May 16, 2023 Board of County Commissioners

[A.  CALL TO ORDER]

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GET MORNING, EVERYONE. TIME IS 99 A M CALLING A REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER FOR MAY 16TH 2023, PLEASE CALL THE WORLD NOW. COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER DOZER. YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER KAREL YESISSIONER N ? YES MA'AM ARE INDICATION THIS MORNING BE LEFT BY DR STEVE TAYLOR AND MACOS FELLOWSHIP PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE BY MICHAEL BUTLER FROM VETERANS SERVICES.

LET'S PRAY. FATHER WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO START THIS DAY THIS MEETING BY ASKING FOR YOUR HELP YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR WISDOM. YOU'VE BEEN SO GRACIOUS TO THIS COMMUNITY. NOT JUST RECENTLY, BUT ALL THROUGH THE YEARS AND LORD WE'RE CONTINUING TO ASK FOR YOUR FAVOR . WE ASK LORD FOR YOU TO GIVE US INSIGHT AND THE ABILITY EACH OF THESE COMMISSIONERS AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE BRINGING INFORMATION TO THE TABLE. MANY OF THE PLANNERS ARE SO MANY THAT WORKED SO HARD THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY IN THIS ROOM TODAY THAT ARE SEEKING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY RISE. AND WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR HOW YOU HAVE USED THAT. CAMARADERIE IN DAYS PAST IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT YOU WOULD DO THE SAME IN THE FUTURE. WE ALSO KNOW LORD, THAT THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING OR BEYOND OUR GENERATION LIKE THOSE THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS PLACE, AND WE KNOW THAT I THINK EVEN SOME HERE HAVE SAID THAT WE SEEK TO PLANT TREES AND WHICH IN WHOSE SHADE WE MAY NOT EVER ACTUALLY GET TO SIT, BUT WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BIGGER THAN US, FATHER. WE LOVE YOU. WE TRUST YOU. I PRAY THAT AS THEY WALK THROUGH THIS AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD BE THE GUIDE AND LORD OVER IT AND THAT YOU WOULD BLESS EVERYONE HERE AND ALL OF THE COUNTY. WE ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.

RELATIONS TO THE FLAG. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT NEXT. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? FROM STAFF. OKAY CAN I GET A MOTION APPROVED THE AGENDA? GOT

[E.  APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

[•  Roads & Bridges Services Awards-Jones, Lesner, Morrison & Peterson]

GOOD MORNING. THERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. SO I GET THE BEST PART OF THE JOB IS TO GET TO RECOGNIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SURVEY COUNTY OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, I'LL USE MY COACH'S VOICE. IF NOT SO, UM, BUT TRULY A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO GET TO BE A COMMISSIONER. BUT THE BEST PART OF THE JOB IS TO RECOGNIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE A COUNTY WHO DEDICATE THEIR CAREERS DEBATE COUNTY AND TODAY WE'VE GOT FOUR YOUNG MEN THEY HAVE SPENT BETWEEN 25 30 YEARS. DEDICATING THEIR WORK TO MAKE BAKED COUNTY. HOW GREAT IT IS TODAY, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THESE FOUR GENTLEMEN, DO THEY WANT IT ALL COME TOGETHER. WE HAVE HENRY JONES, STANLEY RAY, LESS. LERNER WILLIAM, BILL MORRISON AND DAVID PETERSON. COME ON DOWN AND ENJOY THE SPOTLIGHT, GENTLEMEN. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE Y'ALL? ALRIGHT SO FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE HENRY JONES. HE BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH BAY COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION ON MAY 21ST 1998 AS A MAINTENANCE WORKER. CURRENTLY HENRY HOLDS A POSITION OF EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WHERE HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING SOME OF THE HIGHEST PROFILE TOURIST CORRIDORS IN BAY COUNTY.

OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF A COUNTY. THE THOMAS DRIVE CORRIDOR HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. INDIVIDUAL.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE RIGHT. HE BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH A COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION ON MAY 27TH 1993 AS A MAINTENANCE WORKER. RES WORKED HARD TO MOVE UP IN THE RANKS, AND IN 2005, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WHERE HE WORKS TODAY AS A BOO MAX OPERATOR. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, RAY HAS PROVEN TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WHAT. ALRIGHT, NEXT.

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[•  National Salvation Army Week Proclamation]

GOOD MORNING. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S MIKE IS WORKING OR NOT, BUT I'LL SPEAK LOUD. ALSO. SO THIS MORNING WE HAVE MEASURED BIONICS . HE'S WITH THE SALVATION ARMY. HE'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTING A PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING. THIS IS NATIONAL SALVATION ARMY WEEK IN THE SALVATION ARMY IN BAY COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. DOESN'T OUTSTANDING JOB. HELPING THE COMMUNITIES WHEREVER THEY ARE HAVING A PROCLAMATION. I'D JUST LIKE TO READ TO YOU AND TELLS YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE SALVATION ARMY DOES. WHEREAS THE SALVATION ARMY IS THAT WORK? PROBABLY THE MATCH IS OVER. EVERY TIME I WONT FORGET. WHEREAS THE SALVATION ARMY. IS THAT WORK IN MORE THAN 130 COUNT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. AND WHEREAS A SALVATION ARMY HAS FAITHFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY WORKED 365 DAYS A YEAR, HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN A CRISIS AND WHEREAS EACH WEEK MANY FAMILIES TURN TO THE SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY FOR HELP, AND THEY PROVIDE SHELTER TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE PARTNERS, SUPPORTERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO MAKE THE MINISTRY OF THE ARMY POSSIBLE AND WHEREAS THE SALVATION ARMY IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO LOVE BEYOND AND MEET THE NEEDS IN JESUS' NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION, WHEREVER IT MAY EXIST. NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED. BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS MAY 15TH THROUGH MAY 21ST AS NATIONAL SALVATION ARMY WEEK AND IT'S SIGNED BY ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS AND WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

FOR YEARS.

[•  National Provider Appreciation Day Proclamation]

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? JUST ON BEHALF OF OUR OVER 100 CHOCOLATE PROVIDERS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT JUST DO THEIR PART TO ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION. TEAM SUZUKI. GOOD MORNING. THANK

[•  Suzuki Marine Grand Opening Proclamation]

OKAY? ALL RIGHT. LASTLY, WE HAVE A BAY COUNTY HOUSING STUDY. MR ANGELA BRADLEY AND ERIK

[•  Bay County Housing Study]

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THERE IS THE MOST LIKELY, BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN HAPPEN, RIGHT? A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR CONTROL. ECONOMICS DEMOGRAPHICS, PREFERENCES, UM, STORMS, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT A LOT OF THAT IS ALSO IN YOUR CONTROL. RIGHT HOW MUCH GROWTH DO YOU WANT TO INCENTIVIZE? AND HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO SEE HERE? ONE REALLY IMPORTANT THING. UM OUT OF KIND OF OVERALL POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS THAT THAT'S ABOUT TO ME LOOKING AT THIS WAS THAT HONESTLY, 55 YOUNGER POPULATION HAS STAYED THE SAME FOR ABOUT THE PAST 20 YEARS. IN FACT, IT'S GONE DOWN JUST SLIGHTLY. ALMOST ALL THE POPULATION GROWTH IN THE AREA IS DRIVEN BY PEOPLE AGED 55 OLDER, SO THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A SURPRISE TO ANYBODY HERE. BIG DRAW THIS AREA IS FOR RETIREMENT , RETIRED MILITARY RETIREES COMING DOWN FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS UP IN THE MIDWEST TO BE NEAR THE COAST. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT THAT AFFECTED THAT HAS IS THAT OLDER ADULTS TEND TO HAVE THE MEANS AND THE DESIRE TO OWN THEIR HOMES. AND SO THERE'S YOU CAN SEE AS A JUDGE, THE HOUSEHOLDER GOES UP. THERE'S A MUCH HIGHER LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO OWN THEIR HOMES. YOU KNOW 87 88% BY THE TIME YOU'RE ABOVE 65 THAT DOES DECLINE A LITTLE BIT AS YOU GET INTO 85 OR OLDER, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LARGE, UM, DEMAND FOR OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING HERE. SOME GOOD NEWS. YOUR MEDIAN INCOME HAS GONE UP, UM, OVER THE PAST DECADE. AND YOUR POVERTY RATE HAS GONE DOWN. UM BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT CONTINUED STRUGGLES FOR PEOPLE TO AFFORD HOUSING HERE, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INCOME HOUSING COALITIONS, CALCULATIONS , WE RAN THESE WITH MORE UPDATED NUMBERS YOU WOULD NEED ABOUT 2.5 FULL TIME JOBS AT MINIMUM WAGE JUST TO AFFORD TWO BEDROOM. UM FAIR MARKET RENT APARTMENT. AND THIS IS A LITTLE MORE ACTUAL, UM , NUMBERS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING, YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. MEDIAN INCOME. YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THE VERY MIDDLE HOUSEHOLD AND THEN

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UM AND, UH, PULLING INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS OF BUILDING YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW A LOT OF GROWTH LEADING UP TO THE HOUSING CRISIS SPEAKING THERE IN 2007 WITH OVER 6000 NUMBER OF NEW UNITS BUILT THEN WITH A KIND OF DOUBLE WHAMMY OF THE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE OIL SPILL. THERE WAS THERE WAS QUITE A FEW YEARS WHEN YOU WERE WELL UNDER THAT. IT'S THINK 1265 UNITS THAT WE THINK YOU NEED PER YEAR JUST TO KEEP UP WITH POPULATION GROWTH, AND YOU DIDN'T REALLY HIT THAT UP UNTIL 2018. BUT AT THAT POINT YOU WERE DOWN ABOUT 4000 UNITS FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL. DAMAGE PLUS HOUSES THAT WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT GONE, BUT I DON'T HABITABLE FOR A WHILE. SO YOU'RE GETTING BACK TO THAT AREA WHERE YOU ARE AT LEAST ABLE TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND FROM FOLKS MOVING INTO THE AREA. LIKE I MENTIONED VACANCY IS HUGE HERE. UM NATIONALLY, ONLY ABOUT 10% OF HOMES ARE VACANT 11.2% ARE VACANT FOR WHATEVER REASON, UM, A COUNTY. THAT NUMBER IS HIGHER BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT MORE RENTALS AND SECOND HOMES, THINGS LIKE THAT BAKEHOUSE DID. THAT NUMBER IS ALMOST 30% OF HOMES THAT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE DEMAND THERE IS FOR HOUSING HERE. IT SEEMS ODD THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT MANY THAT ARE CONSIDERED VACANT BY THE CENSUS. WE DUG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT 11% OF THOSE ARE KIND OF THE NORMAL REASONS THERE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FOR RENT, BUT THERE'S NO ONE IN THERE YET. THEY'RE SOLD, BUT NO ONE'S MOVED IN. UM, BUT 67% AND ANOTHER 20% KIND OF IN THE OTHER. A LOT OF THOSE SECOND HOMES, SHORT TERM RENTALS, SO A HUGE CHUNK OF YOUR HOUSING MARKET. LIKE I SAID, WE INCORPORATED THAT INTO OUR PROJECTIONS BECAUSE THAT'S JUST GONNA BE A REALITY OF AN AREA LIKE THIS. HOUSING PRICE. WE TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. THIS IS THE VILLA HOME VALUE INDEX. IT'S THE MOST UP TO DATE, UM, KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE WAY OF LOOKING AT A TYPICAL HOME VALUE IN AN AREA THAT WE'VE FOUND, UM , YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY SPIKED THERE, ESPECIALLY POST PANDEMIC PEOPLE MOVING DOWN REMOTE WORKERS. UM A LOT OF RETIREES. A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING TO FLORIDA FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. REALLY SPIKED. BUT SINCE ABOUT AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, THAT NUMBER HAS HELD PRETTY STEADY HASN'T GONE DOWN BUT REALLY HASN'T GONE UP IN THE WAY THAT IT HAD PRIOR. A LOT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, EMPLOY OUR INSURANCE CHANGES IN INSURANCE RATES HAVE LED TO THAT. GOING DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUES AND THIS ONE. I DO APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE YOUR 2020 NUMBERS UP THERE. UM, BUT THEY'RE IN THE REPORT. YOU CAN SEE THE YOU'VE YOU'VE INCREASED THAT BUILDING YOU YOU HIT ABOVE THAT 1250 OR SO THRESHOLD. UM POST MICHAEL EVEN LITTLE BIT BEFORE, MICHAEL. UM IN 2022.

YOUR TOTAL NUMBERS HAVE GONE DOWN A BIT. UM YOU'RE SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES HAVE GONE UP, BUT ESPECIALLY UNITS IN MULTI FAMILY STRUCTURES HAVE HAVE REDUCED IN 22. UM LIKE I SAID, WE SPENT A GOOD CHUNK OF TIME REALLY DIGGING INTO HURRICANE MICHAEL DAMAGE. WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME GREAT DATA AND GREAT ASSISTANCE FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE TOOK THE ASSESSMENTS FROM 2018 THROUGH 2022 ACTUALLY TRACKED EVERY PROPERTY THROUGHOUT TO SEE KIND OF LEVELS OF DAMAGE AND ACTUALLY WHICH ONES DISAPPEARED. BETWEEN 18 AND 19 EVERY DOT YOU SEE, THERE IS A STRUCTURE THAT WAS ON THE MAP IN 18. THERE WAS NO LONGER THERE IN 19, AND THAT WAS OUR BEST PRODUCTS. PROXY FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE. SOME OF THOSE ABOUT YOU KNOW, 4.4% OF THEM GONE FROM A NORMAL YEAR TO NORMAL YEAR. THAT'S ABOUT HALF OF A PERCENT THAT ARE GONE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, MAYBE JUST REMODELS OR MOBILE HOMES THAT ARE MOVED, BUT A GOOD CHUNK OF THOSE HURRICANE DAMAGE YOU DON'T NEED EVEN SURE YOU'VE SEEN ALL THESE KIND OF MASS BEFORE. BUT WE DUG INTO THEIR AND TRIED TO PROJECT AND MODEL THAT IMPACT ON HOUSING. YOU CAN ALSO SEE WE, UM THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS PUT A LEVEL OF DAMAGE. THIS WASN'T REALLY QUICKLY THROUGH WINDSHIELD SURVEYS AT FIRST AND GOT MORE ACCURATE AS THE YEARS WENT ON, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW QUICKLY THE RECOVERY HERE HAPPENED. UM WHERE POST MICHAEL IN 2019. MORE THAN HALF OF THE HOMES HAD AT LEAST SOME DAMAGE. YOU CAN SEE BY 2022. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE BACK TO BEING CONSIDERED ON DAMAGED BY THE PROPERTY PRICES OFFICE. AND SO THAT ALL THAT AND MUCH MORE, UM WENT INTO KIND OF THESE NUMBERS HERE, WHICH ARE WHAT WE THINK

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OH, NO, YOU HAVE MORE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO WE LOOKED AT SOME PEER COMMUNITIES, UM, CHARLOTTE, CITRUSY AND CLAY TO JUST REVIEW WHAT KIND OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES YOU HAVE. WHAT INCENTIVES YOU OFFER THAT SORT OF THING AND, UM, VERY SIMILAR THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UH, SOME POLICIES ARE MORE QUANTITATIVE THAN OTHERS, AND WE'LL DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT AND THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT MOST POLICIES WITHOUT THROUGH THE STATE OR SIMILAR TO BAY COUNTY. THE ONE THAT REALLY WE FOUND INTERESTING WAS VAL COLORADO. UM, THEY HAVE A LOT OF TOURISM. THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORKERS THAT THEY HAVE TO BRING IN TO MEET THAT TOURISM DEMAND AND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IF YOU GET A CHANCE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE REVIEWED THIS OR NOT, BUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE, IT'S CALLED VALE INDEED. AND THEY ACTUALLY HELP THEIR CITIES AND COUNTIES, MUNICIPAL WORKERS, INCLUDING FIRE POLICE, UM YOU KNOW, STREETS. ROADS BRIDGES, UM, TO AFFORD HOUSES IN THAT AREA SO THAT THEY CAN RECRUIT THOSE YOUNGER, UPCOMING UM INDIVIDUALS AND WHAT THEY DO, IS THEY ACTUALLY BY DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND THEY PUT IT IN THE BUDGET, JUST LIKE YOU WOULD PUT WATER AND SEWER IN THE BUDGET AND OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BECOME A BIG PROGRAM FOR THEM, AND IT HAS HELPED THEM RECRUIT AND SUSTAIN , UM EMPLOYEES THAT THEY NEEDED FOR THE AREA. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, UM OR IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO US IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THIS WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU. BUT IT'S CALLED VALE INDEED, AND IT'S ACTUALLY HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE. AS WELL. SO WHEN WE TOOK A DEEPER REVIEW OF THE CURRENT POLICIES YOU HAVE IN YOUR COMP PLAN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED IS JUST YOU HAVE LIKE UTILIZATION OF DENSITY BONUSES ARE THOSE QUANTIFIED YEARLY IS ONE OF OUR QUESTIONS. UM, IT'S MAYBE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT. IF NOT, UM IF THERE WAS A COST SAVINGS WAS THAT PASSED ON TO THE BUYER OR THE RENTER? UM STREAMLINE DEVELOPMENT WAS ONE OF YOUR YOUR POLICIES AND, UM, QUICK AND FAST PERMITTING, SO THAT CUT DOWN ON TIME FOR THE DEVELOPER OR BUILDER WAS THE SAVINGS PASSED ON TO THE BUYER OR RENTER? AND ABATEMENT OF IMPACT FEES. UM HAS THE SAVINGS BEEN PASSED ON AND ARE THOSE UTILIZED TODAY? UM SO IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN A LOOK AT THOSE POLICIES IN AWHILE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT. AND UM, SEE IF YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME OTHER AREAS, POLICIES AND MAYBE QUANTIFIED SOME OF THOSE SO YEARLY. YOU WILL KNOW HOW THOSE POLICIES ARE WORKING AND HELPING . BUT A COUNTY HAS REALLY REALLY STARTED MAKING A BIG NOTEWORTHY IMPRESSION AND PROGRESS WITH YOUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT. IT IS AMAZING WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN A FEW YEARS THAT YOU'VE HAD YOUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT. UM SO FAR, YOU'VE ASSISTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 400 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH AN AVERAGE PURCHASE PRICE OF, UM 202 $110,000. AND I MEAN THAT'S HUGE 400 HOMES AND ONLY A FEW YEARS UM, YOU'VE DEDICATED MILLIONS OF THE HHR P DOLLARS TO ASSIST WHICH IS I UNDERSTAND ONE OF YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS WITH 308 MULTI FAMILY UNITS AND A LOT OF THOSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK AT AND MEET THE NEEDS FOR THAT GAP THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. AND UM, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE A GOOD START FOR THE FUTURE. AND YOUR AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 60% AND LOWER AM I IS GREAT, AND IT'S WORKING, AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY COUNTY IS CURRENTLY DOING TO MEET. ALL THESE ALL THESE NEEDS, AND YOU HAVE A GREAT HOUSING DEPARTMENT. SO. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THAT YOU HAVE. SHOW THAT YOU HAVE THAT IN A HARD COPY THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THEM. SORRY. THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION. SO HERE IS A HARD COPY. AND WE'LL BE, UH, JUST TO BE CLEAR. THIS IS A DRAFT. ACTUALLY YOU'LL HAVE A FEW OF MY HAND AND WRITTEN NOTES ON THAT ONE. SO UM, YOU'LL BE GETTING THE FINAL ONE SOON.

WE'RE JUST GONNA SIT DOWN TODAY TALKED WITH STAFF GO OVER A HANDFUL OF THINGS, AND THEN YOU'LL GET THE FINAL COPY WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. THANK YOU. PAST MINE DOWN. THANK YOU. I'M GOOD.

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[H.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED ONLY TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA)]

[I.  APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

UNDER COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN RATIFY LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR PORTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO RATIFY A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE POOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT. UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES PROJECTS. STAMPER SUPPORT RESOLUTION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SUPPORT RESOLUTION TRIUMPH GULF COAST FOR PROJECTS STAMPER AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN OF SIGNED THE SAME UNDER PUBLIC WORKS. I AM NINE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAST ARMS CONTRACT AWARD. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAST ARM HARDENING CONTRACT INGRAM SIGNAL IZATION INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,968,130. FOR THE HARDENING OF 14 INTERSECTIONS THROUGHOUT BAY COUNTY. ITEM. 10 COUNTY ROAD, 30 FRONT BEACH ROAD SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PHASE THREE SUPPLEMENTAL STAFFS RECORD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD A APPROVED THE LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICH ADDS $500,000 COMPLAINT FUNDING FOR COUNTY ROAD. 30 FRONT BEACH ROAD SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PHASE THREE AND BE AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN RESOLUTION, AS WELL AS ANY MODIFICATIONS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. UM 11 HODGES BAYOU PLANTATION PHASE THREE PLAT APPROVAL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO A APPROVED THE FINAL FLAT. FINAL PLAN OF THE HARDEST BAYOU PLANTATION FACE THREE SUBDIVISION. BE AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY

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[14.  Letter of Intent for Purchase of Westrock (Project Aqua)]

IS THERE ANY WAY THEY COULD JUST WALK AWAY AND NOT NOT DO THIS? DO WE HAVE ANY? DO WE HAVE ANY TEETH? OH NO. MAYBE WHEN THE PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS WHOLE MONEY IN ESCROW ON UNTIL IT DOES GET CLEANED UP OR SO THOSE ARE DETAILS THAT WOULD BE WORKED OUT WHEN WE GET TO THE CONTRACT STAGE AFTER WE'VE UM, GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE A GREAT ON ON PRICE. BUT BUT, YEAH, CERTAINLY THOSE ARE THOSE ARE FACTORS THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER. PART OF THAT SOLUTION IS TYPICALLY, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE POLICY AND SOME BONDS AND OTHER THINGS TO PUT SOME PUT SOME TEETH TO IT. AND IF WE DECIDE OR WERE UNABLE TO PURCHASE IT, AND SOMEONE ELSE PURCHASES IT. IS THERE A WAY TO ENACT SOMETHING LIKE I'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT KEEPING SOMETHING IN ESCROW UNTIL IT IS DONE, OR I MEAN, IS THERE SOME SORT OF CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IN THE FOLKS THAT ON IT NOW THAT WE KNOW FOR SURE THEY'RE GOING TO UM GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF YEARS

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EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS. UM QUICKLY GET THAT COAST GUARD CONTRACT BACK AND IN THIS AREA.

BUT I THINK IT'S A INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN. TRIUMPH DOLLARS AROUND THERE. THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING. THERE'S OTHER UM. ENTITIES THAT WOULD WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROPERTY. SO I THINK YOU'D HAVE MULTI USERS OUT THERE AND I THINK EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT STEP FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. YES SIR. AS YOU STATED, THIS IS JUST THIS LETTER OF INTENT IS JUST A STARTING POINT. AND NO, WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO WITH THIS, BUT WE'LL START AT THIS POINT, AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE MOVING FORWARD. WE FOUR BAY COUNTY THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND HAVE A HAND IN THIS AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY THE BENEFITS TO BE COUNTING I THINK FOR YEARS TO COME WILL BE GREAT. UM AS WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE AND I KNOW IN THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE IT ADDRESSES ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. TO ME, THAT'S THE MOST ONE OF THE MOST SENSITIVE AREAS IN THE AGREEMENT, AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I'M SURE ALL THAT WILL COME WILL BE WASHED OUT AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE AS WE AS WE IF DISAGREEMENT COMES THROUGH. OH LIKEWISE TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY NO IN TALKING WITH SEVERAL PRIVATE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED AN INTEREST IN THIS JUST THE WAY IF WE'RE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT UM, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF AND BRYAN COUNTY ATTORNEY'S STAFF.

APPRECIATE Y'ALL WORKING THROUGH THIS WITH EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH Y'ALL, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO JUST BRING TOGETHER SEVERAL DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND BE ABLE TO REPLACE WHAT WAS THAT 11 INDUSTRY AND HOPEFULLY MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES BE ABLE TO COME IN. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RAIL AND OTHER THINGS AND BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY AND BRING IN SOME GOOD PAYING JOBS APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT BACK IN THE MEDIA HAVE DONE WORKING WITH US ON THIS AS WELL AND GOING THROUGH THIS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE CITIZENS IN THE RIGHT WAY ACROSS THE BOARD FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS YOU KNOW , MAKING SURE THAT THE FUNDS DON'T COME OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND AND USING THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM RESTORE, AS WELL AS FROM TRIUMPH TO BE ABLE TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND THEN HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO WORK WITH PRIVATE PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS A WIN ALL THE WAY AROUND. YOU DO? YEP. I THINK THAT'S IT. ME A QUESTION. SO I GUESS WITH THAT THERE'S NO MORE CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS. WE GET A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER DOZER YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER PIECE? YES MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MORE YES , MA'AM. CAROL YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN HAM? YES, MA'AM.

[15.  PZ 23-066 - Small Scale Amendment Highway 2301]

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ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE LEGAL EXISTING NON CONFORMING COMMERCIAL USES JUST NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HAD THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF HOW A 23 OH, ONE IN BAY HEAD ROAD.

HOWIE 23. OH ONE IS IDENTIFIED AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY IN THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. STAFF AGREES WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING. APPROVED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THERE WAS A GOOD BIT OF PUBLIC COMMENT. UM, A FEW OF THOSE RELATED TO, UH. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JUST NOT FEELING THAT THIS THE INTENDED USE HERE, WHICH IS A DOLLAR GENERAL. WAS NEEDED IN THIS AREA, BUT MOST OF THE COMMENTS WERE RELATED TO THE SAFETY OF THAT ROADWAY SEGMENT ALONG HIGHWAY 23. OH, ONE. PARTICULARLY THERE AT THAT CURVE YOU SEE TO THE SOUTH. OF THE THEY OUTLINED AREA. UM THE PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTED PLANNING STAFF. TO INFORM PUBLIC WORKS STAFF OF THESE CONCERNS, AND I DID THAT. PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION CONDUCTED A CRASH ASSESSMENT ON THE PROPERTY.

WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THEY FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN ACCIDENTS THERE. TWO OF THOSE WERE RELATED TO D U I RELATED INCIDENTS IS ANOTHER THREE WERE RELATED TO EXCESSIVE SPEED.

CARELESS DRIVING. OR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. IN ONE CASE, IT WAS A DIRTY WINDSHIELD AND THE GLARE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE HIS ORIENTATION. UM. I WAS INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS THIS OVER THIS WEEKEND THIS PAST WEEKEND. ANOTHER ACCIDENT THERE, THAT'S THAT'S NOT INCLUDED ON HERE. AND THIS REPORT. HOWEVER. OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. UH THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO INDICATE A DEFICIENCY WITH THE ROADWAY SIGNAGE AND MARKINGS. UM HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ADJACENT ROADWAY CURVE TO THE SOUTH THEY WILL BE PLACING CHEVRON ALIGNMENT MARKERS AND ADDING REFLECTIVE MARKERS TO THE GUARD WILL ENDS ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THIS CURVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT HERE. SUBMITTED. A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY. FOR THE UM, INTENDED USE AGAIN. A DOLLAR GENERAL. WHICH ARE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REVIEWED UM, AND AGREED WITH THAT IT IT WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY FURTHER. UM DANGEROUS. SITUATIONS WITH THIS AREA. UM. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THOSE ONE QUICK ONE ABOUT IS IT, CREATING A SPOT ZONING AT ALL? SINCE I KNOW YOU SAID, THERE'S SOME UN CONFORMING ACROSS THE STREET SO WELL AGAIN. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THERE YOU CAN SEE TO THE NORTH. THAT WHAT KIND OF PINK OR PURPLE COLORED PROPERTY THAT IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AS WELL. SO WE DO HAVE THAT IN THE AREA. AND THERE IS SOME FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AS WELL. I THINK IT'S NEEDED IN THE AREA JUST LOOKED LIKE IT WAS, UH ALL ALONE OVER THERE AND ZONING.

THAT'S. I MEAN, ISN'T IT RIGHT? JUST NORTH OF BAY HEAD RIGHT THERE. YOU'VE GOT A GAS STATION . AM EMINEM. EMINEM MARKET THAT ISN'T SHOWING AS BEING COMMERCIALLY ZONED RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S YOU'VE GOT AN EXISTING LEGAL NONCONFORMING USE THEIR AT THAT.

NORTH. WEST INTERSECTION. UM. THAT IS A GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE. CORRECT IS JUST SOUTH OF THERE. RIGHT AROUND SHAMROCK CORRECT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CORRECT THAT'S ALL STILL SHOWING AND RESIDENTIAL SO THAT WE'VE GOT THAT ONE WAS ACTUALLY INVOLVED WITH THE AGI A FINALLY GOT PROPERLY ZONED AND SHOWING, BUT IT WAS AT ONE TIME. SHOWING NONCONFORMING YOU SO IT'S CORRECT AND WITH A LOT OF CITIZENS, I'VE TALKED WITH THAT THERE. WITH A LOT OF SYSTEMS. I'VE TALKED WITH UP THERE. THEY WANTED SOMETHING MORE UP THERE WHERE THEY WON'T HAVE TO DRIVE OUT ON 2 31. AND HAVE TO DRIVE INTO TOWN OR FURTHER DOWN TO 31 TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN BACK THAT PICTURE UP? HAVE A BIGGER VIEW THERE. RIGHT? THAT'S THE ONE

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OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. OKAY. SEE YOU. NONE WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR. AND HAND OVER TO THE BOARD MOTION TO APPROVE MULTIPLE SECONDS. COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM. CAROL YES, MA'AM? YES MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER, PIECE CHAIRMAN. HAM? YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT AND THE NEXT ONE MOVE INTO PZ TWO THREE

[16.  PZ 23-067 - Zone Change - Highway 2301]

THIS WILL BE A CRAZY JUDICIAL SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND. SO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY CANTOR URINE I SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE ABOUT THE YEAR WILL BE TRUTH OR TRUTH READY? ANY EXPORTS. A DISCLOSURES FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKE WITH THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. THE PROPERTIES BUT WERE KNOWN UM, FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. I'VE SPOKEN WITH STAFF AND THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. UH FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKE WITH THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKEN NOWHERE. I DID SPEAK WITH THE APPLICANTS REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. ON APRIL 18TH. THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUESTS TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2.4 ACRES FROM A G ONE GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO SEE ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 23. OH ONE IN THE YOUNG YOUNGSTOWN AREA. THE INCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THEM PRO ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 23. OH ONE ALONG CORRIDOR, WHERE A MIXTURE OF AGRICULTURE, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL USES CURRENTLY EXIST. THERE IS AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION. APPROXIMATELY 1600 FT NORTH THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY ALONG HIGHWAY 23. OH, ONE. THERE ARE LEGAL EXISTING NON CONFORMING COMMERCIAL USES JUST NORTH OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY OF THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 23. OH, ONE BEHEAD ROAD. UM STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING APPROVED PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE.

ANY QUESTIONS? PUSH. OKAY. QUESTION. UM. THIS BEING CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL ADJACENT AG.

TYPICALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF THIS RESIDENTIAL AROUND US. BUT THIS IS AGAR THERE NEED SPECIAL LANDSCAPE BUFFERS THAT REQUIRE DIGESTION TO FOR THE PROPOSED THE ONE ZONING WHEN DEVELOPING ADJACENT TO THE A G ONE. UM ZONING THAT WAS SURROUNDED THERE. IT WOULD BE A 15 FT. THE EARLIER REQUIRES A 15 FT LANDSCAPE BUFFER. AND ARE THERE ANY UTILITIES FROM THE CONNECTORS AS WELL AND SUBJECT HERE? IT THERE'S NO PUBLIC UTILITIES IS THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY ALRIGHT. QUESTION IF IT WAS RESIDENTIAL WOULD IT BE? WOULD IT BE A WHAT WOULD THE BUFFER B IS RESIDENTIAL. ADJACENT RESIDENT 25 FT. AND IF IT WAS, YEAH, IF

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MCKENZIE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AND AS REGARDING THE LANDSCAPE FOR I MEAN, WE'RE READING TEA LEAVES HERE TO SEE AND SAY THAT WE EXPECT RESIDENTIAL TO GO IN THERE, SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION NOW. GREAT. YEAH, I THINK I'M I MEAN, I'M GOOD WITH THE 15 FT BUFFER THE WAY THEY HAVE IT SET MYSELF. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. OKAY SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE CLOSE TO FOUR AND TURNED OVER TO THE BOARD.

MOTION TO SECOND. WITH THE OCEAN AND THE SECOND. WAS THAT A SECOND? OKAY? ALRIGHT.

COMMISSIONER DOZER. YES, MA'AM CAROL. COMMISSIONER MORE YES, MA'AM COMMISSIONER PIECE, MA'AM, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT NEXT . UH WE'LL RUN INTO RESTORE ACT NUMBER 17. JIM MUELLER. GOOD

[17.  Amendment to RESTORE Act Multi-Year Implementation Plan for Project Aqua and Estuary Program Projects]

DIRECT COMPONENT FUNDS, WHICH COME FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON SETTLEMENT. THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ACCEPTED BAY COUNTIES. FIRST MULTI YEAR PLAN IN 2017 AND THE COUNTY IS NOW PROPOSING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN TO ADD THIS FOUR PROJECTS I JUST MENTIONED

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NO AND HERE AGAIN. I'VE GOT SOMEBODY TELLING ME WHAT I SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT TALK ABOUT . AS I'M LIMITED TO THE FACTS. YOU KNOW WE'RE DRILLING WITH THAT EMERGENCY SITUATION CALLED THE DPP. OH SPILL IN THE MONEY THAT WAS GENERATED FROM IT AND TAKEN FROM ME. YOU KNOW, AND

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[L.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (LIMITED TO ITEMS WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY)]

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT AND, YOU KNOW, USE A LOT OF COVER TO COVER YOUR ACTS. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT KNOWS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE ARE REPUBLIC. YOU KNOW, ONE NATION UNDER GOD REPUBLIC, YOU KNOW, AND WE WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON ALL THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND IT GOES BACK TO THE MOST DANGEROUS STUFF THAT YOU COULD EVER MENTIONED. AND THEN WE GOT OH, DON BANKS OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ALL WATCHED ME AND BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF THEM TAKING EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT WITHIN THE COURTS, AND YOU'VE GOT THE SAME THAT USE THEIR GUN AND SHIELDS.

GONNA COME OUT THERE AND TRY TO TAKE MY PROPERTY BUDDY. ARE YOU GONNA BE THE ONE ARE YOU GONNA SEND SOMEBODY THAT'S INNOCENT. I BET YOU'RE NOT ARGUING. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN AND HAVE A I'M JUST SAYING INSULTING . NOT SO NOBODY. I'M DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR MY NATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL WANNA WHEN SOMEBODY GETS THEIR HOUSES DESTROYED WHEN SOMEBODY GETS TO PROPERTIES TAKEN AND SOMEBODY GETS THEIR LIFE THREATENING LIKE I HAVE, AND I CAN PROVE IT BEYOND THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT. DOING WE'RE DONE MOXIE. UM SHERIFF, PLEASE, PLEASE ESCORT HIM TO THE DOOR. EVERYTHING. ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. NOT THIS IS GOOD CONTROL. WAY IT DOWN CONTROL. FORGET ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHILDREN. I LOVE . ALL THAT WAS FREE AT NO COST TO THE TAXPAYERS. OKAY IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A SHOW AT A PRE SHOW. UM OKAY. UM SEE YOU NONE WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR WILL GO INTO THE COUNTY

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[O.  CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AND COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS]

TYPICALLY, WHEN SCHOOL IS IN UM, SO THEY MIGHT DWINDLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE THREE MONTHS BUT TYPICALLY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF CAN ATTEST TO IT. THERE'S MULTIPLE CALLS EVERY DAY. D E P IS THE ONE THAT HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THIS LANDFILL. THEY ARE UNDER MULTIPLE CONCERN ORDERS RIGHT NOW. FOR VARIOUS ISSUES, BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY PUT TOGETHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. THE EP IS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY ON IT PROVES OR DISPROVES A PERMIT, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE. OKAY IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN MOVE ON IT QUICKLY. WE COULD HAVE IT TO YOU. BEFORE THEN, TIMELINE ON THE YOU SAID THAT THE MOVING TOWARDS THE EXTENSION IS THERE IS THIS TIME SENSITIVE ? IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT, UH THAT'S CRITICAL ON THAT. MY UNDERSTANDING THIS AS COMMISSIONER MORE STATED THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, UM AND THEY'RE EXCHANGING INFORMATION STILL, SO THERE'S ALSO AN INPUT PERIOD THAT COMMISSIONER MORE I BELIEVE IS REQUESTING A LETTER FOR THAT WOULD BE AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FROM THE COUNTY. WE'RE NOT THERE YET. UM SO WHEN THEY GET THROUGH THE PROCESS, DP WILL WILL OPEN IT FOR COMMENTS AND WE CAN EITHER ADDRESS IT PROACTIVELY OR A WAY TO THEM OR BOTH. OKAY? ALRIGHT. THAT SOUNDS

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WE'LL START TO SEE A LOT OF THEIR MOTORS OUT LIKE WE DO THE MERCURY SO MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE SOME RACES OUT THERE. WE CAN BE ENTERTAINED. UM AS COMMISSIONER MORE STATED VOTING IS TODAY OR ANYBODY WAS LAST WEEK AND I THINK THE RESULTS ARE UM, HOPEFULLY BETTER THAN THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 16.5. UM PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD LYNN HAVEN IN PANAMA CITY. THEY DEFINITELY NEED YOU TO COME TO THE POLLS AND PLEASE VOTE. UM MEMORIAL DAY IS UP AND COMING.

UM I KNOW IT'S A BIG CELEBRATION. PEOPLE LIKE TAKE THEIR BOATS OUT. DRINK BEER ENJOY THEMSELVES, BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF MEMORIAL DAY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED AND DIED FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY FOR OUR PEACE AND OUR FREEDOM TO ALLOW US TO BE HERE.

UM WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE MEMBERS THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY SO OUR VETERANS SERVICES DIVISION WILL BE HOSTING MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT KENT FORCE LAWN. IT'LL BE ON MAY 29TH FROM MORIAL DAY, STARTING AT 10 A.M. UM IT'S ALWAYS AN EXCITING EVENT IS AN HONOR TO BE THERE AND INVITE EVERYONE OF YOU TO PLEASE COME IN AND ENJOY IT WITH US. THE LAST THING I HAVE IS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON MAY 5TH WHERE CHAUTAUQUA, THEY'RE CONTINUING ON ALL THE WAY UNTIL MAY 30TH SO ALL OF OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE HAVING THEIR CEREMONIES HAVE BEEN HAVING A GRADUATING SENIOR MYSELF. BUT I WANT TO WISH ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE GRADUATING. UM JUST ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD AND WHATEVER ENDEAVOR THEY CHOOSE WHETHER ITS VOCATION WHETHER IT'S GOING STRAIGHT TO WORK WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO COLLEGE SERVING IN OUR MILITARY, BUT I JUST WANT TO WISH THEM ALL GOOD LUCK AND HOPEFULLY WE KEEP CREATING JOBS AND THEY'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES. COME BACK HERE AND ENJOY BAY COUNTY WITH US. SO IT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. DISCLOSURE JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE FACT THAT WE VOTED ON THE IDEA TO HELP OUR ARE MADE BY IMPROVING THE SEAGRASS BEDS. THAT'S PROPS.

CARS ARE ALWAYS A PROBLEM, AND AS WE HAVE VOTERS, UM FROM OUT OF TOWN WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHERE TO GO IN THE BAY? UH PROPER SCARS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR US. SO ANY TIME WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT MONEY IN THAT DIRECTION TO HELP ALLEVIATE THAT PROBLEM. I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH IT, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. UM AND SO ALSO WANTED JUST ENCOURAGE, AS HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE. PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY. UM I DO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A RUNOFF LIKE THIS ON ANY CITY, WHETHER IT'S LYNN HAVEN, PANAMA, AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER CITY OR COUNTY UM LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THE RUNOFF, AND THEY JUST THEY COME OUT AND VOTE FOR THE MAIN MAIN VOTING DAY. BUT WHEN IT'S RUN OFF, THE NUMBERS DROPPED, SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND VOTE. AND LET'S HAVE. HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT. SO WITHOUT ALL THAT SAID, IS IT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL, UM, LAST, BUT NOT LEAST MYSELF. UM I THINK ROBERT WAS LOOKING AT MY NOTES, SO I JUST GO AHEAD AND SCRATCH ABOUT HALF OF THEM OFF.

UM ACCORDING ACCORDING PEAK AND, UM BUT, UM, I GUESS STILL WANTED TO, UM, I GUESS ONE THING I LIKE TO YOU KNOW AGAIN. WE DID THE VOLUNTEER BUYOUT TODAY FOR HOUSES THROUGH THE FEMALE PROGRAM TO HELP ALLEVIATE FLOODING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAS PROVED TO BE VERY FRUITFUL. UM AND EVER SINCE THE STORM, UM WE HEAR FLOODING ISSUES. UM UM, QUITE OFTEN.

DON'T KNOW. WE GET HIM A LOT. UM AND THIS IS ONE WAY TO HELP BELIEVE THAT, SO THAT WAS GLAD TO SEE MORE OF THAT COMING THROUGH AND TO LAST WEEK LAST WE LIKE TO WELCOME SUZUKI. THAT'S A GREAT ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY. I'M GLAD TO SEE HIM HERE. NO THEY HAVE THEIR GRAND OPENING COMING UP HERE PRETTY SOON. SO UM, THE PICTURES OF THE BUILDING ARE LOVELY, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THEM BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT WE ARE

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