[CALL TO ORDER]
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          ORDER. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS REGULAR MEETING. IT'S OCTOBER THE 20TH, 2026. IT'S 9 A.M. MISS SMART, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER CROSBY? YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE BY PASTOR KIP MCKENZIE FROM FOUR WINDS ASSEMBLY OF GOD AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER CARROLL. PLEASE RISE. I'D LIKE TO START THIS MORNING BY THANKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I KNOW PEOPLE LIKE TO COME AND COMPLAIN, BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME PRAISE THIS MORNING. I WENT OUT TO STEEL FIELD LAST WEEK, WAS UNLOADING A TRAILER THAT I HAD LOADED UP FROM THE CHURCH FULL OF DEBRIS, AND THERE WAS AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN THERE, AND I HEARD HIM. I HEARD HIM SAY EVENTUALLY THAT HE WAS IN HIS LATE 70S, BUT TWO OF YOUR EMPLOYEES RUSHED UP THERE AND HELPED HIM UNLOAD THAT TRAILER. 
          AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY GET PAID TO DO. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT'S A DIRECT REFLECTION ON THE LEADERSHIP AND THE STANDARD THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SET. AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF BAY COUNTY. I WANT TO START BY READING JUST TWO VERSES. PROVERBS 1528 THROUGH 29 SAYS, THE HEART OF THE GODLY THINKS CAREFULLY BEFORE SPEAKING. THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED OVERFLOWS WITH EVIL WORDS. THE LORD IS FAR FROM THE WICKED, BUT HE HEARS THE PRAYERS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. LET US PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE FIRST WANT TO COME GIVE YOU PRAISE, LORD. 
          LORD, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR WHO YOU ARE. WE SEE YOU SITTING ON THAT THRONE, LORD. YOU ARE A MIGHTY GOD. YOU ARE A GRACIOUS GOD, LORD, AND YOU HAVE BLESSED US TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY, LORD, WITH A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, LORD, PEOPLE WITH GOOD HEARTS AND AND THAT CARE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORS. LORD. LORD, WE JUST GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ALL THE PROVISIONS THAT YOU GIVE US. LORD, I ASK YOU TO BLESS THESE COMMISSIONERS. ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM WISDOM. I ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE, LORD, AS THEY MAKE LAWS AND ORDINANCES THAT KEEP US SAFE. LORD. GIVE THEM INTEGRITY AS THEY MANAGE THE COFFERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. 
          BLESS THE COUNTY WORKERS, BLESS THE WASTE MANAGED PEOPLE AS THEY KEEP US HEALTHY. LORD. 
          BLESS THE ROAD AND BRIDGES PEOPLE AS THEY KEEP US SAFE AS WE TRAVEL THE FIRE AND EMS WORKERS LORD AS THEY PROTECT US WHENEVER WE ARE IN PERIL. LORD, THEY COME TO OUR RESCUE. LORD, I ASK YOU TO BLESS THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES. LORD, AS THEY MAKE IT WHERE WE CAN SLUMBER. 
          SEE SAFELY IN OUR BEDS AT NIGHT. LORD, WITHOUT WORRY OF BEING ATTACKED. LORD, WE JUST ASK YOU TO TO BLESS EVERY ONE OF THE THE COUNTY WORKERS, LORD, WHETHER IT BE THE DOG CATCHER LORD, OR WHETHER IT BE THE MECHANIC LORD, WHETHER IT BE THE CLERK OF THE COURT OR HIS CLERKS THAT WORK AND DO YOUR WORK THERE, LORD. HELP THEM HAVE INTEGRITY, AND LET THEM LEAD, LORD, WITH. WITH YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR PROTECTION, LORD. LORD, KEEP US SAFE, BUT GIVE US YOUR WISDOM AND LET US ALWAYS REMAIN HUMBLE TO SERVE YOU. IN JESUS PRECIOUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. 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. OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY 
          [APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions or Deletions)]
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NOTHING FROM STAFF. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. 
          MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. CROSBY. 
          YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. 
          PRESENTATIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. 
          PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. JOEL SCHUBERT, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS MORNING UNDER CLERK OF COURTS. ITEM ONE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE REPORTS UNDER BUDGET OFFICE ITEM TWO. FISCAL YEAR 26. BUDGET AMENDMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET. ITEM THREE. FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET AMENDMENT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET ITEM FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. PUBLIC 
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HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE FISCAL YEAR 27 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST 26 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 27. ITEM FIVE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SHERIFF'S REQUEST FOR EXPENDITURE OF MONIES FROM THE SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND UNDER COUNTY ATTORNEY ITEM SIX MISDEMEANOR PROBATION SERVICES CONTRACT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED CONTRACT WITH PROFESSIONAL PROBATION SERVICES INCORPORATED FOR MISDEMEANOR PROBATION SERVICES AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE SAME ITEM. 
          SEVEN RATIFIED DECLARATION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE HURRICANE ISAIAS, ISAIAS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO RATIFY THE LOCAL STATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND AMENDED DECLARATION FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE. 
          HURRICANE ISAIAS STAFF WANTED ME TO SAY THAT TWICE, ISAIAS FOR EVERYBODY. WE FINALLY LEARNED HOW TO SAY IT. UNDER COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. ITEM EIGHT PORT AUTHORITY LOCAL BILL. 
          LETTER OF SUPPORT STAFF. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A SIGNED LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR PORT PANAMA CITY AS THEY PURSUE AN AMENDMENT TO THE SPECIAL ACT IN THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION UNDER EMERGENCY SERVICES. ITEM NINE RATIFY PURCHASE AND REPAIR OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO RATIFY PURCHASE ORDER POBOCC10001207 TO WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED. 
          ITEM TEN PURCHASE OF FIRE ENGINE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE ENGINE. AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL UNDER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. ITEM 11 CAREERSOURCE GULF COAST WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PLAN MODIFICATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE CAREER SOURCE. GULF COAST TWO YEAR PLAN MODIFICATION AS REQUIRED UNDER THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT UNDER PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM 12 JANITOR SERVICES CONTRACT AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE CONTRACT 25-11 WITH EXECUTIVE CLEANING INCORPORATED, INCREASING THE ANNUAL CONTRACT BY $2,220, FOR A TOTAL OF $56,528 FOR GROUP D JANITOR SERVICES. ITEM 13 GROUND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT AMENDMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TWO TO CONTRACT 2551 WITH THE BRAND HOUSE, LAWN AND LANDSCAPE, REMOVING 21 PROPERTIES AND REDUCING THE CONTRACT TOTAL BY $50,226 TO $209,380.97 UNDER TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. 
          ITEM 14 VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA IRONMAN ROUTE AUTHORIZATION STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF COUNTY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2026 FOR THE VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA IRONMAN TRIATHLON UNDER UTILITY SERVICES ITEM 15 AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FILTER REHAB CONTRACT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD CONTRACT 2657 MILITARY POINT AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FILTER REHAB TO MARSHALL BROTHERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $690,869. ITEM 16 ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT LEASE AGREEMENT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD TO AWARD THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE NUMBER USAFAETCTYN0196009, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING, AND STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. 
          CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MA'AM? COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER CROSBIE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOORE. 
          [17. Wastewater Treatment Plant Reverter Deed]
YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. WE'RE MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA UTILITY SERVICES, MIKE ALLEN, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REVERTER DEED. YOU COULD COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT THAT, MISTER CHAIRMAN. THIS. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A REVERTER. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY WAY TO VOTE NO ON THIS. BUT SINCE THE RECIPIENT IS A CLIENT OF MY FIRM, I'M GOING TO RECUSE FROM THIS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. SAINT JOE TIMBER COMPANY HAS DONATED APPROXIMATELY 1.1 ACRES TO BAY COUNTY IN 2006 FOR THE CROOKED CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SITE TO SERVE THE RIVER CAMPS AND CROOKED CREEK DEVELOPMENT. THAT DEED HAD A REVERTER CLAUSE, PROVIDING THAT IF THE SITE WAS EVER ABANDONED IN OR CEASED TO BE USED, THE INTENT PURPOSE WAS TO REVERT BACK TO SAINT JOE COMPANY. THE SITE IS NO LONGER USED FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND HAS BEEN ABANDONED SINCE 2018. IT WOULD BE MY REQUEST THAT THIS SITE BE REVERTED BACK TO SAINT JOE. YOU'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MIKE ABOUT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. WE COULD GET A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. DID YOU CALL THE 
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ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. RAFAEL. YES, MA'AM. 
          COMMISSIONER CROSBY. YES, MA'AM. CHAIRMAN. PEACE. YES, MA'AM. AND COMMISSIONER CARROLL ABSTAINS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WILL BE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY THING ON PUBLIC 
          [PUBLIC COMMENT (Open to any issue)]
HEARING TODAY. SO WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS OPEN. OPENING THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO HEAR. 
          GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HI, MY NAME IS SEAN MCCLUSKEY. I LIVE AT 123 WHITECAP WAY. I'M A HUSBAND, A FATHER, AND A PROFESSIONAL TATTOO ARTIST. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL TATTOO SHOP IN SOUTH CAROLINA. MY FAMILY AND I MOVED HERE TO BUILD A NEW LIFE AND OPEN A SMALL, FAMILY OWNED TATTOO STUDIO. FOR MONTHS, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A BUILDING AND KEEP RUNNING INTO THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS THE COUNTY ZONING RESTRICTIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH LANDLORDS, REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND ZONING OFFICIALS. I FOUND BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WILLING TO WORK WITH ME. BUT EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS, THE ZONING DOESN'T. I HAVE A UNDERSTAND CONCERNS. THIS ORDINANCE WERE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION LAST YEAR, AND I'M HERE TO STATE THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ALONG 98. YOU TRAVEL THROUGH PANAMA CITY BEACH, UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY, AND PANAMA CITY, THREE JURISDICTIONS, THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF RULES GOVERNING THE SAME PROFESSION. I UNDERSTAND EACH GOVERNMENT HAS ITS OWN AUTHORITY, BUT SHOULD BE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME REASONABLE CONSISTENCY. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE 1000 FOOT RESIDENTIAL SETBACK RULE. EVEN IF I HAVE FOUND A BUILDING THAT MEETS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS, THERE'S NOT REALLY A BUILDING THAT MEETS 1000 FOOT FROM ANY KIND OF RESIDENTIAL. THIS IS A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE BUILT RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, AND IT'S HARD TO FIND A BUILDING THAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK. SO I'M REQUESTING THAT AT LEAST THE 1000 FOOT RULE BE LOOKED AT AND CONSIDERED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED AN ADULT BUSINESS. AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ADULT BUSINESS, WE ARE ALLOWED TO TATTOO ANY, YOU KNOW, FROM 16 ON UP, AS LONG AS YOU GET THE WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE PARENTS AND EVERYTHING. SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS WELL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT. NO REPORT. COUNTY MANAGER REPORT. JUST ONE 
          [COUNTY MANAGER REPORT]
THING. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND OUR STAFF CHIEFS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE OUT THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO COMMEND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND ALL OUR STAFF FOR THE RESPONSE WE MOUNTED FOR ISAIAS. I WANT TO SAY IT ONE LAST TIME. WE STILL HAVE A DEBRIS OPERATION TO MOUNT NEXT WEEK. WE ARE FULLY PREPARED TO HANDLE THAT. WE ARE WAITING ON THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST FOR A DECLARATION FOR BAY COUNTY. FOR BOTH I, A AND P A, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR DEBRIS OPERATION ANYWAY, BUT I PARTICULARLY LIKE TO, AGAIN THANK OUR STAFF FOR THE GREAT RESPONSE WE HAD. EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY DEPARTMENTS, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WAS ON POINT WITH US. THEY SENT US AN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM. THAT WAS GREAT. ALSO, FEMA, WE SPENT SOME TIME WITH FEMA ON FRIDAY AS WELL, BUT I'D LIKE TO EXTEND THOSE THINGS AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN AND 
          [CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS. WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER RAFAEL. JOEL TOOK MY NOTES FROM MY PAGE, BUT I WANT TO THANK EMERGENCY SERVICES CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. I REALLY GOT TO HANG OUT THERE FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS AND WATCH YOU GUYS IN ACTION. AND YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. WE COME TOGETHER AS A COUNTY AND REALLY WENT TO WORK ON THAT. AND I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SAY THE NAME OF THIS HURRICANE ISAIAS. I THINK I SAID IT CORRECTLY, GULF COUNTY KIND OF ROLLS OUT SOMETIMES. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. BUT ALSO, I WAS GOT TO BE PART OF WALK AND ROLL THIS WEEK, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMCEE THAT EVENT, AND THAT WAS BRINGING ATTENTION TO SPINAL BIFIDA AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. DOCTOR ALLISON AND BRITTANY PETE PUT THAT TOGETHER AND IT'S A GREAT, GREAT ORGANIZATION. THEY DO GOOD WORK. 
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SO I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT. BUT AGAIN, THE ROADS AND BRIDGES, I ALSO WANT TO THANK THEM AND UTILITY CREWS FOR THEIR HARD WORK DURING ALL THIS. SO THIS IS REALLY A TEAM EFFORT DURING THIS STORM AND IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CARROLL. YES, MA'AM. A FEW THINGS. SAME SAME EXACT NOTES. I HAVE THEM ALL HERE TO PROVE IT. FPL WHAT A GREAT JOB TO CHIEF PUGH, YOUR STAFF, JOEL, YOUR STAFF, TOMMY FORD, ALL HIS PEOPLE, ALL THE CITIES, EVERYONE AT THE EOC. I MEAN, WE WERE READY FOR A CAT SEVEN. I MEAN, BRING IT. SO PLEASE, NO, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T BRING IT. BITE YOUR TONGUE. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH. I DROVE ALL THE WEST END OF THE BEACH, WELL, MOST OF THE COUNTY, BUT DID A LOT OF DRIVING ON THE WEST END OF THE BEACH. AND THERE IS A LOT MORE DEBRIS THAN I THINK ANY OF US ANTICIPATED. SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE EFFORT WILL START NEXT WEEK WITH ALL THE CLEANUP. I KNOW THEY'RE EAGER OUT THERE. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO BRING UP VOTING EARLY. VOTING HAS STARTED. WE HAVE LOCAL ELECTIONS. WE HAVE STATE ELECTIONS, WE HAVE FEDERAL ELECTIONS. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF AMENDMENTS OUT THERE TO CHARTERS AND AMENDMENTS TO OUR CONSTITUTION. IT'S IMPORTANT. DO YOUR HOMEWORK, DO YOUR RESEARCH. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE. EARLY. VOTING HAS STARTED. IT IS SO SIMPLE. THE DOORS ARE OPEN DOWN THERE. I BET YOU'RE IN AND OUT IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GO VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOORE. YES, MA'AM. KIND OF KEEP THE LIST GOING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. CHIEF PUGH, YOUR TEAM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DID, GETTING EVERYTHING STOOD UP, HOSTING EVERYBODY THAT CAME IN IN THE ESF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE THAT WEEK AND THEN LANDFALL THE DAY BEFORE THE EIGHT YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST ONE. 
          YOU KNOW, WE DODGED A BULLET FROM WHAT THE INITIAL REPORTS WERE AND VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT TO ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES, ALL THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ALL THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY THAT WORKED WITH US. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. IT. IT AMAZES ME FROM MY FIRST TIME THERE AND ACTUALLY SERVING AS THE LNO DURING HURRICANE MICHAEL TO NOW JUST HOW QUICKLY EVERYBODY FALLS INTO THEIR ROLE. THEY DO THEIR JOB AND EVERYBODY WORKS AND PULLS TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESPONSE AND THE COMMUNITY IS TAKEN CARE OF. IT'S A WONDERFUL THING. IT'S ORGANIZED CHAOS, BUT IT IS A WONDERFUL THING. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE EIGHT YEARS OF HURRICANE MICHAEL RODE THE WEST END ROAD, THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY, LOOKED AT DIFFERENT THINGS. VERY THANKFUL THAT WE DO NOT. WHILE WE HAVE A LOT OF DEBRIS, WE DO NOT HAVE NEARLY WHAT WE HAD FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL. IF MEMORY SERVES, I THINK IF YOU TAKE TEXAS STADIUM, WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS PLAY, HURRICANE MICHAEL HAD DEBRIS VOLUME TO FILL THAT STADIUM UP FIVE TIMES, IT'S THE LARGEST DEBRIS FIELD EVER CREATED IN AN AMERICAN STORM DISASTER, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. SO I'M GLAD WE'RE EIGHT YEARS REMOVED FROM THAT. AND CONTRARY TO COMMISSIONER CARROLL, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT EVER AGAIN. DON'T BRING IT, LADY. 
          BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. DON'T WANT ANOTHER T SHIRT. AND THEN FINALLY, FOR ME, I GET ONE THING DIFFERENT FROM ALL OF Y'ALL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR YOUNGEST WHO I'M GOING TO USE MY NICKNAME BECAUSE SHE'LL KILL ME REGARDLESS, BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOO! HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY. LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING YOU OUT FOR SUSHI TONIGHT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CROSBY. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK CHIEF PUGH AND ALL OF HIS STAFF. IT WAS REALLY A ENLIGHTENING EVENT TO GO TO THE EOC AND WATCH THE ACTIVATION AND SEE THE LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THERE. IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE. AND IT WAS IT'S IT'S A HUGE EFFORT, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO IT TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE. ON NOVEMBER THE 14TH, I REMIND EVERYONE, LAST MEETING, I BROUGHT THIS UP AT GULF COAST STUDENT UNION ON NOVEMBER 14TH. 
          WE'RE HAVING A DIABETES EDUCATION EVENT. IT'S GOING TO BE HELD AND IT'S FOCUSES ON JUVENILE DIABETES, WHICH OUR AREA, I BELIEVE IS WOEFULLY UNEDUCATED ABOUT. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CHILDREN HERE TO REALLY WEREN'T HAVING A FULL TIME PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST HERE. 
          SO I THINK IT'S AN AREA THAT REALLY NEEDS ATTENTION IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THAT ON THE 14TH. SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE STUDENT UNION ON GULF COAST ON SATURDAY THE 14TH AND, AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AND, AND THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THAT DISEASE AND HOW IT AFFECTS CHILDREN'S LIVES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO, OF COURSE, SAY THAT 
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THIS WAS WE WERE ALL WATCHING PUGH AND HIS FIRST EMERGENCY WITH BAY COUNTY TO SEE HOW HOW THINGS WOULD GO AND THAT HE DIDN'T MISS A BEAT. AND HE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE RESPECT THAT HIS TEAM HAS FOR HIM. AND THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING RAN SO SMOOTHLY. AND WE APPRECIATE HIM AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING AT THE EOC AND READY TO DO WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE DONE THERE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.