Mar 17, 2026 Board of County Commissioners

[CALL TO ORDER]

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CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE REGULAR MEETING. IT IS MARCH 17TH, 2026. THE TIME IS 9 A.M. MISS SMART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE HAVE THE INVOCATION BY PASTOR RUDY OLIVO. PLEASE STAND. IF YOU'RE WILLING, I INVITE YOU TO BOW YOUR HEADS AND JOIN ME IN PRAYER. GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, I GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE ON THIS SAINT PATRICK'S DAY. LORD, I AM MINDFUL THAT PATRICK CHANGED HIS NATION BECAUSE HE HEARD WHO YOU MADE HIM TO BE, AND HE SERVED HIS PEOPLE WELL AND IN LIKE FASHION. LORD GOD, I PRAY FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS CHAMBER THAT WE BEGIN OUR DAY WITH HEARING FROM YOU, KNOWING THAT YOU CREATED US WITH INTENTIONALITY AND LOVE AND POWER, AND WE LIVE FULLY AND FREELY INTO THAT. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE SERVE THE PEOPLE AROUND US WELL. I PRAY BLESSING OVER EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM SO THAT THEY MAY FLOURISH, NOT ONLY IN THIS MEETING, BUT ALSO IN ALL THAT THEY DO IN THEIR LIVES. LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE WITH US AND YOU NEVER LEAVE US BEHIND. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUN THAT YOU PLACE UPON BAY COUNTY TODAY AND IN ALL OF OUR DAYS. IT'S IN JESUS NAME THAT I PRAY. AMEN, AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE. 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 J OKAY. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? OKAY.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]

[PRESENTATIONS]

CAPTAIN RICH IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS PASSION FOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING, HIS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, HIS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF FORESTRY AND WILDFIRE OPERATIONS MADE HIM AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE BOTH AT HOME AND ON DEPLOYMENTS TO MAJOR WILDFIRE INCIDENTS.

WHETHER BATTLING FLAMES ON THE FRONT LINES OR TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION, HE BROUGHT EXPERTISE, GRIT AND HEART TO EVERY ASSIGNMENT FOR 30 YEARS. THE FIRE SERVICE WASN'T JUST A JOB, IT WAS HIS LIFE'S WORK, RIVALED ONLY BY HIS LOVE FOR DUCK HUNTING. I'M WITH YOU ON THAT, MY FRIEND. HIS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, HIS STEADY PRESENCE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, BUT HIS LEGACY WILL CONTINUE IN THOSE HE HAS MENTORED AND SERVED ALONGSIDE. CAPTAIN RICH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION, SIR. WE WISH YOU A RETIREMENT AS REWARDING AS YOUR REMARKABLE CAREER HERE AT BAY COUNTY. THANK YOU SIR. SIR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT FOLKS. THIS IS

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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THAT FIELD ALREADY OF MORE THAN TEN YEARS. AND SHE ALSO HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. NOW, MR. GRIFFITHS, I UNDERSTAND HE WAS A COMMISSIONER BEFORE, AND I KNOW HE SERVES AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE. HE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HEAR THE REASONING. YOU KNOW, AS A TAXPAYER IN THIS COUNTY, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY HE'S THE NUMBER ONE CHOICE. OKAY, MAYBE YOU'LL GET TO THAT WHEN YOU GET TO NUMBER FOUR, SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TODAY. THANK YOU. CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE DESIGN OF PIPELINE ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT TASK ORDER WITH DEWBERRY ENGINEERS INCORPORATED AND THE AMOUNT OF $490,298, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT. ITEM 13 ROAD AND BRIDGES DEPARTMENT PURCHASE A FRONT END LOADER. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PURCHASE A CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER UNDER THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION, FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES CONTRACT NUMBER FSA 23EQU2 1.1 AT A COST OF $392,278 UNDER UTILITY SERVICES. ITEM 14 CONTRACT 2620 NORTH BAY SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION. PHASE ONE B STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 26 DASH 20 NORTH BAY SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION. PHASE ONE B IN THE AMOUNT OF $751,518 TO ROYAL AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. MR. VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSION, THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MISS MARTIN. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER.

YES, COMMISSIONER. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE DO NOT

[Community Development]

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE? IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO THANK YOU. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS? FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY, SPOKEN WITH THE APPLICANT AND SPOKEN WITH NEIGHBORS. FOR ME. WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN WITH THE APPLICANT. SPOKEN WITH STAFF. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY.

I'VE SPOKEN TO NEIGHBORS AND THE APPLICANT AND STAFF. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY.

SPOKEN WITH APPLICANT, SPOKEN WITH NEIGHBORS AND SPOKEN WITH STAFF. STAFF PRESENTATION, PLEASE. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY, SPOKEN WITH STAFF AND NO ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2.3 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL AND CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 31 WEST BALDWIN ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONING CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, WITH THE CONDITION THAT A MINIMUM EIGHT FOOT WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE, IN ADDITION TO THE 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE LANDSCAPE BUFFER, BE PROVIDED ALONG PROPERTY LINES ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THIS SEGMENT OF WEST BALDWIN ROAD IS IDENTIFIED AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AND HAS EXISTING PUBLIC, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL USES ALONG ITS CORRIDOR. THE PARCEL MEETS THE BULK REGULATION REQUIREMENTS OF LDR. TABLE 6.1. AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON WEST BALDWIN ROAD BETWEEN HARRISON AVENUE AND JINKS AVENUE, WHERE THERE IS A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

STAFF REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA ACTION, AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. WE DID RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OBJECTING TO THE REQUEST. THERE WAS ALSO PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND OBJECTION AS WELL. THERE WAS ONE EMAIL RECEIVED PRIOR TO THIS HEARING THAT WAS SENT

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I AIN'T LOOKING AT YOU. SEE THE DIAGRAM BACK THERE? AND I KNOW THE AERIAL IS NOT ON, BUT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT WITH THE MAPS. IT'S. ARE THOSE PARCELS FURTHER SOUTH? BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU LOOK IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT CUL DE SAC. THERE'S HOUSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. SO SOMETHING'S NOT LINING UP WITH THE MAPS. OR IS THE PROPERTY ON BALDWIN DEEPER THAN WHAT'S DEPICTED HERE? IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE GIS MAP SITE. THE PROPERTY LINES ARE ARE NOT SURVEY ACCURATE. AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE MISREPRESENTED. SEEMS TO BE SKEWED A LOT. YES, SIR.

IF THIS PROPERTY WERE NOT CHANGED AND IT STAYED AT R1, WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH IT? DOES IT. IS IT LIMITED TO ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE OR THAT COULD SUBDIVIDE IT, MAKE A SUBDIVISION. THE MAXIMUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DENSITY CURRENTLY WOULD BE EIGHT DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. SO IT'S LIKE 16 HOMES IN COULD BE THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUBDIVISION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME TALK PLEASE? THE APPLICANT. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KURT HARTOG, 1733 WHITE WESTERN LAKE LANE, PANAMA CITY. I'M A MEMBER OF THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. WE CURRENTLY ARE PLANNING A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT RESTORE ON THAT PROPERTY. IT WILL BE A A RETAIL STORE, NOT A WAREHOUSE, BUT A RETAIL STORE. MAJORITY OF IT WILL BE FOR RETAIL SALES. IT WILL BE ONE PORTION OF IT FOR COLLECTION OF DONATED ITEMS, SORTING, THAT TYPE OF THING. WE'RE ALSO PLANNING A 3000 SQUARE FOOT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING SEPARATE FROM THE RESTORE ITSELF. WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THOSE TWO SEPARATE. ALSO, THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO KEEP THIS BUILDING AS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE PLANNING A MAXIMUM OF 20 20 FOOT TALL BUILDING IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WITH THE WITH THE RESTORE, WE PROBABLY HAVE TO GO TO A TWO STORY. AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET THAT BUILDING ANY HIGHER THAN WAS NECESSARY FOR THAT CORRIDOR AND FOR THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND US. WE HAVE HAD A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS. AFTER THAT MEETING, WE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR OVERALL SITE PLAN, OUR PROPOSAL ALLOWING A LITTLE BIT MORE GREEN SPACE BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES TO THE REAR AND THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST THAT WERE THAT WERE GOING TO BE NEXT TO ON THE WEST SIDE. WE HAVE NOT REALLY ALLOWED FOR ANY FENCING OR ANYTHING ALONG THERE. THERE'S A 75 FOOT EASEMENT WHERE THERE'S A DRAINAGE DITCH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ALL VEGETATION, NOT GOING TO BE TOUCHED. SO WE FELT THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD BUFFER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY FOR THAT SHORT HISTORY. THE REASON WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY IS BACK IN 2018, WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL RESTORE ON 15TH STREET THAT WAS DESTROYED BY HURRICANE MICHAEL, WHICH FORCED US BACK INTO OUR LOCATION AT 11TH STREET. ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HAD FROM RESIDENTS IS THAT OUR 11TH STREET PROPERTY IS PRETTY RUNDOWN, LOOKS PRETTY JUNKY SOMETIMES, AND WE AGREE WITH THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IT WAS KIND OF WHAT WE WERE FORCED INTO. SO WE'RE WE'RE PLANNING THIS WILL BE A SELF-CONTAINED BUILDING. EVERYTHING WILL BE INSIDE. WE WON'T HAVE A MATERIAL STORED ELSE LIKE WE LIKE WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE CHOSE THIS LOCATION. IT'S IT FELT BEST FOR THE, THE TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING TO BE ON BALDWIN. IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO RECEIVE MANY MORE DONATIONS THAN WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE, WHICH WILL HELP US CONSTRUCT MORE HABITAT HOMES IN PANAMA CITY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I'VE GOT A QUESTION. WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION? SIR? WE ARE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WE ARE CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS, SO WE'RE ONLY OPEN TILL 430 DURING THE WEEK. ANY ACTIVITY AFTER 430? YOU KNOW, IT'D BE VERY RARE IF THERE WAS. IF WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF DELIVERY OR DONATION THAT WAS DONE AFTERWARDS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART THERE'S NO ACTIVITY AT ALL AFTER THAT. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIRMAN. YES, SIR. SO WE HAVE YOU PROVIDED A SITE PLAN AND THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE WE WHEN YOU CAME IN. YEAH. HAVE THE NEIGHBORS SEEN THIS SITE? THE THE NEIGHBORS. I PASSED THEM OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS BACK HERE.

AND ALSO THEY HAVE SEEN THOSE CHANGES. SO THE MINIMUM BUFFERS IS THE 25 TO THE SOUTH AND TO

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AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY LONG TERM PLANS FOR 11TH STREET. IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED KEEPING THAT PROPERTY FOR THIS. IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED SELLING THAT PROPERTY, FINDING A SMALLER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE CAN STORE OVERFLOW DONATIONS ON THAT WE THAT WE CAN'T FIT INTO THE STORE. SO WE ARE PLANNING AHEAD FOR THAT. WE JUST DON'T KNOW THE EXACT LOGISTICS YET. BEING IT'S PROBABLY A, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEAR BUILD BEFORE IT EVEN BE INTO THE BALDWIN PROPERTY. SO WE HAVE SOME TIME TO WORK OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY ON 11TH STREET. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WOULD ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I'M SORRY, SIR. OKAY.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MANUEL LORCA. I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HABITAT AFFILIATE HERE. THAT'S THE APPLICANT. I'M ALSO A NEIGHBOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE ONLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE BALDWIN PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH HABITATS, PROCESSES AND AND OUR RESTORES. AND I DON'T FEEL AT ALL THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, I LIVE A BLOCK AWAY.

THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MICHAEL TAYLOR. I LIVE AT 105 CAMELOT CIRCLE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO SUBMIT AS EVIDENCE IN OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING PROPOSAL. DROP IT OFF WITH THE CLERK. THE FIRST PACKET IS A COMPILATION OF WARRANTY DEEDS, TRUST AND COVENANT RESTRICTIONS THAT I'VE PULLED FROM THE COUNTY COURT CLERK'S WEBSITE.

AT THE VERY FRONT OF THIS PACKET IS HABITATS WARRANTY DEED, WHERE IT DESCRIBES THE PARCEL BEING ALL OF LOT TWO LYING EAST OF SAID DRAINAGE DITCH AND WEST 272FT OF LOT ONE SAINT ANDREW BAY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PLAT OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP THREE, SOUTH, RANGE 14 WEST LESS RIGHT OF WAY OF BALDWIN ROAD OFF THE NORTH SIDE AND SUBJECT TO A DRAINAGE DITCH EASEMENT ON THE WEST SIDE. A COUPLE PAGES BACK YOU HAVE THE LAWRENCE FAMILY TRUST THAT HAS THE SAME DESCRIPTION FOR THIS PARCEL, AND ALSO IDENTIFIES IT AS 12994020-000. AT THE END OF THEIR DESCRIPTION, IT SAYS, SUBJECT ALSO TO RESTRICTIONS IN OUR BOOK TWO, SEVEN, NINE PAGE 311. GOING ON BACK IS ANOTHER WARRANTY DEED WHERE THE HARVEY D MATHIS SOLD THE PROPERTY TO FARRELL B LAWRENCE. IT HAS THE SAME STATEMENT AT THE END OF ITS DESCRIPTION AND THE COVENANT RESTRICTIONS IT REFERENCES. IT STATES ALL SAID LOTS SHALL BE KNOWN, DESCRIBED AND USED AS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. NO STRUCTURES SHALL BE ERECTED, ALTERED, PLACED OR PERMITTED TO REMAIN ON ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT OTHER THAN DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. AND THERE'S SOME MORE TO IT THAN THAT. AND THEN IT GOES INTO STATE. THESE COVENANTS ARE TO RUN WITH THE LAND AND SHALL BE BINDING ON ALL PARTIES AND ALL PERSONS

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THE REST OF THE DOCUMENTS ARE PLAT 619, 1172 AND 1529, SHOWING SAINT ANDREW'S BAY FIVE ACRE TRACTS FOR ALL OF SECTION 29 T3SR 14 W JINKS CIRCLE AT FOREST PARK EAST. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT IS TWO PETITIONS, PAPER AND ONLINE PETITIONS THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE AUTHORED.

THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COME SPEAK? YES, SIR.

I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. YES. MY NAME IS JOSHUA GAUTHAM. I LIVE AT 113 WEST BALTIMORE ROAD, RIGHT NEXT DOOR THERE WITH MY PARENTS. THEY'RE IN THE PHILIPPINES, SO I'M HERE ON THEIR BEHALF. I THINK THAT WOULD BRING MORE TRAFFIC TO THE AREA AND IT'S ALREADY HARD TO PULL OUT OF THERE. I WORK FOR HOA ON THE BEACH AND I ALMOST GET T-BONED ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY, PULLING OUT OF THERE, OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT'S SO BUSY WITH PEOPLE WITH THE HOUR, THE EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC, AND THEN AROUND 4:00 IT PICKS UP AND I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH HANDY MAN STORES AROUND FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN THE AREA AND STUFF. SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE AREA AND EVERYTHING. AND, AND OUR PIECE OF LAND, WE LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S NICE AND QUIET ONCE YOU GO IN THE BACKYARD, EVEN THOUGH THE ALL THE NOISE IN THE FRONT WOULD. BALDWIN. BUT I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. SIR. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS SUSAN WEST.

I'M A LOCAL REALTOR AND A HABITAT VOLUNTEER. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BAY COUNTY AND REQUEST YOUR VOTE TO APPROVE THEIR ZONING TO COMMERCIAL ON THE RECENTLY PURCHASED PROPERTY SO THAT THEY CAN BRING THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND THEIR RESTORE TOGETHER IN ONE LOCATION. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS ONE OF THOSE RARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CHANGE LIVES EVERY DAY IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR OVER THREE DECADES HERE IN BAY COUNTY, THEY HAVE HELPED HARD WORKING FAMILIES ACHIEVE SOMETHING.

MANY OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED THE STABILITY AND DIGNITY OF OWNING A SAFE HOME. WHAT MAKES HABITAT MORE UNIQUE IS THEY DON'T GIVE HOMES AWAY. FAMILIES PARTNER WITH HABITAT. THEY INVEST 500 SWEAT EQUITY HOURS. THEY ATTEND FINANCIAL EDUCATION CLASSES, AND HABITAT PROVIDES A HOME WITH AN AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE. THE RESULT IS NOT JUST HOUSING. IT'S A LONG TERM STABILITY FOR FAMILIES AND STRONGER NEIGHBORHOODS FOR ALL OF US, THE RESTORE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. IT TAKES DONATED BUILDING MATERIALS, APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND HOME GOODS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE END UP IN LANDFILLS AND TURNS THEM INTO FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. EVERY CABINET SOLD, EVERY DOOR DONATED, EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE PURCHASED HELPS TO BUILD ANOTHER HABITAT HOME RIGHT HERE IN BAY COUNTY. RIGHT NOW, HABITAT'S OPERATIONS ARE SPLIT BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS, CONSOLIDATING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND RESTORE INTO ONE PROPERTY SIMPLY MAKES GOOD SENSE. IT REDUCES OPERATIONAL COSTS, IMPROVES EFFICIENCY, AND ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO DIRECT EVEN MORE OF ITS RESOURCES TOWARDS BUILDING HOMES AND SERVING FAMILIES. APPROVING THIS ZONING CHANGE WOULD NOT ONLY SUPPORT A RESPECTED NONPROFIT, IT WOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN THE WORK THAT THEY ARE ALREADY DOING HERE IN BAY COUNTY. IT WOULD ALLOW HABITAT TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, IMPACT THEIR, EXPAND THEIR IMPACT, AND ULTIMATELY HELP MORE FAMILIES ACHIEVE THE STABILITY OF HOMEOWNERSHIP. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUILDING A STRONGER BAY COUNTY, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ARE ALREADY DOING THAT WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE APPROVAL OF THIS ZONING CHANGE SIMPLY GIVES THEM THE TOOLS TO DO IT EVEN BETTER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN APPROVING THIS REQUEST. SO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BAY COUNTY CAN CONTINUE BUILDING HOMES, BUILDING HOPE, AND BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COME SPEAK? YES, SIR. HI. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CHARLES FULLER. I LIVE AT 108 CAMELOT CIRCLE, ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. A COUPLE THINGS I. MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORS, I THINK ANYBODY I'VE

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WE'RE JUST CONCERNED THAT IT'S NOT EVEN SO MUCH THE VALUATION OF THE HOME. WE JUST KEEP SEEING THE EROSION OF SUBDIVISIONS IN THIS COUNTY GOING AWAY. AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT TO THE BEACH AND EXPANDING OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY HAVE A LOT MORE VACANT LAND NORTH OF THE OF THE WATER IN TOWN HERE. WE'RE OUR LAND IS JUST BECOMING ENCROACHED ON BY BUSINESSES, GAS STATIONS. MY GOD, WE'RE BUILDING GAS STATIONS ON EVERY CORNER OF THIS CITY. AND I DON'T THINK ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRIAL PARK, ANOTHER LITTLE BUSINESS AREA NEEDS TO COME IN AND TAKE OVER OR BE ADJACENT TO A SUBDIVISION. I THINK IT'S WRONG. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONE OF THE LAST FEW SUBDIVISIONS LEFT THAT WERE PLOTTED IN BAY COUNTY DECADES AGO. AND I DON'T THINK THE CHAPMAN FIRM AND MATHESON FIRM INTENDED IT TO BE THAT WAY.

AND I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A GENERAL AT TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY ON BALDWIN ROAD WOULD BE FLIPPING IN HIS GRAVE RIGHT NOW IF HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THERE'S NO REASON TO DO THAT. AND HABITAT, AS THE LADY SAID, THEY DO A GREAT THING, BUT THEY CAN BUILD A SMALL STORAGE AND SALES STORE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN BAY COUNTY.

THANK YOU SIR. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TERRY GAGNON. I LIVE AT 106 CAMELOT CIRCLE. MY PROPERTY.

I THINK I HAVE THE BIGGEST PARCEL THAT JOINS THIS PROPERTY. MY ENTIRE BACKYARD SHARES THE PROPERTY LINE, AND I HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE UP THERE ALREADY. WE'VE INVESTED OVER 150,000 IN OUR BACKYARD. IT'S IT CAN RIVAL A LOT OF HOTELS, RESORT HOTELS. WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THERE. WE WE PLAN ON RETIRING. I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE FOR 35 YEARS, OWNED MY OWN BUSINESS HERE IN BAY COUNTY, AND I PLAN TO RETIRE IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS. AND THIS WAS OUR PLAN. WE WERE GOING TO RETIRE IN THIS HOME. AS CHUCK IS RETIRED IN HIS HOME, HE'S MY NEIGHBOR. I AGREE WITH HIM COMPLETELY THAT HABITAT, I'VE SHOPPED THERE. I'VE MADE MANY DONATIONS TO THEM. THEY'RE AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION AND I SUPPORT THEM COMPLETELY. BUT IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT HABITAT SHOULD EXIST OR NOT, OR WHETHER HABITAT IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY OR NOT. WE ALL KNOW IT IS. IT'S IT'S YOU'VE TAKEN A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S GOT A NICE HOME ON IT. IT'S A SEVEN BEDROOM HOUSE. YOU'RE GOING TO BULLDOZE THAT AND YOU'RE GOING TO PAVE PARADISE TO PUT UP A PARKING LOT. YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IT'S GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SET A PRECEDENCE FOR THE REST OF THE PROPERTIES ON THAT SIDE OF THE STREET THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME DENYING ANY KIND OF ZONING CHANGE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. SO IF ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THOSE OTHER PROPERTIES CAN SELL AND IF THEY AS LONG AS IT FITS INTO THE C-1 CRITERIA, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE A. AND WE DON'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON.

THEIR ARGUMENT IS THERE IS ALREADY A CHURCH AND A DOLLAR GENERAL ON THE STREET. DOLLAR GENERAL, YES. IS A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT. BUT YOU KNOW, A DOLLAR GENERAL SERVES THE COMMUNITY, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. NOBODY'S GOING TO DRIVE FROM THE BEACH TO GO TO THAT DOLLAR GENERAL. NOBODY'S GOING TO DRIVE FROM CALLAWAY TO GO TO THAT DOLLAR GENERAL. IT'S PRIMARILY JUST THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE WOODS, IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE NEAR THERE, AND OUR COMMUNITIES THAT SHOP THERE. AND SO IT'S A BENEFIT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IN THAT RESPECT. THE CHURCH. I LOVE THE LORD. AND I WILL TELL

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AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON IS A CHRISTIAN FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION, IS THAT WE CARE ABOUT WHAT WE DO, AND WE CARE ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS THAT WAY.

AND I PROMISE YOU, DURING THE TIME OF MY PRESIDENCY AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE FOLLOWING ON BEYOND ME, THAT WE WILL ALWAYS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE OPINIONS AND VALUES OF THE NEIGHBORS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DEAL WITH QUITE A BIT, AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD MEETINGS WITH THE NEIGHBORS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I'VE ACTUALLY EXTENDED MR. GANNON TO BE INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A SINCERE VALUE IN THE OPINIONS OF THE FOLKS AROUND US, AND WE'LL WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ACCOMMODATED. SO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE YOU.

ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? YES, SIR. I'LL MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT WITH THE TIME. I HAVE. NO, SIR. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC? I THINK APPLICANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE THE ZONING PROCESS. I KNOW THE ONE NEIGHBOR HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE COVENANTS THAT WERE ON THE PROPERTY. WE DID LOOK INTO THAT. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A NONCOMMERCIAL COVENANT FOR THE EAST PORTION OF LOT TWO. OUR DESIGN DOES NOT PUT ANY BUILDING ON LOT TWO. WE HAVE A PARKING LOT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT COVENANT WILL EVEN COME INTO PLAY AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL COVENANT FOR THAT PART OF LOT TWO THAT WAS PUT BACK IN PLACE IN 1969. BUT OUR DESIGN DOES NOT ENCROACH ON THAT COVENANT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YES, SIR. IF YOU'D COME BACK. JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. YES, SIR. YOU ARE PROPOSING? WELL, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE IT. NO MATTER WHAT THE 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFERS, YOU CAN PUT A FENCE UP, YOU CAN DO LANDSCAPING, BUT TYPICALLY IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER. BUT IF IF THIS WERE APPROVED IN THOSE BUFFERS, YOU'VE GOT TO PUT THE EIGHT FOOT FENCES UP. THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING BOARD WAS PUT FENCES UP. BUT WOULD YOU ALSO COMMIT TO PUTTING IN VEGETATION TO HELP CREATE THAT BUFFER, NOT JUST A FENCE? YEAH, WE ARE DEFINITELY PLANNING TO PUT VEGETATION. WE AREN'T. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BIG, HUGE TREES. BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, PINE TREES, SHRUBS. BUT VEGETATION IS VEGETATION. YES. WE LIVE IN THE COVE. AND AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL, ALL THE TREES GONE. YOU CAN HEAR EVERY, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME SOMEONE DROPPED A FORK OUTSIDE. BUT, YOU KNOW, VEGETATION MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND IT FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE VEGETATION. UNDERSTOOD? UNDERSTOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE.

PUBLIC HEARING SEEING NO REMAINING SPEAKERS. PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. BOARD DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSIONERS? IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL GO. YES, SIR. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND IT FROM BOTH SIDES. OBVIOUSLY, YOU LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE USED TO HAVING NEIGHBORS. THIS PROPERTY, HOWEVER, DOES NOT. THE ACCESS IS NOT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IF IT WERE CHANGED, WHAT I WOULD SEE WOULD BE POTENTIAL NOISE. HAVING THE BUFFERS, HAVING THE VEGETATION HELPS WITH THAT. AT THE SAME TIME, I ASK THE QUESTION AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH IT? I KNOW OUR ONE ALLOWS 35 FOOT WIDE LOTS. YOU COULD PUT EIGHT OR MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THERE. I JUST DON'T SEE THAT EVER HAPPENING JUST BECAUSE BALDWIN ROAD AFTER IT GOT FOUR LANED. WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED ON BOTH ENDS OF BALDWIN. MAJORITY OF THE TIME IS WHEN WHEN ROADS GO FROM A LOCAL ROAD TO A COLLECTOR TO AN ARTERIAL, YOU KNOW, THEY TRANSITION JUST LIKE JINKS AVENUE, ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN JINKS. IT WAS FULL OF RESIDENCES. THEY'VE BECOME ALL BUSINESSES. THERE'S HARDLY ANY RESIDENTIAL. BUT I THINK WHEN THE ROADS TRANSITION, THE USE IS TRANSITION. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE SEEN IT ON BOTH END OF IT. I DON'T KNOW, I AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND IT FROM BOTH SIDES, I REALLY DO. IF IT WERE GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I'D HAVE A VERY HARD TIME WITH IT.

BUT WITH THE ACCESS BEING ON BALDWIN, IT IS AN EASIER TRANSITION. JUST A COUPLE

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IS GOING THROUGH THIS. AND THE OTHER DAY JOB, I DO A LOT OF REAL ESTATE LAW AND I SEE A LOT OF THIS HAPPENING. LIVED IN SAINT AUGUSTINE BEFORE LIVING HERE AND HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF GROWTH IN DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPEN. AND IT IS FRUSTRATING. AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ALL ARE COMING FROM, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS CHANGING, HOW LONG Y'ALL HAVE LIVED THERE AND THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING. THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF. AND TERRY, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT AND YOU SAY, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE BOARD IS, YOU KNOW, YOU RAISED A GOOD POINT AS IT RELATED TO DOLLAR GENERAL, AND IT IS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO USE FOR THE LOCALS THAT LIVE THERE. AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF DOLLAR GENERAL. I GOTTA ADMIT, IT'S THE FIRST TIME DOLLAR GENERAL HAS EVER BEEN VIEWED IN A POSITIVE. ANY CONVERSATIONS WE'VE EVER HAD HERE. BUT BUT FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN IN TROUBLE FOR VOTING FOR DOLLAR GENERAL TO BE PUT UP OFF OF 2301 FOR THAT EXACT REASON. IT REDUCES TRAFFIC COUNTS. THIS IS A HARD ONE. AND THERE'S NO REAL SIMPLE ANSWER, BECAUSE PART OF THE PROBLEM IS, RIGHT AFTER THE HURRICANE, OUR POPULATION WAS AT 172,000 PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY.

WE'RE NOW OVER 200,000 IN JUST A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE ARE GROWING. WE WERE GROWING BEFORE WITH COVID. WE'VE BEEN FOUND. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AS A COMMISSION. I BELIEVE, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, AND IT'S SOMETHING I KNOW WE'RE HEARING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY, BUT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HOW THESE THINGS PLAY OUT, THE QUESTIONS BECOME, WHAT DO WE DO TO PREVENT SPRAWL? WHAT DO WE DO AS OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND WE ARE GOING TO FACE DENSITY ISSUES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH PLACES THAT WERE RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. AS COMMISSIONER CARROLL POINTED OUT, YOU GO FROM A RESIDENTIAL ROAD TO A, YOU KNOW, TO A COLLECTOR TO ARTERIAL THAT IT'S MOVING THROUGH AND TRAFFIC IS GETTING TO BE MORE HOW WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT. AND THE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO BE HARD, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE UPSET ON BOTH SIDES, DEPENDING UPON WHATEVER THE CONVERSATION IS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, AS THESE THINGS PLAY OUT, IT IS IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMPETING NEEDS OF WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT VERSUS WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY FACE? AND, YOU KNOW, THE FOCUS OF THIS IS WHAT IS OVERALL BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND SO FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE NEVER ARE GOING TO BE EASY ANSWERS. AND SORRY, MA'AM, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS BEEN CLOSED. SO IT'S WITH US NOW. BUT BUT FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGH THESE THINGS, IT'S GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS? WHAT DO WE LOOK AT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, YOU KNOW, WITH WHAT TALLAHASSEE PUTS IN PLACE THAT RESTRICTS US? BUT I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO BE TALKING WITH STAFF ABOUT TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF SOME OF THESE THINGS AS THEY GO FORWARD. I BELIEVE WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED IS AN ATTEMPT AT A REASONABLE SOLUTION AND TRYING TO FIGURE THOSE THINGS OUT. AND THEN THE QUESTION IS JUST GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES IT FALL? AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, IT'S TIME TO MAKE A DECISION. IS THERE A MOTION, CLAIRE? I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I THINK THE REST OF THE BOARD IS COVERED. ANY COMMENTS THAT I MAY HAVE HAD ON ON THE PROJECT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING BOARD, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THEY ADD THE FENCING ON ALL THREE SIDES ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. LIMIT IT TO. THANK. COMMISSIONER, YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT A HEIGHT LIMIT, RIGHT? I

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COMMISSIONER CROSBIE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, WE HAVE PLPTA20260013 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, CHAPTER 12 RECOMMENDATION BOARD TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE A REQUEST TO TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. FDC FOR REVIEW. ALL RIGHT.

STAFF PRESENTATION, PLEASE. THANK YOU, SIR, ON. BEFORE WE FORGET, BEFORE WE BEGIN, MY FIRM IS DOING WORK WITH THE APPLICANT. SO THEREFORE I'M GOING TO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS, BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECUSE. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO REVISE THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED PLAN AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A REVISION TO CHAPTER 12, WHICH IS THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPOSED REVISION INCREASES THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WHERE CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER ARE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED THE CURRENT MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE L I R LAND USE CATEGORY IS ONE DWELLING UNIT PER THREE ACRES. REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER, THE AMENDMENT WOULD NOT INCREASE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENT TO THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN OR TO THE OVERALL ENTITLEMENTS OF ANY APPROVED, DETAILED, SPECIFIC AREA PLAN. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED PLAN. AMENDMENTS TO THE FTC. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WAYNE? COME SPEAK. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M RAY GREER. MY ADDRESS IS 2910 KERRY FOREST PARKWAY, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. AND I AM THE APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN IS TO ADJUST THIS CATEGORY. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ADJUSTED THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN SEVERAL TIMES AS WE BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT IT AND DO THE DSPS AND ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT, YOU KNOW, WE REALIZE SOME FLAWS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN. AND WE CAME BACK TO YOU TO ADJUST THOSE SO WE CAN BETTER PLAN AND BETTER DESIGN AND BUILD THE SECTOR PLAN OUT.

AND IN DOING THAT, ON THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, THIS IS A FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY THAT ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE WEST BAY SECTOR PLAN.

THE ORIGINAL 2003 SECTOR PLAN. AND AT THAT TIME, THIS PROPERTY WAS AND IT STILL IS IN EXACT SAME LOCATION AS IT CONVERTED OVER TO THE THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN. AND THEY INCREASED THE ACREAGE FROM 75,000 TO 110. THIS SAME AREA STILL REMAIN LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL. IT IS THE AREA THAT RUNS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF WEST BAY, AND IT IS THE VERY EASTERN LAND USE THAT IS BUILDABLE. AND THEN THE AREA THAT RUNS ALONG WEST BAY ITSELF IS IN PRESERVATION. SO THIS AREA THAT RUNS THROUGH THERE, IT ACTUALLY RUNS THROUGH TWO DSPS, TWO APPROVED DSPS. IT'S THE WAR CREEK DSAP AND THE WEST BAY CROSSINGS DSAP. AND THEN THE OTHER PART THAT IS NOT LOCATED IN DSAP IS UP TO THE NORTH, JUST SOUTH INTERCOASTAL, WHICH WOULD FALL INTO A FUTURE DSAP. SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP THESE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL AREA IN THE WAY THAT THE CATEGORY WAS ACTUALLY SET UP TO DO TO CLUSTER THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO BACK IN 2003, I DON'T THINK IT WAS REALLY ANTICIPATED THAT THIS AREA WOULD BE SERVICED WITH WATER AND SEWER IN THIS EXTREME WESTERN AREA. BUT NOW IN 2026, OF COURSE, THIS WHOLE ENTIRE AREA THAT THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY ACTUALLY FALLS IN IS LOCATED WITHIN PANAMA CITY BEACH SERVICE AREA. AND THERE'S UTILITIES OUT THERE. AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO

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YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ABSTAINS. ALL RIGHT, TURN THE PAGE UP. NEXT WE HAVE PLPTA20260019. A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.

THIS IS CHAPTER THREE, THE BOARD TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE A REQUEST TO TRANSMIT AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. FTC FOR REVIEW. THANK YOU AGAIN. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM STAFF TO REVISE THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED PLAN AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. STAFF IS PROPOSING TO REVISE CHAPTER THREE, WHICH IS THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO POLICY. 3.4.5 ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE AS THE AREA IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE BAY POINT DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT ARE DRY DEVELOPMENT ORDER WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 14TH, 2008.

REMOVING THIS LANGUAGE WILL ELIMINATE DUPLICATIVE AMENDMENT PROCESSES WHEN PROPERTY INSIDE THE ORIGINAL BAY POINT DRY BOUNDARY PROPOSES NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE REVISION ALSO EXTENDS ANY DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED PLAN. AMENDMENTS TO THE FTC. WE DID RECEIVE. WE HAD ONE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE LANGUAGE. OTHER THAN THAT, WE'VE HAD NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ON THE ISSUE. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS AND SAME THING WITH LEGAL STAFF. AND I JUST ASK THERE WAS SOME CLARIFICATION AND THAT LANGUAGE WAS ADDED TO OUR COPY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN THE ONE HERE TO BE ADOPTED. BASICALLY STATING PARCEL OWNERS ARE VESTED. THIS IS IN 3.4.5. THE LANGUAGE ADDED THAT I HAD HAD ASKED AND IT'S IN THERE SAYS PARCEL OWNERS ARE VESTED WITH THE ENTITLEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN ANY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026 FOR A SPECIFIC PARCEL WITHIN THE BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE.

IT JUST ADDS THAT BECAUSE BASICALLY ANYONE WHO HAS PROPERTIES IN THERE THAT AREN'T DEVELOPED, YOU CAN EITHER DO IT BY THE OLD RULES OR YOU CAN DO IT BY THE NEW RULES. YOU CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT, BUT THIS BASICALLY GIVES THEM, IF YOU WANT TO GO BY YOUR OLD ENTITLEMENTS, YOU CAN CHOOSE THAT ROUTE IF YOU LIKE. IS THAT FAIR STATEMENT? THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU JUST RECITED WOULD BE THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE STATE FOR REVIEW. IF IF ASSUMING YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IT, IT JUST ADDS CLARIFICATION. THIS BASICALLY AFFECTS THREE PROPERTY OWNERS. THERE'S MULTIPLE PARCELS, BUT IT'S I THINK IT'S ALL HELD BY THREE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH TWO OUT OF THOSE THREE AND I THINK EVERYONE'S ON BOARD. NO OBJECTIONS WITH THIS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THAT CLARIFICATION LANGUAGE. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COME SPEAK ON THIS? AND THERE ARE NONE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT, WE

[Emergency Services]

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YOU ALREADY STATED ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF ON THERE. BASICALLY, WE WENT THROUGH AND SHOALS, ALSO KNOWN AS SUNSTATE. THEY DID MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHAPTER 15 201. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THAT WOULD BE THAT THEY NEEDED TO OBTAIN THEIR STATE LICENSURE AND THEIR DEA LICENSURE. SHOULD THE COPY BE GRANTED, THEY WILL OBTAIN THOSE ITEMS IN 15 202 THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED SUCH AS GOING AND THEY PROVIDED THEIR MEDICARE AUDITS. CHIEF LINDAWORK HAS HAD QUESTIONING AND INTERVIEWS WITH THEIR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, SHARON SCHWARTZ, TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE REGARDING WHAT WE NEED FROM THEM, SUCH AS SUPPORTING THE HOSPITALS WITH INTER-FACILITY TRANSFERS AND THEN BACKING UP OUR 901 SYSTEM SHOULD THAT OCCUR. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC TO COME SPEAK ON THIS? STATE. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING. I'M SHARON TORRES WITH SUNSTATE AMBULANCE. WE'RE AT 5907 HIGHWAY 22 IN CALLOWAY, SO I WANTED TO DISTRIBUTE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY.

AND JUST ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. BUT IN OUR APPLICATION, I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR. WE JUST WANT TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH. THERE'S BEEN TWO RECENT EXITS IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACTUALLY REACH FULL STAFFING BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE GOTTEN OUR CPCN. SO SOME HAVE REPRESENTED THEMSELVES TODAY. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THE STRENGTH THAT WE HAVE WITH LOCAL. WE HAVE A LOCAL LEADER THAT WILL BE HERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE HOSPITALS AND OF COURSE, CHIEF LINWORTH, WE UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ACHIEVE THAT.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I DO HAVE A STATEMENT, ANYTIME THAT ANYONE HAS EVER COME BEFORE THIS BOARD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON HERE, AND I'M SOMEHOW THE OLD GUY UP HERE NOW. WE'VE NOT DENIED ONE, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE WILLING TO INVEST IN BAY COUNTY, WE'RE WILLING TO BE OPEN HANDS AND WELCOME YOU TO BAY COUNTY. YOU'RE CREATING JOBS. YOU'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE TEAM. THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TODAY. IT SHOWS THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO MAKE. I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. LAST AUGUST, MY SISTER IN LAW, SHE HAD A STROKE, GOT TRANSFERRED TO GULF COAST, WENT TO GULF COAST. AND I THINK PART OF THE REASON WHY SHE'S NOT WITH US TODAY IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF TRANSPORT. IT WAS NOT THERE. IT WASN'T ANSWERED. AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU COMMIT THAT YOU WILL HELP PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED IT. IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T.

I WAS GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL, BUT THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THAT IS THAT IS OUR COMMITMENT. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WE ASK IS YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. YES. PLEASE BE HERE AND HELP THOSE THAT NEED IT. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. I WANTED TO GIVE HIM A MINUTE TOO, IF YOU DON'T MIND. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BRANDON WALDORF. I'VE BEEN A PARAMEDIC IN BAY COUNTY FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. I'VE WATCHED SERVICES COME AND GO. I'VE WORKED FOR MANY OF THEM. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EMS IN THIS TOWN. I WILL GIVE YOU OUR BEST EVERY SINGLE DAY. I PROMISE YOU THAT. THE MEN AND WOMEN YOU SEE SITTING BACK THERE ARE PARAMEDICS AND EMTS FROM THIS TOWN. THEY ARE THIS COMMUNITY. THEY WILL CARE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I IMPLORE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU TO THE MEN AND WOMEN. SIT IN THE BACK OF THIS. YOU ANSWER THE CALL. YOU HAD A PASSION TO SERVE AND YOU'RE SERVING. SO WE WELCOME YOU TO BAY COUNTY. I DO, AND AS COMMISSIONER CARROLL SAID, ALL WE EXPECT YOU TO DO IS YOUR JOB TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY AND TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTY. AND I THINK YOU GUYS WILL BE GREAT. THANK YOU. AND AS WE ALWAYS SAY, I MEAN, WE'RE HERE, BUT WE HOPE WE DON'T SEE YOU, RIGHT. THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT WORKS. YOU EITHER. THANK YOU.

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COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM.

[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]

AND I JUST THINK YOU GUYS ARE I DON'T I'M NOT TRYING TO NOT TRYING TO BROWNNOSE OR ANYTHING, BUT I THINK YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB, SO I THINK I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT JUDICIAL CORRUPTION. I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL YET AGAIN, AND THEY'VE DENIED ME THE ABILITY TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE. AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY'RE TRYING TO FRAME ME AS. AS BECAUSE OF THE FACT I'VE BEEN TAKING ON THE CORRUPT SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN ROBBING PEOPLE OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AS WELL AS THEIR PROPERTIES. WE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU'VE GOT LAW ENFORCEMENT FAILS TO RECOGNIZE CRIMINAL ACTS, SUCH AS OCCURRED AT 1040 OAK AVENUE WHEN I WAS STANDING THERE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WHO JUST STOLE TWO PISTOLS FROM THE GUN SHOW ROOM FLOOR FROM A FRIEND OF MINE, AND I'VE KNOWN FOR OVER 30 YEARS BY THE NAME OF RED. AND THE POLICE DIDN'T SHOW UP.

THAT PROVES RIGHT THERE THAT THAT THEY HAD A MOTIVE TO TO. AND THE END RESULT WAS MY UNCLE'S HOUSE BEING DESTROYED AND HIS PROPERTY BEING CONFISCATED BY WHO WE ALL KNOW.

DURING THE MEANTIME, I'M HERE. AND THEY FORGED MY NAME THE FIRST TIME WITH THE BP OIL SPILL, MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES. AND THEY FORGED MY NAME IN THE RECORDS TWO DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SAYING THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE. I WANTED A BANKRUPTCY. AND THEN THEY FORGED MY NAME WITH THE BP OIL SPILL, THE FREAKING HURRICANE MICHAEL. THEY FORGED MY NAME ONE MINUTE BEFORE THE COURT WAS SUPPOSED TO START, WHICH IS A FELONY. AND NOW THEY'VE GENERATED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CASES. THEY CHANGED THE CASE NUMBER EVERY TIME. IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHENEVER MIKE THOMAS SAID THEY BUY THEIR INK BY THE BARREL TO GENERATE THE PAPERS TO TAKE AND COVER THEIR CRIMES, THEY DO THE SAME THING WITH THE CASE NUMBERS. HERE I AM YET AGAIN, TRYING TO DO GOOD FOR MY COUNTY, BUT I PUT MY HAND ON THE BIBLE TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH IS WHAT KEEPS OUR NATION FREE. AND WHEN I ENCOUNTERED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THEIR SOLE GOAL. THEY TAKE PICTURES OVER PEOPLE'S PRIVACY FENCE. THEY CUT THEIR PICTURES ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES, TAKE THEIR STUFF. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A VICTIM OF IT AS WELL AS DOUG AS WELL AS MISS CINDY AT 108 HEATHER DRIVE, AS WELL AS HENRY STARMAKER AND NUMEROUS DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DID NOT DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTIES TAKEN, DID NOT DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR HOMES DESTROYED. AND I'M STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW SAYING TO THE WHOLE PLANET THAT THAT I CAN GO AND PUT THE EVIDENCE OF WHERE THEY FORGED MY NAME. THE COPS REFUSED TO SHOW UP FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CRIMES. AND THIS IS THE SAME POLICE OFFICERS THAT JUST WAS ON TRIAL WITH, OH, BARNEY THOMPSON AND THE SHERIFFS. AND MOST OF THEM ARE THE SAME COPS, YOU KNOW, THE SAME ONES. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, HOW COME I'M STILL STANDING HERE AND I'M NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY WHEN I'M WANTING TO DO SOMETHING? BESIDES, YOU KNOW, WHEN I PUT MY HAND ON THE BIBLE, I WAS IN HONOLULU, HAWAII, AND IT'S ON HALLOWED GROUND. OUR CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. YOU PEOPLE ARE CARRYING OUT CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST THE PEOPLE UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW, AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, AND IT'S NOT RIGHT. THANK YOU

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[COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]

[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

ALMOST 30 YEARS. SO ENJOY YOUR SEAT OUT THERE BECAUSE NEXT WEEK, YOUR NEXT MEETING, YOU'RE UP HERE WITH US. CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS LIGHTFOOT. HE'S NOW THE NEW CITY MANAGER. HE WAS SELECTED YESTERDAY AT CITY OF LYNN HAVEN. HE'S GOING TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB. WILL REMIND THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. YOU HAVE ELECTIONS COMING UP APRIL 21ST. YOU HAVE A MAYORAL RACE. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY REGISTERED, GO REGISTER AND BE PART OF THAT PROCESS. AND LASTLY, SOUTHPORT SPORTS COMPLEX JUST OPENED UP OUR BASEBALL COMPLEX. I WAS OUT OF TOWN, WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE OPENING, BUT WHAT A JEWEL THAT PLACE IS. SO YEAH, WE HAVE ANOTHER INCREDIBLE FACILITY.

THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF, OUR TEAM, OUR LOCAL CONTRACTORS THAT BUILT THAT FACILITY. JUST REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THAT AND EXCITED THAT THE KIDS HAVE YET ANOTHER PLACE TO GO PLAY.

SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU SIR. MR. CROSBY, I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK TO KEITH. KEITH, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU BRING A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONALISM. I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND WELCOMING YOU INTO YOUR NEW POSITION. I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT ON MARCH 28TH, THE HARDEST PART, OUR EASTER EGG HUNT FROM 1 TO 3 WILL HAPPEN. SO EVERYONE PLAN TO HAVE THAT AND THAT'S ALL THAT I'VE GOT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY IT IS MR. PIECE. OH, I'M SORRY CLAIRE. I'M SO SORRY, CLAIRE. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU SIR, I HAVE NO COMMENTS TODAY. THANK YOU. THERE REALLY IS NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE THE LAST GUY ON THE TOTEM POLE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT. CONGRATULATIONS, JOEL. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU BEING THE COUNTY MANAGER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MR. BRYANT. 30 YEARS HERE AT THE COUNTY. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. THAT'S A TRUE TESTIMONY TO TO YOU AND THE COUNTY. SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU. HAPPY LEPRECHAUNS DAY, SAINT PATRICK'S DAY. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, I DO HAVE GREEN ON. I HAVEN'T TOLD ANYBODY, BUT THERE IT IS. NO PENSION. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK. GO OUTSIDE. ENJOY THE SUN AND THE COLD. WINTER IS BACK. WELCOME TO FLORIDA. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.