[00:00:07] >>> GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON A GOOD K YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS BOAY COMMISSIONERS MEETING. BEFORE E WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION AND THL INVITE THE VETERAN IN JUST A MOE YOU TO TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONET THEM ON SILENCE. IF YOU WANT TD YOU CAN FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMEL HAVE THE SESSIONS DURING THE CO, ONE AT THE BEGINNING AND ONE AT. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONSA OR ANYONE ON THE STAFF HELP YOU. >> BOW YOUR HEADS, GOD OF OUR FE WISDOM TO KNOW YOUR WILL AND THT OUT. >> I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR VETEN BAUMAN RETIRED MARINE. WOULD YOS IN THE PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THD STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE RET STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MAJOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY E SOME TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHAS AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU. I AM E MARINE CORPS. ANOTHER POINT I D WITH THE HONOR FLIGHT AND WE AR, OUR INAUGURAL FLIGHT, WILL BE TF JACKSONVILLE. IT WILL BE THE FL OF THE COUNTIES SURROUNDING THED OF THAT. THE OTHER POINT IS CEE WATCH IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEY PLEASED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU.. >> THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU FORF YOU WILL HAVE A SEAT WE WILL GEG [CALL TO ORDER] STARTED. I CALLED THIS MEETINGD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, JULY 1D SHOW COMMISSIONER BURKE WILL NOE [PET ADOPTIONS] WILL MOVE AHEAD TO PET ADOPTIONL HANDLE THAT FOR US. >> OUR FIRST ANIMAL IS ANOLA. L WHO LOVES PEOPLE. SHE IS SHY AS UP QUICKLY. WE DON'T KNOW HOW R DOGS SO WE ASKED FOR A MEET ANDT WARM POSITIVE BUT HER TREATMENTR FRIENDS AT CLAY COUNTY ANIMALS. OUR NEXT DOG IS A SPAYED FEMALE, 3-YEARS-OLD AND SHE WEIGHS 51 PA MILD-MANNERED GIRL. SHE LOVES R OF THE DOGGY PLAYGROUPS. SHE IR VACCINES AND HEARTWARMING NEGATR TO ADOPT BECAUSE SHE HAD TO HAVO AN INJURY WHEN SHE CAME IN. OUR FIRST CAP IS PIXIE, 11 WEEKA SWEET KID AND SHE WOULD LOVE A R MOLLY. SHE IS UP TO DATE ON HES MICROCHIP. THEN WE HAVE MOLLY, EIGHT SPAYES OLD. MOLLY IS SWEET AND PLAYFUA HOME WITH HER SISTER. SHE IS UE APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND MICROCE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING PLEASE EN CALL US. ALSO CLAY COUNTY ANIMA COMMUNITY RABIES CLINIC THE FIRY MONTH. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THEE [00:05:16] ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FOSTER'S. ID PLEASE CONTACT US. THAT CONCLU. >> THANK YOU TERESA. WE REMINDE LOOKING TO ADD A BIT TO THE FAMS BEFORE YOU DO THAT. THE PEOPLEA LOT MORE THEN WE ADOPT OUT SO WP IN THAT REGARD. YOU COULD HAVEY MEMBER WHO WOULD BE GRATEFUL TOT IN MIND. [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF ME. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE MINUTE. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CA. >> WE WILL MOVE ONTO PUBLIC COMO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AFTER THAT E ON THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. E [PUBLIC COMMENTS] ONE COMMENT CARD. IF YOU ARE IG WITH THE BOARD, YOU ARE WELCOMET ONE OF THE CARDS. WE WILL CALL THIS IS THE ONLY CARD THAT WE D. >> THAT HIS SERVICE, YOU CAN RUT HIDE. ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DELAY. Y. >> MAKE SURE YOU IDENTIFY YOURS. >> MY NAME IS AND TURNER. I AM( INDISCERNIBLE ) ROAD. I AM HERE REZONING. I KNOW IT IS NOT BEFT IT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU. D AND NO ONE GOES NO ONE WILL BENE HEARD FROM IT. THE LAKES ARE WS VERY VALUABLE. IT REALLY IS. N YOU IMAGINE IF THE LAKES WORK OE TRAFFIC OVER THE DAMS WHICH AREN TERRIBLE PERIL, I'M ON THE BIG O THERE'S NO WATER, AND THAT WOULE HEAVY TRAFFIC OF THE DEVELOPMENT 80-90 HOME SPIRIT THIS IS A CRIO OWNED THE CAMP, THEY COULD GET E GOVERNMENT IF THEY WOULD APPLY,T NECESSARILY BE TRYING TO SELL TL RUIN EVERYTHING IF YOU LET IT GE IS NO WATER THERE'S NO WATER INR TAXES WILL GO DOWN AND YELLED WT LESS FROM EVERYONE. IF YOU LETL RUIN LAKE AS VERY. IT WILL RUIS , THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET R YEARS AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANN PERIL. THE DAMS ARE JUST IN PEO STATE THE WAY IT IS. THEY NEEDP , I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WHEN, VOTE NO ON THE REZONING. THANK. >> IS MR. APARTMENT IN THE . PA? [00:10:15] >> LAKE AS VERY HAS A ( INDISCEE MANAGEMENT OF THE DAMS. THERE R THOSE, I DON'T KNOW THE TOTAL TT EACH ONE HAS A YEARLY CHARGE THY RECENTLY HAD A BOARD MEETING ANT >> THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AT THIS POINT SO YOU WILL RECEIVE A RESOLUTION AND SETTING THEIR SPECIAL ELECTION. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION TO SCHEDULE THAT. I BELIEVE THEY WILL DO IT BY MAIL. BUT IT WILL BE GOING UP SUBSTANTIALLY IF IT IS VOTED. >> SO IT IS UP TO THE CITIZENS TO FIXATE THEMSELVES. >> IT IS ONLY LIMITED TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE LAKES. WHEN HOWARD WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ROADS, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC ROAD THAT GOES ACROSS BUT WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE DAM. >> IS THERE ANY AGENCY OR GROUP WHO WILL DO THE ENGINEERING SPECS ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? >> THEY HAVE AN ENGINEER THEY HAVE RETAINED AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SOME REPAIRS. >> I LOST ONE UP IN THE ARGYLE AREA SHORTLY AFTER I GOT ELECTED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DIFFERENT SITUATION WHERE THEY HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE AND THEY JUST NEED TO GET MOVING ON IT. >> WE DID NOT DO THE INSPECTION. THEY HAVE HAD THEIR OWN ENGINEERS. >> I THINK IT IS THE STATE THAT INSPECTS THE DAM. I JUST RECEIVED IT BEFORE I CAME IN HERE TONIGHT. IT IS A FAIRLY LENGTHY REPORT. IT IS 100 PAGES LONG. I HAVE NOT READ IT YET. >> THERE ARE PROCESSES IN PLACE TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUES. WE JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT IS EFFICIENT TO FIX IT. IT IS A FUNDING MECHANISM BUT IS IT ENOUGH. >> IF THE DAM FAILS TOMORROW IT'S NOT BECAUSE THE COUNTY DID NOT DO SOMETHING, IS THAT CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> IT IS BECAUSE THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS DID NOT CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD. >> I AM CAROL, I AM ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MUNICIPAL BENEFIT DISTRICT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS COURTNEY THEY ARE [00:15:06] RIGHT ON, WE DID AGREE TO GO UP TO $2,400 IN ASSESSMENTS TO OURSELVES, THAT HAS TO BE VOTED ON, IF IT IS WE WILL CHANGE FROM THE 600 THAT WE DO. THE STATED AN INSPECTION WE DID AN INSPECTION, YOU MENTIONED THE ROADWAYS I WILL BRING THIS UP. THE ROAD ON THE EAST END OF LAKE ASBURY DAM NORTH IS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THE FAR END. THAT LEAVES US OPEN TO OVERTOPPING. IF IT OVER TOPS, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, THE WATER WILL RUSH OUT, THE DAM WILL FAIL ALONG WITH THE OTHER DAMS THAT HOLD BACK THE WATER BECAUSE THE HYDRO PRESSURE HAS CHANGED. YOU ASK IF THE COUNTY AS A NEED TO HELP US OR ANY PROBLEM, LAKE ASBURY IS LIKE A TEACUP. WE GET ALL OF THE DRAINAGE OUT OF CLAY COUNTY IN THEIR ALONG WITH THE STUFF THAT COMES FROM THE ROAD AND THE THINGS PEOPLE THAT INTO THE WATERWAYS. WE ARE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING TO PUT IN BOXES THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN IT. AS FAR AS I KNOW YOU WERE NEVER CLEANING THEM AND YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO IT ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SEMINAL DRAINAGE THAT HAS RUINED THE WATERWAYS. AGAIN THAT IS POOR MANAGEMENT OF THAT AREA. THAT IS PART OF THE COUNTY NEED. PART OF THE NEED FOR YOU TO HELP US. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER WE ARE LOOKING FOR GRANTS. WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. WE ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER THE AMOUNT PUT UP. WE ARE LOOKING AT GRANTS. WE WILL GET STARTED AND DO WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE EMERGENCY PIECE THEN THE REST WILL COME. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE WILL BE GOOD. >> IF YOU WILL FILL OUT A CARD. >> I HAVE A CARD. >> WE HAVE ONE AT THE END TOO. >> WILL SOMEONE CHECK THE MAINTENANCE? >> THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD OF IT. ALSO WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANTS, IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY BUT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON GRANTS THAT WE THINK WOULD BE SUITABLE. >> OKAY. >> DO YOU HAVE A CARD? >> I HAVE A CARD. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TOO TURN THAT IN VERSE? >> EITHER WAY. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME TOO LOWER THIS? >> I AM A LITTLE SHORT. I NOTICE WE ARE MISSING CHRISTIAN WHO IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE. I LIVE AT 420 WESLEY ROAD ALONG WITH MY TWO OTHER NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE SPOKEN AS WELL. WE ARE ON THE LAKE. WE KEEP TELLING YOU IT IS A WONDERFUL, PEACEFUL PLACE TO LIVE BUT THERE MAY BE 20,000 OTHER PEOPLE WHO MOVED IN AND CALL IT THE SAME THING. THEY LIVE ACROSS THE ROAD, BUT THEY ARE LAKE ASBURY, THEY WANT TO IDENTIFY WITH THE SPIRIT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE WE HAVE ANIMALS, FISHING, WE GO WATER SKIING, BOATING, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE BUT WE ARE IN DANGER. AS CAROL ILLUSTRATED, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DAMS BUT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO FIX THAT. WE HAVE A PLAN. IT WILL REQUIRE US TO DO A THREE 100% INCREASE IN OUR TAXES. IN ADDITION WE PAY HOA FEES. WE PAY AN EXTRA TAB -- TAX BECAUSE WE LIVE ON THE WATER. WE PAY FOR WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO THE LAKES. WE ARE A PRIVATE COMMUNITY. BUT WE DO NEED YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR US. WE NEED YOUR HELP. ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IS COMING INTO THE AREA. THE MAIN THING I SEE HAPPENING, [00:20:05] I SEE MORE DRAINAGE INTO THE LAKE SPIRIT RIGHT NOW I HAVE A 36-INCH PIPE RUNNING FROM ONE SIDE DOWN TO THE WATER. YOU'D NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL COME OUT THROUGH THERE. IT COMES IN AND EVERYTHING IS DOWN IN FRONT OF THE WATERWAY BUT I PUT UP WITH IT BECAUSE I WANT TO LIVE ON THE LAKE. BUT I CANNOT TOLERATE IS THE SAND AND THE DREDGING. I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE OF THE FLOW OF SAND AND THE STUFF THAT COMES IN. EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN FROM THE ROAD SPIRIT WE NEED HELP WITH THE DRAINAGE. THAT IS A COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY, TO NOT DRAIN INTO OUR LAKES WITH THE STORMWATER RUNOFF. IT POLLUTES AND SOCKS AND WITH SAND. WE HAVE 6-8 PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE WATERFRONT ANYMORE BUT THEY PAID THEIR TAXES AND HOA FEES. THEY DON'T HAVE WATERFRONT BECAUSE OF THE DRAINAGE. FROM SEMINAL VILLAGE. WE NEED YOUR HELP, THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE AND ASKING FOR YOUR HELP RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A CARD? >> TAKE YOUR TIME SIR. >> THAT IS ALL I CAN DO IS TAKE MY TIME. >> ARE YOU JD? >> MY NAME IS JD WEISBERG I AM AT 148 ( INDISCERNIBLE ). I LIVE WITH THAT BLONDE LADY. THERE ARE RUMORS, TALKING ABOUT THE LAKE THAT'S PART OF THE LAKE BUT NOT PART OF THE LAKE. THERE IS TALK OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW WE CAN'T GET IN THE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LAKES AND THE DANCE. LAKE ASBURY DRIVE, IS THE PRIMARY WAY TO GET OVER TO THE LAKE OR WHERE THEY WILL BUILD. THE STATE DID AN INSPECTION IN FEBRUARY. THEY DETERMINED THE DAM IS UNSATISFACTORY. MEANING IT IS UNSAFE. IF YOU ADD HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH CONSTRUCTION THAT COULD CAUSE A MASSIVE, DEADLY FAILURE. THE FAILURE INCLUDES THE UNSATISFACTORY NATURE OF THE DAM. AND EVERYTHING DOWNSTREAM. PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE FACE OF THE DAM. PEOPLE LIVE ACROSS AND UP AND DOWN THE CREEK. I WANTED TO ASK YOU WHEN THE SUBJECT COMES UP, KEEP IN MIND, ANYTHING TRAVELING OVER THE DAM AT THE RATE FOR CONSTRUCTION WOULD E DETRIMENTAL TO THE PEOPLE DOING THE TRAVELING AND THE PEOPLE ON THE LAKES AND PEOPLE ELSEWHERE AROUND THE LAKE SPIRIT I CAN SEE A BIG WAVE HITTING DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> ANYONE ELSE? COME ON DOWN. >> JAMES O. LAKE ASBURY, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE MEETINGS YOU ARE REFUSING THE ZOOM : FOR THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS THAT NEEDS TO BE TURNED BACK ON SO THE CITIZENS CAN CALL HIM. THE OTHER THING I DID NOT HEAR ABOUT WAS THE HISTORICAL GERMAN DOCTOR THAT YOU GUYS SWITCHED THE WATER DOWN THERE BY PENNY FARMS THAT IS WASHED OUT BY THE HOMES AND THE HOMES WILL START SELLING OVER THERE. THERE IS A GERMAN DOCTOR WITH A POOL. I WAS SURPRISED I DID NOT HEAR A BOUT IT. DOWN THERE ON THE WEST WING OF LAKE ASBURY. THAT TRANSPARENCY IS NOT GOOD. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THE DOLLAR PARTS TAKEN CARE OF. WE DEFINITELY NEED TO WORK ON [00:25:08] THETRAILS. I WAS COMING DOWN 21 THERE WAS EITHER AN ANIMAL OR A HUMAN THAT GOT HIT. YOU KNOW, FOOTBALL, WE SHOULD NOT SUPPORT ANY KIND OF FOOTBALL, K-12. THAT SHOULD NOT BE. THAT IS ABUSE. WE CAN JUST LOOK AT THE COVID STUFF. YOU ARE RUNNING KIDS INTO EACH OTHER WITH NO FACE COVERINGS. ALL OF THE MONEY ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IS PATHETIC. THIS NEW PARK THEY OPENED IS PATHETIC WHEN WE HAVE KIDS THAT CAN'T LEARN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTY. OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD IS NOT LISTENING EXCEPT FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR. WE GOT A BAIL OUT ON THE THEATER IN THE SAME AREA THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, WHERE WE ARE GETTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER THERE TOO. THEY WANT THE ANIMAL CONTROL AND SERVICES OVER THERE. THEY WANT IT ALL. OUR PART OF THE COUNTY IS SUFFERING. IT HAS TAKEN ALMOST TWO YEARS AND WE STILL HAVE A MESS GOING THROUGH THERE. YOUR MAIN PRIORITY HERE IS THE ROADS. THE SAFETY OF THE ROAD SPIRIT I HEAR HE IS LAUGHING ABOUT 220 HAVING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT GET EMERGENCY SERVICES DOWN THERE ROAD. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF STANDARD IF YOU OPEN IT TO OTHER PEOPLE. THESE ROADS HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. TO SIT HERE AND LAUGH ABOUT A WISH LIST AND HOW YOU WILL GET CORONAVIRUS MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC. YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON THE TRAILS,. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING MARION COUNTY. >> ANYONE ELSE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT? WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WE DO NOT HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA BUT WE DO HAVE AN AGENT WITH AN UPDATE FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER. YOU CAN COME UP AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF SEEMING -- SENIOR SERVICES. HAVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN AT THE END WE WILL ACCEPT ANY QUESTIONS AND ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE. CLAY COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES OPERATIONAL REPORT PRESENTED TUESDAY, JULY 13. ALL CENTERS REOPENED AT PHASE ONE WITH LIMITED CAPACITY AND HOURS OF OPERATION. WE ROLLED OUT PHASE TWO ON MAY 3 AND THEY LIFTED THE RESTRICTIONS AND RESUMED NORMAL HOURS. ON JULY 2, THE GRAB AND GO ENDED AS WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO BEGIN RETURNING TO PRE-COVID OPERATIONS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021. THIS INCLUDED RESTRICTING MEALS AND PUTTING US AT PHASE 3, THE FINAL PHASE OF THE CENTER REOPENING. RECOGNIZING WE HAVE CHALLENGES, WE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIOR CITIZEN CLIENTS WHO MEET THAT CRITERIA. THE CLIENT MUST NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING A FAMILY MEMBER WHO CAN BRING THEM TO THE CENTER. THEY MUST COMMIT TO ATTENDING THE CENTER TWICE PER WEEK. THEY MUST INFORM THE SUPERVISOR IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. TRANSPORTATION IS COORDINATED WITH THE CENTER SUPERVISOR AND THE CLIENTS DO NOT HAVE TO CONTACT DIRECTLY. THE TRANSPORTATION IS SPECIFICALLY FROM THE CLIENTS HOME TO THE SENIOR CENTER CENTERS. PROGRAM AND HAS RESUMED THIS INCLUDES BINGO, EXERCISE AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE LAUNCHED TWO NEW INITIATIVES. THEY WILL BE OFFERING MONTHLY PROGRAMMING AT ALL FOR SENIOR CITIZENS CENTERS. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A 12,000-DOLLAR TECHNOLOGY PROJECT THAT WILL RESULT IN THE CENTER IS HAVING ITS OWN COMPUTER LAB FOR CLIENTS. IT WILL INCLUDE COMPUTER AND BASIC SOFTWARE TRAINING. ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 11, FROM [00:30:04] 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 1:00 P.M. WE WILL BE AT THE SPRING COAL CENTER WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR CAREGIVER SUMMIT. IT WILL BE TO ASSIST THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE CARING FOR THEIR DISABLED AND AGING LOVED ONES. THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND ALL FOUR OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTERS. WE ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING A MATH, HAND SANITATION AND PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS DISPOSABLE DINGLE CARDS AND SANITIZING. WE HAVE INSTALLED WATER COOLERS AND DISPOSABLE CUPS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS FOR LUNCH. THIS IS A LITTLE OF OUR BUFFET STYLE THAT WE PREVIOUSLY SERVED THE MEALS IN. OUR LUNCH IS STILL PREPARED DAILY AND HOT. IT IS PREPARED IN THE KITCHEN IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE STAFF BEGINS PREPARING AND DELIVERING THE MEALS HERETO CLAY COUNTY. ALL OF THE MEALS ARE HOT AND NOT FROZEN. I HAVE ALSO PROVIDED OR PUT TOGETHER OUR AVERAGE MEAL SERVED FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. THE AVERAGE ORANGE PARK IS SERVING, AND THIS IS AN AVERAGE FROM WHEN WE OPENED. ORANGE MARKET IS SERVING 252 MEALS ON AVERAGE. THEY HAVE AVERAGE 109 ATTENDEES. GREEN COLD CENTER AS AVERAGE 274 MEALS, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 87. KEYSTONE HEIGHTS HAS AVERAGED 312 MEALS WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 65. THAT IS AN AVERAGE OVER THE MONTHS. MIDDLEBURG IS 207 MEALS WITH'S -- >> WHAT DOES 279 MEETING, ON AVERAGE, EACH CENTER IS DIFFERENT. I PROVIDE A WEEKLY REPORT TO THE COUNTY WITH THE NUMBER OF MEALS BY CENTER AND THE DAILY ATTENDANCE. I DID NOT BRING THE DAILY ATTENDANCE. >> I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE UNITS ON THAT. IT'S UP TO 70 MEALS PER MONTH, DAY OR WEEK? >> PER MONTH. WE DIVIDE IT BY FIVE WEEKS, FOUR WEEKS, IT IS ABOUT 60 MEALS PER WEEK AND TEN MEALS PER DAY. IT DEPENDS ON THE CENTER. SO IF WE WERE USING THE 279. WE DIVIDED THAT BY FOUR WEEKS AND THAT IS TO 79. SIXTY-TWO MEALS PER WEEK. THAT DEPENDS ON THE CENTER. WE DO HAVE WEEKLY NUMBERS, THAT I SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY MANAGER WHERE I PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBER OF MEALS PER CENTER PER DAY AS WELL AS THE ATTENDANCE PER DAY. >> HOW DOES THAT COMPARE WITH TWO YEARS AGO? >> IT IS ACTUALLY AN INCREASE. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES. THAT IS A GOOD THING. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE. WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE FROM APRIL -JULY. THAT MEANS THE SENIORS ARE COMING BACK OUT. WE LIKE THAT. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM. >> TEN PER DAY SOUNDS. >> AGAIN, WE DID A MONTHLY AVERAGE BUT IF YOU WANTED A DAILY REPORT I DO SUBMIT THAT ON THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS WEEK. (SPEAKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONE). >> I'M CONFUSED. WHEN I ASKED QUESTIONS LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE TWO OF THE SENIOR CENTERS ARE IN MY DISTRICT. I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS. WHEN I WENT THEM -- YOUR RESPONSE WAS WE WERE TIGHT ON FUNDING AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE TIGHT ON FUNDING. THE STATE BUDGET DID NOT DECREASE WITH COVID. I AM CONFUSED AS TO HOW, DID YOU PROVIDE MORE MEALS WHEN IT WAS GRAB AND GO? >> WE JUST IN THE GRAB AND GO ON MONDAY. WE HAVE SEEN A DROP SINCE MONDAY. I'M SORRY TO STATE, WE DID SEE A DROP. [00:35:06] I WILL SAY THE UTILIZATION IS AT ALL CENTERS. WE DO HAVE THE CENTER THAT IS UNDERPERFORMING AND WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO REENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. THE OTHER THREE ARE DOING EXTREMELY WELL. THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS 114. CERTAIN CENTERS ARE DOING OVER PERFORMANCE. >> WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE DONE TO BRING THE SENIORS BACK TO THE CENTER? >> WE SENT OUT FLYERS WE ASKED. TO. , I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEERS TO PICK UP THE PHONE. WE DO ENGAGE THEM. OUR PROGRAMMING IS SHARED ON OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO COME IN WHO ALMOST OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE THE CENTER. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM COME IN. WE SEE REALLY GOOD ATTENDANCE AT OUR CENTERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE. >> HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD YOU HAVE REIMPLEMENTED A MASK MANDATE. >> WE ENCOURAGE ALL CLIENTS TO WEAR A MASK BECAUSE SOME DO NOT WANT TO WEAR THEM AND SOME WANT EVERYONE TO WEAR THEM. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE EVERYONE COMFORTABLE. WE DO HAVE A SIGN ASKING PEOPLE TO USE THEM IN THE CENTER. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING. >> IT IS NOT REQUIRED BUT RECOMMENDED. THERE ARE CLIENTS WHO WANT TO WEAR MASKS AND THEY FEEL SAFER WHEN THEIR PEERS HAVE ON ONE. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WEAR ONE. >> THE GOVERNOR SAID, A NOTE MASK MANDATE. >> WE ARE NOT DOING A MASK MANDATE WE ARE ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL SO EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE. >> THEY ARE NOT COMING TO THE CENTER SO CLEARLY THEY ARE NOT. >> JUSTIN KEYSTONE. >> DON'T THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS I DON'T REPRESENT THE REST OF MY DISTRICT AS WELL. THE COMPLAINTS HAVE COME FROM MORE THAN THAT SENIOR CENTER. I HAVE TO SAY, IF I'M A SENIOR, AND IT IS A CHOICE TO GO THERE AND I AM AN ADULT AND I GET TO MAKE A CHOICE AND I GET THE RESPONSES THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN, I WOULD NOT WANT TO GO EITHER. THEY DO NOT FEEL WELCOME OR WANTED. IT IS A SHAME BECAUSE AT THE END OF THEIR LATER YEARS THAT'S THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND FOR SOME IT'S THE ONLY MEAL THEY ARE GETTING. WE NEED TO MAKE EFFORTS TO MAKE IT MORE WELCOMING. >> THE HOT MEALS ARE THEREFORE THE CLIENTS. I NEVER REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS NOT HAVING EXTRA MEALS. Y'ALL ARE FUNDED BY OUR TAX DOLLARS. WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE POSTS, I WAS TURNED A WAY AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER AND TURNED AWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT RSVP, THAT IS A PROBLEM. >> I READ THE COMMENTS. WE READ THEM. IT WAS A VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. >> I'M SORRY YOU HAVE AN ISSUE AND THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE NEED FOR RSVP. THE KITCHEN IS IN JACKSONVILLE. WE HAVE TO PREPARE THE MEALS IN ADVANCE. IT IS A CAPACITY ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD TO THROW AWAY FOOD IN THOSE AREAS BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THEIR MEALS. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF MEALS. THAT MEAL COSTS MONEY. THOSE ARE YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT WORK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BEING UTILIZED EVERY DAY. ASKING INDIVIDUALS TO RSVP IN ADVANCE IS NOT SOMETHING NEW. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR POLICY AND PRCEDURE. THEN WE ASKED THEM TO LET US KNOW THAT WAY WE CAN GIVE THE MEAL TO ANOTHER PERSON. >> I WOULD RATHER SEE YOU THROW A WAY MEALS THAN TO TURN A WAY A SENIOR AND NOT FEED THEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TAKE THE CAJUNS OUT OF CLAY COUNTY. I KNOW WE ARE PUTTING ONE BACK. >> WE ARE WAITING FOR ONE TO BE BACK IN CLAY COUNTY. IT IS TIME TO BRING THE SERVICES HOME AND SERVE OUR SENIORS AND TO SAY, TOO BAD YOU DID NOT CALL. [00:40:01] >> MA'AM THE POLICY HAS BEEN THE POLICY. >> I DID TALK TO THE COUNTY MANAGER AND I EXPRESSED OUR A COP -- APOLOGIES AND CONCERNS. THIS HAS BEEN THE POLICY SINCE 2019. THAT CLIENT WAS AWARE. WE POST IT IN OUR CENTERS. IT IS ON THE MENU THAT WE DISTRIBUTE TO THE CLIENTS. IT IS IN COMMUNICATION THAT HAS COME OUT FROM THE COUNTY ON OUT TO ATTEND THE CENTER. IT IS OUR POLICY. >> IT IS NOT YOUR CENTER IT IS A CLAY COUNTY CENTER. YOU ARE CONTRACTED TO RUN IT BUT IT IS NOT YOUR CENTER. IT IS THE CLAY COUNTY SENIOR CENTER AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO SERVE THE SENIORS. >> WE WILL GET TO THE KITCHEN A LITTLE LATER. >> DO WE HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT OPTIONS? >> THE SAME OVERSIGHTS THAT WERE BEFORE PUT THEIR. ELDER AFFAIRS CONTROL THAT. IF WE ARE NOT HAPPY, WE CAN VOICE OUR CONCERNS TO THEM. >> YOU GAVE US SOME NUMBERS FOR ORANGE PARK. CAN YOU REFRESH THE NUMBERS FOR ME, AND WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, THE ONLY PUT PLAINTIFF I HAVE IS A MANDATORY MASK MANDATE. HOWEVER IT IS PRESENTED, IT IS BEING RECEIVED AS MANDATORY. THIS INDIVIDUAL SAID THEY DON'T LIKE THAT. YOU MAY HAVE TO TONE THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. >> WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS WALK A MIDDLE LINE. THERE ARE CLIENT TO FEEL AS STRONGLY FOR A MASK AS IN OPPOSITION. I WILL SAY THIS, THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE OIL. TYPICALLY THAT IS THE ONE IN OPPOSITION. WE HAVE CLIENTS, WE HAVE HAD CLIENTS BELIEVE BECAUSE CLIENTS DID NOT HAVE ANNA MASK. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE SO WE DO ENCOURAGE A MASK. THAT IS ALL WE CAN DO. WE DON'T REQUIRE THEM TO WEAR A MASK. WE HAVE EXPLAINED IT ON BOTH SIDES. IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON. AS FAR AS THE NUMBERS FOR ORANGE PARK, IN APRIL YOU AVERAGE 296 MEALS AND THAT WAS 88 ATTENDEES FOR THE MONTH. IN MAY YOU DID 284 MEALS WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 114. IN JUNE 250 MEALS AND THE ATTENDANCE WAS 115. HOLDING STEADY IN JULY, THIS WAS AS OF JULY 9, 1 OF 79 MEALS WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 119. >> THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS, YOU STATED THE MEALS ARE MADE AT 2:00 A.M. > OUR STAFF REPORTS AT 2:00 A.M. TO BEGIN PACKAGING AND PREPARING THE MEALS. THEY LEAVE JACKSONVILLE AND COME TO CLAY COUNTY ON TWO ROUTES. WE DO GREEN COBAN ORANGE PARK ON ONE ROUTE. AND MIDDLEBURG IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ON THE OTHER ROUTE. THERE ARE TWO ROUTES. THEY ALSO INCLUDE THE HOME DELIVERED MEALS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO, I THINK WE ARE GOOD. >> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. >> LET'S GET TO THE CONSENT [CONSENT AGENDA] AGENDA. WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT IS A 5:00 P.M. TIME CERTAIN. DO WE HAVE MANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR A DISCUSSION? >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> TRAN 13 ANY OF THE DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES 4-0. WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER SIX. [6.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program] WE DO HAVE SOME TIME BEFORE THE TIME CERTAIN SPIRIT MAYBE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE BONDED [00:45:01] TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. >> GOOD EVENING. WITH ME TONIGHT, A FEW PEOPLE FROM WG I. SINCE LAST MONTH'S REPORT, WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS ON THE PROGRAM. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD THE WEEKLY PROGRESS MEETINGS NO ACCIDENTS OR NEAR MISSES. WE ARE ON BUDGET AND ON SCHEDULE. AS FAR AS PROJECT NUMBER ONE, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED. THERE WAS A NOTICE TO PROCEED. CONSTRUCTION TO SET ASIDE MITIGATION CREDITS. AS WELL AS TODAY WE HAVE CLOSED 22 OF THE PEAK THE COUNTY IS EXECUTING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GROUP FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING A. THEY ARE FINALIZING AND FOR THE GROUP WHICH IS PROJECT THREE WHICH IS A PORTION OF ROCHE -- RUSSELL ROAD, THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE WITH CONSULTANTS FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES. LATER IN THE AGENDA, UNDER ITEM 15, I WILL COME BACK AND PROVIDE MORE OF A DETAILED REPORT ON THAT PORTION. FOR PROJECT 6V13 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAND OWNERS CONTINUE TO DRAFT THE AGREEMENT OR THE CONNECTOR. THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION AND THE FIELDWORK AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT AND THE DESIGN PACKAGE. THE WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT MONTH, CONTINUE WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS ON THE ON THE JOINT OPPORTUNITY AS WE HAVE EASEMENTS. WE WILL OF AN ISSUE TO START THE DESIGN WORK. WE WILL FINALIZE NEGOTIATIONS OR MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. WE WILL ALSO FINALIZE THE NEGOTIATIONS OR MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES. BEYOND THAT, WE DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS OR ANY ISSUES THAT WOULD KEEP US FROM OUR PATH OF SUCCESS. ANY QUESTIONS CORRECT. >> A PRETTY BORING REPORT. >> YOU KEEP ASKING, WE WILL KEEP THE PROBLEMS AT BAY. >> THANK YOU. [7.  COVID Update] >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER WHICH IS AN UPDATE ON COVID, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH IS HERE. UNDERSTAND THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD. >> HAPPY JULY. I WAS HOPING TO COME AND WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD TREND. WE ARE NOT ON A GOOD TREND. WE HAVE 792 CASES FOR JULY. TODAY IS DAY 12. WE ARE GOING TO, IF WE CONTINUE ON THE TREND WE WILL BE BACK TO THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY NUMBERS. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE WE ARE NOT IMPULSE PANDEMIC MODE. I AM UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED IN THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO GET IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATE THEM SO THEY MAKE A WELL-INFORMED DECISION NOT DECISIONS POLITICIZED OR BASED ON FACEBOO DOCTOR'S ORDERS BOTH THINGS WE WANT THE TRUE SCIENCE BEHIND THE VACCINE SO THEY CAN MAKE A WELL-INFORMED DECISION. THERE IS A RISK OF CATCHING COVID AND YOU COULD BE ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE ONES. WE HAVE HAD TWO CASES OF 20-YEAR-OLD IN THE ICU. YOU COULD BE ONE OF THEM, NOT ONE OF YOU BECAUSE NONE OF US ARE 25-YEARS-OLD. I AM USING THIS AS A FORUM TO [00:50:03] SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY AND YOU GUYS SO YOU UNDERSTAND, I THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING A TURN AND I THINK WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS BACKWARDS. WE HAD THE HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER CAMPS GOING ON. WE HAD AN OUTBREAK IN CAMPS, I HAVE TWO OUTBREAKS GOING ON IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES BECAUSE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO GET VACCINATED OR THE RESIDENTS CHOSE NOT TO GET VACCINATED. WE ARE BACK IN THOSE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. LOOKING AT IT IS NOT THE DELTA VARIANT. WE ONLY HAVE 11 CASES IN THIS COUNTY. IT IS STILL PEOPLE NOT WEARING A FACE COVERING AND NOT SOCIAL DISTANCING WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED. VACCINATION AND THE OLDER GROUP SPIRIT THEY ARE FAIRLY HIGH WHEN YOU GET INTO THE OVER 60. IT IS THE YOUNGER GROUP THAT ARE GATHERING, LIKE BEFORE 2020. OUTREACH, WHAT WE ARE DOING RELATED TO THAT. THE CLINIC IS STILL RUNNING VACCINATIONS EVERY DAY. WE ALSO HAVE TEAMS THAT WILL GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY TO GIVE YOU THE VACCINE. WE ARE CALLING THE REGISTRY CLIENTS, IF WE HAD A SPECIAL NEED WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET VACCINATED BECAUSE THEY WILL COME TO A SETTING. NOW THEY ARE REACHING BACK OUT TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. WE WANT TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WE ARE GETTING PUSHBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT US ON THEIR PROPERTY THEY DON'T WANT US TO COME OUT THEY SAY THAT IS POISON. JUST REALLY, RUDE PEOPLE. WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE WE WILL GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE. I AM WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS. I GOT ON A SOAPBOX. >> WE HAD TWO CASES AT THE FARM. >> WHAT I CAME TO FIND OUT WE HAVE ONLY HAD -- THAT IS THE AGE BREAKDOWN. 1200 TOTAL CASES OF BREAKTHROUGH CASES. WE HAVE HAD 7,000 IN THOSE MONTHS. WE DO SEE THAT BUT IT IS NOT TYPICALLY WHAT I SEE. PEOPLE WILL SAY THEY ARE FULLY VACCINATED AND WE FIND OUT THEY ONLY HAD ONE OF THE TWO DOSES. WE SEE THAT QUITE A BIT. >> THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE, I'VE READ ABOUT THE THIRD DOSE. IS THAT IN OUR FUTURE? >> I DON'T KNOW. PFIZER IS TRYING TO DO THAT RELATED TO THE DELTA VARIANT. WE ONLY HAVE 11 CASES. THE DELTA VARIANT IS UNIQUE IN THE SENSE IT IS VERY INFECTIOUS. WHEN HE GETS INTO A GROUP IT WILL SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE VACCINATED AND DO IT SAFELY. IT WILL IMPACT SOMEONE NEGATIVELY. I DID REACH OUT TO HOSPITAL CEOS. THEY ARE SEEING INCREASES. WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE A GOOD HOSPITAL SYSTEM WITH NO SURGES BUT WE DO SEE UPTICKS. THESE ARE NOT THE ELDERLY'S. THESE 20-30-YEARS-OLD. THEY SERVE A A LONG LIFE. >> NOT JUST HERE. IN TAMPA THEY WENT FROM SIX PATIENTS IN ICU TO 91 AND THEY WERE IN THEIR 20S AND THURSDAYS. >> WE HAD A CONVERSATION BECAUSE OF THE HOTSPOT. WE HAD TO SPEAK TO THE SURGEON GENERAL ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE HAVE SMALL COUNTIES THAT HAVE THE LOWEST VACCINATION RATES. WHEN WE BORDER COUNTIES THAT HAVE LOW VACCINATION RATES, PEOPLE DON'T JUST STAY IN OUR COUNTY. WE NEED TO BE VIGILANT. IF PEOPLE WANT TO VACCINATION, THEY CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT YOU [00:55:02] CAN DO A WALK IN. IF YOU NEED US TO COME TO YOU, WE WILL COME TO YOU AT THIS POINT. >> AS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED? >> NO. >> UNFORTUNATELY EVERYTHING IS POLITICIZED. IT IS CONSPIRACY THERAPIES AND THE GOVERNMENT MICROCHIP IN YOU CHINESE MEDICINE. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN HEAR. I GO OUT AND READ FACEBOOK ON THOSE KINDS OF THINGS HAVE NOT HELP THE SITUATION BECAUSE THEY ARE LISTENING TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE WELL-INFORMED. >> WAS A VACCINATION RATE? >> 41%. THAT DOES NOT COUNT THOSE WHO GOT ONE AND NOT THE SECOND. >> WE HAVE TO GET TO 70. >> YES. >> IS THERE A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO CHANGE THAT AGE GROUP? THEY THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ANYWAY. >> I LIVED WITH THEM AT HOME. >> AT THIS RATE THERE WILL BE A LOT FEWER OF THEM. >> TO THEM, DR. FAUCI, ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN SPEAKING ON THIS IS LIKE CHARLIE BROWN'S TEACHER TO THEM. THEY ARE NOT LISTENING. I DON'T KNOW, MY QUESTION IS, NATIONALLY OR AS A COUNTRY, GOING BACK TO MASK MANDATES AND SHUTTING EVERYTHING DOWN, PERSONAL TOLERANCE FOR THAT. THERE IS NO TRUST FACTOR THERE. I HAVE A SON WHO LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY HE TALKS ABOUT SEEING THE TRAILERS FULL OF BODIES BUT HE DIDN'T SEE THAT HERE. OUR PEOPLE DID NOT SEE THAT. SO, I JUST WONDER, HOW DO THEY REACH, IT CAN'T BE JUST TO YOUR POINT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WILL TRY FOR STRATEGY IS THEY WILL OPEN UP FOR SCHOOL IN THE FALL. WE WILL BE THERE TO CAPTURE THEM AT THE MOMENT. WE WILL DO THAT TO PROVIDE EDUCATION. WE WILL DO OTHER EDUCATION WHEN THEY ARE THERE. WE TRY TO CATCH THEM ON OTHER THINGS. IT'S A HARD GROUP TO REACH BECAUSE THEY NEVER FACED IN THEIR GENERATION ANYTHING WITH COMMUNITY DISEASE. THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE CHICKENPOX AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMUNITY YIELD DISEASE FOR DECADES. THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS, UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS AMNESIA. IT'S LIKE HAVING NO HURRICANES FOR YEARS AND PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE GOOD TO TO GO. I'M LOOKING FOR ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE. GIVE ME SOMEONE'S NUMBER AND NAME AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET THEM VACCINATED. >> I LOOK AT THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF VACCINATIONS. IT IS STRIKING BLACK-AND-WHITE THAT TELLS YOU. IT IS MORE PERCENTAGE OF CASES THAN POSITIVITY. AS YOU SAY, PEOPLE SHOULD EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. >> THE LAST THING I HAVE, IF YOU HAVE GROUPS THAT WOULD WANT TO INFORMATION WE HAVE ON THE SCIENCE, I WOULD BE GLAD TO COME OUT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS, GIRL SCOUT MEETINGS WITH PARENTS, ANYTHING I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME DO PRESENTATIONS EVEN IF IT IS JUST A QUESTION AND ANSWER IF THEY THINK PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. WE DO HAVE SIGNS. IT IS A GIANT DIGITAL SIGN. WE DID SEE MUCH OF AN OBJECT BY DOING THAT. >> HOW ABOUT PUTTING UP BILLBOARDS. HAS ANYONE TRIED OR THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT, SOME KIND OF [01:00:06] AN AD? >> HE PUT UP ONE TO BRING PEOPLE. AT THIS POINT, IT IS PEOPLE'S FEELINGS ON IT AND A PERSONAL CHOICE ON WHETHER THEY WILL GET VACCINATED OR NOT. IT PROBABLY REQUIRES A PERSONAL TOUCH OF SOMEONE YOU KNOW PERSONALLY THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE. >> THE SMOKING ADS ARE PRETTY EFFECTIVE. THE PERSON SAY I SMOKED AND I GOT THIS OR THAT. I'M SURE WE HAVE COVID PEOPLE DOING THAT. >> I'M LOOKING FOR ANYTHING YOU HAVE. SEND A NAME OR PHONE NUMBER WE WILL REACH OUT TO THEM. WE ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT WASTE AT THIS POINT. IF YOU FIND ONE YOU TRY TO FIND OTHERS BUT WE WILL OPEN IT AND GET THE PERSON VACCINATED. HOW HAVE THE VACCINATION RATES BEEN FOR THE SCHOOL-AGE. THE SCHOOL-AGE VACCINATION RATES I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE DATA RIGHT HERE. IT BREAKS IT DOWN A LITTLE FUNNY. WE HAVE 13% THAT ARE TOTALLY VACCINATED. AND THEN THE INTERESTING THING, IT GOES DOWN WITH THOSE OVER 34. >> THEY ONLY GET THEIR NEWS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. >> WE MAY HAVE TO DO A TIK TOK VIDEO OR SOMETHING. >> I WILL TRY ANYTHING. I WILL PUT ON A SILLY SUIT I WILL TRY ANYTHING. >> JOHN, THAT'S MY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HUMAN. >> WE FILED OUR SEPARATION PAPERS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. >> WE HAD POP-UP SITES AROUND THE COMPANY AND THE ENDED A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND IN THE PAST WEEKS WE WERE GETTING 1-2 PEOPLE SHOWING UP. THEY BACKED OUT ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. SHE SAID, EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE GET, WE GET REQUESTS TO TALK ABOUT STORMS AND HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. WE ARE TRYING TO THROW THE COVID VACCINATION INTO THE CONVERSATION. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> IT IS AFTER 5:00 P.M. SO WE WILL GO TO TIME CERTAIN SWITCHES [17.  5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Public Hearing to obtain final comments and approval of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan for Clay County CDBG] ITEM NUMBER 17. IT IS PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN FINAL COMMENTS AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ACTION PLAN FOR CLAY COUNTY CDBG. >> I THINK YOU SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE TIK TOK VIDEO COMMISSIONER. >> IF YOU HAVE A GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK AT HOME I CAN WATCH IT TICK-TOCK. >> I AM COMING TO YOU GUYS TO ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE FROM THE JULY 27 MEETING FOR THE CDBG DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE STAFFING CONSULTANTS WE ARE CLEANING UP SOME OF THE ITEMS AND FINALIZING COMMENTS. WE WILL HAVE MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS THAT WE ARE BASICALLY FINISHED WITH WE ARE JUST DOING SOME EDITS. AND THAT WE WILL BRING YOU THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE ONE-YEAR ACTION ACTION PLAN. THE ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSION ON JULY 27 THEN WE WILL SEND THE DOCUMENT AND BY THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM, OTHERWISE I WILL BE BACK ON THE 27TH. >> DID YOU GET PUT GOOD PUBLIC COMMENT? >> WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME. MAYBE TEN OR SO. NOT A HUGE AMOUNT BUT SOME. >> I KNOW SOME COMMISSIONERS HAVE SENT -- >> I HAVE HEARD SOME INFORMATION FROM SOME OF YOU GUYS. SPECIFIC ANSWERS WILL BE IN THAT. >> DO WE NEED TO VOTE FOR THAT? [01:05:04] >> OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THE CBD G GRANT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CARD FILLED ANYONE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING? >> MR. ABDUL, YOU ARE ON. >> JAMES OTTO, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN COMING IN FOR A LONG TIME. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT. IS THIS WHERE SHE TAKES CITIZEN HOUSES? >> KNOW IT IS ABOUT A GRANT. >> CAN YOU FILL US IN SINCE SHE DIDN'T. I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT ONE YEAR END FIVE YEAR, IT'S GOOD IT IS NOT A TEN YEAR CONTRACT. >> MR. OTTO, IT IS YOUR COMMENT SO IF YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THAT YOU CAN. >> I SAW GREEN COVE GOT 700,000 THAT WAS AWESOME IS A PART OF THIS? >> SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT. >> WHEN YOU GET ONE GRANT YOU DON'T GET ANOTHER GRANT SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHICH GRANT YOU GET. THERE IS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CUTS THIS YEAR WITH GRANTS. WE WERE TOLD THAT LAST YEAR AND YOU GUYS OVERBUILD THE COMMUNITY. >> IS THIS ABOUT THE GRANT? DO YOU HAVE INPUT ABOUT THE SPECIFIC GRANT? >> YEAH, I WOULD HAVE LIKED FOR HER TO EXPLAIN IT BETTER. I REALLY HAD NO CLUE WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THOUGHT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOUSES. >> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. SHE WAS JUST GIVING US AN UPDATE. >> CAN SOMEONE TELL US WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE TO BE TRANSPARENT. I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR 15 YEARS. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND SLIDE THE REST UNDER THE ROAD. >> THIS IS YOUR TURN TO COMMENT ON THE GRANT. >> I HOPE IT WASN'T WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING YEARS AGO. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE GRANT FROM THE PERSON WHO WAS EXPLAINING A. >> WE DID HAVE PUBLIC INPUT NOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE INPUT TO PUT THE FINAL TOUCHES. YOU. >> YOU WANT TO PUT THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO WRAP UP. I WOULD ASK THE GOVERNOR REMOVE YOU FROM OFFICE. >> I WOULD ASK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO THE SAME WITH YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED PERIOD SO, WE WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ACCEPTING THE UPDATE. >> IS BUILT ON THE MOTION TO CONTINUE IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE IT CARRIES 4. LET'S MOVE ON TO, BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AGENDA. NOW WE CAN SEGUED NICELY INTO THE GRANT UPDATE. [8.  Grants Update] NUMBER EIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING I AM WITH THE GRANTS DIVISION. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE WITH APPLICATIONS IN THE COUNTY. THIS IS A REPORT I WANT TO REFINE AND MAKE MORE DETAIL. YOU RECEIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT MORE REQUESTS AND MATCHING FUNDS AND I WILL DO THAT GOING FORWARD. SO HERE'S A BRIEF LOOK AT THE SUBMITTED APPLICATION SINCE MARCH. WE SUBMITTED SEVEN APPLICATIONS TO DATE. FIVE ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW. TWO ARE UNFUNDED. BOTH WERE FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THIS IS HOW WE TRIED TO GET [01:10:01] MONEY TO START THE BROADBAND IN RURAL AREAS. THIS IS A PROGRAM WHERE PRIORITIES CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS AND SEE IF THEY ARE PRIORITY AREAS FOR NEXT YEAR. THE REFURBISHMENT PROGRAM WENT UNFUNDED THIS YEAR. THIS IS VERY COMPETITIVE I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE SHOULD TRY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GRANT AND REAPPLY IN THE FUTURE. >> WHEN YOU THINK UNFUNDED DOES THAT MEAN WE DID NOT GET IN? THEY DID AWARD IT TO SOMEONE THOUGH. >> CORRECT. THOSE PROGRAMS HAVE CLOSED. THE OTHER APPLICATIONS ARE STILL INCONSIDERATION. THE OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE BRIEFED THE BOARD ON BEFORE. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. IF NOT WE CAN MOVE ON TO WHAT IS IN PROGRESS. >> I WOULD MOVE ON. >> YESTERDAY WE SUBMITTED THREE FEDERAL GRANTS, 200 THE DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. THE FIRST OF WHICH, EIGHT 6.4 MILLION DOLLARS REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A WATER LINE FOR THE TRAINING FACILITY THAT PEOPLE UTILIZE AND FIRE RESCUE. THE OTHER WAS A $6.9 MILLION REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A FIRE STATION NEAR PENNY FARMS. BOTH OF THE APPLICATIONS DID NOT REQUIRE A MATCH. THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY RESUBMITTED YESTERDAY, WAS THE REBUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. THIS WAS FOR CONSTRUCTION ON RADAR ROAD. IT WAS A FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR REQUEST, THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE WORKING ON, WE HAVE TWO APPLICATIONS AND THE GRANT PROGRAM WHICH IS THROUGH FEMA, WE HAVE 3-5 ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. WE'RE WORKING WITH FINALIZING THE DETAILS. WE ANTICIPATES SUBMITTING BUT AUGUST 13. THE LAST SLIDE, THIS IS ON THE RADAR FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. I WANT TO BUILD OUT THIS LIVE. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE FOR THE COUNTY. WE WILL BUILD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. THESE ARE BOTH $20,000 REQUEST THAT THE COUNTY MANAGER CAN BUILD ON. THIS WAS THE MITIGATION FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATED FOLLOWING IRMA AND MATTHEW. THIS IS ROUND TWO OF THE FUNDING. WE CAN SUBMIT THREE APPLICATIONS. THESE ARE LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BETWEEN $2,000,000.100 MILLION. WORKING ON PROPOSALS FOR THAT. FINALLY THE HAZARD MITIGATION. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BUT THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT ANY INTERESTED APPLICANTS REACH OUT. WE ARE INVESTIGATING THAT AS WELL. THAT IS THE HIGH LEVEL OF THE REVIEW AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THIS HAS TO BE (SPEAKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONE). >> STAFF IS STILL DISCUSSING PROJECTS. WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION LAST YEAR SO WE THINK THAT GOOD BE ANOTHER PROJECT WE ARE VISITING. WE ALSO HAD LARGE-SCALE DRAINAGE PROJECTS. >> DO WE GET TO WEIGH IN ON WHICH THREE GETS PICKED. >> BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE APPLICATION IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. >> BEFORE YOU EVEN GET TO THAT POINT. >> MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IF YOU HAVE A PLAN THAT FALLS, YOU WILL SEND THAT TO THE COUNTY MANAGER OR VICE VERSA SO WE CAN GET IT INTO THE MIX BEFORE THE MEETING. >> FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC JUST BECAUSE THE GRANT WASN'T FUNDED, OR MY DISTRICT AND JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT FUNDED UNDER THAT GRANT WE ARE NOT MOVING ON FROM THAT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. [01:15:01] THE OTHER THING, THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD OUT A COUNTYWIDE PROJECT LIST. JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FUNDED. >> IT DOESN'T MEAN WE WERE SHUT OUT FROM BROADBAND APPLICATIONS. >> THIS IS FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER. THIS IS A GRANT UPDATE AND YET WE HAVE A BLOCK GRANT FOR BUYOUT. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY ARE NOT LISTED HERE AND WHAT OTHER ONES ARE NOT AND WHY NOT. >> I THINK THEY SHOULD BE LISTED IN ONE PLACE. >> MAYBE THEY ARE GRANTS THAT WE NEED A DIFFERENT CHART TO SHOW ONGOING GRANTS. >> THESE HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET. >> ALL OF THE ONES WITH THE DOT ARE IN PROCESS. >> I MEAN, THE VOLUNTARY HOME GRANT. THAT ONE, THE ONE WITH IRMA WE HAVE A WHOLE PROCESS GOING. IRMA MAY BE THE ONE BEFORE. >> THE OTHER THING IS, WHERE YOU DOING THIS ACTIVELY? >> >> YOUR GROUP IS WORKING. >> THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS TO SHOW PENDING APPLICATIONS. THIS WILL ALSO SHOW THE COMPLIANCE SIDE. REWARDS WE HAVE SEE AND WITH THE PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR, WE ALSO HAVE INPUT AND COLLABORATION. >> I THINK PERSONALLY WE ARE TRANSITIONING WHERE WE HAVE THIS DIVISION WORKING ON THIS AND WE ARE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE. I HOPE THE PROCESS WE CAN CONSOLIDATE ALL GRANTS INTO ONE FOCAL POINT. WE HAVE ONE POINT OF CONTACT TO GET INFORMATION ALL GRANTS WILL FUNNEL THROUGH IN ONE BRANCH. I THINK WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THAT BECAUSE WE ARE MIGRATING FROM ONE PROCESS TO ANOTHER. I THINK FOR US, IF I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT GRANTS, I DON'T WANT TO FIGURE OUT LAB TO TALK TO. IT MAKES IT INEFFICIENT. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE WILL ADD THAT TO THE LIST. WE HAVE SEEN THE NEED. WE ARE ADDRESSING THE. WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRANTS LISTED HERE AND THE UPCOMING. WE WILL SEE LATER ON THE. >> ALWAYS LOOK FOR WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET THE GRANT. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. YOU CAN POINT THAT OUT. >> LET'S MOVE TO NUMBER NINE [9.  Impact Fee Roads] IMPACT THE. >> COMMISSIONER WANTED TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MONEY FOR IMPACT FEES AND WHAT WE COLLECTED 4.4 MILLION. THE ROAD RIGHT NOW LISTED IN [01:20:15] THAT DISTRICT TWO THAT'S ELIGIBLE IS 218 WEST FROM COSMO TO HIBISCUS. DISTRICT THREE, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 7.9 MILLION. THE ROADS THAT STAFF CAME UP WITH THAT COULD BE FUNDED WITH THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE THIS IS KNOWN AS THE MONEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ROAD BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER PHONES, THEY ARE WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PROJECTS. >> THESE ARE IMPACT FEES WE COLLECTED IN THE PAST? >> WE HAVE NOT SPENT ANY SINCE WE REINSTITUTED THEM. >> THE THOUGHT IS IF WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT, THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION. WE SHOULD DO IT AS PART OF STARTING THE PROCESS SO WE ARE NOT COMING IN AFTER THE FACT BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE MORE TAX ON TO WHAT WE ARE DOING. IN DISTRICT THREE, SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION OPEN TO OPEN THE DOORS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF. >> 2,023. THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO TO BE COGNIZANT OF EXPANDING THAT IS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER YOU WANT TO CONTINUE FROM TO 22 BLENDING, RADAR ROAD IS ALSO ON THE LIST. WE HAVE A LIST OF ROADWAYS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IF NOT WE HAVE TO CHANGE THAT AND AMEND THAT. ALL OF THOSE ROADS WILL NOT BE 7 MILLION. >> THE OTHER WHEN I SUGGEST (SPEAKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONE). >> IS THAT PART OF THE MOBILITY FEE. >> IT IS A PART OF THE PROJECT THEY HAVE ASKED US TO LOOK AT. IT'S A SMALL PIECE. >> I THINK IT WAS PART OF THE PRESENTATION. >> I THINK IT WAS WHEN THEY HAD MORE ECONOMIC KICK. >> I WILL LOOK IT UP HERE. THEN I WILL GET THE NAME. NOW TO CONTINUE IT I WILL LOOK AT THAT ALSO. I WILL LOOK AT THE LENGTH OF THE ROAD AND THE IMPACT TO IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS WAS IDENTIFYING THE FACT THAT THERE WAS MONEY AND ASKING STAFF TO IDENTIFY THE THINGS THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO EXAMINE. ALSO, KEEPING IN MIND, IF THEY ARE NOT NAMED ALREADY IT IS PART OF THE MOBILITY FEE AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE THAT. THAT IS THE DISCUSSION I WAS HOPING TO PROMPT. COMMISSIONER BOVA WAS TALKING [01:25:01] ABOUT THE ROAD ACCESS. >> (SPEAKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONE). >> THERE'S FUNDING ON THE JACKSONVILLE SIDE. >> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON DISTRICT TWO IN TERMS OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS THERE? >> WE WON'T VOTE ON ANYTHING BUT HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE POSSIBILITIES. THERE ARE NO REAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, BECAUSE WE'D NOT -- WE HAVE NOT LOOKED INTO IT THAT DEEPLY. IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS GET AN IDEA IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE SHOULD CONSIDER. IT'S A GOOD TIME TO EXPAND ROADS. >> DISTRICT TWO IS THE IMPACT BE DISTRICT. >> WE ONLY HAVE TWO DISTRICTS FOR THE IMPACT FEES. DISTRICT TWO AND THREE. I BELIEVE YOU CAN TAKE A PEEK AT THAT. THIS ONE IS IN DISTRICT TWO. >> IT IS QUITE LARGE. THE LINK I HAVE HAS EXPIRED. >> IT IS UNDER PRESENTATION. IT TALKS ABOUT 103RD STREET TO STATE ROUTE 33. >> THAT WOULD BE DISTRICT THREE. TAKE THE LINK IS NOT WORKING. I WILL GET THE NAME OF THE ROAD. THE LINK IS NOT WORKING. >> I CANNOT IMAGINE IT IS VERY LONG. FOR $4 MILLION I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE CAN DO. IF IT IS AVAILABLE WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT. THAT WOULD BE UNDER DISTRICT 32. COURTNEY, WE WOULD HAVE TO THE PEOPLE ON THAT FITTED IN. >> ON ANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO MOVE. >> I JUST WANTED TO GET US TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD DISCUSS IT AND REALIZE WAS THERE. THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION IN TERMS OF G DONE. ANYTHING ELSE? WE CAN GO ON TO NUMBER TEN BACK. THIS IS P3. >> GOOD AFTERNOON THIS IS AN [10.  RFP No. 20/21-58, P3 (Public-Private Partnership) for Property Development Package to include Land Purchase, Design, and Development of a Multipurpose Youth Sports Complex Update (K. Smith)] UPDATE THAT THE RFP WAS ISSUED FOR THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE LAND DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, IT ADVERTISES TWICE AND WE RECEIVED NO PROPOSALS. AT THIS TIME THE RP IS CLOSE AND WE WILL CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE VENDOR THAT SUBMITTED THE UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL. WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE WILL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND ACCEPTANCE. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT. MAY BE, I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION. THEY DID NOT RESPOND ON THE OTHER TWO OPENINGS WILL BE HEAVEN UNSOLICITED VOTING. WE RECEIVE THE UNSOLICITED WHICH MADE US GO FORTH UNSOLICITED RFP. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPOSALS RECEIVED. >> CAN YOU GIVE A RECAP OF THE UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL? >> SURE, IT WAS LAND, DESIGN SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT. BETWEEN 150-200 ACRES. AM I ALLOWED TO DISCLOSE THE [01:30:03] LOCATION? A LOT WAS CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL BUT IT WAS THE 16TH 21 AREA. 150-200 ACRES AND IT WOULD BE A FULL PACKAGE DEAL. THE LAND PURCHASE, THE DESIGN OF THE PARK AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK. WE WILL BRING THAT BACK WITH MORE DETAIL. HOW MANY RESTROOMS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE PARK ONCE WE GET THROUGH REVIEWING THE UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL. >> OPERATION OF THE PARK? >> NO, SIR, NOT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS OVER $3 MILLION STATE FUNDING AND THE CONTRIBUTION. WE DID GET THE EXTENSION FROM THE STATE THAT WAS VOTED ON AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING. WE ARE EAGER TO KEEP THIS MOVING TO MEET THE NEW DEADLINE. >> WE HAVE HAD OUR PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS AND IT'S WORTH $6 MILLION? >> THAT IS WHAT WE THINK WE WILL HAVE READY TO BRING AT THE NEXT MEETING. LEGAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE MAY BRING THE AUDITOR INTO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STATES STATUTE SO WE ARE FOLLOWING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU. >> THIS WAS A QUESTION BY THE GOVERNOR ON MONDAY, THE STATUS OF THIS PROJECT. DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT. IT IS UNDER HIS MICROSCOPE. >> WE HAVE UNTIL JUNE 2022 TO COMPLETE THIS. WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETING IT ON TIME. >> WE WILL GET HIM WHATEVER HE NEEDS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR [11.  Solid Waste Update - Waste Management] KAREN? >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE SOLID WASTE UPDATE. WE WILL BRING UP CHARLIE TO KICK IT OFF. CHARLIE, GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS, THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER FOR THE MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT. BEFORE I INTRODUCE EVERYONE I WANT TO TAKE SUBMITTED TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS AND I HAVE SOME UPDATES. >> TERESA, DO YOU HAVE IT HERE? >> MR. OTTO, WE DO NOT NEED YOUR COMMENTS, THANK YOU. >> MAINLY I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I PASS IT OFF TO WASTE MANAGEMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR CONTRACT HISTORY TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THIS WAS SIGNED IN JANUARY 2007 AND IN 2011 IT WAS EXTENDED AND IN DECEMBER 2015 IT WAS EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 2024. THIRTY-FOUR MORE TRUCKS, IT WOULD PROVIDE CURBSIDE PICKUP FOR YARD WASTE. FOR THIS SERVICE THE COUNTY PAYS $795,000 PER MONTH. THE CURRENT COST OF THE YARD WASTE IN YOUR BRIEFING IS TWO LOADS PER WEEK. IT IS ACTUALLY $2 PER MONTH. THAT IS A TYPO. WE HAVE SEEN, IN JULY, THE RECYCLING WAS SUSPENDED FOR COVID PROTOCOL. I UNDERSTAND IT CREATED A SUBSTANTIAL PUSHBACK FROM THE RESIDENCE AND THEY WERE PRETTY UPSET. IN 2020 OF OCTOBER THE ADVANCED DISPOSAL BECAME PART OF IT AND THE LOCAL STAFF REMAINED THE SAME. IN EARLY MARCH 2021, 1 ROUTE THEY PER DAY. THEY WERE NOT BEING COMPLETED [01:35:04] FOR PRIMARILY LACK OF PERSONNEL SUPPORT. MARCH 12, 21 WAS THE FIRST STIMULUS CHECK FROM THE IRS. BY THEN THEY WERE UP TO FIVE ROUNDS PER DAY. THE STIMULUS CHECK HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THERE IS A CHART IN YOUR BINDER, THAT TALKS ABOUT CLARIFYING THE PICTURE. THERE ARE FOUR CATEGORIES HERE. ONE COLUMN IS YARD WASTE. TRASH, TRUCKS, SCHEDULED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT. THE NEXT LINE SHOWED UP AND THE THIRD ONE IS READ IT'S NEGATIVE. IT'S UP OR DOWN ON WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE. ON THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN WE HAVE ADDED A LIST OF OTHER TRUCKS, GREEN COVE IS AUGMENTING THE AREA. I AM LOSING THE EFFECT OF SHOWING YOU ONE SLIDE TO THE NEXT. THE NEXT RED NUMBERS ARE ARE YOU. WE HAVE HAD A DOWNFALL OF PERSONNEL AND PROVIDING THEM WITH PEOPLE TO KEEP OUR ROUTES CURRENT. I WILL LET THEM TALK ABOUT IT FOR A MOMENT. THESE ARE SOME ACTIONS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. THE OTHER CLAUSE ALLOWS CLAY COUNTY TO SEEK AND SECURE OTHER CONTRACTS. THEY FAILED TO PROVIDE COLLECTION SERVICE FOR FIVE DAYS. IF YOU RECALL A DAY SIX, WE AMENDED THE PROCESS, AND GAINED A RELATIONSHIP WITH GREEN COVE SPRINGS WHERE WE BORROW THEIR TRUCKS. ON MONDAY, ON WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THEY WERE PAID FOR BY WASTE MANAGEMENT BUT THEY PAY FOR THE TRUCK AND THE PERSONNEL. WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO FIVE FRANCHISES, FIRST IN JUNE, WE INITIALLY HAD SOME INTEREST BECAUSE THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY. WE ENDED UP WITH 0. WE APPROACH THEM AGAIN LAST WEEK, AND WE HAVE THE SAME RESULT, ZERO. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED WHERE PEOPLE COULD DIAL THEIR OWN SERVICE TO PICK UP THEIR YARD WASTE. BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE, THERE IS NO WAY A TEAM HAS THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE TO DO IT. IT WOULD FURTHER EXASPERATE THE ISSUES THAT EVERYONE IS DEALING WITH HERE. ALSO DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 21 COME WE REACHED OUT TO OUR PRIMARY STORM DEBRIS COMPANY TO SEE IF WE COULD GET HELP FROM THEM. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $3,800 PER DAY. THEN WE GOT A LEAD ONE OF THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE SO I MET WITH THEM. I ACTUALLY GOT $2,200 PER DAY PER TRUCK. WASTE MANAGEMENT STEPPED UP AND TOOK OVER THAT CONTRACT WITH THEM. THERE ARE USUALLY FIVE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD, SIX DAYS PER WEEK. THESE ARE GRAPPLED TRUCKS WHERE YOU SEE THE CLIENTS PICK UP THE MATERIALS. >> WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CONTRACT? WASTE MANAGEMENT BOUGHT IT? >> I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I SAW THE TRUCK WORKING FOR CLAY ELECTRIC, I PULLED OVER AND TEXT HOWARD THE CONTACT INFORMATION. IT TURNS OUT CHARLIE WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE. HE REACHED OUT AND THEY CONTRACTED THEM OUT TO DO THAT. >> THEY HAVE SUBCONTRACTED THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE FOUND? >> THEY SUBCONTRACT THE CONTRACT WITH THE YARD. >> ALSO IN THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CALLING ALL OF THE NON- EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS IN POSITION TO HELP. WE FOUND OUT, THERE WERE FIVE COMPANIES THAT EXPRESSED THEY WILL HAVE OPENINGS IN OCTOBER. WE WILL HAVE MORE HELP AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE DONE, WE TALKED TO A'S MANAGEMENT THE LAST COUPLE OF [01:40:03] DAYS AND ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER DRAFTING A LETTER THAT WE CAN EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM NOT A LOCAL PROBLEM. ALSO TALK ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS TO MAKE IT BETTER. >> WE DO HAVE YOUR BRIEF UP THERE NOW. IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE CHART >> YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE FOUR COLUMNS. IF WE BROUGHT SOMEONE EXTERNAL TO HELP. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN TO TO US. IF YOU LOOK AT THE UP-AND-DOWN COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS. HERE, IT HAS SOLID RED. WE HAVE HAD A LOT LESS TRUCKS. WE ALSO PICKED UP FOR TRUCKS. THIS HAS HELPED US TO MAKE PROGRESS. WE CAN'T WE REQUESTED FOR WERE NOT HAVING A LOT OF LUCK WITH THE YARD WASTE. WE EVENTUALLY WE STARTED TAKING OVER THE RESPONSIBILITIES TO EASE THE BURDEN. HENCE THE TRAILER. A GO BACK IS WHEN SOMEONE WENT THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS TYPICALLY A GARBAGE OR RECYCLING WHERE WE WILL SEND SOMEONE TO PICK IT UP. THE YARD WASTE ISSUE IS SEPARATE. WE MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON A DAILY BASIS TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE SENIOR STAFF, TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE DAILY STATUS. BUT THE YARD WASTE TODAY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY MAY BE ABLE TO COMPLETE WEDNESDAY BY TOMORROW. WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO THE CYCLE. THEN AGAIN WE STILL HAVE A SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS THEY WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE. >> OPTIONS, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED IN THE PACKAGE. THE ONE OPTION WAS TO COLLECT AND TRANSFER IT TOGETHER. WE HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH. MARCEL MAY BE TALKING IN DETAIL ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY COST-EFFECTIVE. IT ALSO REQUIRES US TO FIND TEN TRUCKS AND TEN DRIVERS WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO. THE OTHER OPTION IS SCHEDULING YARD WASTE AND RECYCLING EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE THIRD OPTION, ONE WEEK OF RECYCLING, 4,000 DISTRICT RECYCLING. THIS HAS BEEN TRIED BEFORE AND NOT SUCCESSFUL WITH THE RESIDENCE. MOST RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT A PILOT PROGRAM , AND IDLE SIDE LOADER. IN THE DENSELY POPULATED AREA WE WILL CHECK WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ACCESS. WE WOULD HAVE TO GET CARDS, PUT [01:45:05] THEM OUT THERE AND TRAIN PEOPLE. THIS WOULD PROBABLY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WOULD TAKE AWAY THE NEED FOR HELPERS. HELPERS COULD BE REAPPLIED BACK TO THE YARD WASTE OPPORTUNITIES. THAT IS IT IN A NUTSHELL. I KNOW THERE ARE QUESTIONS AND I ASSUME THEY CAN GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION AND IT WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> GREG, DO YOU WANT TO GO UP? >> YES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GREG HUNTINGTON. I AM WITH WEIGHTS MANAGEMENT. I AM ACCOMPANIED BY MARCEL DALBEY WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT. HE IS OUR WORK AREA GENERAL MANAGER WHO RECEIVES ALL OF THE OPERATIONS AND AS REAL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS GOING ON OPERATIONALLY. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR AFFORDING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATED AFFAIRS AS IT PERTAINS TO YARD DEBRIS. WE HAVE FOUR SLIDES. SOME HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION. I MAY NOT GO OVER EVERYTHING. A LOT OF THIS YOU MAY ALREADY BE AWARE OF. IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS OR MONITORING THE MEDIA OUTLETS. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE OR WATCHING ONLINE, IT COULD BE INFORMATIVE. I WANTED TO DO A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON OF WHERE WE WERE SIX MONTHS AGO AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. CERTAIN STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN AND CERTAIN STEPS WE ARE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING GOING FORWARD TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. THE LABOR SHORTAGE STARTED TO AFFECT US GOING AS FAR BACK AS JANUARY IN TERMS OF LOSING HELPERS AND DRIVERS. TO CHARLIE'S POINT WHEN THE STIMULUS MONEY HIT AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IT AND MADE THE SITUATION WORSE. WE WERE NOT AT THAT TIME, AWARE OF THE OVERALL EFFECT ON THE INDUSTRY OR IF IT WOULD AFFECT ALL INDUSTRIES. BY THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL, WE WERE THREE WEEKS BEHIND IN YARD DEBRIS COLLECTION. WE DID NOT FALL BEHIND WITHIN REASON ON THE OTHER COLLECTIONS BECAUSE WE PRIORITIZE PICKING UP TRASH FIRST, THEN RECYCLING, THEN YARD DEBRIS. LOCKE -- THE YARD DEBRIS IS MORE INTENSIVE. WEED THROUGH THE KITCHEN SINK AT IT. WE RALLY PERSONNEL AROUND THE STATE, AVENUE -- AS I STATED, MARCEL WAS ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. OTHER DISTRICT MANAGERS AND SALESPEOPLE. FOR TWO WEEKS THEY PROVIDED SUPPORT TO HELP US GET CAUGHT UP. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE MODEL TO HAVE PERSONNEL THAT HAVE SPECIFIC JOBS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK INDEFINITELY. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT BY GETTING CAUGHT UP THINGS WOULD HAVE CHANGED AND WE CAN DO MORE TO ATTRACT LABOR. WE COULD SEE IT WAS AFFECTING ALL INDUSTRIES. IF YOU'RE LIKE ME YOU HAVE BEEN TRAVELING. I STAY AT HOTELS MULTIPLE NIGHTS THEY SAY IF YOU NEED SOMETHING CALLED THE FRONT DESK BUT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HOUSEKEEPERS. YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE AIRLINES. RECENTLY AMERICAN AIRLINES HAD TO CANCEL 200 FLIGHTS DUE TO LACK OF LABOR. THERE'S ACTUALLY A PILOT SHORTAGE, EVEN AT $247 PER HOUR. THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRIES, IF YOU HAVE GONE TO A RESTAURANT RECENTLY, SOMETIMES YOUR TIME THERE IS LONGER THAN USUAL, RESTAURANTS HAVE CUT BACK TO THE CAPACITY TO SURE THEY HAVE THE PROPER RATIO OF COOKS. GOOD FOR THEM, THEY ARE NOT GETTING THE NORMAL PEOPLE WHO WOULD FILL THE POSITIONS. THE LUMBER INDUSTRY, WHEN PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE OF SCARCITY, IT IS THE LOGGERS. THE PEOPLE TRANSPORTING THE LOGGING FROM POINT A TO POINT B. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A RISE IN FUEL PRICES, WE DON'T HAVE THE FUEL. NOT HAVING DRIVERS TO TAKE IT FROM POINT A TO POINT B. TEAKWOOD YOU HAVE WHEN YOU HAVE LABOR SHORTAGE ISSUES. FIRST OF ALL YOU TRY TO ATTRACT WORKERS BY INCREASING WAGES. WE WENT FROM USING TEMPORARILY AGENCIES TO USING FOUR OF THEM. EVEN DOING SO WE WERE SHORT 7-12 HELPERS PER DAY. [01:50:06] WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH A TEMPORARY LABOR AGENCY WORKING WITH THE TWO WALMARTS IN TOWN. THEY BOTH NEEDED TEN TEMPORARY LABORERS EVERY DAY. THAT IS AN INSIDE JOB. AIR CONDITIONING. PAID BREAKS. PAID LUNCH. THEY SAID WE WOULD BE LUCKY TO GET FOR EACH DAY. YOU SEE ALL OF THE HELP WANTED SIGNS. THEY ARE ON THE BACK OF VEHICLES. CHARLIE MENTIONED POSTING HERE FOR FOR HELPERS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCKS. IT WAS THEREFORE SIX-WEEK AND THEY GOT TO APPLICANTS. EVEN BEFORE THINGS GOT BAD, WE WERE ALREADY RAISING WAGES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE IN LINE WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS. BACK IN DECEMBER FOR TEMPORARY HELPERS THEY WERE MAKING $10.50 PER HOUR IN DECEMBER. WE TOOK THAT UP TO $15 PER HOUR IN MARCH. THAT IS A 43% INCREASE. FULL-TIME HELPERS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 90 DAYS IN A BECOME FULL TIME THEY GET THE BENEFITS. THEY WENT FROM $13.91 PER HOUR AND DRIVERS WENT FROM $15.89 TO $19 PER HOUR. WE ALSO FOR DRIVERS, WE WERE PAYING A $2,000 SIGNING BONUS WHICH WAS PAID OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE INCREASED THAT, AS OF JULY 2 $10,000 THAT IS PAID OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS. THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS. IF YOU HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE NEWS, THE FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY WENT AWAY ON JUNE 26. THE STATE OF FLORIDA. EARLIER IN THE MONTH THE GOVERNOR REINSTATED THE PROVISION WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAD TO SHOW EVIDENCE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR WORK. I THINK UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS CAN LAST 12-23 WEEKS. HOPEFULLY, AND WE ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN APPLICATIONS AS A RESULT. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE CAN REPLENISH EMPLOYEES THAT WE LOST. YOU READ MY MIND. OTHER SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS MORE RESOURCES FROM THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FAMILY ACROSS THE STATE. WE BROUGHT IN THREE DRIVER TRAINERS. WAS THAT IMPORTANT. IF YOU'RE HAVING A TURNOVER DRIVERS YOU NEED THE TRAINERS TO HELP THEM LEARN THE ROUTES WHICH MAKES THEM MORE EFFICIENT IN A QUICKER MANNER. WE ALSO HAVE FIVE DRIVERS FROM SOUTH FLORIDA THAT WE MOBILIZED ON JULY 5 AND THEY WILL STAY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. CHARLIE MENTIONED THE USE OF THIRD PARTIES. WE DID HAVE THE BENEFIT OF UTILIZING GREEN COVE TRUCKS AND THEIR DRIVERS IN CLAY COUNTY HELPERS. WE OBVIOUSLY PRAY FOR THAT. WE UTILIZED EVEN PRIOR TO THAT, THREE OTHER COMPANIES THAT HAD GRAPPLED TRUCKS. GROVE TREE SERVICE, AND WIDENER. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPLOYING THOSE VENDORS. MOST RECENTLY, WE UTILIZED FIVE TRUCKS FROM GASTON WHICH IS A STORM CHASING COMPANY. THEY ARE PICKING UP THE PILES. THE IDEA IS WE COULD PUT HELPERS WITH THEM TO HELP PICK UP CONTAINERS. YOU CAN HAVE LARGE FILES BUT THEY WILL NOT PICK UP THE CONTAINER WAYS. THE HOPE WAS THE HELPERS COULD GET IT INTO THE BIGGER VEHICLE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HAS PROVEN TO SHOW THE SUCCESS WE HOPED IT WOULD. WE HAVE SPENT $700,000 IN THIRD-PARTY COMPANIES. I ONLY THROW THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OUT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN MONEY. WERE TRYING TO THROW OUT AS MUCH MONEY TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. WE HAVE WORKED IN DAILY COMMUNICATION WITH CHARLIE AND HIS TEAM. FINALLY, I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING UP MARCEL FOR THIS SO HE COULD SPEAK TO SOME OF THE THINGS CHARLIE MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS GOING FORWARD. MAY BE SOME OPERATIONAL INFORMATION THAT HE WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ME OR MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING. >> THANK YOU GREAT, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONER. OF THE AREA GENERAL MANAGER. [01:55:02] I JUST WANT TO ADD TO WHAT GREG TALKED ABOUT. OBVIOUSLY THE WAGE INCREASE WE HAVE DONE. THREE ROUNDS OF WAGE INCREASE BETWEEN JANUARY AND JULY. WE ARE LOOKING AT WAGES AGAIN WITH FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH THE MARKET. THE BIG THING WE HAVE MOVED TO A $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS. WE HAVE HIRED FOR DRIVERS THIS MONTH. WE ARE SEEING THE BENEFIT OF THE $10,000. I THINK IF THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND WITH PEOPLE COMING BACK TO THE MARKET. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TYPO. ALTERNATE NEIGHBOR AND THIRD-PARTY SUPPORT. WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER COMPANIES. AND THE GRAPPLED COMPANIES ARE WORKING WELL WITH THE HELPER IN THE CAB. THEY CAN DUMP THE CONTENTS OF THE CARD. IF THE CUSTOMER HAS BAGGED LEAVES OR MORE THEY CAN GET UP. IT DOES US A CLEAN SWEEP AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE COUNTY. BUT IT IS SLOW WITH FIVE TRUCKS. IT HAS TAKEN US FOUR DAYS TO SERVICE EVERY ONE DAY OF SERVICE. WE ARE CLEAN SWEEP IN AS WE GO. IT'S BETTER THAN WHEN WE WERE RUNNING GRAPPLED TRUCKS. SO THEY ARE CLEAN SWEEPING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH BUT IT IS A SLOW PROCESS. ONE OF THE THINGS, WE TALKED ABOUT IS SUSPENDING THE RECYCLING SERVICE. I KNOW THAT IS NOT AN APPEALING OPTION BUT IT WOULD ALLEVIATE ROUGHLY 9-10 DRIVERS AND HELPERS EVERY DAY THAT SERVICE RECYCLE. IT WOULD ALLOW THAT MATERIAL TO BE DROPPED OFF AT A CONVENIENT CENTER OR TAKEN AS WASTE AND IT WOULD ALLOW US TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THE YARD WASTE. ONE THING I DO MENTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL OFFER THE AMOUNT 1. 0 70. >> WE TALKED ABOUT COLLECTING THE YARD WASTE WITH IT. THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO TAKE YARD WASTE THAT IS UNPROCESSED TO A LANDFILL. WE WOULD HAVE TO TRANSPORT THIS WASTE TO GEORGIA WHICH IS A LONGER TURN AND ROUGHLY HELPS US BUT WE NEED TEN ADDITIONAL DRIVERS TO DRIVE THE TRUCKS AND IT'S MORE TIME IT TAKES TO GET TO THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION. WE DON'T SEE THAT AS A BENEFIT. IT MAY SAVE US DRIVERS BUT WE NEED TEN DRIVERS TO RUN IT. WE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT MOVING TO EVERY OTHER WEEK. ONE WEEK RECYCLE AND 1 YARD WASTE. THERE ARE BENEFITS TO THAT, IN ALLOW STAFFING TO FOCUS ON ONE OR THE OTHER. THE CONCERNS ARE, IT CONFUSES THE RESIDENT. THEY ONLY GET HALF OF THE SERVICE THEY ARE PAYING FOR. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET THE RESIDENTS ON BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THE SCHEDULE ON WHEN EACH ONE NEEDS TO BE OUT. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND LOOKED AT. I WILL TELL YOU FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE SOLUTION THAT IS IMMEDIATE AND SOLVES THE PROBLEM IS TO SUSPEND THE RECYCLING BUT I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO DISCUSS. >> THIS IS THE SECOND SUMMER AND A ROW YOU HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WASN'T ON THE COMMISSION THEN BUT I WAS ATTENDING MEETINGS, AM I CORRECT ON THAT? >> I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, THEY BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY DID STRUGGLE. >> I WANT TO CORRECT ONE THING. THE FIRST STEMLESS JACK DID NOT COME IN 2021, IT CAME IN 2020. THAT WAS THE THIRD STEMLESS JACK. I GUESS I AM CONFUSED AS TO HOW WE KNOW WE CAN TIE THIS BACK TO BED. I GET THE UNEMPLOYMENT THING, LAST SUMMER WHEN THE SERVICES WERE SUSPENDED, AND AGAIN I WAS NOT A COMMISSIONER I WAS RUNNING [02:00:06] FOR OFFICE ARMS OUT TALKING TO PEOPLE, WE WERE SOCIALLY DISTANCE. I WAS TALKING TO PEOPLE AND IT WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED. HERE'S A PROBLEM. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE CITIZENS PAY THEIR TAXES IN NOVEMBER. THEY EXPECT A SERVICE FOR THAT. THEY REALLY DON'T CARE THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE ELSE IN ANY OTHER AREA IS NOT GETTING THEIR STUFF PICKED UP. THEY JUST WANT THEIR STUFF PICKED UP. I GOT YELLED AT FOR 30 MINUTES AND HAD SOME CHOICE WORDS SAID TO ME BY ONE OF THE RESIDENCE AND THEN SHE SAID THIS, NO ONE HAS EVER CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS. SHE LIVES IN A RURAL AREA. SHE HAS NO INTERNET. WHILE SHE IS YELLING AND SCREAMING AND SAYING THESE THINGS, HER PHONE WAS CUTTING IN-AND-OUT. SHE MAY NOT READ A NEWSPAPER. SHE MAY NOT HAVE TV SERVICE. WE HAVE NOT, AND I SAY WE, THIS IS A COLLECTIVE. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT WE HAVE NOT COMMUNICATED. I THINK MONTHS AGO WE SHOULD HAVE COMMUNICATED. I ASKED IN JANUARY, MAYBE FEBRUARY OR MARCH TO CONSIDER GIVING A REFUND BACK TO THE RESIDENCE EVEN IF IT IS $5. A CREDIT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES. SOMEONE FROM A DEPARTMENT COULD TELL ME THAT IT WILL COST THE COUNTY MORE THAN IT IS WORSE -- WORK BUT IT WOULD BE THE GESTURE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS BUT THIS IS THE SUBJECT I AM TALKED TO ABOUT THE MOST. THE DIFFICULT THING FOR ME IS NO ONE IS SAYING WHEN IT WILL GET BETTER, AT ALL. IF IT ■ISA SUMMERTHING,MAYBE IN THE NEXT CONTRACT WE SHOULD DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY IN THE SUMMER. BUT NOW THIS IS THE SECOND SUMMER IN A ROW. >> LAST SUMMER WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE LAST SUMMER, IT WAS A SITUATION WHERE COVID WAS DEBILITATING EVERYONE. PEOPLE WERE SICK OR IN QUARANTINE. IT WAS ACTIVE AS OPPOSED TO THIS TIME WHERE IT'S JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THE BODIES FOR WHATEVER REASON. IT CAME IN THE SUMMER AND BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO PICK UP YARD WASTE IS GREATEST IN THE SUMMERTIME EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE YEAR-ROUND GROWING SEASONS SEASONS IT IS MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER. IT WAS THE PERFECT STORM ON THAT END OF IT. SAME RESULTS. THE SAME DISCUSSION. WE HAD A DISCUSSION LAST YEAR IN REGARDS TO GOING EVERY OTHER WEEK WITH RECYCLING OR ONCE PER MONTH OR WHAT HAVE YOU. NO ONE WAS GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH THAT. I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING THAT OUT. I KNOW WE HAVE 30% OF THE POPULATION RECYCLES. >> 40%. THOSE 40% ARE VERY PASSIONATE AND VOCAL. WHEN WE VOTED THAT WE WOULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE RECYCLING THAT WAS NOT REAL RECEIVED. ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE YOU THIS IS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE HAD. ANYONE ELSE? >> I'M TIRED OF LISTENING TO SOLUTIONS. I KNOW EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS. I'M LOOKING FOR YOU TO COME UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION. IF THE RECYCLING SUSPENSION IS YOUR BEST SHOT I AM WILLING TO TRY IT. I UNDERSTAND WITH WHAT THE COMMISSIONER IS SAYING. PEOPLE WERE SAYING I PAID FOR THIS I WANT THE SERVICE. IF YOU CAN'T GIVE IT, I CAN SAY WE CAN'T DO IT. THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY LESS PER HOUR AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THEM FEEL AWAY. IF THEY WANT A PRIVATE GUIDE TO PICK UP THEIR RECYCLING, GREAT, LET'S OPEN THAT UP. OF LIKE WHEN WE HAD THE DUMP OPEN AND WE HAD RECYCLING BINS OUT. IF YOU NEED TO RECYCL, IT IS THERE FOR YOU. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. NOT THAT IT WILL BE PERMANENT. WHEN WE GET OUR FEEDBACK, WE WILL DO THIS. [02:05:05] IF THIS IS YOUR BEST ALTERNATIVE, I AM WILLING TO TRY IT. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. >> WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO FORGO THE $1.70 PER MONTH. WE WOULD NOT EXPECT THE COUNTY TO PAY THAT. I CANNOT SPEAK TO HOW THE TAXES ARE APPLIED. OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD NOT BILL YOU FOR THAT. OUT THE COUNTY WOULD CREDIT THAT AND GET IT BACK TO THE RESIDENCE OR USE IT WILL BE UP TO THE COUNTY. THAT WOULD BE $115,000 PER MONTH WE WOULD NOT CHARGE. >> TELL ME HOW THIS SUSPENSION THING WOULD WORK. IF I HAVE MILK BOTTLES AND CANS ARE ONE OF THE ROUTE I JUST PUT THEM IN MY GARBAGE? >> THE PRIMARY OPTION IF YOU ARE AN AVID RECYCLER IS TO TAKE INTO ANOTHER LOCATION. >> IF I DO TRANSPORTATION? >> OBVIOUSLY IT CAN BE TAKEN AS GARBAGE. IT IS SOMEWHAT OF AN EASY COMMUNICATION. THE REASON IS THIS. THE WAY THE SCHEDULE WORKS IN CLAY COUNTY, EACH SERVICE IS THE DAY BEFORE TRASH. IF A RESIDENT IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION. IF THEY ARE NOT READING COMMUNICATION MAILERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA THINGS WE PUT OUT, THE RECYCLING WOULD NOT GET PICKED UP ON MONDAY. THEY WOULD TAKE THE RECYCLING LEFT FROM THE DAY BEFORE. IT IS THAT SCHEDULE WHERE RECYCLING, TRASH IS THE DAY TO FOLLOW. IF IT'S HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, IT WOULD BE REMOVED TOMORROW. BUT IT WOULD ALLOW US TO DEDICATE OUR CRUISE. >> A PEOPLE GENERALIZE WAS GOING ON. >> IT WOULD BE A ONE-DAY WAY. >> THEY WOULD KNOW IT. THE GARBAGE WOULD DISAPPEAR WITH THE RECYCLING. >> YES, SIR. -- ARE PEOPLE INTO THIS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE RECYCLING GOT TO THE RIGHT PLACE, THEY COULD TAKE YOU TO A CENTER WE SET UP. >> IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY ALREADY HAVE DROP-OFF ABILITIES BUT WE HAVE CONTAINERS WE CAN ADD UP THE COUNTY'S DISCRETION TO PUBLIC PARKS, THOSE YOU CAN DESIGNATE, WE CAN SEND MAILERS TO INFORM THEM OF THE POTENTIAL CHANGE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THEY WANT. >> HERE IS MY BIGGEST FEAR. WE GO TO SUSPEND RECYCLING AND WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM PICKING UP YARD ALWAYS. HOW DO YOU GUARANTEE YOU'LL RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM ASK. >> IF HE WERE TO GO TO THE SAME SCHEDULE, WE RUN 59-YARD WASTE ROUTES. WE RUN MORE THAN THAT ON ANY GIVEN DAY. I WOULD ASSURE YOU WE WILL DO IT UNTIL WE CAN STAY ON SCHEDULE WE WILL GET TO FRIDAY THIS WEEK HOPEFULLY FINISHING AND MOVING INTO THURSDAY BY THE END OF THE WEEK. I THINK THE POINT IS, WE HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES TO SERVICE THE YARD WASTE, WE WOULD CATCH UP ON THE YARD WASTE IF WE WERE NOT DEDICATING THE CREWS TO RECYCLE. WE HAVE THIS IS PRIORITY ONE AND RECYCLING AS NUMBER TWO. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID, WHAT DO WE DO IF IT DOESN'T WORK. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE COST TO PICK UP GARBAGE IN 2024 WILL DOUBLE. I HAVE TO LOOK THE GUYS IN THE EYE AND SAY, THE PRICE DOUBLED BOTH THE SERVICE WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOESN'T APPEAR I WILL BE LOOKING FOR JOB AND YOU GUYS WILL TOO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK AND SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO FIX THIS. LISTENING TO THE EXCUSES, THEY ARE ALL OVER. IT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. >> AS GREG SAID AND YOU WILL SEE IT ANYWHERE, THERE ARE SHORTAGES AND SOME RESTAURANTS ARE NOT OPEN INSIDE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE STAFF. OTHER BUSINESSES CANCEL FLIGHTS AND THEY LOSE REVENUE. WHEN WE LOSE STAFFING CAN'T FUNCTION MATERIALS SIT AT THE CURB. >> I SEE IT EVERY DAY. [02:10:01] >> I DON'T KNOW CHARLIE IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, IT IS COUNTY BUSINESS BUT IT WOULD BE ROUGHLY $115,000 PER MONTH THAT WE WOULD NOT BILL THE COUNTY. >> THE TERM SUSPEND MEANS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO REGULAR SERVICE AT SOME POINT. WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATION OF THAT POINT? >> WE NEED 12 DRIVERS EVERY DAY TO GET BACK TO CONSISTENT SERVICE WITH THE YARD WASTE. WE HAVE HIRED FOR ALREADY THIS MONTH. ONE LAST MONTH. THERE IS FIVE OF THE 12 THAT WE NEED. I GUESS IF THERE IS GOOD NEWS, WE ARE NOT LOSING EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE GIVEN THEM A 20% RAISE. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE NOT LEAVING, IT IS TROUBLE ATTRACTING NEW EMPLOYEES FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES. >> I WAS IN WISCONSIN LAST WEEK AND I HEARD SEVERAL ADS FOR YOUR COMPANY. YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A REAL EFFORT HERE. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK. LET'S EXPLORE WHAT SUSPEND MEANS. I SUSPECT, IN 2024 WHEN WE REVIEWED THIS CONTRACT WE CAN PUT THIS BACK IN, SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO IT IF YOU DON'T CARE IS NOT A CORRECT ASSUMPTION? I WOULD VOLUNTEER WE WOULD LOVE TO. ON THE CONTRACT, TO THE POINT OF YES, WAGES HAS GONE UP AND THE EXPENSES THERE. WE WOULD LOVE TO MIGRATE TO AUTOMATED SERVICE. IT'S A WAY TO LET EVERYTHING WORK WELL. IT GETS US OUT OF THE TEMPORARY LABOR BUILDING BUSINESS. THE TRUCK DOES THE LIFTING, YOU SAVE BACK INJURIES SHOULDER INJURIES YOU DON'T HAVE GUYS WHO DON'T SHOW UP ON RAINY DAYS, THE TRUCK DOES THE WORK. WE WOULD LOVE TO PROPOSE AUTOMATED SERVICES. >> HOW DOES IT WORK WHERE THERE ARE NO CURVES? >> I WOULD SAY, WE ACQUIRED THE CONTRACT, WASTE MANAGEMENT WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED. I KNOW THERE IS DIRT PUBLIC ROADS BUT IF THE POST OFFICE GOES THERE WE CAN GO THERE. SOME OF THE PLACES I'VE BEEN ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. >> I GET COMPLAINTS THAT YOU TEAR UP THE ROADS. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ON THE PUBLIC RURAL ROADS THAT DON'T HAVE CURVES AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THE AUTOMATION? >> AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOMEWHERE WHERE THE CART CAN STAND, WE CAN SERVICE THEM. >> THEY TOLD US WE WOULD GET PICKUP TRUCKS TO GO DOWN THE ROADS. >> WE DO HAVE PICKUP TRUCKS, FORD F2 50S THAT WE DO USE A LOT. THEY SERVICE RECYCLING AND GARBAGE. >> WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. >> COMMISSIONER. >> JUST LISTENING, I'M WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE SUSPENSION OF THE BOARD AND GIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT TIME TO RECOVER WHATEVER THAT IS. SEE WHAT THE $10,000 BONUS WILL BE. SEE WHAT UNEMPLOYMENT WOULD BE. I AM NOT WILLING TO VOTE ON ANYTHING TONIGHT. WHAT I AM SAYING IS WE INVESTIGATE THE COST RECOVERY. WHAT YOU'RE GETTING WILL BE REPLACED TOMORROW. PEOPLE ARE ADAMANT. I AM ADAMANT ABOUT IT. I WISH WE HAD NO RECYCLABLES BUT WE DO. WE ARE IN A THROWAWAY SOCIETY. WE CAN LIVE WITH OURSELVES BY RECYCLING. I RECOMMEND WE INVESTIGATE A POLICY WHERE WE SUSPEND RECYCLABLES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL WASTE MANAGEMENT CAN'T RECOVER. WHATEVER THAT IS, 2-3 MONTHS. >> I DO NOT SEE ANY PERMANENT RECOVERY. [02:15:04] >> THEY ARE PAYING A $10,000 BONUS AND THEY HAVE SEEN RECOVERY IN 4-5 DAYS. THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WAS ONLY SUSPENDED TEN DAYS AGO. TWELVE DAYS AGO, OR WHATEVER IT WAS. >> WE ARE IN A POSITION OF GUTTING IT OUT FOR TWO MONTHS TO SEE IF THERE IS CHANGE OR WHEN WE ANNOUNCE CHANGE, WE WILL GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS MORE VIABLE. >> IF WE MADE SUCH A CHANGE, I WOULD ASK WASTE MANAGEMENT TO NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS AND NOTIFY THEM THAT THE CHANGES BEING MADE AND IDENTIFY THROUGH WHATEVER WE CAN TO, WITH A SOLUTION TO SEND THE MONEY BACK TO THE CONSTITUENTS AND ANNOUNCE IT AND SAY YOU WILL GET WHATEVER IT IS. >> SOME SORT OF A CREDIT BACK. THE PROBLEM IS THEY HAVE HAD WEEKS OF NOT HAVING THEIR YARD WASTE PICKED UP. I RAN THE NUMBERS. I GUESS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, BASICALLY, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, WHAT IT COSTS, IT WAS UNDER $2, YOU ARE TELLING ME, IN THEIR BILL, THAT ONLY $60 OF THE BILL IS RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE. IT IS $2 FOR THEIR YARD WASTE. OF THEIR $292 PER YEAR BILL, FOR GARBAGE IT IS $8.02. >> WE CHARGE THEM THIS IS $140 PER YEAR. WE ARE MISSING $150. >> ALL THAT IS IS COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENT. THERE IS ALSO LONG-TERM CARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE DISPOSAL. THE DISPOSAL ELEMENT AS WELL. BY THE WAY, IT WAS ME THAT BROUGHT UP THE STIMULUS CHECK AND THAT WAS A TYPO. I APOLOGIZE. BUT IT DID HAVE AN IMPACT. >> BUT WE WOULD NOT HAVE A DISPOSAL FEE BECAUSE IF WERE NOT PICKING UP SOMETHING WERE NOT DISPOSING OF IT. IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DROP OFF THEIR RECYCLES. >> I THINK WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THE CITIZENS WATCH THIS MEETING AND THEY SAY IT'S ONLY 100 PER MONTH,. >> IF I COULD, THE REASON I DID THIS IS BASED OFF OF MY UNDERSTANDING AND LISTENING TO MY COLLEAGUES, THE BIG MISTAKE THAT WE IMPLEMENTED THE RECYCLING SUSPENSION WAS LACK OF INFORMATION TO THE RESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT IF WE MAKE THIS AN EFFORT, WE TAKE THE TIME TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT REPETITIVELY BEFORE WE BEGIN TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND, WE ARE NOT STOPPING RECYCLING BUT WE ARE SUSPENDING CURBSIDE RECYCLING AND IT WILL ENHANCE THE DROP-OFF RECYCLING. FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO RECYCLE, MYSELF INCLUDED I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DRIVE A FEW MILES. THAT IS HOW WE DID IT IN THE 80S. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN HOW WE WILL BE KEEPING CITIZENS INFORMED AND I HAVE SPOKEN AND THE COMMITTEE IS BEYOND DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THAT SO WE ARE KEEPING THE RESIDENTS BETTER INFORMED. [02:20:01] I THINK WE ARE CLOSER TO A SOLUTION FOR THAT AS WELL. >> DIDN'T YOU TELL US BEFORE THAT THE COUNTY MAKES MONEY ON RECYCLING. WHAT DID YOU SAY BEFORE? WE DO A GOOD JOB SO IT IS PROFITABLE? >> I THINK $12,000 PER MONTH IS WHAT WE MAKE. >> IF WE STOP, IF WE SUSPENDED CURBSIDE RECYCLING THE NUMBER WOULD DROP? >> IT WOULD REDUCE. WASTE MANAGEMENT SAID THEY WOULD MAKE THAT UP. >> HOW DO WE GET THE MONEY BACK TO THE CITIZENS. >> THE COUNTY MANAGER HAS SOME IDEAS AND DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY. >> THERE ARE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE COULD APPROACH THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING IT AS A TAX CREDIT AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. THE COST IS IF YOU MAIL OUT 60,000 CHECKS, THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WOULD BE VIA CREDIT. >> YOU COULD DO THAT WITH A LETTER SOMEONE GOT IN THERE IN. >> I THINK EVEN THE CREDIT ON THEIR TAX BILL. A LINE THAT SAID SOLID WASTE SPEED, IT WOULD SAY CREDIT FOR LACK OF SERVICE FROM 2021. I THINK IF THE CITIZENS FEEL LIKE WE ARE COMMUNICATING AND WE ARE MAKING AN EFFORT TO GIVE BACK WHAT WE TOOK THAT WE DID NOT PROVIDE SERVICE WORK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC CHECK. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT AN ACCOUNTING NIGHTMARE. >> LOOKING AT THE TAX BILLS THAT THE COMMUNITY RECEIVED, THE FIRST ONE IS SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. THE OTHER ONE IS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. IT IS $226 ON THAT. THAT WAS ANY TAX BILL FOR 2020. THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENCES. THERE ARE TIPPING FEES INVOLVED THE BOTTOM LINE IS WITH THIS RECYCLE, WITH RECYCLE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MORE THAN GARBAGE OR WAYS. WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS NOT COME UP. IT IS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS. WE HEARD THEM LOUD AND CLEAR. ON THE FACTOR OF A SOLUTION, REMEMBER WE HAVE JUST ENACTED SOME OF THESE THINGS AND OTHER OUTSIDE FORCES ARE GOING BY THE WAYSIDE. THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN ON SINCE THE END OF JUNE. MARCEL, YOU ENACTED THE $10,000 BONUS WHICH WAS JULY 1? >> THE FIFTH. WE ARE TALKING THE 13TH AND YOU HAVE HAD FOUR NEW DRIVERS. IS THERE A BONUS FOR THROWERS OR NO? >> THE WAY IT WORKS, WE USUALLY HAVE 24 HELPERS THAT WE EMPLOYED DAILY. THE INCENTIVE IS FOR THEM TO BECOME A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE. WE HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE EVERY EMPLOYEE GETS FREE COLLEGE UP TO THE BACHELORS DEGREE. THIS IS NOT ONLY FOR THE EMPLOYEES BUT THE FAMILIES. IT IS BENEFITS LIKE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO BRING PEOPLE ON FULL TIME. >> THE HOURLY RATES IS $15 PER HOUR? YOU HAVE GONE UP TO $150 PER DAY? >> $15 PER HOUR. THE DAYS ARE LONGER THAN EIGHT HOURS. >> YOU ARE NOT CAPPING IT AT $10. THAT IT IS ONLY TEN HOURS YOU GET PAID FOR EVEN THOUGH YOU COULD WORK 12 HOURS. [02:25:06] >> THEY HAD A DAY RATE. WE HAVE MOVED TO STRAIGHT HOURLY WERE YOU GET OVER TIME AFTER THE 40TH HOUR. >> THEY GET OVERTIME AFTER THE 40TH. I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE HEARD. STRAIGHT TIME NO MATTER HOW MANY HOURS YOU WORK DURING THE WEEK. >> THEY CALLED IT A DAY RATE IT IS STILL CALCULATED AS OVERTIME. IT WOULD BE $150 PER DAY WHETHER 10-12. YOU PAY OVERTIME AFTER THE 40TH HOUR. >> MR. CHAIRMAN IN FY PLEASES THE BOARD, WE WILL LOOK INTO THESE ON HOW WE WOULD DO THE REFUND AND THE NEGOTIATION. WE HAVE TALKED TO MYSELF, WE MAKE ABOUT $178,000 PER YEAR LAST YEAR END RECYCLABLES, I FORGOT THE MONTHLY AMOUNT, FOR RECYCLING. IT WAS VERY CLEAN. WE WOULD LOOK INTO THAT AND THE LOST REVENUE. TEN DOLLARS PER PAPER. WE CAN LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE STATUS IS IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. THE CHART HE PUT UP WAS HARD TO READ. IT WAS THE RED COLUMN. THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS FULFILLED AND YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE STRUGGLED DRASTICALLY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS ON THIS. IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD WE WILL DO THAT. I WILL BRING MORE THAN ONE COURSE OF ACTION. >> THEY JUST KEYED UP A QUESTION. THAT IS DUE TO DRIVERS AND MECHANICAL TRUCKS. YOU HAVE FAILURE OF TRUCKS AS WELL TOO. >> IT IS COMPLETELY LABOR RELATED. I MENTIONED WE BROUGHT IN DRIVERS FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. AS IT HAS BECOME THE RAINY SEASON, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO NET ANY ADDITIONAL ROUTES. WE HAVE NOT ALLOWED TRUCKS TO BE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE RENTED TRUCKS. THAT WAS NOT OUR ISSUE. >> WEEK CAN SPECIFICALLY TARGET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF WEEKS OR MONTHS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO. WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS AS WELL AS NON- COLLECTION. OR NO COLLECTION FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED. YOU CAN LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING AS A GOOD FAITH GESTURE FROM THE THINGS NOT COLLECTED IN THE PAST. YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IF YOU THINK WE PASS, IF YOU THINK BY THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST WE COULD MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION, IT WOULD TAKE US OUT OF HURRICANE SEASON SO WE CAN HAVE YARD WASTE PICKED UP. IT IS DOABLE. I DO NOT LIKE IT. I THINK WE HAVE BENT OVER BACKWARDS AS THE CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH LEADS ON THE TRUCK. WE HAVE PUT OUR OWN COUNTY MANAGER OUT THERE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE I'M A REASONABLE GUY, EVERY BUSINESS IN AMERICA HAS BEEN AFFECTED, YOU STILL HAVE A CONTRACT TO PERFORM UNDER. I HAVE SEEN CHARLIE AND MILTON AND HIS STAFF WORK HARD IN TERMS OF FINDING THE SOLUTIONS. YOU HAVE BEEN USING THEM AND PAYING FOR THEM AT THIS POINT, I DON'T SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE. >> I THINK THE NEXT TWO WEEKS SHOULD GIVE US AN INDICATION ON HOW THE ADDITIONAL MONIES ARE DOING. MAYBE WE GET TO TWO WEEKS AND WE SEE THEY HAVE A DRIVERS. THAT WILL HELP FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO FROM THERE. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH DIRECTION AS [02:30:05] TO WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT? >> MENTIONED WITHIN END DATE, AND I HEAR THAT LOUD AND CLEAR. THIS IS A SUSPENSION THAT IS TEMPORARY IN NATURE. >> IT BETTER BE FULL GUNS BLAZING. YOU CAN'T TALK TO THE CITIZENS WHO USUALLY TALK TO ME. >> ARE WE VOTING ON THAT TONIGHT? >> WE WILL LOOK INTO THE SPECIFICS. I WAS TRYING TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON WHAT I HEARD. >> LET ME MAKE A COMMENT. I'M VIEWING THIS AS THERE ARE A LT OF ISSUES I THINK EVERYONE CAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE ALL VICTIMS AND FIX WHAT WE HAVE AUTHORITY YOU HAVE HEARD PROPOSED FIXES FROM THE DAIS. IT HAPPENS. >> I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK LIVE. SOMEONE SAID IT HAS BEEN FIVE WEEKS SINCE THEIR YARD WASTE HAS BEEN PICKED UP. SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL SAYING 3-5 WEEKS. YOU ARE SAYING YOU ARE ONE DAY BEHIND WE ARE PICKING UP FRIDAY'S ROUND AND MONDAY. RESERVE RESIDENT SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MISCOMMUNICATION IS. CHARLIE WE TRIED TO GIVE OUT THE NUMBER. >> 9042846374. AND THE KEY IS, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T HAD A PICK UP WE WILL SEND A STAFF MEMBER OUT BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL IMMEDIATELY IF THAT IS TRUE. SOMETIMES THERE'S AN OVERSIGHT. >> WHEN I SAID THAT TO YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO, I DON'T PUT YARD WASTE OUT, BUT I HAD WATCHED IT TURN BROWN OVER THREE WEEKS. >> YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT IS. DOES EVERYONE HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED ON THAT? >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL MOVE ALONG ON THE [12.  Opioid Litigation- Approval of Purdue Bankruptcy Plan] AGENDA TO NUMBER 12. >> ON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL WE HAD A CONNECTION AND THEY RECOMMENDED VOTING YES TO THE PERDUE BANKRUPTCY CLAIM. AS YOU HEARD FROM OUR COUNSEL, THIS WILL BE PART OF THE FUNDS THAT WILL COME TO THE STATE AND FORMAL DOWN TO THE COUNTY IF WE EVER GET TO THAT POINT. THIS WILL NOT BE CASH PAYMENTS IT WILL BE MONEY PUT INTO THE PROGRAM SPIRIT. >> I THINK THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING A PROGRAM LATER THIS MONTH. THERE IS LITTLE DOWNSIDE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SPIRIT. >> I DON'T THINK SO. IF WE JOIN THE -- IF WE APPROVE THE PERDUE BANKRUPTCY PLAN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> THE FAMILY WILL CONTRIBUTE $5 BILLION TO THE SETTLEMENT. THEY OWN PURDUE, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS ALL BELIEVABLE. >> MAYBE YOU CAN GET THEM TO PICK UP SOME OF THE GARBAGE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CARRIES 4-0. [13.  Discussion of Appointments to the Value Adjustment Board (VAB)] WE MOVED TO NUMBER 13 DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. >> THIS IS A REQUEST WE RECEIVED FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE WHO HANDLES THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. AS YOU RECALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, COMMISSIONER BOLA AND [02:35:08] COMMISSIONER CELLA, IT IS THE QUESTION OF DO THEY WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE ON THE BOARD OR WITH THE BOARD BE INTERESTED INTO OTHER MEMBERS? OF THE TWO OF THEM WHO SERVED ONE WILL BE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE VAB. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. AS LONG AS THE OTHER GUYS DO THEIR JOB WE DON'T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING. >> THEY DID A GOOD JOB AND EVERYONE WAS IN-AND-OUT. THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS DID THEIR JOB. WE HAD NO PETITIONS COME BEFORE THE BOARD. >> WE NEED A MOTION. >> COMMISSIONER BOLA WILL SAY. IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE MERRIMENT YOU ARE WELCOME. >> YOU DON'T WANT TO STAY? >> I'VE BEEN ON FOR THREE YEARS IT'S TIME TO GET SOMEONE ELSE OPPORTUNITY. >> AND I SERVED THERE WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, I KNOW WHAT IT IS. WHY MOTION IS FOR COMMISSIONER BOLA AND COMMISSIONER RANGER TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. DO YOU WANT TO SELECT THE CHAIRPERSON IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE TWO OF YOU OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IT IS UP TO YOU. >> WE COULD'VE ADMITTED -- NOMINATED COMMISSIONER BURKE SHE'S NOT HERE. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CARRIES. WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME? >> THE APPOINTMENT, YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND YOUR CURRENT IS WILLING TO SERVE AND IT'S ONLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A DIFFERENT CITIZEN. >> EXAMINES THE POSITION JOHN O'CONNOR HAVE FOR MANY YEARS. >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE WITH HIM IF HE IS WILLING TO DO THAT. WE APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE. >> SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES 4-0. NUMBER 14 ROAD RESURFACING [14.  Road Resurfacing Discussion] DISCUSSION. RICHARD SMITH WILL JOIN US. >> GOOD EVENING RICHARD SMITH CLAY COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. I AM HERE TO PRESENT A ROAD RESURFACING STATUS LIST. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS THE TOP 50 ROADS CURRENTLY LISTED ON THE WEBSITE WHEN YOU GO TO CLAY COUNTY.GOV WEBSITE. THE LIST IS THE LIST FROM AROUND THE 2016. THAT IS THE ONE WE HAVE ADOPTED UNTIL WE GET A REPLACEMENT LIST. REALLY QUICK, BUT GREEN HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE BLUE IS READY FOR PAVEMENT. WE CAN START BACK MONDAY, JULY 19, THAT IS WHEN OUR ON SITE SERVICES CONTRACTOR WILL BEGIN. THE REDS ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN INDICATED AS NEEDING DRAINAGE SAPPING A SET OF STAMPS THIS WOULD GO OUT AND HIRE A CONSULTANT AND GO THROUGH A DESIGN PROCESS. MOST OF THEM WILL BE THE FORMER. ME AND MY STAFF GIVING THERE OKAY OR EVEN THE FIELD DIRECTION. THE YELLOW NEEDS FURTHER EVALUATION FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU SEE ON [02:40:04] THERE ARE RESURFACING AND SECOND COLUMN FROM THE RIGHT. THE TOP 50 ROADS AT UP, I HAVE AN UPDATED LIST THAN WHAT YOU HAVE. I AM AT 3,750,000, THERE WERE A FEW CHANGES MADE TO THE PAVEMENT TODAY. WE GOT THE REPORT BACK TO MORE HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS THAT HAVE SOME NONPRESIDENTIAL TRUCK TRAFFIC. THERE IS ALSO THE EXCEPTION LIST THAT I CAN'T DISCUSS EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR IN GENERAL. BEFORE WE GET TO THAT I WANT TO GO OVER SOME POINTS WE GOT FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THEY CAN START ON MONDAY. THEY DO HAVE EQUIPMENT READY TO GO. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DIRECTION ON SOME ITEMS SO WE CAN PUT DOOR HANGERS TO LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE CAN RESURFACE UP TO 4,000 FEET PER DAY. DEPENDING AND THE WEATHER AND CONDITIONS. WE LOOK AT THE ROADS, SUMS CAN GO QUICKER. THE MILLS ROAD IS IMPORTANT. THESE WILL NOT SIT FOR WEEKS FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE ON. PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AUTOMOBILE DAMAGE. WE SHOULD HAVE THESE COVERED BACK UP THE NEXT DAY, WHETHER DEPENDING. THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. THEY WILL NOT MAIL A SECTION OF THE COUNTY THEN COME BACK TWO WEEKS LATER AND PUT THE TOPPING ON. THOSE ARE IN GENERAL. THE EXCEPTION LIST CAME ABOUT, THOSE ARE ROADS WHERE WE HAVE PUT EYES ON THEM. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNTY ROAD 217 I AM CONFIDENT THESE NUMBERS ARE ACCURATE AND THEY ARE NOT IN THE TOP 50. SOME ARE THERE BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY. ONE BECAUSE OF A RECENT DRAINAGE PROCESS. WE HAVE GOTTEN TWO OR THREE PHONE CALLS THIS WEEK, THIS IS A WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING OVER IT AND THEY WANT TO GET IT FIXED. MY EXCEPTION LIST BOARD HAS CHANGED IN PRICE. WE DO HAVE THE ACTUAL NUMBER FOR THE INVOICE. THE TOTAL NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM IS 2 MILLION. THAT CHANGES ON THAT WORD SCOPE CHANGE, MOSTLY ON TOWNCENTER PARKWAY, THESE WILL NOT BE COMPLETED FROM INTO END. THEY WILL BE -- COUNTRY WALK IS THE FIRST 650 FEET. THE REST OF THE ROADS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LIKE THIS FOR NOW. THEY WILL GET RESURFACE BUT AT A LATER DATE. >> OKAY. >> I BELIEVE THIS TO YELLOW. I PUT IT UNDER CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE HAD 140 UNIT TOWNHOME PROJECT BE TURNED IN BETWEEN THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DEVELOPER. WE WILL LOOK FOR THE DEVELOPER TO ( INDISCERNIBLE ) AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO WITH THE LANES. AS WELL AS REBUILD THE ROAD. THIS IS A COMPLETE REBUILD. THERE IS NO SUBBASE TO IT. IT HAS TO BE DONE. IT IS AN 8-INCH THICK NEW ROAD. >> I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. THE MANAGER HAS REVIEWED THIS WITH ME SO I DO HAVE BACKUP. >> I DON'T KNOW IF HE UNDERSCORED IT. HE PUT DOWN JULY 21 ON SOME OF THE START DATE SPIRIT IF WE DON'T KEEP THEM BUSY IT COULD BE [02:45:06] THREE MONTHS BEFORE WE GET THEM BACK. AS WE GO ALONG THEY CAN KNOCK OUT THE PROJECTS. >> KEEP THE WOOD ON THE STOVE. THE OTHER THING IS THIS IS WHEN WE CAN'T DO IT. THEY WON'T START WHICHEVER ONES YOU CHOOSE. THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE A CAVEAT, WE DO HAVE SOME COORDINATION ON THE TOP THREE PROJECTS. THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED REBUILD OF UNDERAGE DRAINAGE. THIS IS WATERLINES IN THEIR. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO PIGGYBACK. THEY HAVE MADE STRIDES TOO OLD WITH THEN AGREEMENT THEY CAN WORK IN THE SAME TRENCH. THEY ARE NOT QUITE AS FAR ALONG. I DON'T THINK WE CAN START MOVING DIRT ON THAT UNTIL OCTOBER. WE HAVE ANOTHER MONTH. THEY ARE 90% COMPLETE WITH THEIR PLANS AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE SOME STUFF UP. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS NOT PIPE YOU CAN JUST DIG UP. THERE LOOKING UP MAY BE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING ON THAT. IT IS WORTH A 4-6 WEEK WEIGHT. >> IF HE DOESN'T START UNTIL OCTOBER WE TALKING ABOUT GOING INTO NEXT YEAR'S MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR HAVING 4 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. >> THIS YEAR THE ROAD RESURFACING IS THE $.9 MILION. NEXT YEAR FOR POINT TO MILLION. THE FOLLOWING YEAR AFTER THAT FOR .5 MILLION AND THEN IT INCREASES FROM THEIR. AS WE GO INTO, WE HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON THE 22ND OF JULY SCHEDULED. WE CAN LOOK AT ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THE ROAD RESURFACING IF YOU DELAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO THE BOARD TO ADD IN A STORM OR UNDERWATER DRAINAGE LINE SO WE CAN ADDRESS THESE SEPARATELY. TERESA MENTIONED IT BEFORE, IF WE COULD SEPARATE THESE OUT, IT WILL BECOME BETTER MANAGED, JUST PUTTING ASPHALT ON TOP OF A ROAD THAT HAS AN UNDERGROUND ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION. >> LISTENING TO COMMISSIONER BOLA WHEN WE HAD OUR WORKSHOP BACK IN APRIL, MY CONCERN IS, WHETHER IT IS 3.9 MILLION OR 4.9 MILLION, IF IT DIDN'T GET SPENT IT JUST DISAPPEARS. I WANT TO SEE THE MONEY SPENT FOR 2021. I WANT THOSE ROADS AND BLUE. WHATEVER IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR 2022, OR HOWEVER MUCH HE SAID THAT WHEN WAS ALSO SPENT. WHEN WE TOTAL IT IS 7 MILLION. >> UNDERSTOOD. WE WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO MAKE SURE IF THE BOARD WILL PROPOSE THIS WE WILL ENSURE WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT OF 4.254 WITHIN THE 4.25. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS TOGETHER, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT RICHARD ADDRESSED THE 50 ROADS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. HE HAS GONE THROUGH, HE COLOR-CODED THEM SO IT WOULD BE EASIER. I WOULD LIKE TOO POST THIS ON THE WEBSITE AND REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS UP THERE. MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE SOME OF THE ROADS MAY NOT BE ON THE OFFICIAL LIST OR ROADS THAT THE CONSTITUENTS HAD ISSUES WITH AND WE HEARD FROM COMMISSIONERS. YES, MA'AM, GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ON HOW WE WILL ACCOUNT FOR THAT I WILL.OUT, IF YOU [02:50:06] SHOULD DELAY A PROJECT IT SHOULD BE INDICATED. >> THIS LIST REPRESENTS ROADS GOING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT 40 YEARS HERE PAYING TAXES. THE $130 MILLION WE BORROWED WILL BUILD ROADS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE YET. >> I THINK TO ADD TO THAT,. >> NEW PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS WILL USE THE ROADS. >> I THINK, TO ADD TO THAT, I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH THE FACT OF SPENDING $7 MILLION, I AM NOT POSITIVE ALL OF THE ROADS ON HERE IN THE WORST SHAPE. THAT IS A PROBLEM WE KEEP GOING BACK TO. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS SO I RAISED THE POINT, I RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION WHICH YOU WERE INVOLVED IN. I WANT TO LIVE TRUE TO THE PROCESS UNTIL WE CHANGE IT. WE ARE WORKING ON THE EVALUATIONS. TO ANYONE WATCHING THE LIST AND SAY YOU ARE NUMBER 29 AND NOW YOU ARE NOT ON IT BECAUSE THERE ARE 50 MORE ROADS NOT UP THERE, THAT CAN'T FEEL GOOD. A LOT OF THOSE ROADS ARE IN OUR DISTRICT. BUT NOT ALL. SOME OF YOU HAVE THOSE ON THERE TOO. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE WE ARE NOT SKIPPING AND PEOPLE DON'T THINK THE ROADS ARE FAVORITES OR THAT -- THESE ARE THINGS I HEAR. COUNTY EMPLOYEE LIVES ON THEM OR THEY KNOW SOMEONE WHO USED TO WORK HERE OR A FORMER COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE TO BE TRUE, THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF REALLY REFLECTING THAT. I THINK THAT IS WHAT HE WAS SAYING. HE IS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR YOUR CAREER. ABOUT PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. IS THIS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO, BUT WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY WE HAVE ALLOCATED. WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY AND THEY HAVE COMMITTED FOR US TO COME BACK WITH DRAINAGE OR GRADING. WE HAVE AN OVERALL ROAD PROGRAM WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON, THIS IS ONLY A PIECE OF THAT BUT IT IS AN EFFORT. WE WILL PUT ASPHALT ON THE GROUND. >> I WILL SPEAK OUT OF TURN. THE IDEA IS TO ENCUMBER THE .9 MILLION. WE WILL NOT GET THAT MUCH. THIS IS FIRST. BILL FOR .25 STARTS WITH THE TOP THREE ROADS UP THERE NOW. THERE IS A BIG CHOP OUT OF IT TO BEGIN WITH. HE DID SOME PRETTY GOOD MATH AND ON MY LIST, THIS HAS THE SCOPE CHANGE ON TOWNCENTER, WE CAN DO ALMOST EVERY ROAD. WE CAN DO EVERY ROAD ON THIS LIST FOR 3.9 MILLION DOLLARS. >> THE LIGHT BLUE ONES. THE ONES READY FOR PAVEMENT. >> EVEN ON THE EXCEPTION LIST. >> THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE WILL FIND OUT IN THE MORNING, IT COULD TURN BLUE. RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, AND WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ALL OF IT, BUT WE WOULD HAVE SOME AGREEMENT TO GET THESE GUYS STARTED. IF WE DELAYED THEM, AND SAY WE WILL BE BACK IN A WEEK AND THEY WILL BE BACK INTO HER FOR THREE MONTHS. WE DO HAVE THE SITUATION, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A LABOR SHORTAGE WE HAVE A SUPPLY AND DEMAND THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY. WE WANT TO KEEP THE WOOD FOR THE WOOD STOVE AND WE CAN. [02:55:02] >> JUST TO MAKE A COMMENT. WE TOOK THE UPDATED LIST, WE REMOVED THE TOP THREE LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS 1.9 MILLION. THAT LEFT US WITH THE BLUE LIST, THE TOP 50. AT THE EXCEPTION LIST WHICH WILL GET YOU TO TO THIS AREA WHERE WE ALLOTTED. >> CAN REVISIT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? >> THOSE ARE NOT BEING DELAYED BUDGETARY LEAK, BILLS ARE BEING DELAYED SIMPLY BECAUSE THE COORDINATION. >> I MAY ADD WE ALSO HAVE A SECONDARY ASPHALT. AS THE PRIMARY BIDDER SAYS,. >>> THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE OTHER BLUE ROADS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. THROUGH THE FRONT PAGE OF THE SECOND PAGE WHICH WOULD BE THE RIDGE AREA. THE GOLD RIDGE COLLECTS. >> THOSE DID NOT GET DONE. I HAD MY NONENGINEERING STAFF LOOK AT IT. I'M A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE ON MY COST. I THINK I'VE HUNDRED 20,000 WITH THE FOUR OF THEM BUT WE THINK THERE IS SOME FAT WE CAN CUT. >> MOVING TO YOUR THIRD PAGE WHICH IS THE BLUE, ALL BLUE, AT THIS POINT, WE CAN GET MONEY FROM THE DEVELOPER PUT THAT BACK ON THE LIST ONCE THEY DO THEIR CONSTRUCTION. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO PAVING. >> KEEP IN MIND THIS IS FROM THE AREA WHERE IT IS COMPLETED. THE SOUTHPARK WE ARE NOT IGNORING THE WE HAVE DEAL. RUNNING A LOT OF DRUGS AND DOING WORK THERE. -- I THINK FLORIDA DOT SHOULD FIX THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE MADE THAT TREACHEROUS DRIVING. >> IT WOULD HAVE MADE THE EXCEPTION LIST BUT WE ARE SEEN AWAY FROM WHERE THE EXPRESSWAY CROSSES. CHANGE THIS WOULD BE COVERED WITH THE MONEY WE SAY. >> THE SCOPE I DESCRIBE ON TOWNCENTER. STOP RIGHT THERE. [03:00:07] >> I HAVE $100,000 EXTRA THAT IS A TOUGH ROAD DRAINAGE WISE. THIS IS A TOUGH AREA WHERE PUT MONEY IN. HAVEN'T HAD THE CONTRACTOR LOOK AT IT. WE HAD RESURFACING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS HOLDING UP OKAY. >> THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THE PRESENTATION NORTH AND SOUTH. THE MONEY QUOTED HAS -- IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ROUNDABOUT WE ARE STAYING OUT OF THEIR UNTIL WE GET FINAL THINGS WE WILL DO BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS THIS TAKES US TO THE ROUNDABOUT FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH. >> BIG POTHOLE ISSUES AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT. CARED WHAT WE THINK HAPPENED, TALKING TO AN EX-EMPLOYEE THAT WAS IN HERE, BUT REALLY THE TEARY AID THAT ROPE, IS NOT REALLY OLD, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION ON THERE, YOU CAN TELL BY THE LANES WHERE. THE FAST LANE IS A MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN THE OUTSIDE LANE WHERE THE TRUCKS WERE TRAVELING BACK COMMON SENSE WILL TELL YOU THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT. >> HOW DO WE STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING WE HAD THIS WHOLE MOBILITY FEE WRITER WE GAVE A COUPLE OF SUBDIVISIONS SOME HUGE CREDITS TO BUILD ROADS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE SUBDIVISIONS ARE NOT BUILT ANOTHER BUILDING THAT BUILT THEY ARE RESIDENTIAL STREET TYPE ROADS BUT YET THEY WILL HAVE YEARS AND YEARS OF TRUCK TRAFFIC THE COUNTY IS LEFT FOOTING THE BILL TO FIX IT. HOW DO WE STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING? >> I DIDN'T WRITE THE MOBILITY FEE CREDIT. I WENT LIKE IT TO SAY SOMETHING MORE ABOUT MAINTENANCE. IMPACT FEES ARE IMPROVEMENTS. MAYBE IN THE FUTURE THOSE ARE NOT WRITTEN QUITE AS CONCISELY. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE MORE LEEWAY. SECONDLY YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP THE MAYOR FROM REGULARLY PEOPLING. BEFORE COMING TO LIVE HERE. I CAME BACK I HAD BEEN GONE 35 YEARS. IT SERVED JUDGMENT -- NOW SHUT THE DOOR. KAREN'S EXACTLY FAIR. >> YOU SAID AND OTHER LOCATIONS YOU HAD THE DEVELOPER FORCED TO HELP OUT WITH MAINTENANCE OR A PARCEL FOR A FIREHOUSE OR NEW SCHOOLS. >> RETURNED THE IMPACT SHE OFFERED SIX YEARS. YOU KNOW BARACK OBAMA IS NORMAL. IF YOU BUILD A 140 UNIT TOWNHOUSE WHEN YOU'RE DONE YOU'LL GET THE DL, YOU DON'T START OR FINISH UNTIL YOU PUT A LIFT ON YOUR FRONTAGE. IF WE RESURFACE TWO YEARS AGO YOU COULD WAVE THAT. BUT IF IT NEEDS RESURFACING. >> THEY TURN UP THE ROADS LIKE CRAZY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BILLED TO OUR STANDARDS WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT. THOSE ARE THINGS, WE GREW TO LOOK INTO ANGER INTO REGULATION. >> MOBILITY FEES THEY TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO USE IT FOR WIFE. >> THAT AND THE IMPACT FEE. >> WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK AND TO HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE THAT THEY PAY. >> YOU HAVE THE WORDING SO YOU [03:05:05] SAY YOU BUILT THE ROAD AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE FIRST 15 YEARS. HOPEFULLY IT WOULD TAKE LESS MAP FOR THE SUBDIVISION TO BE BUILT OUT. >> WE HAVE A HEALTH PLUS OR MINUS. DO YOU THEY WILL WALK AWAY FROM THE PROJECT FOR $300,000? KNOW THEY WILL NOT BUT WE HAVE TO ASK. THAT IS A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE. WE HAVE TO BE AWARE. I WANT TO SEE FOLLOW THIS AND GO. HOPEFULLY DOT. UP TO THE PLATE THERE ARE RESIDENCE LANDLORD'S OPTION AND THEY ARE SAY. THEN DOT DOESN'T RESPOND REALLY CAN GET ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP US AS WELL. BRING THAT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> WE NEED TO LOW GRADE, IF WE TAKE THE $1.9 MILLION OFF THE TABLE WHO MOVED TO OCTOBER 1. THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE THE 1.9 MILLION AND USE IT THIS YEAR WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT NOT SPENDING THE MONEY ALLOCATED. IT WOULD DO THE ROADS AND BLUE AND THE ADOPTIVE PAGE THEY HAD UP THERE FITS INTO THE REPORTING 9 MILLION. >> THEY WILL NOT BE FINISHED BY SEPTEMBER 30. THEY HAVE SEVEN DRAINAGE CROSSINGS TO DO. BUT WE CAN START ON MONDAY. >> LET THE RECORD. >> THE PERK (SPEAKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONE) JAN A BIG CARRYOVER. >> BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS SPEND DISH YEARS MONEY IN LIEU OF NEXT YEAR'S MONEY. I WANT TO DO IT IN ADDITION. CAN'T I WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFRIGERANT TERESA TO COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE BLUE LIST MINUS THE EXCEPTIONS THAT HAPPENED NOTICE AND LONG BAY IS ON THE EXCEPTION LIST. >> JUST OR SOMETHING. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT CARRIES. ASPHALT HERE WE COME. >> THANK YOU RICHARD BREATH. >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. >> REMOVED TO NUMBER 15. [15.  Notice of Intent and Award of RFQ #20/21-44, Contractor for Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Services for the Bonded Transportation Program (BTP) Group #1 Projects (E. Dendor)] THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT THE FINANCE AND AUDIT IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND AWARD OF RFQ. >> FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ACCEPT STAFFS RANKING TO SELECT THE NUMBER ONE RANKED CONTRACTOR FOR RFQ #20-21 -- 44 CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BACK PROJECT NUMBER THREE RUSSELL ROAD, COUNTY ROAD AND SAND RIDGE ROAD. THE INVITATIONS WERE SENT OUT TO 90 DIFFERENT FIRMS. WE HAD FIVE THE RESPONDENT. ONE FIRM, DGC WAS IN THE BID BUT THERE SCHEDULE WOULD NOT ALLOW IT. WE RECEIVED FOR VALUABLE PROPOSALS THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS MYSELF LOOK THESE OVER. THE HIGHEST RANKED FORM SCORED 80.33. [03:10:01] IT IS HEADQUARTERED IN NEBRASKA WHERE THEY STARTED IN 1884 HAS A BRANCH OFFICE IN ORANGE COUNTY FLORIDA. THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING FOR SAN AUGUSTINE AND HAS PERFORMED WORK LOCALLY. LARGER THEIR REVENUES WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 12 AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS. THEY HAVE ROUGHLY 27,000 STAFF EMPLOYEES AND WERE RANKED NUMBER FIVE FOR THE TOP FIVE CONTRACTORS. WITH THE AWARD OF THIS WORK, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO OPEN AN OFFICER IN CLAY COUNTY. >> THE OTHER FIRMS EVALUATED WORK SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION WITH 76.6 EXPECT MIDDLESEX CORPORATION WITH 71 POINTS 66. NINE JAY B COXWELL CONTRACTING WITH A SCORE OF 66. IF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANK FORM FIRM IS NOT APPROVED THE BOARD WANTS PERMISSION TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LINE UNTIL WE CAN GET TO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION MARCH THE AND THE COACHES ASK NEW QUESTIONS ARE COMPLETE WE WILL COME BACK. IN SUMMARY WE ARE QUESTIONS BOARDS REPORTABLE TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED CONTRACTOR WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? JAMES THE FINANCE AND AUDIT BOARD FORWARDED THIS WEEK THEY ARE NOT A LOCAL COMPANY THEY ARE BIG-COMPANY BUT THE CLOAK US -- MIKE OLSON'S OFFICE THEY HAVE IS IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SECOND REASON IS, IF STOP IS NOT SUCCESS WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMISSION GIVES AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE NEXT ONE. THAT'S A SIDE NOTE, I AM EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING A LARGE COUNTY TO -- COMPANIES COMING TO CLAY COUNTY. THIS WILL PROVIDE REAL JOBS FOR LOCAL SPIRITS. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION. -- IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ENOUGH PAVING PROJECTS TO GO AROUND FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CARRIES 4-FOOT 0. >> REMOVED TO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. [CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS] COME ON UP CLERK AND CONTROLLER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING. >> I AM IN GREEN I'M CAMPAIGNING. A COUPLE OF THINGS. IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT HEARD WE HEARD WE LOST A VERY IN-PERSON -- IMPORTANT PERSON ERNIE COHEN. HE WAS AN ASSET AND A DIFFERENT AMOUNT. I ASK THAT YOU KEEP HIS WIFE AND FAMILY AND PRAYERS HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED. I KNOW THERE IS FORTHCOMING INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES FOR HIM. WITH THAT I HAVE GOOD NEWS TODAY. I DID WANT TO COMMENT ON ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE GRANT PRESENTATION THAT WAS DONE TONIGHT AND ADDING EXISTING PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR AMY AND HER DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU MEGHAN. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WILL BE GOOD. MORE IMPORTANTLY, RELATED TO THE BOMB -- BOND PROJECT AND BOND MONEY. THE WAY IT HAS COME IN AND THE WAY IT SITS ON RETURN FOR INVESTMENT AS BEEN MODEST AND CONSERVATIVE. THE COMPANY CHOSEN BY THE BOARD, REACHED OUT TO AMY AND THEY HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT AN INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO GET MORE RETURN ON THE MONEY. ALL AMY DID A LOT OF THE FOOTWORK SO I WANT TO INVITE HER TO SEE HOW TO GET THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT. [03:15:06] >> THANK YOU. AMY, FINANCE OFFICER. THIS WAS REALLY A PROJECT DONE JOINTLY BETWEEN THE COUNTY MANAGER AND COUNTY STAFF AND MY TEAM. AROUND FEBRUARY OR MARCH, WE DID GET A REQUEST FROM PFM BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF CASH SITTING IN A DAILY FUND. ANYONE WATCHING INTEREST RATES DAILY FUNDS ARE EARNING ALMOST NOTHING. WE SAID THAT IS FINE, WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CASH FLOWS AND THAT WE DON'T END UP BEING SHORT AND NOT HAVE CASH. OF THE $129 MILLION WE TOOK $93 MILLION, AND WE GOT FORECASTS FROM CASH FLOW'S FROM ANYTHING. IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL WE INVESTED THE $93 MILLION. WE WERE EARNING ROUGHLY AT THAT SAME TIME, ABOUT $9,000 PER MONTH ON THAT MONEY. THAT IS A VERY GOOD. FROM THE MIDDLE OF APRIL THROUGH THE END OF MAY WE AVERAGE $142,000 PER MONTH. WHAT YOU WILL BE SEEING, AT THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK AND EVENTUALLY AT THE BOARD IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WILL ADD FEES OF $739,000 MORE IN NET EARNINGS WHICH GOES INTO THE BOND PROJECTS THAT WE CAN SEND -- SPEND ON PROJECTS. IT IS VERY CONSERVATIVE AND IN OUR POLICY. WE JUST WANTED TO UPDATE ON WHAT WE EXPECT TO SPEND. THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF EXCESS CASH TO PAY THE BILLS THAT WE CAN SEE BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THE INVESTMENTS MATURE. I WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE TEAM TO MAKE SURE THE FORECASTS ARE GOOD THE CURRENT LADDERING MAKES SENSE, WHAT THEY DID WAS MAKE THE MATURITIES MATCH WHEN WE FELT LIKE THE PROJECTS WE NEED CASH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO BITCOIN? >> NO BITCOIN, NOT INTO THAT STUFF. TASSO T BILLS? >> YES. >> I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, HEARING ADD TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT THE BOND PROJECT IF THOSE HAVE BEEN TO SPEED UP AND THEY DO, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND THAT WILL HELP US HAVE THE CASH FLOW AVAILABLE AND WE CAN INVEST MORE. >> THANK YOU AMY, I APPRECIATED APPRECIATE IT. [COMMISSION AUDITOR] GREAT WORK. >> COMMISSIONER, ANYTHING? >> DID YOU WANT TO MENTION THE AUDIT? JUST A RECAP ON THE AUDIT? >> I COULD HAVE HAD AMY DO THAT TOO BUT WE WILL MAKE HEATHER WORK. >> AND AUDIT FROM CRI. THE REPORT THAT WAS ISSUED. I KNOW HE SPOKE WITH TARA AND SHE WAS GOOD. I LOOKED OVER EVERYTHING. ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS THAT I HAVE , AS I'M LOOKING AT TROY IS THAT IT TOUCHED ON THE CARE ZACH. MONEY WE GOT AND THE FINDINGS. THERE WERE TWO FINDINGS BUT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FIXED SO EVERYTHING IS GOOD WITH THAT. NO OTHER ISSUES THAT I SAW. >> GREAT. THANK YOU HEATHER FOR YOUR WORK THERE. IT IS NICE WITH THE MONEY WE SPENT ON THE CARE ZACH AND THE QUICKNESS WE HAD TO DO IT. IT'S VERY NICE TO HEAR THAT. COUNTY ATTORNEY? [COUNTY ATTORNEY] >> QUICKLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MOBILITY FEE ORDINANCE. IT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR THE FEE ADJUSTMENT STARTING OCTOBER 1. WE HAVE TO DO THAT 90 DAYS IN ADVANCE. BASED ON THE INFLATION IT WAS TO .6%. [03:20:07] THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 1. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COURTNEY? >> MOBILITY FEES ARE GOING UP TO .6%? >> CORRECT STARTING OCTOBER 1. >> THEY WILL BE ADJUSTED. >> COUNTY MANAGER? [COUNTY MANAGER] >> I HAVE SIX ITEMS AND BASED UPON OUR DISCUSSION, THIS SCOPE OF WORK IS BEING FINALIZED. THIS WILL TAKE SEVEN MONTHS TO BUILD CORRECTLY. WE ARE EXPECTING FEBRUARY 2022, IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE KITCHEN. IT IS CALLED THE CECIL CONNECTOR ROAD. TROY WILL YOU BRING UP THE SLIDE? THIS IS THE ROAD THAT COMMISSIONER BEAULIEU MENTIONED. IT CONNECTS COPPER RIDGE TO FOX CREEK. THIS IS THE PLANNED ROAD THEY TALKED ABOUT. WHEN I LOOK AT IT QUICKLY AND WE WILL LOOK AT IT SOME MORE, I BELIEVE THIS ROAD IS WITHIN DEVOL. CHOI AND I DID A QUICK TALK. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE WHOLE THING. IF THERE IS MORE TO THAT, COMMISSIONER BEAULIEU WILL LOOK AT THAT. NUMBER THREE. GOOD NEWS. IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON THAT ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER IS BUILDING A STAND ALONE ER. IT IS A $14.4 MILLION SQUARE FEET. IT WILL HAVE 11 PATIENT ROOMS. IT IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FIRE STATION. A REALLY GOOD THING ABOUT THAT. OTHER GREAT NEWS WE HAVE HAD, THE BLACK CREEK PROJECT. THE GOVERNING BOARD APPROVED THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. THAT IS WITH ALL FOUR. THEY HAD REALLY GOOD NEWS. WE HEARD LAST WEEK THE STUDY WENT WELL. THERE IS A CONDITIONAL PERMIT WITH DEP THAT IS OUT THERE FOR TURNING BLACK CREEK INTO CLEARWATER THAT WILL BE PUT INTO THE LAKES. NOW THIS IS THE NEXT THING THAT IS OUT THERE. I REALLY EXPECT THIS TO BE A WIN ACROSS THE BOARD. WE DO HAVE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED SEE CUA ON THE WATER DISTRICT TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TO GIVE A FINAL BRIEFING ON THAT. >> REGARDING THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS NOW, THE SUWANEE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IN CONNECTION TO -- THEY HAVE MAJOR FLOODING ISSUES AS WELL AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT THIS IS WHERE THEY HAVE FLOODING ISSUES AND DRY ISSUES AS WELL. >> THIS IS A TARGET PROJECT. >> UPDATED ITEM I HAVE, JULY WILL HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP. WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDA OUT. TROY BROUGHT THAT TO MY ATTENTION. CONSTITUTIONALISTS WILL BE INVITED AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. WE WILL FINALIZE THAT WITH A FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT TROY HAS BEEN WORKING ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARP. WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. THE LAST ONE I HAVE IS THE CHART. WHEN I WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD AS COUNTY MANAGER TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD A LAUNDRY LIST TO ACCOMPLISH. THIS ONE HERE, SPAN OF CONTROL OR MANAGEMENT AND A SUCCESSION PLAN. WHAT I PROPOSED, APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO QUANTIFIED THIS ON OCTOBER 1, THIS WOULD BE TO GIVE ME THE GO-AHEAD TO MOVE FORWARD. AS ANYTHING, ORGANIZATIONAL [03:25:06] CHARTS CAN GET COMPLICATED. I TRIED TO CALL HER COURT THIS TO MAKE IT EASIER. THIS IS THE STAFF ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT STARTS WITH ME AT THE TOP. PER THE BOARD DIRECTION, THIS IS A DIRECT REPORT. THIS IS JACKIE AND TERESA WHO REPORT TO ME. AND THEN THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORTS DIRECTLY TO ME. WE MAINTAIN THIS CHART A DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER AND I WOULD PROPOSE TO THE BOARD, THIS IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE, FOR ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER POSITIONS WITH THEIR SPAN OF CONTROL AND THEIR SCOPE LISTED UNDER EACH ONE AS DEPICTED. A COUPLE OF THINGS TO POINT OUT ON THE CHART. I HAVE INDICATED FUTURE POSITIONS HERE AND HIGHLIGHTED THEM. RISK MANAGER WOULD FALL UNDER HUMAN RESOURCES DEPUTY DIRECTOR. A PERFORMANCE MANAGER ON THE PERSONAL SIDE AND ON THE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SIDE, SOMETHING NEW THERE. IF I COULD I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT POSITION SOONER THAN LATER. ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE WASN'T NECESSARILY THINKING THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IT WAS THE FOLLOWING YEAR WE ARE THERE. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AS A GROUP. I'VE ALSO TALKED TO JENNIFER ABOUT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND OBVIOUSLY WE START AT THE TOP AND MOVE DOWN. I GET ONE, THE GETS ONE COURTNEY GIVES ONE BUT WE NEED TO SPREAD THAT DOWN AND WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB DOING THAT. THAT IS WHAT THE PERFORMANCE MANAGER WOULD BE DOING. THAT IS WHY THERE IS A -- LYING TO THE HR DIRECTOR OF THE PERSONAL PERFORMANCE SIDE. ON THE FAR RIGHT THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, A PERSON TO COORDINATE WHAT IS GOING ON ONLINE WITH MEDIA PRESENCE. IT IS GREAT BECAUSE IT FALLS UNDER MIS WHICH WOULD FALL UNDER THE LIST BELOW. IT WOULD BE MOVED UP ONE DAY AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD MOVE MOVE TO REPORT TO THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. GOING ACROSS THE BOTTOM TO FINALIZE THE CHART. I HAVE GROUPED THESE AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO TO FOR ADDITIONAL SLIDES AND I CAN SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOVE THE LINE FOR THOSE OR ANY COMMENTS? THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS SLIDE HERE, IT INDICATES THE FIRST THINK COUNTY MANAGER FOR PARKS AND REC. OF TOURISM, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE COUNTY -- ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER WOULD NOW BE THE LIAISON WITH THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS CONTRACT. IT WOULD BE WITH JOE AND HIS GROUP. BELOW THAT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR WE ARE HOLDING ON FILLING THAT POSITION. WE DO HAVE MILTON THERE IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. THAT WOULD REMAIN WITH CHARLIE AS THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. YOU CAN SEE THE SYNERGY THERE. MSB COORDINATOR, WITH ALL OF THESE OUT THERE TO HAVE A COORDINATOR MAKE SURE IT IS SET UP CORRECTLY AND MANAGED CORRECTLY. MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. SHE HAS FIVE AGENTS UNDERNEATH HER. THIS WILL BE FILLED. YOU ALL KNOW THE PUBLIC MAY NOT KNOW BUT MAYBE THEY SAW IN THE PAPER JAMES HAD THAT POSITION WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. WE ARE HOLDING ON THAT ONE. THE FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR WOULD BE GENE PRICE. CURRENTLY ON THE FINAL ONE, AND I TRIED TO KEEP THIS IN THE SPAN OF CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT TO 4-6. THIS PERSON, KIMBERLY MORGAN, IN THE FUTURE I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO SPLIT THAT. UNDERNEATH EACH ONE PARKS AND REC MANAGER AND TOURISM AND RECREATION MANAGER. >> ON THIS SLIDE HERE, THIS TAKES THE WHOLE THIRD FLOOR UNDERNEATH A SINGLE PERSON WHICH WOULD BE STUART. THIS WOULD BE THE BUILDING. [03:30:07] THIS PROVIDES A SYNERGY THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. WITH DALE SMITH'S DEPARTURE AND MOVEMENT TO ANOTHER POSITION SPLITTING UP PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING HAS WORKED OUT NICELY BUT NOW HAVING THAT SYNERGY WITH THE BUILDING AND PLANNING THAT WILL GAIN EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS NEST. LOOKING AT THIS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS COVERED TO BE FILLED. TERESA IS COVERING THAT FEAR IN THE FUTURE HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR. RIGHT NOW WE JUST HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT ONE WEEK THAT'S FAIR. EVENTUALLY WE WILL GET A SUPERVISOR THERE. >> PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR. ENGINEERING DIRECTOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND THOSE THAT FALL IN BETWEEN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WOMAN IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IF WE COULD. IT WOULD BE A DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR RICHARD. TRAFFIC OPERATIONS FALLS UNDER RICHARD. THIS FALLS UNDER TERESA. THIS IS FOR SURVEYING AND PUBLIC WORKS. THE THIRD ONE LISTED HERE IN GREEN WOULD BE FOR COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND LIBRARY AND MANAGEMENT. THE DIRECTORS ARE LISTED ACROSS THE TOP. HE WOULD STILL REMAIN AND HAVE THAT HAVE. MIS IS THERE. THE COORDINATORS THERE. LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THE MANAGER OF BUDGET SERVICES. THIS IS DEPUTY AND THE AMBULANCE BILLING CLERK. LOOKING AT ANY FUTURE WHEN YOU WOULD COMPLYING THIS TOGETHER THAT WOULD BE WAY OFF IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE THE GRANTS MANAGER WE DO HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON THAT THERE. PURCHASING CONTRACTED SERVICES, KAREN AND DEPUTY DAN. IN THE FUTURE A REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION COORDINATOR. GOING TO THE FAR LEFT AND AT THE MANAGER LEVEL. THIS IS VICTORIA WITH ANIMAL SERVICES. , THIS IS COVERED RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GRANTS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A GRANT AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE LEAD. THE FINAL ONE. ON THIS WEB THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER WOULD BE A PUBLIC SAFETY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS WOULD BE DAVID MOATS AND REMAIN THE TITLE AS A -- ACTIVE FIRE CHIEF. HE WOULD BE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ME AS A DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER. OF GOING BACK TO THE FIRST LIGHT AND HE WOULD REMAIN AS FIRE CHIEF. UNDERNEATH WOULD BE FIRE PREVENTION. THAT IS COVERED BY CHIEF MOATS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR COLONEL MIKE LADD IS THERE AND FIRE RESCUE TO THE FAR RIGHT. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE FRONT SLIDE, THAT WOULD BE MY PROPOSAL TO MOVE FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANY THOUGHTS? >> WE TALK ABOUT THE NEW POSITIONS BEING RAISED IN. WE CAN'T JUST FOR THE TRIGGER ON EVERYTHING AT ONCE. ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHERIFFS ISSUES. I PRETTY MUCH LIKE IT. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. >> I ANKLE THOSE SENTIMENTS. OUR FIRE RESCUE AND STAFF. I THINK WE HAVE I AM HEARING RUMBLINGS WE HAVE PLANS TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE GROUPS. OUR TOTAL THE COUNTY MANAGER. MY PHILOSOPHY IS, YOU REPORT TO US WHAT YOU DO BELOW THAT, IF IT IS WITHIN YOUR BUDGET, YOU ARE HIGHLY PROFICIENT ADMINISTRATOR. YOU HAVE A PEDIGREE IN A RESUME THAT STANDS ON ITS OWN. I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT. [03:35:03] YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE ROLE FOR TWO YEARS. YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO US ON THE TAXPAYERS. IF THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. YOU HAVE HAD 32 DIRECT REPORTS NO ONE CAN DO THAT TO BE EFFECTIVE. I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS AS YOU SET THE COUNTY UP FOR SUCCESS AT THE EMPLOYEES DESERVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR MANAGER. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT IS EXACTLY THE WAY I WOULD DO IT. >> KUDOS TO YOU FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THIS. YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FROM THE FIRST WEEK. I SAID, WE CANNOT AS AN ORGANIZATION CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE WAY WE WERE. THE COUNTY MANAGER AND THIS BROAD SPREAD. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU NEEDED TO GO AND IT SHOWS THE ARTWORK AND IT DOES WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT ORGANIZATION. >> ABSOLUTE WONDERFUL TEAM ACROSS THE BOARD. THE FOR THAT ARE LISTED I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS WAS INTERNAL. EVERYTHING OTHER THAN THE FUTURE POSITIONS. I WILL TRY TO PROMOTE FROM WITHIN IF THE PERSON HAS THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. THE TEAM IS WONDERFUL. THIS HELPS US TO GET MORE EFFICIENT. >> IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT SKILLS WE WILL TRY TO TRAIN THEM. >> YOU HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF PROMOTING FROM WITHIN. I THINK THAT WORKS. DO YOU WANT US TO ADOPT THIS QUICKSAND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE VOTED ON WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET. IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. NOT THE STRUCTURE. I'M GUESSING, COURTNEY IS BACK PAIR. COURTNEY DO THEY NEED TO VOTE ON THIS. >> YOU HAVE ALL OF THE ROPE YOU NEED. NOW FIGURE OUT HOW TO PICK UP THE GARBAGE. >> I THINK THAT WAS RELATED TO CHARLIE. >> THIS IS THE ONLY GUY THAT WORKS FOR ME. >> THANK YOU ALL. ANYTHING ELSE? >> WE WILL MOVE TO 18. COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE THE SECOND [18.  Discussion of Appointment to the Clay County Historic Preservation Board] DISTRICT AND A VACANCY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT ANYONE. THE POLICY SAYS IF WE FIND SOMEONE WE CAN PUT THEM IN THAT SPOT UNTIL SOMEONE IN THE SECOND DISTRICT COMES OUT. >> I AM GOOD WITH IT. LET'S MOVE WITH BOTH ITEMS, THE VACANCY WE HAVE AS WELL AS THE SECOND DISTRICT AND WE CAN DO IT THEN. IS THAT FAIR FOR EVERYONE? LET'S DO THAT. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT BEFORE THE 18TH. THAT IS A. WE COME UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] I HAVE THREE CARDS. MARK, YOU CONVENIENTLY PUT NOTES IN THE BACK. >> I DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE YOUR NOTES OR NOT. >> THEY WERE QUITE COMPREHENSIVE. >> MY NAME IS MARK. >> I CANNOT HEAR HIM. >> HOLD ON A SECOND. WE WILL GET A NEW MICROPHONE. I THINK WE RAN THROUGH THE BATTERY ON THAT ONE. >> THERE WE GO. >> VERY GOOD WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> MY NAME IS MARK. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE LAKE AS VERY ASSOCIATION. [03:40:01] ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE AREA. I AM COMING HERE WITH A COUPLE OF ISSUES. THEY ARE ALL TRY TO BLEND THEM TOGETHER WITH RESPECT OF TIME. MOST OF THESE ISSUES REVOLVE AROUND LAND MANAGEMENT AND STORMWATER RUNOFF AND MANAGEMENT OF THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO START FIRST, I HAVE HAD TWO NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED PROBLEMS TO THE COUNTY AND ONE OF THEM AS A NUMBER. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE. I PERSONALLY DROVE BY AND LOOKED AT THE PROBLEMS AT THIS ADDRESS. THERE HAS BEEN A PERENNIAL PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 27 YEARS ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS I HAVE SEEN AND THE RESIDENT THAT POINTED IT OUT TO ME. THERE IS A RETENTION POND A SETTLING POND ON ONE SIDE OF ARTHUR MOORE ROAD, JUST SOUTH AND IT A RAVINE. THE RAVINE AS MANY ERODED AND THE FINGERS HAVE BEEN FILLED IN. I HAVE PICTURES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO UPLOAD THEM. HIS DOCK IS NOW A GARDEN. THE BEAR ISSUE, THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. ALSO, THE COLLECTION POND THERE. IT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED IN MANY YEARS. ACCORDING TO RESIDENTS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE OUT THERE MAINTAINING OR CLEANING OUT THE SETTLING POND. THE COUNTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING AND CLEANING ONE ON WESLEY. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB BUT IT IS NOT FINISHED. THIS ONE ALSO NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE BIG ISSUE IS THE AMOUNT OF RUNOFF BEING DROPPED OFF INTO THE LAKE. I WILL GET TO THOSE PROBLEMS. THERE HAS BEEN NO MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. I LOOKED AT SEVERAL STORM DRAINS. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT BEEN POINT OUT FROM VISUAL INSPECTION, LOOKING DOWN, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PUMPED OUT. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CULVERTS, I HAD A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE DRAINS CLOGGED WITH VEGETATION. THAT VEGETATION IS FLOURISHING TODAY. THE OTHER ONE, THE RESIDENT ACTUALLY GAVE ME THE SERVICE NUMBER AND I INCLUDED IT ON THE CARD. HE IS REPORTING CLOGGED DRAINS. THESE WERE SERIOUS PROBLEMS BECAUSE WATER AS BEING REDIRECTED FROM OTHER AREAS INTO THE LAKE. THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT GO BACK 40-50 YEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE OFFICERS OF CLAY COUNTY, AND PAST OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS. THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT. THEY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. FOR THE MOST PART THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. NONE OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT YOUR CORRESPONDENCE OVER THE YEARS YOU CAN SEE THAT TOO. ONE OF THE THINGS, I WILL JUMP IN RIGHT HERE. BLUE LAWS IS A WORD MEANING NATURAL WATER FLOW. THAT IS WHERE THE WATER GOES. THE PROBLEM COMES WITH WHEN YOU HAVE A NATURAL VEGETATION YOU HAVE PERCOLATION SO YOU HAVE A NATURAL STREAM. ONCE YOU REMOVE THAT AND PUT IT HARDSCAPE OR YOU GO TO DEVELOPMENT, YOU HAVE RUNOFF. .SEPTIC TANKS ARE OVERFLOWING AND COMING DOWN INTO THE LAKE. >> YOU'RE RUNNING DOWN ON TIME. >> I WOULD SUGGEST,. >> MARK IS WORKING ON. [03:45:05] >> I WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE I WANT TO GET A LOT OF IT IN. I WANTED TO GET THE TWO PROPERTIES IN BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD EXAMPLES I WON'T GO INTO DETAILS ON THE OTHER PROJECTS. BUT WE NEED TO MANAGE THE STORMWATER RUNOFF. >> I'VE RUN OUT OF TIME. >> CAN I HAVE ONE MORE MINUTE. >> I WILL GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS. >> I'M SORRY. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME. WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, WE HAVE THE LAKE WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING. LAKE LRK FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS MOVING. THAT IS AN ISSUE. IF LAKE LARK WERE TO COLLAPSE IT WOULD TAKE OUT THE MAIN DAM AT LAKE AS MARY AND THAT BE LOSS OF LIFE. IF THE COUNTY ALLOWED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO HOMES ON THE DAM, THOSE PEOPLE ARE AT RISK. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE SITUATION. ANY ACTIVITY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SERIOUSLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM YOU HAVE A TRAVEL SOLUTION. >> I HAVE TO STOP YOU. GET WITH HER AND YOU CAN TALK TO HER DIRECTLY. THEY WILL BE GLAD TO TAKE THE INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. I AM SORRY TO DO THAT TO YOU. >> BILL. >> EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT OR YARD WASTE. ONE THING WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT IS HURRICANE SEASON. JUNE 1 STARTS HURRICANE SEASON. WE HAD A HURRICANE, ACTUALLY A TROPICAL STORM CEBALLOS. THE LAST ONE CAME THROUGH, I KNOW IN OUR SUBDIVISION WE HAD A TEMPORARY DUMPSITE FOR YARD WASTE. SO MAYBE, SOME OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS IF WE HAD A TEMPORARY WASTE, YARD WASTE, THAT MAY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE RECYCLING ISSUES AND WE CAN DO THE RECYCLING EVERY WEEK. THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT. I WANT YOU TO PUT THAT INTO YOUR CONTINGENCY PLAN AND ASK WASTE MANAGEMENT ABOUT THEIR CONTINGENCY PLAN. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. OTTO. >> YOU KNOW THE CARDS ARE OUT OF ORDER. I KNOW YOU SAID YOU USED IT ON CARDS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE GOVERNOR IS AWESOME. 700,000 IN GREEN COVE AND THEY DESERVE IT. UNLIKE THE GRANTS CLAY COUNTY GETS DRINKABLE DESERVES BETTER. WHAT A GOOD COMMISSIONER WE HAVE OVER HERE. SHE IS ALSO. AFTER HAVING THE LAST ONE, IT WAS DUE FOR A CHANGE. AWESOME, THANK YOU MA'AM FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. THE MONEY JUST DISAPPEARS HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. IT IS NOT RIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING UP. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE STORM DAMAGE FUND IS BECAUSE YOU'RE UP TO WAIT A YEAR TO GET IT. IT IS ALREADY ROLLING AND ROLLING HARD. NO TO THE 6 MILLION-DOLLAR PARK. WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THIS. YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE $3 MILLION TO SPEND ON THIS. ARE YOU LISTENING. CLAY TRANSIT IS AN ISSUE. ROAD ISSUE, CITIZENS GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO. WE HAD TO LISTEN TO THE TRASH ISSUES BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO STEP UP AND DEAL WITH IT. THAT IS THE ISSUE. SHERIFF DANIELS BUDGET WAS ALSO. I HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT THAT BUDGET. THAT IS JUST CRAZY. A 14-YEAR-OLD STABBED A GIRL AND WE HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT HIM SO HE IS GOING TO A MAN'S JAIL. WE NEED A DRUG DOCTOR AND EVERY K-12. I KNOW THE CHAIR DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT BUT THIS IS MY PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 14 -YEAR-OLDS WORKING IN RESTAURANTS, IS THAT LEGAL COMPLEX YOU ARE TALK ABOUT HIRING 14-YEAR-OLD. CAMPER SALES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF THAT YOU CAN'T GET A CAR OR TRUCK. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE EASY BASE. IS NOT OF THE PRODUCT. IT IS METALS BEING DUMPED INTO [03:50:04] THE YARDS AND WELLS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW THE BCC WAS DOING BEFORE OUR MEETINGS. THAT WILL NOT GET IT BETTER. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT GETTING BETTER, FOR OUR MEETINGS, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DEAL WITH WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. CITIZENS GO BACK AND LOOK AT THREE YEARS FOR THE MOBILITY FEE AS HE PULLED OF THE MONEY THE SAME AREA THAT IS GETTING $129 MILLION. WHEN THAT SAME AREA COLLECT $60 MILLION FOR IMPACT FEES AND YOU WANNACRY ABOUT A TEACHER OF THE ROAD. THOSE WE SHOULD WAIT TO HER FOR THREE LIGHTS. THEY DIDN'T PERVADE THE IMPACT FEES. >> THANK YOU MR. OTTO. >> WHAT ABOUT MY PUBLIC REQUESTS AND THE ACTIVE MONEY YOU DID NOT SPEND RIGHT. >> YOUR TIME IS UP. >> GOODBYE. >> GOOD RIDDANCE. >> DEBBIE PLEASE SHOW -- DEPUTY PLEASE SHOW MR. HONOR OUT. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC COMMENT IS [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] CLOSE. WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. >> I HAVE NONE. >> THE ONLY THING I BRING UP IS THE SENIOR CENTER ISSUE. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON THERE. I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PRESENTATION. LIKE I SAID, I KNOW WE WERE LUCKY TO GET SOMEONE TO PICK IT UP WHEN IT COLLAPSED ON US BUT I THINK IT IS NOW TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE WILL MAKE IT BETTER. WE HAVE BEEN A BIT INVESTED IN THE FACILITIES, THE SENIORS DESERVE BETTER. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THEM TO USE IT. THERE IS A REASON IT KEEPS COMING BACK. >> I WANT TO ECHO THAT COMMENT. WE GET COMPLAINTS FROM SENIORS. THEY ARE THE LAST POPULATION WHO WILL COMPLAIN SOMETHING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ABOUT ORANGEBURG. QUITE HONESTLY I REQUESTED THAT THEY BRIEF US TONIGHT. I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE COUNTY MANAGER THINK WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I WANT TO COMPLEMENT TROY AND MEGHAN. THAT IS A MULTI- MILLION-DOLLAR CHANGE WE MADE TO STAFFING AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY IN APPLYING FOR GRANTS, EXECUTING GRANTS AND IT IS MY GOAL TO MAKE THAT BRANCH REALLY PRODUCED FOR THE COUNTY. MAKE IT IS NOT HERE BUT I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HER. NOT TENS OF MILLIONS BUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT YEARS. ONCE AGAIN, I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP THEM PRODUCE FOR THE COUNTY AND LIKE I SAID, WE ARE IN A PRIME TIME FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. IF WE MISS THIS, IT WOULD BE TRAGIC. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING COUNTY MANAGER WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. >> A NUMBER OF US WERE IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK FOR A FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES CONFERENCE. PART OF THE STRENGTH OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO MEET COMMISSIONERS FROM OTHER COUNTIES AND THE STATE TO COMPARE NOTES AND SEE HOW WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO THINGS BETTER OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION WE DID KNOW ABOUT. ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED, IT WAS BEFORE THE OPENING REMARKS MADE BY JOE THEISMANN, A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF SALLY PAYMENT PLEASE ACHE COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT FOUR, THAT DOES ME TOO MUCH DO YOU BUT SHE WAS CALLED ON THE STAGE TO DO AN IMPLICATION AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. FOLLOWING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, SHE MADE A STATEMENT AS SHE RECOGNIZED CLAY COUNTY FOR HAVING CONTRIBUTED STAFF AND PERSONNEL TO HELP IN THE SURFSIDE CONDO COLLAPSE. TURNS OUT SALLY IS THE COMMISSIONER FOR THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT. I CANNOT TELL YOU THE SENSE OF PRIDE I HAD AS SHE ANNOUNCED THE FACT THAT CLAY COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTIES TO [03:55:05] PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDING PERSONNEL. I THINK WE ALSO SENT SOME DOGS TO HELP WITH THE SEARCH. THAT MADE ME REAL PROUD AND THAT SHOULD MAKE US ALL AS COUNTY RESIDENTS PROUD. SHE GAVE ME A BIG HUG WHEN SHE FOUND OUT I WAS FROM CLAY COUNTY AND I ASKED WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN HELP WITH AN EYE WOULD BE GLAD TO DO THAT. CHIEF, I WAS TALKING ABOUT SALLY, THE COMMISSIONER FROM MIAMI-DADE AND THE DISTRICT FOR THE SURFSIDE COUNTY. I KNOW I'M CATCHING YOU ON A HUMANITARIAN MISSION BUT CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE FOLKS THAT WE TALKED TO THEIR? >> THERE WAS A CALL SCHEDULE FOR US TO GET ON TO THANK ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE STATE THAT WENT TO THEM IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. FOR US, IT SHOWS THAT EVERYONE IS IN NEED. IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO PAY IT FORWARD. WE HAD THREE MEMBERS FROM OUR DEPARTMENT. TWO WENT AS PART OF TASK FORCE 5. THE REGION PUTS TOGETHER MAINLY JACKSONVILLE, AND RF D. WE HAD ONE THAT HAD TWO DOGS ONE WAS A CADAVER AND ONE WAS A LIFE FIGHTING DOG. THERE ARE ONLY THREE CADAVER DOGS LIKE THAT IN THE STATE. HE LITERALLY HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE. HE IS STILL THERE. MY HOPE IS WHEN WE GET THE PEOPLE BACK, WE CAN BRING HIM TO THE BOARD AND INTRODUCE HIM TO YARD. >> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHIEF, EXPIRATION DATE YOUR HELP WITH THAT. DAN SHE MUST HAVE HUGGED ME A FEW TIMES, YOU CAN REALLY SENSE THE COMPLETE FEELINGS OF WELCOMING THAT SHE HAD BECAUSE WE HELPED HER OUT. WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. WE WISH THEM TO BE SAFE UNTIL THEY GET BACK TO US. ANOTHER ITEM I WANT TO BRING UP AT THIS POINT AND I BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. I SAT WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER AND SOME THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OVERSTEPPED WORK ON. I WANT A CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD. I WAS THINKING A LOT ABOUT IT, QUITE HONESTLY, WE NEED SOME HELP FINANCIALLY TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. I AM PROPOSING THAT WE LOOK INTO WHETHER THERE BE IMPACT FEES OR WHATEVER FEE AVAILABLE TO US FOR BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS SO WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR MONEY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, PARKS AND RECREATION AND LIBRARIES AND THE QUALITY OF LIGHT SERVICES TO BUILD A RENEWABLE SOURCE REVENUE TO ADD TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW IT WILL WORK ON WHAT THE FEES WILL BE BUT I THINK WE NEED TO EXAMINE THAT AND PUT PLACE AND MOVE US FORWARD FINANCIALLY SO WE CAN HELP FIRST RESPONDERS IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND CENTS. MOVE US FORWARD IN AREAS THAT NEED HELP. WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT IF EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH EPIC. >> CAN I ADD TO THAT, NOT TO COMPLICATE MATTERS BUT TO MAKE THAT AN IMPACT OF THE NEW RESIDENTS, NOT BECAUSE DISTRICT FOUR IS INORDINATELY IMPACTED WHEN IMPACT FEES ARE IMPLEMENTED. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE MY DISTRICT WHO HAVE OWNED PROPERTY FOR TEN YEARS OR LONGER AND THEY WANT TO GIVE 5 ACRES TO THEIR SON TO BUILD A HOUSE ON. THEY HAVE TO WRITE A CHECK TO THE COUNTY FOR THE IMPACT FEE. IS NOT IN THE MORTGAGE. MAYBE IF WE COULD DO SOME SORT OF GRANDFATHERING OF THAT, I THINK WE COULD GET BETTER SUPPORT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM DISTRICT FOUR. WE RECOGNIZE THE NEW RESIDENTS ARE MAKING THE IMPACT. WE NEED NEW FIRE STATIONS, NEW DEPUTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT. BUT -- >> WE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND THAT IS A POINT TO CONSIDER. A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS. THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF CATEORIES. PUBLIC SAFETY BEING THE BIGGEST ONE. I ALSO TALKED TO HER ABOUT OTHER THINGS. A LOT OF IT IS BASED ON FEEDBACK I HAVE SEEN, HEARD OR BEEN TOLD. IT HAS ALWAYS BOTHERED ME. I THINK IT IS TIME TO START LOOKING INTO IT. I WANT TO LOOK AT WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN AND CLEAR-CUT THEIR PROPERTY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE RECOURSE IN TERMS OF PREVENTING THAT OR BENEFITING FROM THAT IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND CENTS. MAYBE THEY PAINT AND MAYBE THAT IS WHAT THEY DO IN DUBOIS COUNTY. [04:00:01] THEY PAY A STIFF FEE. HAVE THEM BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING TREES. I DON'T LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SIDES OF LOTS. WE HAVE MORE 40-FOOT FRONTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF TREES WEEK SHOULD CHANGE TO BESIDES OAK TREES WHICH ARE PLANTED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND BREAKING UP SIDEWALKS AND CAUSING ALL KINDS OF CITIZENS TO TRIP AND FALL AND HURT THEMSELVES AND TO THE COUNTY. WE HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. I DON'T WANT TO DO WITH THE TREES BUT MAYBE WE CAN WORK WITH THE EXTENSION OFFICE TO COME UP WITH MORE THINGS. I DID NOT WANT TO SEND STAFF OFF LOOKING INTO THOSE ITEMS UNLESS THE BOARD WAS OKAY WITH US DOING THAT AND TAKING THEIR TIME AWAY FROM OTHER THINGS TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD. >> I LIKE THE TREE IDEA I WOULD HAVE HURT ME TOO GET A TREE ORDINANCE TOGETHER I WAS CONTACTED FRONTS REAL ESTATE TAXES ON KEY ENVIRONMENT THAT IS KEY AND WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR IT WE ARE LOSING MONEY EVERY TIME SOMEONE MOVES IN. WE HAVE TO MAKE THE 10% UP SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> I AGREE. IT BOTHERS ME WHEN YOU SEE IT. A 70-80 EURO TREE BEING CLEAR-CUT UP AT THEN THEY GO BACK AND PUT A TWIG IN THERE AND SAY WE HAVE PLANTED SOME FLORA ON THE LOT. THERE IS NO CONSIDERATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THE POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES THAT THE TREES PROVIDE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. WE NEED TO GET BETTER. A DAY DOESN'T GO BY WITHOUT ANY FLOODING PROBLEM IN MY INBOX. THOSE THINGS CAN ALWAYS BE SOLVED. IT IS JUST THAT PESKY LITTLE DETAIL. WE NEED TO LOOK. IT IS A BIG COST. WE DID A SURVEY IN ORANGE PARK, A STORMWATER SURVEY TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. >> WE HAD A FEE THAT DIDN'T PASS. THE OTHER OPTION TO LOOK AT THAT WOULD BE BASED ON THE SQUARE FEET OF ROOF THAT YOU HAVE TAKING UP THE WATER. I SUGGEST MAYBE WE'D LOOK AT THE OTHER METHOD AND SEE IF IT LOOKS MORE PALATABLE THAN THE ONE THAT DID NOT MAKE IT. >> THE WAY YOU DO THIS IS IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEN PROPOSE A SOLUTION THAT IS NOT LITIGIOUS AND IT WILL GET THROUGH THE COURTS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO ASSESS YOUR IMPACT. SQUARE FOOTAGE IS ONE THING BUT NOT THE ONLY THING. I KNOW WE DID IT IN ORANGE PARK AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL. I ASKED THAT IN THE BUDGET WE LOOK AT THE STUDY AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. IF YOU HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED THE THE PROBLEM, WHY WOULD I WANT TO FUND IT. >> ON THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES. WHY SHOULD THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE PAY FOR IT STORMWATER TO [04:05:04] BE FIXED. THOSE PEOPLE HAVE NOT PAID THEIR ROADS. >> WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND THE COUNTY MANAGERS CAN LOOK INTO IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WANTED STAFF TO LOOK AT IT AND REPORT BACK. IT IS JUST INVESTIGATIVE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IF THAT IS OKAY WITH YOU COUNTY MANAGER. >> CAN I ADD TWO ADDITIONAL THINGS? THE UTILITY TAX AND I HAVE SPOKE TO HEATHER ABOUT THIS, AND COMMISSIONER HELP ME OUT, UTILITY TAX ON WATER AND/OR ELECTRIC. THE ONLY THING WITH THAT AND THE CONNECTION WOULD BE THIS MOVE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF GAS TAX. HOW DO YOU DO THAT. I KNOW THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS AN ENTIRE TAXPAYER THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY WE CAN REPLENISH THE LOSS OF GAS TAX. >> THEY ARE ESTIMATING 35% IN THE NEXT YEARS. >> IS THAT OKAY? >> I THINK WE CAN EXPLORE ALL ITEMS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. >> I WILL ASK HEATHER TO HELP ME TOO. >> ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAFF AND HANGING OUT. WE APPRECIATE STAFF AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THAT IS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.