[CALL TO ORDER]
          [APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]
          [PUBLIC COMMENT]
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          PUBLIC COMMENT IS GOING TO BE OPEN TO ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS IT'S PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TODAY. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, COULD YOU COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. 
          NEXT WILL BE. OH, EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE ONE PERSON. YES, SIR. HEY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HEY. 
          GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS NICK ZATEZALO. I AM ACTUALLY A RUNNING FOR CONGRESS HERE IN THE DISTRICT TWO CONGRESSIONAL SEAT. I'M. I GREW UP HERE IN THE PANHANDLE, AND I'VE WORKED IN THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS AND TECHNOLOGY AND AND PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. I'M HERE AT A LITTLE DIFFERENT TIME THAN NORMAL CANDIDATES BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS DATA CENTER ISSUE GOING ON UP IN JACKSON COUNTY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. AND I WANT TO BE HELPFUL IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY, WHO UNDERSTANDS IT AND ALSO WHOSE FAMILY HAS LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND GOING TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN THIS MESS TOGETHER. IT'S TIME TO HAVE SOME PATRIOTIC COURAGE AND STAND UP TO WHAT'S GOING ON 
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COMING AT OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS ISN'T A PARTIZAN ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH. AND I'M HERE, AND I HOPE YOU ARE TOO, TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE AND OUR LAND AND OUR ECONOMY FOR WHAT'S COMING. I WANT BAY COUNTY TO BE READY FOR SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE KNOCKS ON OUR DOOR. WE ARE FIGHTING SOMETHING THAT'S MUCH BIGGER THAN US. IT'S HAPPENING TO RURAL COUNTIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND THESE DATA CENTERS COMING IN ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZING OR UNDERSTAND. AND THE IMPACTS TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY ARE NOT AS GOOD AS WHAT THEY SAY AT ALL. AND IN MANY CASES, HORRIBLY TRAUMATIC FOR PEOPLE'S JOBS AND GOING ON. JACKSON COUNTY WAS LUCKY. THEY HAVE A COUNTY LAWYER AND THEY GOT IT RIGHT. I THINK THEY DID A GOOD MORATORIUM ON WHAT THEY PASSED LAST MONTH. BUT I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS, AND I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE ON MORATORIUM ORDINANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN FLORIDA. 
          WHAT I FOUND THAT'S WORKED, WHAT I FOUND THAT'S BEEN KIND OF THEY STILL CAN GET THINGS THROUGH AND GET STUFF ON THE GROUND TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO DECIDE WHAT COMES INTO THE COMMUNITY AND NOT BE WALKED OVER AS THEY DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO BUILD AND BUY LAND AND START TO GET PERMITS PUT IN. FOR EXAMPLE, IN FORT MEADE AND POLK COUNTY, JUST RECENTLY, THERE WAS A 1200 ACRE DATA FACILITY APPROVED OUT THERE THAT NEEDS 1.2GW OF POWER. THAT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER AS ALL OF TALLAHASSEE, PANAMA CITY, AND ALACHUA IN GAINESVILLE COMBINED. IN ONE FACILITY. THAT'S 600 DIESEL GENERATORS, HOSPITAL DIESEL GENERATORS ON BACKUP. TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HAS TWO OF THOSE GENERATORS. YOU'RE TALKING 600 OUT THERE TO TURN THAT THING ON AND KEEP IT ON. 
          AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. RECENTLY, GOVERNOR DESANTIS PASSED SB 484 INTO LAW, WHICH WAS A PRETTY GOOD BILL. I SUPPORTED THE AI BILL OF RIGHTS THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS DOING. 
          EVEN THOUGH I'M A DEMOCRAT, I THINK IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER ON THESE ISSUES AND FIGHT TOGETHER AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE PARTIZANSHIP HERE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT BILL GOT WATERED DOWN A BIT. AND THERE'S NDAS INVOLVED AND THERE'S THERE'S PIECES OF THIS THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT AS GOOD. BUT ONE THING IT DOES IS MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL DO NOW HAVE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT COMES INTO THIS COUNTY AND WHAT DOESN'T. 
          SO I'M ASKING YOU TO STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BAY COUNTY, THE PEOPLE OF NORTH FLORIDA. AGAIN, THE ONE IN JACKSON COUNTY IS THREE MILES FROM YOUR LINE. THERE WERE PEOPLE IN JACKSON COUNTY FROM BAY COUNTY THAT WERE UP THERE FIGHTING THAT AND TRYING TO STOP IT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE POLITICAL BOUNDARIES ARE. SO I'M GLAD TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANYTHING I CAN. 
          I'VE GOT SOME HANDOUTS I'VE BEEN GIVING ABOUT THE MORATORIUMS AND THE LAND USE CODES, AND THEN I'VE GOT ABOUT 20 PAGES OF RESEARCH AND I'M GLAD TO BE HELPFUL ANY WAY I 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
CAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. 
          APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. 
          WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. JOEL SCHUBERT THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSION ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS. ITEM ONE. CHECK, REGISTER AND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REPORTS UNDER BUDGET OFFICE ITEM TWO. FISCAL YEAR 2026. 
          BUDGET AMENDMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 BUDGET UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM THREE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN BAY COUNTY AND THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. ITEM FOUR CAREERSOURCE GULF COAST BOARD BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE CAREERSOURCE GULF COAST FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 BUDGET UNDER PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM FIVE EAST PASS FEASIBILITY STUDY CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO MRD ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $183,750 FOR THE EAST PASS FEASIBILITY STUDY AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAME ITEM. SIX CONTRACT. 2631 MCKENZIE BOAT RAMP PROJECT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT. 2631 MCKENZIE BOAT RAMP PROJECT TO INLAND CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING. INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $592,295 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UNDER THE UTILITY SERVICES ITEM SEVEN CONTRACT 2611 UTILITY DESIGN PLAN REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 2611 UTILITY DESIGN PLAN REVIEW CONSULT CONSULTING SERVICES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO ARCADIS US INCORPORATED AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. THANK YOU. SIR, CAN I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION. AND SECOND, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT IS THE REGULAR AGENDA. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ON TO THAT. AND THE 
          [County Attorney]
DATA CENTER RESOLUTION RECOMMENDATION BOARD TO APPROVE THE DATA CENTER RESOLUTION AND 
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AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE SAME. YES, MA'AM. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTS THAT STAFF CAREFULLY ANALYZE THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD EXPEDITIOUSLY, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WAYS OUR REGULATIONS CAN BE IMPROVED TO ADDRESS THOSE POSSIBILITIES. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY APPLICATION THAT'S BEEN FILED IN BAY COUNTY FOR A DATA CENTER, BUT WE WANTED TO GET AHEAD OF IT. THE THE RESOLUTION MENTIONS THE POSSIBILITY OF A MORATORIUM. WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM STAFF ON WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. THE. THE MORATORIUM PROCESS WOULD REQUIRE PLANNING BOARD AND COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVAL, SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK IN EARLY JULY TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION. CHAIRMAN, CERTAINLY. I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE PUT A BAN ON AI DATA CENTERS IN BAY COUNTY. I JUST DON'T SEE THE THE THE REASONING, THE THE RESOURCES THIS THINGS TAKE ARE INCREDIBLE. YOU LOOK ALL THE WAY FROM DUVAL COUNTY, NASSAU COUNTY, VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA HAS THE MOST OUT OF ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY, OVER 300 AI DATA CENTERS RIGHT NOW. CURRENTLY IN LOUISIANA. THEY'RE BUILDING ONE FIVE MILES BY ONE MILE WIDE. 
          THESE ARE HUGE. AND THEY TAKE UP ALL OF OUR RESOURCES. AND IT'S NOT WORTH THE PEOPLE OF BAY COUNTY OR OUR RESOURCES. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO BAN AI DATA CENTERS IN BAY COUNTY. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. MOTION IS GOING TO DIE FOR LACK OF A SECOND. BUT CAN WE CONTINUE TO DISCUSS? YES, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? YEAH, I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE END UP VOTING, IF THAT'S OKAY. NO. NO DISRESPECT. YES, SIR. MR. MAYFIELD. TIMELINES. SO YOU STATED THAT YOU WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM STAFF ON A MORATORIUM. I'M LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM Y'ALL ON, ON ON. 
          YEAH. SO THE, THE WE'VE ALREADY PREPARED STAFF HAS ALREADY PREPARED THE TEXT OF WHAT A MORATORIUM WOULD LOOK LIKE THAT WOULD GIVE STAFF UP TO SIX MONTHS TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO ADDRESS DATA CENTERS. IAN CROWLEY HAS ALREADY. I BELIEVE, SHARED WITH ALL OF Y'ALL HIS INITIAL WHITE PAPER ON. KIND OF IDENTIFYING THE ISSUES THAT THAT DATA CENTERS PRESENT, BOTH ELECTRICITY LOAD AND WATER ISSUES AND NOISE AND OTHER ISSUES. SO IF Y'ALL PROVIDE DIRECTION, WHAT WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO DO IS TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH A, WITH A MORATORIUM. IF YOU HAVE OTHER DIRECTION, THAT'S FINE TOO. BUT THE, THE, THE RESOLUTION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IS JUST TO ASK STAFF TO LOOK AT THIS MORE CLOSELY AND TO PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAVE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SO THIS IS GOING TO GO TO PLANNING BOARD. EARLIEST IS GOING TO GO TO PLANNING BOARD WOULD BE JULY. THEY GO TO PLANNING BOARD AT THE END OF JUNE AND THEN COME TO YOU INTO THIS MONTH AND COME TO YOU FIRST MEETING IN JULY. SO WHAT IF SOMEONE NEXT WEEK MAKES AN APPLICATION TO. SO WHAT THIS ONE THING THAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES IS DIRECT STAFF TO NOTIFY ANY POTENTIAL APPLICANTS THAT THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT THESE ISSUES THAT THAT THE THE LEGAL TERM THAT'S USED FOR THAT IN THE CASE LAW IS A RED FLAG THAT IF IF AN APPLICANT IS PRESENTED WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMMISSION IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON CHANGING THE REGULATION THAT IMPACTS THEIR ABILITY TO RELY ON, ON THE, YOU KNOW, GETTING SORT OF EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL OR VESTED RIGHTS REGARDING THE, THE, THE, THE LAWS THAT EXIST RIGHT NOW. SO WE CAN ALWAYS I MEAN, WHAT MAY COME OUT OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS IS A BAN. BUT AT LEAST IF TODAY WE DID A MORATORIUM THAT WOULD PUT UP A RED FLAG, IF SOMEONE COMES IN TOMORROW, TRIES TO PUT AN APPLICATION IN OR THIS AFTERNOON, WHATEVER, THEN AT LEAST THEY WOULD BE NOTIFIED. DOES THAT STILL GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO PROCEED WITH IT? AND UNTIL UNTIL THE BOARD TAKES FINAL ACTION ON A REGULATION OR A MORATORIUM, PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AT WILL. OUR OUR ABILITY TO 
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CONTROL THAT IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE. THAT THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT AND MAY CHANGE THEIR REGULATIONS. CAN WE DO A MORATORIUM TODAY? AND THEN A MORE ENHANCED MORATORIUM? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE A STOP. I MEAN, WE HAVE GOT TO PUT LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST HAVE AN APPLICANT COME IN TOMORROW AND PUT ONE OF THESE IN HERE. SO MY RESEARCH IS THAT A MORATORIUM THAT IMPACTS THE, THE ABILITY OF AN APPLICANT TO. ASK FOR SOMETHING WHICH IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED UNDER LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WOULD REQUIRE US TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD AND AND COMMISSION PROCESS. SO THE EARLIEST WE COULD DO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY. BUT THIS IS, I THINK, THE MOST WE CAN DO AT THE MOMENT AND COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS WE HAVE. WHAT ABOUT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE? IS THAT APPLY TO THIS, LIKE THE POTENTIAL LOSS THAT SOMEONE MAY NOT QUITE A HARRIS, BUT SO YEAH, SO A, A MORATORIUM IS IT'S A. UNRESOLVED AREA OF LAW, POTENTIALLY REGARDING THE CLAIM WOULD BE THAT IT'S TEMPORARILY IMPACTING YOUR ABILITY TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR LAND THAT CREATES THE BERT HARRIS ACT. BUT GENERALLY, THE VIEW IS THAT AS LONG AS THE MORATORIUM IS TEMPORARY, AS LONG AS THERE'S A DROP DEAD DATE FOR HOW LONG THE MORATORIUM WOULD LAST. AND IT'S REGARDING A. AND THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE YOU WITH RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT THAT WOULD NOT CREATE A HARRIS ISSUE. WE, THE THE THE DRAFT THAT WE'VE CREATED OF MORATORIUM WOULD PROVIDE FOR SIX MONTHS TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. IS THAT THE LONGEST WE CAN HAVE A MORATORIUM? NO. THE THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR IT TO BE LESS THAN A YEAR. BUT WE THINK WE CAN WE THINK WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU WITH FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, EITHER A COMPLETE BAN OR REGULATIONS ADDRESSING THE THE CONCERNS THAT DATA CENTERS CREATE WITHIN SIX MONTHS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR EVEN THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD BEFORE IT WOULD COME TO US FOR IT TO HAVE TEETH. IS THAT CORRECT? UNDERSTANDING. SO IF WE PASSED ONE A DAY, IT WOULD BE MEANINGLESS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? IT WOULD BE IT. IT WOULD BE SYMBOLIC MOSTLY. IS THERE NOT A WAY TO HAVE A SPECIAL PLANNING BOARD MEETING UNLESS SPEED THE PROCESS UP A LITTLE BIT? I KNOW WE DO HAVE SPECIAL BAY COUNTY MEETINGS FROM TIME TO TIME. AND DO WE HAVE TO BE DRAGGED DOWN IN THE RED TAPE ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, OR IS IT POSSIBLE IT'S OUTSIDE THE BOX AND LET'S GET THIS DONE A LITTLE FASTER? YEAH, IT COULD BE SPED UP A LITTLE BIT. THERE'S NOTICE REQUIREMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC NOTICES FOR MEETINGS. 
          AND SO IT COULD BE SPED UP BY A FEW DAYS, BUT IT WOULDN'T MAKE A A LOT OF A DIFFERENCE. DON'T WE ALREADY HAVE A QUORUM ISSUE FOR THIS MONTH ANYWAY FOR THEY'VE ALREADY MOVED IT. YEAH. 
          THE, THE, THE, DURING THE SUMMER THE PLANNING BOARD IS A IS A CITIZEN BOARD. AND WE, WE, WE ARE ALREADY MOVING THE PLANNING BOARD TO A DIFFERENT DATE BECAUSE OF QUORUM ISSUES. 
          WELL, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SHOW UP TO THE MEETINGS JUST LIKE WE ARE. SO. WELL, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. THIS. WHATEVER WE DO TO FULFILL THE INTENDED PURPOSE. SO BUT I'M COMPLETELY FOR GETTING THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          WHY IS IT GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS TO GET THE INFORMATION BACK? THAT IS A THAT IS AN OUTSIDE DATE. I. SO I'M WE'RE NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT SIX MONTHS BEFORE WE GET BACK TO YOU ON ON OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, IF I MAY REAL QUICK, JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR ME TO KIND OF CLARIFY ON THIS BY DOING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY, DOES PLANNING THAT RED FLAG, AS IT'S CALLED IN THE LAW, DOES THAT REMOVE US FROM A BURT HARRIS CLAIM? IT REDUCES THE RISK OF A BURT HARRIS CLAIM. OKAY. AND A BURT HARRIS CLAIM FOR THOSE THAT DON'T DEAL WITH IT ON A REGULAR BASIS, IS WHAT BURT HARRIS CLAIM IS A CLAIM THAT A CITIZEN CAN. A LANDOWNER 
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CAN BRING THAT A ACTION BY THE COUNTY IS INORDINATELY BURDENING THEIR USE OF THE PROPERTY IN A. IN A WAY THAT IS UNFAIR FOR THEM TO BEAR. IT'S BASICALLY A KIND OF A ANOTHER AVENUE FOR IN LIEU OF A TAKING FOR A USE OF REDUCING THE USES OF PROPERTY. AND THIS WAS A LAW THAT WAS PASSED BY THE STATE THAT IS A BURDEN UPON THE COUNTIES. CORRECT. OKAY. NEXT QUESTION IN THAT REGARD IS, AS IT RELATES TO THIS AND TALKING WITH STAFF AND COUNTY MANAGERS, THIS IS FOR YOU AS WELL. RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT KNOW, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY NOTICE OF ANYBODY HAVING ANY INTENTION TO APPLY FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. 
          AND WHILE I CAN APPRECIATE THIS, THIS IS THE LAWYER COMING OUT IN ME, Y'ALL. I CAN APPRECIATE Y'ALL OR Y'ALL. WE HAVE ALL BEEN LIT UP BY THE CITIZENS AND WE NEED TO MOVE DELIBERATELY AND WE NEED TO MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY. BUT I'M GOING TO USE OLD SAYING OF MY FATHER, WHEN YOU RUSH A DECISION, YOU'VE MADE YOUR FIRST MISTAKE. IT'S NOT YOUR ONLY ONE, IT'S JUST YOUR FIRST ONE. AND FROM THAT, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD ASK STAFF TO MAKE SURE THEY DO. THERE IS A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY COMING ON BOARD, AND THERE IS A LOT OF BUSINESS THAT IS SMALL, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DEFINE DATA CENTER, WE'RE NOT BEING GENERIC IN A WAY THAT WE MESS UP SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING OF BENEFIT TO AN EXISTING. WE HAVE TWO MILITARY BASES HERE. IF A MILITARY CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT SUPPLEMENTS AND AUGMENTS TWO ENTITIES THAT PUT IN $4 BILLION A YEAR INTO OUR ANNUAL ECONOMY, I DON'T WANT TO MESS THAT UP EITHER. AND SO I'M NOT SAYING NO. BUT TO PART OF THE SIX MONTH THING, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO AND WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS OF THE MILITARY, CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS. ARE THERE ANY APPLICATIONS OR ANYTHING THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT DOES NOT HARM? HEAR ME CLEARLY. I'M NOT SAYING I WANT TO DO THAT. I DON'T WANT A DATA CENTER. I'VE GOT NO INTEREST IN IT EITHER. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I HAD SOMEBODY LIKE ME UP THE OTHER DAY ABOUT 5 MILLION GALLONS BEING USED BY ONE OF THESE THINGS, AND WE FLOW 500 MILLION GALLONS OVER THE DAM EVERY DAY. 
          SO, I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE ARE WAYS FOR US TO MAKE THIS WORK, AND WE NEED TO BE PRUDENT IN WHAT WE DO TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS, BUT ALSO NOT RUSH A DECISION THAT COULD AFFECT WHEN WE'RE NOT ON THE BOARD. BECAUSE I IF IT GOES FULL SIX MONTHS, I'M NOT VOTING ON THIS. THIS IS GOING TO BE HIS PROBLEM, NOT MINE. BUT FROM THAT, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS, AGAIN, FROM THE STANDPOINT, WELL, I THINK Y'ALL HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN ME TO BE IS LET'S THINK IT THROUGH. LET'S DO IT RIGHT AND LET'S DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULLY INFORMED DECISION THAT WE ARE MAKING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS IN THE RIGHT WAY, AND THAT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT GOES TO. AND I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE ALL HEARD ME SAY THIS, I DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED, I CALL IT THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, THAT WE MISS SOMETHING AND WE CREATED A BIGGER RUFFLE LATER THAT'S GOING TO THAT BELL IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE UNRUNG. BUT FROM THAT, MY CONCERN IS BEING ABLE TO GET THIS ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND AVOID A BURT HARRIS CLAIM. BUT TO BE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT WE CAN WE CAN HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT ALL OF US CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AND DO WHAT'S BEST AND REPRESENT ALL THE CITIZENS OF BAY COUNTY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. I THINK WHAT I'M SAYING, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, IS I'M INTERESTED IN SPEEDING UP OUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, GETTING OUR INFORMATION. AND TO PAUL'S ON WHAT COULD BE SOMETHING DEVASTATING. MAYBE IT'S NOT MAYBE THERE'S A HAPPY MEDIUM. I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WE NONE OF US UP HERE KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE SUBJECT THAT WE'RE SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT. SO TO PAUL'S OWN IT TEMPORARILY UNTIL WE CAN GET OUR ACT TOGETHER AND LEARN FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO GATHER DATA ON THIS THING, WE NEED TO DO IT. WE NEED TO TRY TO WE NEED TO TRY TO TAKE A PAUSE UNTIL WE LEARN WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHT, MADAM CHAIR. 
          JUST I WANT TO CLARIFY. SO WE MEET IN TWO WEEKS. PLANNING BOARD MEETS IN TWO WEEKS SO WE COULD GET IT ON THEIR AGENDA IN TWO WEEKS, COULD WE NOT? PLANNING BOARD MEETS IN THREE WEEKS BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET A QUORUM IN TWO WEEKS. BUT EITHER WAY, EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T, WE WOULDN'T GET IT ON OUR AGENDA UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY ANYWAY. CORRECT. 
          SO AND THE OTHER IF WE HAD AN EARLY MEETING, WHATEVER THE OTHER CONSIDERATION IS SB 484, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE KIND OF USING AS A MODEL FOR A LOT OF THIS DISCUSSION, DOESN'T BECOME LAW UNTIL JULY 1ST. OH I SEE, OKAY, WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THAT I WANT TO PRE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE THURSDAY. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE THIS ON THE NEXT 
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AGENDA. SO THAT WAY THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS WILL BE ON OUR FIRST MEETING IN JULY. WE DO THE RED FLAG TODAY. IT PUTS THE NOTICE OUT THERE. I THINK IT PROTECTS US. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MORATORIUM FOR SURE. I'M NOT TYPICALLY IN FAVOR OF MORATORIUMS, BUT THIS IS THIS IS A BIG, BIG DEAL. BUT JUST SO I'M CLEAR TO EXCUSE ME, THIS DOES PROTECT BAY COUNTY, THIS MORATORIUM THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE TODAY. IT DOES PROTECT BAY COUNTY AND GIVES US TIME TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND YOUR RESEARCH ON DATA CENTERS. AND BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD FOR ANOTHER PLANNING BOARD MEETING IN THREE WEEKS, THIS RESOLUTION AND THE MORATORIUM THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU AND EARLY JULY WOULD PROVIDE YOU WITH NOT TODAY. IT'S IT'S THREE WEEKS, BUT IT STILL ALLOWS TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ALLOWS INPUT, BUT IT DOES PUT UP THE RED FLAG, THOUGH, RIGHT. SO IT'D BE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE CHECKED EVERY BOX, JUST KNOW ANY COMPANY THAT WILL SPEND $200 BILLION ON A FACILITY, 200 BILLION. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE POCKETS AND THEY'LL DO WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO TO COME AFTER WHAT WE HAVE TO BUILD WHAT THEY WANT TO BUILD. THAT'S A FACT. AND SO WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THOSE THINGS. 
          AND I KNOW THIS BOARD WILL DO THAT, BUT THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH IT. WELL, I THINK DOUG'S RIGHT TOO. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THE RIGHT DECISION. 
          AND WE CAN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE DO SOME HOMEWORK, WHICH WE HAVE NOT DONE. AND POSSIBLY SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE, WHICH WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AND ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN GATHER AND TRY NOT TO DRAG IT OUT AND TAKE TOO LONG TO GET TO THE MEAT OF THE SUBJECT. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DO WE HAVE ANY TYPE MOTIONS OR ANYTHING EXCEPT OTHER THAN WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYWAY? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION. SECONDED. OKAY. 
          COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE? OH EXCUSE ME, 
          [PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]
PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE WANT TO COME FORWARD? YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ANY SUBJECT THAT YOU THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH UP HERE? ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN BECK. 
          MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. 
          WELL, SINCE I SEEN Y'ALL LAST, I'VE GOT ANOTHER 2530 PAGES OF PAPERS FROM AUTUMN MILLER AND LAURA MCCARTHY. WHO'S THE ONES THAT'S BEEN TRYING TO FRAME ME AND THEY, THEY TELLING ME THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ME IN JAIL BECAUSE I'VE BEEN RECORDING THE FACT THAT THEY'VE BEEN CREATING, DOING CRIMES AGAINST THE PEOPLE. THEY FORGE MY NAME WITH THE BP MONEY, THEY FORGE MY NAME AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES, AND THEN THEY FORGE MY NAME, TELLING ME TO COME AND TAKE MY HOUSE. DURING THE MEANTIME, I THINK THIS PROBABLY PUTS ME AT OVER 100 POUNDS OF PAPERS. EASY. 
          AND EVERYBODY KNOWS I CAN'T READ AND I CAN'T WRITE. AND NOW I HOPE WHATEVER'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT DURING THE MEANTIME, I'M SITTING HERE TRYING MY BEST TO BETTER MY COMMUNITY AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR MY NATION. AND IT'S KIND OF HARD WHENEVER Y'ALL, EVERYBODY'S VIOLATING EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT THAT WE HAVE. AND EVERYBODY KNOWS MY STORY. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY BRAG ABOUT THE FACT THEY'VE GOT ME PINNED. AND, YOU KNOW, FINALLY I GET A JOB, AS I JUST TOLD CLAIRE, I FINALLY GOT A JOB ON A BEAUTIFUL YACHT, 65 FOOT VIKING. AND I GO OVER THERE THINKING, FINALLY I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY MY LIGHT BILL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE MY TURN, MY POWER OFF AGAIN. AND WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY TELL THE OWNER THAT I'M A MENTALLY DISTURBED INDIVIDUAL, AND THEY'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH ME DOWN AT THE DOCK. NOW, I KNOW THAT WASN'T KEN ANDERSON, BECAUSE I'VE KNOWN KEN ANDERSON SINCE I WAS A CHILD. HE WOULD NEVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THIS MUCH, I'M GOING TO FIND OUT, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT'S STILL TELLING EVERYBODY. I POINTED AN AK 47 AT SOMEBODY. IT'S PROBABLY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT TELL THEM I WAS ARRESTED ON A MILITARY BASE. IT'S PROBABLY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN DESTROYING EVERY RIGHT THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE IN THIS TOWN. YOU KNOW, THEY FORGED MY NAME, YOU KNOW, LIKE GOT MY NAME IN THE COURT, SAYS GARY BECK. GARY WAYNE BECK. BECK, GARY WAYNE, YOU NAME IT. THEY DID IT TO CREATE MORE CASE NUMBERS TO COVER THE CRIMINAL ACTS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TRY TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING GOOD FOR A CHANGE. YOU KNOW, MY LORD GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, MY ENERGY INVENTION. I REDESIGNED IT SO THAT WE CAN POWER THOSE DATA PLANTS AND WE CAN USE THE SALT WATER AND CREATE A DISTILLATION 
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SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN TAKE AND POWER WHATEVER POWER WE NEED WITHIN OUR NATION, WE CAN BETTER OUR WHOLE PLANET. IF Y'ALL GUYS ARE JUST QUIT PUTTING ME IN THE FECAL MATTER OF THE PEOPLE THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH TO BEGIN WITH. AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE HORRIBLE THINGS. LIKE I SAID, I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP IT POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND DURING THE MEANTIME, IT, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR OUT THERE, HE DIDN'T CHARGE THAT OLD LADY THE $42,000 FOR COMING TO CLEAN HER YARD. BUT THERE'S STILL 50 SOME ODD OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KEPT UP WITH THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DESTROYED THEIR LIVES, YOU KNOW, JUST MUCH LIKE THEY DID ME. 
          THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST PUT THE FINGER ON ME AND KEEP ME DOWN. BUT, YOU KNOW, I GOT MY ENERGY, INVENTIONS, ASTEROID DEFENSE AND THE MOPS AND THE SURF RESCUE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. 
          CLARA, YOU KNOW, GIVE ME A CHANCE TO GET OUT THE CRUD THAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR SO LONG. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN BECK. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? 
          [COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT]
ALRIGHT. COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT. I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT ALICIA CROTHERS HAS ACCEPTED AN APPOINTMENT TO BE COUNTY JUDGE. THIS IS HER LAST MEETING, AND SHE HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC RESOURCE FOR US, AND WE WISH HER ALL THE BEST. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT NOTHING 
          [CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
FURTHER FROM STAFF, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS. START WITH MR. CROSBY. WELL, IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD THERE, CHAIRMAN. ALICIA, ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO EXPRESS HER SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOU, AND I THINK MOST OF MY NOTES WERE TALKING ABOUT SB 44, AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN COVERED AT AT LENGTH. SO I THINK I'LL JUST SAY WRAP IT UP WITH THAT. THANK YOU. WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE. ALICIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY. YOU WILL BE MISSED, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A GREAT JUDGE. AND I'M EXCITED FOR YOU AND YOUR NEW DIRECTION. ALSO, TWO, WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT YESTERDAY WAS FIRST DAY OF HURRICANE SEASON. IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT YOUR NECESSARY HURRICANE ITEMS, PLEASE DO SO. WE, GOD FORBID WE HAVE ONE. BUT JUST IN CASE WE DO, WE WANT YOU TO BE PREPARED ALSO TO. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE CHIEF PUGH AGAIN. 
          YESTERDAY WAS HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. HEARD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS GUY. 
          HEARD. HE BROUGHT HIS BIBLE TO HIS OFFICE YESTERDAY AND BROUGHT HIS HOMETOWN PASTOR WITH HIM TO KIND OF TO PRAY HIM INTO THE NEW OFFICE. SO WE APPRECIATE CHIEF PUGH AND ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN EMERGENCY SERVICES. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. JEREMY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, APPARENTLY DANIEL HAS BEEN STEALING MY NOTES AGAIN, HURRICANE SEASON. THAT'S THAT'S A BIG ONE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL STILL RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL, STILL $100 MILLION IN DEBT. WE WILL GET THAT PAID OFF ONE DAY. BUT YES, HAVE YOUR ESSENTIALS READY. HAVE ALL YOUR IMPORTANT PAPERWORK, YOUR CANNED FOODS, ALL THE ITEMS THAT YOU NEED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, GO AHEAD AND GET YOU A VOUCHER FOR A HOTEL ROOM. IF YOU EVER NEED TO EVACUATE, IT'S NOT WORTH STAYING. LAST THING IS, THERE'S SOME BIG DECISIONS BEING MADE IN TALLAHASSEE TODAY, SO I JUST WANT TO WISH ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE MAKING SOME CRITICAL, CRITICAL DECISIONS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND EVERY CITIZEN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. I GIVE THEM, WISH THEM STRENGTH AND COURAGE BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING HUGE DECISIONS TODAY. WHICHEVER. 
          WHICHEVER WAY THEY GO, IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT. SO JUST BE PRAYING FOR ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WELL, ALICIA, I HAVE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS CALL THAT WORK IN COUNTY AND HAVE ASKED ME FOR THE SCOOP. SO I'LL TELL YOU LATER WHAT I SAID. SO, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, CONGRATULATIONS. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THE OTHER DAY. JOB. ONE THING THIS MORNING I WAS READING AND I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE AND I PRINTED IT OUT. AND I THINK WITH WHAT ROBERT JUST SHARED ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE IN TALLAHASSEE TODAY, THE DECISIONS THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WITH THE MORATORIUM AND OTHER THINGS. I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, YOU'VE GOT STATE, YOU'VE GOT FEDERAL. BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INTERESTING THING, AND I WANTED TO READ AND SHARE. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHO WROTE THE ARTICLE BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD TAKE AWAY. BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD THOUGHT PROCESS FOR ALL OF US THAT ARE HERE. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE LISTENING IN CALVIN COOLIDGE AT THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION SHARED, IF ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT IS FINAL. IF THEY ARE ENDOWED WITH INALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT IS FINAL. IF GOVERNMENTS DERIVE THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED, THAT IS FINAL. NO ADVANCE IS. NO PROGRESS CAN BE MADE BEYOND THESE PROPOSITIONS. IF ANYONE WISHES TO DENY THEIR TRUTH AND THEIR SOUNDNESS, THE ONLY DIRECTION IN WHICH HE CAN PROCEED HISTORICALLY IS NOT FORWARD, BUT BACKWARD. TOWARD THE TIME WHEN THERE WAS NO 
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EQUALITY, NO RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, NO RULE OF THE PEOPLE. THOSE WHO WISH TO PROCEED IN THAT DIRECTION CANNOT LAY CLAIM TO PROGRESS. THEY ARE REACTIONARY. POPULAR OPINION IS FICKLE. PRINCIPLES ARE FINAL. WHEN PRINCIPLES GUIDE US, THEY CAN LEAD US TO OUR GREATEST POLITICAL SUCCESSES. THE CHALLENGES IS TO HOLD FAST TO YOUR PRINCIPLES. 
          THIS MEANS BELIEVING IN PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC LIBERTY. IT MEANS STANDING UP TO EVIL AND STANDING WITH THE FRIENDS. AND FREEDOM ON THE WORLD. STAGE MEANS CONDUCTING OURSELVES WITH DIGNITY AND CIVILITY. ABOVE ALL, IT MEANS RESPECTING THE CONSTITUTION. LEADERS FADE INTO HISTORY, THE POLITICS OF CONVENIENCE, DRIVEN BY THE PASSING MOMENTS, NEVER PREVAIL, BUT PRINCIPLES ENDURE FROM THAT. THE ONE THING IN WHAT I HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IN DIFFERENT THINGS IS, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO USE MY GRANDMOTHER'S COMMENT NOW. 
          OPINIONS ARE LIKE BUTTS. MOST PEOPLE SHOULD JUST SIT ON THEM. I SHARE THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THIS IS THE FIVE OF US ARE ALL ELECTED TO REPRESENT A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND NOT EVERYBODY AGREES ON WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. AND WE HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ON EVERY SIDE OF EVERY EQUATION. AND OUR JOB IS TO TRY TO SYNTHESIZE THAT AND TRY TO DO WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IS EVERYBODY GOING TO AGREE WITH IT? NO. YOU'RE GOING TO EASILY TICK OFF 40% OF THE PEOPLE WITH WHATEVER DECISION YOU'VE MADE THE MINUTE YOU'VE MADE IT. WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU WHO CONTINUE, I'M I'M COMING TO AN END. AND TO BE BLUNT, I'VE GOTTEN TIRED OF THE VITRIOL. 
          I'VE GOTTEN TIRED OF SOMEBODY IN MY OWN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CALLING ME A CRIMINAL WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT SOMETHING. I WOULD ASK THE KEYBOARD WARRIORS TO SLOW THEIR ROLL AND TO THINK ABOUT THE CONVERSATION. AND WOULD YOU SAY WHAT YOU SAY ON A KEYBOARD TO THE PERSON'S FACE? SOME MAY. THE MAJORITY WOULD NOT. BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO STAY HERE, SIT ON THE PRINCIPLE, DO NOT GO FOR WHAT IS POPULAR OPINION, BECAUSE WHAT IS POPULAR IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT. AND I AM CONCERNED WITH THE WAY PEOPLE ARE CHASING AFTER THINGS, AND PEOPLE ARE WANTING DECISIONS TO BE RUSHED AND TO BE MADE, THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT OURSELVES INTO A WORSE POSITION, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THINKING DOWN LONG TERM ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NOTHING WITH THAT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.