[Legislative Delegation]
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          >>> GOOD AFTERNOON.WE WILL CALL OUR CLAY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION HEARING TO ORDER. 
          IT IS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE. 
          LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FEEDBACK AND A GREAT DIALOGUE TODAY. 
          MY NAME IS JENNIFER BRADLEY FOR THE STATE SENATOR FOR DISTRICT 5, WHICH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. 
          FROM CLAY COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO THE GOAL. 
          CLAY COUNTY IS WHERE I CALL HOME. 
          TODAY I AM JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVE SAM GARRISON REPRESENTS DISTRICT 18 ON REPRESENTATIVE BOBBY PAYNE WHO 
          REPRESENTS DISTRICT 19. >> THE LORD IN HEAVENLY LAW FATHER WHOSE GLORY FILLS ALL THE WORLD, WE COMMEND OUR NATION, OUR STATE AND COUNTY TO YOUR MERCIFUL CARE. 
          WE MAY BE GUIDED BY YOUR PROVIDENCE AND WILL SECURE IN YOUR PEACE. GRANT ALL IN AUTHORITY WISDOM AND STRENGTH TO KNOW AND DO YOUR WILL. 
          FILLED IN WITH THE LOVE OF TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND MAKE THEM CONTINUALLY MINDFUL OF THEIR CALLING TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN REVERENT OBEDIENCE TO YOU. 
          I PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. 
          >> PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. 
          >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE NINE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          >> WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. 
          THESE DELEGATION MEETINGS ARE REALLY CRITICAL FOR US AS A DELEGATION AS WE HEAD TO TALLAHASSEE FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION TO KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO CONCERNED CITIZENS, TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT RELY ON STATE RESOURCES. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME AND LISTEN. WE NEED TO GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WHEN WE GO BACK TO TALLAHASSEE AND WORK TOGETHER AS A DELEGATION WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN MOVING THIS COMMUNITY FORWARD AND LIFTING IT UP. 
          THAT IS WHAT I HOPE TO DO TODAY. 
          NEXT WEEK STARTS THE FIRST COMMITTEE WEEK OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THERE WILL BE SIX COMMITTEE WEEKS THE PROCEED ARE JANUARY 11 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 
          THE SESSION WILL RUN 60 DAYS. THE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED FOR US TO COMPLETE DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS A BALANCED BUDGET. 
          IN THIS YEAR IS A ONCE IN A DECADE PROCESS AND ITS REDISTRICTING DORGAN THOSE OF THE TWO THINGS THAT ABSOLUTELY MUST TAKE PLACE THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 
          OF COURSE THERE IS A HOST OF OTHER ISSUES FACING THE STATE. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES TO WORK OUT SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK ON ALL OF THOSE THINGS. 
          REPRESENTATIVE, ANY OPENING COMMENTS? 
          >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO YOUR COMMENTS. 
          IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THIS DELEGATION HEARING TODAY. 
          SENATOR BRADLEY THREW THAT IN THERE QUIETLY, BUT SHE HAS 11 COUNTIES IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS SHE HAS 11 DELEGATION MEETINGS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE. 
          MY DISTRICT COVERS ORANGE PARK, FLEMINGS ISLAND, OAKLEAF AND MIDDLEBURG, WHICH IS ALL IN CLAY COUNTY SO THIS IS MY LOAN DELEGATION MEETING TO REVIEW YOU ARE PROBABLY TIRED, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS IN HERE WITH US ON OUR MIND WERE THE ONLY THING I ILL SAY IS THIS IS A NEAT OPPORTUNITY TO SENATOR BRADLEY'S POINT DORGAN THE WAY WE DO THINGS IN FLORIDA, THANKFULLY WE ARE DIFFERENT THAN D.C.. WE OPERATE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY ON HOW WE ARE STRUCTURED. THIS PROCESS OF LISTENING AND HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY WE MAKE IT A PRACTICE TO ALWAYS GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN AND TO SPEAK AND FOR US TO LISTEN. I WILL SAY THIS IS LAST YEARS CHURTON SENATOR BRADLEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT THIS YEAR. 
          IF WE ARE MOVING YOU ALONG IT IS NOT BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO BE RUDE. IT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS HERE AND WANT TO GIVE JUST AS MUCH TIME AND ATTENTION TO THE LAST PERSON WHO SPEAKS IN THE FIRST PERSON. 
          PLEASE DON'T BE OFFENDED IF ANY ONE OF US DOESN'T ASK YOU A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION OR WE SAY WE WILL GET WITH YOU AFTERWARDS. 
          WE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE, IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE'S TIME. WITH THAT, IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO TODAY'S HEARING. 
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          >> THANK YOU CHAIR.OBBY PAYNE, I REPRESENT DISTRICT 19. 
          I SAW SENATOR BRADLEY LOOKING FROM A DISTRICT NUMBER AS SHE ANNOUNCED TO WE WERE BECAUSE SHE HAS SUCH A BIG AREA TO COVER. AS A PORTIONS OF CLAY I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SERVE AS PART OF WHAT I CALLED THE THREE LEGGED STOOL FOR GOING ON A 60 YEAR NOW WITH FORMER SENATOR ROB BRADLEY AND TRAVIS CUMMINGS. 
          ECHOING THE SENTIMENTS OF BOTH OF MY COLLEAGUES, AGAIN, WE WENT INTO ÃI SAID THIS TO A FEW PEOPLE WE WENT INTO A YEAR LAST YEAR WITH A KNOWN UNKNOWN BECAUSE OF COVID. 
          EXPECT HIM SOMEWHAT OF A NORMAL YEAR THIS YEAR. 
          WE HOPE IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME SEE US AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR MEETING TODAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 
          >> JUST IN TERMS OF PROCEDURE, EVERYBODY HAS A COPY OF THE AGENDA AND IF YOU DON'T THERE IS ONE RIGHT IN THE VESTIBULE OUT THERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND HAVEN'T FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME. YOU CAN FILL IT OUT AND GIVE IT TO STAFF HERE IN THE FRONT ROW AND THEY WILL GET IT TO US SO EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THE REGION I WILL SAY THERE ARE A LOT OF SPEAKERS ON THE LIST. 
          WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT TO MAKE SURE IT TO REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON'S POINT THAT EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. SO WE WILL BE REALLY TRYING TO STICK TO THAT TIME LIMIT. AND IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON THE SAME TOPIC IN THE PERSON AHEAD OF YOU HAS ALREADY COVERED YOUR POINTS, WE CAN BE RESPECTFUL OF TIME AND THE LESS WE CAN REPEAT THE MORE PEOPLE CAN BE HEARD. 
          SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GET STARTED WITH OUR COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS . WELCOME UP OUR COMMISSIONER. 
          >> ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CLAY COUNTY, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR HOUSE. 
          IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE AND CHANCES FOR US ALL TO DISCUSS OUR NEEDS HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR US LAST YEAR. 
          FIRST IT WAS US WHAT PROGRAM. WE GOT $135,000 FOR THAT. 
          AND OUR GREENWAYS AND TRAILS EFFORTS WERE AWARDED BY YOU FOLKS FOR $500,000 AND WE GOT ABOUT 510,000 BUCKS FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS AND WE ARE GOING TO ENHANCE OUR BARNES AND TRY TO MAKE THAT A BETTER TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR THE FOLKS COMING TO CLAY COUNTY HERE. OUR NEEDS FOR NEXT YEAR, NUMBER ONE IS WE WERE UP LAST NIGHT UNTIL 11:00 TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GIVE OUR SHERIFFS A PAY RAISE. 
          I AM SURE SHE IS GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. 
          WE ARE HAVING A REAL PROBLEM WITH ATTRITIN. 
          WE ARE ABOUT $10,000 BELOW WHERE WE NEED TO BE. 
          SO WE INITIATED THE BEGINNING OF A .5 MILL INCREASE SO THAT WE CAN PAY OUR PEOPLE MORE MONEY TO STAY HERE. 
          AND IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING FOR US IN THAT AVENUE, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THE SECOND ISSUE IS A JAIL EXPANSION. WE HAVE APPROPRIATED 4.$8 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY TO GET US THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS. THE SHERIFF IDENTIFIED A $30 MILLION CAPITAL BOGEY WE ARE NOT NEED TO COME UP WITH TO KEEP UP WITH OUR POPULATION GROWTH. 
          WHAT WE NEED THEIR IS 250,000 HOURS AND SO IF WE CAN INCREASE THAT TO THE YEAR BEFORE LAST LEVEL THAT WOULD HELP US OUT GREATLY. THE NEXT ITEM IS BROADBAND. 
          WE KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. 
          WE HAVE AREAS OF THE COUNTY WHERE THERE IS NONE. 
          WHEN WE HAVE DONE OUR KIDS DIAL IN, AND GETS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM. I KNOW THE STATE IS WORKING ON THAT. WE SET ASIDE $2 MILLION AS A MATCH IF WE CAN COME UP WITH FUNDS FOR THAT. 
          AND WE DESIGNATED THAT SEAT, ONE HOUR COMMISSIONERS, AS A LEAD PERSON ON THAT FOR THE FLORIDA COUNTY ASSOCIATION EFFORTS. GREENWAYS AND TRAILS WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THAT. WE WILL USE A $500,000 TO COME UP WITH THE FIRST STEP OF THE ENGINEERING, WHICH WILL GIVE US A PLAN FROM DUBOIS COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO GOLD HAD STATE PARK. 
          WE ARE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOT SO WE HAVE A UNIFIED TRAIL SYSTEM. IN THE LAST ISSUE I GOT IS A VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CORPORATIONS LOADING US UP WITH VALUE ADJUSTMENT CLAIMS AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE. THE CLERK WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. 
          SHE 75 HOURS SHE GOT ABOUT 500 CLAIMS DUMPED ON US AND THOSE ARE MAINLY FROM CORPORATIONS. THE FEE FOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE 1983. IT IS SET AT $15. 
          IF WE COULD COME UP WITH SOME WAY TO KIND OF SMOOTH THAT OUT 
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AND MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE BURDENSOME FOR THE CORPORATIONS THAT DUMP ALL OF THE ON US AT ONCE THAT WOULD BE A REAL HELP. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR IT AND THANK YOU TO CLAY COUNTY FOR HOSTING US TODAY. 
          THEY GET OUR SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES HERE THAT ARE KEEPING US SAFE 
          IN ORDER. >> YOU ARE CONSTITUENT SO YOU 
          ARE WELCOME ANYTIME. >> I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THIS, COMMISSIONER, JUST FOR THAT COUNTY STAFF, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR MYSELF AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION AS IT RELATES TO THIS ONE MONEY. 
          IF WE CAN KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED THE LAST YEAR RESULTED IN A DIMINISHING OF SERVICE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THAT MONEY. WHEN WE COME BACK AND SAY WE GOT WHY AND WE NEED X, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A COMPELLING ARGUMENT AS TO WHY THE PRIOR AMOUNT WAS NEEDED IS NECESSARY IN THE REDUCTION AMOUNT IS INSUFFICIENT. 
          PIDON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THAT . 
          >> I THINK THAT IS IN TERROR GREENS WILL HOUSE. 
          SHE PRETTY MUCH KEEPS AN EYE. >> JUST FYI. 
          IT WOULD HELP US TREMENDOUSLY WITH THAT. 
          THANKS. >> NEXT UP OUR CLERK OF COURT, 
          TERRY GREEN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          SO GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. I KNOW EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SESSION THIS YEAR. 
          FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CLERK SPECIFICALLY RECEIVED LAST YEAR IN OUR LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS. WE MADE A LOT OF GREAT HEADWAY FROM SUSTAINABLE FUNDING MODEL WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR YEARS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE ARE ON A REALLY GOOD TRACK TO PRESERVE THE FUNDING THAT DOES COME IN TO HELP CONTINUE OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICES. AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK SENATOR BRADLEY. SHE VERY KINDLY AGREED TO TAKE ON ANOTHER ROLE, NOT THAT SHE'S NOT BUSY ENOUGH, AND A STATEWIDE TASK FORCE THAT WAS FORMED TO LOOK AT GUARDIANSHIP IMPROVEMENTINITIATIVES . AND AS YOU KNOW, GUARDIANSHIP IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS GROWING BECAUSE OUR POPULATION, OUR AGING POPULATION IS GROWING. 
          THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT FOR YOU AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL BE PRETTY BRIEF. 
          THERE IS NO POWERPOINT. YOU WILL BE HAPPY. 
          I NORMALLY HAVE A POWERPOINT. BUT LOOKING AHEAD ON THIS SESSION, THE CLERKS WOULD LIKE TO BUILD THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE WORKED ON LAST YEAR. AND A COUPLE IMPORTANT ISSUES. 
          FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ON OUR REVENUE STRUCTURE AND HOW OUR SERVICES ARE FUNDED. AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MUCH MORE COMPLEX, LONG-TERM SOLUTION.UT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS OVER THE NEXT SESSION. AND WE ALSO NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON BRINGING IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS FORWARD RELATED TO HOW OUR EXISTING REVENUE IS DISTRIBUTED, PARTICULARLY SHYING AWAY FROM THINGS LIGHT TRAFFIC CITATIONS AS A MAJOR FUNDING MODEL FOR THE OFFICES. AND OBVIOUS REASONS THOSE TYPES OF CITATIONS ARE WAY DOWN. AND I DON'T THINK ANY CLERK WOULD WANT TO STAND UP HERE AND ASK FOR MORE CITATIONS TO BE WRITTEN BY LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD WE LIKE THE LOOK AT THE DISTRIBUTIONS OF THAT. BUT TO ME PERSONALLY, MORE IMPORTANTLY I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AND I LEAD THIS EFFORT FOR THE STATE. LOOKING AT FORWARD THINKING SOLUTIONS AS IT RELATES TO KEEPING PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AND KEEPING THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE ONE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS CANNOT OR ARE NOT PAID. AND SO THERE WILL BE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS HOPEFULLY WE WILL COME FORWARD WITH. 
          OUR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS TEAM ARE WORKING ON SOME DRAFT LEGISLATION AND AS SOON AS WE CAN GET A FINAL DRAFT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH EACH OF YOU, WHETHER IT BE IN THE DISTRICT OR IN TALLAHASSEE AND WALK YOU THROUGH KIND OF WHAT WE ARE THINKING. 
          BUT OVERALL WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OFFERINGS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE WHEN THEY CAN'T PAY. 
          AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER ANY OF MY ASSISTANTS THAT I CAN ON ANY LEGISLATION THAT YOU GUYS NEED MAY BE SPEARHEADING IN TALLAHASSEE, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS FOR THE STATE. AND SO WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD ON TO WHAT COMMISSIONER TALKED ABOUT WITH THE VA V. SOMETHING THAT ALSO MIGHT BE CONSIDERED IS WE'VE GONE ELECTRONICALLY A LOT ACROSS THE STATE BIRD A LOT OF MONEY INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY. IF WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THAT 
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UP. IF A COUNTY HAS AN ABILITY TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY TO FILE THE PETITIONER TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY VERSUS SENDING IN 400 86 PAPER PETITIONS FOR INPUT IN THE NINTH HOUR. AS WELL AS A TIERED FEE STRUCTURE DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF WHEN THEY FILED A PETITION TO MENTION THIS LAST NIGHT IN THE BOARD MEETING. 
          MUCH LIKE WE DO OUR TAX WHEN WE SEND OUT OUR TAX BILLS. 
          AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS OVER THE SESSION. 
          >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE STATEWIDE, FOR THE STATEWIDE FLORIDA CLERKS READ YOU BEEN A LEADER ON A LOT OF ISSUES AND I LOOK FORWARDTO WORKING WITH YOU ON THE GUARDIANSHIP ISSUE . IT HASN'T BEEN REFORMED IN QUITE A WHILE AND IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SYSTEM, IT IS AN AWESOME POWER, LOSS OF POWER AND YOU REALLY WANT THAT RELATIONSHIP TO BE, TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE AND HAVE SAFEGUARDS. AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT WITH YOU AND THE ISSUES THAT YOU 
          RAISED. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> OUR PROPERTY APPRAISER TRACY DRAKE. 
          WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          I DON'T HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS . 
          JUST TO OFFER IF YOU NEED ANYTHING OF ME OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ASSIST YOU WITH, I AM HAPPY TO DO SO. 
          AND I WILL DELEGATE MY TIME TO OTHERPEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED IT. 
          >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND NEXT OUR SHARE , MICHELLE COOK. WELCOME. 
          >> THANK YOU. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OF OUR COUNTY AND RESIDENTS. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU CAN DO MORE THAN WE CAN SAY. I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BUT ECHOING WHAT CLERK GREENE SAID. I AM NOT AN ADVOCATE OF PUTTING PEOPLE IN JAIL FOR BASIC DRIVERS LICENSE VIOLATION SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO WEIGH IN ON A STATE LEVEL TO HELP WITH THAT INITIATIVE, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. 
          OUR JAIL IS FULL AND WE DON'T NEED PEOPLE IN JAIL BECAUSE OF A LICENSE VIOLATION. I RATHER HAVE THEM WORKING AND SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILY SO I AM ALL ABOUT USING CREATIVE WAYS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE BUT NOT NECESSARILY PLACED THEM IN JAIL. ARE 2022 PRIORITIES FOR THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, DRIVE DOWN CRIME AND PREPARE FOR GROWTH. 
          I'M GOING TO SPEND MY TIME TALKING ABOUT PREPARING FOR GROWTH. WE HAVE A JAIL CAPACITY ISSUE. 
          OR JAIL WAS BUILT IN 1972. IT WAS EXTENDED TWICE, THE LAST TIME IN 1992. WE ARE AT CAPACITY OR ABOVE CAPACITY ALMOST EVERY DAY NOW. AS MR. WANAMAKER LIKES TO SAY, THIS IS THE ALLIGATOR CLOSEST TO THE KAYAK AND IT IS ABOUT TO BITE US. SO WE ARE USING CREATIVE WAYS TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND SECURITY IN OUR JAIL WHILE OUT CAPACITY, BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING VERY SOON TO ADDRESS THAT. 
          I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT PART OF OUR PLAN FOR THE JAIL CAPACITY ISSUE IS TO GIVE THE JAIL ARE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. ACCORDING TO THE EXPERT IT IS THE WAY TO START ADDRESSING PTHIS ISSUE. 
          SUPPORT TWO OF THE JAIL CAPACITY ISSUE IS WE WOULD DO WE PUT OUR POLICE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO BILLION WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE GOVERNOR FOR SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE INITIATIVE TO BRING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM OUT OF STATE. I THINK ANY TIME WE CAN GET QUALIFIED PEOPLE BEING PART OF THE GOOD IS IT WOULD BE COMING UP THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF ANYTHING THAT THE LEGISLATION CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE ON BRINGING IN OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND AND FINALLY, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THE GOOD NEWS IS CRIME IS DOWN IN CLAY COUNTY. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD THE LINE BUT WE ARE STRETCHED VERY THIN AND OUR FACILITIES ARE A BIG ISSUE AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP WITH THAT. 
          >> THANK YOU. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT AND I HEARD IT TODAY AND I HEARD IT ACROSS THE OTHER DELEGATION MEETINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO OVER THE LAST WEEK.THAT IS THE DIFFICULTY OF RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUR FINE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. AS WE LOVE THE IDEA OF OFFERING BONUSES AND INCENTIVES TO OUT-OF-STATE FOLKS TO COME BACK DOWN TO FLORIDA. IT ISN'T TOO HARD OF A THING TO DO TO COME DOWN TO SUNNY FLORIDA. 
          BUT WE NEED THEM AND I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THE 
          GOVERNORS EFFORTS THERE. >> IF I CAN ADD ONE THING TOO. 
          AND IT MAY BE CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN. 
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IF THE STATE WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING A MORATORIUM ON CHARGING FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO GO THROUGH POLICE CORRECTIONS ARE DISPATCH ACADEMIES, IS A VERY EXPENSIVE AND PEOPLE TAKE ON THE COST THEMSELVES. 
          IT IS LIKE $1500 A PERSON. IS AN AGENCY WE FOUND A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE WE COULD PUT THROUGH FOR FREE AND THEN TURN AROUND HIRE THEM, THAT MAY BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE. RIGHT NOW THAT MONEY GOES TO THE COLLEGES. AND IF WE CAN DO SOME SORT OF SHORT-TERM WAIVER ON FEES TO GET CERTIFIED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL. 
          >> I'M GOING TO USE SYMMETRY SEES TIME EARLIER. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. NOT JUST YOU BUT I SEE ALL OF YOUR SENIOR STAFF OVER THERE AND MANY OF WHOM I HAVE KNOWN FOR DECADES. NOT JUST YOUR UNDERSHERIFF THAT EVERYBODY IS HERE AND IT MEANS A LOT TO US TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE. AND SOTHANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. EVERYBODY OVER THERE , IT SHOWS A LOT OF SUPPORT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING FOR A LONG TIME. 
          I WANT TO EXPAND ON THIS A LITTLE BIT. 
          OBVIOUSLY THE JAIL IS AN ISSUE. IT IS A JAIL ÃISSUE. 
          OBVIOUSLY DEPUTY PAY IS A MAJOR ISSUE. 
          WE WERE WITH THE GOVERNOR THIS MORNING. 
          HE MENTIONED FIRST THING OUT OF HIS MOUTH JUST AS HE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO DO A BONUS STRUCTURE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RECRUIT AND QUALIFIED OUT-OF-STATE SUPPLEMENT APPLICANTS WHO WON APPROACH LAW ENFORCEMENT STATE TO WORK IN A PATROL IN. OUTSIDE OF THOSE ISSUES, WHAT ARE YOU SEEN AS A CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF NOT IN TERMS OF ANYTHING URGENT, BUT WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIPE YOU SEE WE NEED TO BE AWARE IF THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR YOU AND YOUR SENIOR STAFF. 
          >> WE STARTED INITIATIVE WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY IS DOING A Ã LOOKING AT A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO INCLUDE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN BLANDING AND 17 ALONG THE CORRIDOR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY, I GREW UP ON WELLS ROAD AND I SEE THE VISIBLE BOLD OF THE CLIENT WHAT WE ARE STARTING TO BE SEE IS THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT CREEPING ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND COMING IN THE CLAY COUNTY. 
          WE HAVE RESOLVED OURSELVES TO MAKE A STAND AND RECLAIM WELLS ROAD IN THE GATEWAY TO CLAY INITIATIVE.ND ABSOLUTELY COULD USE YOUR HELP WITH THIS. I THINK SETTING THAT TONE OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE ALLOWABLE STARTS AT THE WELLS ROAD CORRIDOR WORK.> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND YOU HAVE MY 100 PERCENT. A LOT OF NODDING HEADS IN THE AUDIENCE. TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WORK ON WELLS, TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO OWNS CHICK-FIL-A UP THERE ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE HAD IN RECENT YEARS. WHEN WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MALL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THAT REALLY GOT MY ATTENTION. 
          AND I KNOW IT GOT A LOT OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ATTENTION AND PEOPLES ATTENTION. FOR WHATEVER IT IS WORTH, IT IS ONE MEMBER OF 120 1/3 OF THIS DELEGATION. 
          YOU HAVE OUR COMPLETE SUPPORT IN WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING. 
          THERE IS WELLS ROAD WHICH IS STILL A GREAT STAFF THAT LIVES ON THE ROAD AND I AM ON IT FREQUENTLY. 
          IN OUR PROFESSIONAL OFFICES IN ORANGE PARK. 
          IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF NEW ROOFTOPS IN CLAY COUNTY AND THAT TAKES UP A LOT OF OUR ENERGY HOW WE ARE GOING TO HANDLE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          BUT MY CONCERN IS WHAT DO WE DO FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE IN RESIDENTIALAREAS IN THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY IN ORANGE PARK THAT ARE AGING , THEY ARE AGING THEMSELVES, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS AGING. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO DOWN THE ROAD JACKSONVILLE WENT DOWN AND HAVE THAT PART OF OUR COUNTY TURN INTO ARLINGTON 2.0. 
          I DON'T WANT THAT AND I NOTE THAT YOU DON'T EITHER AND NO ONE IN THIS ROOM ONCE IT. IF THERE ARE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE ON BEHALF OF THE STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BCC, WHO I KNOW IS PARTNERING WITH YOU ON THIS. 
          IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK. THIS IS NOTA CRISIS, BUT IF WE DON'T ACT QUICKLY BY THE TIME WE ARE AT THIS MEETING 10 YEARS FROM NOW WE WILL HAVE A CRISIS . 
          END OF THE SERMON, BUT JUST KNOW AS YOUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, AND HAPPY TO LEAD THE CHARGE WHATEVER WAY I CAN AND WE ARE ALL BEHIND YOU ON THAT INITIATIVE. 
          >> PERCENTAGES STAFF, NEW STAFFING, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 
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FULL STAFFING OR YOU. YOU 80 PERCENT GOING TO OTHER PLACES SPOKE FOR OUR DEPUTIES? I THINK WE ARE DOWN 17 TODAY RIGHT AROUND 300. OUR PROBLEM IS WE ARE GETTING PEOPLE IN. WE GET THEM INTO TRAINING AND THEN WE ARE LEAVING. IF WE TAKE EVERYBODY OUT OF TRAINING WE ARE DOWN EVEN MORE FROM YOU IN COUNTING THE PEOPLE IN TRAINING SO WE SLEPT 17 VACANCIES. 
          AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE IDEA OF BRINGING AN EXPERIENCED OUT-OF-STATE OFFICERS, BUT WHAT I THINK WE ARE MISSING HERE IN THESE 18, 19, 21-YEAR-OLD IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO THE ACADEMY. AND WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THEM WHERE WE EITHER WAIVE THE POLICE FIRE OR DISPATCH DETENTION ACADEMY FEES AND GET THAT AND AS LONG AS THEY AGREED TO SERVE A CERTAIN NUMBER O YEARS. 
          OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP LOCAL PEOPLE HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          >> JUST ONE OPPORTUNITY TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO STAY. 
          ESPECIALLY HOMEGROWN FOLKS. THEY HAVE MORE LIKELY TO STAY 
          AS THEY GREW UP IN THE AREA. >> REPRESENTATIVE PAIN SPARKED SOMETHING. I HAVE NOT ASKED THIS QUESTION TO BEACCUSATORY IN ANY WAY, BUT HOW MUCH HER BEAST PAYING THE STARTING DEPUTY THAT COMES IN ON NO EXPERIENCE. 
          >> 38,000 A YEAR . BUT THAT IS AFTER THEY AM GONE AND GOTTEN THEIR OWN STATE CERTIFICATION. 
          SO THEY HAVE GONE OUT ON THEIR OWN, GOTTEN CERTIFIED AND ARE STARTING OUT AT 38,000. WE HAVE NO PAY PLAN, NO STEP PLAN IN PLACE SO PEOPLE HIRED FIVE YEARS AGO ARE STILL MAKING 38. AND I THINK WHAT IS JUST AS THIS POURABLE IS OUR DISPATCHERS, 30,000 A YEAR. 
          I HAVE A MEMBER WHO HAS SMALL CHILDREN AND IS LIVING IN A SHED BECAUSE HIS FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD A HOUSE WHAT WE PAY HIM BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE CLAY COUNTY. 
          >> MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES. AND REALLY TOUGH TO DISH DECISIONS FOR EVERYBODY. WE WERE ABLE AS A LEGISLATURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNOR TO GET OUR STARTING TEACHER SALARY UPNEAR THE TOP OF THE NATION . 
          WHICH IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT TO TAKE A YOUNG MAN OR WOMAN YOUR OWN BULLETPROOF VEST. 
          NOWADAYS FOR THAT. IT BREAKS MY HEART. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. 
          THE COUNTY IS WRESTLING WITH IT HARD AND YOU ARE WRESTLING WITH IT HARD. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, GET THE MESSAGE TO YOUR FOLKS THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WE ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. 
          >> AND WELCOME THE DIALOGUE. I KNOW THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED THE COUNTY DOES A LOT OF TRAINING AND YOU LOSE THE OFFICER OR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES ARE STARTING AND COMING AT A HIGHER, AT A HIGHER SALARY. AND IF YOU HAVE A YOUNG FAMILY SOMETIMES THAT WILL MAKE A DECISION TO HAVE TO MOVE. 
          ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU TO CONCUR WITH 
          REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON. >> I APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR TAKING THE LEAD IN BRINGING AN EXPERIENCED OUT-OF-STATE OFFICERS, BUT I WOULD ASK WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THOSE LIVING HERE AND THAT WANT TO SERVE HERE IN OUR 
          COMMUNITIES. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> ANYTHING ELSE. >> THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR SHARING. ! NEXT UP IS OUR SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO BEGIN HIS OR ANYONE HERE FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE? NO? ALL RIGHT. 
          WHAT ABOUT DIANE HUTCHINS OUR TAX COLLECTOR. 
          I DID NOT SEE HER EITHER.HOW ABOUT OUR SUPERINTENDENT? 
          WELCOME. >> THAT MEANS I GET NINE 
          MINUTES. >> TO GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. 
          THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ARE VERY PROUD. 
          THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT FLORIDA HAS LED THE NATION OPENING K-12 SCHOOLS AND SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN TALLAHASSEE, THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS TO READ WITH THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN CLAY COUNTY. CLAY COUNTY IS IN THE TOP 10 OF 67 COUNTIES IN ELA PROFICIENCY, MATH PROFICIENCY, SIZE PROFICIENCY. VERY PROUD OF OUR THIRD RANKING IN CIVICS AND EARTH FIFTH RANKING IN US HISTORY. 
          IS NOT A COMPETITION BETWEEN DISTRICTS, BUT I WANT THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS RIGHT HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. 
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ALL OF THAT BEING ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC. 
          I KNOW ONE THING FOR CERTAIN WE OPENED UP SCHOOLS AUGUST 10 ON TIME. SAW A STUDENT SMILING AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT ARE PROBABLY SMILING BIGGER WERE PARENTS. IS TO RETURN TO NORMALCY IS WHAT WE STRIVE FOR AND WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO A LEGISLATIVE ASKED, WE ASKED TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT IN ORDER TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE PROPERLY FUNDED THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. 
          RESTORING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY OR PICO FUNDS THAT WERE TAKEN AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. 
          I ALMOST FEEL, I FEEL I SHOULD MENTION HOW THANKFUL WE ARE FOR THE TSI A THAT CAME OUT. INITIATIVE ALLOCATION. 
          I FEEL FOR THE SHERIFF AND WHAT SHE SAYS AND $38,000 IS DEPLORABLE FOR A STARTING DEPUTY SALARY. 
          BUT AS FAR AS TEACHERS GO, ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO THE TEACHING FIELD IS ESSENTIAL TO WHAT WE DO. 
          WE HAVE 25 VACANT TEACHING POSITIONS.COMING TO TEACH IN FLORIDA AND ARE STARTING TEACHER SALARY IS ABOUT 45 AND CHANGE WE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT WE CAN ATTRACT PEOPLE TO COME TO FLORIDA IN A TEACHER SHORTAGE THAT IS NATIONWIDE. 
          THAT IS STILL SHORT OF THE GOVERNOR SCHOOL OF 47.5. 
          MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT, IT IS LISTED AS A LINE ITEM IN THE EFP. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE ARE ALWAYS NERVOUS WHEN IT IS A LINE ITEM, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS NERVOUS WHEN IT IS A LINE ITEM. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT FUNDING CONTINUES BECAUSE IT IS AN ALREADY ENCUMBERED COST THAT WE CAN'T GO BACK ON AT THIS POINT. SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR SCHOOLS IS ANOTHER TOP PRIORITY. 
          RIGHT NOW ROUGHLY THE COST OF PROVIDING THAT SERVICE VERSUS THE FUNDING THAT IS THERE IS ROUGHLY A $2 MILLION DEFICIT IN CLAY COUNTY. WE ARE LOOKING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT MENTAL HEALTH HAS BECOME A KEY ISSUE, BOTH FOR STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. 
          FINALLY, I DID WANT TO SAY CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS. KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. JUNIOR HIGH AND ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDED WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO READ A GREAT PROGRAM. WE WANT TO SEE THAT CONTINUE. 
          I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THE GOVERNORS ANNOUNCEMENT. I GUESS IT IS TWO DAYS NOW. 
          AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, THE JOY THAT EXISTS IN THE HEARTS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PROBABLY EVERYONE HERE IN THE TAPPING DOWN OF STATE ASSESSMENTS IS IMPORTANT. BUT I KNOW THE REAL WORK WILL FALL ON THE LEGISLATURE BECAUSE THE DETAILS OF HOW THAT IS DONE BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. AND I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO OFFER MY SERVICES IF I CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP OUT ON THAT. 
          BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF NUANCES THAT GO INTO THAT WHOLE PROGRAM AND WE TOUCH STUDENTS IN THE TESTING ARENA. 
          I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOU GUYS DO AN AWESOME JOB. 
          AND PROUD TO BE IN FLORIDA IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ANYBODY FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD? 
          CARE TO SHARE. >> THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE DONE HEROES WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR THROUGH COVID, TRANSITIONING ONLINE TO IN PERSON. 
          WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE FOLKS LIKE YOU. 
          RIGHT. ANYBODY HEAR FROM OUR JUDICIARY? NO. 
          STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? ALL RIGHT. 
          MOVING ON TO OUR MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH THE TOWN OF ORANGE PARK. I KNOW WE SAW SARAH CAMPBELL. 
          AND COUNCILMAN WALKED IS HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE PARK TOWN COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND COUNCILMAN HUBBARD ARE HERE AS WELL. 
          NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR CONCERNS WHEN WE HAVE THE MEN ARE ABLE TO BRING THEM FORWARD TO YOU TO DISCUSS IN AN OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE MANNER. THE SECOND ITEM WE HAVE IS ABOUT A COUPLE OF GRANT PROGRAMS THAT WE HOPE FOR YOUR 
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SUPPORT ON. THE DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THE REHABILITATION OF ONE OF THE HISTORIC PROPERTIES, THAT IS ALREADY IN THE PROCESS. SO ASSUMING IT GIVES FUNDED THIS YEAR WE HOPE TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME ON THAT PROPOSAL. WE ALSO SUBMITTED A GRANT. 
          AND UNFORTUNATELY THE LARGE-SCALE GRANTS WERE NOT FUNDED LAST YEAR. SO OUR HOPE IS WE CAN APPLY THIS YEAR AND SOME OF THE LARGER SCALE PROJECTS WOULD BE ABLE TO BE FUNDED. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A BILL THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, HOSPITAL 49, TODAY WITH OUR POLICE CHIEF. HE AND I BOTH SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BILL THAT TREATS OUR DISPATCHERS AS FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF WORKERS COMPENSATION. 
          IT ALSO REQUIRES ONE HOUR OF ANNUAL TRAINING FOR ALL OF THEM FROM A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER. 
          PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO PTSD. 
          WE THINK THAT IS HUGE BENEFIT FOR ALL OF OUR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SECTOR. I WANT TO ECHO SHERIFF COOK'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE CORRIDOR. THIS IS AN INNER AGENCY PROJECT FOR THE EAST END OF WELLS ROAD IS WITHIN THE TOWN LIMITS SO WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF JOINT MEETINGS ABOUT THIS AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS HAPPENING THERE. 
          AND F DOT HAS PROJECTS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW FROM BOTH ENDS OF WELLS AT 17 AND A LANDING PERMIT AND SO MAKING SURE THE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED AND SUCCESSFUL IN ALLOWING US TO DO OUR JOBS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY WOULD BE AMAZING. 
          LASTLY, TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT HOME RULE, THE CONCEPT OF THOSE CAN BE MADE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND WE APPRECIATE YOURSUPPORT FOR ANY INITIATIVES TO KEEP THAT DECISION MAKING FOR THE DECISIONS RIGHT FOR ORANGE PARK AREN'T NECESSARILY THE DECISIONS RIGHT FOR KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS OURSELVES. 
          IT MAKES EVERYBODY'S LIFE A LOT EASIER. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH . >> THANK YOU. 
          >> CITY OF GREEN COVE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. COMMISSIONER ALREADY WELCOME TO THE CLAY COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO GREEN COVE SPRINGS.WO THINGS THIS AFTERNOON WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE RIVER ACCESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN LAST YEARS BUDGET. 
          THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELPING US WITH SEVERAL PROJECTS. THE SECOND ITEM IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO GREEN COVE SPRINGS. 
          WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TODAY AND GET IT ON YOUR RADAR. 
          THE GOVERNORS CREEK BOAT RAMP. THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE OF FLORIDA. WHEN YOU COME SOUTH INTO GREEN COCONUT YOU HAVE THREE VIEWS OF THE RIVER.OMING OFF THE T 95. FIRST HE WAS DOCTORS INLET BRIDGE DOCTORS LIKE BRIDGE. SECOND ONE IS THE BLACK CREEK BRIDGE.N THE THIRD VIEW OF THE RIVER LITERALLY IS GOVERNORS CREEK. NOT A WHOLE LOT HAS HAPPENED WITH THAT FACILITY CURRENTLY. ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND AND CERTAINLY ANY HOLIDAY CLAY COUNTY HAS BOAT RAMPS AT CAPACITY. THERE IS PARKING ACROSS THE STREETS OF MANY OF THOSE RAMPS AND PEOPLE HUSTLING COOLERS ACROSS THE WAS 17 OR ANY OTHER MAJOR HIGHWAY ADJACENT TO A PROGRAM. GOVERNORS CREEK. 
          TO DRIVE BY IT. MANY OF US DRIVE BY IT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WE LOOK AT THAT PIECE OF CLAY COUNTY AND I LOOK AT IT AND SAY THAT IS A LOW HANGING FRUIT CREATED AS AN ASSET TO REQUIRE SOME ATTENTION. 
          IF YOU ASK CLAY COUNTY, THE MAJOR REGION FOR GOING TO THE CLAY COUNTY WEBSITE IS FISHING AND BOATING FOR THAT RIVER IS OUR KEY ASSET IN TERMS OF INTEREST, IN TERMS OF A NEED WE CAN CERTAINLY ADDRESS THIS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          CLAY COUNTY IS THE HOME OF THE LARGEST MARINA IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 2000 VOTES. 
          CLAY COUNTY AND REALLY ANYBODY SOUTH OF 295 AND I'M GOING TO SAY NORTH OF BLOCKTON, WE HAVE NO RAPID RESPONSE ON THE RIVER. 
          THERE IS NO BOAT OVER THE WATER THAT CAN RESPOND WITH ANY TYPE OF IMMEDIACY TO A MARINE EMERGENCY. 
          SO GOVERNORS CREEK BOAT RAMP INCLUSIVE OF A LONGER DOCK, INCLUSIVE OF WHETHER IT IS CLAY COUNTIES VOTES, THE CITY OF 
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GREEN COVE. IS IN THE MONIES APPROPRIATED FOR AN UPGRADED MARINE UNIT. AND SWC AS WELL THE GREEN COVE IS THE HOME OF THE COAST GUARD EXERCISE EVERY AFTERNOON. 
          WOULD ASK THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH THE COUNTY, WITH THE STATE TO TRY TO PUSH THIS PROJECT FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JUST A QUICK COMMENT FOR IN WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME WITH A LOT OF THE MARINE DEALERS, SOME LARGER PEOPLE IN THE FISHING WORLD WE KNOW FROM WE KNOW WE HAVE A PARKING ISSUE. 
          VOTES ARE BIGGER THAN THEY USED TO BE. 
          NOT ENOUGH PARKING PLACES AND THAT DOES CREATE A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT BACK TO OUR ATTENTION AND IT IS SOMETHING WE WILL ADD VALUE 
          BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. >> GOVERNOR CREEK HAS NINE AND THAT IS WOEFULLY WITH THE FACILITY COULD BE. 
          AND VERY INTERESTED IN MOVING PTHAT FORWARD. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO THE RIVER, WHICH IS WHEN MOST BEAUTIFUL NATURAL RESOURCES AND IT BELONGS TO EVERYBODY. IT IS EVERYBODY'S RIVER AND WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE THE AXIS. IT DOESN'T JUST BELONG TO THE FOLKS WHO CAN AFFORD TO GET A BEAUTIFUL HOME ON THE RIVER BUT EVERYBODY NEEDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE WATER. 
          I LOVE THAT PROJECT. >> WE HAVE ANOTHER TEAM. 
          MINE IS VERY SHORT. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AS THE MAYOR HAS CONVEYED. MINE IS A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE GREENCOVE ROAD IS OF A LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE. 
          WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES . 
          AND THE COMMITTEE SERVES ON THE TRANSFORMATION A INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS WITHIN THAT FOLLOWS THE SADOWSKI HOUSING TRUST FUND. ND A NO OVER THE YEARS, AS SOME YEARS IT HAS BEEN USED FOR OUTSIDE OF THE REALM OF WHAT IT WAS INTENDED FOR. IN MY REQUEST, VERY SHORT, IS WOULD YOU PLEASE SUPPORT THE USES IT WAS ORIGINALLY GEARED FOR AND TRY TO AVOID THE USES FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAT MAY NOT SUPPORT ITS PRIMARY REASON FOR EXISTING. 
          I APPRECIATE YOU FOR DOING THAT. 
          >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          WE WILL HEAR FROM THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. 
          I SEE MERIT LAKE. >> AFTERNOON. 
          IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. 
          WE HAVE A REALLY SHORT LIST OF NEEDS. 
          THEY ARE PRIORITIES TO US, OF COURSE. 
          AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING OR CITY MANAGER ENCOURAGED US TO CREATE A MANTRA FOR YOU ALSO YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WHAT WE WANT. 
          IT WAS WATER, SEWER, WATER, SEWER, WATER, SEWER FOR OUR KEYSTONE AIRPORT, OUR KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT. 
          I HAVE DAVID KIRKLAND WITH ME AND HE WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS. 
          WE ARE REQUESTING $135,000 FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY AND HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT. 
          AND WE ARE ALSO ASKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF 21 AND 100. 
          SINCE 100 IS AN EVACUATION ROUTE. 
          OVER THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD 
          TO YOUR WORK IN TALLAHASSEE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          AS THE MAYOR SAID, WATER, SEWER, WATER, SEWER, WATER, SEWER. IS A PRIME RESOURCE THAT WE NEED AT THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT. 
          WE HAVE THE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET NOW. 
          WE HAVE GOOD ACCESS TO READ AS WE TALK TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS, THAT IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK. 
          RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS WELL AND SEPTIC TANK. 
          AND SO WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH CCU A IN DISCUSSING THIS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COME ABOUT MAKING THAT REALITY. AS RECENT AS THIS YEAR TALK IN WHICH CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, WE HAVE HAD OUR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT PREPARE A SCOPE AND A FEE FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE CCU A. AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THAT'S 135,000 FOR THAT. SO WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AS WELL. ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS WE HAD BROUGHT LAST YEAR TO THE LEGISLATION WAS WITH RESPECT TO 
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THE CURRENT ENTRANCE ROAD. WE ONLY HAVE ONE ROAD IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT. WE ARE LOOKING AT A SECOND ROAD ENTRANCE AND WE HAD GOTTEN WITH F DOT ABOUT WHAT THAT FUNDING WOULD NECESSITATE. THAT WAS 1.9 MILLION FROM WE BROUGHT THAT TO YOU LAST YEAR. WANT TO KEEP THAT IN FRONT OF YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT THE CCU A AND FUNDING FOR WATER SEWER? 
          >> I WOULD JUST SAY IT'S COMING. 
          YOU KNOW THE STATEWIDE WATER SEWER IS AN ISSUE. 
          IS COMING. JUST A MATTER OF HOW WE CAN PRIORITIZE IT REGIONALLY. TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS! ONE LAST COMMENT. A SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE F DOT AVIATION FUNDING FOR PART IF THAT IS A TERMINAL BUILDING THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN FOR A YEA . 
          WITH COVID AND OTHER ISSUES WE HAVEN'T HAD A GRAND OPENING, BUT IT IS ON THE CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 6 FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 P.M.. AND SOME INVITATIONS HAVE GONE OUT. 
          IF YOU COULD MAKE THAT, WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF 
          YOU DO. >> EXCELLENT. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.O WE HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TOWN OF PENNY FORMS? NO? BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ADHERENCE CARDS, I REALIZED I'M ORMISTON DIDN'T INTRODUCE STAFF. MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A BREAK AND INTRODUCE STAFF. I HAVE THREE STAFF MEMBERS WITH ME TODAY. I HAVE MARY LEE AND KATIE AND THEY ARE BOTH IN MIKE CLAY COUNTY OFFICE. 
          THAT IS THERE FULL-TIME OFFICE. I HAVE AN OFFICE IN LAKE CITY. 
          HUNTER ISN'T WITH US TODAY, BUT THAT IS THE OFFICE WHERE HE IS. 
          AND TONYA IS WITH US. SHE IS AT DIFFERENT OFFICES DEPENDING ON MARY IS THE QUARTERBACK OF OUR APPROPRIATION ISSUES. EVERYBODY CAN HELP BUT THAT 
          MIGHT BE YOUR GOOD FIRST CALL. >> I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE OUR STUFF. BRIAN KENNY IS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE. THERE ARE QUARTERBACKS ARE DIFFERENT APPROPRIATION REQUESTS, LEGISLATIVE ISSUES. 
          ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO RYAN. 
          IF YOU WANT TO GRAB HIS CARD AFTERWARDS, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT. AND THEN MARIE IS THE GOLD STANDARD IN MY MIND OF HOUSE DISTRICT WHO HAS SOLVED MANY PROBLEMS FOR MANY YEARS FOR LACK OF CONSTITUENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. IF YOU ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO YOU AND YOU FEEL YOU ARE GETTING SCREWED OR WHATEVER, WHATEVER, THERE IS A PROBLEM. CALL MARIA. 
          SHE IS A BULLDOG FOR THE PEOPL . 
          I SEE THAT IN THE NICEST POSSIBLE WAY. 
          SHE IS AN ABSOLUTE WARRIOR FOR FOLKS. 
          PLEASE DON'T EVER HESITATE. IF YOU ARE IN THE NORTH PART OF CLAY COUNTY AND YOU NEED SOME HELP, SENATOR BRADLEY STAFF IS FANTASTIC. I AM BIASED TO MY STAFF OR IF YOU ARE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF DISTRICT, REPRESENTATIVE PAIN HAS WITH US PEOPLE AROUND HER AND THEY WILL BE AROUND AFTERWARDS, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING LET THEM KNOW. 
          SPOKE TO ME STILL IS HERE WITH US TODAY. 
          TAMMY SHARES AN OFFICE IN BRADFORD COUNTY BURIED SENATOR BRADLEY AND I SHARE A OFFICE WITH TONYA AND TAMMY. 
          MY STAFF ARE THERE AND LEAH IS SICK TODAY AS WELL AS MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE. I ONCE STAFF ARE HERE. 
          TAMMY HAS BIG SHOULDERS TODAY PER YOU ARE CARING A LOT OF WATER FOR US. BUT OUR STAFF WORKS VERY WELL TOGETHER.LWAYS HAVE AND THEY WORK VERY HARD FOR ASSISTANT OF CLAY COUNTY. SO THANK YOU. 
          >> VERY GOOD. WE ARE DEFINITELY BLESSED. 
          OKAY. MOVING ALONG FOR IT TO BE OF ANYONE AT THE ST. JOHNS RIVER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT? NO? JEREMY JOHNSON WITH CCU A? 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON SENATOR BRADLEY, REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON AND REPRESENTATIVE PAIN. 
          ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE TEAM, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SERVICE IN REPRESENTING CLAY COUNTY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. LIKE MANY UTILITIES ACROSS THIS GREAT STATE CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES, CHALLENGING ISSUES RELATED TO COVID-19. I AM AGAIN VERY PLEASE TO REPORT THEY CONTINUED TO DELIVER SAFE, RELIABLE, 
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AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DRINKING WATER, WASTEWATER SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT REGARDING THE LEGISLATURES TRAINED JEWS FROM THE FIVE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION WINDOW TO THE 10 YEAR WINDOW WERE SIGNIFICANT. THEY WILL ELIMINATE SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES THE INVESTING IN ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS SKEWED WATER SUPPLIES IN THE FUTURE. THEY BEGIN THE DESIGN OF THE PETERS CREEK WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY FOR THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A $22 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT WILL SERVE ROUGHLY 4000 RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE PETERS CREEK PROJECT WE HAVE ADVANCED THE SARATOGA SPRINGS FACILIT. 
          THIS WILL SERVE AS A CENTERPIECE LONG EXPRESSED. 
          WE WILL BE BIDDING THE IN THE COMING WEEKS. 
          THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS ANOTHER 12 TO 15 MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT FROM CUSTOMERS. CCU A CONTINUES THE DESIGN OF THE RECLAIMED WATER PILOT PROJECT AT OUR MID CLAY FACILITY. THIS PILOT PROJECT REPRESENTS A $4 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THIS PROJECT IS ONLY A STEP IN A LARGER INTEGRATIVE RESOURCE PLAN. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE PLANT PROJECT, THEY EVALUATED SEVERAL RISK AND RESILIENCY PARAMETERS BUT AS A RESULT OF THAT EVALUATION, THEY INITIATED TWO SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS TO CONSTRUCT INTERCONNECTS WITH THE FORMING ISLAND GRID AND THE MIDDLE BERG RAVINES AGREED TO RELEASE PROJECT WILL MITIGATE RISKS AND RISK IMPROVE RESILIENCY THESE ARE CENTRAL TO STRATEGY AND MANY THE ELIMINATION OF SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES IN THE RECLAIMED WATER SIGNED INTO LAW THEY CONTINUED TO EVALUATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM OUR CUSTOMERS INCLUDE DEP WATER GRANTS, RESULTING FLORIDA WATER GRANTS THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN CLAY COUNTY AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. 
          SPOKE I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITIZENS FULLY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE LEADING THE STATE IN A LOT OF AREAS. 
          WE KNEW THE TIMEFRAME FOR FIVE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE BILL WAS TO NARROW IT IS FOR CERTAIN WE ARE GLAD WE MOVED IT AND IS TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR PROJECTS WE SEE. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT SUPPORT AND CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK. 
          >> I WILL PIGGYBACK. AND ALONG WITH MUNICIPALITIES WE PROVIDE GREAT SERVICE AS WELL. 
          WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE THE BOOK OF THE COUNTY. 
          AND WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT THEY COME ON QUICK AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR WATER. 
          THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. 
          APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. 
          >> I WILL POINT OUT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT THE WATER KEEPS FLOWING. WE HAVE GENERATORS AT EVERY ONE 
          OF OUR PLANS. >> FAIRPOINT FROM YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          NEXT UP IS CAROLINE WITH THE ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WHILE I AM NOT JOE PICKENS TODAY, I AM CAROLINE AND I'M HAPPY TO BE REPRESENTING PRESIDENT PICKENS TODAY IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PRESIDENT PICKENS IS ON OUR SAINT AUGUSTINE CAMPUS TODAY CONDUCTING OUR MONTHLY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AND HE REGRETS HE COULD NOT BE HERE. IN HIS 13 YEARS IN HIS PRESIDENCY AT THE COLLEGE HE HAS NEVER MISSED A CLAY COUNTY DELEGATION AND HE WANTED YOU TO KNOW HE IS SORRY THAT HE 
          CANNOT. >> HE TEXTED. 
          >> TODAY WE SIMPLY WANT TO SHARE OUR APPRECIATION TO READ SHARE OUR APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE. BUT BE IN THE CHAMPIONS YOU ARE FOR THE FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM, COVID-19 HAS CERTAINLY IMPACTED US ALL AND IT IS IMPACTED OUR ENROLLMENT. 
          WE ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR HOLDING IS HARMLESS AND RESTORING SIX PERCENT HOLDBACK FROM THE PREVIOUS LEGISLATIVE YEAR. ARE COLLEGES OPEN. 
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WE ARE SERVING UNDER 7000 STUDENTS AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THEM BACK ON CAMPUS. AS FOR ORANGE PARK, SPECIFICALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED FUNDING SUPPORT WITH OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BUT IN ORANGE PARK TODAY WE COMPLETED AN $18 MILLION RENOVATION REMODELING PROJECT THAT PROVIDED US ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT SPACE. TODAY WE ARE OFFERING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, BUT ALSO IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST WORKFORCE PROGRAM. TODAY WE HAVE STUDENTS AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, NURSING, NURSING ASSISTANT, EMT PARAMEDIC, NETWORK SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY AND ON THE HORIZON WILL BE PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTING. 
          AND SO WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE. 
          AND WE THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US, FOR HEARING OUR CHALLENGES AND HEARING OUR STORIES AND SUPPORTING NOT ONLY ST. JOHN'S RIVERS STATE COLLEGE BUT THE ENTIRE FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE 
          UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. >> THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. 
          NOT ONLY THE WORKFORCE WORK BUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO TRAINING OUR NURSES BUT WE HAVE AT CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF NURSING IN THE STATE AND YOU ARE A BIG PART OF THE SOLUTION WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR LOCAL NURSES WHO CAN'T GET TO JACKSONVILLE OR WHATEVER TO BE THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF THE WORKFORCE. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL.HANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO TRAINER NEXT GENERATION OF 
          FRONTLINE WORKERS. >> WHERE ARE YOU IN TERMS OF 
          HER MOMENT. >> WE ARE SEEING A DECLINE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. TYPICALLY COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY NATURE OF THEIR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS HAVE SEEN RISES IN ENROLLMENT WHEN YOU HAVE A CRISIS. 
          BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS ATTENDING OUR SCHOOLS JUST COULD NOT COPE. 
          AND SO WE HAVE SEEN A DECLINE. WE ARE NOT DOUBLE DIGITS, BUT IT HAS BEEN A STEADY DECLINE WHILE WE ARE NAVIGATING THE 
          COVID-19 PANDEMIC. >> THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN THE WAY YOU PREPARE OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO ARE RETOOLING AND LEARNING NEW SKILLS. 
          SO THANK YOU. >> OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT, BUT WE ALREADY HEARD. WAS THERE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? THAT'S IT? OKAY. 
          JUST MAKING SURE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THE NEXT IS DOCTOR ANDY BROWN AND DON PHAN WITH THE WAY FREE MEDICAL. 
          WELCOME DOCTOR BROWN. P>> I'M NOT SURE DOCTOR BROWN I HERE. BUT WHAT I IN YEAR FOUR ENCOMPASSES WHAT HE WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE DENTAL CLINIC AS WELL. 
          FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT SOON WE WILL BE A NEIGHBOR TO ST. 
          JOHN'S COLLEGE PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET WAS DONATED AND WE WANT TO BUILD A HEADQUARTERS CLINIC COMMIT A SECOND FACILITY FOR CLAY COUNTY THERE, FREE MEDICAL CLINIC. 
          IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHEST GAME GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH PROPERTIES. BUT THE FREE DENTAL CLINIC IN THE FREE MEDICAL CLINIC IN GREEN COVE ARE BOTH HOSTED BY THE COUNTY AND BOTH OF THOSE PROPERTIES AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER IN THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE ARE GOING TO BE REPURPOSED. AS WE HAVE TO RELOCATE OUR GREEN IN DENTAL CLINIC. AND WE WORKED OUT WE WOULD HOST THEM AT OUR NEW FACILITY ON COLLEGE DRIVE IN ORANGE PARK. 
          IT IS AN INTERESTING CONFIGURATION IMPORTANT WE ARE COMMITTED TO STAYING IN GREEN COVE. 
          THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A SLIGHTLY LONGER TIMEFRAME TO DO WITH PRINT WHAT THIS FACILITY WILL COME FOR US IS A HEADQUARTERS THAT IS ALSO THE HOST OF A COUNTY ONE COORDINATED MEDICAL CARE INITIATIVE THAT WILL LITERALLY ATTEMPT AND PROBABLY SUCCEED IN COORDINATING CARE FOR ALL OF THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF CLAY COUNTY. 
          THIS CONCEPT HAS BEEN ENDORSED IN THE MAJOR LEADERS OF THE COUNTY AND WE ARE CURRENTLY PROCURING OPERATING FUNDING TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING SOON. WHAT WE NEED HELP US WITH BUILDING THE COLLEGE FACILITY THE CAPITAL ALONE THAT WILL BE PROBABLY ABOUT MILLION DOLLARS. WE WASTE $300,000 IN THE SILENT PERIOD OF THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WE DON'T ANTICIPATE LAUNCHING 
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UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAY. THAT'S A BAD IDEA TO ASK FOR BUILDING FUNDS WHEN HOLIDAYS ARE APPROACHING. 
          I'VE SPOKEN TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE PERENNIAL STATE APPROPRIATION SUPPORT FOR OUR FREE CLINIC SYSTEM IN FLORIDA. THAT SYSTEM OF ABOUT 130 CLINICS PROVIDES $200 MILLION WORTH OF SERVICES TO UNINSURED FOLKS. AND JUST TO PUT INTO CONTEXT WITH THE SHERIFF, WE SERVE PEOPLE 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES OR LESS.HER STARTING WAGES JUST A HAIR ABOVE THAT. SO THERE IS 35,000 MINIMALLY THAT AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER ARE GOING TO NEED OUR SERVICES AND GOING TO NEED THE SERVICES OF THE DENTAL CLINIC WOULD COLLECTIVELY WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS. SO THAT IS OUR ASK. 
          WE HAVE THE MATERIALS FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO COME TO THE FACILITY THE OTHER DAY AND MEET WITH THE FOLKS DOWN THERE. FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED THERE ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY DONE BY RETIRED PHYSICIANS OR FOLKS ON THEIR DAYS OFF COMING INTO SERVE THOSE IN NEED. AND SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE THE PARTNERSHIPS YOU HAVE TO GET SOME OF THEIR DOCTORS AND TRAINING DOWN THERE. IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE FORGET I KNOW OUR CHURCH IS PARTNERED WITH THEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND MANY OTHERS DO IN THE COUNTY AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING ON BEHALF OF THOSE IN NEED. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ! NEXT IS IRENE WITH CLAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON FORGET FIRST OF ALL, I WILL JOIN OTHERS IN SAYING THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY. 
          IT REALLY HASN'T MEANT A LOT TO US. 
          THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING AND IF WE TRY TO LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING AND AND THINK FOR ME IT WAS THAT MENTAL HEALTH HAS BECOME FRONT AND CENTER, RIGHT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. 
          WE ALL HAD BEEN IMPACTED BY SOME CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST YEAR. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE TO DOTHE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE COUNTY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS . I GIVE YOU SOME HANDOUTS THERE. 
          WE HAD A SLIGHT DIP IN PEOPLE SEEKING SERVICES. 
          BUT IT BOUNCED BACK SO WE ARE ON TARGET TO SURVIVE TO 6000 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. I GIVE YOU SIX MONTHS WORTH OF DATA THERE. SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. WERE HERE LAST NIGHT AND THE BOARD RECOGNIZED US WITH A PROCLAMATION, THE PARTNERSHIP ASSURES OFFICE, CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND THE DEPARTMENT HELP IN THE PAIR MEDICINE PROGRAM SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PARTNER. WE'LL TALK ABOUT KIDS FIRST, ALL CHILD WELFARE AGENCY. WE HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE WORKFORCE CRISIS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT SALARIES A LITTLE BIT. UNFORTUNATELY THE SALARIES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE SALARIES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED ALREADY AND IT IS JUST HARD TO GET PEOPLE IN THOSE POSITIONS.WE ARE DEFINITELY STRUGGLING. 
          WE HAD A 60 PERCENT TURNOVER RATE, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST. WE CONTINUE RETAINING QUALIFIED STAFF.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          WE APPRECIATED AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ON 
          FUTURE PROJECTS.>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. USE OF A CRITICAL NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. 
          WE'VE BEEN GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE. 
          >> HELLER WITH CLAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION? 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM ACTUALLY LISA WITH THE FOUNDATION. SHE JUST PUT ME IN FURTHER. 
          NICE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME BUT I AM ACTUALLY PINCHHITTING FOR MICHAELA BUCHANAN. 
          YOU'RE PROBABLY USED TO SEEING HER.UT SHE IS HOME ENJOYING HER BABY TIME WITH HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER NORA. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS MY FIRST DELEGATION MEETING SO THIS IS INTERESTING . I WISH I WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE NOW. I AM WITH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR 16 YEARS. I AM BLESSED TO WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT ALLOWS ME TO DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK. 
          AND I SERVED ON THE FOUNDATION FOR 16 YEARS. 
          FOR LAST YEAR AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT OVER TO 
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THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SITE. I AM CERTAINLY SERVING AS THE BOARD CHAIR. RIGHT IN WHAT HAPPENED. 
          HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THAT FOR THAT WILL PLAY THROUGH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR THE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATIONS THEY WOULD WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION IN OUR CLAY COUNTY SYSTEM.WE HAVE FOUR MAIN FOCUSES THAT SUPPORTS THE EDUCATORS, LITERACY, INNOVATION AND CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS. BUT THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IS BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE FUNDING THAT WE GET AND BE ABLE TO TURN THAT AROUND. SO THIS WILL BE THE MATCHING DOLLARS THAT WE GET. WHAT WE ARE HERE TODAY FOR IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT MATCHING DOLLARS! AND APPROPRIATED FOR. SO WE ARE HERE TO ASK WE MAKE SURE THAT THE $6 MILLION GOES BACK AND GETS APPROVED AGAIN. 
          AND WITH THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TURN THOSE DOLLARS AROUND. 
          IN CLAY COUNTY WE RECEIVED A LITTLE OVER $79,000 AND WE HAVE DOUBLED THOSE DOLLARS. AND THOSE DOUBLED DOLLARS TURN IN THE PROGRAM THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR KIDS. 
          AND A GREAT EXAMPLE WHEN WE ARE SO PROUD OF IS BRINGING ON A STEM PROJECT AND PILOT IT TO THE KIDS IN THE OVERLORD DISTRICTS AND OUR LOWER CROP CLASSROOMS WHERE THESE KIDS CAN BRING ON CAREER PATHWAYS THAT WILL BETTER IMPROVE THEM AND KEEP THESE KIDS IN OUR COUNTY AND KEEP THEM FROM LEAVING OUR COUNTIES. SO WE ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTINUES AND WE KEEP THAT APPROPRIATION WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND WE KEEP THOSE DOLLARS HERE AND KEEP US AND ALLOW US TO DOUBLE THOSE DOLLARS FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          I DID PROVIDE AN IMPACT REPORT FOR EACH OF YOUR AREAS, WHICH I ASSUME I CAN GIVE TO ONE OF THESE LADIES OVER HERE. 
          BUT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR. 
          WE JUST THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. 
          I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          SPOKE EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> NEXT UP IS REBECCA WITH THE 
          CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          I AM BECKY COUCH AND I AM THE AREA DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS. I AM ALSO JOINED BY MY REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IRMA HAMILTON AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR FOR KEYSTONE, TINA BAKER AND YOU WILL HEAR FROM HER LATER. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING LEADERSHIP FOR OUR CHILDREN. 
          WE APPRECIATE THE CLAY COUNTY DELEGATIONS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS MODEL. 
          TODAY THERE ARE 26 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA WE HAVE THREE RIGHT HERE IN CLAY COUNTY THERE THAT INCLUDES WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDES OUR PARTNERS, THE CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ST. JOHN'S RIVER STATE COLLEGE, SANTA FE COLLEGE, BAPTIST HILL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER AND PALMS MEDICAL GROUP. 
          WE KNOW ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO LEARN BUT SERVE AS RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANDED LEARNING AND ADJUSTING THE NEED TO ACCESS WELLNESS CARE, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND DENTAL SERVICES. 
          WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE ARE CHANGING LIVES AND CREATING BRIGHTER FUTURES. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVED ATTENDANCE INCLUDING READING LEVELS, IMPROVED CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND INCREASED GRADUATION RATES. WE HAVE SEEN MORE YOUTH ENROLLED IN COLLEGE THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS WE ARE BUILDING A STRONGER FLORIDA. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES BECAUSE I ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING THE STORIES INSTEAD OF ALL OF THE TALKING POINTS.EYSTONE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OFFERED AN AFTERSCHOOL VIRTUAL TUTORING PROGRAM CALLED HOMEWORK CAFC) OR UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENT STUDENT STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL. 
          THIS CONTRIBUTED TO AN OVERALL INCREASED AVERAGE OF 18 PERCENTAGE POINTS IN EITHER GEOMETRY OR BIOLOGY, STUDENT GRADES AND STUDENTS SCORED 65 PERCENT PROFICIENT ON THE GEOMETRY EOC AND STUDENTS TAKING BIOLOGY EOC SPORT $0.60 PER PROFICIENT WHICH IS AN INCREASE. 
          ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL CREATED A SUMMER JOB EXTRAVAGANZA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORANGE PARK WILL AND COMMITTED LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN COORDINATING THE EVENT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MORE THAN 65 TEENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EXPANDED LEARNING EVENT. PRIOR TO THE EVENT ORANGE PARK POSTED A SUIT OF SATURDAY EVENT WHERE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A TIRE FOR THE JOB FAIR AND PRACTICE RESUME WRITING AND 
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INTERVIEWING SKILLS FOR STUDENTS SUPPORTING THE FEEDBACK SURVEY WERE ABLE TO PRACTICE SCHOOL! TALKING WITH A DUAL SO THEY DON'T KNOW, APPLY FOR A JOB AND LEARN INTERVIEWING SKILLS FOR AN THERE WERE OVER 20 BUSINESSES THAT SHOWED UP ALSO AT THIS EVENT TO INTERVIEW STUDENTS AS WELL AS OFFERING THEM JOBS.IF YOU HAVE GOTTEN JOBS WITH GATE PETROLEUM. LOOK AT SOME GENERAL HIGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL EXPANDED THEIR LEARNING ROUTE HAS AN EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAM THEY WERE ABLE TO SERVE 42 PERCENT OF THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH TUTORING ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT TOTALED OVER 203 HOURS OF EXPANDED LEARNING LAST YEAR. THIS ISENSURING STUDENTS WILL BE ON TRACK FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER . 
          ACCORDING TO THEIR 3000 ASSESSMENT DATA, READING LEVELS INCREASED BY SEVEN PERCENT FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING THIS TUTORING AND ENRICHMENT. AND THEN WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR FOOD PROGRAM THROUGH FARM SHARE AND KITCHEN SHELVES AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING AS VOLUNTEERS. 
          WE FED OVER 300 FAMILIES EVERY MONTH OR WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALSO HAVE EXPANDED THE CLOTHING CLOSET THERE AS WELL AS THE LAUNDRY FACILITY AND WE HAVE ONE AS WELL AS KEYSTONE. WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN CLOTHES THEY CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, COME ON CAMPUS AND WASH THEIR CLOTHES SO THAT THEY HAVE THOSE DIGNITIES. 
          OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THIS YEAR IS WE ARE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO EXPAND THIS MODEL SO WE CAN BRING IT TO MORE FAMILIES AND MORE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. 
          AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR ENTHUSIASM TO SERVE OUR STATE AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL YOU IN THE 20/2022 LEGISLATIVE 
          SESSION. >> THANK YOU. 
          I VISITED EACH OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY AND YOU LIFT UP A STUDENT IN THE FAMILY AND IT REALLY IS CHANGING LIVES AND IT IS A FABULOUS PROGRAM. 
          THANK YOU. >> WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR IT I HAVE SOME MATERIALS I WILL PASS OUT SO SHE CAN HAVE THOSE TO YOU GUYS LATER. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          DOCTOR BROWN, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WORKED HERE FOR GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL THE BACKUP. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM 
          YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          NICE MEETING YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING AHEAD OFSCHEDULE . 
          I AM SORRY I AM LATE. WOULD LIKE TO DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT DON HAS SAID. IN PARTICULAR AS FAR AS DENTAL CARE IN THE STATE IN THIS COUNTY. 
          I BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH FOR 37 YEARS NOW. 
          BUT SEEING THE SERVICES HAVE DWINDLED WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHOICES ON WHERE THE MONEY GOES AGAINST THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. THAT BEING THE CASE, YOU ARE ALSO AWARE WE ARE REPURCHASING THE FACILITY WHERE WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUR FREE CLINIC WE RUN FO 18 YEARS . 
          A NUMBER OF DENTISTS HAVE BEEN DOING THAT BY SEEING 25 PATIENTS EVERY FRIDAY IN THE ENCLOSED BECAUSE IN THE DELTA. 
          BUT THEY ARE OPENING UP AGAIN STARTING THE END OF THIS MONTH. 
          WE ARE LOOKING AT PARTNERING WITH AND FINDING A WAY TO GET A FACILITY FOR SYMBIOTIC SERVICES AND SHARED SERVICES IN THE COUNTY WERE IN THE MEDICAL DENTAL AND AGGRESSION IS RAMPANT AND IT IS CERTAINLY IMPORTANT ACROSS-THE-BOARD. 
          WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH SOULS DOWNTOWN WITH EVEN INCORPORATING STUDENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO READ AND PTHEN THAT IS A LONGER-TERM GOA FOR US TO DO IN THIS CLINIC, WHICH STRANGELY ENOUGH EGGS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER WHEN WE HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE SOMEONE IS THERE FIVE DAYS A WEEK OR SIX DAYS A WEEK. 
          SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PLUSES WITH THAT. 
          THAT BEING SAID, DENTISTRY IS ALSO A DRAG. 
          IT COSTS A LOT MORE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER FOR THE NUMBERS ARE OUTRAGEOUS FOR SQUARE FOOT. AND WE WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE AND CONSIDERATION IN THAT RESPECT FROM THE COUNTY AND CERTAINLY LEGISLATIVELY. I WOULD HATE TO CALL IT A LEGISLATIVE TURKEY, BUT IT IS A GOLD MINE FOR CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE WE NEEDED THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE TO GET CONSISTENT CARE GOING ON. THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD LEAST BRING TO THE ATTENTION ÃI KNOW THAT WE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CLAY COUNTY. 
          WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTY. 
          WE HAVE A FEW THE TITLE I SCHOOLS AND STILL DON'T HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE. OBVIOUSLY COVID IS HURT THE WORKFORCE AND CERTAINLY AVAILABILITY GETTING THE SCHOOLS IN THAT RESPECT. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF YOUR STAFF REACHOUT TO ME ON HOW WE CAN INTEGRATE THAT BACK IN THE SCHOOLS. ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WITH CATHERINE BRIDGES THIS FRIDAY IN TALLAHASSEE RIGHT AFTER MY 
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MEETING . SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON HOW ÃTHEY WERE OVERBURDENED. 
          GOT TOO MANY PEOPLE ONTHE RULES AND WE CAN GET THEM OFF . 
          IN THE SAME 50,000 ADDITIONAL, IT IS GOING THROUGH THE ROOF WE LOST 12 OF THE TOP 14 IN THAT AREA. 
          SO WE ARE GOING TO MEET ALL THE NEW FACES ON FRIDAY AND HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS WEHAVE IN PLAY FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS . BUT IF I CAN BE A RESOURCE IN ANY WAY GOING FORWARD, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. 
          AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY WORKING WITH YOU. 
          I'M SORRY FOR BEING LATE. THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT AND I AM OUT OF HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP DOCTOR WITH MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES. WELCOME. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SPEAK. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE LEGISLATURE PROMISING TO FUND THE TRUST FUND ON A RECURRING BASIS THAT YOU PASS LAST YEAR. 
          AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE YOU TO RELATE TO THE GOVERNOR. 
          THANK YOU FOR HIS SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGAN YOU ALREADY HEARD FROM THE SHERIFF ABOUT THE CRISIS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COUNTY. MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES HAS RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO PHONE CALLS THAT I AM AWARE OF FROM FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT BECOMING HOMELESS BECAUSE OF THE RENTS GOING UP SO HIGH. 
          WE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOU INTRODUCE AND SUPPORT APPROPRIATION OF $12 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF MERCY VILLAGE. 
          I AM HERE WITH OUR CEO PATRICK HALE WHO IS HOLDING A RENDERING OF THE MERCY VILLAGE THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED. 
          WE ARE WELL AWARE ÃYOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES SINCE OUR INCEPTION 10 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE A WELL DOCUMENTED SUCCESS OF ENDING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY WITH OUR GRADUATES AND HELPING THEM BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS HE WOULD HOWEVER, IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC COMBINED WITH THE RAPID GROWTH ALREADY IN CLAY COUNTY AND THE EXPECTED GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, THE NEEDS FOR SERVICES HAVE RISEN DRAMATICALLY. AS A RESULT, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MERCY SUPPORT HAVE TAKEN THE BOLD STEP TO INITIATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF MERCY VILLAGE, AND 65 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WILL PROVIDE 21 APARTMENTS FOR OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM CLIENTS, TO DORM STYLE APARTMENTS ARE EIGHT UNACCOMPANIED HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO WILL BE ENROLLED IN OUR STUDENT SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. AND 42 APARTMENTS THAT WILL REMAIN AS RENTALS FOR VETERANS, SENIORS IN THE LOWER INCOME WORKFORCE. IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS THE CALLS AND TO OUR CALL CENTER FOR HELP OF ALL DIFFERENT KINDS HAVE DOUBLED. AND MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP KEEP 177 FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES AND AVOID HOMELESSNESS. WE HAVE HAD TO HIRE TWO NEW EMPLOYEES TO ASSIST WITH THE INCREASED NEEDS, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THE ADDED STRAIN ON OUR OPERATING BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND 12 CHURCHES. RECOGNIZING THE INCREASED NEEDS, WE PROCEEDED WITH THE PURCHASE OF A LITTLE OVER FIVE ACRES OF LAND WITH AN EXISTING 7000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING ON COLLEGE DRIVE. AN ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER WERE ENGAGED TO DRAW UP PLANS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS BEEN PAID FOR AND COMPLETED. 
          OUR NEXT STEP IS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. COMPLETION OF MERCY VILLAGE WILL SAVE THE STATE ON THE COUNTY MONEY BY PRODUCING GRADUATES FROM OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM THAT WILL NO LONGER NEED TO RELY ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD AND HOUSING. INSTEAD THEY WILL BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS WHOSE EARNED INCOME WILL GENERATE COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL TAX REVENUE. 
          LOCAL RESOURCES TO OUR SCHOOLS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CAN BE REDIRECTED FROM DEALING WITH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE PROGRAMS TO OTHER MORE BENEFICIAL AREAS. HEALTHCARE WILL IMPROVE AND COSTS WILL DECREASE THE DISSIDENT WELL DOCUMENTED THAT HOUSING STABILITY IMPROVES PHEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 
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THE COMPLEX WILL BE SO SUSTAINED FROM THE RENTAL INCOME AND WILL BE MAINTAINED OF AN ATTRACTIVE COMPLEX BUT THE COUNTY CAN BE PROUD OF AND REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATION. REVEAL THE NEEDS, BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES OF THE MET CONSTRUCTION OF MERCY VILLAGE WARRANT CONSIDERATION OF YOUR SUPPORT OF THE STATE TO APPROPRIATE TOTAL OF DOLLARS TO ASSIST US. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> CRAIG PHILLIPS, BUSINESS OWNER CHICK-FIL-A MR. PHILLIPS? NO? NEXT IS TRAVIS CHRISTIANSEN. NO? ALL RIGHT. KATE PARKER FLORIDA DEATH WITH DIGNITY. KATE PARKER? NEXT IS JACKIE. 
          THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE. >> THANK YOU. 
          YOU GOT MY NAME RIGHT. THAT'S HIS FAULT OVER THERE, BY THE WAY. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK TODAY. 
          I AM NEW TO CLAY COUNTY. WE RECENTLY MOVED HERE SIX MONTHS AGO NOW.UR FRIENDS HAVE FOLLOWED US AND ARE EVEN NEWER, BUT I AM EXCITED TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT MATTERS TO US AND WHY WE MOVED HERE. 
          IS FIRST OF ALL, I AM PROUD TO BE A FLORIDIAN FORGET WE ARE REFUGEES, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THEM UP IN THE NORTHEAST. 
          WEEKS VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS UP THERE AND IS A VERY DIFFERENT WAY OF LIFE THAN IT IS HERE. 
          WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL ANDWE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO ENSURE IT STAYS THAT WAY. 
          JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND , WE WERE IN GREATER NEW YORK CITY DURING THE MIDDLE OF COVID. 
          OUR CHILD SHIRTED DESK WITH THE VERY FIRST CHILD TO GET COVID. 
          WE WERE THE VERY FIRST SCHOOL TO GET SHUT DOWN. 
          WE WERE THE VERY FIRST TO QUARANTINE IN A TIME WHEN NOBODY KNEW ANYTHING. WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE. AND I THINK IT WAS EYE-OPENING TO SAY THE LEAST. AS IT WAS OVER AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AROUND US, WE ARE BOTH SELF-EMPLOYED, BOTH OUR BUSINESSES WERE IN FACT IMPORTANT ONE OF OUR SOURCES OF INCOME IS COMPLETELY DIMINISHED. 
          WE REALLY HAD SOME TOUGH CHOICES TO MAKE AS TO IF WE WERE GOING TO STAY IN ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAXED PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THE MOVE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT MOVING. SO WE DECIDED BASED ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND US IN THE WAY PEOPLE WERE TREATING EACH OTHER BASED ON THEIR CHOICES AND THE LACK OF ALIGNMENT AND GUESS YOU COULD SAY OF THEIR CHOICES, THAT IT WAS TIME FOR US TO MOVE HERE. 
          SO WE MOVED AND VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT. 
          WE CAME HERE WHEN PEOPLE ASKED US WHY DID YOU MOVE HERE, AT THE END OF THE DAY WE MOVED HERE FOR FREEDOM THAT WE MOVED HERE FOR FREEDOM OF CHOICE, WE MOVED HERE TO MAKE THE CHOICES WE WANT AS PARENTS, AS INDIVIDUALS. 
          WHEN WE WERE IN THE NORTHEAST, THINGS WERE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS A LOT OF AGGRESSION AND HOSTILITY TOWARD PEOPLE IF YOU WEREN'T WEARING A MASK OR IF YOU CHOSE NOT TO HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS. 
          I SEE THAT HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TODAY. 
          AS WE MET MOVED HERE AWAY FROM OUR FAMILY AND AWAY FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WE ALWAYS LOVE TO KNOW AND WE STARTED OVER, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REBUILD SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES, ARE DOING REALLY WELL. BROUGHT TO BUSINESS IS HERE TO FLORIDA SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I THINK WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAY IS THERE IS A BILL RIGHT NOW. 
          ANTHONY HAS A BUILT FORWARD FOR A SPECIAL SESSION TO REALLY PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF FLORIDIANS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES. WE ARE AMERICANS, WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND AT THE END OF THE DAY I BELIEVE THE ONLY THING THAT IS GOING TO GUIDE MY CHOICES IS GOD AND WHAT FEELS RIGHT FOR MY FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN. 
          AND SO I WANT YOU, IF YOU CAN COMMIT TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BILL AND STAND BESIDE HIM AND PLEASE PUSH THAT FORWARD. 
          I THINK IT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS HAPPENIN AROUND THE WORLD. 
          AND THAT IS WHAT I AM HERE. LET'S KEEP FLORIDA FREE. 
          KEEP FLORIDA THE WAY THAT IT IS, KEEP FLORIDA ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THAT IS WHAT I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP WITH. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WELCOME TO FLORIDA. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS NICOLE. 
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          >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME SPEAK WITH YOU AGAIN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON OR EVENING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TIME IT IS IN SENATOR BRADFORD, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 
          AND REPRESENTATIVE PAIN, REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON, DISTINGUISHED STAFF. ON WHERE WERE THE OFFICERS WENT BUT I WANTED TO HONOR THE OFFICERS AS WELL. 
          MY NAME IS NICOLE. I AM FLORIDA POLICY MANAGER FOR THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, I AM ALSO A FORMER TEACHER OF ALMOST 20 YEARS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. 
          AND I HAVE SWITCHED GEARS. PANDEMIC OR NOT, IT ACTUALLY IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL REASON TO READ THIS IS THE AREA WHERE I HAVE SERVED FOR ALMOST 4 DECADES JUST REVEALED MY AGE TO BE THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION IS ACTUALLY GLOBAL. 
          BUT RIGHT HERE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA WE HAVE THE FIRST COAST CHAPTER AND WE ALSO HAVE A BLUESHIFT CHAPTER THREE OF 11 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OCEANS, WAVES, BEACHES AND PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO WATER QUALITY AND MAKING SURE OUR BEACHES ARE OPEN ACCESS THROUGH TO REALLY APPRECIATE SENATOR BRADFORD TALKING TO THAT AND MAKING SURE OUR PUBLIC SPACES IS OPEN FOR EVERYONE FOR AND WE DO BEACH CLEANUPS AROUND HERE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WE HAVE THE NEXT THREE WEEKENDS WHERE WE ARE CLEANING OUT. OBVIOUSLY REALLY DISTURBED ABOUT DENIGRATION OF WATER QUALITY, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC AND TRASH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          OUR GREATEST ASSET, BESIDE OUR CHILDREN, WHICH OF COURSE IS MY NUMBER ONE, IS ALSO OUR BLUE ECONOMY. 
          AND SURFRIDER FOUNDATION WE ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY VOLUNTEER-BASED. WE ARE THE HANDS AND FEET ON THE GROUND CONDUCTING THE BEACH CLEANUPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 
          WE ARE ADDING THAT TO MARINE DEBRIS DATABASE BUT IN ADDITION OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE COLLECTING WATER SAMPLES THROUGH THE BLUEWATER TASK FORCE AND WE HAVE FIVE LABORATORIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THIS HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO LET DECORATIONS KNOW THAT IT IS SAFE TO ENTER OUR WATERWAYS. 
          ON YOU TO ASK THE DELEGATION AND PERHAPS APPEALING PARTICULARLY TO REPRESENTATIVE PAIN TO MAKE IT A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY TO SUPPORT US IN IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT SYSTEM. WE HAVE THE NEED FOR TIMELY ALERTS WHEN WE HAVE SEWAGE REACHES AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEALTH FLORIDA HEALTHY BEACHES PROGRAM BE FULLY RESTORED. 
          WE HAVE GONE DOWN FROM 186 TESTING SITES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO ONLY 304 ÃEXCUSE ME, FROM THREE AND 4 TO 186 SINCE 2005. IT IS SHOCKING GIVEN WE ARE 22 MILLION RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND WE ARE SO DEPENDENT KARIN THE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO POOR WATER QUALITY EXPOSURE SHOULD BE FROM INHALATION OR FROM SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO HAS IT IN THEIR EARS, NOSE AND THROAT. 
          OBVIOUSLY DATA WE COLLECT AND SUPPORT THE STATE OR IT WE WORK ALONGSIDE THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION. 
          AND IT DOES GO BEYOND OUR DESIRE FOR SURFBOARDS TO BE CLEAR AND INTO PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE DIRE AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STATE GOES COMPLETELY UNTESTED. 
          THE WHOLE STATE IS ONLY TESTED AT BEST BUY WEEKLY AND THE DEPARTMENT IS HIGHLY UNDERSTAFFED. 
          IN ADDITION THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CHARGING A LOT MORE THAN PRIVATE SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THESE RESULTS. 
          EVEN WHEN WE DO THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF ALERT SYSTEMS. WE ARE ASKING THERE BE FUNDING FOR SOME KIND OF PUSH NOTICE Ã PUSH NOTIFICATION. 
          SO NOT ONLY DO WE KNOW IT IS SAFE TO GET IN THE WATER, BUT WE KNOW WHEN IT IS SAFE WHEN IT IS OVER FOR IN THESE THINGS ARE NOT IN EXISTENCE AND IT IS FRANKLY QUITE SHOCKING TO ME WITH ALL THE MONEY ALLOCATION THAT WE ARE UNDER $500,000 FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA BEEN ALLOCATED TO OUR BEACHES TESTING FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. I WOULD JUST LOVE FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO THAT AND PLEASE FULLY FUND THE FLORIDA HEALTHY BEACHES PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY OF COURSE, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE A REFUEL AND PREEMPTIONS. 
          WOULD LOVE TO CONTROL OUR COMMUNITIES AS THE LAST SPEAKER SAID. WE ARE A DEMOCRACY AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VOICE AND REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE RIVER IS SO CRITICAL. 
          THAT WAS EVIDENCED BY THIS LAST BORGES BILL, WHICH SPILLED ASH ALL OVER ME PERSONALLY AND MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE I LOVE. 
          THERE'S AN OPEN POSITION RIGHT NOW ALONG SIERRA CLUB IN THE RIVER KEEPER FOR ST. JOHN'S RIVER KEEPER. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE THEY ARE SHIPPING IN POLLUTANTS IN FROM PUERTO RICO, BUT THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS ALL OF US. 
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          >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          >> NEXT IS CARR SMITH WITH SIERRA CLUB NORTHEAST FLORIDA GROUP. WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS LEFT. SO EVERYBODY BE MINDFUL OF 
          TIME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I AM A MEMBER OF THE SIERRA CLUB. THE SIERRA CLUB IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL GRASSROOTS AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. 
          IN FLORIDA WE HAVE 225,000 MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. 
          WITH REGARD TO OUR 20/2022 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, WE START WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. FLORIDIANS RISK FROM STRONGER STORMS AND SEA LEVEL RISE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IS A RESULT OF PAST AND FUTURE THREE FLORIDA MUST PRODUCE ITS USE OF FOSSIL FUELS NOW BY TRANSITIONING TO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY STATEWIDE BEFORE 2050, WHICH IS 28 YEARS OLD. AND RENEWABLE 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY USED FOR ALL STATE-FUNDED OPERATIONS BY 2035.AND CONSERVATION. LEFT IN THEIR NATURAL STATE, OR LANDS KEEP AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF CLIMATE POLLUTION OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE BENEFITS. 
          WE NEED TO KEEP OUR REMAINING DEVELOPED UNDEVELOPED LANDS INTACT BY PRESERVING OPEN SPACES AND WETLANDS, ENHANCING REGIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS WITH THANK YOU, BY THE WAY, THE OTO FUNDING IN THE LAST SESSION. 
          WITH REGARD TO SMART GROWTH, FLORIDA WAS ONCE A MODEL FOR THE NATION. WE MUST REINSTITUTE STATE AND REGIONAL OVERSIGHT OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT. 
          TO PROMOTE ECONOMICALLY PROSPEROUS SOCIALLY EQUITABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. 
          WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. CURRENT WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY STATUTES ARE IN ADEQUATE. 
          . FLORIDA MUST STOP POLLUTION AT THE SOURCE RATHER THAN CLEANING IT UP AFTER THE FACT. 
          WE MUST LIMIT HERMITS TO WITHDRAWALS ON WATER RESOURCES THAT WILL NOT HARM NATURAL SYSTEMS. DEMOCRACY. MUST PROTECT AND DEFEND THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF OUR DEMOCRAC FOR ALL FLORIDIANS FOR BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS FOR PARTICIPATION AND ENSURING EACH OF US AS AN EQUAL VOICE AND VOTE. 
          AND LASTLY, ENVIRONMENTAL APPROPRIATE ROLE. 
          LET LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MADE BY ALLOWING THEM TO SUPPLEMENT STATE LAW MOST STRICTER RESTRICTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR OWN RESOURCES AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> NEXT UP IS CONNIE THOMAS WITH THE COLLEGE DRIVE 
          INITIATIVE. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. I'M REALLY UP HERE TO SHARE MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A BIG ASK, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. 
          BUT WE WILL IN THE FUTURE, I AM SURE. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE. GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ SOMETHING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT. 
          I HAVE HANDOUTS TOO. THIS IS OUR RECENT ISSUE GUIDE WE ARE WORKING ON NOW THROUGH THE FORMS. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. I KNOW EVERYONE THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THIS TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME FORTH AND SHARE ALL THESE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN CLAY COUNTY. I AM THRILLED TO SEE SO MANY ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IN OUR COUNTY. 
          GOING ON A YEAR NOW, SEVERAL LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY NOTICED A GREAT SYNERGY TAKING PLACE ON COLLEGE DRIVE AND RELIES THIS IS A STRATEGIC MOMENT TO PLAN FOR WHAT WE FEEL WILL BE THE HEART OF CLAY COUNTY. 
          WE HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH REVEREND GREG KAUFMAN OF THE KETTERING FOUNDATION WHO IS AN EXPERT IN DELIBERATIVE DIALOGUE AND LATE LIVES IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          HE IS LETTUCE IN MANY COMMUNITY FORMS TO FIND OUT WHAT CITIZENS SEE AS IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE BUT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP OF MANY NONPROFITS LOCATED ON COLLEGE DRIVE AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESSES, PLACES OF WORSHIP AND COUNTY PARTNERS. 
          IT IS OUR INTENTION ONCE THE FORMS COME TO CONCLUSION IN 
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OCTOBER THAT A FINAL ISSUE GUIDE WILL BE CREATED AND WE WILL FORMALLY PRESENT IT TO EACH ONE OF YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I HAVE GIVEN YOU A COPY OF THE WORKING ISSUE GUIDE WE ARE USING NOW AND WILL BE EMAILING IT TO YOU AS WELL. A FEW THINGS HAVE COME FORTH UP TO THIS POINT THAT MAY BE OF NOTE FOR YOU FIRST CONCERNS FROM THE FORMS THAT WE HAVE AND WE HAVE TOUCHED APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE THROUGH THE SURVEYS OR FORMS. FIRST YEAR OF NEEDS IS A TRACT THAT EATING ESTABLISHMENTS THERE THEY WERE LIKE A FOOD TRUCK PARKED. 
          THEY WERE ENGAGED RESIDENTS AND BRANDY AND ROAD LANDSCAPING. 
          AND THEN A SECOND TIER OF CONCERNS IS THEY WANT A MASTER PLAN. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, OVERLAY DISTRICT, WALK RUN PAST AND A SHUTTLE HAD. 
          IT IS OUR HOPE AS YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE IN THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLUG US INTO ITEMS THAT WOULD ADVANCE THE COLLEGE DRIVE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS AREA HAS BEEN AS A VERY REAL POTENTIAL OF BEING IN A KEY DESTINATION FOR THE ARTS AND DINING IN THE EVENING AND HELPING HIGHLY BY DAY. 
          WERE LUNCHEON AND SHOPPING IS ALSO ENJOYED. 
          AND Q FOR ALL OF YOU DO FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE DRIVE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> NEXT UP IS KEN WILLIE MORGA . 
          >> I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT. 
          TODAY REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCED HIS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY BILL HAD BEEN FILED. IT IS HB 103. 
          IF YOU WANT TO WRITE THAT DOWN. I KNOW REPORTEDLY THE SENATE PRESIDENT HAS SAID NO SENATOR IS ALLOWED TO SPONSOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY BILL OR ELSE. 
          WE HAVE ONE IN THE HOUSE NOW. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ONE IN THE SENATE. YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHO YOU ARE GOING TO REPRESENT. YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR SENATE PRESIDENT. AND I UNDERSTAND SOMEONE BROUGHT THAT UP IN SUWANEE COUNTY AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS TO RADICAL. WE NOW HAVE 21 STATES IN THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY. 
          STATES WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON.AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE FLORIDA BECOME NUMBER 22. THANK YOU. 
          I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE GUN CONTROL BILL PASSED IN 2018. LAST YEAR YOU SAID YOU SUPPORTED REPEALING THE RED FLAG. 
          AND THE AGE LIMIT FOR BOTH OF THOSE. 
          I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ACTUALLY BELIEVED YOU WERE GOING TO DO 
          THAT. >> WE ARE GOING TO BE 
          RESPECTFUL. >> I AM BEING VERY RESPECTFUL. 
          PLEASE BACKUP WHAT YOU SAID LAST YEAR.OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO BACK UP WITH THE SHERIFF SAID ABOUT THE DRIVERS LICENSE. PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO BE ARRESTED FOR MINOR THINGS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE MEDICAL MARIJUANA, THE VERTICAL INTEGRATION REFUELED. 
          THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO HAVE HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION WITH ALCOHOL AND VERTICAL INTEGRATION WITH MARIJUANA. 
          I'VE SEEN DONATIONS. I KNOW THAT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS OR SO. 
          BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.>> NEXT IS KEITH WITH THE FLORIDA FAIR ASSOCIATION. 
          >> HELLO THERE SENATOR BRADLEY. AND REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON. 
          I AND KEITH FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA FAIR ASSOCIATION IN NASSAU COUNTY. I FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING FOR YOU HERE IN CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE OUR CHARTER CALLS FOR US TO SERVE FIVE COUNTIES, INCLUDING CASE CLAY COUNTY. 
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WE WERE CLOSELY WITH OUR EOC THERE IN NASSAU COUNTY AND WE ARE A STATE FACILITY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
          I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT OF OUR PAST REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR CAPITAL FUNDING FOR OUR MULTIPURPOSE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FACILITY WE ARE BUILDING OUT THERE. WE ARE COMPLETING PHASE 2 AND ENTERING OUR LAST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
          I APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION YOU CAN GIVE TO SUPPORT US IN 
          THIS NEXT UPCOMING BUDGET. THANK YOU.>> ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> ARE FAIR STARTS OCTOBER 14. 
          WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU WILL COME VISIT US AND SEE SOME OF 
          OUR IMPROVEMENTS. >> THANK YOU. 
          ACCEPTING A BIGGER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS. 
          >> I WILL BE VERY RESPECTFUL OF THE TIME. 
          WE ARE STILL WORKING ON DAMIEN GETTING HIS TEETH, SENATOR BRADLEY, BUT I WANTED TO TELL HE IS A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL, A PARTNER WITH A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. 
          IRENE, DON, PATRICK, COMMERCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK, KEYSTONE SAFETY AND ALLIANCE. AND WENT TO TELL HE IS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ANY TAXPAYER, I WANT TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
          AND I THINK THIS IS ONE LINE ITEM YOU CAN SEE THAT WE TAKE TO HEART AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE TRENCHES, WE SEE IT EVERY DAY. 
          THE DENTAL ISSUES THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, WE KNOW IT EXISTS. THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THEY EXIST. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. WE JUST NEED MORE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. SO I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU AND EMPHASIZE THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. 
          AND I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID. 
          BY MY BOSS AND BY IRENE TOTO AND PATRICK AND ALL OF THEM. 
          WE ARE ALL GOOD PARTNERS AND WE WORK TOGETHER AND I WANT TO 
          THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US. >> NEXT UP IS KAREN DONOVAN. 
          >> THIS IS A STATEWIDE ISSUE.>>. >>> . >>> 64 PERCENT OF FLORIDA STATE PRISONS ARE WITHOUT AIR-CONDITIONING AND JUST COMING OUT OF SUMMER, I DON'T KNOW, IT REALLY -- THEY ARE WET WITH SWEAT DAY AND NIGHT. SIMPLE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ARE GRUELING. WRITING A LETTER BECOMES SOMETHING THEY HARDLY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY'RE SO OVERWHELMED WITH THE HEAT, WHILE CLIMATE CONTROL CODES MAY BE BEING MET, IT STILL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS LIVING INSIDE OF A GARAGE. I'VE HEARD COMMENTS THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY DESERVE. BUT FAMILIES SEE THEIR LOVED ONES AS SOMEONE WHO IS SUFFERING AND UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALREADY ARE LOCKED UP WITH NO AUTONOMY, NO PRIVACY AND NO CHOICES. THEY ARE PAYING DEARLY. 
          THE HEAT-RELATED DISCOMFORT INCREASES IMPATIENCE AND LEADING TO FIGHTS AND MAYBE CONFRONTATION WITH GUARDS. THESE UNSATISFACTORY CONDITIONS HAVE NOTHING WITH THE INMATES DESERVING AS SUCH BUT EVERYBODY EVERYTHING WITH US AND HOW WE TREAT OTHER HUMAN BEING. 
          IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO DO SPEND MONEY TO AIR CONDITION THE PRISONS WITHOUT IT. 
          >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. NEXT IS SUSAN CALLAHAN. 
          >> HI. >> HELLO. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND LETTING US ALL COME TALK TO YOU I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING SO I WROTE EVERYTHING DOWN. 
          I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, SENATOR BRADLEY AND REPRESENTATIVE GARRISON AND PAYNE. I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED NURSE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. 
          ISN'T IT GREAT TO LIVE IF FLORIDA? I LOVE FLORIDA. 
          I LOVE OUR GOVERNOR. HE'S AMAZING BUT WHAT'S EVEN BETTER IS THAT WE LIVE IN CLAY COUNTY, AND CLAY COUNTY, I TRULY BELIEVE WE HAVE THE MOST PATRIOTS OUT OF ANYPLACE AND YOU CAN TELL BY GOING DOWN BLACK CREEK. I LOVE GOING DOWN THERE. 
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A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. THEY ARE AMAZING. 
          PRESIDENT BIDEN IMPOSED A MANDATE FOR A NEW TECHNOLOGY VACCINE BUT IT REALLY ISN'T A VACCINE BUT IT DOESN'T STOP YOU FROM GETTING THE VIRUS AND IT DOESN'T STOP YOU FROM SPREADING IT. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT MAN STATES YOU TAKE A MEDICINE OR MEDICAL PROCEDURE WE NO LONGER LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DEATH IS A SIDE EFFECT. 
          BUT HE IS EXEMPTING CONGRESS AND ALL THE JUDGES. IT MAKES YOU THINK. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THE VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM, AND AS OF 9-3, IN THE HARVARD STUDY SAID MULTIPLY -- THEY SAID LESS THAN 10 PERCENT GETS REPORTED AND AS OF 9-3 WE'VE HAD 15,432 DEATHS REPORTED, ADVERSE, 728,331, AND THAT'S NOT A SORE ARM. 
          I'M TALKING ABOUT BLOOD CLOTS, STROKES, HEART ATTACKS ENLARGED HEARTS, CANCER, AND THERE'S TREATMENTS FOR COVID BUT THEY ARE SENSORRED VIA THE MEDIA. NOTICE HOW THE COVID NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED SINCE THE VACCINES HAVE BEEN UNLEASHED. IT'S NOT THE UNVACCINATED SPREADING THIS. IT'S THE VACCINATED AND THERE'S A LOT OF PROOF TO THIS, WHAT I'M SAYING. REMDESIVIR IS THE ONLY TREATMENT DR. FAUCI AND THE NIH ALLOWS HOSPITAL TO USE, AND HOSPITALS ARE NOT HONORING THE RIGHT . [INDISCERNIBLE] DID PEOPLE REALLY DIE OF COVID OR WAS IT THE TREATMENT? DID YOU KNOW THE CDC HAS GREEN ZONES. THEY'RE GETTING READY TO START PULLING PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES AND PLACE THEM FOR THEIR SAFETY FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS. DOES THIS NOT SCARE YOU? LOOK AT AUSTRALIA. THEY'RE ALREADY DOING THIS. THEY ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE UNVACCINATED BY CREATING A TWO TIER SYSTEM, CAN'T GO TO WORK, CAN'T GO TO CONCERTS, CAN'T BE A PART OF SOCIETY. WE HAVE A STATE REPRESENTATIVE, OH, CRAP, WHO WANTS TO READ THE REST OF MINE? SENATOR SABATINA HAS TWO BILLS. A BILL WILL PLAN ALL EMPLOYEE VACCINE MANDATES AND HE WANTS YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP PASS THE DRAFT BILL 79925 TO NULLIFY BIDEN'S VACCINE ORDER AND ARREST ANY FEDERAL OFFICIALS ENFORCING IT. 
          WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT SENATOR SABATINA. >> THANK YOU, MS. CALLAHAN. 
          >> NEXT UP IS PAMELA HENRY. >> I'M FROM CLAY COUNTY. I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. 
          I'M A REGISTERED NURSE AND WORKED IN HOME HEALTH MOSTLY WITH SENIORS SO I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM HERE TODAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES AND THE LOCKDOWNS THEY'VE HAD IN THOSE AREAS AND THE GUIDANCE THAT THE MANAGERS THAT ARE ON SITE SEEM TO HAVE LACKED RELATING TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS ARE COMING OUT OF WHAT ISOLATION HAS DONE TO PEOPLE TO KILL THEM BUT THESE SENIORS, YOU KNOW, WOULD SIGN A LEASE TO COME ON WITH -- INTO THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS IN ORDER TO HAVE A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. 
          I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU THAT DINNERS ARE DELIVERED IN STYROFOAM IN FRONT OF THEIR DOOR WHERE THE KITCHEN PEOPLE KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND RUN AWAY BEFORE THE RESIDENT CAN ANSWER IT. 
          ONE THING I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS A BILL ABOUT COMPASSIONATE AND CAREGIVERS. 
          I SAY THIS IS A PERSONAL UNALIENABLE GOD-GIVEN RIGHT OUR SENIORS HAVE TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIFE -- WE GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO EVACUATE FOR A HURRICANE. 
          THEY GET TO CHOOSE VACCINES, MEDICINES, PROCEDURES, ALL OF THIS. 
          THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOME. IT'S CONSIDERED THEIR HOME. 
          THEY SIGN A LEASE AND THEY'RE BEING HELD PRISONER, EVEN TODAY. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS STILL GOING ON. IT WILL NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION. I KNOW YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE FOR THE STATE THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET SOMETHING DONE RIGHT AWAY. 
          I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WILL TWO STORIES. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT I HAVE A MED MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT GOES INTO THESE BUILDINGS, SO FOR PAY I MANAGE THEIR MEDICATIONS. MANY, MANY, MANY HAVE FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND FRIENDS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING TO THESE PLACES, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR 
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SENIORS. SO THEY HAD FAMILY MEMBERS COMING IN THERE. 
          THEY LOCKED THEM OUT. THEY WOULD NOT LET THEM COME IN. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT SOME OF THOSE FACILITIES WOULD DO? THEY WOULD CALL ME AND LET THE FAMILY PAY ME TO GO IN AND DO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OR MOVE THEM INTO THEIR MEDICATION ASSISTANCE TIER WHERE THEY COULD GET $410 A MONTH BY GIVING THEM MEDICINE ALL BECAUSE THEY HAD TO CHANGE ALL OF THESE VISITORS BECAUSE OF COVID. IT'S JUST -- I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN, AS YOU CAN SEE. 
          I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A FUNERAL I JUST ATTENDED A FEW WEEKS AGO. 
          I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING AS MUCH AS I CAN FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO THESE FACILITIES. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS A DIFFERENT RULE. 
          SOME OF THEM WANT YOU TO SHOW VACCINATION TO GET IN. THEY CAN'T DO THAT THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS AND TO THE GOVERNOR. WE ACTUALLY HAD TO END UP CALLING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ORDER TO GET THIS PERSON TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT LET THE WIFE COME IN. HE DIED FROM A STAGE FOUR PRESSURE ULCER. 
          THAT'S TO THE BONE. INFECTION IN HIS ENTIRE BODY. DCF, WE CALLED THEM TWICE AND THEY STILL WERE HAVING THE WIFE EITHER GET TESTED, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AT AN AVAILABLE TIME FOR THEM TO LET HER IN THE FACILITY TO TAKE CARE OF HER HUSBAND. 
          HE DIED ALONE. THIS IS JUST -- THIS IS JUST ONE STORY THAT I CAN TELL YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. >> PLEASE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THIS. I SUGGEST A LARGE PANEL WITHOUT ANY BUREAUCRATS OR HEALTH PEOPLE 
          ON IT. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS SO I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF EVERYBODY'S TIME. THANK YOU FOR COMING. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS KIMBERLY NOEL. >> HELLO. 
          THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR, OF LOVE AND SOUND MIND, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN FEAR RIGHT NOW AND IT'S CAUSING MANY, MANY PROBLES. 
          I AM A NURSE PRACTITIONER IN CLAY COUNTY. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 35 YEARS. 
          PART OF MY JOB IS ADVOCATING FOR MY PATIENCE. TODAY SENATOR BRADLEY, I'M ASKING YOU TO CO-SPONSOR HB 75 TO BAN VACCINE MANDATES. WE SHOULD NEVER, EVER HAVE A MEDICAL PROCEDURE THAT IS MANDATED WHEN SOME OF THE SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE DEATH, BLOOD CLOTS, STROKE, ALL KINDS OF TERRIBLE THINGS, ALL KINDS OF TERRIBLE INJURIES AND THERE'S BEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EITHER DIED FROM THESE COVID VACCINES OR ARE PERMANENTLY INJURED. I MYSELF AM INJURED FROM THE MMR SO I UNDERSTAND VACCINE INJURY. 
          I TREAT MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINE INJURED AND I TRY TO HELP THEM TO LIVE AS NORMALLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS SHOULD BE A CHOICE. RIGHT NOW IT'S A CHOICE AND IT'S FINE. IF YOU WANT TO GET THE VACCINE, GET THE VACCINE. 
          NOBODY'S GOING TO HURT YOU. YOU HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE. LET US HAVE THE SAME PRIVILEGE AND NOT BE MANDATED. YOU TALK ABOUT THESE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD MEDICAL OR DENTAL OR FOOD. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT JUMP TO HIGH PLACES IF YOU PARTICIPATE AND TRY -- I SAY TRY TO MANDATE THESE VACCINATIONS BECAUSE I WOULD DIE BEFORE I TOOK IT. 
          AND EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE. I AM ASKING YOU TO REPRESENT US, THE PEOPLE. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE AGAINST THIS. 
          PLEASE LISTEN TO US. I WOULD BY MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND SHOW YOU THE SCIENCE THAT THIS IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS VACCINE. 
          IT'S YOUR CHOICE, YES. WE HAVE PROTOCOLS THAT ACTUALLY WORK AND, YES, THEY DO INCLUDE IVERMEGTIN. IT'S NOT A HORSE MEDICINE. IT WAS AWARDED A NOBLE PRIZE. 
          MOST ANTIBIOTICS CAN BE GIVEN TO PEOPLE AND ALSO GIVEN TO ANIMALS. 
          DOES THAT MAKE THEM AN ANIMAL MEDICINE? IT DOES NOT. 
          IT MAKES THEM INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. SAME THING WITH IVERMECTIN. 
          I HAVE TREATED PEOPLE THAT HAD COVID AND I HAVE A 100 PERCENT RECOVERY RATE WHEN THEY DO THE PROTOCOL EARLY. EARLY. NOW, I HAD TWO PATIENTS WHO WERE 
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STRUGGLING BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? THEY WAITED A WEEK BEFORE THEY EVEN SOUGHT OUT MEDICAL TREATMENT. YOU KNOW WHY THEY WAITED? BECAUSE THE PEOPLE, THEY'RE SCARED TO DEATH TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE SO MEAN AND UGLY AND BECAUSE OF THE PROTOCOLS. PEOPLE ARE SO UGLY TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED. I CAN TELL YOU SOME STORIES. MY SON IS AN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR. I CAN TELL YOU SOME STORIES. AND IN IS NOT RIGHT. 
          AND IT'S CAUSING A GREAT DIVIDE BETWEEN [INDISCERNIBLE] WE SHOULD BE A CITY OF REFUGE AND WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER AGAINST THE TRUE ENEMY, WHICH IS THIS COVID, THIS LAB-MADE VIRUS, NOT WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER AND TRY TO MAKE IT [INDISCERNIBLE] HOW ABOUT LET'S WORK TOGETHER. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE STILL HAVE SIX SPEAKER CARDS. I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A 
          CHANCE TO SPEAK WHILE WE'RE HERE. >> MOVE TO EXTEND 18 MINUTES. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> ALL RIGHT. >> NEXT UP. 
          IF WE CAN BE SENSITIVE OF TIME. NEXT UP IS ALEX BA DOESN'T ARO WITH FLORIDA AFLCIO. 
          WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALEX, A FOOD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, REPRESENTING WORKING FAMILIES AND LABOR [INDISCERNIBLE] SPEAKING TODAY TO REMINDS THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION OF THEIR HARD A[INDISCERNIBLE] THE WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA, INCLUDING THOSE IN CLAY COUNTY, WITH YOU PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS TO ORGANIZE. THIS MEANS REPEALING BILLS THAT COMPLICATE THE [INDISCERNIBLE] BY FORCING THINGS LIKE RECERTIFICATION, REQUIREMENTS TO SIGN ANTIUNION STATEMENTS AND OTHER [INDISCERNIBLE] WORKERS LOOKING FOR REPRESENTATION. 
          IN ADDITION TO HELPING EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE MORE EASILY WE REQUEST AT THIS LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION PROTECT THE REQUIREMENT SECURITY FOR FLORIDA'S PUBLIC SECURITY EMPLOYEES. 
          FRS IS CONSISTENTLY ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION. IT PROVIDES MODEST BUT CONSISTENT BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT SECURITY TO PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS. 
          IT COSTS TAXPAYERS VERY LITTLE. IT PUMPS BILLIONS INTO THE ECONOMY. 
          SOME WANT TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT ANYTHING TO BE FIX. [INDISCERNIBLE] FINALLY, WE REQUEST THAT THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WORKS TO FIX FLORIDA'S BROKEN UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM. UNEMPLOYMENT IS BUSINESS INSURANCE. 
          IT ENCOURAGES THE CONTINUED CIRCULATION OF CAPITAL EVEN WHEN THE ECONOMY DOESN'T SUPPORT HIGH EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROTECTS BUSINESSES FROM IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS JUST AS MUCH AS IT PROTECTS WORKERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 
          TIME. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, LINDA KNAPP. 
          >> HI. I'M LINDA KNAPP, RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON VOTER ROAD CLEANUP IN CLAY COUNTY. I'M A PART OF DEFEND FLORIDA, A GRASSROOTS EFFORT, FEET ON THE GROUND ORGANIZATION WHO HAS BEEN CANVASSING COUNTIES ACROSS FLORIDA FINDING THOUSANDS OF, QUOTE, VOTERS, WHO VOTED IN 2020 ELECTION THAT DO NOT LIVE AT THE ADDRESSES ON THE VOTER ROLLS. I CONTACTED SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS FOR CLAY COUNTY AND I OBTAINED THE STATUTES AND RULES FOLLOWED THAT THEY FOLLOWED TO KEEP CLAY'S VOTER ROLLS CLEAN AND I'VE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION MUST CONDUCT A GENERAL REGISTRATION LIST MAINTENANCE PROGRAM CERTIFYING TWICE A YEAR, JANUARY 31ST AND JULY 31ST, AND AS I CONTINUE TO REACH THESE STATUTES AND RULES ON WHAT EXACTLY A LIST MAINTENANCE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF, I KEPT COMING ACROSS INACTIVE VOTERS. FOR SOMEONE TO BECOME AN ACTIVE, LETTERS HAVE TO BE SENT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOVED, PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT VOTED IN THE LAST YEARS, BY THE SOE. ONCE THOSE PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED, A PERSON ON THE VOTER ROLE CAN BE MADE INACTIVE. ARE THESE LETTERS BEING SENT? I DON'T KNOW. 
          THE REPORTING THAT IS DO BE DONE TWICE A YEAR WOULD TELL US IF THESE LETTERS ARE BEING SENT. 
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ONCE A PERSON HAS BEEN PUT ON THE INACTIVE LIST AND THEY DO NOT VOTE BY THE SECOND GENERAL ELECTION THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED. DEFEND FLORIDA HAS A LIST OF 9,626 NAMES ON CLAY'S VOTER ROLLS THAT HAVE NEVER VOTED OR HAVE NOT VOTED IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. 
          WERE LETTERS EVER SENT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS? I HAD A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS CHAMBLESS, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, ON SEPTEMBER 9 WHO ADVISED PEOPLE CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE VOTER ROLL DUE TO NOT RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU, SENATOR BRADLEY, SENATOR BAXTEL HAS MET WITH THEM. MACHINES CAN BE FORENSICALLY AUDITED TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING GOING ON. SO I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH A 
          LETTER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. NEXT UP INSURANCE ROSEMAR DUGAN. SHE LEFT. 
          HOLLY BALANAS. >> . >> I'M REALLY NERVOUS. 
          BEAR WITH ME. GOOD EVENING. I PROMISE I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET. THE NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR BEING THROWN AROUND IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW IN MY OPINION IS MEDICAL FREEDOM. WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO IS USE YOUR PLATFORMS TO STAND UP& AND SUPPORT MEDICAL FREEDOM AND OUR INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR US AND OUR FAMILIES WITHOUT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE. 
          I'M A MEDICAL FREEDOM ACTIVIST WITH THE FLORIDA FREEDOM KEEPERS AS WELL AS A UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN AND I CAN TELL YOU MY ENTIRE TIME ON ACTIVE DUTY I NEVER FELT LIKE I HAD TO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM AS HARD AS I AM ON AMERICAN SOIL. HOW IN THE WORLD HAVE WE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT IN 2021? I HAVE NO IDEA. I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS HAD A HAND IN CLEANING CLAY COUNTY A FREE COUNTY AND LETTING THE PARENTS CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN IN REGARDS TO SCHOOLS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE FLORIDA PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS WAS PUT INTO PLACE FOR THIS REASON. HOWEVER, SOME COUNTIES HAVE CHOSEN TO DISREGARD THIS BILL. 
          HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ANTHONY SABATINA A BILL THAT PROPOSES TO REMOVE FLORIDA'S EXISTING FORCED VACCINE LAW, 381.00315 WHICH REMOVES AUTHORITY OF THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER TO ORDER VACCINATION OF INDIVIDUALS UPON DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.  THE WORDING IS OPEN ENDED AND WILL RESULT IN MANY FLORIDA CITIZENS BEING FORCED VACCINATED AGAINST THEIR WILL. 
          TODAY A DANGEROUS PERSON COULD BE MY CHILD WITH ASTHMA AND MAYBE COUGHING OR SNEEZING IN PUBLIC. THE COMMON COLD, FLU AND ALLERGIES, ET CETERA, DO STILL EXIST BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW JUDGING BY TODAY'S SOCIETY. IF YOU DON'T WISH TO CO-SPONSOR THE BILL, THEN I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PROPOSE ONE OF OUR OWN. WE NEED TO KNOW OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING PROTECTED. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO STAY QUIET AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE COUNTING ON YOU. I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN TO CLEAN UP THIS MESO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN TALLAHASSEE. 
          >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT IS [INDISCERNIBLE] CENTER 
          FOR GIRLS. >> THANK YOU, ALL, SENATOR BRADLEY, REPRESENTATIVES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          I WANT TO REPORT VERY QUICKLY SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES, BUT FIRST I HAVE TO START WITH SAYING I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE BUILDING IS READY. TWO MONTHS IS BEST ESTIMATE, RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS OR THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WOULD BE THE LONGEST TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. I JOKED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS NOT MS. DESTINY ANYMORE. IT IS NOW, "WHEN IS THE BUILDING GOING TO BE DONE" BECAUSE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS WATCHING IT GO UP. BECAUSE OF THAT WE HAVE MORE INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE ALWAYS STAYED FULL. WE HAVE AN ALLOTMENT OF 51 GIRLS 
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FOR OUR CENTER PER MONTH FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, JUST FOR THE DAY PROGRAM. LAST YEAR ALONE WE OVERSERVED THAT BY 25 GIRLS. 
          SO THAT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT WHEN OUR TOTAL IS ONLY 51. THAT REALLY SHOWS THE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE COULD HAVE SERVED EVEN MORE THAN THAT BUT WE DON'T RECEIVE FUNDING FOR ALL THOSE GIRLS THAT WE SERVE OVER OUR SLOT ALLOTMENT BUT THE NEED IS TRULY THERE AND NOW THE COMMUNITY IS SEEING THE BUILDING GOING UP AND WE'RE IN FLUXES RIGHT NOW, PARENTS ARE OKAY WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR DAUGHTER WILL BE IN THAT COOL, NEW CENTER GOING UP AT COLLEGE DRIVE. ANOTHER THING YOU MADE POSSIBLE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REACH PROGRAM FOR CLAY COUNTY. IRENE IS HERE. SHE WAS ONE OF MY FIRST PURPOSE PARTNERS. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM FROM THE BEGINNING BUT TINA BAKER, THE PARTNERSHIP SKILLS, AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IT TAKES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO REALLY COME TOGETHER, THAT SYNERGY IS REALLY HAPPENING NOW. WE HAVE A THERAPIST NOW ON CAMPUS OF KEYSTONE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH. THEY WAS SHARING THE TRADING POST TO SEE HER GIRLS. THE GIRL HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO RIGHT THERE ON THEIR CAMPUS AND RIGHT THERE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IT'S A HUGE SUCCESS. HER CASELOAD IS 20 GIRLS AND IT WAS IMMEDIATELY FULL. WE ALSO RECEIVED A COMMENDABLE RATING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR ACADEMICS LAST YEAR. PUTTING THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE ONE OF ONLY SIX PAY CENTERS. THERE'S 21 CENTERS IN THE STATE. HIGHEST LEVEL RATING IN ACADEMICS AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL YOU DO AND OF ALL OF OUR COLLABORATORS HERE IN THE COUNTY, WITHOUT THE GREAT SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE ACADEMIC GAINS AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ON BOARD FOR HOWEVER WE CAN SERVE AT LEAST OUR 11 TO 18 GIRLS, HOW WE CAN GET THOSE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO THEM. WE KNOW THE MODEL WORKS. WE KNOW ALL OF THE PARTNERS COULD USE ANOTHER THERAPIST SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN WORK WITH THE DISTRICT TO FUNNEL SOME. 
          CARES ACT FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO THE SCHOOL AND TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN 
          SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          YOU ARE A ROCK STAR FOR AT-RISK GIRLS IN CLAY. AND WITH THE RESOURCE US HAVE IT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE CENTER TO 
          OPEN. >> THANK YOU, ALL. >> NEXT UP IS JAMES KLINECKI. 
          THOMAS? THOMAS. I'M SORRY. 
          >> HI. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO -- JUST MEETING YOU. 
          HAVEN'T REALLY LOOKED AT SOME OF THE SESSIONS THAT YOU'VE BEEN VOTING ON. 
          I DID LOOK AT THIS LAST ONE. I'M GOING TO LOOK FORWARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU GUYS SUPPORT THE BILLS ABOUT NO FORCED VACCINATIONS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA FREEDOM KEEPERS AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF US HERE AND THERE'S A BUNCH US IN THE FLORIDA AREA. 
          I WOULD LIKE YOU ALSO TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT KEEPS OUR SECOND AMENDMENT FREE OF -- I SEE PEOPLE GOING IN THERE TRYING TO MAKE IT SO THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON BUYING BULLETS OR GET CERTIFIED THAT WE'RE ELIGIBLE TO BUY BULLETS FOR OUR GUNS. 
          THAT WAS LAST YEAR THAT SOME OF THOSE BILLS WERE PUT IN. WHY DO SOME OF THOSE BILLS EVEN GET PUT IN? THAT'S AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND AGAINST THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION. LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE FOR MEDICAL FREEDOM AND WHY DON'T THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD COVID, WHY DON'T THEY GET A FREE REIN JUST LIKE ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN VACCINATED. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, THEY HAVE SPIKE PROTEINS THAT CAN AFFECT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED. SO IT'S REALLY NOT A CHOICE. 
          PEOPLE SHOULD NOT GET VACCINATED, WHETHER THE PRESIDENT OR THE GOVERNOR. 
          I APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT FOR SAYING THAT NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO GET VACCINATED, AND I DO SUPPORT OUR GOVERNOR PROBABLY MORE THAN FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP BECAUSE 
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SOME OF THE THINGS -- PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING WITH DR. FAUCI BEFORE HE LET IT GO ALL BALLISTIC IN THIS COUNTRY. THAT'S PROBABLY ALL I NEED TO 
          DO. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. AND THAT IS THE LAST APPEARANCE FORM I HAVE. 
          WE HAVE JUST ONE OTHER ORDER OF BUSINESS AND THAT'S THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 
          NEXT YEAR. [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> ROTATION COMES BACK TO ME BUT 
          YOU HAVE 11 COUNTIES. [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT FROM YOU, CHAIRMAN. I KNOW MY PLACE ON THE TOTEM POLE. 
          >> [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> SHORT STRAW. >> VERY GOOD. 
          I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE REPRESENTATIVE PAYNE AS VICE CHAIR . 
          ANYTHING ELSE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT. 
          ONE GREAT THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN AMERICA IS WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY -- AT LEAST ONE GREAT THING ABOUT FLORIDA. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR AMERICA. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUR MINDS AND HAVE A HEALTHY VIGOROUS DEBATE AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT BEING AMERICAN IS. 
          I APPRECIATE EVERYONE TO TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULES TO ADDRESS US.  PEOPLE TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULES TO DO THAT. IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE HERE IN THE ROOM AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> WELL-SAID. >> THANK YOU, ALL, FOR
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