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CHURCH OF LYNNHAVEN AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER MOORE. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS MORNING GRATEFUL TO WAKE UP IN A FREE LAND. GOD, THANK YOU FOR THE CELEBRATION WE'VE HAD FOR 250 YEARS OF YOUR GRACE ON THIS LAND. AND FATHER, WE PRAY TODAY THAT WE WOULD STEWARD THAT GRACE. WELL, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PUT THEMSELVES FORWARD TO SERVE THIS COUNTY AND GOD. WE PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS AS YOU'VE TOLD US TO DO. GOD. FATHER, I PRAY YOUR BLESSING ON THEM AND ON THEIR FAMILIES. GOD, I PRAY YOUR PROVISION FOR THOSE THINGS THAT NO ONE BUT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES KNOW ABOUT, THAT THEY NEED GOD. WOULD YOU SHOW YOURSELF AND YOUR GRACE IN THE MIDST OF THEIR FAMILIES? GOD, GIVE THEM YOUR PEACE. AND FATHER, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM.
YOU TELL US THAT WE CAN ASK, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHASTISE US FOR ASKING FOR WISDOM. GOD, WE NEED THAT. AND FATHER, WE PRAY FOR OUR COUNTY. FATHER, WE PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE A COUNTY THAT WOULD HONOR YOU AND GATHER. GOD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED HAND ON US.
GOD, MAY YOU BLESS US AND KEEP US. MAY YOUR FACE SHINE UPON US. AND WILL YOU BE GRACIOUS TO US.
AND WE PRAY ALL OF THIS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, WE'LL
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MOVE TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? NONE FROM STAFF. ANYONE ELSE? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MISS MARK, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CARROLL? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER BRADFORD. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT. THE[PUBLIC COMMENT]
PRESENTATIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THIS IS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL ANYBODY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DIANE CUMMINGS. LIVE ON 24 HARRISON AVENUE. AND I COME TODAY TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS. AND I KNOW IT'S ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT REPAVING OAKWOOD ROAD A MILE. I KNOW YOU GUYS PASSED IT. I SAW IT ON THE NEWS. NOW THAT ROAD JUST HAPPENS TO GO TO 500 ACRES THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED. I DON'T KNOW WHEN FOR SOLAR FARM. AND THE ONE THING IS JACKSON COUNTY. DING DING DING. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SOLAR FARM BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO PUT THE DATA CENTER IN. AND IT'S TWO SUSPICIOUS. NOW, I DO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEGREE, AND THE DAMAGE THAT THESE DATA CENTERS ARE DOING ALREADY IS TERRIBLE. AND BEING IN PANAMA CITY, I'M DOWNHILL THE WATER SUPPLY AND PANAMA CITY IS THE END OF THE LINE. WE WOULD BE THE FIRST ONES TO LOSE OUR[00:05:07]
WATER. SO I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU PEOPLE TO PLEASE BAN IT. AND ACCORDING TO THE LAW THAT WAS PASSED BY DESANTIS, THAT'S GUIDELINES. AND IN HIS WISDOM, AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S WISDOM. HE HAS LEFT IT UP TO EACH COUNTY TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF THEIR COUNTY. AS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY, BAN IT IN THE FUTURE WHEN TECHNOLOGY GETS BETTER, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO USE SO MUCH WATER AND WHATEVER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY SHOULD BUILD THEM OUT IN OUTER SPACE BECAUSE THAT'S THE COOLING SYSTEM. BUT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN EVERYTHING'S BETTER, WE CAN REVISIT THIS WHOLE ISSUE. BUT AT THIS MOMENT OF TIME, PLEASE BAN DATA CENTERS FOR BAY COUNTY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEACH STREET. ITEM I LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT AS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. NUMBER FOUR STATES THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING UP WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT THE ABATEMENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD KNOW, JUST LIKE Y'ALL SHOULD KNOW, THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS GIVES US THE RIGHT TO BE FREE. AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS Y'ALL PUTTING THESE UNJUST FINES ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY WITH THE SOLE GOAL TO TAKE THEIR PROPERTY. AND I ALSO SEE WHERE YOU WANT TO SETTLE ON ONE OF THE COURT CASES HERE. YOU KNOW, THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS SIMPLE FOR A REASON.AND BAY COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTY THAT I KNOW OF THAT DON'T KNOW. YOU CAN'T TAKE PICTURES INSIDE OF PEOPLE'S BEDROOM WINDOWS, OVER PEOPLE'S PRIVACY FENCES, AND CUT THEIR WAY ONTO THE PROPERTY AND TAKE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS SUCH AS CARS, BOATS, MOTORCYCLES.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW, AND LET'S DON'T FORGET TOOLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. DURING THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, THIS LITIGATION, Y'ALL ARE JUST CRUSHING THE PEOPLE, TAKING THEIR PROPERTIES AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIGHT. YOU JUST PAY THEM OFF. BUT YOU STILL BILLIONS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AHEAD BECAUSE OF THE FACT YOU JUST CRUSHED EVERYBODY THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT AND TAKE THEIR PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTITUTION, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TAXES AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND THE ABATEMENTS, YOU PUT THAT DIRECTLY ON MY PROPERTY TAXES. DURING THE MEANTIME, I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO TELL ME WHAT MY PROPERTY TAXES IS. THEY CHANGE IT EVERY TIME I GO THERE, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYBODY'S WITNESSED, YOU KNOW, THE STRONG ARMED EXTORTION OF HOW Y'ALL TAKE PEOPLE'S PROPERTY EVER, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE ABATEMENT OR THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THEIR TAXES THAT YOU PUT THE ABATEMENTS TO. AND THEN YOU PUT THESE PEOPLE ON THE STREET, AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT PROPERTY AND YOU TURN IT INTO A DEVELOPMENT THAT Y'ALL ARE ALL INVESTED IN. HENCE THE TERM RICO RACKETEERING. ARE YOU WORKING TOWARD ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE. YES, MA'AM. FOUR AND FIVE IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. FOUR AND FIVE. THAT'S THE ONE ABOUT WHERE Y'ALL GUYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ASKING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. I THINK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IF IT'S ANY TYPE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AT ALL, SHOULD REALIZE THAT THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS US FROM Y'ALL TAKING PICTURES INSIDE OF OUR BEDROOM WINDOW, OVER OUR PRIVACY FENCES, AND THEN COMING BACK AND LIKE Y'ALL DID ME THE OTHER DAY, CUT YOUR WAY ONTO MY PROPERTY AND TAKE MY HAMMERS, MY NAILS AND ALL THIS. BUT YOU KNOW, I AM THE POSTER CHILD OF THIS TOWN OF HOW Y'ALL RAPED THE CONSTITUTION, AND THEN YOU PUT INNOCENT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER. BECAUSE I'M OBLIGATED TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. YOU KNOW, IF I IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU CLEAR THE OTHER DAY WHEN THOSE PEOPLE ARE STEALING ALL MY STUFF. YOU KNOW, YOU WERE PROTECTING MY DRIFTWOOD AND ALL THAT, BUT DURING THE MEANTIME, THEY TOOK MY HAMMERS, MY NAILS AND ALL THIS. YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEE THAT THIS STUFF IS ILLEGAL. YOU KNOW, Y'ALL SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS. IT'S SIMPLE. THERE'S ONLY TEN. THANK YOU. WOULD SOMEONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BRITTANY CHAPMAN. I LIVE AT 4007 BRANT LEE CIRCLE, PANAMA, FLORIDA OR PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA.
I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH DIANE ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS, PARTICULARLY THE ONE THAT IS POSSIBLY IN DEVELOPMENT AT THE END OF OWEN ROAD. IT IS VERY, VERY CLOSE TO, I'M SORRY, WHAT ROAD? THE DATA CENTER OR THE SOLAR FARM SLASH DATA CENTER. IF YOU DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOR WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY THROUGH THE APPRAISAL WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE IT'S FLORIDA SOLAR THREE. THAT'S A DIVISION OF ORANGES ENERGY. THEY'RE BASED OUT OF MIAMI. YOU GOOGLE THE
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CEO AND THE LEADERSHIP, AND YOU SEE THAT THEIR COMPANY OFFERS END TO END SERVICE TO CREATE DATA CENTERS. BASICALLY, THEY HAVE A JOB POSTING RIGHT NOW FOR A PROJECT MANAGER, DATA CENTERS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO HIRE PEOPLE TO PREP THE PROPERTY, PUT THE POWER IN AND TURN IT OVER. THEY LITERALLY USE THE WORD HANDOFF IN THE JOB POSTING. SO THIS 584 ACRES WITH THE PAVING GOING RIGHT UP TO THE CORNER. MY CONCERN IS THE ECONFINA CREEK IS LESS THAN A MILE FROM THERE. I ASSUME IT'S THE ECON FINA WATER MANAGEMENT. IT'S WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE HAVE THE COURAGE, LIKE WASHINGTON COUNTY AND LIKE WAKULLA, TO ACTUALLY TAKE A BAN ON THESE. THESE POTENTIAL DATA CENTERS. IT'S NOT CONSPIRACY THEORY. THAT'S WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 4TH OF JULY.WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. SCHUBERT. YES.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS ITEM ONE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND CHECK REGISTER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE 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 2020 526 BUDGET UNDER COLLABORATIVE SERVICES. ITEM THREE CONTRACT 2623 ARTIFICIAL REEF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT. 2623 ARTIFICIAL REEF TO H.G. HARDERS AND SONS. INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $395,000, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM FOUR ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION RESOLUTION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO SEEK AN ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION ON THE CLERK OF COURTS, STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION. ITEM FIVE COUNTY ATTORNEY AUTHORIZATION FOR OPIOID SETTLEMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT IN THE OPIOID LITIGATION UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. ITEM SIX MEXICO BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE BOARD APPOINTMENT SEAT UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM SEVEN SOUTH GARNER BAYOU DRIVE DRAINAGE EASEMENT.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT TO BAY COUNTY AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE AND RECORD THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT CONVEYANCE WITH THE CLERK OF COURT UNDER UTILITY SERVICES. ITEM EIGHT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR NORTH BAY WATER WASTEWATER PROJECT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE NORTH BAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY INJECTION WELL PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAME ITEM. NINE AGREEMENT FOR THE COUNTRY LAKE DRIVE UTILITY IMPROVEMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH 68 V FIDDLER'S GLEN 2026 LLC FOR THE COUNTRY LAKE DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A $272,466 REIMBURSEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ITEM TEN CONTRACT 2638 HYDRATED LIME STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS WITH CHENEY LIME AND CEMENT COMPANY INCORPORATED TO SUPPLY HYDRATED LIME FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. ITEM 11 PROGRAMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT CONTRACT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT. 2641 PROGRAMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT TO SJ ELECTRO SYSTEMS LLC, DBA PRIME X AND THE AMOUNT OF $475,000 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE.
YES, MA'AM. A REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE NOTHING ON REGULAR AGENDA TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE'D ASK FOR ANYONE THAT'S GOING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM TO PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN IN. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST
[Community Development]
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ITEM IS GOING TO BE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS, STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD TO CONDUCT QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS. AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO ASK MR. PORTER TO PRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. ON JUNE 23RD, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO APPROVE A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND THE MORATORIUM BE ADOPTED. THE RAPID GROWTH OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLOUD COMPUTING, AND OTHER DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT DEMANDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAS RESULTED IN IN THESE NEW CONCERNS. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USES, DATA CENTERS CAN CREATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL DEMAND, WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY, BACKUP POWER GENERATION, NOISE COOLING SYSTEMS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE. PLANNING STAFF FEELS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR BAY COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, UTILITY POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS THESE UNIQUE IMPACTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING A SIX MONTH TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF NEW DATA CENTER AND SIMILAR LARGE LOAD TECHNOLOGY FACILITY APPLICATIONS. THIS TEMPORARY PAUSE WILL ALLOW STAFF TIME TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICTS, DEFINITIONS, DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO INCLUDE BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS, UTILITY COORDINATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVISIONS. THE MORATORIUM WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE WITH ELECTRIC PROVIDERS, WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE FUTURE PROJECTS ARE PROPERLY LOCATED, ADEQUATELY SERVED BY INFRASTRUCTURE AND DO NOT CREATE UNINTENDED IMPACTS OR COST FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE THE ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE YOU WAS PREPARED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THOSE TIME LIMITATIONS. A SIX MONTH WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WITH. IT HAS THE OPTION TO EXTEND TO ONE YEAR. THAT WOULD GIVE STAFF TIME TO COME UP WITH SOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE WOULD THEN BRING BACK BEFORE THIS BOARD, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THIS BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. WE'VE HAD SOME PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM THAT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO YOU, AND YOU'VE ALSO HEARD SOME TODAY ALREADY.STAFF AGREES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. QUESTIONS FOR MR. PORTER FROM THE BOARD. I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT IT'S MORE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. ONE THING I NOTICED IN THIS IS HARDSHIP PROVISION, AND MY CONCERN IS, DOES THIS CREATE A LOOPHOLE FOR AN INVESTOR OR DEVELOPER? YOU KNOW, ONCE THEY SAY, I HAVE MONEY INVESTED, I PURCHASED, I'VE BOUGHT, I'M SEEKING TO TO DEVELOP. DOES THAT CLAUSE IN THIS CREATE A LOOPHOLE? SO LOOPHOLE IS AN INTERESTING IT'S IT'S TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE OF THE CITIZENS. SO IT'S JUST A. PROVISION TO, TO RESPECT THE, THE PROPERTY RIGHTS, WHICH BY STATE LAW AND BY FEDERAL CONSTITUTION WERE REQUIRED TO DO. OKAY. MADAM CHAIR, I'VE GOT A COUPLE. PLEASE. WE TALK ABOUT SIX MONTHS. ARE WE REALLY GOING TO NEED SIX MONTHS TO ANALYZE THIS, GO THROUGH THIS, WHETHER IT'S YOU OR YOU OR BOTH COUNTY ATTORNEY STAFF, HOW MUCH TIME DO WE REALLY THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE? AND WE I THINK SIX MONTHS IS APPROPRIATE. IT GIVES STAFF TIME TO. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN RESEARCHING SOME LANGUAGE. IT GIVES STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO, TO, TO GET A FINAL DRAFT OF THAT LANGUAGE AND THEN ALSO TAKE IT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT AS WELL FOR THEM TO VOTE AND MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION. AND IN HERE WE DEFINE IT AS LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS AND LARGE LOAD CUSTOMERS, AS DESCRIBED IN THE SENATE BILL, WHICH I GET IF SOMEONE COMES IN ONE MEGAWATT LESS THAN THAT, IS THAT CONSIDERED NOT A LARGE SCALE? I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO DO A MORATORIUM ON ALL DATA CENTERS? I'M JUST I GUESS THAT'S A MORE OF A QUESTION FOR US. BUT TO ME, IT'S. SO COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD AND I, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE ASSOCIATION OF
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COUNTIES ANNUAL MEETING. AND TWO BIG TOPICS WAS, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY ABATEMENT. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS DATA CENTERS. AND MAJORITY OF THE SMALLER COUNTIES, THEY'RE ALL SCARED TO DEATH, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THERE WAS A COMPARISON THAT, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY TAXES MAY GO AWAY, BUT THE BIG HERO IS GOING TO BE THE DATA CENTER TO SAVE THE DAY.AND YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, TAX THE STEW OUT OF THEM AND IT'LL MAKE UP FOR IT. IT IS IRONIC THAT THE TWO ARE HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME, BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I JUST I THINK I'D RATHER SEE IT. DATA CENTERS IN GENERAL, JUST IN THE INTERIM, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE SLIDE IN THE DOOR AS WE'RE ONLY 49MW OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. THAT'S JUST MY PERSPECTIVE. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW THE OTHERS FEEL, BUT THE, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU DEFINES THE LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS AS WHAT'S HOW IT'S DEFINED IN SENATE BILL OF 44.
AND I HAVE THAT HERE AS A LARGE SCALE DATA CENTER MEANS A SINGLE LOCATION WITH A DATA CENTER ON SITE THAT HAS AN ANTICIPATED MONTHLY PEAK LOAD OF 50MW OR MORE. SO IF SOMEONE COMES IN AT 49 OR THEN THEY GO IN RIGHT UNDER THE DOOR, UNDER THE RADAR, THAT'S STILL A HUGE CONSUMPTION. THAT'S MY CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE JUST GOING WITH WHAT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE FORUMS THAT WE WENT TO, IT ALWAYS SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A PRO DATA CENTER FORUM. IT SEEMED LIKE ALL THE SPEAKERS WERE. WELL, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN IT DOES COME AND THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. AND IT'S LIKE, WHOA, WHOA, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO HEAR. SO ANYWAY, I JUST, I THINK THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE'S CONCERNED IS. LET'S, LET'S PUT A PAUSE. WHETHER IT TAKES TWO MONTHS, SIX MONTHS ON ALL DATA CENTERS, JUST BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME AT THE NAVY BASE THAT WE WANT, WE DON'T WANT TO BAN, YOU KNOW, BUT UNTIL WE KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, WHAT THE DEFINITION OF A DATA CENTER IS, WHAT A LARGE LOAD IS, JUST TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY. THEY GOT CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD IS IF YOU ALLOW ONE TO COME IN, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT WHEN THEY CLOSE IT, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO IT. YOU GOT TO HAVE A CLOSURE PLAN LIKE YOU DO A LANDFILL, CLOSED SYSTEMS. THEY STILL GOT TO GET RID OF THAT WATER AFTER 7 TO 10 YEARS. THAT'S CONTAMINATED WATER. WHERE DOES THAT WATER GO? SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO CONSIDER. AND I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S KIND OF MY THOUGHT. I'D LOVE TO HEAR OTHERS IN THE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU, IF I MAY. SO THE, THE, THE, THE STANDARD WAS ADOPTED BASED ON THE ON THE STATE LEGISLATION.
AND IT'S CERTAINLY UP TO THE BOARD TO DECIDE. WHAT TO ATTACH THE MORATORIUM TO. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IF IT IF YOU ADJUST IT TO DESCRIBE ALL DATA CENTERS, YOU KNOW, ANY LAW FIRM, ENGINEERING OFFICE, CONSULTANT OFFICE HAS A DATA CENTER, DATA CENTERS DOES A SERVER, BASICALLY. SO I WOULD CAUTION AGAINST A MORATORIUM AGAINST ANYTHING THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A DATA CENTER, BECAUSE THAT DESCRIBES A LOT OF THINGS. I WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE 50MW TO ADJUST THAT NUMBER, PERHAPS RATHER THAN SURE, BECAUSE THAT THAT WOULD UNINTENTIONALLY DESCRIBE A HIGH NUMBER OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS. FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WHAT'S BEFORE US? WHAT NUMBER? WHAT NUMBER? I'M SORRY, INTERRUPT YOU THERE. WHAT NUMBER WOULD WE BE TALKING ABOUT THEN? WHAT WHAT IS THE NUMBER CURRENT. SO THE WHAT THIS MORATORIUM DOES IS ADOPT THE THE DEFINITIONS FROM THE STATE STATUTE. THE STATE STATUTE DESCRIBES A LARGE SCALE DATA CENTER AS A FACILITY THAT REQUIRES 50MW OF OF POWER OR MORE, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE FACILITY. UNDERSTAND WHAT'S A SAFE NUMBER? IF WE WERE TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER OR THRESHOLD, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO TO SUGGEST A ALTERNATIVE NUMBER. I HAD ONE QUESTION. THIS WOULD PERTAIN PER PROPERTY, RIGHT? SO WHAT IF YOU HAD TWO PROPERTIES THAT BACK TO BACK AND OWNED BY THE SAME PERSON, THEY COULD PUT
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THE DEFINITION OF OF A LARGE SCALE DATA CENTER INCLUDES MULTIPLE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ACTING IN AGGREGATE. SO MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. AND ROBERT BROUGHT UP THE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM. SO JUST TO REITERATE, WE MIGHT GET A SALES PITCH ON THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO USE SO MUCH WATER BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE SAME WATER USED OVER AND OVER. BUT AS ROBERT SAID, SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN TO IT. AND I DIDN'T KNOW THE AMOUNT OF YEARS. BUT EVENTUALLY IT HAS TO, IT HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE. AND ALSO I THINK IT'S TREATED MORE LIKE A MAYBE A NUCLEAR, NUCLEAR WATER THAT IT'S GOT SOME SOME PROBLEMS AND HARD TO HARD TO GET RID OF AND HARD TO PLACE. SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THOSE TWO THINGS UP.MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IF, IF, IF THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT A MORATORIUM ON SMALLER DATA CENTERS THAN THIS DESCRIBES, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU ADOPT THIS AND THEN ASK STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A AMENDMENT TO. AFTER IT, STAFF HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THE COMMENTS TODAY ABOUT. YOU KNOW, SMALLER DATA CENTERS WITHOUT CAPTURING THINGS THAT THAT WE CERTAINLY ARE OR THE BOARD MAY NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. I MEAN, IS THERE A CHANCE TO PUT LANGUAGE IN THAT JUST SAYS DOESN'T HAVE TO USE EXTRA POWER, ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY AND THAT SORT OF THING AND KIND OF MARKET BACK TO THAT INSTEAD OF BECAUSE LIKE A REGULAR DATA CENTER, LIKE I HAVE IN MY OFFICE, THE SMALL ONE DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY OF THAT. SO IS THERE A WAY TO PUT THE LANGUAGE IN THERE TO PROTECT US? AS FAR AS THE LITTLE SMALL ONES GO? AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A MORATORIUM ON NOW, I CERTAINLY THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK WITH. AN AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ADOPT THE CURRENT ONE SO THAT, AT A MINIMUM, WE HAVE A MORATORIUM ON THE ON THE LARGE SCALE ONES, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR. HOW TO HOW TO DESCRIBE. MEDIUM SCALE, I GUESS, DATA CENTERS THAT Y'ALL MAY WANT TO INCLUDE IN THE MORATORIUM. OKAY. ANY MORE COMMENT FROM THE BOARD? I DO HAVE A QUESTION, IF I MAY. I'M JUST SITTING HERE AND JUST STARTED RUNNING AT DIFFERENT NUMBERS AND DIFFERENT THINGS AND LOOKING AT FIVE MEGAWATTS OF POWER COULD BE A LARGE MANUFACTURING FACILITY. AND SO UNDERSTANDING WHAT BRIAN'S WANTING TO DO AND BEING CAREFUL OF WHAT I ALWAYS REFER TO AS THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. ONE OF THE THINGS IS THIS IS A MORATORIUM ON NEW THIS IS NOT A MORATORIUM ON EXISTING. IS IT NOT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO ANYTHING THAT IS EXISTING FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S IT'S GRANDFATHERED IN. THAT TRAIN CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS OF WHY I SAID I HAD MY CONCERNS BEFOREHAND. ARE WE ARE WE GOING TO AFFECT SOMETHING THAT'S IN EXISTING AND MAKE IT NONCONFORMING? WHEN, YOU KNOW, TRAINS A GOOD EMPLOYER AND IT'S NOT AN APPLE TO APPLE, BUT I MEAN, JUST A MANUFACTURING FACILITY CAN USE FIVE MEGAWATTS.
SO HOW DO HOW DO WE WANT TO ADDRESS AND HOW DO WE WANT TO DO THAT? I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT BRIAN'S CONCERN IS, IS IF WE REMOVE THE 50 AND WE JUST LEAVE IT, YOU KNOW, AT, AT A, AT A STATION OR POSITION WHERE SOMEBODY NEW IS COMING IN THAT WE AFFECT. BUT AND, BUT, BUT FROM MY STANDPOINT TO WHAT ROBERT BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY SLIDING IN UNDER 49 IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE THING. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN MY WORLD, I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN IN THE OTHER DAY JOB. AND SO FROM THAT, I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING, WHETHER IT BE THE AMENDMENT OR SOMETHING, I, I WOULD I WOULD PREFER THAT WE DROP IT DOWN TO A FIVE OR A TEN. THAT MAKES IT A MUCH SMALLER THRESHOLD, BUT YET DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT ANYTHING IN OUR CURRENT MARKET FROM THAT STANDARD AT A FIVE MEGAWATT.
AND THEN WE GET STAFF TO RUN THROUGH AND DO THAT. AND IF WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING WHERE WE
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SEE THAT THAT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE, THEN THEY COME BACK AND WE AMEND THE MORATORIUM. BUT AT LEAST WE'VE GOT THE MORATORIUM IN PLACE. WE'VE SET A THRESHOLD WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE AT A SMALLER COUNT, WHERE THESE TYPES OF THINGS CAN'T HAPPEN. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO AMEND THAT, BRIAN, TO CHANGE THE VERBIAGE IN THIS CURRENT MORATORIUM THAT WE ARE PROPOSING NOW? SO WE DON'T OFFER A WAY FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? WELL, I'M SORRY, LET ME INTERRUPT REAL QUICK. WHAT I'M WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS I'M I'M SAYING WHEREVER IT SAYS 50, WE TAKE IT TO FIVE. AND THEN THEY LOOK AT AMENDING ON OTHER THINGS AT THAT STANDPOINT. BUT WE JUST THE MOTION IS NOTHING GREATER THAN FIVE CAN BE DONE. AND THEN THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, MANUFACTURING AND STUFF CAN BE DONE AND THEY CAN LOOK AT AND SAY, WELL, WE'VE COME ACROSS THESE, BRING IT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AS IT RELATES TO THAT FOR THESE OTHER OTHER CORPORATIONS OR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES OR OTHER ENTITIES THAT MIGHT BE LOOKING THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. OKAY.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER CAN COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS FRANK DIPINTO. 801 WEST 13TH STREET, PANAMA CITY. I COME UP HERE WITH A MORATORIUM SUGGESTION. I SUGGEST THAT BAY COUNTY SHOULD ADDRESS THE THREAT OF AI DATA CENTERS WITHIN THE UNITED FRONT. THIS FRONT WOULD INCLUDE BOTH BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES AND UNINCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES. THE CURRENT BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MORATORIUM PROPOSAL ONLY INCLUDES UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY NOT INCORPORATED. BAY COUNTY BAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY IN INCORPORATED. BAY COUNTY INCLUDES SEVEN MUNICIPALITIES CALLAWAY, LYNN, HAVEN, MEXICO BEACH, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA CITY BEACH, PARKER AND SPRINGFIELD. THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IS A TIME FOR AI DATA CENTER RESEARCH AND FROM THE RESEARCH, NUMBER TWO GENERATED PROTECTIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS. THAT'S OUR PROTECTION. THAT'S CRITICAL. A UNITED BAY COUNTY FRONT COULD EASILY BE ESTABLISHED BY BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, SHARING BOTH THEIR AI DATA CENTER RESEARCH AND TWO, THEIR GENERATED PROTECTIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS WITH BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED. MUNICIPALITIES. IN OTHER WORDS, SHARE THE TIME AND ENERGY AND KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE, YOU WILL GAIN DURING THE SIX MONTHS WITH THEM. ONE BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET.
THESE DATA CENTERS AND THE AI, WHAT ARE THEY FOR THERE TO GATHER INTELLIGENCE ON WHO WE THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT OUR FLOCK CAMERAS THAT THEY'VE GOT OUT NOW THAT MICROMANAGE EVERYBODY. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS NEVER WAS IN THE PAST. WE MADE ALL THESE YEARS WITHOUT DATA CENTERS, YOU KNOW, WHO'S GENERATING ALL THIS DATA, WHO, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF MAINTAINING ALL THIS DATA? YOU KNOW, THE DATA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT DON'T KNOW THE CONSTITUTION OR BILL OF RIGHTS. IT DON'T KNOW ANY OF IT. IT'S LIKE THE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT YOU PUT OUT THERE THAT MANAGE EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SPYING ON THE PEOPLE AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE FLOCK CAMERAS AND ATTACH IT TO THE DATA CENTERS, WHICH ALLOW Y'ALL TO MICROMANAGE AND CONTROL AND DOMINATE THE PEOPLE EVEN MORE. AND WE'VE DONE BEEN DOMINATED HOW BAD PEOPLE CAN'T DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING IN FEAR OF GETTING PULLED
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OVER FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN DONE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S SAYING THAT THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND THE DATA'S FOR OUR SECURITY. IF THEY WERE SO WORRIED ABOUT OUR SECURITY, IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY IN THIS TOWN WOULD HAVE ALREADY STEPPED UP FOR THE CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH FOR THE LAST HOW MANY YEARS? 16, 16 YEARS I'VE BEEN COMING IN FRONT OF THIS SINCE Y'ALL DESTROYED MY LIFE. YOU KNOW, WITH THE DATA THAT Y'ALL USE BY TAKING PICTURES OVER MY FENCE AND DOMINATING ME, YOU KNOW, IT COMES AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. THESE DATA CENTERS ARE NOTHING BUT PONDS THAT Y'ALL USE TO CONTROL THE PEOPLE WITH. YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW COME THEY CALL IT FLOCK CAMERAS IS BECAUSE IT'S WE, THE FLOCK, THE SHEEP, YOU KNOW, THAT Y'ALL CONTROL. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU MICROMANAGE EACH INDIVIDUAL AND YOU USE THE WEIGHT OF THE POWER THAT WE THE PEOPLE GAVE. WHAT Y'ALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR SERVANTS TO DESTROY EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON AT A TIME, TO TAKE AND GET THE PROPERTIES AND, YOU KNOW, PROGRESS YOUR OWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT. IT'S WORSE THAN COMMUNIST BECAUSE YOU YOU PREFER YOUR OWN AGENDA. YOU KNOW, IT'S A POLICE STATE. WE CAN'T DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND BE FREE. WE CAN'T. WE CAN'T EXIST TO BE FREE. AND NOW YOU WANT TO BUILD THESE DATA CENTERS SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH WHO. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE FOR THE DATA CENTERS TO KEEP UP WITH WHO THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU, YOU TARGET OUR YOUNG WITH RITALIN, PROZAC, AND ALL THESE OTHER CHEMICALS. AND YOU TARGET THE OLD, THE PEOPLE THAT SEND THEIR FREAKING SENIOR YEARS EARN THEIR RETIREMENT. AND THEN WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU TAKE EVERYTHING THEY EVER WORKED FOR WITH AND, YOU KNOW, AND YOU USE THE DATA CENTERS TO GATHER THE INTELLIGENCE ON THE PEOPLE. SO STAY AWAY FROM THESE DATA CENTERS. WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM THEN. WE DON'T NEED THEM NOW. AND IT DESECRATES OUR RIGHTS TO TO CONSTITUTION AND PRIVACY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING. WELL, WE IF YOU COME DOWN TO THE MICROPHONE, I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 703 I COME BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FLORIDA. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. I CAME TO THE ZONING MEETING AND I'M HERE BACK AT THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS MORNING. AND I'M PLEASED TO TALK ABOUT THE DATA CENTER.I HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT APPROACH IN THE DATA CENTER. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE DEVELOPER COMES IN WHAT WHAT'S THE PROJECTED THEIR PLANS. WITHOUT THE PLANS, I DON'T SHOW THE STAFF WOULD HAVE THAT ABILITY TO TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING AGAINST, TO FIGHT AGAINST SOMETHING, NOT KNOWING WHAT IT IS SORT OF DIFFICULT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THEN THAT WE ARE TOTALLY AGAINST DATA CENTER. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE. BUT HERE'S SOME CONCERNS FOR ME. IF THE DEVELOPERS DO COME IN AND BASED ON SCOPE, I HEARD FIVE MEGAWATT EARLIER, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. WE'RE TRYING TO LIMIT. BUT THE CONCERNS FOR ME ARE PARTICULAR.
THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OR GROUNDWATER IMPACTS. HOW DOES THAT IMPACT US FOR OUR AQUIFERS OR LOWERING THE WATER LEVELS? HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY IN PANAMA CITY? WHEN WE START CLEARING THIS LAND, INCREASING THE THE TEMPERATURES, REDUCING OUR FIRE BASED ON USAGES. SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WHAT WHAT ARE THOSE IMPACTS? SO HOW DOES HOW DOES WE AS A COMMUNITY KNOW THE STAFF IS GETTING THOSE INFORMATION WHEN THEY DO THAT AND THEN BE ABLE TO MAKE AN ACCURATE AN INFORMED DECISIONS. ALSO OTHER THREATS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENERGY CONSUMPTION. WHERE'S THAT COMING FROM? YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POLLUTION. WHERE'S THAT COMING FROM? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE SEE THAT BASED ON WHAT A DATA CENTER DOES BASED ON SIZE AND SCOPE OR SCALE, TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT AND BE ABLE TO SAY WHERE WE CAN GO? I'M NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST DATA CENTER, BUT IT'S HAVING A STRATEGIC IMPACT, A STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE CAN MITIGATE THOSE RISKS FOR THOSE DATA CENTER. WHAT NOISE, HEAT, WORK PERSONNEL DATA COMES IN FROM. I PROVIDE A WHOLE LOT OF JOBS FOR FOR THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, ONCE THOSE CONSTRUCTION JOBS LEAVE, THAT MIGHT LEAVE A. 20 A SMALL COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE'RE LEFT WITH A BIG, MASSIVE THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT. SO I JUST I'M ASKING THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS DATA CENTERS MORATORIUM, IS THAT THE STAFF UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPACT OR SOLUTIONS. I'M NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST SOMETHING UNLESS I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR IT. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING A DATA CENTER AND THEY'RE GOING TO USE WATER FOR AQUIFERS OR REDUCE AQUIFERS, WE KNOW FLORIDA'S IN A DROUGHT, THEN LET'S FIND ANOTHER WAY TO GET MAYBE A DESALINATION PLANT, A WATER PLANT, LET THEM CONSTRUCT SOMETHING THAT THEY SELL BACK, SOMETHING THAT WE COULD USE FOR OUR BENEFIT. ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT WE AS A AS A GROUP, NEED TO UNDERSTAND FOR PANAMA CITY AND AT LARGE IN UNINCORPORATED OR INCORPORATED THAT THEN THERE IS A SOLUTION THAT GOES BEYOND PROTECTING US. AND THEN THEREFORE, WE HAVE A STRATEGIC LONG TERM GOAL TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT WHETHER OR NOT WE CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM. BUT WE AS A GROUP NEED TO
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UNDERSTAND AND SEE THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? HELLO.ME AGAIN. BRITTANY CHAPMAN 4007 BRANTLEY CIRCLE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. I JUST WANTED TO READ AN ARTICLE THAT WAS PUBLISHED ON THE FOURTH JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO. AND THE TITLE IS META DATA CENTER. WATER DISCHARGES SUSPENDED AFTER CONTAMINATING THE CITY'S RECLAMATION RECLAMATION WATER SUPPLY WITH BACTERIA. SO BASICALLY, THE IDEA THAT WE HEAR CLOSED SYSTEMS, I AM LEARNING ALONG WITH YOU THESE DATA CENTERS, EVEN IF THEY ARE CLOSED SYSTEMS, THEY INVOLVE BEING FILLED AND FLUSHED BEFORE THE CIRCUIT IS CLOSED. AND IN CHEYENNE, THE PROCESS, BY DOING THAT LITERALLY PUT A. CULTIVATED GHILARDI, A METAL RESISTANT BACTERIUM THAT INTERFERED WITH TWO WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS, AND PUSHED THE REUSE SYSTEM OFFLINE FOR MONTHS FOR CLEANUP. SO I JUST WANT. ALL PEOPLE TO BE AWARE THAT, YES, THERE ARE CLOSED SYSTEMS, THERE ARE STILL DANGERS, THERE ARE STILL PROCESSES THAT CAN THREATEN OUR WATER. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. IF YOU HAVE WATER, YOU HAVE LIFE. PLEASE HAVE STAFF TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT TECHNOLOGY AS WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BOARD DISCUSSION. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? BEFORE I VOTE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT COMMISSIONER MOORE HAS ASKED. YOU KNOW, DROPPING THIS DOWN FROM 50 TO TO FIVE. YOU CAN MAKE THAT MOTION. I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, THAT WE DROP THIS FROM 50 TO MEGAWATTS TO YEAH, 50MW TO 5MW OR LESS, WHATEVER. THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER? RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES,
[County Attorney]
MA'AM. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 13. TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX ORDINANCE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BOARD TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. ADOPT THE PROPOSAL. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-39 OF BAY COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO COLLECTION OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ORDINANCE. MR. LEEBRICK.GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS. SO. STATE LAW ALLOWS THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX TO BE COLLECTED BY THE STATE OR BY A LOCAL ENTITY IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION. WHEN THE COUNTY FIRST STARTED COLLECTING TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX, THE CLERK OF COURT AGREED TO ACT AS THE COLLECTION AGENT, AND THEY HAVE DONE THAT FOR MANY YEARS SINCE THEN. DURING THAT TIME, THE. THE MOVEMENT, AMONG OTHER COUNTIES, HAS BEEN TO USE THE TAX COLLECTOR INSTEAD OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD MAKE A SIMILAR ADJUSTMENT TO ASK THE TAX COLLECTOR, RATHER THAN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, TO ACT AS THE LOCAL TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX COLLECTION AGENT. THAT TRANSITION WOULD HAPPEN OCTOBER 1ST OR SUCH LATER. DATE AS IS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD BY RESOLUTION. WHEN THAT TRANSITION IS ABLE TO BE MADE. QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN IT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU HAVE
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PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME DOWN AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY OTHER BOARD DISCUSSION? I HAVE ONE ONE THING TO SAY. IF I COULD, YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND GO. I JUST WANTED TO, FOR THE RECORD, JUST A DETAIL THAT THIS ORDINANCE READS, THAT THIS WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 1ST. BUT CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN HAD WITH THE CLERK AS WELL AS THE TAX COLLECTOR, THAT THEY WILL NEED SOME MORE ABOUT THE TRANSITION, AND THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS BODY IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEN THIS ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE. BUT THOSE MEETINGS STILL NEED TO BE HAD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS BEEN DOING THIS JOB FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD DOING THE JOB, AND I WANT TO GIVE A THANKS TO EVERYBODY IN YOUR OFFICE, BILL, FOR DOING HARD WORK WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED YOU THE MOST, WHEN WE WERE HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE SORTING THINGS OUT AT THE TDC. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THIS. I THINK THIS CHANGE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE ABILITY TO DO A GREAT JOB. I THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT TRYING TO SAVE, TRYING TO SAVE SOME MONEY. WE ARE AT A TIME RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SKIN BACK ON EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE HAVE IN BAY COUNTY THAT WE CAN. IF WE'VE GOT SOME NEW, NEW THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIKE, THAT MIGHT CAUSE US TO REALLY TIGHTEN UP EVEN MORE THAN WE DO NOW. AND WE AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THE THE TAX OFFICE IS GOING TO JUST BE ABLE TO DO IT A LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE. AND THAT'S, I THINK, WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE. SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANY MORE BOARD DISCUSSION, IF NOT, CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD JUST ONE POINT ON THE ON THE DATE THAT IF THE OCTOBER 1ST DATE IS THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, IF IT GOES BEYOND OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH WE ARE DEFINITELY ANTICIPATING THAT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR, BUT I THINK THAT THAT TIME FRAME IS IS NOT GOING TO BE FROM TALKING TO THE COUNTY MANAGER IS NOT GOING TO BE REALISTIC. AND SO IT WILL GO INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. AND WE JUST WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD BE AWARE OF THAT, AND THAT WE ARE NOT TURNING IN A BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THE COLLECTIONS, SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE AMENDMENT TO KEEP THE STAFF FOR WHATEVER POINT IN TIME IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS TURNED OVER TO THE TAX COLLECTOR. VERY REASONABLE. ANY ANYBODY ELSE? MOTION TO APPROVE.SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER? CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES,
[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]
MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY ITEM YOU THINK WE ARE. WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT RACKETEERING. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION WHICH DON'T RECOGNIZE THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS THEN TAKES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO DON'T RECOGNIZE THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS AND TURNS A BLIND EYE TO FELONIES SUCH AS THE ONES AT 1040 OAK AVENUE, WHERE THEY TOOK AND DESTROYED MY UNCLE'S HOME, AND USING THAT TO TAKE AND PUT HIM IN JAIL WHERE THEY FRAMED HIM. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LISTENING TO THE FACT, YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT ANOTHER INCH OF PAPERS IN THE MAIL WITH THE COURTS, AND I'VE GOT ANOTHER THREE LAWYERS SINCE I TALKED TO Y'ALL LAST, AND HALF OF THEM I HADN'T EVEN TALKED TO YET. SO WHAT WHAT HAPPENS IS WE'VE GOT LAWYERS THAT DON'T RECOGNIZE THE CONSTITUTION IN BAY COUNTY, JUST LIKE Y'ALL DON'T RECOGNIZE THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. YOU KNOW, THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS SIMPLE FOR A REASON. I'VE SAID THAT A MILLION TIMES. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU GO AND YOU ILLEGALLY SEARCH PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AND YOU TAKE THEIR PROPERTY FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAIN, THAT'S ILLEGAL, YOU KNOW, AND WITH THESE ATTORNEYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THEY FORGED MY NAME AGAIN IN THE BP. THEY FORGED MY NAME IN THE TAXES. THEY FORGED MY NAME WITH THE HURRICANE MICHAEL. AND, YOU[00:50:05]
KNOW, I GOT $7.16 FROM THE BP. AND I FISHED MY WHOLE LIFE. THAT'S HOW THEY GOT MY MONEY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW THEY GOT ME PINNED. AND EVERYBODY COUNTS THE PENNIES IN MY POCKET. YOU KNOW, THEY THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES IN KEEPING ME PINNED WITH NO MONEY, YOU KNOW? OH, YEAH, I DID GET A JOB. BUT WHAT HAPPENED, THEY, THEY TOOK AND THEY TOLD THEM I WAS A CRAZY PERSON AND THEY FIRED ME. WHY DID THEY SAY I WAS A CRAZY PERSON? BECAUSE THAT MEDIA AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE BACK THERE HAS BEEN PUSHING THE NARRATIVE THAT I'M INSANE BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS IS. AND I SIT THERE AND I WATCH TIME AND TIME AGAIN, YOU RIP THE MOST INNOCENT PEOPLE OF EVERYTHING THEY GOT AND DESTROY THEM. WHY? OH, YEAH, YOU LIKE TO DOMINATE? I THINK IT WAS. IT'S WHAT I WAS INTO WAS THE SADOMASOCHISM AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT'S EVIL. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU TAKE A MAN'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS, YOU TAKE OLD LADIES PERSONAL BELONGINGS. YOU KNOW, $52,000. THEY JUST STUCK A STICKER ON SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY THAT THEY THE OLD LADY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS THERE. AND SHE. AND AS SOON AS HER HUSBAND DIES, YOU KNOW, SHE OWES. I THINK IT WAS UP TO 70,000 AT $250 A DAY. THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL CHARGE ME, $250 A DAY WHEN YOU COME BACK AND YOU TAKE MY STUFF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE OUR SERVANTS. IF YOU USE THAT SAME MANPOWER THAT YOU USED TO RIP EVERYTHING THAT I HAD PUT MY SWEAT EQUITY INTO MY HOME. IF YOU WERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE, I COULD HAVE ALREADY HAD MY FREAKING TIKI BAR FINISHED. BUT EVERY TIME I GET CLOSE, Y'ALL DESTROY IT WITH A TRACTOR. HOW MANY TIMES IS THAT NOW? OH YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. I'M THE POSTER BOY OF HOW TO DESTROY THE CONSTITUTION. AND Y'ALL KEEP YOUR NARRATIVES GOING. BUT EVERYBODY TO TOUCH YOUR INBRED LIES ABOUT ME. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT I'M A DRUG DEALER. PEOPLE WAKING ME UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TELLING ME THEY WANT TO BUY DRUGS BECAUSE THEY HEARD I WAS THE BEST DRUG DEALER IN TOWN. YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON? I GOT PROOF OF EVERYTHING I SAY. IF Y'ALL SHOW UP AND LOOK, I'LL PROVE TO YOU WHERE THEY TAKE. AND THEY CAN PROVE I PUT SWEAT EQUITY IN MY HOME. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MORNING. I'M NICOLE WOODWORTH AND I LIVE AT 137 OLEANDER CIRCLE, PANAMA CITY BEACH. GOOD MORNING. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, CONTINUING TO MODERNIZE OUR COUNTY ORDINANCES AND RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. I'VE TAKEN TIME TO REVIEW SOME OF THE RECENT UPDATES FROM PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES AND TARGETED LAND DEVELOPMENTS, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS BOARD VALUES THOUGHTFUL, INCREMENTAL CHANGES THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES. I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU APPLY THAT SAME APPROACH TO ANIMAL SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING COMMUNITY CATS. AS YOU MAY KNOW, RECENTLY, BAY COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES PARTICIPATED IN AN OUTSIDE PRO BONO EVALUATION THROUGH MADDIE'S FUND. THAT EVALUATION PROVIDED DATA DRIVEN, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BEST PRACTICES, AND IMPORTANTLY, IT INCLUDED SOME SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ORDINANCE UPDATES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY RECOMMENDED ADDING A DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY CAT TO SECTION FOUR TWO. AND I HAVE A COPY OF THAT FOR ANYBODY WHO'S NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT IT RECOGNIZES AN EAR TIPPED CAT AS SPAYED OR NEUTERED, VACCINATED AND FREE ROAMING IN A PROCESS KNOWN AS TNR. UNDER THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE THAT THE FUND RECOMMENDED, TNR CATS WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM STRAY AND AT LARGE PROVISIONS WHICH LEAD TO THEIR EUTHANASIA. THE EVALUATION ALSO RECOMMENDED ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT AFFORD PROTECTIONS TO CAREGIVERS OF COMMUNITY CATS. THESE ARE TARGETED, PRACTICAL CHANGES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE IN MANY COMMUNITIES TO INCLUDE OUR NEIGHBORS IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY, AND THEY SUPPORT BETTER OUTCOMES. THEY REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE, LOWERING EUTHANASIA AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH. THEY ALSO REPRESENT A REASONABLE COMPROMISE. SOME BELIEVE THAT FERAL CATS SHOULD NEVER BE TRAPPED. OTHERS WANT TO TRAP EVERY CAT THAT'S AT LARGE. THIS APPROACH MEETS IN THE MIDDLE, ALLOWING ACTION, BUT IN A STRUCTURED AND HUMANE WAY. IMPORTANTLY, THESE PROTECTIONS ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN TNR. WHEN PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEIR EFFORTS TO STERILIZE AND VACCINATE CATS ARE SUPPORTED, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO HELP. WITHOUT THAT, THOUGH, PEOPLE BECOME DISCOURAGED WHEN CATS THEY'VE WORKED TO HELP END UP EUTHANIZED. SPEAKING PERSONALLY, THAT RISK KEEPS ME FROM BEING INVOLVED SOMETIMES. SINCE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM YOUR OWN EVALUATION, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER SCHEDULING A WORKSHOP TO REVIEW THEM AND DETERMINE NEXT STEPS,[00:55:01]
AND I'M HAPPY TO STAY AFTER THE MEETING IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ALONG TO THE COUNTY
[COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]
ATTORNEY'S REPORT. NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT. YES. THANK YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE TWO COMMENTS. MICHAEL ODOM, LONG TERM EMPLOYEE WE HAD IN UTILITIES UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY LAST LAST WEEK, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET HIS FAMILY KNOW THAT HE'S IN OUR. THE WHOLE FAMILY IS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. HE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB FOR US, WAS A TREMENDOUS INDIVIDUAL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WAS A GREAT FAMILY MAN. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION OUR OWN ANGELO WILLIAMS SENT UPSTAIRS, ALSO LOST HER MOTHER. SO ENJOY YOUR FAMILY[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
WHILE YOU CAN. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS START WITH COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YEAH. I WANT TO SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. TRAGIC THAT WE LOST HIM. HE WAS A GOOD MAN, GOOD FATHER, GREAT GRANDFATHER, LOVED HIS GRANDBABIES. AND WE REALLY SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN FOR HAVING US OUT OVER THE WEEKEND. WE GOT TO WALK IN A VERY HOT PARADE. IT WAS VERY FUN. WE GOT TO PASS OUT POPSICLES. I'VE NEVER WANTED ONE SO BAD IN MY LIFE, BUT I COULDN'T HAVE ONE. IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND 250 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN AMERICA. WE LIVE IN SUCH A WONDERFUL COUNTRY, THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH, AND WE ALL SHOULD BE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE BORN HERE AND LIVE HERE. SECOND OF ALL, I HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD. MY LITTLE GIRL TURNED 13 YEARS OLD YESTERDAY, SO THAT WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR US AT OUR HOUSE. WATCHING YOUR CHILDREN GROWING UP IS IS FRIGHTENING, HAPPY, AND IT CAN BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BABY CAROLINE.OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAROL. YES, MA'AM.
JUST A FEW THINGS. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN TO ORLANDO, TO THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ANNUAL MEETING. LOTS AND LOTS OF PARTICIPATION, MEETING WITH OTHER COUNTIES, COLLECTING DATA, LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THESE DATA CENTERS THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS AND, YOU KNOW, THE CLOSURE PLANS, JUST, YOU KNOW, LEARNING WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE, WHICH, WHICH WE'RE PROVIDING THAT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING TO STAFF JUST TO HELP GATHER INFORMATION. SAME THING WITH THE PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WILL BE ON THE BALLOT. YOU KNOW, JUST IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OTHER COUNTIES AND CITIES OR, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER CITIES THAT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HANDLE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT COLLABORATION. SAME THING. FAMILY. I'VE KNOWN MIKE A LONG TIME. WE USED TO BE ON THE SOCCER FIELDS TOGETHER ALL THE TIME AT BCC IS A GREAT, GREAT FAMILY. WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM. CITY OF LYNN HAVEN. WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY DID AND ALL THE CITIES CELEBRATING OUR 250TH BIRTHDAY AND ALSO PANAMA CITY. THEY HAD A A SNAFU WITH THEIR FIREWORKS, BUT THEY SURE MADE UP FOR IT SUNDAY NIGHT. THEY REDID THE FIREWORKS. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. SO KUDOS TO JENNIFER VIGIL AND DESTINATION PANAMA CITY AND CITY OF PANAMA CITY FOR FOR FOR THE REDO. WE WERE SHOCKED THAT THEY DID THAT AND JUST GRATEFUL THAT EVERYONE CAME OUT AND WAS SAFE AND GLAD EVERYONE WAS GOOD. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. NOT MUCH. JUST AGAIN, CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. ENJOYED LYNN HAVEN AND MY LAST PARADE. IT WAS DEFINITELY A WARM ONE AND HOLDING A LOT OF COLD POPSICLES WHILE YOU'RE SWEATING IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT BUT ENJOYED THE TIME, ENJOYED THE TURNOUT FOR THAT. AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. JUST A COUPLE OF REAL QUICK THINGS AND THE WAKE OF A BEAUTIFUL 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.
AND THANKFUL TO THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN FOR DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH THE PARADE. BUT I JUST WANT TO REITERATE HOW WE ARE REALLY BLESSED. WE GET TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTY OF BAY COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND IN THE UNITED STATES. I MEAN, WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE WHERE WE LIVE. I WANT TO SEND OUT MY SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL THE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE SERVING, ESPECIALLY THOSE OVERSEAS, THAT ARE AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND TO ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I TOO, WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN FOR A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL TIME WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND WITH ALL THE CITIZENS. AND I KNOW WE WERE THE FAVORITES BECAUSE WE HAD THE POPSICLES, THERE'S NO DOUBT.
AND I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY COMMISSIONER RAFAEL WASN'T ABLE TO EAT ONE, BECAUSE THEY WERE DELICIOUS. CHASING DOWN A GOLF CART. I UNDERSTAND WE DID A LOT OF CHASING OF THE GOLF CART, BUT IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY AND A GREAT, GREAT TIME TO TO SPEND CELEBRATING OUR COUNTRY'S BIRTHDAY. AND TO THE ODOM FAMILY, OUR OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN FOR GO THROUGH. SO WITH ,
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