Aug 18, 2026 Board of County Commissioners

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ORDER. IT IS AUGUST 18TH, 2026, 9 A.M. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE REGULAR MEETING. MISS MARK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM.

CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE PASTOR KATHY KREIDER WITH VIC FOUNTAIN, VICTOR TABERNACLE, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER CROSBY. IF YOU'D STAND, PLEASE. LET US PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND YOUR MANY BLESSINGS. WE HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU GIVE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE TODAY IN THIS MEETING. PLEASE GIVE OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISCERNMENT AS THEY CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

HELP THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH FAIRNESS, INTEGRITY, AND COMPASSION. REMIND EACH PERSON THAT CHOICE IS MADE IN THIS ROOM. AFFECT FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR COUNTY WITH UNITY AND SAFETY AND THAT YOU BLESS EACH COMMISSIONER AND THEIR FAMILY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]

COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES,

[PRESENTATIONS]

THANK YOU. THIS IS DAVID THARP. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR 20 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND HIS COMMITMENT TO BAY COUNTY AND THE CITIZENS IT SERVES. DAVID'S A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. HE HAS DEDICATED HIS CAREER TO IMPROVING THE ROADS, BRIDGES, TRAFFIC SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY MOVING. BEFORE JOINING BAY COUNTY IN 2006 AS A TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ENGINEER, HE HAD A STRONG FOUNDATION, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL. HIS EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP LED TO HIS PROMOTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION MANAGER IN 2014, ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IN 2019 AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IN 2021. TODAY, HE OVERSEES MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE COUNTY'S CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.

DAVID IS KNOWN AS SOMEONE WHO SIMPLY, SIMPLY GETS THINGS DONE. I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY. HE LEADS WITH PROFESSIONALISM, ACCOUNTABILITY AND A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO SOLVING PROBLEMS, WHETHER RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES, MANAGING COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OR TACKLING THE DAILY CHALLENGES OF SERVING A GROWING COMMUNITY, HE REMAINS FOCUSED ON THE WORK AND THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON IT. DAVID, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE A LASTING DIFFERENCE, AND WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THIS WELL-EARNED MILESTONE. AND THANK YOU FOR 20 YEARS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT 20. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS SOMETHING NEW WE STARTED DOING. THESE ARE OUR CHALLENGE COINS, AND THESE ARE FOR ALL YOUR FIVE INDIVIDUAL YEARS OF DEDICATION. SO YOU HAVE 20 YEARS. THEY'RE WORTH.

THANK YOU SIR. DON'T SPEND THEM ALL AT ONCE. GET A PICTURE. GET A PHOTO OUT. MY FRIEND, I DIDN'T.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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[CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM THREE LAW LIBRARY BOARD APPOINTMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO REAPPOINT LEE SCOTT, BRIAN BARNES AND JILLIAN GOLDHAGEN TO THE BAY COUNTY LAW LIBRARY BOARD. WITH TERMS SET TO EXPIRE IN JANUARY 2030 UNDER PUBLIC WORKS ITEM FOUR SEAWALL AND DREDGING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES CHANGE ORDER TWO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER TWO IN THE AMOUNT OF $104,692.50 TO CDR MAGUIRE FOR CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE EASTERN SHIP BUILDING, SEAWALL AND DREDGING PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SAME ITEM. FIVE FRONT END LOADER PURCHASE APPROVAL STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PURCHASE A CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER AT A COST OF $392,278, AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO DECLARE UNIT L 908 AS

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[PUBLIC HEARING]

[6. PLZCA20260152 - Zone Change - 327 Malaga Place]

IF. WAYNE PORTER THANK YOU. THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL ITEM. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO REPORT? NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY? NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. I HAVE NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. FOR ME. WITH THE PROPERTY. WITH THE PROPERTY.

NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY? NOTHING TO DISCLOSE. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN.

COMMISSIONERS. ON JULY 21ST, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.2 ACRES FROM R2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO C2 PLAZA COMMERCIAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 327 MALAGA PLACE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A CORRIDOR ALONG PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY THAT IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL EXISTING GENERAL 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 DESIGNATION AS WELL. THE BOARD APPROVED A REQUEST ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023 TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY FROM C2 TO R2. THE PROPERTY MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATIONS NOTED IN LDR TABLE 6.1 FOR THE C2 ZONING DESIGNATION, STAFF AGREES WITH. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVES THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF EMAILS AND OBJECTION TO THIS, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW.

ANY ANSWER? ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM STAFF. FOR STAFF. ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE APPLICANT. LIKE TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING. DEREK MCCARTY, NORTH STAR ENGINEERING REPRESENTING THE CLIENT OR THE OWNER. I'M AT 1021 GRACE AVENUE HERE IN PANAMA CITY. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PIECE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT'S SITTING IN A LITTLE ISLAND UNTO ITSELF. A PREVIOUS. BOARD CHANGED THIS TO RESIDENTIAL. THE NEW OWNER WISHES TO CHANGE IT BACK TO C2. ALSO, THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY ALSO OWNS THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH. SO THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE THEIR PROPERTY UNITED AS A SINGLE PIECE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? JUST A QUICK QUESTION, IF I COULD, MADAM CHAIR, DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF USE IS GOING TO BE PROPOSED FOR THIS? THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT A RESTAURANT, BUT THE OWNERS ARE WORKING ON A LAYOUT INDEPENDENTLY OF US AND ARE GOING TO LET US KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, BUT THEY NEED BOTH OF THEIR PIECE. NOTHING THEY WANT TO DO FITS ON ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF PROPERTY. SURE. YEAH. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. THE OBJECTION LETTERS WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE BEHIND AND IT'S ALREADY COMMERCIAL UP AGAINST THEM. SO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS MUCH OF AN EFFECT ON THE, YOU KNOW, NICE GENTLEMAN WHO SHOWED UP AT THE AT THE COUNTY AT THE PLANNING MEETING. YEAH. THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE CONFUSION WHEN YOU SEE THE SIGN OUT THERE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS ABUTTING THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BEHIND IT, BUT ACTUALLY THERE'S ALREADY COMMERCIAL BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND THAT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. SO I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERN, BUT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN CLEAR ABOUT THIS BEING A SEPARATE LITTLE ISLAND OUT THERE, THAT THEY WERE ALREADY SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL. ANYONE ELSE? THANK

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IF THIS WERE TO CHANGE TO COMMERCIAL, THEN THEY'D HAVE THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMERCIAL PIECE THAT ABUTS A RESIDENTIAL. IF THEY DEVELOP AS COMMERCIAL, WE KNOW THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE BUFFER. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. HOWEVER, BEACH, A SPECIAL TREATMENT, ALLOWS THEM TO DO AS RESIDENTIAL. IF THEY DECIDE TO DO RESIDENTIAL, DO THEY STILL HAVE TO DO THE BUFFER? IS IT BASED ON ZONING OR IS IT BASED ON USE BASED UPON THE ZONING? OKAY. SO NO MATTER WHAT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A LANDSCAPE BUFFER BETWEEN THOSE TWO. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THERE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER. CAROL. YES, MA'AM.

COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT IS. LDPA20260154 AND PLZCA20260153. SMALL SCALE

[7. PLDPA20260154 & PLZCA20260153 - Small Scale Amendment & Zone Change - N. Highway 22]

WITH THE THE REQUESTED ZONING OF CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL. THAT WOULD INCREASE TO TWO DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? AS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT, MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE. IT TALKS ABOUT THIS AS PART OF THE 364 SPACE RV RESORT. BUT RV, UNLESS THEY'RE SELLING UNITS, THAT DOESN'T HAVE DENSITY, DOES IT? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S CURRENTLY A DEVELOPMENT UNDER A DEVELOPMENT ORDER UNDER REVIEW, WITH ALL THE PROPERTY TO THE DIRECTLY TO THE WEST THAT HAS THE CRES ZONING FOR A RV PARK. THIS PROPERTY IS BEING INCLUDED WITH THAT APPLICATION. THEY'RE JUST WANTING TO MAKE THAT CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE ZONING. BUT BUT CORRECT. AN RV USE IS NOT A RESIDENTIAL. AN RV PARK IS NOT A RESIDENTIAL USE.

SO RESIDENTIAL DENSITY DOES NOT APPLY. DOES THE RV PARK GOING INTO THIS AREA, SIR? DO THEY NEED THIS AS PART OF THE RV? AS FAR AS IMPERVIOUS OR DENSITY OR WHAT? WHAT WOULD BE THE GAIN FOR IT? IT DOES INCREASE THEIR IMPERVIOUS ALLOTMENT FROM FROM, I THINK IN A G TWO, YOUR MAXIMUM IS 10%. CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL WOULD ALLOW UP TO 50%. BUT THE RV PARK IS AN ALLOWABLE USE IN EITHER DESIGNATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

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RIGHT. SO IT IS ABOUT PERVIOUS. IMPERVIOUS. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT. SO WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO PUT SOME PARKING IN THAT AREA. POTENTIAL BOAT RAMP DOWN INTO THE CREEK THERE.

AND ALSO JUST MORE RV SITES ALONG THAT STRETCH. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. WOULD ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? OKAY.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFFIELD.

YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE

[8. PLZCA20260173 - Zone Change - 2830 E. Highway 390]

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. AGAIN, ON JULY 21ST, 2026, THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2 ACRES FROM C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2830 EAST HIGHWAY 390 IN THE UNINCORPORATED LYNNHAVEN AREA.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 390, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS AN ARTERIAL ARTERIAL ROADWAY. WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT. THE PROPERTY ALSO CURRENTLY HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THIS CORRIDOR THAT ALSO HAVE THE C-3 ZONING DESIGNATION. AS RECENTLY AS MAY 18TH, 2026, THE BOARD APPROVED A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST OF A PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF A MILE TO THE WEST AT 2599 EAST HIGHWAY 390 TO THE C-3 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MEETS THE BULK REGULATION REQUIREMENTS OF LDR. TABLE 6.1 STAFF AGREES WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDS THE BOARD CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MATT ANDREWS 3401 COUNTRY CLUB COURT. SO WHAT MY INTENTION HERE IS, IS TO BUILD A LARGER BUILDING IN A FOOTPRINT THAT EXISTED BEFORE. AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME DEVELOPMENT ORDER WITH AN ENGINEERING COMPANY. AT THE MOMENT. WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE READY TO PRESENT THAT. BUT JUST SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE INTENTION IS, IS WE WANT A LARGER OFFICE SPACE FOR US AND THEN POSSIBLY A FEW RETAIL SPACES WITHIN SIGHT OF THE SAME BUILDING THAT WE PLAN TO BUILD THERE. AND THE REASON FOR THE ZONE CHANGE IS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR POTENTIAL PARTNERS WILL BE THAT WILL RENT THE SPACES OUT. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO LIMIT WHAT COULD GO IN THERE AND SEE. ONE JUST HAS A LOT OF LIMITATIONS AS TO WHAT CAN GO IN IN THE SPACES. SO THAT'S THE REQUEST FOR THE C THREE ZONE CHANGING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION. WE GET A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. MORE.

[9. Revisions to the Local Provider Participation Assessment Ordinance]

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THANK YOU. AND JUST TO GET INTO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL, ONE OF THE THINGS IS IT IS CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, BECAUSE NOW SOME OF THE SMALLER HOSPITALS, I BELIEVE IN OUR AREA, IT IS SELECT BAY BEHAVIORAL. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE I CAN'T THINK OF IT OFF ENCOMPASS ENCOMPASS THAT WILL HAVE APPLIED FOR WAIVERS AND WILL BE EXEMPT AND NOT INCLUDED. SO IN OUR AREA, THE TWO THAT WILL BE ASSESSED WILL BE ASCENSION SACRED HEART. AND IT'S BECAUSE THE OTHERS ARE SMALLER. SO IT'S A LOT MORE FOR THEM TO BE ASSESSED IN SOME OF THESE LARGER HOSPITALS. AND I THINK EVERYBODY IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. AND THEN ALSO THE DEFINITION FOR MEDICAL PAYMENTS WAS. ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE. AND JUST TO OPEN UP SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING DOWN THE ROAD IF IT COMES ALONG. AND AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED. THE COUNTY IS NOT OBLIGATED TO ANYTHING. IT JUST OPENS IT UP, AND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING FOR LATER IF WE WANT TO DO IT. BUT ESSENTIALLY, IT'S JUST TO GET OUR ORDINANCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. BUT IT'S NOTHING. THERE'S NOTHING OF CONCERN. THERE'S NO MAJOR, MAJOR CHANGES. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THESE REVISIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE SAME. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK MYSELF OR. MISS ERNST. PUBLIC HEARING. YES. QUESTIONS FROM HERE? NO. NONE. OKAY. WITH THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER CARROLL? YES,

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YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. THE NEXT ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT VOLTAIRE

[10. Ordinance Granting Voltari Electric, Inc. an Ad Valorem Tax Exemption]

SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER MOORE? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE HAVE

[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]

COME ON. TECHNOLOGIES. YEP. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK. I LIVE AT 2601 BEECH STREET.

WELL, AS I SAID TO MR. KINSEL, YOU KNOW, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT COURT ON THE 11TH, AND I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO CONNECT IT BACK. CLAUDIA, BACK TO THE ORIGINAL RICO CASE. WHAT THEY DO, THEY CHANGE THE COURT DATE, YOU KNOW, AND NOW I'M FACED WITH THE FACT THAT I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER TWO MONTHS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO THE PEOPLE. EVERY TIME THE PEOPLE COME UP AGAINST THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY FLOOD THEM WITH PAPERWORK AND THEN THEY SCATTER THEM THROUGH TIME AND ALL THIS STUFF, ONLY TO WEAR THEM DOWN. AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS THE PEOPLE THAT'S FILING ALL THESE CHARGES AGAINST THEM ARE TRYING TO FIGHT AGAINST THEM, ARE HANDING IT TO PAPERS, TO THE VERY PEOPLE THAT'S COMMITTING THE CRIMES. BECAUSE AFTER ALL, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS ALL IN ON IT. THE JUDGE IS ALL IN ON IT, THE ATTORNEYS ARE ALL IN ON IT, AND YOU'RE RAPING THE PEOPLE OF EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT THEY HAVE. TAKING PICTURES OVER PRIVACY FENCES INSIDE A BEDROOM WINDOWS. EVERYBODY'S TOLD HER THE STORY TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE REASON I KEEP REPEATING IT IS BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL BACK THEN, AND IT'S STILL ILLEGAL RIGHT NOW. AND THEN LET'S GO. MY PROPERTY TAXES. YOU KNOW, HERE COMES MY PROPERTY TAXES AGAIN. AND LAST YOU KNOW, HE PAID $10,000, I THINK IT WAS.

AND YOU PAID BEFORE THAT. AND THEN WHAT DID THEY DO? THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SELLING MY PROPERTY ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS FOR TAXES. AND THEN THE VERY NEXT YEAR, THEY CHARGE ME ANOTHER $2,000. AND THIS TIME THEY DID IT TO SOME LADY, YOU KNOW, SHE COME UP, I DON'T KNOW THIS LADY FROM ADAM. YOU KNOW, THEY JUST THEY CAN PRETEND I DON'T. I'M NOT EVEN HERE. THAT'S THE WAY Y'ALL BEEN DOING FOR 16 YEARS. YOU'VE BEEN PRETENDING MY CONSTITUTION AND MY BILL OF RIGHTS DON'T EXIST. EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL HAS BEEN IN ON IT TO ONE EXTREME OR THE OTHER. BECAUSE I REPEAT MYSELF TIME AND TIME AGAIN. AND THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, I CANNOT SAY IT ENOUGH, IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND. AND WHAT HAVE YOU ALL DONE? YOU'VE BEEN RAPING THE MOST WEAKEST AMONG US, THE ELDERLY. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU KNOW $42,000. I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT EXTREME FOR ONE DAY'S LABOR, DON'T Y'ALL? OH, YEAH. LET'S DON'T FORGET YOU'RE TAKING THEIR PROPERTIES AND SELLING IT FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAIN. OH, YEAH. LET'S DON'T FORGET WHAT I MEAN BY PROPERTIES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CARS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOATS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THEY WORKED THEIR WHOLE LIFE TO GET AND THEY'RE ELDERLY AND, YOU KNOW, FIGURE THEY GET THEIR REST, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THEIR GOLDEN YEARS KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. THEY GET THROWN IN A ROOM BY A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, WHICH USED TO HAVE HAPPEN IN HERE, BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU ISOLATE THE PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING. ME IN THE 14TH JUDICIAL IS ISOLATING ME. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT LIKE 900 CASES NOW, AND Y'ALL HAVE DONE FORGE MY NAME AND ALL THIS STUFF AND THE 14TH JUDICIAL MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES IN ORDER TO TAKE MY PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE BY FALSE PROPERTY TAXES OR

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I'VE BEEN FIGHTING A BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR FOUR YEARS NOW. THEY BUILT A SWIMMING POOL RIGHT NEXT TO MY PROPERTY ON 34, 348, I THINK IT IS MARLIN DRIVE. AND I'M SORRY, I'M A LITTLE BIT.

I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST. 38 DAYS. AND FROM DAYLIGHT TO DARK OUT IN THIS HEAT TO FINISHING A DECK THAT WAS REBUILDING A DECK FOR A LADY. AND SO I'M A LITTLE BIT RUM DUM.

SO I'M PROBABLY TAKE A WEEK OFF AFTER I TAKE THAT DAY OFF. AND BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK HER. SHE'S FINALLY GETTING THIS ON THE BALL. BUT I FOUGHT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR FOUR YEARS. THEY DIDN'T GET A PERMIT. AND IT STARTED IN 22 NOVEMBER 22ND, JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I LIVE AT ON THOMAS DRIVE ON MARLIN STREET. THEY BUILT FIVE HOUSES. JOHN RAY DID A FEW YEARS AGO, AND THEY PUT A SWIMMING POOL. MY PROPERTY STRETCHES THE FIVE LOTS ON ON, AND THEY BUILT ONE ON THE LAST LOT DOWN THERE AND THE NEXT LOT. AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. BUILDING A SWIMMING POOL, YOU PUT A TWO, THEY PUT A TEN FOOT HIGH FENCE DOWN THERE. THEY EXTENDED THEIR FENCE, MY FENCE, AND THEN THE ONE THAT'S NEXT CLOSER TO ME, THE. THEY BUILT FIVE HOUSES ON THOSE LOTS ON DOWN MARLIN STREET AND. AND THEY PUT A POOL AND THEY RENT THEM OUT AND, AND THE PEOPLE ON. 3406 I THINK IT IS. OR. 340, IF I'VE GOT ALL THIS TOGETHER HERE AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENCROACHED ON MY PROPERTY, THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T PUT A RETAIN ENGINEER RETAINING WALL AND THEIR 30 FOOT LOTS AND THEY AND ABOUT 27YD■!T OF DIRT SAND THAT THEY TOOK OUT TO BUILD THAT SWIMMING POOL. THEY PAID, THEY PILED IT AROUND THE LOT INSTEAD OF REMOVING IT. NOW, MR. COX TOLD ME THAT ANYTHING MORE THAN EIGHT INCHES ON THE LOT THAT HAD TO HAVE AN ENGINEER ON THE POOL AND HE SAID ANYTHING OVER EIGHT INCHES DEEP, EIGHT INCHES OF SAND ON THAT LOT THAT HAVE PUT A RETAINING WALL, ENGINEERED RETAINING WALL. THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. THEY USED THEY USED THE FENCE, THE THE FENCE, THE PRIVACY FENCE FOR THE RETAINING WALL AND ALL THAT.

COME ON MY PROPERTY. I'M SORRY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRAP IT UP. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR THREE MINUTE. OH, JUST THREE MINUTES. OH I'M SORRY. YES, SIR. WELL, ANYWAY, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME AND BEGINNING. THINGS ARE BEGINNING TO WORK, BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN TO THE BUILDING OFFICE, I GUESS, 25 TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. AND IT'S A LOT OF STRESS ON ME AND EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SORRY. AND CAN I MEET YOU SOMEPLACE? YOU'RE MY AFTER AFTER THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO ME. ANYWAY, MAYBE SOMEBODY LISTENED TO ME, SIR. THANK YOU. RIGHT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY.

COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT, PLEASE. NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT. NOTHING FURTHER FROM

[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

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VOTING CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH. WE HAVE LOCAL ELECTIONS, WE HAVE CONGRESSIONAL RACE, WE HAVE GUBERNATORIAL RACES, ALL OF THOSE. WE'VE HAD UNDER 15% VOTER TURNOUT SO FAR. SO WE, AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SAID WE CAN DO BETTER. SO PLEASE, NOT AN EXCUSE. THEY RUN AN INCREDIBLE SERVICE. IT'S EASY IN AND OUT. I PERSONALLY TOOK MY DOG TO GO VOTE. SO HE WAS A FIRST TIME VOTER THIS YEAR. SO ANYWAY, IT'S I CAN'T STRESS HOW IMPORTANT ENOUGH IT IS TO GO VOTE, MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD AND WHO YOU CHOOSE. AND LASTLY, WE ARE BACK IN SCHOOL, RAN INTO A POLICE OFFICER THIS MORNING AS I WAS GETTING FITTED FOR MY BRAND NEW GLASSES THAT I'VE NEVER HAD TO HAVE BEFORE. AND HE SAID, JUST A REMINDER, BE CAREFUL. THOSE SCHOOL ZONES, THOSE CAMERAS ARE WORKING. SO ANYWAY, UNLESS YOU WANT TO INCREASE THEIR BUDGETS, BE CAREFUL AT SCHOOL ZONE. KEEP IT SLOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM.

WELL, WE'LL WE'LL ALL START ON AS IT RELATES TO THE VARIOUS THINGS VOTING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL DID EARLY VOTING. I KNOW MY WIFE IS GOING TODAY TO DO THE REGULAR VOTING. SHE'S ALWAYS DONE IT ON THE DAY OF. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PRECINCTS OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME IN TO SERVE AT THE PRECINCTS, TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THAT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR VOLUNTEERING AND TAKING THAT TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. CHIEF PUGH, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN DOING, WORKING THROUGH WITH YOUR TEAM TO BE ABLE TO GET THINGS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. FOR THE FEW MONTHS THAT I'VE GOT LEFT, I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU AND DOING WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP THINGS MOVING. AND THEN TO THAT END, SCHOOL IS GOING ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

I WOULD SAY AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A FRESHMAN IN SCHOOL BUT DID A COUPLE OF YEARS IN BETWEEN, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON ON A FRIDAY NIGHT OR SOMETHING, TAKE TIME AND GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME. JUST TAKE A STEP BACK AND RELAX AND KIND OF ENJOY THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S A REALLY GREAT THING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THESE KIDS COMPETE AND TRY TO DO THINGS, GET THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE OUT AT GAVLAK AND VOLUNTEER OUT THERE, AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN WATCHING THE KIDS PUT IN THE EFFORT AND JUST COME CHEER THEM ON. DOESN'T MATTER WHO THE TEAM IS, JUST COME CHEER THE KIDS ON BECAUSE THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK FOR IT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IF I COULD ADD, IF YOU DON'T EVEN WATCH FOOTBALL, COME BE ENTERTAINED. WATCHING HIM CARRY THE CHANGE UP AND DOWN THE FIELD. SO IT IS FUN TO WATCH.

ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. CHIEF, YOU ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CHANGES YOU'RE MAKING AND THE HARD WORK YOU'RE PUTTING TO OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, SIR. ALSO, PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE. IT'S EASY TO SIT BACK AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THINGS, BUT IF YOU DON'T GET OUT AND MAKE YOUR YOUR YOUR OPINIONS KNOWN AND VOTE YES. YEAH, IT'S IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A VERY HAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER, VIOLET SANCHEZ TODAY. AND SHE'S VERY EXCITED. SHE'S HAVING A VERY BIG DAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR. OF COURSE, CHIEF PUGH, WE'RE ALL EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND JUST SO PLEASED WITH EVERY EVERY CHANGE YOU'VE MADE AND EVERYTHING YOU GOT GOING ON IN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND ALL YOUR FOLKS. SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US NOW. DAVID THORPE EVERYBODY LOVES DAVID. OH, HE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO THIS COUNTY FOR SO MANY YEARS. THE ONE LAST THING I'M I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ON THE CANVASING BOARD THIS YEAR. AND IF YOU HAVE TIME TO COME OUT AND WATCH HOW THE VOTING ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE, PLEASE DO THAT. IT'S

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