Feb 03, 2026 Board of County Commissioners

[CALL TO ORDER]

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ORDER. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING. IT'S FEBRUARY THE 3RD, 2026. IT'S 9 A.M. MISS MOORE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER BRADFORD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. MORE.

YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE BY PASTOR KATHY CRIDER WITH FOUNDATION. EXCUSE ME. FOUNTAIN. VICTORY TABERNACLE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER CROSBY. PLEASE RISE. LET US PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY BLESSING YOU HAVE GIVEN. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVERY GOOD GIFT AND EVERY PERFECT GIFT IS FROM YOU. TODAY, I PRAY IN DECISIONS AND IN CLARITY. WE ASK FOR WISDOM BECAUSE YOUR WORD SAYS THAT YOU WILL GIVE IT IF WE ASK OF YOU. SO TODAY WE ASK, LORD, I PRAY OVER EACH COMMISSIONER THAT YOU BLESS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, THAT YOU SEE THEM TODAY. EVERY SITUATION THEY ARE DEALING WITH, NOT ONLY HERE AT THIS MEETING, BUT IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL LIVES. ONCE AGAIN, WE ASK FOR SAFETY AND PEACE FOR THIS MEETING. IN THIS MEETING, SAFETY AND PEACE IN OUR BAY COUNTY, SAFETY AND PEACE IN OUR COUNTRY, THE LAND THAT WE LOVE. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN 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. NEXT IS THE

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]

[PRESENTATIONS]

ON APRIL 3RD, 2025, OFFICERS MONITORING AN ALL AGE EVENT AT HAMMERHEAD FRIENDS ON THOMAS DRIVE OBSERVED A MASSIVE CROWD OF TEENAGERS FLEEING IN PANIC AFTER RUMORS OF A GUN. AN 18 YEAR OLD SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED FOR FIRING MULTIPLE ROUNDS IN THE AIR FROM A VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. DURING THIS CHAOS, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE DID FROM MARCH 1ST TO APRIL 14TH IN ONLY 44 DAYS, THE CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE BEACHES ZONES, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY THREE ZONES, WAS 4784. CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 44 DAYS.

WE ARRESTED 213 INDIVIDUALS. WE WROTE 647 CITATIONS AND SEIZED 28 ILLEGAL WEAPONS, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE WEAPONS THAT WE DID GET IN CONTACT WITH THAT WERE LEGAL AT THE TIME AND HAD TO GIVE BACK TO OWNERS PAYROLL COSTS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FROM SPRING BREAK ASSETS OVER TIME, $213,000. REGARDING THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO PASS TODAY, PLEASE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL DATES, JUST KIND OF REAFFIRMS WHY WE WANT IT DURING THIS PERIOD. SO MARCH 16TH THROUGH MARCH 20TH OF THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE 12 DISTRICTS ON SPRING BREAK. MOST OF THEM ARE BAY COUNTY, TROY, ALABAMA INCLUDED. MARCH 23RD THROUGH MARCH 27TH. THERE WILL

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THE OFFICIAL REQUEST, PURSUANT TO BAY COUNTY ORDINANCE 15 212, WE ARE REQUESTING THE DESIGNATION OF HIGH IMPACT PERIOD FROM MARCH 28TH THROUGH APRIL 11TH, CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH'S DESIGNATION. THE REQUEST REQUESTED HIGH IMPACT PERIOD ZONE IS REPRESENTED ON AN ATTACHED MAPS. WE'LL THROW UP ON THE SCREEN THERE, AND AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING EAST FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH CITY LIMITS, ALONG THOMAS DRIVE TO RAVEN STREET AND ENCOMPASSING THE AREA OF GRAND LAGOON TO THE SANDY BEACH AREA, THE ZONE WOULD BE PROCEEDED EAST ALONG THE FRONT BEACH ROAD CORRIDOR TO THE INTERSECTION OF FRONT BEACH ROAD AND NAVY BOULEVARD. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE LOOKING EVERYTHING DOWN FROM RAVEN, WHERE SPLASH BAR IS ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO THE TRIANGLE, JOAN AVENUE ALL THE WAY UP FRONT BEACH ROAD TO THE BRIDGE AND COVERING THAT AREA AS WELL. THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE ALWAYS SEE LARGE GATHERINGS. IT HAS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT WE SEE LARGE POP UP PARTIES COME TO. AND THIS WILL HELP US CURB SOME OF THAT AND KEEP IT IN CHECK IF WE CAN. FINALLY, FROM US PASSING OF THIS HIGH IMPACT PERIOD REGULATION AND APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION WILL EFFECTIVELY HELP YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CURB LAWLESSNESS DURING THIS EXPECTED HIGH IMPACT ON PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? JUST A STATEMENT. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO GIVE YOU EVERY TOOL THAT YOU NEED TO DO YOUR JOB. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU ALWAYS HAVE WHAT YOU DO COMMISSIONER CROSBY ON THAT. WHATEVER YOU GUYS NEED, MAKE YOUR JOB BETTER AND SAFER AND BETTER FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS JUST ONE MORE STEP. EVERY YEAR WE DO AN AFTER ACTION AND WE THINK OF WHAT WHAT NEXT IS COMING TO US. AND WE LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR. AND THIS IS A GREAT STEP. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP IN TRYING TO MAKE THIS BETTER FOR US TO ENFORCE THE LAWS. NOW WITH THE JUVENILES, THE UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, THEY SEEM TO BE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THIS RESOLUTION WILL HELP WITH THAT. WE'VE COME A LONG WAY FROM THE YEARS OF THE OF THE BAD DAYS, THE MTVS, AND THE TIME PERIOD WHERE SOME OF US GREW UP IN, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. AND JUST PLEASE BE SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING OUT THERE. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HUNDRED PERCENT BEHIND YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON TO APPROVE? IT'LL BE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NINE. SO IT DOESN'T NEED

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[CONSENT AGENDA]

SUBSEQUENT DESIGNATION FOR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS UNDER THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. ITEM 11 CAREERSOURCE GULF COAST DIRECT SERVICE EXTENSION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE EXTENSION TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 30TH, 2029, UNDER PUBLIC WORKS PIPELINE ROAD. ITEM 12 PIPELINE ROAD EXTENSION TO KNEE HIGH ROAD GRANT AGREEMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PIPELINE ROAD EXTENSION TO KNEE HIGH ROAD AND BE AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION, AND TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224. ITEM 13 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR PHILLIP GRIFFITHS, SENIOR PARKWAY. PHASE THREE RIGHT OF WAY TRIP GRANT APPLICATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION. SEEKING FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION FOR PHILLIP GRIFFITHS SENIOR PARKWAY PHASE THREE PROJECT, AND BE AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE APPLICATION, THE ASSOCIATED RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224. ITEM 14 ROADWAY STRIPING CONTRACT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO A AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PIGGYBACK ON AN EXISTING CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH CONTRACT FOR ROADWAY STRIPING WITH EMERALD COAST STRIPING, AND BE AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 4224 UNDER UTILITY SERVICES. ITEM 15 UTILITY

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COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CARROLL? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAPHAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. REGULAR AGENDA. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON REGULAR AGENDA TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE TO A

[County Attorney]

EXCUSE US ONE MORE MINUTE. THE THE NEXT ONE IS AN ORDINANCE REGARDING COUNTY ADMINISTRATION.

THIS DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, IT OBLIGATES THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THE COUNTY ORDINANCES AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING.

CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO CORRECT OBSOLETE OR INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS IS JUST TO KIND OF FORMALIZE THE PROCESS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS JUST GONE THROUGH OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE SECOND THING THIS DOES IS TRY TO STANDARDIZE THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO COUNTY BOARDS, AND TO SET EXPECTATIONS REGARDING TERMS AND WHAT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS WILL, WILL DO ON THOSE BOARDS. SO. THIS SET STANDARDS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARDS, INCLUDING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUED SERVICE REMOVAL, FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANY REQUIRED STATE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES. IT SETS A PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS. IT SETS THE TERMS FOR COUNTY BOARDS. IT IDENTIFIES ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS, QUORUM REQUIREMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENT EXPECTATIONS. IT PROVIDES THAT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS DO NOT BECOME COUNTY POLICY UNTIL ADOPTED BY THIS BOARD. REQUIRES THAT THE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS PROVIDE A WRITTEN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION. PROVIDES FOR A PROCESS FOR REVIEW OF COUNTY BOARDS, AND PROVIDE SOME EXPECTATION FOR COUNTY APPOINTEES TO BOARDS THAT WERE NOT CREATED BY THE COUNTY. THAT'S THAT'S EFFECTIVELY IT.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ALSO PUBLIC HEARING. SO ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS. PLEASE COME UP. SEEING NONE. NUMBER NUMBER 18, MR. LIEBER. MAKE A MOTION. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND WITH ME TODAY, COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER NUMBER 18. GO AHEAD. THE FINAL ITEM ARE REVISIONS. CHAPTER 25 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES. THIS IS THE UTILITY CHAPTER. IT'S THE LAST CHAPTER THAT

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WE'RE MODIFYING SECTION 25 151 TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GUIDANCE. THERE'S A COUPLE PROVISIONS THAT ARE OUTDATED AND ARE BEING REPEALED.

THIS IS ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. IF WE COULD GET A MOTION, MOTION SECOND CALL, PLEASE, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAPHAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE.

YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN.

[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]

THAT WAS GOING TO BE A GOLF COURSE. THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING THERE. YOU'RE GOING TO RUN INTO A REAL PROBLEM. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO RUN INTO A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS. FROM WHAT I FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WIN IN THIS KIND OF A THING ARE LAWYERS. SO NOTHING AGAINST LAWYERS. BUT STILL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO YOU AND. TELL YOU TO BE CAREFUL WITH IT. AND ALSO, COMMISSIONER MOORE, IF I COULD HAVE FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AFTER THE MEETING. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD SOMEONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. I THINK SOMEONE WAS BEHIND YOU. OH. GO AHEAD. OKAY. CHRISTY MCELROY, PORT SAINT JOE AND TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. YESTERDAY I DID ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. I HOPE YOU ALL ALL HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH THAT MEETING. ALTHOUGH A LOT OF RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE OF THE PANHANDLE DIDN'T SPEAK, THAT ROOM WAS PACKED. I THINK THE MAIN THING IS MOVING FORWARD. AND YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT UNDERAGE KIDS COMING HERE. SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, UNDERAGE KIDS IN AN AREA THAT AREN'T ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS. NOT SUCH A GREAT IDEA. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'VE CREATED THE RESOLUTION. I THINK YOUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO REVAMP. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A FAMILY ORIENTED PLACE WITH FAMILY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES. I DON'T THINK STRIP CLUBS BELONG IN THIS COUNTY. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT I COULD TELL YOU A FUNNY STORY ABOUT THE PLAYHOUSE.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD DRIVING BY THERE AFTER WE HAD DINNER AT CAPTAIN ANDERSON'S, I ASKED MY MOM, CAN WE GO THERE? SHE SAID NO. SO I THINK IT'S TIME TO REVISIT SOME OF YOUR ZONING ORDINANCES. THE SHORT TERM RENTALS AND YOUR BOARD THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ADVISORY

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BUT HIS CONTRACT. I KNOW IT'S BLACK AND WHITE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GRAY AND THERE'S A LOT OF SHENANIGANS THAT WENT ON FINANCIALLY AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE AND HONESTLY, AT YOUR EXPENSE TOO, BECAUSE NOW YOU GOT TO FACE DOWN THIS EMBARRASSMENT. I FIND IT VERY EMBARRASSING AS SOMEONE WHO WAS RAISED HERE AND JUST NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO EGREGIOUS IN MY WHOLE BORN DAYS, IT'S NOT RIGHT. AND I APPRECIATE SOME OF YOU ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT I'M SAYING.

TO BE TRUTHFUL, IT'S ALL BASED ON THE FACTS. NOT MY TRUTH OR YOUR TRUTH, BUT THE FACTS NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP FOR THE GOOD OF THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? HI, MY NAME IS ANGELINA BAILEY.

PLEASE EXCUSE ME. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO ONE OF THESE, BUT I'VE NEVER FELT SO STRONGLY ABOUT SOMETHING BEFORE. MY ADDRESS IS 441 NEWMAN POINT ROAD, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA. I'M HERE TO OPPOSE TWO POSITIONS. ONE IS THE PLD, P 2025 0259 AND PL 2CA 2025 0560. THIS IS ABOUT THE D.R. HORTON 250 HOME DEVELOPMENT ON 63.5 ACRES AT THE END OF 2302. I'M OPPOSING THIS MAINLY FOR THE FACT THAT OUR ECOSYSTEM IN THAT AREA IS BEING DEPLETED WITH ALREADY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE BEING PUT IN THERE. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE ON THIS PARCEL IS IS JUST OUT OF THE QUESTION. THIS IS A ONE LANE ROAD. THE ROADS THEMSELVES HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED. THE TWO BRIDGES THAT ARE ON THIS ROAD HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED. TO PUT A 250 HOME THING ON THIS PARCEL, RIGHT HERE IT IS. IT SHOULD BE TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION.

D.R. HORTON, FOR ONE, DOES NOT BUILD HOMES THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE. THEY ARE CRAP.

THEY HAVE LAWSUITS UPON LAWSUITS ON THEM. SORRY I AM GODLY, BUT I AM NOT PRIM AND PROPER. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. TO TO DESTROY THIS LAND FOR HOMES THAT ARE NOT LIVABLE IS INSANE. WE NEED TO KEEP THESE ROADS OPEN FOR OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GET THROUGH. THEY ARE ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE HOMES GETTING TO. WE NEED TO PROTECT THIS LAND. D.R. HORTON HAS JUST MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES ON OTHER PLACES. PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT LET THEM DEVELOP A 250 HOME SUBDIVISION ON A ON A DEAD END ROAD, ONE LANE OR TWO LANES, ONE ROAD IN AND OUT. IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN IN THEIR SUBDIVISION, 250 PEOPLE, INCLUDING ME, HAVE NOWHERE TO GO BECAUSE WHERE THEY PLAN ON STARTING THIS SUBDIVISION IS OUR ONLY WAY IN AND OUT. PLEASE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO OPPOSE THIS POSITION. THIS.

SORRY. JUST OPPOSE THEIR BEING BUILT ON THIS ROAD. LET THEM BUILD ANYWHERE AROUND BAY COUNTY EXCEPT ON 2302. THANK YOU. STAY AFTER THE MEETING. YES. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IF YOU'LL STAY AFTER THE MEETING. STAY AFTER THE MEETING, OKAY? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. I'LL. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JIMMY

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IN A CRITICAL EMERGENCY. THAT TIME GAP CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. SO WHY CAN'T BE COUNTY? EXPLORE THE SAME OPTIONS FOR AIR MEDICAL STANDBY THEY USE IN CALHOUN COUNTY. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET IT HERE? I'M NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, JUST LIFESAVING OPTIONS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT ON THE NORTH END OF BAY COUNTY, WE HAVE TO WAIT 45 MINUTES FOR AN AMBULANCE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S ACCEPTABLE IN BAY COUNTY. WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY RESIDENTS, AND I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT 45 MINUTES FOR AN AMBULANCE HERE. SO I THINK IT'S NOT TOO MUCH FOR US TO ASK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD MORNING. 2400 CORAL DRIVE, HUNTERSVILLE. SO WE DID THE SITE WORK FOR THE SOUTHPORT SPORTS COMPLEX UP IN SOUTHPORT.

WE'VE GOT SOME SERIOUS ISSUES THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE. THERE'S MONEY OWED, THERE'S MATERIALS OWED FOR AND JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SUMMARY OF WHAT WE GOT AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF IT. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE. WHEN THE PROJECT WAS FIRST ADVERTISED, WE REVIEWED THE BID DOCUMENTS, NOTICED THE FIELD QUANTITIES WERE INCORRECT. BASED ON THAT, WE DECIDED NOT TO BID THE PROJECT. THEN AN ADDENDUM WAS ISSUED. THAT ADDENDUM STATED THAT UNIT PRICE LINE ITEMS FOR UNIT PRICE LINE ITEMS WOULD BE PAID BASED ON ACTUAL FIELD QUANTITY QUANTITIES COMPLETED FOR IMPORT FIELD MATERIAL. WE UNDERSTOOD THIS TO MEAN THAT WE WOULD BE PAID FOR EVERY LOAD OF DIRT WE BROUGHT TO THE SITE. BASED ON THAT CLARIFICATION, WE BID THE PROJECT WITH REEVES AND SHAW THE LOW BIDDER. WE WERE ISSUED A SUBCONTRACT BEFORE THE WORK BEGAN. WE ATTENDED A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING IN DECEMBER OF 24. AT THE MEETING WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THIS ISSUE. WE SAID, WILL THE COUNTY BE HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE ON SITE TO COUNT EVERY SINGLE LOAD OF DIRT THAT WE HAUL INTO THE SITE SO THAT THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, NO ISSUES? THEY SAID NOT ONLY WOULD THEY BE THERE COUNTING EVERY LOAD, THE CONTRACTOR WOULD INSTALL A SOPHISTICATED CAMERA TO COUNT TRUCKLOADS, AND THE ENGINEER BARGE ENGINEERING WOULD ALSO PROVIDE SOMEONE TO COUNT TICKETS. AS A RESULT, THREE PARTIES AMERICAN SAND, BAY COUNTY AND BARGE ALL PAID PERSONNEL TO COUNT AND DOCUMENT EACH TRUCKLOAD OF DIRT. AFTER WE HAULED IN ROUGHLY HALF OF THE REQUIRED FILL, WE SUBMITTED OUR FIRST MAJOR INVOICE. WE WERE TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE PAID FOR EVERY SINGLE LOAD OF DIRT BROUGHT IN, BUT UNDER A IN SITU OR COMPACTED IN PLACE MEASUREMENT. MORE OR LESS. WE Y'ALL, US THE ENGINEER, PAID PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY AND IN MY OPINION, TO TRICK US TO CONTINUE TO HAUL THE DIRT. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE UNPAID BALANCE IS AROUND $1 MILLION WE'RE OWED. WE OWE A COUPLE 220,000 IN MATERIALS. STILL, THE PROJECT'S ALMOST FINISHED. FELT LIKE YOU ALL NEED TO KNOW ALL THESE THINGS BEFORE IT'S COMPLETELY DONE, BUT IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WE'VE FILED A LAWSUIT WITH THE COUNTY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A DIRECT CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY, SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT. IT WAS ACTUALLY DISMISSED. WE FILED ON THE CONTRACTOR'S BOND.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS THEY HAVE A PAID A PAY WHEN PAID CLAUSE IN THEIR CONTRACT. SO WE'RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. AND I'M HERE TO SEE IF YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMETHING. I MEAN RIGHT, RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD BE PAID A CERTAIN WAY. WE HAD PEOPLE COUNTING LOADS OF DUMP TRUCK, LOADS OF DIRT TO BE SURE THAT THAT WAS THE CASE. AND THEN WHEN WE GOT READY TO TURN IN OUR BILL, THEY SAID, WELL, WE WERE JUST KIDDING. I MEAN, WE DIDN'T NEED TO COUNT THE LOAD. SO JUST WANT TO SEE IF Y'ALL IF Y'ALL COULD GET WITH ME, IF WE

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PLEASE WRAP IT UP. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. DON'T SAY. DON'T SAY CRAP. I'M JUST. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DONNA BAILEY. I AM A HOMEOWNER AT 441 NEWMAN POINT ROAD, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA. AND I AM RESPECTFULLY IN OPPOSITION OF THE PLAN. AND IT'S A VERY LONG NUMBER. DO YOU WANT ME TO? IT'S THE D.R. HORTON. NO. OKAY.

BECAUSE IT'S LONG, BUT THIS TRACT IS DESIGNATED FOR CONSERVATION, HABITATION AND AGRICULTURE. THE REQUEST IS NOT JUST A ZONING CHANGE. IT CHALLENGES WHETHER OUR ADOPT THE LAND USE PROTECTION STILL MATTERS. APPROVING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THIS CONSERVATION PARCEL WILL WEAKEN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND SET PRECEDENTS. THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO PROTECT OTHER SENSITIVE LANDS. THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY PROVIDES FLOOD

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YOU KNOW, THEY SIT THERE AND I TELL THEM, THIS IS NOT THE CONDITION MY PROPERTY WAS IN WHENEVER THEY CAME ON MY PROPERTY. THEN SHE PROCEEDED TO TAKE IN CHARGE ME $5,000 AFTER I TOLD HER THAT THESE PICTURES ARE NOT RIGHT, THEY TOOK PICTURES OVER MY PRIVACY FENCE.

THEY CAME ON MY PROPERTY WHEN I WASN'T THERE, AND THE ONLY PICTURES THEY BROUGHT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE TORNADO HIT, YOU KNOW? AND THEN WE GOT TO DEAL WITH THE FACT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THEY SHOWED UP, YOU WERE THERE WITH THEM. CLARA. THEY USED THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO TAKE AND CUT THEIR WAY ON MY PROPERTY. AND THIS TIME THEY TOOK MY HAMMERS THAT MY DADDY GAVE ME. THEY TOOK THE TOOLS. THEY TOOK THE SWEAT EQUITY OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT I HAD BEEN WORKING ON, YOU KNOW? AND THEN DURING THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT RICO. THEY PUT THAT $5,000 ON MY PROPERTY TAXES OR ON MY PROPERTY, AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO DO IT.

AND NOW WE HAVE TO GO OVER TO THE RICO ON PANAMA CITY BEACH. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT 108 HEATHER DRIVE, MISS CINDY, WHERE THEY CHARGED HER $16,000. THEN WHEN SHE COME TO PAY IT, THEY CHARGED HER $42,000 AND THEY DIRECTLY ATTACH THAT TO THE PROPERTY TAXES. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMEMBER, WHENEVER I PAID MY PROPERTY TAXES, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO TELL THAT PANAMA CITY BEACH WHEN THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T TALK. AND HE KEPT INTERRUPTING ME. THIS IS RICO RIGHT HERE. WHENEVER I PAID MY PROPERTY TAXES, I WHENEVER THEY TOOK AND THEY HAD THE TAX DEED, AND THEY PUT MY PROPERTY ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS TO BE SOLD, I HAD TO PAY MY PROPERTY TAXES IN FULL. I COULDN'T PARTIALLY PAY IT. THEN THE NEXT YEAR THEY DID THE SAME THING, BUT WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND IT WENT ON AND ON AND ON. AND EACH YEAR, AIN'T NO WAY I COULD HAVE OWED THAT MONEY, BECAUSE I JUST HAD PAID IT IN THE PAST. AND THEN THE LAST TIME WAS WITH PENDER, YOU KNOW, AND THEY PAID SOMEBODY ELSE, PAID ANOTHER $2,000, AND THEY JUST COMPLETELY CUT ME OUT OF IT. AND NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN CALLING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ABOUT THEM FORGING MY NAME IN THE COURTS, AND THEY FORGE MY NAME IN THE COURTS AGAIN. AND I'M. AND NOW I'M HAVING TO GO BACK IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE. I WENT IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE THE OTHER DAY, TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THE FACT I'M TELLING THEM, SAY, HEY, LOOK, THEY COMMIT ALL THESE CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST ME. THEY FORGED MY NAME. I WENT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, DEPUTY. I FILED A FREAKING AFFIDAVIT FROM WHERE THEY'VE BEEN FORGING MY NAME. AND YOU HAVE BEEN TAKING ALL THIS MONEY FROM THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW. AND Y'ALL GUYS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE TDC WHEN YOU'VE STOLEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTIES FROM OLD LADIES AND OLD MEN AND ME, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I'VE HAD CRIED ON MY SHOULDER, YOU JUST DOMINATE THEM. JUST LIKE THE JUDGE DOMINATED ME THE OTHER DAY, TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, YOU KNOW, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING I HAD TO SAY. NO MATTER WHAT. I HAD EVIDENCE I HAD TO PROVE. SHE JUST DOMINATED ME. THAT'S THE WAY I'VE BEEN DOING THE PEOPLE.

IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CONSTITUTION EXISTS AND IT'S RICO, BECAUSE ALL Y'ALL GETTING PROFITS OFF OF IT. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN BECK. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL END OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT. NO REPORT. ANY MANAGER REPORT.

[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

TDC, CVB SO BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE COMMENTS, AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, THE THE BAY COUNTY CLERK OF COURT AND COMPTROLLER HAS ALREADY ASSUMED ALL OF THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS TO THE MARKETING AND PROMOTION AGREEMENT WITH THE CVB TO STRENGTHEN ALL OF THE BAY COUNTY OVERSIGHTS. POLICY REVISIONS ARE BEING MADE TO

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THERE'S STILL A LOT OF POLICIES TO BE CORRECTED. I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHANGES IN THE FUTURE. BILL, YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF CHAIRING THE MEXICO BEACH CDC, WHICH IS UNDER THE TDC, AND AND WE'VE ADOPTED THE SAME RULES. YOU ALL HAVE STEPPED IN AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT'S BEEN LOST. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THAT MONEY BACK, BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CORRECTED THE BEST THAT WE CAN. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THEIR FINANCIALS EVERY MONTH, WHICH WE HAVEN'T IN THE PAST.

THERE'S JUST A MEGA LIST OF, AND I'LL BE GLAD WHEN WE SEE THAT OF ALL THE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO COME, BUT WE HAVE GOT THE RESIGNATION. I UNDERSTAND. I WATCHED THE MEETING YESTERDAY. DAN HAS RESIGNED. Y'ALL HAVE ACCEPTED THAT. SO NOW YOU'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PICKING A NEW DIRECTOR. THERE IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER RESIGNED, WHICH IS NOW AN OPEN SEAT. THAT IS A NON COLLECTOR BOARD SEAT. SO ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED THAT IS A BAY COUNTY RESIDENT DOES NOT OWN AND OPERATE A HOTEL. THAT IS THE THE DEFINITION OF NON COLLECTOR. YOU CAN EMAIL SHERRY AT B O AT BAY COUNTY FL GOV. WE NEED SOME GREAT BOARD MEMBERS TO BE OUT THERE. WE'VE GOT A FEW NEW ONES THAT HAVE STEPPED ON, AND WE NEED ANOTHER GREAT ONE TO BE OUT THERE ON SOME POSITIVE STUFF. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT BRAVE MARDI GRAS LAST WEEK, KUDOS TO YOU. YOU WERE MUCH BRAVER THAN WE WERE. WE WERE NOT GOING TO GET IN THE WEATHER LAST WEEKEND, BUT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AGAIN. SO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BECK AVENUE, IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF THAT PARADE, I WOULD ADVISE YOU STAY AWAY FROM THAT INTERSECTION BECAUSE IT WILL BE BUSY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY KUDOS TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. THEY HAVE BEEN OUT. I WENT OUT LAST WEEK AND WITNESSED OUT OF CALLAWAY HEIGHTS. IT WAS ABOUT 30 DEGREES. THEY WERE OUT PLACING ASPHALT OR MILLINGS OF ASPHALT OUT ON THOSE ROADWAYS THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY IN NEED OF IT. JUST GRATEFUL FOR THOSE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WERE OUT THERE. THEY THEY WORKED 24 HOURS A DAY FOR US, AND WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL TO HAVE IT. AND THEN THE TWO YOUNG LADIES, MISS BAILEY AND MISS BAILEY, IF YOU'LL STICK AROUND, WE'VE GOT UPDATES FOR YOU ON THAT. THEY HAVE PULLED THAT APPLICATION. THEY ARE NOT PURSUING THAT. BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU UPDATES. WE COULD HAVE SAVED YOU A LOT OF TALKING AND STRESS BEING UP AT THE PODIUM. BUT YOU GET YOU GET YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. SO BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE OTHER UPDATES AFTER THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. JUST WANT TO THANK THE SHERIFF AND HIS STAFF AND THE HIGH IMPACT ORDINANCE THAT WE JUST VOTED ON. THAT'S BEEN A LONG, ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME. AND MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOMMY ABOUT THIS. AND JUST THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THEM. WHAT Y'ALL DO AT BAY ROCK. VERY THANKFUL FOR FOR THE PROCESS THAT Y'ALL GO THROUGH. AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH YOU'LL CATCH ACTUALLY, BEFORE IT HITS AND COMES HERE. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO. AND FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT LEADS INTO WE ARE COMING INTO SPRING BREAK. ALL THESE THINGS TIE TOGETHER FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TDC. AND THEN THE SEPARATE ENTITY, THE CVB, AND WHERE THOSE THINGS ARE.

CLAIRE, WE KNOW YOUR HEART. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD ALREADY MENTIONED. CHAIRMAN PEACE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. THE TDC AND CVB. THE TASK IS HUGE AND I DON'T WANT ANY OF US TO UNDERVALUE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO. MY ONLY CONCERN MOVING FORWARD IS THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHANGES ARE SOLIDIFIED AND THAT THEY ARE MEMORIALIZED, THAT THEY CAN'T BE CHANGED, THAT THIS WON'T, OVER TIME, DRIFT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS. AND I WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN REACHING OUT TO THOSE MEMBERS AND EXPRESSING MY DESIRE THAT THIS BE MEMORIALIZED PERMANENTLY, THAT THESE CHANGES ARE LASTING. AND BECAUSE UNDER THESE CHANGES, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ALL THAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR AND YOUR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS PUT ON THE LINE EVERY DAY. AND WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN EAR

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SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO CORRECT SOME OF THE POLICIES AND CHANGE SOME OF THE PROCESSES, FEEL FREE TO GO ON THERE AND AND TAKE A LOOK. AND IF YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS, I'D LOVE TO HEAR ANYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE TO SAY. JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL OR SEND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AN EMAIL. AND IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.

AND ANOTHER THING IS THE CVB. TDC MEETINGS ARE NOW LIVE STREAMED. WE STARTED THAT YESTERDAY, SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET ON THERE AND TAKE A LOOK. IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO COME TO THE MEETING, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME IN PERSON. AND WE DO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE APPRECIATE IT ANY EITHER WAY, EITHER WAY, WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY. BUT IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, PLEASE TUNE IN SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE TDC AND CVB DO. THEY ARE ALSO A HUGE LIST THAT I THINK MANY OF THE EVEN THE LOCALS DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL WE DO AND WE WANT TO START. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A A SMALL CAMPAIGN TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU. SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT AN IMPACT WE REALLY DO MAKE ON OUR NOT JUST OUR VISITATION BUT OUR LOCALS AND AND WHAT THEY DO. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.