[A. Call to Order and Roll Call ] [00:00:03] SO. I WANT TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE APRIL 15TH, 2025 BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. DEVIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MR. [B. Approval of Minutes (March 18, 2025) ] HAMMOND? YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 18TH, 2025. EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THOSE OVER, SIR. YES. NEED A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES. MR. HENRY. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM. ARE [C. Announcements ] ANNOUNCEMENTS. YES, MR. CHAIR, I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. THE EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BOARD BACK IN 2024. BUT IT WENT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION. WENT UP TO THE STATE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS. THEY GAVE US SOME PROPOSED CHANGES. WE WENT AHEAD AND DID THOSE. SENT THEM BACK TO THE BOARD, WAS ADOPTED IN JANUARY, AND THEY SENT US A NOTE ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO SAYING THAT THEY'D ACCEPTED EVERYTHING AND THAT EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO. SO I THINK PAM'S REPRINTED THOSE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO YOU GUYS. SO THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR NEW, UPDATED CHANGES WITH ALL OF OUR 2045 POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. YEAH. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OTHER THINGS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE PIGEON CREEK DSAP AT A MEETING TWO MEETINGS AGO. SO THAT WENT TO THE BOARD. I THINK BACK IN AUGUST. SEPTEMBER. TIME FRAME OF LAST YEAR. TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET PROCESSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD, BUT THEY APPROVED IT. WHAT IS TODAY? APRIL. THE FIRST MEETING IN APRIL FOR THE BOARD. APRIL. APRIL. FOOL'S DAY. THAT TOOK A LONG TIME. IT DID. IT DID. IT DID WORK OUT SOME WATER AND SEWER ISSUES. AND THEN THIS MORNING AT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING, THEY APPROVED THREE ITEMS. THEY APPROVED A SMALL SCALE AND A ZONE CHANGE ON JESSA ROAD UP THERE OFF OF 231. EXTENDING SOME NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR A STORAGE YARD FOR BOATS AND RVS. YEAH. THEY ALSO APPROVED A TRANSMITTAL OF THAT MEXICO BEACH AMENDMENT THAT WILL EVENTUALLY PROBABLY BE ANNEXED INTO MEXICO BEACH ONCE THEY SORT OUT THEIR WATER AND SEWER AND UTILITIES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH. BUT THEY HEARD THAT AND THEY TRANSMITTED THAT UP TO THE STATE. SO THAT'LL GO UP TO THEM AND PROBABLY COME BACK AROUND MAYBE JUNE OR JULY. AND THEN THE THIRD ITEM WAS THAT BRADENTON AVENUE ONE INVOLVING THE HIGHLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH, AND THAT PROPERTY CHANGING FROM R1 TO R2. THERE WAS LOTS OF DEBATE ON IT, BUT EVENTUALLY EVERYONE KIND OF SORTED ITSELF OUT AND WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE BOARD. WE HAD CONDITIONS ON THAT WITH THE SAME CONDITION THAT THIS BOARD HAD PUT ON IT. YEP, YEP. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL THE [D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance ] UPDATES I HAVE FOR YOU. THANKS. NEXT TIME IS THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY CHANGES? ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA? NO. SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION ON THE AGENDA. MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. MR. DEVIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. MR. [E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial) ] MAYOR. MR. HAMMOND. YES. MR. YES, MA'AM. NEXT TIME IS PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU NEED TO STAND AND BE SWORN IN. AND WHEN YOU DO COME UP, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND TELL US THAT YOU'RE SWORN IN. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, YOU STAND TO BE SWORN IN. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO. FIRST ITEM THE COMMISSION CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLD PA 20250052 AND APPEAL GCA 2050051 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES FROM CONSERVATION TO VILLAGE CENTER, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM CONSERVATION HABITATION TO VILLAGE CENTER PROPERTIES. LOCATED 9727 HIGHWAY 79, IN THE WEST BAY AREA. ANY EX PARTE ANYONE? NO, SIR. NO. NONE FROM ME, ROBBIE. NONE. OKAY. STAFF PRESENTATION. IAN CRELLIN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH. AS YOU AS YOU STATED, WAYNE WAS GOING TO BE PRESENTING THIS TODAY, BUT HE HAD AN ISSUE COME UP, SO I HAPPILY FILLED IN. SO IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ON THESE, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL OF THEM, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST. SO AS YOU STATED, THIS IS AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 ACRES FROM CONSERVATION TO VILLAGE CENTER. IT'S ON MY MAP. CAN WE GET THE MAP UP, PLEASE? CAN YOU GET THE MAP UP? THERE WE GO. IT'S THAT AREA THAT ARE OUTLINED IN BLACK. 1.5 ACRES CHANGING FROM CONSERVATION TO VILLAGE CENTER. [00:05:03] THIS WOULD BE CHANGING OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM CSV TO VILLAGE CENTER ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. AND THEN OF COURSE, ON THE ZONING MAP, IT'S CHANGING FROM CONSERVATION, HABITATION, ZONING TO A VILLAGE CENTER ZONING, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND IF I ZOOM OUT IN THAT AREA, YOU'LL SEE A LARGE MAJORITY OF THESE PROPERTIES OUT HERE ARE SLOWLY ALL CHANGING TO A VILLAGE CENTER. SO WE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THAT PROPOSAL BEING CHANGED. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ALREADY IN THE AREA AND THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CURRENTLY ALREADY HAVE THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION. IT MEETS ALL OUR REGULATIONS IN LDR. TABLE 16.2, HIGHWAY 79 IS LISTED AND IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY. IN OUR TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUEST AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND WE RECOMMEND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD ON A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE. AND I'M HAPPY TO HELP. TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SAYING CALLS ON THIS. NO, NONE AT ALL. THANKS, WAYNE. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? NO. GOOD AFTERNOON. DEREK MCCARTY, NORTH STAR ENGINEERING, 1021 GRACE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. WE ARE THE APPLICANT. RIGHT NOW, AS WAS STATED, THIS IS AN AREA THAT'S BEING CHANGED TO A VILLAGE. COMMERCIAL USE. THIS IS APPLICABLE TO THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROJECT, I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO COME UP IN A FUTURE ITEM. BUT IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE FACILITIES WE'RE PROPOSING, I CAN ANSWER THOSE AT THIS TIME, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT COME UP ON THIS ITEM NUMBER. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE. WE'LL GO INTO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I THINK IT'S CUT AND DRY, BLACK AND WHITE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. MR. DEVIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES. MR. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HENDERSON. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM. THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL, JUDICIAL, PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO ALLOW BOAT SALES AND MAINTENANCE ESTABLISHMENT ON A PROPERTY WITH A CONSERVATION HABITATION ZONING DESIGNATION. PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 9727 HIGHWAY 79. THE WEST BAY AREA AND NO EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. COMMISSIONER. NO. NONE HERE. THAT PRESENTATION. MR. IAN CRELLIN. SURE. SO THIS IS A THIS IS THE SAME APPLICANT, SAME OWNER, KIND OF SAME PROPOSAL. OF COURSE. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO HOPEFULLY GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME. THIS THIS CONDITIONAL USE WOULD ALLOW THAT BOAT SERVICE AND STORAGE FACILITY INSIDE THAT VILLAGE CENTER. LAND USE DESIGNATION. WE HAVE DONE SIMILAR THINGS. I THINK SEVERAL OF YOU PROBABLY WERE ON THE COMMISSION WHEN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. BUT IN 2017, AT 9909 HIGHWAY 79, WE APPROVED A WAREHOUSE FACILITY THAT FALLS UNDER AC3 DESIGNATION, BUT NOT NECESSARILY VILLAGE CENTER. SO IF YOU LOOK UP VILLAGE CENTER IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, IT BASICALLY REFERS TO THEM AS BEING CONDITIONAL USES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE FOR A CONDITIONAL USE HEARING. ALSO, THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY FACILITY WAS ALSO APPROVED IN 2017 AT 9625 HIGHWAY 79. SO SOME OF THEM HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST. AND THIS IS KIND OF JUST FOLLOWING IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS. AS YOU STATED, THIS IS JUST A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A BOAT SALES AND SERVICE FACILITY ON A PARCEL. WHAT'S GOING TO HAVE THAT VILLAGE CENTER DESIGNATION? PROPOSED USES. COMPATIBLE WITH THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND THE VILLAGE CENTER. FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION. STAFF RECOMMENDATION OBVIOUSLY IS CONTINGENT UPON THAT APPROVAL. BUT WOULD NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL THOSE APPROVALS ARE RECEIVED. WE'D RECOMMEND THAT THE STAFF THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1204 OF OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT INVOLVES CONDITIONAL USES, AND FIND THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND APPROVE THAT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CONTINGENT ON THOSE FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONING [00:10:02] REQUESTS TO VILLAGE CENTER OR APPROVED BASED ON THE ATTACHED FINDINGS. THANK YOU. YEP. I'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. DEREK MCCARTY, NORTH STAR ENGINEERING, 1021 GRACE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY. THE SPECIFIC USE WE'RE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW IS OBVIOUSLY HAS TO HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE FOR IT. IT'S NOT CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY IN THE VILLAGE CENTER. WHAT WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO. AND THE OWNER OF THE. THE COMMERCIAL USE, THE BOAT SALES AND SERVICE BUSINESS WHO IS WORKING WITH OUR CLIENT TO GET SOMETHING IN THIS CORRIDOR, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY BUSY AND GROWING PLACE, AND IT'S A VERY CONVENIENT ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH. SO SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE NICE FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN SEEING WHEN THEY'RE COMING TO THE BEACH. BUT WE HAVE ALREADY HAD MEETINGS WITH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON HOW THEY WANT THEIR STORMWATER HANDLED IN THE PLANS THAT YOU RECEIVED FOR THAT. THERE'S WE'RE SHOWING ACCESS TO THE SUNDAY CIRCLE, AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THE DOT IS GOING TO ALLOW THIS. SO THERE WILL BE SOME COORDINATION BETWEEN US, THE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS ON SUNDAY CIRCLE TO MAKE THIS FEASIBLE. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT JUST WHAT'S IN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY, BUT THEN WE'D BE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY FOR THAT, FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE DOT RIGHT OF WAY UP TO THE ENTRANCE OF THIS FACILITY. IT IS FOR THE APPLICATION AT THIS TIME IS FOR SALES AND SERVICE, BUT OBVIOUSLY IN A BOAT FACILITY, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME OUTDOOR STORAGE AND SO ON. THE PLANS WE'RE SHOWING, WE'RE NOT SHOWING WHERE THE STORMWATER IS GOING TO BE HANDLED, BUT WE'RE SHOWING SOME FENCING. AND ALSO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF KIND OF THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING THAT'S DESIRED, THE AMOUNT OF PARKING NEEDED FOR THAT, AND THEN THE AMOUNT OF OUTDOOR STORAGE SPACE WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THAT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, I'D LOVE TO ANSWER THEM. I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? THAT WILL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GO TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION. WHICH SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE. YEAH. THANK YOU. WITH OUR MOTION, WE APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. DEVIN? YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUNNICUTT. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER THREE. THE COMMISSIONER CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLCKUP 20250061 TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO LA GOLF CART. LOW SPEED VEHICLE RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT ON A PROPERTY WITH A C1 NEIGHBORHOOD. COMMERCIAL ZONING LOCATED AT 6126 THOMAS DRIVE IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. ANY EX PARTE? NO, NOT FOR ME EITHER. STAFF PRESENTATION. ANDREA. YES. THANK YOU. THIS APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW GOLF CART AND LOW SPEED VEHICLES IN C ONE ZONING. BAY COUNTY LDR LISTS THE ALLOWABLE USES IN THE C ONE ZONING DESIGNATION AS LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USES THAT PRIMARILY OFFER GOODS AND SERVICES TO NEARBY OR SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SOME OF THE ALLOWABLE USES ARE RESIDENTIAL IN THE BEACHES AREA, SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE RETAIL CENTERS LESS THAN 30,000FT■!S. CONVENIENCE STORES, FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, PHARMACIES. FLORIST. SHOPS. AUTO PARTS STORE. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS AN ALLOWABLE USE IN THE C ONE ZONING DISTRICT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON A COLLECTOR ROAD ALONGSIDE SEVERAL C ONE ZONED PARCELS. ACROSS THE STREET IS A CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX AND THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES BESIDE AND BEHIND THE SUBJECT PARCEL. STAFF FEELS THAT THE PROPOSED USE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND WILL NOT CREATE A NUISANCE FOR THE SURROUNDING LAND. USES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG A TOURIST CORRIDOR WITH A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND SEASONAL RESORT USES. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RENTAL OF TWO AND THREE WHEELED MOTORIZED SCOOTERS IS PROHIBITED BY OUR LDR. SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION. WE FIND THAT THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND SUGGEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST [00:15:01] BASED ON THE ATTACHED FINDINGS WITH THE STATED CONDITION THAT THE RENTAL OF TWO AND THREE WHEELED MOTORIZED SCOOTERS CAN BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CUP APPROVAL. OKAY. CAN BE OR WILL BE. WILL BE. WILL BE. WILL BE EXCLUDED. YES. I'M HERE FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ABOUT THE STORAGE FACILITY IS GOING TO STAY AS IS. THIS IS JUST BE IN THAT FRONT BUILDING. IS THAT RIGHT? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I DIDN'T START. JUST COME UP HERE AND YOU CAN DO IT UP HERE. SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. YES. ROBERT PETERSON, 6126 THOMAS DRIVE, BEACH PUMP RENTALS, LLC. I READ ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO WHAT? I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, SO I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. YOU'RE FINE. WE'RE. GOING TO RENT OUT GOLF CARTS AND BEACH BUGGIES, WHICH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE BEACH BUGGY IS CONSIDERED A LSV VEHICLE. IT'S GOT FOUR SEATBELTS INSIDE YOUR MORE WAY MORE SAFE THAN AN ACTUAL GOLF CART. WE THINGS THAT KIND OF BACK WHAT WE DO. WE ARE A FIVE STAR COMPANY. WE GOT FIVE STAR REVIEWS. WE'VE BEEN OPERATING OUT OF DESTIN FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE'RE WE'RE MOVING IT DOWN TO PANAMA CITY FOR THE FACT OF I LIKE PANAMA CITY A LITTLE BIT BETTER MYSELF. I JUST THINK I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES UP THERE. TRULY. AND WE I'D THAT'S REALLY WHAT OUR PLAN ON THE DEAL. WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BEACH STORE IN THERE ALSO FOR RENTALS OF LIKE BEACH WAGONS AND BEACH CARTS, CHAIRS, THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE WE GOT THE CONVENIENT CROSSWALK RIGHT JUST UP THE ROAD, RIGHT BY PANAMA CITY COFFEE. SO THAT WAS KIND OF OUR PLAN ON IT. OKAY. WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT. YEAH, YEAH. BECAUSE WHAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP DOING IN THAT CASE, AND I FULLY AGREE WITH IT, OF MOVING THE SLINGSHOT STUFF BACK UP TO DESTIN BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE THAT LOCATION. THAT'S FINE WITH US. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO. WE'LL GO TO OUR COMMISSION. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. WELL. I LIKE HOW. WE'RE HERE. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. NO, I MEAN. IT'S I THINK IT'S BEEN A GREAT. YEAR. YEAH, I AGREE BOB MOVE THAT WE ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, CALL THE ROLL. MR. DAFFEN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HENNIGAN. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM. [F. Commission Member Items ] COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS. ANYONE? I'VE GOT ONE LAST ITEM. IF YOU ARE ALL DONE. SURE. JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANDREA. SHE. HER LAST DAY WITH US IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW, RIGHT? YES. NO. NO, NO. SO, YEAH, SHE'S GOING TO GO WORK A LOT CLOSER TO HOME. SO. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. INSTEAD OF 45 MINUTES. YEAH. BUT SO JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. AND OF COURSE, WE ALL WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF HER SERVICE HERE TO THE CITIZENS OF BAY COUNTY AND, OF COURSE, OUR OFFICE. SHE CAME IN WHEN WE'VE BEEN SUPER, SUPER BUSY, AND SHE'S JUMPED RIGHT INTO IT AND HELPED US OUT ALONG THE WAY, COVERING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. SO LET ME MORE FOR HOPE, MORE WORK FOR HOPE IN CANADA. AND THE JOB GETS POSTED THIS WEEK. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN'T KNOW OR SAW THE NEWS, BUT BAY COUNTY MSA, WHICH IS BASICALLY BAY COUNTY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE LAST YEAR, WAS THE FASTEST GROWING. SECOND FASTEST GROWING MSA IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. SAW THAT IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM 2020 TO 2024, IT'S THE 12TH FASTEST. SO WE'VE BEEN REALLY, REALLY BUSY AND WE'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB WITH A VERY SLIM STAFF, MUCH OF WHICH FELL ON HOPES OR HOPES. ANDREA'S SHOULDERS. FINE. WELL, YOU'LL BE MISSED. YES. THANK [00:20:04] YOU. NICE. OKAY. IF YOU GOT BEEF WITH ANYTHING IN MEXICO BEACH NOW, YOU GOT SOMEONE TO CALL SO I CAN TAKE MY GOLF CART TO WORK. GOING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW. PERFECT. YOU'LL BE BUSY OVER THERE, I IMAGINE. OH, YEAH. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE ROBBIE'S LAST MEETING. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION. SO WISH HIM ALL AS WELL, FOR SURE. GOOD LUCK. ROBBIE. YES. BEST OF LUCK THIS WEEK. NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU. PLUS ONE PLUS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR. TUESDAY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.