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ORDER. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING. IT'S AUGUST.
FOURTH, 2026. IT'S 9 A.M. MISS MARK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM.
COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEASE. YES, MA'AM. OUR INVOCATION IS BY PASTOR JOSH PICKERING. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH AND COMMISSIONER CAROL WILL GIVE US OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. LET'S PRAY. GOD, WE COME TO YOU THIS MORNING T WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY AND A STATE AND A CITY WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. BUT WE CAN DO IT OPENLY. WE CAN DO IT PUBLICLY. AND WE PRAY OVER THIS MEETING THAT DECISIONS MADE TODAY WOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WILL, BUT ABOVE THAT, THAT THEY WOULD HONOR YOU, THAT THEY WOULD GLORIFY YOU. AND WE'RE ALSO THANKFUL FOR LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE CAN WE CAN OPENLY EVEN PRAY TO YOU AND THAT THAT YOU LOVED US ENOUGH TO SEND YOUR SON TO DIE FOR US. AND IF ANYONE HERE HAS NEVER ACCEPTED YOUR FREE GIFT OF SALVATION, THAT TODAY WOULD BE THE DAY THEY WOULD BE FORGIVEN OF THEIR SINS AND ACCEPT YOU INTO THEIR LIFE. WE PRAY FOR EACH COMMISSIONER HERE THIS MORNING. PRAY THAT YOU WOULD FILL THEM WITH WISDOM, WITH DISCERNMENT, AND LET EVERYTHING DONE HERE TODAY BE DONE WITH YOU FIRST AND IN MIND. AND WE PRAY ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN. YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO
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WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS ON THE AGENDA? NOTHING FROM STAFF. OKAY.MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? MR. FARRELL? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT DOOR PRESENTATIONS.
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COMMISSIONER MOORE WILL BE PRESENTING TO JIM COOMBS, MANAGING ATTORNEY WITH LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA. THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA.PROCLAMATION. JIM, WOULD YOU JOIN ME DOWN FRONT, PLEASE? I KNOW YOU LIKE BEING DOWN HERE SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. GET TO READ THIS TO YOU REAL QUICK. OKAY. SO WHEREAS LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA WAS FOUNDED ON AUGUST 25TH, 1976, AND MARKS 50 YEARS OF PROVIDING CRITICAL CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE ORGANIZATION SERVES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, ENSURING BAY COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE REGARDLESS OF INCOME, AGE, OR DISABILITY. AND WHEREAS, FOR FIVE DECADES, ITS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROTECTED FAMILIES BY HANDLING ESSENTIAL CASES INVOLVING HOUSING SAFETY, PUBLIC BENEFITS AND VETERANS ISSUES. AND WHEREAS, THIS MILESTONE HONORS A HALF CENTURY OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES, PROMOTING STABILITY AND UPHOLDING THE PROMISE OF EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT THE BOARD OFFICIALLY CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA AND EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR 50 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BAY COUNTY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE GOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR. OUR NEXT BAY EDA UPDATE. MISS BECCA HARDIN. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BECCA HARDIN, I'M WITH THE BAY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE. I'M HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE BEN MOORMAN, AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON ALL THE WONDERFUL PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE SUPPORTED FOR THE GROWTH OF THIS COUNTY. AND, AS THE COUNTY MANAGER, IF I COULD COME AND GIVE YOU ALL A QUICK UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AND SOME PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO HERE WE GO. I HOPE. SO. MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE ANNOUNCED THAT CANADIAN ELECTRIC MOTOR CARBON FIBER HULL BOAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY VOLTAIR IS CALLING BAY COUNTY HOME. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY MANAGER, WE WERE ABLE TO SOLIDIFY A TRIUMPH GULF COAST
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GRANT OF $13 MILLION. WHEREAS, THE PROPERTY THAT, THAT WE OFFERED THEM ON FRANKFORT AVENUE HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND THE LEASE HAS BEEN SIGNED. SO VICTORY IS ALREADY MOVING INTO THAT LOCATION. IT'S A GREAT LOCATION RIGHT ON OUR WATERWAYS AND ROBINSON BAYOU. THEY ARE ALREADY MOVING SOME BOAT HULLS DOWN FROM THEIR CANADIAN OPERATION. AND THERE'S ABOUT FIVE BOATS HERE ALREADY. ONE OF THEM IS AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE IN THE BAYOU, AND THEY'RE TESTING IT AND THEY HAVE NOT, HAD ANY TIME AND STARTING TO HIRE PEOPLE.THEY'VE HIRED A LOCAL RETIRED NAVY OFFICER AS THEIR GENERAL MANAGER, AND HE'S HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AS WELL AS ABOUT TEN OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO 300 PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO THIS IS 300 NEW EMPLOYEES AND A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $42 MILLION. MANY OF YOU ALL SAW THE BOAT RODE ON THE BOAT WHEN WE HAD IT IN TOWN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, CAM HEAPS, HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A HOME NEAR SOUTHPORT AND HE'S MOVING HIS ENTIRE FAMILY, FOUR KIDS AND WIFE AND ANIMALS TO BAY COUNTY. THEY ARE TRANSPLANTING THEIR THEIR WHOLE LIFE HERE. AND THEN THE PRESIDENT, TIM MARCOUX, HAS ALSO PURCHASED A HOME HERE, AND HE WILL BE MOVING HERE WITH HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. SO VOLTAIRE HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, AND WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT THEY ARE NOW CALLING BAY COUNTY HOME. ANOTHER BIG PROJECT THAT WE'VE ANNOUNCED IS PROJECT SPINNER, WHICH IS A G AERO GROUP. THIS COMPANY IS ALREADY OPERATING IN AN EXISTING FACILITY IN THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN, AND THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 35 EMPLOYEES THERE ALREADY. THIS COMPANY IS A JET ENGINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL COMPANY THAT IS HEADQUARTERED IN MIAMI WITH OPERATIONS IN MIAMI AND ROME, ITALY. AND THEY'VE CHOSEN ACP, OUR AIRPORT, TO GROW THEIR MRO OPERATIONS. YOU SEE THE ARTIST'S RENDERING HERE. THIS IS THE CAMPUS THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT AT THE AIRPORT. IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT AT THE INFIELD THAT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO OUR TEN ZERO ZERO ZERO FOOT RUNWAY. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE 500 EMPLOYEES AT THIS FACILITY, AND THEY'LL DO JET ENGINE MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE MAIN PART OF THIS FACILITY. AND THEN YOU SEE ON THE NORTH SIDE, THEY HAVE PLANS FOR A JET ENGINE TEST CELL. THAT'S A $80 MILLION ASSET THAT THEY WILL BE BUILDING HERE IN BAY COUNTY. THERE ARE FUTURE PLANS FOR A SECOND TEST CELL, AND THEN THERE ARE PLANS FOR TWO MORE WIDE BODY HANGARS. SO THIS WILL BE A VERY ATTRACTIVE CAMPUS. AGAIN, 500 NEW JOBS IN BAY COUNTY AND A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $107 MILLION. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SOLIDIFYING A $25 MILLION GRANT FROM TRIUMPH GULF COAST TO HELP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THEIR FACILITY IN LYNN HAVEN, WHERE THEY ARE ALREADY HIRING EMPLOYEES. A COOL THING ABOUT THIS COMPANY IS THAT THEY ARE ALREADY GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. ON THE RIGHT, YOU SEE A JET, GE JET ENGINE THAT THEY HAVE DONATED TO HANEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE AMP STUDENTS THERE. THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO WORK ON AN IAG ENGINE. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING. SO THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ENGINES FROM IAG THAT THEY'LL BE WORKING ON IN THEIR TRAINING ON. NOT ONLY DID THEY PROVIDE THE ENGINES, BUT THEY PROVIDED AN EMPLOYEE TO HELP TRAIN THE FACULTY AT HANEY. AND THEN ALL THE TOOLING, THE VALUE OF BOTH OF THESE ENGINES AND ALL THE TOOLING AND THE TRAINING WAS ABOUT $5 MILLION.
SO ALREADY CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ONE THAT IS HEATING UP RAPIDLY. THIS IS A GLOBAL IMPACT PRODUCTS. YOU ALL HELPED US PUSH THIS PROJECT OVER THE FINISH LINE, BY BEING ABLE TO OFFER THE FORMER INCINERATOR BUILDING IN THE ORIGINAL INDUSTRIAL PARK ON HIGHWAY 231. THIS IS AN ARTIST'S RENDERING OF WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO IN THE RETROFIT OF THIS FACILITY. THEY WILL CREATE 150 NEW JOBS. THEY WILL INCREASE IMPORT ACTIVITY AT OUR PORT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY IMPORTING GLASS TO MAKE HURRICANE RESISTANT WINDOWS THROUGH OUR PORT FROM THE YUCATAN, OUR SISTER CITY, MERIDA. AND SO THEY'LL INCREASE PORT ACTIVITY, 150 JOBS AND 16 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT. JUST LAST WEEK, WORKING WITH BRIAN AND THE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, WE SOLIDIFIED THE LEASE HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND SIGNED. AND, IN MESSAGES THAT I COMMUNICATED WITH THE OWNER LAST NIGHT. AND HE SAID THAT THE REST OF THE AGREEMENT THAT HE IS FULFILLING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE LEASE WILL BE FULFILLED BY AUGUST 15TH, SO THAT THAT MONEY IS, IS BEING WIRED TO THE COUNTY SO THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY. MIRANDA. MAKES ME HAPPY TO ALL OF US. YES, YES. OXFORD TECHNOLOGIES IS ANOTHER
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AVIATION COMPANY. WE DID NOT HAVE TO USE ANY TRIUMPH GULF COAST MONEY FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE, IT WAS WE FOUND THEM A PERFECT BUILDING. IT'S ALSO IN THE ORIGINAL BAY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK OFF HIGHWAY 231. THIS COMPANY IS A COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN CONNECTICUT.IT'S OWNED BY TWO BROTHERS. THEY MANUFACTURED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BLACK HAWK BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER FOR SIKORSKY HELICOPTER. AND, YOU SEE THE EQUIPMENT HERE IS VERY CUSTOMIZED. IT'S ALREADY IN THE BUILDING AND THEY'RE STARTING TO HIRE PEOPLE. THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE ABOUT 60 EMPLOYEES AND THEY'LL BE USING, CERTIFIED MECHANICS FROM OUR A&P SCHOOL AS WELL. YOU MAY RECALL THE, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT WE LOCATED THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR FEDEX. AND, THIS IS, THIS BUILDING WAS ACTUALLY IN THE PORT OWNED INTERMODAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER, WHICH IS OFF HIGHWAY 231. BEN ACTUALLY TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS PROJECT AND WE WERE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, AND WE RECRUITED A LAST MILE AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER HERE. THEY, HAVE HIRED QUICKLY. THEY'VE GOT ALREADY 100 EMPLOYEES. THEY'VE COMPLETELY RETROFIT THIS BUILDING, ADDED NEW PARKING.
THEY SPENT ABOUT $9 MILLION ON THE BUILDING LEASE AND THEN THE RETROFIT OF THE BUILDING. AND SO THEY ARE CONTINUING TO GROW IN OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK AS WELL. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE PROJECTS THAT I JUST HIGHLIGHTED, IAG AERO GROUP, OXFORD TECHNOLOGIES, GLOBAL IMPACT PRODUCTS, AND THEN THE AMAZON PROJECT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE HAD FIVE NEW PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHICH IS IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS ARE VERY COMPETITIVE. WE NOT ONLY COMPETE WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE PANHANDLE, BUT WE COMPETE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THESE PROJECTS COULD GO ANYWHERE AND THEY CHOSE BAY COUNTY AS THEIR HOME. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. OF THESE FIVE PROJECTS THAT WILL CREATE MORE THAN 1000 NEW JOBS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, AND 175 MILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO THE ECONOMY OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE WANTED TO TAKE THAT ONE STEP FURTHER. AND WE ASKED OUR FRIENDS AT FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT IF THEY COULD DO AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY ON WHAT THIS MEANS LONG TERM FOR BAY COUNTY AND THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE. WITH THESE FIVE NEW PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER THE NEXT 7 TO 10 YEARS, WE CAN ANTICIPATE ALMOST 3000 NEW JOBS.
AND THAT'S THE RIPPLE EFFECT. WE ESTIMATE THAT FOR EVERY ONE PRIMARY JOB THAT'S CREATED THROUGH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORT, THERE'S A MINIMUM OF FOUR SPINOFF JOBS IN RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL AND THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, OF ALL OF THE JOBS THAT WILL BE FILLED BY THESE COMPANIES, THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A ANNUAL WAGE OF MORE THAN $140 MILLION, THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY NEW CARS AND BUY NEW HOMES, AND BE ABLE TO LIVE SUSTAINABLY IN OUR COMMUNITY BY HAVING THESE GOOD JOBS AND A TOTAL VALUE ADD OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT 7 TO 10 YEARS IS OVER $300 MILLION. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME GREAT GROWTH AND SOME GREAT TIMES OVER THE NEXT COMING YEARS, BUT WE'RE NOT STOPPING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE, CONTINUED TO WORK WITH COMPANIES LIKE FEDEX. IF YOU DRIVE OUT THEIR PARKING LOT, THIS IS THEIR REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER THAT WE WORKED WITH YOU ALL IN THE PORT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 250 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET. THEY'VE GOT MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WORKING AT THIS FACILITY NOW.
AND WE ARE ACTIVELY MARKETING THE PROPERTIES AROUND IT. CENTRAL MALONEY, ANOTHER PROJECT YOU ALL HELPED US WITH. WE GOT A $7 MILLION GRANT FROM TRIUMPH GULF COAST TO BUILD A STATE OF THE ART LAYDOWN YARD THAT YOU COULD USE AS A HELIPORT AND LAND A HELICOPTER ON IS SO LARGE AND, THEY ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR 200 JOB MARK, AND THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF BEING ABLE TO FIND THIS PERFECT BUILDING AND HIRE THE RIGHT WORKFORCE. ACTION CRAFT SOUTH WIND DUCK BOATS IS A BRAND THAT IS MANUFACTURED BY MCCORMICK MARINE. AGAIN, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT YOU ALL HELPED US WITH. YOU SEE THE TWO FACILITIES HERE. WE USE TRIUMPH MONEY TO PURCHASE THAT FRONT BUILDING. AND THEN THE COMPANY PURCHASED THE LAST BUILDING AND THE REST OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN WE ENTERED INTO A LONG TERM LEASE. AND THAT'S HOW WE LEVERAGED OUR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND THE COMPANY AND TRIUMPH GULF COAST. THIS COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO 100 JOBS, AND THEY'VE GOT ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ALREADY. AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO GROW THIS OPERATION AS WELL. THIS IS A COOL PROJECT. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE ANY TRIUMPH MONEY FOR THIS ONE, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW HOW WELL SUZUKI'S DOING THIS IS THEIR RESEARCH AND INTEGRATION CENTER. WE FOUND THEM A GREAT SITE RIGHT ON OUR BAY SYSTEM, AND THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT ABOUT 30 PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING THERE.
THEY ARE ALSO DOING A $20 MILLION EXPANSION AS WE SPEAK, AND THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF PROPERTY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE FOR THEM. JUST A FUN FACT, THERE ARE SUZUKI ONLY HAS
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TWO OF THESE RESEARCH CENTERS IN THE WORLD. ONE IS RIGHT HERE IN BAY COUNTY AND THE OTHER IS IN TOKYO, JAPAN. SO IT'S A COOL FACT THAT WE HAVE THAT INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR HERE. AND WE'RE NOT DONE. AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN BUSY THIS YEAR ON MARKETING TRIPS. THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL WANT US TO DO. YOU WANT US TO BE OUT AND MEETING WITH PEOPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE TO BUILD THESE RELATIONSHIPS, AND WE ARE BUSY MARKETING BAY COUNTY TO THE WORLD THIS YEAR. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TO ORLANDO AT THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL AMERICA SHOW. WE HAD TWO SITE VISITS AS A RESULT OF THAT SHOW. I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THE BAY EDA WAS INVITED BY THE STATE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, ALEX KELLY, TO JOIN HIM IN A TRADE MISSION TO CANADA. BECAUSE OF ALL THE CANADIAN WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING TO BAY COUNTY. WHEN WE WERE THERE, SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH THE EXECUTIVES FROM VOLTAIRE ELECTRIC AND OFFICIALLY WELCOMED THEM TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. HE ALSO MET WITH A, AVIATION RELATED PROSPECT THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. SO HE HELPED US, REALLY SHOWCASE THIS PART OF FLORIDA FOR THIS AVIATION PROSPECT. AND THAT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL TRIP. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, BEN AND I RETURNED FROM THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, WHERE WE PARTNERED WITH FLORIDA'S GREAT NORTHWEST AND OUR STATE PARTNERS AND MET WITH MORE THAN 20 COMPANIES IN THREE DAYS. IT WAS A WHIRLWIND TRIP. AND AS A RESULT OF THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAD IN CANADA, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE HAS INVITED US TO JOIN HIM IN A TRADE MISSION TO TAIWAN IN SEPTEMBER. SO, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU'RE INVITED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE HIM UP ON THAT.SO I'LL BE GOING TO TAIWAN AND REPRESENTING BAY COUNTY, AT THIS MISSION. AND THEN, BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING SO MANY MARINE RELATED PROJECTS, WE WILL BE GOING TO NOT ONLY THE BOAT SHOW IN MIAMI, BUT ALSO IBEX, WHICH IS A BIG MARINE SHOW IN TAMPA. AND THEN IN OCTOBER, WE'LL BE LEAVING FOR MRO EUROPE IN AMSTERDAM. AND THEN, SINCE WE HAVE A NEW PORT DIRECTOR, WE'LL BE TAKING BOB MICA DOWN TO MEET WITH OUR FRIENDS IN MERIDA AND OUR SISTER CITY AND SISTER PORT OF THE PORT OF PROGRESO. SO A LOT GOING ON. WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY BE BREAKING GROUND ON IAG AERO GROUP AND GLOBAL IMPACT PRODUCTS THIS FALL, AND WE CERTAINLY WANT YOU ALL TO HELP US WELCOME THESE PEOPLE AND PARTICIPATE. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS WORK. THIS TEAM DOES NOT WORK IN A VACUUM. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, I'VE WORKED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN OTHER STATES, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT'S ALL IN AND GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION THIS LEADERSHIP TEAM IS. AND THIS COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO TO SUPPORT ME PERSONALLY AND TO SUPPORT OUR TEAM. AND TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCCESSES LIKE THIS. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. GREAT JOB. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY I THINK ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM CAN SAY YOU GUYS HAVE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. EXCITING STUFF.
THESE NUMBERS ARE INCREDIBLE. 1035 JOBS COMING INTO BAY COUNTY AND THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT BRINGS IN TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BECCA. NEXT WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ITEMS ON THE
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AGENDA. IF YOUR COMMENT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FURTHER TOWARD THE END OF THE MEETING. IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THE CLOCK IS RUNNING, AND I'M NOT TALKING STANDING AT THE PODIUM. I'M 30S INTO IT. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET.I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT IS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. I THINK IT'S NUMBER FOUR WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT. WITH THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT MORATORIUM, WE GOT TO REALIZE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FINES THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING ON THE PEOPLE. IF YOU GO AND CHECK, I SAY STRONG ARMED EXTORTION. WHEN I MEAN BY STRONG ARMED EXTORTION, YOU'VE CREATED A FORCE THAT TAKES PICTURES OVER PEOPLE'S PRIVACY FENCE INSIDE OF PEOPLE'S BEDROOM WINDOWS.
YOU THEY TAKE AND COME ON TO PEOPLE'S PROPERTY WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE AND TAKE PICTURES ILLEGALLY, ONLY TO RETURN AND SEIZE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO SELL FOR THEIR PERSONAL GAIN.
I'VE BEEN MAKING IT CLEAR SINCE THE FIRST TIME THEY VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AND I'VE BEEN MAKING IT CLEAR, AND I'VE BEEN RECORDING ALL THE HORRIFIC CRIMES YOU'VE BEEN CARRYING OUT AGAINST THE BAY COUNTY PEOPLE, USING A QUASI JUDICIAL, UNDER COLOR OF LAW CALLED CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT VIOLATES OUR VERY CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND ALL THE BILL OF RIGHTS THAT I'VE LISTED IN ALL DIFFERENT
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PAPERS THAT I'VE HANDED INTO THIS COUNCIL SINCE THIS HAS STARTED FOR ME. AND LET'S DON'T FORGET. YEAH. NOW, CODE ENFORCEMENT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE DONE TAKING ANOTHER PERSON AND THEY'VE TURNED HIS WATER OFF, THEY'VE TURNED HIS LIGHTS OFF. AND THEY TOLD HIM HE WASN'T UP TO CODE. SO NOW, APPARENTLY CODE ENFORCEMENT CAN TURN PEOPLE'S LIGHTS AND WATERS OFF ON DEMAND, ONLY TO CREATE MORE HORRIFIC CONDITIONS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE PREYING UPON. AND LET'S DON'T FORGET, WHEN I WAS INSIDE THE QUASI JUDICIAL, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS SO PROUD OF TAKING MY DADDY'S HAMMERS. AND CLARA, YOU KNOW, MY GRASS IS HIGH NOW. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY TOOK THE LAWN MOWER THAT YOU BOUGHT ME. HOW CAN I TELL? YOU KNOW, IN MY HOUSE HAS STILL GOT A LEAK BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE THE SHINGLES THAT I HAD TO FIX MY HOUSE WITH. YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU BROUGHT ME THE LAWN MOWER, YOU KNOW, AND THEY TOOK IT? THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. THEY'RE MAD WITH POWER PREYING UPON. LET'S DON'T FORGET THE OLD, THE ELDERLY, THE WEAK. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I HAD 50 SOME ODD RECORDINGS OF. AND THAT'S HOW COME Y'ALL BANNED ME, YOU KNOW, STOP ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TIME AND AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS RECORDING THE ELDERLY THAT THEY WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AND CHARGING THEM THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH THE SOLE GOAL OF GETTING THEIR PROPERTIES, GIVING THEM 30 DAYS TO PAY THE PROPERTY, OR THEY FORECLOSED WITH A LIEN. I STILL HAVE IT ALL. YOU KNOW, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IS WHAT THEY CALL IT. IT'S DIRECT VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, AND IT COMES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE GOOD PEOPLE OF BAY COUNTY. AND Y'ALL HAVE BEEN TORTURING THE GOOD PEOPLE OF BAY COUNTY, THROWING THEM IN A ROOM, CIRCLING THEM UP AND HAVING YOUR WAY WITH THEM. THAT'S THE WAY THEY DONE ME IN THE 14TH JUDICIAL. AND THAT'S THE WAY YOU DONE THE PEOPLE HERE. YOU USED TO HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IN FRONT OF THIS COMMISSION, BUT YOU DON'T ANYMORE, DO YOU? BECAUSE THE PEOPLE, THE PUBLIC, COULD SEE WHAT YOU WERE DOING TO THE PEOPLE. SO HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE AND SOLVE THIS? THANK YOU, CAPTAIN BECK. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. I'M DIANE CUMMINGS. I WAS HERE LAST MONTH AND YOU WERE TALKING DATA CENTERS, AND YOU SAID YOU PUT A SAFE LIMIT ON FIVE MEGAWATTS. WELL, I BROUGHT THE INFORMATION TODAY THAT A FIVE MEGAWATT USES 1 TO 5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY. AND THAT'S FOR VISUALIZATION. THAT'S ONE AND A HALF GALLONS MORE THAN AN OLYMPIC SIZE POOL. AND IF IT'S A CLOSED SYSTEM, THERE'S STILL WASTEWATER THAT HAS TO BE DUMPED SOMEWHERE. AND THAT'S INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT. AND SECOND OF ALL, THE SAME SIZE USES THE SAME ELECTRICITY AS 3600 HOMES. NOW, IF THEY'RE PRODUCING THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY THERE, THERE'S YOUR SMOKE AND THE HEAT ENERGY THAT'S GOING TO BE DISRUPTING THE ENVIRONMENT. AND THE BIGGEST THING IS THE EMF, WHICH IS ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS THAT WILL AFFECT EVERY PIECE OF WILDLIFE AND HUMAN WITHIN MILES. AND I'M GOING TO TEXAS, WHERE THEY HAVE ALREADY FOUND OUT THE CATTLE THAT ARE NEAR THESE THINGS, THEY'RE NOT PRODUCING, THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE, AND THEY'VE HAD ALL STILLBIRTHS FOR ANYONE'S THAT CATTLE THAT HAVE GIVEN BIRTH. AND THE WHOLE POINT IS. ARE YOU GOING TO RUIN WHAT WE HAVE HERE BY PUTTING A DATA CENTER? BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING SO FAST, A MORATORIUM FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE WHOLE THING, AND IT MIGHT BE WISER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT NOT NOW.BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. AND HAVE YOU ALREADY STARTED NEGOTIATIONS WITH A COMPANY THAT WANTS TO BUILD ONE HERE? YOU SIGNED AN NDA ALREADY? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. MA'AM, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY.
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SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO CONSENT AGENDA. MR. JOEL SCHUBERT. THANK YOU. AND GOOD MORNING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS. ITEM ONE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND INVENTORY DELETIONS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS AND APPROVE INVENTORY DELETIONS UNDER BUDGET 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. FISCAL YEAR 2627. TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED TRIP AND EQUIPMENT GRANT.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION AND BE AUTHORIZED.
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AND EXECUTE THE FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED TRIP AND EQUIPMENT GRANT AGREEMENT FOR $698,356 UNDER COMMUNITY
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DEVELOPMENT ITEM FOUR LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR CASE A, 24-226-CA AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM FIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT MITIGATION REFERENDUM RESOLUTION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION. CREATING A TEMPORARY MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES ITEM SIX E 911 MAINTENANCE SERVICES STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE E-911 SERVICES MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH CONVERGE ONE, ITEM SEVEN HOMELAND SECURITY AGREEMENT R 1330. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE AND SIGN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT AGREEMENT. R 1330. ITEM EIGHT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM OR CERT GRANT FISCAL YEAR 26 ACCEPTANCE.STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE AND SIGN THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE CERT GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. ITEM NINE CAREER SOURCE GULF COAST APPROVAL OF REQUIRED MOU SLASH I F A'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE CAREERSOURCE GULF COAST MOU ECFA WITH DOH DIVISION OF BLIND SERVICES, DOE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE, GULF COAST COLLEGE. TOM P HANEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY IN THE NATIONAL CAUCUS FOR THE BLACK AGED OR NCBA. FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING IN AND OUT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL SING A DITTY IF YOU'D LIKE. ALL RIGHT. SO UNDER PUBLIC WORKS, ITEM TEN, COUNTY ROAD 2321 SCOPE OR SMALL COUNTY OUTREACH PROGRAM GRANT PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 26-48.
COUNTY ROAD 2321. RESURFACING PHASE ONE PROJECT TO CW ROBERTS CONTRACT INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,179,505 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. ITEM 11 COUNTY ROAD 2321 SCOPE GRANT. PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION TASK ORDER. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE TASK ORDER PS 26-09 WITH NEIL SCHAFFER INCORPORATED FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $299,891 FOR THE COUNTY ROAD 2321 PHASE ONE RESURFACING PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE TASK ORDER ITEM 12 ROADWAY STRIPING CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN A CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT WITH MCSHAY CONTRACTING, LLC. UNDER PURCHASING OFFICE ITEM THREE CONTRACT 26-36 TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 2636 TRASH COLLECTION SERVICES TO BCC WASTE SOLUTIONS, LLC AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWALS UNDER TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. ITEM 14 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO STATE. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GRANT AGREEMENT 22BA3 PANAMA CITY BEACH IS SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AMENDMENT THREE FOR FDEP GRANT AGREEMENT 22BA3 PANAMA CITY BEACH SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING BY $112,860 TO $404,414 $15. ITEM 15 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO GRANT AGREEMENT 26BA1 MEXICO BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO FDEP GRANT AGREEMENT 26BA1 MEXICO BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT ITEM 16 PANAMA CITY BEACH AND MEXICO BEACH BEACH MANAGEMENT RESOLUTIONS FOR STAFF FUNDING REQUEST FISCAL YEAR 2020 728. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT AND EXECUTE THE PANAMA CITY BEACHES AND THE MEXICO BEACH BEACH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND STATE FDEP GRANT RESOLUTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2728 UNDER UTILITY SERVICES.
ITEM 17 BAY COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENTS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAME ITEM. 18 CONTRACT 26-30 SECOND 37 LIQUID SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 26-37 LIQUID SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE TO ODYSSEY
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MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLARS $0.75 PER GALLON FOR A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. THANK YOU, MR. SCHUBERT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, MR. MOORE, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL 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. WE'LL MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA. MR. MIKE ALLEN FROM UTILITY SERVICES CONTRACT. 2635 WWTP RESILIENCY PROJECT.
[19. Contract 26-35 WTP Resiliency Project Additional Filters]
ADDITIONAL FILTERS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION BOARD AWARD CONTRACT. 2635 WATER TREATMENT PLANT WWTP RESILIENCY PROJECT. ADDITIONAL FILTERS TO N C MC, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,547 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. MR. ALLEN, GOOD MORNING. YOU STOLE. STOLE MY WORDS. JUST A CLARIFICATION. THAT'S 13,000,004 $547,000, NOT 13,000. THIS IS FOR THE ADDITION OF THREE NEW FILTERS AT THE WATER PLANT, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY. GET GETTING US CLOSER TO THE 60 MILLION GALLONS A DAY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED FOR. BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IN A BACKGROUND ON THIS. Y'ALL BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR FOR A WHILE, HAVE YOU NOT? WE HAVE. YEAH. THE PLANT WAS PUT THROUGH A STRESS TEST AND WE NOTICED THAT WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL FILTER CAPACITY. SO THIS WAS PICKED OUT PROBABLY 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FUNDING. WE FINALLY GOT THEIR ORIGINAL BUDGET WITH 15 MILLION, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE FIRST THREE BIDDERS WERE ALL UNDER THAT BUDGET. SO YES, BIDDING HAS BEEN GOING VERY WELL FOR US. YEAH. I'M AFRAID YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TIME FRAME. I BELIEVE THIS IS 365 DAY CONTRACT, RIGHT? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. PUBLIC COMMENT.[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]
THIS IS GOING TO BE OPEN TO ANYTHING ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT. IF YOU'LL COME DOWN AND GIVE YOUR YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. STARTING TIME AGAIN.MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET. I HAVE PAPERS HERE THAT ORIGINALLY WANTED TO HAND IN TO BILL KINSEL, BUT HE'S NOT HERE. I'M GOING TO BE HANDING THESE IN TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. THIS DIRECTLY LINKS YOU ALL TO THE THE ONGOING SITUATION THAT WE HAVE AT THE COURT CASE RIGHT NOW. ME AGAINST CLAUDIA GAMMON, ONE COUNT STOCKING AND MY NELSON HEARING THAT I. THAT I PUT IN THE CASE TO WHERE I'VE MADE CLEAR THE STRONG ARMED EXTORTION AND ALL THE CRIMES THAT'S BEEN COMING AGAINST THE PEOPLE SINCE 2010, BP OIL SPILL.
AND I HAVE IT. THEY ASKED ME HOW MANY COUNTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNTS I GOT AGAINST THE CRIMES THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE, BECAUSE IT'S AN ONGOING SITUATION. I KNOW OF 58 PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE EXTORTED THEIR HOMES FROM, PLUS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO ME AND THE LAWYER, ROBERT DE SAL, HAS JUST ISSUED ME A COURT DATE ON THE 11TH OF AUGUST IN FRONT OF TRACY SMITH, WHICH IS WHERE I'M GOING TO BE TAKING THIS INFORMATION AND ADDING TO THE CASE. AND I'M GOING TO BE ADDING THIS VIDEO, AS WELL AS THE OTHER VIDEO LINKING EVERYTHING TOGETHER OF HOW I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ADDRESSED FROM WHERE THEY FORGED MY NAME. ROBERT DE SAL TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T PRESENT EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE UNTIL I HAD A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DONE ME WHEN I WAS IN BEFORE, WHEN THEY KIDNAPED ME FOR A YEAR, IN A WEEK. THEN ROBERT DE SAL TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO TAKE. BEFORE I COULD PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE, I HAD TO TAKE AND GO FOR THE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. I TOLD HIM HE WAS FULL OF CRAP AS A CHRISTMAS
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TURKEY. I KNOW MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THIS IS WHAT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING TO THE PEOPLE. IT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO ME FROM THE START OF ALL THIS.AND IF YOU GO AND CHECK, YOU'LL FIND ME SAYING SLANDER. YOU KNOW, THEY STILL SLANDER ME RIGHT NOW. I LOST MY JOB THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE OF THE SLANDER THAT THEY CREATED, STATING THAT I WAS A MENTALLY DISTURBED INDIVIDUAL WHEN ALL I'VE DONE SINCE THE START OF ALL THIS IS HOLD UP THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH WAS WHAT EVERY MAN FOUGHT AND DIED FOR IN THIS NATION, YOU KNOW, TO PROTECT. THAT'S WHAT OUR NATION IS FOUNDED ON.
AND ALL OF Y'ALL PEOPLE HAVE TURNED A BLIND EYE TO ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN. OH, NO, YOU DIDN'T. YOU STOPPED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK. YOU KEPT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO TELL THE PEOPLE HOW YOU TOOK THEM FROM UP HERE, AND YOU PUT THEM IN A ROOM LIKE YOU DID ME. SURROUND THEM WITH YOUR PEOPLE. STRONG ARMED EXTORTION. THAT'S ALL IN ON IT. AND THEY FEEL SO HELPLESS BECAUSE THEY ARE HELPLESS. IT DON'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY. IT DON'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR WILL UPON YOU, WHICH LEADS TO THE CONFISCATION AND DESTRUCTION OF THEIR PERSONAL LIVES THAT MOST OF THESE ELDERLY PEOPLE DESERVE TO REST IN PEACE. YOU KNOW, THEIR GOLDEN YEARS HAVE IN PEACE. BUT NO. WHAT'S HAPPENING? EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU'RE DESTROYING THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ALL THE OTHER LEGAL LAWS THAT'S GOING ON. OH YEAH. THE LAWYER ASKED ME, DID I TAKE IN? DID I TAKE IN? HAVE ANY POLICE REPORTS? I TOLD THEM EVERY TIME I TRIED TO FILE IT TO THE POLICE REPORTS, THEY FORGOT THEY THEY WOULDN'T TAKE IT. THANK YOU. Y'ALL GUYS GOT ME FOR AN EXTRA 30S, IF YOU DON'T MIND. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT. NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT. NOTHING FURTHER FROM STAFF. ALL RIGHT,
[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. THANK YOU.CONGRATULATIONS, BECCA, AND BEING A GREAT JOB ONCE AGAIN FOR DOING WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR BAY COUNTY. ALSO, TWO BIG NEWS WE'VE HEARD TODAY, PAVING 2321, WIDENING PROJECT, REPAVING THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY TO 231. THAT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT. THAT'S BEEN A HUGE UNDERTAKING. AND SO STAFF'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN GETTING ALL THAT UP AND GOING. CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE ALLEN. HE'S ALREADY LEFT. BUT, HIS GUYS AND GIRLS WERE NAMED BEST DRINKING WATER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT IS A HECK OF AN ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE FRA. SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE MIKE ALLEN AND HIS FOLKS FOR DOING A GREAT JOB, AS ALWAYS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
CHAIRMAN. WONDERFUL. CHAIRMAN CAROL. YES, MA'AM. I WANT TO THANK DANIEL FOR READING MY NOTES. SO HE TAKES ALL THE NOTES THAT I HAD TO SAY. I'M JOKING. BECCA. YOU GUYS, Y'ALL OPERATE LIKE Y'ALL HAVE A TEAM OF A HUNDRED PEOPLE. IT IS AMAZING THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO.
THE PEOPLE THAT Y'ALL BRING TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE STILL DISCOVERING BAY COUNTY. SO THANK YOU AND BEN AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM. AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S 100 PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU AND IT'S, IT'S MAINLY YOU TWO. SO ANYWAY, AMAZING. SAME THING, UTILITIES, BEST TASTING WATER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BEST TASTING WATER. SO, WE ALL LOVE CULLIGAN, BUT WE'VE GOT GREAT TAP WATER. SO DON'T DON'T FORGET TO DRINK YOUR WATER OUT OF THE TAP. REMIND EVERYONE EARLY VOTING STARTS, AUGUST 8TH. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF, A LOT OF ELECTIONS OUT THERE, SO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TOO LATE TO REGISTER. IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED, THEN SHAME ON YOU. I'M KIDDING. BUT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO START EARLY VOTING AUGUST 8TH. AND NEXT WEEK, AS I NOTICED THIS MORNING DRIVING HERE, THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO BLINK THE SCHOOL ZONE, SO THEY'RE GETTING YOU READY NEXT WEEK. AUGUST 10TH. I STOLE HIS THUNDER. HE'LL TELL ME IN A MINUTE. SINCE HIS WIFE IS A TEACHER. BUT, ANYWAY, JUST REMIND EVERYONE, BE SAFE. DON'T GET THAT DOUBLE SPEEDING TICKET IN YOUR SCHOOL ZONE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MOORE. YES, MA'AM. AND HE KNEW IT WHEN HE SAID IT AND HE SMIRKED. IF Y'ALL WILL NOTICE AS HE SAID IT. BUT TO THAT I WILL START WITH THAT. SCHOOL DOES START NEXT WEEK. PLEASE BE SAFE. TRAFFIC'S GOING TO BE CHANGING A LITTLE BIT AROUND WITH, WITH THE SCHOOLS STARTING AND EVERYBODY GOING FOR THE FIRST DAY. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK IN THE RHYTHM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT FOR ENTIRELY DIFFERENT REASONS THAT MY, MY HOUSE WILL ACTUALLY BE IN A RHYTHM AGAIN. AND I CAN HAVE KIND OF A NORMAL SIGHT WITHOUT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS WANTING TO HAVE FUN AND GO, HEY, LET'S GO EAT LUNCH. I'M LIKE, I GOTTA WORK UP TO THAT. ALSO THOUGH, BECKETT AND BEN, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT DOESN'T REALLY GET NOTICED THAT OFTEN, BUT APPRECIATE Y'ALL GIVING US THE UPDATE. LET US KNOW EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON. AND JUST APPRECIATE THAT. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. WE ALL STOLE EVERYTHING I HAVE FOR SURE. BECCA, YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. Y'ALL ARE DOING AMAZING SERVICE TO OUR COUNTY. I JUST WANT TO TAG ON TO WHAT DOUG SAID. ENJOY THESE TIMES WITH YOUR KIDS.
MINE ARE ALL GONE AND IN COLLEGE AND NOW NOW I HAVE TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON THE
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GRANDKIDS, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL, I HAVE TO SAY. BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT. ENJOY THESE TIMES. THEY'RE THEY'RE SPECIAL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS. OF COURSE. BECCA, YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE ROCK STARS. WE KNOW THAT. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. I HAD ONE OTHER THING. BEFORE WE ADJOURN. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY BEEN BOTHERING ME RECENTLY. A CAT WAS LEFT IN A TRAP IN THE HOT SUN AND DIED. THIS IS HEARTBREAKING.COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, AND SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED WHEN CATS DAMAGE THEIR YARDS, OR THEIR FLOWER BEDS OR THEIR PROPERTY. I UNDERSTAND THOSE CONCERNS, BUT WHEN SOMEONE CHOOSES TO USE A LIVE TRAP, THEY ALSO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF TREATING THAT ANIMAL HUMANELY. BAY COUNTY HAS RULES IN PLACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ANIMALS LIVE. LIVE TRAPS MUST NOT BE LEFT IN THE DIRECT SUN, AND THEY MUST HAVE SHADE AND ACCESS TO WATER BY WAITING TO BE PICKED UP. THOSE RULES ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY ARE TO PREVENT NEEDLESS SUFFERING. THIS COMMISSION HAS PUT SOME OF THOSE NEW RULES IN PLACE. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IF SOMEONE IGNORES THE RULES AND THE ANIMAL IS HARMED, I PERSONALLY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY AUTHORITY TO MAKE SURE THE INCIDENT IS INVESTIGATED AND THAT ANYONE WHO VIOLATES FLORIDA'S ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I ALSO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO PLANS TO TRAP ANIMALS TO LEARN THE PROPER WAY TO DO IT. FIRST. A LIVE TRAP IS NOT SOMETHING YOU SET OUT AND FORGET. IT CARRIES A RESPONSIBILITY. BAY COUNTY WILL NO LONGER, AS FAR AS I'M AS I KNOW RIGHT NOW, BE SUPPLYING LIVE TRAPS FOR CATS AND DOGS. AND WE'RE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ON HOW TO HANDLE ANIMAL ISSUES. WE'LL HAVE MORE TO SHARE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S REMEMBER THAT WE CAN PROTECT OUR PROPERTY WITHOUT SACRIFICING OUR COMPASSION. WE SHOULD EXPECT BETTER FROM OURSELVES AND FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
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