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>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THIS BOARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO STAND SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE DO HAVE A VETERAN TO LEAVE A SPIRIT THE INVITATION WILL BE BY
COMMISSIONER BUKE 11 TODAY. >> GOD OF OUR FATHER, GIVE US THE WISDOM TO KNOW YOUR WILL AND
THE COURAGE TO CARRY IT OUT. >> AS A TRADITION, WE HAVE A VETERAN OR ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. TODAY IT IS A RETIRED VEREEN OF 30 YEARS, RETIRED AS A SERGEANT MAJOR. IT IS SERGEANT MAJOR ANSIL LEWIS. HE WAS A COMMONER OF THE MARINES.
>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I PLEDGE OF 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. >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATED.
>> IS IT TRUE, YOU NEVER RETIRE FROM THE MARINES? YOU MAY BE SEATED.
THANK YOU. WE CALLED THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR THIS APRIL 13, 2021.
[ARTWORK]
LET THE RECORD SHOW ALL OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE IN PLACE AND WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA TO THE ARTWORK. WE WILL SLOW DOWN LATER. MAY AS WELL GO FAST NOW.SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY HAS THEIR ARTWORK WITH US TODAY. >> THE ARTWORK TODAY IS SERGEANT MAJOR ANSIL LEWIS SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY. THE FIRST PIECE IS THIRD-GRADE MIX. THIRD-GRADE OIL PASTEL, BRENDAN, FIXED RATE, COLORED PENCIL.
ALYSSA, SIX GREAT WATERCOLOR. OLIVIA, FIFTH GRADE MIXED. HARPER KINDERGARTEN MIXED KALON FOURTH-GRADE AND PAINT. LAYLA SIX GRADE MIXED. CAMARA, FIFTH GRADE MIXED.
SOPHIA FOURTH-GRADE MARKER. THAT CONCLUDES THE ARTWORK. >> OF COUGHS COURSE COUPLED WITE ARTWORK WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, IF YOU WANT TO FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD.
YOU CAN PICK THEM UP IN THE LOBBY AND MAKE SURE IT IS TURNED INTO THE PEOPLE AT THE DAIS.
WE DO HAVE TWO AREAS OF PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT COME UP AFTER THE TIME CERTAIN SPIRIT PLEASE SET YOUR CELL PHONES TO VIBRATE OR OPPOSITION, SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO
[PET ADOPTIONS]
HEAR THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING. OTHERWISE LET'S GO TO PETADOPTIONS. >> THE FIRST TWO DOGS ARE A BROTHER AND SISTER TEAM.
THE FIRST ONE IS BONNIE. A SPAYED FEMALE, BEAGLE MIX, 4-YEARS-OLD AND 40 POUNDS.
BONNIE IS A SWEET, SHY GIRL WHO LOVES TO BE AROUND PEOPLE. SHE'S GOOD WITH DOGS BUT LOVES HER BROTHER CLYDE. BONNIE IS BONDED TO HER BROTHER AND WOULD PREFER A HOME WHERE THEY CAN BE TOGETHER. BONNIE IS UP TO DATE ON ALL VERB VACCINES AND MICROCHIP.
SHE IS HARD WARM POSITIVE BUT IT IS SPONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS AT CLAY COUNTY ANIMALS.
THIS IS HER BROTHER CLYDE. A NEUTERED MALE BEAGLE MIX 4-YEARS-OLD AND WEIGHS 43 POUNDS. CLYDE IS A SWEET AND GOOD PEOPLE WHO LOVES ME AROUND PEOPLE.
HE LOVES ME AND ROUNDED SISTER BONNIE. HE WANTS A HOME HE CAN SHARE WITH HIS SISTER. HE IS UP-TO-DATE ON ALL OF ITS VACCINESAND MICROCHIP.
HE HAS A HARD WARM POSITIVE. HIS TREATMENT IS SPONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS AT CLAY COUNTY ANIMALS. OUR FIRST CAT IS HEIDI. A SPAYED FEMALE DOMESTIC
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SHORTHAIR. SHE IS 1-YEARS-OLD. SHE IS A SHY GIRL THAT NEEDS TO BUILD HER CONFIDENCE. SHE WOULD DO BEST IN A QUIET HOME -- HOME THAT UNDERSTANDS HER NEEDS. SHE IS MICROCHIP THAT UP-TO-DATE ON HER VACCINES.THE LAST CAT IS CRYSTAL. CASE BURIED FEMALE, DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR 2-YEARS-OLD.
SHE IS A CURIOUS GIRL WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN SHE DISLIKES SOMETHING.
SHE LOVES BEING PET AND TALKED TO. SHE WOULD DO BEST IN A HOME WITHOUT DOGS. SHE IS UP TO DATE ON ALL OF HER AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING PLEASE E-MAIL US OR CALL US AT 904-269-TWO 342. WE ALSO OFFER A COMMUNITY RABIES AND MICROCHIP CLINIC WHICH IS OUT THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 3:00 P.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN OUR KID CREW THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FOSTERS.
CONTACT US AT CLAY FOSTERS AT CLAY COUNTY.COM. THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING.
>> COMING UP, WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK. WE DO HAVE A BBC WORKSHOP ON THE ANIMALS THAT YOU LOOKED AT IN TERMS OF TRAP AND RELEASE FOR FERAL CATS, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND. THAT WILL BE ON THURSDAY COMING UP.
[SPECIAL STAFF RECOGNITION]
I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE COMMISSIONERS DOWN FRONT. WE DO HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONSAND PROCLAMATIONS. >> WE WILL BRING UP A COUPLE OF CHIEFS.
THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR RETIREMENT. WE LOVE TO HONOR OUR RETIREES.
>> OFTEN SAVED MY FAVORITE TWO TIMES IS WHEN I GET A PAIR FOR PROMOTIONS AND TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT REALLY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE CAKE -- CLAY COUNTY.
BRING YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR GROOMER YOU WANT TO BRING UP HERE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
HE HAS HIS CHEERING SECTION. HE HAS BEEN HERE 29 YEARS. I HAVE KNOWN HIS FAMILY AND HIM HIS ENTIRE CAREER. HE SERVED WITH THE HONOR GUARD. HE HAS BEEN ON HAZMAT AND SERVED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY. I CAN TELL YOU, IF YOU CAN SIT WITH HIM I THINK HE HAS EVEN BEEN A COOK. SO MANY STORIES WE TOLD I WAS ABLE TO GO BY THE STATION WHEN HE DID HIS LAST SHIFT AND WE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY GET TO SIGN OFF ON THE RADIO, I KNOW IT IS TOUGH BUT WE LISTEN TO IT AND IT TOUCHED ME.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 29 YEARS. WHEN THEY COME IN THE WHOLE FAMILY COMES IN. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE THIS PLAQUE OVER HERE. RANDY, DO YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING? >> MY FAVORITE TIME IS RIGHT NOW.
IT WAS NICE AND 1992 TO COME ON AND I CAN IMAGINE DOING ANYTHING ELSE.
I WILL MISS IT BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IT GOES BEYOND NINE TO FIVE JOBS AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR FAMILY PUTTING UP WITH THAT. I'M SURE THERE IS A LONG HONEY DO LIST WAITING FOR YOU.
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I DON'T THINK YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO BE BORED. BUT WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.LET'S GET A PICTURE WITH THE GROUP. YOU ARE PART OF THE TEAM.
HANDLE THAT. CHARICE? >> SO WE HAVE A RETIREMENT AS WELL. I ACTUALLY HAD TO LURE MS. NANCY BACK HERE BECAUSE SHE RETIRED ONE WEEK AGO TODAY. SHE SAID SHE HAS BEEN BUSY THIS PAST WEEK.
I GUESS SHE IS ENJOYING RETREMENT. NANCY HAS BEEN WITH CLAY COUNTY FOR 14 YEARS. WE STOLE HER FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY BACK IN THE DAY.
SHE CAM TO US AS A SENIOR PLANNER. SHE WAS SO GOOD AT TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS WE MADE A SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR. SHE GOT TO DELVE INTO A LOT OF THINGS SHE REALLY HAD HER HAND IN A LOT OF AREAS. SO, SHE HAS BEEN A REAL GEM.
WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE HER. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE TODAY. I DON'T KNOW I WILL BRING UP JON
WARD. >> YOU HELPED US WITH THE BREEZE RS AND THE ISSUES WE HAD WITH FLOODING. YOU WERE THE ROCK THAT KEPT US TOGETHER THEN YOU KEPT THE CONTRACTORS STRAIGHT, YOU CAP EVERYONE OFF OF MY BACK. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE CERTIFICATE AND WE HAVE A CARD. WE HAVE SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON.
WE FOUND THE CARD. WE HAVE THAT FOR YOU TODAY. WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE AS WELL. WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND WE WILL MISS YOU.
>> THE TRUTH CAME OUT. SHE TOLD HER TO LOSE HER NUMBER. SHE MUST BE HAPPY AND
RETIREMENT. >> WE HAVE THE FIRST PROCLAMATION AND WHY DON'T YOU
[1. National Child Abuse Prevention Month]
BRING ALL OF YOUR PEOPLE WITH YOU. EXCEPT MAYBE ERNIE.TOO LATE. WE LET HIM INTO THE BUILDING. THIS IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. IRENE, TELL US WILL YOU HELP WITH THE SPIRIT I HAVE JOANN ROBISON, SHE IS THE ONE THAT DOES THE WORK AND OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON WHO DOES SOME WORK.
WE HAD TO BRING THEM IN. AS ERNIE SAID, THE SHERIFF ALLOWED HIM OUT FOR THAT DAY SO
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SHE IS HERE TODAY AND ALLOWED HIM OUT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT WHEREAS FLORIDA IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND ENSURING THE CHILDREN GROW UP SAFE, HEALTHY AND EDUCATED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHEREAS CHILDREN RAISED IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT ARE MORE LIKELY TO ENJOY PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SUCCEED SOCIALLY.AND ACHIEVE PROSPERITY WHICH BENEFIT THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE AND WHEREAS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS USE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TOO WITH STRESS ARE BETTER ABLE TO NURTURE EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIES, CHILD ADVOCATES, CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL PROMOTE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATE PARENTS BEFORE IT START WHERE'S THE CHILDREN OF CLAY COUNTY DESERVE TO LIVE AND GROW IN A HEALTHY AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND ARM, WHERE FORD BE RESOLVED THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY PROCLAI APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY AND IN DOING SO AN OPPORTUNITY TO URGE RESIDENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT CREATE STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS APRIL 13, 2021.
ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. NO ONE IS OPPOSED. THEREFORE IT PASSES.
ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU EVERYONE. THIS PAST YEAR HAS TAUGHT US, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE BOLD -- BOARD AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR PARTNERS. I THINK BY WORKING TOGETHER WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE DO HAVE SOME MOVEMENTS THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH. PAINT YOUR FINGER NAILS BLUE DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL WE TYPICALLY HAVE EVENTS WHERE WE PAINT APPLICANTS NAILS BLUE OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO DO THAT, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT ONE FINGER PAINTED BLUE SPRINGS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO ENDING THE REALITY THAT ONE OUT OF FIVE CHILDREN WILL SUFFER BY THE AGE OF 18.
WE REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. .
TO WORK WITH EVERYONE. I AM REMOVED BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY BUT THEY DO AMAZING WORK IT IS HEARTWARMING WHEN I SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH THE KIDS. JUST GIGANTIC SUPPORT.
YOU GUYS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL WE SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU ALL OF YOU. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. >> I THINK PAINTING THE FINGER
BLUE WOULD MORE THAN ONE CONVERSATION FOR ME. >> COME IN AND WE WILL TAKE SOME
PICTURES. >> I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, IF YOU DRIVE NORTH OR SOUTH ON ORANGE AVENUE OUT IN FRONT OF THE COURT AS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS PUT OUT PINWHEELS, IT IS QUITE MOVING IF YOU DRIVE BY ESPECIALLY IF THE WIND IS BLOWING IT GOES PAST THE CLERKS OFFICE AND INTO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, QUITE EIGHT DISPLAYED THEIR.
[2. Healthcare Decision Month - Haven Hospice]
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>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. HEIDI CAN YOU COME DOWN TO JOIN US.
HEIDI IS WITH THE AVON HOSPICE, SHE WILL JOIN US. BRING A BUNCH OF FOLKS.
AND COMMISSIONER BERT WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. >> WEARS HEALTH CARE DECISION DAY IS RECOGNIZED TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO PLA AHEAD FOR HEALTHCARE DECISIONS ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO END-OF-LIFE CARE WHEN PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR USE OF DIRECTIVES TO COMMUNICATE THESE IMPORTANT DECISIONS AND WHEREAS MANY RESIDENTS MAY NOT HAVE YET REPAIRED FOR THEIR DECISIONS IN TIMES OF CRISIS OR THEY WILL ENSURE THEIR LOVED ONES RECEIVE DESIRED CARE. AND HAVEN HOSPICE WILL PROVIDE COMPASSION TO THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE ENDORSE THE DAY AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE CHOICES AND EXECUTING -- EXECUTING DECISIONS TO MAKE THEIR DECISIONS DOWN. NOW WE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2020 AS NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISION MONTH. IN SO DOING, ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO TAKE THE TIME TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND MAKE THESE DECISIONS KNOWN TO HELP GUIDE LOVED ONES DO -- THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. IS ANYONE OPPOSED?
NONE. >> WE WILL AND THAT OVER TO HEIDI.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AVON RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR DIRECTIVES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE PAPERWORK IN PLACE SO SOMEONE CAN SPEAK TO YOU IN THE EVENT YOU CANNOT SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.
THE LAST YEAR HAS SHOWN US HOW IMPORTANT OUR VOICES ARE. IN APRIL WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISION MONTH. WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 18.
WE WILL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND PUT IT IN WRITING FOR YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
[3. St. John's River Clean-up]
>> TONYA IS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. SHE IS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF CLAY BEAUTIFUL INC. WE WILL LET HER MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHO IS WHO AND
INTRODUCE THEM. >> DO NOT BE SCARED. ALL RIGHT, THIS YEAR WE HAD TO FOLLOW COVID GUIDELINES. WE DID OUR CLEANUP DIFFERENTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PETTY OFFICER LEWIS WHO IS PART OF THE PROGRAM AND HAS A HUGE ROLE IN THE PROGRAM AND I AM TRYING TO DRAG ONE MORE GROUP IN RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE CAROL MIKE, THEY ARE WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND THESE TWO LOVELY LADIES ARE LYDIA AND CARLY, THEY TOOK PART IN THE CLEANUP. THIS IS OUR REPEATERS. THEY COME BACK EVERY YEAR.
>> TERRIFIC. WE WILL HAVE COMMISSIONER BOLLA. YOU HAVE YOUR PROCLAMATION.
>> I WAS DISTRACTED. >> WHEREAS THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP, WAS A MONTH LONG EVENT BEGINNING FEBRUARY 20 WHICH IS THE KEEP FLORIDA BEAUTIFUL DAY OF SERVICE THROUGH MARCH, 2021
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SO SMALL GROUPS COULD ORGANIZE THEIR OWN CLEANUP ACTIVITIES AND AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS.WHEREAS DURING THE CELEBRATION, 44 VOLUNTEERS WORKED FOR 102 HOURS AND COLLECTED 5,280 POUNDS ACROSS CLAY COUNTY. IN SO DOING, AND HELP TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PRIDE, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES AND THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR AREA. WHEREAS SINCE THE FIRST RIVER CELEBRATION CLEANUP IN 1996, A TOTAL 10,789 VOLUNTEERS HAD DONATED 37,578 HOURS TO THE COMMUNITY AND COLLECTED 308,431 POUNDS OF GARBAGE IN THE CLAY COUNTY AREA.
WHEREAS THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP MAY HAVE ONLY BEEN ONE MONTH LONG BUT CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN HELP KEEP CLAY COUNTY BEAUTIFUL YEAR ROUND BY ADOPTING A SPOT IN CLAY COUNTY TO REMOVE RIVER ALONG THE COUNTY ROADS.
WHEREAS CLAY COUNTY VALUES PROTECTING ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND LITTER COLLECTION ACTIVITIES ARE A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED AND CREATE A SELF -- SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. NOW BE IT RESOLVED, THE BOARD HEREBY CONFIRMS BY ITS ACTIONS TODAY, THAT CAN COLLATE BEAUTIFUL AND CLAY COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS A GREAT JOB ORGANIZING LITTER CLEANUP, ACTIVITIES WERE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COUNTY, THE ST. JOHN RIVER CLEANUP CELEBRATION.
SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE BOARD URGES ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREAT AMERICA CLEANUP ACTIVITIES AND CONSIDER ADOPTING A SPOT IN CLAY COUNTY TO HELP IMPROVE THE BEAUTY OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROTECT THE LAND, WATER AND AIR.
DULY ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
I WON'T EVEN ASK THE OTHER QUESTION. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
APRIL MAKE EVERY DAY EARTH DAY, IF YOU SEE IT PICK IT UP.
IF WE EACH PICK UP A PIECE OF LITTER, WHAT A BEAUTIFL PLACE WE WILL HAVE.
>> WE WILL TRY TO GET. >> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE APPRECIATE IT.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PROCLAMATION SO WE CAN HEAD BACK TO THE DAIS.
LET'S MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA HERE THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL SKIP THE NEXT ITEM
[PRESENTATIONS]
PRESENTATIONS TO GET INTO PROCLAMATION SPIRIT WE WILL BACKTRACK INTO PRESENTATIONS.THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WILL BE JOINING US TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.
IT WILL BE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE YARD WASTE COLLECTION SPIRIT.
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. A LOT OF ANXIETY ABOUT GARBAGE RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS SO WE WANT TO GET TO MOST OF THEM. I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO GO BACK IN HISTORY AND TALK ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HOW IT INVOLVED WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE ISSUES WE ARE FACING ESPECIALLY WITH YARD WASTE. AND THEN MANAGEMENT WILL COME UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR THE FUTURE. SO, WE SET UP? YES, WE ARE. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WITH THE CONTRACT.
THEY SIGNED AN AGREEMENT IN 2007 WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CONTRACTOR WAS EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30 AND THEN IT WAS DECEMBER WHEN IT WAS EXTENDED AGAIN. NOW, IN THIS CONTRACT, USING 34 MORE TRUCKS, I THINK IT IS COSER TO 40. THEY SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 750 HOMES AND PROVIDE CURBSIDE PICKUP, AND FOR THIS SERVICE, THE COUNTY PAYS APPROXIMATELY $705,000 PER MONTH.
WE HAVE FOUND A FEW SHORTFALLS. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT NOW. IN THE PAST, THEY DIVERTED -- AN ADVANCE WAS REQUIRED TO ADVANCE THE MONEY. ON JULY 25, THEY RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTICE OF DEFAULT AS IT DROPPED. THEY ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES AND RESTORE THE STANDING WITH CLAY COUNTY. JULY 21 AND THROUGH AUGUST 14 THROUGH THE LAST YEAR, RECYCLING WAS SUSPENDED FOR COVID PROTOCOL.
A LOT OF RESIDENTS WERE UPSET ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE, THE PROTOCOL BASICALLY MANDATED QUARANTINES FOR LABOR FORCES AND IT HAPPENED PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY. WE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT OF A LESSON JUST BEFORE I GOT HERE.
AND IN THAT TIME FRAME IN AUGUST. IN OCTOBER 20, THEY BECAME A SUBSIDIARY. MOST OF THE STAFF STAYED THE SAME.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME OF LEADERSHIP THAT HAS CHANGED BUT LOCALLY WE STILL HAVE THE SAME DRIVERS AND TRUCKS. IN EARLY MARCH 2021, SERVICE DELAYS WERE HAPPENING DAILY.
WE GOT THE INDICATION THAT THINGS WERE TURNING A LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE REACHED OUT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WERE INFORMED THEY HAD SOME SHORTAGES AGAIN.
I WILL LET THEM ADDRESS THAT IN A MINUTE. BY THE END OF MARCH 2021, SERVICE DELAYS WERE HAPPENING AT A HIGHER DELAY. FROM MARCH 2 UNTIL APRIL 9, THEY HAD AT LEAST ONE FULL DELAY OF THREE GARBAGE ROUTES AND 57-YARD WASTE ROUTE DAYS.
THAT MEANS, IF THERE ARE FIVE ROUTES IN ONE DAY AND THEN TEN ROUTES, FIVE TIMES TEN IS 50.
WHAT HAS THE DEPARTMENT DONE ABOUT THIS? THERE IS A CLAUSE IN OUR CONTRACT, SECTION 70 WHICH ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO SEE KEN SECURE OTHER CONTRACTS IF THEY DON'T PROVIDE SERVICE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE WORKING DAYS AND THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY, WE TOOK THAT OBLIGATION TO APPROACH THEM AND LET THEM KNOW IT WAS OUR INTENTION TO PURSUE A SECONDARY
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SOURCE OF COLLECTING THE YARD TRASH. WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME HELP FROM THE CITY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO SET UP THREE PICKUPS PER WEEK. STARTING TOMORROW, WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.THERE WILL BE FOUR TRUCKS TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE TRUCKS AND ASSETS AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR BY WASTE MANAGEMENT AND NOT THE COUNTY. WE JUST HAD A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND THE COUNTY MANAGER THEY HAVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE LONG-TERM.
ONE OF THE THINGS, THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S PERMISSION, WE WILL HAVE WAVING OF YARD WASTE FEES FOR PROPERTIES AT THE SITE STARTING TOMORROW FOR TWO WEEKS.
SO, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE THEIR WASTE OUT TO ROSEMARY HILL, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT. WE WILL EVALUATE THAT TO SEE IF IT IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE. NOT ONLY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES HAVE PAID.
RATHER THAN FIELD QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW, WE WILL INVITE WASTE MANAGEMENT UP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. FOR THE RECORD, GREG HONEYMAN WASTE MANAGEMENT I AM ACCOMPANIED BY MARCEL. IS OUR AREA GM. FIRST LET ME START WITH A FEW THINK IS. THANK YOU TO THE CHAIRMAN. WE DID HAVE OUR FLORIDA PRESIDENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT. HE OVERSEES OUR ENTIRE OPERATIONS HE WAS HERE ON THE TRUCK COLLECTING YARD DEBRIS, AND SEEING FIRSTHAND THE SITUATION THAT WE FACE.
SO LET ME SAY FROM THE START, I AM NOT HERE TO MAKE EXCUSES. WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROBLEM.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE BRIEF AND AMAZING. IT'S NOT LIKE WERE TRYING TO
FAIL BUT WE DO FACE SITUATIONS. >> THIS HAS CAUSED A REDUCTION IN LABOR SHORTAGES.
I ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY FOR THE PARTNERSHIP IT REALLY IS A PARTNERSHIP. YES, IT IS HELD TOGETHER BY A CONTRACT BUT WE DO WORKED TOGETHER AS PARTNERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE BEST LEVEL OF SERVICE.
IF YOU ADD THEM ALL UP IT IS OVER 2 MILLION SERVICES RENDERED BY THE COMPANY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE LIKE TO THINK WE DO IT PERFECTLY BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DO HIT ROUGH PATCHES AS MR. LATHAM LAID OUT. IT IS THE WAY WE RESPOND.
HOPEFULLY WE RESPOND IN A WAY THAT IS AGGRESSIVE AND BRINGS A SOLUTION.
I WOULD SAY THERE IS NO SIMPLE SOLUTION BUT WE ARE TRYING TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.
WE LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE INVOLVED EVERY YEAR.
I THINK WE HAVE A PIG IN THE FOUR H AUCTION WHICH WE DONATED. SO, COVID-19, STILL VERY MUCH A REALITY. THERE IS NOT AS MUCH CONCERN ABOUT COVID-19 BECAUSE WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE VIRUS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING THE VACCINE.
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72 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED IN THIS COUNTRY. OF COURSE THERE ARE THOSE WHO WERE INFECTED. I WAS TO IN NOVEMBER. I THINK I'M STILL ROCKING ANTIBODIES BUT IT IS REAL. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE A NATIONAL, THERE STILL IS A HEALTH RISK.TWO WEEKS AGO THE OPERATIONS, I HAD 11 PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE SPIRIT AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE FEDERALIST LIMBLESS MONEY AND UNEMPLOYMENT LAWS TO DIFFERENT FUNDS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAP INTO IS BEING EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER. THEN WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT, IT IS TO BE YOU HAD TO SHOW EVIDENCE OF WORKING OR SEARCHING FOR WORK.
THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED. IT IS CALLED EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY.
IT IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO WORK. WE RELY ON THE LABOR POOLS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HELPERS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLES. ANOTHER INDUSTRY.
I TOOK SOME SNIPPETS OUT OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES, A TOTAL NIGHTMARE.
SIMILAR SUBJECTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR WORK. RESTAURANTS SAID MANY FORMER EMPLOYEES ARE CHOOSING NOT TO REENTER THE WORKFORCE WHEN THEY CAN MAKE THE SAME BY COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT.
I WENT TO OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, IT WASN'T THAT CROWDED BUT I WAITED FOR AN HOUR PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WERE SHORT ON STAFF. OUR OPERATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, ARE UTILIZING TEMPORARY LABOR EACH DAY.
WE HAVE BEEN SHORT. HERE IN THIS MARKET, WE USE 20-25 TEMPORARY LABORERS AND WE HAVE SEEN A SHORTAGE IN THE NUMBERS HERE. IT IS AFFECTING ALL OF OUR PRONOUNCEABLE CONTRACT. NOT JUST OUR COMPANY. EVEN IN THESE MUNICIPALITIES WE ARE PROVIDING COLLECTION SERVICES WITH THE YARD DEBRIS COLLECTION.
JUST LIKE GEORGIA WE HAVE BEEN BEHIND 5-7 DAYS. MORE COMPARABLE ARE THE COUNTY CONTRACTS LIKE THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE WHICH IS 70,000 RESIDENTS.
WE HAVE BEEN BEHIND IN THE COLLECTION OF YARD DEBRIS, STRUGGLING TO CATCH UP AND HAVING TO WORK ON THE WEEKENDS TO CATCH UP. IT IS NOT JUST CLAY COUNTY.
IT HAS AFFECTED ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS WE SERVICE. I KNOW ALL OF THE OTHER VENDORS, HAVE OTHER LARGE MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS. I TALKED TO BILL FROM REPUBLIC, THEY ARE STRUGGLING. I TALKED TO OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES.
I TALKED TO THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION CHIEF. EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION. IT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE IT MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET TEMPORARY LABOR TO TRAVEL TO AND THROUGH THE COUNTY FROM OUTSIDE.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOLUTIONS, EVEN DRIVERS.
DRIVERS BEFORE THIS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO COME BY. THERE IS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE.
WE HAVE INCREASED WAGES FOR DRIVERS. WE HAVE INSTITUTED SIGNING BONUSES, STAY ON BONUSES. WE DO HIRE, TEMPORARY LABORERS TO BE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IF THEY PROVE THEMSELVES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. NOW WE ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE THOSE WAGES. WE WERE AT ONE POINT USING ONE TEMPORARY AGENCY.
WE ARE NOW USING THREE AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A FOURTH. WE DEPLOYED THREE THIRD-PARTY VENDORS WHICH PICK UP THE BIGGER PILES OF DEBRIS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THEM AS
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LONG AS WE NEED TO. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS THE CONTAINED MATERIAL THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO UTILIZE TRUCKS AND WE HAVE BROUGHT IN DRIVERS AND VEHICLES FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE TO ASSIST.AS I STATED BEFORE -- WE HAVE DEPLOYED OTHERS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE.
I WOULD HAVE DONE IT BUT WE DO HAVE SALES STAFF THAT'S COMING HERE TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK TO TRY AND GET EVERYTHING CAUGHT UP. THE HOPE IS, IF WE CAN GET CAUGHT UP, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN BEING CAUGHT UP. SO, I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT.
I AM HERE IF YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. Q.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRING US UP TO DATE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING? WHICH TRYING TO AUGMENT WHATEVER WASTE MANAGEMENT HAVE. I WILL LEAVE THAT TO CHARLIE.
>> THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP. >> CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK UP. >> A THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. WE WILL HAVE TO HELPERS THAT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS TWO TRUCKS I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH WATER, I'M TOO OLD AND FAT TO DO THE OTHER STUFF. I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH THE GUYS IN AN AIR CONDITIONING.
I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS TO BE ONE OF PARTNERSHIP.
WE NEED TO WORK HARD TO TAKE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. THEY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE. IT IS DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING FOR ME PERSONALLY, AND OTHER DIRECTORS IN THE STATE TO PUT THEM ON NOTICE, THAT THEY MEET THE CRITERIA I KNOW THEY GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO DO THAT. WE ARE TAKING GOOD STEPS AS WE TRIED TO GET THIS LEAD. I THINK OUR MEETING TODAY AT 2:00 P.M. WAS PRODUCTIVE.
I KNOW THE PRESIDENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT, HAD VERY SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT.
IT WAS EMBARRASSING FOR HIM TO BE HERE. HE SAID THAT PLAINLY THAT IT WAS EMBARRASSING. I BELIEVE, THEY WILL WORK HARD TO GET THIS RESOLVED, NOT JUST FOR SHORT-TERM BUT LONG-TERM. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS. I KNOW ONE THING WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING CALLS, TEXTS AND E-MAILS, THE OTHER ASPECT TO THIS AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT 2:00 P.M., I KNOW THERE'S A SOLUTION FOR, THE CALL CENTER IN TERMS OF TALKING TO RESIDENTS WHO CALL TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT OR ASK A QUESTION AS TO WHEN THEY WILL GET THEIR YARD WASTE PICKED UP.
I KNOW THEY HAD A SPECIFIC SYSTEM THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK ON.
>> IN TERMS OF THE CALL CENTER, SOME ARE STRUGGLING JUST AS WE ARE ON THE LABOR SIDE.
IT IS THAT SAME HOURLY WAGE THAT WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH. WE ARE WORKING ON IT BUT TO
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ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION ON THE CALL CENTER, WE SET UP A PREMIERE, WE HAVE CALL CENTER REPRESENTATIVE THAT LIVE HERE IN THE GREATER JACKSONVILLE AREA THAT KNOW THE AREA AND CITIES, WE HAVE DEDICATED THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WAS FOR THEM THAT IT GOES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS SO WHEN THEY DO ANSWER THE PHONES, THEY KNOW WHERE THE COUNTY IS IN THE STREETS AND ROUTES AND WECAN GET A BETTER ANSWER. >> STAY UP THERE FOR A QUICK SECOND PERIOD U.S. WERE DETAILED SO LET ME GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS. YOU CAN BACK ME UP. THEY ARE THURSDAYS FOR PICKUP.
THEN TODAY BEING TUESDAY, THEY WORKED LAST THURSDAY FOR PICKUP. WE NEED TO STRESS TO THE COMMUNITY, ON YOUR NORMAL YARD WASTE PICKUP DATE THAT IS WHEN YOU PUT IT OUT.
THEY ARE NOW PLAYING CATCH UP. WITH TOMORROW, FOR TRUCKS AND SIX CREWS WILL GO OUT THERE WE WILL COORDINATE WITH THEM TO REALLY CATCH UP ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AS WE LOOK AT THAT, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THAT IS WHY WE MAY HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON THAT. WE WOULD LOOK, AND BACK ME UP,
YOU ARE LOOKING TO RESUME NORMAL SERVICE ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK? >> WE EXPECT TO START MONDAY ON MONDAY. IF WE GET FURTHER, BECAUSE READING IT SERVICE LAST WEEK WE
WILL START. >> I THINK THAT WAS KEY TO WHAT WE WILL DO TO AUGMENT THAT
SERVICE AND HELP THEM GET CAUGHT UP. >> I'M GETTING RECORDS FROM MY CONSTITUENTS THAT SOME NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE NOT BEEN PICKED UP IN THREE WEEKS.
>> THE LONGEST I AM AWARE OF IS TWO WEEKS. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THIS WEEK.
SO, WE DID NOT SERVICE LAST THURSDAY. WHEN WE GET THERE, WE WILL BE AT
30. >> WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO GIVE US EXTRA EQUIPMENT AND
EVERYTHING ELSE, THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT IS NOT DOING. >> THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SERVICE, THEY RUN THEM FOUR DAYS PER WEEK AND THEY ARE LETTING US RUN IT THE OTHER THREE DAYS.
>> I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. >> ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS THE
TYPE OF TRUCK WE USE. WE USE A REAR TRUCK. >> THERE IS A STORY THERE
SOMEPLACE. >> THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER.
IT IS EASIER TO MANAGE A SMALLER COMMUNITY THAN A COUNTY. AGAIN, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
HELP. >> GOING FORWARD, IF THIS DOES NOT GET FIXED, WHAT ARE OUR
OPTIONS? >> IF THEY CAN'T GET THINGS FIXED WE CAN TERMINATE OUR
AGREEMENT WITH THEM. >> WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES AT THAT.
>> THERE ARE COMPANIES OUT THERE LIKE WESTBOROUGH AND REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES, THERE ARE SEVERAL OUT THERE, THE ISSUE IS TIMING. RIGHT NOW IT IS 12-18 MONTHS TO GET TRUCKS.
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QUITE FRANKLY, OUR BID EXPIRES IN 2024. I'M SORRY SEPTEMBER 30, AND OUR INTENT IS TO PUT IT OUT TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT SO EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID AND IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL THEY HAVE TIME TO GET THE TRUCKS. THERE'S NOT NOT A COMPANY IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW, THAT HAS 40 TRUCKS TO FILL THE SHORTAGE FOR THE CONTRACT THAT HAS BEENTERMINATED. >> THAT'S NOT AN OPTION IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. >> SO WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THIS SOMEHOW.
>> THE KEY IS WORKING TOGETHER. WE ARE DEMONSTRATING NOW, I THINK THERE IS RESISTANCE INITIALLY FROM THE COMPANY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TURN AROUND AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO GET OUT OF HAND FOR THEM. IT IS A QUICKSAND EFFECT.
WE JUMPED IN TO HELP, AND WE ARE BUILDING A CLOSER BOND AS PARTNERS, I THINK WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE KEY IS COMMUNICATION.
THINGS GET ESCALAED WITH THE PHONE CALLS, I GET THE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE UPSET.
ONE OF THE MOST REOCCURRING THEMES I HEAR IS WE DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM I PUT MY GARBAGE OUT AND DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET BETTER AT THAT. WE PUT OUT SOCIAL MEDIA EVENTS. THEY WILL TELL US, I DON'T READ THE NEWSPAPER, I DON'T USE THE INTERNET. WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS TO GET WORD OUT TO THE CITIZENS AND I THINK THAT WILL BE KEY. I THINK THERE IS A WILLINGNESS
TO WORK WITH US TO GET THAT RESOLVED. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE ON WHICH ROUTES TO DO. IF WE CAN'T DO YARD WASTE ROUTES BECAUSE OF A LOT OF RESIDENTS WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY THAT CHOICES ARE BEING MADE TO NOT DO OUR ROUTES BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE TRUCKS TO DRIVE OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY TAKE LONGER AND ARE SLOWER.
YESTERDAY WAS OUR YARD WASTE PICKUP DAY AND ONCE AGAIN IT WAS NOT PICKED UP AND NOW IT'S WEEK THREE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW CHOICES ARE MADE?
>> SURE, THE COUNTY MANAGER AND I TALKED AND WE MADE THE PRIORITY.
IF WE DID NOT MAKE THAT PRIORITY AND WE LOVE GARBAGE OUT BY THE STREET WE WOULD HAVE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SMELL AND OTHER STUFF. YARD WASTE WAS THE LEAST IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS INERT. IT DOES NOT CREATE ODORS. IT JUST SITS THERE AND WAIT FOR COLLECTION. RECYCLING CAN PROVIDE FLOATERS AND BEINGS THAT'S OUR.
WE MADE THE DECISION BASED ON WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE STREETS. NO YARD WASTE HAS BEEN PICKED UP
FOR THREE WEEKS CORRECTS. >> THAT'S NOT THE CASE. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.
>> OUR MONDAYS HAVE NOT HAPPENED FOR THREE WEEKS. I GUESS I AM CONFUSED ON MY
WEEKS. >> IT IS A SITUATION WHERE WHEN THEY COME IN THE MORNING THEY FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH AND THEY MAKE PRIORITY DECISIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL KEEPING THE GARBAGE AND RECYCLING UNDER CONTROL.
THERE HAS BEEN VERY FEW DAYS IT HAS GONE OVER A DAY. GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT IS A DAY BY DAY DECISION BASED ON THE VOLUME AND DECISIONS AND COMPLAINTS WE ARE GETTING.
IT IS A DECISION MADE BY WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATED TO US AND WE SHARED THE INFORMATION.
>> IT SHOULD NOT BE JUST IF SOMEONE CALLS THE MOST TIME THEY GET THE MOST ATTENTION.
I HAVE A LOT OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN MY DISTRICT. A LOT OF THEM WON'T CALL.
I HAVE AN 87-YEAR-OLD COUPLE WHO HAS HAD RECYCLING ON THEIR PORCH FOR FOR WEEKS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BACKDOOR SERVICE THAT THEY SET UP. WHEN THEY CALL WAYS MANAGEMENT THEIR TOAD CALLED CLAY COUNTY AND VICE VERSA. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE THE COMMUNICATION WITH US AND WE SING AND GET ALONG BUT ULTIMATELY, THE COMMUNICATION HAS TO BE WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE PAYING THE PRICE FOR THIS. THAT IS ONE REAL FRUSTRATION.
IT MAY SEEMED LIKE IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL. AS WE HAVE SIT NEAR I HAVE
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GOTTEN THREE E-MAILS ABOUT PICKUPS. THAT IS ONE FRUSTRATION.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MECHANISM IS OR HOW WE CAN DO THIS BUT I THINK IT IS TIME WE CONSIDER GIVING RESIDENTS SOME CREDIT BACK. THEY PAY THEIR TAXES.
THEY EXPECT A SERVICE FOR IT. I AM WELL AWARE I DID ASK THE QUESTION OF OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDER, WHAT IT WOULD COST TO HAVE WASTE PICKED UP WHERE IT IS NOT PART OF THE COUNTY CONTRACT AND I UNDERSTAND IT WOULD BE TWICE THE AMOUNT IF SOMEONE WERE TO LIVE IN A COUNTY THAT WAS NOT PART OF THEIR TAX BILL. HOWEVER, THAT IS WHERE WE LIVE, AND THAT IS WHAT WE PAY TAXES ON. I THINK IT IS TIME THE COUNTY AND I DON'T KNOW THE MECHANISM OR MAYBE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY CAN GUIDE US ON THAT AND I AM NOT TRYING TO SPRING THAT ON ANYONE, I THINK AS COMMISSIONERS IT IS TIME WE CONSIDER GIVING RESIDENTS SOME TYPE OF AQUATIC, WHETHER IT IS $3 OR WHATEVER, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH.
THEY PAY THEIR TAXES FAITHFULLY AND WE WOULD FIND THEM IF THEY DON'T PAY THEIR TAXES OR THEY HAVE A LIEN AGAINST THEIR PROPERTY OR WHATEVER HAPPENS VERY I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
I THINK IT IS TIME WE CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR THE RESIDENCE FOR WHEN WE HAVE YARD WASTE, THAT SITTING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE AND KILLING THEIR GRAPHS, I DON'T FEEL LIKE A SOLUTION IS COMING. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYONE SAY ON APRIL 17, IT WILL BE BETTER OR ON APRIL 30 IT WILL BE BETTER. THIS LABOR SHORTAGE IS AT LEAST THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND THAT IS NO ONE'S FAULT, BUT I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I AM WRITTEN TO TO SENATORS AND ASK THEM, AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SAY, PLEASE STOP VOTING FOR THESE. ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN A SITUATION THEY ARE NOT IN THE MAJORITY IN WASHINGTON. WE HAVE TO SPEAK OUT, THIS IS
NOT OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER IF I COULD, I, I WILL TELL YOU WE ARE TAKING COPIOUS NOTES, THEY WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THOSE ROUTES. THE TAX MONEY WILL NOT BE
EXPENDED TO THEM. >> WE DON'T GIVE THE TEXTILES BACK TO THE RESIDENCE.
>> THEY ARE PAID THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT THEY DON'T PAID THROUGH THAT THEY USE ASSESSOR FEES. THE MONEY THAT IS NOT GIVEN TO WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL BE USED AND CARRIED OVER. ALSO HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE WILL CONSIDER FOR THE SERVICE, AND NEGOTIATE PRICING BASED ON SUCCESSFUL PICKUPS AND MISSED PICKUPS AND DAYS. THIS IS AN AWKWARD TIME FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE THE TRANSITION WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF COVID BECAUSE THE STIMULUS CHECKS, UNEMPLOYMENT, LET'S BE HONEST, I HAVE SEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATISTICS, AND THEY MENTIONED THEM EVERY DAY, $17.50 PER DAY TO STAY HOME AND WATCH TV. HOW DO YOU PAY SOMEONE $15 PER HOUR AND TELL THEM TO GET OUT ON THE TRUCK IN THE HOT SON AND PAY YOUR TAXES.
IT IS A CHALLENGING SCENARIO. IT IS A NEW SCENARIO. IN 27 YEARS I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS
BEFORE. >> I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF SYMPATHY OR PATIENCE FOR IT. THEY ARE 87-YEARS-OLD AND THEY PAY THEIR TAXES THEY HAVE DONE THEIR WORK, THEY WORKED HARD AND THEY ARE PROBABLY STILL WORKING HARD AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
I UNDERSTAND, WE GET YELLED AT, AND I GUESS IF WE HAVE A GOOD SOLUTION, I WOULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A SOLUTION AND THAT'S
UNCOMFORTABLE. >> WE DO HAVE THE ASSURANCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE CHAIRMAN THAT HE WILL PERSONALLY MAKE SURE THIS GETS RESOLVED.
I THINK QUITE HONESTLY BECAUSE WE TOOK THE FIRST ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND HIRED THAT WAS A WAY SCOPE CALL FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT. SINCE THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE ARE GETTING A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF INTEREST. THE LAST POINT I MADE IN THE MEETING WAS, I AM CONCERNED WITH WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY CAN CATCH UP. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A LONG-TERM PLAN. THEY PUT VIABLE PROGRAMS TOGETHER TO PUT PEOPLE IN PLACE.
BUT THEY ARE COMPETING WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO WORK AND THEY CAN COLLECT $35,000 PER
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YEAR TO SIT HOME AND WATCH TV. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK FOR A LIVING ANDUNFORTUNATELY, MOST DON'T. >> IF I COULD JUMP IN, COMMISSIONER ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT THE RECYCLING HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP CORRECTS. >> I HAVE ONE IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. I AM LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN PICKED UP IN
FOUR WEEKS. >> THAT IS ONE THAT WE KNOW OF. ON MONDAY, GARBAGE RECYCLING AND
YARD WASTE WILL BE PICKED UP, STARTING ON MONDAY. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, YOU WILL BE CAUGHT UP TODAY AT THE CLOSE OF BUILDING -- BUSINESS WITH GARBAGE AND RECYCLING.
>> WE ALWAYS THOUGHT, CAN WE MAKE SURE WE GET THAT. IN TERMS OF THE COMMISSIONER GOING BACK TO PEOPLE TALKING TO HER AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN THERE YARD WASTE WILL BE DONE, THE FACT IS YOUR REGULAR SERVICE WILL BE OFFERED TO PEOPLE ON MONDAY.
>> MONDAY ROUTES, YES, SIR. >> I GUESS I COULD ASK, HOW TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES ARE QUALIFIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR EMPLOYERS, I HAVE ONE, I KNOW A BUSINESS OWNER WHO LOOKED AT THE RECORDS AND SAW SOMEONE HAD FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AGAINST HIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, TO PEOPLE HAD NEVER WORKED FOR HIM. HE DID NOTE WHO THEY WERE HE TURNED THEM INTO THE STATE. I THINK WE SHOULD PROACTIVELY LOOK AT THESE, WHO IS THE NORMAL WORKERS. MAYBE IT IS THE TEMP AGENCIES THA NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND SEE, I THINK THEY HAVE TO FILE THROUGH THE STATE. SO THEY FILED THROUGH THE
GOVERNMENT -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? >> I THINK ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN WAIVED. THEY CAN ALSO MAKE UP TWO, $250 BEFORE THE APP TO WORRY ABOUT PAYING TAXES OR FORFEITING THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT. THAT IS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
I URGE EVERYONE TO TALK TO YOUR FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WE WON'T SETTLE THAT ON THIS LEVEL. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO GET THEIR
SERVICE. >> MY POINT IS, I THINK WE AS A SOCIETY NEED TO SPEAK UP AND SAY, WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS RESTAURANTS CAN'T GET EMPLOYEES, IF WE SAY, IT IS COVID AND IT WILL GET BETTER, THERE IS NO HOPE OF IT GETTING BETTER.
IT IS FRAUD. IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP WORK, AND YOU CLAIM
UNEMPLOYMENT, THAT IS FRAUD. >> ACCORDING TO THE BACK TO YOU CAN MAKE UP TO $300 BEFORE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK ANYMORE. THEN YOU GET THE UNEMPLOYMENT ON TOP OF THAT.
THE BOTTOM LINE, IT IS NOT FRAUD. IT IS THE GOVERNMENT GIVING YOU THE ABILITY TO EARN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY ABOVE AND BEYOND UNEMPLOYMENT.
SO, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE WILL FIX HERE. IS IT A CONCERN, YES, EVERY RESTAURANT AND BUSINESS YOU SEE A HELP WANTED SIGN. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT THESE GUYS NEED TO DO FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS ON MONDAY, MAKE SURE THEY ARE OUT THERE.
>> CAN I INTERJECT BRIEFLY. ONE CONCERN I HAVE ABOUT GARBAGE AND RECYCLING, THEY HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY COLLECTING THEM ALL. THERE ARE A FEW MRS. EVERY DAY AND THEY MAINTAIN, SO IF SOMEONE CALLS US AND SAYS THEY'RE GARBAGE OR RECYCLING WAS MISSED WE SEND A TRUCK OUT RIGHT AWAY TO PICK IT UP. IF YOU CAN GET THAT ADDRESS, THEN YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO THEM AND ON MONDAY, THEY CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION TO GET STARTED AND GET THE PEOPLE PICKED UP ON MONDAY. COMMISSIONER, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? EITHER YOU ARE POINTING AT ME OR TRY TO MAKE A STATEMENT?
STATEMENT? >> AS WE HAVE ALREADY, THIS IS A SERVICE INDUSTRY WIDE PROBLEM.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THE JACKSONVILLE TIMES AND RESTAURANTS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO MEET THEIR DEMANDS. HOTELS. THE SAME THING.
THESE SERVICE INDUSTRIES, THEY ARE UNIQUE TO ANY THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING. WE KEEP SAYING THEY ARE HELPING US UP WITH THEIR GIVING US
TRUCKS ONLY, NO PEOPLE. >> THEY ARE PROVIDING DRIVERS. >> THEY ARE.
JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THEN THEY ARE DONE.
>> IT IS AS LONG AS WE WANT TO USE THEM. >> AS LONG AS WE WANT TO USE
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THEM. >> OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> DID I HEAR, WE WILL BE BACK ON SCHEDULE ON MONDAY? >> WASTE MANAGEMENT SAID THEY
EXPECT TO BE BACK TO THE SCHEDULE ON MONDAY. >> THIS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, I
WILL THIS BE SOLVED BY MONDAY? >> WE HAVE THE TRUCK. I THINK WE ARE ASKING, HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO DO THAT. THEY RUN THEIR ROUTES FOUR DAYS PER WEEK.
THEY DON'T OPERATE CERTAIN DAYS. THE TRUCKS DON'T RUN THOSE DAYS. >> THEY STILL HAVE THE MANPOWER
TO RUN THE ROUTES ON-TIME. >> YES. >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS ASKING.
>> I THINK WE HAVE HIRED THE THREE COMPANIES THAT HAVE, TO PICKED UP THE PILES.
THIS IS THE SIZE OF THE DESK. WITH THOSE THREE TRUCKS, WE EXPECT TO CATCH UP.
WHEN I SAY CATCH UP, I AM SAYING, WE HAVE NOT SERVICE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR TWO WEEKS. TODAY IS TUESDAY. WE EXPECT TO FINISH THURSDAY ROUTES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO THE FRIDAY ZONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND FINISH SO ON MONDAY WE WILL START BACK IN THE ZONE.
WE UNDERSTAND THE MONDAY ZONE IS HEAVY BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN SERVICE.
MOST PEOPLE DO THERE YARD TRIMMING ON THE WEEKEND. >> THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE FOR CHARLIE, I THINK I SAW A MEMO WHERE WE PUT OUT A QUERY TO THE LOCAL INDUSTRY AND WE HAD 11 CONTRACTORS THAT MIGHT BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT BUT SIX OF THEM SAID NO THEY CAN'T DO IT. THE OTHER FIVE WERE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS.
>> AND WE CALLED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ADDITIONAL INTEREST BUT NO CONFIRMATION.
>> THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE, THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM TOO.
TO THE PUBLIC, WE ARE TRYING TO FIX THIS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE ASKED FOR THEIR MONEY BACK. IN AUGUST, I THINK I READ SOMEWHERE AUGUST 2020, WE SUSPENDED RECYCLABLES, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT. THAT WOULD ELIMINATE ONE THIRD
OF THE TRIPS IN CLAY COUNTY. >> ACTUALLY WASTE MANAGEMENT PROPOSE THAT AS AN OPTION A FEW DAYS AGO. THE DECISION WAS MADE AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER BECAUSE WE GOT SUCH NEGATIVE PUSH BACK THE LAST TIME WE DID IT, WE WOULD RATHER WORK
TO FIND A LONG-TERM SOLUTION. >> I HAVE NOT HEARD -- THE MOST PROMINENT COMPLAINT IS YARD WASTE. I HAVE NOT HEARD TOO MUCH ABOUT RECYCLABLES.
IT JUST MAY BE MY DISTRICT, I DON'T KNOW. >> THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
REST OF THE MARKET. >> UNTIL WE GET MANPOWER SOLVED, MAYBE THAT IS A SOLUTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF GO BACK WE GET. >> IT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
>> GREATER THAN THIS? >> ALMOST. THIS IS PRETTY BAD.
>> I THINK AS CHARLIE INDICATED, IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AND HAVING OTHER RAMIFICATIONS, IN TERMS OF HEALTH ISSUES AND GARBAGE RECYCLING, THE YARD WASTE IS THE LEAST.
WE HAD THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE YARD WASTE IS THE MOST IN TERMS OF PEOPLE DOING SPRING CLEANING AND TREASON DROPPING LEAVES AND PEOPLE PICKING BELIEVES UP AND EXPRESSING -- PEOPLE PICKING UP THE LEAVES AND EXPRESSING AND BEING ABLE TO AUGMENT WHAT WASTE MANAGEMENT CAN BRING TO THE TABLE. WE CAN PICK UP LARGE AREAS AND MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE WITH MORE NORMAL PICKUPS AND FREQUENCY. COMMISSIONER BURKE.
>> I KNOW YOU ARE PROBABLY TIRED OF THE COMPLAINTS BUT I WANT TO VOICE SOME PERSONALLY FOR MY CONSTITUENTS. COMPLAINTS, AS FAR AS GETTING A HOLD OF WASTE MANAGEMENT I GUESS IT HAS BEEN ON LOCKDOWN. THAT HAS CHANGED. PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HOLD OF SOMEONE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LOGGED AND REPORTED, THE COMPLAINTS THAT
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NEED TO HAPPEN. AS FAR AS, WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO, IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE FOR ANY FURTHER PERFORMANCE. I JUST FEEL LIKE, I OWN A BUSINESS.I TRY MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF MY EMPLOYEES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, MANY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES YOU HAVE. ARE THESE TEMPORARY OR CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES.
>> IN CLAY COUNTY, WE HAVE 38 PERMANENT DRIVERS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND DEFINITELY PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO SEPARATE IT. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND PICKED UP. YARD WASTE, AS FAR AS DIFFERENT AREAS, I HAVE RAVINES.
YESTERDAY WAS THE THIRD WEEKEND THEY WERE PICKED UP. AND, I HAVE GIVEN THEM A LINK
WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY. >> WE WILL ADDRESS IT THE NEXT DAY.
>> IS THE CLAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT.COM. I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME. I THINK YOU CAN PUT IN I WANT TO REPORT IT AND YOU CAN REGISTER
AND THERE'S A MAP AND IT TELL YOU HOW TO SEND IT OFF. >> IT IS ON MY SERVICES AND THE
PHONE NUMBER IS 904-284, 6274. >> ACTUALLY, I ALLUDED TO A POINT.
THE GO BACK'S AND THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE, OFF SCHEDULE WILL BE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING.
WE WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP THEIR THINGS CURBSIDE. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING
FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS. >> I JUST HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SHARE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEES. I KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT EMPLOYEES WILL SAY AND YOU CAN ANSWER BUT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT IS FRUSTRATING TO THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. THEY SAID THEY PICKED UP MY GARBAGE AND I SAID WHEN WILL YOU PICK UP MY YARD WASTE THAT HE SAYS WERE NOT, AND I SAID YOU ARE IN BREACH OF CONTRACT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO UP THE BBC FINDS YOU AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID THEY WON'T DO THAT. HE SAID NONE OF YOU WILL HAVE YOUR GARBAGE PICKED UP THEN.
HE SAID HAVE A GOOD DAY AND DROVE OFF. THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE UPSET. >> YES.
>> MONDAY, WE WILL LOOK TO GET BACK ON TRACK. MARCEL, WHEN WILL YOU KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE AND FINISHING MONDAY'S ROUTE OR WHETHER IT WILL TAKE MORE TIME?
>> SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID. WE HIRED THE THREE COMPANIES, THREE INDIVIDUAL TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE GRAPPLES ON THE BACK. WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME NEXT WEEK. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BUT WE HAVE MOBILIZED SIX OF OUR OWN TRUCKS FROM ORLANDO. AND WE ALSO BROUGHT IN 25 PEOPLE TO GET US CAUGHT UP.
ALSO, WE WILL BE BACK ON SCHEDULE MONDAY MORNING. >> IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH FRIDAY
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BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THEY CAN HIT THE AREA THAT'S RIGHT.>> WE WILL START THEM STRAIGHT INTO MONDAY. >> WE ARE OPERATING SATURDAYS
AND SUNDAYS. >> WE ARE OPERATING EVERY SATURDAY RIGHT NOW.
>> THERE'S NOWHERE FOR DISPOSAL. >> YARD WASTE IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
WE KEEP THE YARD WASTE. >> MR. CHAIR IF I MAY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THIS DYNAMIC SITUATION WITH REGARDS TO PAYMENT AND AN HOURLY RATE. I THOUGHT OUR MEETING EXPLAINED IT. THERE ARE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE PART OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THIS CONTRACTED HELP WHICH THEY NEED 24-21 PEOPLE. THAT POOL AND WHERE THERE IS A DEMAND SIGNAL, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STEPS THEY HAVE DONE TO MAKE THESE CONTRACTORS OR WORKERS FULL-TIME. I THINK, THAT IS WHERE WE AGREE.
WE SAID HAVING THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY -- ACCOMPANIED SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I THINK IN THIS, YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT.
WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT WHAT $18 PER HOUR WITH FIX THE PROBLEM. >> WHEN WE ACQUIRED IT IN OCTOBER THEY PAID ON DAY RATES. YOU WOULD BE PAID X PER DAY. ESSENTIALLY IT EQUATED WHAT IT COSTS TO WORK ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK. REMOVE THE PAY RATE UP TO 1250 PER HOUR. THAT HELPED, BUT AS THE COVID STIMULUS CONTINUED, WE HAVE HAVE TO KEEP GOING UP UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO WORK.
WHEN YOU DO THE MATH AND DO THE ARTICLES, THIS WILL NOT GET THERE.
$17.50 WILL NOT GET YOU OFF OF THE COUCH. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT
NUMBER LOOKS LIKE. >> YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT POSITION OILS.
>> WE HAVE MOVED OUR STARTING PAY TO $16.50 FOR DRIVERS. WE ARE LOOKING TO GO TO $18.
I AM NOT SURE WHAT THAT WILL DO BUT WE DO WANT TO MEET TO LOOK AT GOING TO $18 PER HOUR PLUS IF
SOMEONE HAS EXPERIENCE WE WILL DO MORE THAN THAT. >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING TO HEAR. BASICALLY, WHAT WE HEARD, WE ARE LOCKED IN AND WE HAVE THREE MORE YEARS OF THIS. TO THE COUNTY MANAGER'S POINT, HAVING YOU GUYS RIDING ON THE BACK OF TRUCKS, BRINGING IN YOUR STAFF, WE ARE GETTING YOUR ATTENTION.
WE ARE WELL AWARE, WE ARE NOT YOUR LARGEST CUSTOMER. NOT EVEN IN FLORIDA YOU HAVE DEVOL COUNTY. THEN YOU DIVERT WORK OVER THERE AND WE PAY THE PRICE AGAIN.
WHAT IS THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION. I HAVE HAD, MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF RESIDENTS ASKED FOR MONEY BACK. I GUESS THAT IS UNIQUE TO MY DISTRICT.
I AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE ASSESSMENT, BUT THAT IS REALLY WHAT I WAS
LOOKING FOR, THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE SUSTAINABILITY.
PEOPLE WONDER WHAT INFLATION LOOKS LIKE, WE ARE LOOKING NOW AT YOUR RATE GOING FROM, LAST
YEAR WILL REPAINT HOURLY PEOPLE? >> $10.50. IT WILL GO UP TO MAYBE $20 AN HOUR. THAT IS DOUBLE THE CONTRACT. YOU HAVE A CONTRACT WITH US UNTIL 2024. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR BUSINESS NOW THAT YOUR LABOR COSTS HAVE DOUBLED. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THAT , THE ANSWER MOST LIKELY
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WILL NOT BE GUESS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A CHOICE.
THE NUMBER WILL BE HIRED TO THE CITIZENS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME? THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. >> ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0. >> WE WILL SKIP TO THE PUBLIC
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COMMENT CARDS. WE WANT TO HOLD OFF ON MOSQUITO CONTROL.THAT WILL BE WHEN WE GET INTO OVER 5:00 P.M. TIME CERTAIN SPIRIT MATTHEW IF YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THE BUYERS LIEN REDUCTION. WE WILL GET TO THAT SOON.
THERE IS ONE THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND THAT IS FROM APRIL STONE.
APRIL, ARE YOU STILL WITH US? IF NOT, APRIL STONE, NO. OKAY, WE WILL HOLD THAT AND COME BACK AND GET YOU IN THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE TO THE 5:00 P.M.
[26. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Public hearing on the adoption of an ordinance amending Article IV of Chapter 11.5 of the Clay County Code, known as the Clay County Affordable Housing Assistance Ordinance]
TIME CERTAIN'S AND THAT IS NUMBER 26 ON YOUR AGENDA. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF VENDOR GORDONS -- ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR OF CHAPTER 11.5 OF THE CLAY COUNTY CODE.>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS AN ORDINANCE THAT DEALS
WITH DUCK LAKE COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE. >> DOES ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 26? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE WE SEE NONE SO WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS?
TO HAVE A DISCUSSION? >> MOVED TO APPROVAL. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. WE MOVED TO ITEM 27.
[27. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - First Public Hearing to consider amendment to Land Development Code to increase the maximum square footage of accessory dwelling unit. (PC voted to approve 7-1) (M. Brown)]
THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SENSORY DWELLING UNIT. MR. BROWN.( SPEAKING OFF MICROPHONE). >> I'M SORRY, MY MICROPHONE WAS OFF.
MIKE'S OWN -- MACK BROWN ZONING T. THIS IS A PROPOSED CODE CHANGE TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. IT IS INITIATED BY COUNTY STAFF. IT IS SPECIFICALLY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 35C WHICH WILL ALLOW AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF A SENSORY DWELLING UNIT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FROM 1,000 SQUARE FEET TO A MAXIMUM. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD ALLOW FOR THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE, TO READ NO GREATER THAN 40% OF THE PRIMARY BUILDINGS GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE OR 1,250 SQUARE FEET, WHICHEVER IS LESS. ALL OTHER CONDITIONS, FOR A
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SENSORY DWELLING WOULD REMAIN THE SAME. WITH THAT 40% MAXIMUM, AND THE 1,250 SQUARE FEET WHICHEVER IS LESS, IT REALLY AFFECTS THE STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES THAT HAVE A PRIMARY STRUCTURE WITHIN A CERTAIN FOOTAGE. ABOVE THAT THE 40% OR 1250 WOULD MAXIMIZE IT OUT BELOW THAT TO 40%. HERE IS THE EXACT WORDING AS IT IS PROPOSED. WE DID A QUICK LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.THIS CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AROUND CLAY COUNTY.
AT THE APRIL 6 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE, THIS IS THE FIRST RATING DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF?
>> WHAT PROMPTED THIS CHANGE COLLECTS. >> WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME INQUIRIES REGARDING IT, THE FRONT DESK CAP PHONE CALLS. SO WE JUST DECIDED, STAFF DECIDED WE WOULD BE PROACTIVE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, THAT IS THE PRIMARY REASON.
>> ARE KITCHENS ALLOWED? >> YES. >> THEY CAN BUILD ABOVE A
GARAGE? >> YES. >> ARE THERE EXIT REQUIREMENTS?
>> THERE ARE SITUATION REQUIREMENTS AS IT RELATES TO OUT THE EXIT HAS TO FACE IT IS
SUPPOSED TO FACE THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE. >> DOES IT HAVE TO BE SEPARATE
FROM THE GARAGE? >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR OWN EXIT, YOU CANNOT EXIT THROUGH
THE GARAGE. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY I HAD A BROTHER WHO DID IT, WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE IF YOUR GARAGE IS UNDER THE HOUSE? >> THE GARAGE AND HIS CASE WAS NOT UNDER THE HOUSE. ALL WE ARE DOING, IS LOOKING AT INCREASING THE SIZE.
>> YOU COULD DO THAT UNDER THE EXISTING CODE, IT CAN BE ABOVE THE GARAGE, THIS ALLOWS FOR
ADDITIONAL -- >> THEY CAN EXIT THROUGH OR THEY CAN'T COLLECTS.
>> THROUGH THE GARAGE, NO. >> WE DON'T HAVE A LIMIT. >> SO THIS IS LIKE A
MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE. >> WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS, FAMILIES WANTING TO LOCATE CLOSER TOGETHER, THAT IS USUALLY THE REASON FOR THE SENSORY DWELLING UNIT.
A FAMILY MEMBER GETTING AN AGE WHERE THEY DO THAT. >> I THOUGHT I WAS LOOKING AT
STORAGE. >> THESIS, I HAVE HAD SOME CONSTITUENTS ASK ABOUT INCREASING THE SIZE TO GIVE THEM FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THEY ARE SELLING THE HOME AND MOVING ON TO THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER AND THEY ARE MOVING INTO A HOME BECAUSE THEY ARE LIVING IN THE HOME WHICH IS A SMALLER VERSION OF THE MAIN HOME, AND IT IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR AS OUR POPULATION IN CLAY COUNTY AGES AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE COUNTY.
THEY WANT TO STAY. IT IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR. I TALKED TO A REALTOR AND ASKED HIM ABOUT A SENSORY DWELLING AND HE SAID THEY DO ONE PER MONTH. IT CAN BE PART OF THE MAIN HOME
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OR A SEPARATE PART, A STANDALONE BUILDING. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
WE NEED TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENDA ITEM 27 THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ANYONE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THIS ISSUE? IF NOT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. THIS IS APRIL 22, THE SECOND READING.
MR. BROWN, WE APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEBUT. WE MOVED TO NUMBER 28 THE FIRST
[28. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - First Public Hearing to Consider Amendment to the Land Development Code to Add RV and Boat Storage as a Conditional Use in Certain Master Plan Districts (PC voted 6-1 to approve) (E. Lehman)]
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ADD RV ANDBOAT STORAGE. >> A FINE DEBUT IT WAS FOR MR. BROWN.
>> NOT AS SMOOTH AS YOU ARE. YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE THEM TIPS ON HOW TO CRACK JOKES.
>> NO ONE CAN REPLACE CHAD. WE WILL WORK ON HIS PONDS AS WELL.
THIS IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR RV AND BOAT STORAGE AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN CERTAIN MASTER-PLANNED SPIRIT THE APPLICANT IS FRANK AND HE IS PLEASANT TONIGHT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD IN THE MASTER-PLANNED DISTRICT, LAKE ASBURY BUILDING CENTER WITHIN THE VILLAGE ZONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE LAND USE, JUST A DEFINITION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER, IT IS A COMMUNITY SCALE CENTER OF THE VILLAGE THAT -- SERVE A POPULATION OF 25,000. AGAIN, IT MAKES SENSE TO PUT THAT TYPE OF USED TO SURROUND THE AREA. THE COUNTY'S INTENT IS TO ENCOURAGE A MIXED USE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO SERVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. CURRENTLY RV AND BOAT STORAGE IS ONLY CONDITIONAL USE AND AT THE ACTIVITY CENTER. THE MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY, AGAIN, IT IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE IS NO LAND USE SHOWN. I WILL SHOW YOU THE MAP AND THE NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE SMALL SCALE BUSINESS AREAS.
THIS IS THE CENTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THE VILLAGE ZONE IS THE MORE DENSE LOCATION OF THE RESIDENCE. THIS IS BRANDON FIELD. WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE LIGHT PINK. YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THERE'S NOT MUCH COMMUNITY CENTER HERE. THE ONLY PLACE THE BOATS ARE ALLOWED NOW IS THE ACTIVITY CENTER. THERE'S MORE IN THIS AREA AND THE EXPRESSWAY OVER HERE. THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR RV AND BOAT STORAGE CLOSER TO WHERE THEY LIVE. THE MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE.
YOU DO NOT SEE NEIGHBORHOOD AND VILLAGE CENTER, THIS IS JUST A MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY.
THE IDEA IS TO GET WITHIN THE LOAN AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE. LAKE HAS VERY VILLAGE CENTER.
THIS IS THE SAME CONCEPT, IT ESTABLISHES THE VILLAGE CENTER. RIGHT NOW THE ONLY PLACE TO ALLOW BOTH STORAGE, WITHIN THE ACTIVITY CENTER. HERE IS A MAP.
RIGHT NOW THE ONLY PLACE IN LAKE ASBURY WHERE YOU CAN DO BOTH STORAGE IS RIGHT HERE WITHIN THE CENTER OF THE COUNTY. WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW, THESE LITTLE PAC-MAN SHAPED THINGS TO ALLOW STORAGE MORE CENTRAL TO THE POPULATION. THESE ARE THE VILLAGE CENTERS AND THIS IS THE PROPOSAL BY THE APPLICANT TO EXPAND IT. IF YOU LIVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN HERE TO GET YOUR BOAT. YOU CAN HAVE A FOCUS IN THE CENTER. AGAIN, THERE'S NO RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS THE FIRST RATING ONLY. THE APPLICANT INCLUDED THE CHANGES IN THIS CRITERIA BUT THERE WAS AN ADVERTISING MALFUNCTION AND THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD NEXT MONTH. WITH THAT WE WILL STOP FOR QUESTIONS FROM STAFF.
AGAIN, MR. MILLER'S HERE IF YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE HIM PRESENT HIS PROPOSAL.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I KNOW YOU POINTED OUT THE ADVANTAGES FOR THE RESIDENTS, THAT THEY ARE CLOSER. WHAT IS THE DOWNSIDE COLLECTS.
>> THE DOWNSIDE IS I THINK WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT THERE ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING.
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WE THINK THE BOARD HAS BEEN GOOD AT ADDRESSING THAT. CONSPIRES THE NEGATIVE IMPACT, I DO NOT SEE IT. THIS IS THE KIND OF LAND USE IS CONVERTIBLE TO OFFICE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT BUILDING A BUILDING YOU JUST HAVE PARKING. I DON'T SEE A DOWNSIDE TO ALIGNING THIS CLOSER TO THE RESIDENCE. THAT WOULD BE MY ARGUMENT.WE WILL SEE. FOR INSTANCE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT ASBURY.
THERE ARE LIMITED PLACES THEY CAN GO. THAT'S THE FOCUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING AROUND HERE. YOU CAN HAVE RV AND BOAT STORAGE WITHIN THE AREA BUT IT CAN ONLY BE USED BY PEOPLE IN THE SUBDIVISION.
THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY. I DON'T SEEK TOO MUCH OF AN ADVANTAGE. REMEMBER, THIS IS CONDITIONAL USE.
THEY HAVE TO MEET EVERY CONDITION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT? >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FRANK MILLER MY ADDRESS IS ONE INDEPENDENT DRIVE SUITE 300 AND JACKSONVILLE. I AM REPRESENTING AN RV AND BOAT STORAGE. DEVELOPER AND OPERATOR. THEY CAME TO CLAY COUNTY TO LOOK FOR SITES UNREALIZED, YOU CAN ONLY PUT A FACILITY IN AN INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY, OR IN A HEAVILY, COMMERCIAL CATEGORY. THEY LOOKED IN LAKE ASBURY AND BRANDON FIELD AND REALIZE, RIGHT NOW IT IS ONLY IN THE ACTIVITY CENTERS AND THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THEM.
ONE IN EACH OF THEM. FOR SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS. I MENTION THIS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THERE ARE 11,000 BOATS REGISTERED IN CLAY COUNTY.
THAT IS WHAT IS REGISTERED NOW. THE INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A 12% INCREASE AND BOAT SALES FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND RV SALES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF. THERE ARE 1 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE IN RVS, PERMANENTLY. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF STORAGE.
11% OF HOUSEHOLDS OWN RVS. 38% OF THOSE, 40 MILLION PEOPLE WHO OWN RVS ARE MILLENNIAL SPIRIT THE INCREASE IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE RV INDUSTRY, HAS BEEN AS HIGH AS 30% AND THEY ARE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER 20% COMING IN COMPARED TO 2020. THERE WILL BE A GROWTH IN THIS.
PEOPLE ARE BUYING THESE THINGS. THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS AND MOST OF YOUR SUBDIVISIONS PREVENT YOU FROM STORING A VEHICLE OR A BOAT OR AN RV TYPE VEHICLE IN YOUR YARD, AND SOME PROHIBIT THEM FROM BEING STORED IN THE BACKYARD. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE.
THE CODE CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS TO LOCATE SOME STORAGE WITHIN THAT SUBDIVISION FOR THOSE RESIDENTS. ECONOMICALLY, YOU NEED SEVERAL ACRES TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE TO BE ABLE TO SORT ANYTHING. THE DEVELOPERS ARE LOSING SEVERAL LOTS THAT PRODUCE REVENUE. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INCENTIVE THERE.
IN THIS CASE, THE INTENT IS TO SAY, IS THE ECONOMICS PROFITABLE IS IT GENERATING AND EXERCISE.
AND PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR BOATS FROM WHATEVER SOURCE, THAT IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF NOT HAVING TO DRIVE SO FAR. WE ARE SIMPLY SUGGESTING THESE ARE THE SITES WE SHOULD ALLOW RV AND BOAT STORAGE AND THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITONAL USE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE OTHER PART OF THE CODE. WE HAVE PRESENTED THOSE, AND A SNAFU BY THE COUNTY FOR THE
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PUBLICATION NOTICE PERIOD WE COULDN'T HEAR IT AT THIS POINT BUT WE COULD HEAR NEXT MONTH.I REALLY JUST WANT TO GO BRIEFLY THROUGH THAT AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MILLER AT THIS TIME COLLECTS.
>> WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28? IF NOT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.
WE WILL BRING BACK THE ITEM ON APRIL 27. >> THANK YOU.
[29. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing to Amend Future Land Use Policy 1.4.8 to Address Planned Community Land Use and to Delete FLU Policy 1.5.10 (E. Lehman)]
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 29. THAT IS THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND FUTURE LAND USE POLICY.
>> THIS IS AN ADOPTION YOU HAVE SEEN IT AS A TRANSMITTAL. JUST TO REMIND YOU WE NO LONGER REFER TO THIS IN THE POLICY. WE REFERRED TO THE COORDINATED REVIEW PROCESS.
THAT PROVIDES THE LANGUAGE WE HAVE TAKEN FOR THE PROCESS AND REFERENT -- REFERENCED TO THE POLICIES OR THE REQUIREMENTS OR REVIEW THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE ADDED.
THESE ARE THE POLICIES. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT IT'S TRANSMITTED, THE POLICY IS OUTDATED BUT APPLICABLE. YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT A PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE PROJECT.
THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE WILL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA SO WE KNOW THE PLAN TO THAT.
THOSE ARE THE TWO CHANGES. THE BOARD VOTED 5-0. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
WITH THE POLICY CHANGE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ED AT THIS TIME.
LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 29.
WE SEE NINE, WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. YOU WANT US TO VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS FOR ED?
CAN WE GET A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT.
>> SECOND. >> YOU ARE DOING THE AMENDMENT. >> ALL RIGHT, SECOND PERIOD ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CARRIES 550.
[30. RFP No. 20/21-25, Mosquito Control Program Presentations]
THANK YOU, AND. NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 30.RFP NUMBER 20-21-25. MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS.
MR. THOMAS, IF YOU WOULD. -- MISS THOMAS IF YOU WOULD. >> WE ARE HAVING PRESENTATIONS FROM THE TWO COMPANIES THAT RESPONDED TO THE RFP. THIS WAS AT THE MARCH 23 BOARD MEETING WHERE THE DESIRE WAS TO REQUEST BOTH COMPANIES TO COME IN AND GIVE PRESENTATIONS.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER, BACK IN 2017-2018 THE COMPANY OUTSOURCE THEIR MOSQUITO CONTROL ACTIVITIES. IT WAS HANDLED IN-HOUSE AND THEN WE OUTSOURCED THIS.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL BE BASED ON THE RFP. THE RP WAS A SCORING CRITERIA SIMILAR TO THE OTHER RFPS BE BROUGHT TO YOU RECENTLY. THERE WERE FIVE CRITERIA IS BEING CONSIDERED AND IN CONCERNS WITH OUR POLICIES. WE DO RECEIVE STATE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,000, WE USE IT TO PAY THE CONTRACT EACH YEAR. TODAY'S PRESENTATIONS WILL BE GIVEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WHICH IS ROUTINE TO OUR I GAVE YOU SCORING SHEETS BUT IF YOU NEED NEW ONES I HAVE EXTRA COPIES TO HAND OUT. WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE ANNE'S OUTS THAT I GAVE YOU EARLIER, THEY HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.
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>> WHEN YOU ARE READY. >> I WILL SKIP INTRODUCTIONS TO SAVE TIME.
THIS IS NOTABLE TO SEE, WE ARE THE LEADING MANUFACTURER OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE INDUSTRY THAT WE DISTRIBUTE ACROSS THE NATION IN PARTS OF THE WORLD. FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRODUCTS FOR THE INDUSTRY WHICH ARE SOFTER AND GREENER. SO, IT IS THE VERTICAL SYNERGIES THAT LEAD TO THE CROSS SAVINGS THAT WE PASS ON. WE ALSO, ADDRESS HOW WE WOULD HANDLE SERVICE REQUESTS.
IN THE INITIAL RESPONSE WE HANDLED THAT THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE SAID WE WOULD WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO HAVE THEM LOGON AND PUT IN THE REQUEST FOR SERVICE AS WELL AS POST AND KEEP UP TO DATE. WE WANT A LOCAL NUMBER SO WE DON'T MISS ANY COMPLAINTS. OUR PROPOSAL SAVE THE COUNTY IN MANY WAYS.
THIS IS THE LOWER COST PER SERVICE UNIT. WE PROVIDE A HIGHER MONTHLY CREDIT FOR USE OF THE COUNTY FACILITY. SO, WHEN YOU COMPARE THE TWO COMPANIES, IT IS CLEAR, WE ARE OF MUCH BETTER VALUE WE ARE SAVING THE COUNTY A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. 15% LOWER PRICES. NOT COMPROMISING ON SERVICE, LOWERS PRICES. THAT IS AN ANNUAL SAVINGS OF $41,000 TO THE TAXPAYERS.
OVER 206,000 OVER THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT. BUT THERE IS MORE ALREADY BUILT INTO THE PROPOSAL. WE HAVE MORE BUILT INTO THE BASE PROPOSAL WE HAVE 500 MORE SPRAY MILES BUILT INTO THE PROPOSAL, 492,000 SQUARE FEET OF LARVA BUILT-IN.
IN OUR SERVICE LEVELS, WE BASE THEM ON A LEVEL ABOVE YOUR THREE YEAR AVERAGE.
THE COUNTY IS LESS LIKELY TO NEED OR PAY MORE. EACH SEASON, IS DIFFERENT AND THAT IS WHY THE STAFF ASKED FOR INDIVIDUAL PRICES. 14% LOWER THAN THE DISEASE RESPONSE IS 50% LOWER AND THE CREDIT FOR USE OF THE FACILITY IS 11% HIGHER.
WE ALSO BRING SOME SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY. HALF OF THE TRAP NETWORK WILL BE THE STATE OF THE ART TRAPS. THEY COUNT THE MOSQUITOES EVERY 30 MINUTES VIA CELL PHONE OR INTERNET. THIS ALLOWS US TO PICK THE EXACT TIME THINK ARE MOST ACTIVE.
WE CAN TARGET AND IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AND YOU WILL GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR DOLLAR THERE.
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THEY OWN AND OPERATE THE LABORATORIES FOR TESTING. THIS IS A BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY, IN CASE ANOTHER EMERGENCY HAPPENS AND THE LAB SHUTS DOWN, WE CAN TEST MOSQUITOES FOR VIRUSES AND RESPOND TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENTS APPROPRIATELY. WE ALSO OFFER REAL-TIME TRACKING. COUNTY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE ACCESS AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE OPERATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE DAY AND NIGHT. ALSO IN OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL WE INCLUDED WHAT IS THE FASTEST GROWING. THIS IS AN ECO- FRIENDLY SERVICE THAT USES ALL ORGANIC PRODUCTS. THIS IS WHERE WE CAN EVENTUALLY SEE RESIDENTS ON A SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT IS BUILT-IN AS AN OPTION. SHE SAID SHE LIKES PLANS WE HAVE A PLAN TO TRANSITION OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. HR IS BEGINNING TO RECRUIT.THEY WILL HIRE LOCALLY. WE HAVE EQUIPMENT READY IN STAGE.
WE HAVE PRODUCT READY TO'S STAGE. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY COMPANIES THAT CAN SERVE YOU. I WAS JUST CREATING MORE VALUE.
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SERVICES, WHICH I DON'T THINK YOU ARE, WE SAVE THE TAXPAYERS $41,000 PER YEAR, $206,000 OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. YOU ARE GETTING AN OUTSTANDING
PROGRAM, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF NEEDED. >> ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
>> WILL YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUES? >> KNOW WE WILL NOT HAVE THE
SAME ISSUES. >> UNDERSTAND. >> THESE AUTOMATIC TRAPS YOU HAVE THAT TRANSMIT ACCOUNT NUMBERS ARE THEY IN USE ANYWHERE?
>> NO, HILL COUNTY. >> WE WILL HAVE TO DEVELOP AN EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTIVE.
>> THERE MADE IN GERMANY. >> HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE CLIENTELE IN PLACE?
>> IN OUR PRE-READ, WE OFFERED TO HIRE EMPLOYEES, IF IT IS PERMITTED WITH WHAT THEY MAY
HAVE WITH THEIR EMPLOYER. >> WILL WE GET THE BENEFIT OF THOSE TRAPS COLLECTS THE REHAB TO PURCHASE THOSE CLICKS WE ARE PROVIDING THAT AS PART OF OUR NETWORK.
THE OTHER TRAPS PROVIDE THE SPECIES DATA. THAT IS CRITICAL AS WELL.
>> YOUR COST AT THAT TIME WAS $128,000 HIGHER THAN TODAY. EXPLAINED TO ME HOW THREE YEARS LATER, WITH INCREASING PRICES, YOU CAN COME IN THE PROVIDE US WITH MORE.
IF YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL, YOU WOULD HAVE COST US A LOT OF MONEY.
>> IT IS A COMPETITIVE WORLD OUT THERE. WE HAVE SHARPENED OUR PENCIL IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE EQUIPMENT WE FIGURED IT OUT. BOTTOM LINE, WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> IS THEIR GUARANTEE YOU WILL SAVE US THAT MUCH?
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>> HE SAYING IT WILL BE LESS THAN WHAT THE OTHER COUNTRY -- MY COMPANY IS.
>> WE DON'T CHARGE YOU MORE UNLESS THE SEASON ASK FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
ALL OF THE EXTRA SERVICES, WE DON'T START CHARGING ANYTHING ADDITIONAL UNTIL IT IS NECESSARY
TO GO OVER THAT AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE. >> CAN WE GO BACK, WHERE YOU DOCUMENTED THE COST REDUCTION? CAN YOU GO BACK, MAYBE I MISREAD IT.
I THINK IT IS THAT ONE. IF YOU CAN PUT IT UP HERE. >> CAN YOU PUT THAT SIGN UP?
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, THE NUMBERS ARE REVERSED, THANK YOU. >> THIS IS A COST INCREASE.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT'S JUST THE MISTAKE? >> RESAVED YOU $3.75.
THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE PROGRAM. THAT IS WHY WE ADDED EXTRA MILES
TO THE PROGRAM. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> AS FAR AS SURVEILLANCE WITH MOSQUITO CONTROL IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DON'T DO IT IN A LOT OF COUNTIES.
WHY IS THAT? >> YOU DON'T DO SURVEILLANCE AND IT SAYS YOU DON'T DO THAT, YOU
SAID THAT'S A SERVICE YOU DON'T DO. >> EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE SELECTED WHICH SERVICE THEY WANT. THOSE PROPOSALS ARE CUSTOMIZED BASED ON WHAT THEY REQUESTED. THEY DON'T NEED THE LARVA SIDE. WE ARE SUPPLEMENTING WITH THEIR NEEDS ARE. WE DO EVERYTHING FROM HENRY COUNTY SERVE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 75 YEARS. VERY GOOD. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
>> WE WILL ASK THE PEOPLE IF THEY WILL COME UP. >> GOOD EVENING SIR.
I AM STEVE, I'M THE CHIEF ENTOMOLOGIST. YOU MAY SEE, WE USED THIS IN THEIR PRESENTATION. THIS IS ONE OF THE LADIES THAT RUN THE PROGRAM.
Q THE PRESENTATION. WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, THE EXTRA SERVICES SLIDE YOU SAW.
IT HAS NOT COME INTO PLAY. IT WOULD ONLY COME INTO PLAY, IN A SENSE OF EMERGENCY.
AND THIS WAS PLACED THERE THANK YOU SIR. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THIS IS PERSONAL FOR ME. I CONSIDER IT MY BABY.
EVEN THOUGH I WRITE CONTRACTS I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS PART OF THE DESIGN.
IT IS WHERE I'M ALMOST SENTIMENTAL ABOUT IT. I WILL BE FOCUSING ON A
DIFFERENT ASPECT. >> WE WANT TO DO THIS BY KILLING BUGS.
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THE FOUNDATION OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. >> WE HAVE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY LEADER FOR THE LAST 36 YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN IN CLAY COUNTY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AS I'VE MENTIONED, WE WANTED TO TAKE OVER ( INDISCERNIBLE ) WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOCAL. THESE COMBINED SETS OF RESOURCES WITH THE COMPANIES SO WE HAVE OVER 3050 VEHICLES IN OUR FLEET WITH 14 AIRCRAFT AND 400 EMPLOYEES.
THIS LARGE FOOTPRINT ALLOWS US TO MOBILIZE VERY QUICKLY. IN THE EVENT WE HAVE AN EVENT, WE CAN ACTUALLY MOBILIZE THESE DIFFERENT RESOURCES WITHIN DAYS BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE AND LOCAL FOOTPRINT. ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THIS IS HAVING SOME REALLY FANTASTIC PEOPLE THAT ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. THESE PEOPLE THIS GIVES THEM A HAND IN THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE SOME FANTASTIC BIOLOGISTS WILL ALLOW US TO BRING A LOT OF THE SCIENTIFIC JUSTIFICATION BEHIND OUR PROGRAM WE ARE PROVIDING A CHEMICAL.
A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE CERTIFIED TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE PERSONNEL WE HAVE ON STAFF AND THEY ARE AMAZING. NEXT LINE. AS YOU CAN SEE WE DEVON HAVE A LOCAL UNDERSTANDING ONE OF THE THINGS, BY HIRING LOCAL PEOPLE MOST OF MY NIGHT DRIVERS AND FIELD TECHNICIANS, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE LOCAL PEOPLE. YOU CAN AMAZON ANYTHING WE TRY TO PUT THE MONEY BACK IN THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER PART OF BEING LOCAL IS THE ECOSYSTEM. EACH PROGRAM THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY GAINED A LOT OF EXPERTISE IN BY BEING PART OF THE PROGRAM. WE ARE ABLE TO DO THE SURVEY AND TARGET THIS AND USE THIS AS A DEFENSE. WE HAVE TURNED THIS INTO OUR FACILITY. THIS IS LOCALLY HERE INVESTED. FOR OWN PERSONNEL THIS IS THE USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND THIS REFLECTS THE WORK WE WERE GOING TO DO.
IT LOOKS PRETTY CRAZY. WE CAME IN HERE, WE PUT IN BRAND-NEW FLOORS.
PAINTED THE WALLS. PUT IN NEW APPLIANCES INSTALLED A SECURITY SYSTEM.
YOU CAN SEE OUTSIDE, WE BROUGHT IN FOR NEW -- THIS IS ABOUT THE CHEMICAL.
WE TURNED THIS INTO A FILLING STATION INVESTING 1,000-GALLON TANKS AND A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO RUN THREE DIFFERENT CHEMICALS. THE BENEFIT IS ANOTHER PART OF OUR SCIENTIFIC JUSTIFICATION. BY ROTATING THEM YOU CAN DECREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING CHEMICAL RESISTANCE IN YOUR MOSQUITO POPULATION BRINGING THE SCIENCE OF GOING
THE EXTRA MILE. >> ANOTHER WE HAVE SHOWN IS WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL VIRUS EVENTS
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HAVE SHOWN UP IN MOSQUITO POOLS. EACH ONE HAS OCCURRED AND REUSE OF VIRUS RESPONSE PROTOCOL COMMUNICATING WITH THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN THE OTHER DEMONSTRATED RESPONSE WE HAVE HAD IS QUICK ACTION WHEN IT COMES TO HURRICANES.WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY DIRECT HITS. WE HAD OVER SIX EVENTS IN ALABAMA BUT IF WE HAD AN EVENT WE WOULD HAVE THEM HELP US WITH BOOTS ON THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
THE POINT OF THIS, ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE NO EXTRA CHARGE. EVEN IF YOU DO EVER AGAIN AND YOU NEED EXTRA SERVICES, THIS IS WHERE THIS COMES INTO PLAY. WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE IN-HOUSE PROGRAM. THE SERVICES THERE IS NO DISEASE TESTING, THERE'S NO REAL LARVA SIGNING. THIS IS ON-SITE DECISIONS EVERY DAY.
THERE'S NO HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, NOTHING LIKE THAT. IN OUR PROPOSAL WE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE COSTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE NOT INCREASE THE SERVICES.
YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE. THE DIFFERENCES, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR ACREAGE BY 77,000, WE HAVE INCREASED THE LARVA SIGNING SUBSTANTIALLY. THE DIFFERENCES VERY OBVIOUS, WE HAVE ALSO ADDED THESE OTHER SERVICES. ONE IS NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. 87% OF OUR COSTS ARE DIRECTLY APPLIED TO THE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. YOU CAN ALSO SEE, IT IS WORKING FOR THE PUBLIC. WE TAKEN REQUEST FOR THE SERVICES, THEY CAN CALL LYNN, AND OUR MANAGER WAS ON THE PHONE TALKING TO A CITIZEN WHO HAS A LOT OF CONNECTIONS.
WE EVIDENTLY SEEN THE COMMUNITY HAS RECEIVED AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE CHOSEN TO INVEST IN THEM THIS HAS BEEN CULTIVATED WE SPENT THE LAST DAYS AT THE FAIR WE GO TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND DO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. EDUCATING THEM HAS BEEN A BIG DEMONSTRATION I THINK, WE HAVE THREE YEARS OF OPERATIONAL COMPETENCY BUT A LEVEL OF TRUST AND WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT COUNTY AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S A REALLY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE BUILT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. WE COULD IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND JUST REALLY, EDUCATE THE CITIZENS OF CLAY COUNTY, WHILE DOING IT IN A PHYSICALLY -- FISCALLY JUSTIFIED MANNER.
AND NOT COMPROMISING THE EXTRA INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE QUALITY OF SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT WITH YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAINTAINING THIS RELATIONSHIP. >> YOU HAVE A FLEET AIRCRAFT
HAVE USE THEM IN THE LAST THREE YEARS? >> WE DON'T USE THEM LOCALLY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CONTRACTED TO. BUT WE DO USE THEM AND OTHER LOCAL AREAS. IT WAS AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY FELT THE COMMUNITY WAS OPPOSED TO AERIAL WORK. WE WERE ASKED TO NOT DO IT BUT
WE COULD. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THAT WHEN THE TIME CAME.
>> THAT CAME FROM THE CITIZENS. >> OF ANY BEE COLONIES WE HAVE IN CLAY COUNTY QUICKSAND WE HAVE
A LOT. JULIA, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? >> I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO 200.
>> ALL OF THE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR BLOG. WE REGULARLY CHECK UP ON THEM
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EACH YEAR WE HAVE ABOUT 300-FOOT BUFFER PUT INTO OUR GIS TRACKING SYSTEM SO WHEN THEY GET TO THE SPOT IT TURNS OFF. WE HAVE LITTLE OCCASION WHERE, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE DATABASETHAT PROTECTS THOSE WHO DO NOT WANT TO BE SPRAYED. >> YOU MENTIONED CHEMICALLY
SENSITIVE PEOPLE. TO ENSURE. >> IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM QUICKSAND THERE ARE ONLY 2-3 OF THEM. ANYONE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO BE
SPRAYED. >> I'M GOING TO CALL ON SEAN BLACK.
>> DO YOU WANT TO COME DOWN? >> GOOD EVENING, THE NEWEST EMPLOYEE WITH MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES. I CAN ALSO SAY, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH, HOWEVER, I WAS A SYNDROME DAD FOR FOUR YEARS.
THIS JOB MEANS A LOT TO ME. I FOUND AN INTEREST I DIDN'T THINK I HAD.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO PLAY WITH THOSE FOLKS THAT IS WHAT WE DO.
>> THEY CANNOT HIRE THE EMPLOYEES WE HAD, ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY WOULD
LOSE THEIR JOB. >> I THOUGHT NON- COMPETES WERE ILLEGAL IN FLORIDA THEY WOULD NOT UP IN COURT. YOU CAN'T PREVENT SOMEONE, IN A RIGHT TO WORK STATE, PREVENT
SOMEONE FROM THEIR TRADE. >> AS LONG AS THEY ARE REASONABLE AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, YOU CAN DO IT WITHIN A CERTAIN MILEAGE AS ARMS THEY FIT THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
>> I DON'T KNOW. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE GO TO COURT AND THEY WENT.
>> I'VE SEEN SOMEONE SIGN AND COMPETE FOR AN HOURLY WAGE JOB. >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATED.
>> EACH OF YOU HAVE A SCORING SHEET. THE COMPANY WITH THE LOWEST -- TOP SCORE WILL BE THE -- AT THIS TIME I WILL GIVE YOU WON MINUTE OR 2 MINUTES TO ASK ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. >> LOCAL PREFERENCE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW TO COMPANIES , HAVE NO OFFICE IN CLAY COUNTY, ONE GETS LOCAL PREFERENCE AND ONE DOESN'T ON A
CONTRACT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. >> SO, IN'S -- RIGHT WHEN WE HAD OUR FIRST BID WE DID NOT DROP A LOCAL PREFERENCE THAT DID NOT APPLY.
LATER IN 2018, IN OCTOBER THE CURRENT BOARD ADOPTED A PREFERENCE POLICY, BASICALLY, THEY ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO MOVE INTO CLAY COUNTY. IT WAS LIKE A TWO PHASED
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APPROACH TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND ENCOURAGE MORE COMMERCIAL TO MOVE INTO CLAY COUNTY.IT DOES SAY YOU HAVE TO BE HERE, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR ONLY LOCATION BEFORE YOU SUBMIT.
SO, WITH MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES MEMBER SERVICE CONTRACT SO, THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US EVERY THREE YEARS THAT WOULD MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS. THEY WOULD GET AN ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS. SO IT'S AN AVERAGE OF FIVE POINTS.
>> I LEFT IT ON MY DESK. THE POINT COUNT FROM THE COMMITTEE WAS --
>> IT WAS VERY CLOSE. MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES RECEIVED 93-POINT TWO AND CLARK
91 POINTS. >> I WAS SICK CONSIDERED PERMANENT, IS THIS SEPARATE FROM THIS CONTRACT. COULD THEY CONTINUE TO OPERATE MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES I
GUESS I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING. >> SOME OF YOUR LARGER COMPANIES HAVE A LOCATION IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES. SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION, WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS ON ANOTHER BID. THEY WERE NOT HERE. THEY NOW HAVE AN OFFICE AND
LOCATION IN CLAY COUNTY. >> DUE DATE LEASE A COUNTY FACILITY.
>> THEY HAVE AN OPTION TO LEASE OUR FACILITY OR LEASE ANOTHER LOCATION.
I'M JUST, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME CONSIDERING A PERMANENT LOCATION THAT IS LEAST BECAUSE OF A CONTRACT. THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS, IN YOUR EXAMPLE A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
CAME. >> >> I THINK THE POLICY JUST
DESCRIBES A BUSINESS LOCATION WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR A YEAR. >> NOT A LOT OF BUSINESSES WILL BUILD A BIG FACILITY AND THEN MOVE INTO IT. YOUR SMALLER OR BID SIZE GUYS WERE COMING LEASE. I WOULD DISCOUNT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
MAYBE WE CAN DEFINE WHAT THE OFFICE LOOKS LIKE. BUT FOR THIS ONE THAT IS WHAT IT
IS. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? >> I DID THIS BASED ON PRICE.
I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO WRITE ON. I KIND OF FELT THAT WAY. >> I WILL GO MOSQUITO CONTROL ONE CLARK ENVIRONMENT TWO. WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD WITH THESE PEOPLE.
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>> SOMETHING YOU CANNOT PUT A PRICE ON HIS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WHICH IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CONTRACT. THEY WILL PUT THIS BACK INTO WORKING SHAPE.
EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE THE 30 YEARS THERE. RUNNING THE PROGRAM IS FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO ASKED WHO SHE COULD CALL TO GET THE MOSQUITOES OFF OF HER BLOG.
HE'S NATIVE THEY HAD TO TAKE CARE OF. SOMETIMES SELLERS DON'T ADD UP TO BE EVERYTHING. I THINK BECAUSE OF THE THREAT FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT, AND I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOMEBODY DROPPING THEIR BID THREE YEARS AFTER FINDING OUT THERE'S A REALLY SHARP PENCIL. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT MADE MY DECISION, NOTHING AGAINST CLARK.
BUSINESS WITH. >> CLARK ONE MOSQUITO TWO. A REBUTTAL TO THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT. I THINK CLARK'S PROPOSAL HAD IT IN IT AS WELL.
THEY WILL PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT. I LOOKED AT THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IT IS A LOT DIFFERENT. I THINK, I DON'T LIKE A NONCOMPETE CLAUSE AT THIS LEVEL. IT SEEMS DISINGENUOUS. I DO WANT TO WARN WHOEVER GETS THE CONTRACT, WE WILL WHOEVER GETS THE CONTRACT PERFORMS UNDER THE CONTRACT.
BACK TO THE I THINK, LOOKING AT A CONTRACT THEY DON'T HAVE. THEY DON'T HAVE AN OFFICE IN CLAY COUNTY. ONE HAS AN OFFICE.
>> I DO THINK, THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF SERVING ANYWHERE.
PEOPLE LIKE TO LISTEN AND CALL BACK AND MOSQUITO CONTROL HAS DONE THAT.
I RANK THEM NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO. GOOD WORKOUT.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THEY WERE BOTH GOOD PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL WORK WITH LEGAL TO DRAFT
A NEW CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU BOTH COMPANIES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO FINISH THE TIME CERTAIN SO WE CAN GO BACK TO THE AGENDA WHICH WILL PUT US IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN DOING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME?
>> COMMISSIONER, WE DISCUSSED HER CONCERN AND SHE LEFT. >> VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU. >> REMOVED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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>> MATTHEW. I'M SORRY. >> YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK HERE FOR 3 MINUTES. >> I WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. >> CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WE HAVE THE APPROVAL? ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.[10. COVID Update]
IT CARRIES 5-0. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TEN WHICH IS THE COVID UPDATE.HEATHER IS APPROACHING THE PODIUM. SHE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF HELP.
GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVENING, I LOST TRACK OF TIME AT THIS POINT. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU UPDATES. YOU GUYS GOT THE WEEKLY REPORT THIS MORNING. WE ARE SEEING A LITTLE UPTICK IN CASES THAT IS NOT SURPRISING WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SURVEILLANCE RELATED TO THE FAIR WE HAVE NOT SEEN AN UPTICK WITH THAT AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS. I'M NOT SAYING IT WON'T HAPPEN BUT SO FAR GOOD NEWS.
SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BREAKTHROUGH CASES AND THEN I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE 90 CASES MOST ARE THE UK FOR THE VARIANT. THE VACCINES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND VERY GOOD AT FIGHTING THE UK VARIANT. BREAKTHROUGH CASES WE HAVE HAD TEN OF THOSE. THEY ARE KIND OF ALL OVER THE BOARD THERE'S NO SIMILARITIES IT IS ALL OF THE AGE RANGES IN BOTH SEXES FROM 14-58 DAYS AFTER THAT.
THE VACCINE WAS NEVER REPRESENTED TO BE ONE 100% FOOLPROOF SO WE ARE DOING FAIRLY
WELL WITH THAT. >> WAS A BREAKTHROUGH CASE? >> ANYONE THAT BECOMES COVID POSITIVE 14 DAYS OR MORE AFTER FULLY VACCINATED. THAT IS THE DEFINITION WE ARE
GOING BY. >> A VACCINE FAILURE? >> IS NOT A FAILURE BECAUSE THE VACCINE WAS EVER SAID TO BE ONE 100%. PFIZER AND MODERNA WAS 94% AND 95%, THE MORE DATA THEY COLLECTED 91%. ONE THING THEY ARE ADAMANT ABOUT
IS REDUCING SEVERE MORTALITY AND MORTALITY RELATED TO THAT. >> VERY SIMILAR TO A FLU SHOT.
YOU CAN STILL GET A FLU PICKED. >> FLU SHOT IS 50 CENTS -- 50% EFFECTIVE, YOU WILL HEAR PEOPLE SAY I GOT THE FLU SHOT AND I GOT THE FLU. I'M JUST TELLING PEOPLE, IT IS NOT ONE 100% THAT YOU WILL NEVER GET COVID BUT IT DOES CREATE MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
>> AND SYMPTOMS ARE LESS THAN THEY WOULD BE IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE SHOT?
>> CORRECT. >> SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOSPITALIZATIONS I KEEP TRACKING THAT DATA. WE HAD 22 HOSPITALIZATIONS. EVEN WITH THE CASES UPTICK IN, I THINK THEY WENT UP 30% FROM ONE WEEK TO THE NEXT I'M NOT SEEN AN UPTICK.
THE MEDIAN AGE HAS DECREASED. THAT IS THE LOWER GROUP BECOMING POSITIVE.
THEY DID GO OUT AND GO TO THE BEACH AND DO THOSE ACTIVITIES. THE VACCINATION RATE IS AT 25% THAT IS ALL OF THE AGE RANGES FOR PFIZER OR THE J&J. SO, WE ARE DOING WELL WITH THAT, WE HAVE 44,000 TO GET TO HERD IMMUNITY, WE HAVE A WAY TO GO. I KNOW QUESTIONS WILL COME UP ABOUT J&J. WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING WITH THEM.
WE ARE IN A PAUSE, THE FDA WILL BE MEETING WITH THE IMMUNIZATION COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS ON VACCINATIONS. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE SIX CASES OF BLOOD CLOTS IN THE BRAIN THEY ARE ALL WOMEN 18-48. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WE HAVE ADMINISTERED OVER 6.8 MILLION DOSES AND WE HAVE SIX CASES. SO, IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH WHERE THEY WARRANTED A PAUSE.
THE CDC WILL LOOK AT THE CASES INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND BE ABLE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OUT OF THOSE. WE ARE NOT SURPRISED IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR, THE MORE
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WE USE THE PRODUCT, THE MORE DATA WE HAVE VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE CLINICAL TRIALS.SO, WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN BUT THIS IS A CHANCE THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE ADVERSE EVENTS OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN AFTER THE VACCINATION. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WITH WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING A BOND, OUR NUMBERS HAVE SLOWED DOWN IN THE UPTICK.
THIS IS WHAT I THINK IS HAPPENING. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PLACES TO GET THE VACCINE. WE WERE THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, THE ONLY PLACE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT, SINCE THEN, YOUR RETAIL PHARMACIES HAVE COME ON BOARD THROUGH THE FEDERAL PHARMACY PROGRAM, YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE, I WENT TODAY AND LOOKED WALMART AT APPOINTMENTS IF YOU WANTED TO GET IN AND I LOOKED AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
THE OTHER THING WE SEE, PEOPLE HAVE FATIGUE OF TRYING TO GET APPOINTMENTS AND NOW WE HAVE TO DO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO GET INDIVIDUALS. I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT THE VACCINE IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT THE APPOINTMENT.
WHEN I WENT AROUND AND SPOKE TO THE PEOPLE, THEY WERE LIKE, I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THE EFFORT.
I THINK THAT WAS 376 MORE PEOPLE THAN WE THOUGHT WOULD GET THE APPOINTMENT.
YESTERDAY WE ONLY DID 82 NEW FIRST DOSES. WE ARE HITTING A PLATEAU.
WE MEAN WE HAVE A LOT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THEY ARE NOW ALLOWED TO PULL DOWN ALLOCATIONS. WE WERE IN A PUSH MECHANISM WHERE THEY TOLD THEM HOW TO GET THE DOSES IF YOU WERE A COVID ENROLLED PROVIDER, DOING VACCINES, YOU NOW GO INTO FLORIDA SHOTS AND YOU ORDER IT BASED ON YOUR NEEDS FOR YOUR CLIENTS THAT YOU SERVE VERSUS THE VACCINE BEING PUSHED TO US. SO, WE ARE MORE INTO THAT. I'M PROMPTING YOU TO KNOW WE ARE IN A PIVOTAL MOMENT TO START TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE POD. JOHN WILL GO OVER THE COST AND WHAT IT IS BUT THERE WILL BE NO LIMITATION ON THE ACCESS POINT COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY.
WE STILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET VACCINATED.
I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND THEN DON WILL TALK ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP.
>> WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION? >> OVERALL, WE WERE 25% HAVING ONE DOES. SO WE HAVE 44,000 MORE TO GET TO HERD IMMUNITY.
CHILDREN UNDER 16 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. WE WOULD NEED 44,004.
>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THERE, I THINK IT WILL BE A NUMBER OF WAYS, WE HAVE TO GO TO THEM AND WE WILL HAVE MORE OUTREACH. IT IS VERY COSTLY TO RUN THE
POD, EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. >> IS THERE AN AGE BRACKET COLLECTS.
>> IT IS FOR EVERYONE, 18-UP AND THEN PFIZER 16 AND UP. WE ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS
ONE RIGHT NOW. AND WE ARE LEAVING A LOT BEHIND. >> I WENT TO WALMART AND I COULD STILL SEE APPOINTMENTS. THERE IS NO VISIBILITY. NO WAY TO LOOK AND SAY HOW MANY GO ON OPEN. I CAN SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING AVAILABLE.
>> I READ ABOUT MIXING THE DOSES PFIZER WITH MY DHARNA IS ANYONE DOING THAT COLLECTS.
>> IS NOT AUTHORIZED IT HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED. I AM NOT SAYING IT WON'T HAPPEN DOWN THE LINE BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN STUDIED. WE ARE NOT READY AT THIS LEVEL.
>> IT DEFINITELY WOULDN'T BE CLINICAL PRACTICE YOU WOULD BE PRACTICING BY THE BEST
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GUIDELINES. WE JUST DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEEFFECTIVENESS. I DO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU. >> 1100 PEOPLE LEFT.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK TO, I HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IF THEY HAD THE VIRUS, AND THEY HAVE NO ANTIBODIES LATER, WHY SHOULD THEY GET VACCINATED. I GUESS THERE IS A PERCEPTION
THAT IT MAY NOT WORK ON THEM. >> HOW DO THEY KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY'S? REMEMBER, WE ARE LEARNING THIS VIRUS AS IT PROGRESSES. WHEN WE FIRST HAD COVID WE ASSUMED IT WAS A THREE MONTH, 90 DAY IS WHAT THEY HAD. THEY ARE ACTUALLY SEEING PEOPLE EIGHT MONTHS OR NINE MONTHS OUT THAT THEY STILL HAVE SOME NATURAL IMMUNITY.
AS THIS GOES ALONG WE WILL HAVE MORE DATA WITH THAT. FOR SOMEONE TO SAY I HAD A VIRUS AND I HAD NO IMMUNITY, I HAVE TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS TO GET TO THE ANSWER OF WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
>> I HEARD PEOPLE SAY, I HAD MY ANYBODY'S CHECK, I DON'T HAVE THEM THEREFORE I SHOULD -- THERE
IS A CORRELATION, THERE ANYBODY'S THAT IS THE QUESTION. >> HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST
COLLECTS. >> WE DON'T KNOW IT IS ONLY BEEN APPROVED SINCE DECEMBER.
THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW COLLECTS THE PEOPLE SIGN UP, THEY CONTINUED TO YEAR SO THAT IS
WHERE THEY GET A LOT OF THE DATA. >> THAT IS WHEN I AM HEARING THE CONCERNS WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT READY TO TAKE THE LEAP IF I HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING SOMEONE AS IT REALLY STUDIED LONG ENOUGH INTO MY BODY AND THEN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD I NEED A BOOSTER OR MORE OF THIS FOREIGN SUBSTANCE THAT IS WHAT I AM HEARING IS KEEPING PEOPLE
FROM DOING IT. >> WE CALL IT CHASING THE VIRUS. IT MUTATES OR MUTATES OR CREATES A VARIANCE AND WE HAVE TO CHASE IT WITH THE VACCINE. WE ARE HOPING TO NOT GET THAT, THE ONLY WAY IS TO NOT ALLOW IT TO MUTATE OR CREATE A VARIANCE ENOUGH.
THE MORE TIME THAT GOES BY OR MORE PEOPLE ON VACCINATED THE MORE LIKELY THE VIRUS WILL TRY TO MUTATE AND CREATE A VARIANCE. THE MORE LIKELY YOU WILL HAVE VARIANCE CREEP UP.
SO TIMELINESS IS PART OF THE ISSUE. PART OF IT IS THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE, GETTING PEOPLE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, I HAVE TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY SAY I DON'T HAVE AN ANYBODY WHY DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT, I HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT IN ORDER TO ANSWER THE QUESTION APPROPRIATELY.
WHAT IF YOU DO HAVE AN ANTIBIOTIC, WE DON'T LEAVE DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE LONG-TERM MEMORY SALES WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT IT, WE DO RECOMMEND, AND INDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE CREATED NATURAL IMMUNITY THEMSELVES. THOSE AREN'T THE SHORT TERM SO WE REALLY WANT THEM TO GET THE
LONG-TERM BY GETTING VACCINATED. >> IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN THE HOSPITAL THAT HAD TREATMENT,
THAT PERSON IS SCARED TO HAVE IT MORE INSERTED INTO THEIR BODY. >> BOTH OF THE TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE, PFIZER AND MODERNA, THERE IS NO VIRUS CREATED IN IT. IT IS LIKE HAVING A WHOLE BITE, THEN THE J&J THAT'S NOT -- THEY USE A BED OR NOT LIVE PORTION OF THE VIRUS TO CREATE THE PROTEINS. IN NO TIME DO YOU HAVE THE VIRUS IS PRESENT IT BACK INTO YOU SO YOU CAN GET SICK AGAIN. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE IS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD CONVALESCENT PLASMA WE ASKED THEY WAIT 90 DAYS BEFORE THEY GET VACCINATED. WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE VARIANT, THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN SOMEONE WENT THERE AND BROUGHT IT BACK, IT IS
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HAPPENING HERE AS THE VIRUS MUTATES ANYWAY IN DIFFERENT FORMS AND DOING THE SAME THING,THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THE VIRUS DOES NOT KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE IT WILL TRY TO CREATE MUTATIONS TO SURVIVE. >>
>> THE UK IS B117. IF I TALK TO GUYS LIKE THAT THIS WILL BE --
>> I HAVE THREE THINGS, JON WARD, I HAVE THREE THINGS I WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
THE FIRST WILL BE THE IMPACT OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON RECALL. OVER THE PAST MONTH -- I CORRECTED IT AND SAID PAUSE BEAR FOR THE PAST MONTH, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DEMAND FOR JOHNSON & JOHNSON, PEOPLE SAYING THEY DID NOT WANT MODERNA OR PFIZER THEY WANTED JOHNSON & JOHNSON SO WE WORKED WITH THE STATE. WE GOT TWO LOCATIONS THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR JOHNSON & JOHNSON.
ONE WOULD'VE BEEN THIS THURSDAY AT SHILOH CHURCH. THE SECOND WOULD HAVE BEEN AT KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. WE HAD 600 DOSES SCHEDULED FOR EACH LOCATION.
WE DID AN AGGRESSIVE PUSH BUT THROUGH THE MEDIA AND WEBSITE, THE ONE FOR SHILOH HAD 130 BOOK.
KEYSTONE HAD 36 BOOK SO IT DID NOT GET A LOT OF TRACTION. WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN OTHER PEOPLE TO THE CALL CENTER WHEN WE ANNOUNCED IT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD GET TRACTION BUT HE DID NOT. THIS MORNING WE HEARD EARLY, ABOUT THE PAUL'S THE CDC WAS ANNOUNCING. BEFORE THEY MADE THEIR DECISION WE CAST OUR VOTE TO REACH OUT BECAUSE WE KNEW IT WOULD BE PUT ON PAUSE AND WE WOULD POSTPONE OUR SITE.
WE HAVE CONTACTED ALL 176 OF THE PEOPLE AND EITHER POSTPONE THEM OR RESCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT APPOINTMENTS THAT WE HAVE. THAT IS JOHNSON & JOHNSON. HEATHER SPOKE OF THE CURRENT POD LOCATION WE ARE AT. RIGHT NOW, I HAD MY TEAM RUN THE COST AND THE COST IS RUNNING US $50,000 PER WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, $10,000 PER DAY AND WE ARE DOING MINIMAL NUMBERS.
STARTING THIS FRIDAY, BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY WILL BE THE LAST FIRST THOSE THAT WE DO AT THE AGRICULTURAL CENTER. HEATHER WILL TRANSITION THAT BACK TO HER LOCATION ON MAY 7, WILL BE THE LAST SECOND DELLS AND WE WILL CLOSE THE POD DOWN AND NO LONGER DO COVID-19 VACCINES AT THE CENTER. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE ON THE TV AND BEHIND ME WHO WILL DO BACKFLIPS BECAUSE I'M GETTING OUT OF THAT PLACE. DEKE THE OTHER THING I'M WORKING ON, WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH A COMPANY THAT IS A NATIONAL TESTING COMPANY, THEY HAVE BECOME A NATIONAL VACCINE COMPANY. BEGINNING ON MONDAY, THEY WILL GO OUT TO A LOT OF OUR PARKS AND RURAL LOCATIONS AND SET UP VACCINE DISTRIBUTION.
THEY WILL START IN KEYSTONE, THEY WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR 200 DOSES PER DAY.
I DON'T THINK THEY WILL HIT IT. THESE WILL BE STRICTLY WALK-UP. WE WILL BEGIN IN TWO DAYS THEN WE WILL GO TWO DAYS AT OMEGA PARK. TWO DAYS AT OAKLEY PARK THEN TWO DAYS AT FIRE STATION 24. THEN THEY WILL TURN AROUND AND COME BACK FOR THE SECOND THOSE.
WE WILL ALSO HIT AMERICAN LEGION AND THE SENIOR CENTERS. THOSE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY TOMORROW MORNING. WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE WILL DO A PUSH. I'M NOT REAL CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL GET CLOSE TO THAT.
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SO, THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS, PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, THAT IS ALL WE HAVE.>> I HAVE A COMMENT. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON IN KEYSTONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO. I HAVE A BUNCH OF FOLLOWERS AND I WOULD HAVE PROMOTED IT.
>> CAN I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION COLLECTS. >> WE DO A LOT OF THAT STUFF, WE
DID A VIDEO ON THAT. >> I DO FOLLOW YOU. >> I DON'T WANT US TO GIVE UP ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAD A LOW RESPONSE I DON'T HOW WE CAN BETTER USE THE TV NEWS STATIONS.
I ONLY HAVE CHANNEL 4 ON IN THE THERE'S A POP-UP CLINIC, I NEVER HEAR ABOUT CLAY COUNTY.
>> THEY WERE NOT IN ANY OTHER COUNTY UNTIL PEOPLE WERE VOCAL TO THE STATE.
VERY VOCAL TO THE STATE. BUT YES, KEYSTONE, YOU HAVE ONE ON MONDAY, WALGREENS STARTS ON MONDAY TOO. DEKE I GUESS, MY POINT IS NOT AT YOU TOO, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE PR MACHINE. I JUST THINK, I THINK, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MEDIA. WHEN WE WERE DOING THE RELEASES AND DISCUSSIONS WE WERE NOT GETTING A LOT OF RESPONSE, AS MUCH AS SAM IS LAUGHING, IT IS THE VIDEO.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE GETTING TIRED. >> AND TO HIS POINT, I WALKED BY AT THE FAIR AND I SAY I GET MY SHOT. IF I'M GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE, MAYBE THE GROCERY STORES. I GUESS I WILL WALK IN THERE AND GET A SHOT.
>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER AVENUES. WE WILL TRY THIS MODEL, THERE IS NO CHARGE TO US, WE ARE TRYING TO DO OUTREACH THIS WAY. THERE IS A FEDERAL SITE IN DUFAULT, YOU HAVE THE HUB HANDLE POP-UP SITES, WE DON'T HAVE A RESOURCE FOR THAT, WE DID NOT FALL HIGH ENOUGH ON THE SOCIAL VULNERABLE INDEX SOCIAL VULNERABILITY IN TAXPAYER DEKE ONE OF THE THING HAPPENING, HELP EUROS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. THEY GO INTO THE SYSTEM TO DO THE FLU SHOT. THEY WILL DO SOME OUTREACH SITES.
I HAVE PUSHED FOR JACKSONVILLE IN THE NORTHWEST SIDE, WE JUST DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR THAT.
UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND, YOU DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE WEBSITE. BEFORE THEN YOU DID NOT SEE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO AREAS THIS WAY, WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH THAT TO THE GROUP COMING
OUT THERE. >> WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIX OUT THERE.
>> RAPID DOLLAR GENERAL. IN CLAY HILL THEY HAVE A DOLLAR GENERAL.
>> WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE POD AND PUT THEM IN THE COMMUNITY. WE DO HAVE TRAILERS AND IT WAS
USED AT THE FAIR WHICH WAS LOVELY. >> WE HAVE VACCINES IN CLAY
COUNTY FOR ANYONE. >> 12,000 DOSES OF PFIZER. >> WHEN I GOT MY FLU SHOT AT PUBLIX THEY GAVE ME A $10 GIFT CERTIICATE.& IT WAS GREAT.
HOW DOES OUR PROGRAM WORK? >> THE BOROUGH OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS LOOKING AT INCENTIVE ITEMS TANGIBLE ITEMS, WE HAVE GROCERY STORE VOUCHERS AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT PURCHASING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY MAY BE REACH PEOPLE WHO HAD VACCINE HESITANCY.
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>> MAYBE WE CAN CREATE INCENTIVE ON OUR OWN. >> THERE WAS A RUNNING JOKE,
THEY GET A FREE PUBLIC CAKE STATES GET THE SHOT. >> THEY WERE DOING AGAIN.
TEARS YES, THEY WERE DONE AGAIN. AND JOHN CREATED THAT. >> WE WERE AT THAT.TO GET BOOTS
ON THE GROUND BUT WE CANNOT DO A PART AT THE SAME TIME. >> I FILLED UP WITHOUT CANNOT GO
BACK AND GET MY $10 COUPON COLLECTS. >> ABOUT THE BONUS OF BEING
PROTECTED ALL OF THOSE MONTHS. >> I MISSED OUT ON KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS TOO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPDATE AS ALWAYS. >> THEY DID PROVIDE THE NUMBERS AND OBVIOUSLY AND TALKING ABOUT THE OPENING OF PHASE WON OF THE SENIOR CENTER.
WE CAME TO YOU WITH WAS BASICALLY TO EXPLAIN THE PROTOCOLS WE WILL USE FOR REOPENING THE CENTERS. I ALSO THOUGHT WHEN WE SAY REOPENING THE CENTERS THAT PROBABLY IS ALSO MISLEADING. THE CENTERS HAVE NEVER BEEN CLOSE.
IN FACT, SINCE COVID SORRY WE HAVE PROVIDED MORE THAN 52,000 MEALS TO THE COMMUNITY.
TO THE SENIOR COMMUNITY. WE HAD PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CENTER EVERY SINGLE DAY SINCE COVID STARTED BUT WE DID CLOSE THE ACTIVITIES PORTION. WE CONTINUE TO DO BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS THERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE CONTINUED EVEN THOUGH WE DISCONTINUE THE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES I CAN TELL YOU THAT MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISCIPLINE WAS NOT A PROBLEM.
THE FIRST WEEK, THE BIGGEST DAYS THAT WE HAD, ORANGE PARK'S LARGEST STATE WAS ON 4-9 THERE WERE 19 PEOPLE. CRINKLED SPRING'S LARGEST STATE WAS ON 4-12, THERE WERE 11 PEOPLE. KEYSTONE HEIGHTS WAS 4-5 AND THERE WERE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME. MIDDLEBURG HAD THE LARGEST PARTICIPATION ALONG WITH ORANGE PARK AND THEY HAD 19 ON 4-12. WE ARE NOT BEING OVERRUN BY THE SENIORS.
WE ENCOURAGE THEM, I LOVED WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER, WE NEED TO THINK OF INCENTIVES TO GET THEM TO COME BACK TO THE SENIOR CENTERS WE DO PLAN TO OPEN BY THE END OF MAY.
WE HOPE THAT WILL BE 9-5. WE HOPE WE CAN FIND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE THE SENIOR CENTER MORE. WE WILL ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
THAT IS OUR PLAN. WE ALSO ARE VERY INVOLVED, AS JOHN STATED, WE DID NOT THAT'S RIGHT WE HOPE WITH THIS EFFORT ALL FOUR SENIORS WILL HAVE DAYS WHEN THEY WILL DO THE VACCINES.
MAY 5 WE WILL BEGIN, KEYSTONE IS THE FIRST PLACE WE WILL I HAVE, WE WILL HAVE THEM USE THE
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CENTER. WE WANT TO SUPPORT, IT IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE ARE PREPARED TO DO, WE WILL CALL ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND LET THEM KNOW. IT IS ALMOST LIKE A PERSONAL INVITATION AS TO OPPOSE TO WE WANT A PERSONAL INVITE. I WANT TO CATCH ALL 2200 SENIORS THAT ARE UNVACCINATED AND GET AS MANY INVOLVED AND GET VACCINATED AS POSSIBLE SO THEY WILL FEEL SAFER TO COME OUT AND DO THINGS AGAIN. THAT IS OUR GOAL. QUESTIONS?
>> I AM JUST LOOKING AT KEYSTONE AND WE HAVE 1110. WHAT WAS NORMAL BEFORE COVID GREAT EXTENT WE HAVE A LARGE COMMUNITY AT KEYSTONE. I THINK AGAIN, I THINK THERE IS A HESITANCY ON THE PART OF THE SENIORS. I THINK THEY WANT TO ENGAGE BUT, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF CONCERN AND FEAR. I DO THINK WE WILL INCREASE.
AGAIN, THIS WAS WEEK 1. I AM HOPING, I WILL BE HAPPY TO COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND TELL BETTER STATISTICS ON GETTING THE SENIORS. HAVING SAID THAT, WHAT IS IT EARS THE MEAL. WE ARE SERVING 55-60 MEALS PER DAY OUT OF KEYSTONE.
THEY ARE COMING TO GET THEIR MEALS, THEY ARE JUST NOT STAYING.
WE TRAINED THEM THAT WAY. ESSENTIALLY, FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR WE SAID DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR CAR, WE COME TO THEM, WE DON'T HAND THEM THEIR MEAL, WE HAD THAT ON THE TRAY.
NOW, WE ARE REVERSING AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE AN OVERNIGHT PROCESS BUT A PROCESS WE WILL WORK ON REESTABLISHING THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGING THEM. THAT IS THE ONLY ANSWER I HAVE.
>> HAVE WE FIGURED OUT THE TRANSPORTATION GREG SANS WE HAVE NOT.
WE ARE WORKING ON IT. TODAY WE MET WITH JTA. I REACHED OUT AND ONE OF THE THINGS I AM HOPING WE CAN PUBLICIZE ABOUT THE VACCINE EFFORT IS THAT JAY TA WILL ASSIST US IN TRANSPORTING ANYONE WHO NEEDS THE VACCINE OR THE RIGHT.
WE WILL OFFER THAT AS WELL. THERE IS A VALUE ADDED AS WELL. NOT AS GOOD AS A FUNNEL CAKE BUT
>> MAY BE, IN TERMS OF THE SENIORS MAYBE SHE CAN TOUCH BASE WITH YOU AND MAYBE YOU CAN
GENERATE ADDITIONAL INTEREST. >> THEY MAKE THEIR OWN. THEY GET THEIR MEAL AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING BUT I WILL NOT SELL THEM OUT.
BUT I WILL SAY, IT IS CONCERNING THAT SERVANT CAME LAST MONDAY AND NONE CAME YESTERDAY.
THERE WAS NOT A REASON FOR THEM TO COME BACK. EXCITEMENT CAME BACK TO TRY IT AND DIDN'T COME BACK AGAIN. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT ENGAGING ENOUGH WHERE
THEY WANT TO BE THERE. >> I AGREE. IT MAY HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE ABBREVIATED HOURS. WE ARE ONLY DOING A PARTIAL DAY. I'M HOPING IF WE PUT MORE ACTIVITIES AND WE CAN DO THAT. WE DID HAVE, WE ADD A PROVIDER WHO CAME OUT AND SPONSORED SOME THINGS, THERE JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AN INTEREST-BEARING IT WAS WEEK ONE.
WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT GIVING UP. >> I THINK THEY ARE SOCIALIZING WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
THEY ADD NO IDEA WHO ELSE SIGNED UP. IF THE SIGN-UPS WERE FULL, THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF EFFORT TO SIGN UP. >> THAT MAY BE IT.
THAT IS WHAT WE ULTIMATELY SAID. LET'S LET ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME COME.
THAT IS THE NEXT THINK WE WILL DO. WE DID NOT THE BIG RESPONSE.
MAYBE IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL AHEAD OR MAKE RESERVATIONS, THEY CAN COME, THEY CAN COME WITH THEIR FRIENDS. A LOT OF TIMES WE HAD A LOT OF GAS.
THOSE ARE NOT PARTICIPANTS. THOSE ARE PEOPLE CAME WITH THEM. THAT IS FINE, BUT THAT IS ONE OF
THE THINGS WITH KEYSTONE, THEY WOULD COME WITH A FRIEND. >> MAY BE.
>> ONCE THEY REALIZED NEXT WEEK THEY CAN DO THAT, I THINK THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> THANK YOU, ANYTHING ELSE FOR TERRY AT THIS POINT? >> THANK YOU.
[11. Revisions to Standing Rules, Clay County Board of County Commissioners, adopted June 5, 2007]
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>> WE WILL MOVED TO NUMBER 11 WHICH IS THE REVISION TO THE STANDING RULES, WE CALLED BACK FROM TIME AGO THE IDEA THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME STANDING RULES OR THE COMMISSION.
LOW AND BEHOLD, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WENT LOOKING UP THINGS AND FOUND OUT WE DO HAVE STANDING RULES. SHE AND I WENT THROUGH TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE OUTDATED THAT DIDN'T GO THE WAY WE WERE DOING THINGS NOW, WE MADE SOME CHANGES AND SOME OF YOU HAVE MADE A DETERMINATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE SOMETHING ADDED OR CHANGED.
WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO ADOPT THE STANDING RULES.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE. I WOULD BE GLAD TO GET DISCUSSIONS GOING IN PEOPLE'S
THOUGHTS ON THAT. >> AND I WILL READ THE STANDING RULES AND HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT. I CAN FORWARD THEM TO WHOMEVER
TO WRITE WHEN I GET HOME OFF OF MY HOME COMPUTER. >> I THINK YOU SHOULD GET THEM
TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. >> THEY WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. HAPPY AND CLIENT TYPE THINGS.
JUST CHANGES I RECOMMENDED. >> WE TOOK THE STANDING RULES IN EXISTENCE AND A LOOK AT ORANGE PARK, AND SOME THINGS, THAT ARE BEING DOING AND IT THAT'S RIGHT DONE IN A DIFFERENT FASHION.
WE UPDATED THE THINGS LIKE THE STARTING TIME OF THE MEETING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS NOT IN THE RULES, AND IT MAY BE STATED ELSEWHERE, PRODUCTION OF MEETINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ROBERT'S RULES. IS THAT SPECIFIED SOMEWHERE? >> I DON'T KNOW.
I KIND OF READ IT SOMEWHERE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE. >> WE HAVE NEVER HAD STRICT STANDINGS OF ROBERTS RULES. IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS IT. WE HAVE RUN A HYBRID WITH OUR OWN VERSION.
THE FIRST FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, WATCHING, IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT STANDING RULES.
I THINK BECAUSE THE BOARD FOR THE MOST PART, IT HAS BEEN A COLLEGIAL KIND OF FEELING IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS. WAYNE HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD LONGER THAN I.
INTERVIEWS EVER SEEN STRICT USE OF THE RULES? >> IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ADOPT THEM, THAT IS WHAT THE RULES ARE DESIGNED TO DO. KEEP THE CONFLICTS FROM
OCCURRING. >> I THINK SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE PASSED BASICALLY, OBVIOUSLY CONSIDERING CHANGES AND ONCE WE ARE COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH THEM FOR A WHILE, THEN YOU SEE THINGS YOU WANT TO MASSAGE AND THAT TYPE OF THING. THE ONLY THING I SAW IT THAT WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER DEFINING A LITTLE MORE IF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SPECIAL MEETING AND EMERGENCY MEETING. WE TALK ABOUT BOTH OF THEM BUT NEVER AS WHAT CONSTITUTES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. MAYBE IT WAS LAST YEAR OR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER A DIFFERENT GOVERNING BOARD IN CLAY COUNTY HAVING CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTED AN OF THING. SO, I THINK IT CAN BE BENEFICIAL TO WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EMERGENCY. MAYBE THAT IS WHAT WE DEFINE AND MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE THE TWO OF THEM AND HOW WE USE THEM. I DON'T KNOW.
JUST A THOUGHT. BUT OTHERWISE, I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THEM.
>> WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER A LOT OF THEM AND DID NOT KNOW WE HAD STANDING RULES.
SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ALONG. AS THE COMMISSIONER SAYS, ALL
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WHEN THINGS BECOME CONTENTIOUS YOU HAVE RULES TO BACK UP AND FOR THE MOST PART WE DIDN'T.>> I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE MAKE IT SO COMPLICATED.
>> THAT IS WHY IF IT'S NOT FOR THOSE THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF DATE.
IN GENERAL. THAT IS THE WAY THEY OPERATE. IT CAN HAPPEN.
IF YOU GET INTO CONFLICT, ROBERTS RULES SPECIFIES RESOLUTION.
THAT IS WHEN YOU USE, IT IS LIKE THE GAVEL AND WHO HAS A RIGHT TO CAPITAL WHOMEVER.
THAT IS ALL SPECIFIED. SO, WHEN YOU GET INTO CONFLICT IT USUALLY AS A SOLUTION.
AND, IF YOU ARE COVERED BY IT. >> I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME LOGIC AND JUDGMENT APPLIED.
IF THERE IS AN ITEM THAT WOULD TAKE SEVEN HOURS OF STAFF TIME YOU DON'T CALL A MEETING.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS, THE CONVERSATION WHEN YOU GET INTO THEM, YOU REALIZE IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONS TO HEAR OR IT BECOMES A BIGGER ISSUE AND YOU
IS JUDGMENT THERE, VERSUS A TIMER. >> YOU WILL GET THOSE ADDITIONAL RECOMMEDATIONS TO COURTNEY. WE WILL ADD THOSE AND COME BACK AND SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE.
[12. CARES Act Update]
ALRIGHT SO WE MOVED TO OLD BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER 12, CARES ACT UPDATE.OUR CARES ACT GROUP. >> SO, IF IT PLEASE THE BOARD WE WILL DO 12 THROUGH 14
ALTOGETHER. >> PERFECT. POTENTIAL CARES ACT, THIS IS WHAT WE BRIEFED YOU ON EARLIER. $70 MILLION WAS OUR ADVANCE. 14 MILLION OF THAT AS BEEN APPROVED. SO THAT LEAVES US $3 MILLION OF WHAT IS AT RISK.
$21 MILLION OF THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THAT HAS BEEN REALIZED OR 95.3%.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS STILL IN REVIEW. PROJECTS ARE MOVING THROUGH.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CARES ACT COLLECTS WE WILL MOVED TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
>> MR. CHAIR A FEW DON'T MIND, WE DO HAVE THE DESIGN AS DONE, THIS WILL COST US ABOUT 650,000 THE ABILITY TO HAVE THIS. WE BOUGHT THE APPLIANCES, AND WE JUST HAVE TO BUILD THE STRUCTURE
AROUND IT. >> WE HAD 1,077 APPLICATIONS. WE RECEIVED 334 OF THOSE THAT WERE COMPLETED FULLY AND UPLOADED THEIR INFORMATION THIS TOTALS THE 6,000 SO, IT IS AVERAGING $2,000 PER FAMILY. SO IT IS ABOUT 5050 MOST REJECTIONS ARE DUE TO INCOME BECAUSE THEY MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY OR THEY ARE NOT LOCATED IN CLAY COUNTY.
SPENDING $2 MILLION OF THE SIX RADARS WE HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PASTORAL RENTAL PAYMENTS. THE TREASURY ALLOWS US TO FUND 12 MONTHS IN ARREARS AND THREE MONTHS OF FUTURE PAYMENTS. SO I BELIEVE IN OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, AND ARGUE WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAM, KEEP IT AS IS OR MAKECHANGES. >> VICTORIA, CAN WE LOWER THE INCOME COLLECTS.
>> THE INCOME BRACKET IS SET, THAT IS A TREASURY GUIDANCE. IT IS BASED OFF OF THE HUD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME. >> OUR REJECTIONS, ARE THEY $500 OR $1,000 OVER? THE INCOMES THAT WE HAVE BEEN REJECTING ARE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LIMIT.
FOR EXAMPLE A FAMILY OF FOUR IS A LIMIT OF $54,000 PER YEAR END THE ONES WE'VE BEEN REJECTING ARE MORE LIKE $80,000 OR $90,000 PER YEAR. THEY ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER.
>> HOW DO THE NON- CLAY COUNTY RESIDENT AND INTO THE QUEUE? HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
>> THEY PROBABLY SAW IT ONLINE OR AT THE NEWS AND THEY CLICK ON THE LEFT.
>> A LOT OF THEM ARE INVOLVED RESIDENTS, THEY ARE ON THE LINE OF WHERE THEY LIVE ON WELLS ROAD , THEY ARE CLOSE. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUBSTANTIALLY FARAWAY BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT'S ON THE LINE SO WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE IN THE COUNTY OR NOT.
>> DURING CARES ACT WE REJECTED HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM MINNESOTA THEY HEARD OF CLAY COUNTY, SOMEONE SAID CLAY COUNTY HAS MONEY TO GIVE WAY, THEY MET CLAY COUNTY, BUT NOT CLAY COUNTY
FLORIDA. IF YOU DON'T CHECK, -- >> THEY ARE CLEARLY GETTING
UNEMPLOYMENT, SO THEY KNOW HOW TO WORK THE SYSTEM. >> I WAS TOLD SOMEBODY IN A CALL FROM HOUSTON, WERE READY TO CLOSE ON ONE MAIN DOLLARS IN PPP LOANS OR THEY HAD THEIR OFFICE IN CLAY COUNTY AND NEVER APPLIED FOR IT. THE ONLY REASON I GOT THE CALL IS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO VERIFY SOMETHING. I THINK SOME PEOPLE, MADE A
MISTAKE. >> WE WERE VENTING EVERYONE. >> ACT IS WHERE WE ARE@I THINK IT GOES THROUGH A THREE STAGE VERIFICATION PROCESS. WE HAVE THREE HANDS THAT HAVE
BEEN ON EVERY APPLICATION. >> IF WE COMMIT TO FUNDING FOR ALL OF US, YOU ARE ANTICIPATING WE WOULD GO THROUGH -- WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH, IS IT WORTH IT TO WAIT TO MAKE THE DECISION UNTIL THE 27TH BECAUSE THE APPLICATION WILL HAPPEN AND YOU WILL HAVE GONE THROUGH WHATEVER NUMBER OF OTHER AND WE CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION TO EXPAND IT OR MOVE FORWARD TO
THREE MONTHS. >> >> WE ADDRESS THE MOST NEEDY
[13. Discussion on CARES Act Emergency Rental Assistance]
CASES IN THE COUNTY WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GIVE AWAY MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT QUALIFY AT THE TOP TIER. I HAVE NO PROBLEM SAINT LET'S DRAW THE LINE SOMEPLACE AND SAYTHIS IS IT. >> WE WAIT UNTIL THE APPLICATIONS ARE IN THAT WE CAN
MAKE A DETERMINATION. >> IF YOU ARE BEHIND IN YOUR RENT, AND YOU SAID THERE ARE
PEOPLE APPLIED TO OUR EIGHT MONTHS BEHIND -- >> ACTUALLY HAVE THE NUMBERS.
OUT OF THE 334 APPLICANTS WE HAVE RECEIVED, 162 ARE THREE MONTHS OR MORE OR MORE PAST DUE.
WE ARE SEEING AN AVERAGE OF EITHER 1-2 MONTHS BEHIND OR 6-8 MONTHS BEHIND.
IT MAY BE THOSE ON UNEMPLOYMENT BUT THEY WILL NEVER GET AHEAD. I DON'T KNOW.
IF WE HAVE, EVEN IF YOU FUNDED ALL OF IT, AND IT ONLY USES 2 MILLION OF THE 6 MILLION, WHY DON'T WE OPEN IT NOW? STANCH THE 2 MILLION WOULD GO BACK THREE MONTHS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T PROCESS WHAT WE HAVE NOW. I FEEL LIKE OUR STAFF IS BETTER
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AT VENTING THESE PEOPLE THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. >> IF THERE IS A NEED, HOW MANY DID YOU SAY COLLECTS WHAT PERCENTAGE IS MORE THAN THREE MONTHS GREG STANCH 50%.
>> THAT IS A LOT. >> WENT DOES THE APPLICATION PROCESS CLOSE GREG STANCH THE
22ND PERIOD TEN SO WE WOULDN'T ABLE TO DECIDE UNTIL THE 27TH. >> THEN YOU LOOK AT CARES TWO AND THERE'S MORE COMING. SO, I NEED A BIGGER SHOVEL. THIS MONEY WILL GO TO LANDLORDS THAT ARE IN ARREARS. I SAY AUTHORIZE NOW. WE STILL WON'T SPEND SIX AND
HALF MILLION. >> YOU CAN GO BACK 12. THAT IS THE POINT, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PAY THEIR MORTGAGE AND PRINT THESE OUT.
>> THIS WAS THE $2 MILLION. IF ALL OF THOSE ARE FUNDED, AND PEOPLE GOING FORWARD.
NOT JUST FALLING BEHIND. >> SOLD THE THOUSAND 77 IS APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.
IF THE NUMBER HOLDS, THE 2,000 DOLLARS PER FAMILY HOLDS GOVERNMENT REFUND ALL 1,000, THAT IS THE $2 MILLION AND THAT IS WHERE WE WOULD BE $2 MILLION FOR THAT THREE MONTHS.
BUT VICTORIA IS SAYING, OUT OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED THE PAPERWORK AND ACTUALLY BEING REVIEWED, ARE PAST DUE THREE MONTHS OR MORE. EVEN IF YOU DOUBLE THAT AND SAY EVERY APPLICATION WILL BE APPROVED AND WE ARE RUNNING HALF , AND YOU DOUBLED THE $2 MILLION, IT IS A QUESTION OF, DO YOU WANT THE DOLLARS GOING INTO YOUR CLAY COUNTY ECONOMY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S ECONOMY. SOMEONE WILL TAKE THIS AT THE FEDERAL OR STATE LEVEL.
>> MY CONCERN WAS, THEY CAN'T CONTINUE PAYING THEIR RENT THIS WILL BE CUT OFF.
PEOPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO IF THERE'S A CUT OFF.
SO, IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE, THE GARDEN STATES ONCE THEY HAVE GONE BACK, WHATEVER YOUR PARAMETERS ARE RIGHT NOW ONCE YOU COVERED THREE MONTHS THEY CANNOT APPLY AGAIN.
THERE IS A CUTOFF. ONCE WE HAVE COVERED THAT, THEY CANNOT APPLY FOR THE INSISTENCE
AGAIN. >> THEN THEY DECIDE THEY WON'T PAY THEIR RENT ANYMORE BECAUSE,
WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. >> I THINK THE POINT IS, THE WORRY IS,.
>> YOU WILL LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE BECAUSE CLAY COUNTY WILL PICK UP THE BILL.
THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO PLACE.
>> THE CUTOFF IS THE 22ND OF APRIL. I'M NOT FOR CHANGING RULES WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE APPLICATION. A GOOD 50% OF THE PEOPLE ARE
PAST DUE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. >> LET ME'S' CLASSIFIES IF SOME OF RECEIVED GRANT ASSISTANCE, THEY CAN'T APPLY AGAIN QUICK STANCH THEY CAN APPLY AGAIN BUT
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THEY DO HAVE A LIMIT ON THE MONTHS OF THE PARAMETERS YOU PUT IN PLACE.EVEN IF THEY EVER CHECK IN PLACE, IF THEY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FUNDING OR SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION IT FLAGS IT AND THEY DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T RECEIVE MORE THAN THE ALLOTTED AMOUNT. IF YOU WERE TO GO BACK 12 MONTHS AND THEY RECEIVED THREE, THEY WOULD ONLY RECEIVE THE DIFFERENCE THIS WAY WE KNOW HOW FAR HI THEY ARE.
>> BY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO THE END OF APRIL MAYBE THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY THEN WE GET THE MONEY. IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN CHANGE THINGS, IF WE GIVE IT BACK, ALL THAT DOES IS TELL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE DON'T NEED MONEY AND WE DON'T GET IT AGAIN.
IT IS NOT A WE HAD AN OPTION OF HELPING A FEW PEOPLE A LOT OF PEOPLE WE ARE FINDING OUT, IT IS SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE IN TERMS OF WHAT HELP PEOPLE IN NEED. AS IT LOOKS NOW, IF YOU ARE PAST DUE YOU ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER $4,000. YOU CAN DO THE MATH.
THERE ARE MORE THAN -- IF THEY ARE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO START AGAIN.
>> THEY MAY HAVE ONLY SUBMITTED THIS BUT THEY ONLY ASKED FOR THREE MONTHS OF STATEMENTS.
THEY MAY HAVE ONLY USED THREE MONTHS OF INCOME VERIFICATION, MAKE SURE THEY GET EVERYTHING
THEY NEED. >> IF YOU KEEP THE PERCENTAGES THEY ARE PROBABLY FURTHER BEHIND ON THEIR RENT. THAT IS NOT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.
>> THIS IS HIGHER MATH. IF WE GO BACK, ARE WE GOING TO USE ALL SIX AND HAVE MILLION
DOLLARS. >> WHEN YOU ADDED UP IT IS ROUGHLY $10,000.
IS THAT RIGHT SO FAR? $10,000 TIME IF YOU ESTIMATE HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL GET APPROVED, 500, SO, IF YOU ASSUME YOU WILL GET 60% APPROVAL RATE YOU WILL BE AT $6 MILLION WHICH
IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION -- >> THAT IS WHAT WE JUST MADE.
>> I DID HEAR A MOTION. >> I MOVED -- >> LET'S GET THE MOTION STRAIGHT. DID YOU INCLUDE THE THREE MONTHS FORWARD?
>> I SECOND THE MOTION. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. I THINK THE COMMISSIONER ADD AN
EXTENSION. >> IF NO ONE WANTS TO. >> VICTORIA'S THE ONE TALKING TO
THE PEOPLE. >> I THINK, THE 30TH WOULD BE AN EASY DAY TO REMEMBER.
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SO, I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. THE 30TH.WE ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND BE PRESENT. >> THAT WAS PART OF YOUR MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED, IT CARRIES SPIRIT. >> SO NOW WE WILL DISCUSS CARES ACT THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN HAS
[14. Discussion on American Rescue Plan]
MONEY AND OF THE CLAY COUNTY WILL RECEIVE A DIRECT ALLOCATION OF $42.5 MILLION THAT WILL BE SPLIT ACROSS TWO PAYMENTS YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE PAYMENT IN 30 DAYS IN THE SECOND ONE WILL BE ONE YEAR OUT FROM THAT. IN ADDITION YOU WILL RECEIVE $6 MILLION IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE ALSO, IT ALLOCATES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH OTHER PROGRAMS AND OTHER GRANTS THROUGH OTHERFEDERAL AGENCIES. >> I TRIED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO NOT ONLY ALLOW US TO HAVE THE CARES ACT BUT MENTAL ASSISTANCE. THE LIFT AMERICA ACT WHICH IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH CONGRESS WHICH IS A SMALL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND THE AMERICA JOBS PLAN.
TRYING TO SET UP SUCCESS FOR THE NEXT 4-8 YEARS SO WE WANTED TO CREATE A TEAM THAT COULD SUPPORT THE FUTURE GRANTS GOING FORWARD AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS OF DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL LAWS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE COMPLIANT.
FATIGUE WE ARE PERFORMING -- MY PROPOSING THAT A PERSON WILL MANAGE THE STANDARD COUNTY GRANTS. THAT IS WHAT WE GET DURING BLUE SKIES AND FEMA GRANTS THAT WE ALREADY GET. UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WE WOULD FUND TO GRANT WRITERS
ANY COMPLIANCE PERSON. >> WE WOULD FORM A TEAM THAT WOULD BE THE MANAGER AND WHOM WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON STAFF, WE WOULD HIRE TWO PEOPLE TO DO WHAT WE CONSIDER PROGRAMS THAT COME OUT OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN SUCH AS GRANTS FOR CLUB OR OTHER SERVICES THESE WOULD BE THE PEOPLE THAT HANDLE AND ADMINISTER THAT PROGRAM. WE WILL HAVE TO COMMUNITY LIAISONS. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THERE'S A LOT OF GRANTS FOR NONPROFITS AND A LOT OF GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS. THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS OR THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT WILL BRIDGE THAT GAP.
THAT WOULD BE THE CURRENT FEMA FUNERAL PLAN WHERE IF SOMEONE PASSED AWAY FROM COVID THEY CAN GET BURIAL EXPENSES FOR THAT DEATH. THAT IS A DIRECT APPLICATION OF FEMA ON THE PHONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE CANNOT DEAL WITH FEMA DIRECTLY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT ECONOMIC IMPACT, THAT IS A POTENTIAL 9 MILLION-DOLLAR IMPACT TO THE FAMILIES IN CLAY COUNTY. FUNDING, THIS IS ROUGHLY WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE FUNDING WILL LOOK LIKE. THE RESCUE PLAN GRANTS ARE PENDING THE BILLS BEING APPROVED AND WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE FROM THOSE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS HARD, FACTUA&
NUMBERS. WE DID SHOW A SLIGHT INCREASE. >> THE THING TO NOTE IS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HOLDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THIS IS UNDERNEATH THE AMOUNT THAT FEMA ALLOWS. I THINK THE TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER A SOLID PLAN THAT KEEPS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LOW. THERE IS THE SCHEDULE OF WHAT -- HOW WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THIS FOR
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THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I WON'T READ IT BUT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE HAPPY TO READ THEM. WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE BUT JUST BY CONSENSS IS THIS HOW YOU CAN TELL US -- PRACTICES ARE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.>> REGARDLESS OF THE SPECIAL GRANTS, I THINK AS A COUNTY, WE HAVE A LOT OF GRANT MONEY ON THE TABLE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE LOOKING AT THAT. USUALLY A GRANT PROGRAM PAYS FOR ITSELF. YOU HAVE TAKEN OUT COSTS. PARTICULARLY FOR OUR USE OR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE COULD MAKE THE APPLICATION AND THEY COULD GET.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN TO TOWN BECAUSE OF THE STREET. >> ANOTHER 3 MILLION, THAT COULD BE EVEN MORE. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT, AND HE HAS A GRANT WRITING BACKGROUND. I THINK IT IS A PLANT THAT
WORKS. IT'S COMING FROM A GENERAL FUND. >> I SUPPORT IT.
>> THEY CAN HOPEFULLY FIND A GRANT. >> IYER MORE PEOPLE TO GIVE MORE
MONEY AWAY. >> I THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT IT IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> THE BUDGET STARTS WHEN, JULY 1. >> WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU SO YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS AND REPROVE IT -- APPROVE OF IT.
>> SO WE HAVE DONE 12-14. NUMBER 15. ED HAS BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH
[15. Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)]
THAT THERE MAY BE ASPHALT ON SOME OF THE ROADS. >> THAT WAS GOOD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD, I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS BRIEF. AS FAR AS THE PROGRAM FOR THE PAST MONTH WE'VE MAINTAINED THE WEEKLY MEETINGS. WE ARE PROGRESSING ON THE TARGET FOR INDICATORS PROJECT NUMBER ONE, WE RECEIVED MULTIPLE CONCEPTS IN AN EFFORT TO OPTIMIZE THOSE AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRICE SAVINGS WE EXTENDED THE DUE DATE. FOR NUMBER TWO, WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE ENGINEERING NEGOTIATIONS. ALSO, WE RECEIVED THREE QUALIFICATION PACKAGES AND THOSE ARE UNDER REVIEW. WE RECEIVED THREE QUALIFICATION THOSE ARE UNDER REVIEW. AND- I WOULD LIKE TO COMBINE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AND THAT IS FOR BIRCHFIELD & HUMPHREY ATTORNEYS IN CASE WE NEED THEM FOR ACQUISITION WE WILL GET THAT IN PLACE NOW.
THAT WOULD BE FOR THE TERM OF THE BOND PROGRAM. WITH THAT, WE DON'T FORESEE ANY
ISSUES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ARE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. >> THE QUESTION I HAD IS IN
TERMS OF THE ATTORNEYS. HOW DO WE CHOOSE THEM? >> GOOD QUESTION.
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BIRCHFIELD & HUMPHREY WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL BY WG I KNOW IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING THEM IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ATTORNEYS RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH SECONDARY PARTIES.INITIALLY IT WAS REQUESTED THAT WE FULL THIS OUT OF THE CONTRACT SO WE HAD AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR CONTRACT. SO, IT IS NOT 0 ACROSS THE PROGRAM.
>> >> THEY ASK FOR FUNDING UPFRONT. >> I'M WONDERING WHY WE APPROVE
THAT. >> WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING UPFRONT.
WE ARE SETTING ASIDE THE MONEY, AS A PLACEHOLDER WHEN WE NEED THEIR SERVICES.
WE DON'T WANT TO GET THE FUNDS ARE SET ASIDE. THE CONTRACT SAYS THEY ASKED FOR
FUNDING UPFRONT. >> YOU ARE SAYING IF THEY ASKED WE WILL COMPLY.
I'M SURE WE WENT TO THE CONTRACT >> INCIDENTS WE HAVE TO REQUEST THE SERVICE AND AS WE DO, WE WOULD ONLY PAY FOR SERVICES RENDERED. WE WILL PAY FOR SERVICES AT THIS
POINT. >> AND THEY BILLETS BY THE WORK PERFORMED.
>> MAYBE I TRIMMED IT. >> DID YOU PUSH THE DATA THIS GIVES THE CONTRACTORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE PACKAGES AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, WE WANTED THEM TO GO BACK AND GET GOOD PRICING, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET A PRICE REALLY QUICK, YOU CAN PUT A PRICE HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY CAN COVER.
WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM TWO WEEKS. WE HAD A COUPLE REQUESTS THAT OPPORTUNITY. WE GRANTED THAT AND THAT MAKES GOOD SENSE.
MAKE SURE YOU COVER YOURSELF. >> READ PARAGRAPH FOUR. >> THAT IS NOT IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR SERVICES FOR FEES THAT IS THEIR COST AND EXPENSES. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE, IF THEY GOT EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS AND APPRAISAL, SOMETHING THEY DON'T WANT TO ASK, EITHER RETAIN OR
FUNDED. >> IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM PROFESSIONAL FEES?
>> I TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. I WILL TALK ABOUT THE COST AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE BEEN THERE. I WILL TAKE IT ALL INTO CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU. >> I AM A J&J SHOT RECIPIENT AND I FEEL FINE.
[16. Fee Agreement with Birchfield & Humphrey for legal representation of the County for the Clay County Bonded Transportation Program]
>> WE DO NEED A MOTION FOR AN AGREEMENT TO APPROVE. >> YOU WANT A MOTION ON THAT?
>> MOVE TO APPROVAL, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE ANY POLES, IT CARRIES 5-0.
WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF HEALTH. >> TENSES ARE GOOD IS NOT FEMALE BETWEEN 18-48.
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SO HIS CHANCES ARE GOOD. >> THE AMERICAN FUND RESOLUTION, I WANT TO TAGTEAM WITH HOWARD.
[17. American Flood Coalition Resolution]
LAST BOARD MEETING YOU APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH JOINING THE AMERICAN BLOOD COALITION.JOHNNY PRESENTED THAT. THIS IS JUST THE RESOLUTION SIGNIFYING YOU APPROVED MOVING FORWARD, AS WELL AS THE LETTER FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGING OUR PARTICIPATION
WITH THE COALITION. >> MOVED FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A SECOND PERIOD.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES 500. >> WE MOVED TO NUMBER 18 THAT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRE STATION
[18. Fire Station Renovation Projects]
RENOVATION PROJECT. JANE PRICE. >> GOOD EVENING I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES I AM HERE TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR THE FIRE STATION RENOVATION'S OF FIRE 23 AND 13.
WE DECIDED TO DO THIS IN AN INFORMAL BID PROCESS. AND APPROVAL PENDING THAT DECISION I REQUEST THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SIGN OFF STATION 15 DATA.
ANY QUESTIONS? IF I COULD RUN THROUGH THE STATIONS, OR STATION 13 WE WANT TO AMOUNT 83,000. FOR THE SECOND APPROVAL, IT WILL BE AWARDED TO ANDERSON RESTORATION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. IN THE AMOUNT OF $134,000?
WE WILL AWARD THE STATION TO AS GC CONTRACTING GROUP. >> ONE OF THE BIDDERS RESPONDED HE DIDN'T KNOW BID BECAUSE HE DID NOT FEEL THE WORK WAS ADEQUATE OR COMPLETE.
I FORGOT. >> I HAD THEM BID ON THE PLAN, WE GOT THE CALLED OUT AND WE WERE LOOKING TO MAKE THE PLACE INEVITABLE. THAT IS WHERE THE DISCUSSION CAME UP FOR THE BIDDING PROCESS. WE HAD PERSONNEL GOING IN THERE AND REMOVE THE DUCTWORK AND PUT IN NEW DUCTWORK THAT MAY HAVE NOT MET THE SPECIFICATIONS. ON THE PHONE WHEN I TALKED TO MY SAID PLEASE GIVE A BID ON THE ENGINEERING PLANS. NOT WHAT YOU HAD SO I ASSUME
THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BIDS THAT CAME IN. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? INC. ON A SECOND PERIOD. >> DOES THE MOTION INCLUDE
APPROVAL OF THE BID AWARD AS WELL AS THE THREE AGREEMENTS? >> AND THE REQUEST FOR MOVING
FORWARD WITH STATION 15 AS WELL? >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU.
[19. Request for Lien Reduction for JA Management , LLC]
>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR NUMBER 19. REQUEST FOR LIEN REDUCTION FOR JA MANAGEMENT LLC.
>> SO YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO WHERE I LAID OUT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
THERE IS ALSO IN THE DOCUMENTATION AN AGREEMENT WHICH GIVES YOU THE SPECIFICS OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THE CASE WAS OPEN SO, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME WE CAN ASK THE GENTLEMAN REPRESENTING JA MANAGEMENT TOO, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF ME I CAN ANSWER.
>> ANY QUESTINS FOR CHARICE? IF YOU WOULD JUST IDENTIFY YOURSELF WHEN YOU GET TO THE
MICROPHONE. >> HELLO MY NAME IS MATTHEW. I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF JA.
WHICH ADDRESS YOU WANT TO GET? >> YOUR ADDRESS. >> OKAY.
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YES, SO,. ( SPEAKING OFF MICROPHONE). >> COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> HAVE A JUDGMENT, CAN I GIVE THIS TO YOU. I HAVE A LETTER IF I COULD READ THAT. 1ST AND FOREMOST I APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF THE BOARD TO COOPERATE WITH US ON THIS MATTER AND FOR THE CONVERSATIONS JOE HAS HAD WITH SEVERAL OF YOU SO FAR. THIS LETTER IS TO REDUCE THE LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, FROM 81,0002 -- I'M NOT ASKING BECAUSE WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GEORGE -- BOARDS GENEROSITY WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS AND WE AGREED IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE SELLER IF I COULD BRING MONEY TO THE TABLE TO MAKE IT WORK YOUR TIME TO APPROVE THIS LIEN& REDUCTION. THIS WOULD SOLVE THE SELLERS PRODUCTION AND YOU WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS IF WE CANNOT CLOSE ON THE HOME.
THIS WOULD STILL ALLOW US TO PRAY FOR THE HOME WHICH HAS $250,000 AND ARREARS OF $25,000.
THESE DOCUMENTS I HAVE THAT I CAN PROVIDE TO YOU AND THEY ARE OUTLINED IN SECTION NINE OF THE FINAL DOCUMENT THAT I GAVE TO YOU COMMISSIONER, THE RESULT WILL BENEFIT THE COUNTY FAR MORE THAN HAVING THE LENDER FORECLOSED WHICH WOULD WIPE OUT THE LIEN ENTIRELY.
IT WILL ALSO HELP THE SELLERS SAVE HIMSELF FROM FORECLOSURE ON HIS RECORD AS IT ONLY COMES THROUGH A MESSY DIVORCE. IT IS ALSO A RESULT OF THE MAN'S WIFE WHO IS NO LONGER ON THE TITLE PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE DOCUMENT.
THEREFORE SUFFERS NO CONSEQUENCE FROM THE FORECLOSURE. THE VIOLATION HAS BEEN RECTIFIED
WITH THE COUNTY BEFORE WE EVEN HAD INTEREST IN BUYING THE HOME. >> THIS MEANS WE ARE PASSING IT INDICATES THE JUDGMENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TALKING -- ANY QUESTIONS FOR MATTHEW AT THIS TIME. I THINK IT WAS WISE FOR JOE TO GIVE US A CALL AND DISCUSS THE
ISSUE WITH THE PROPERTY AND I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH THE. >> THANK YOU FOR STANDING GEL.
I KNOW IT WAS YOUR DINNER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THINK WE ARE EVEN.
>> DON'T GIVE UP SO EASILY. ANY DISCUSSION. IN MOTION.
>> I RECOMMEND WE REDUCE THE FIND TO $5,000. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
IT CARRIES 500. >> COOL. >> THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 20, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT AT THE CLAY COUNTY
[20. Alcoholic Beverage Permit Application - Cornhole Tournament]
FAIRGROUNDS. WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE AND& ALCOHOL PERMIT RIGHT NOW.SCHOOL NINE : 12, THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MEANT FOR HAVING THEIR EVENT THAT THE
FAIRGROUND, SO WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL. >> CAN I SAY HIGH SCHOOL AND THE
NAME AND ASKING FOR A PERMIT, SHOULD WE GET MORE EXPIRATION. >> HIGH SCHOOL 9 : 12 IS AN
ORGANIZATION POSTING THE CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND. >> SO THEY ARE NOT ASKING FOR
HIGH SCHOOLERS? >> HIGH SCHOOLERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL.
THEY ARE JUST THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE FUND. THEY WILL OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS.
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>> YOU FINALLY GOT TO THE WORDS I WANTED YOU TO SAY. >> WHY IS THIS APPLICATION
COMING TO US SO LATE. >> THAT IS THE PROCESS. SO, THE PERMIT COMES BEFORE A REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM AND PARKS AND RECREATION. ONCE THEY GO THROUGH THE PLAN IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENT, WE BRING IT TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
JUST THE WAY THE PERMIT, PROCESSES. >> THIS EVENT IS THREE DAYS FROM
NOW. SO,. >> SO, A LOT OF THIS, NORMALLY THIS IS DONE IN ADVANCE. THERE ARE ISSUES WITH CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE AND THOSE THINGS WAKING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND IT SENT OUT POCKET COSTS, THE ORGANIZATIONS DON'T WANT TO DO IT UNLESS THEY NOTE THE EVENT WILL HAPPEN.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOEL? >> THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL.
THIS IS A COMPETITIVE SPORTING EVENT. IT IS MORE COMPETITIVE THAN
ENTERTAINING. WHY DO WE NEED ALCOHOL THERE. >> IT IS PART OF THE SPORT.
THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT. THERE'S A GUY THAT HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT HAND AND AUNTS TO COVER IT UP. AND THEY HAVE A SPECIAL CHEMISTRY BUT IS HERE IN.
WHEN HE IS OFF-CAMERA, IT GOES BACK. IT IS PART OF THE CULTURE OF THE SPORT. I WISH I HAD SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT.
BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE SPORT AS BEEN PLAYED, AND EVERY EVENT WE HAVE HAD, THAT IS PART OF IT.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THAT WILL PROBABLY BE THE
TOUGHEST QUESTION YOU WILL GET. >> THAT IS CRAZY. QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST. >> SECOND PERIOD.
>> ANY DISCUSSIONS? >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
>> WE HAVE APPROVAL 21 APPROVAL TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO CLAY COUNTY HA -- SHIP PROGRAM.
[21. Approval of technical revisions to Clay County SHIP Program's Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and accompanying Resolution (C. Stewart/T. Sumner)]
THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS. >> I JUST NEED TO MAKE SOME REVISIONS TO THE LHAP.
I WILL LET THERESE OR TELL YOU ABOUT IT. >> WE ARE REQUESTING REVISIONS TO THE LHAP, WE WANT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT THAT WE CAN SPEND ON EACH PROJECT FOR THE OWNER
OCCUPIED REHAB. WE WANT TO TAKE 47,000 -- >> IF YOU WOULD JUST TALK INTO
THE MICROPHONE. >> THE PURCHASING POLICY CHANGE TO ALLOW A HIGHER AMOUNT, AND ALLOW US TO DO OUR WORK UNDER AN INFORMAL BID, THE SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING THE DEMOLITION, WE ARE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION COST INCREASES. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE
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AS REVIEWED THE CHANGES, FLORIDA HOUSING AS APPROVED THE CHANGES AND WE ARE NOW ASKING FOR YOURAPPROVAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THERESE AT THIS POINT?
>> WHAT IS THE BEFORE AND AFTER? >> I'M SORRY. >> WHAT ARE THE BEFORE AND AFTER
LEVELS. >> THE BEFORE LEVEL WAS AT $24,000 AND NOW WE ARE ASKING
FOR 47,000 AND WE'RE SEEING UNDER THE $50,000 THRESHOLD. >> MOVED TO APPROVAL ON 1 AND 2.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED, IT CARRIES 5-0. >> WE WILL GO TO ITEM 22 BUDGET RESOLUTION UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS
[22. Budget Resolution - Coronavirus Relief Fund (R. Kantor/T. Sumner)]
RELIEF FUND. REGGIE IS ON THE WAY. >> I AM THE BUDGET MANAGER.
THIS ITEM RECOGNIZES AN ADDITIONAL $5,797 FUNDING REVENUE FROM FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCING CORPORATION WHICH IS FUNDING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DURING COVID.
THIS IS THE FINAL REVENUE TO CLOSE OUT THE PROGRAM,. >> THIS IS REVENUE WE DID NOT
ANTICIPATE? >> YES, TERESA GOD EXTRA INTERESTS.
THE MAJORITY OF IT IS FROM THE HOUSING CORPORATION. >> MOVED FOR APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[23. Budget Resolution - CARES Act Rental Assistance (R. Kantor/T. Nagle)]
IT CARRIES. CARES ACT RENTAL ASSISTANCE. >> SHOULD.
THIS ITEM RECOGNIZES AN ADDITIONAL $51,000.399 OR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE DURING CAP 55. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO YOU BEFORE, THE NUMBERS I HAD DID NOT INCLUDE THIS, THERE'S ANOTHER $51,000 THAT WERE PUT INTO IT.
>> SAME THING. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED IT CARRIES 5-0.
THANK YOU SIR. >> WE GO TO 24. FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION GRANT
[24. Florida Sports Foundation Grant Application and Acceptance of Potential Award (K. Morgan)]
APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF POTENTIAL BOARD. >> HELLO AGAIN.
WE ARE SEEKING PERMISSION TO APPLY AND RECEIVE THE GRANTS FOR THROUGH THE FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION. THIS GRANT, WE WOULD BE REPRESENTING CLAY, GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT LIFE, WHAT THIS EVENT DOES, AND THE CONSENT AGENDA YOU APPROVED A $75,000 GRANT FROM THE TDC THAT GIVES US INTERNATIONAL MARKETING COVERAGE FOR THIS EVENT.
THIS IS RELEVANT BECAUSE IT WILL BE PART OF THE MATCH FOR THE FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION.
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT LINE YOU CAN SEE WE ARE EXPECTING ANYWHERE FROM 15-20,000 SPECTATORS OR ATTENDEES AT THE EVENT IN DECEMBER AND KEYSTONE HEIGHTS.
THIS EVENT, CLAY COUNTY CANNOT DO IT ALONE. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH BRADFORD COUNTY AND TALKING WITH ALACHUA COUNTY AND PARTNERING WITH US ON THIS, SO WE CAN DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE THE EVENT HAPPENED INCLUDING THE MARKETING.
SO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE OUR TIMELINE.
ORDERED SPORTS FOUNDATION IS THE SPORTS AGENCY. WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT REPRESENTING TWO OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE PARTNERING WITH THE SPIRIT WE ARE THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE SPORTS FOUNDATION. WE ARE THE ONLY ENTITY THAT CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANT.
YOU CAN SEE THE TIMELINE OF THE OTHER APPROVALS IN THE OTHER COUNTIES FOR THEIR BOARDS OF
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE GRANT REQUEST WILL BE MADE IN SEPTEMBER.WE ARE JUST SEEKING APPROVAL FOR REQUESTING AND APPLYING FOR THE GRANT AND PERMISSION TO RECEIVE
IT. >> BOTH OF THE OTHER COUNTIES HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN ORDER TO
GET THIS DONE? >> WE HAVE THEY ARE EAGER TO PARTICIPATE WITH US.
WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH ALACHUA COUNTY, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS. >> HOW MANY HOTEL ROOMS DO WE HAVE AND KEYSTONE?
>> I HAVE TO ASKED. >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. WE HAVE TO HAVE 25,000 PEOPLE
DESCEND ON THE PLACE. >> THERE ARE SEVERAL AIRBNB RENTALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN
THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AREA. >> WHEN YOU ARE IN THE PAVILION, >> I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED, IT CARRIES. >> I BELIEVE WE ARE MOVING INTO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, ANYTHING FROM THE CLERK? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, HANGING IN THERE.
COMMISSION AUDITOR? ANYTHING AT THIS TIME? COUNTY ATTORNEY? WE WORE HER OUT TOO. COUNTY MANAGER? WE KNOW HE HAS SOME STUFF.
[COUNTY MANAGER]
>> ESSER. TWO ITEMS REALLY QUICKLY. FIRST, THE 15TH IN TWO DAYS IT BE CLAYTON DAY IN TALLAHASSEE. BECAUSE OF COVID RESTRICTIONS WE SENT NICE POSTCARDS LIKE THIS.
YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE IN YOUR BOX TO LOOK AT. ALSO A BOX FOR GOODIES THAT WERE DONATED SO THE LEGISLATRS WOULD REMEMBER OUR SPIRIT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND HAVING THE GOVERNOR VISIT US. SO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, CHARICE IS -- I WANT YOU TO KNOW, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS CAME UP ON OUR WILL WE PARTICIPATE IN THIS IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH.
WHAT IS IN THE BOX? >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES. WE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION AND WE SAID WE ARE TRYING TO PUT THESE BOXES TOGETHER DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO GO WITH IT. ESSENTIALLY, EVERY BOX HAS PAPER AND THIS POSTCARD. WE JUST INCLUDED A FEW ITEMS IN THIS BOX BUT WE DO HAVE A NIGHTLIGHT, SUNSCREEN, AN EXAMPLE OF A MANUAL. THERE WERE 15 ITEMS IN EVERY BOX TO INCLUDE TWO OF THE SHORTBREAD COOKIES THAT EVERYONE LOVES. AND, MR. JOE, HAD A GOOD IDEA.
HE WANTED TO PUT A STICKER ON THE FRONT OF THE BOX. HE CAME UP WITH A SLOGAN, EVEN IN A BOX, CLAY COUNTY ROCKS AND WE PUT ROCK CANDY IN THEIR. THEY WILL REMEMBER US.
THAT WAS OUR GOAL. IT IS BUDGET SEASON. SO, THESE WERE PICKED UP BY JOEL AND HIS ASSOCIATE ON MONDAY MORNING FROM US. THEY WILL DELIVER THEM TOMORROW.
THERE WERE LOTS OF DEPARTMENTS THAT HELP. I DON'T WANT TO SAY NAMES
BECAUSE I WILL MISS PEOPLE PARTS AND RECREATION HELPED US TOO. >> THANK YOU. OKAY, THE SECOND ITEM. IT IS ON THE AGENDA ITSELF. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM
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KIMBERLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NORTH EAST FLORIDA ACTION AGENCY.THE REPORT IS LISTED THERE IN MORE DETAIL. THE MISSION OF NFCAA SERVES TO HELP LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND HELP THEM IN THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.
THE APPOINTEE, IF THE BOARD MOVES TOWARDS THIS APPROVAL MUST BE COMMUNITY MINDED AND FAMILIAR OUT NONPROFITS AND BOARDS FUNCTION. THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY REQUIRES THEY DESIGNATE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS SLOTS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES IN EACH OF THE SEVEN COUNTIES LOCATED IN THE SERVICE AREA. I INCLUDE A BLINK TO THE WEBSITE THAT WAS THERE. FOURTH KO BOARDS APPROVAL I WILL ASK TO NOMINATE VICTORIA -- FOR THE BOARDS APPROVAL I WILL AS TO NOMINATE VICTORIA. YOU HAVE HEARD HER SPEAK.
I WOULD FEEL SHE WOULD REPRESENT WELL. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA. I THINK VICTORIA IS A GREAT PERSON SHE IS ALREADY PLUGGED INTO THE NONPROFIT IT MAKES SENSE TO USE HER TALENTS IN THAT WAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS CORRECT.
>> YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. >> THIS IS JUST A BIOGRAPHICAL STRETCH -- SKETCH THAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO BRING TO THE BOARD. THAT WOULD BE IT.
WE WILL JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. >> OF COURSE, WE WILL GET HER TO
GIVE US AN UPDATE ON A REGULAR BASIS. >> FATE MEETS RADICALLY.
THEY WILL NEED FOR THREE MONTHS THEN TAKE A BREAK. ANY OTHER ITEMS. THAT'S IT. SOMEONE SAID WE WOULD BE HERE UNTIL 9:00 P.M.
I DIDN'T BET ON IT. >> WE HAVE LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU. I SEE NO ONE.
[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]
NOW WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS. >> I SPOKE ABOUT THE RED LIGHT AND I WANTED TO SAY IT ON RECORD I HAVE PEOPLE ON ME ABOUT THIS. I KNOW, YOU SAID DEFINITELY THE THREE LANES WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE. OF COURSE WE WILL NOT HAVE IT.
WE WON'T HAVE IT FOR A WHILE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REALLY ON TRACK TO GET THAT
GOING. >> OKAY. >> I HAVE TO ITEMS TO DISCUSS.
I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY BUSINESS OWNERS ON WELLS ROAD CONCERNING A LOT OF ISSUES ON WELLS AND QUITE HONESTLY, WE DISCUSSED A CONCEPT PLAN AND WE ARE CALLING IT GATEWAY TO CALAIS. AN ENTRANCE TO CLAY COUNTY FROM THE NORTH.
I WAS APPOINTED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, IMPROVE THE VISIBILITY OF WELLS ROAD. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SHERIFF AND SHE IS WILLING TO HELP US WITH THAT. WHAT I WANT THE COMMISSION TO DO IS GIVE ME APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T HAVE THE MEMO, JUST IMPROVED, THAT IS THE FIRST EXPERIENCE. YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE FOR A FIRST IMPRESSION.
WE ARE BUILDING THE AMPHITHEATER ON THE WEST AND WE ARE SAYING THEY WILL REINVENT THEMSELVES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THERE ARE HOTELS GOING IN THERE. A NEW PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT BUILDING. A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT ONGOING THERE ALREADY, THERE IS STILL A LOT TO BE DEVELOPED. SO, ANYWAY I WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF, THE TOWN WILL BE INVOLVED. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
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MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES. THERE IS A HOMELESS CAMP A CHICK-FIL-A THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR THAT BUSINESS OWNER. MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'LL GO.IT INVOLVES EVERYTHING FROM COLD VIOLATIONS, SNIPE SIGNS, STRIPING OF THE HIGHWAY, AN INDIVIDUAL SAID HE FELT ENDANGERED ON WELLS ROAD. THEY ARE THERE, BUT THE STRIPING IS GONE. JUST THINGS LIKE THAT. COMING INTO CLAY COUNTY I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR FOR YEARS. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY ARE HERE YET. ESPECIALLY COMING IN FROM MY DISTRICT.
PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WE HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF THINGS AND THAT IS WHAT I'M AFTER.
NOT JUST THE SIGN, BUT THE PIECE OF ROCK, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT MONUMENT ON THE ORANGE PARK MALL SIDE. IT IS RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. THEN THERE IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY ON THE PROPERTY NEAR THE GAS STATION THERE. THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY
THERE, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. >> THE THEME AROUND CLAY COUNTY AND ROCKS TONIGHT. I AM JUST SAYING. COMMISSIONER BOLLA SAID ROCKS.
>> THREW PART OF OUR BRANDING EXERCISE AND THE REBRANDING OF THE COUNTY, WE DID DILIGENT WORK WITH ENGINEERING FIRMS FOR THE SIGNAGE. THE PLAN WAS TO HAVE 16 DIFFERENT WELCOME SIGNS. WHAT WE RAN INTO WAS DOT REGULATIONS FOR THE EASEMENT AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE REQUIRED. SO, WE ARE BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. THE PLANT JUST DID NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THE EASEMENT AND REQUIREMENTS. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF TRYING. WE HEARD YOU, WE KNOW THERE NEEDS TO BE SIGNAGE. WE JUST HAVE TO RECONFIGURE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
>> I THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA. A VERY VALUABLE AREA FOR THE COUNTY.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THAT APPEARED I SUGGEST WE DO SURVEYS WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT WE CAN IMPROVE. WITH DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION.
WE PLAN TO MEET WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS IN THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
GET THEIR INPUT. THIS IS JUST ME TALKING WITH WHAT I KNOW.
I DON'T LIVE THERE. BUT, WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT FOR
WHEREVER IT WILL TAKE US. >> THE SECOND ISSUE, I'M STILL NOT HAPPY WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE LEAN PROCESS. TONIGHT, WE RELIEVED A POTENTIAL HOMEOWNER FROM $80,000 WORTH OF LIENS AND THE REQUEST WAS 0. I ACTUALLY WAS SPEAKING TO THE MAGISTRATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHE SAID WHAT YOU MEAN, HE HAS NOT COME TO ME YET. I AM NOT SURE WE HAVE THE PROCESS) WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO ASK OUR AUDITOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LEAN PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE HAVE A HOME ON HARVEY GRANT ROAD, $100 MILLION WORTH -- WITH $1 MILLION WORTH OF LIENS, AND $80,000 REDUCED TO 0.
THAT IS RIDICULOUS. WE DO NOT HAVE VISIBILITY? >> WE DIDN'T REDUCE IT TO 0.
THIS REQUEST WAS TO REDUCE IT TO 0. OUR TIME HERE, I DON'T HAVE
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VISIBILITY OF THE VIOLATIONS. I DON'T HAVE VISIBILITY INTO ALL OF THE FINES.I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY GET PAID OR COME INTO COMPLIANCE. I'M NOT SURE IF OUR PROCEDURES AND POLICIES ARE CORRECT. I WANT THE AUDITOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
HOW MANY FINES ARE OUTSTANDING. OUR MANY DID LIQUIDATE. WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL HERE WHOM WE ASSESSED A $10,000 FINE ON. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT. WAS NOT EFFECTIVE OR NOT.
DID THAT ACHIEVED LOCAL? I HAVE NO IDEA. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE AUDITOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROGRAM. ARE WE DOING IT RIGHT IN COMPLYING WITH OUR OWN POLICIES. MAYBE LOOK AT OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND HOW THEY HANDLE THESE THINGS. I DON'T THINK WE ARE BEING EFFICIENT IN THE LIEN
ASSESSMENTS. >> HE DID PAY THE $10,000. >> I DIDN'T SEE THAT REPORT ANYWHERE. I HAVE TO LOOK AT SEARCH AND DIG.
THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. >> YOU DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HAVE TO
DIG TOO MUCH BUT I GET YOUR DRIFT. >> ANY THOUGHTS?
>> THE FORMER AUDITOR HAS A FILE CABINET OF THINGS HE DID FOR ME. THAT IS WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD. I COMPLETED THE FLOWCHARTS AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
SO, IT IS A GOOD FOUNDATION BLOCK FOR YOU TO UPDATE SO YOU CAN MAKE PROGRESS.
>> AS A DATABASE TO LOOK AT. WE HAVE HAD SOME REPORTS MADE BY CHARICE.
BY EACH DISTRICT WHICH SHOWED YOU YOUR SLIDES AND YOU COULD LOOK AT EVERYONE ELSE'S AS WELL.
I HAVE ONE IN MIND THAT WAS TO HAVE MILLION DOLLARS. THE ONE BEFORE ME WAS $4 MILLION. I APPLAUD YOU GETTING INTO IT. GIVE IT TO THE NEW GUY, HE DOES
NOT KNOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. >> I THINK IT IS A GOOD EFFORT. EACH ONE OF US.
>> WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT STATUTE PROHIBITS ANY ACTION AGAINST REAL PROPERTY IF IT IS HOMESTEAD. I'M NOT SURE THEY HAVE A STATUE AGAINST PERSONAL PROPERTY.
A LOT OF OUR VIOLATIONS ARE CARS. >> IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ONCE THE LIEN GOES ON THE PROPERTY EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME LIEN UNTIL
IT'S MADE OPTICAL IN YOUR AUTOMOBILES. >>
>> TERESA NINE WORKED ON DERELICT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CARPET THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROCESS. WE WILL GET THAT TO HEATHER SHE
CAN PULL IT. TEJ IS AN ISSUE. >> ONE HAS LEANS AGAINST IT I THINK $200,000 IT IS A PROPERTY WORTH 30,000 DOLLARS AND SHE IS RUNNING IT AS A HOMELESS CAMP.
IT IS ALCOHOLISM. I THINK IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING, WE HAVE DONE ALL WE CAN DO.
>> A DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS. >>
>> NAVY LEAGUE, JACKSONVILLE, ASSOCIATION AVIATION. THAT IS SEPTEMBER 17.
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>> BACK TO THE SIGNAGE. I WAS PUSHING FOR TWO MONUMENTS. JUST WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS SAY, WHY WON'T IT WORK. LET'S WORK THROUGH THAT. THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR 16 MONUMENTS BUT THE ONCE IMPORTANT WE CAN WORK WITH SOMEONE TO FIND A PLACE TO PUT IT, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHY IT WON'T WORK. THEN WE CAN FIX IT. I DON'T KNOW, I SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY TEETH IN THIS AT ALL. I GO TO THE HOA MEETINGS AND THEY SAY CAN'T THE COUNTY DO SOMETHING. THE HOA HAS MORE POWER.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. >> I HAD A MEETING WITH THE SHERIFF I DON'T KNOW SHE'S TALKED TO YOU BUT SHE IS GETTING UP HER BUDGET. A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES WE HAD BEFORE. WE HAVE CONVEYED THIS IS WORTH GIVING A SERIOUS LOOK.
TAKE ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF MY IDEAS WAS WE PUT A MONUMENT UP SO PEOPLE KNOW THEY ARE IN CLAY COUNTY AND THEY WILL GET PULLED OVER WE HAVE A DIFFERENT STANDARD HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THAT, BUT THAT IS ONE IDEA THAT CAME INTO MY MIND.
>> I WANT TO COMMEND TOSHA AND THE BOARD IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.
I THINK MOST OF THE AREA WAS GLAD IT WAS BACK WITH RECORD NUMBERS OF ATTENDEES.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY FOR ME BUT WELL WORTH IT. SO THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETS MONTHLY THEY DECIDED TO GO ON THE ROAD. THEY HAD IT IN THE CITY OF COCOA TODAY. ON THAT AGENDA WAS THE FOR GENED KEYSTONE HEIGHTS.
ICOM A ALONG WITH 25 RESIDENTS OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, MOST OF THEM IN THE ORGANIZATION ADDED TO COCOA, AND WE HAD OUR 30 MINUTES AT THE PODIUM, THERE ARE SOME VERY INTERESTING, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICAL POSTURING, EVERYONE THINKS EVERYTHING IS A GREAT IDEA UNTIL IT IS TIME TO WRITE A CHECK. THERE WAS LOTS OF SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK THREE RECOVERY PROJECT UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO WRITE CHECKS. THEN NOT SO MUCH EXCITEMENT.
IF YOU GO ONLINE IT IS PUBLIC. MR. BRADLEY MADE SOME POSITIVE COMMENTS IN FAVOR OF THE AREA AND WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT. THE LAW REQUIRES THE BOARD THEY CANNOT BEGIN BECAUSE WE STARTED THE PILOT PROJECT BUT THE PROJECT CANNOT BEGIN THOSE MINIMUM FLOW LEVELS HAVE BEEN ARGUED FOR 11 YEARS. FINALLY THEY HAVE A LOT OF SCIENCE BEHIND IT.
NO ONE GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANTED BUT IT IS A GOOD AND SOLID PLAN.
THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING WILL OCCUR AT THE MEETING ON MAY 11 I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS LOCATED
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BUT I WILL BE THERE IN SUPPORT OF IT, THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. AND FOR THE PEOPLE BLACK CREEK, THERE WAS A LOT THAT HAPPENS FROM THIS. THERE IS FLOOD MITIGATION AND BY THE PIPELINE IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS THE RECHARGE AREA. IF YOU DRINK WATER IN FLORIDA,THAT SHOULD BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. >> AND COCO IS A LOVELY PLACE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> I JUST HAVE ONE THING WHICH I WILL ASK AND ASSISTANCE FROM EVERYONE. JOEL, THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A -- I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS EVER HEARD OF DAVE CLARK FROM THE 60S, DAVE CLARK, IS NOT A NATIVE BUT HE DID GRADUATE AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS. HIS PARENTS OWNED A CARPET STORE.
IS WAS A MUSIC TEACHER IN JUNIOR HI, AND DAVE CLARK, WAS JUST PROMOTED TO BE CEO OF AMAZON PIXEL JOEL MONOPOLIES THOUGHT PROCESSES HOW DO WE GET HIM BACK TO ORANGE PARK AND TELL HIM THAT WE NEED AMAZON MONEY TO BE SPENT. SO IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW WE CAN GIVE HIM THE KEY TO THE COUNTY OR SOME OF THEIR FASHION, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO
DO THAT. >> IT MAY BE AMAZON DRIVERS CAN PICK UP TRASH.
I AM JUST SAYING. MAYBE AMAZON DRIVERS COULD STOP COMING TO MY HOUSE.
>> JUST A THOUGHT. A LITTLE CREATIVITY WOULD NOT HURT.
MAYBE WE CAN SEND HIM A BOX. >> EXACTLY, WE APPRECIATE YOU HANGING IN THERE.
WE THANK THE STAFF AND THE COMMISSIONERS. WE GOT A LOT OF WORK COVERED.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE, IT TOOK FOUR HOURS
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.