[00:00:09] >> HEAVENLY FATHER WE COME TO YOU ASKING FOR YOUR BLESSING AND HELP AS WE COME TOGETHER. WE PRAY FOR GUIDANCE AND ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER. WE ALSO ASKED THAT WE CHALLENGE EACH OTHER. WE ASKED FOR WISE CHOICES. OUTSIDE SHOOT TO KEEP EVERYONE HEALTHY AND SAFE ESPECIALLY THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY MEMBERS. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. >> THE PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY JOSHUA SAUNDERS. HE WILL NOT LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1996-2000 AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS HONORS AND METALS. HE WAS A M1 A1 CREWMEN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> OKAY. I WILL LIKE TO CALL THE APRIL 12 [CALL TO ORDER] , BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING TO ORDER. [PET ADOPTIONS] LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT EVERYONE IS PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. WE WILL GO RIGHT INTO PET ADOPTIONS. >> OKAY OUR FIRST DOG TODAY IS RIGID A SPAYED FEMALE CHIHUAHUA. SHE IS 8-YEARS-OLD. SHE IS SUCH A SWEET GIRL. SHE JUST WANTS A LAP TO SIT ON. OR PREVIOUS OWNER SAID SHE IS A GREAT DOG AND SHE BONDS QUICKLY TO HER PERSON. BRIDGET IS UP TO DATE ON HER AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. >> NEXT WE HAVE PEPPER A NEUTERED MALE. 8-YEARS-OLD AND WEIGHS 47 POUNDS. HE FINDS HIMSELF AT OUR SHELTER DUE TO NO FAULT OF HIS OWN. IS VOCAL AND WOULD LOVE TO DO A PLACE AND UP TO DATE ON HIS AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. >> CASPER IS A NEUTERED MALE 4-YEARS-OLD HE CAME TO US AS A STRAIGHT SO WE DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT HIM. HE IS A SWEET BOY CURIOUS AND WOULD LOVE A FAMILY TO CALL HIS OWN. ASSIGNMENT MAY LOOK LIKE HE IS GRUMPY BUT THIS BOY IS AND HAS BECOME HE IS A LITTLE HE IS LOOKING FOR A HOME ON THE QUIET SIDE. HE IS UP TO DATE ON HIS VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. AS ALWAYS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING PLEASE E-MAIL US AT CLAY COUNTY GOLF.COM OR YOU CAN CALL US AT 904-269-6342. CLAY COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES OFFERS A COMMUNITY REBELS AND MICROCHIP CENTER AND FINALLY THE KITTEN CREW WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE FOSTER'S. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING KITTENS PLEASE E-MAIL US AT CLAY FOSTERS AT CLAY COUNTY GUM.COM. BACK COMPLETES OUR PET ADOPTIONS. >> I THINK WE ARE STILL ONE 100% OR CLOSE TO IT. GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT US BY TAKING ONE OF THESE ANIMALS HOME. >> COMMISSIONERS LET'S GO UPFRONT FOR PROCLAMATIONS. [1.  National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week - April 10-16, 2022] [00:05:20] >> THE FIRST PROCLAMATION WE HAVE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER OF PUBLIC SAFETY HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE THE PROCLAMATION AND THOSE HERE TO ACCEPT IT. SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL EVERYONE UP I WILL DO THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE WILL LET EVERYONE TALK. >> PLEASE COME UP HERE WITH US. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ESTABLISHED AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK, AND WHERE AS THOUSANDS OF DEDICATED COMMUNICATORS SERVE AS CITIZENS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY ANSWERING THEIR CALLS FOR POLICE, FIRE AND SERVICES AND DISPATCHING ASSISTANCE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL TELE- COMMUNICATORS ARE CRITICAL TO OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HOMELAND SECURITY DISPATCHING RESPONDERS 24 HOURS PER DAY. WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS ARE NOT VISIBLE AS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARRIVED ON THE SCENE OF EMERGENCIES BUT POSSIBLY PROVIDE A VITAL LINK TO PUBLIC SAFETY AS PART OF THE FIRST STEAM AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL TELEMEDIA CATERS IN THE 911 CENTER OF THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ORANGE PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE CRUCIAL CONTACT TO THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE. AND BEFORE 911 CENTERS IN CLAY COUNTY ANSWERED OVER 200,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE WITH OVER 100,000 BEING FOR 911 EMERGENCIES. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 10-162022 AS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN CLAY COUNTY AND HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THESE PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND THANKED THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO CREATING A BETTER AND SAFER WORLD FOR ALL OF US DULY ADOPTED BY THE CLAY COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE 12TH DAY OF APRIL, 2022. DO I HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO HAVE POOR POP -- FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS. THE SHERIFF STEAM AND FIRE RESCUE AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS AND THE TOWN OF ORANGE PARK. WE WILL GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO SHARE ABOUT HER FOLKS IN A MOMENT. I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND I THINK YOU HEARD THE NUMBERS, 200,000 CALLS. 100,000 EMERGENCY CALLS AND A WHOLE MYRIAD OF THINGS THAT THEY DEAL WITH OVER THE PHONE AND TRY TO GET INFORMATION TO THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONDING. GIVE THEM THE BEST INFORMATION SO THEY CAN BE PREPARED TO DO THE JOB, SAVE LIVES AND GET PEOPLE OUT OF HARM'S WAY. THE OTHER ASPECT OF WHAT THEY DO TRULY AND I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN THIS, THEY ARE THE GUARDIAN ANGELS IS WHAT I CALLED THEM. THEY ARE THE ONES LISTENING 25 AND SEVEN FOR ANY THINK WE DO OR SAY OR CHECKING ON US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OKAY AND VERY OFTEN THEY ARE OUR VITAL LINK BETWEEN SAFETY. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH. >> THE TEAM HANDLED OVER 250 CALLS FOR SERVICE. WE HAVE 41 COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL THAT WORK IN OUR [00:10:05] FACILITY IN OUR BUILDING AND THEY ARE THE VOICE ON THE OTHER END WHEN THERE IS CHAOS AND ALL TOO OFTEN, THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY SHOULD BE PTSD DAY. I HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY PATIENTS, WHO RUNS THE COMMUNICATIONS WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR GREAT TEAM THAT ARE BACK AT THE HOUSE WORKING AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. ALL TOO OFTEN, WE FORGET ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AND WE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. >> THINK ABOUT THAT. YOU DIALED 911 AND ALL YOU GET IS A PHONE RINGING. [2.  Water Conservation Month] THESE GUYS ARE ON THE OTHER END OF THAT. NEXT UP WE HAVE WATER CONSERVATION MONTH. TYPICALLY DRIVE MONTH OF APRIL RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH. IT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN REDUCE WATER USE AND PRESERVE NATURAL RESOURCES. >> IF I COULD GET THE PEOPLE TO COME UP. THEY ARE FROM THE DISTRICT. THIS IS THE COORDINATOR. >> DO YOU HAVE ANYONE WITH YOU TODAY THAT'S COMING UP? OKAY, THE DISTRICT, LET ME BRING THE GENTLEMAN OF. WE HAVE RICHARD RUSSELL, WE HAVE WEST TAYLOR, AND WE HAVE THE CHAIR FOR THIS YEAR TED CLARK. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. IF I COULD I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS 90% OF THE DRINKING WATER IS APPLIED BY THIS AND THE ECONOMY DEPENDS ON THE SUPPLY. WHEREAS IRRIGATION IS THE BIGGEST WATER USE AT HOME AND SIMPLE MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO MAKE SURE YOUR SPRINKLER IS FUNCTIONING. USING A RAIN SENSOR, AND REPAIRING ANY LEAKS OR CLOGS. AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS DESIGNATED APRIL, TYPICALLY DRIVE MONTH, ALTHOUGH YOU CANNOT PROVE IT BY THE COUNTY FAIR. WHEN 100 DEMANDS ARE HI, THEN EDUCATE CITIZENS ON HOW THEY CAN PROTECT. AND IT IS AT THE CORE OF THE DISTRICT'S MISSION TO PROTECT AND ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND WHEREAS THE CLAY SOIL AND WATER MISSION IS TO ENSURE IMPROVEMENTS OF OUR SOIL AND RESOURCES AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT. BE IT RESOLVED THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS DUE PROCLAIM APRIL 2022 AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY. IN DOING SO, THE DISTRICT COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR NEEDS TO CONSERVE WATER AND TO PROTECT THE WATER SUPPLY PIPE HAVING WATER SAVING MEASURES. CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA ON THIS 12TH DAY OF APRIL 20, 2022. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT PASSES. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WATER BOARD AND TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES. I WILL HAND THAT TO YOU, AND MAYBE YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS. >> DON'T GIVE HIM THE MICROPHONE. >> THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO REGRET I HANDED HIM THE MICROPHONE. WE WILL DO THIS, THIS TIME. IN HONOR OF CONSERVATION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM SPEECHLESS. [00:15:02] THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD. IT IS THE 24TH YEAR AT THE STATE AS RECOGNIZE APRIL AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH. IN REALITY IT IS NOT A MONTH OR A DAY IT IS EVERY DAY AS WE WORK TO CONSERVE PRECIOUS RESOURCES. THE BOARD CHAIRED BY ONE OF OUR OWN AS SHOWN COMMITMENT. LAST YEAR THEY MADE THE DECISION TO WAIVE THE FEE. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS. IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, 62 WELLS HAVE BEEN PLUGGED WHICH IS MORE THAN ANY FULL FISCAL YEAR AND THE PREVIOUS 50 YEARS OF THE DISTRICT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT SAVES TEN-POINT 4 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY. JUST TODAY'S BOARD MEETING THEY APPROVED FIVE AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS WHICH WILL SAVE OVER 14 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER ANNUALLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR CONSERVATION. . HE WANTS TO SAY SOME WORDS. >> THANK YOU. I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS QUICK, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1949 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING HERE FOR THE NEXT YEARS. IT IS CONSERVING A LOT OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. WE KNOW CLAY COUNTY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS. I WILL SAY THIS AS QUICK AS I CAN. I NEED ALL OF YOU OUT THERE TO DO A HUGE FAVOR. I KNOW, WHEN HE WAS READING THE PROCLAMATION HE STATED OUR CORE MISSION, TO CONSERVE OUR NATIONAL RESOURCES. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH SENATE BILL 1078. THE STATE LEGISLATOR PASSED THAT BILL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE FARMERS OR IN AGRICULTURE BUT THE BUILDING SAINT YOU CANNOT RUN AS A SUPERVISOR WITHOUT BEING IN AGRICULTURE. RIGHT NOW ANY OF US COULD RUN, AND IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING, SO THE BIGGEST THING I CAN MENTION, WE ARE, WE DO THIS OUT OF OUR OWN TIME WE DO NOT GET PAID FOR THIS. AND IN FACT RON SWANSON WOULD APPROVE OF US. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PLEASE CONTACT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. TELL THE GOVERNOR AND HIS STAFF TO VETO THE BILL. AND LIKE I SAID, IT REALLY CONCERNS ALL OF YOU OUT THERE BECAUSE THAT IS DISENFRANCHISING THE AVERAGE VOTER OUT THERE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE DURING THE MEETING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND DOUG WE APPRECIATE YOU. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I THINK HE WENT TO HIS SCHOOL OF SPEECHES. [3.  National Child Abuse Prevention Month] >> NEXT UP WE HAVE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. IRENE, COME ON UP. IT IS ALSO NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE MONTH AND THEY WILL PROVIDE WHAT CHILDREN NEED TO GROW UP AND COMMUNITY. >> WHEREAS FLORIDA IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND ENSURING CHILDREN FROM SAFE, HEALTHY AND EDUCATE AND PREPARE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WHEREAS TILGHMAN AVENUE ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHEN THEY ARE RAISED IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. WHEREAS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE RESOURCES ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE SAFE EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK AND COLLABORATION WITH STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED CARE PROVIDERS [00:20:01] AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS THE CHILDREN OF CLAY COUNTY DESERVE TO LIVE AND GROW IN HEALTHY, NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS FREE FROM VIOLENCE AND HARM AND OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2022 AS CHILD PREVENTION MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY. IN SO DOING TAKES THIS IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES AND CREATE GREAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT DULY ADOPTED IN CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA THIS 12 DAY OF APRIL, 2022. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT UNANIMOUSLY PASSES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A WORD? >> I AM NOT SURE HOW I ENDED APPEAR ALONE BUT THE SHERIFF AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD BE APPEAR AND DCF AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN PROTECTING CHILDREN EVERY DAY. MAKE YOU SO MUCH. >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS 4-6. >> OUR SECOND PERIOD. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING [PUBLIC COMMENTS] AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. PUBLIC COMMENT. I APPEAR TO HAVE TWO CARDS HERE. DENNIS? THIS IS THE TIME WHEN YOU CAN ADDRESS THE BOARD, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SAY ANYTHING. >> I WON'T SWEAR. MY NAME IS DENNIS I'M THE TREASURER OF AUTUMN GLENN BOARD ANIMALS ON THE MASTER BOARD. AND I GOT SOME INFORMATION REGARDING A FACILITY THAT WANTS TO BUILD IN FLEMING ISLAND PLANTATION. IT IS ATLANTIC STORAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST IT , AS AN TAXPAYER. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. I DON'T FEEL THE AESTHETICS ARE GOOD FOR THE AREA. IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND MAINLY ONE LEVEL BUILDINGS EXCEPT FOR THE STATION THAT WAS BUILT THAT IS FOR LEVEL SIDE. THIS BUILDING WILL BE 60 FEET HIGH. I WAS HERE AND SPOKE WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY CAME IN AND THEY WANTED TO PUT A FIFTH FLOOR ON THE BUILDING. AND THAT, I DISCUSSD IT ABOUT A FIRE TRUCK. THEY AT ONE THAT WAS ONLY GOING FOR FLOORS. IF WE PUT THIS BUILDING AND, THE 60-FOOT TALL BUILDING, WILL THE FIRE TRUCK REACH THAT. MY QUESTION WAS IF THE OTHER PERSON BUILDING THE RENTALS WANTED TO BUILD IT TO THE FIFTH FLOOR LET THEM BY THE FIRE TRUCK. AND I WAS APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU VOTED THAT DOWN. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ASK, I JUST GOT THIS INFORMATION TWO DAYS AGO. I WASN'T THE COUNTY BUILDING TODAY. AND PUBLIC ACCESS IS TEN DAYS TO GET INFORMATION. WHEN YOU HAVE A MEETING IT'S HARD TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THE MEETING YOU FIND TWO DAYS AGO. IF THE COMMISSIONERS COULD MOVE THAT TO FIVE DAYS THAT MAY MAKE IT EASIER FOR TAXPAYERS TO GET INFORMATION TO COME TO A MEETING AND ADDRESS IT LOGICALLY. I CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TOO SPEAK, YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. [00:25:02] >> COUNTY MANAGER, WHEN WAS THIS POSTED? >> THIS IS NOT A COUNTY MEETING, THIS IS HELD BY A DEVELOPER. NOT THE ONE WE ARE CONDUCTING. >> WE POSTED OUR AGENDA EARLIER IN THE WEEK? >> NO FOR THE MEETING HE IS REFERENCING. IT IS ON THE WEBSITE. >> IF IT COMES UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR A VOTE I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU PULLED IT DOWN. THAT IS WHAT I AM ASKING. >> YES, SIR. BUT AGENDA THAT IS BEFORE YOU WAS POSTED AND ADVERTISE. BUT I BELIEVE THE MEETING THAT THE GENTLEMAN IS TALKING ABOUT, SOMEONE LABELED IT AS A TIME -- TOWN HALL IT IS A COMMUNITY MEETING, PEOPLE WILL ATTEND FROM. BUT IT IS NOT PUT ON BY US. >> I AM THE SECRETARY OF THE MILITARY VEHICLE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT WE HAD WITH OVER EVENT TWO WEEKS AGO. A COUPLE OF YOU I SAW OUT THERE. THAT IS BASICALLY IF YOU HAVE GIVEN US A LOT OF SUPPORT AND I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND WE AIM TO COME BACK NEXT FEBRUARY. WE WILL BE BACK NEXT FEBRUARY. >> I CAN SAY IT WAS A PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE TO WATCH THE DEMONSTRATION OF THOSE VEHICLES. IT WAS A GOOD EVENT FOR THE RESIDENTS. >> I HAD TO HAVE MY EARPLUGS BUT IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC HEARING? >> ARE YOU TURNING IN A CARD MR? >> NOT YET. >> JAMES OTTO MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA. I JUST WATCHED THE WATER MEETING TODAY. I WAS GOING TO SEE AND YOU A LETTER IN REFERENCE TO WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU KNOW, I HEARD YOUR PROCLAMATIONS EARLIER, AND YOU KNOW I BEG YOU TO GET FOOTBALL OUT OF CASH-12. I HOPE YOU REMEMBER THAT THIS MONTH. ALONG WITH THAT OTHER NEW SPORT THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON. ANOTHER THINK IS, WHAT A DISASTER, I HEARD YOU GUYS NEEDED TO ELABORATE AND SAY WE JUST NEED TO CLOSE THAT OF. MAYBE GET THE JAIL OFF OF MAIN STREET. WE HAVE TALK TO YOU A FEW TIMES ABOUT THAT AT THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS. DUMPING THE MONEY AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE, LOOK AT THE TOWN CENTER INSTEAD OF JACKSONVILLE. REALLY NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU DUMP THE MONEY. AND THEN YOU ARE UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. HOW DO WE ADD 2 MILLION THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. THIS WATER THING, I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT MARION COUNTY, THEY HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT WANT TO BE KNOWN AS THE HORSE CAPITAL. YEAH, I APPRECIATE OUR COMMISSIONER FOR STANDING UP AND I HEARD SOME COMMENTS THAT THEY MAY NOT APPRECIATE SO, I HAVE 45 SECONDS LEFT. I WAS ASKING YOU IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS ABOUT LOOKIN AT MARION COUNTY AND HOW THEY RUN THEIR [00:30:03] MEETINGS VERSUS HOW YOU RUN YOUR MEETINGS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARRESTED ME FOR MY GUN THAT I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK FROM THEM. THAT WILL BE IN LITIGATION FOR A WHILE. I DO APPRECIATE THE SHERIFF, I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER MANY TIMES IN CLAY COUNTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR MY GUN. I APPRECIATE THAT FROM CLAY COUNTY. >> THANK YOU MR. OTTO. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC [CONSENT AGENDA] COMMENT? >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE SO THE MINUTES WILL REFLECT. AND CONNECTIONS WITH NUMBER NINE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PERMANENT EASEMENT. EXHIBIT A HAD A REFERENCE TO NORTH RIDGE ROAD AND WE HAVE TO SWAP OUT THAT EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY NORTHRIDGE DRIVE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE. >> CAN WE APPROVE IT WITH THAT CHANGE? >> IT IS APPROVED WITH THE CHANGES NOTED. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> THAT BRINGS US TO A QUICK UPDATE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I WILL CALL UP MICHELLE COOK. WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS TAKE THIS TIME TO GIVE YOU A QUICK HIGH LEVEL ( INDISCERNIBLE ) REPLAY WITH OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FAIR ASSOCIATION BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THIS ENSURES THE PARTNERSHIPS AND SAFETY PLANNING TO MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE A UNIFIED COMMAND DURING THE FAIR, AND IT IS WITH A LEADER FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. A LEADER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THAT TEAM AS LITERALLY BEEN MANAGED OUT OF THE EOC. AND THEY ARE ABLE TO REACT AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY TO EMERGENCY EVENTS. I DO WANT TO SAY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TERESA DURING, WE WILL GET FURTHER INTO IT. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE RAIN ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH CAUSED THE PARKING LOT TO BE SATURATED. WE CONTACTED EVERYONE IN WITHIN AN HOUR SHE HAD THE TEAM OUT THERE MOBILIZED TO PUT A BAND-AID ON IT SO WE COULD UTILIZE A DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES. THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. JUST A REAL QUICK ON THE CAUSE OF SERVIC. YOU HAVE THAT PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS SO MY APOLOGIES. WE HAD CITIZENS WE HAD TO STOP VEHICLES. WE HAD 190 OF THOSE. THIS IS MISSING KID, MISSING PARENT JUST NEEDING ASSISTANCE. THEY HAD TO ARREST. WE HAVE 37 PATIENT CONTACTS. THE SECOND PAGE IS WHAT I WANTED TO CALL OUT AND BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. THAT IS WHY WE SAW WHAT WE SAW. THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN COORDINATING THE FARE FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS AND WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL UP FRONT. IT WAS ALREADY SATURATED. WE SAW HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY, SATURDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THAT IS WHAT REALLY CAUSED IT. WE HAVE HAD RAIN IN THE PAST USUALLY IT IS OVER BY THE WEEKEND SO WE DID NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. YOU SAW THE RAINFALL AND THE PARKING LOT NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO TRY OUT THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS TERESA AND HER TEAM WERE DEALING WITH. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO CALL OUT IS THAT WHEN SPIRIT WE DID HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION AND THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. YOU WILL SEE THE COMMENT DOWN THERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 OR MORE THAT CAUSE ISSUES AND THEY SHUT DOWN. THEN WHEN YOU TALK THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS AND WHAT DO YOU SEE EVERYWHERE, THE DISPLAYS AND EVERYTHING, WE HAD A LOT OF SAFETY TEAMS WORKING WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE AND FIRE RESCUE TO READDRESS SOME OF THOSE AND [00:35:02] SOME OF THE STUFF HAD TO COME DOWN. THEN ON SATURDAY WE HAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR THAT WERE OUT THERE. THE LAST PAGE IS ATTENDANCE. EVERYONE KEEPS COMPARING IT TO THE 2021 ATTENDANCE. IN 2020 WE HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF COVID-19. 2021 WAS THE FIRST FAIR IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO OPEN. WE GOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ATTENDANCE LAST YEAR SO WE ASKED THEM TO GO BACK TO 2019. YOU CAN SEE THE HEAVY RAIN DAYS. DAY THREE AND 23 TO THAT WAS ON SATURDAY. IT WAS UNHEARD OF TO HAVE IT THAT LOW BUT THAT WAS THE IMPACT WE HAD FROM THE WEATHER. THE GOOD THING IS THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOVER ON SOME OF THE POPULATION. AND TOSHA WILL BE IN AT SOME POINT TO TALK ABOUT IT. >> THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE AS JOHN SAID OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COUNTY AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. PUBLIC WORKS AND EVERYONE. SITUATIONS NEVER SEEN BEFORE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WERE PRESENTED AND THE TEAM HAD TO ADJUST AND FIX QUICKLY. I THINK, I WAS UNFORTUNATELY OUT OF TOWN AT A TRAINING CLASS, BUT WATCHING THIS UNFOLD AND HOW EVERYONE WAS, ONE TEAM, ONE MISSION ONE FIGHT AND WORKING THROUGH A VERY MESSY AND IN MANY CASES ESPECIALLY WITH THE WINDS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH WITH EVERYTHING PRESENTED AND COME OUT WITH A NICE AND NO INJURIES, NO MAJOR INJURIES IS COMMENDABLE TO THE TEAM. >> PENDING ANY QUESTIONS THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION WHEN THE LEADER IS NOT THERE AND THINGS JUST WORK. WELL DONE. >> ONE THING I WANT TO SAY WE HAD MULTIPLE STATES, I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL THE BEGINNING THIS IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH LARGEST IN THE STATE. WE HAD MULTIPLE STATES COME IN BECAUSE TOSHA AND HER TEAM AS A GREAT REPUTATION WITH THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL FAIR ASSOCIATION. WE HAD A LOT THAT CAME IN. THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE OPERATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THANK YOU. >> I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT. I WAS OUT THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE RESIDENCE AND THE CLIENTELE THAT ATTENDED THE FAIR. WITH ALL OF THE CHALLENGES THEY WERE HAPPY AND ACCOMMODATING EVERY CHALLENGE PUT IN FRONT OF THEM. WHETHER IT WAS RAIN OR TRAFFIC. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE NO AGGRAVATED PEOPLE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PART [12.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)] OF THIS. AND, YOU ARE UP. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'M WITH THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. I'M HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON PROGRESS FOR LAST MONTH. SHORT AND SIMPLE HIGHLIGHTING THE FOUR PAGES THAT YOU RECEIVED LAST WEEK. THE DESIGNERS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM WITH INPUT FROM BOTH CONTRACTORS ON ONE THROUGH 6A. WHILE ON THE BOARD MEETING, THEY MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROJECT WITH THE FIRST CAUSE CONNECTOR. ON PROJECT NUMBER ONE, THIS IS DEVELOPING A MOBILIZATION PLAN AND REQUESTED TO START THEIR WORK ON THE SITES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. THE DATE IS APRIL 25. ON PROJECT NUMBER TWO, ON MARCH 2-FOR THE TEAM L MULTIPLE SESSIONS IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP THE SCOPE WITHIN THE PROJECT BUDGET AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS EFFORT CONTINUES AND NEXT MONTH WE WILL START PROJECT NUMBER FOUR. THE IN ADDITION WE ARE PURSUING POTENTIAL GRANTS, ESPECIALLY A RAISE GRANT, THAT MEANS REBUILDING AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY FOR PROJECTS FOR, FIVE AND 6A. THIS IS AN EFFORT AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES AND MORE EVIDENT THE [00:40:03] LOCAL ECONOMY SPIRAL IN WAYS UNFORESEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY CONTINUE TO REFINE THE BOND OF TRANSPORTATION FINANCIALS ALL WELL WITHIN THE BUDGET IF YOU WILL, AND CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHANGES AND THE COMMODITIES AND THE QUANTITIES IF YOU WOULD IN THE PROGRAM. WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD BE HERE TO ANSWER THEM. >> VERY GOOD, GOOD JOB. [13.  E - Library Books Update (K. Walker)] >> BORING AS USUAL, THANK YOU. >> KEEP IT THAT WAY. >> NEXT UP, E-LIBRARY, KAREN WALKER. >> KAREN WALKER DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES. IN RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER BROKE -- PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS , I PREPARED A PAPER THAT I DISTRIBUTED TO YOU AND WE DISCUSSED IT. IT IS ABOUT THE STATE OF THE LIBRARY COLLECTION AND I IDENTIFIED THE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AND WHAT I SAW AS SOLUTIONS. WHILE I AM REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS ON THAT LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE PLANNING TO EARMARK THE BUDGET SPECIFICALLY FOR THE E LIBRARY SINCE THAT IS THE AREA IN THE MOST NEED AND THE QUICKEST TO FIX BECAUSE WHEN YOU ORDER EMO MATERIAL, AS SOON AS YOU HIT THE BUTTON IT DOWNLOADS AND WE HAVE IT IN OUR COLLECTION. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE WE ORDERED ITEMS AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT. WHEN WE SPOKE, I SAID WITHIN THE HOURS THE NEED AND DEMAND IS THERE. WE WANT TO USE THAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND I WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MAINTAIN FILL COLLECTION IN THE FUTURE. ONE OTHER SOLUTION, THEY DID SUGGEST WE LOOK INTO A COOPERATIVE THAT IS LOCAL IN COUNTIES THAT WERE RECIPROCAL AND ADJACENT TO US. MAYBE WE CAN GET TOGETHER TO BE PART OF IT SO WE CAN HAVE MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK EVEN IF IT IS JUST TO SHARE THE E MATERIAL PART OF THE COLLECTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I SAW THE NEW YORK TIMES, ARE THERE ANY LOCAL NEWSPAPERS THAT HAVE THAT CAPABILITY? >> THE GAINESVILLE SON IS THE MOST LOCAL THAT I AM AWARE YOU CAN GET ONLINE AS THE PAPER BUT JASON WHO IS THE DIRECTOR, FOR AND SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IS LOOKING FOR OTHERS SPIRIT THE NEWSPAPERS ARE TERRIBLE PROBLEM ACTUALLY. WE CANNOT GET THEM TO GET DELIVERED. >> FOR A HIGH PRICE. >> THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. >> IT SEEMS THEY WANT TO GO TO AN ONLINE MODEL EXCLUSIVELY. >> THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IS DOING THAT. >> WE HAVE A HIGH DEMAND? >> I WOULD NOT SAY IT INSIDE. >> WHEN I WORKED AT THE ORANGE PARK LIBRARY THERE WERE PEOPLE CAME IN EVERY MORNING TO READ THE PAPER, THE SAME PEOPLE. >> I SPENT $450 PER YEAR TO GET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE. THAT IS ONE OF MY PRIME SOURCE OF NEWS. BUT TO HAVE IT AT THE LIBRARY'S GREAT YOU CAN CHECK IN AND GET THE TOP STUFF AND GO. I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TO GET FLORIDA TIMES DELIVEED TO YOUR HOUSE IT IS $942 PER YEAR. >> IS $9.99 ONLINE. >> I AM IN FAVOR TO SEE IF WE CAN SPEND THE GRANT MONEY TO EXPAND THE E SECTION AND DO IT PRIOR TO THE SUMMER SO THE PEOPLE WHO CAN UTILIZE IT, I [00:45:03] GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE TO TROY OR THE COUNTY MANAGER, NOT SO MUCH SPENDING MONEY THIS YEAR, BUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD NEXT YEAR. >> WOULD WE HAVE MONEY AVAILABLE THIS YEAR? >> YES, THROUGH THAT GRANT AND TROY CAN CORRECT ME THE TOTAL WAS I WANT TO SAY 71 OR $81,000. OF THAT WE CAN USE $50,000 TO HELP US OUT THIS YEAR. BEEN MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF BUDGET PREPPING, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. OBVIOUSLY THAT NUMBERS THAT KAREN HAS PROVIDED ARE LOW WHEN IT COMES TO E-BOOKS. THE OTHER OPTION, SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO SAY THIS CONGLOMERATE OF LIBRARIES, BUT BUY IN. SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A POINT OF CONTACT AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY OPTIMISTIC IN THE CONVERSATION. BUT I SEE TROY IS UP AND HE CAN CORRECT ME WITH THE NUMBERS. >> I THINK IT IS $71,000. >> THE PLAN WAS TO COME BACK WITH A BUDGET TO MOVE $50,000 OF THAT INTO E-BOOKS. NORMALLY IT GOES INTO RESERVES BUT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE BUDGET SESSION. >> I SUPPORT THAT. THE ISSUE IS, CLAY COUNTY IS REALLY BEHIND THE 8 BALL WITH THE OTHER COUNTIES IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. THE QUICKEST, EASIEST AND MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO DELIVER THESE THINGS IS TO USE THE CELL PHONE. THEY HAVE GREAT APPS AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT BOOKS ON TAPE OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT THESE DAYS. YOU CAN GET E-BOOKS AND AFTER IT TOMORROW IF WE PUSH THE BUTTON. IT IS A LOT EASIER THAN BUILDING A LIBRARY. IF WE ARE GOING TO HELP THE POPULATION AND THE KIDS, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT. IM ONE 100% BEHIND IT. I STARTED USING THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT TOOK 45 DAYS TO GET THE BOOK. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT MAKES IT TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE. WE NEED TO INCREASE THE CIRCULATION. AND TO GET THE BOOK OUT OF OTHER LIBRARIES. IF WE GOT IT INTO THE RIGHT SITUATION, IT WOULD TRIPLE OUR COLLECTION OVERNIGHT. SO, I WOULD SUPPORT IT. AND I HOPE THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS AGREE WITH ME. >> OKAY, I WILL SEE YOU NEXT MEETING. >> THANK YOU. I WON'T LET YOU GET A WAY. [14.  Broadband Update (T.Nagle)] BROADBAND UPDATE. WE GAVE YOU THE GOAL FOR $2 MILLION OF WHAT WE COULD DO. I WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO. >> THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COMCAST. DO YOU HAVE THE TWO MAPS TO BRING UP? WHAT I CAME BACK WITH IS A PROPOSAL TO SERVE, YOU CAN'T SERVE THE ENTIRE POPULATION. THEY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS BASED ON OUR DIRECTION. THIS IS IN THE MIDDLEBURG AREA. YOU ARE SAYING, JUST TO THE EAST, THE BLUE AREA WHERE THEY CURRENTLY SERVE. THE YELLOW DOTS ARE PEOPLE HAVE AN ADDRESS OR JUST AN ADDRESS LOT. THE WHITE IS THE AREA THEY ARE PROPOSING TO SERVE IN THE AREA. I WILL STOP THERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> AND THEN WE WOULD GO OUT -- >> AS WE GET MORE FUNDING WE WOULD GO OUT. THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE CLAY HILL AREA. COUNTY LINE IS THE LINE RUNNING DIAGONALLY. THE LETTER IN WHITE, 217, I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE ROAD, [00:50:04] THIS GOES VERTICALLY TO THE SOUTH. ANYTHING IN THE WHITE WILL BE COVERED. ANYTHING OFF OF THIS ALL OF THE WAY TO THE COUNTY LINE WOULD BE INCLUDED. IS THIS THE NUMBER TWO REMEMBER? >> 3700 HOMES IS WHAT THEY ARE EXPECTING IN THE AREA. IT IS ABOUT A THREE AND HAVE MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT OF WHAT WE ARE PAYING $3 MILLION TOWARDS. COMCAST IS PICKING UP THE REST. >> THIS CORRIDOR IS ALSO A PRIME BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. >> FOR THE NUMBER OF HOUSES YOU WOULD SERVE FOR THE MONEY YOU WOULD HAVE TO INVEST, YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND EVERYONE ELSE ON RIGHT AWAY AND PERMITTING, WE CHOSE NOT TO DO THE CORRIDOR BUT WE ARE GOING ON THIS AREA TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS. IT WILL PROBABLY USE UP MOST OF YOUR MONEY BY THE TIME YOU DEAL WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO BE HONEST. >> I WANT TO SAY FOR A BUSINESS APPLICATION THAT IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE PREPARED TO DO SOMETHING IN THERE. >> I THINK THIS WILL HELP US BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE LINES THEY ARE RIGHT THERE READY TO GO TO THE WEST IF NEED BE. >> I THINK THIS SETS A WELL FOR MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS DATE GRANTS OR FEDERAL GRANTS. THIS GIVES US A FOOTPRINT AND AN ACTION PLAN TO WIN THE GRANTS. >> IT ACTUALLY SHOWS A VIABLE RFP, A CONTRACT, WE CAN EXPAND SERVICES IN THIS AREA ON BOTH KEYSTONE AND CLAY HILL MIDDLEBURG. I DO THINK IT SETS US UP WELL FOR ANY FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING THAT COMES OUT. IT WOULD BE DISPERSED FOR BROADBAND FOR EXAMPLE. WE PARTICIPATE AND WE CREATED A LOCAL TECHNOLOGY TEAM AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. THE LEGAL TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON A CONTRACT. I WON'T PUT KELLY ON THE SPOT, BUT I HOPE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IF THEY ACCEPT OUR REVISIONS THEY WILL BRING YOU AN AGREEMENT. >> AND WE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MODEL FOR THE STATE, THEY HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY SAID THAT, BUT THEY HAVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING WHAT CLAY COUNTY IS DOING BECAUSE THEY LIKE THE MODEL OF USING COUNT ME HONEY EXTRACT COUNTY MONEY IN STATE MONEY TOGETHER. THEY LIKE THAT WE DID A PROJECT THAT WE IDENTIFIED AND IT IS EXPANDABLE. AND REPLICATE A BOWL. OF THE OTHER COUNTIES THAT JUMPED AHEAD SUCH AS FLAGLER, FLAGLER'S AGREEMENT DOES NOT SERVE EVERYONE IT SERVES THEIR NEW NEIGHBORHOODS. SO ANYWAY, WE THINK THAT WE SIT IN A GOOD POSITION TO GET MORE FUNDING FOR THIS. >> $3.7 MILLION WILL COVER BOTH OF THOSE AREAS? >> DEW $.5 MILLION. >> AND IT IS 3700 -- >> SORT OF. >> WHAT DO WE EXPECT THE SUBSCRIPTION RATE WILL BE? >> THEIR SNOW FORECAST THAT WE HAVE DONE. KNOWING MOST OF THE AREAS, A HIGH PERCENTAGE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM. WE WILL SEE FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S HIGH ADOPTION RATES. MOST CITIZENS WON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING OR A VERY SMALL AMOUNT WITH THE PLAN. YOU ARE PAYING $10 PER MONTH FOR SERVICE. I THINK YOU WILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD ADOPTION RATE. >> THIS WILL PROVIDE. >> $100,000 DOWN AND COMCAST CAN GO 50 MEGS UP OR DOWN TO THREE GIGS. WE ARE MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF THE ABILITIES THERE. THERE ARE LOWER-LEVEL SERVICES THAT THE CITIZENS CAN PAY FOR, IT WON'T MEET THE GUIDELINES AND THERE ARE HIGHER LEVEL SERVICES [00:55:04] WHERE IF I RUN A BUSINESS ON 218, AS LONG AS I'M WILLING TO PAY THE RATE, I CAN GET THREE GIGS OF DATA. THAT IS THE NETWORK WE ARE PUTTING IN AND IT IS A ROBUST NETWORK THAT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR WHATEVER THEY NEED. AND IT ALSO PROVIDES OTHER SERVICES THAT PEOPLE CANNOT GET RIGHT NOW. IF YOU WANT ALARM SERVICE. TV SERVICE. IF YOU WANT DOWNLOAD SERVICE AT YOUR HOUSE YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET NOW. >> I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHURCHES THAT CAN'T STREAM THEIR SERVICES FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE SHUT IN OR HOMEBOUND OR GO INTO A NURSING HOME. WHEN WE PUT OUT IT IS ANECDOTAL BUT WE PUT OUT LAST YEAR, AN E-MAIL TO GET E-MAILS FOR SUPPORT OF THE GRANT WE APPLY FOR LAST YEAR THAT WE DID NOT GET. I HAD OVER 100 E-MAILS AND VERY FEW WERE FROM KEYSTONE. CLAY HILL CAME OUT OF THE WOODWORK. I THINK THERE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT WILL BE HI. RIGHT NOW YOUR PEOPLE PAYING MORE THAN THIS FOR SATELLITE THEY DOWNLOAD ONE STREAM, ONE ZOOM CALL AND THEY ARE BUFFERING. >> DO WE HAVE PLANS TO HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE THIS APPLICATION TO GET ON THE PROGRAM? >> AS SOON AS THEY START ROLLING THE SERVICES OUT COMCAST WILL HAVE A COMMUNITY TEAM THAT WILL COME INTO THE AREA THAT WE WILL PAIR THEM AND IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING THE SERVICES BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER SERVICES WE CAN PROVIDE DOING A PARTNERSHIP. I THINK THIS IS IN THEIR STATEMENT OF WORK THEY WILL HAVE A GROUP GO OUT AND MARKET TO GET THIS DONE. >> DOESN'T THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAY THEY HAVE A TEAM, BECAUSE WHAT COMCAST SAID, IF THE TITLE I SCHOOLS, WHICH I THINK ALL OF THE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT FOUR, I WOULD ASSUME ALSO FOR DISTRICT FIVE, THAT, THAT IT'S HOW THEY QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM. THEY WILL USE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STAFF TO COORDINATE. >> IT WILL BE A MULTIFACETED WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO KNOW THE STUFF IS OUT THERE. LIKE I SAID IT IS IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS TO GET PEOPLE TO SERVES FASTTRACK SUBSCRIBE. >> WINS THE NEXT.THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING? >> AS LONG AS EVERYTHING GOES OKAY THE NEXT BOARD MEETING HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOMETHING. THEN IT WILL BE 15 DAYS AFTER AN THEY WILL GIVE US 15 DAYS. THEY WILL GIVE US A SCHEDULE. >> THAT'S GOOD. >> WE HAVE A TIMELINE TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE UPDATES. [15.  Business Tax (T. Nagle)] >> BUSINESS TAXPAYER. >> LET ME PULL UP THE POWERPOINT. >> WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS BEFORE WE START THE TIME CERTAIN SPIRIT. >> AGAIN, LOCAL BUSINESS TAX, ENACTED BY AN ORDINANCE. IT GIVES EXAMPLES OF ST. JOHN'S AND WHAT IT ALLOWS PER STATUTE. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS NOT AND THERE ARE INTANGIBLE BENEFITS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. ST. JOHN'S COUNTY, THESE ARE NOTES. COMPLAINTS OF NOT BEING LICENSE. THIS IS HOW THEY HANDLE THAT. BENEFITS, VERIFICATIONS OF BUSINESS OWNERS. AND KNOWING WHAT BUSINESSES ARE IN THE COUNTY AND YOU WILL HAVE AN INCREASED ZONING REVIEW. NATURALLY, AS YOU BRING THESE ON THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS MI IN THE RIGHT ZONING. THAT IS A CHOICE OF BOARD WOULD HAVE TO MAKE, WHAT LEVEL DO WE WANT TO REVIEW THOSE. IS IN AN AFFIDAVIT AND I SAY I'M IN THE RIGHT ZONING OR DO YOU WANT STAFF TO LOOK AT EVERY APPLICATION. THAT IS THE SAME WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS AN INCREASE BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE AROUND TO MAKE SURE EVERY BUSINESS HAS A LICENSE THAT IS AN INCREASE IN [01:00:04] STAFF. >> LIMITATIONS. THIS IS NOT TO PREVENT A BUSINESS FROM EXISTING. THAT IS WHY IT IS A BUSINESS TAX. BUSINESS LICENSE IS THE OLD TERM. A METHOD TO ENSURE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY BUT NOT USED TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY OR I WANT TO SHUT YOU DOWN. IT IS PURELY A MECHANISM TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE AND GIVE SOMEONE THE RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS. >> AND A QUESTION WAS ASKED ABOUT PREEMPTING MUNICIPALITIES FROM COLLECTING THEIR ATTACKS. THEY CAN STILL COLLECT THEIR OWN TAXPAYER. >> THIS IS THE OTHER STATUTE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE GET TO THE NEXT STEP. BASICALLY AFTER 1995, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO INSTITUTE A BUSINESS TAXPAYER THE WAY WE DISCUSSED IS FINDING ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS GONE THROUGH A STUDY, ONE SIMILAR IN SIZE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE STUDY WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE TIMEFRAME. RECURRENTLY LOOKING AT OSCEOLA COUNTY. THEY HAVE ONE THEY'VE DONE THE STUDY. THEY ARE 200,000. THEY DO A FLAT RATE BASED ON THEIR STUDY. SO, IF WE DON'T USE A COMPARABLE COUNTY WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DOING OUR OWN STUDY. DO YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? >> THE PREVIOUS BUSINESS TAX WE HAD WAS PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 1 1971. THERE IS A DATE BUT WE HAD A PREVIOUS BUSINESS TAX AND THE STATUTE DOES ALLOW YOU TO TAKE YOUR PREVIOUS AND DO INCREMENTAL UPDATES. IT SEEMS MORE DIFFICULT TO DO IT THAT WAY THAN TO FIND A SIMILAR COUNTY. BUT WE DO HAVE THREE OPTIONS. >> THIS IS WHAT STAFF RECOMMENDS COURTNEY WILL HAVE TO DO MORE WORK. 6:30 P.M. LAST NIGHT WE FOUND THAT THEY HAD ONE THAT IS WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA, WE TALKED ABOUT THE 30-DOLLAR FEE. PART OF IT IS OF ANY BUSINESS OR JOB IN THE COUNTY. WE ESTIMATED 10,000. 70% COMPLIANCE. EVERY BUSINESS WILL NOT PAY YOUR TAX THE FIRST YEAR. THIRTY-DOLLAR FEE, $210,000 OF THAT THE TAXCO LETTER -- MY COLLECTOR GET NEGOTIATIONS TO DO THE EFFORT OF COLLECTING ON YOUR BEHALF. EVEN THOUGH MUNICIPALITIES GET A PERCENTAGE BECAUSE THEY ASSUME A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE BUSINESSES THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM OUT OF THE COUNTY PER STATUTE. AND THEN WE FACTORED IN THE STAFF MEMBERS TO DO THE ZONING AND THE CASES. SOMEONE WILL SAY SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF KNOWING WHETHER THEY HAVE ONE OR NOT AND ENFORCING IT. I DID THIS TO SHOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS NET 0. WE ARE NOT DOING THIS TO CREATE A NEW REVENUE STREAM FOR THE COUNTY. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT IS WHAT WE WERE DOING. THIS IS ALL OF THE EXEMPTIONS. THESE ARE THE FLORIDA STATUTES. I WON'T READ ALL OF THOSE. BUT THERE IS A LIST OF EXEMPTIONS. THE ONE THING TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS NOT A STRAIGHT, BECAUSE YOU ARE A NONPROFIT EXEMPTION. >> IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU FALL UNDER THE ONE FOR THE CHARITABLE USE. THERE IS A STATUTORY DEFINITION THAT APPLIES AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO FALL UNDER THAT DEFINITION. >> I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE. WE WOULD JUST BLANKET EXEMPT ALL NONPROFITS AND WE CAN'T DO THAT IT HAS TO FIT UNDER ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA SPIRIT. >> IF WE FOLLOW THIS WE ARE GOOD. >> GREEN COVE AND ORANGE PARK FOLLOWS THIS STATUTE. >> CAN WE GET A COPY OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN THE BACK OF. >> IF YOU DON'T MIND SENDING THAT OUT TO EVERYONE SO THEY [01:05:06] HAVE THE POWERPOINT THE POWERPOINT SLIDES. AT THIS POINT WE ARE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. IF YOU WANT US TO GO DOWN THIS PATH AND PUT A FLAT FEE OF $35 THAT WOULD BE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. IF THAT IS DIRECTION NOW OR LATER. >> I DID SPEAK WITH HER. I DID TALK TO THE TAXCO LATER -- TAX COLLECTOR AND SHE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. >> OSCEOLA, YOU SAID IT WAS SIMILAR IN POPULATION. IS IT RURAL OR SUBURBAN? DO YOU KNOW? >> THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH AND SAY DOES LEGAL COUNSEL FEEL IT IS SIMILAR ENOUGH TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. AGAIN, THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROVISION THAT WE HAVE TO FIND ADJACENT COUNTY OR ONE SIMILAR TO US, USING THE STUDY. WE WERE DOING RESEARCH TO FIND, THEY USED A DIFFERENT PROVISION. >> LOOKING AT THERE IS, THEY NOT DO THE UPDATE. >> OR THEIR OWN STUDY. >> YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE FEE SCHEDULE IN PLACE AND THIS IS REALLY COMPLICATED. >> IT IS THE WHOLE TABLE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO APPLY IT AND GET A DIFFERENT FEE. >> DO WE KNOW WHY IT WAS TERMINATED? IS THERE ANY HISTORY ON THAT? >> I CAN TELL YOU BACK THEN, LOOKING AT THE STATE STATUTE THEY LAID OUT THE OTHER AREAS% EVENT SET FORTH THE ACTUAL FEE. AND NOW IT DOESN'T PROVIDE FOR THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS AND FEES AND THAT IS WHY YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE OLD ONES AND UPDATE THE FEES. BUT IT WAS NOT IN EXISTENCE THAT LONG BECAUSE IT WAS TERMINATED IN THE EARLY 80S. >> THIS IS WHERE WE SAY, DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >> I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE CONSTITUENTS. >> IT WOULD BE ONLINE WHERE YOU COULD SEE THE BUSINESSES. >> WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WHERE JT ASKED US WHERE THE BUSINESSES WERE. WE SAID WE CANNOT TELL YOU WHERE THEY ARE. WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA. >> THERE IS A PUBLISHED LIST OF BUSINESSES. >> THIS WOULD BE USED IN GRANTS. >> I PRESENTED THIS TO THE BOARD WITH THE PROVISO THAT IF THEY WANTED TO PUT IN MORE BUSINESS WE COULD DO THAT. THEY ELECTED TO GO IN AS A MINIMAL FEE. I THINK AT THIS POINT, IN MY OPINION GOING WITH A BASE FEE IS GOOD FOR A START. >> COMMISSIONER CONDON? >> I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF RAISING TAXES AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS. AND I'M TRYING TO SEPARATE THE FACT THAT I AM A BUSINESS OWNER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I WOULD GET FOR IT. >> I'VE LIVED WITH IT FOR THE LAST 135 YEARS. WE CAN HELP THE BUSINESSES. HERE, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE DOING. IF WE WANT TO HELP MANUFACTURING IN CLAY COUNTY WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AT. >> BUT IT IS DATA, AND I HAVE [01:10:06] RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS THAT HAD ROOFERS ON THE ROOF AND SAID WHO ARE THESE GUYS, I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATIONS WAIT UNTIL A HURRICANE AND SEE WHAT'S IN THE COUNTY AND WHAT SERVICE ARE THEY PROVIDING. WE HAVE NO IDEA. WE JUST THROW UP OUR HANDS AND LET THE BUYER BEWARE. BEST. >> THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A REGISTRATION. >> YOU WOULD KNOW THEY ARE HERE, BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT, IS FOR A RESIDENT TO THINK BECAUSE THEY ARE ON OUR LIST FOR ACCOUNTING YOU HAVE CHECKED THEIR INSURANCE, THAT IS WHERE GOVERNMENT STARTS GETTING INTO WHAT PRIVATE CITIZENS NEED TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THE BUSINESSES ARE LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS GETTING. WE HAVE TO BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT WE ARE GETTING FOR THIS AND FROM THIS. >> ARE YOU A CERTIFIED MECHANIC OR JUST A MECHANIC. WE COULD ASK ERIC AND WE COULD LIST THIS. >> IT'S INTERESTING,. >> IF YOU ARE IN A MUNICIPALITY, WE CAN'T SAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE TAX? >> THEY CAN CHOOSE TO NOT CHARGE THEIR BUSINESS TAX, OF COURSE THAT'S MORE THAN WHAT WE WILL GET THEM OFF OF OUR PERCENTAGE. >> THEY WILL BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING THAT IN THIS. >> THERE IS A PERCENTAGE THAT THEY GET BASED ON THE POPULATION BASED ON HOW WE ARE REVIEWING IT. GREEN COVE WOULD GET 4.5% OF THE TOTAL WITH THE REVENUE. IF THAT MAKES SENSE.% >> THEY COULD REDUCE THEIRS BY THAT MONTH. >> THEY COULD DO AWAY WITH IT IF IT'S COVERED BY THE COUNTY. >> ROLE DO THEY SAY THIS IS REGISTRATION ALSO WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT PAYING THE TAX? IT'S JUST A BUSINESS THAT OPERATES HERE? >> IT IS THE SAME STATUTE SO A BUSINESS TAXPAYER. >> THERE'S NO LIST WITH RECOMMENDED TREES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THE MUNICIPALITY IN THIS CASE THOSE WHO CAN OPERATE IN THEIR IN TOWN. WE AUTHORIZE THEM TO OPERATE IF WE SO CHOOSE. >> IF WE DON'T DO IT THEN THE PEOPLE, WE WON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. >> WE DON'T KNOW. >> ALL OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING BUSINESSES OUT OF THEIR HOME? >> WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING THAT. >> THAT'S THE REASON WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. IN TERMS OF $18,000 LEFT OVER, IS THERE ANY RESTRICTION ABOUT US CARRYING MONEY TO THE BOTTOM LINE AND MAKING MONEY OFF OF THAT? I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU HAD TO COME OUT EVEN. >> THAT IS OUR WORK GUESSTIMATE BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON COLLECTION AND WHAT WE DO AS FAR AS CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> THAT IS CONTINGENCY. >> THERE IS NO ORDINANCE. >> I CAN TELL YOU ST. JOHNS COUNTY GENERATES A SURPLUS. >> I'M NOT LOOKING AT EIGHT SURPLUS JUST TRYING TO FULFILL WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I'VE HAD TO WRITE A CHECK BUT AFTER YOU OPEN A BUSINESS, YOU HAVE AN ALARM, YOU PAY $30 SO THEY KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS YOU HAVE. IT'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT. I'M NOT COMPARING WHAT WE DO, [01:15:07] BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR ALARM WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> OUT OF YOUR HOME YOU DON'T HAVE TO. >> I BELIEVE YOU DO. >> THAT'S ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN ALARM. >> NOT EVERYONE HAS AN ALARM. >> OKAY, I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH HERE TO SAY, WE SUPPORT THE CONCEPT, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT IT. LET'S JUST BORROW THE STUDY IF WE CAN DO THAT. THAT WILL GET US 80% IF IT IS APPLICABLE. WHAT IS YOUR OTHER QUESTION? >> WAS THERE A LEVEL THAT THE BOARD WANT TO DO. SOME DO, THE FIRST TIME YOU DO IT ZONING REGISTERS YOU AND SOME PEOPLE DO AN AFFIDAVIT. I THINK THAT'S A CONVERSATION THEY HAVE TO HAVE. >> YOU ARE TALKING TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TO ADMINISTER THIS. >> AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS I EXPECT THE WORKLOAD WILL DROP. UNLESS -- >> THE CURRENT BUSINESSES ARE THERE BUT THERE IS AN ANNUAL RENEWAL. BUT THE WORKLOAD SHOULD DIMINISH >> ANY OTHER INPUT? YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO GET GOING? >> WHEN WILL WE SEE SOMETHING? >> WE ACTUALLY HAD A DRAFT ORDINANCE PREPARED AND THEN FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY WITH THE STATUTE. >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A DRAFT. >> MOVING ON TO TIME CERTAIN SET 5:00 P.M. >> AN ITEM THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED [21.  5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - First Public Hearing to consider LDC-2021-15. (M. Brown)] TO TAKE LONG. >> THE FIRST ITEM, ITEM 21. THIS HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE APPLICANT. DO WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE A HEARING? >> NO. AND IT WAS CONTINUED A FEW TIMES AND THE APPLICANT HAS WITH DRAWN IT. >> SO WE WON'T SEE IT AGAIN? >> NOT IN THE CURRENT FIRM -- [22.  5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - First Public Hearing to consider LDC-2021-14. (M. Brown)] FORM. >> THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THE ITEM TO BE CONTINUED, DO WE STILL NEED TO HAVE PUBLIC HEARING? >> TO GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND. THEY BROUGHT THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING THEY VOTED TO CONTINUE ITS OWN THING HAVE NOT AFFORDED A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU. WE ADVERTISED IT SO WE HAD TO CONTINUE UNTIL NEXT MONTH AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. >> AND REGARDING THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A VOTE WHERE IT FAILED AND THEN THEY ASKED TO CONTINUE IT AND WHY WAS NOT ALLOWED? >> THE MOTION BROUGHT UP WAS A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND THAT IS WHAT FAILED. IT WAS NOT A MOTION TO DENY THE APPLICATION. >> SEMANTICS. >> THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER WHO MADE THE MOTION WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THAT FAILED AND ANOTHER ONE ASKED FOR IT TO BE CONTINUED. >> THEY WERE ASKED TO CONTINUE IT AND IT DID NOT COME FROM THE BOARD ITSELF. >> I AM NOT SURE,. >> WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> STAY ON TOPIC, I WILL CALL YOU DOWN. >> JAMES OTTO 2908 MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA. YEAH, THESE MANY WAREHOUSES THAT ARE POPPING UP, I HAVE SPOKE TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT THIS. WE LIKE OUR WORDS TRAILERS BUT [01:20:05] YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING THESE EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE ONE BY THE LIBRARY GOING IN. THE ONE BY 315 ON 21, THEY COULD -- THEY COULD DOWN ALL OF THE TREES. THEY CAME IN AND CLEARED EVERYTHING. THERE HAS TO BE A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE 60-FOOT TREES. THEY ARE OUT THERE TO BEGIN WITH. THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO DO THIS. I AM ASKING YOU AGAIN, TO STOP WITH THAT. AND I APPRECIATE WITH OUR COMMISSIONERS, AND I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING. AND AGAIN I WOULD ENCOURAGE JOB TO KEEP THIS IN THE PUD'S BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THIS IS COMING FROM. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS BUT LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WITH THE COUNTY. AND THE MORATORIUM ON THE BUILDING, I KNOW THEY COME AFTER THE RESIDENTIAL BUT IT IS A MESS. AND WHERE DO THEY GET THE RIGHT TO DO THIS. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS OR GRANDKIDS. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC HEARING? BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A LITTLE STATEMENT. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THIS POP-UP AND WHEN I ASKED WHERE HE CAME FROM SO ANYONE COULD PETITION ANYONE COULD PETITION TO CHANGE OUR CODE. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SAYING THIS THE RIGHT WAY. WE NEED TO TIGHTEN THAT UP. IF WE HAD THIS SET UP SO ONLY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER COULD BRING UP ANY CHANGE IN THE CODE, WOEVER FROM THE OUTSIDE WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH US AND WE WOULD DETERMINE IF THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA OR ONLY US BUT WE COULD PUT IT ON AND IT WOULD GIVE IT AWAY TO GET ON OUR AGENDA. I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OTHER THAN WHAT I HAVE SEEN. IN MY BOOK, I GO TO 22 AND THEY SIGNAL BACKUP DOCUMENTATION. I PROPOSE WE COME UP WITH A WAY TO CHANGE THE POLICIES OF THE COUNTY AND HAVE IT COME THROUGH THE BOARD AND MAKE SURE IT DOES INSTEAD OF THE OUTSIDE. THE WAY IT IS SET UP NOW, ANY DEVELOPER CAN SUGGEST THAT SOMETHING CAN CHANGE THE RULES AND THAT AS BEEN WHAT'S GOING ON. IF WE MAKE IT MORE RESTRICTIVE WHEAT KNOCKOUT 20% AND STREAMLINED THE PROCESS TO HAVE MORE CONTROL. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT. >> >> I THINK IN THIS CASE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. GOING THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS WITH STAFF AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. WE WILL BE ON THE END OF THIS AND MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION AND IT MAY NEED TO BE UPDATED OR CHANGED. THEY SHOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, TO A COMMISSIONER WHERE IT COULD BE AFFECTED THE MOST. I AGREE WITH THAT. OUTSIDE MEETING WITH CHARISSE [01:25:01] STEWART AND HER STAFF, QUITE HONESTLY, IN RELATION TO THIS THERE WERE SOME PROJECTS PASSED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WHICH ALLOWED SOME FACILITIES TO BE BUILT WITHOUT COMING THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING TO US. I THINK THEY WILL BE DOING THAT. THAT IS SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. FOR US TO NOT BE NOT BE IN THE LOOP IN TERMS OF HAVING A FACILITY BUILT,. >> PEOPLE LOOKIN FOR LOOPHOLES, THAT IS WHERE WE HEAR FROM GROUPS. THEY COME IN AND PLEAD THEIR CASE. IT'S NOT JUST THIS PARTICULAR APPLICANT OR TO YOUR POINT. I AGREE WITH MOST OF WHAT YOU SAID. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE TRANSPARENT, AND IT NEEDS FINAL POLICY OR DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE BY AN ELECTED BOARD. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THEM. I THINK THEY ARE QUALIFIED AND NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE RESIDENCE. >> THEY ARE NOT RECORDED, I DON'T THINK THEY ARE RECORDED. JUST RECENTLY WE STARTED RECORDING IT. SO IN THAT RESPECT, I AGREE WITH YOU. IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY, THE COMMISSIONERS DO WHAT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DOES. I THINK WE HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT KEEP US BUSY ENOUGH. IT IMPACTS MILLION-DOLLAR FACILITIES AND CHANGES THE SCOPE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK WE NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT. >> I WILL WILL SAY I'M GRATEFUL. >> FOR THE MOST PART, THEY HANDLE ALL OF THOSE DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT WHERE THE SHEDS GO, DRY PLACE. >> NEED TO INITIATE THAT FROM HERE, AND THE DEVELOPERS TELL US THE POLICY SIDE. >> WE WILL HAVE MORE OF US SAY. >> MAY BE THIS REQUIRES OF WORKSHOP. TAKE A. I KNOW IN JACKSONVILLE, PRETTY MUCH THE COUNCILMAN HAVE TO BRING THIS STUFF UP. >> US SOME IDEAS. AND IF WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP AND COME UP WITH IDEAS, MAYBE WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME LANGUAGE THAT LIMITS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THESE THINGS COMING FROM US. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THE NEXT THING. >> READING MOTION. >> WE HAVE TO MOVE THIS DOWN THE ROAD. >> I MOVE THAT WE CONTINUE ITEM NUMBER 22. >> A MOTION ON THE DISCUSSION ALL FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> IS THE ATTORNEY HERE FOR THE PRIVATE MEETING? >> I WAS WONDERING, I KNOW COMING UP ONE OF THE ITEMS, THEY HAVE A BABY AND I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL. [01:30:03] I KNOW THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH TIME CERTAIN BUT I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD HONOR THE FACT THAT A FAMILY? >> WHICH ITEM ARE THEY ASSOCIATED WITH? >> IT STEEN IN 17. >> WE WILL 216. [16.  Lien Reduction] >> SO ITEM NUMBER 16, IT IS A LIEN REDUCTION REQUEST THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD. IT IS A MATTER THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT TO YOU BACK IN AUGUST WHEN IT WASN'T MEAN THAT THE BOARD REQUESTED WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ON FORECLOSURE. ONCE A FORECLOSURE LETTER WAS SENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS THEY RESPONDED AND WANTED TO SEEK TO TRY AND FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE PROPERTY FROM GOING THROUGH THE FORECLOSURE. THEY CAME GUN IN NOVEMBER YOU GRANTED THEM A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO WORK OUT SOMETHING. THEY ARE HERE TODAY, THEY HAVE CLEANED UP THE PROPERTY BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND WE HAVE INSPECTED IT. THEY ARE HERE TO ASK YOU TO REDUCE THE LIEN ON THEIR PROPERTY, I THINK IT WOULD BE 0. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BACKUP, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINK. >> I WILL TAKE A MOTION. >> ARE WE TAKING A MOTION AS FAR AS COSTS? >> WHOSE DISTRICT IS IT? >> I FEEL LIKE ON THIS ONE, IT CLEANED UP AS FAST AS IT DID. I'M GRATEFUL YOU DID NOT HAVE TO TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE. I KNOW THAT WAS ONE THING WEWER. IN THAT REGARD, I WOULD -- WHAT WAS STAFFS COST? >> $925. >> I WOULD MOVE TO MAKE THEM PAY NOTHING. I FEEL LIKE SHE GOT IT CLEANED UP. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY UNTIL AFTER THE FATHER PAST. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SAY THAT BUT -- >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO PRODUCE AND REDUCE THE COST TO 0, ANY SECONDS? >> THE MOTION FAILS TAKE ANOTHER ONE. >> I MOVE WE ENDORSE THE MAGISTRATES RECOMMENDATION OF -- SHE DID NOT MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. REDUCE FROM 152 ( INDISCERNIBLE ). THAT'S MY MOTION. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING [17.  Lien Reduction] AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> NUMBER 17. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS A LIEN REDUCTION. IT IS BY THE NEW OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WHO PURCHASED THE PROPERTY KNOWING THE LIEN DID EXIST BUT SHE WAS SAVING IT FROM A FORECLOSURE. IT IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY DOWN THE STREET AND SHE DID IT IN HOPES OF MOVING HER SON AND FAMILY INTO THE PROPERTY. THE VIOLATION WAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SWIMMING POOL AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEMES TO MAINTAIN THE SWIMMING POOL AND PASSED AWAY. BUT NEW OWNER DID POST. THE MAGISTRATE DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE THE LIEN DOWN TO STAFF COSTS. >> QUESTIONS? >> YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. >> [01:35:01] >> MY HUSBAND GUY, MY SON JONATHAN, HIS WIFE STEPHANIE AND THEIR SON THEY WILL BE THE NEW PROPERTY OWNERS. DATE WILL PURCHASE IT FROM US. WE DID PURCHASE IT, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROPERTIES WITH COLD VIOLATIONS. WE HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 25 YEARS. WE DID ACT PROMPTLY TO BRING IT INTO VIOLATION. WE SECURED A CONTRACT ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8. WE BROUGHT IT INTO COMPLIANCE ONE WEEK LATER. WE WORKED WITH OUR NEIGHBOR AND EVERYONE PITCHED IN TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE. WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ON THE 23RD AND WE HAVE THE POOL LINER INSTALLED. AS SHE SAID THE PREVIOUS OWNER DOES SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOLISM AND HE WAS A QUARTER AND HE'D HAD PETS. EVERY SURFACE IN THIS HOUSE HAD TO BE REFINISHED. CEILINGS, WALLS, FLOORS. WE HAVE SCRAPE THEM. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. MY HUSBAND AND SON TRIED TO CLEAN THE POOL WITH BUCKETS. IT WAS YEARS OF DETERIORATION. WE HAVE ALL PITCHED IN, MR. JONES AND MR. WILLIAMS WE HAVE MOWED THE YARD TRYING TO HELP THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO. HIS WIFE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY. SHE CALLED AND TRIED. SHE HAD NO MEANS, NO MONEY OR NO PHYSICAL ABILITY TO BRING BAUHAUS INTO COMPLIANCE COMPLIANCE. IT WAS GOING TO BE FORECLOSED AND WE WERE GOING TO HAVE FORECLOSURE IF WE DIDN'T PURCHASE IT. IF I WERE FLIPPING THIS HOUSE FOR PROFIT IT WOULD BE ONE THING, BUT OUR KIDS WILL BE PURCHASING THIS HOME FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE INVESTED AND $10,000 MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR A COUPLE TRYING TO SECURE THEIR FIRST HOME. WE ARE HAPPY TO PAY THIS COST. WE ARE NOT WEALTHY PEOPLE. WE HAD TO PULL MONEY TO PURCHASE THIS HOME. SHANNON CAN TELL YOU HE LIVES NEXT DOOR, IT WAS REALLY BAD. WE ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND 70 HAVE CANADIAN REHAB. WE HAVE BLUE FLOORS AND EVERYTHING. >> IT'S MY DISTRICT, I CAN'T MAKE A MOTION BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER. >> I WILL MAKE IT FOR YOU. >> I HAVE OF MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING3 AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> JUST DOING MY JOB. >> ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE GO FURTHER. THE OTHER DAY, I WAS TALKING TO CHARISSE AND SHE SHOWED ME THIS COVERSHEET THEY USE FOR THESE CASES. I THOUGHT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. CAN YOU MAKE A COPY AND SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN ADOPT. IT HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION. >> GOOD, THANK YOU. >> STANDARD FORMAT. [23.  5:30 PRIVATE MEETING - A Private Meeting between the Board of County Commissioners and its attorneys, held under the authority of Section 286.011(8) FS] >> ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME THE BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH ITS ATTORNEYS AND PRIVATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING WITH AND ADVISING THE ATTORNEYS REGARDING A CERTAIN CASE WHICH CLAY COUNTY IS A PARTY. THEIR CASES LUTHER NELSON VERSUS CLAY COUNTY. LAKE COUNTY CIRCUIT CASE 20 -- CA. MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY SESSIONS RELATED TO LITIGATION WILL BE DISCUSSED. THE PRIVATE SESSION IS BEING HELD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 286.011 FLORIDA STATUTES. AND WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECESSING THIS PUBLIC MEETING IN CONFERENCE ROOM B. THE SESSION IS EXPECTED TO LAST APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE THE FOLLOWING. ME, BOARD CHAIRMAN, MIKE FALBO, CHANCELLOR MARK A. MONE, AND [01:40:08] COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL HEATHER VICKERS. >> THE ENTIRE SESSION WILL BE RECORDED BY A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER WHO WILL TRANSCRIBE EVERYTHING THAT IS SENT. NOTHING WILL BE STATED OFF OF THE RECORD. THE TRANSCRIPTION WILL BE FILED WITH THE CLERK AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UNTIL AFTER THE LITIGATION IS CONCLUDED. WE ARE NOW IN RECESS. THE TIME BEING >> OKAY STARTED AGAIN. >> OKAY LET'S GET STARTED AGAIN. THE PRIVATE CASE HAS BEEN CONCLUDED. THE TIME BEING, 15 MINUTES AFTER 6:00 P.M. BY MY WATCH. THIS WILL GIVES US -- GET US [18.  Acceptance of Maintenance with MSBU of the Willow Springs Phase 2] BACK INTO THE GAME AND WE SHOULD BE AT NUMBER 18I THINK. YOU SO 18 IS WILLOW SPRINGS PHASE TWO SUBDIVISION. WE HAVE HAD MANY PHASES COME BEFORE YOU FOR ACCEPTANCE. WE HAVE FIX THE ROADS BUT ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ( INDISCERNIBLE ) HERE'S ANOTHER PHASE BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> WE TALKED ABOUT AT ONE POINT WENT WE HAVE THE SUBDIVISIONS THEY WOULD BUILD THE ROAD, THE SUBDIVISION AND NOT PUT THE FINAL LAYER ON UNTIL ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETE. I JUST WONDERED IF THAT HAD BEEN DONE ON THIS ONE. >> SO RICHARD, THIS IS IN CONNECTION WITH PHASE TWO. I THINK IT IS FAR BACK IN THE SUBDIVISION. I THINK THE ENTRANCEWAY, SHE'S ASKING ABOUT THE SECOND LAYER. >> YES, I DROVE IT ON THURSDAY IT IS NOT DONE, AND IT WON'T BE FOR A WHILE. >> WHY WOULD WE ACCEPT THIS, IF IT IS NOT DONE? >> WE HAVE A BOND. IF THEY WALK AWAY WE WILL CASH IT. >> THE WARRANTY BOND IS FOR TWO YEARS. >> AND IT WOULD PAY FOR IT? >> ABSOLUTELY. EVERYONE IS USING IT. SO I WANT IT DONE, BEFORE WE LET THAT GO. >> BUT IF WE ACCEPT THIS, , DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE THE DEVELOPER TO THE ROAD? >> KNOW ABOUT THE BOND WOULD ALLOW US TO DO IT. THIS IS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY, NOT THAT IT MEANS EVERYTHING BUT THEY HAVE A FEW BILLION DOLLARS. >> DO WE NORMALLY ACCEPT ROADS, AND THEY ARE NOT DONE? >> YES, THIS IS NORMAL. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, WE WILL END UP WITH A ROADBED EVERY SHEET ROCK LAYER EVERY DRIVEWAY, EVERY CONCRETE TRUCK OUT THERE WILL HAVE USED IT. AND WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE IT IS NEW. >> AND THIS INSUREDS THEY WILL FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT IS STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. I LOOKED AT IT ON THURSDAY. >> AND THEY WILL FINISH CONSTRUCTION WITHIN TWO YEARS QUEST. >> YES, I WOULD SAY SO. >> THEY ARE GOING REALLY FAST. >> UP WE PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THESE IN THE PAST. >> NOT IN MY TENURE. IT'S A NATIONAL WAY OF DOING [01:45:05] THINGS YOU COULD HAVE SOMEONE LOSE EVERYTHING UP A DROP OF THE HAT. WE SAW THAT IN 2008 AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH THE BOND. >> THERE'S BONDS I WANT TO GET. WE DON'T HAVE THOSE RIGHT NOW BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE THINGS WITH THE NEW CODE. THIS IS STANDARD WE HAVEN'T HAD TO ENFORCE IT AND THE BONDS ARE GOOD. >> MOVED FOR APPROVAL. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING [19.  Approval of Agreement with Willdan Financial Services - .Planning and Development Impact Fee Study (T.Nagle)] I OPPOSED SAME SIDE. IT CARRIES 5-0. NUMBER 19. RASIKA APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR IT IMPACT THE STUDY. FOR THE TOTAL COST OF $79,980 AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. I AM HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> IT INCLUDES FACILITIES. >> MANPOWER, PARKS AND LIBRARIES. >> MANPOWER AS FAR AS OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. IMPACT FEE. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANYTHING WE WANT THEM TO STUDY, GOVERNMENT, LIBRARIES AND PARKS MAINTENANCE WAREHOUSE, ANYTHING WE NEED TO RUN IT. >> WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR INVENTORY AND SUGGESTED IDEAS ON WHERE IT OUGHT TO GO. THAT WAY WE ARE NOT SCRATCHING OUR HAND EVERY TIME WE HAVE A NEW PROJECT. THIS WILL DO 80% OF THAT. >> THIS WILL GIVE YOU, YOUR CURRENT INVENTORY AND WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RIGHT NOW. WHAT DO YOU NEED BASED ON THE PROJECTED POPULATION, AND THEY WILL NOT TELL YOU TO BUY THIS PROPERTY BUT BASED ON THE GROWTH PATTERN WE THINK IT SHOULD DO THIS. WORKING WITH THE STAFF THEY WILL HAVE INPUT, EVERY DEPARTMENT OPERATES DIFFERENTLY AS FAR AS NEEDS AND HOW THEY OPERATE AND WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS AN ONLINE FRIENDLY SYSTEM SO THAT MAY CHANGE. >> I THINK IT SHOWS HOW TO PAY FOR IT IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION FOR SPECIFIC BUILDINGS. >> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WE WILL TAKE A MOTION. >> I THINK A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE, FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIDE, IT CARRIES 4-1. [20.  Approval to set public hearing on Petition to Vacate right of way adjacent to the Goose Creek Subdivision] >> NUMBER 20 IS A REQUEST AND THE VACATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY PROCEDURE TO REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING BE SET AT THE APRIL 26, 2022 BOARD MEETING TO CONSIDER A PETITION TO VACATE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RIGHT-OF-WAY IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE GOOSE CREEK SUBDIVISION. >> QUESTIONS? WHY ARE WE VACATING? >> THIS GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED. NORMALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A SUBDIVISION ALL OF THE RIGHT AWAY PREVIOUSLY THERE WILL GOAL AWAY. THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION, WHAT HAPPENED IS THE OLD RIGHT-OF-WAY THERE IS OTHER ADJACENT PROPERTY. SO THESE ARE AGREEABLE WITH [01:50:05] GETTING HALF OF THE ROAD. IT IS FROM THE OLD PLAT. SO, YOU CAN'T VACATE THAT BECAUSE THE OWNER DOES NOT OWN ALL OF THE LAND. SO, FOR THOSE LITTLE SEGMENTS ON THE OWNERS OF THE SUBDIVISION WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. IT IS NOT RIGHT OF WAY THAT HAS EVER BEEN USED BEFORE. >> QUESTIONS? EMOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. NOTHING. [COUNTY ATTORNEY] COMMISSION AUDITOR. COUNTY ATTORNEY. >> YES, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL ANXIOUS TO HEAR ABOUT THE NO OPIOIDS ELEMENT. THE RECENT OPIOID SETTLEMENT, THE STATE WAS RESOLVING A CASE THEY HAD THAT WAS DIFFERENT. THE STATE WILL BE SHARING THE FUNDS IN THE SAME ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE CURRENT CASE THAT WE HAVE. I JUST RECEIVED LAST NIGHT THE THREE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS THOSE APPROVED BY THE END OF THE MONTH. I WILL BE BRINGING THEM BACK TO YOU AT THE APRIL MEETING AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO YOU BEFORE THAT TIME THE ALLOCATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THAT SETTLEMENT. THE NEXT ITEM IS YOUR REVIEW COMMISSION. THEY HAVE BEEN PLUGGING AWAY. THEY RECENTLY APPROVED THREE DIFFERENT BALLOT PROPOSALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEDURE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THEY HAVE SET THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR MAY THE FOURTH, 16TH, AND MADE THE 31ST. MAY THE FOURTH, 16TH AND 31ST HERE IN THE BOARDROOM AT 7:00 P.M. THE THREE BALLOT PROPOSALS THAT THEY HAVE COME UP WITH, ONE IS AN AMENDMENT, IT IS A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT PROVISION FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SALARY. THE SECOND IS THE REMOVAL OF THE TERM LIMITS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. THE THIRD IS AN AMENDMENT REVISING THE TIMEFRAME FOR WHICH THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION WOULD MEET. I THINK THEY WANTED TO EXTEND IT OUT TO EIGHT YEARS INSTEAD OF EVERY FOUR YEARS. THOSE ARE THE THREE AND WHETHER THEY HAVE TO SET ANOTHER MEETING WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME. BUT THAT IS THEIR CURRENT STATUS. I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE UNLESS ANYONE HAS QUESTINS. >> NO, I DON'T THINK SO. >> COUNTY MANAGER? >> WITH NOTHING PENDING NO QUESTIONS. >> OKAY, LET US FRACTION. [24.  Tourist Development Council Seats] TOURISTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS SEATS. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, BY STATE STATUE IS MAKING SOME CHANGES THAT WE NEED YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE CHANGES. THE PERMANENT, THE STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT A PERMANENT SEAT BE ON THE TDC FOR THE LARGEST MUNICIPALITY. WE RECEIVED THE UPDATED CENSUS NUMBERS AND THE PERMANENCY WOULD CHANGE FROM GOING FROM REPRESENTATION FROM THE TOWN OF ORANGE PARK TO THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS. THAT CHANGE WILL OCCUR, AS WELL AS RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY THE ROTATING MUNICIPAL SEAT IS ACTUALLY HELD BY THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS. THEY HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT IN THEIR TIME. THE PROPOSAL IS THAT WE WE COMPLETE THE TWO-YEAR TERM BEFORE ROTATING. THE NEXT WOULD TAKE THAT SEED. HOWEVER YOU WISH. >> HOW LONG HAS THE CITY HAD THAT ROTATING SEAT? >> JUST TWO YEARS. IT IS A FOUR-YEAR TERM. [01:55:15] >> EVERY FOUR YEARS IT ROTATES TO A DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITY. THEN THEY HAD THE PERMANENCY FOR MANY YEARS. WHY WOULD THEY GIVE THEM ANOTHER TWO YEARS? >> I THINK IT IS A MATTER OF KEEPING CONSISTENCY WITH THE TERMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE IS THAT, THE COMMITTEE OR THE COUNSELOR IS CHANGING, MOST HAVE BEEN ON THE TDC FOR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. TO HAVE CONTINUITY AMONGST THE NINE PERSON BOARD IS IMPORTANT WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENS. >> CHANGES A NECESSARILY BAD. SOME OF OUR OTHER COMMITTEES HAVE HAD PEOPLE ON THEM FOR 20-30 YEARS. THERE IS A BALANCE. >> EVEN WITHIN THE ORANGE PARK REPRESENTATION ON THE TDC IT HAS CHANGED. >> I THINK ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS WAS THE MAJORITY WHERE THEY NEEDED REPRESENTATION TO REPRESENT THE CHILD'S. >> THEY CAN ONLY GET IT FOR TWO MORE YEARS. >> I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE THOUGHT PROCESS. >> >> I THINK THE BOARD HAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION GEOGRAPHIC STANDING SO EVERYONE IS INVOLVED SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK EVERYONE IS RELATIVELY REPRESENTED AND WE GET THE MUNICIPALITIES ROTATING THOSE SEATS. >> THE NEXT CHANGE AND KEVIN IS HERE, IN THE AUDIENCE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT. HE HAS APPLIED FOR THE VACANT ACCOMMODATION C. AN WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL ON BY AND THEN, THIRDLY, WE HAVE A CITIZEN SEE THAT WILL BECOME VACANT LATER THIS MONTH AND THERE ARE THREE APPLICANTS FOR THAT SEED. BOB OLSON WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS THE SEED. BRIAN KNIGHT, AND JASON IS THE ADDITIONAL APPLICANT. WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPOINTMENT AND YOUR VOTE FOR THAT. >> WE WILL TAKE ONE AND TWO TOGETHER AND THEN THREE SEPARATELY. >> BOB HAS BEEN ON THE TDC SINCE HE 14. >> IT MAY BE -- BOB IS A GREAT GUY, I LIKE HIM, BUT IT MAY BE GOOD TO LET SOME FRESH AIR IN THERE. >> COMMISSIONER ADLAI KIM DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON ONE INTO GREG'S. >> IN REGARDS TO THE PERMANENT ROTATING SEAT AND THE ACCOMMODATION C. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIDE IT CARRIES. DO YOU WANT TO CHIME IN? >> I WILL START THE DISCUSSION AND SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. WE DO HAVE THREE GENTLEMEN THAT HAVE PUT THEIR NAME FORWARD. I THINK EVERYONE ON THE PANEL IS FAMILIAR WITH BOB. HE HAS BEEN A BIG CONTRIBUTOR IN TERMS OF WHAT HE HAS RECOMMENDED [02:00:02] TO SHAPE THE TDC. AND WE KNOW BOB IS BUSY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ON THE BOARD. IS THE CHAIRMAN? HE COULD MAKE A CASE THAT HE HAS ENOUGH EXPERTISE AND SOMEONE WHO SHOULD STAY, ON THE OTHER HAND BRIAN OF BRILLIANT MINDS, VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE COULD MAKE THE CASE, THAT MAYBE WE LOOK FOR SOME FRESH PERSPECTIVES AND TO SEE WHAT KIND OF A VISION HE MAY HAVE, THAT MAY BE INTERESTING AS WELL. I THINK THE LAST ONE, HE IS A GSO SERGEANT. THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT PERCEPTION. I WILL JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE, AND WE WILL FIGURE OUT WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. >> MOST OF OUR MARKETING EFFORTS ARE INTERNET -BASED FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN COME THROUGH HERE. I THINK BRIAN WOULD BE GREAT, MYSELF. >> THERE HAS BEEN INSTANCES WHERE WHERE BOB HAD TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM VOTING DUE TO OF WHERE THE FUNDS ARE GOING. HE HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR HOW LONG? STANCHIONS 2014. >> EIGHT YEARS. >> I AM OKAY SWITCHING. >> I THINK BRIAN KNIGHT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. >> YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT BRIAN KNIGHT, TAKES OVER THE CITIZENS SEED FOR THE TDC. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> 25. [25.  Acceptance of Resignation from Beckie Keefer - Penney Farms/Asbury Citizens Advisory Committee] ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION FROM BECKY KUYPER. >> I WOULD ONLY SAY, MY DISAPPOINTMENT, I CALLED AND I ASKED BECKY WHY SHE WAS RESIGNING WE HAVE SEEN HER COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION SHE'S A GREAT COMMUNITY ADVOCATE. SHE SAID THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD CHOSE TO MOVE THEIR MEETINGS AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THERE NEIGHBORHOOD TO CRINKLE AND IT DOES NOT WORK WITH HER FAMILY AND HER SCHEDULE. THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD MOVE OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT HER RESIGNATION WE HAVE TO RESPECT HER WISHES IT IS JUST A SHAME FOR THAT GROUP. >> I TOTALLY AGREE. >> SHE HAS BEEN A GOOD FRIEND TO MANY OF US, AND SOMEONE THAT BELIEVES CLAY COUNTY. >> DEFINITELY. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF WE REJECT HER RESIGNATION. >> I GUESS YOU COULD DRIVE HER TO THE MEETINGS. TANGIBLE MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR [26.  Acceptance of Resignation from Dr. Sondra Santana, District 1, Historic Preservation Board. Additional Request to Move District 2 Member Felicia Hirsch to District 1.] INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. NUMBER 26 ANOTHER RESIGNATION. DR. SONDRA SON, DISTRICT ONE. HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MOVING FELICIA TO DISTRICT ONE. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION AT THE SAME TIME I MOVE DISTRICT TO MEMBER THROUGH THAT DISTRICT 1C. >> WE HAVE A SECOND PERIOD. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION LACKS ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. [27.  Discussion of Appointment to the The Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC)] IT CARRIES 5-0. ITEM 27 DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE NORTHEAT FLORIDA REGIONAL COUNCIL. STEVE KENNEDY AND LYNN RUTKOWSKI. [02:05:07] >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT LYNN RUTKOWSKI. >> THE REAR SECOND? THE MOTION FAILS. AND THE REASON I DID NOT SECOND THAT I DON'T THINK, IS NOT THAT I DON'T THINK LINK COULD REPRESENT THE COUNTY BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S TRANSPIRING IN KEYSTONE AS FAR AS THE MANY FACETS, I HAVE TO ADMIT I'M NOT UP TO DATE AND MAYBE COMMISSIONER CONDON CAN UPDATE ME. I KNOW SHE HAS SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION SEVERAL TIMES TO THE BOARD. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST GO AROUND. MAYBE IF YOU COULD CLARIFY BOB I MAY CHANGE MY MIND. >> I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED IT. I AM BUSY DOING MY JOB. WHILE I HAVE SEVERAL JOB SPIRIT AND SO, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE INVOLVED OR DIED. THE ONLY REASON I NOMINATED HER IS BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE DRINKABLE SPRINGS ON THE TDC THAN I WAS TRYING TO SPREAD AROUND SOME UNITS OF POLITY INVOLVEMENT, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. >> I WILL TAKE A MOTION. THAT BEING SAID, I RECOMMEND WE MOVE STEVE KENNEDY BIT ABOUT COUNSEL C. BEFORE SOMEONE SECONDED. THAT IS FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM. >> IT IS A ONE-YEAR TERM. AND WE COULD MOVE TO MAKE SURE IT IS ROTATED AROUND. >> THE OTHER THING I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER IS THE PLANNING COUNCIL, IN 2002, DESIGNATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIFE AND THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WATER PROJECTS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PLANNING THAT GOES WITH CRINKLE SPRINGS, BUT I DON'T KNOW. >> YOUR MOTION STANSBERRY STILL NEEDS A SECOND PERIOD. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES, 4-1. >> NOTICE OF DOCUMENTATION. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] DO WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING THERE? I THINK WE ARE CLEAN ON THAT. THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >> 3 MINUTES. >> YES, SIR, JAMES OTTO MY ADDRESS IS ON RECORD. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, I WILL BE SENDING YOU LETTERS IN YOUR E-MAIL FOR THE BOARD MINUTES. I LIKE ABOVEBOARD TO LOOK AT THE TAX THAT THEY DROPPED OFF THE GAS. WHAT WILL THAT DUE TO THE COUNTY CAN YOU LOOK AT THAT NOW OR THE ROADS AND FOR THE ASSETS THAT THE COUNTY PAYS FOR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO ORDERED THE DIRT TO BE DROPPED AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. IS NOT SOMETHING THE MANAGER WAS ALLOWED TO DO. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON ROADS AND REPAIRS. THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, I APPRECIATE MY COMMISSIONER SAYING LET'S GET THOSE OPEN MAYBE THE SROS, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO DO. THE LAWSUIT WITH THE FAIR, THE GUY SAID HE WILL SUE THE COUNTY FAIR THE SHERIFF WAS SAYING THERE ARE ISSUES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. TO ME, I THINK IT IS KARMA. FUCHSIA YOUR NOSE AT THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. YOU DIDN'T GIVE THEM A PLACE TO GO. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO THE HOMELESS IS REALLY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THE CARE OF FACT, I'M STILL WAITING ON THE $2,000. WE SHOULD STILL GET OUR BUSINESS MONEY THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET. I FILED FOR IT. I HAVE NOT BEEN TRESPASSED FROM [02:10:04] ANY OF THE MEETINGS, JUST FOR THE RECORD. AND THAT IS IN THE 15 PLUS YEARS. AT THE OTHER METER IRRIGATION THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT LIKE FUNGUS WHEN THE WATER IS WET AT NIGHT. THERE WASN'T ANY TALK ABOUT THE SINKHOLE SPIRIT IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK AND TAKE THIS WATER THAT YOU STUCK HERE AND THINK THE BOYS IN THE GROUND WILL STAY LIKE THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE MESS THAT'S GOING ON. JUST GET RID OF THE GRASS, THAT IS WHAT IT'S CALLED. WHY IS FLEMING ISLAND AND THE OTHER AREAS PUTTING IN STUFF WITH ALL OF THE CHEMICALS GOING INTO OUR WATER, ARE WE NOT ALLOWING, WHY ARE WE ALLOWING GRASS TO THIS DAY I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, AND OF PLANNING, THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHICH WERE MAIN ROADS. I JUST WATCH THE MEETING. THEY DON'T KNOW THE MAIN ROADS. >> FINISH UP MR. OTTO. >> YOU GUYS SAY THE BUILDERS ARE GOOD TO BE ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUT I DISAGREE. I TOTALLY DISAGREE AND I THINK [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] THERE SHOULD BE TIME LIMITS. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> OKAY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? >> TERESA IS GONE, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF THAT WORKED SO HARD SO PEOPLE COULD BE THERE ON SUNDAY. THEY WERE ALSO DEALING WITH THE FLOODING OF THE ROAD CAUSED BY A BE VERY. AND HONEST-TO-GOODNESS I NEVER REALIZED THEY HAD BEAVERS BUT CAUSING FLOODING ON THE ROAD, WE FINALLY FIGURED THAT OUT. WE SENT HOWARD OUT THERE. >> HOWARD IF YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A BEAVER WE CAN HELP YOU AND DISTRICT FOR. >> THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO DO IT. YOU CAN BUILD A CULVERT BLOCKING ACTION, YOU CAN RELOCATE THE BEAVER. AND THE THIRD ONE IS, DISPOSE OF THE BEAVER. >> THAT WOULD RELOCATE THE BEAVER. >> ALSO, JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THE COLLEGE INITIATIVE IS HOLDING THEIR FIRST EVENT WITH THE RESIDENCE AND IT WILL BE ON APRIL 22, ON FOOD TRUCK NIGHT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS HAPPENING. AND OF COURSE THAT SAME WEEKEND, IT WILL BE ANOTHER TOURISM WHEN FOR CLAY COUNTY. >> I'M GLAD YOU GAVE ME THE OPTION. I WANT TO REMIND THE VOTERS, THEY HAVE TIME TO GET THEIR VOTE IN FOR THEIR FAVORITE PERSON. I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP WE SPOKE ABOUT THE FAIR BUT IT WOULD BE WISE TO SAY WHAT WENT WELL AND WHAT DIDN'T GO WELL, AS WE LOOK AT THE PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR. WE ARE SURPRISED TO SEE THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS. IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRST SATURDAY, IF WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER WE WOULD HAVE BROKEN ALL RECORDS. WE ARE GETTING MORE RESIDENTS, SO YOU CAN EXPECT MORE ATTENDANCE. I HELD A MEETING WITH CLAY COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL LAST WEEK. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDED MEETINGS WE HAVE EVER HAD. MY INTENTION, IT IS TO ANALYZE THE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN CLAY COUNTY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ARE. WHAT ARE THEIR UNMET NEEDS, SO WE CAN ASSIST THEM THROUGH GRANTS AND FUNDING, HOWEVER WE CAN HELP THE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING TO GROW THAT. WE HAD 18-20 AND ATTENDANCE, AND THERE ARE PROBABLY 40 VETERAN [02:15:05] ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF CLAY COUNTY. WE ARE TRYING TO, FIRE WATCH WASN'T THERE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. WE ARE LOOKING TO INVIGORATE THAT COUNSEL. I HAD MY HOPES THAT WE HAD A GREAT LEADER WITH THE NEW ELECTION AND SOMEONE IN THIS ROOM, STILL UNKNOWN. ANYWAY, THE LAST THING I HAVE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A REAL ISSUE. WE NEED TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE HAVE, WHAT IS FORECAST TO BE THE NEED, AND HOW DO WE MEET THAT NEED. AND I'M ON THE HOUSING COMMITTEE. I WAS ASKED TO BE ON A PANEL OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY MANAGERS. I WILL DO THAT NEXT THURSDAY IN JACKSONVILLE. , THE FOCUS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOW DO WE MANAGE THE RISING RENTS. PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A HOME. PEOPLE CAN AFFORD HOMES AND APARTMENTS, WHAT CAN WE DO. IT IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM THAT EXISTS HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. I'M TAKING A LOOK AT THAT THROUGH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WITH THEIR ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU. >> LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED A KICKOFF MEETING FOR THE TEAM FOR A GROUP THAT STARTED SOMETHING CALLED THE HIGHRIDGE INITIATIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. THEY ARE MODELING AFTER THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE. THEY HAVE GABRIELLE IMPACT CLAY SERVICES HELPING AND TROY PARTICIPATED IN THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND THERE WERE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE TO KICK THAT OFF. SO THEY ARE TAKING THE WINS AND LOSSES VISIT THE TERMINOLOGY, THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MEANINGS GABRIELLE WAS INVOLVED IN SHE SHARING THOSE WITH THE GROUP. AS YOU KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CLEANUPS AND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO BEGIN WITH. AND ONE WAS SPONSORED BY THE COUNTY. AND WE WILL HAVE MORE TO COME. THAT IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF IT. THERE IS ANOTHER CLEANUP IN THE CITY TOMORROW THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KEEP CLAY BEAUTIFUL. THEY ARE BRINGING STAFF OUT. THE GROUP IS BRINGING THEIR MEMBERS. THE LOCAL ROTARY CLUB. I'M SURE THAT'S GOING ON TOMORROW FROM 8:00 A.M. UNTIL 3:00 P.M. AT THE BEACH AREA TO BEAUTIFY THE PARK TO GET READY FOR THE MOTOR SURF EVENT. IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY TOMORROW YOU CAN COME HELP US CLEANUP THE WEATHER SHOULD BE GOOD. IN ADDITION TO THAT, TODAY I ATTENDED MY FIRST ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP THAT WE ARE A MEMBER OF. PAST ME TOO BE PART OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU STATISTICS OF WHAT THE FUNDING HAS HELPED TO PROVIDE TO BUSINESS OWNERS HERE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING 58 BUSINESS OWNERS IN CLAY COUNTY AND WE ARE THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE REGION OF BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY ALSO, IN ADDITION TO HAVING OUR FULL-TIME CONSULTANT THAT WE KNOW LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ORANGE PARK IS WHERE THE OFFICES AND THEN HE GOES TO MEET WITH CLIENTS. BUT THEY BEGAN A BEYOND BUSINESS HOURS CONSULTING GROUP. THEY HAVE FIVE PART-TIME CONSULTANTS THAT MEET WITH BUSINESS OWNERS EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER BUSINESS HOURS TO PROVIDE SERVICES BUT MAINLY FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET AWAY. AND THEY ARE ALSO DOING WHAT THEY ARE CALLING POP-UP SHOPS BRINGING THE SERVICES TO A VOCATION. SO IF ORGANIZATION IS WILLING TO SPONSOR A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER POP-UP SHOP, [02:20:01] THEY WILL BRING THOSE SERVICES AND ADVERTISE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS TO COME DURING THE DAY. I ALREADY BEGAN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DOING THAT IN OAKLEY. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS, AND YOU CAN'T GET TO CHRIS, WE CAN DO IT ELSEWHERE AS WELL. THEY HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM AND FOCUSING ON TWO THAT WILL BE A VIDEO SERIES. ONE IS CALLED TURBOCHARGER TEAM. MANAGING YOUR TEAM AND THE OTHER IS EXIT STAGE LEFT, HOW DO YOU HELP A BUSINESS OWNER PREPAR TO SELL OR LEAVE THEIR BUSINESS WHEN THEY'RE DONE. SHOWING YOU THE MONEY WILL NOT JUST SIT. >> I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ONE OF THEIR SEMINARS AT THE LIBRARY. I SAT THROUGH THAT. IT WAS LIKE THREE HOURS LONG AND WORTHWHILE. AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR BUSINESS STARTUPS LOOKING FOR HELP WITH MARKETING MAINLY TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AND I WAS IMPRESSED VERY WORTHWHILE. >> ON A PERSONAL NOTE I WOULD SAY, THIS IS THE MOST HOLY WEEK IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. AND THE ONE THING THAT SETS CHRISTIANITY ASIDE, WE CELEBRATE IT THIS WEEKEND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO YOUR RESEARCH AND HOMEWORK AND LEARN ABOUT IT. >> OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER BURKE. >> I DON'T HAVE A LOT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM THAT CAME OUT. PRETTY MUCH MADE A CALL. EVERYTHING LOOKED REALLY BAD BUT >> FOLLOWING UP ON THE MANAGERS, AND I SAW A PIECE ON YOUTUBE THE OTHER DAY. SHOWING MANY PEOPLE MOVING TO FLORIDA, THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN FROM NEW YORK AND ILLINOIS AND THEY NEED PLACES TO LIVE. RENTAL PROPERTIES THEY AREE- COMING IN AND THIS IS A REAL BARGAIN. THIS IS WITH THE AVAILABLE HOUSING. AND I THINK, ONE OTHER THING, I SIGNED UP TO GET MY SECOND BOOSTER SHOT AT PUBLIX TODAY. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE OVER A CERTAIN AGE. WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE COUNTY HAD ARE WE? * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.