOSE CONNECTION FEES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RETAIL AND WHOLESALE. THE WHOLESALE. WE'RE UP TO DATE. WE'RE NOT GONNA, UM, I'VE I BELIEVE WE ARE. I KNOW THAT'S A CONTINUOUS PROCESS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN STARTING TO LOOK AT SOME OF THAT IMPACT AGAIN OF THE LAST RESULTS THAT I SAW INCLUDED CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUIREMENTS OUT TO THE YEAR. 2035 WHICH INVOLVES EXPANSION OF THE TRANSMITTER PLANT CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN SOUTHPORT. THOSE ARE SOME MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FRANKFURT PUMP STATION THERE ALONG FRANKFORD AVENUE. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF ON THE ON THE REALLY ON THE WHOLESALE SIDE OF THINGS BECAUSE THEY ADDRESS NOT JUST FUTURE GROWTH IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, BUT ALSO THAT GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING, FOR EXAMPLE ON PANAMA CITY BEACH IN PANAMA CITY NORTH AND YOU HAVE A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT A NEW WATER TREATMENT OR ADDITIONAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN SOUTH BOARD IS NOT DRIVEN SO MUCH BY OUR INABILITY TO HAVE CAPACITY TRANSMITTER, BUT OUR DESIRE TO HAVE REDUNDANCY SHOULD WE LOSE THE TRANSMITTER PLANT AND BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPLY YOU KNOW ALL ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, SO THAT THAT IS THE UTILITIES HAS BEEN A REALLY EVOLVING CONTINUOUS. LOOK. I MEAN, JUST CONSTANTLY GET LOOKED AT SO THAT WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS BECAUSE THAT'S ALREADY ONGOING. ALL RIGHT. MORE TWO STUDIES DONE THEN IT GOES BACK IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC. YES MA'AM. THERE'S A PROCESS BY WHICH AND THE OTHER THING. THAT'S UM WE HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF TWO AS A LEGISLATURE IS, IS CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING THE RULES AROUND IMPACT FEES AND THAT WHOLE PROCESS SO THIS IS JUST THE FACT FINDING DATA GATHERING PHASE. UM BEFORE ANYTHING OCCURS WITH EXISTING FEES OR NEW FEES OR RATES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WILL BE AN ENTIRE PROCESS THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THESE NEW FEES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IS WILL. I THINK THERE'S SOME LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY REQUIRE THOSE NEW FEES TO GO ON A REFERENDUM. SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT. IF THOSE ARE FEES THAT YOU WANTED TO PERHAPS ADOPT THAT WE MAY HAVE TO TEACH THOSE UP SO THEY WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT SO THE VOTERS COULD ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THEM. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALL OF IT WAS GOING TO BE WHERE THE CITIZENS CAN MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS OR YES, MA'AM. THERE WERE DEFINITELY HAVE TO BE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE VERY MINIMUM JUST TO ADOPT THE RATES AND FEES THEMSELVES AT A MINIMUM , A LOT ABOUT HOW LONG THE STUDY WILL TAKE, UM I WOULD SAY THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR. I MEAN, WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT YOU KNOW, SHORT A TIMELINE AS POSSIBLE. UM BUT MY PRIOR EXPERIENCE THAT'S USUALLY IN A 12 MONTH ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? DO YOU JUST NEED CONSENSUS? OR DO YOU NEED CONSENSUS IS FINE. THANK YOU KNOW THAT WE JUST WANTED SOME INPUT ON THAT DRAFT AND THERE'S SOME INFORMATION. SOME INFORMATION INCLUDED IN, UM AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS, WHITE PAPER THAT WILL USE THE MODIFY THE SCOPE AS IT RELATES TO THE DIFFERENT TASKS. BUT IF EVERYBODY IS GENERALLY ON BOARD, THEN WE'LL JUST WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. I'M WHETHER IT IF. THE REST OF THE BOARD. GOOD WITH IT? YES, OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. ALRIGHT THAT I HAD. OKAY ALRIGHT.[O. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AND COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS]
ALRIGHT WE'RE MOVING TO CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS. IT'S UH, START WITH COMMISSIONER MORE[00:35:04]
AND NOTHING. TODAY, SIR. OKAY, ALRIGHT. UH COMMISSIONER DOZER? YES. UM 12. I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO IF THEY CAN, UH, THE WARRIOR BEACH RETREAT. THEY'LL HAVE A PARADE, AND IT'S YOU KNOW, THE IT'S UH, THE 11TH THROUGH THE 17TH IS THE WEEK AND SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT DAY THE PARADE IS. I'M ASSUMING WILL BE ON THE 11TH. BUT JUST LOOK OUT FOR THE THAT INFORMATION.AND IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU CAN, UM, STAND OUT BY THE ROAD WHEN THEY COME BY AND WAVED TO HIM, AND, UH, HOLD THE FLAG. IF YOU IF YOU WOULD PREFER IN AND IT'S JUST IT MEANS A LOT TO THE TO THE WOUNDED WARRIORS WHEN THEY SEE THAT WHEN THE TOWN TURNS OUT AND SUPPORTS THEM. SO I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO DO THAT. AND. WE ARE JUST ABOUT AT EASTER AND EASTER IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. UM YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS AND EASTER AND MY TWO FAVORITE TIMES , BUT EASTER WE IS SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE GET TO RECOGNIZE OUR LORD AND SAVIOR WHEN HE ROSE FROM THE TOMB, AND, UH, THEY HUNG HIM ON A CROSS. THREE DAYS LATER, HE ROSE, AND HE'S LIVES TODAY, AND SO, UH, THAT GIVES US YOU AND I THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK JESUS INTO HER HEART. AND BE SAVED. AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT EASTER EASTER STANDS OUT FROM FROM EVERY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR TO ME BECAUSE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO BE SAVED BY JESUS CHRIST. AND I JUST WOULD ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GET WITH ME. I'D LOVE TO GO INTO DETAIL WITH YOU ON IT. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER PIECE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOB AND THE STAFF AND ALSO DOWN ROW AND ALL OF HIS STAFF THAT HELPED PULL TOGETHER THIS, UM NEW QR CODE FOR STATE. PCB CURRENT. IT IS, UM. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS. IT'S ON A CLING SO IT CAN GO IN EVERY CONDOMINIUM. EVERY HOTEL. IN PANAMA CITY BEACH AND ANY RETAIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE IT'S GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BEACH SAFETY FLAGS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON OUR BEACH. YOU KNOW HOW MANY LABS WE SAVED THIS SPRING BREAK AND SOME HAVE BEEN LOST THROUGH THE YEARS SO WE NEED EVERYBODY TO LEARN THE FLAGS AND WHAT THEY WHAT THEY DO TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. IT TALKS ABOUT THE SEA TURTLES BELIEVE NO TRACE THE RIP CURRENTS. AND IT'S REAL SIMPLE. NO ONE'S GOING TO CARRY THIS SIGN TO THE BEACH WITH THEM, AND THEY'RE REALLY NOT GOING TO REMEMBER AFTER THEY GET DOWN THERE HAVING A GOOD TIME, BUT EVERYONE TAKES THEIR PHONE. SO YOU SIMPLY TAKE YOUR PHONE? TAKE A PICTURE OF THE QR CODE, AND IT'S GOING TO REMIND YOU OF THE FLAGS AS THEY CHANGE DURING THE DAY WHILE YOU'RE ON THE BEACH. ALSO WHEN WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION LIKE A HURRICANE EVACUATION, OR, UM, PLACES ARE OPEN FOR, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT CAN'T LEAVE. UH, IT WILL. QUICKLY INTERACT INTO A MAP THAT SHOWS YOU THE BEST WAY OUT. AND SHOWS YOU WHERE WE CAN GET FOOD AND WATER AFTER SUCH A STORM HAPPENS AND THOSE THIS THIS WEBSITE IS KIND OF OPEN TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO DURING ANY SORT OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, SO THERE'S ALSO IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE FLAG, THE FLAG NUMBER ON HERE IT WILL SEND YOU A, UH, TEXT AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE FLAG CHANGES. TO A DIFFERENT COLOR, SO IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, SOMETHING BRAND NEW, AND WE HOPE IT'S GONNA IT'S GONNA BE SAVING SOME LIVES THIS SUMMER, AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL DOWNLOAD THE APP. AND IF YOU NEED ONE, WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE SOME UP HERE AND THEY WILL ALSO BE AT THE T. D. C YOU CAN CALL THEM AND GO BY THERE AND PICK ONE UP. OKAY? SURE. CAREFUL. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. JUST A FEW ITEMS. ONE WOULD REMIND EVERYONE THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP. EARLY VOTING STARTS APRIL 10TH. YOU CAN REQUEST YOUR MAIL BALANCE AT HOME. YOU CAN GO TO THE POLLS.
YOU CAN EARLY VOTE, SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. MAJORITY OF THE CITIES ALL HAVE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GET OUT AND MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT. UM I THINK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA CITY BEACH. ALL THE STAFF EVERYONE THAT WORKED TOGETHER, UH, SETTING UP THE SPECIAL EVENT ZONES THINK THAT WENT GREAT. THERE WERE MESSAGE BOARDS OUT EVERYWHERE. WE HAD INCREDIBLY SAFE WEEKENDS. THEY WERE LITTLE BIT OF ALERT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE COMING IN THINKING THEY WERE GONNA TAKE OVER OUR TOWN, AND THAT'S JUST NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN WITH WITH OUR GUYS ON PATROL. SO THANK YOU AND ONE OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN
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THAT ARE OUT THERE AND HELPING KEEP OUR BEACHES OPEN AND SAFE AND INVITING ALL THE FAMILIES.UM WHAT I RECOGNIZE SPRINGFIELD REAL QUICK. LAST WEEK, THEY OPENED UP AN OUTDOOR FITNESS COURT. IT'S THAT TRANSMITTER IN SEVENTH. THEY WENT AND GOT A GRANT. AND THEY BUILT THIS OUTDOOR FACILITY. IT TAKES ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES TO GO THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES, BUT JUST ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND GET HEALTHY. UM SOME OF US MAY NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND DO A FEW OF THOSE. I KNOW I DO. UM AND LASTLY, UM, CITIZEN THAT CAME UP DEREK. HE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY IS PROPERTY IT WAS PURCHASED YEARS AGO. ANTICIPATION OF SOME UTILITY EXPANSION WASN'T NEEDED. IT WAS SURPLUS PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE COUNTY SINCE IT DEEMED IT SURPLUS, PUT IT ON THE MARKET HAD AN OFFER BASICALLY GETTING THE MONEY BACK THAT THEY PAID FOR IT. UM IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL. WE WOULD ANTICIPATE IF THEY DEVELOP IT. IT WOULD BE SOME KIND OF RESIDENTIAL. BUT KEEP IN MIND. THEY'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF PERMITTING TO BE ABLE TO PUT ANY EQUIPMENT ON SITE TO START MOVING DIRT. TO CREATE ANY KIND OF DRAINAGE ISSUES. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH DEEP WATER MANAGEMENT. THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF ENTITIES THAT ARE GOING TO REVIEW IN THIS. MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE STORMWATER THAT ATTENUATE FOR FLOOD CONTROL PROVIDES STRONG WATER TREATMENT, SO THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO SEE EQUIPMENT SHOW UP NEXT WEEK, STARTING TO MOVE DIRT AROUND, SO I ASSURE YOU THAT LOTS AND LOTS OF OURS AND EXPERTS WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS, INCLUDING THE DESIGN ENGINEER, SO UM, HOPEFULLY SOLVE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. LASTLY, I'D DONE . I HAD THE HONOR AND THE PLEASURE TO BE INVITED TO THE CHANGE OF COMMAND OUT AT TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE LAST WEEK FOR THE SPACE FORCE AND THE NORTHERN AIR FORCE COMMAND, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE AT THE TIME BUT TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE A BIG DEAL. UM THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THERE WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM. EVEN THE MEXICAN ARMY. WHERE THERE? UM I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY GENERALS AND ALL MY LIFE RETIRED AND ACTIVE. IT WAS IT WAS QUITE, UM , QUITE THE SPECTACLE AND I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO BE THERE. UM BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW THAT THINGS LIKE THAT ARE ADVANCING AT KENDALL. UM, SPACE COMMAND WILL NOW HAVE AN OFFICE OUT THERE HAVE A PRESENCE AT TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE OF ALL PLACES IN THE WORLD. THEY HAVE CHOSE TYNDALL. SO WHAT? THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE OUGHT TO. WE ALL CAN BE PROUD FOR UM, I WAS IN THAT. I HOPE EVERYONE IS SAFE, AS MISS CLARE SAID WITH THE RIP CURRENTS LEAVE NO TRACE . WE ARE ENTER OUR SUMMER SEASON . IT'S HONEST. SO PLEASE KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN. PICK UP BEHIND YOURSELF. AND THIS. THIS CURE CODE THING IS A VERY, VERY GOOD IDEA. UM AND PLEASE STAY SAFE. THANK YOU SOLVING OUT ADJOURNED.
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