[Parks Advisory Board Meeting on January 22, 2026.]
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CHAIRMAN FIRST? SHOULD WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER? YES. OKAY. YOU WANT TO GO AND CALL? WE'LL LET THAT BE THE FIRST ITEM. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. GIVE US A ROLL CALL. SHE'S GOT TO DO IT NOW. SCOTT. CLEMOW HERE. TRAVIS THOMPSON HERE. CYNTHIA FULLER HERE. WILLARD MOSLEY, NOT HERE. DANIEL DAVISON, NOT HERE. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO BEFORE THE APPROVAL OF THE LAST MEETING'S MINUTES, DO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS? I THINK WE CAN DO THAT FIRST AND THEN AND THEN DO THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. OKAY. WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. I THINK EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT. IF IF THE MINUTES ARE ACCEPTABLE, CAN WE GET A MOTION THAT THEY BE ACCEPTED? MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS ELECTION. IT'S NOT ELECTION OF OFFICERS. IT'S A ELECTION OF OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. OKAY. WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? SCOTT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU FOR CHAIRMAN. I'LL SECOND THAT. DO DO DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND AND ADD A VICE CHAIR TO THAT? CYNTHIA, WOULD YOU. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU AS VICE CHAIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE. SO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR ME AS CHAIR AND CYNTHIA AS VICE CHAIR. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DID WE GET A SECOND ON THAT? I THINK WE NEED A MOTION FIRST. WE NEED.
WE NEED A MOTION ON THE MOTION TO NOMINATE CYNTHIA AS VICE CHAIR AND AND SCOTT AS CHAIR.
THERE WE GO. THERE'S A FIRST AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON. PRESENTATIONS. ALL RIGHT. FIRST THING I WANTED TO KIND OF SHOWCASE TIM PRENTICE AND ASHLYN AND SOME OF THE OTHER GROUP THERE. THEY WENT THROUGH THIS CROWD MANAGEMENT COURSE. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS THAT WE DO. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CERTIFICATION TO HAVE. AND NOW WITH OUR CONCERT SERIES THAT WE'RE DOING, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY MORE IMPORTANT. SO I THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A GOOD THING FOR THEM. AND IT WAS A GOOD THING FOR THEM TO ALL STEP UP AND GET THIS DONE. VERY GOOD.
WE GOT ACCESS SEVEN. WE'RE REBUILDING IT. WE TORE THE EXISTING ACCESS DOWN, AND WE FOUND EXISTING SEPTIC TANKS THAT WERE UNDERNEATH IT. SO WE'RE HAVE DEP INVOLVED WITH THAT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A GOOD ROUTE TO GO. EITHER THEY NEED TO BE CLOSED DOWN AND, YOU KNOW, DECOMMISSIONED. AND THOSE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT NEED TO PROBABLY BE ON CITY OR COUNTY, WHICHEVER ONE THAT IS. BUT WE HAVEN'T WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT WE'RE GETTING THAT ALL FIGURED OUT AND GET THAT ACCESS REBUILT. SO, VINCE, YOU FOUND OPERATING SEPTIC TANKS? YES, SIR. THERE'S TWO OF THEM UNDER THERE FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THAT ACCESS. SO ONE IS A VACANT PROPERTY. IT'S ONLY A SLAB, BUT THE ONE IS THE ONE IS ACTIVE. THERE'S ONE ON THE EAST SIDE THAT IS ACTIVE. YEAH. I'M SURE THOSE HOMES WERE BUILT, YOU KNOW, IN THE 60S. 70S. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY DID. BUT WE'RE LIKE I SAID, WE'VE WE'VE CONTACTED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND DEP IS HEAVILY INVOLVED TO TRY TO GIVE US SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT, ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND THE HOMEOWNERS, WHAT'S GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT. SO ONCE WE FIGURE THAT OUT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH REBUILDING. THIS.
IS THAT ADA ACCESS AT ED HICKEY? YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. I WASN'T TOO MUCH INVOLVED IN THAT. YEAH. SO THIS THIS ACCESS WAS ACTUALLY FUNDED. IT'S AT THE WHERE WE DID IT'S ON SURF DRIVE. IT WAS THAT PROPERTY THAT WE PUT THE ADA ACCESSIBLE BEACH ACCESS AND A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO THE THE ED FOUNDATION KIND OF CAME TO US THROUGH THE TDC AND THEY DONATED $100,000 TO THE PARKS FOUNDATION. PARKS. WHICH COMMISSIONER PEASE AND THE TDC PUT THIS TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE FUNDED THIS OVER. SO WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW THE THE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY GO AND LOOK AT THE BEACH WITHOUT HAVING TO GO ON THE BEACH. SO IT GOES RIGHT UP TO THE, THE DENIM LINE. AND YOU CAN SEE OVER THE RAILING AND SEE THE DINGS AND
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THE, THE WATER. SO THAT THAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND IT WAS FULLY WAS FULLY FUNDED BY THE ED HICKEY JUNIOR FOUNDATION. AND AS I IS THIS COMPLETE ALREADY KNOW IT'S IT'S CALL IT 95% COMPLETE. OKAY. GOOD ACCESSIBILITY FOR WHEELCHAIRS. RICK SELZER IMPROVEMENTS. WE STARTED WITH ABOUT 60FT OF IMPROVEMENT AND WE CONTINUED ON OUT TOWARDS THE BEACH SIDE.WE'VE EXTENDED THIS ACCESS PROBABLY ANOTHER 10 TO 15FT. THERE WAS A QUITE A BIT OF A DROP OFF THE THE SLOPE WAS A LITTLE STEEP AND IT WAS CAUSING PEOPLE TO SLIP DOWN THERE. BUT WE'RE ALMOST WE'RE ABOUT 85% COMPLETE WITH THIS PROJECT RIGHT HERE. THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT RICK SELTZER PARK. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG DEAL TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT USE THAT FACILITY OUT THERE. AND THIS WAS IN HOUSE. SO THIS IS PARK TECHS THAT ARE THAT ARE REBUILDING THIS. AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THIS. IT LOOKS GREAT.
HARD WORK A LOT OF WORK. THIS IS NB3. THIS IS AT THE COUNTY PIER. THIS IS ONE OF THE ACCESSES THAT GO OUT. THIS IS AN ADA, A NEW ADA ACCESS THAT A CONTRACTOR IS BUILDING FOR US.
AND THEY'RE THEY'RE PROBABLY CLOSE TO ABOUT 80% AS WELL. THIS IS SPRING AVENUE. THIS IS SOME OF THE WALK IN THE BRIDGES THAT WE HAD THERE. THEY WERE THEY WERE PRETTY OLD AND OUTDATED AND KIND OF A SAFETY HAZARD. SO WE HAD A CONTRACTOR COME IN AND REBUILD SOME OF THIS AND GET THEM UP TO STANDARD. THIS IS DEEP SPRINGS PARK. YOU CAN SEE THE OLD BRIDGE RIGHT THERE. IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY OLD AND UNSAFE. AND OUR GUYS CAME IN AND DEMOED IT AND PUT THAT NEW LITTLE WALK BRIDGE IN THERE. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF ALSO CLEARING THE TRAILS THAT ARE OUT THERE AT DEEP SPRINGS. IT'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NICE PARK, KIND OF REALLY FAR OUT THERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE COUNTY. BUT IT IS A REALLY NICE PLACE TO GO OUT THERE AND JUST KIND OF ENJOY NATURE AND WALK AROUND. LAST MEETING I BELIEVE WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS BUILT YET. THIS IS THE NEW PLAYGROUND AT HIGH POINT. THEY FINALLY FINALIZED THAT. THAT TURNED OUT REALLY WELL. THIS IS THE NEW RESTROOM FACILITY AT IRA HUTCHINSON. THAT TURNED OUT EXTREMELY WELL. THEY ALSO DID SIDEWALKS AND SPLIT RAIL AND THEN ALSO REPAVE THE PARKING LOT THERE. DID THEY EXTEND THAT PARKING LOT HOURS? THEY DIDN'T.
OKAY. THIS IS THE NEW SOUTH FORK SPORTS COMPLEX. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? THAT'S ABOUT 80%. YEAH, IT'S IT'S 90, 95% THAT THAT PROJECT THERE. WE'RE HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WALK THROUGH ON JANUARY 28TH. WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SOFT OPENING THERE. DEFINITELY WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF MARCH, HOWEVER, THE GILCHRIST LED SWAP, THEIR SUPPLIER FOR THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, HAS SORT OF DROPPED THE BALL ON.
NOT SOMETHING THEY DID. AND THE ROADWAY MATERIAL IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE 1ST OF MARCH, SO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN FOR US. I YOU KNOW, I'M I'M HOPING THAT THEY'LL HAVE THOSE THINGS. THERE'S NOT THAT MANY. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE IN BY THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. BUT AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL WALK THROUGH ON THE 28TH, I'M GOING TO NAIL DOWN AND EVENTS AND I AND TIM ARE GOING TO GET WITH THE THE LEAD ON THIS BECAUSE IF, IF WE COULD GET THEM TO USE I KNOW THEY WANT TO USE THE PARK, WE MIGHT NEED TO TRY TO GET THEM TO PUSH THEIR SEASON BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM STARTING IT, AND THEN AT SOME POINT DURING THAT TIME, ONCE WE GET THE RAILWAY LIGHTING AND EVERYTHING'S IN CALLING IT APRIL, WE'LL HAVE SOME TYPE OF GRAND OPENING. SO IDEALLY IT WOULD BE LIKE TO DO THE GRAND OPENING WITH A FIRST PITCH CEREMONY AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THAT'S BUT THERE'S STILL A FEW THINGS THAT ARE UP IN THE AIR AS FAR AS WHEN THIS IS GOING TO BE LEAVING THAT. SO I CAN'T REALLY NAIL DOWN A DATE. HOWEVER, AFTER HOPEFULLY AFTER THE 29TH, I'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND START TO PLAN SPRING BASEBALL OUT. WHY? WHY DOES THE ROAD LIGHTING HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PARK OPERATING? IT DOES OTHER THAN WHAT IS. THAT PLACE IS SO REMOTE AND DARK. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THIS INCLUDES A PARKING LOT TOO, BY THE WAY. OKAY. SO I MEAN, IT IT WOULD BE WE WOULD WANT THAT IN BEFORE WE REALLY STARTED OPERATING AT NIGHT. SO
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THAT THAT RIGHT THERE IS REALLY I MEAN THAT I'M OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT VERY HAPPY WITH GOLF COURSES LIKE THAT BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PRESSING THEM SINCE I THINK WE GAVE THE OKAY AND APPROVED THE LIGHTING FOR THEM TO ORDER BACK IN JULY. YEAH. SO WELL, THERE MAY BE SOME CONTRACTORS I MAY KNOW, ONE THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME TEMPORARY LIGHTING. WE HAVE SOME TOO. AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. YEAH. IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING WHERE. YEAH THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE COULD JUST PLAY SOME DIESEL LIGHTS, YOU KNOW, WHOLE LIGHTS DOWN THE ROADWAY. THAT WOULD PROBABLY SUFFICE IF, IF THAT'S A SOLUTION THAT YOU THINK WORKS WELL, THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. YEAH. JUST THE 29TH IS GOING TO DICTATE A LOT THOUGH AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL PART WE HAVE FINISHED. BUT I WAS OUT THERE YESTERDAY AND MAN IT'S THERE. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING. YEAH VERY PROUD OF THAT. YEAH WE WE ALL ARE. IT'S REALLY AWESOME. FANTASTIC. THIS IS THE WALKING BRIDGE UP TO THE NEW MAJETTE PLAYGROUND THAT WAS BUILT THAT TURNED OUT REALLY WELL. GAVE THEM SOME BETTER ACCESS UP TO THE PARK AND THE NEW SIDEWALKS UP THERE THAT'S NEAR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.THESE WERE THE TREES THAT WERE DONATED BY THE BAY COUNTY DISC GOLF. A COUPLE OF THESE FELLAS BACK HERE. AND THEN ALSO, IF YOU READ DOWN THERE WHO THEY WERE DONATED FROM, THERE WAS WAS A 600 PLUS TIM PLUS FLORIDA NATIVE TREES. THE LIST IS THERE LIVE OAK, BLACK CHERRY, SYCAMORE, RED MAPLE, CRAPE MYRTLE, LONGLEAF PINE, AND WHATEVER IS BEHIND AMERICAN ELMS. YEAH. THE VALUATION FROM BAY COUNTY DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION IS ABOUT $10,000.
AND THEY HAD A WONDERFUL DAY WHERE THE COMMUNITY, THEIR COMMUNITY CAME OUT AND PLANTED ALL THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. YEAH. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE THE LITTLE I GUESS IT'D BE THE LEFT PHOTO, THE THE FLAGS, EVERY TREE IS MARKED AND IT OUR COURSE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THAT NOW TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL MOWERS OR SOMETHING. BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY, THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO WHERE THEY WENT. AND IT'S GREAT. IT'S VERY NICE. AND THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT DONATING ANOTHER THOUSAND TREES WHICH YOU KNOW THAT'S GOOD OBVIOUSLY THAT'S FANTASTIC.
WE NEED TREES. ABSOLUTELY. WE NEED SHADE FOR. AND BUFFERS. DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECTS? NO, THEY LOOK GREAT. LOOK GREAT. I JUST WANT TO GET THE GET THE OUR OUR CREWS WORKING ON THEY THEY SINCE WELL ALL OF 2025 AND CARRYING ON INTO THIS YEAR THEY'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB ON BEACH ACCESSES. I MEAN THIS IS THE MOST WORK WE'VE DONE ON THEM SINCE IN 30 YEARS, PROBABLY EASILY. SO THEY'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD. ONE THING WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IN THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE ASKED ME OR ASKED US TO RUN THIS BY YOU GUYS AND SEE WHAT YOU THOUGHT, AND MAYBE EITHER GIVE YOUR BLESSING OR OR NOT ON THIS SITUATION HERE. SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, BUT WHEN YOU GO INTO HARVEST PARK, WHEN YOU GO AROUND THE ROAD THAT GOES UP THE HILL TO THE LEFT, THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT GOING IN THERE, A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE DEVELOPER IS WANTING TO PUT A CONNECTOR ROAD FROM MAJETTE TOWER DOWN THAT DIRT ROAD THAT NOW SEPARATES THE OLD LANDFILL WHERE THAT BIG MOUND IS, AND MAJETTE WHERE THE GOLF COURSE WAS. SO IT IT'LL CONNECT FROM OLD MAJETTE TOWER ROAD INTO HARDERS PARK, UP THAT HILL, INTO THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT. NOW WE'VE RAN THE ONLY THE MAIN THE THE COUNTY DIVISIONS THAT WERE IMPACTED OBVIOUSLY WERE PARKS AND RECREATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH ALL OF THE STUFF TO THE SOUTH OF MAJETTE IS PUBLIC WORKS STUFF ROADS AND BRIDGES, TRAFFIC, MOSQUITO CONTROL. SO AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CHIEF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER AND GENERAL SERVICES, WHICH IS PARKS AND RECREATION, AS PART OF, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A GREAT IDEA FOR US, ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARKS AND FOR MAJETTE. IT WOULD ACTUALLY SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY HAVING THESE GUYS GOING AHEAD AND PUT THAT ROAD IN. PLUS, AS
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THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THERE DEVELOPMENT ORDER PROCESS, WE CAN HAVE THEM TAILOR THIS TO MATCH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED THERE. AS FAR AS CROSSWALKS, THE ROAD CAN ALREADY BE DESIGNATED AS A, YOU KNOW, A LOW SPEED ROAD, WHATEVER THAT WE DETERMINE THAT TO BE, WHETHER IT BE 20, 25 MILES AN HOUR. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S NOT MY DEPARTMENT. BUT ANYWAY, WE JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR YOUR DISCUSSION AND AND FOR YOUR OPINION AND POSSIBLY A MOTION TO BASICALLY ALLOW STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. OKAY. SO SO I'VE GOT A QUESTION. THE THE WELL, MAYBE IT'S MORE OF A STATEMENT. WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS MASTER PLAN, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF UNDEVELOPED LAND AROUND IT. AND HOPEFULLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THERE ARE GOING TO BE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTORS THROUGH THOSE PROPERTIES, NOT NECESSARILY JUST ROADS. MAYBE THERE'S BIKE TRAILS THAT RUN, YOU KNOW, HOUSES THAT BACK UP TO EACH OTHER OR SOMETHING. THERE'S A BIKE TRAIL THAT GOES THROUGH, HOPEFULLY THE COUNTY IN PERMITTING EVERYTHING OUT THERE, IS GOING TO LOOK TO THOSE DEVELOPERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO.AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY SAYING MONEY, BUT LOOK TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE THE FURTHER CONNECTABILITY OF THIS PARK TO THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT ARE OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPER MAY ONLY HAVE 600 ACRES, RIGHT? AND HE CAN ONLY WORRY ABOUT HIS 600 ACRES. BUT MAYBE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, IF THERE'S A GREEN SPACE GOING THROUGH HIS DEVELOPMENT, IT MIGHT NEED TO CONNECT OR COULD CONNECT TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES ON THE OTHER SIDE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO BE REALLY FORWARD THINKING TO MAKE SURE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS OUT THERE KNOW THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO PUT SOME SPOKES FROM THIS PARK OUT IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. HOPEFULLY THOSE SPOKES FOLLOW GREEN SPACES. WATER TRIBUTARIES, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LOW AREAS OR NATURAL AREAS OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND THE THE CONNECTOR ROAD, I GUESS. IS IT JUST TO PROVIDE A.
IN THEIR MIND, A BETTER WAY TO GET TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS TO THE EAST OF HARDERS PARK? YES, IT IS DIRECTLY I MEAN, THE BORDERS RIGHT THERE ON THAT, THAT ROAD. YEAH, IT WOULD GIVE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE. I STILL THINK THEY WOULD. THEY WOULD DEFINITELY STILL HAVE ACCESS THROUGH HORRORS. THIS WOULD BE BETTER ACCESS THOUGH, ESPECIALLY DURING OBVIOUSLY WHEN THERE'S EVENTS GOING ON AT HART AS THE TRAFFIC WOULD BE A REAL ISSUE. THIS WOULD BE MUCH AKIN TO, I'M SURE THAT WE WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH AREAS OF THE CITY WHERE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A PARK AREA AND IT'S A CITY ROAD AND YOU'RE YOU'RE ROLLING THROUGH IT 20 MILES AN HOUR, YOU'VE GOT CROSSWALKS, YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT SIDE ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH SANDESTIN, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THERE, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF SIMILAR. BUT THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY I WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THAT DEVELOPMENT. WHAT WHAT'S THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS? I DON'T KNOW, I REALLY DON'T IT'S IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEVELOPMENT. BUT GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, MOST OF THAT LAND AROUND THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY. SO I, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE THE BOARD'S DIRECTION OR ANY IDEAS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CITY. I CAN HAVE VENTS AND, OR WE CAN GET TOGETHER WITH THEIR, THEIR PARKS AND RECREATION PEOPLE AND, AND BRING THIS UP TO THEM AS FAR AS GREEN SPACES GO AND MAYBE GET WITH THEIR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD OR THEIR DIVISION AND AT LEAST BRING THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, MAKING THAT PART OF THE DEAL. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY WHAT ANY OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT ORDERS LOOK LIKE WITH ANY OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THERE, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT REALLY MY MY DEPARTMENT.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO IT HERE, THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S TO BE NEIGHBORLY AND TO MAKE IT ALL INTERCONNECT. I THINK WE DEFINITELY WILL BE DOING THAT. YEAH. AND AND INHERENTLY A ROAD IS ALMOST NEVER A PROBLEM. IT'S HOW YOU DO THE ROAD IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE
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RUNNING A ROAD RIGHT THROUGH KIND OF THE MIDDLE OF A PARK, MAYBE THAT ROAD'S NOT STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW. MAYBE IT'S GOT SOME BENDS TO IT. MAYBE IT'S HOW IT'S PLANTED ON BOTH SIDES OF IT OR WHATEVER. BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK YOU ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PARK IS TO TRY TO PUT BUFFERS BETWEEN. RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND THE PARK, MAYBE BETWEEN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AREAS AND THE PARK. AND, AND SO I DON'T THINK THE ROAD IS A PROBLEM. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY JUST A MATTER OF HOW THAT ROAD GETS BUILT, HOW IT GETS TREATED, HOW IT GETS PLANTED ON THE SIDES, CROSSWALKS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER KIND OF TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AND, AND SO FORTH TO, TO MAKE IT THE BEST POSSIBLE ROAD THAT'S GOING TO DIVIDE THE PARK.WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT IT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY AT SOME POINT. AND IF WE CAN HAVE A DEVELOPER DO IT FOR US, AND ESPECIALLY WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS BEING ENTERTAINED, THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE COUNTY FOR SURE. IN THAT PARK, IT WOULD GO AHEAD AND I BELIEVE IT WOULD GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A REALLY GOOD START TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO ON THAT END OF MAJETTE. IT WILL KIND OF IT WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT THE LAYOUT OF THOSE MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IT. IT MIGHT BE SUCH THAT THOSE ARE TWO MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS OR WE WE BREAK THEM, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE ROAD WAS GOING TO BE THERE ANYWAY. YEAH. YEAH. SO YEAH. SO YEAH, MY QUESTION IS BECAUSE I KNOW ON THE MASTER PLAN THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, FIELDS, PARKING STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE THERE. IS THIS JUST THAT IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE. YEAH. BECAUSE I GUESS PEOPLE WOULD HAVE HAD TO GET THERE ANYWAY. RIGHT. YEAH. THE PROPERTY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THIS ROAD WOULD CONNECT I BELIEVE IS FROM WHERE THE BALL FIELDS, THERE'S THIS ELEVATED ROAD. AND THEN YOU GOT ALL THE SOCCER FIELDS AT THE FAR SOUTH END. YEAH. IT'S IT'S RIGHT BETWEEN THE HIGH SOCCER FIELDS.
THE ROAD RUNS RIGHT BY THEM AND THEN IT DROPS OFF DOWN TO THE BIG SOCCER COMPLEX. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S JUST RIGHT THROUGH THERE. STRAIGHT UP THE HILL AND STRAIGHT. STRAIGHT ACROSS. YEAH.
SO AGAIN, THE ROAD IS IS NOT THE ENEMY OF THE PARK. I THINK IT'S HOW THE ROAD GETS BUILT.
THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO SO I MEAN DO YOU ALL FEEL THE SAME I AGREE. YEAH. YEAH YEAH.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO 50 MILES AN HOUR. BUT BUT IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU MAKE A STRAIGHT ROAD AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S BUILT FOR SPEED, THEN YOU ULTIMATELY GOING TO PUT SPEED BUMPS, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE IDEAL SCENARIO, BUT THERE ARE WAYS THEY'LL PROBABLY BE THERE TO CALM THAT TRAFFIC DOWN AND TO MAKE MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT'S A DRIVE THROUGH A PARK. THERE'LL BE SEVERAL CROSSWALKS, TWO PARKS. IN MY MIND, THERE'S SEVERAL CROSSWALKS. IT'S GOING TO BE A SLOW DRIVE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE SIGNS THAT YOU CAN PUSH THE BUTTON LIKE I MEAN LOOK AT BEACH DRIVE. IT'LL BE IT'LL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT. YEAH. BUT HOPEFULLY LESS TRAVELED. BUT AND AND THE LOCATION AND THE LOCATION THAT YOU HAVE ARE NOT YOU HAVE THAT WAS PUT IN THIS. MASTER PLAN. ALL OF THIS IS FLEXIBLE. YES, SIR. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT THERE YET. YEAH. YEAH. THESE THINGS CAN KIND OF GET MOVED AROUND. THEY'RE THEY'RE JUST THERE. THIS IS A LIVING, BREATHING PARK. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE FROM THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING UP THAT WAY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. THE BIGGEST IMPACT IS NOT REALLY GOING TO BE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION. I THINK IT WILL BE TO THE ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION. SO BUT ANYWAY, THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT AND WE DON'T. SO YEAH. WELL AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOME NOT JUST CONNECTIVITY FROM SIDEWALKS THAT RUN THROUGH THIS PROPOSED SUBDIVISION, BUT THEY'LL HAVE SOME GREEN SPACES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO WALKING, BIKING, YOU KNOW, WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO THE PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO GET IN A CAR TO GO, AND AND SOME CONNECTIVITY, EVEN TO THE FAR SIDE OF THEIR PROPERTY. SO THAT IF THE DEVELOPER ON THE FAR SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY ULTIMATELY WANTS TO DEVELOP NOW THERE'S CONNECTIVITY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE COUNTY OR WHATEVER, THERE'S AN EASEMENT TO BE ABLE TO TO COME THROUGH AND UTILIZE THOSE THOSE BIKE TRAILS, WALKING TRAILS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. YES, SIR.
WE WILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK AS WE SEE IT, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE WORKING WITH THE CITY BECAUSE THIS ALL CITY AROUND THERE IS THE CITY SURROUNDS US RIGHT THERE NOW. SO THAT'S WHO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH. AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN. WELL WE WILL
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WELL THEY'LL WORK WITH US ON THIS. I MEAN THAT'S A HUGE REGIONAL PARK. YOU KNOW THAT THEY WILL I FEEL CONFIDENT. YEAH. SO DO YOU, DO YOU NEED A MOTION FROM US. YEAH. SO IF THE STAFF, THE STAFF ASKED THAT YOU WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR STAFF TO WORK TOWARDS MAKING THIS ROADWAY PART OF THE PARK, I DIDN'T WORD THAT RIGHT AT ALL.I HAD A BETTER WORDING. BUT ANYWAY, I GUESS THE THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE ROAD. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT IS THAT THAT IS THE MOTION. YES, SIR. YEAH. SO. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE ROAD. PERFECT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION I SECOND AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY WITH THE FITNESS COURT, WITH THESE FOLKS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO. I WAS GOING TO LET TIM SPEAK ON THIS. HE'S BEEN MEETING WITH THESE FOLKS AND DONE A COUPLE ZOOM CALLS WITH THEM, AND I'LL LET HIM GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THAT. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT'S GOING TO PLAY. THAT'S ALRIGHT. THAT'S THEIR LITTLE THREE MINUTE SPIEL ABOUT THEIR WHAT THEY DO. BASICALLY, THEY ARE THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN AND THEY BROUGHT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M JUST GOING TO THEY BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION ABOUT THEIR FITNESS COURT. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE THE PAPERWORK IN FRONT OF YOU. MAYBE. SO IF I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP AROUND A LITTLE BIT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO IS THEY PARTNER THEMSELVES WITH HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND OTHER HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A MOSTLY BODY WEIGHT EXERCISE, BUT RELATIVELY INNOVATIVE FITNESS COURT THING. IT'S AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A IT'S A SLAB OF ENGINEERED FITNESS. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT.
THEY'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EXERCISE LOCATIONS AND PLATFORMS IN IT. BETWEEN PULL UPS, HANGS, BLOCK WORK. THEY OFFER A 30 TO $40,000 GRANT FOR TO TOWARDS THE THE CREATION OF THIS FITNESS COURT IN THE AREA. THEY DO FIT A SITE PLANS AND SITE SCORES. AND THEY'VE DONE A SITE SCORE HERE FOR BAY COUNTY. THEY'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARKS LOCATIONS. THEY DO HAVE TO APPROVE THAT LOCATION BEFORE THEY CAN OFFER THE GRANT. AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED MAJETTE PARK UNDER THE OAKS AND LAKE POWELL AS POSSIBLE SITE LOCATIONS WITH SPRING AVENUES. ISAAC BYRD AND I THINK DEEP SPRINGS IS ANOTHER ONE. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY GOT THERE, BUT IDEALLY, MAJETTE PARK UNDER THE OAKS ARE OUR TWO HIGHEST SCORING LOCATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS. THIS MOVES TOWARDS A TREND IN NATIONALLY FOR PASSIVE FITNESS.
SOME HAVE YOU IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN OVER TO FLORIDA AVENUE, THEY HAVE A KIND OF A A WEIGHT PROGRAM THERE ON THEIR WALKING TRAIL, SOMETHING THAT FOLKS CAN UTILIZE WITHOUT HAVING TO BE A PART OF A GYM MEMBERSHIP. IDEALLY, COSTS ARE RIGHT AROUND 250 194,000 TO 256,000. AND THEN THE THE GRANT IS TOTALED. SO THAT WOULD BRING IT DOWN TO ABOUT 2051 70 DEPENDING ON WHAT WE GO WITH. THERE'S THERE'S A ARTIST PROGRAM THAT WILL MATCH THEM WITH THE LOCAL ARTIST. AND THEY WOULD DO KIND OF THE DESIGN FOR IT. SO WE STARTED TALKING WITH THESE FOLKS A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND THIS CONCEPT KIND OF GOT BROUGHT FORTH TO THE TO US, BUT IT'S NOT NEW NATIONALLY. AND I JUST SPOKE TO THE, THE PASSIVE FITNESS AND I'M GOING TO JUMP HERE BECAUSE WE STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL. WHEREAS IT'S NICE TO GET A GRANT AND IT'S NICE TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING. THIS IS COMPANS POSSIBILITY FOR ANOTHER PASSIVE FITNESS AREA.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY ARE LESS THAN THE COST OF THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN. THEY DON'T COME WITH THE IT DOESN'T COME WITH THE GRANT, AND IT DOESN'T COME WITH THE BACKING OF THE THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT THAT NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN HAS PARTNERED WITH. BUT IT WOULD ALLOW US TO LOOK AT OTHER LOCATIONS, SPECIFICALLY SPRING AVENUE, WALKING PARK, ZOLLIE YOUNG. WE WERE TALKING EARLIER IN ZOLLIE YOUNG AS A AS A FANTASTIC LOCATION FOR THIS. AND AND THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THEY HAVE MORE EXERCISE
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EQUIPMENT RATHER THAN DO WE NOT I DIDN'T DO THE OTHER SLIDE. THE OTHER ONE IS IT'S OKAY, WE HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. YOU HAVE IT RIGHT THERE. YEAH. IT'S MORE OF BODY WEIGHT STUFF. TOMPKINS MODEL. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE AT FLORIDA AVENUE RIGHT NOW, THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY. IS THAT THE ONE THAT'S KIND OF OVER TOWARD IT'S LIKE SPRINGFIELD AREA. I DON'T KNOW, FLORIDA. NO, IT'S IT'S OVER BY BALDWIN AND 390. OKAY. WELL, THERE'S ONE OVER IN SPRINGFIELD TOO. SO THAT IS ACTUALLY NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN. THEY HAVE THE LOCATION IN SPRINGFIELD, OKAY.WHICH IS WHERE THEY BRANCHED OUT TO TALK TO US ABOUT. OKAY. YEAH. SO THEY KIND OF IN TALKING, THEY KIND OF SHIED AWAY FROM UNDER THE OAKS, EVEN THOUGH IT SCORED SO HIGH ON THEIR FEASIBILITY STUDY. IT'S ALSO RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THEIR CURRENT EXISTING ONE. THEY ALSO HAVE ONE IN PENSACOLA. AND THE WEBSITE SHOWS YOU THE PLOT MAP OF THE WHOLE UNITED STATES, WHERE THEY ALL HAVE THESE. ANOTHER OPTION WAS OUTDOOR FIT, WHICH IS KIND OF A MIX BETWEEN THE TWO. YOU HAVE SOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, YOU HAVE SOME BODYWEIGHT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.
THE THE KEY IDEA HERE IS THAT IT'S ALL PASSIVE EXERCISE THAT JUST EXISTS IN A PARK. YOU CAN SHOW UP WHENEVER YOU WANT TO USE IT. IF THE PARK'S LIT LIKE FLORIDA AVENUE IT IS, YOU COULD DO IT AT 8:00 AT NIGHT, WALK A HALF MILE, GET IN SOME EXERCISE, WALK ANOTHER HALF MILE. THAT'S WHY ZOLLIE YOUNG IS SUCH A GREAT LOCATION, BECAUSE WE JUST PUT OUT FOR BID THE WALKING TRAIL THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, COME AROUND, ADD SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN'S ALL YOUNG IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SCORE HIGH ENOUGH ON THEIR FEASIBILITY STUDY. JUST STUFF THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. DID I MISS ANYTHING? SO SO THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS PROMOTING THIS TYPE OF FACILITY THAT GIVES YOU 15% OF THE COST TO BUILD IT? YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT THE BENEFICIARY. OTHER THAN THE. THE. THOSE THAT ARE SEEKING BODY WEIGHT EXERCISES, WHICH YOU DON'T NEED EQUIPMENT FOR ANYWAY. BODY WEIGHT EXERCISES IS THE THING NOW. YEAH, IT'S ALL ABOUT CALISTHENICS. IT'S ALL ABOUT STRETCHING. IT'S ALL ABOUT ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. BUT YOU DON'T NEED EQUIPMENT FOR IT. IT'S A GROWING TREND.
IT IS. BUT THE TREND IS AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT. SO THAT'S KIND OF THEIR PHILANTHROPIC KIND OF IDEA. THEY PARTNER WITH ALL THESE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND THEN THEY DONATE TONS OF MONEY.
I'M SURE THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. BUT THEY GO INTO AREAS, PROMOTE THE GRANT AND CREATE THESE TO BETTER THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES. WHICH GOT US THINKING. ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS TO DO EXACTLY THAT AND WHAT THOSE OPTIONS LOOK LIKE? SO I COULD DEFINITELY SEE WHEN I WHEN I SEE WHEN I RECEIVE THIS, YOU KNOW, A FEW WEEKS AGO, I LOOKED AT IT AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT, WELL, IS IT A RECOMMENDATION OR IS IT AN FYI? I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE WE'VE HAD OUR FINGERS ON THE PULSE. I THINK GOING THROUGH THAT MASTER PLAN OF ALL KINDS OF RECREATION ACTIVITIES, TEAM SPORTS, INDIVIDUAL THINGS, ALL, ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES. AND I COULDN'T PUT MY FINGER ON THIS, BUT THIS LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN A HIGHLY DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF A PARK, A BIGGER GATHERING PLACE, ALMOST A PLACE THAT BECOMES A I DON'T WANT TO SAY SOCIAL, BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT MOTHERS AND, AND SMALL CHILDREN HAVE A PLAYGROUND AND, AND RUNNERS COME THROUGH AND BICYCLISTS COME THROUGH AND, AND THEN EXERCISE COMPONENTS AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO I JUST, I JUST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ANYWHERE IN BAY COUNTY WHERE THERE'S ENOUGH DENSITY. OH, SURE. FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO REALLY SCORE, NOT NOT SCORE WELL, BUT TO SUCCEED, I WOULD BE REALLY CURIOUS. YEAH. TO GET UTILIZED. I WOULD BE REALLY CURIOUS HOW THE ONE THAT IS. WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY I LIKE ALL OF THESE. I THINK TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE IT'S AT AND WHICH ONE OF THESE THINGS FITS WITH THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, AREA. BECAUSE THE ONE BY SPRINGFIELD, WHILE IT'S VERY COOL, I DRIVE BY IT. NOBODY'S EVER THERE. AND I'M ALWAYS LIKE, WHAT IS THAT THING? NOW I KNOW WHAT IT IS. SO BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF PLOPPED THERE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE AROUND IT WHERE IF THEY WOULD HAVE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IT, YOU KNOW, TO
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PIGGYBACK ON TOP OF SOMETHING ELSE THAT BRINGS IN PEOPLE THAT MAYBE THEY'D HAVE MORE PEOPLE THERE. SO THEY'RE GREAT IDEAS, GREAT CONCEPTS. I THINK IT JUST WILL DEPEND ON WHERE ABSOLUTELY.THE VIBE OF THAT PARK AND WHAT IT'S BEING USED FOR AS TO WHICH TYPE, KIND OF WHY WE BROUGHT IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. YEAH, YEAH, A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK ON IT. AND I WOULD EVEN BE CURIOUS ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHIC WHO WOULD USE THIS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M AN OLD MAN, I, I'M PUSH UPS, SIT UPS, DIPS HANGING ON A BAR, OLD MAN. BUT THERE'S A MUCH YOUNGER CROWD OUT THERE THAT PROBABLY THINKS OF FITNESS DIFFERENTLY. WELL, IF WE HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT SUPPORTS THAT, THIS MAKES SENSE. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, THE ONE ON FLORIDA AVENUE, WHICH I INVITE EVERYBODY TO GO CHECK OUT, I'VE, YOU KNOW, I GO THERE OFTEN BECAUSE I LIVE CLOSE TO IT. IT GETS A WIDE VARIETY OF FOLKS, BOTH ON THE WALKING TRAIL. THEY ALSO HAVE A PLAYGROUND. SO THE KIDS ON THE PLAYGROUND RIGHT NEXT TO THAT AND THE MOM AND DAD CAN DO THAT. ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE, THAT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT AT ONE OF OUR PARKS IS A HAND BIKE. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU SIT AND YOU PEDAL WITH YOUR HANDS. YEAH, THAT'S JUST A PERSONAL THING. YEAH. IT'S AN ADULT PLAYGROUND. THAT'S WHY I LIKE IT. YEAH, YEAH, I MEAN, I, I, I UNDERSTAND IT, I'M SAYING THAT WRONG. I DON'T UNDERSTAND MAYBE THE PARTICULAR USE OF IT, BUT I, I GET IT. I SEE HOW IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS WITH CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE NEAT TO HAVE. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. I THINK YOU NAILED IT WITH THE HIGHER DENSITY AREAS. IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A GYM MEMBERSHIP, OR MAYBE YOUR APARTMENT COMPLEX DOESN'T HAVE ONE, I THINK IT'S A PERFECT ALTERNATIVE IN MY OPINION. WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE TO WHEN IT'S PRETTY AND NOT COLD, YOU KNOW? VERY TRUE. BUT IF YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND THE TRACK, YOU STAY A LITTLE WARM. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE SUMMER DAYS, RIGHT? ALSO, I KIND OF SEE HOW THIS IS AN ACCESSORY TO MULTIPLE THINGS GOING ON. COVERED PAVILION, WALKING TRAILS, A LITTLE FITNESS COMPONENT, PLAYGROUND, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. IT'S IT'S KIND OF A LIKE YES, YES, THAT'S EVERYTHING'S ALL YOUNG ALREADY OFFERS OR IS GETTING READY TO OFFER. SO THAT'S COOL. ALL RIGHT. WELL I DID I DID DO THE INTERVIEW WITH THE NEWS HERE. SO WE WE JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR CHRISTMAS TREE DROP OFF THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. HARDERS HIGHLAND PARK, SEAL FIELD ROAD. YES, SIR. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR? WERE Y'ALL ASKING FOR SOMETHING? NO, NO, NO, JUST FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT. OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S ALL. IS IT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL JUST CONTINUE ON AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE ALREADY. IF YOU DECIDE TO QUIT.
IN A SUITABLE LOCATION. SURE. AND IF THE OTHER ONE I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. AND IF THE OTHER ONE THAT'S IN SPRINGFIELD. I HEAR THAT RIGHT. YES, I THINK THAT'S SPRINGFIELD. YES, YES. THEN THEN I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY TRY TO GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ABOUT THAT ONE. DO WE, DOES THAT ONE GRADE OUT AS A, YOU KNOW, AN A PLUS OR A MINUS.
YOU KNOW, NO. OR IN BETWEEN. SURE. MOVING ALONG, THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.
IS CHRISTMAS TREE DROP OFF LOCATIONS AT FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS AND THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY. WE TAKE IN A LARGE NUMBER OF CHRISTMAS TREES, REAL CHRISTMAS TREES EVERY YEAR JUST TO GET THAT FIRE HAZARD OUT OF THE HOMES IN BAY COUNTY. I SPOKE WITH THE DIVISION MANAGER OF SOLID WASTE, COREY PARSONS, THE OTHER DAY, AND HE SAID THAT THEIR HIS INTAKE THIS YEAR WAS THE LARGEST YEAR AND IT WAS VERY SUBSTANTIAL. GOOD. THEY ARE DEFINITELY FIRE HAZARDS.
ABSOLUTELY. ANYBODY THAT'S SEEN A VIDEO, THEY'LL GO UP IN 30S AND THEN THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE.
OUR CHRISTMAS HARDY'S PARK EVENT WENT VERY WELL FOR MY CROWD MANAGEMENT TRAINING. I WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE ARRIVED, MAYBE SLIGHTLY MORE. WE WE DID MEET SANTA CLAUS AND HE ARRIVED VIA HELICOPTER. THANK YOU TO THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR THAT. THEY ARE WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS. AND OF COURSE, WE ENLISTED THE COUNTY TO ACCEPT PROJECT 25 DONATIONS, WHICH THEY SHOWED UP QUITE WELL AND THEY WERE DELIVERED TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, SHORTLY AFTER. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM HAPPY NEW YEAR. THIS IS THE CREW THAT PUT IT ON. DURING THESE EVENTS, WE DO A ALL HANDS ON DECK TYPE SCENARIO WHERE ALL OF OUR PARKS, EMPLOYEES, TEXTS OR OTHERWISE ARE. THEY'RE TYPICALLY BACK TO BACK 12 TO 14
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HOUR DAYS. PUTTING ALL THE EVENTS ON. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JAMIE LUCAS, WHO IS OUT TODAY FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT SHE DOES. MAKING THESE THINGS HAPPEN. VOLUNTEERS. WHAT A GREAT AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE BUNCH THERE. YEAH, YEAH, WE WE CERTAINLY HAVE A GOOD TIME. AND THAT IS OUR UPDATE. THAT'S GREAT. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FROM A PRESENTATION STANDPOINT I BELIEVE THAT. THE PRESENTATION STANDPOINT, YES. SO ANY COMMENTS FROM ACTUALLY I WOULD LIKE TO GET SO AND THIS IS JUST THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAME ABOUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. AND JUST MAYBE FOOD FOR THOUGHT. I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO GO ANYWHERE. BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL ONCE AGAIN IN SAINT ANDREW'S. THE COUNTY HAS I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. I CAN'T SEE ANY NEED THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOR IT. FROM A PARKS AND RECREATION STANDPOINT, UNLESS I'M MISSING SOMETHING, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT. WE JUST WE DON'T HAVE ANY SORT OF IDEA ON HOW WE CAN. AND PLUS IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF PANAMA CITY. BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP TO YOU GUYS AND SEE IF Y'ALL HAD ANY THOUGHTS. OR MAYBE IF YOU DO, YOU CAN SHOOT US AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING IF THERE WAS SOME IDEA THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. BECAUSE HONESTLY, WE WHAT'S WHAT'S THE BACK STORY ON HOW THE COUNTY HAS ACQUIRED THAT? IT WAS THE TDC HAD IT. IT'S MOVED. IT'S CHANGED HANDS A COUPLE OF TIMES. AND NOW WE HAVE IT BACK AGAIN. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT JUST YET. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION. I MEANT TO DO IT EARLIER WHEN I WAS SPEAKING. I KIND OF FORGOT. BUT ANYWAY, HOLD UP. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. THAT'S OKAY WITH IT. THE HISTORIC MARKER AND YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PLACED UPON IT FOR REPAIR IS THAT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR HOLDUPS. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S NOT ON THE REGISTER, BUT I COULD THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. I DON'T KNOW FOR A FACT. OKAY, I WASN'T SURE.YEAH, IT WAS PART OF IT. I KNOW EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND TO MY SON, OUR SCHOOL TO BUY IT AND MAKE A HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S ONE OF THE NEATEST BUILDINGS IN IN THE CITY AND COUNTY, REALLY, ARCHITECTURALLY SPEAKING. I WALKED THROUGH IT TODAY, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY TRASHED. THAT'S SAD. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF THE CONDITION OF PANAMA GRAMMAR TOO. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WELL, IT'S NOT THAT BAD, BUT IT'S BUT IT'S PRETTY BAD. SO BUT ANYWAY I JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU GUYS COME UP WITH ANY IDEA THAT MIGHT HELP THE COUNTY FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAD. VERY GOOD IF WE WANTED TO LOOK INSIDE OF IT. IS THAT SOMETHING I COULD REACH OUT TO YOU AND SURE, TAKE A TOUR AND SEE. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE AS FACILITIES. SO. YEAH, I'VE GOT THE KEYS, I'VE GOT THE PLANS, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING TO IT. OKAY. AND I MIGHT BE SPEAKING OUT OF TURN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I JUST WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW. IT'S VERY BUT NO, THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY OKAY FOR SURE. OKAY. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME YOU NEED LOTS OF IDEAS, AND THAT MEANS PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO IT AND LOOK AT IT. IDEAS WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLAIM IGNORANCE HERE. WHERE IS THIS? IT'S IN SAINT ANDREWS.
YOU KNOW WHERE THE THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IS? RIGHT THERE AT BECK AVENUE 98. YEAH. IT'S IT'S IT'S ON, IT'S ON THE SPANISH LOOKING. YES. OKAY. YES. IT WAS BUILT BECAUSE THERE WAS A THERE'S SAINT ANDREWS SCHOOL WHERE OAKLAND TERRACE USED TO BE. NO, NO THROWING MY MIND THROUGH. YEAH. IT WAS BUILT IN 1926. IT WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS HOLY NATIVITY. IT WAS BUILT IN 1927. OKAY. SO THEY THEY'RE WE'VE ALWAYS CALLED THEM LIKE SISTER SCHOOLS. YEAH, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR. THEY ARE. AND THEIR ARCHITECTURE ACTUALLY TAUGHT THERE VERY BRIEFLY. YEAH.
IT'S A VERY NEAT BUILDING AND IT'S DEFINITELY BUT IT'S IT'S LOW SEVEN FIGURES JUST TO GET IT REALLY HABITABLE AGAIN I'D SAY CALL IT BETWEEN. YEAH A MILLION AND A HALF AND THREE.
YEAH. SO THAT'S JUST A REAL REAL ROUGH ESTIMATE A BIG PURPOSE TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. INDEED. YEAH. SO ANYWAY, THANKS. I JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE HAVE SOME FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE. ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. WE WERE JUST HERE FOR THE TREE PRESENTATION. WELL, PUT FACES TO NAMES AND STUFF.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE TREES. WELL, I'M HIDING BEHIND A MASK, BUT. YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE NEED TREES OUT THERE. WE NEED TREES EVERYWHERE IN BAY COUNTY. WE NEED TREES. YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR PART. OUR GOAL WAS 100 THIS YEAR, AND WE DID 600 AND MAYBE A THOUSAND MORE IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS, SO WE BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER. SO
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DON'T EXPECT A THOUSAND EVERY YEAR. WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST. 100 YEARS IS THE GOAL. GOT IT.WELL, PRESSURE IS A GOOD THING. IT ALWAYS BRINGS OUT PERFORMANCE. SO OKAY, IF THAT'S EVERYTHING, WE GET A MOTION TO MOTION TO ADJOURN. YES. I'LL SECOND. THAT'S ALL WE
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