Sep 01, 2026 Board of County Commissioners

[CALL TO ORDER]

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IT'S CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 1ST, 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. CAROL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE BY ASSISTANT PASTOR TONY SHACKLEFORD OF EVOLUTION LIFE CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER RAPHAEL. IF YOU'D STAND, PLEASE. LET'S PRAY. GOD, I LOVE YOU. WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. GOD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD JUST BE WITH THIS MEETING GOD. AS THINGS GET CLARIFIED AND THINGS GO FORWARD. GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM AND GUIDANCE. BE IN THIS PLACE TODAY. WE LOVE YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR 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. WE'LL MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]

DID YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER MOORE? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE.

[PRESENTATIONS]

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM A SMALL TOWN JUST NORTH OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, BUT HAVE BEEN PROUD TO CALL THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE HOME FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS NOW. MY PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT WAS THE 33RD OPS GROUP COMMANDER, JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH COMMUNITY. I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE SPENT TIME IMMERSED IN THE OUTSTANDING MILITARY SUPPORT THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE COMMUNITY OFFERS, BUT I FEEL NO GREATER SUPPORT THAN HERE IN BAY COUNTY. I'M EXCITED TO TAKE COMMAND AT TYNDALL, AND I'M EQUALLY EXCITED TO BECOME A PART OF THE BAY COUNTY TEAM. MY COMMAND PHILOSOPHY IS STRAIGHTFORWARD MISSION READINESS, TAKING CARE OF AIRMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AT THE BASE. AT TYNDALL, WE PREPARE AIRMEN TO DELIVER COMBAT, AIR POWER AND DEFEND OUR NATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY. IT DEMANDS DISCIPLINED TRAINING, RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, STRONG FAMILIES AND LEADERS WHO NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MISSION. READINESS IS NOT BUILT ONLY ON THE FLIGHT LINE. IT IS BUILT ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY. OUR AIRMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. THEY LIVE HERE. THEIR CHILDREN ATTEND YOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. THEY SHOP IN YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, USE LOCAL ROADS AND DEPEND ON THE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THIS COUNTY PROVIDES. THAT IS WHY THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TYNDALL AND BAY COUNTY MATTERS SO MUCH. A STRONG INSTALLATION DEPENDS ON A STRONG COMMUNITY. WHEN OUR LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS ARE STRONG, OUR AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ARE MORE RESILIENT AND THEY CAN STAY FOCUSED ON THE MISSION. IN TURN, TEAM TYNDALL IS PROUD TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH, CHARACTER AND FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY. THAT PARTNERSHIP IS ROOTED IN TRUST THAT HAS BEEN SOLIDIFIED IN THE YEARS SINCE HURRICANE MICHAEL, AND IT HAS ENDURED BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT TYNDALL SUCCESS AND BAY COUNTY SUCCESS ARE CONNECTED. THE REBUILD CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT RESILIENCE.

TYNDALL IS COMING BACK STRONGER, SMARTER AND MORE CAPABLE. OUR MISSION CONTINUES TO GROW AND OUR AIRCRAFT ARE ON THE FLIGHTLINE EVERY DAY DELIVERING COMBAT AIR POWER FOR AMERICA.

THAT PROGRESS REFLECTS THE DETERMINATION OF OUR AIRMEN, OUR MISSION PARTNERS, AND THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S A SHARED ACCOMPLISHMENT. MY TEAM IS COORDINATING A VISIT FOR THE COMMISSION ON 17TH NOVEMBER. I LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO TYNDALL AND SHOWING YOU THE PROGRESS FIRSTHAND, THE NEW FACILITIES, THE EVOLVING MISSION, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE AIRMEN WHO MAKE THE MISSION HAPPEN. BEFORE I CLOSE, I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO THE 79TH TYNDALL AIR FORCE BALL ON SUNDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER AT THE EDGEWATER BEACH AND GOLF RESORT. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS LEGACY OF LIBERTY, COMMEMORATING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE ENDURING VALUES THAT HAVE SUSTAINED OUR NATION SERVICE, SACRIFICE, RESILIENCE, AND FREEDOM. IT WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE LEADERS LIKE YOU. LEADERS WHO SUPPORT HELPS MAKE TYNDALL TYNDALL'S MISSION POSSIBLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE HOPE YOU JOIN US FOR THIS FORMAL EVENT AS WE CELEBRATE OUR SHARED HERITAGE AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BAY COUNTY AND TEAM TYNDALL. MY PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM CAN PROVIDE TICKET INFORMATION TODAY. TICKET SALES CLOSE ON 8TH SEPTEMBER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STEADFAST

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THANK YOU SIR. NEXT WILL BE CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. PROCLAMATION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COULD SJ AND HER FAMILY PLEASE COME FORWARD? JOIN ME, PLEASE? GET TO READ THIS FOR EVERYBODY REAL QUICK. SO WE GOT TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WHEREAS CANCER REMAINS THE LEADING DISEASE RELATED CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, YET CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH FACES SEVERE UNDERFUNDING, RECEIVING ONLY APPROXIMATELY 4% OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S ANNUAL BUDGET. AND WHEREAS EXPANDED RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL TO DISCOVERING BETTER TREATMENT OPTIONS, SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE THERAPIES, AND ULTIMATELY, A CURE FOR THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE. AND WHEREAS NORTH FLORIDA NORTHWEST FLORIDA REPORTS AN AVERAGE OF 50 LOCAL CHILDREN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER EACH YEAR, DEEPLY IMPACTING FAMILIES ACROSS OUR REGION. AND WHEREAS, CHILDREN REPRESENT BAY COUNTY'S MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE IN THEIR HEALTH, PROTECTION AND FUTURE ARE VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY'S LONG TERM WELL-BEING, CONTINUED SUCCESS, AND COLLECTIVE STRENGTH. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN BAY COUNTY, AND ALL CITIZENS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE URGED TO JOIN RACHEL'S BAGS OF LOVE IN SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUND VITAL RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO. COME OUT THIS POINT. AND TYPEKIT. NEXT PRESENTATION IS THE 2026 UNITED STATES FASTPITCH ASSOCIATION NATIONAL WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TEN AND UNDER AND 12 AND UNDER. WOULD THE DIRECTORS OF THE FLORIDA ELITE AND COACHES. IN ANY PLAYERS AND PARENTS WHO ARE PRESENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YOU GUYS JUST JUST KIND OF LINE UP BACK HERE A LITTLE BIT. BUT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M SORRY EVERYONE COULDN'T BE HERE. I KNOW IT'S A SCHOOL DAY, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY THAT EVERYONE THAT COULD SHOW UP IS HERE. FLORIDA ELITE TRAVEL SOFTBALL ORGANIZATION, INC. IS A 501 C THREE NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BASED IN PANAMA CITY BEACH. THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE TALENTED AND DEDICATED YOUNG GIRLS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY COMPETITIVE TRAVEL SOFTBALL AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, SPONSORS, AND GENEROUS DONATORS. THEY ARE THE. AND THEY OFFER ELITE LEVEL COACHING THAT DEVELOPS THE HIGH LEVEL SKILLS BOTH ON THE SOFTBALL FIELD AND IN LIFE.

THESE FUNDRAISING STRUCTURES ALLOW THEM TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE COST OF. ASSOCIATED WITH COMPETITIVE TRAVEL SOFTBALL FOR PARENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CAN COVER A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF EXPENSES AT NO CHARGE FOR SOME FAMILIES IF NEEDED. RECENTLY, THE FLORIDA ELITE TRAVEL SOFTBALL ORGANIZATION TEN AND UNDER 12 AND UNDER TEAMS WON THE UNITED STATES FAST PITCH ASSOCIATION'S USF C NATIONAL WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN PANAMA CITY BEACH LAST MONTH. THIS CHALLENGING SIX DAY TOURNAMENT FEATURED NEARLY 200 OF THE BEST

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LEAGUE. SO PROUD OF YOU. HEY, I SEE THAT SKIMBOARD. THAT IS SO COOL.

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. THAT IS SO COOL. VERY COOL. I LOVE IT GUYS. WORKED HARD FOR THAT. HEY, JOE, THIS IS YOURS. WE GO. THIS WILL BE YOURS. LIKE I TOLD YOU, THIS IS THE WAX ON IT. LET'S GO.

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, PANAMA CITY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AREN'T YOU SPECIAL? I KNOW I AM SPECIAL, FEEL SPECIAL. I WILL LIFT MY GLASSES DOWN THERE.

THAT'S GOOD. OH, HOW SPECIAL ARE YOU FEELING NOW? VERY. BECAUSE I HAD THEM. ALL RIGHT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GARY WAYNE BECK, 2601 BEACH STREET. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT IS THE APPROVAL AND ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS. MR. LIEBERT, DO YOU DO NOT THINK WE NEED TO SCHEDULE FOR A A SPECIAL HEARING ON THE FACT THAT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE BAY COUNTY JUDICIAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN A NAME INSIDE THE 14TH JUDICIAL.

DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK WE NEED TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE FACT THAT THE 14TH JUDICIAL HAS BEEN FORGING PEOPLE'S NAMES, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO PRESENT EVIDENCE IN THEIR DEFENSE, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO SEE EVIDENCE THAT'S USED AGAINST THEM AND PROCEEDING TO PROSECUTE THEM? DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK WE NEED TO ADD TO THE AGENDA THE FACT THAT THE 14TH JUDICIAL HAS BEEN FORGING PEOPLE'S NAMES AND. THE STAMPS, NOTARY STAMPS ON SO THAT THEY CAN OBTAIN PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES ILLEGALLY? DO YOUR. DO YOU NOT THINK WE NEED TO TAKE AND BRING TO THE ATTENTION TO THE AGENDA THE FACT THAT THE 14TH JUDICIAL HAS BEEN ILLEGALLY SEARCHING, TAKING PICTURES OVER PEOPLE'S PRIVACY FENCES INSIDE OF PEOPLE'S BEDROOM WINDOWS AND INSIDE AND TAKING CARS, PROPERTIES, TOOLS, YOU NAME IT, ANYTHING OF VALUE AND THEN SELLING IT FOR THEIR PERSONAL GAINS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THEY TAKE AND THEY USE THE SAME THING WHENEVER THEY STEAL A CAR, THEY USE THE SAME PEOPLE TO TAKE AND GET TITLES FOR THE CARS SO THEY CAN BE SOLD. DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK WE NEED TO BRING TO AN EMERGENCY ITEMS TO THIS THING? THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR GOING ON 16 YEARS, HOLDING UP MY OBLIGATION TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS, WHICH I'VE COMPLETELY DESECRATED EVERY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT I HAVE DUE TO THE FACT I SUFFER FROM A RARE FORM OF DYSLEXIA AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO READ AND WRITE LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STORY. DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT THINK WE NEED TO BRING TO THE FACT OF THE PEOPLE THAT THAT THAT YOU HAVE BANNED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK ON PANAMA CITY BEACH. YOU'VE BANNED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SPEAK IN THIS COURT ROOM RIGHT HERE. WHENEVER I WAS TRYING TO EXPOSE THE FACT THAT YOU WERE

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THEN WHEN I ADDRESSED THIS LADY AND TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS VIOLATING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION, SHE CALLED THE SHERIFFS IN ON TOP OF ME, SCREAMED, YELLED, AND HOLLERED AND THREATENED ME WITH THE REST WHEN ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO WAS BRING THE FACTS THAT THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING ME TO DO PROPER DUE PROCESS. DO YOUR DUTY. NOT THINK WE NEED TO BRING THIS TO THE AGENDA. THANK YOU SIR. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK THIS MORNING? YES, SIR.

COME ON DOWN. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BRECKEN TYNER, 2910 HARRISON AVENUE. I'M HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER AND AMEND THE COUNTY'S CURRENT TATTOO POLICY, SPECIFICALLY, THE RESTRICTIONS THAT DISQUALIFY OTHERWISE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TATTOOS ON THEIR HANDS OR ABOVE THE COLLAR.

I'VE BEEN AN EMT FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I HAVE TREATED PEOPLE ON SOME OF THE WORST, SOME OF THE WORST DAYS OF THEIR LIVES. I HAVE CARED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK, INJURED, FRIGHTENED AND DYING. AND IN ALL THOSE YEARS I HAVE NEVER HAD A PATIENT COMPLAIN ABOUT MY TATTOOS. AND IN FACT, I HAVE HAD PATIENTS COMPLIMENT THEM AND USE THEM AS A WAY TO START A CONVERSATION WITH ME. HOWEVER, DESPITE MY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, A TATTOO ON MY MY HAND PREVENTS ME FROM BEING EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY IN THE PROFESSION THAT I HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO. I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU FOR A MOMENT JUST TO LOOK AT MY HAND. THIS HAND HAS PERFORMED CHEST COMPRESSIONS ON SOMEONE'S WHOSE HEART HAS STOPPED. THIS HAND HAS APPLIED PRESSURE TO WOUNDS TO STOP FROM BLEEDING TO DEATH. IN THIS HAND HAS HELD THE HAND OF A PATIENT'S GRIEVING FAMILY MEMBER DURING THE WORST TIME OF THEIR LIFE. THE TATTOO, ON THIS HAND, HAS NEVER PREVENTED IT FROM HELPING SOMEONE, BUT TODAY IT PREVENTS THE COUNTY FROM HIRING THE PERSON IT BELONGS TO. I'M NOT ASKING THE COUNTY TO ABANDON PROFESSIONALISM, NOR AM I ASKING THE COUNTY TO ACCEPT TATTOOS THAT ARE VULGAR, OFFENSIVE, EXTREMIST, GANG RELATED, DISCRIMINATORY OR OTHERWISE INAPPROPRIATE. I AM SIMPLY ASKING THAT TATTOOS BE JUDGED BY THEIR CONTENT AND APPROPRIATENESS, RATHER THAN BY THEIR LOCATION. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER AMENDING THE POLICY TO ALLOW APPROPRIATE TATTOOS ON THE HANDS, BELOW THE WRISTS AND ABOVE THE COLLAR, WHILE MAINTAINING REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT. EVERY QUALIFIED EMT, PARAMEDIC, FIREFIGHTER, DISPATCHER, PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE OR OTHERWISE COUNTY EMPLOYEE IN GENERAL THAT CAN BE TURNED AWAY SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF AN APPROPRIATE TATTOO, REPRESENTS EXPERIENCE AND TALENT THAT THIS COUNTY CANNOT RECRUIT OR RETAIN. I AGREE THAT STANDARDS SHOULD PROTECT THE PROFESSIONALISM AND REPUTATION OF THIS COUNTY, BUT THOSE STANDARDS SHOULD ALSO EVOLVE WHEN THE NECESSARY. WHEN THE. THEY UNNECESSARILY EXCLUDE QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO ARE READY AND WILLING TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. PLEASE JUDGE US BY OUR CHARACTER, JUDGE US BY OUR PROFESSIONALISM, JUDGE US BY HOW WE TREAT THE PUBLIC AND HOW WELL WE PERFORM THE JOB YOU ENTRUST US TO DO. BUT PLEASE DO NOT JUDGE OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY BY THE INK ON OUR SKIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO ITEMS, SIR. IS THIS AN AGENDA ITEM? I'VE KIND OF LET THAT GET BY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER SPOT THAT YOU CAN SPEAK. IF IT'S NOT ON AGENDA ITEMS. I THINK I'LL LET THAT ONE SLIP BY. MY APOLOGIES. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS THIS MORNING? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. JOEL

[CONSENT AGENDA]

CHECK. REGISTER. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS. UNDER BUDGET OFFICE. ITEM TWO SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SHERIFF'S REQUEST FOR EXPENDITURE OF MONIES FROM THE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND. ITEM THREE. FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET AMENDMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET UNDER COLLABORATIVE SERVICES ITEM FOR MULTI COUNTY LIBRARY STATE AID GRANT APPLICATION. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO SUBMIT THE STATE AID TO LIBRARIES MULTI COUNTY GRANT APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND ANY RELATED SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTS WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S DIVISION OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR FISCAL

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ORDER NUMBER TWO FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,220 AND A 150 DAY EXTENSION FOR A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL OF $1,023,856.50, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CHANGE ORDER. ITEM TEN FOUNTAIN COMMUNITY NORTHERN RESILIENCY CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $432,970 AND A 121 DAY EXTENSION FOR A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL OF $13,115,880, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CHANGE ORDER. ITEM 11 CONTRACT 2632 UTILITY SERVICES ADMIN BUILDING RENOVATION CHANGE ORDER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK ON THE UTILITY SERVICES ADMIN BUILDING RENOVATION AND THE AMOUNT OF 52,700. NO ADDITIONAL TIME FOR A NEW CONTRACT. TOTAL OF $376,834 IN. AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE NEW CHANGE ORDER UNDER UTILITY SERVICES ITEM 12. NORTH BAY WATER TANK AND PUMPING STATION PROJECT L 0402. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ITEM 13 WEST BAY WASTEWATER CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PHASE ONE IMPLEMENTATION L 0404. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT. L 0404.

AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING, AS READ BY RON BURGUNDY AND STAFF, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. SIR. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM? COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. MORE. YES. MR. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE NOTHING ON THE REGULAR

[14. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Renewal - AmeriPro EMS of Florida, LLC]

I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO STAY UP HERE LONG. DID YOU GO? OKAY. WOULD THE PUBLIC HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? IF I COULD JUST ADD, THIS IS A RENEWAL. AND I SPOKE WITH CHIEF PUGH, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE DUE TO AN ILLNESS THIS MORNING. BUT HE RECOMMENDS THIS AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED GOOD SERVICE AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. THANK YOU. SO NO OTHER SPEAKERS WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANY BOARD DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY EVERY TIME THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE THESE COMPANIES COME AND THEY CHOOSE TO BE IN BAY COUNTY. I MEAN, I AM GRATEFUL THAT THEY WANT TO

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COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR

[PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]

ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE WE GOT MAYBE ONE WARNING AND THE FELLOW SAID, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU OUT HERE. I DON'T WANT TO WRITE YOU A BS WARNING. NOW, WHERE I COME FROM IN MY LINE OF WORK, I SET UP MINES FOR A LIVING, A MINE, A SILVER AND GOLD MINES. IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN DOCUMENTED ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL FOR FOUR YEARS. SO WHENEVER I PERMITS LAWS AND REGULATIONS, I STICK BY THERE. VERY COSTLY IN MY LINE OF WORK, SO I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO JEOPARDIZE MY MOM'S BUSINESS. SO WHAT WE DON'T DO ON THE BEACH, WE DON'T SOLICIT, WE DON'T SELL ON THE DRY SAND, AND WE DON'T LITTER AND WE DON'T PLAY MUSIC. WE DON'T STAND IN PEOPLE'S WAY. WE JUST KEEP MOVING. AND ACTUALLY, MY SISTER AND I PROBABLY WALK TOO FAST AND PEOPLE CHASE US DOWN. BUT WHAT WE DO, WE PICK UP TRASH. WE CREATE SMILES, MEMORIES, AND LONG TIME FRIENDSHIPS. I MEAN, THE HOMEOWNERS OF CAROLINE AND DOWN BY PINNACLE PORT, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. JUST A LITTLE QUARTER STRETCH MILE. WE'RE OUT THERE FOR 2.5 HOURS. AND WE WE PAY OUR TAXES. WE GOT A STOREFRONT. WE DON'T JACK OUR PRICES UP FOR THE BEACH. AND WE ACTUALLY. THE LAST TIME WE WAS OUT THERE BEFORE WE GOT CITED WAS DURING THE WEEK OF THE DOUBLE RED FLAGS. AND THEN THERE WAS A RED FLAG ON THAT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, AND WE WERE DOWN BY PINNACLE PORT, AND MY SISTER AND I WERE WALKING DOWN AND WE WERE IN THE WET SAND WHERE THE WHERE THE WAVES WERE CRASHING. PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR. WE HEAR SOMEBODY, WE THINK SOMEBODY'S CHASING US.

WE TURN AROUND AND LOOK AND THERE'S SOMEBODY'S HEAD BOBBING OUT, BOBBING BOB. AND YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR HIM. WHAT DO WE DO? WE GO OUT. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. BUT WE GO OUT AND SAVE THE MAN'S LIFE. THE FIRE RESCUE. THANK US FOR BEING OUT. THE SHERIFF THANKED US FOR BEING OUT. AND I TELL YOU HOW. THANK US FOR BEING OUT. THAT LADY, THE MAN'S WIFE AND THAT MAN THANKED US FOR BEING OUT. THANK YOU SIR. SIR, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. YES, MA'AM. PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES, SIR. PLEASE JUST COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. I'M DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER TRIPP AND I'M A 5410. SOMEONE RODE UP THERE IN BAYOU GEORGE. LOVELY PLACE. THE ONLY REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE I MOVED BACK TO THE COUNTY NOW, RECENTLY, AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND AND I'VE NOTICED SOMETHING THAT GRIEVES ME. IT JUST GRIEVES MY HEART. AND SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING OR YOU CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING. AND THAT IS THAT. THE SHUTTLE BUS STOPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

VERY FEW HAVE SHADE, AND THE PRECIOUS PEOPLE THAT ARE FORCED TO USE THE SHUTTLE BUSSES SIT THERE IN THE SWELTERING HEAT, SUFFERING. I'VE SEEN THEM. THEY'RE WILTING. THEY'RE JUST SITTING THERE ON THOSE BENCHES, BAKING IN THE HEAT. SO ALL I'M ASKING TODAY IS IF SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, WE COULD PUT UP SHADE, YOU KNOW, AWNINGS OVER THE SHUTTLE BUS STOPS FOR THOSE PRECIOUS PEOPLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO

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SINCE THEN, EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY'VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THE REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION, WHERE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH A QUASI JUDICIAL TOOK AND CAME ONTO MY PROPERTY, TOOK MY HAMMERS, MY NAILS, MY TOOLS, THE SWEAT EQUITY OUT OF MY HOME. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY DONE THAT TO ME, BUT AS I'VE SAID, THEY'RE PREYING ON THE MOST WEAKEST AMONG US THE HANDICAPPED, THE ELDERLY AND ALL THIS STUFF. AND THAT'S HOW COME Y'ALL BAN ME FROM HERE? BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I WAS RECORDING THESE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, THE THE MAN FROM THE HO CHI MINH, THE CHOSEN FROZEN, YOU KNOW, HE WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR. AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW Y'ALL TOOK HIS LAWNMOWER AND YOU TOOK HIS TOOLS WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, TAKING PICTURES INSIDE OF PEOPLE'S BEDROOM WINDOWS, CUTTING THEIR WAY ONTO THE PROPERTY. AND Y'ALL CAME OUT TO MY PROPERTY AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY AND TOOK EVERYTHING THAT I HAD THAT I PUT MY SWEAT EQUITY IN. NOWHERE DID I SEE RECEIVE ANYTHING SAYING, I'M HERE TO TAKE YOUR GRAND, YOUR DADDY'S HAMMERS, OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THE 14TH JUDICIAL. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN INSIDE THE COURTROOMS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. I'M A YEAR INTO ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST ME THAT WAS FRAMED. YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN FRAMED, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE NOT YET SEEN THE EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN USED AGAINST ME. I'VE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO PRESENT ANY EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE. AND THE JUDGE WON'T LET ME RECORD. AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT HOW THE FACT, YOU KNOW, JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON PANAMA CITY BEACH AND THEY TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, OH, YOU KNOW, I FOUND OUT I HAVE THE RAP SHEET OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT DID THE BAD THING TO THE CHILD. GUESS WHO HE WORKED FOR GEORGE GAYNOR FOR OVER A YEAR. DURING THE MEANTIME, I'VE GOT HIS RAP SHEET AND THEY SAID IT HAPPENED IN BAY COUNTY, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WITH THE FACT THEY FORGED MY NAME WITHIN THE 14TH JUDICIAL ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AND THEY'VE DONE NOTHING. I'VE FILED COMPLAINTS, THEY'VE DONE NOTHING. AND LET'S DON'T FORGET WHAT WHENEVER I HAD A CONVICTED FELON STANDING THERE WITH TWO NINE MILLIMETER PISTOLS, HE JUST STOLED NOT EVEN AN HOUR AND A HALF, TWO HOURS PRIOR OFF THE GUN SHOW ROOM FLOORS. WHEN MY UNCLE WAS BUYING A WEAPON LEGALLY, THEY CAME BACK, FRAMED MY UNCLE PUT HIM IN JAIL AND TOOK HIS PROPERTY. I CAN PROVE THAT BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT AND EVERYTHING THAT I'M SAYING RIGHT NOW, I CAN PROVE BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN THE QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING, THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT DATES UP THERE, WOULDN'T LET ME PRESENT EVIDENCE IN MY DEFENSE, YOU KNOW, AND LET'S GO AHEAD. OH YEAH. I'M 16 YEARS INTO IT. AND WHAT DO YOU DO? Y'ALL TAKING Y'ALL USE YOUR MEDIA BACK THERE TO CONVINCE EVERYBODY THAT I'M CRAZY JUST BECAUSE OF MY DYSLEXIA, YOU KNOW? AND THEN I'M UP HERE HAVING TO CONNECT PIECES THAT PEOPLE CAN'T UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU CAN'T GET MUCH MORE BLATANT AND STRONG ARMED EXTORTION BECAUSE YOU USED TO HAVE THE QUASI JUDICIAL IN HERE, BUT NOW YOU'VE GOT THEM HIDDEN FROM THE PEOPLE AND YOU TAKE THE PEOPLE, ISOLATE THEM, JUST LIKE Y'ALL BEEN DOING ME. AND JUST HAVE YOUR WAY AND DOMINATE THE ELDERLY. YOU DOMINATE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, INSIDE THE 14TH JUDICIAL.

AND THIS, THE QUASI JUDICIAL. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN BECK. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MARK JOHNSON, 2002 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA FIRE CHIEF, GLEN HAVEN FIRE RESCUE. THIS IS ON A GOOD NOTE. I WANT TO THANK BAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GAVE US ON A FIRE THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN THE HAWKS LANDING AREA. THE HOUSE WAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE AND AT NO HESITATION, CHIEF PUGH AND HIS CREW AND HIS COMMAND STAFF AND FIREFIGHTERS CAME TO HELP US FIGHT THIS FIRE. SINCE CHIEF PUGH HAS GOTTEN HERE, OUR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN HAVE BEEN MENDED.

WE ARE TRAINING TOGETHER, WE'RE WORKING WELL TOGETHER, AND WE'RE COMMUNICATING VERY WELL WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON. I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER HATFIELD. HE WAS AT THAT FIRE FOR HIS SUPPORT, NOT JUST FOR HIS COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, BUT FOR THE CITY OF LYNN HAVEN. AS WE FOUGHT THAT FIRE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS, WE WERE OUT THERE PROBABLY A TOTAL OF ABOUT SIX HOURS TAKING CARE OF THE RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY. AND BAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STAY TO THE END TO HELP US CLEAN UP AND GET EVERYTHING SITUATED. SO ON A GOOD NOTE, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE SUPPORT OF LYNN HAVEN FIRE RESCUE. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH UNCERTAINTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WORKING TOGETHER AND MENDING THESE FENCES FOR ALL FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN BAY COUNTY THAT ARE WORKING WELL TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE AT ONE POINT OR ONE TIME, WE ALL WILL HAVE TO BE ON

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[COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]

THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE BEACH A COUPLE FRIDAYS AGO. AND I WANTED TO COMMEND NOT ONLY OUR STAFF, BUT OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNER AGENCIES THAT ALSO RESPONDED. JUST EXCELLENT SERVICE OUT THERE, AND I. COMMISSIONER CAROL ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT THE OTHER COMMISSIONER STILL IN HER NOTES. SO CHIEF GOT ME ON THAT ONE, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. THANKS FOR COMING, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AT THE EVENT A

[CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER CROSBY, I'M JUST GOING TO WELL, TAKES EVERYTHING. SO, CHIEF, WE'RE SO GLAD THAT THOSE FENCES ARE BEING MENDED. THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE BEING REPAIRED. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. COLONEL THUNE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL, CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. WE ARE ECSTATIC AT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH LYNN HAVEN AND PANAMA CITY, AND THE JOB THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN DO IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ALSO, COLONEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY, AND SO GLAD THAT YOU CHOSE TO SERVE OUR GREAT NATION AND THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. GOT SOMETHING NOBODY.

ROBERT, I'M REALLY SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T PICK UP ON IT. SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, 2026 THIS YEAR AT 830 PANAMA CITY MARINA MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR NINE OVER 11. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT LOST THEIR LIFE. ALSO ON AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, RATHER SEPTEMBER MEMORIAL STAIR CLIMB AT PUBLIC SPORT PARK AT PANAMA CITY BEACH STARTS AT 8:00. ALSO, TWO WILL REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT TITUS. IN 2321, WE WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROUNDABOUT HERE SHORTLY ON THE 8TH OF SEPTEMBER AND OPENING UP THE RIGHT SIDE TO GET CONSTRUCTION WRAPPED UP THERE, HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT THIS MORNING, AND WE'RE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.