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>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR THE IMPLICATION COMMISSIONER
BURKE WILL START A SONG. >> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME.
DEAR LORD THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE. I HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS THAT I PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE UKRAINE. WE PRAY YOU WILL WATCH OVER THEM AND HELP US ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
GET HOME SAFE. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN.
>> THE VETERANS LAND PLEDGE WILL BE FIVE MIDDLEBURG RESIDENT RETIRED CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS TIMOTHY JASTRZEMSKI.
HE WILL NOT LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HE SERVED 20 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RETIRING AS AN E- SIX. SIX.
HE WAS DEPLOYED AGAINST THE USS NASSAU.
PARTICIPATE IN THE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS.
HE WAS DEPLOYED ON THE FIRST CARRIER USS ROOSEVELT AFTER 911, WORKING OUT OF PAKISTAN AND SUPPORTING THE CS AR MISSION.
HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND METALS DURING HIS CAREER INCLUDING NATIONAL DEFENSE BATTLE.
GLOBAL WAR, TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL.
EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL AND THE NAVY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> 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.
>> YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> WE HAVE ALL NIGHT.
SERVICES. ON MARCH 23 HE SAW A CAR IN THE DID SHE PULLED HER OVER. HE PULLED OVER, AND THE DRIVER WAS SLUMPED OVER. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT HE SAID. HE TOLD THEM TO HOLD ON UNTIL THE EMC COULD GET THERE. HE IS A HERO.
HE PROBABLY SAVED THIS GENTLEMAN SLIGHT.
HE WENT ABOVE AND BE AND WE THANK THE WORLD OF HIM.
HE SPENT THE 4TH QUARTER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
HE HAS HIT THE DECK RUNNING. AND WE DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING LESS. .
IT IS OKAY. >> OKAY, WE WILL CALL THE BOARD
[CALL TO ORDER]
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF APRIL 262 ORDER.[PET ADOPTIONS]
LET THE RECORD SHOW EVERYONE IS HERE.AND FIRST UP IS PET ADOPTIONS. >> OUR FIRST DOG TODAY IS JOHN HE IS A NEUTERED MALE LAB HE IS 5-YEARS-OLD AND WORKS -- WEIGHS 77 POUNDS TURKEY IS A GOOD AND PHOTOGENIC BOY.
HE KNOWS BASIC COMMANDS AND HE IS HOUSETRAINED.
THE PERFECT PACKAGE. HE IS UP TO DATE ON HIS AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND HE IS MICROCHIP.
>> NEXT WE HAVE. >> , A NEUTERED MALE LAB MIX.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A DOG FRIENDLY GENTLEMAN LOOK NO MORE.
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HIS LOOKING FOR HE WANT SOMEONE WHO TILTS ON HIM IN A COMFORTABLE BED AND COUCH TO SLEEP ON.WHILE HIS HEART ONE POSITIVE IT IS SPONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS AT
CLAY COUNTY ANIMAL. >> OUR FIRST CAT IS PETER GABRIEL NEUTERED MALE DOMESTIC EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
HE IS STILL SEEN AS A KITTEN AND WILL BE PLAYFUL ONCE HE IS SETTLED. HE HAS HAD HIS AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND HE IS MICROCHIP. SEEK LASTLY WE HAVE ASKED OR A NEUTERED MALE 8-YEARS-OLD. HE IS A FRIENDLY BOY THAT LOVES TO BE BUILDING ON. HE CAME TO US AS A SHY GUY BUT HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING PLEASE E-MAIL US AT CLAY ADOPTIONS OR CALL US AT 904-269-6342.
CLAY COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES ALSO OFFERS A COMMUNITY RABIES AND MICROCHIP CLINIC ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 3-5:00 P.M. TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT YOU CAN E-MAIL JOCELYN AT CLAY COUNTY.COM.
AND LASTLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR KITCHEN CREW WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FOSTERS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOSTERS. THAT LEAVES THE ANIMALS.
>> LET'S GO TO THE FRONT. >> WE HAVE THE POLICE MEMORIAL
[1. Police Appreciation Week/Police Memorial Day]
DAY PROCLAMATION. MAY 5, 2022 HIS POLICE MEMORIAL DAY IN MAY 1-7 IS LAW-ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK. THE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE WILL HONOR THE 12 BRAVE MEN WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO ENSURE PEACE AND SAFETY AT THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION. AS THEY FULFILL THEIR HOPES TO PROTECT US AND SERVE OUR PROCLAMATIONS.THE DIRECTOR. PLEASE COME UP EVERYONE.
THE CHIEF, PATRICK. AND CHIEF JEFF JOHNSON.
CHIEF BAYLOR ALEXANDER. CHIEF CHRIS.
HE SAYS THE BAILIFFS HERE. >> CERTAINLY I AM PRES TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION WAS ON MAY 5 THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE 2022 CEREMONY TO REMEMBER EVERYONE WHO LOST LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY SERVING THE CITIZENS OF CLAY COUNTY. WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT AND ALL OF OUR CITIZENS THOUGH AND UNDERSTAND THE SACRIFICES MADE DAILY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND WE HONOR THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENFORCE THE LAWS AND KEEP THE PEACE. AND WHEREAS LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPRESENT CHARACTERISTICS LIKE HONOR AND INTEGRITY ENCOURAGED WHICH HELPS TO FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THIS GREAT NATION AND COUNTY AND THEY SERVE AS A ROLE MODEL TO OUR CHILDREN, MENTORS AND PROTECTORS TO THOSE MOST VULNERABLE.
AND WEARS DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, BRAVELY FACED CHALLENGES AND HAVE NEVER WAVERED IN TIMES OF CRISIS OR TRAGEDY, SANDING STEADFAST TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITOS.
WHEREAS ON THIS DAY WE REMEMBER THE 12 MEN WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND GAVE THEIR LIVES TO ENSURE OUR PRESENT SAFETY.
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA TO HEAR BACK PROCLAIM MAY 5, 2022 HAS POLICE MEMORIAL DAY IN CLAY COUNTY.MAY 1-7 AS LAW-ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES OF PROFESSIONALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND A SOLEMN OATH TO PRESERVE THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THIS 26TH OF APRIL. TO HAVE A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
IT IS UNANIMOUS. I WANT TO SAY YOU REPRESENT A LOT OF DEPUTIES. I CERTAINLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE STREETS.
>> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
JARED COOK IS ON HER WAY BACK FROM TALLAHASSEE SHE WAS PART OF THE MEMORIAL CEREMONY AND SHE HAD A NEW APPOINTMENT.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS DAY.
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IS WHEN AN OFFICER LOSE HIS OR HER LIFE, AND IT IS UPON US TO CELEBRATE THAT INDIVIDUALS LIKE.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO CELEBRATE OR MEMORIALIZE PEOPLE AND THEIR LIFE AS WELL. I THINK WE ADDED ONE PERSON'S NAME TO THE LIST, ON MONDAY WHICH WAS DEPUTY SIEGEL, AND PERHAPS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ADDED ONE TO THEIR WALL FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE. THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THEM BUT THEY ARE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE IT. >> OKAY, NEXT WE ARE ON TWO
[EDC Quarterly Update - Crawford Powell and Laura Pavlus]
PRESENTATIONS. I THINK WE HAVE THE EDC STANDINGUP TODAY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT BEFORE YOU AND WE WANTED TO DO A BRIEF QUARTERLY UPDATE ON THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES GOING ON IN THE AREA. ON THIS FIRST SLIDE, MAYBE THE SECOND SIDE, THERE YOU GO. ONE OF THE ISSUES OR THE CONCERNS I WANTED TO POINT TO WAS THE 3% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.
THAT IS A ROBUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.
THAT MEANS A VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT WANT JOBS AND LOOKING FOR JOBS, ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A JOB.
THAT LEAVES US VERY FEW IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WHICH IS STRONG FOR EVERYONE. DEKE I ALSO WANT TO NOTE CLAY COUNTY IS AT 3%. JACKSONVILLE 3.3.
FLORIDA 3.5 AND NATIONALLY WE ARE AT ONE POINT FOR.
THAT SHOWS YOU THE STRENGTH OF THE JOB FORCE IN CLAY COUNTY.
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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITY.THE 1ST HALF OUR PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
SOME OF THEM ARE ENTERING PHASE TWO OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND THE PROJECT PIPELINE SHOWS A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DISCUSSING. THE BOTTOM ONE IS INTERESTING IT SHOWS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH A GROUP LOOKING TO PURCHASE SOME PROPERTY TO START PHASING INSPECT BUILDINGS -- I WILL BE A STATIC.
IT WILL BE GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW AND SELL.
I WILL BE A STATIC. I AM ANTSY ABOUT THEM MOVING FORWARD AND GETTING THAT GOING. THIS WILL SHOW YOU A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE REGIONAL AND BERKELEY COUNTY.
THIS TALKS ABOUT NO RESPONSE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.
THIS GOES BACK TO THE FACT THAT WE GET PEOPLE LOOKING FOR LAND TO MEET THEIR SPECIFICATIONS AND WE HAVE TO RESPOND BACK THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US BUT AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE A SITE OR BUILDING THAT MEETS YOUR ASSESSMENTS FOR THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I AM STATIC ABOUT SOME DEVELOPERS BUILDING BUILDINGS. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF JUNE. THAT WILL GIVE US SOME ARM'S-LENGTH INFORMATION TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY NEARBY. THEN WE CAN START WORKING TOWARDS MAKING THEM MORE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE.
HOUSING DATA. A GOOD TIME TO BUY A HOUSE IF YOU ARE A SELLER. NOTICE, YEAR OVER YEAR, 28.9% EQUITIES AND THE AVERAGE VALUE OF THE HOME IN CLAY COUNTY.
THAT IS A HUGE INCREASE. IF YOU ARE A SELLER THIS IS A GREAT TIME BUT IF YOU ARE A SELLER WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IT IS JUST AS BAD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE.
HOUSING AS WE KNOW IS AT A PREMIUM IN THE AREA OF.
IT'S NOT JUST CLAY COUNTY. IT IS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AREA. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE HOUSING PRICES. AND THE VALUE OF HOUSING IN THE AREA. I KNOW THAT WAS FAST AND FURIOUS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN HELP WITH.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> THANK YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
OKAY, APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I WILL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 12 AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL AUDIT MINUTES. I SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. HE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT ANY SUBJECT AT ALL? NOW IS YOUR TIME.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
I DON'T SEE ANY TAKERS, CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I HAVE ONE REQUEST IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE PLOT FOR GOOSE CREEK WE NOTICED THERE WERE SOME MISSPELLINGS ON IT LIKE A ROAD NAME AND WE WERE SURE ONE PARTICULAR COMMISSION IT WANTED IT FIXED.
WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE SURVEYOR FIX THE SPELLING OF THE NAME AND A REFERENCE TO A PARTICULAR ROAD. OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADDRESS THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE WILL TAKE A MOTION.
I WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL FROM OUR ATTORNEY.
A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE? IT CARRIES 5-0 WITH THE CHANGES TO THE SPELLING ISSUES. OKAY, OLD BUSINESS.
[7. Approval of Opioid Litigation Participation Forms for participation in the state-wide settlement agreements with (1) CVS, (2) Teva and (3) Allergan]
OPIOID LITIGATION. SO, ATTACHED TO BE AGENDA ARE THREE PARTICIPATION FORMS IN CONNECTION WITH STATEWIDE[00:20:04]
SETTLEMENTS FOR THE OPIOID LITIGATION.THESE AGREEMENTS WILL ALL PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE CURRENT AGREEMENT THE COUNTY HAS WITH THE STATE AND THEY ARE SPREAD OUT OVER DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AND IT ALLOWS US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT SPIRIT.
ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL PROBABLY USE THIS TERM IMPROPERLY BUT ARE WE PART OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT? AND ONLY THE CLASS ACTION PART. WE ARE PART OF A SEPARATE PIECE OF LITIGATION THAT IS A CLASS ACTION UP IN OHIO.
BUT THESE THREE, WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE LITIGATION THEY ARE DRIVEN FROM. THESE ARE DRIVEN FROM A CASE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BROUGHT AGAINST THESE PARTICULAR ENTITIES AND HAS RESOLVED THAT AND THE STATE IS WANTING TO ALLOW THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES THAT ENTERED IN WITH CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER LITIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAME MANNER WITH THESE SETTLEMENTS.
AND I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL POTS OF MONEY COMING IN OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS OR SO.
IT WILL BE COMING IN WITH DIFFERENT RATES, AND I SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE FOR COUNTY GET TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT A PROGRAM THAT WILL UTILIZE THE MONEY AS MOST EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE, TO MAKE SURE HAS THE MONEY DRIBBLES AND IT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR, IT GOES INTO A FUNDING MECHANISM. I DON'T KNOW HOW AS A BOARD WE GET THAT TOGETHER THAT I THINK THE COUNTY MANAGER HAD AN IDEA ON HOW TO PULL THE NONPROFITS AND TO COME UP WITH AN EFFECTIE
PROGRAM. >> WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE TRYING TO GET A DETOX FACILITY FOR THE COUNTY. BECAUSE IT WILL BE COMING IN WITH SUCH A LONG TIME. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS, I GUESS WE COULD LOOK TOWARDS THAT AS A COMES IN.
I LOOK TO YOU TO GET WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER THAT THE BOARD CAN GET BEHIND AND SAY WE DID THIS WITH THE MONEY.
RATHER THAN SIT HERE AND LET IT DISAPPEAR.
>> THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THERE WAS INVOLVED AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
IT WAS A NICE THING TO LOOK AT AND HOW THEY DID IT, IT'S REALLY WELL. DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE ANYTHING?
>> YES YOUR EXECUTION OF THE FORMS. A MOTION AND A SECOND. FURTHER DISCUSSION?
[8. Business Tax Ordinance Draft]
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.OPPOSED IT CARRIES 5-0. ITEM EIGHT BUSINESS TAX ORDINANCE DRAFT. ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER, ATTACHED IN YOUR PACKET WAS A DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT MIRRORED GREEN COVE SPRINGS AS A BASE. THIS HAS BECOME A COMPLICATED ISSUE FOR US TO MEET THE STATUTE THE STATUTE AS SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS ON EITHER DOING A -- FINDING A COUNTY ADJACENT TO US OR A MUNICIPALITY AND DURING WITH A COMPARABLE POPULATION THAT DID AN EQUITY STUDY. RIGHT NOW, WE LEGAL COUNSEL WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO FIND ONE THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA AND ACCEPTABLE. INDIAN RIVER IS BUT ONE WE ARE MODELING AFTER AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THEIR FEE WOULD BE A 40-DOLLAR FEE AND SET UP $35 WHICH IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MATCH THEIR FEE.
NOTHING PRECLUDES YOU AFTER DOING THAT, THAT WE CAN BRING IT DOWN LATER ON BUT YOU CAN'T BRING IT UP.
SO, JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO GO AND WE WILL ADVERTISE IN A TIMELY MANNER THAT WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK. WE WOULD LOOK TO BRING THAT BACK IN A MONTH IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.
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ONE THING TO ADD. WE ARE FOCUSED ON INDIAN RIVER AS BEING THE BUTT COUNTY COMPARABLE.WE ARE STILL WAITING TO CONFIRM ONE OF OUR ADJACENT COUNTIES HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM. A LOT OF THE ADJACENT COUNTIES HAVE A COMPLICATED STRUCTURE THAT IS NOT A FLAT RATE.
SO FAR, NONE OF THEM HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO ADJUST THAT SO WE CAN FOLLOW THEM.
THEREFORE WE GO TO THE SECOND TIER WHICH IS THE COMPARABLE COUNTY, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ANALYZING WHO IS COMPARABLE AND CONFIRMING FAKE HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE STUDY.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE AT THIS POINT THE CLOSEST ONE IS INDIAN RIVER.
AND THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE STUDY.
ANYONE ELSE? WE CAN'T EVER RAISE THE RATE? WE ARE STILL RESEARCHING THAT, THERE IS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION THAT WE LOOKED AT IN ALACHUA COUNTY WHERE THEY TRIED TO RAISE THE RATE AND WERE PRECLUDED FROM DOING SO BECAUSE ONCE YOU ADOPT THE COMPARABLE COUNTY OR ADJACENT COUNTY, YOU HAVE TO STICK WITH THEIR RATE EVEN THOUGH, REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY CHANGED IT. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FLUSH OUT WHETHER THERE IS ANOTHER WAY AROUND THAT.
>> THIS PUTS US IN THE BAG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES WE HAVE HIT ON LIKE WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE ADJUSTMENT CHANGE AND THE RATE WAS $15.25 YEARS AGO. TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW, $45 WILL
LOOK LIKE A REAL BARGAIN. >> JUST TO GIVE YOU HISTORY, WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS MOST OF AND WHY IT IS COMPLICATED IS MOST OF THE COUNTIES OR THOUGHT MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ADOPTED THIS PRIOR TO 1995. THAT IS THE TRIGGERING DATE, IF YOU ADOPTED SOMETHING AFTER 1995 THERE WERE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
BUT SINCE WE WERE LOOKING AT STG WHY THEIR RATES HAVE NEVER CHANGE. THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED IT PRIOR TO 95 AND THE MECHANISM TO CHANGE IT IS COMPLICATED.
IT IS NOT THAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE CHANGING THEM.
ONCE THEY SENT IT, IT IS THERE. THE COUNTIES RATES ARE USUALLY MUCH LOWER IT IS THE MUNICIPALITIES WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF ORANGE PARK AND GREEN COVE AND THEY HAVE MUCH HIGHER RATES. CAN THEY RAISE THEIR RATES? THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STATUTORY PROCESS AND TO BE HONEST I HAVE NOT RESEARCHED IT. IF WE ADOPT THE ONE BASED ON THE OTHER STUDY, AND LET US SAY FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WE WANT TO DO A FULL-BLOWN STUDY, WE CAN'T CHANGE IT AT THAT POINT?
>> WE DID NOT HAVE AN ORDINANCE PRIOR TO 95.
>> SO EVEN IF WE DID A FULL-BLOWN STUDY TODAY, --
>> THE FACT THAT THE COUNTY REPEALED THERE'S, IT IS NOT AN OPTION. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GO.
I HAVE AN OBSERVATION. I DID NOT REALIZE THE STATUTE DRIVEN EXEMPTIONS. I DON'T SEE ANY ACCOMMODATIONS.
ONE PURPOSES TO CATALOG COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES AND CLAY COUNTY. I DID NOT SEE WHERE, WITHOUT A FEE HAVE TO REGISTER WITH THE COUNTY IN OUR PROPOSED DRAFT ORDINANCE. THAT IS A SHORTCOMING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE ONES WE WILL CHARGE 8 FEET TO. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM POINT PAYING A FEE. I THINK WE SHOULD COMPLEMENT THE CATALOG PORTION. I WILL PUT THAT IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. I KNOW WE CAN'T PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS BUT MAYBE JUST BE EXEMPT FROM THE FEE.
THAT IS THE ONLY ONE I SAW. THAT IS A GREAT POINT.
ANYONE ELSE? THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CHOICES WE CAN HAVE HERE. LET'S SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
>> WE ARE PRETTY SURE AT THIS POINT, WE WILL CONFIRM THAT AND BRING YOU BACK THE FINAL VERSION AND HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF MAY
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WE MAY HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.I JUST HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO BOTH COMPLIANCE FOR THIS MODEL. IS THERE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING PRIOR TO THIS IT WAS VOLUNTARY.
THERE WAS NO MECHANISM TO ENFORCE NOW WE ARE SAY WE CAN'T BUSINESSES. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WHAT DO WE HAVE, IT IS SELF-DEFEATING. WHAT IS THE MECHANISM THEY HAVE FOR MAKING SURE SOMEONE PAYS THEIR $40.
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO DIG IN. I KNOW OTHER COUNTIES THAT WE LOOKED AT EITHER DO A LETTER OR HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF GO OUT AND IF IT IS NOT PERSON -- LISTED SITE THE PERSON.
WE FACTORED. >> I THINK ST. JOHNS ONLY ISSUE
>> I CANNOT IMAGINE WITH ALL OF OUR CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT WE WOULD HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE THAT ONLY GOES OUT AND HAMMERS BUSINESSES THAT DON'T PAY THE 40-DOLLAR FEE TO REGISTER THEIR BUSINESS, FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN TO BE ON THE COUNTY REGISTRY.
THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS, WE ARE SPENDING THE MONEY WE TALKED ABOUT BUT TAKING IN LESS THAN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT PRIOR BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE EXEMPTIONS.
THEN YOU WONDER, WHAT ARE WE DOING.
IF WE CAN'T MAKE SOMEONE PAY THE $40, AND WERE ASKING THEM, TO SEND THE CARD BACK AND WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE, I'LL DO WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE. WE ARE STRADDLING THE LINE.
50% OF US KNOW WHAT'S THERE AND THE OTHER HALF DON'T.
>> ON THE FLIPSIDE, TODAY WE KNOW NOTHING.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN THE COUNTY.
I HEAR IT ALL OF THE TIME. >> I MEAN YEAR WE HAVE?
>> WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CHAMBER AND THE EDC THAT COULD BE BUSINESS PARTNERS TO KNOW THOSE THINGS AND TO COME TO US AND SAY THESE ARE THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO ATTRACT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
ANYONE AS THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR BUSINESS AND LAND USE THEY CAN HAVE IT. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, ARE WE GOING TO GO OUT AND THEN DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT SAY LET'S TARGET THE ONES THAT DON'T HAVE AN EXEMPTION? WE JUST HIRED A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY TRYING TO GET A LAWN SERVICE.
IS HE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE AN
EXEMPTION? >> MY POINT IS, ARE YOU GOING TO GO OUT AND EVERY TEENAGER TRYING TO START THEIR BUSINESS, I HAVEN'T HAD ANYONE EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT GOVERNMENTS PLACE IS, KNOWING WHAT BUSINESSES ARE BECAUSE WE CAN'T VERIFY ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THEY HAVE A CLAY COUNTY ADDRESS.
THAT IS ANTIBUSINESS. THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT DON'T WANT GOVERNMENT IN THEIR BUSINESS.
WEALTHY EXAMPLE, WE HAD A MEETING AND THEY ASKED US, WHERE ARE YOUR EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO EACH BUSINESS HAVE SO WE CAN SCHEDULE WHERE WE WILL STOP THE BUS.
OUR ANSWER IS WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE ONLY REASON THEY KNOW IS BECAUSE SOMEONE PAID TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T KNOW
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THERE. >> WELL THAT'S VOLUNTARY.
>> IT IS BUT IF WE WANT TO HELP A BUSINESS WE HAVE SOMETHING TO START WITH. IT IS NOT LIKE WE ARE MAKING MONEY ON THIS. WITH THE CONSTRAINTS, IT IS GOOFY AT BEST. BUT I STILL THINK WE NEED THE
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DATA IF SOMEONE KNOWS HOW TO GET IT.THIS WILL BE PASTED -- POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE?
>> OF SOMEONE WANTS TO DO MARKET RESEARCH WHAT BETTER PLACE TO GO. YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CHEAP PLACES TO ADVERTISE. I WOULD WANT MY BUSINESS TO BE ON THEIR. BUT IF YOU DON'T, IS THERE AN OPTION TO OPT OUT. THAT IS WHAT YOU GET INTO.
I AM PROBABLY MORE CONSERVATIVE ON THIS SPEND THE REST OF YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND GOVERNMENTS PLACEMENT BUSINESS, IN THIS INSTANCE, THE BENEFIT. TO ME THERE'S NO BENEFIT WE WANT MORE BUSINESSES AND CLAY COUNTY SO WHY WOULD WE TAX THEM? IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. THE THING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS STAFF SPENDING TIME. IF WERE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS LET'S SAY SO NOW. SEEK MY PURPOSE OF BEING HERE IS TO PUSH THESE ISSUES SO WE CAN SAY YES OR NO.
LET'S TAKE A STRONG VOTE. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY WON'T.
I DON'T KNOW, WHAT THE PENALTY IS, BUT I WOULD FEEL THE MAJORITY WOULD WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS. WHEN THEY WRITE GRANTS, THEY HAVE TO TELL A STORY ABOUT THE COUNTY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA TO TELL A BACKWARD STORY.
SEEK AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOW MUCH HOUSING DO WE HAVE THAT IS AFFORDABLE. YOU CAN CHERRY PICK SOME SITES BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY ARE, BUT THEY CAN BE USED TO MAKE BIGGER DECISIONS.
TODAY WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.
THIS IS AN EFFORT TO GET KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COUNTY AND MOVE THIS BALL INTO THE 21ST CENTURY.
THAT IS WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO. I'M NOT IN FAVOR.
I THINK WE SHOULD USE OUR PARTNERS WITH THE EDC AND THE CHAMBER. WE HAVEN'T TRIED TO DO THAT WE COULD MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS BY USING OUR PARTNERS WITH EDC AND THAT IS THE DIRECTION I WOULD GO IN.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TAX OUR BUSINESS OWNERS.
I WAS BORN FAVOR WHEN WE STARTED BUT AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ITERATIONS OF LOOKING AT WHATEVER ONES WE WERE LOOKING AT TRYING TO FIND A MODEL, DETERMINING THERE WILL BE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE EXEMPTIONS. HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS FAIR, IF THEY ARE EXEMPTED. FOR EXAMPLE YOU USED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOW DO WE KNOW THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WHEN THEY HAVE AN EXEMPTION AND NOT HAVE TO PAY THE BUSINESS TAX IN THE FIRST PACE. WE SAID WE WOULD REGISTER THEM.
AND NOW EVEN IF THEY DON'T PAY WE DON'T HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT THAT EXISTS. I THINK IT IS PREMATURE TO SEND STAFF IN A SPECIFIC DIRECTION UNTIL WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT ASPECT AND THOSE THAT WE GIVE EXEMPTIONS.
WE WILL ASK FOR A LETTER OR POSTCARD.
THAT'S NOT SCIENTIFIC AT ALL EITHER.
I WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR SENDING THAT DATE OFF IN A GRANT APPLICATION IF WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA.
50% OF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT SENDING THE INFORMATION.
I THINK IT IS PREMATURE TO ADOPT A SPECIFIC MODEL TO MOVE FORWARD IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER. I'M NOT VOTING TO GO ALONG WITH INDIAN RIVER IF I DON'T KNOW CERTAIN ASPECTS.
I THOUGHT THEY NEEDED MORE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH.
I THINK THE POINT BEING, STAFF HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME RESEARCHING WHAT WE WILL DO AND HOW WE WILL DO IT.
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST ON THE BOARD TO HAVE THEM CONTINUE AT THE HIGH LEVEL, TAKING THE TIME, AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT
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SEEN IT. LET'S CARRY IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. THEN WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.[9. Approval to re-set public hearing on Petition to Vacate Right of Way adjacent to the Goose Creek Subdivision and adoption of Resolution to schedule the public hearing]
OKAY, LET'S SEE. NUMBER NINE, APPROVAL OF PUBLIC HEARING TO VACATE RIGHT AWAY GOOSE CREEK SUBDIVISION.IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ITEM AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING YOU GAVE APPROVAL TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CURRENT BOARD MEETING. THERE WAS A MIXUP WITH GETTING BETTER PUBLICATION CORRECT. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT AND WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT FORWARD BUT WE NEED YOUR APPROVAL AND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION SETTING.
OKAY. TAKE A MOTION FOR THE MAY 10 --
>> A MOTION IN A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[10. Mobility Fee Credit Agreement Re: Cheswick Oaks Avenue Extension - Double Branch]
IT CARRIES 5-0. NEW BUSINESS, ITEM TEN.MOBILITY FEE CREDIT AGREEMENT REGARDING CHESWICK OAKS AVENUE
EXTENSION. >> WE SHOULD HAVE SOMEONE HEAR FROM FAULTY HOMES. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MARK IS HERE. THIS IS A MOBILITY FEE AGREEMENT TO SATISFY THE OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MASTER PLAN, AND TO PROVIDE MOBILITY CREDIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE DONATION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS. THEY NEED OVER 600,000 TO BE PAID FOR MOBILITY FEES AND THIS PROVIDES THEM WON HUNDRED 20.
SO WILL NOT BE ACCESS. HOW MUCH DOES WE HAVE LEFT AFTER
WE ARE TRYING. ANY QUESTIONS? MY DISTRICT I AM IN FAVOR OF IT IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL.
>> A MOTION AND A SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[11. Request for Prospective Buyer Lien Reduction for Alohomora, LLC (C. Stewart)]
NUMBER 11, LIEN REDUCTION? MS. STEWART WOULD YOU LIKE TO SET THE STAGE? GOOD AFTERNOON.THIS IS A LIEN REDUCTION WITH OUR METHOD THAT IS THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER METHOD. THE INFORMATION IS IN THE MEMO, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WILL GO THROUGH.
THE PROPERTY IS AT THIS AREA. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE LIEN REDUCTION PRIOR TO FORECLOSURE ACTION.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE THAT IS WHY THEY WENT THIS ROUTE.
MR. HOLDER IS THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER.
TODAY WE HAVE AMANDA WALLACE WHO IS THE REALTOR FOR MR. HOLDER FIELD. I'M SORRY I SAID THAT INCORRECTLY. TELL ME YOUR NAME SIR? THIS IS THE BUYER. SO, MOST OF THE INFORMATION IS THEN HERE. THERE WAS A CASE THAT WAS ACTIVE FOR DEBRIS. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN RECTIFIED AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF TODAY SO THEY CAN DO THE SALE QUICKLY AND BEAT THE FORECLOSURE BY A DAY.
I THINK AMANDA HAS MORE INFORMATION THAT SHE WILL SHARE WITH YOU AND THEY ARE HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? APPLICANT DO YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING? >> ARMY THIRD-GENERATION REAL ESTATE INVESTOR WE DO ACT QUICKLY AND WE ARE RAISING THE FORECLOSURE AND -- FORECLOSURE ACTION IF YOU NEED ME I'M HERE.
T, AMANDA WALLACE I AM HERE TO REPRESENT -- THANK YOU FOR
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ALLOWING ME TOO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MR. OLDER FIELD.I WANTED TO PAINT THE PICTURE SO YOU KNOW THAT MR. OLDER FIELD DID NOT JUST ABANDON HIS PROPERTY.
HE PURCHASED IT WHEN HE WAS 25-YEARS-OLD AS A SINGLE MAN.
HE LATER MET HIS NOW WIFE THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER THEY PURCHASED THEIR HOME IN 2019. THEY CURRENTLY RESIDE IN IT.
IS A LONG-TERM CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.
IT IS AN HONOR TO HELP A PUBLIC SERVANT.
I LIKE TO HELP THE POLICE, FIRE AND THE LITERARY ANY CHANCE THAT I GET. HE AND HIS WIFE AGREED TO ALLOW A FAMILY MEMBER TO MOVE INTO 1284 NORTH STREET AND 2020 THEY STOP RECEIVING PAYMENT. HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN TWO MORTGAGES UP THROUGH 2021, HE RECEIVED A CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION AND WAS LATER FORECLOSED ON.
BELIEVING HE WAS NOT ALLOWED IN ITS OWN PROPERTY NEVER RETURN.
IT WAS NOT UNTIL WORKING WITH A REAL ESTATE AGENT DID HE LEARN HE WAS STILL ALLOWED ON HIS PROPERTY.
WE CONTACTED THE BANK TO GET THE DURING OUR CONVERSATIONS HE EXPRESSED HOW HARD IT HAS BEEN TO WATCH HIS FIRST HOME BEFORE -- FORECLOSED ON. OFTEN PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS. YOU MAY SAY HE IS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. BUT I CAN TELL YOU AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MYSELF FOR 11 YEARS WE DON'T GET INVOLVED AND REAL ESTATE BECAUSE THAT IS CONSIDERED CIVIL NOT CRIMINAL.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL HERE AND THAT IS TO KEEP CLAY COUNTY BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE LIVED HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE. AND ONE THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY IS TO DRIVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND SEE NICE HOMES.
I HAVE'S SEEN THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AND THERE WAS NO TRASH AT THE HOUSE. THAT YARD WAS MOWED AND THE COMMUNITY HAD STEPPED UP AND STARTED CLEANING THE PROPERTY.
MR. HOLDER FIELD IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE LAW, THESE FINDS WOULD NOT BE WHERE THEY ARE. WE HAVE A SELLER IN A BAD SITUATION. WE HAVE A BUYER MYSELF WHO STEPPED UP TO FIX THAT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE LOT YARD TOGETHER. WE HAVE CLEAN THE PROPERTY.
THERE ARE LEGAL COUNSEL TO MAKE SURE HE IS GETTING THE BEST DECISIONS. WE ARE ALL INTERESTED IN THIS.
I AM A CHRISTIAN AND I DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE.
ALTHOUGH THIS HAS AFFECTED HIS CREDIT, IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS, THIS IS STILL POSITIVE BECAUSE I WAS GIVING A CHANCE TO BRING THEM OUT OF FORECLOSURE. I PRAY WE ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND NOT ONLY REDUCE THE FINE BUT ELIMINATE LIEN RECORDS AND ALLOW HIM TO CLOSE ON HIS PROPERTY TOMORROW.
I ASK THAT YOU ASK YOURSELF, DO YOU BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES.
IF YOU WERE IN THIS SITUATION WOULD YOU WANT A SECOND CHANCE.
I AM A FIRM BELIEVER NOT EVERYONE DESERVES TO GO TO JAIL OR A TICKET AND TO BE PUNISHED BUT TO RECEIVE A SECOND CHANCE.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REDUCING
>> AND AFTER BRIEF DISCUSSION WE CAN DOUBLE THAT TO $4,000.
>> $4,000. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THIS
PROPERTY? >> IT WILL PROBABLY BE A RENTAL.
>> ARE YOU A CORPORATION? >> I AM A FAMILY-OWNED FIRM.
>> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE REAL ESTATE HAPPENING WITH THE CORPORATIONS FIND THESE PLACES.
>> I CAN TALK LATER ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT.
>> I WILL TAKE A MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF $4,000 WITH OF REDUCE THE LIEN.
>> A MOTION AND A SECOND. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
IT CARRIES 5-0. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> A THIS BRINGS US TO NUMBER 12.
[12. Notice of Intent to Award and Approval of Agreement for RFP No. 21/22-32, Camp Chow Pool Management (J.Pierce)]
NOTICE TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT RFP AND POOL MANAGEMENT.>> GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY I AM COMING TO YOU TO BRING THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD RFP 2122 -- 32 FOR THE SWIMMING TO -- SWING POOL AND INSTRUCTIONS.
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APPROVAL WILL BE EFFECTIVE AFTER THE 75 HOUR.WITH ME I HAVE THE PARKS RESOURCE MANAGER IN THE BACK.
HE MANAGES THE SITE. IN ADDITION THE TERM IS FOR ONE YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1 THROUGH APRIL 1.
IT IS A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT. THE MAXIMUM COST OF THE COUNTY WOULD BE $73,100. WE ADD 18 TOTAL PROPOSAL SENT OUT. WE RECEIVED BACK OUT OF THE TWO, ONE WAS DISQUALIFIED FOR NOT A KNOWLEDGE IN THE ADDENDUM ATTACHED. WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. >> THIS CONTRACT HAS A MAXIMUM YET THE ANNUAL COST OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN 45.
WHAT ARE WE SCHEDULING THEIR? >> IT IS PREDICATED ON THE USERS THAT UTILIZE THE RENTAL RATE. YOU HAVE ADULTS AT $24 AND CHILDREN AT THREE. SO THE ENTRY FEE IS DEDUCTED
FROM THE TOTAL THAT WE PAY. >> WE HAVE A SET TIME LIMIT.
>> JUST 20 WEEKS. >> HAS US? LASHER IT WAS A TOTAL OF $62,000.
THIS YEAR 73,000 BUT THE COUNTY ONLY $44,038 IN FEES.
THEY PAY THAT LAST YEAR. WITH THE RATES AND THE OPEN SWIM THE CONTRACT HE WENT UP $20 FROM 70-90.
THE LIFEGUARD FOR PRIVATE PEOPLE RENTALS WENT UP $10.
POOL MAINTENANCE WENT UP $5 PROVERB.
AND GROUP SWIM LESSONS WHEN A. >> YOUR EXPECTATION WOULD BE WE WOULD USE MORE THAN THE $45,000 WE HAVE IN THE PAST PROBABLY?
>> YES. AND WE ARE REALLY HOPING FOR A LOT OF TENANTS THIS SUMMER. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET THAT DOWN THE LITTLE BIT. BUT THE POOL WILL BE UTILIZED
THROUGH LABOR DAY. >> MR. CHAIR, I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT THE REVENUE WAS BEFORE THAT.
LAST SUMMER WE STILL HAD COVID-19 AND DID NOT HAVE THE NORMAL TENANTS. LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE OVERBOOKING IN TERMS OF PEOPLE BEING OUTSIDE AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ENTERTAINMENT I'M SURE WE WILL DO MORE THAN WE DID THAT SHE APPEARED. THE OTHER THING WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A PARTNER LIKE THE YMCA BE LOCAL, I SAW AN ARTICLE, THEY ARE SAYING THE LIFEGUARD SHORTAGE COULD SHUT DOWN ONE THIRD OF PUBLIC POOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SEEK UNDERSTANDING THAT, WE TOOK A BID A FEW YEARS AGO AND GOT BURNT BY A COMPANY THAT COULD NOT PERFORM THE CONTRACT.
I THINK THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE YMCA THAT WAS THERE AT THE TIME, IS THERE. AND PALM BEACH IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THEY HAVE NOT IT FELT PRIME SEASON.
WE ARE FORTUNATE WE HAVE A PARTNER THAT IS LOCAL.
BUT IT IS ALSO A NOTE THAT SAID IN 5-10 YEARS WE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH TEENAGERS TO BECOME LIFEGUARDS BECAUSE OF THE BIRTH RATE GOING DOWN. THAT IS SOMETHING WE MAY WANT TO
KEEP AN ION. >> I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BY YOURSELF. IT MAY BE SOMETHING WE MAY WANT TO WORK WITH THE YMCA ON REGARDING THE POOL.
>> LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO WHILE YOU RETIRE.
>> WE MAY HAVE SOME SENIORS. >> IT MAY FORCE US TO LOOK ELSEWHERE TO SATISFY WHAT WE NEED.
>> I WILL WATER IT DOWN AND PUT MY CANE OUT.
>> ON THAT NOTE, I WILL SECOND. >> MAKE SURE IT IS THE APPROVAL
OF THE BID AWARD AS WELL. >> AS STATED BY THE ATTORNEY.
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>> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. >> OKAY A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[13. Agreement for Broadband Infrastructure with Comcast Cable Communications, LLC(T. Nagle)]
OPPOSED IT CARRIES 5-0. BROADBAND.>> THIS IS THE CONTRACT FOR THE BROADBAND.
THIS WOULD COVER TWO AREAS. THE AREA NORTHEAST OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, THE CITY LIMITS. THE CONTRACT IS THREE-POINT $3 MILLION WITH COMCAST COVERING 3.5 OF THAT.
THE COUNTY'S INVESTMENT WOULD BE $1 MILLION.
AND $1 MILLION UPON THE PROJECT BEING COMPLETED.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE
AIR. >> A THIS IS JUST PHASE ONE.
WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR MONEY TO DO THE REST OF THEM.
>> THEY WROTE IT SO WE COULD EXPAND AS WE SUBMIT FOR STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. THIS WILL BE ACTIVE WITH A SHOVEL READY PROJECT. WE HEAR A LOT FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS ON WHEN THEY TRIED TO WATCH US ON COMCAST CHANNEL 260, THEY CANNOT HEAR US.
IF YOU COULD ASK THEM TO ADJUST THE VOLUME.
WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. OUR CONSTITUENTS LIKE TO WATCH
US. >> AND THE DIRECTION, BIGOTRY OAKES HEADED TOWARDS MCRAE AND KEYSTONE HEIGHTS FOR THOSE OF US HOPING THEIR ADDRESS IS WITHIN THE FIRST PHASE.
I DISCUSSED THIS WITH CHARLIE, THE BASE RATE IS $30, AND IF WE DO THIS RIGHT THAT CAN BE REIMBURSED SOMEHOW.
>> BILL WITH COMCAST NBC UNIVERSITY UNIVERSAL.
I HAVE BEEN IN THIS 23 YEARS, 23 IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA.
WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM WHICH IS A $30 SUBSIDY THAT THE FCC PROVIDES.
COMCAST IS A MEMBER OF THAT PROGRAM.
AND WE DO THAT THROUGH INTERNET ESSENTIALS TO GET THE INTERNET TO GET INCOME CONSTRAINT COMPLY -- QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAMS. THOSE PARTICULAR CUSTOMERS GET THE SERVICE FOR FREE BECAUSE OF
THE SUBSIDY. >> BUT THAT IS JUST THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SERVICE. IF THEY WANT TO EXPAND THEY CAN AND IT IS UP TO THEM TO DO THAT. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT PLAIN TO THE PEOPLE WATCHING ON TV.
IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING IF STATE OR FEDERAL MONEY IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE SPENT, THE STRATEGY IS YOU WILL BE READY TO GO WITH AN EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SECURE THE MONEY AND FUNNEL IT TO YOU.
>> EXACTLY, THE WISDOM OF THIS CONTRACT VEHICLE, AND I THINK TROY AS WELL AS KELLY, THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK THIS OUT.
WE WENT THROUGH A DOCUMENT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS COMPLIANT.
IT REALLY SETS YOU UP WELL. WE CAN PARTNER WITH YOU TO
SERVICE THE OTHER SERVICE AREAS. >> THIS IS VERY ROBUST AS WELL AS. I WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM
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THROUGH GRANTS DIRECTLY AND OTHER WAYS TO DO THAT.THIS IS THE BASIC SYSTEM. JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TEAR THIS CAN BE FOR 995, 429-95-4100 DOWN AND TEN OF.
IT IS A VERY ROBUST SYSTEM. >> THIS PROGRAM IS THE SUBSIDY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE $30, THE PROGRAM WOULD
BECOME FREE AT THAT POINT. >> THERE ARE QUALIFYING THERE ARE LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. MY WIFE IS A PHYSICIAN.
SHE WANTS A HIGH-RESOLUTION WHEN IT COMES TO DATA.
THAT IS A DIFFERENT SUBSCRIPTION FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT.
FOR BUSINESS WE HAVE THE A TEN GIG SYSTEM.
THE RESIDENCE MAY NOT NEED THAT. THAT PRICE POINT, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. THAT IS ALL AVAILABLE IN THESE AREAS AS WELL AS EXISTING. BUT THAT PARTICULAR AREA WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE SPEEDS OF THE OPTIONS.
>> I THINK THE QUESTION IS BROADER THAN THAT.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE ADOPTION RATE TO BE IN THESE AREAS?
>> 80% OR 20%? >> RESIDENTIAL,.
>> YOU CAN BET, IT CAN BE 50-60%, WE WILL TAKE THAT.
AND OTHER COMMUNITIES I HAVE SEEN IT HIGHER THAN THAT.
YOU HAVE DONE A BUSINESS MODEL AND YOU ARE EXPECTING A RETURN.
WHAT KIND OF MAN ADOPTION RATE, YOU DO KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW?
SOME OF IT IS PROPRIETARY,. >> WILL HAVE TO KILL ME IF YOU TELL ME. WE SEE THE GROWTH IN CLAY COUNTY. I WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. A NATURAL FORTUNE 50 COMPANY IS WILLING TO PARTNER WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> YOU HAVE ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
THE SERVICE YOU'RE PUTTING IT IS SUITABLE FOR SOMEONE DOING AN IT
IT IS THE ABILITY THAT IS THERE. THE SAME SYSTEM.
THE SAME SYSTEM IN ATLANTA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
>> SO THIS WOULD BE WITHIN THE REALMS OF POSSIBILITIES.
>> LOCATE ONE HERE. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
>> AND ANYBODY ELSE? I WILL TAKE A MOTION.
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>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> CAN YOU MAKE SURE IT INCLUDES THE ADVANCE PAYMENT? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSE SAME SIDE IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I WANT TO THANK KELLY BECAUSE SHE HAS WORKED NIGHT AND DAY TO GET THIS DONE.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU BILL.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE 5:00 P.M. TIME CERTAIN SPIRIT WE
[14. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Approval of Resolution directing the placement of the School Board's Referendum on the ballot of the November 8, 2022 general election]
ARE THERE. WHO WANTS TO LEAD THE SCHOOLISSUE. >> I CAN INTRODUCE IT AND I THINK YOU HAVE A CHAIRMAN HERE. THIS IS THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT WILL DIRECT THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. THIS IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE CONTINUATION OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX AND IF YOU RECALL IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO THAT THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD AND APPROVED THIS TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT. YOU CAN ONLY DO IT FOR FOUR YEARS AND IT WILL BREAK EXPIRE. THEY WANT THIS ON THE BALLOT AGAIN TO APPROVE IT FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
>> WE WILL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.
>> A THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU WANT MY NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> I'M THE CHAIRMAN THIS YEAR. IT IS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU TODAY. THE LAW BECAME BACK IN 2018 REQUIRED ALL SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA TO HAVE EITHER AN ARMED RESOURCE OFFICER OR AN ARMED GUARDIAN FROM BELL TO BELL, EVERY DAY THAT SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. IN 2018 THEY WENT TO.
>> TO PROTECT STUDENT AND STAFF AS WELL AS REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE.
NOW, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE OTHER THINGS BESIDES PERSONNEL. AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
SAFETY AND SECURITY HAVE INCLUDED FENCING, FRONT OFFICE ENHANCEMENT SINGLE KEY INITIATIVES.
FILM AND SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY. >> IT IS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
>> I DO WANT TO EXPLAIN, I KNOW THAT THREE YEARS AGO THERE WAS A DIFFICULT DISCUSSION ON HOW TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE INTERNALLY THE SCHOOL BOARD LOOKED AT IT AND IF THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTIN.
THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE TO OUR SCHOOLS. I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES AND OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND I'M
SATISFIED WITH THE DECISION. >> I AGREE.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING WAS, WE ARE JUST PASSING THIS ALONG FOR THE
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VOTERS TO DECIDE. >> A WILL FOR APPROVAL.
FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> ADOPTION OF.
[15. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing to consider adoption of Z-22-06. (District 3, Comm. Renninger) Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval. (D. Selig)]
>> THIS IS IN THE RICHMOND AREA WHICH IS DISTRICT THREE.
THIS HAS NINE BEDROOMS AND FIVE AND A HALF BATHROOMS BUILT BY A PREVIOUS LIVING FACILITY THAT SPECIALIZE IN CLIENTS THE APPLICANT TONIGHT IS LOOKING TO MAKE THIS ASSISTED LIVING FOR SENIORS. THE PROPERTY.
>> STAFF HAS LOOKED AT THIS APPLICATION IT IS CONSISTENT WITH A ZONING CODE. ON APRIL 5 THEY VOTED 7-02 APPROVE THE ITEM AND SAPS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION. >> HE WON'T BE CHANGING TOO MUCH
IN ITS FUNCTIONALITY. >> I'M ANGELA I AM THE APPLICANT'S AGENT. DELETE MY ADDRESS.
SOMETIMES YOU DO SOMETIMES YOU KNOW.
I'M WITH THE LAW FIRM THE APPLICANT IS HERE TODAY IS PROBABLY MUCH BETTER SUITED. I'M HERE THE LEGAL LAND-USE
DISCUSSION. >> GOOD EVENING THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THIS IS THIS IS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR SPECIAL NEEDS.
>> HOW WOULD SOMEONE GET TO GO THERE.
>> ARE WE HAVE ADVERTISING REFERRALS TO DO THIS.
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IT IS MINIMAL BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM DON'T MOVE THAT MUCH.IF ANYTHING, IT'S MOSTLY INDOOR WITH A NEW.
>> I THINK I HEARD MEDICARE MEDICAID.
IS INCOME LIMITED? >> MEDICARE DOES NOT PAY FOR
ASSISTED LIVING. >> AVERAGES DEPENDING ON IF IT IS A PRIVATE SUITE OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED IN? >> YES MEDICAID,.
>> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW TAKE A MOTION. WILL FOR APPROVAL.
A MOTION AND A SECOND. FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR
[16. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing to consider adoption of PUD-2022-04.(District 5, Comm. Burke) Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval. (M. Brown)]
SAY AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0.ITEM 16. THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WHAT IS ITEM 16 ABOVE. WE COULD MAKE THESE DESCRIPTIONS
A LITTLE BETTER ON YEAR I THINK. >> I WILL ATTEMPT TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. THE APPLICANT HAS A TEXT CHANGE TO THE EXISTING PUD. THIS IS LOCATED AT COMMISSION DISTRICT FIVE. THE EXISTING PUD WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 1989 AND AMENDED AND 2007.
THE MAJORITY IS ALREADY DEVELOPED AND THIS WOULD APPLY ONLY TO THE REMAINING. AS APPROVED, IT ALLOWS FOR A GAS STATION RESTRICTED. AND ALL OTHER USES ARE PROHIBITED. THE REQUEST AMENDMENT WOULD CHANGE OUT THE OPERATION OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE.
ALL OF THE OTHER CONDITIONS WOULD REMAIN THE SAME.
THIS IS JUST A REQUEST TO CHANGE OUT THE CONVENIENCE STORE, GAS STATION USE WITH A FAST FOOD USE FOR 24 HOURS.
THIS SHOWS YOU THE LOCATION OF THE PARCEL OUTLINED IN BLUE.
THIS SHOWS YOU THE PROPOSED TEXT CHANGE, IT REPLACES I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THE LAST SENTENCE. LIMITED TO THE LOCATION AND
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HENLEY. THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN THEY HEARD THIS.I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID VOTE 7-02 RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT WITH THAT CHANGE OF RESTRICTING THE LOCATION OF THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, OR FAST FOOD USE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW 24 HOUR FAST FOOD USE ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDED RESTRICTION THAT IT BE RESTRICTED TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARCEL. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. SO, I THOUGHT THERE IS ONE
ENVELOPE. >> THIS EXISTED LONG BEFORE THE MASTER PLAN CAME TO BE. IT HAS ALLOWABLE USES WHICH INCLUDES EVERYTHING WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICTS.
AND THE DRIVE-THROUGH'S ARE ALLOWED IN THOSE DISTRICTS.
>> IS IT ONE OF THE ONLY PROPERTIES ALLOWED? ALSO THE RESTRICTION, IF I'M FOLLOWING THE QUESTION RIGHT, THE MAJORITY OF THE VILLAGE CENTER USE, PROHIBITS DRIVE-THROUGH, BUT THE ACTIVITY CENTER DOES ALLOW DRIVE-THROUGH SPIRIT THIS IS AN FUTURE LAND USE.
>> I ASKED BECAUSE ANOTHER PERSON CALLED ABOUT A PROPERTY ON HINDLEY ROAD. THAT IS WHY I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS -- IT IS LIMITED IN CERTAIN AREAS.
THIS ALLOWS IT PRESENTLY. >> THIS MAY BE FOR THE APPLICANT BUT, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT INTERESTED.
HOW MUCH ARE THEY INTERESTED IN. BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT OF PROPERTY. YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE AERIAL.
THAT, THE FAST FOOD USE IS IN THE NORTHWEST COURT RIGHTED THAT INTERSECTION. IT IS IN THAT AREA.
>> THE REST OF IT IS ANYTHING ALLOWED, BB ONE AND BB TO ZONING DISTRICT. YOU HAVE A -- A LOT OF COMMERCIAL USES THAT CAN GO OUT THERE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO NO -- >> SUSAN MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT, I THINK IT IS LESS THAN 2 ACRES BUT I'M NOT SURE.
>> WITH THE 24 HOURS APPLIED TO THE WHOLE 8 ACRES?
>> THAT IS THE CONDITION THAT THEY ADDED TO LIMIT THE USE JUST TO THAT NORTHWEST CORNER, THEY FELT THE REST OF THE PARCEL, ESPECIALLY AS YOU'VE GOT FURTHER DOWN YOU HAD RESIDENTIAL ACROSS THE WAY AND THEY FELT IT WAS IT APPROPRIATE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WHAT IS THE PORTION THAT DOESN'T BELONG WITH WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING?
>> ALL OF THAT WAS PART OF THE PUD.
BUT -- I'M NOT SURE THE VACANT AREA I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS
FOR. >> THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THE CUT FOR THE DRIVE.
>> IS 9024 HOUR FACILITY? >> WHAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HINDLEY FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER? THE GAS STATION? IS THAT THE GAS STATION IN
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>> AND DIRECTLY ACROSS IS A HOUSE BUT CATTY CORNER IS THE
GAS STATION. >> A I AM HERE TUESDAY I SPOKE
WITH ED BEFORE THE MEETING. >> THIS WAS APPROVED IN 1989, BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN THERE WASN'T MUCH GOING ON.
IT INCLUDES ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL ON THE ROAD THE WINN-DIXIE, IT INCLUDES THIS PARCEL HERE.
THE PUD SOUTH OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE WINN-DIXIE. ON THIS CORNER, WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT, THE PARCEL ON THE MAP IS THE ACUTE CARE CENTER.
THEY DO HAVE CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S A ROAD AND THIS IS THE SITE PLAN. IT GOES FROM THIS ROAD, IT DROPS SOUTH BEHIND THE PROPERTY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IT GOES SOUTH, AND CONNECTS TO THAT SHOPPING CENTER.
THIS IS ALL UNDER SINGLE OWNERSHIP.
THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF VACANT PROPERTY AND IT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE 1989. THE USE WAS BASED ON THE ZONING.
IN THE MASTER PLAN, THIS HAD COMMERCIAL ZONING UNDER THIS PUD. THAT IS WHY IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY PROPERTIES LEFT WITH THIS ZONING.
THE CORNER IS PERMITTED FOR A 24 HOUR WORK GAS STATION.
SO IF THIS WERE NOT FAST FOOD IT WOULD BE A RACETRACK WITH CAAPÉS AND LIGHTS. THE PROPERTY IS UNDER CONTRACT.
IT IS A SPECIFIC RESTAURANT. WE ARE SEEKING TO ALLOW THE USE JUST ON THAT CORNER FOR AN ACRE AND AN ACRE AND A HALF FOR THAT FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH. QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
>> IF YOU COULD. CAN WE PUT THAT BACK UP.
I SEE THE CORNER THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THE AREA YOU HAVE IN YOUR SITE PLAN.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE EVEN AFTER THE MCDONALD'S
GO IN? >> THIS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR APPROVAL AS WE SPEAK.
WHEN THOSE BUILDINGS ARE DONE THE TREES WILL BE PUT IN.
BECAUSE IT IS IN MAY KACZMAREK, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD ZONING THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME.
ALL OF THAT WILL BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME.
ALL OF THE LANDSCAPING WILL BE DONE CONCURRENTLY.
>> I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESIDENCES AND NOT SURE IF IT GOES INTO THE CONDO UNITS. BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD
SEE THIS IN THE BEGINNING. >> MCDONALD'S IS A FRANCHISE.
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THE FRANCHISE OWNER WILL MAKE A DECISION AND THERE MAY NOT BE A24 HOUR USE. >> ANYTHING ELSE? WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
BRING IT BACK. COMMISSIONER BURKE, WHAT IS YOUR
>> A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD FURTHER DISCUSSION.
[17. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard. Final Public Hearing to Consider Mobility Fee Subsidies for Most Uses (C. Stewart for E. Lehman)]
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.MOBILITY FEE SUBSIDIES. WHO'S ON THE HOOK FOR THAT ONE.
>> MOVING BACK IN TIME TO FEBRUARY WITH THE DISCUSSIONS WE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING SUBSIDIES FOR THE MOBILITY FEES.
SO WE ARE BRINGING THIS BACK TO YOU TODAY.
ESSENTIALLY IN YOUR PACKET WHICH DIDN'T GET CONFUSING YOU HAVE THE OLD SET AND THE NEW SET. AND WHAT WE DID WAS WHAT WE DISCUSSED. WE TOOK OUT A LOT OF THE SUBSIDIES WHICH WE THOUGHT AND YOU AGREED WITH WERE NOT NECESSARY. BUT WE DID LEAVE THE THE QUALITY RESTAURANT AND BACKED OUT OF THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.
I CAN GO THROUGH THESE OR GIVE EXAMPLES.
WHAT I WOULD SAY, INFORMATION I NEED FROM YOU TODAY, I WILL USE THESE EXAMPLES. IT IS WHAT IT IS, THAT THESE ARE WHAT I CAN THINK OF. WITH A QUALITY RESTAURANT I NEED TO KNOW YOUR THINKING. WE HAVE A QUALITY RESTAURANT BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME VERBIAGE THAT IS CALLED QUICK TURNAROUND, SIT DOWN. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
A SITDOWN RESTAURANT THAT HAS WAITERS AND WAITRESSES BUT A QUICK TURNAROUND. IF WE WANT TO INCLUDE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE LIKE THAT IN THE STUDY.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT. WHAT WE WILL DO, YOU CAN FOLD ON IT TODAY. WE WILL ADD ANOTHER LINE THAT SAYS QUICK TURNAROUND AND QUALITY WILL BE IN THEIR TOGETHER. IF YOU ARE THINKING OF A RUTH CHRIS OR SOMETHING ELSE AND YOU JUST WANT THAT QUALITY WE SUGGEST NOT ADDING THAT LINE IN THEIR.
TO GIVE YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE. THIS POINT HAS QUALITY RESTAURANT AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
THE ONES LEFT ARE THE ONES THAT ARE FROM THE DISCUSSIONS THAT SHOULD BRING JOBS TO THE SUBSIDIES REMAINING.
THAT NEXT EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SEE THIS LIST HAD 11 OR SO, THE NEW ONE HAS THREE WHICH IS QUALITY RESTAURANT, GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING, LET ME ASK HIM A QUESTION REALLY QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU. SO, THAT ONE AS A TYPO.
YOU JUST NEED A ROLLER TO FOLLOW IT.
DOES SUBSIDIES, THE NEW SUBSIDY SHOULD GO DOWN ONE.
THERE'S NOT ONE FOR A FURNITURE STORE.
IT SHOULD BE 1064. I JUST WROTE IT AGAIN.
FOR THE GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING AND 1658 FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE FURNITURE STORE DOES NOT HAVE A SUBSIDY. GOING TO THE NEXT ONE WHICH IS KEYSTONE IN SOUTHLAKE. IT HAS 0 SUBSIDIES.
THE NEXT ONE, THE OLD LIST HAD THREE AND THE NEW LIST HAD 0.
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REMEMBER THOSE THAT HAVE NO SUBSIDIES, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE COST ON THE NEXT TO THE LAST LINE OR THE LAST LINE.THOSE FEES AND THOSE DISTRICTS ARE SO LOW ANYWAY THAT IS WHY THE SUBSIDY IS THERE. THIS IS THE OLD LIST THEY PROBABLY HAD 12-15. ON THE NEW LIST THERE'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
YOU CAN TELL ME IF YOU WANT TO ADD THE QUICK TURNAROUND INTO THEIR. AND WE WILL TAKE THIS AND ADD ONE MORE LINE AND DO THE SAME SUBSIDY, IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. IF YOU WANT IT TO BE HIGHER, WE HAVE TO RE- ADVERTISE. WE CAN MAKE THESE CHANGES WITHOUT DOING THAT. WHERE'S THE CRACKER BARREL?
>> WOULD YOU CALL THAT A QUICK TURNAROUND?
TANGIBLE MAKE THAT CALL? >> WE HAVE OUR BIBLE.
THIS DOES HAVE SOME PLANNING. AND IT DEFINES IT.
THIS HAS ALL KINDS OF NEAT STUFF IN IT.
IT WOULD DEFINE THAT FOR US. >> WHICH SUBSIDY TO YOU WANT TO HAVE? THE SAME.
>> YOU JUST NEED TO TELL US WHICH LEVEL YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> I LIKE QUALITY. THIS IS A REAL DISTINCTION.
THE OTHER ONES ARE FAST FOOD PLACES AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED.
THAT IS JUST ME. I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CRACKER BARREL IN SOME LOCATIONS.
>> IF THEY HAVE A RESTAURANT, THAT'S GOOD.
>> I WAS TALKING TO CRAWFORD, AND HE SAID WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE LIKE A CHEF LIKE HILLTOP. WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE AT ALL.
I THINK I AM IN AGREEMENT. QUALITY IS QUALITY.
>> ANYONE ELSE? WE ARE JUST GIVING THE SUBSIDY TO QUALITY RESTAURANT. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS YOU ARE SAYING FAST CASUAL.
IN TERMS OF FAST FOOD. I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE.
I THINK IF WE INCENTIVIZE A QUALITY RESTAURANT THEY WILL COME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF SUBSIDY S PARCEL FULBRIGHT. IF THEY THINK THERE'S ENOUGH REVENUE THEY WILL BUILD IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
WE CAN PICK IT UP. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GIVE ANY SUBSIDIES. EVERY SINGLE MEETING SOMEONE HAS WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING HERE. THIS MONEY GOES TO BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT THAT'S MY OPINION.
YOU ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW. I THINK THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT ONE OF THESE RESTAURANTS MIGHT SAY, WHO DECIDES, IT'S A QUICK TURNAROUND. THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MANUAL. IS THAT CORRECT? TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING MANUAL.
IT'S VERY CLEAR. IT TALKS ABOUT SQUARE FOOTAGE IT TALKS ABOUT ALL KINDS OF STUFF. THIS IS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
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CATEGORIES. >> ANYONE ELSE? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. YOU HAVE TO OPERATE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EXISTING TODAY.
STATES, CITIES, MINUTES POLITIES, COMPETING YOU HAVE TO COMPETE FOR BUSINESS. THIS WILL BRING GOOD-QUALITY INDUSTRY TO CLAY COUNTY. THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE
TO OPERATE IN. >> I WANT TO SEND A SIGNAL TO PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A NICE RESTAURANT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY SUCCEED.
>> THAT IS THE REASON. >> USE GUIDED ME IN BUSINESS AND I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THE DIFFERENT THINGS COMING IN.
AND I THOUGHT WHY CAN'T WE GET AN OLIVE GARDEN AND WHY CAN'T WE GET THIS. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO BRING
THEM HERE. >> AT LEAST WE ARE TRYING.
TANGENTS OPEN PUBLIC HEARING, NO APPLICANT.
WE WILL TAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE REVISED SUBSIDY LIST
HERE. >> MOTION NANOSECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED, SAME.
IT CARRIES 5-0. >> WE ARE ON NUMBER 18.
[18. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing to consider adoption of REZ-2022-03. (M. Brown)]
>> ADOPTION. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN CONTINUED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR MEETING ON MAY 3.
>> WE ARE REQUESTING A CONTINUATION OF THIS HEARING
UNTIL MAY 24. >> WHAT IS THE ITEM.
>> IT IS REZONING, THIS IS FOR SAINT JOHN'S CLASSICAL.
AR REGARDING PS1. ADJACENT TO THEIR ADJACENT
FACILITY. >> AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETTER DESCRIPTIONS. THE PUBLIC HAS NO CONCEPT OF WHAT THIS IS. UNTIL THEY READ IT.
A ONE-LINER HERE SAYING. >> DULY NOTED.
>> WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.
A MOTION TO CONTINUE -- CONTINUE UNTIL MAY 3.
THAT IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION. >> MAY THE 24.
>> >> I WILL MOVE TO CONTINUE UNTIL
MAY 24. >> ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY
[19. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing to consider adoption of LDC-2021-14. (M. Brown)]
SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? IT CARRIES 5-0. NUMBER 19.>> ITEM 19 MR. CHAIRMAN. IT IS LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHANGE -- 2021 -- 14 RELATED TO CONDITIONAL USE.
>> THIS IS CONTINUED TO THEIR MAY 23 MEETING.
WE ARE REQUESTING IT IS CONTINUED SINCE IT WAS CHANGED.
WE REQUEST THAT IT IS CONTINUED UNTIL MAY 10 AND MAY 24 MEETING.
>> WILL HAVE TWO MORE HEARINGS AFTER THEY MAKE A CHANGE.
>> YES IT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE TWO HEARINGS.
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>> WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL MAY 10.
WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> THE LAST MEETING YOU CONTINUE THAT ONE UNTIL MAY 10 AND THIS ONE UNTIL MAY 24.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> ANYTHING TO ADD? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE
UNTIL MAY 24. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO
CONTINUE UNTIL MAY 24. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> NUMBER 20.
[20. 5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing to consider LDC-2021-15. (M. Brown)]
>> THE HOUSE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT.
I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THIS HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
>> WE DON'T NEED HEARING ON THAT ONE.
>> LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION. ANYTHING TO DO THERE.
WE WILL GO BACK TO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY? WE WILL GO TO THE ATTORNEY.
[COUNTY ATTORNEY]
>> QUICKLY, WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION IN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SITTING NEXT TO.
HE JUST JOINED US, HIS FIRST DAY WAS ON MONDAY AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AND WE ARE HOPING YOU CAN HELP THEM WITH MANAGING
SOME OF THE WORK GOING ON. >> WELCOME.
[COUNTY MANAGER]
>> WELCOME ABOARD. >> COUNTY MANAGER.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL, EVENTS.
THERE ARE MORE AND MORE EVENTS COMING UP.
AND I WILL HAVE KIMBERLY SEND YOU THE LATEST BETWEEN NOW AND MAY WE HAVE 20 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
I ATTENDED THE FIRST ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE, WONDERFUL EVENT LOTS OF FAMILIES OUT THERE. AND THE FOOD TRUCKS THERE AND THE SUPPORTERS. YOU DEFINITELY HAVE SOME HAPPY PEOPLE. I WOULD LOOK AT IT AND POSSIBLY THEY COULD EXPAND TO THE GREEN GRASS AND MAYBE HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. I THINK THERE ARE SOME GREAT THINGS THERE. A BIG THANK YOU TO KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. EVERYONE WHO MADE THE EVENTS GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. I THINK 5-8,000 BEFORE THERE.
THERE WERE MEMBERS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC, CANADA, MEXICO, THE UK, THEY HAD A FANTASTIC EVENT.
IT IS A GREAT SITE AND FACILITY. EVERYTHING WENT GOOD.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONER FOR CBSSPORTS NEWS THEY KEPT IT LIVE. AND ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL EVENT.
THEY WERE SO EXCITED AND THEY LOOK HAPPY TO RETURN TO US NEXT YEAR. I THINK, IT OPENED UP OTHER IDEAS WITH REGARDS TO WATER SPORTS.
AND THE BEAUTIFUL FACILITY RENOVATED WITH THE CARE ZACH.
SO EVERYONE THANK YOU. >> FAXES THE FAIR.
WE HAD A NICE BRIEF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. REALLY, WELL PUT TOGETHER THOUGHT OUT. MIKE CONDUCTED IT WITH THOSE THER. AND WE DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC. WE TALKED ABOUT ISSUES.
WE TALKED ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WERE EXPERIENCED AS WE ARE MATURING AS A COUNTY.
I THINK MORE TO FOLLOW. A LOT OF THINGS DEPEND ON THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. AND IT IS 11 DAYS.
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THERE ARE MANY MORE CONCERTS. THERE ARE, TWO SETS OF PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE COMING IN. FAMILIES COMING IN WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND THOSE WHO WANT TO WATCH A CONCERT IN THE EVENING.WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THAT. AND YOU WILL SEE SOME REACTIONS TO THAT BASED ON THE LESSONS. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT. TOSHA AND BOB WERE PRESENT.
AND WE WILL GO FORWARD WITHOUT. THE LAST THING I HAVE, IT IS A REMINDER ON THE TENTH OF MAY WE HAVE BEEN YARD WASTE AND RECYCLING. WE HAVE GOTTEN THE STUDY.
THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS. CHARLIE AND MILTON.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO PUT THE SLIDES TOGETHER.
AND TO HAVE A GREAT DISCUSSION THEY ARE WAY AHEAD ON BY.
AND JUST TO NOTE, WE ARE TRACKING THE WORKSHOPS.
YOU SAW HERE WITH REGARDS TO THE SUBSIDY TO REMOVE THOSE.
THAT IS SPECIFIC TALK ABOUT RESTAURANTS.
THIS IS A PRIORITY THAT WE HAVE BRAINSTORMED.
AGAIN, THAT IS ALL I HAVE PENDING ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
>> THIS BRINGS US TO FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL OPEN FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT YOU CAN TALK TO US ABOUT
[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]
ANYTHING. CLOSER.COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER BURKE.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TODAY. >> IT WELL, I WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY STAFF AND KEEP CLAY BEAUTIFUL.
TONYA DOES A GREAT JOB COORDINATING THE EVENTS.
SHE COORDINATED THE CLEANUP EVENT PRIOR TO THE MOTOR SERVE GAMES. AND SHE HAD EMPLOYEES FROM ALL DIFFERENT BUSINESSES WHO CAME OUT AND VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME.
MANY MORE OUT THERE FOR A SHORT TIME.
AND JUSTIN PIERCE CAME OUT, AND AT HELP ME, EL ME WITH THE COBWEBS. I HELPED HIM WITH THE WASP SPRAY. AT ANY RATE, MS. JOLLEY TOLD ME SHE HAS PROJECTS GOING ON IN ALL FIVE OF THE DISTRICTS.
YOU MAY WANT TO GET WITH HER TO FIND OUT IF YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE KEEP CLAY BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS.
SHE REALLY WORKS HARD TO COORDINATE THAT.
AND OF COURSE THE MOTOR SERVE GAMES, A KICKED OFF THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE DINNER WHICH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SAID WAS ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE EVENTS. IT WAS OUTDOORS AT THE PICNIC TABLES THAT USE THE PAVILION TO SERVE.
BUT THE SEATING WAS OVERLOOKING BEAUTIFUL LAKE GENEVA NOT TO TELL YOU THE WEATHER WAS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL.
I DID RIDE ONE OF THE SURFBOARDS THAT NIGHT.
THERE IS VIDEO OF IT WITH ME FLOATING AROUND BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THE WATER WAS COLD.
THE AIR WAS COLD WHEN I GOT OUT. THIS GIRL IS USUALLY NOT IN THE WATER SO THAT WAS A BIG DEAL. I HAVE BEEN IN THE LAKES BEFORE I COULD WALK. IT WAS GREAT TO GO BACK TO LAKE GENEVA. SOMEONE ASKED ME, DID THE EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE LAKE WHERE THEY PUT FORTH FOR THE GAMES AND I WILL TELL YOU, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED FOR THE GAMES BUT THEY WILL PROVIDE A FUN SUMMER FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. KEYSTONE BEACHES PREPARED AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO DOWN THERE.
THERE IS NO LIFEGUARD, BUT THE WATER IS CLEANED OUT OF THE LILY PADS THAT THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO START TAKING YOUR KAYAKS, YOUR PADDLE BOARDS OR GOING DOWN THERE TO SWIM AS THE WATER GETS WARMER.
IT IS A NICE FLASHBACK TO THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE AND SHOULD BE AND WILL BE AGAIN. I ROUNDED OUT MY WEEKEND WITH A PROPPED UP BLOCK PARTY IN KINGSLEY LAKE.
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THERE WERE OVER 300 RESIDENTS THERE AND THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED TO HEAR THEIR SIDEWALK REPAIRS ARE IN OUR BUDGET AND COMING THIS SUMMER. THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THE MOST. REALLY, TO THE COUNTY MANAGER'S POINT, LOTS OF GREAT WEATHER I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ENJOY CLAYCOUNTY. >> COMMISSIONER RENNINGER.
>> I HAVE FOUR ITEMS THAT I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
AS PART OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE. WE WERE DISCUSSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES, BUT DUE TO THAT FACT I WAS ASKED TO BE ON THE PANEL LAST WEEK OF THE NORTHEAST 40 PROPERTY ASSOCIATION WHICH I HAD NEVER HEARD OF.
YOU HAVE HEARD TONIGHT, YOU HAVE SEEN TONIGHT, THE INCREASE IN HOUSING COSTS AND THE COST OF HOUSING THAT FALLS INTO RENT.
RENT IS SKYROCKETING. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A SUBJECT AND IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A SUBJECT IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU REACH YOUR LITERATURE ON THE ISSUES WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES CONCERNING TONY -- TINY HOMES AND RVS, MOTORHOMES.
ASSESS THREE STRUCTURES THAT PLAY INTO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOU NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKERS, AND SERVICE WORKERS IN THE COUNTY.
IF THEY CAN'T LIVE HERE THEY WON'T WORK HERE.
IT ALL PLAYS TOGETHER. IT IS A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM.
IT IS EXASPERATED BY PROPERTY VALUES GOING CRAZY.
I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
IF WE DON'T, WE WILL PAY FOR IT LATER.
PANHANDLING. IT IS GETTING BETTER IN SOME CASES. I HAVE SEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OUT THERE POLICING THAT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IT IS GOING RAPID, IT IS DOWN THIRD TO 20 NOW AS THEY ARE WALKING BETWEEN CARS, THEY ARE THERE AND IT IS ACTUALLY DANGEROUS AND DISTRACTING. WELLS ROAD WE HAD A TRAFFIC FATALITY WHERE A VEHICLE HIT AN INDIVIDUAL.
WHO KNOWS IF THEY WERE DISTRACTED OR WHAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY BUT IT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO. LASTLY THERE IS VAIN EVENT AT THE MALL THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY.
IT IS TO SUPPORT OPERATION BARNABAS.
A CAR SHOW. I AM A LITTLE CONCERED DUE TO THE PAST EXPERIENCE WITH EVENTS AT ORANGE PARK MALL AND THE OUTCOMES THAT CAME FROM LOUD NOISES AND CARS.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TOO, AND WE ARE THROUGH POLICY AND PROCEDURE BUT WE REALLY NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE IMPACT TO RESIDENTS WHEN YOU HAVE AN OUTDOOR CONCERT OR BAND PLAYING. PEOPLE MOVED TO THEIR HOME FOR THE SERENITY OF THEIR BACKYARDS. SOME OF THESE SPECIAL EVENTS DETRACT FROM THAT, SO, WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
THERE WAS ONE MORE THING. I THINK I HAVE ALL OF THEM.
THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK RICHARD AND HIS STAFF FOR THE PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED YESTERDAY IN FLEMING ISLAND THAT GOES FROM THE ROUNDABOUT TO THE EAST/WEST PARKWAY. WE DID HAVE SOME SERIOUS BACKUPS YESTERDAY. THOSE WERE ALLEVIATED TODAY BECAUSE THEY MADE PROGRESS LAYING DOWN ASPHALT AND GIVING EVERYONE AN ALTERNATE WAY TO GET OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HOPE THEY CONTINUE WITH THEIR PACE.
SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED THE 28TH ANNUAL FOUNDATION CELEBRATION BREAKFAST TODAY WHICH HONORS NONPROFITS AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK IN NONPROFIT GROUPS AND CLAY COUNTY , AND ONE OF OUR SLOGANS IS BIG PASSION AND WE HAVE A BIG PASSION FOR VOLUNTEERING. THEY HANDED OUT OVER $100,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS TODAY. AND SOME OF THE NUMBERS THEY% THREW AROUND IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEERS AND CLAY COUNTY OVER
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10,000 VOLUNTEERS THIS PAST YEAR WHICH HAS DOUBLE.AND THEY PROVIDED MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN DIRECT SERVICES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. A GREAT JOB BUT THAT CITIZENS IN CLAY COUNTY MAKING THINGS HAPPEN AND WE COULD RUN THE DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY WITHOUT THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THEY TO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO AND WE CAN TURN OUR ATTENTION TO OTHER THINGS. GREAT JOB BY THE VOLUNTEERS.
AND WE WANT TO REFURBISH THE BICYCLES, THE NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR CELEBRATED AS THE GROUP AND THEY HAVE $15,000 TO HELP WITH BICYCLES AND OTHER REPAIRS. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE NEEDED AS WELL. THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
IT WAS THE 28TH ANNUAL TODAY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
>> I WILL MAGNIFY THAT BY SAYING THAT IS WHAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD IN CLAY COUNTY. WE RECOGNIZE THE VOLUNTEERS.
THERE WAS A GREAT EVENT AND I HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THE FELLOW WHO ACCEPTED THE AWARD FOR THE BICYCLE GROUP, I WORKED WITH HIM AND I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR 30 YEARS HE'S A GREAT GUY.
>> QUITE A MUSTACHE. >> MUSTACHE WAX.
I WATCH SOMETHING ON TELEVISION THE OTHER NIGHT IT WAS ABOUT A CORPORATION BUYING UP REAL ESTATE.
IT WAS AND A BIG ALARM TO ME THERE WAS 1 MILLION I HAVE HOMES THAT WERE UNOCCUPIED THAT WERE OWNED BY THESE FOLKS.
I WONDER IF WE HAVE A WAY TO TRACK THAT HERE IN THE COUNTY.
THAT IS RENT MANIPULATION HAPPENING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO ANYTHING
ABOUT. >> 42% OF THE HOMES PURCHASED, AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA WERE PURCHASED BY CORPORATIONS.
>> AND IF THEY ARE STARTING TO FIX THE RENT BASED ON THAT, THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IF ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. DO WE HAVE A WAY TO LOOK AT THAT, TO FIND OUT WHAT IS OPEN? AND WHAT IS NOT BEING LIVED IN QUICKSAND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT DATA WE CAN FIND. WHETHER IT IS IN OUR DATABASE OR SOMETHING THAT NORTHEAST FLORIDA REAL ESTATE, --
>> UTILITIES IS ANOTHER ONE. WE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND GIVE
YOU AN UPDATE AS BEST WE CAN. >> I THOUGHT THERE WAS INFORMATION WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GLEAM FROM THE AUDIT AND
HOMESTEAD. >> I SOLVE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER YESTERDAY. WE CAN ASK HIM TOO.
THEY WERE FINISHING UP THE AUDIT.
I WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THAT. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUYERS HAVE A RIGHT TO BUY THE PROPERTY AND SELLERS HAVE A RIGHT BUT BIDDING UP THESE THINGS, WE CANNOT GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THOSE DEALS, AND WE SAINT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RENTALS BUT THESE CORPORATIONS BY THEM, AND THEY ARE LANDLORDS AND THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE PROPERTIES, AND THERE ARE NO CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO A LOT OR DO I WANT TO BE IN THE RENT-CONTROLLED BUSINESS. I HAVE KIDS WHO ARE TRYING TO AFFORD THEIR RENT AND I GET A. WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT, IT IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE, CERTAINLY.
>> BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GET DATA TO FIND OUT IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE OR NOT, I AM NOT SAYING WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL BE. THAT WAS ALARMING TO ME.
IT HAD NEVER DAWNED ON ME, THEY WERE CONTROLLING THE INVENTORY TO THE POINT, WE TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES FOR RENT IN CLAY COUNTY, MOBILE HOMES AND THAT KIND OF THING AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OWNING AN AIR RAINING AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE DATA. >> THERE ARE COMMERCIALS FOR THAT. SO THE COMMERCIALS ARE ON TV.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE BUSINESS JOURNAL, AND I GET THE PRINT VERSION AND I WILL BRING IT IN IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
BUT IF YOU READ THE BACK OF IT, IT TELLS ALL OF THE SALES IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND YOU WOULD BE SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER
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OF OFFER PAD AS THE BUYER. >> IT'S PROBABLY COMPANIES LIKE THAT, YOU ARE SELLING DIRECTLY TO A CORPORATION, AND I READ THE SAME ARTICLE AND IN SOME CASES, IT IS INCOMPETENCY, THEY HAVE SO MANY THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO TURN IT AROUND INTO SOMETHING WITH. AND THE THIRD CASE, WE HAVE MUNICIPALITIES, THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING AFTER CORPORATIONS IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL PURCHASING BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID IF YOU HAVE A TEN YEAR PLAN IN YOU BY X NUMBER OF HOMES IN AN AREA, AND YOU ARE DONE WITH YOUR TEN YEAR PLAN AND IT IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO PUT YOUR MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY TURN AROUND AND THEY WANT TO SELL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT WILL HAVE A BIG EFFECT ON WHAT WE DO HERE IN TERMS OF REAL
ESTATE VALUE. >> I AM SUGGESTING WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. IT MAY BE A JOB FOR THE AUDITOR.
THE LAST THING, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A MONUMENT.
I SPOKE TO KIM TODAY AND SHE THREW RICHARD UNDER THE BUS.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON THIS.
>> WE HAVE SURVEYED TWO LOCATIONS, ONE IN PLANTATION PARKWAY, THEY ARE ON THE WEST SIDE.
AND THE ORANGE PARK MALL, THIS WOULD BE THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ORWELL AND LANDING BOULEVARD. THEY HAVE BEEN SURVEYED.
RIGHT NOW, WE SHOULD HAVE THEM READY TO CONSTRUCT THEM, I WOULD THINK IN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. THEN WE WILL ADVERTISE AND HOPEFULLY START CONSTRUCTION IN THE SUMMER TIME.
SOMETIME I AM DEAD, CORRECT? >> JUST LIVE.
LIVE LIGHTLY. >> LIVE SMARTLY.
>> NO GUARANTEES. >> WE HAVE HIS CARD.
>> I DID GET AN UPDATE AT 5:00 P.M., WE SHOULD BE FINISHD TOMORROW WITH TOWNCENTER. MUCH OF DO ABOUT NOTHING.
WE WILL DO BETTER NEXT TIME. >> I'M GOING TO SAY I GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS ABOUT RESURFACING.
THEY RESPONDED IN A POSITIVE MANNER.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WAS BECAUSE OF THE ROUNDABOUT CONFIGURATION THEY HAD TO CLOSE THE ROAD. I THINK IT WAS ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES. BUT I THINK EVERY DRIVER THERE CALLED US AND ONE HUSBAND WENT THERE AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE BEHAVIOR. FOR THE BEHAVIOR THAT THE SPOUSE DISPLAYED. IT BRINGS UP SOMETHING AND PEOPLE. WE PUT SIGNS OUT ONE WEEK AHEAD OF TIME. WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SENT
THEM DOWN TO THE PLANTATION. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO STAY SAY.
THE PEOPLE ON THE MACHINE WOULD MUCH RATHER BE IN AN AIR CONDITIONER. WE ARE EARLY.
WE ARE AT THE THIS WILL PALE IN COMPARISON.
WE HAVE TO EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE AND TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE
BECAUSE IT WILL BE TOUGH. >> RICHARD, YOU KNEW I WOULD ASK THIS. ARE WE ANY CLOSER ON OUR REPORT.
A LOT OF COMMENTS ON THAT ONE. WHY ARE YOU WORKING ON FLEMING ISLAND WHEN THERE ARE OTHER ROADS.
WE UNDERSTAND YOU EXPLAIN TO US ABOUT NOT LETTING ROADS GET IN THIS SITUATION. ARE WE CLOSE?
>> THIS WAS A HIGHLY TRAVELED SECTION, IT HAD SOME SURFACE WHERE THAT WAS TOUGH. YES, WE ARE VERY CLOSE.
WHAT WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU. MY PLAN IS TO PRESENT TO THE COUNTY MANAGER A BUDGET, NOT SAY WE NEED THIS MUCH MONEY BUT HERE ARE THE ROADS, AND BASICALLY FROM THAT WE WILL WHITTLE DOWN WHAT WE CAN AFFORD. WE WILL PRESENT THE ROADS.
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THE DATA WE HAVE IT SO GOOD THAT WE CAN DO A LOT OF THIS FROM OUR OFFICE. WE HAVE TO SEE, IF SILVER SENSE NEED OTHER WORK DONE. WE CAN GET A GOOD ESTIMATE JUST FROM THE DATA THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.AFTER TOWNCENTER, MY INSPECTORS WILL COME IN AND THEY WILL COMPILE THIS STUFF. I WANT TO GET SOMETHING IN THE NEXT 4-6 WEEKS. WE ARE CLOSE, IT IS KIND OF GOOD NEWS. WE HAVE 13 MILES OF VERY POOR ROADS IN THE COUNTY, THAT ARE BURIED AND IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.
THESE TYPES OF ROADS, YOU CAN DRIVE ON THEM AND THEY ARE IN BAD SHAPE. I THINK WE HAVE RESURFACED 12-1.
IT IS NOT AS MONUMENTAL AS WE THOUGHT.
I THINK WE CAN GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF.
THE NEXT ROUTE IS DIFFERENT. IT'S IN POOR CONDITION.
WE WILL START WHITTLING AWAY AT THOSE IN OCTOBER.
WE ARE BETTER OFF THAN WE THOUGHT.
WHEN WILL WE GET THE REPORT? >> I'M GOING TO NAIL YOU DOWN HERE. YOU PROMISE TO SHOW US THE DATA.
>> EXPLAIN BUT DATA. WE WANT TO VALIDATE THE DATA AND HE HAS GONE THROUGH THAT. WE HAVE THE DATA AS OF TODAY.
THERE WERE SOME AREAS WHERE THE DATA WAS MISSING OR A FILE WAS MISSING BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TAYLOR HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THIS AND WORKED UP THIS PLAN. I WANT TO SUGGEST, WE WILL MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND WE WILL SHOW YOU YOUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT AND OUT THE ROADS ARE OUT.
IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE WORKING UP THE PLAN, AND HOPEFULLY, LIKE RICHARD ALLUDED TO HAVING A MULTIYEAR PLAN, SO WE CAN BUDGET THIS OUT PROPERLY. IN FACT WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, WE WILL LOOK AT IT BUDGET WISE, IT WILL BE MORE THAN $5 MILLION PER YEAR. WE HAD ONE PILE OF MONEY FOR THE DRAIN WITH IT. WE WILL PROPOSE THAT AMOUNT FROM
THIS DATA ALSO. >> YOU ARE TRYING TO TAKE US TO THE FIX. I AM INTERESTED IN THE SYSTEM.
I WANT TO SEE THE DATA PRESENTED.
>> WHEN WE FINISHED TOMORROW OR THURSDAY WITH TOWNCENTER.
THERE ARE SOME SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.
THIS IS TO AGGREGATE AND ASPHALT.
THIS COMES INTO THE PORT. IF YOU WANT TO DO ANYMORE THIS YEAR, RESERVE IT NOW BECAUSE THERE'S A PROJECT ON 95 THAT IS TAKING THE ASPHALT. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE ARE SHUT DOWN, BUT WE ARE IN AN EVALUATION.
WE WANT TO COME TO THE JUNE 14 MEETING.
WE WILL SCHEDULE IT WITH THE VENDOR AND GIVE YOU GUYS A
PRESENTATION. >> THAT WILL INCLUDE THE DATA
FROM YOUR SYSTEM. >> I WANT TO SEE OUT THE SYSTEM WORKS. I KNOW YOU WANT TO FIX THE GRAVEL BUT I WANT TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AND GET A SNAPSHOT.
>> I THINK WE CAN DO THAT INDIVIDUALLY.
>> THE QUESTION IS WHEN. I AM HEARING --
>> JUNE 14. >> IN THE MEANTIME BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WILL MEET. YOU CAN SURF IT.
I, YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED WHEN YOU DRILL DOWN.
>> WE WILL GET IT. >> I THINK THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO DO IT. INDIVIDUALLY AND GIVE YOU THE
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MAP AND YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE. >> I WON'T KNOW MORE THAN YOU, I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
>> ANOTHER COMMENT. WE ATTENDED A FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE TRAINING AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO BEING AT THE SESSION, YOU MEET THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, AND IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY, THE COMMISSIONER TELLS ME, THEY GRIND THEIR OWN GLASS TO PUT IN THE ASPHALT THEY MIX THEMSELVES FOR THEIR ROADS. I THINK HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. I PLAN TO SEE THEM PUT IT IN THEIR ASPHALT, JUST TO SEE HOW THEY DO IT, AND MAYBE GET SOME BEST IDEAS ON HOW WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU BEEN LOOKING AT IT.
>> I KNOW THEY USE A LOT OF GLASS.
IT SURPRISED ME WHEN I HERE THAT GLASS IS NOT RECYCLABLE.
I'M SURE CERTAIN GLASS. THAT BECAME AN ISSUE EARLY THIS YEAR AS WE WERE FINISHING 209. THAT MAY BE WHAT THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT. >> I'M GOING DOWN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND WITH ME OR NOT.
>> WHILE WE ARE ON THE ROLE HERE.
THE TENTH, WE WILL GET THOUGHT FULL DEAL ON THE.
>> TELL US HOW GOOD IT WILL BE. >> YARD WASTE AND RECYCLING.
>> I DID THE TV THING AND MY FALLBACK WAS WE WILL GET THE PLAN ON MAY 10. , AND WE WILL GET THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
WHAT WILL WE GET. >> WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE DRAFT, WE ARE DOING SOME COMPARISONS TO SEE WHICH WOULD BEST SUIT US. WERE LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS THAT YOU WERE PRESENTED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT.
WHEN WE HAD THE OPTIONS PROVIDED ON HOW TO RESTORE SERVICE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT 10-20 YEARS DOWN THE LINE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO HANDLE IT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH. BUT THEY ARE FODDER FOR DISCUSSION WITH YOU GUYS WERE PUTTING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
TOGETHER NOW. >> YOU WILL DO THAT BASED ON THE STUDY AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T AGREE, HOPEFULLY WE WILL AGREE
WITH YOU. >> IS WHY WE PAID YOU THE BIG
BUCKS. >> TODAY, WE HAD A RESIDENT WHO CALLED AND SHE PLAYED COMMISSIONER PHONE TAG.
WE ENDED UP FINDING OUT SHE IS NOT.
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT A SUBDIVISION BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE CURBS. MY QUESTION IS, WHEN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT IT MAKES SENSE TO GO TO THIS SIDE WHAT DID YOU DO IN A SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER -- SHE SAID THERE ARE 250 HOMES.
>> THIS GOES OUT 12-15 FEET. >> I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR
CHARLIE? >> WE ARE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.