Apr 07, 2026 Board of County Commissioners

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)

PRESENTATIONS

CONSENT AGENDA

Emergency Services

PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)

COUNTY MANAGER REPORT

CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

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[CALL TO ORDER]

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7TH, 2026. WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR MEETING OF THE BAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROLE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE.

YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MISS SMART. THE INVOCATION WILL BE BY REVEREND FORBES. SERMON FROM HOLY NATIVITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY CHAIRMAN CLAIRE PEACE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THIS SEASON OF EASTER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABUNDANCE OF GIFTS YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND FOR THE BOUNTY OF BAY COUNTY AND THE BEAUTIFUL LAND IN WHICH IT RESIDES. WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER, SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN SAFETY AND PEACE. WE PRAY THIS DAY FOR YOUR WISDOM AND STRENGTH UPON OUR COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE FAIR, MEANINGFUL AND TIMELY DECISIONS.

BE WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM A SPIRIT OF WISDOM TO GOVERN AMIDST THE CONFLICTING INTERESTS AND ISSUES OF OUR TIME. GIVE THEM COMPASSION TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND OF ONE ANOTHER, AND GIVE THEM A SENSE OF YOUR JUSTICE SO THAT THEY MAY DO WHAT IS GOOD FROM RIGHT IN YOUR EYES. AND MAY A SENSE OF PEACE AND TRUST REST UPON THIS PLACE AND THIS GROUP OF OFFICIALS WE HAVE ENTRUSTED TO LEAD US. ALL THIS WE ASK AND PRAY THROUGH YOUR SON, THE RISEN CHRIST. AMEN. 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. THANK YOU ALL.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]

NEXT WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. OR ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? YES, CHAIRMAN. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PULL ITEMS 11 AND 14 IN FAVOR OF ADDRESSING THEM AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 21ST. ALL RIGHT. COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THOSE TWO DELETIONS? MOTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS MARTE, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES,

[PRESENTATIONS]

MA'AM. WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS THIS MORNING. THE FIRST ONE IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROCLAMATION BY COMMISSIONER CROSBY. COULD I GET A BRANT, PATRICK AND THE REST OF HIS COWORKERS TO COME DOWN? THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? I BROUGHT IT, I BROUGHT AN ARMY.

AWESOME. I LOVE IT. COME ON AND SQUEEZE ALL IN SO YOU DON'T MISS OUT. BRANT, YOU DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH PEOPLE. I HAVE MORE. IT'S GOT MORE. YEAH. Y'ALL CAN GET SOME MORE ON THIS SIDE. IT'S A GOOD LOOKING BUNCH OF FOLKS ON THIS CALL UP HERE. TESTING. COME ON IN. TESTING.

COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING I LOVE THIS. THERE WE GO. THIS MIGHT BE A NEW RECORD. THAT'S ME RIGHT THERE GETTING MY BACK. YEAH. GETTING BACK.

OKAY, I THINK WE'RE READY. WHEREAS BAY COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND EMPOWERING OUR CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND LEAD HEALTHY LIVES. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND OTHER ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES CAN SEVERELY IMPACT A CHILD'S LIFELONG HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. WHEREAS, RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT SEEK IN TIMES OF TROUBLE ARE MORE RESILIENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND NURTURING EXPERIENCES FOR THE CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS EVERY PERSON SHOULD MAKE CHILDREN A TOP PRIORITY AND TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE ALL FLORIDIANS TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS OBSERVING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK

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YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. I CAN GUESS WHICH ONE'S APRIL'S SISTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS PROCLAMATION BY COMMISSIONER CARROLL. GOOD MORNING. IT'S A LIVELY CROWD. GOOD MORNING. ALL RIGHT. WE TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS EXCITING TO SEE. BY THE FORBES. I FEEL LIKE YOU. ON SUNDAY WE WERE SITTING THERE AT EASTER SERVICE. AND HE HAD TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS EASTER SUNDAY AND IT'S PACKED THAT THEY DO THIS EVERY SUNDAY. SO WE DO HAVE THIS COMMISSION TWICE A MONTH.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US EVERY TIME. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY UP HERE? OH. I WAS GOING TO CALL THEM ALL, BUT THEY ALL CAME DOWN HERE. Y'ALL ARE ANXIOUS. IT'S EXCITING. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.

WHEREAS, THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE IS VITAL TO PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY DURING ANY EMERGENCY. AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS SERVE AS THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR CITIZENS, PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL LINK BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. AND WHEREAS, THESE PROFESSIONALS ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERING ACCURATE REAL TIME INFORMATION UNDER PRESSURE. AND WHEREAS THEIR EXPERTISE EXTENDS TO DIRECT LIFE SAVING INTERVENTION, SUCH AS PROVIDING CPR INSTRUCTIONS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL RATES FOR CARDIAC ARREST PATIENTS PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF EMS. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THEIR UNWAVERING COMPASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, THE SUPPRESSION OF FIRES, AND THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS THE WEEK OF APRIL 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH, 2026 AS THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, IN RECOGNITION OF THE VITAL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE UNWAVERING PROFESSIONALISM AND SERVICE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. PLEASE GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. GOOD JOB. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS THIS IS OPEN TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? IF SO, COME UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. JOEL SCHUBERT, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. OH I'M SORRY. DID WE HAVE SOMEONE? YES, SIR. I'M SORRY. THIS IS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. THERE'LL BE ANOTHER TIME TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH. NO. NO

[CONSENT AGENDA]

PROBLEM. OKAY. MR. SCHUBERT, THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING, UNDER CLERK OF COURTS, ITEM ONE, CHECK REGISTERS, INVENTORY, DELETIONS, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORTS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REPORTS AND APPROVE INVENTORY DELETIONS UNDER BUDGET OFFICE ITEM TWO. FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 BUDGET UNDER COLLABORATIVE SERVICES. ITEM THREE. FISCAL YEAR 2025 FTA SECTION 5310 GRANT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO A. ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION AND B AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SECTION 5310. GRANT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AMOUNT OF $458,180. ITEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FTA SECTION 5311 OFF CYCLE GRANT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION, AND B AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 FTA, SECTION 5311 OFF CYCLE GRANT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,307,480

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YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE THE REGULAR AGENDA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON IT TODAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG TO PUBLIC HEARING. WE ASK THAT ANYONE SPEAKING ON ANY ITEMS, PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN IN. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? OKAY, THIS IS OPEN TO A PUBLIC HEARING FOR, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A QUASI JUDICIAL, DO WE? YES WE DO. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NUMBER 15.

NUMBER 14 HAS BEEN MOVED THE HIGH IMPACT SPECIAL EVENTS ORDINANCE UNTIL THE NEXT

[Emergency Services]

MEETING. SO WE ARE DOWN UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES NOW. NUMBER 15 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSARY RENEWAL. LIFEGUARD AMBULANCE SERVICE OF FLORIDA. SO THIS IS A OPEN HEARING FOR. SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO DISCLOSE? SPOKEN TO STAFF, SPOKEN TO STAFF, SPOKEN TO ONE EMPLOYEE WITH? I HAVE NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. ALL RIGHT.

YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING MA'AM. LIFEGUARD HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FEW OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR AREA. THEY HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING. THEY ARE ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS PERFORMING WHAT WE NEED THEM TO DO WITH THE INTER-FACILITY TRANSFERS, THERE IS A CHANGE THAT THEY'VE REQUESTED IN THEIR COPY, AN INCREASE OF $76, WHICH THEY ARE HERE, AND I WILL ALLOW THEM TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION ON THAT. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT WE ASK IS THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO THAT, CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THAT AND EVEN IF

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POSSIBLE, CONTINUE TO INCREASE THEIR AVAILABILITY. FOR US, THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE ASK.

THANK YOU ALL. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOSH SPENCER. WE WAS AT 1430 HARRISON AVENUE IS OUR BUSINESS LOCATION HERE IN BAY COUNTY. SO LIFEGUARD AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS BEEN A PROUD PARTNER OF BAY COUNTY FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, NEARLY 15 YEARS NOW, WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING ESSENTIALLY NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES TO AND FROM FACILITIES TO WHICH THE GOAL IS TO KEEP THE HOSPITAL'S THROUGHPUT MOVING. SO THEY ALLOW THE BAY COUNTY 911 EMS SYSTEM TO GET IN AND OUT AND RETURN AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY QUICKER FOR THEIR 911 RESPONSES. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE WE'VE CONTINUED TO TO GROW DESPITE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE SEEN IN STAFFING AND MANY OTHER CHANGES. BUT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN A PROUD PARTNER NOW FOR 15 YEARS, AND WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD THE PRICE INCREASE THAT WE TALKED. SURE, ABSOLUTELY. SO IN THE PREVIOUS CPCN, THERE'S REGULATORY GUIDANCE THAT THAT REALLY PROHIBITS PRIVATE PROVIDERS WRITING OFF MORE THAN THEY THAN THEY CAN REASONABLY COLLECT TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH BAY COUNTY'S RESIDENT COLLECTION POLICY. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THAT NUMBER WAS $50 PER PER CALL. IT'S REQUESTED TO BE INCREASED TO 76. THAT ESSENTIALLY COVERS THE GAP OF THE DELTA OF THE INFLATION AND THE CHANGES IN WHAT WE REASONABLY COLLECT FROM BAY COUNTY RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S THE THAT'S THE RATIONALE. IF HISTORICAL VOLUMES REMAIN THE SAME, THAT IMPACT IS PROBABLY ABOUT $10,000 A YEAR TO BAY COUNTY. SO IT'S, IT'S A IT'S A MEANINGFUL INCREASE. BUT WE BELIEVE IT'S IT'S FAIR AND IT'S WITHIN COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY PROVISIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING WORK IN BAY COUNTY, PUTTING YOUR RESOURCES HERE. YOU GOT AN OPTION TO WORK WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE AND YOU CHOOSE BAY COUNTY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND LIKE I TELL ALL THE OTHERS THAT THAT CHOOSE TO BE HERE, JUST TAKE THAT CALL, MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THAT CALL. SOME OF US HAD FAMILY MEMBERS THAT DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK, PICKED UP IN TIMELY MANNER AND DID NOT TURN OUT AS WELL. BUT JUST THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO CHOOSING THIS CAREER. IT'S A A TOUGH CAREER, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE AND JUST CONTINUE TO TO DO THE JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SEEING NO REMAINING SPEAKERS. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. BOARD DISCUSSION DELIBERATION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE? SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM? COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE.

[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]

YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ISSUE, AND THE ITEM IS NOW OPEN. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ISSUE YOU WISH TO TALK ABOUT. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS OR GOOD MORNING. I APOLOGIZE. MY NAME IS SCOTT SHEVLIN. I'M AT 1504 KENTUCKY AVENUE, AND I'VE OPERATED FROSTY WAVES LLC BETWEEN ACCESS IS ONE AND 22 FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. LAST YEAR IN JULY, THE ORDINANCE FIVE DASH 88 SHUT MY BUSINESS OPERATIONS DOWN COMPLETELY TOOK AWAY OUR LIVELIHOOD. WE WERE TOLD WE CAN MOVE INTO THE WATER. SO WE INVESTED OUR WHAT WE HAD MADE INTO A JET SKI TO GO INTO THE WATER, WHERE THIS YEAR WE'RE TOLD WE CAN'T DO THAT AS WELL. OUR LIVELIHOODS BEEN STRIPPED. THAT'S HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILIES, SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND WE SEEK OTHER WORK OPPORTUNITIES ALL WINTER. AND IN A COUNTY THAT'S GROWN BY AROUND 30,000 PEOPLE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, ME AND MY WIFE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN OPPORTUNITY THAT PROVIDES A LIVING WAGE. WE'RE COMING DOWN TO A POINT TO WHERE WE CAN BARELY PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, AND WE JUST WANT TO WORK. BUT WE CAN'T. OUR OUR WHOLE OPERATION WAS BASED OFF OF ONE THROUGH 22 BEHIND THE MEAN TIMELINE. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO JUST ASK FOR SOME CONSIDERATION TOWARDS THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE FOR US. AND THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD

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MORNING CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THANK YOU FOR ALL ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS TASHA MCKENZIE. I RESIDE AT 4726 BAY POINT ROAD. I'M THE OWNER OPERATOR OF PCB ICI PARADISE. I OPERATE ON THE SANDY BEACH.

SORRY, NOT ON THE SANDY BEACH. THE HIGH LOW TIDE WATER LINE ON THE BEACHES HERE IN BAY COUNTY.

I BEGAN IN 2015. MY BUSINESS HAS MADE FRONT PAGE OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. I BROUGHT A COUPLE COPIES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THE ENFORCEMENT OF A 30 YEAR OLD ORDINANCE, WHICH IS BASICALLY A TIME WARP AS OF COURSE PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS. MY FAMILY RELIES ON THIS BUSINESS NOW GOING ON 11 YEARS. SO I ASKED IN CONSIDERATION UNTIL THIS IS STRAIGHTENED OUT, THAT PCB ICI BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE. SO I CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MY HOME, MY CUSTOMER BASE AND MY BUSINESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? WE'RE GOING TO START BY SAYING I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER, SO FORGIVE ME. WELL GOOD MORNING.

WELCOME. MY NAME IS REBECCA SMITH. I LIVE AT 106 HILLVIEW CIRCLE IN PANAMA CITY. BUT I WANT TO SAY GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF YOU, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY MANAGER, EVERYBODY ELSE UP THERE. THIS ROOM IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROOMS IN OUR COUNTY, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS WITHOUT GETTING EMOTIONAL. SO. NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY FULL OF FIRST RESPONDERS, WHICH THEY'RE SUPER IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT HAPPENS HERE SHAPES WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE WITH OUR ROADS, OUR SCHOOLS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN THE DAILY LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER READ AN AGENDA BUT FEEL THE IMPACT OF EVERY DECISION THAT YOU GUYS MAKE. TODAY, I WANTED TO OFFER SOMETHING SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL, I THINK, WHICH IS MY GRATITUDE. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TENACIOUS DEDICATION TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY, FOR SHOWING UP NOT JUST PHYSICALLY, BUT MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. TRULY LISTENING WITH OPEN MINDS. EVEN WHEN THE COMMENTS RUN LONG, THE ISSUES RUN HOT AND THE SOLUTIONS COME WITH A VERY LARGE SIDE OF COMPLEXITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION THAT IT TAKES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT IS PASSIONATE, DIVERSE, AND LET'S BE REAL, NEVER SHORT ON OPINIONS. YOU SIT IN THOSE SEATS AND YOU LISTEN. YOU INVESTIGATE, YOU MAKE DECISIONS, AND YOU COME BACK AND YOU DO IT AGAIN. IN A WORLD THAT LOVES A QUICK TAKE, YOU COMMIT TO THE LONG HAUL. I'VE SPENT 24 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OTHERS IN THIS ROOM. I'VE LEARNED THAT IT IS ONE OF THE FEW JOBS WHERE PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO FIX EVERYTHING, EXPLAIN EVERYTHING, AND NEVER TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK. SOMEHOW, EACH OF YOU, AS MANY OF US HAVE DONE IN THIS ROOM, SHOW UP AND STILL DO THE JOB. YOU SIT THROUGH THE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, YOU READ THOSE REALLY THICK PACKETS, YOU WEIGH ALL THE COMPETING NEEDS, AND YOU TAKE THE CALLS FROM THE CITIZENS, THE EMPLOYEES, AND FORGO THOSE BATHROOM BREAKS AND LUNCH BREAKS JUST TO LISTEN. YOU TAKE THE CRITICISM, AND BOY, DO WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THAT AROUND HERE. BUT DESPITE THE EXHAUSTION AND THE HARD DAYS, ALL OF YOU GUYS KEEP COMING BACK BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALL AN EXAMPLE OF TRUE SERVANT LEADERSHIP. THE CULTURE FOR CHANGE AND GROWTH HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING IN BAY COUNTY, AND I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF Y'ALL ARE THE CATALYST FOR THE CHANGE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN EASY IN THE RECENT MONTHS AND YEARS, SOME HARD DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, SOME DECISIONS THAT DIDN'T COME WITH CONFETTI OR A STANDING OVATION, BUT SOME THAT DEFINITELY DID.

DECISIONS THAT REQUIRED PATIENCE, COURAGE, AND THE WILLINGNESS TO BE MISUNDERSTOOD IN THE SHORT TERM. TO DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS RIGHT IN THE LONG TERM, YOU DON'T DO IT ALONE. EACH OF YOU GUYS HAVE SOMEONE, SOMEONE TO HOLD THE POST, YOU HAVE THE LEVEL, AND YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE TO MEASURE TWICE. SITTING IN THOSE SEATS, HOLDING THOSE POSITIONS, YOU HAVE THE HUMILITY TO ADMIT THAT WHAT LOOKS FINE FROM THE DRIVEWAY MIGHT NOT BE FINE UP CLOSE. THAT IS WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM THIS BOARD. STEADY HANDS AND OPEN EARS. AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK JUST LIKE THAT? MY NAME IS DAVID BRADLEY. I LIVE AT 1929 QUAIL RUN IN LYNN HAVEN,

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FLORIDA. IF THE UNIFORM DOESN'T GIVE IT AWAY OR MY SEVERELY EPIC MUSTACHE. I WORK FOR BAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE. IT'S BEEN A HECK OF A MONTH, BUT HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION, PARTICULARLY MR. SCHUBERT, THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE BACK OF THIS ROOM, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DECISIVE ACTIONS AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE LINE PERSONNEL OF THIS AGENCY.

LEADERSHIP IS NOT SOMETHING THAT COMES EASY TO SOME PEOPLE. WE'RE NOT BRED FOR IT. WE'RE MADE. I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES LEADERSHIP. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT MEANT TO LEAD. I'M NOT BUILT FOR IT. I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M UNPROFESSIONAL AND I SPEAK TOO DIRECTLY. HOWEVER, YOUR DECISIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN FELT BY THE REST OF US THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AGENCY, AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? MORNING, CAPTAIN BECK, GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET.

FOLKS, WE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TEN, THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. YOU ARE SERVANTS, AND YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT YOU DON'T SUPERSEDE THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. DURING THE MEANTIME, I'M IN THE COURT AGAIN. THEY'RE TRYING TO FRAME ME LIKE THEY THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHEN THEY PUT ME IN A ROOM WITH THE LAWYER. MRS. MCCARTHY WOULD NOT LET ME PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE. SHE WOULD NOT LET ME SEE THE EVIDENCE THEY WERE USING AGAINST ME. SHE WOULD NOT LET ME SEE THE DISCOVERY OF THE CRIMES THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCUSE ME OF. AND THEN SHE WENT AND SHE REFERENCED THE FACT OF WHEN THEY FIRST KIDNAPED ME, DOING ME THE SAME WAY, DENYING ME THE ABILITY TO SEE EVIDENCE OF MY DEFENSE, DID NOT USE EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE, DENYING ME TO SEE THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS USED AGAINST ME. NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO FRAME ME AGAIN. I FILED A NELSON HEARING AGAINST MISS MCCARTHY. DURING THE MEANTIME, THE JUDGE WOULDN'T GRANT ME ANOTHER LAWYER. THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I GOT ANOTHER LAWYER BY THE NAME OF AUTUMN MILLER. THEY DENIED ME THE ABILITY TO SPEAK TO AUTUMN MILLER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, NOT SPEAKING TO HER TO THE DAY. I SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE.

THEN AUTUMN MILLER PROCEEDED TO DO ME THE SAME WAY MISS MCCARTHY DID, WHICH WAS DENY ME THE ABILITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE. IN MY DEFENSE. SHE DIDN'T ASK ME ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

ALL SHE DID WAS TELL ME WHAT THEY'RE USING AGAINST ME. WHICH ONCE AGAIN, SHE REFERENCED THE FACT THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO LABEL ME AS A CRAZY PERSON. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A CRAZY PERSON.

I'M A PERSON WHO PUT HIS HAND ON THE BIBLE AND SWORE TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE CORRUPTION THAT I'VE WITNESSED. EVERYBODY KNOWS I'VE SAID IT A THOUSAND TIMES. DURING THE MEANTIME, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU KNOW, I SEEN THESE COPS THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS IN FRONT OF A JUDGE FOR CORRUPTION. AND COME TO FIND OUT, THEY STACKED THE JURY WITH THE RELATIVES OF THE COPS THAT WAS ON TRIAL, AND THEY WERE FOUND INNOCENT, SURPRISING, YOU KNOW, BUT AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GO BACK WHENEVER YOU GOT A COP THAT DON'T RECOGNIZE BASIC FELONIES, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE TWO PISTOLS AT 1040 OAK AVENUE, WHICH LED TO MY UNCLE GETTING HIS HOUSE TAKEN WHEN I CALLED 911. THAT'S THE BASIS OF CORRUPTION. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE CONSTITUTION WHERE IT SAYS, WHAT IS IT, CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AND EXCESSIVE FINES. YOU KNOW, I THINK $16,000 TO AN OLD LADY THAT HAS EARNED HER RESPECT WHEN SHE RETIRED FROM BEING A NURSE IS A LITTLE BIT MUCH FOR YARD WORK, YOU KNOW. BUT LET'S DON'T FORGET HOW THEY TOOK HER. THREE MEN FROM THE COUNTY, TOOK HER, PUT HER IN A ROOM, TOLD HER NOW SHE OWES $42,000, WHICH IS UNJUST AND COMPLETE CORRUPTION. AND NOW I'M STANDING HERE, YOU KNOW, I GOT THINGS I'D RATHER BE DOING. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER NOW, WE GOT THE FLOCK CAMERAS. WHY DO YOU CALL IT FLOCK CAMERAS? BECAUSE IT'S HOW YOU CONTROL THE SHEEP, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE GOT, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, 50, 75 CASES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN, I'D RATHER BE WORKING ON SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE THE ASTEROID DEFENSE OR THE SURF RESCUE GUYS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, BUT I CHANGED THE NAME OF THE GPS ASTEROID DEFENSE TO THE ASTEROID ARRESTING SYSTEM. AIN'T THAT RIGHT, CLARA? YES. THANK YOU. IT IS AWESOME. WOULD

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ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT.

[COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]

REPORT. OKAY. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT. JUST ONE ITEM, CHAIRMAN, I WOULD WE ARE GOING TO PUT INTO EFFECT A BURN BAN FOR UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY. AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE HAD MORE THAN THREE WEEKS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL. WE'RE HOPING WE WOULD GET SOME RAINFALL TO ALTER THAT, BUT WE DID NOT GET ENOUGH THIS WEEKEND OR YESTERDAY. SO WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING THAT UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY WILL BE UNDER A BURN BAN FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. AND THAT'S

[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS WILL BE NEXT. AND WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT EASTER WEEKEND. IT WAS DEFINITELY A MIRACULOUS EASTER WEEKEND. WE HAD A. A SOLDIER THAT WAS RESCUED 7000FT IN THE MOUNTAINS, EJECTED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT AT 12 GS, 2,500 POUNDS OF PRESSURE ON HIS BODY. HE EJECTED OUT OF THAT AIRCRAFT AND CLIMBED 7000 FOOT AND WAS RESCUED. AND FIRST WORD HE SAID WAS, GOD IS GREAT. AND SO THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES. AND I'LL DIP INTO ON A COUNTY LEVEL ON TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST, BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S SERGEANT DEPUTY WILLIAMS WAS TRAVELING AND NOTICED A DISTRESSED TWO DISTRESSED INDIVIDUALS IN THE WATER AND WITHOUT HESITATION, HE JUMPED IN WITHOUT THINKING OF HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE A LIFE.

IN THE PROCESS, HE INGESTED WATER AND HAD TO BE INCUBATED ON THE SHORELINE AND BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE. SHERIFF TOMMY FORD CREDITS YOU GUYS IN THE BACK WITH SAVING THAT DEPUTY'S LIFE. IN PARTICULAR, DAVID BRADLEY, LANEY SATTERFIELD, AND KEVIN SHAW. YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTE HEROES IN MY BOOK, I. WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY. YOU GUYS ARE THE FIBER OF THE GLUE THAT HOLDS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND EVERY DAY WE PRAY FOR YOU. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE THIS COUNTY. YOU GUYS ARE SECOND TO NONE. DEPUTY SERGEANT WILLIAMS. WE PRAY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE MEN AND WOMEN HERE DO A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND AGAIN, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU AND YOU DO IT WITHOUT HESITATION. IT'S A DIFFERENT BREED OF INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL RUN TO A PROBLEM. YOU DON'T RUN FROM IT, YOU RUN TO IT. AND THAT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED. YOU GUYS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU'RE WIRED DIFFERENT. YOU DO THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN'T DO, AND THERE'S NOT A GOOD ENOUGH GOOD THAT WE CAN SAY ABOUT YOU. SO ON BEHALF OF ME AND THE BOARD, WE LOVE YOU. I'M PAST LIKING YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE EVERY ONE OF YOU. I KNOW YOU ALL BY FIRST NAME. MOST OF YOU I DON'T.

I NEED TO, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN. WE APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CARROLL.

YES, MA'AM. I SEE THAT COMMISSIONER RAFAEL STOLE MY NOTES BEFORE THIS MEETING. NO.

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE BAY COUNTY EVERY DAY. YOU ALL COME TO THIS JOB AND PUT YOUR LIVES OUT THERE. YOU HOLD UNDER THAT PRESSURE. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU DO. WHAT WE DO IS VERY EASY COMPARED TO WHAT YOU DO. MISS SMITH. YOU ARE AN ELEGANT SPEAKER, SO FEEL FREE TO SPEAK AGAIN BECAUSE YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME. WE DO THIS TWICE A MONTH, SO YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME. BRING YOU OVER HERE. AND FATHER FORBES IS IN CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY, SO YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. HOLD NATIVITY. SO. BUT JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WE'RE GRATEFUL TO.

ALL OF YOU ARE HERE. GRATEFUL THAT LIFEGUARD CONTINUES TO SERVE BAY COUNTY. ALSO EASTER SERVICE. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. IT WAS A LITTLE HOT IN CHURCH THIS WEEKEND, I THINK BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT MORE BODIES THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATED. BUT IT WAS GREAT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MEETING, I THINK AROUND 11 1130, CITY OF SPRINGFIELD IS GOING TO BE DOING A RIBBON CUTTING ON THEIR NEW FACILITY. SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE STORM, THEY ARE FINALLY MOVING BACK INTO THEIR FACILITY. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE AN INCREDIBLE PLACE, COME TO CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, DO RIBBON CUTTING. LASTLY, I WOULD REMIND EVERYONE WE HAVE THE AIRSHOW THIS WEEKEND. TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE IS HOSTING THE AIRSHOW OUT AT PIER PARK. THUNDERBIRDS WERE PRACTICING YESTERDAY. I HAVE AN OFFICE AT THE BEACH. IT WAS VERY LOUD BUT AGAIN SOUND OF FREEDOM. IT WAS AMAZING. SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, COME OUT, ENJOY THE AIRSHOW AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR THAT. IT'S INCREDIBLE TIME TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. WELL, DOUG, I'M I'M INTERESTED TO BECAUSE THEY TOOK MINE. AND SO BUT

[00:35:08]

AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP ON THAT BANDWAGON. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, BOTH TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE ABOUT AND WHAT YOU DO AND THE SERVICE THAT YOU THAT YOU PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO THIS WEEKEND. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON WITH SPRING BREAK AND EVERYTHING. JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER CROSBY, I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME THING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YOU TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES. YOU HELPED SO MANY PEOPLE. AND IT'S REALLY A JOB THAT IS A THANKLESS JOB FOR ME AND FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON IN MY DISTRICT RIGHT NOW. IT'S CALLED THE KINGS POINT MULTI-USE PATH. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS ABOUT IT. IT'S PROGRESSING NICELY. THERE'S BEEN SOME OF COURSE, ANYTIME THERE'S CHANGE AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UPSET, BUT ALREADY ONLY A PROBABLY PROBABLY 25% OF THE SIDEWALK IS LAID AND THERE'S ALREADY MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ENJOYING IT ALREADY. I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO BKL CONSTRUCTION. THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONAL. THEY DO KEEP A CLEAN WORK SITE. EVERYTHING LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT AND WHAT IT'LL MEAN FOR THAT COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. I THINK IT MIGHT BE AN UNDERESTIMATE THING THAT YOU'RE STEALING EVERYONE'S NOTES. I'M NOT. I MEAN, YOU HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF SOME SORT. WHAT CAN I SAY? OKAY. I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE ALL LOVE YOU BY NOW, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO I WANT TO SPECIAL THANKS TO GO OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP AND ALL OF THE MILITARY LEADERS THAT PULLED OFF SUCH A SAFE RESCUE OF OUR SERVICEMEN. I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND FOR THE COURAGEOUS SACRIFICES OF WHO SERVE IN OUR ARMED FORCES. MAY GOD HOLD THEM CLOSE AND KEEP THEM SAFE. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Apr 07, 2026 Board of County Commissioners

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