[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] ORDER. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE REGULAR MEETING. IT'S MAY 19TH,, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. PLEASE STAND FOR INVOCATION WITH PASTOR JEREMY RICHMAN, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PANAMA CITY. WILL YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER? ALMIGHTY GOD, WE GREET YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS NEW DAY. DAY THAT HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN A DAY THAT WILL NEVER BE AGAIN. WE COME ASKING YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO FALL UPON THESE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION, THAT THE WORK THEY DO TODAY MIGHT BE SEEN AS SEEDS THAT ARE SOWN HERE ON THIS GROUND THAT WE CALL BAY COUNTY, AND THAT THE WORK THEY DO IN THIS TIME TODAY WOULD BRING FORTH A PREFERRED FUTURE FOR ALL WHO LIVE AND CALL THIS AREA HOME. GUIDE THEM IN THEIR WORK. BLESS THOSE WHO ARE CITIZENS OF THIS AREA, THOSE WHO COME TO FREQUENT THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF YOUR CREATION. AND AS WE LOOK TO DAYS OF RENEWAL AND REFRESHMENT AND THE APPROACHING SUMMER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GO BEFORE US, THAT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE, AND THAT WE WOULD BE REMINDED OF THE CONSTANCY OF YOUR CARE AND YOUR LOVE FOR US ALL. WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS THE CHRIST. AMEN. 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. [APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)] NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY DELETIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA? NONE FROM STAFF. ANYONE ELSE? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS MOORE. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN MOORE. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. [PRESENTATIONS] YES, MA'AM. OUR PRESENTATIONS WILL BE BY COMMISSIONER CARROLL. 20 YEAR SERVICE AWARD. TAMARA NIELSON AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK. PROCLAMATION. GOOD MORNING. WE COULD DO BETTER THAN THAT. GOOD MORNING. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE. WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU RATHER BE? DON'T ANSWER THAT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I AM HERE WITH TAMARA. SHE IS CELEBRATING. OR WE ACTUALLY ARE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH BAY COUNTY. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER ON MAY 1ST, 2006 AS A BUILDER SERVICE SPECIALIST. OVER THE YEARS, SHE HELD SEVERAL ROLES WITH BUILDER SERVICES, INCLUDING THE STAFF ASSISTANT AND THE PERMIT TECHNICIAN. IN MARCH OF 2024, TAMARA TRANSFERRED TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, WHERE SHE NOW SERVES AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR FOR FIRE. FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION. IN THIS ROLE, SHE HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF THE TEAM, SUPPORTING THE DIVISION'S GROWTH AND ASSISTING THE INSPECTORS. WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE TAMARA'S 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO BAY COUNTY. IF WE COULD GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HER. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. OF COURSE. ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE. OR MORE THAN TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT. WAS THAT JENNIFER WILBUR AND TIM MIMIC. COME JOIN ME. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. ALRIGHT. WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK. WHEREAS HURRICANES ARE AMONG THE MOST POWERFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE NATURAL DISASTERS IMPACTING BAY COUNTY, THREATENING LIVES, PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. AND WHEREAS THE CATASTROPHIC IMPACT OF HURRICANE MICHAEL, WHICH WE ALL REMEMBER IN 2018, REMAINS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE VITAL NEED FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND PROACTIVE PLANNING. AND WHEREAS THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OCCURS ANNUALLY FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, REQUIRING BAY COUNTY RESIDENTS TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE. AND. WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK OBSERVED MAY 4TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2026 SERVES AS A CRITICAL PERIOD TO EDUCATE THE [00:05:06] PUBLIC AND PROMOTE LIFE SAVING ACTIONS. AND WHEREAS, THE BAY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS, WORKS TIRELESSLY TO PREPARE AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FROM THESE HAZARDS. AND WHEREAS, INDIVIDUAL PREPAREDNESS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING EMERGENCY PLANS, ASSEMBLING DISASTER KITS, AND SECURING PROPERTY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE LOSS OF LIFE AND DAMAGE. AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY RESIDENT BUSINESS AND VISITOR TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SAFETY, TO ENSURE OUR COLLECTIVE RECOVERY AND STRENGTH. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED. BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMS MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK, AND WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON. SO LET'S ALL MAKE SURE WE DO OUR PART AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND GALS, THANK YOU. ME TOO. COME ON. WE LIKE EACH OTHER. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR. ONE. TWO. EIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS [PUBLIC COMMENT] GOING TO BE OPEN TO ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME UP, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ANYTHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. THE ITEM I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT IS THE AWARD FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT. DO YOU THINK MY QUESTION IS TO Y'ALL? DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK? PLEASE. ONE MOMENT. YES, MA'AM. IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE AGENDA. IT IS NUMBER FOUR. NUMBER FOUR ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU DON'T MIND STOPPING MY TIME, I'LL RESTART IT. OKAY. ANYWAY, NUMBER FOUR. I'LL RESTART YOUR TIME. OKAY. ONE SECOND. BE CAREFUL THAT YOU STAY RIGHT ON LINE WITH THAT. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AWARD GIVEN FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT. WE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT BAY COUNTY HAS RIPPED ME OF MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH. WHEN I SHOWED UP HERE TO TELL EVERYBODY I COULD HELP WITH THE OIL SPILL. THEN I WENT ON TO RIP ME OF MY FIRST AMENDMENT SPEECH WHENEVER I TOLD THEM THEY HAD THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HERE, THEY WERE GIVEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HERE, AND I WAS SPEAKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WAS TAKING PICTURES OVER PEOPLE'S FENCE. THEN THEY WENT ON TO ROB ME OF THE FACT THAT I WAS TELLING THE FREE SPEECH, THE FACT THAT THEY HAD RIPPED ME AND FORGED MY NAME IN THE 14TH JUDICIAL WITH BANKRUPTCIES, WITH THE FREE, WITH THE OIL SPILL INVENTIONS, Y'ALL PULLED ME AWAY AND NOT LET ME SPEAK. THEN Y'ALL PULLED ME AWAY AND WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK. WHEN I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE TAKING PICTURES OVER PEOPLE'S PRIVACY FENCES WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT COMING AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION, Y'ALL PULLED ME AWAY AND WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK. THEN YOU TURNED AROUND AND ONCE AGAIN I TOOK AND I TOLD. I FOUND OUT ALL THE HORRIBLE CRIMES OF Y'ALL STEALING PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES. AND Y'ALL WOULDN'T LET ME SPEAK. Y'ALL ACTUALLY BAN ME BECAUSE I WAS TAKING THE VIDEOTAPES OF THE PEOPLE IN HERE THAT WERE GETTING RAPED BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE CORRUPT ENTERPRISE. DURING THE MEANTIME, THE FREE SPEECH, THE. I'M SORRY, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES Y'ALL PULLED ME AWAY FROM THE PODIUM WHEN I'M TRYING TO EXPOSE THE THE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND ANYWAY, THEY PULLED ME AWAY FROM THE PODIUM. AND NOW ONCE AGAIN, FREE SPEECH. THEY JUST BANNED ME AGAIN FOR SPEAKING AT PANAMA CITY BEACH BECAUSE I'M EXPOSING THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE FREE SPEECH FROM WHERE I WAS TRYING TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE CHARGING OLD LADIES $16,000, FORCING HER TO CLEAN A YARD, THEN PUTTING HER IN A ROOM AND TELLING HER SHE OWED $42,000. AND THIS IS A DISABLED OLD LADY. Y'ALL STOPPED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CRIMES THAT Y'ALL ARE COMMITTING AGAINST THE PEOPLE THAT COME AGAINST OUR GOD GIVEN RIGHTS. OUR GOD GIVEN RIGHTS IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SERVING THE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, 16 YEARS ACTUALLY. I'VE BEEN PULLING ME AWAY FROM THE PODIUM, BANNING ME, NOT LETTING ME SPEAK, TELLING ME I CAN'T COME ON THE PROPERTY AND ALL THIS STUFF. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE TO Y'ALL, HOW IS ANYBODY IN THIS TOWN GOING TO GET ANY TYPE OF AWARD FOR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CONSTITUTION OR BILL OF RIGHTS OR FREE SPEECH AFTER THE WHOLE PLANET BESIDES BAY COUNTY, THE WHOLE PLANET HAS WATCHED ME GET RIPPED TIME AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN FROM THIS PODIUM WHEN I'M ONLY SPEAKING THE TRUTH. OUR FOREFATHERS GAVE US THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS AND THIS, THIS PODIUM, AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE RIPPED ME OF [00:10:02] EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT THAT I PUT MY HAND ON THE BIBLE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII, TO UPHOLD, YOU KNOW, AND YOU KEEP RIPPING ME OF MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH. SO WHO, WHO IN THIS WHO IN THIS COUNTY IS GOING TO GET AN AWARD FOR, FOR FREE SPEECH? YOU KNOW, AND, AND Y'ALL GUYS ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY FOR CHAMPION FREE SPEECH. WHEN Y'ALL PULLED ME AWAY FROM THIS PODIUM, HOW MANY TIMES, THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER THE LAST SINCE 2010. AND ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS HOLD UP WHAT OUR FOREFATHERS WANTED US TO HAVE, WHICH IS FREEDOM. SIR, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG. I'D LIKE TO PAUSE FOR JUST A MOMENT. I WANT TO WELCOME CHIEF AUSTIN PUGH TO BAY COUNTY. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. CHIEF PUGH BEGINS HIS NEW POSITION LEADING EMERGENCY SERVICES ON JUNE THE 1ST, AND HE BRINGS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AT WALTON COUNTY AND A PROVEN RECORD OF DEDICATION AND CONSISTENCY. WELCOME, CHIEF PUGH. WE'RE SO WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU PART OF BAY COUNTY FAMILY NOW. YES, MA'AM. I LOOK, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. MR. SCHUBERT PUT ME THROUGH THE MILL. THERE WAS A LOT OF APPLICANTS. I WENT THROUGH IT. I APPRECIATE THAT, JUST. I JUST WANT ALL THE GUYS TO TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROCESS I WENT THROUGH WAS GRUELING. I DO BELIEVE THEY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. YOU HAVE MY WORD. I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO. WORK SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH YOU TO MAKE BAY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES BETTER. WE'RE GOING TO PROGRESS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE OF Y'ALL HONORING MY LIFE, I APPRECIATE YOU. WELCOME ABOARD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. JOEL [CONSENT AGENDA] SCHUBERT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, AND GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSION ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS. ITEM ONE. CHECK REGISTER INVENTORY DELETIONS AND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REPORTS AND APPROVE INVENTORY DELETIONS UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM TWO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LAKE POWELL AND WILD HERON. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, LAKE POWELL RESIDENTIAL GOLF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND WILD HERON PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT. ITEM THREE SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SALE OF BAY COUNTY SURPLUS PARCELS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS. ITEM FOUR RATIFICATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO GRANT AWARD FOR THE CONTRACT OR THE AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT KILOWATT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO RATIFY THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT KILOWATT. ITEM FIVE TERMINATION OF EASEMENT FOR EAST SEVENTH STREET IN HARLEM AVENUE. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE TERMINATION OF AN EASEMENT FOR EAST SEVENTH STREET IN HARLEM AVENUE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE TERMINATION UNDER COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. ITEM SIX MILITARY CONNECTED SCHOOLS GRANT LETTER OF SUPPORT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO PROVIDE A SIGNED LETTER OF SUPPORT TO NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ITEM SEVEN CHIEF OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, PUE CONFIRMATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF AUSTIN PUGH AS CHIEF OF EMERGENCY SERVICES UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES. ITEM EIGHT DATA MART SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH DATA MART UNDER GENERAL SERVICES ITEM NINE CONTRACT 26-32. UTILITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RENOVATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT. 2632 UTILITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RENOVATION TO SOUTHERN CONSTRUCTION SERVICE, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $324,134 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. ITEM TEN CONTRACT 2627 HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HVAC GRAPHICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 2627 HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HVAC GRAPHICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM TO JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $184,960.37 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. ITEM 11 CAREERSOURCE GULF COAST BOARD APPOINTMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPOINT CECIL JACKSON IN THE PRIVATE TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE SEAT, WITH A TERM SET TO EXPIRE MAY 19TH, 2030. ITEM 12. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIRECT BURNS LOCAL GRANT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE FISCAL YEAR 2025. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIRECT BURNS LOCAL GRANT FOR [00:15:05] $28,714 UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM 13 CONTRACT 2616 PIPELINING AND REHAB OF STORMWATER STRUCTURES. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 2616 PIPELINING AND REHAB OF STORMWATER STRUCTURES TO INLINER SOLUTIONS, LLC AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UNDER RISK MANAGEMENT. ITEM 14 RENEWAL OF BAY COUNTY PROPERTY INSURANCE PROGRAM STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. CLERK OF COURT PROPERTY APPRAISER, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, TAX COLLECTOR AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE UNDER UTILITY SERVICES. ITEM 15 EMERGENCY JAIL WATERLINE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER WITH STATE LINE WATERMARKS INCORPORATED IN GULF COAST UTILITY CONTRACTORS FOR MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR THE JAIL WATERLINE CONTRACT. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MADAM COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, [PUBLIC HEARING] MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. REGULAR AGENDA WOULD BE NEXT. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON REGULAR AGENDA TODAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG TO PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE ASK ANYONE THAT'S SPEAKING ON ANY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, ON ANY OF THE ITEMS TO PLEASE BE STANDING, BE SWORN IN. IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON ANY ITEMS ON TODAY'S MEETING. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH I DO. OKAY, THE FIRST ONE IS PLDPA20260081 AND PLZCA20280260082. SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE. MR. PORTER, MISTER CHAIRMAN, MY FIRM IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROPERTY FOR PROBABLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY NOW. OF ALL THE PROJECTS I'M GOING TO RECUSE. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OPEN PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA. WE'LL BE CONSIDERING THE ITEMS, MAYBE SWORN TESTIMONY. COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY ATTORNEY ADMINISTERS THE OATH FOR THE QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS AND REMINDS WITNESSES TO INDICATE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS AND BE SWORN IN. ARE THERE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO REPORT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH? NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH NO ONE MAYOR OF THE PROPERTY SPOKE WITH. NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN TO NO ONE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. ON APRIL 21ST, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES FROM AGRICULTURE TO INDUSTRIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM AG ONE GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO IND1 LIGHT INDUSTRY SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 11425 HIGHWAY 231 AND THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. 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 THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA WHERE THERE'S EXISTING INDUSTRIAL LAND USES AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 1.8 ACRES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS THE REQUESTED INDUSTRIAL LAND USE, AND IN D ONE ZONING DESIGNATION, THE REQUEST WOULD SERVE TO BRING THE ENTIRE 7.8 ACRES UNDER THE SINGLE LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. THE PROPERTY MEETS THE MINIMUM SIZE STANDARDS OF TABLE 8.1 OF THE LDR. HIGHWAY 231 IS IDENTIFIED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY ROADWAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? EDWARD SAN JUAN 2663 FERRO LANE. AND I'VE BEEN SWORN IN AND I APPRECIATE STAFF AND THE PLANNING BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANKFUL TO SEE YOU GROWING IN BAY COUNTY, I APPRECIATE IT, I'M PROUD TO BE HERE JUST FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN TO A MEETING LIKE THIS, [00:20:02] AND TO START WITH THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE EXERCISE FREE SPEECH IN A COUNTRY THAT DOES THAT. WE'RE BLESSED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK. NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. FOR DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DELIBERATION OR WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER MOORE YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. AND COMMISSIONER CARROLL ABSTAINS. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE PDPA20260055 AND PLZCA2026005 FOR SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE FOR 1712 AND 1714 MAPLE AVENUE. MR. PORTER, THIS IS ALSO THE PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WHERE THE ATTORNEY WOULD LIKE TO SWEAR. ANYONE IN THAT ABOUT THIS, PLEASE. IF THERE'S NOT ANYBODY ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN THAT DIDN'T EARLIER, ARE THERE ANY EX PARTE DE COMMUNICATIONS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH NO ONE FAMILIAR. THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROPERTY. SPOKEN WITH. NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKEN. NO ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. SPOKEN TO NO ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. AGAIN, ON APRIL 21ST, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.4 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO INDUSTRIAL, AND A CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO IND1 LIGHT INDUSTRY. THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED AT 1712 AND 1714 MAPLE AVENUE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONING CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SUBJECT PARCELS BE MERGED WITH A LARGER PARCEL OWNED BY THE SAME ENTITY. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA CONTAINING A VERY HIGH VOLUME OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL USES. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE EAST AND WEST, HAS THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER. THIS PROPERTY HAS AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND IN D ONE ZONING, THE REQUEST IS. THE REQUEST IS INTENDED TO BE AN EXPANSION OF THIS INDUSTRIAL USE. AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE SUBJECT PARCELS BE MERGED WITH A LARGER PARCEL BEFORE ANY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY COMMENCES. THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST MEETS THE MINIMUM STANDARD SIZE STANDARDS OF TABLE 8.1 OF THE LDR STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITION, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCES. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM. THERE WERE TWO NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE NORTH WHO ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND SPOKE ABOUT. THEY JUST HAD GENERAL CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MADAM CHAIR, IS THERE ANY KIND OF BUFFERING THAT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THOSE TWO? THERE'S A 25 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS. ANYBODY ELSE? WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DYLAN BROWN. 2615 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, LYNN HAVEN, AND I'M HERE TO REPRESENT ROBERTS AND ROBERTS INCORPORATED, THE OWNER OF THE PARCELS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU. WOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING FOR DISCUSSION. WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PLZCA20260057. ZONE CHANGE 2599 EAST HIGHWAY 390. THIS IS ALSO A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO REPORT [00:25:07] FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH NO ONE SEEING THE PROPERTY SPOKEN TO NO ONE. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SPOKEN WITH. NO ONE SEEING THE PROPERTY SPOKEN. NO ONE SEEING THE PROPERTY SPOKEN TO NO ONE. ALL RIGHT, MR. PORTER. THANK YOU. ON APRIL 21ST, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.2 ACRES FROM C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2599 EAST HIGHWAY 390 IN THE UNINCORPORATED LYNN HAVEN AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 390, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY. IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND C3 ZONING DURING. IN NEARBY PROPERTIES TO THE EAST ARE ALSO ZONED C3. THE PROPERTY ALSO CURRENTLY HAS GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MEETS THE BULK REGULATION REQUIREMENTS OF LDR. TABLE 6.1 STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. WE DID RECEIVE TWO EMAIL COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM. ONE WAS AN OBJECTION AND ONE WAS IN SUPPORT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WHAT IS THE. WHAT IS THE BUFFER BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL AND THE SEAT? CURRENTLY IT WOULD BE A 25 FOOT BUFFER MINIMUM SIX FOOT TALL FENCE. IS THAT WHAT THE MINIMUM. IF THEY. IF THEY DO OPEN STORAGE, THEN THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SCREEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. BUT. BUT THE FENCE IS NOT IS NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THEY. THEY ELECT NOT TO DO A FULL 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK. APRIL BERGLÖF TWO AND ONE LAKEVIEW TERRACE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY TO ANSWER. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ENOUGH. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH. ANYONE WANT TO DISCUSS FURTHER AT THE COMMISSION? IF NOT, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. NEXT IS NUMBER 19. PLLPTA20260013. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT IN CHAPTER 12. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M GOING TO. 19 TO 20 ARE BASICALLY THE SAME THING. ONCE COMP PLAN, ONCE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS THE COMPANY THAT MY FIRM DOES WORK WITH. SO I'M GOING TO RECUSE ON THIS. OKAY I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REVISE THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED PLAN AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. ON MARCH 17TH, 2026, THE BOARD VOTED TO TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR REVIEW. THE FTC HAS COMPLETED THE REVIEW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENT, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS. 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 MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE LIR LAND USE CATEGORY IS ONE DWELLING UNIT PER THREE ACRES. REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICE, THE AMENDMENT WOULD NOT INCREASE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS OF THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN, OR TO THE OVERALL ENTITLEMENTS OF ANY APPROVED, DETAILED, SPECIFIC AREA PLANS. [00:30:04] STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. THIS IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC. IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M RAY GREER. MY ADDRESS IS 2910 KERRY FOREST PARKWAY, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. I AM THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS WAS A LARGE SCALE, STATE COORDINATED REVIEW BECAUSE IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN, AND IT WAS REVIEWED BY ALL THE STATE AGENCIES. WE DID COORDINATE WITH THE STATE AGENCIES DURING THEIR REVIEW TO HELP THEM ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. AND THE WHOLE INTENT BEHIND THIS CATEGORY, THE ADJUSTMENT IN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY, IS TO ALLOW FOR US TO CLUSTER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT INSIDE THIS AREA, INSIDE THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY IN THE SECTOR PLAN, IT IS THE SMALLEST CATEGORY THAT OCCURS. IT'S 892 ACRES. AND THE WAY THAT IT WAS A CARRYOVER FROM THE WEST BAY SECTOR PLAN, IT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN IN 2015, AND THE WAY THE CATEGORY WAS SET UP, IT IT WAS MORE INTENDED FOR SEPTIC TANK AND POBOL WELLS VERSUS HAVING POTABLE WATER AND SANITARY SEWER. THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY SERVED BY ALL OF THE 892 ACRES IS SERVED BY THE PANAMA CITY BEACH UTILITY SERVICE AREA. AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ADJUSTING THE DENSITY TO ALLOW FOR A MORE EFFICIENT CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR INSIDE THIS AREA. AND THEN WE'LL PUT THE CATEGORIES INTENDED FOR TO PRESERVE THE LARGER AREAS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THAT TO OCCUR. SO THAT'S THE INTENT BEHIND THE ADJUSTMENT. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BOARD. DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MOORE YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. AND COMMISSIONER CARROLL ABSTAINS. NUMBER 20PLLDR20260015. LDR AMENDMENT CHAPTER 16. THIS IS QUASI JUDICIAL EX PARTE. I'M SORRY. NO, I APOLOGIZE, THAT'S MY MISTAKE. IT'S LEGISLATIVE. MY MISTAKE. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO REVISE CHAPTER 16 OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED TEXT AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS INCREASE THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITH THE. WITHIN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL ZONING 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. WITHIN THE ZONING CATEGORY IS ONE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE. REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER, THE AMENDMENT WOULD NOT INCREASE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS OF THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN OR TO THE OVERALL ENTITLEMENTS OF ANY APPROVED, DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA PLAN. STAFF AGREES WITH. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. THIS IS THE. THIS REQUEST IS RELATED TO THE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT YOU JUST HEARD UPDATING THE. THE LDR PORTION OF. OF THOSE REGULATIONS, STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. IT'S OPEN NOW TO PUBLIC. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK COME UP AND SAY YOUR NAME. REMEMBER ANYBODY ALL RIGHT. CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND IS THERE A DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD. AND IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION MOTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND IF WE COULD GET A ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CAROL STEIN AND CHAIRMAN PEACE. YES, MA'AM. AND THEN COMMISSIONER CAROL ABSTAINED. ROUTE NUMBER 21, [00:35:08] PLLPTA20260019. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CHAPTER THREE. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM CHAIRMAN. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, 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 AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. ON MARCH 17TH, 2026, THE BOARD VOTED TO TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR REVIEW. THE FTC HAS COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR CONCERNS. STAFF IS PROPOSING A REVISION TO CHAPTER THREE 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 OR D R I'D R I DEVELOPMENT ORDER, WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 14TH, 2008. REMOVING THIS LANGUAGE WILL ELIMINATE DUPLICATE AMENDMENT PROCESSES WHEN PROPERTY INSIDE THE ORIGINAL BAY POINT BOUNDARY PROPOSES NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE REVISION ALSO EXTENDS ANY DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BY THE BOARD BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. WE DID RECEIVE SOME INITIAL COMMENTS WHEN THIS PROCESS BEGAN FROM ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN BAY POINT DEER EYE AREA. WE REVISED SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE TO ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNS SINCE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD JUST WANT TO I THINK THE COMMENT YOU WERE REFERRING TO WAS THE APPLICANT. THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT IF THEY WANTED TO DEVELOP BY THE OLD RULES, THAT WAS STILL AN OPTION VERSUS THEY COULD DO THE NEW RULES. YOU JUST CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. NOW ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK COME FORWARD. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? IF NOT, COULD YOU MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER 22PLLDR20260020. LDR AMENDMENTS OF. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. THIS THIS REQUEST IS IS RELATED TO THE THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT WE JUST HEARD AND YOU VOTED ON. IT'S UPDATING THE PORTIONS OF THE LDR THAT REFERS TO THE BAY POINT DRY OR JUST IN GENERAL. SO ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM STAFF TO REVISE THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED TEXT AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS RECOGNIZED THE ELIMINATION OF THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACTS OR. DIRDRIS. THE REVISION ALSO EXTENDS ANY DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026, WITHIN THE AREA OF THE ORIGINAL BAY POINT DRI, WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 14TH, 2008. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF PUBLIC HEARING APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. AGAIN, WE RECEIVED NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THIS ITEM. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WE'LL OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? IF NOT, COULD WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MADAM COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE NUMBER 23. PLLDR2026007 FOR LDR AMENDMENTS. CHAPTERS 28 AND 29. ON APRIL 21ST, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY [00:40:14] PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM STAFF TO REVISE CHAPTERS 28 AND 29 OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED TEXT AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LDR. THE REVISION TO SECTION 2804 ESTABLISHES SPECIFIC LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THE PURPOSE FOR THE REVISION IS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC USE FROM THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL ZONINGS, AS WELL AS ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITHIN ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL USE. THE REVISION TO SECTION 29. 18.3 REVISES LANGUAGE REGARDING LOT SPLITS WITHIN PLATTED SUBDIVISIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR LOT SPLITS TO BE PERMITTED IF THE RESULTING PARCELS MEET A MINIMUM ONE ACRE SIZE REQUIREMENT, OR IF DETERMINED TO BE AN URBANIZED LEGACY PLAT, WHICH IS DEFINED WITHIN THE PROPOSED TEXT REVISION. STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THESE ITEMS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, MA'AM, IF I COULD. WAYNE, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL JUMPING ON THIS. IT CAUGHT EVERYBODY OFF GUARD WHEN ALL THAT CLEARING HAPPENED AND NO ONE WAS AWARE. SO THIS THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE QUESTION ON THE 40 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, WE TALK ABOUT NUMBER OF TREES, SHRUBS, BUSHES, ALL THAT HAS TO COME. HOW DO WE DEFINE IT IN THIS 40 FOOT? DO WE SAY HOW MANY TREES OR BUSHES OR TO TO ENCOMPASS THAT? WELL, NOT EXPLICITLY LANDSCAPING. WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AS WE HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 20 FOOT BUFFER AND THE BUSH AND TREE COUNT THERE. WE WOULD JUST LOOK AT IT AS, AS, AS ESSENTIALLY 220 FOOT BUFFERS SIDE BY SIDE. SO WOULD THAT BE A TYPE A, B, C OR D, OR HOW THAT WOULD BE TYPE C TIMES TWO. THAT WOULD BE VERY CLEAR ON. THEY CAN'T JUST GO PUT 2000 SHRUBS OUT THERE. I MEAN WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME SOME DENSITY. OKAY. YES. THANK YOU. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EXISTING VEGETATION WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN AS WELL AS LONG AS IT MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE THE PREFERRED. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S GOING TO BE MY QUESTION ABOUT EXISTING BECAUSE THE NOISE I THINK WAS ONE OF THE MAIN, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT CONSTANT. HUM. YEAH, WE DID APPLY THIS ONE TO THE ONE ON WHITFIELD ROAD. SUBSTATION. WILL THIS BE APPLIED TO THAT CURRENT. NO, SIR. NO SIR. THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT ORDER CAME IN AND WAS APPROVED BEFORE OBVIOUSLY THIS THIS SOMEBODY TALKED TO HIM ALONE. THEY'VE THEY'VE AGREED TO THEY AGREED. YEAH THEY DID. YEAH. OH WELL THEY VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO THAT. YES. YEAH. I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANY OTHER BOARD DISCUSSION. IF NOT, CAN SOMEONE MAKE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION. SECOND, CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. MADAM. COMMISSIONER. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES. COMMISSIONER. CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, [PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)] MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT UP IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING, CHRISTI MCELROY. TALLAHASSEE AND PORT SAINT JOE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO SPEND MAGIC MOMENTS WITH YOU ALL. I SENT YOU ALL A PRESENTATION, AS YOU KNOW, CONGRESSIONAL SEAT NUMBER TWO IS OPEN, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE TIGER BAY CLUB FORUM YESTERDAY. THEY PUT OUT A NICE WRITE UP. IT'S VERY FAIR AND IT'S ACCURATE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO READ THAT, AND IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THE SIX CANDIDATES STAND RIGHT NOW. I DID WATCH THE BAY COUNTY DEBATE AS WELL. THE ONE YESTERDAY GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE HEATED. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON. BUT TRYING TO SEPARATE YOURSELF SOMETIMES TAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK. SO I SENT YOU ALL A COPY OF THIS PRESENTATION. IT'S [00:45:10] CONCERNING ONE OF THE CANDIDATES. IT'S JUST IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT. I'M NOT ON FACEBOOK. THIS ONE DID MAKE IT TO THE BEACON OF BAY COUNTY, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION AND MY PERSPECTIVE, NOT BASED ON OPINION, BUT THE FACTS THAT I KNOW AND THIRD PARTY. SO RIGHT NOW, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE COMING TO YOU ALL AS CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND PROBABLY ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THEM. AND THAT'S THEIR RIGHT. BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE AND WHAT IS THE BEST FIT RIGHT NOW IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS FOR OUR PANHANDLE AND HOW WE GROW, BECAUSE OUR ASSETS ARE SOMETHING I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE NEED TO HAVE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF AND WHAT WE DON'T NEED IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW, OR MORE CAREER POLITICIANS. WE NEED PEOPLE THAT ARE NIMBLE, CAN GET THEIR THOUGHTS AND FACTS ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE CHANGE FOR THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE THAT MEETS WITH WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAY I GIVE THIS TO AND YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THIS. THANK YOU. DELIGHT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK? MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. WELL, THE 14TH JUDICIAL ORDER. MILLER, WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE MY LAWYER. AFTER I FILED A NELSON HEARING AGAINST LAURA MCCARTHY, HAS DONE ME EXACTLY THE SAME. SHE'S NOT ALLOWED ME TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE, NOT ALLOWED ME TO SEE ANY OF THE EVIDENCE THAT'S BEING USED AGAINST ME AND JUST TOLD ME IF I RECORD IT, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE ME PUT IN JAIL. THE REASON I'M RECORDING IS BECAUSE I CAN'T READ AND I CAN'T WRITE. IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE BEEN THROWN INTO A ROOM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES INSIDE THE BAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AND THEY'VE RIPPED ME OF EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT I HAVE. AND SHE'S USING THE SAME EVIDENCE THEY USED AGAINST ME TO KIDNAP ME WAY BACK WHEN, WHEN I FACED THIS GOVERNMENT AND YOU FIRST SAID, I POINTED AN AK 47 AT SOMEBODY, THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THEN Y'ALL SAID I WAS ARRESTED ON A MILITARY BASE. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THEN I GOT FRAMED WHEN A LADY ASKED ME TO BORROW MY PHONE, WENT INTO THE BATHROOM WITH IT, AND PLAYED ON FACEBOOK THAT I WANTED TO KILL EVERYBODY. I DID A YEAR AND A WEEK IN PRISON FOR THAT, YOU KNOW? AND I'M TALKING ABOUT PRISON. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NICE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT DURING THE MEANTIME, I COULD HAVE PROVED I WAS INNOCENT. I COULD HAVE PROVED I WASN'T CRAZY BECAUSE I HAD TO GO THROUGH A SECURITY BACKGROUND CHECK JUST TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH THE PEOPLE THEY WERE SAYING I WAS DELUSIONAL ABOUT. SO HERE I AM YET AGAIN. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT BECAUSE I'VE ROBBED A CONSTITUTION TO SUCH AN EXTENT FOR GOING SINCE 2010. AND NOW AUTUMN MILLER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAURA MCCARTHY AND THE REST OF THE BAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ARE FRAMING ME AGAIN, NOT ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE. AND. OH YEAH, AND LET'S DON'T FORGET, YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT KICKED OUT FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK ON PANAMA CITY BEACH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS STATING THE FACTS. YOU KNOW, YOU ROBBED AN OLD LADY, CHARGED HER $42,000 TO CLEAN HER YARD, WHETHER SHE WANTED IT CLEANED OR NOT. THERE AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN MAKE UP FOR THAT, YOU KNOW. AND DURING THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, I, THE SEXUAL PREDATOR, CALLED ME AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THAT GETS MY NERVE, CLARA. YOU KNOW, IT GETS IT REALLY BAD. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY, DON'T WORRY, IT HAPPENED IN THE COUNTY. IT'S OUT OF THEIR JURISDICTION. NOW THAT THAT WAS YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE BAY COUNTY MAYOR. I MEAN, PANAMA CITY BEACH MAYOR, EXCUSE ME. AND DURING THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE HEARD ME SAY THAT I IT'S A HANG UP THE PHONE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION. I'VE CALLED THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WITH NUMEROUS DIFFERENT FELONIES. AND THEY KEEP HANGING UP THE PHONE, WHETHER IT'S CHICAGO MIKE WITH THE METH, AMPHETAMINES OR THE PISTOLS AT 1040 OAK AVENUE, OR THE RACKETEERING AND STRONG ARMED EXTORTION OF THE PEOPLE, ALL THEY DO IS HANG UP THE PHONE, YOU KNOW? AND THEN WE GOT PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY TALK ABOUT ME BEING THE CRAZY ONE. ALL I'M DOING IS HOLDING UP THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. Y'ALL HAD THE CHOICE TO TAKE AND CHOOSE BETWEEN THAT AND THE GOOD THINGS THAT MY LORD GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO DO. YOU KNOW, LIKE THE ENERGY INVENTION, THE ASTEROID DEFENSE, THE OIL SPILL INVENTIONS, AND ALL THE STUFF. Y'ALL ARE THE ONES THAT'S CHOOSING EVIL. AND I'M HAVING TO BE STUCK BECAUSE I GOT A PEDOPHILE ON ONE SIDE OF ME AND A PEDOPHILE ON THE OTHER, AND BOTH OF THEM ARE REGISTERED, YOU KNOW. AND WHAT [00:50:04] HAVE THEY DONE? YOU KNOW, I AIN'T NOTHING I CAN SAY ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S SICK, YOU KNOW? AND WHAT DO BAY COUNTY DONE? YOU'VE COVERED ME UP, MADE ME LOOK MAD. AND Y'ALL HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING FOR THE CONSTITUTION OR BILL OF RIGHTS. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN BECK. WOULD [COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT] ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALICIA CROTHERS APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR TO THE COUNTY COURT JUDGE SEAT. SHE'S NOT LEAVING QUITE YET. SHE'LL STILL BE HERE FOR ONE MORE MEETING. BUT WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. ALL RIGHT. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT. I'D JUST [COUNTY MANAGER REPORT] LIKE TO SAY THAT ALICIA CARRUTHERS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO US FOR THE LAST COUPLE OR SEVERAL YEARS, AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER IN THE COUNTIES GETTING A GOOD ONE. OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR CONFIRMING CHIEF PUGH. IT WAS AN EXHAUSTIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT DID APPLY AND EXPRESSED INTEREST. WE LITERALLY HAD DOZENS AND DOZENS OF APPLICANTS THAT WERE QUALIFIED. WE INTERVIEWED OVER 20 FOLKS AND CHIEF CHIEF'S CHARACTER. HIS EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS WERE A GOOD FIT FOR US, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HE DOES IN EMERGENCY SERVICES. ALL I'VE GOT. OH, I WOULD LIKE TO. ALSO, CHIEF WHATLEY IS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. DON MURRAY'S PROBABLY BACK AT THE EOC, BUT CHIEF WHATLEY HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AS THE INTERIM. WE STILL GOT TWO MORE WEEKS, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT SHE'S DONE. AND THEN ALSO DON MURRAY HAS BEEN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OVER THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AS WELL, AND THEY'VE DONE JUST A TREMENDOUS JOB OUT [CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS] THERE IN THE INTERIM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH. I GOT A COUPLE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO HIGH POINT LANDING, PLEASE DO SO. THE COUNTY HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB STAFF, PARKS AND REC AND BUILDING A BRAND NEW PAVILION THERE THAT WILL GO ALONG VERY NICE WITH OUR BOAT RAMP THAT WE'RE EXTENDING AND WIDENING AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS GOING ON THERE, NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT. ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE BOARD. WE FINALLY GOT BAY DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE TO SIGN THEIR AGREEMENT. SO WE WILL HAVE THIS PROGRAM STARTING NINTH GRADERS, CTE FIRE ONE. THE GOAL AND THE VISION OF THIS WAS TO GET OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE JOBS AND CAREERS IN THEIR OWN TOWNS, KEEP OUR CHILDREN HERE, AND MAKE LOCAL PEOPLE HEROES. SO WHAT BETTER WAY THAN GET THAT PROGRAM STARTED? SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP OF BAY DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE. IT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM. ALSO, TOO, I WANT TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE CATHY FAMILY. AS WE ALL KNOW, MAYOR CATHY PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON, PLEASE DO SO. THAT WILL BE HELD AT AL CATHY PARK OR PIER RATHER ON PIER ROAD FROM 4 TO 5. MEMORIAL SERVICE STARTS AT 5:00 PM. CONGRATULATIONS TO CHIEF PUGH. I SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. WE'D LIKE TO THANK BRIDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR EMS AND OUR PEOPLE. AND ALICIA CARUTHERS, CONGRATULATIONS. IT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT THAT THEY ARE GETTING A GOOD ONE, AND WE ARE SO SAD TO SEE YOU LEAVE, BUT SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU FLOURISH AND DO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. YES, MA'AM. I GOT JUST A HANDFUL OF THINGS. ALICIA, YOU WERE TOP OF THE LIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR DEDICATION. WE HAVE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU, AND HOPEFULLY NONE OF US WILL EVER HAVE TO GO BEFORE YOU. SO. AND YOUR NEXT ROLE. BUT WE DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AL. CATHY. THAT WAS THE SAME THING. HE OWNED THE ACE HARDWARE STORE. HE WAS A STAPLE IN MEXICO BEACH FOR A LONG TIME. I SERVED WITH HIM FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON CDC BOARD OVER THERE, AND WE JUST WISH HIS FAMILY ALL OF OUR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES. THIS IS A WEEK OF GRADUATION. SO ALL THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN GRADUATING AND GETTING ANOTHER BIG CHAPTER IN THEIR LIFE COMPLETED, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GO OUT AND DO GREAT THINGS, COME BACK TO BAY COUNTY. SOME OF THEM HOPEFULLY WILL RESIDE BACK HERE AND BRING US, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THEY'VE LEARNED BACK TO BAY COUNTY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PIPELINE IN 231. I'VE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW CALLS ABOUT THAT. THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON THAT. THEY CLOSED THE MEDIAN. SO IT'S BEEN FORCING PEOPLE TO MAKE A RIGHT GO UP. 231 THERE'S BEEN A GLITCH WITH SOME PERMITTING ISSUES WITH THE RAILROAD. WE GOT CONFIRMATION FROM DOT. THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN THAT MEDIAN BACK UP. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA, IT WILL BE REOPENED UNTIL THEY GET THE PERMITTING SETTLED, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY GOING TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL RELIEVE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION THERE. CHIEF PUGH, WELCOME ABOARD. WE THANK [00:55:03] YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE RISK TO COME BE WITH US. YOU WERE IN A GREAT JOB, IN A GREAT PLACE, AND IT'S ALWAYS RISKY TO PUT YOUR NAME OUT THERE. BUT WE THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS FROM YOU. LASTLY, MONDAY, VETERANS MEMORIAL DAY, THIS IS A GREAT DAY TO COOK HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, DRINK BEER, BE ON THE BOAT. BUT IT'S ALSO A DAY TO TO GRIEVE AND TO MOURN THOSE THAT HAVE DIED SERVING OUR COUNTRY. ALLOW US TO BE HERE. ALLOW US TO HAVE FREE SPEECH, TO HAVE FREEDOM. THOSE MEN AND WOMEN SERVE THIS COUNTRY, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE. WHAT THEY DID FOR US TO ALLOW US TO BE HERE. WE WILL HAVE VETERANS COUNCIL WILL HAVE OBSERVANCE ON MONDAY MORNING AT TEN AT CAMP FOREST LAWN. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. YES, MA'AM. ANOTHER THING UP KIND OF IN THE AREA, BUT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN YOU. JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THE DETOUR ON 2321 ARE, IS MY 14 YEAR OLD IS SO PROUD THAT SHE CAN SAY BECAUSE SHE'S HEARD MY FATHER CALL IT THE DAMN ROAD. BUT ON THAT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A BYPASS AND BASICALLY INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS THAT IF YOU'RE GOING ON. 231 NORTH TO THEY. I KNOW IT SEEMS COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT TO TURN RIGHT ON TITUS ROAD, GO DOWN TO TITUS ROAD, AND THEN YOU GET TO TAKE A LEFT ON A LIGHT AND ANOTHER LEFT ON A LIGHT. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF WRECKS THERE, AND I WAS ACTUALLY COMING UP LAST WEEK, HEADED HOME, AND SOMEBODY TRIED TO SHOOT THE GAP, AND WE HAD A VERY BAD WRECK RIGHT THERE ON 231 IN THE EVENING, ABOUT 630 THAT NIGHT. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND FOLKS, JUST IT, IT ACTUALLY MOVES VERY FAST. TAKE A RIGHT AND THEN YOU GET A LEFT AND A LEFT ON A LIGHT. IT'S A LOT SAFER. EVERYBODY CAN GET WHERE THEY'RE GOING IN A GOOD TIME. WE APPRECIATE THAT, ALICIA. UNLIKE THESE OTHERS, I MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU WITH MY OTHER DAY JOB. SO I WILL BE DEFINITELY ON THE OTHER FOOT. I STILL MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A SMART ALECK, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A GOAL AND OBJECTIVE OF YOURS FOR A LONG TIME. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE TENACITY. WELL DESERVED, WELL EARNED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU ON THAT SIDE OF THE DAY. JOB TO CHIEF PUGH, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. CHIEF WHITELY, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. YOU STEPPED INTO A HARD SPOT, YOU'VE SERVED WITH CLASS AND I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. A LOT OF MINERS ARE REPETITIVE, SO BEAR WITH ME IN JUST A MOMENT. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATING SENIORS. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU ALL. AND GOING INTO THIS NEXT STEP IN YOUR LIFE. ALICIA, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORELY MISSED. SHE'S BEEN A BIG PART OF OUR OUR LEGAL TEAM HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU BUT WISH YOU THE BEST. CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF. YOU REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND CHIEF WHITELY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH AND YOU'VE TOOK THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE. MY LAST THING IS, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER. VIVIAN SANCHEZ. GRADUATED FROM KINDERGARTEN TOMORROW. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. WELL, EVERYTHING IT'S A REPEAT, BUT OBVIOUSLY, ALICIA, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU RAN, I SAID, WELL, I'M GOING TO WIN EITHER WAY. IF YOU IF YOU IF YOU GET UP THERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER GREAT JUDGE TO ADD TO THE OTHERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN BAY COUNTY. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF THEIR TEAM. AND IF YOU LOST, THEN YOU WOULD STILL BE RIGHT HERE WITH US. AND THAT WOULD ALSO BE A WIN FOR ALL OF US. SO I'M SO HAPPY YOU GOT YOUR YOUR DREAM JOB THERE. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING, WATCHING WHAT YOU DO WITH IT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PLASTERED SMILES. I THINK THEY'RE STILL SMILING THIS MORNING FROM BAY. LAST NIGHT THERE WERE THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE GRADUATING AND BAY ACTUALLY HAD 100% GRADUATE LAST NIGHT, WHICH WAS FABULOUS. AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT SUMMER SEASON STARTING MEMORIAL DAY IS IS ON US AT THE BEACH AND IT'S GOING TO BE STRONG. AND PLEASE BE PATIENT WHEN YOU'RE AT THE BEACH. I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING A LITTLE A LITTLE ROAD RAGE STYLE ON THE BEACH ALREADY. AND WE DON'T EVEN WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE FOLKS HERE TO THIS COMING WEEKEND. SO BE PATIENT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ROAD REBUILDING GOING ON, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF NIGHT PAVING AND IT'S A LITTLE DANGEROUS. SO JUST JUST SLOW DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE SOON ENOUGH. AND CHIEF PUGH, WE'RE SO SO WELCOME WELCOME. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. JUST WELCOME TO BAY COUNTY AND YOUR FAMILY. YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING THEM AND [01:00:04] LETTING EVERYBODY BE A PART OF OF OUR TEAM HERE. SO WITH THAT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.