[A. Call to Order and Roll Call ] [B. Approval of Minutes (June 23, 2026) ] [C. Announcements] [00:00:51] COMMISSION IN THE PAST. SO I WANTED TO GO OVER THOSE REAL QUICKLY. ON JULY 7TH, THE BOARD APPROVED THE SIX MONTH MORATORIUM ON AI DATA CENTERS. THEY DID REVISE. THEY DID ADOPT A LANGUAGE TO REVISE IT TO INCLUDE FACILITIES THAT OPERATE AT FIVE MEGAWATTS OR HIGHER. THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU WAS 50MW OR HIGHER, BUT THAT WAS APPROVED ON JULY 7TH AND ADOPTED TODAY. DURING THE REGULAR MEETING, THEY APPROVED THE ZONE CHANGE AND LAND USE APPLICATION ALONG HIGHWAY 77. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL C THREE. THAT WAS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD WITH THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE WAS THE LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION ON SUNRISE LANE UP IN SAND HILLS. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM AGRICULTURAL, AGRICULTURE AND AG ONE TO RESIDENTIAL AND R-2 ZONING. THAT WAS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD AS WELL. THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE ON NORTH BONITA AVENUE. THE REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM R-4 ZONING TO THE R-3 ZONING DESIGNATION. THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. AND THEN THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE ON MOYLAN ROAD WHERE THE REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL R-1 TO C2 PLAZA COMMERCIAL. THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS WELL. ONE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IN. IN RECENT MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERNET SCAM OUT THERE THAT TARGETS APPLICATIONS FOR THESE PLANNING PUBLIC HEARINGS. AS A RESULT, WE STARTED REDACTING THE EMAIL INFORMATION FROM THE APPLICANTS ON THE THE PACKETS THAT ARE POSTED TO THE PUBLIC. AND FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT SEEMED TO WORK. WE WEREN'T GETTING ANY NOTIFICATIONS THAT PEOPLE WERE RECEIVING THOSE SCAM ALERTS ANYMORE UNTIL TODAY. ONE OF THE APPLICANTS INFORMED US THAT THEY DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH AN INVOICE THAT APPEARED TO BE FROM BAY COUNTY FOR ADDITIONAL APPLICATION FEES. SO I JUST WANT TO STATE, FOR THE SAKE OF OTHER APPLICANTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, THAT IF YOU RECEIVE ANY EMAILS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL APPLICATION FEES THAT DID NOT COME FROM US, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO PAY AND LET US KNOW IF YOU DO. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM [D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance ] IS THE AGENDA. ANY ADDITIONS? CHANGES, DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA. SIR, I DO HAVE ONE CHANGE. ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION 20512 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY. THAT APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT. SO IT WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. OKAY. SO WE NEED A MOTION OF THE AMENDED AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. [E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial) ] MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. THE NEXT ITEM ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WHEN WE DO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE STAFF WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION AND THEN THE APPLICANT. AND IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK AS THE APPLICANT OR SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC, YOU WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM. WE NEED TO STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL US WHETHER OR NOT. AND WE NEED YOUR ADDRESS AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, NEED TO STAND UP AND BE SWORN IN NOW. 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. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST ITEM, ITEM E TWO. THE COMMISSION CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLZCA20260152. TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.2 ACRES FROM R2 SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX DWELLING TO C2 PLAZA. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 327 MALAGA PLACE IN [00:05:06] UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. ANY EX PARTE. NO, SIR. NOPE. NONE FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS STATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF 0.2 ACRE PARCEL FROM THE R2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO THE C2 PLAZA COMMERCIAL ZONE PARCELS LOCATED AT 327 MALAGA PLACE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A CORRIDOR ALONG PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY THAT IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL EXISTING COMMERCIAL USES AND C2 ZONING DESIGNATIONS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. HAVE THE C2 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY HAD THE REQUESTED C2 ZONING C2 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE REQUEST ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023 TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY FROM C2, C2 TO R2. THE PROPERTY MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATIONS NOTED IN THE LDR TABLE 6.1 FOR THE C2 ZONING DESIGNATION. ADDITIONALLY, PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY IS IDENTIFIED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT. BASED ON THIS ANALYSIS, STAFF FEELS THAT THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE APPLICANT APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. WE DID RECEIVE TWO APPLICANT OR TWO EMAILS IN OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST. THOSE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO IT WAS IT WENT FROM C TWO TO R TWO. NOW WE'RE GOING FROM R TWO BACK TO C TWO CORRECT. AND THE PROPERTY DOES HAVE THE EXISTING GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AS WELL. OKAY. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? GOOD AFTERNOON. DEREK MCCARTY, NORTH STAR ENGINEERING, 1021 GRACE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. BORN IN. YES, YES. I WAS, AS MR. PORTER. HE GAVE YOU THE OUTLINE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY UNDER PREVIOUSLY WITH SOMEBODY ELSE INVOLVED. IT WAS REZONED TO R2. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP OR ON YOUR PAPERWORK, IT IS CURRENTLY AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL ISLAND THAT IS SITTING THERE 100% SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL. THERE IS NO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TOUCHING THIS PARCEL, SO IT'S AN ISLAND. IT WOULD BE REZONED TO MATCH THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH OF IT, WHICH IS ADJOINING THE RESIDENTIAL. THAT'S ALREADY COMMERCIAL. AND OF COURSE ON YOUR FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. THIS ENTIRE BLOCK IS COMMERCIAL. SO THAT WOULD ALSO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT. SO IN OUR OPINION THIS IS ACTUALLY. CREATING THE DESIGNATION THAT THE COUNTY IS SEEKING. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I'M ABLE. I DON'T WHY DID THIS GO TO R2 BACK. WAS I NOT HERE FOR THAT ONE? OKAY. WAS EITHER THE OWNER AT THE TIME OR SOMEONE WHO WAS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY WAS INTERESTED IN, IN DOING JUST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT? THE CURRENT ZONING OR THE COMMERCIAL ZONING WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. I BELIEVE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AT THE TIME. THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN THE SETBACKS. I THINK THAT WAS MAYBE THE RELIEF THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THERE. GOTCHA. OKAY, COOL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? YES, I'M CHARLES FISHER, I'M PART OWNER OF THE LAND RIGHT BEHIND IT, WHICH IS 199, TEN BONITA DRIVE. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL BE BACK. EXCUSE ME. IS THAT YOUR ADDRESS? IT. I OWN PART OF IT WITH MY DAUGHTER. SHE LIVES IN THAT PROPERTY. WELL, WE NEED YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE FILE. MY. MY HOME ADDRESS IS 1522 TROUT LANE. OKAY. AND THEN YOU WERE SWORN IN. EXCUSE ME? YOU WERE SWORN IN? YES. OKAY, OKAY. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WILL DEVALUE MY DAUGHTER'S PROPERTY. AND SHE'S WORKING, SO SHE COULD NOT BE HERE. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS OR WHAT'S GOING TO GO [00:10:04] IN THERE. AND EVEN IF THEY DO, THEN THEY COULD SELL IT. AND SOMETHING ELSE COULD GO IN THERE THAT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THAT AREA. AND IF THEY'RE IF THEY IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO DEVALUE MY LAND, THEN I'LL SELL IT TO THEM BELOW MARKET VALUE. IF THEY THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. BUT EITHER ONE, I'M OPPOSED TO THEM DOING THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. AND WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO REBUT ANY OF THIS? OR DO I NEED A NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN? YES. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND MR. FISHER'S CONCERNS AND HIS DAUGHTER'S CONCERNS, BUT CURRENTLY THEY DO. THEIR PROPERTY CURRENTLY ABUTS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AND WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THE ZONING THAT IS THE NEXT PROPERTY OVER TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. SO THEIR PROPERTY ALREADY ABUTS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. SO THIS PROPERTY CHANGING DESIGNATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT THAT PROPERTY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS KIND OF SURPRISES EVERYONE. R2 TO BEGIN WITH. SO I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. THE NEXT ITEM. NUMBER THREE, THE COMMISSION AND CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PODPA20260154 AND PLZCA20260153. TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL TIMBERLAND TO CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM AG TO AGRICULTURAL TIMBERLAND TO CRES CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 22, APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 2297 AND UNINCORPORATED CALLAWAY AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION FOR ME, NONE FOR ME AS WELL. STAFF PRESENTATION. BLAIR SAUNDERS ALL RIGHT, SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 12.5 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURE, TIMBERLAND TO CONSERVATION, RECREATION. AND THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM AG TO AGRICULTURE, TIMBERLAND TO CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL ZONE. AS HE SAID, THIS PROPERTY IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH HIGHWAY 22 IN THE UNINCORPORATED CALLAWAY AREA. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY PARTIALLY ZONED CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL AND CARRIES A CORRESPONDING CONSERVATION LAND USE DESIGNATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE WEST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST ARE ALSO AND SOUTHWEST ARE ALSO ZONED CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL AND MAINTAIN A CONSERVATION LAND USE DESIGNATION, ESTABLISHING A CONSISTENT AND COMPATIBLE ZONING PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS PROPERTY ALSO MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATIONS OF LDR. TABLE 7.1 STAFF FEELS THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. THEREFORE, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE BAY COUNTY FUTURE LAND USE MAP APPLICATION NUMBER PLDP20260154. CONSISTENT WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION. PLZCA20260153, CONSISTENT WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE ZONE CHANGE. ALSO, WE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS PROPERTY ZONE CHANGE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AT THIS TIME? WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. COMMISSIONERS. I'M JIM FORRESTER. MY ADDRESS IS 19 BILL PARKWAY, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA. I WORK FOR THE OWNER AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF BEING SWORN IN. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. YES, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. I MEAN, THEY'VE THEY'VE GOT IT ALL PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY WHAT WE SUBMITTED. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE ACTUAL ZONING. THAT'S THE PARCELS SPLIT IN TWO, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE TOTAL PROPERTY. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU SIR. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. HAS ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE [00:15:02] PUBLIC? THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THERE'S NO NEED FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL AND GO INTO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME. YEAH. I MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM. THE COMMISSION CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLZCA20260173. TO CONSIDER REQUEST, CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION APPROXIMATELY 1.2 ACRES FROM C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2830 EAST HIGHWAY 390 AND UNINCORPORATED LYNNHAVEN AREA IN THE EX PARTE. I SPOKE WITH MR. ANDREWS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. NONE FOR ME, NONE. NONE FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION. BLAIR SAUNDERS YEP. SO THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 28, 20 OR 2830 EAST HIGHWAY 390 IN THE UNINCORPORATED LYNNHAVEN AREA. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 390, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY. IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, AND IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL C-3 ZONING AND NEARBY PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE ZONED C THREE AS WELL, AS IT ALSO HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION ALREADY. ADDITIONALLY, OTHER PROPERTIES CLOSE BY HAVE ALSO HAD ZONE CHANGES FOR C1 TO C3 IN THE PAST. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MEETS THE REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF LDR. TABLE 6.1 STAFF FEELS THAT REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. THEREFORE, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION. PLZCA20260173. CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE AND ZONE CHANGE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS ABOUT THIS PROPERTY EITHER. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. I APOLOGIZE, I DID NOT STAND UP TO BE SWORN IN. I BELIEVE I AM. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MATTHEW ANDREWS, 3401 COUNTRY CLUB, COURTLAND HAVEN. THE GOAL HERE IS WE'RE GOING TO BUILD BACK IN THE FOOTPRINT OF WHAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE HURRICANE. THERE WAS A BUILDING THERE THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN. AND OUR PLAN IS, IS TO BUILD IN THAT SAME FOOTPRINT. AGAIN, THE REASON FOR THE ZONE CHANGING IS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY YET. WE'RE GOING TO OCCUPY SOME OF IT OURSELVES, BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LEASE SOME OF THE BUILDING OUT. SO WE DON'T WANT TO HINDER ANY POSSIBLE NEW BUSINESSES COMING IN. NOT HAVING THE PROPER ZONING IN C THREE JUST OPENS THE DOOR FOR MORE BUSINESSES THAT WILL ALIGN WITH OURS. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. PUBLIC TABLE. CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, NO NEED FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL. AND MOVE ON TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. BOARD. AGAIN, I THINK I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. OUR NEXT ITEM F [F. Commission Member Items ] COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS. FIRST ITEM IS VOTE TO EXCUSE DARREN'S ABSENCES OF. YEAH. SO WHY IS HE AGAIN? IS THIS THE TIME WE GET OUT HERE? YEAH. I WAS TRYING TO THROW YOU UNDER THE BUS. YOU RETALIATE NOW? YEAH. LAST MONTH. I THINK IT'S HIS VACATION. RIGHT. HE SAID AHEAD OF TIME, I WOULD SAY I WOULD SAY I'D VOTE TO EXCUSE I SECOND. I'LL ALLOW IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OTHER COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS. WINE. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO AS A COMMISSION TO HELP ON THESE SCAMS TO IMPLEMENT FOR THESE FINANCIAL SCAMS? IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO OR OR PROCEDURALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOW THAT IT STARTED, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO HOW IT'S GOING TO STOP FOR THAT. DO DOES THE COMMISSION NEED TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON. I THOUGHT WE DID COMMISSIONER HAYMAN'S ABSENCE. THERE WAS A. THEY DID ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. YEP. I GOT THE FIRST. THE SECOND I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I JUST HEARD A MOTION A SECOND. I'M SORRY, I GOT IT. SO I WILL CONTINUE TO. NOTIFY [00:20:01] APPLICANTS BY EMAIL. I DIDN'T DO IT THIS MONTH BECAUSE I, I THOUGHT THAT WE HAD KIND OF NIPPED IN THE BUD AS WE HAD NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS IN THE TWO PREVIOUS MONTHS OF ANYONE RECEIVING ANY ANY FAKE INVOICES. NOW THAT I SEE THAT, MAYBE I GOT TOO CAUTIOUS WITH THAT. MOVING FORWARD, I WILL CONTINUE TO SEND OUT THOSE EMAIL NOTICES TO EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THERE IS AN INTERNET SCAM OUT THERE AND TO PLEASE DISREGARD, MAKE NO ACTION TO PAY. WE AGAIN, WE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO REDACT THE EMAIL ADDRESS INFORMATION FROM WHAT WE POST OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE WE FELT VERY STRONGLY. THAT'S HOW THESE SCAMMERS WERE GETTING THAT EMAIL INFORMATION. I GUESS PERHAPS THEY'RE PERSISTENT ENOUGH, OR THEY CAN GO SEARCH THE APPLICANT'S NAME AND MAYBE FIND ANOTHER EMAIL ADDRESS THAT WAY. WELL, THE NAMES ARE PUBLIC RECORD RIGHT ON THE NOTICES, CORRECT? YEAH. THAT'S FINE. AND WE, WE DON'T REDACT THE THEIR NAME, THE NAME INFORMATION. SO JUST, JUST, JUST EMAIL ADDRESS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO I KNOW WE LOOKED INTO PUTTING NOTICE WARNINGS ON OUR ON THE APPLICATION FORMS THEMSELVES. WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. WHEN THEY WHEN IT IS ON OUR IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE. WHEN THEY WHEN THEY MAKE THE APPLICATION. AT SOME POINT THE APPLICATION IS CONSIDERED COMPLETE. YOU NOTIFY THEM THAT THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE, THE PACKAGE AND THE FEES ARE PAID. DO YOU. DO YOU. SHOULD WE ADD IN THERE? NO, WE WILL NOT PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA UNTIL THE FEES ARE PAID. BUT DO WE. DO WE NOTIFY THEM THAT NO ADDITIONAL MONEY IS REQUIRED AND THAT IS THAT. SO THE WHEN PREVIOUSLY, WHEN I WAS SENDING OUT THOSE EMAILS TO THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS, I DID LET THEM KNOW THAT YOUR YOUR ITEM WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA HAD YOU HAD YOU NOT SUBMITTED ALL YOUR FEES AGAIN THIS MONTH? I DIDN'T DO THAT. I, I IN THE FUTURE, I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVERY MONTH. OKAY. WE DO IT ON THE INITIAL APPLICATION PAPERS OR SOMETHING JUST TO KIND OF WARN PEOPLE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A WARNING ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT PUTTING A NOTICE ON THE ACTUAL APPLICATION FORM AS WELL. WHAT ABOUT CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH AND CITY OF PANAMA CITY? THEY HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THEIRS. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM THOSE MUNICIPALITIES DIRECTLY SAYING THAT THEY'VE HAD THE SAME TROUBLE. I KNOW THAT IS, I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT IT FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE. THAT'S WHO FIRST MADE ME AWARE OF THE, OF OF THE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I DO KNOW FROM READING, YOU KNOW, PLANNING PUBLICATIONS THAT I RECEIVED THAT IT IS A SITUATION THAT MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FACING RIGHT NOW. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S ANY ANY OTHER MEMBER ITEMS? NO, NONE FOR ME. OKAY. I'VE GOT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU. COMP PLAN CHANGES AND LDR CHANGES. THERE'S TWO SEPARATE SETS. OKAY. YEAH. COMP PLAN AND LDR. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.