[00:00:06] MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING. IT'S JANUARY THE 6TH, 2026 AT 9 A.M. MISS SMART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE'RE NOW GOING TO HAVE THE INVOCATION BY PASTOR RAYMOND DUVAL, BEACHSIDE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. FATHER, AS WE COME INTO THESE CHAMBERS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, LORD, WITH A REGULAR MEETING, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS AND YOUR GRACE, AND FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DID FOR US IN 2025. BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO EAGER ANTICIPATION, LORD, OF WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO IN 2026. AND WE COME HERE TO PUT OUR TRUST IN YOU. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR OF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN BAY COUNTY. LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US SUPERNATURAL WISDOM AND REVELATION, EVEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR US. I ASK, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GRANT WISDOM TO EACH ONE OF THESE COMMISSIONERS, LORD, THAT THEY WOULD HEAR YOUR VOICE AND EXECUTE YOUR PURPOSE AND PLAN FOR OUR COUNTY. WE PRAY FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, LORD GOD, AND EVERY ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIAL IN BAY COUNTY, THAT THEY WOULD HEAR YOUR VOICE. LORD GOD, BE STRENGTHENED IN YOU. AND FATHER, TODAY WE REJOICE IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO IN 2026. LORD GOD, GUIDE AND DIRECT THIS MEETING. WE GIVE IT TO YOU, LORD, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AMEN. APPROVAL [APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)] OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS FOR THE AGENDA? YES, MADAM. MADAM CHAIR, I'VE HAD A REQUEST TO TABLE THE PORTION OF ITEM EIGHT TO A FUTURE MEETING THAT RELATES TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PCB. TDC APPOINTMENTS. OKAY, SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE VOTE ON? WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. SO TABLE THE PORTION OF NUMBER EIGHT TO A FUTURE MEETING. YES MA'AM. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS ON THAT. SEVERAL OTHER BOARD APPROVAL AND APPOINTMENT ITEMS ON THAT SAME ITEM. BUT THIS IS THE ONE PARTICULAR ITEM ON THAT MEMO THAT I'VE HAD A REQUEST TO TABLE TO A FUTURE MEETING. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS FROM THE BOARD? WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. WE'RE APPROVING TO TABLE THE MOTION NUMBER EIGHT TO A FUTURE MEETING. AND THE AGENDA ADJUST THE PORTION FOR THE TDC. CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, THAT NEEDS TO BE. SO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR MOTION. WHO'S MAKING THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THE CHAIRMAN. CAROL'S MADE THE MOTION. AND CHAIRMAN CROSBY HAS SECONDED. OKAY. IF YOU'LL TAKE THE ROLL, COMMISSIONER CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. PRESENTATIONS. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. COULD I HAVE TIM PRATHER AND THE [PRESENTATIONS] REPRESENTATIVES FROM BAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ELEVATE BAY AND BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS. MEET ME DOWN FRONT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. COME ON DOWN. JOIN AROUND ME HERE REAL QUICK. YOU GOT IT ON BOTH SIDES. YES, PLEASE. COME ON GUYS. I WAS GOING TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT. PERSONAL INTEREST. MY WIFE IS A MENTOR AND SHE REALLY GETS A LOT OUT OF IT. IT REALLY SOMETHING TAKES PRIDE IN. AND SO THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME. SO ANYWAY, I WANT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU FOLKS. NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH. WHEREAS JANUARY IS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH, A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR MENTORS, AND PROMOTING ADOPTION OF QUALITY MENTORING PRACTICES WITHIN INSTITUTIONS. AND WHEREAS, BAY [00:05:02] COUNTY, FLORIDA RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEER MENTORS, THOSE GUIDANCE GUIDANCE CONNECTS TO YOUTH, INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND PERSONAL GROWTH AND A STRONGER COMMUNITY TIES. AND WHEREAS MENTORING PROGRAMS AT BAY COUNTY, SUCH AS THE BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS ELEVATE BAY AND TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN, PROGRAMS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUTH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO OUTCOMES INCLUDING IMPROVED ATTENDANCE, GRADES, TEST SCORES AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. AND WHEREAS, YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MENTOR ARE 76% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, ARE 51% MORE LIKELY TO HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITION IN CLUB OR SPORTS TEAM, AND ARE 48% MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER REGULARLY. AND WHEREAS, BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER AS MENTORS THROUGH LOCAL PROGRAMS OFFERING THEIR TIME AND TALENT AND SUPPORT TO YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIMED. BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS JANUARY 2026 AS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. CAN I PRESENT THIS TO YOU? AMY? AMY? AMY, WHERE ARE YOU? AMY? AMY. TAKE IT. UP. COME ON UP. EVERYBODY GETTING CLOSER. THIS. IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO. FOR SOMEONE WITH. THAT WANTS TWO. LEARN HOW TO SAY. TAKE ONE OF MY THINGS LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS FOR ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA. IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT IT AT THE AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND I'LL BRING THAT UP AGAIN. I KNOW WE HAD SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA? IF SO, IF YOU COULD COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL HAVE [CONSENT AGENDA] THREE MINUTES. OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE CAN GO ON INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. BOB. MICA. YES, MADAM CHAIR, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY UNDER THE CLERK OF COURTS. ITEM ONE BOARD FINANCE FY 26 BUDGET AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE CLERK OF COURT AND CONTROLLER'S BOARD. FINANCE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET FOR ADDITIONAL AND CONTINUATION OF SERVICES RELATED TO WORKDAY ERP. ITEM TWO REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS UNDER THE BUDGET OFFICE. ITEM THREE FY 26 BUDGET AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD ADOPT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 BUDGET UNDER COLLABORATIVE SERVICES ITEM FOR FY 2026 FDOT CORRIDOR GRANT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION. AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE 26 CORRIDOR GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $440,000. ITEM FIVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND REVIEW AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE PLANNING AGREEMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD ADOPT THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND REVIEW AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE PLANNING AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE SAME UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. ITEM SIX SHERIFF AGREEMENT WITH RIVER CAMPS ON CROOKED CREEK. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND RIVER CAMPS AT CROOKED CREEK, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT. ITEM SEVEN LITIGATION SETTLEMENT IN MAPCO SERVICES, LLC V BAY COUNTY, ET AL. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN MAPCO SERVICES, LLC V â– COUNTY AND DISASTER RESPONSE, LLC, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT UNDER THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. ITEM EIGHT BOARD APPOINTMENTS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS OR REAPPOINTMENTS OF THE VARIOUS COMMISSIONS APPOINTED TO BOARDS, LESS THE ITEMS THAT WERE TABLED EARLIER UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES. ITEM NINE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM CHANGE ORDER. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM PROVIDED BY CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, AND CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,765 FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES UNDER GENERAL SERVICES. ITEM TEN, BAY COUNTY SOUTH FORT SPORTS COMPLEX. ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. THE BOARD APPROVED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE TO PO 20200409 WITH BARGE DESIGN SERVICES OR SOLUTIONS, INC. TO INCREASE THE PROJECT COST BY NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $123,595 FOR [00:10:06] ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RESIDENT PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224 UNDER HUMAN RESOURCES. ITEM 11 PAID PARENTAL MATERNITY LEAVE POLICY CHANGES STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. BOARD AUTHORIZED CHANGES IN THE CURRENT PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH THE POLICY FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM 12. KINGS POINT BAYOU MULTI-USE PATH CONTRACT AWARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AWARD THE KINGS POINT PRETTY BAYOU MULTI-USE PATH CONTRACT TO VCL CIVIL CONTRACTORS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $947,487.71 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224. ITEM 13 LIVING SHORELINE SUITABILITY TOOL GRANT AWARD SUB AGREEMENT WITH FSU STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD APPROVED THE SUB AWARD AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 FOR THE LIVING SHORELINE SUITABILITY TOOL, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND MAKE ANY CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224. ITEM 14 ROLLA HOME ROAD PAVING CONTRACT AWARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THE BOARD AWARD. THE ROLE OF HOME ROAD PAVING PROJECT CONTRACT TO ANDERSON COLUMBIA COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,368,720.84 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224 UNDER THE PURCHASING OFFICE. ITEM 15 ANNUAL INSPECTION AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF GENERATORS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACT 20 604 ANNUAL INSPECTION. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF GENERATORS TO THOMPSON TRACTOR COMPANY, INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UNDER THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. ITEM 16 BAY COUNTY REGIONAL SAND SEARCH DESIGN LEVEL INVESTIGATIONS AND PERMITTING TASK ORDER 12. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE COASTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING, LLC TASK ORDER 12 AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,044,000.40 $4,071.39 FOR THE BAY COUNTY REGIONAL SAND SEARCH DESIGN LEVEL INVESTIGATIONS AND PERMITTING ITEM 17 BEACH TOOLING AND ESCARPMENT LEVELING PROJECT, MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACT 20 609 26 TO 28. BEACH TILLING AND ESCARPMENT LEVELING PROJECT, MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA TO COASTAL PARASAIL INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,465 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UNDER CHAIR. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. MR. CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFEAL. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT IS THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE NOTHING [REGULAR AGENDA] ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TODAY, SO WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND WE ALSO HAVE NO PUBLIC [County Attorney] HEARINGS ON THE AGENDA. SO NEXT UP WOULD BE COUNTY ATTORNEY BRIAN LIEBERT TO DISCUSS NUMBER 18, REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 24 OF THE BOC CODE OF ORDINANCE. THIS IS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORT TO REVIEW AND REVISE ORDINANCES AS ARE NECESSARY. THIS IS CHAPTER 24, WHICH IS OUR TRAFFIC CODE, AND WE HAVE VERY MINOR CHANGES WHERE MOVING SOME SECTIONS TO ANOTHER PART OF THE CODE. THERE'S A COUPLE PROVISIONS THAT WE DETERMINED ARE DUPLICATIVE OF STATE LAW THAT WE ARE DELETING. THE ONLY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE IS WE ARE MODIFYING VERY SLIGHTLY THE PROCESS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS TO VOTE, TO CHOOSE TO BE A GOLF CART FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. WE'RE CHANGING HOW WE CALCULATE THE VOTES. WHEN A COMMUNITY WANTS TO DO THAT. AND THAT'S IT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU WOULD ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER, PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. NOT YET. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOT SEEING ANY. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. MISS SMART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER MOORE? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. [PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)] CHAIRMAN, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ISSUE THAT YOU THINK THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE AUTHORITY OVER. SO YOU IF YOU COME UP AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, JUST GO RIGHT TO THE PODIUM. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I START SAYING ANYTHING, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. MOORE. I HAD THE PROBLEM WHERE THE COUNTY COME IN AND DESTROYED MY MY SHOP. I WAS ON THE PHONE THREE TIMES WITH BRAD. THE [00:15:06] COUNTY SENT BRAD UP THERE. HE'S THERE ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER I GOT ON SITE TO SEE THE DAMAGE. WE EMAILED MR. MOORE AT 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, AND AT 730 HE'S ALREADY REPLIED WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFF WORK. I JUST TALKED AFTER THIS HAPPENED TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THE COUNTY BRAD SENT A CREW UP OF SEVEN PEOPLE. THEY DESTROYED THE LADIES, 89 YEAR OLD LADIES AZALEAS ACROSS THE STREET. SHE ABOUT HAD A STROKE. MY PROPERTY AND THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS. I HAVE PICTURES IN MY PHONE. THEY RIPPED DELIGHT THREE QUARTERS HALF INCH OFF MY BUILDING. WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD THE DAMAGE WAS. WE TOOK PICTURES AND UNTIL I GOT THE LIGHTS FIXED AND I GOT PICTURES IN HERE IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I SHOWED MISS P'S EXCUSE MY PRESENTATION BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS. AND MR. CAROL KNOWS ME AND EVERYBODY. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY FROM THE ADJUSTER DOWN IN ORLANDO THAT THEY SAID THIS WAS PRE DAMAGE. IT WAS NOT MR. RAFAEL'S GOOD FRIEND'S FATHER IN LAW IS UP THERE PAINTING MY DOORS AND EVERYTHING. I'VE GOT A BID FROM 2 OR 3 MONTHS AGO WHERE THEY WERE COMING UP TO REDO MY GARAGE DOORS. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, I HAD TO HAVE THE LIGHTS FIXED BECAUSE WITH ALL THE RAIN COME IN, MY SHOP IS $160,000 SHOP. IT HOUSES MY 128 MILE AN HOUR DRAG BOAT, $80,000 1932 STEEL BODY ROADSTER. PEOPLE PROBABLY KNOW ME FROM AROUND TOWN AND A BUNCH OF TOYS. WATER WAS RUNNING IN MY SHOP AT SHEETROCK AND INSULATED. I HAD TO HAVE THAT FIXED. I JUST FOUND OUT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT THE DAMAGE WAS THERE. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT THERE. I TOOK OTHER PICTURES AFTER WE GOT THE LIGHTS FIXED. EVEN BRAD, WHICH WAS ON THE SITE TEN MINUTES AFTER THIS HAPPENED, AND BRAD SAID, NO, THIS DAMAGE HAPPENED WHEN THE AX THE BUSH AX WENT UP ON IT. HE DESTROYED IT. LIKE I SAID, THE COUNTY WAS ON IT. I THANK MR. MOORE. HE WAS ON IT. THEY COME UP, THEY THEY MANICURED EVERYTHING FOR THANKSGIVING. THEY HAULED NINE TRUCKLOADS OF STUFF THEY DESTROYED AND LEFT ALL OVER. I COULDN'T GET IN MY DRIVEWAYS. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT THE COUNTY DID NOT DO THAT, AND THAT DAMAGE WAS THERE. I WOULD HAVE NEVER WENT AND GOT A BID FOR $3,800 TO PAINT THESE DOORS WITH STEVE UP THERE, YOU KNOW, STEVE, MR. RADFORD, PAINTING ALL MY DOORS AND STUFF AND GETTING THE SHOP READY FOR SUMMER IN MY HOUSE. AND I DIDN'T KNOW THIS MEET AND BE HERE. I'D BE DRESSED A LITTLE BIT BETTER. I WOULD HAVE HAD PICTURES FOR EVERYBODY TO PASS OUT. BUT, I MEAN, I WAS IN TEARS TODAY. I WAS SHAKING WHEN I GOT HERE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO PAY FOR THESE DOORS. AND BRAD AND MIKE WAS ON THE SCENE. BRAD HAD MIKE HERE AN HOUR AFTER IT HAPPENED. THEY BOTH KNOW THE COUNTY DID THE DAMAGE. MR. MR. MOORE, HE HE HE HE HE WAS ON CONTACT WITH DAVID, WHICH LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM ME A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. YOUR, YOUR YOUR TIME IS UP NOW AND I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE LOOKING INTO THIS AND WE WILL CONTINUE. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAY AFTER THE MEETING A LITTLE BIT, DISCUSS IT FURTHER, THEN WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID. MR. THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU WERE EMAILING US AT 730 AT NIGHT, AND THAT'S WELL AFTER YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? CHAIRMAN, PLEASE. CAN WE GET HIS NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YES, MA'AM. I'M APOLOGIZE. IT'S RICK SUCH, AND HIS ADDRESS IS 3930 KIRKPATRICK PATRICK ROAD. DAVID SWITZER, 32 THREE ALEXANDER DRIVE. I'M GOING BY WINSTON SMITH TODAY. YOU MAY KNOW ME AS THE MAIN CHARACTER FROM THE GEORGE ORWELL CLASSIC NOVEL, 1984. IN MY WORLD, WE WERE TOLD THAT SURVEILLANCE WAS FOR OUR PROTECTION, THAT IT WOULD KEEP US SAFE, THAT ONLY THE GUILTY NEEDED TO WORRY. THEN, LITTLE BY LITTLE, THE TELESCREENS APPEARED, ALWAYS WATCHING. AT FIRST WE BARELY NOTICED THEM, THEN WE STOPPED QUESTIONING THEM, AND FINALLY WE FORGOT WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO LIVE OUR LIVES UNOBSERVED. YOU ARE ON THIS PATH. BIG BROTHER HAS NEW TECHNOLOGY, BUT HIS LOGIC IS COLD AND OLD. LICENSE PLATE READERS, DRONES, UAVS, ROBOTS, INTERCONNECTED DATA SHARING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. YOU'RE TOLD THAT THESE ARE ONLY FOR WATCHING LICENSE PLATES ONLY TRACKING CRIMINALS, ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE TOLD THERE'S OVERSIGHT. YOU'RE TOLD THERE ARE POLICIES. HOWEVER, WHEN CITIZENS ASK FOR AUDITS, THESE SYSTEMS, THE WHO AUDITS THESE SYSTEMS, WHO CONTROLS THE DATA, WHO DECIDES HOW LONG THE INFORMATION IS KEPT AND WHO IT IS SHARED WITH, THE ANSWERS GROW VAGUE, EXPENSIVE, OR DISAPPEAR ENTIRELY. MY WORLD CALLED THAT DOUBLETHINK TO BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE [00:20:06] ACCEPTING SECRECY, TO SPEAK OF LIBERTY, WHILE BUILDING SYSTEMS THAT TREAT EVERY SYSTEM AS A POTENTIAL SUSPECT. TO SAY IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR, THEN QUIETLY ERASING THE RIGHT FOR PEOPLE TO BE LEFT ALONE. THAT'S DOUBLETHINK. SURVEILLANCE DOES NOT NEED TO WATCH YOUR FACE TO KNOW YOUR LIFE, WHERE YOU WORK, YOUR ASSOCIATIONS, WHERE YOU WORSHIP, WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN, WHEN YOU LEAVE TOWN. DATA REMEMBERS FOREVER. EVEN WHEN BIG BROTHER AND HIS INTENTIONS CHANGE AND BIG BROTHER'S INTENTIONS ALWAYS CHANGE. THE DATA IS NOT IN A CAMERA OR THE DANGER IS NOT IN A CAMERA. THE DANGER IS IN NORMALIZATION. IT'S IN SILENCE. IT IS IN CITIZENS BECOMING SUBJECTS AND QUESTIONS BECOME THREATS. MY BIG BROTHER WAS A SYSTEM THAT NOBODY COULD FULLY SEE, BUT EVERYBODY COULD FEEL A SYSTEM THAT SAID TRUST US, WHILE REFUSING TO TRUST THE PEOPLE. YOUR BIG BROTHER AND MY BIG BROTHER ARE TWINS, BORN OF MOTHER CONTROL AND FATHER POWER. HOPE IS NOT LOST AS IT WAS IN MY DAY. YOU CAN RID THE CITY OF YOUR MODERN DAY TELESCREENS AS MANY OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. YOU CAN DEMAND TRANSPARENT AUDITS, REQUIRE STRICT LIMITS AND REPORTS. YOU CAN SAY THAT SAFETY DOES NOT REQUIRE CONSTANT MONITORING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE, OR YOU CAN ALLOW BIG BROTHER SYSTEMS TO QUIETLY GROW COMFORTABLY UNTIL ONE DAY THEY ARE SIMPLY EVERYWHERE AND IRREVERSIBLE. IN THE END, THE MOST POWERFUL ACT IS NOT SURVEILLANCE. IT IS RESTRAINT. DO NOT ALLOW BIG BROTHER TO REDUCE YOUR PEOPLE TO A COLLECTION OF SURVEILLANCE DATA POINTS THAT CAN BE TRACKED, TRACED AND STORED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, WE WILL END THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. AND DO WE HAVE A COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT? NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT. NOTHING FROM STAFF, MADAM CHAIR. [CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. NOW, THE CLERK OF THE COURT, BILL KINSEL, HAS ASKED TO SPEAK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK NOW OR AFTER THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S PROBABLY ON EVERYBODY'S MIND UP HERE AT THIS BOARD. THAT AND I HAVE SOME NOTES HERE. MAKE SURE I DON'T GET DISTRACTED AS I GO OVER WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, A BAD ACTOR AT THE CVB HAS ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED TO EVERYONE TO SEE THAT WE WE HAD MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OUT AT THE END WITH THE PROCESSES AND CONTROLS OVERSEEING THE CVB. THAT'S THE BAD NEWS. THAT'S AWFUL NEWS. WE ALL, ALL OF US HAVE BEEN TALKING TO EVERYONE SINCE FRIDAY, IS SICK ABOUT THIS. THERE IS GOOD NEWS AND I'D LIKE TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT EVERYONE FROM THE BEACH TO DOWNTOWN, FROM CVB TO THE COUNTY, EVERYONE I'VE TALKED TO ARE 100% UNIFIED AND COMMITTED TO MAKE THIS AND REMEDY THIS WITH A LONG TERM SOLUTION, SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST LONG AFTER FOR GENERATIONS. PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE NO MATTER WHO'S IN ANY OF THESE SEATS. AND THAT'S OUR GOAL. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, MANY MORE DETAILS ARE GOING TO BE LEARNED AND COME OUT FROM THIS INVESTIGATION, AND WE WILL ADAPT TO THOSE AS THOSE COME OUT. AND WHILE THOSE ARE HAPPENING, THOUGH, WE ARE READY TO TAKE STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE SOLUTION. THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD NEWS. THAT'S NUMBER TWO. GOOD NEWS. THE SOLUTION IS THE BAY COUNTY CLERK AND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. THAT IS THE OFFICE I WAS ELECTED TO OVERSEE. THAT IS THE OFFICE THAT WORKS WITH YOU DAILY TO PROCESS EVERY SINGLE PAYABLE FOR YOUR 700 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY $700 MILLION BUDGET. AND WE PROCESS EVERY PAYABLE AND WORK WITH YOU FOR ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF THAT PROCESS. OUR OFFICE IS MORE RIGID AND METHODICAL, AND IT WAS BELIEVED OVER THE YEARS THAT THIS WOULDN'T WORK WITH THE NUANCES OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, AND IT WOULD HAMSTRING THE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO OUT THERE. I WAS NEVER I NEVER HELD THAT OPINION. I KNOW OUR OFFICE IS FLEXIBLE AND CAN DEAL WITH THOSE DIFFERENT PROCESSES OUT THERE. I'M RECOMMENDING, AND I'M ALREADY TAKING STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THIS, THAT EVERYONE EMBRACED. THIS CHANGE HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN AS FAST AND AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE. ONCE IN PLACE, THE CVB WILL BE SECURED TO MARKET AND PROMOTE THIS AREA AND DO WHAT THEY DO BEST AND HAVE THE PEACE OF MIND WORKING WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT OUR DEDICATED TEAM AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE WILL DO WHAT WE DO BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, [00:25:07] COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, FOUR DAYS AGO, WE WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A BAD ACTOR THAT WAS OUT AND DID SOME THINGS THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE PLACED IN A POSITION OF TRUST AND THEY ABUSED THE TRUST. IT IS IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT WE ALLOW THE SHERIFF AND THE FORENSIC AUDIT TO RUN ITS COURSE, AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF AT THE TDC SLASH CVB, THEY HAVE BEEN OPEN AND FORTHRIGHT ABOUT THAT, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT AS WE SPEAK, AND THEY'RE COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS AND THEIR STEPS IN DOING THAT. ONCE THIS CAME TO LIGHT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THOSE OF US THAT ARE IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS BE DILIGENT, BUT NOT KNEE JERK ON ANYTHING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GIVE THE SHERIFF AND THE INVESTIGATORS TIME TO BE ABLE TO FERRET EVERYTHING OUT, AND FOR THE FORENSIC AUDIT TO RUN THROUGH AND TO FIND THE CONTROLS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GET PUT INTO PLACE. THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT THE CLERK WAS JUST SPEAKING TO, THAT WE DO THINGS IN THAT WAY. AGAIN, PART OF THAT IS THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE MADE. WHAT THOSE ARE, THEY WILL BE DETERMINED, I THINK, FROM THIS RESEARCH AND FROM THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS WE GET. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AND THAT WE NOT TRY TO PILE ON TO ANYBODY OR TRY TO SAY THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ACT OF ONE BAD ACTOR. I HOPE THAT IS WHAT ULTIMATELY COMES OUT FROM THIS. AND SO FROM THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER AND ACCUSE ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY OF ANYTHING. I THINK WE NEED TO LET THE INVESTIGATION RUN ITS COURSE, AND THAT THE FIVE OF US THAT SIT UP HERE THAT ULTIMATELY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, GET THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO GET, AND WE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS IN THE RIGHT WAY, AND THAT WE BE THOROUGH IN WHAT WE DO TO WORK TO BEGIN. AND TO ME, THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND IT'S NECESSARY FOR US TO ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN THIS PROCESS AND HOW WE DO THESE THINGS. AND AGAIN, I THINK EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS, AS THE CLERK MENTIONED, EVERYBODY IS PULLING THE OAR IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AND I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, IS THAT WE ARE ALL MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO RESOLVE THIS. AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF EVERYONE FROM COUNTY STAFF TO, AGAIN, THE TDC AND CVB STAFF FOR WORKING ON THAT. IT'S NOT A COMFORTABLE POSITION OR SITUATION, AND I APPRECIATE THEM LEANING INTO THIS AND WORKING ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALEX KING. HERE'S THE CURRENT PORT DIRECTOR HE HAS PUT IN HIS RESIGNATION. COULD BE MOVING TO MOBILE. SO THAT'S A BIG MOVE FOR HIM. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE AT THE PORT THERE IN SEARCH FOR A NEW DIRECTOR. SECONDLY, WHICH WE'VE ALL BEEN ON THE PHONE I THINK ALL WEEKEND. I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD TO CHARGE OUR PHONES MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE ABOUT THIS TDC ISSUE. TWICE. YOU'VE HEARD BAD ACTOR SAY THE GUY WAS AN INCREDIBLE ACTOR. HE HAD EVERYBODY AND THEIR BROTHER FOOLED. THE GUY SHOULD GET AN OSCAR. I MEAN, EVERYONE THOUGHT HE HAD THIS TRUST AND HAD A LIFESTYLE. HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND HE HAD EVERYBODY FOOLED AND HOW HE GOT AND MANIPULATED THE SYSTEM. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIGURING OUT NOW. WE HAVE A GREAT TDC. WE'VE GOT A GREAT BOARD OUT THERE. THIS WAS I MEAN, THIS WAS HARD TO CATCH. THERE IS A FORENSIC AUDIT BEING DONE. THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION BEING DONE. ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS WILL ALL COME TO FRUITION. HOPEFULLY WE CAN RECOVER THESE ASSETS. BUT IT'S A SHAME. SO SPEAKING TO THE CLERK, SPEAKING TO THE TDC, ALL THE ATTORNEYS INVOLVED, I MEAN THERE WERE DEFINITELY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TURN THE TDC UP UPSIDE DOWN, FLUSH IT ALL OUT. I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, MAKE SURE, BECAUSE AS BILL JUST SAID, MR. KINSEL, IS THAT WE'RE NOT HERE FOREVER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE REPLACED AS BOARD MEMBERS, TDC DIRECTORS. WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO LET THE PROCESS PLAY OUT. BUT JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S INVOLVED AND SWIFTLY MOVED IN. I HE DID THIS FOR A LONG TIME. BUT ANYWAY, WE WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. IT WILL BE RESOLVED AND AND MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICIES IN PLACE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. I AGREE WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER SAID ABOUT LETTING [00:30:09] THE PROCESS MOVE FORWARD AND THE INVESTIGATION MOVE FORWARD AND SEE WHAT IT WHAT TURNS UP FROM IT. BUT I ALSO HAVE A BURDEN THAT I FEEL THAT SOME OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE, WILL SHARE WITH ME THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY, WHETHER THAT MEANS THE SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH BILL WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE SYSTEMS IN PROCESS, WHETHER IT MEANS PEOPLE, WHATEVER, IT FALLS DOWN. THIS WAS A LARGE VIOLATION OF PUBLIC TRUST. THIS IS A BIG DEAL, AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I'M VERY BURDENED BY IT. AND WHATEVER THAT LEADS TO, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE VERY AWARE THAT I WILL BE SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS. I DO HAVE A POSITIVE NOTE TO ADD ON. I WANT TO BRING UP THE MULTI USE PATH IN THE KINGS POINT AREA. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PROMISED TO THE PEOPLE, TO THE CITIZENS OF KINGS POINT AND THIS IS A PROMISE DELIVERED. THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE PROJECT BEING KICKED OFF. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. JUST LIKE A LOT OF YOU GUYS. FRIDAY, I WAS SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY. I WAS PREPARING NOTES FOR TODAY'S MEETING TO SHARE GOOD NEWS, WHICH WILL COME AT A LATER MEETING. BUT TODAY'S NEWS WAS OVERSHADOWED BY A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF AARON LEE. I WILL CALL HIM BY NAME. HE IS A BAD ACTOR. HE IS A CON ARTIST. HE VIOLATED PUBLIC TRUST AND AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THE PEOPLE I SERVE ALONG WITH THESE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. OUR JOB FOR MOST AND UTMOST IS TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY, YOUR TAX DOLLARS AND TO COMMISSIONER CROSBY'S POINT, THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR THAT INDIVIDUAL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AND THAT IS OUR PRIMARY JOB. AND AND I, I SHARE YOUR OPINION. IT BURDENS MY HEART TO KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED. AND THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS WE CAN DO BETTER AS A BOARD, IF BUSINESS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, YOUR LIFE. AND THIS IS PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO BACK AND MAKE THIS BETTER. MISTER, I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING YOUR YOUR PART AND GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS AND EVERYONE ELSE. THIS THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS THIS MAGNITUDE IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT HAPPENED? AND I THINK I SHARE EVERYONE'S OPINION. NONE OF US ON THIS BOARD STAND FOR IT AND WE'RE HERE TO PROTECT IT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW I THINK IS NOT THE TIME TO TO SLING MUD AT EACH OTHER AND ARGUE ABOUT WHOSE FAULT THIS IS. THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FRAUD IS GOING TO BE SITTING IN JAIL FOR A LONG TIME. OUR JOB IS TO FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS. FIGURING OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED STEP BY STEP SO THAT WE CAN CORRECT IT IMMEDIATELY. WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY WHAT FAILED IN OUR SYSTEM. WE'RE GOING TO FIX WHAT'S BROKEN AND PUT STRONGER SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER. JUST AS EVERYONE UP HERE HAS SAID, WE NEED UNITY, URGENCY, FOLLOW THROUGH SO THAT WE CAN REPAIR THIS FAST AND MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. SOMEONE STOLE MONEY FROM THE CVB. THAT IS A BETRAYAL OF THE TRUST THAT I'M NOT GOING TO SOFTEN WITH PRETTY WORDS. I WILL PERSONALLY PUT MY HANDS ON EVERY DOCUMENT AND FOLLOW EVERY SINGLE STEP. S WHO APPROVE WHAT, WHO MISSED WHAT AND WHERE EVERY DOLLAR WENT. NOTHING GETS BURIED. NOTHING GETS WAVED THROUGH. AND LET ME BE CLEAR. THIS. WILL NOT END WITH AN APOLOGY AND A PROMISE. WE ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE OPERATE, TIGHTENING THE CONTROLS, ENFORCING ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUTTING SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE. SO THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AS YOU'VE ALL SAID, IF YOU WERE INVOLVED OR LOOKED THE OTHER WAY, WE WILL FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.