[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] MEETING TO ORDER. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING. IT'S APRIL THE 21ST, 2026. IT'S 9 A.M. MISS MARTE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR TONY. T'S OF BEAR CREEK. ASSEMBLY OF GOD AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER DOUG MOORE. PLEASE STAND. GOOD MORNING. FATHER. IT'S WITH THE GRACIOUS AND HUMBLE HEART THAT I APPROACH YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT COUNTY AND OUR LEADERSHIP. LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, LORD AND FATHER, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE PLACED OVER US TO LEAD US AND TO GUIDE US. YOUR WORD REMINDS US OF THAT LORD. YOU PLACE THEM OVER US FOR OUR PROTECTION FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. LORD AND I PRAY A BLESSING OVER THIS COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS. LORD, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEAD US. GOD, I PRAY A BLESSING GOD OVER THE CITIZENS. LORD. FATHER, MAY YOU BLESS US AND KEEP US. FATHER, MAY EVERYTHING WE DO TODAY, LORD, BRING YOU GLORY AND HONOR AND EVERYTHING WE SAY. BE IN COOPERATION, FATHER, WITH ONE ANOTHER OUT OF RESPECT. FINALLY, LORD, I PRAY GOD THAT LORD, YOU SEE THE WEATHER, YOU CONTROL THE WEATHER. YOU KNOW THAT WE NEED RAIN IN OUR AREA. FATHER, IT'S A BIG ISSUE, FATHER. WITH THE FIRES THAT ARE RAGING THAT'S AFFECTING OUR CITIZENS, LORD. AND WE PRAY GOD, THAT YOU OPEN UP THE HEAVENS, ALLOW IT TO RAIN DOWN, FATHER, AND REFILL OUR SYSTEMS, LORD AND GOD. FINALLY, I PRAY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE THAT'S PROTECTING THIS GREAT NATION. LORD, THEY'RE IN HARM'S WAY TODAY. FATHER, PROTECT THEM AND KEEP THEM. LORD, GIVE THEIR FAMILIES PEACE. AND I THANK YOU FOR IT. IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. 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 WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR [APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)] DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? NONE FROM STAFF. SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS MARK, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER MOORE? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. BRADFIELD. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. [PUBLIC COMMENT] YES, MA'AM. THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA UNLESS IT'S PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JEFF LANE. MY ADDRESS IS 1104 CLAY AVENUE. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 29 YEARS AT THAT LOCATION AND BORN AND RAISED IN SAINT ANDREWS. IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THIS MORNING THAT THE OLD SAINT ANDREWS SCHOOL WAS UP FOR GRABS, AND MAYBE GOING TO BE SOLD OFF TO SOME DEVELOPER, PERHAPS. I WENT BY THERE THIS MORNING. I KNOW I'VE KNOWN IT FOR A LONG TIME. I ACTUALLY WENT THERE A LITTLE BIT AS A CHILD. IT'S AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK, CHARMING BUILDING, GREAT BRICK SIDING, NEW ROOF, NEW WINDOWS, BROAD HALLWAYS, A WONDERFUL AUDITORIUM THAT COULD HOST MUSIC EVENTS, FESTIVALS, BAKE SALES, INDOOR MARKETS, WHAT HAVE YOU. IT'S POSITION TO CATCH A LOT OF PEOPLE. MOST PEOPLE COMING INTO SAINT ANDREWS WOULD BE A GREAT, WELCOMING CENTER. IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING, 100 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR, RIPE WITH POTENTIAL. AGAIN, A FULL CITY BLOCK. I WASN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE POSSIBLY SOLD UNTIL TODAY, AND IT'S SO EASY FOR A PLACE TO LOSE ITS CHARM ONE LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. THAT'S HOW THE DUNE LINE WENT TO TURN INTO A CONDO LINE, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT PRESERVED AND UTILIZED. IT'S A LOT OF THE EXPENSES, IF THERE ARE ANY BIG EXPENSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED OFF THE ROOF, THE WINDOWS, THE STRUCTURES GOT GOOD BONES. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO HELP MAINTAIN THE CHARM OF THE AREA, PRESERVE THAT BUILDING IF YOU CAN, AND NOT SELL IT OFF TO PEOPLE WHO CAN PROBABLY RAISE THE BUILDING. AFTER ALL THAT GRANT MONEY WAS PUT INTO IT AND WHO KNOWS WHAT. BUT IT HAS ENOUGH OF A FEEL THAT COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO AMPLE PARKING TO SERVICE FOR EVENTS AND WHATNOT. ANYWAY, IT'S RIPE WITH POTENTIAL, POISED IN A IN THE AS A GOOD GREETING PLACE. YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN HAS THAT NEW DOWNTOWN GREETING FACILITY, PERFECT SPOT FOR SAINT ANDREW'S TO CATCH EVERYBODY COMING IN, WELCOME THEM TO THE AREA, HAVE HISTORIC MEMORABILIA THAT THEY COULD ORIENT THEMSELVES AND UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE AREA. SO I JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO VOTE AND ACT IN FAVOR OF MAINTAINING THE CHARM OF THIS AREA THAT I LIVE IN AND HAVE LIVED IN, WILL LIVE IN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. AND I, I LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S BEEN [00:05:05] RENOVATED AND UPGRADED AND LOOKS GREAT, BUT DON'T THROW OUT THE BABY WITH THE BATHWATER. BUT SAVE THIS LITTLE THING AND UTILIZE IT. IT'S A PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS PART OF THE MEETING IS OPEN TO AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER SPOT AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR EVERYONE TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT AREN'T ON THE AGENDA. SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE [CONSENT AGENDA] GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. JOEL SCHUBERT THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS ITEM 1ST FEBRUARY 2026. CHECK REGISTERS AND INVENTORY DELETIONS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 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 20 2526. BUDGET ITEM THREE 2621 FINANCIAL ADVISOR SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD THE CONTRACT. 2621 FINANCIAL ADVISOR SERVICES TO PFM FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. ITEM FOUR 2026 FEES AND FINES SCHEDULE AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2026 FEES AND FINES SCHEDULES REGARDING ROUNDING CENTS AND UPDATING TOWING ORDINANCE NOTATIONS. ITEM FIVE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE SHERIFF'S REQUESTS FOR EXPENDITURE OF MONIES FROM THE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND. ITEM SIX CRIME PREVENTION FUND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SHERIFF'S REQUEST FOR EXPENDITURE OF MONIES FROM THE CRIME PREVENTION FUND UNDER COLLABORATIVE SERVICES. ITEM SEVEN TRANQUILITY OF SAINT ANDREWS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION REQUESTS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM TIM SHELL MULTIFAMILY TWO, LLC TO COMMIT $340,000 IN SHIP FUNDING TO THE RENTAL DEVELOPMENT. TRANQUILITY AT SAINT ANDREWS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION REQUEST IN THE FORM OF A LOAN UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY. ITEM EIGHT PROJECT KILOWATT RESOLUTION ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE AN OPTION TO PURCHASE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. PROVIDING FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEASE FOR 3615 CALHOUN AVENUE, PARCEL NUMBER 26658-020-000 AT THE RATE OF $1 TO VOLTAIRE ELECTRIC INCORPORATED AND AUTHORIZED THE CLOSING TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LEASE AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND OPTION TO PURCHASE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES. ITEM NINE MANAGED EMERGENCY VOICE OPERATIONS SERVICE AGREEMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH IN DIGITAL FOR MANAGED EMERGENCY VOICE OPERATION KITS. ITEM TEN PRIORITY DISPATCH AGREEMENT SECOND AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AMENDED PRIORITY DISPATCH SERVICE AGREEMENT. WORKS. ITEM 11 DISASTER CONSULTANT TASK ORDER NUMBER 40. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE TASK ORDER NUMBER 40 WITH CDR MAGUIRE UNDER CONTRACT 19 ZERO FOUR IN THE AMOUNT OF 582,000 $582,400 UNDER UNDER PURCHASING OFFICE ITEM 12 CONTRACT 2620 NORTH BAY SEPTIC TO SEWER PHASE ONE B FIRST AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT. 2620 NORTH BAY SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION PHASE ONE B UNDER TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ITEM 13 VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH IRONMAN GULF COAST 70.3 ROUTE AUTHORIZATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF COUNTY RIGHT OF WAYS ON SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 2026 FOR THE VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH IRONMAN GULF COAST 70.3 TRIATHLON ITEM 14 2026 TURTLE WATCH AND LEAVE NO TRACE WILDLIFE MONITORING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE 2026 CONTRACTS WITH PANAMA CITY BEACH, TURTLE WATCH INCORPORATED FOR SEA TURTLE AND LEAVE NO TRACE WILDLIFE MONITORING ON PANAMA CITY BEACH AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS UNDER UTILITY SERVICES. ITEM 15 UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMIT APPLICATION DESIGNATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO DESIGNATE THE UTILITY SERVICES DIRECTOR TO ACT AS DULY AUTHORIZED. REPRESENTATIVE OF BAY COUNTY FOR ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE UIC PERMIT APPLICATION AND SIGN THE AUTHORIZATION LETTER. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. MOTION TO [00:10:02] APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING [PUBLIC HEARING] ON REGULAR AGENDA TODAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE WILL ASK THAT ANYONE SPEAKING ON ANY OF THE ITEMS, PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN IN. IF ANYONE IS SPEAKING ON THE ITEMS. THANK YOU. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PDPA202600034 AND PLCZA20260033. SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE. WAYNE PORTER, PLEASE. MADAM. DISCLOSURES. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU FOR THAT FAMILIAR. THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY YOU SPOKE WITH? NO ONE. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN WITH NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. I SPOKE WITH. NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKE WITH NO ONE. THANK YOU. ON. ON MARCH 24TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R TWO SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING TO THE C3A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW ZONE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2630 HIGHWAY 2321 IN THE SOUTHPORT AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 2321, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW ZONING. THE PARCEL MEETS THE BULK REGULATION REQUIREMENTS OF LDR. TABLE 6.1 ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE WEST ARE ZONED C-1 COMMERCIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL AND APPROXIMATELY 473FT TO THE EAST. PROPERTY ZONED C THREE ADDITIONAL C-3 ZONING EXISTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 2321, REFLECTING AN ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. RECOMMENDS. THE COMMERCIAL STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS, AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, THAT THE COMMERCIAL ACCESS BE LIMITED TO HIGHWAY 2321. ONLY STAFF AGREES WITH PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITION, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. WE DID RECEIVE ONE EMAIL. THE ONLY CONCERN WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE COMMERCIAL ACCESS FROM BAYCREST ROAD. WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL PHONE CALL WITH THAT SAME CONCERN HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD. WAYNE, I READ THAT OBJECTION AND IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WERE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD BE ON BAYCREST, AND THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT WITHIN A BUDDING A RIGHT OF WAY ON THAT BACKSIDE. DO WE STILL BECAUSE THERE'S RESIDENTIAL ACROSS THE STREET, HOW DO WE TREAT THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS? DO WE STILL REQUIRE A LANDSCAPE BUFFER EVEN THOUGH IT'S ADJACENT TO A RIGHT OF WAY AND NOT IT'S ALL RESIDENTIAL AROUND IT. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THE BUFFERING WOULD APPLY. SO ON THE SOUTH SIDE, ADJACENT TO THE BAYCREST ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, THERE WOULD BE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE TEN FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING BECAUSE IT IS A, IT IS A, A TEN FOOT, NOT OUR STANDARD 2025. THAT'S CORRECT. AND ON THE EAST SIDE WE REQUIRE THE 25 FOOT. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL ON THE WEST SIDE. THERE WOULD BE NO BUFFER THERE. THERE MAY BE A SMALL BUFFER BETWEEN C1 AND C3. I'D HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE 25FT. OKAY, OKAY. YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH THE NO ACCESS. I THINK THAT ADDRESSES THE CONCERN THAT THE RESIDENT MAY HAVE HAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY BOARD DISCUSSION. THANK JUST, YOU KNOW, THE THERE ARE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT LIMIT COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I THINK THIS FITS THAT DEFINITION. PERFECT. SO I WOULD HAVE NOT AN ISSUE APPROVING IT [00:15:01] WITH THE CONDITION THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ACCESS ALLOWED TO THAT RESIDENTIAL STREET. SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITION OF NO ACCESS TO THE STREET IN THE REAR BAYCREST ROAD. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER CARROLL? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 17. PLDPA20260043. AND PLZCA2026004 FOR SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE FOR STEEL MILL ROAD. DO WE WANT DISCLOSURES? YES. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY? SPOKEN WITH NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. BRIEFLY SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN WITH NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKE TO NO ONE. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN WITH NO ONE. RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. ON MARCH 24TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 28.4 ACRES FROM INDUSTRIAL AND CONSERVATION HABITATION TO BUSINESS CENTER, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM IND TO INDUSTRIAL TO BC BUSINESS CENTER. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON STOUFFVILLE ROAD IN THE WEST BAY AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS AN IND TWO INDUSTRIAL ZONING DESIGNATION. THE PROPOSED BUSINESS CENTER, LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION REPRESENTS A DOWN ZONING OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED USES THAT EXIST WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS WOULD PROVIDE FOR LAND USES THAT COULD SERVE TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL NEEDS OF THE COUNTY, PROPERTY OWNERS AND VISITORS WITHIN THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN. THERE IS EXISTING BUSINESS CENTER LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS LOCATED WITHIN A THREE MILE RADIUS. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THESE REQUESTS. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. CHAIRMAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WHEN CAN YOU TELL US THE ALLOWABLE USES IN BUSINESS CENTER? DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF THOSE? PRETTY LOW INTENSITY. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. IT ALLOWS FOR ALL C-1, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, C2, PLAZA COMMERCIAL, C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND C4 RESEARCH AND DESIGN USES, EXCEPT FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND OFF PERMIT SIGNS. IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, CIVIC USES, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND UTILITIES, AND OTHER SIMILAR SIMILAR SIMILAR USES FOR THAT NATURE. I THINK YOU SAID IT BEST WHEN YOU SAID DOWN ZONING. WE HAD PROBABLY YEARS AGO THAT WERE IN THE SOUTHPORT AREA TRYING TO DO A BATCH PLANT. AND SO NOW THAT'S THE TYPE OF FACILITY THAT WILL NOT BE HERE. AND WE KNOW THE THE GROWTH OF MARGARITAVILLE AND ALL THE RESIDENTS. YOU CAN TELL FROM THE MAP, I MEAN, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING. SO I THINK A WEST BAY OR A BUSINESS CENTER SURE BLENDS IN WELL IN THAT AREA, UNLIKE THE INDUSTRIAL. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MIKE BURKE 221 MACKENZIE AVENUE HERE ON BEHALF OF BROOKS ONE AND SAGE LUMBER, THIS IS REALLY TO CORRECT THE DISCONNECT THAT WAS IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. AND THANK YOU TO STAFF'S HELP, TO GET US TO THE IDEA OF A BUSINESS CENTER THAT ACCOMPLISHES WHAT MY CLIENT'S LOOKING FOR, JUST AS A AS A PRECURSOR OR A FORESHADOWING. THE PARCEL RIGHT BELOW THAT IS OWNED BY SAGE ONE, AND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THIS SMALLER PARCEL DOES, AND SO WILL LIKELY BE BEFORE YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH THE LARGE SCALE AMENDMENT FOR THAT PIECE. BUT FOR NOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ON THE SMALLER PIECE THROUGH THE SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING WITH THE DOWN ZONING BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE. YEAH. DON'T DON'T COUNT ON IT FOR ME ALL THE TIME NOW. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? CLOSE THE PUBLIC [00:20:01] HEARING BOARD DISCUSSION. AS ROBERT ASKED OUT OF WAYNE. THE DOWN ZONING IS A GOOD THING IN THIS AREA. WITH ALL THE GROWTH AND EVERYTHING GOING ON. AND SO IT IS EVEN WITH ALL THOSE OPTIONS, IT IS LESS OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP STUFF THAN WHAT WAS ON THERE. SO WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM? COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER REDFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER 18, PLDPA20260048 AND PLZCA20260047. SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE FOR 13 814. HIGHWAY 77. PLEASE DISCLOSE. MAYOR. THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH NO ONE. I'VE SEEN THE PROPERTY SPOKEN TO NO ONE SEEING THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH. NO ONE SEEING THE PROPERTY SPOKEN. NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN WITH NO ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. ON MARCH 24TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM R2, SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO C THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 13 814 HIGHWAY 77 IN THE SAND HILLS AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONING CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR ALONG HIGHWAY 77, WHICH CONTAINS SEVERAL EXISTING GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USES AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE ACROSS HIGHWAY 77, CARRIES THE SAME GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND C3, A ZONING DISTRICT. IN ADDITION, PROPERTIES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 175FT TO THE TO THE NORTH AND 745FT TO THE SOUTH ALONG THE SAME EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 77. ALSO CARRY GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. HIGHWAY 77 IS IDENTIFIED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY IN THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SERVES AS A PRIMARY COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR WITHIN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY. BASED ON THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN ALONG THE CORRIDOR, THE PROXIMITY OF THE SIMILARITY OF THE SIMILARLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAY 77 AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY INTENDED TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. STAFF FINDS THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE WITH AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. STAFF AGREES WITH. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. WE DID RECEIVE TWO EMAILS IN OPPOSITION. JUST GENERAL OPPOSITION TO THE. TO THE REQUEST. BOTH WERE RESIDENTS OF THE SAME PROPERTY WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. CHAIR. WAYNE. WHAT IS THE CURRENT BUFFER THAT'S ALLOWED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE FOLKS BEHIND THIS PROPERTY, THE CURRENT BUFFER BETWEEN THEM AND WHAT WOULD BE. SO BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING, THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BEHIND THE PROPOSED PIECE, RESIDENTIAL. I THINK HE'S ASKING IF IT WERE CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL. IF IT WERE CHANGED COMMERCIAL, THEN THERE WOULD BE A 25 FOOT BUFFER REQUIREMENT. AND THE EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE IS THAT WELL, THAT'S THAT'S IT'S EITHER YOU COULD DO EITHER THE 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER OR A MINIMUM SIX FOOT HIGH WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE. YOU STILL HAVE TO LEAVE 25 THAT FIRST 25FT KIND OF OPEN AREA. BUT YOU COULD DO ONE OR THE OTHER OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. AND THAT WOULD ALSO APPLY TO THE SIDES. CORRECT? CORRECT. THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL. SO THERE WOULD BE A 25 FOOT SWATH OF LANDSCAPING OR A SIX FOOT FENCE OR A COMBINATION OF LANDSCAPING AND FENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD MORNING. I'M DD ROWAN. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF [00:25:01] THE APPLICANT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD THAN WHAT MR. PORTER PROVIDED. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SO IT APPEARS ON THE PROPERTY, IT'S CLEARED IN FRONT AND IN THE BACK, AND WE'VE GOT VAST VEGETATION IN THE CENTER. SO THE BUFFER REALLY ISN'T THERE. NOW WOULD AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS. WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO PUT SOME VEGETATION BACK AT THAT REAR PROPERTY LINE TO CREATE A BUFFER? YES, YES, YES. COMMISSIONER, AT THE TIME OF DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL LANDSCAPING, BUFFER ENGINEERING, ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS. SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT WOULD BE PART OF IT. BUT WOULD THERE BE ANY OBJECTION IF WE ASKED FOR YOU TO PUT A 25 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT INCLUDED VEGETATION? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. NOT IN THE REAR. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF EITHER A FENCE OR THE LANDSCAPING. AND I THINK THE RESIDENTS WOULD PREFER A LANDSCAPE BUFFER, NOT JUST A FENCE. FROM WHAT I READ IN THE EMAILS. YES. NOW I WILL SAY I ALSO RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM SOMEBODY ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER, I THINK, TO THE NORTH WHO THOUGHT IT WAS ALREADY COMMERCIAL. C3A BUT BUT EITHER WAY, IT'S A DEEPER LOT. AND SO I THINK IT'S THE PERSON DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT IS CONCERNED, BUT I DON'T I DON'T PUT IT THIS WAY. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY HAD THAT SPECIFIC DISCUSSION WITH MY CLIENT ABOUT EITHER THE EIGHT FOOT FENCE OR THE 25 FOOT BUFFER, BUT I THINK THAT THE DESIRE IS TO GET THE ZONING CHANGED. IF THAT'S A MODIFICATION THEY HAVE TO MAKE OR A PROMISE THEY HAVE TO MAKE TO GET THE ZONING DONE, I BELIEVE THEY'D BE WILLING TO DO IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, I'M ASSUMING BY WHO THE APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY DOING LANDSCAPING IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR THEM. NO. WELL, RIGHT NOW THE IDEA IS TO JUST HAVE A MARINE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS LOCATED THERE FOR THE APPLICANT'S NEEDS TO PUT THEIR BUSINESS ITEMS THEY USE. BUT AT SOME POINT THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT IN FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF MAYBE SOME SORT OF COMMERCIAL PARK, MAYBE A LITTLE CONVENIENCE STORE OR, I DON'T KNOW, OTHER SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE THAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE IN THAT AREA FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHPORT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE, NO PROMISE. IT'S JUST AN IDEA THAT THEY'D LIKE TO POSSIBLY PURSUE AND CONSIDER. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. WOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. ANY OTHER BOARD DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PIECE. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER 19, P L LPTA20260037. CHAPTER THREE AND CHAPTER SIX OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TRANSMITTAL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. AGAIN, ON MARCH 24TH, 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 A REVISION TO CHAPTER THREE, FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT AND CHAPTER SIX CONSERVATION ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO TABLE THREE A AND CHAPTER SIX. REVISE THE TITLE OF THE CONSERVATION HABITATION LAND USE CATEGORY TO CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO PROVIDE A MORE TRANSPARENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THIS LAND USE CATEGORY. STAFF AGREES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED PLAN. AMENDMENTS TO THE FTC. WE DO NOT. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE ONLY THING WE'RE CHANGING IS THE TITLE BECAUSE IT IS CONFUSING. YES, THE REST OF THE BODY, NOTHING CHANGES. WE'RE NOT WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE DENSITIES, SETBACKS BUFFER ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. IT IS MERELY A TITLE CHANGE. THAT'S CORRECT. THE ONLY THE ONLY PROPOSED REVISIONS IS SIMPLY THE TITLE OF THE CATEGORY ITSELF. AND THIS CAME UP BECAUSE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS TRYING TO REZONE IN SOUTHPORT. AND THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON IF YOU CAN OR CAN'T DEVELOP IT. SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT. THIS HELPS WITH THAT DEFINITION. IT GIVES A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU SEE THAT FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF OUR OF OUR REGULATIONS, THAT RESIDENTIAL IS PERMITTED IN THIS LAND USE CATEGORY. I'D LIKE TO READ THE CODE AT BEDTIME, SO PROBABLY NO ONE ELSE DOES THE SAME. YOU READ IT EVERY DAY. KIND OF BAD HUMOR, BUT THANK YOU, SIR. I THINK IT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, WE HAD [00:30:04] THE ISSUE WITH SOUTHPORT. COMMISSIONER CARROLL SAID THIS HELPS CLARIFY THAT. SO GREAT JOB STAFF FOR FOR GETTING THIS CORRECTED FOR US AND PUT OUT IN THE OPEN WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND THANK YOU. I WILL SAY BEING THE LAWYER ON THE SIDE OF IT AND WITH THE LANGUAGE AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD, I HAVE TEASED YOU AND I'VE TEASED IAN ABOUT IT AS WELL AS I WISH YOU ALL WOULD HAVE GONE A STEP FURTHER AND JUST COMPLETELY REMOVE CONSERVATION COMPLETELY FROM IT, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO STILL BE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LIKE MY FRIEND HERE, WHO READ IT ALL THE TIME AND UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SEE CONSERVATION AND, AND STILL THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD NOT BE BUILT ON IT. I HAD A LOT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT SOUTHPORT THING. SO I WISH I WOULD HAVE TAKEN A STEP FURTHER, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE GONE THROUGH IN DOING THIS AS WELL. YES, THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I AGREE WITH THE CHANGE TO CLARIFY THE USE. AND WITH THAT MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST. JUST HOLD THAT. HOLD THAT THOUGHT FOR ONE MOMENT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, YOU CAN MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT IS COUNTY ATTORNEY BRIAN LEBER, HIGH IMPACT SPECIAL EVENTS ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATION. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS, THIS ORDINANCE ADDRESSES EVENTS OCCURRING IN THROUGHOUT THE UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY DURING SPRING BREAK AND HIGH IMPACT PERIODS WHEN. COUNTY RESOURCES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND IN THE BEACHES AREA. WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES A. DURING SPRING BREAK AND DURING HIGH IMPACT PERIOD, EVENTS THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE OR THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE, NEED TO BE PERMITTED. NEED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BY COUNTY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO TO ADDRESS THEM. THERE'S EXCEPTIONS FOR FOR RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER THINGS. BUT BUT THAT IS THAT IS WHAT IT PROVIDES FOR. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION FROM THE PUBLIC. HEARING NONE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE'RE. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA GIVES LAW ENFORCEMENT OUR PEOPLE DURING THOSE SPRING BREAK TIMES, ABILITY TO TO COME OUT AND REACT TO WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, AND. FOR WORK. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE NOW WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)] COMMENT. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME FOLKS FROM SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, SO WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. NOW, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND OF COURSE, ANYONE ELSE. CAN YOU GO GET EM? GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANGELA BAGGETT. TUCKER. I LIVE AT 2910 WEST 14TH STREET IN SAINT ANDREWS. I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING DEAR TO MY HEART THAT WE, CITIZENS OF SAINT ANDREWS, HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS OR MORE TO BRING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF, AND NOT JUST TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE IT'S COSTLY. THIS CITY FEELS LIKE WE WANT TO BE HISTORICAL, BUT FROM THE PAST [00:35:08] I'VE SEEN SINCE MOVING BACK HERE, THAT WE TEAR DOWN HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND MAKE THEM SOMETHING MORE PROFITABLE. THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE 100 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. MY FATHER WENT TO THAT SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY. MY MOTHER WAS THE LUNCHROOM MANAGER AT THAT SCHOOL WHEN I WAS BORN, AND I'M GOING TO BE 70 THIS YEAR. I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THIS SCHOOL. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONSTANT IN MY LIFE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA AND A BEAUTIFUL PART OF SAINT ANDREWS. WE HAD FOUGHT TO MAKE THIS A PLANNED COMMUNITY CENTER THAT IT HOLDS ALL ASPECTS OF BEING A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY CENTER FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. THERE'S THE LUNCHROOM. WE COULD GET COOKING CLASSES. THERE'S THE AUDITORIUM THAT SMALL VENUES COULD USE PLAYS, AND WE HAVE DONE A PLAY THERE. THERE'S CLASSROOMS THAT WE COULD TEACH, POTTERY WE COULD TEACH PAINTING. WE COULD DO MOST ANYTHING. THE PLAYGROUND AREA IS ANOTHER AREA. WE COULD HAVE OUTDOOR MOVIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF A LOT OF SAINT ANDREWS. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE. THE RUG HAS BEEN PULLED OUT FROM UNDER US. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN TOSSED AROUND FROM ONE ENTITY TO ANOTHER. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A BID PUT OUT FOR SALE, AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. AND I WAS JUST LIKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN. I KNOW THAT BY TALKING TO MY FRIEND LOUISE CRAWFORD, THAT THE COUNTY FELT LIKE THIS BIG BALL HAD BEEN DROPPED IN THEIR LAP. WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND BE OUR OUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT TO TRY TO SAVE THIS BUILDING AND PRESERVE IT AND LET PEOPLE USE IT AND LOVE IT BECAUSE IT IS LOVED. IT'S THERE'S NO OTHER BUILDING IN THE COUNTY THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. IT'S A PIECE OF HISTORY THAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE? SHE SAID IT ALL. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. FOLKS, THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR MILITARY SWORE TO UPHOLD. THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS SIMPLE FOR A REASON. AND I HAVE TO REMIND Y'ALL, Y'ALL ARE SERVANTS, NOT OUR LEADERS. DURING THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW THE SITUATION I'M FACING. I HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT'S BEEN RACKETEERING ON THE PEOPLE DESTROYING THEIR HOMES. AND THESE GOOD PEOPLE HAVE PUT ROOFS ON THEIR HOUSES, BUT YET THEY DOMINATE THEM AND DESTROYED THEIR HOUSE. WHO AM I TALKING ABOUT? DOUG DIZOGLIO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HENRY STARMAKER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SHADE TREE MECHANIC, WHERE HE TOOK ALL THEIR TOOLS OVER IN LYNN HAVEN. I MEAN, CALLAWAY. AND LET'S DON'T FORGET, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RACKETEERING AS WELL. WE GOT BILL KAISER OVER THERE. YOU KNOW, OUR CONSTITUTION STATES HOW THE COURT PROCEEDINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO PROCEED. AND THEY FORGE MY NAME MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN THE 14TH JUDICIAL ON THE BANKRUPTCY, AS WELL AS THE FACT OF THE MOTIONS THAT I WAS FILING. THEY FILED MOTIONS AS IF I HAD FILED IT TO THE COURTS. I REPORTED IT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE, JUST LIKE THEY DID THE PISTOLS AT 1040 OAK AVENUE. AND HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU GOT OFF THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU'VE TAKEN FROM THE PEOPLE? MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, I GUARANTEE IT. AND AND WHENEVER THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP TO TAKE IN FOR 1040 OAK AVENUE, THEY DESTROYED MY UNCLE'S HOME, WHICH IS A REPEATED PATTERN. AND NOW I'M FACED WITH THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL GUYS CAME TO MY HOUSE AND YOU RIPPED ME OF EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT I HAVE. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIX MY HOUSE WHEN YOU TOOK MY HAMMERS? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIX MY HOUSE WHEN YOU TOOK MY BUILDING MATERIALS? AND WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HOUSE? OH, YEAH. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GOT UP ON MY ROOF AND DESTROYED MY ROOF. AND WHY DID THEY DO THAT? BECAUSE YOU STOLE MY OIL SPILL [00:40:04] INVENTIONS BACK IN 2010, WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED FOR ME, YOU KNOW, AND YOU FOUND OUT I COULDN'T READ, COULDN'T WRITE, AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE $2 MILLION CONTRACT WITH BP AND ALL THAT STUFF. AND NOW I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH AUTUMN MILLER AND. AUTUMN MILLER AND THE OTHER LAWYER THAT I FORGET HER NAME. BUT ANYWAY, I FILED A NELSON HEARING INSIDE THE COURTS. BUT THE JUDGE SMITH, SHE WON'T RECOGNIZE IT. AND THEN I GET ANOTHER LAWYER AND THEY'RE DOING ME THE SAME WAY, WHICH IS TRY TO MAKE ME LOOK CRAZY. WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK CRAZY? BECAUSE I'M EXPOSING THE CRIMINAL ACTS THAT YOU'RE DOING AGAINST THE PEOPLE AND THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. DURING THE MEANTIME, AUTUMN MILLER AND OH, IF I COULDN'T I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LADY'S NAME. ANYWAY, LIKE I SAY, THEY JUST PUT ME IN A COURTROOM AND NOT NONE OF THEM. NONE OF THEM HAD ASKED ME MY SIDE OF THE STORY ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO FRAME ME AGAIN, JUST LIKE THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHENEVER THE LAWYER TOLD ME. AND ALSO, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW MANY TIMES THAT I'VE HANDED STUFF INTO THE COURTS, AND ALL THEY DO IS PUT MORE CASE NUMBERS TO IT SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN'T SEE MY SIDE OF THE STORY COVERING YOUR TRACKS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS INSIDE THE 14TH JUDICIAL AND BAY COUNTY COURTS. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? HANG ON JUST A SECOND. LAURA MCCARTHY WAS THAT LAWYER'S NAME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER'S. OH. I'M SORRY. LET'S STOP. AND WE HAVE A ONE MORE SPEAKER. YES, MA'AM. THIS ISN'T GOING TO MAKE MUCH SENSE BECAUSE I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT I GREW UP IN SAINT ANDREWS ALSO. I WAS BORN AT LISTENBEE HOSPITAL. GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR SUSAN WARREN, 2315 WEST BEACH DRIVE. MY DAD BUILT A LOT OF THE HOUSES IN SAINT ANDREWS. HE WAS AN IMMIGRANT FROM SWEDEN. BUT ANYWAY, HE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE AREA. BUT IF YOU LOOK. WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT IN SAINT ANDREWS? THAT'S HISTORIC. WE ALL WANTED THE DEPOT TO BE SAVED YEARS AGO, AND IT GOT DESTROYED WHEN THE ASBESTOS WAS FOUND. I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE A CRAZY PERSON, BUT THE BUILDING SUDDENLY BURNED, SO I JUST DON'T KNOW. OTHER THAN THE SCHOOL AND SAINT ANDREWS, WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT TO TRY AND KEEP? I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TRUESDALE PARK. HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED, BUT IF WE LET IT GO, WE CAN'T GET IT BACK AGAIN. AND THERE'S SO MANY WAYS THAT THE PERSON WHO BUYS IT, IF IT HAS THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION, CAN STILL GO IN AND FIND MOLD. YOU KNOW, I'M SOUNDING CRAZY AGAIN, BUT WE SEE THAT EVERYTHING IN FLORIDA HAS MOLD. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY WAYS THAT THEY COULD GET AROUND THE DESIGNATION, TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN AND START FROM SCRATCH, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO EVER BE ABLE TO BE RECOVERED AGAIN. IF IT'S IF IT'S TORN DOWN. IT'S JUST SO MUCH HISTORY THERE. THE BUILDING IS SO UNIQUE. IT'S SO DIFFERENT THAN MOST THINGS THAT WERE BUILT IN THE AREA. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THE ARCHITECTURE IS INCREDIBLE AND IT'S STRUCTURALLY IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE. IT COULD WAIT FOR YEARS IF WE NEEDED TO, TO HAVE MONEY TO, TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES, TO MAKE IT SO IT COULD BE A COMMUNITY BUILDING. LIKE WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO SEE IT. BUT ANYWAY, FORGIVE ME FOR SOUNDING A LITTLE CRAZY, BUT IT'S JUST MY HEART AND I'M JUST AFRAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO LET THESE THINGS GO AND THEY CAN NEVER BE RECLAIMED AGAIN. AND IT'S ALL OF OUR HISTORY. BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING AND WE'LL MOVE TO COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK [COUNTY MANAGER REPORT] YOU CHAIRMAN. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT WE'RE ALL AWARE BY NOW, BUT WE LOST ONE OF OUR FINEST. AND CAPTAIN JARED SASNETT SATURDAY MORNING. CERTAINLY OUR HEARTS AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH HIS FAMILY, WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS AND HIS FOUR DAUGHTERS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC. THE CAPTAIN WAS THE BEST OF US. HE WAS THE EPITOME OF A SERVANT LEADER. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST HIS FAMILY AND WE'RE. THE COUNTY IS PRETTY ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I WOULD. I WOULD ADVISE ALL AND ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO FOLLOW THERE. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR HIS FAMILY AND CERTAINLY EMERGENCY SERVICES AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE COUNTY, ARE CERTAINLY IN SUPPORT OF ALL THAT. SECONDARILY, I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE HAVE A BURN BAN THAT IS STILL ON. THE CONDITIONS HAVE SHOWN ZERO RELIEF TO US. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BURN BAN. AND FINALLY, THE THIRD ISSUE I JUST [00:45:05] WANTED TO COVER WAS THE SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL. WE APPRECIATE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. CERTAINLY FROM A STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE. I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF LAST WEEK ANSWERING EMAILS AND ON THE PHONE WITH FOLKS THAT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT PROPERTY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE SOME MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS JUST TWO THINGS ON THAT QUICKLY. ONE, THERE WERE NO PROTECTIONS IN THE DEED WITH REGARD TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR THE REGISTRY THAT WERE REMOVED. THERE WERE NO DEED RESTRICTIONS REMOVED. THE COUNTY DID NOT DO THAT. SECONDARILY, THERE ARE NO ACTIONS REGARDING A TRANSACTION, AN AGREEMENT OR ANYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THAT SCHOOL. THAT CAN HAPPEN UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS OR SHADE. EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN THE SUNSHINE AS IT IS. SO ANY AGREEMENTS THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE OR ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT WOULD BE ADVERTISED IN A PUBLIC MEETING ON THIS AGENDA. AND CERTAINLY THE PUBLIC WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. SO THIS COMMISSION DOESN'T ACT THAT WAY. THE STAFF DOES NOT ACT THAT WAY. SO WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRIEFLY COVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH THAT PROPERTY. AGAIN, BRIEFLY. SO FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE CITY HAS HAD THAT PROPERTY OR HAD CONTROL OF THAT PROPERTY IN OUR LEASE WITH THE COUNTY THAT WAS AT THEIR REQUEST, AGAIN, AT THEIR REQUEST AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THEY REQUESTED COUNTY TO TAKE THE PROPERTY BACK TO CANCEL THE LEASE. WE OBLIGED THEM. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, WE HAD AN UNSOLICITED OFFER COME IN FOR THE TO PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY. THE LAW AND OUR PROCESS DICTATES THAT WE HAVE TO ADVERTISE THAT WE DID THAT. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT STAFF OR MORE IMPORTANTLY, ANY OF THESE COMMISSIONERS BELIEVE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO TEAR DOWN OR RAISE ANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS THEY CAN SPEAK TO, THAT IT MEANS THAT WE'RE INVESTIGATING ALL AVENUES TO ACCOMPLISH THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THAT PROPERTY, A LOT OF WHICH HAVE BEEN STATED HERE THIS MORNING. SO I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM SOME SOCIAL MEDIA OR JUST FEAR. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP REACHING OUT TO ME OR OR TO STAFF. EVERY EMAIL I GOT, I RESPONDED TO IT HAS MY CELL PHONE NUMBER. I PICKED THAT UP ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. BUT WHAT YOU SAW FROM THE STAFF AND I WILL OWN THAT. THAT'S OUR PROCESS. THE LAW DICTATES THAT WE HAVE TO ADVERTISE THAT PROPERTY. NOW WHAT COULD COME OF THAT? WE DON'T KNOW. BUT I KNOW WHATEVER CAME OF THAT WOULD BE ADVERTISED, THE PUBLIC WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT AND WOULDN'T HAPPEN IN THE SHADE. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERY POSITIVE THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN FROM THAT. WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OR HAVING PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT, DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THAT, OR AT LEAST FROM A STAFF LEVEL, TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THIS COMMISSION. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO ME. I WILL ALWAYS PICK MY PHONE UP. I HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS A DAY, AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, THANK [CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] YOU. WE'LL HAVE CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS. WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS TOUGH. BAY COUNTY, ON APRIL THE 18TH, WE LOST A TRUE HERO, CAPTAIN JARED SYSNET FOLKS. HE WAS UNLIKE ANY FIREFIGHTER. HE WAS A TRUE LEADER WITH A SERVANT'S HEART. HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS WIFE, CHRISTINA, AND FOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS. I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SPEAKING TO THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT CALLED HIM BROTHERS, AND HE CALLED BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND I BELIEVE THE WORDS HE USED TO MOTIVATE WITH WERE ALSO THE WORDS HE LIVED BY. AND THESE ARE HIS WORDS. SET THE EXAMPLE. DON'T QUIT OR ELSE YOU'LL QUIT FOREVER. BE THE STANDARD. WE GET TO DO THIS. WE'RE THE LUCKY ONES. CONCEIVE IT, BELIEVE IT, AND ACHIEVE IT. HE NOT ONLY SPOKE THOSE WORDS, BUT HE LED AND LIVED BY THOSE WORDS EVERY DAY. CAPTAIN SYSNET, YOU WILL FOREVER BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. BAY COUNTY AND THE WORLD ARE A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU. WE PRAY FOR YOUR FAMILY AND THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT YOU SERVE WITH. YOU WILL TRULY, TRULY BE MISSED. THANK YOU. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. I'VE GOT A SMALL LIST HERE. THANK YOU. FIRST AND FOREMOST. ABSOLUTELY. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE CAPTAIN JARED SYSNET. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUAL. SATURDAY AFTER THAT EVENT, MAJORITY OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN [00:50:06] THAT SERVE WITHIN THE FIRE EMS, THEY ALL CAME IN THIS BUILDING TO BE TOGETHER, TO BOND, TO GRIEVE. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE OTHER MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT FILLED THEIR SHIFTS TO ALLOW THEM TO COME TOGETHER TO GRIEVE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE THAT THEY ALL TOOK OVER THOSE SHIFTS AND NO ONE EVER KNEW OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THIS ROOM THAT WE HAD OTHER AGENCIES RUNNING OUR COUNTY FOR THOSE SERVICES. SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FIRST AND FOREMOST. PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY. THE MOTTO AND I, AND I HAD IT WRITTEN DOWN HERE. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE GET TO DO THIS. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MOTTO TO LIVE BY. IF WE COULD ALL LIVE BY THAT MOTTO. ALL OF US SITTING UP HERE, I MEAN, WE ALL DO. BUT JUST WE GET TO DO THIS. IT JUST IT BRINGS CHILLS. HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUAL. I WISH I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO KNOW HIM MORE, BUT WE ARE PRAYING FOR HIS FAMILY. WE'RE PRAYING FOR ALL HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS WITHIN OUR AGENCY. THIS IS A VERY, VERY TOUGH TIME. SECONDLY, WE HAD ITEM 11 ON THE AGENDA TODAY, WHICH IS THE CD, OUR TASK ORDER. HOPEFULLY WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO FINALIZING, YOU KNOW, FROM LET'S LET'S BACK UP. ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AGO FROM THE STORM, WE BORROWED $300 MILLION TO, TO DO ALL THE OPERATIONS FOR CLEANUP. WE HAVE WHITTLED THAT DOWN TO THE LAST 100 MILLION THAT WE STILL OWE. THAT MONEY IS STILL HANGING FROM THE STATE. WE HAD A MEETING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH KEVIN GUTHRIE FROM THE STATE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT MEETING AGAIN. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT WE NEED TO JUST AGGRESSIVELY BEFORE WE START GETTING INTO SOME BIG BALLOON PAYMENTS. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE FINISH OUT THIS LAST $100 MILLION. THIRDLY, SPRINGFIELD ELECTIONS ARE TODAY, CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WILL BE VOTING FOR THEIR MAYOR. SO PLEASE, IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF SPRINGFIELD, GET OUT AND VOTE. IT ABSOLUTELY MATTERS. CONCERTS IN THE PARK SERIES STARTED LAST WEEK UNDER THE OAKS LAST SATURDAY. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. THE NEXT ONE IS MAY 9TH. IT'LL BE AT THE BAYOU GEORGE PARK. IT'LL BE GRACE AND GRIT FROM 5 TO 8. AND LASTLY, JUST BRIEFLY ON THE SCHOOL THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DRIVING BY THAT SCHOOL JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY GOING TO BECK AVENUE. IF THERE'S ANY POSSIBLE WAY FOR US TO SAVE THAT BUILDING, WHETHER IT'S A DEED RESTRICTION, WE UNDERSTAND FROM READING ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT THE CITY AND THE CDC, ALL THE BACKGROUND THAT THEY DID, THERE'S PROBABLY STILL UPWARDS OF $5 MILLION THAT NEEDS TO GO INTO THAT BUILDING. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY, AND IT'S GOT TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE WHERE WE FIND IT, HOW WE FIND IT, WHETHER IT'S A PARTNERSHIP. I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY. I DON'T I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY ANYONE WOULD NEED TO TEAR THAT BUILDING DOWN. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT'S GOT GREAT BONES. IT'S IT'S TRAGIC THAT THE CIVIC CENTER GOT REMOVED. I THOUGHT IT HAD GREAT BONES. IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT GOT REMOVED. IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER, WE ALL NEED TO KEEP THAT DIALOG GOING. I THINK EACH ONE OF YOU HAVE EMAILED US, CALLED US, CONTINUE TO DO SO SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT DIALOG. I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE, EVEN THOUGH MY BUSINESS, WE'RE IN DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS, I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS ANY INTENTIONS OF TEARING THAT BUILDING DOWN. SO IF THERE'S I THINK THERE'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF WAYS, WHETHER ONE PORTION OF IT GETS DEVELOPED AND THE OTHER SALVAGED, I THINK THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT DIALOG AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO TO ABSOLUTELY KEEP THAT PROJECT GOING. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOORE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FROM THAT, JUST FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE OTHERS THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO OUR FIRE EMS TEAM AS WELL AS CAPTAIN SASSNITZ FAMILY. YOU KNOW, HE WAS 34 YEARS OLD. HE WAS IN THE PRIME. AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU EXPECT. HE WAS DRIVING INTO WORK WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED, SO YOU NEVER KNOW. SO AS ONE OF THE WAS ONE OF THE TEAMS SAID, YOU KNOW, TELL YOUR FAMILY YOU LOVE THEM, HUG THEM. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I MEAN, HE WAS HE WAS WITHIN A MILE OF BEGINNING HIS SHIFT AT WORK. SO BUT I, I WANT TO SAY FROM AS WE GOT TO SIT HERE ON SATURDAY AND LISTEN TO THE TEAM TALK ABOUT HIM AND THEN JUST AMONGST EACH OTHER AND TALKING EVERYTHING, I AM THE FAMILY THAT THEY ARE. I, I PART OF MY FAMILY IS FIRE OVER IN IN JACKSONVILLE. SO LISTENING TO THEM AND THEM BEARING WHEN, WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW YOU APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, THEY LEAD, THEY, THEY LEAD INTO THE PROBLEMS. THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T RUN FROM THEM AND THEY BEAR A LOT OF BURDENS. AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE HURTING. SO IF YOU SEE THEM, JUST LOVE ON THEM. AND TO QUOTE DANIEL AND THE WAY HE SAYS IT, AND JUST SHARE WITH THEM YOUR APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO TO SPEAK TO THE SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL. MY OFFICE IS ON JENKS AVENUE. I'M IN THE MIDST OF A REMODEL OF A 1940S [00:55:04] HOUSE. SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I CHOSE TO REMODEL AND NOT TEAR DOWN. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THERE. WE'RE LOOKING WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS WITH WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW WE ENDED UP WITH THE PROPERTY. WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN. BUT THE ONE THING I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALL REMEMBER IS IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING ON THE NEWS, PLEASE DON'T KNEE JERK THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT THAT WAS FOR ME PERSONALLY, FOR ME GETTING A BUNCH OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS ACCUSING ME OF DOING SOMETHING WHEN ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW AND WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO. THAT'S ALL THAT THIS IS RIGHT NOW. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS YET. THERE'S NO THERE'S NOTHING TO DECISION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THERE'S INFORMATION GATHERING TO KNOW WHAT'S THERE. SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE GATHERING THE INFORMATION AND WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM THERE. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT. THAT IS IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY TO EVERYBODY IS I'D MUCH RATHER YOU TALK TO ME THAN GET ON FACEBOOK AND START SPREADING RUMORS AND THINGS THAT GET SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I MEAN, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CROSBY, I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. CAPTAIN JARED SYSNET. JUST HOPE THIS COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO POUR OUT SUPPORT FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY. AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND JUST A TRAGIC, TRAGIC SITUATION TO THE FOLKS FROM ABOUT THE SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL. I WANT TO ECHO COMMISSIONER CARROLL'S SENTIMENTS AND SOME OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, BUT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF NO INTEREST IN SEEING THAT BUILDING TORN DOWN. NOW, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? I DON'T KNOW WHERE WHERE THAT'S GOING TO LEAD. WHAT KIND OF IF IT'S A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OR WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. BUT I HAVE NO INTEREST IN SEEING THAT HAPPEN. MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN, MY PHONE IS OPEN. I'LL RETURN ANY CALLS OR EMAILS AND HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANYONE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SHARE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SAINT ANDREW'S SCHOOL, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I STARTED MY CAREER REMODELING OLD BUILDINGS AND HOMES IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THAT WERE OVER 100 YEARS OLD, MANY, MANY YEARS, OVER 100 YEARS OLD, SOME OF THEM. SO I DO HAVE THAT IN MY HEART. AND I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM SO SORRY THAT YOU HAD TO READ THE MISINFORMATION ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE I CAN TELL THAT YOU ALL HAVE THIS IN YOUR HEART. AND IT WAS QUITE UPSETTING. AND HOPEFULLY THE FOLKS THAT PUT THE INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK CAN GET IT CORRECTED AND MAYBE THEY'LL THINK, THINK A LITTLE LONGER BEFORE THEY POST SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE IT DOES UPSET PEOPLE AND GIVE THEM THE WRONG IMPRESSION OF HOW WE FEEL. BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS, OF COURSE, CALL US ON THE PHONE, JUST TALK TO US INSTEAD OF THE EMAIL AND THE FACEBOOK, BECAUSE IT LOSES A LOT IN TRANSLATION. I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY GONE THROUGH EVERY INCH OF THE SCHOOL WITH SUBCONTRACTORS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRE SYSTEM, THROUGH ALL THE PLUMBING, THROUGH THE ROOF. I'VE CRAWLED UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING ALL THE WAY UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING TO LOOK AT THE FLOOR SYSTEM AND THE STRUCTURE OF HOW THE BUILDING'S BUILT. WE HAVE ALSO GOTTEN SOME VERY PRELIMINARY QUOTES TO SORT OF LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD COST JUST TO GET SOME OF THE BASIC STRUCTURE UP TO SNUFF, SHOULD SOMEONE DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO DO A PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP, PUBLIC PRIVATE, POSSIBLY TO KEEP THE BUILDING INTACT AND DO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. WE'VE DISCUSSED ABOUT HAVING WEDDINGS AND, YOU KNOW, TAKING THE AIR CONDITIONING AND MOVING THEM TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND TURNING THAT PORTION INTO A COURTYARD TO POSSIBLY DO WEDDINGS AND DIFFERENT VENUES. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT IT HAS GONE UNNOTICED, AND WE HAVE NOT PUT MANY HOURS INTO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WITH IT. WE WERE IN HOPES THAT THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY WOULD DO SOMETHING WITH IT, WITH THE TIME THAT THEY HAD THE FIVE SIX YEARS. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THAT WAS DONE, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO GET OFF CENTER. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY TO KEEP THE BUILDING INTACT AND AND MOVE ON WITH MAYBE SOME OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE OTHER THING IS, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE, THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HERE HAVE [01:00:07] SPOKEN ABOUT OUR, OUR, THE LOSS OF PART OF OUR FAMILY AND OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.