[CALL TO ORDER]
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TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING TOGETHER. JULY 16TH, 2024. THE TIME IS 9 A.M. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER DOZIER. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER PIECE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN HAM. YES, MA'AM. OUR INVOCATION. THIS MORNING IS LESS, WAS LED BY, CAMERON WINTO. WOODLAWN CHURCH WOULD PLEASE STAND. JONATHAN. DEACONS WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? LORD GOD, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT WE GET TO CALL HO BAI PRAY THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT WOULD FALL ON THIS PLACE TODAY AS OUR COMMISSIONERS MAKE DECISIONS AS THEY DISCUSS AS ISSUES ARE RAISED. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT WOULD GIVE GREAT WISDOM TO THEM AND THAT IT WOULD BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THOSE WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME. SO, LORD, WE LOVE YOU. WE TRUST YOU TODAY AND WE ASK ALL THIS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THIS MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, A POINT OF CLARITY, FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A DELETION, BUT IN THE LAST MEETING WE HAD DISCUSSED, COMMISSIONER DOZIER HAD BROUGHT UP AN ISSUE ABOUT MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT. YES. AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BRINGING THAT BACK ON THIS AGENDA. AND, COUNTY LEGAL HAS ASKED TO EXTEND THAT A MEETING. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WAS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TODAY, GOING TO BE HERE FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. IT'S NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA. IT WOULD BE ON NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES. OKAY ALL RIGHT. IS THAT GOOD? SURE. OKAY I GET APPROVAL
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]
OR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION. SECOND, A MOTION IN A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE.[PRESENTATIONS]
YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER DOZIER. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. HAM. YES, MA'AM. THIS MORNING WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS. COMMISSIONER CARROLL WILL DO THE HONORS OF THAT. WE GOT FIVE DIFFERENT, PRESENTATIONS, SERVICE AWARDS AND SOME RETIREMENTS. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE A LIVELY CROWD HERE THIS MORNING. WE SHOULD ASK ALL OF Y'ALL TO COME SIT UP FRONT. ALL Y'ALL SITTING IN THE BACK. I'M JOKING, I'M JOKING. ALL RIGHT, FIRST ONE WE HAVE, WE NEED BRIAN WELLBORN TO COME UP FRONT. YOU GOT YOUR SPEECH PREPARED? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, SIR.ALL RIGHT. HERE WITH ME IS BRIAN WELLBORN. HE HAS SERVED THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BAY COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS, CAPTAIN WELLBORN BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH BAY COUNTY IN JUNE OF 2004. HE WAS PROMOTED TO FIRE LIEUTENANT IN 2012. CAPTAIN IN 2018, AND RECEIVED HIS EMT CERTIFICATION IN 2015. CAPTAIN WELLBORN CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE LOGISTICS OFFICER AS WELL AS THE TEAM COMMANDER FOR THE HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM. OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, CAPTAIN WELLBORN HAS RESPONDED TO COUNTLESS FIRE AND MEDICAL CALLS, HAZMAT INCIDENTS, AND NATURAL DISASTERS. HE IS A DEDICATED OFFICER WHO CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE GOT CLIFTON BUTLER. ROADS AND BRIDGES. YOU LOOK LIKE A GUY WHO LOVES THE MIC. SO HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD MORNING. ALL RIGHT. CLIFTON BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION IN JULY. SIX OF 2004 AS A MAINTENANCE WORKER, DUE TO HIS SKILL AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK HARD, CLIFTON WAS PROMOTED THROUGH THE RANKS TO ROADWAY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN. CURRENTLY, HE HELPS TO MAINTAIN THE VAST STORMWATER SYSTEM BY ENSURING PROPER WATER FLOW THROUGHOUT THE OUTFALL DRAINAGE SYSTEM. OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, CLIFTON HAS PROVEN TO BE A VITAL ASSET TO NOT ONLY HIS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO THE ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION TEAM. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR THE CITIZENS OF BAY COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS. WE SO THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO RETIREMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, I NEED KOI TO COME UP. KOI ROBINSON. GOOD MORNING. I'M DOING GREAT, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? SO COREY BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH BAY COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION ON MAY 4TH, 2004 AS A MAINTENANCE WORKER. DURING HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR BAY COUNTY, KOI HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION, HOLDING NUMEROUS POSITIONS RANGING FROM MAINTENANCE WORKER TO CREW LEADER. DURING HIS CAREER, KOI HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BAY COUNTY ROADWAY SYSTEM. COREY ROBINSON HAS SERVED THE CITIZENS OF BAY COUNTY WELL, AND HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BY THE ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION. WE WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR RETIREMENT.THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. I'LL CATCH YOU UP. AND I HATE ALL THESE RETIREMENT ONES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. TIM HOWARD, FIRE CAPTAIN, EMT. ALL RIGHT. MORNING, SIR. SO TIM IS RETIRING WITH OVER 23 YEARS OF CAREER SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BAY COUNTY.
CAPTAIN HOWARD BECAME A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WITH BAY COUNTY IN 1985 AND BEGAN HIS PAID CAREER SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2000. HE WAS PROMOTED TO FIRE LIEUTENANT IN 2005, CAPTAIN IN 2006, AND RECEIVED HIS EMT CERTIFICATION IN 2008. CAPTAIN HOWARD ALSO SERVED AS THE TEAM COMMANDER FOR THE HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM FROM 2006 TO 2022, WHERE HE RECEIVED THE THOMAS YATABE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN 2021. CAPTAIN HOWARD IS A RESPECTED LEADER WHO HAS RESPONDED TO COUNTLESS FIRE AND MEDICAL CALLS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENCES, NATURAL DISASTERS. UPON HIS RETIREMENT, CAPTAIN HOWARD IS LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE TIME, FISHING AND QUALITY TIME WITH HIS TEENAGE DAUGHTER. NOW, ME BEING THE FATHER OF TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS, YOU MAY RECONSIDER THAT RETIREMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE, SO YOU MAY COME BACK.
WE'LL HOLD YOUR SPOT. BUT THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO BAY COUNTY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU SO DRESSED UP. LAST ONE. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LAST ONE. WE HAVE THE RETIREMENT OF MR. CURT WINTERS. CURT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SO WE FEEL INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE CURT AS OUR LARVICIDE SUPERVISOR FOR SO MANY YEARS.
HIS EXCEPTIONAL FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN A CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF BAY COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL. CURT ALWAYS DISPLAYED A STRONG FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND, AND NEVER QUIT UNTIL THE JOB WAS COMPLETED. HE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED AN EAGERNESS TO TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES AND ASSIGNMENTS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION. CURT 30 YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION ENSURE THAT OUR BAY COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL LARVICIDE OPERATIONS ARE SECOND TO NONE, HE IS AN INVALUABLE TEAM MEMBER. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS DEDICATION AND YEARS OF SERVICE, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK. CURT FORMER MOSQUITO CONTROL MANAGER FRED WAKEFIELD SAID. HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST LARVICIDE SUPERVISORS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE MOSQUITO BUSINESS. HE WAS ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO MAKE OUR SERVICES BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE FOR THE COUNTY. WHOEVER TAKES HIS PLACE HAS SOME ABSOLUTELY BIG SHOES TO FILL. SO WE THANK YOU AND WE WISH YOU WELL. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME. WE'VE GOT 20 YEARS. 23 YEARS AND 30 YEARS. LONGEVITY.
WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, IT'S, LIMITED TO ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA? OH OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR AND GO
[CONSENT AGENDA]
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INTO CONSENT, MR. MICHAEL. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, UNDER THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ITEM ONE, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS UNDER THE BUDGET OFFICE.
ITEM TWO, FY 2024 BUDGET AMENDMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2324 BUDGET UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ITEM THREE TYNDALL COMPATIBLE USE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE ONE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD TASK ORDER CDD 24-01 TO DESIGN WEST GROUP, LLC FOR IMPLEMENTATION PHASE ONE WORK FOR THE BAY COUNTY TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE. COMPATIBLE USE PLAN UNDER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ITEM FOUR PROPERTY ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND TWIN LAKE VEGETATION REMOVAL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE 2024 PROPERTY ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND THE TWIN LAKES VEGETATION REMOVAL, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION. ITEM FIVE PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION FOR STREET LIGHTS AND STORMWATER SPECIAL ASSESSMENT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO WAY STREET LIGHTING ASHLAND STREET LIGHTING, MAGNOLIA HILL STREET LIGHTING. GRAND LAGOON SHORE STREET LIGHTING AND STORMWATER AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE RESOLUTIONS. ITEM SIX SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE SALE OF BAY COUNTY SURPLUS PARCELS AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS UNDER MERCHANT SERVICES. ITEM SEVEN JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR FY 23 ALLOCATION APPROVAL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE 51% LETTER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE GRANT COUNTYWIDE JAG C PROGRAM FUNDS UNDER ITEM EIGHT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT AMENDMENT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE AND SIGN THE AMENDMENT TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PIGGYBACK CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP FOR THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION UNDER GENERAL SERVICES. ITEM NINE, BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ROOF REPLACEMENT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 2020 4-30 FOR THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR SEVERE BIDDING CONSTRUCTION INC, THE AMOUNT OF $543,984 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UNDER PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM TEN INDIGO AT FRONT BEACH PLAT APPROVAL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE FINAL PLAT FOR INDIGO AT FRONT BEACH. ITEM 11 WEST LINGER LONGER ROADS SEDIMENT REDUCTION CONTRACT AWARD STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACT 24-46 WEST LINGER LONGER ROAD SEDIMENT REDUCTION PROJECT TO ANDERSON COLUMBIA COMPANY, INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,321,571.50 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND ANY CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UNDER THE TDC. ITEM 12 TDC PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDS REQUEST STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED REIMBURSEMENT TO THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH THROUGH THE DISBURSEMENT OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX FUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY EXPENDITURES PRESENTED RELATING TO INCREASED TOURISM ON PANAMA CITY BEACH. ITEM 13 STATE FUNDING REQUEST FOR BEACH MANAGEMENT RESOLUTIONS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ADOPT AND EXECUTE THE PANAMA CITY BEACHES AND MEXICO BEACH BEACH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND STATE FDEP GRANT RESOLUTIONS FOR FY 2526. MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT, A MOTION MULTIPLE SECONDS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER DOZIER. YES, COMMISSIONER.
MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER PIERCE. YES, MA'AM.
CHAIRMAN. HAM. YES MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE GO INTO REGULAR AGENDA NUMBER 14. BUDGET OFFICE
[Budget Office]
PROPOSED MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATE, MISS MIRANDA. MR. CHAIRMAN, AS MIRANDA IS APPROACHING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CERTIFICATION OF THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A MEMO TO ADOPT THE MAXIMUM MILLAGE RATES FOR FY 25. THESE RATES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ADOPTED FOR FY 24 AND ARE AS FOLLOWS. GENERAL FUND 5.4362 MILLS. MOSQUITO CONTROL 0.2000 MILLS. MSTU FIRE SERVICE 1.38 MILLS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION NEEDED AND AUTHORIZE THE CERTIFICATION OF THESE RATES TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. JUST A COMMENT, MR. CHAIRMAN. FIRST OF ALL, MIRANDA, THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, ALL THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS, EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER. TYPICALLY, THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE COME IN, WE HAVE THAT EXTRA ROOM IN THE CEILING FOR WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR CAP IS GOING TO BE. BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE WE AS AND YOU HAVE HAVE COME IN WITH THE BUDGET THAT THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR ONCE WE LOCK THIS VOTE IN TODAY, THERE'S NO EXPANSION, NO INCREASES. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF. AND THAT WAY FROM NOW OUT, NO ONE HAS TO WORRY ABOUT ANY TAXES BEING RAISED FROM OUR PART. SO[00:15:03]
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WHAT HE SAID? YEAH THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I KNOW THIS IS BEEN A LOT OF WORK PUT INTO THIS WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THE INITIAL REQUEST, WE HAD A LONG WAYS TO GO. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CERTAINLY ABLE TO GET THERE AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS CAP WHERE IT IS NOW. I THINK THAT'S A BIG, BIG STEP. YEAH THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANKS ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES MA'AM.COMMISSIONER PIECE. YES, COMMISSIONER. MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER DOZIER. YES, MA'AM.
[Community Development]
CHAIRMAN. HAM. YES MA'AM. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 15. PLSC A. 2024 0102 IS A ZONE CHANGE AT 2912 TRANSMITTER ROAD. MR. WAYNE PORTER, THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING OR PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? WILL YOU PLEASE STAND TO BE SWORN IN? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH I DO. EX PARTE DISCLOSURES. MADE WITH THE SPOKEN ON OATH. I HAVE NONE SEEN THE PROPERTY SPOKEN IN MEMORY OF THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH NO ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ON. ON JUNE 18TH, 2024, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.17 ACRES FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO C2 PLAZA. COMMERCIAL. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2912 TRANSMITTER ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED SPRINGFIELD AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND IS LOCATED IN A COMMERCIAL AREA ALONG TRANSMITTER ROAD, WHERE SEVERAL GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USES CURRENTLY EXIST. THIS PROPERTY HAS MAINTAINED A LEGAL EXISTING NON-CONFORMING GENERAL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THAT PREDATES THE ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT ZONING MAP. IN 2004, THE APPLICANT DESIRES TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO REFLECT THE HISTORICAL AND CURRENT USE. STAFF AGREES WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE, THIS WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS THIS ITEM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WAYNE? NO, NO.
OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? NO OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR AND WE'LL GO TO THE BOARD. THE. WAYNE, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. IT APPEARS THERE'S SOME KIND OF OFFICE BUILDING ALREADY ON THIS PIECE OF BUSINESS. THERE'S AN EXISTING OFFICE ALREADY ON THIS PIECE. CORRECT, IT IS CURRENTLY A PET GROOMING FACILITY, SO THIS WILL BASICALLY IT'LL BE A GRANDFATHERED IN NON-CONFORMING AS FAR AS BUFFERS, STORM WATER.
THAT'S CORRECT. THEY EVER REDEVELOPED. AND THEY'LL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE SETBACKS FOR THE R2'S. SO CORRECT IT. THIS PROPERTY WAS, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED SOMETIME IN THE 80S, AND IT APPEARS THAT IT'S BEEN A COMMERCIAL USE SINCE ITS FIRST DEVELOPMENT. YEAH YEAH. NO OBJECTION TO IT. JUST IF THEY EVER REDEVELOP IT, THEY'LL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH BUFFER CRITERIA.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION. AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'A. COMMISSIONER DOZIER. YES, MA'AM.
COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER PIECE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. HAM. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO NUMBER 16 POD A20240116 AND ACCOMPANYING ZONE CHANGE 20240117. SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT. FOR QUASI JUDICIAL. OH. I'M SORRY. YEAH. QUASI JUDICIAL. DOES ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? PLEASE STAND. BE SWORN IN, SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? THE WHOLE TRUTH? PARTY ON THIS ISSUE, I HAVE NONE. NO. THE SITE SPOKEN TO. NO ONE I HAVE KNOWN THE PROPERTY HAS SPOKEN TO. NO ONE. THE MAYOR OF THE PROPERTY.
SPOKEN WITH NO ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN ON JUNE 18TH, 2024, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE A FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.9 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY FROM AG ONE GENERAL GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO C1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF KATO ROAD AND EAST 43RD STREET IN THE UNINCORPORATED BRANDONVILLE ARE.
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AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION.THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN IMMEDIATE IN AN AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
ON THE WEST AND THE SOUTH. THERE IS EXISTING GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200FT TO THE SOUTH. THE FRONTAGE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REQUIREMENTS PER TABLE. 6.1 OF THE LDR STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENTS ARE COMPATIBLE, CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMEND. RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.
APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. WE DID HAVE, SOME PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS THIS ITEM, THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH. MANY OF THOSE CITIZENS SPOKE OUT, IN OBJECTION, THERE WERE CONCERNS. THEIR PRIMARY CONCERN WAS, WAS THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THAT A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WOULD PRODUCE WITHIN THAT AREA. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES THE PROPERTY AS IT SITS NOW, I SPOKE WITH YOU THE OTHER DAY, AND YOU WERE EXPLAINING THAT THEY CAN THE DESIRE OF THIS PROPERTY, THEY WANT TO PUT A DAYCARE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THEIR APPLICATION HAS LISTED THE INTENDED USE AS A DAYCARE SO THEY CAN PUT A DAYCARE AS IT'S ZONED RIGHT NOW. THAT'S CORRECT. THE AG ONE ZONING DOES ALLOW DAYCARE NOW. THE IMPETUS, I BELIEVE, FOR THIS REQUEST, WITH THE AG ONE ZONING, YOU'RE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE ALLOWANCE IS MUCH LESS. IT'S LIMITED NOW CURRENTLY TO 25. GOING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL C-1 ZONING WOULD ALLOW UP TO 60% IMPERVIOUS. SO. SO THE BENEFIT OF THIS CHANGE WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF THEY WANTED TO PAVE THEIR PARKING LOT OR IF THEY WANTED TO, TO DO THE UPGRADES THAT WERE IMPERVIOUS, THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO DO IT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, OTHER THAN PUTTING A BUILDING OUT THERE WITH 25% IMPERVIOUS AND JUST LEAVING A DIRT PARKING LOT. YES. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. I'VE GOT. YES, SIR. SO. BUT CURRENTLY IT'S A FOUR ACRE TRACK. WHICH 25% GIVES YOU AN ACRE OF IMPERVIOUS AREA THAT CAN BE PLACED OUT THERE. CORRECT. OVER THE SITE.
THAT'S CORRECT. IF MY MATH IS CORRECT. YEAH. HAD THE PIECE THAT'S SURROUNDING IT IS ALL INDUSTRIAL. IF THAT PIECE WERE NOT INDUSTRIAL, WOULD STAFF AND I SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU THIS PRIOR TO THIS GIVE YOU TIME TO PROCESS IT? BUT WOULD STAFF STILL SUPPORT A COMMERCIAL ZONING INTERIOR TO A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS? I MEAN, ADJACENT TO INDUSTRIAL? I GET IT, BUT HAD THAT PIECE NOT BE INDUSTRIAL AROUND IT. I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE THIS IS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, WE ARE SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL, SO I BELIEVE WITH THE PROXIMITY TO THE SOUTH OF THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USES AND ZONINGS, STAFF WOULD STILL RECOMMEND AT LEAST NO MORE THAN THAN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. DO YOU HAVE? I CAN PULL IT UP, BUT DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF THE C-1 USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED? I DON'T HAVE THEM READILY AVAILABLE TO SHARE ON THE SCREE. THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF OTHERS WANT TO SPEAK, I'LL LOOK IT UP. BUT I. I DO HAVE MY. MY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. I COULD SHARE THAT. I'LL LOOK IT UP. IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT'S FINE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR. YES. WITH THIS AND AGAIN WITH IT BEING FOUR ACRES, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MEETINGS, BOTH RELATED TO TYNDALL AND OTHER THINGS ABOUT. WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS NEED OF CHILD CARE, IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT TO WHAT ROBERT JUST MENTIONED AS WELL, THIS BEING OFF WHERE IT'S LOCATED, KATO ROAD ALSO FEEDS DIRECTLY INTO NORTH BAY HAVEN AND THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I RIDE THROUGH THERE EVERY MORNIN, AND IT GETS TO BE KIND OF OVERWHELMING IF THE COMMISSION DOES VOTE TO ALLOW THIS CHANGE AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS, IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD ALSO PUT SOME REQUIREMENTS OF BEING ABLE TO KEEP MOST OF THIS TRAFFIC, OR AS MUCH AS WE CAN, OFF OF THE ROAD FOR LIKE DROP OFF PICKUP AND DIFFERENT THINGS. I KNOW ROBERT'S WORKED ON A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHERS UP IN THE, MERRITT BROWN AREA TO WORK ON GETTING TRAFFIC OFF OF THE ROAD TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF IMPROVE THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DOABLE AS WELL UNDERNEATH APPROVAL CONDITIONS, IF THE COMMISSION CHOOSES TO APPROVE IT, I FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE UNDER IT. WOULD BE THE BOARDS UNDER THE BOARD'S PURVIEW TO CONDITION ANY APPROVALS TO LIMIT ACCESS FROM. ARE YOU FROM EAST
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43RD STREET AS OPPOSED TO KATO ROAD? OKAY I'M NOT SURE. I MEAN, I'M NOT I'M NOT CERTAIN HOW YOU COULD ACCESS THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT. THERE IS NO WAY TO ACCESS THIS PROPERTY WITHOUT GOING ON TO KATO ROAD. WELL, AND I KNOW KATO ROAD. I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT JUST TRAFFIC FLOW ON KATO ROAD AS WELL AS 43RD IS. THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT IS ONE OF THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS INTO THIS BRIGHTON OAKS, DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS ON KATO ROAD. SO I MEAN WITH WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC FLOW WE'VE GOT AND THEN WE'VE GOT ALL THESE OTHER FEEDERS, ON THE EAST SIDE HERE, JUST IS THERE A WAY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS? I'M MORE SO ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE GOT A CIVIL ENGINEER SITTING OVER THERE, AND I'M WANTING TO PUT THAT IN HIS PIPE AS WELL. AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, I MEAN, THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME IS SEEING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR HOW MUCH TRAFFIC IS ON HERE. WE'VE ALREADY WE'RE I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO BE SIGNALIZING JUST UP FROM HERE. WE'RE GOING TO BE SIGNALIZING PIPELINES. SO I CAN SEE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO USE PIPELINE AND COMING THROUGH SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES RIGHT HERE IN DIFFERENT THINGS TO TRY TO GET OVER TO KATO OR COME AND BEING ABLE TO DO THINGS. SO I'M LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES? AGAIN, I'M HEARING THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR DAYCARE. AND SO I WANT TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT. BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT THESE FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING HERE. WE'RE ADDING MORE TRAFFIC. ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN TRY TO ADDRESS AND MITIGATE SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF WHAT THIS CHANGE MIGHT DO? AND AGAIN, WITH WHAT BILL MENTIONED AS IT RELATES TO DAYCARE CAN STILL BE BUILT ON THIS AND JUST IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IS NOT AS MUCH. I MEAN, IT'S STILL THERE JUST WHAT ARE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO TRY TO BALANCE OUT THE NEEDS VERSUS OF THE OF THE COMPETING INTERESTS? WOULD THE APPLICANT IS ARE THEY HERE TODAY TO SPEAK? YES, THEY ARE. OKAY SO JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THE ALLOWABLE USES FOR A C-1 AND I ONLY BRING THIS UP. THERE'S NOTHING AGAINST YOU GUYS. BUT WE'VE HAD OTHER PROPERTIES WHERE WE HAVE CHANGED ZONING. BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS, EXHIBITS. THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS TURN OUT. THEY DON'T BUILD IT. NOW IT'S UP FOR SALE. SO WE HAVE SEEN THAT, AND JUST REAL RECENTLY, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN C-1 RETAIL CENTERS LESS THAN 30,000FT■!S, CONVENIENCE STORES, GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDING ACCESSORY ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE DRUG STORES, PHARMACIES, LAUNDROMATS, DRY CLEANERS, DAYCARE CENTERS, FLORIST, FLOWER SHOPS, NOVELTY CLOTHING SHOPS, AUTO PARTS STORE, PACKAGE STORE WITHOUT CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES. BED AND BREAKFAST, FINANCE AND INSURANCE. FOOD AND BEVERAGE STORES. SO THOSE ARE ALLOWABLE. AND WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE, YOU COULD DO A CANNABIS DISPENSING FACILITY, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO GET A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THAT. I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO DO A DAYCARE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. WE DEFINITELY NEED THEM.SO MAYBE THEY CAN SHED SOME MORE LIGHT ON THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, BUT THOSE ARE THE ALLOWABLE USE THAT WOULD BE IN THERE. NOW, AS FAR AS TRAFFIC, THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO THIS IS THROUGH KATO. I MEAN, YOU COULD GO THROUGH 43RD, BUT YOUR PRIMARY ACCESS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE KATO, IT CAN BE A BUSY ROAD AS A CUT THROUGH TO GET TO THE SCHOOL. TRAFFIC IS GETTING A LOT MORE ON THAT ROADWAY, BUT DAYCARE HOPEFULLY WOULD BE ON YOUR WAY TO WORK, BUT THERE'S JUST NO WAY IF WE. IF WE PASS IT, THERE'S NO WAY TO GUARANTEE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A DAYCARE UNLESS THEY DID A PUD OR SOMETHING THAT AGREED TO THAT. CORRECT WHAT WAS THAT QUESTION? I ASKED THAT QUESTION AGAIN, SIR. I'M SORRY WE CHANGE THE ZONING ON THIS. THERE'S NO WAY TO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD BE A DAYCARE. THAT'S CORRECT. WITHOUT WITHOUT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. CORRECT. BUT WE CAN'T LIMIT IT TO A THE USE OF A DAYCARE FACILITY. CAN WE, THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEYS. I WOULD THINK THE CONDITION OF THE ZONING TIE IT TO A DAYCARE AND MAKE THAT A CONDITION OF THE PERMIT AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. WOULD THAT BE LEGAL, OR IS THAT IS IT DOES THAT CONDITION IT AS BEING A DAYCARE? I MEAN, THEIR APPLICATION IS DAYCARE. YES. AND THAT WE WOULD TIE IT, TIE THE ZONING TO WHAT THEIR APPLICATION IS, WHICH IS A DAYCARE. ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEY'D HAVE TO COME BACK AND REZONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD DO IT WITHOUT A PUD OR I'M NOT SAYING THAT WOULD BE RESTRICTED, BUT I DO. I THERE HAS BEEN INSTANCES, INSTANCES IN THE PAST WHERE THIS BOARD HAS APPROVED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGES AND CONDITION. THE USES TO A PARTICULAR TYPE OF USE. SO THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. AND THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE IS WE'RE JUST STARTING TO CREEP UP INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THIS ONE IS RIGHT. HOWEVER,
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WE'RE SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, WHICH THEY CAN PUT A LOT OF THINGS IN AN INDUSTRIAL USE. SO YEAH. IS THERE A LARGER BUFFER CRITERIA FROM COMMERCIAL TO INDUSTRIAL VERSUS AG TO THAT ON THE INDUSTRIAL PIECE WORK TODAY? WAYNE IN JUST A SECOND. WHILE HE'S LOOKING THAT UP, I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT THIS, I WAS VERY HESITANT AS WELL. COMING OFF OF 231 SO FAR INTO THE TO THE WHAT I FIRST LOOKED AT IS THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IT IS. BUT THEN, AS ROBERT POINTED OUT, INDUSTRIAL ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. NOW I ENVISIONED A FUTURE OF THAT PROPERTY IF IT WAS TO EVER CHANGE TO GO TO AN R-1. BUT NOW THAT AND THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE MAP AND ALL, I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, BUT, WITH THE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT AS IT LIES NOW, YOU CAN PUT A DAYCARE THERE IN THIS ZONING. SO I DON'T SEE ANY IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT.JUST ALLOWING THEM TO IMPROVE. INCREASE THEIR IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER CAROL, THE BUFFER REQUIREMENT BETWEEN AG1 AND THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND C1 AND THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IS THE SAME. THAT'S A 20 FOOT REQUIREMENT. EITHER WAY, ADD ONE TO INDUSTRIAL IS A D, RIGHT? D . UNLESS I READ THAT WRONG C1 TO INDUSTRIAL SEC. NOPE. YOU'RE YOU'RE CORRECT. I DID SEE THAT. SO IT IS A DECREASE. IT WOULD BE A DECREASE. IT WOULD BE A DECREASE FROM FIVE FIVE FEET. GOTCHA. CORRECT. WHICH GIVES THEM MORE USE OF THE PROPERTY OKAY OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR NOW OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, SIR? OKAY. IF YOU WOULD. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND HE HAS BEEN SWORN IN. YES, MY NAME IS DICK WILLIS WITH CHAPPELL ENGINEERING GROUP. ADDRESS IS 4420 JACKSON STREET.
MARIANNA, FLORIDA. I GUESS THE PRIMARY CONCERN AND I AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT ZONING AND IT BEING ALLOWABLE FOR A DAYCARE, THE PRIMARY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THE LENDER IN THIS CASE HAS CONDITIONED, THE, THE LOAN FOR THIS PROPERTY TO BE ONLY IF IT'S, REZONED TO COMMERCIAL. SO CURRENTLY IN THE AG, CONDITION WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING, YOU KNOW, NEEDED TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY. SO THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST HURDLE THERE, THE TRAFFIC, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS A GOOD, YOU KNOW, A GOOD CONCERN, I THINK AS, AS MR. CARROLL POINTED OUT, THE MAJORITY WE INTEND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE TRIPS GENERATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COME OFF OF, YOU KNOW, KATO ROAD, WHAT'S ALREADY EXISTING.
OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH YOU KNOW WOULD BE ADDED, BUT WE DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE. WE THINK IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, VERY MINIMAL. THE OTHER CONCERNS, WAS I THINK IN THE LAST MEETING WAS ABOUT HAZARDOUS, YOU KNOW, WASTE C AND D PIT, BUT WE'VE HAD A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AND THAT PROVED THAT THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS WASTE CURRENTLY OR HISTORICALLY, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. DOES THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY OWN THE PROPERTY OR IS IT UNDER CONTRACT? UNDER CONTRACT? SO IF WE CONDITION IT TO LIMIT IT TO THE DAYCARE, THAT WOULD LIMIT THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER TO THAT. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO THAT. DO YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SAY, YEAH, WE WOULD ACCEPT THAT FOR THE FOR THE BUYER? YES. OBVIOUSLY NOT FOR THE, THE CURRENT LANDOWNER. BUT IF WE CHANGE THIS WE CONDITION IT TO DAYCARE. AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND Y'ALL DON'T PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT, YOU GOT A DEVELOPER WHO'S STUCK WITH A PIECE OF PROPERTY NOW. SO THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT. THE CURRENT OWNER AND THE AND THE BUYER HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT BASICALLY IF THIS IS REZONED TO
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COMMERCIAL, THE PROPERTY, IT HAS TO BE SOLD. SHE SHE HAS TO BUY THE PROPERTY, SO IF YOU CONDITION IT TO BE A DAYCARE, THEN, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS TO BUY THE PROPERTY AND THEN SHE HAS TO BUILD A DAYCARE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. SO, THAT'S NOT A PROP. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. I GOT MISS AMANDA EAGLE HERE, WHO'S ALSO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE, OF THE PURCHASER. WE HAVE TO COME TO THE PODIUM. PLEASE COME ON UP. PLEASE YEAH, THIS WOULD BE OUR SECOND LOCATION. WE HAVE A LOCATION NOW. WE'VE BEEN OPENED, ALMOST TWO YEARS, IN JACKSON COUNTY. WE HAVE, ENROLLMENT OF OVER 80 CHILDREN, WE SERVICE A LARGE PART OF MARIANNA. WE CHOSE BAY COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE NEED. BECAUSE OF TYNDALL. WE, WENT TO A PROVIDER MEETING AT THE END OF JUNE WHERE YOUR LOCAL COALITION, THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION, AGAIN, EXPLAINED TO ALL OF THE PROVIDERS IN THE AREA THE NEED FOR CHILD CARE HERE IN BAY COUNTY, THIS IS OUR DREAM. WE JUST WANT TO EXTEND OUR SERVICES HERE IN BAY COUNTY. SO IF WE ARE APPROVED TO DO THIS, THEN WE WILL BRING OUR MISSION AND VISION HERE AND OPEN THE CHILDCARE CENTER. I JUST WANTED TO ASSURE YOU OF THAT. THANK YOU. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YES. AMANDA. EAGLE 4488 BROAD STREET, MARIANNA, FLORIDA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. WILLIS, DOES ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'LL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS FOR MR. WILSON. JUST LASTLY, SO THE MAIN PURPOSE THAT YOU'RE STATING IS THAT FUNDING THEY WON'T ALLOW UNLESS IT'S CHANGED TO A COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATION. CORRECT. BUT AS FAR AS THE SITE PLAN, I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE ALREADY DRAWN UP A SITE PLAN. ARE YOU MORE THAN 25% IMPERVIOUS OVER THE ENTIRE SITE, CURRENTLY, NO, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THERE COULD BE PLANS IN THE FUTURE TO EXPAND THE DAYCARE IF THE NEED SHOULD ARISE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY WOULD WANT TO HAVE THAT ABILITY. I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S A FOUR ACRE PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND BEING AG, OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY LIMITED, CLEARLY. LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE PLANS WOULD BE FOR THE EXPANSION, BUT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE BENEFICIAL. BUT I THINK PRIMARILY IT'S, IT'S THE, THE ISSUE IS THE FUNDING. WELL, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL DON'T BUILD ON THE TWO ACRES, THEN TRY TO DO A LOT SPLIT AND THEN NOW WE HAVE A GAS STATION AS WELL AND GENERATES MORE TRAFFIC. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK THROUGH ALL THIS I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? NO ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR AND I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO THE BOARD. JUST THE ONE QUESTION. YOU SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE A DECREASE IN THE BUFFER REQUIREMENT. WHAT IS? SO CURRENTLY YOU HAVE A TYPE D BUFFER THAT'S REQUIRED BETWEEN AG AND INDUSTRIAL, WHICH IS 25FT, 25FT. AND IT WOULD NOW GO TO ONLY THE 20 FOOT BUFFER. JOHN, CAN WE CAN WE APPROVE THE ZONING WITH A CONDITION OF ONLY ONE USE ON THEIR ALLOWED? TO ME, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ALLOWED.NOW, THEY COULD DO IT NOW. SO IF WE CHANGE THE ZONING TO A COMMERCIAL, YOU BASICALLY ALLOWING THE SAME THING, JUST ALLOWING MORE IMPERVIOUS, WHICH MEANS MORE STORM WATER, SO THEY COULD DO THE DAYCARE NOW. SO. RIGHT. YEAH. IF IT WEREN'T ALLOWABLE USE ALREADY, THEN I WOULD HAVE A HARDER TIME WITH THEM, RIGHT. BECAUSE IF WE DENIED IT, THEY COULD STILL MAYBE FIND AN OPPORTUNITY. MAYBE THERE'S A DIFFERENT LENDER AND I THINK THEY COULD STILL DO IT.
THEY HAVE A MISSION AND FESTIVAL. AND I THINK SHE'S CONTINUED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO, IF, IF EVEN IF IT WEREN'T APPROVED, I THINK THEY WOULD FIND A MECHANISM TO DO IT. BUT WITH IT BEING A CURRENT, THAT'S WHY I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH HEARTBURN WITH IT, WITH A CONDITION ON IT. SO. RIGHT, RIGHT. BECAUSE I DO FEEL FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS DEFINITELY GET IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT IF WE COULD HAVE IT ALREADY AND THAT PROVIDES A GREAT SERVICE. OKAY. YOUR THOUGHTS? SURE YOU'RE THINKING A CONDITION FOR DAYCARE ONLY. YES, SIR. OKAY. IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT APPROVED, THAT'D BE THE ONLY WAY. ANOTHER QUESTION. I DON'T WANT TO DO A LOT SPLIT IN THE FUTURE NOW. AND THERE'S ANOTHER GAS STATION OR SERVICE STATION OR SOMETHING. YEAH, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH THAT MAKES SENSE. CAN WE PUT A CONDITION ON IT WITH THE OUT THE OWNER, THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SO THAT I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN HER FUNDING MAY, YOU KNOW, COULD FALL THROUGH. HOPEFULLY NOT. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT DID GO ON, THEN WE WOULD THE OWNER WOULD BE STUCK WITH, PUTTING A DAYCARE ON THERE. OR MAYBE HE'S NOT IN THE DAYCARE BUSINESS. SO, JOHN, COULD WE NOT MAKE THAT CONTINGENT, CONTINGENT UPON THE,
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THE SALE BASICALLY SPRING AND THE CONDITION HITS UPON THE CONVEYANCE, THE TRANSFER. AND HE ALSO COULD COME BACK AND REZONE IF THERE'S A PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. YEAH DOWN TO DO SOMETHING FROM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY BEING HERE SAYING, YES, THIS IS THIS IS WHAT I WANT. SO BUT Y'ALL HAVE PERMISSION TO MAKE THE APPLICATION. SO THEY, THEY HAVE GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM THE OWNER TO DO A REZONING REQUEST. AND THAT'S THE RISK OF SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION, IS IT NOT? YEAH AN OWNER HERE. SO YOU'RE PURCHASING IT FROM.QUESTIONS? I'LL HAVE ONE FOR THE POTENTIAL OWNER. DOUG SURE. GOOD. YES. WELL, IF WE DO THIS, PLEASE DON'T PAINT YOURSELF INTO A CORNER, OKAY? ARE YOU GOING TO BE OKAY WITH THIS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT PRESSURE ON YOU. AND YOU PAINT YOURSELF INTO A CORNER. MY PARTNER AND I ARE READY. OKAY ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. MA'AM OKAY. ALL RIGH.
I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE TO SEE ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE ONLY ALLOWABLE USE WOULD BE DAYCARE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER CARROLL.
YES, COMMISSIONER. DOZIER. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER PIECE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. HAM YES, MA'AM. NEXT. WE'LL GO INTO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE REVISIONS.
THE EXCITING WORLD OF FLOODPLAIN. NOW, MR. WAYNE PORTER, YOU KNOW. MR. WILLIS MIGHT WANT TO LIKE THIS AND SEES A CIVIL ENGINEER AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, BAY COUNTY PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A DIVISION OF FEMA AS AS AN NFIP COMMUNITY, BAY COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO MEET MINIMUM REGULATORY STANDARDS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES. ADDITIONALLY, AS BAY COUNTY ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM OR CRS PROGRAM, ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AND PREREQUISITE PREREQUISITES MUST BE MAINTAINED TO STAY ELIGIBLE FOR THE DISCOUNTED FLOOD INSURANCE RATES THE CRS PROGRAM OFFERS. THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS UPDATE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES, AND MANUFACTURED HOMES. THE REVISIONS ALSO REMOVE AND OR REVISE CERTAIN TECHNICAL LANGUAGE THAT REFERENCES THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS ALSO INCLUDE LANGUAGE TO ADOPT THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS THAT ARE DATED TO BE EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 24TH, 2024. IF ADOPTED, THESE MAP REVISIONS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER.
ON AUGUST 16TH, 2024, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED REVISIONS AND MAPS, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, I GUESS THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL AS WELL. SO I GUESS ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? NO STAND AND BE SWORN IN. SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE TRUE. THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. I DO. I WAS GOING TO WAIT AND SEE IF ANYONE WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE MAP. THANKS MARTY, I HAVE NONE. I HAVE NONE, NONE NONE. OKAY ANYTHING ELSE? WAYNE, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UNLESS THE BOARD HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WAYNE? GOOD QUESTION. SO WITH THIS NEW ADOPTED MAPS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DEALT WITH BEFORE. IS THAT LEMOINE LINE? THAT'S THE LIMIT OF MODERATE WAVE ACTION. ARE WE ADDRESSING THAT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS ARE WE GOING TO BE REQUIRING PILINGS OR NO STRUCTURAL FILL, OR HAVE WE GOTTEN INTO THAT YET? SO WE THIS THIS ORDINANCE, DOES NOT PROPOSE ANY LANGUAGE, ANY HIGHER REGULATORY STANDARDS FOR THE LEMOINE AREA, SO WE WOULD WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE MINIMUM FEMA REQUIREMENTS. AND IN THAT LEMOINE AREA ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE COASTAL ZONE, IT DOESN'T PERMIT FEMA DOES NOT PERMIT STRUCTURAL FILL, BUT YOU CAN ELEVATE STRUCTURE. RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES MAY BE ELEVATED, ON PILINGS OR BY STEM WALL FOUNDATION, OUR BUILDING SAFETY DIVISION, WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. THEY WE'VE ADDRESSED THIS WITH THEM, THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL WE'LL HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM AS WELL.
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AND I GUESS EACH ONCE WE ADOPT THIS, EACH MUNICIPALITY, IT'LL GO INTO EFFECT FOR THEM AS WELL.AND THEY'LL. WELL, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CRITERIA FOR LEMOINE OR. YEAH, EACH, EACH MUNICIPALITY, THE CITIES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO ADOPT HIGHER REGULATORY STANDARDS. AND THE STRUCTURAL FIELD IS LIMITED TO THE BUILDING ITSELF. RIGHT. NOT PARKING LOTS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. CORRECT. FEMA DOES ALLOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LIMITED FILL, FOR THINGS LIKE DRIVEWAYS AND LANDSCAPING AND, AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, YES, SIR. THE PRIOR CONVERSATION WE HAD ON THIS WAS THERE THERE IS THE ABILITY TO LIMIT. SO YOU COULD CHOOSE TO LIMIT ONLY PILINGS OR ONLY STEM WALL. STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS TO NOT DO THAT, BUT LET THE INDUSTRY DECIDE WHAT'S BEST PER LOT. YOU KNOW, LET THE LET THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE CONTRACTOR DECIDE AS IT STEM WALL. OR IS IT PILING? AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT MAY COME INTO PLAY HOA ASSOCIATION RULES. CERTAINLY THE FILL WOULD BE, DIRECTED AND THAT'LL BE RESTRICTED AT ALL JURISDICTIONS IN THAT. ALLOWED, OUR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS POINT HAS BEEN JUST TO ALLOW STEM WALL OR PILINGS AND THEN SITE BY SITE BASIS. LET THE CONTRACTOR AND THE HOMEOWNER DECIDE WHAT'S THE BEST OPTION BASED ON THAT PARTICULAR LOT AND WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AS FAR AS HOA ASSOCIATIONS OR. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE WORKS. OUR LAST MAP WAS, WHAT, 2009 AND THE DRAFT REVISIONS BEEN SINCE 2019. RIGHT. THE DRAFT REVISIONS THAT THAT ARE PART OF THIS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE SINCE 2019. I KNOW, STAFF WHEN DOING FLOOD REVIEWS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE INFORMED THE DEVELOPER THE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THIS IS WHAT THE CURRENT MAPS ARE, BUT THESE ARE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. YOU KNOW, SOMETIME SOON DOWN THE ROAD, WE'VE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BUILD TO THESE PROPOSED NEW MAPS, AND I WOULD SAY THAT MOST OF THEM DID PROBABLY PROBABLY 90 OR 95% OF THEM DID CHOOSE TO DO THAT. SO, SO ALL THE LOMAS AND COMAS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE OVER THE YEARS, DOES THAT INCORPORATE THAT INTO THESE NEW MAPS? THEY'RE ALL CONDITIONED NOW. OR DO YOU STILL HAVE TO DO THE SEARCH TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAP REVISIONS HAVE BEEN DONE? THIS BRINGS THEM ALL UP TO WHATEVER'S BEEN APPROVED TO DATE, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO THE PREVIOUS LOMAS AND LOMAS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED, FEMA HAS SUBMITTED A LIST TO US OF THOSE THAT ARE THAT WILL BE VALIDATED WITH THESE NEW MAPS GO INTO EFFECT, IT'S NOT GOING TO REVALIDATE EVERY ONE THAT'S THAT'S HAPPENED HISTORICALLY.
THEY WILL ISSUE A FINAL. WE'VE GOT A WE'VE GOT A PROJECTED VALIDATION REVALIDATION LIST CURRENTLY LEADING UP TO THE ADOPTION OF THESE MAPS, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE MAPS.
AND THEN AFTER THE MAPS DO GO EFFECTIVE, WE'LL, THEY'LL FEMA WILL PROVIDE A FULL LIST OF REVALIDATED LETTER OF MAP CHANGES. BUT IT'S MORE CURRENT THAN THE 2019. THAT'S THE ONE.
CORRECT RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION ABOUT IF SOMEONE HAD TO DO A REMODEL OR A PARTIAL REBUILD STORM REBUILD, 50. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. I'M TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. I MEAN, THESE MAPS, THEY THEY WILL CHANGE SOME SOME EXISTING STRUCTURES MOST LIKELY TO MAKE THEM NONCONFORMING, AND IN THOSE CASES, THE PROPERTY OWNER WISHES TO DO WISHES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR HAS TO MAKE A REPAIR, DAMAGE REPAIR FOR SOME SORT OF WHETHER IT BE A FIRE OR A STORM, WHETHER IT'S VOLUNTARY OR NOT, THAT THE 50% RULE WILL TAKE EFFECT. AND IF THE COST OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS EXCEEDS, A TEN YEAR CUMULATIVE, RATE OF 50% OR MORE THAN THE PRE IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE, THEN THERE WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO BRING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE UP TO THE CURRENT REGULATIONS. SO IN THE SITUATION SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE A SLAB. IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO. WELL I GUESS IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DUCKY JOHNSON COULD PROBABLY DO IT, BUT LET'S JUST SAY IT'D BE TOUGH TO TAKE THE HOUSE FROM A SLAB TO A PILE IN, SITUATION. SO THEN AT 50, THE HOUSE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE REBUILT. I'M JUST. I HAD SOMEONE ASK THE QUESTION, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M GIVING THEM THE CORRECT ANSWER.
AGAIN, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HOME MAY HAVE TO BE OR THE STRUCTURE MAY HAVE TO BE, ELEVATED TO MEET THE CURRENT FLOOD ZONE REQUIREMENTS, AND MANY TIMES THAT'S RESULTED IN, JUST DEMOLISHING THE WHAT WAS THERE AND STARTING OVER. IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO, BUT
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MANY TIMES THAT'S BEEN THE, THE EASIER ROUTE TO GO. I GUESS. SO IF THERE'S A LAMAR. LAMAR THAT ARE DONE AND IF IT PUTS THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER INTO A FLOOD ZONE, THEY GET NOTIFIED.WELL, RESIDENTS NOW GET NOTIFIED. OR IS THIS JUST A MASS NOTICE THAT, HEY, THE MAPS HAVE CHANGED. YOU MAY WANT TO GO LOOK BECAUSE THERE ARE DEFINITELY PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT IN FLOOD ZONES THAT NOW WILL BE SO. IT MAY AFFECT THEIR MORTGAGES AND HAVE TO PAY FLOOD. SO FEMA DID AN OPEN HOUSE HERE IN THIS BUILDING, IN THIS ROOM BACK IN 2021, WHICH WAS WELL PUBLICIZED.
AND, AND, WE HAD THE ROOM OPEN UP, WE HAD FEMA REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES HERE, AS WELL AS FOLKS WITHIN FOR THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, WHO ARE BEING AFFECTED, TO COME IN AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR, FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, WAS DONE JUST AT COUNTY LEVEL FOR THIS HEARING TODAY. BUT AS I SAID, THESE MAPS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE SINCE 2019. I THINK COUNTY STAFF HAS DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THAT. WE'VE HAD IT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE'VE REMINDED FOLKS AS THEY'VE CALLED AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT, WE GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS ABOUT WHEN THESE MAPS ARE GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT. AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING THOSE PHONE CALLS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. SO I BELIEVE WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THE, PROPERTY OWNERS INFORMED. DOES THAT MEAN THAT EVERY PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S BEING AFFECTED IS GOING TO BE AWARE? MOST LIKELY NOT. BUT, WELL, THE WEBSITE IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. YOU CAN CLICK ON A PIECE AND IT GIVES YOU THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO. WHAT IS CORRECT AND WHAT IS THE ADOPTED? SO, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL. SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND REMIND EVERYONE THIS IS FEMA. THIS IS NOT US. WE'RE JUST ADOPTING A MAP THAT'S HANDED TO US. SO IT IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT TOOK FIVE YEARS FOR US TO GET HERE. BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. SO WE PUSHED IT AS FAR AS WE CAN PUSH IT. THAT'S RIGHT. UP TO THIS TIME IT'S BEEN A RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY FOLLOW THESE MAPS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED. BUT MOVING FORWARD IT'S GOING TO BE A MANDATORY CORRECT. WE CORRECT IT. RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO ADOPT THESE. IF WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, WE WON'T BE PART OF THE PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE REPERCUSSIONS IF WE DON'T ADOPT IT. OH THAT'S CORRECT. IF WE DON'T IF WE DON'T FORMALLY ADOPT THESE MAPS THEN WE BAY COUNTY WOULD BE ULTIMATELY, MOST LIKELY SUSPENDED AT FIRST AND THEN PERHAPS EVEN KICKED OUT OF THE NFA, NFA, NFIP PROGRAM. WE WOULD CERTAINLY USE OUR CRS CURRENT CRS RATING, BUT IF SUSPENDED OR KICKED OUT OF THE PROGRAM, THEN NONE OF THE CITIZENS WOULD WOULD HAVE THE AVAILABLE FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE AVAILABLE TO THEM. THAT WAS WORTHY OF YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BOARD FOR A MOTION. MOTION, I ALREADY DID. OH OH, YEAH. OKAY ALL RIGHT, WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. NO. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT. OKAY.
MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER PIECE. YES, MA'AM.
COMMISSIONER DOZIER. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. HAM YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT, OPEN TO ANY ISSUE, WHETHER YOU THINK IT WAS RELATED TO BAY COUNTY OR NOT. YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS WITH US? NO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU IN THE FLOOR. OR SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE
[County Manager’s Office]
[COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]
FLOOR AND WE'LL GO INTO COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. NO REPORT. MR. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT, YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, YOU'LL RECALL SEVERAL MEETINGS BACK, THE BOARD ASKED US TO LOOK AT THE PARKING AT THE COUNTY PIER, AND WE ASKED FOR SOME TIME TO DO A REVENUE ANALYSIS. AND SO WE PROVIDED THAT TO YOU IN YOUR FRIDAY UPDATES, TO BRIEFLY COVER WHAT WAS IN THERE. AND THE EVALUATION PERIOD. WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 14,384 USERS OUT OF THAT 14,384, ROUGHLY 11.5% HAVE BEEN BAY COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE REMAINDER HAVE BEEN EITHER OTHER RESIDENTS FROM OTHER FLORIDA COUNTIES OR FROM OUT OF THE STATE, IN THAT POINT TIME. POINT IN TIME, WE'VE[00:55:02]
GENERATED GROSS REVENUE OF ALMOST $83,000. WE ESTIMATE, BASED ON THE 11.5% THAT THAT REPRESENTS ROUGHLY $9,500 IN REVENUE FROM LOCAL, LOCAL PARKING AT THE PIER, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BOARD COMING UP WITH A POLICY THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR RESIDENTS TO PARK FOR FREE, WE'VE HAD THAT REVIEWED BY COUNTY LEGAL STAFF. THEY'VE PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED EACH OF YOU WITH AN OPINION ON THAT, THERE IS A MECHANISM TO DO THAT, BASED ON THE CURRENT REVENUE STREAM, WE'RE PROJECTING OUT FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT THE CURRENT USAGE WE GENERATE ROUGHLY $420,000. WE'RE ESTIMATING IN THE FIRST YEAR. AND IF WE APPLY THAT 11.5% USAGE RATE TO THAT, BE ROUGHLY $48,000 WOULD BE THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WE WOULD NOT COLLECT, IF THE LOCALS, AND SO IF THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR DIRECTION TO BRING BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING AN AMENDMENT TO WHATEVER REGULATORY DOCUMENTS WE NEED TO BRING FORWARD TO ACTUALLY PUT THAT, EXHIBIT MECHANISM TO DO THAT. AND WE CAN HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME ABOUT THERE'S SOME TRIGGERS IN THERE. THERE WILL BE A POINT IN TIME IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH REVENUE IS GENERATED, WHERE THAT EXEMPTION WOULD NOT NECESSARILY GO AWAY. BUT THERE WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THERE TO BE A TRANSFER OF DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND INTO SOMETHING, LET'S SAY, LIKE A PARK, LIKE A PARKS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, TO KEEP THE PROCESS CONSTITUTIONALLY COMPLIANT, WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT YET. BUT THERE IS. THE SHORT ANSWER IS THERE IS A WAY TO DO THIS. WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT IF WE DID IT, WE'D BE LOSING OR WE WOULDN'T. WE WOULD NOT COLLECT ROUGHLY $48,000 IN REVENUE, THAT'S CERTAINLY, SUSTAINABLE. BUT IF IT'S THE BOARD'S DESIRE TO HAVE AN EXEMPTION FOR LOCALS, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THAT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING AND HAVE AN AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE IT'S TO AN ORDINANCE. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN A RESOLUTION I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT WE NEED TO PUT THAT ON AN AGENDA, BRING IT TO A FUTURE MEETING FOR YOU GUYS TO VOTE ON.I DON'T NEED A VOTE FROM YOU ALL UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, BUT BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. BUT THAT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING AND. OKAY ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY, THAT'S IT FROM STAFF. I WOULD LOOK FOR A DIRECTION NOW, I THINK I HAVE DIRECTION UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO CAST A NO VOTE. SO JUST BASED ON EVERYBODY, JUST. YEAH. YEAH. SO I MEAN, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A DECISION TODAY. I'M JUST. WE'LL BRING BACK AN ITEM FOR YOU ALL TO DEBATE AND CONSIDER, AND YOU ALL WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THAT AMONGST YOURSELVES AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AT THAT POINT. SO THANK YOU. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL BRING THAT OUT AND FORWARD. YEAH, YEAH I APPRECIATE STAFF DOING THIS AT MY REQUEST TO DO SO. I THINK IT'S AND IF MY MATH IS RIGHT, WHEN WE DO THE $48,000 FOR A YEAR, THAT'S 525 PEOPLE, 525 RESIDENTS, IT GETS REALLY IT'S KIND OF INSIGNIFICANT. AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO SEE IT, JUST BE FREE FOR BAY COUNTY RESIDENTS. JUST I SAY FREE. NOTHING'S REALLY FREE, IS IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL.
[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONERS. COMMENTS. MISS B'S, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START US OFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M KEEPING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND ALL THE ALL THE FAMILIES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION, JUST THINKING ABOUT THEM A LOT. AND HOPE EVERYONE ELSE IS OKAY. YES, SIR. AS WE KNOW, WE'VE GOT VOTING COMING UP. PRIMARIES COMING UP IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE GENERAL ELECTION. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE, I'M NOT GOING TO SHAME YOU, BUT PLEASE GO REGISTER TO VOTE. WE NEED YOU TO VOTE. WE'VE HAD, LOW VOTER TURNOUT IN SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES THIS YEAR, AND I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO GET THAT NUMBER UP, I THINK EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE EXCITED TO VOTE THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY DURING PRESIDENTIAL. BUT JUST REMIND EVERYONE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GO TO NINA'S OFFICE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER HERE AND GO REGISTER, LASTLY, ITEM 13 ON THE AGENDA TODAY WAS TALKING ABOUT, TDC AND MEXICO BEACH. MEXICO BEACH IS ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR BEACHES FULLY RENOURISHED. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. LOTS OF BEGGING ON THE TALLAHASSEE FLOORS, I THINK EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED AND, BASICALLY GOING TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE BEACHES OVER THERE IN MEXICO BEACH, THEY ARE THRIVING. THEY ARE DOING PHENOMENAL. WE DROVE THROUGH THERE THIS WEEKEND AND JUST EXCITED. SHOUT TO BID NOW. IT SHOULD HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER. SO ABOUT EARLY SPRINGTIME. THEY WILL HAVE BASICALLY DOUBLE THE BEACHES THAT THEY HAVE. SO ANYWAY, JUST EXCITED IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OVER TO TYNDALL, MEXICO BEACH, I ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO GO BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THERE IS AMAZING. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER DOZIER, I HAVE NOTHING. NOTHING? WELL, NOTHING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE ONLY GOT A FEW MORE MEETINGS. BILL, YOU GOT TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. HE'S SAVING US, I GUESS. SO,[01:00:03]
COMMISSIONER MOORE, YES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING TOWARDS THE END OF JULY. THIS IS OUR SECOND MEETING, MY WIFE WAS LETTING ME KNOW. WE JUST GOT. I WAS JUST TOLD VOLUNTOLD, WE'RE HAVING VACATION STARTING TOMORROW BECAUSE SHE'S GOT THE TEACHERS. GO BACK TO SCHOOL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO JUST BE AWARE THAT SCHOOL'S GETTING READY TO START EVEN AS WE GO THROUGH THIS TOURISM SEASON. SO GET READY FOR THE BUSSES AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE FIRING UP SOMETIME BEGINNING OF NEXT MONT. SO JUST BE SAFE OUT THERE. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD REST OF THE SUMMER VACATION. THAT'S IT. OKAY I'VE GOT A COUPLE THINGS, ANIMAL CONTROL. FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE ADOPTION FEES WILL BE WAIVED. THERE WILL BE FREE FOR YOU TO ADOPT A PET. I WAS ABLE TO ADOPT ONE MYSELF DURING FOUNDER'S DAY. I WALKED THROUGH THERE AND FOUND ONE I JUST COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT, SO I WAS ABLE TO TAKE ONE HOME. SHE'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND THERE, THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF ANIMALS DOWN THERE NOW, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE WAIVING THE FEES. JUST TRIED TO INCREASE THE ADOPTION RATE, SECOND, OUR COMMITMENT TO THE TAXPAYERS WHEN WE VOTED TO KEEP THE AD VALOREM FLAT THIS YEAR, AS YOU AS YOU BROUGHT UP, ROBERT, THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT WE'VE SET. AND THAT'S OUR PROMISE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS MADE TO THE TAXPAYERS, SO THIS NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE DOING EXACTLY THAT. AND WITH THAT, I HAVE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.