[00:00:09] >> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER RENNINGER. >> OKAY OUR VETERAN LED PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY DALE V. RAEBEL. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY FOR 32 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE CAP. TAKE IT A WAY. PLEASE USE A MICROPHONE. >> I HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY. [CALL TO ORDER] WE WILL CALL THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 132 ORDER. AND, LET THE RECORD SHOW ALL OF [PET ADOPTIONS] THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. WE WILL START WITH THE PET ADOPTIONS. [00:05:01] >> OUR FIRST DOG TODAY SHORTY, NEUTERED MALE, MIXED BREED AND WEIGHS 49 POUNDS. LOOKING FOR ANNEXES ANNIE A SPAYED FEMALE WEIGHS 43 POUNDS, DON'T LET THIS GIRL'S AGE FOOL YOU. SHE IS VERY ENERGETIC AND PLAYS LIKE A PUPPY WITH OTHER DOGS. SHE KNOWS BASIC COMMANDS, KID FRIENDLY AND HAS THE CUTEST EARS YOU WILL EVER SEE. SHE IS UP TO DATE ON HER VACCINES, MICROCHIP AND HEARTWORM NEGATIVE. THE FIRST CAP IS OZZIE, NEUTERED MALE DOMESTIC MEDIUM HAIR. OZZIE IS YOUR MAN, HE LIKES TO SPEND HIS DAYS RELAXING ON A BLANKET AND GETTING LOVE FROM HIS HUMAN SPIRIT HE WILL GO HOME WITH THE GOODIE BAG. OZZIE IS UP TO DATE ON HIS AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. LASTLY WE HAVE PERCY, NEUTERED MALE SHORTHAIR, TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OLD. HE IS A PERFECT COMBINATION. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD A FURRY MEMBER TO YOUR FAMILY IS PERFECT YOU CAN CALL US TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT YOU CAN E-MAIL US AT CLAY COUNTY.GOV.COM. AND LASTLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR KITCHEN CREW WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FOSTERS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED GO TO CLAY COUNTY GUM.COM. AND THAT COMPLETES OUR PET ADOPTIONS. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE FRONT. [1.  National POW/MIA Recognition Day] >> THIS BRINGS US TO THE PROCLAMATION SPIRIT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER -- IS NATIONAL NATIONAL POW/MIA. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1979. THE THIRD FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER SET ASIDE TO HONOR ALL AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR AND TO PAY TRIBUTE FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN FROM THE BATTLEFIELD WHO LIVES EACH DAY WITH UNCERTAINTY WITH THE FATE OF THEIR LOVED ONES. WE HAVE TWO MILITARY HEROES HERE TODAY TO HONOR THE PRISONERS OF WAR. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE PRIVILEGE AND GRATITUDE FOR YOUR HEROIC AND SELFLESS ACTS IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION. CAPTAIN DALE V. RAEBEL, PLEASE COME ON UP. AND COLONEL WILLIAM G BURNS. IT FEELS LIKE THESE ARE THE GOLDEN YEARS GUYS. COLONEL BURNS RETIRED COLONEL, THE NAMESAKE OF VIETNAM VETERANS OF CHAPTER 1059. AS A CAPTAIN HE WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTI- AIRCRAFT. WHILE FLYING OVER VIETNAM. HE WAS CAPTURED AND TAKEN PRISONER AND SPENT THREE OR NINE DAYS IN CAPTIVITY BEFORE BEING RELEASED BEFORE OPERATIONAL HOMECOMING MARCH 281,973. HE SERVED TWO TOURS IN VIETNAM AND HE ALSO FLEW SIX MISSIONS AND DESERT STORM. HE HAS OVER 4,200 HOURS OF FLIGHT WITH 895 COMBAT HOURS. HIS CROSS CITATION READS IN PART, HIS DEVOTION AND SKILL TO DUTY, REFLECTS GREAT CREDIT ON [00:10:09] HIMSELF AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. CAPTAIN DALE V. RAEBEL, SERVED HIS COUNTRY FOR 32 YEARS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY. HE WAS FORCED TO EJECT FROM HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE FLYING AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SARATOGA ALL ON A STRIKE TO NORTH VIETNAM IN 1972. HE WAS CAPTURED IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING IN A DENSELY POPULATED AREA AND MOVED WHERE HE WAS HELD CAPTIVE FOR TO ORDER 25 DAYS UNTIL HIS RELEASE OPERATION HOMECOMING 1,973. HIS FLIGHT, EXPERIENCE INCLUDES THE P2P FIVE AND SEVEN, BUT VA45 AIRCRAFT. HE SERVED AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND AS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR DURING HIS CAREER. HIS FINAL ASSIGNMENT WAS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL FOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND FROM MAY 1991 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE NAVY ON MARCH FORCED LEDGE 93. HIS CITATION READS IN PART, LIEUTENANT COMMANDING HIS LEADERSHIP AND SKILL REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT BUT THEY PROMOTED YOU TO CAPTAIN, COLONEL. DAY. LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE HIM. WHEREAS RECOGNITION DAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1979 THROUGH PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. SINCE THAT DATE, EACH SUBSEQUENT PRESIDENT HAS ISSUED AN ANNUAL PROCLAMATION COMMEMORATING THE THIRD FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL POW MIA RECOGNITION DAY. THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ARMED FORCES HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY HAD MADE SACRIFICES TO DEFEND THE LIBERTY OF OUR GREAT NATION. WE ASKED MANY OF THESE BRAVE HEROES, SOME OF THEM MADE IT HOME, THOUSANDS MORE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND OVER 83,000 AMERICANS WHO FOUGHT IN THIS WAR ARE STILL MISSING. WHEREAS ON THIS DAY WE HEREBY HONOR ALL PRISONERS OF WAR AS EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE THAT EXEMPLIFIES WHILE ENDURING TERRIBLE HARDSHIPS. WE ALSO PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO NEVER RETURNED FROM THE BATTLEFIELD AND TO THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE EACH DAY WITH UNCERTAINTY AND THE FATE OF THEIR LOVED ONES. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DO PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 16, 2,022 AS RECOGNITION DAY IN CLAY COUNTY. SO THAT WE MAY REMEMBER THE HARDSHIP REMEMBERED AND THE INCREDIBLE SACRIFICES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO NEVER RETURNED HIM. WE BOW THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. I HAVE A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT PASSES. [00:15:29] >> HAVING A LADY STALKED ME FOR OVER 55 YEARS, MOSTLY PEACEFUL, THAT IS HOW WE MADE IT THROUGH. >> I HAD THE SAME LADY FOR 57 YEARS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY. >> WE WILL CONTINUE WITH A PRESENTATION. ON SEPTEMBER 17, SUITE 21 THE BOARD PROVIDED AN HONORARY ROADWAY. THIS IS THE ROAD THAT IS NEAR WHERE SHE RESIDED WITH HER HUSBAND. MARYHILL LIVED NEAR WITH HER HUSBAND DURING VIETNAM. IN JANUARY SHE LEARNED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS SHOT DOWN DURING A COMBAT MISSION. SHE HAD A PASSION FOR HONORING THOSE WHO NEVER RETURNED HOME FROM SERVICE. SHE FOUND HERSELF IN FRONT OF A MOVEMENT. SHE WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR AN THE CREATION OF ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED SYMBOLS IN AMERICA THAT IS THE FLAG YOU SEE, THIS IS THE MEMORIAL WE PLACED AT THE PARK. AT THE DESIGNATION THE FAMILY, MIKE AND JOE AND SUSANNA, PRESENTED A 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE POW MIA FLAG. THEY HELPED TO DEVELOP THE FLAG. THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY THAT DESIGNED THE ORIGINAL FLAG. IN AN EFFORT TO HONOR THOSE HEROES THAT WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. THIS IS DISPLAYED OUT IN THE FOYER. WHEN YOU LEAVE YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I WILL ASK DAVE TO COME UP HERE. WE HAVE ANOTHER DISPLAY. HE WILL DESCRIBE THAT ONE. >> THANK YOU. AS SOME OF YOU WALKED IN YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE SMALL TABLE IN THE LOBBY. THIS IS THE POW REMEMBRANCE TABLE. IT IS SENT TO SYMBOLIZE THE FACT THAT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ARE MISSING. THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS POWS AND MIA. WE CALLED THEM CONRAD'S. THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE WITH LOVED ONES AND FAMILY SO WE PAID HUMBLE TRIBUTE TO THEM AND BEAR WITNESS TO THEIR CONTINUED ABSENCE. THE TABLE SYMBOLIZE THE FRAILTY OF ONE PRISONER ALONE AGAINST HIS OR HER SUPPRESSORS. THE TABLECLOTH IS WHITE SYMBOLICAL PURITY TO RESPOND TO THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL TO ARMS. THE SINGLE ROLLS IN OF A SIGNIFIES THE BLOOD THEY MAY HAVE SHOULD TO ENSURE THE FREEDOM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS ALSO REMINDS US OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE WHO KEEP FAITH WHILE AWAITING THEIR RETURN. THE RED RIBBON REPRESENTS AN UNYIELDING DETERMINATION FOR PROPER ACCOUNTING OF CONRAD'S WHO ARE NOT AMONGST US. THE SLICE OF LEMON REMINDS US OF THEIR BITTER FATE. THE SALT SPRINKLED REMINDS US OF [00:20:01] THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS OF FAMILIES IN THEIR WAKE. THE CLASS IS INVERTED, THEY CANNOT TOAST OUT OF IT AT THIS TIME. THE CHAIR IS EMPTY. THEY ARE NOT HERE. THE CANDLE SHOWS A LIGHT OF HOPE WHICH ELIMINATES THEIR WAY HOME AWAY FOR OPEN ARMS AND A GRATEFUL NATION. THE AMERICAN FLAG A REMINDS US OF THAT. MANY OF THEM MAY NEVER RETURN AND HAVE MADE THE SACRIFICE TO ENSURE OUR FREEDOM. LET US PRAY THAT ALL OF OUR CONRAD'S WILL BE BACK WITHIN OUR RANKS. LET US REMEMBER NEVER TO FORGET THE SACRIFICE. MAY GOD FORGIVE AND FORGET EVER WATCH OVER AND PROTECT THE FAMILY SPIRIT REGARDING VIETNAM, AND THE LAST THREE WEEKS, THERE ARE NOW 1,582 UNACCOUNTED FOR. THEY HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER BY TWO IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. [2.  BASCA Awareness Week] THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS BASCA AWARENESS WEEK. SEPTEMBER 18-24 IS BASCA AWARENESS WEEK. IT'S AN ACRONYM FOR ABILITIES -- IT WAS ORGANIZED IN 1995 TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THIS YEAR, THEY ARE CELEBRATING 27 YEARS OF SERVING ADULTS WITH DIFFERENCES IN CLAY COUNTY. THE CEO, COME ON UP HERE PATRICK IT IS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. YOU DID NOT HAVE TO HANG AROUND A JAIL FOR A YEAR TO DO IT. >> WHEREAS BASCA IS AN ACRONYM OF BUILDING ABILITIES OF SPECIAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IT WAS ORGANIZED IN 1995 TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA, AND CELEBRATING 27 YEARS OF SERVING ADULTS WITH DIFFERENCES IN CLAY COUNTY. WHEREAS TODAY, BASCA PROVIDES THE BASIC NEED SERVICES FOR GROUP HOMES LOCATED IN ORANGE PARK AND FLEMING ISLAND. DAY PROGRAMS AT THE ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER, IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION AND WHERE AS BASCA HOLDS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE 5K RUN AND ROCK 'N' ROLL. AND THE AWARENESS WEEK RECOGNIZE THE THIRD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES WHO LIVE, WORK AND PARTICIPATE IN CLAY COUNTY LIKE. WHEREAS BASCA AIMS TO IMPROVE THE COUNTY BY ENHANCING SKILLS AND FOSTERING THE CONFIDENCE OF THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL DIFFERENCES. TO ENTER THE JOB MARKET, BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND HELP OTHERS BY VOLUNTEERING. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 18-2018 AS BASCA AWARENESS WEEK AND ENCOURAGES THE RESIDENTS TO OFFER SUPPORT AND LOVE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY SO THEY MAY LEAD A HIGH-QUALITY LIFE THAT MAKES THEM FEEL COMPLETE. DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THIS 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022, DO WE HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN AROUND, THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT US. IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEAT THEM, SOME HAVE BEEN WITH THE PROGRAM FOR OVER 20 YEARS, OUT AND ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WE WORK WITH WILL BE THERE PARTICIPATING IN THE RACE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOME AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL MAKE YOUR DAY, COME ON OUT AND JOIN US. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE THAT IS A [National Suicide Prevention Month] [00:25:46] DECLARATION THAT WE ARE ROLLING OUT TODAY AND WE ARE HAPPY YOU CAN BE WITH US. SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH. THE TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND HOPE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS SUICIDE IS LIKE A PEBBLE IN A POND. A SINGLE SUICIDE CAN CAUSE MAJOR DISRUPTION IN THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. IF SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS STRUGGLING THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE 24-7. INDIVIDUALS CAN CALL OR TEXT 988 , OR TALK ONLINE. IT IS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL AND YOU WILL BE CONNECTING TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. ULTIMATELY THE WAY IT HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE CHANGED AND THERE IS HELP YOUR 90 DAY. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCLAIMED THIS DATE AS AWARENESS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR THIS IS SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT AND PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. TAKE A MOTION. >> MOVE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH -- AND THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING. >> WE HAVE OF MOTION AND A [PUBLIC COMMENTS] SECOND. DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIDE, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE THREE CARDS HERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL IN THE GENERAL AREA. FIRST UP WOULD BE LAVERNE KING, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO US FOR 3 MINUTES ABOUT ANYTHING THAT IS ON YOUR MIND. >> I AM ABOUT -- I AM HERE ABOUT HUNTER DOUGLAS PARK. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD SO MANY THINGS AND I UNDERSTAND ( INDISCERNIBLE ) HAS PASSED AWAY. A LOT OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. NONE OF AS THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF IT. YOU HAVE A GOOD WORKER THAT WORKS FOR YOU GUYS, JUSTIN. HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME. SO HE ASKED ME TOO COME TO THE MEETING SO YOU COULD BETTER EXPLAIN. WE ARE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT [00:30:03] PAYING A FEE, THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. BUT FOR A REPAST WITH OUR LOVED ONES, THAT COMMUNITY IS GRANDFATHERED IN NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITY BUT IN OUR HEART. WE HAVE TO PAY A FEE, FOR A REPAST THAT ALL OF THESE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN DOING REPAST IS AT THIS FACILITY FOR ONE SET FEE. BUT NOW IT IS COMING UP THAT WE HAVE TO PAY BY THE HOUR. WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT. WE ARE NOT COMMUNITY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOSE A LOVED ONE. I HAVE LOST THREE LOVED ONES IN THREE WEEKS. WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT. GIVE US A SET FEE, AND WE USUALLY HAVE IT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND WE RETURNED THE KEY ON MONDAY. NOW IT IS SAYING WE HAVE TO PAY HOURLY, UNDERSTANDABLY FOR WEDDINGS OR PARTIES, THAT IS DIFFERENT. BUT WHEN WE LOSE A LOVED ONE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE ARE NOT USED TO THAT. CHANGE DOES COME, WE KNOW EVERYTHING CHANGES. BUT, LET US BE AWARE OF THE CHANGES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS ALL WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT M4 REPAST, I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A REPAST FOR OUR LOVED ONES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN AND MY COUSIN AND I, OUR LOVED ONES HAVE GONE ON AND NOW WE HAD TO STEP IN TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE AWARE OF THE CHANGES YOU HAVE PAID BUT WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO. ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR IS A LITTLE HELP WITH OUR REPAST. THE OTHER STUFF WE UNDERSTAND. BUT NOT FOR A REPAST. >> I AM YOUR COMMISSIONER IT IS NICE TO MEET YOU AND I WILL LOOK INTO IT FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU. AS SOON COUNTY MANAGER KITS AND TOWN, WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT. >> NEXT UP,. >> HELLO MY NAME IS JOE, I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU BEFORE. I AM HERE TO SAY THANK YOU OR OPENING THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION. I RECENTLY MET WITH COMMISSIONER RENNINGER AND HE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS. PEOPLE TEND TO THINK THE WORST WE ARE DEALING WITH THE GOVERNOR. I THINK WE MET WITH COMMISSIONER CELLA. WE AE READY TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN. WE HAVE EXPERTS AVAILABLE WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THINGS AVIATION RELATED. JUST LET US KNOW WHERE AND WHEN. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THE OWNERS OF THE RV PARK TO SEE IF WE CAN ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR BOTH OF US. I WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF SOME THINGS WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THIS SATURDAY WE WILL BE DOING A FLYOVER FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. WE WILL HOST A YOUNG EAGLES EVENT. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES YOUTH AGES 8-17 TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF AVIATION. THE RIDES ARE FREE OF CHARGE, THE LAST 15 MINUTES EACH AND WE CAN PROVIDE FREE LUNCH. WE INVITE ALL OF YOU GUYS TO COME SEE THE JOY ON THE FACES OF THE KIDS AFTER THEIR FLIGHT AND HAVE A BURGER WITH THE SPIRIT ON OCTOBER 8 WE WILL BE DOING A NEW ONE. THIS IS A GROUP THAT PROVIDES OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THIS GOES INTO SUICIDE [00:35:05] PREVENTION MONTH. THESE ARE A FEW OF THE EVENTS WE WERE PROVIDING THIS SERVICE TO. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT AND LETTING US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING, AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DOWN WE WOULD LOVE TO HOST YOU THERE AND SEARCH LOCALLY AND YOU WILL SEE OUR EVENT. >> NEXT UP,. >> MY NAME IS JASON I RESIDE IN CLAY COUNTY, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AREA, MY ADDRESS I LIVE ON ON THE COUNTY ROAD ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. I HAVE HEARD SECTION C NOT OWNED BY CLAY COUNTY. HOWEVER, I WALKED THE STREET ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOME AND EVERY TIME IT RAINS I GET A BARRAGE OF WATER COMING DOWN THAT COMES OVER COUNTY ROAD 252 AND DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENS AS YOU KNOW IT RAINS QUITE A BIT THE OTHER DAY I SPENT TWO HOURS CLEANING MY YARD OF THE DEGREE I GET ASPHALT THAT IS BEING DUG UP. AND IT ALL COMES DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. I PROBABLY EMPTIED A WHEELBARROW FULL OF SAND AND THREW IT ACROSS THE STREET. I AM JUST ASKING IF SOMEONE CAN TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DRAINAGE AND ROADWAY DEPARTMENT. THEY DID COME OUT TWO YEARS AGO AND PUT THIS HERE. IT HAS WORKED, HOWEVER IT IS ALMOST WHERE IT'S NOT WORKING ANYMORE. THE AMOUNT OF SAND COMING OFF OF THE ROAD IT IS COVERING HALF UP THE ROAD FROM MY PROPERTY. I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU THEN. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY PROPERTY BEING DESTROYED AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY, PEOPLE GOING AROUND THE BEND WITH THE LOOSE SAND THAT SOMEONE MAY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS HOPING, THAT THE COUNTY OR BIGOTRY LAKES COULD TAKE ACTION TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> WE ARE TAKING AND LOOK AT IT. SHE BRIEFED ME RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC [CONSENT AGENDA] COMMENT? WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME. THIS BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. UNDERSTANDING THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WANTS TO PULL ITEMS 21. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO PULL? >> ALSO THE PLATS WE DISCUSS NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 13. IF WE COULD PULL THOSE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WELL. >> I WILL TAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM 21 AMP PULLING ITEM NINE AND 13 ON MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. [5.  Consent Agenda Items from the September 6, 2022 Finance & Audit Committee Meeting] IT CARRIES 5-0. >> WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER 21 OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT IS THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. AT THAT TIME THE COMMISSIONER AND A QUESTION REGARDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FEES. WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN CLARITY AND WANTED TO UPDATE THAT AND PROVIDE FOR THAT. [00:40:04] UNDER THE SECTION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WE HAVE ALSO CHANGED THERE IS A REVISION TO REFLECT THE NEW ADDRESS. ALSO, ON THE FEES SCHEDULE THAT YOU INQUIRED ABOUT THERE WASN'T FEE FOR REINSPECTION AND YOU INQUIRED ABOUT THE INITIAL INSPECTION FEE. THEY HAVE ADDED IN THE FEE FOR THE FIRST REINSPECTION BUT BASED ON THE STATUTE IT IS $0 BUT JUST FOR CLARITY WE HAVE ADDED IT AS PART OF THE FEE SCHEDULE. AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WHEN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT COMES INTO OBTAIN A PERMIT THE INSPECTION IS DRIVEN BY THAT PERMIT, AND DURING THE INSPECTIONS IT MAY BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PERMIT, IF THEY COME IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND FAILED THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FREE. IF THEY COME IN FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT, IT WILL BE $75. >> THIS CHANGE SHOULD ADD CLARITY TO THE INSPECTION PROCESS. IT WAS A LITTLE FUZZY. >> AND THE STATUTE THAT DRIVES IT IS UNCLEAR AS WELL. >> THE NEXT CHANGE FOR THE FEE SCHEDULE IS TO REFLECT THE SCHEDULE HAS MOBILITY FEES AND AS YOU RECALL THE ORDINANCE HAS AN AUTOMATIC ESCALATOR THAT THE BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1. THE FEE SCHEDULE, THE NEW ONE WILL REFLECT AS OF OCTOBER 1 THE FEES AND THAT WAS NOT PART OF WHAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE FINANCE AND AUDIT BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND THAT IS WHAT WE WANT YOU TO APPROVE. >> OKAY, QUESTIONS? I WILL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 21 FROM ITEM FIVE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I WILL REMOVE APPROVAL. OF THE AMENDED FEE SCHEDULE AS PRESENTED TODAY. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND, FOR THE DISCUSSION. [9.  Acceptance for Final Plat for Recording Cameron Oaks Phase 3 Re-Plat (District 2, Comm. Bolla)] [13.  Acceptance for Final Plat for Recording Double Branch (District 2, Comm. Bolla)] ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. HE CARRIES 5-0. >> THE PLATS THAT YOU REQUEST THEY PEOPLE FROM THE AGENDA NO ACTION TAKEN WE WILL BRING THEM [15.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)] BACK WHEN THEY ARE READY. >> SO WE DON'T NEED ANY ACTION ON THOSE. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 15. THE BOND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THINGS ARE GETTING MORE INTERESTING NOW. >> CAN IT GET MORE INTERESTING THAN WROTE PROJECTS. I AM HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE OVER THE LAST MONTH. WITH RESPECT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT, THEY SUBMITTED THEIR DESIGNS FOR VIEWING ON AUGUST 24. THEY CONTINUE WITH THEIR PERMITTING PROCESS AND OPEN HOUSE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON AUGUST 18TH AT THE LIBRARY AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED. FOR SEYMOUR GROUP NUMBER TWO SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION THEY CONTINUE WITH THEIR DESIGN. AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 17 WYCK COUNTY ROAD 209 AND 315. THE TEAM HAD A CASH CONTRIBUTION COMMITMENT FROM FZOT. THEY ARE $962,404.04 COUNTY ROAD TOOL NINE AND $770,000 FOR COUNTY ROAD 350. THE FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE LATTER PART OF 2,023. THIS IS A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF 1 MILLION, $740,000. SPECIFICALLY FOR PROJECT NUMBER TWO, COUNTY ROAD TWO, JACOB CONTINUES WORKING WITH THE DESIGN FOR PROJECT FIVE. 90% DESIGN DRAWINGS ARE UNDER REVIEW WHILE WE CONTINUE THE ROAD TO ACQUISITION. AND FOR PROJECTS LETTER SIX -- NUMBER 6A, IN PREPARATION TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTION. FOR SEYMOUR GROUP NUMBER ONE, CONTINUING WITH THEIR DYING SPECIFIC WITH COUNTY ROAD TOOL NINE. CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARDS THEIR [00:45:01] 90%. AND FOR PROJECT NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS SAND RIDGE ROAD THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO EVALUATE AND MEET WITH THE TECH CONTRACTOR TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM RESULTS FOR THEIR PROJECT. MOVING ONTO PROJECT SIX SPEEMAC. THE TEAM IS EVALUATING THEIR 90% SECTION AND THEIR EARLY WORK PACKAGE. WHILE MUCH WORK EFFORT IS BEING PLACE,. THE TEAM CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY'S BUDGET AND THE LEADERSHIP TO CONSIDER OTHER LINES OF FINANCE SUCH AS MOBILITY AND VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES SIMILAR TO WHAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE CONTRIBUTION SPIRIT AND THE FINANCIAL STRESSES CAUSED BY THE PRESSURE AND THE INCREASE IN INFLATION. THESE WILL REFLECT AND WILL BE UPDATED FROM THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THE TEAM FINALIZE AND UPDATED THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE COUNTY WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THE RACE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS FOUR, FIVE OR SIX A. WE CONTINUE MONTHLY OUTREACH READINGS AND IN ADDITION, OPEN HOUSE MEETING WILL BE HELD AS HELPFUL SET FOR OCTOBER 18 AND IN WILL BE HELD AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH AUDITORIUM. THIS CONCLUDES MY UPDATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. >> THIS ADDRESSES 22299 SANDRIDGE ROPE. >> ED, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY GRANTS. DID WE GET ANY FEEDBACK AS TO WHY THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. >> THE INITIAL ONE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, MOST WENT TOWARDS THE ROAD PROJECTS. AND MOSTLY THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE GRANT PROCESS. BUT THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER THE ROAD. >> THESE ARE FEDERAL PROJECTS. AS FAR AS THE QUESTION, I KNOW WE ARE LOOKING AT COST INCREASES BECAUSE INFLATION AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE MATERIAL. AT ONE POINT THE BOARD VOTED TO FEES. WHERE DO WE STAND ON THAT EXTENSION AND WOULD IT BEHOOVE US TO PUT IT ON THE DRAWING BOARD AND USE THAT TO OFFSET THE PART OF THE ROAD THAT WE STARTED. >> AND THAT IS WHAT WE FORECASTED INTO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE IMPACT FEES, SOME WILL BE SPENT TO ANALYZE THE DESIGN. LOOK AT PURCHASES IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW BUT AS FAR AS PUTTING THE MONEY IN THEIR HUSBAND DISCUSSION ABOUT SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS BUT LOOK FOR IMPACT FEES TO BE USED. [16.  Non-Profit general funding process changes and overview] >> ANYONE ELSE? >> NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 16. CHANGES AN OVERVIEW. >> HELLO, THIS SHOULD BE QUICK. STARTING OFF WITH, I DID SEND AN E-MAIL I'LL TO GET FEEDBACK AND WE ALLOW THEM TIME TO GET FEEDBACK AS FAR AS ANY CHANGES THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. I WILL START WITH THOSE. I DID GET A FEW RESPONSES BUT THEY SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE WHICH IS NICE. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE REMOVE A YEARLY FOCUS AS THEY FEEL IT COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH SUSTAINABILITY. THEY MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE [00:50:08] SERVICES THEY HAVE AND THE FOCUS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED. THEY HAVE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY BE LOWER ON THE SCALE AS THEY PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SERVICES. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE SUGGESTED IS SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT. ONCE WE FUND THEM WILL THEY CONTINUE. I STILL THINK IT IS A GOOD THING TO KEEP THEIR. BUT, THEY ALL SUGGESTED, WE CONTINUE LEGACY FUNDS, SINCE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THOSE. THAT WAS A CONSENSUS OVERALL. ANOTHER SUGGESTION WOULD BE, TO ALLOW FOR THE NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERS TO BE OUTSIDE OF CLAY COUNTY. I NOTE THAT WAS FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM MEETING WITH YOU AS WELL. I WANT TO START WITH THE FEEDBACK ON THOSE. MOVING OUR TIMELINE BACKED BY TWO WEEKS SO WE HAVE TIME TO RECEIVE INITIAL FEEDBACK INSTEAD OF HAVING THE APPLICATION OPEN WE WOULD HAVE IT AT THE END OF OCTOBER SO WE CAN SCHEDULE COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO MEET WITH THE NONPROFITS, THE OTHER UPDATE , JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE ADDING WHAT WE DISCUSSED. THIS INCLUDES OUR VETERANS SERVICES AND OTHER NONPROFITS AS WELL. WITH THAT, TO -- I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. >> I AGREE WITH THIS NOT BEING IN CLAY COUNTY. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN OUR ONE-ON-ONE MEETING. I SUPPORT THAT. I DID NOT SUPPORT NECESSARILY GIVING A HIGHER SCORE TO SOMEONE BECAUSE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS LISTED HERE. >> WHEN DO YOU FEEL YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT TO US. >> THE APPLICATION, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW THE OKAY TO PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS I PRESENTED WITH THESE CHANGES INCLUDED. AND THE NEXT STEP I WOULD BRING BACK, WOULD BE THE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR SCORING FOR APPROVING FUNDS. >> DO WE HAVE A PROCESS YET? >> I DON'T KNOW, WHO.% >> THE PROCESS I BROUGHT, HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED, WHAT IS ON THE FINAL I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS ON THE FINAL DOCUMENT OTHER THAN WHAT YOU JUST SAID. >> I CAN GO OVER THE WHOLE THING. >> IN THE PAST WE DIDN'T BRING THE TRUE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR APPROVAL, WE OUTLINED IT AS WE ARE DOING HERE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A FULL APPLICATION WE CAN DO THAT. >> I WANT TO READ IT. BEFORE IN THE PAST, TO GIVE LATITUDE TO THE STAFF, IT WAS NEVER FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD IT WAS MORE OF A HERE IS THE GUIDELINES AND WE WORKED OFF OF THE GUIDELINES, AND THE SCORING AND EVERYTHING WE CAN BRING THAT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING, IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. >> I CAN HAVE IT BY THE NEXT [00:55:02] MEETING. >> GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO READ BEFORE THE MEETING. >> WE CAN ASK INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS. >> WE CAN PUT IT ON AS AN AGENDA ITEM AND HAVE IT THERE FOR APPROVAL. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE, AN EXAMPLE OF A NONPROFIT UNDER THE GUIDELINES, AND APPLIED THE SCORING. >> WE CAN ALSO SEE WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE AS WE INDICATED BEFORE, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT NEEDED TWEAKING, A GOOD REFLECTION OF WHAT WE WANTED IT TO BE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ORGANIZATIONS ARE HEADQUARTERED OUTSIDE OF CLAY COUNTY. I DO HAVE A PROBLEM TO SEE IF THEY PROVIDE SERVICES AND OTHER AREAS AND WE GIVE A GRANT, HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S NOT IN THE GENERAL FUND, THAT IS MY ONLY CONCERN. >> I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROGRESS REPORT, WHEN I BRING IT BACK TO YOU I WILL HAVE THOSE AS WELL. THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY REPORT TO US, THE PERCENTAGE OR HOWEVER WE WANT TO WORD IT. >> THE OTHER INPUT IS LEGACY. AND THE PASS THEY PROVIDED A GREAT SERVICE TO CLAY COUNTY. THAT DOES NOT MEAN IN THE FUTURE FOREVER AND EVER. THINGS CHANGE. WE HEARD LAST MEETING, THE FEDERAL MATCH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL BE THREE YEARS FROM NOW. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A REVIEW ELEMENT. LOOK AT IT EVERY FIVE YEARS OR WHATEVER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SECRET TERRIER TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S OVERLAP OR NOT. WE HAVE SEVERAL AGENCIES, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE IS TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING. >> ONE OF THE LOCALS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE, IS TO TRY TO ELIMINATE SERVICES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE THAT A LOT, GROUPS THAT POP UP AND THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING, THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL LOOK AT. >> I WOULD NOT BE ASHAMED TO SAY MAYBE WE NEED A WORKSHOP. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE NOT READ ANYTHING ON THIS SO FAR. IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD. IT IS A HARD THING TO DO. GET SOMETHING IN WRITING AND LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT. >> JUST FOR CLARITY. AND FOR OPEN TRANSPARENCY, THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD WAS TO FUND EVERYONE THAT WE FUNDED LAST YEAR AS A NONPROFIT OR WHATEVER TERM THEY WANT TO USED TO FUND THEM INTO THIS UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR. THIS PROCESS WILL SET IN PLACE FUNDING AND FUTURE NONPROFIT FUNDING AFTER THIS YEAR. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? >> OR EXCESS FUNDS. >> WE WON'T HAVE EXCESS FUNDS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE BUDGET -- LEGACY CONSUMES IT ALL. THE WAY WE SET THE BUDGET THAT YOU ARE APPROVING TONIGHT IS BASED ON NONPROFIT FUNDING. WE HAD ONE STATE THEY WILL PULL OUT OF LEGACY FUNDING BECAUSE THEY WANT TO FUND UNDER OUR PERP BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GET MORE MONEY I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE FUND ALL OF THOSE AND THIS PROCESS GOES FOR FUTURE NONPROFITS. >> I THINK THAT WAS THE CONSENSUS AT THE LAST MEETING WE FELT LIKE THERE WASN'T A TIME FOR POTENTIAL CHANGE. EVERYONE'S BUDGET YEAR IS DIFFERENT, SO IT IS BETTER TO GO AHEAD AND PLAN FOR. >> BOOK BUDGET IS THERE. [01:00:09] WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. I GET THAT. WE WILL LOCK THAT UP AND THE NEXT CYCLE OF THIS POLICY WILL KICK IN. >> AND THEN FOR MY OWN CLARIFICATION, THE NEXT MEETING I WILL BRING BACK A PLAN AND PROCESS TO INCLUDE WITH A BACKUP DOCUMENTATION I WILL INCLUDE A SAMPLE APPLICATION AND I WILL ALSO INCLUDE A ROOM -- REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE LEGACY FUNDS. >> AS TROY INDICATED WE WILL HAVE EXTRA MONEY THERE. I THINK, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE MEETING. COMING IN HERE ON THE SAME DAY, IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO OPERATE AN AIRLINE. >> WHEN YOU COME HERE, WE SHOULD BE READY TO GO AND ASK QUESTIONS. I DON'T WANT TO SIT THROUGH A TWO HOUR PRESENTATION. >> I LOVE TALKING, BUT NOT THAT MUCH. >> THAT USES OUR TIME EFFICIENTLY, AND YOU SAID IT WOULD BE SHORT AND SWEET. [22.  5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Public hearing for the purpose of considering the entry into a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase by the County of real property necessary for the construction of a fire station, more particularly described as follows: a portion of Tax Parcel No. 03-07-26-015782-000-00] >> IT IS 5:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. TIME CERTAIN SPIRIT ITEM 22. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING A SALE AGREEMENT. >> BEFORE YOU WE HAVE THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT. THIS IS FOR STATION 24. WE ALREADY HAVE AN EXISTING FIRE STATION. WE ARE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE 5 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY TO IMPROVE THE FIRE STATION. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH THE NEXT-DOOR PROPERTY OWNER AND AGREED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE, THEY HAVE SIGNED OFF ON THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND WE ARE PRESENTING IT HERE TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> WHAT IS OUR STANDARD ACREAGE REQUIREMENT? >> I CAN PROBABLY ADDRESS THAT FOR YOU. WE TEND TO NEED AT LEAST 3-4 ACRES, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR RETENTION OF STORM WATER ON THE PROPERTY. THAT IS THE WORKING AREA. THE EXISTING STATION IS A VOLUNTEER STATION. IT STARTED AS A SHED. BE ADDED ON AN AREA, THAT HAS A MANUFACTURED HOME BUILT ON STILTS. IT WAS A TEMPORARY FACILITY. WE HOPE TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY NOW. WHEN WE LOOKED AT LAND IN THE AREA, IT BECAME A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SECURE SPACE AND STILL KEEP A RESPONSE CONFIGURATION. WHEN WE APPROACHED THE CHURCH NEXT DOOR, THEY HAD AREA ADJACENT TO IT THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN USING. IT WAS A FOOTBALL FIELD. SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO REPLACEMENT ON SITE. WE BELIEVE IT REPRESENTS REASONABLE ECONOMIES WHERE WE CAN KEEP THE STATION IN OPERATION AND BUILD WITH A DESIGN TEAM, THE CHURCH WAS PRETTY AMENABLE AND THE SALES ARRANGEMENT, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU THIS EVENING. >> THIS ADDITIONAL ACREAGE WILL MAKE THE SITE HOW MANY ACRES? >> I MAY HAVE QUOTED IT WRONG BUT NOT ALL OF IT BECAUSE NOT ALL OF IT IS USABLE SPACE. I THINK IT WILL BE SIX OR SO [01:05:12] ACRES WHEN IT IS DONE. >> THAT IS MY QUESTION. I THOUGHT IT WAS 4 ACRES WE WERE LOOKING FOR. MAYBE JUST WHAT IS AVAILABLE. >> MAYBE WE CAN -- WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. FIRE STATION PROPERTY. ANY TAKERS? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING [23.  5:05 TIME CERTAIN or as soon thereafter as can be heard - First Public Hearing - Adoption of Tentative Millage and Budget for FY 22/23] AYE. IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THE BUDGET FOR 2022/SWING TRADE THREE. >> THE ROLE ALLOWS ME TO DO THE BUDGET TRIM NOTICE PERIOD BUT I WILL DEFINE IS THE TRIM PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC. IT IS GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA STATUTES AND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TRUTH IN MILLAGE. IT SETS FORTH GUIDELINES FOR THE CALCULATION AND ADOPTION OF MILLAGE RATE. AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE COUNTY AND ITS DEPENDENT DISTRICTS, TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE REQUIRED. THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TAXES KNOWN AS THE NOTICE THAT WAS MAILED BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE. THIS REQUIRES THE FIRSTS ISSUE DISCUSS OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE NECESSARY TO FUND THE BUDGET AND THE PURPOSES THAT ARE INCREASE THE BUDGET PROPOSED AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE IS A .3427, WHICH IS MORE THAN THE CURRENT YEAR ROLLBACK RATE OF 7.5 632 BY 10.31%. THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATES ARE BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS. COUNTY SERVICES. 5.56 MILLS UNINCORPORATED SERVICES IN THIS EU FUNDS. 0.1343 MILLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS YOU -- 2.4014 MILLS -- >> REVENUES INCLUDED CASH CARRYFORWARD HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION. THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MUST APPROVE THREE SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS AND THE LAKE ASBERRY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 -- 23. THE 3RD AND FINAL RESOLUTION AS REQUIRED BY SECTION -- THE BUDGET THIS IS THE TIME. J.J. JANSEN QUESTIONS. [01:10:19] I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT IT HAS TO BE READ THE WAY IT HAS TO BE READ, THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT A TAX INCREASE FOR OUR CITIZENS, AND THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD, LAST YEAR THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT PASSING THE SHARES BUDGET. I WANT TO COMMEND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ALL WHO HAVE PRESENTED BUDGETS. THE SHERIFF HERSELF MADE A FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT AND SHE HAS LIVED TRUE TO THAT. I KNOW SHE'S NOT HERE BUT REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND YOU BROUGHT TO US WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD BRING. >> GREAT, ANYONE ELSE? >> THIS IS A CHANGE FROM WHAT WE WERE WORKING WITH BEFORE, NEXT, NO FURTHER COMMENT, WE WILL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO SET THE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2,023. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT. >> >> IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> I WANT THE PUBLIC TO NOTE THIS ENTAILS $701 MILLION. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE LIGHTLY. AND SOME ARE MANDATED BY FLORIDA STATUTES, BUT WE ARE GETTING SIGNIFICANT MONEY HERE IN CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE IT COSTS MONEY TO RUN THE COUNTY. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> IF WE ARE GOING TO GO ON THE EDUCATION PATH WE SHOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS IS NOT ALL IN PROPERTY TAXES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FUNDS AND SOME OF THE MONEY COMING FROM THE STATE. THE RATE WILL NOT CHANGE THEY WILL COMPENSATE MEMBERS IN A BETTER WAY SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HIRE NEW OFFICERS AND HOLD OUR OFFICERS SO THEY STAY WITH US AFTER THEY ARE TRAINED AND VALUABLE MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A PRETTY SMOOTH BUDGET PROCESS. A LOT OF IT IS TIED UP IN THINGS WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER. I THINK THE CITIZENS SHOULD BE HAPPY WERE PLAYING -- PAYING EVERYONE, AND ALSO WORKING ON SALARIES SO WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WHEN IT COMES TO PERSONNEL. >> THIS IS NOT A BALANCED BUDGET. SO THE COUNTY IS DOING WELL. IT IS IN THE BLACK. NOT EVERYONE CAN SAY THAT. >> WE ARE NOW READY TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPAL SAME SIDE. IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER THREE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE HEALTH CENTER AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-20 TWEEN THREE. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. [01:15:01] >> OUR SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND, DOES THIS INCLUDE THE NEW OPIOID FUNDS? TANGIBLES ARE SEPARATE ISSUES THAT WE DISCUSSED. >> OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> NOW IT SAYS THE BOARD SETS A TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. THE SUGGESTED DATE IS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 AT 5:05 P.M. AT THE BCC ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, RIGHT HERE, 477 HOUSTON STREET. IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? >> SO MOVED. >> A SECOND. >> DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE? IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. T CAP NEXT BILLBOARD AUTHORIZES THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR SOME RESTATEMENT OF THE BUDGET AND THE NOTICE OF THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING. >> I WILL MAKE SURE HE IS NOTIFIED AND WE WILL DO SO. >> COUNTY ATTORNEY DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT ONE. >> CHAIRMAN CLOSES PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSE. >> ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN. >> SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW HOW POWERFUL YOU REALLY ARE. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES THE BUDGET STUFF [24.  5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard - First Public Hearing to consider LDC-2022-12. Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend approval. (D. Selig)] ON ITEM 20 ITEM 23. NOW WE ARE IN ITEM 24 WHICH IS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER LDC -- 2020 -- 12. WHATEVER THAT IS. THIS APPLICATION IS PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE BOAT STORAGE AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE LAKE ASBERRY RURAL COMMUNITY. >> THAT IS THE GOAL OF THIS APPLICATION. IT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND WILL COME BEFORE YOU ON SEPTEMBER 27. THIS, AS YOU SAID WOULD BE A CONDITIONAL USE AND ONLY THOSE PARCELS THAT MEET THE CONDITIONS OF CONDITIONAL USE. AND I WILL GO THROUGH THOSE FOR YOU IN A MINUTE. A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE "FERNANDINA DOJO" ADVISORY BOARD DID HEAR IT. THEY VOTED 6-WANT TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A COUPLE OF CHANGES. THEY RECOMMENDED IT BE 10 ACRES AND THAT THE PARKING AREA IS 50% OF THE SITE. >> THE CONDITIONS LISTED ARE APPLICABLE, NOT JUST IN THE LAKE ASBERRY DISTRICT BOOKED TO ALL BOAT AND RV STORAGE DROUGHT THE COUNTY. IT MUST BE 3 ACRES IN SIZE. YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO A ROADWAY, AND AS TO HAVE A 30-FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER, IT HAS TO HAVE EVERGREENS PLANTED EVERY 30 FEET. IT HAS TO HAVE A WALL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WALL OR FENCE FOR THE FIRST 6 FEET, AND YEAR-ROUND, YOU WOULD HAVE DOING THIS. 20% OF THE SITE AS TO BE OPEN SPACE AND THIS HAS TO BE PAID. SO THIS MAP REPRESENTS LAKE ASBERRY AND THE YELLOW/GREEN COLOR IS ALL OF THE ZONING. THE ONLY PARCELS THIS WOULD APPLY TO OUR 3 ACRES AND ABOVE. THIS IS THE MILLAGE CENTER WORKER USES ARE ALLOWED. ONLY THE ONES THAT ARE ON THEIR. IT IS THIS PARCEL HERE, THESE RIGHT HERE, A COUPLE OF LARGER PIECES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. [01:20:02] AND ON THE NORTH OR EAST SIDE OF RUSSELL THERE ARE SMALLER PARELS THROUGH HERE. AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE ONES ON THE END. >> ARE THERE ANY 10-ACRE PARCELS? AND SOME OF OUR, I AM NOT SURE THE EXACT SIZE THESE WILL BE. MAY BE CLOSER TO THREE. THEY ARE A MINIMUM OF THREE. THESE ARE THE SMALLER TYPE SIZES. >> HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SENT THREE BUT IT'S ACTUALLY FIVE. >> THE MINIMUM SIZE OF A PARCEL IN L.A. RC HAS TO BE 5 ACRES IF YOU CREATE A NEW PARCEL BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF EXISTING PARCELS THAT PREDATE THE MASTER PLANT THAT ARE SMALLER THAN THAT. SO, THERE'S VERY FEW THAT MEET THE CONDITIONS. >> NANOSECOND MOTION WHICH MASS REFERENCE TO TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS IT WAS PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT. >> AND -- >> IT WAS THERE FOR MONTHS ON END. YOU DON'T GO OUT AND VISIT IT EVERY DAY. >> IN THE COLD REQUIRES THE LIGHT BASICALLY STAY ON. >> NORMALLY WHEN WE GET AN APPLICATION IT IS ON A PARTICULAR PARCEL. THEY ARE TRYING TO THROW SPAGHETTI AGAINST THE WALL AND SEE WHAT STICKS. I UNDERSTAND THIS, STAFF HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE RULES OF THE WORLD. SO YOU LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. IT IS A LITTLE CONCERNING TO BE ASKED TO MAKE A DECISION, WE DON'T KNOW IF IT IS 3 ACRES OR 10 ACRES. A. >> A COUPLE OF THINGS. AS FAR AS TYING INTO PROPERTY PROPERTY, THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE THAT WE TALKED TO ONE IS A PROPERTY OWNER. >> THAT IS MR. WIGGINS PROPERTY. UTILIZING THE PARK BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE. THEN THERE IS A PIECE HERE THEY WERE INTERESTED IN ONE THAT MIGHT DEVELOP,. [01:25:15] >> WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I FEEL LIKE BUT MAYBE I AM WRONG, IN OTHER AREAS WHERE WE LOOKED AT WHERE WE WOULD DO SOMETHING FOR A SPECIFIC PIECE OF PROPERTY, BASICALLY MAKING AN EXCEPTION, AND I GUESS I'M ASKING, WHY WOULDN'T WE DO THAT FOR THESE THREE SPECIFIC PROPERTIES VERSUS -- THE IDEA IS IT CAN'T BE DONE AT ALL, IT'S NOT EVEN AN OPTION THIS MAKES IT OPTIONAL BUT BECAUSE IT IS CONDITIONAL USE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THOSE CONDITIONS. IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO. >> NOT IF IT IS CONDITIONAL USE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK BECAUSE YOU ARE BETTING THOSE CONDITIONS AND SOMEONE SAYS THEY CAN MEET THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE PRE-BLASTED. IT IS SAYING, THOSE CONDITIONS ARE WORKING ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY, AND THEY WOULD ALSO WORK HERE. >> >> NOTHING STOPS US FROM HAVING TEN. >> >> THIS COULD HAPPEN. WE COULD MAKE THAT A CHANGE TO THE CONDITIONS. WE WOULD HOPE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO NOT PUT IT IN BUT. >> >> TRYING TO SCREEN ALL THESE RVS AND BOATS, TRYING TO LOOK AT THE SETBACK, AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE IF YOU PUT ONE BOAT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. >> A BIG BOAT BUT NONETHELESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. TO ME, THESE ARE TOP YOU HAVE THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE BOAT. >> YOU GET THEM UNDER BRIDGES ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS. >> WE HAVE ONE CARD JOY WHICH. >> HELLO I LIVE IN GREEN COVE [01:30:16] SPRINGS I'M HERE TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT WHICH ALLOWS RV AND BOAT STORAGE BASED ON THE POINTS I DON'T COME TO A LOT OF MEETINGS WHEN I WATCH THEM ONLINE. THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE I HEAR, WITH THE BUILDING OF HOMES IS INFRASTRUCTURE. I BECAME A RESIDENT AFTER BEING STATIONED WHICH ARE RECENTLY REQUIRED. WITH THAT I AM CONSTANTLY ASKED BY THOSE LOOKING TO PURCHASE THE BOAT IS THERE ANYWHERE I CAN STORE IT AND THE ANSWER IS USUALLY NO. PEOPLE MOVED TO THIS AREA FOR MANY REASONS. THEY WOULD LOVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. NOT HAVING A PLACE TO PARK IS A HUGE -- DISCOURAGEMENT. NONE HAVE ANY LAND SET ASIDE. I DO REQUIRE THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THIS IN THE FUTURE ALL OF WHICH HAVE NO ROOM OR HOA'S. THERE ARE TWO RV BOAT AND STORAGE LOTS. THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED BOAT ON 5 ACRES. NEITHER ARE TENTMAKERS AND BOTH ARE AT FULL CAPACITY. THE CITIZENS SUGGEST CHANGE IT FROM 3 ACRES BACK TO 10 ACRES. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS. THIS WILL DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM INVESTING IN BOAT STORAGE IN THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER AGREE WITH THE STAFF REVIEW AND ANALYSIS STATING WITHOUT A RESIDENCE THE LOT SIZE WOULD BE 3 ACRES WITH NO RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY. THE MINIMUM OF 3 ACRES WILL BE ABLE TO LANDSCAPE SECURELY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS THAT I DID NOT WRITE DOWN. BASICALLY THEY ARE SAYING 10 ACRES YOU CAN ONLY USE 50%. I GUESS THE DEAL IS, MOST OF THESE PROPERTIES THERE ARE HOMES ON FEAR NO ONE'S GOING TO TEAR DOWN THERE HOUSE. IN MY OPINION. A LOT OF THEM ARE ON 2 ACRES. THE ONLY PROPERTIES THIS WOULD ACTUALLY APPLY TO IS IF SOMEONE HAD OVER 2 ACRES OR AN EMPTY LOT THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEARED, AND TO BUILD A BOAT AND RV LOT WHICH IS NOT THAT LUCRATIVE. THIS COULD BE USED FOR A NURSERY, A HAPPY DOG ENTER ANY OTHER LAND USE. NOT EVERYONE WILL DO IT. IN CLOSING I JUST ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS. >> I LIVE ON RUSSELL ROAD I BELIEVE THEREFORE 30 YEARS. THERE WERE TWO TRAILS WE RODE ON, THERE IS NOW A MAJOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF HOUSING UNITS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE JUST NEEDS TO BE THERE. THE BOAT IS GOING UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY DURING THE DAY. IM SPEAKING IN FAVOR IT MAKES IT CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IT MAY BE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE USE OF A PARCEL IT HAS TO BE 5 ACRES. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. IT IS A MINIMUM OF 3 ACRES BUT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IT IS STILL GOING TO HAVE TO BE ON A [01:35:02] FIRECRACKER FLOCK. -- THE 10 ACRES OF LIGHTS. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WILL GET SOMEONE TO BUILD IT IF THEY HAVE TO PUT HALF OF THAT LAND IN A PARK. MAYBE THE REST OF SOMETHING ELSE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER THIS CHANGE TO MEET THE CONDITIONS OR CONTINGENCY. AGAIN, MY WIFE AND I ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS, THANKS A LOT. >> CAN WE GET HIM A CARD AT SOME POINT. >> WILL BE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? >> JOE WIGGINS, AND MY CONSULTANT IS OUT OF TOWN. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS FOR 18 MONTHS. RIGHT NOW OUR SITE IS 13 ACRES. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY TALK TO US ABOUT THE SITE, IT MAKES SENSE. WE WILL KEEP THE BOAT UP FRONT AND THE RV IN THE BACK. WE MET WITH STAFF THE YEAR AGO AND WE TRIED TO CHANGE. BUT THE BOARD REJECTED GOD. MAYBE WE CAN DO SPEIGHTS -- CITES SPECIFIC. BACK TO THE STAFF AND THIS IS WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED WE DO. TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE. THE HISTORY OF GETTING HERE. THERE ARE VILLAGE CENTERS WHERE YOU CAN DO BOAT AND RV STORAGE. HOW MANY HAVE APPLIED FOR IT. IT IS NOT A HUGE AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS. WHAT WILL WE DO FOR THE REST OF THE CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA, THIS IS THE ALTERNATIVE. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE AREAS IT CAN BE DONE, IT DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL BE DONE. WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT IF, BUT WE HAVE TO SAY WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. EVEN THOUGH 3 ACRES IS ACROSS THE COUNTY, IT HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 5 ACRES. I WOULD AGREE THAT A 10-ACRE SITE WOULD WORK FOR ME, TO ME THAT WOULD BE A CENTER. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD FIT INTO THIS AREA. >> AGAIN, WE WANTED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT. >> HAVE YOU SPOKE TO THE HOUSE NOR TO THE PROPERTY. >> A BIG CONCERN I HAVE THIS, A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAD TO PUT IN A [01:40:10] LEFT TURN LANE AND HE SAID HE WOULD LET ME KNOW AND IF NOT WE WOULD HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS. WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING FOR THAT. MY FAMILY HAS HAD BOTH YOU HAVE TO TURN LEFT TO GET INTO THAT AND IT IS A SHARP TURN THEY HAVE TO MAKE, SO WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT THERE. WE HAVE TO PAY WHENEVER WE GO TO GET IN THE BACK. SO IT WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN WHERE YOU'RE GOING NOW. >> YOU CAN BE THE SAME ENTRANCE. >> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TURN LANE. IF WE HAVE A ROUNDABOUT, I MEAN, >> I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT. >> THERE'S A NEW INTERSECTION. >> I DON'T KNOW THE LATEST. I HAVE AUTHORS TO PROVIDE LAND AND EXTEND THE ROAD I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT IS GOING. >> THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULD ASK BEFORE THE MEETING. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH WENT TO PUT THEIR. I THINK THAT WORRIES ME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA. IF THEY FELT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS NEEDED. >> WHERE IT IS EXPANDED THERE WAS FIVE AND A HALF ACRES AT THAT INTERSECTION, THAT WILL BE A COMMERCIAL. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN THERE WILL BE A LOT OF TRAFFIC. >> I KIND OF TOOK THIS OUT OF ORDER ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO COMMENT ON THIS ONE? CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE APPLICANT. >> OKAY, CAN YOU TELL US WHY WE CANNOT DO THIS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS WITH CONDITIONAL USE. ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT? >> WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCESS THAT IS TYPICALLY WHAT THEY ARE CALLED WHEN THEY COME TO YOU FOR A CASE-BY-CASE THING. WHILE I TAKE THAT BACK I THINK THERE ARE ITEMS AND USES AND THERE'S ANOTHER THAT HAS TO COME TO YOU TO BE APPROVED. >> THE PROBLEM I HAVE, I KNOW THE AREA WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS THERE. THESE PEOPLE CAN'T COME FORWARD TO SAY ANYTHING. IT WILL BE DONE. SO, THAT WILL BE MY QUESTION, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ALLOWED YOU'RE SEEING. >> WELL THAT GOES CHOOSE FIVE ZONING. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED A CERTAIN WAY AND HAVE CERTAIN ENTITLEMENTS. WITHIN THE YOU DON'T HAVE THE USE OF RV AND BOAT STORAGE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT ENTITLEMENT, YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE IT TO ALL. YOU KNOW, IT IS ALL WELL AND GOOD TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS. THAT WAS APPROVED YEARS AGO. THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS SO WE DEFINITELY NEED RV BOAT STORAGE IN THE AREA. UNLESS YOU FIND A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY TO LIVE. ANYWAY THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS IS ANY TIME WE CHANGE ZONING I [01:45:09] WOULD HESITATE TO SAY AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE ARE LOOKING UP THE COST OF THE LAND. THIS BUSINESS WENTZ ITSELF TO A LOT OF CASH FLOW, YOU CAN'T BUY LAND CHEAP ALONG THOSE CORRIDORS. I THINK THAT HAS AFFECTED WILL KEEP THE NUMBER DOWN. THE OPEN MARKET WILL ALSO TELL YOU HOW MANY BOATS AND RVS CAN BE STORED. ALL WE CAN DO IS MAKE THEM AS ( INDISCERNIBLE ) AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE DRIVING BY LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT BUILDING. I THINK AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING AVENUE LOOKED AT IT A FEW TIMES. I TALKED TO MR. WIGGINS THE YEAR AGO ABOUT PUTTING SOMETHING BEHIND THE NURSERY. AT THIS POINT I WOULD SAY THE MARKET CONDITIONS WILL DRIVE UP MANY WILL BE THERE BUT I I DON'T THINK THEY WILL POP UP ON EVERY CORNER. >> TO YOUR POINT WE APPROVED ONE SIX MONTHS AGO AND THE LAND IS STILL VACANT. I THINK IT IS TO GET SUPPLIES THESE DAYS AND FIGURE OUT THE PLAN. IT BECOMES MORE OF A PROJECT THEN PEOPLE ANTICIPATE. >> IT IS NOT CHEAP. YOU HAVE TO DO THE ENTRYWAY. THEN LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SET UP TOMORROW AND DONE QUICKLY. >> I WILL TAKE A MOTION. [25.  5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard. Public Hearing to Consider Transmittal of CPA 2022-09. (District 5 Comm. Burke) Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval. (M. Brown)] SO WE WOMAN -- WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THE UNTIL THE SECOND HEARING. TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE POLICY. IS THAT CLEAR? >> OF MIKE BROWN, ZONING CHEAP. THIS IS A TRANSMITTAL HEARING, TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN. WERE ONLY VOTING TO TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED TEXT THE THE STATE FOR REVIEW THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL FOR ADOPTION IN THE FUTURE. THE APPLICANT IS MR. FRANK MILLER. OF THIS IS THE LAND USE POLICY 14.TEN. IT WOULD EXEMPT THE LAKE VILLAGE, LAKE ASBURY VILLAGE CENTERS WHICH ARE LESS THAN TICK -- 10 ACRES IN SIZE THAT ARE SENT IN THE PLAN. A LITTLE BACKGROUND THERE ARE EIGHT VILLAGE CENTERS, POLICY 1410. THE, THE PROPOSED CHANGE, OF THE VILLAGE CENTERS IT HAS A TOTAL OF TWO PARCELS AND IT IS TO ACRES IN SIZE THE PLANS FOR THAT, WOULD INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 2 ACRES BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE REQUIRED IN THE, PLAN POLICY. AND SOME WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH [01:50:07] PUBLIC SPACE AND PARKED WITH THE RETAIL USE THE BELIEF IS, IT IS INEFFICIENT FACE THOUGHT, INEFFICIENT TO BEING THE WAY IT SHOULD WITH DESIGNATING NINE.TO ACRES AS RESIDENTIAL. BECAUSE OF THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED THAT ADDING THE WORDING TO THE POLICY, AS YOU SEE IN RENT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, ANY CONSENT OR CONSISTING OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE MIXED USE DESCRIBED IN THE MATRIX. AND JUST TO ADD, THE. >>> DID REVIEW THIS, AND THEY ADDED THIS WORDING AND SUPPORTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, LIMITED TO THE EXISTENCE OF THIS ORDINANCE BUT THAT WAS NOT PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT. THE APPLICANT INDICATED THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORDING BUT IT WAS ADDED BY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWS THE PROPOSED CHANGE ON SEPTEMBE2 RECOMMEND APPROVAL. AS I INDICATED, THE PROPOSED TEXT CHANGE AND VOTED TO SUPPORT WITH THE ADDED RECOMMENDATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO TRANSMIT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE AGENCY AND TO BRING BACK THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTION OR CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? >> THERE'S ONLY ONE VILLAGE CENTER CORRECT? >> IT ONLY APPLIES TO ONE SAND GREENIDGE. >> CAN WE GO OVER THE NUMBERS AGAIN, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT BIG. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF UP MANY ACRES?Ú>> THIS IS SIX-POINT TO . OUT OF WHAT WE HAVE, SOMETHING ALREADY COMMITTED FOR RETAIL USE? >> IT HAS AN EXISTING RETAIL USE ON IT. THEY DO HAVE A PLAN FOR TWO MORE ACRES FOR RETAIL USE. >> DOES THAT LEAVE THOSE ANCHORS TO BE COMBINED IT COULD BE THAT WAY BECAUSE RESIDENTIAL, BASED ON THE ACREAGE OF THIS VILLAGE CENTER YOU WOULD HAVE A RANGE OF SIX-POINT TO ACRES AND A MAXIMUM OF 4.2 ACRES. YOU COULD DO ANYTHING WITHIN THAT RANGE FOR RESIDENTIAL. >> THANK YOU. >> HOW MUCH WILL BE USED? HOW MUCH RETAIL THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. HOW MUCH ACREAGE IS THAT USING? >> THE RETAIL BASED ON THE FORMULA AND THE PERCENTAGES. WHAT IS PLANNED AND WHAT IS THERE NOW WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 3.85. >> OF THE 6.4 TWO. AND THAT FITS WITHIN THE RANGE THAT IS ALLOWED PRESENTLY IF THERE IS NO CHANGE. >> OKAY GOOD. >> GOOD. I GUESS WE WILL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. >> I WAS GOING TO DO THE [01:55:02] APPLICANT. I'M LEARNING. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS FRANK MILLER, MY ADDRESSES 1 INDEPENDENT DRIVE IN JACKSONVILLE. IF YOU COULD PUT UP THE MAP THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION AGAIN. JUST SO WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE DEALING WITH. AT SOME POINT THERE WAS CONFUSION. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE CHURCH CHOOSE COLOR, IS THAT CLOSE ENOUGH. THE PURPLE IS COLOR, NOT THE RED. THE RED IS THE WINN-DIXIE. ON THE CORNER IS A CONVENIENT STORE GAS STATION. I DON'T RECALL WHAT THIS VILLAGE CENTER WAS CREATED BUT I SUSPECT IT WAS BECAUSE THE FILLING STATION THERE AT THAT TIME AND THEY EXTENDED IT SOUTHERLY. WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE PARCEL IN THE VILLAGE CENTER. IS THE ONLY ONLY ONE TO HOLD THE MASTER PLAN. AND THIS TAKES A 1.5 ACRES OF THE TOTAL 6.4 TWO. AND I THINK THEY HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH DOLLAR GENERAL, STARBUCKS, DUNKIN' DONUTS AND THE 2 ACRES MENTION. THAT LEAVES ONE POINT TO 9 ACRES REMAINING TO DEVELOP, THERE'S ISN'T REALLY ANYTHING TO JUSTIFY TRYING TO DEVELOP WHAT COULD BE 19 TOWNHOME UNITS. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE THAT IN THERE BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY FINANCIAL SENSE. AND THE BOARD, AT THE CREATION OF LESS THAN AN ACRE. YOU PUT PARKING ON IT AND YOU HAVE A 30 BY 50-FOOT GRASS. IT JUST DOESN'T WORK IN THIS LOCATION. WE WERE FINE WITH THE LANGUAGE. I THINK OUR ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WAS APPLYING TO ANY VILLAGE CENTER LESS THAN 10 ACRES. AND THEN THEY POINTED OUT THERE IS POTENTIAL DOWN THE ROAD SOME MAY TRY TO REDUCE THE VILLAGE CENTER AND WE ARE FINE WITH IT NOT BEING LESS THAN 10 ACRES. AND WE ARE FINE WITH IT. HOPEFULLY YOU UNDERSTAND WERE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE A LOT WHICH IS TRYING TO MAKE THE PROPERTY VIABLE. >> THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING, ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS US ON THIS ONE. WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. >> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIDE. IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> OKAY. BACK TO 17. [17.  Acceptance of Maintenance with MSBU of the Willow Springs 3 Subdivision] ACCEPTANCE OF MAINTENANCE WITH WILLOW SPRINGS SUBDIVISION. >> YES, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE COUNTY'S ACCEPTANCE AND AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THIS WOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE SBU. >> I RAN INTO ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT ABOUT SIGNAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS PART OF THE INSPECTION OR NOT. CAN ANYONE ADDRESS SIGNAGE AND WHAT IS REQUIRED AND WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR, IS IT THERE. [02:00:01] >> FIRST OF ALL THERE IS TAMPER ENOUGH SCIENCE. PEOPLE WANT SIGNS EVERYWHERE. FROM CROSSINGS TO CHILDREN AT PLAY. WE HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON SENSE, AND THE BIGGEST SIDE ISSUE IS THE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IS LETTING THEM KNOW THAT IS NOT ENFORCEABLE. IS FIRST CHILDREN, WE GET SOME OF THOSE, THEY ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED. IT IS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PLACE WHERE YOU WANT IT ADDED, TYPICALLY BE ADDED. IN A CASE LIKE THIS, I HAVE ROAD THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON FRIDAY, IT IS TYPICAL SIGNAGE. WEHAVE ONE SPEED LIMIT SIDE AND THEN THE STOP SIGNS. ANYTHING ABOVE THAT WOULD BE -- WHAT I AM HEARING IS, DURING THE PROCESS IS WHERE WE MANDATE OR REQUEST CERTAIN SIGNAGE BE PLACED. >> WE MANDATE, CORRECT IT IS REVIEWED. TYPICALLY THEY DON'T PUT VERY MANY AND PLACE UNSIGNED SPIRIT THAT COMES FROM THE HOA'S. THEY HAVE THEIR SPEED ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES. THANK YOU. >> I WILL TAKE EMOTION. >> I MOVE APPROVAL. [18.  Acceptance of Maintenance with MSBU of the Foxmeadows Unit 8 Subdivision] >> MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. SAME THING FOR FOX METALS UNIT EIGHT. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS. NEEDS TO BE UNIT 8A. IT HAS ADDITIONAL LOTS THAT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. AND IT WILL INCLUDE LOTS ONE THROUGH 60. >> OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> ALTHOUGH TECHNICALLY I DON'T KNOW IF THIS. [19.  Second Renewal to Agreement No. 2011/2012-166 with Wells Fargo Bank regarding Banking Services (T. Green)] >> OF MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> BANKING SERVICES. >> GOING TO KICK ITEM OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO OUR BANKING AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO THE FIRST WAS FOR A THREE YEAR. THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS TO SEE IF WE WANT TO ISSUE ANOTHER BID OR LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS. THINK WE DO HAVE OUR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE THAT MEETS PERIODICALLY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT INVESTMENT OPTIONS AND EXCESS CASH AND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WE WANT TO GO WITH OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO. IT IS A COUNTY AGREEMENT BUT WHEN THE SERVICES GO TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE, THEY HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH WELLS FARGO AND THEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS AMENDMENT. >> I ASKED WHY WE DID NOT BEAT THIS. APPARENTLY THERE ARE SOME COMPLICATIONS. I HAVE TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION MADE. >> WE DID GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM OTHER COUNTIES. THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE THREE YEAR, TO YOUR POINT COMMISSIONER, THE CONNECTION TO WORK DAY COMING OFF OF THE [02:05:02] PROJECT COMING TO THE END OF TH% FISCAL YEAR. WE DON'T DISAGREE IT NEEDS TO GO OUT TO RFQ. THIS IS OUTSIDE OF ANY OF THE INVESTMENT DECISIONS WE ARE MAKING. >> I WILL CLARIFY. THIS IS REALLY FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, OUR CHECKING ACCOUNT. IT HAS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, PAYROLL, IT IS LIKE WHAT WE USED TO PAY THE BILLS. THEY DO HAVE SOME INVESTMENT PIECES BUT MOST ARE ACTUALLY WITH OTHER ENTITIES THAT REALLY ARE NOT TREASURED MANAGEMENT BANKS BECAUSE YOU CAN GET A BETTER RATE. WE DID ASK FOR SOME COMPARISONS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE FEE STRUCTURES AND WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING. I SHARED WITH THE COMMISSIONERS WHAT WE HAD GOTTEN YESTERDAY AND WE BENCHMARKED WELLS FARGO. WE WERE THE ONLY ENTITIES WITH THEM. SEVERAL CAME BACK AND THOSE FEES WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND WE ALSO GOT A DATA POINT WITH REGENTS, FIRST HORIZON AND THE LAST TWO CAME IN TODAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT SERVICES EQUAL TO WHAT THE COUNTY USES, OURS WAS LOWER IN EACH CASE. IF WE MULTIPLY OUR UNIT COUNTS OF THE VARIOUS V STRUCTURES, IT IS NOT SIMPLE TO LOOK AT. IF YOU PUT IT ON AN APPLES TO APPLES BASIS, THEY ARE NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT. THERE'S TWO REASONS WHY YOU CHOOSE A BANK TO DO YOUR SERVICES ONE SERVICE AT A SERVICE LEVEL, AND THE OTHER IS YOUR FEE STRUCTURE. SERVICE LEVELS THAT WELLS FARGO AS GIVEN HAS BEEN EXCELLENT SINCE WE MOVED FUNCTIONALITY WITHIN THE WORKDAY. TAKE MY ONLY COMPLAINT, AND COMMISSIONER CELLA WILL REMEMBER THIS, MY COMPLAINT IS THERE PORTAL IS INTUITIVE AND SELF MANAGING. BUT SINCE THEN, WE ARE NOT AS DEPENDENT ON THEIR BOTTLE AND THEY HAVE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP US WITH THAT. WITH THE UNOFFICIAL BENCHMARK, I HAVE NO COMFORT LEVEL THAT WE ARE GETTING AND IN A LOT OF CASES BETTER THAN IF WE WENT FULL. >> I WILL ADD ONTO THAT. IF WE WERE TO CHANGE OUR TREASURY MANAGEMENT WE WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL, ONE-TIME COST FOR THE CONNECTIVITY WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING IS CAN GET UP THERE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ACCOUNT FOR CONSULTING COSTS IF WE WENT TO A NEW BANK. >> LAST MONTH, I HAD THAT NUMBER. WE RENT $27 MILLION THROUGH THE CHECKING ACCOUNT. THAT IS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND PAYROLL. >> FROM WHERE I AM SITTING I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE CROSS OUR EYES AND DOUBTED OUR TVS. THIS IS A BIG RED LIGHT TO ME. >> THANK YOU. >> WANT TO ADD, RULES ABOUT BANKING AND THERE IS A LIST AND CREDIT UNIONS ARE NOT ON THE LIST. IF YOU WONDER WHY WE DON'T BANK WITH MORE LOCAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE AND THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF OTHER COUNTY ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE TO USE A SPECIFIC LIST AND SHE HAD A NAME FOR IT. ANYWAY, WE HAVE A SPECIFIC LIST OF INSTITUTIONS THAT A PUBLIC ENTITY HAS TO USE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND PERIOD. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. [20.  Clay County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)] [02:10:03] DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. >> CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY PLAN. >> HAVE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. EVERY FOUR YEARS, BY FLORIDA CHAPTER WE HAVE TO UPDATE OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. ONCE THE STATE APPROVES THE PLAN, IT MUST BE ADOPTED AND THE ACCEPTANCE BY RESOLUTION. I WANT TO SAY I DID TAKE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THE DOCUMENT I ENJOYED THE SALAMI CHAPTER. IT WAS EDUCATIONAL AT BEST, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF PUTTING A DOCUMENT TOGETHER. IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE A GROUP WHO PAYS ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, THIS KEEPS GETTING MORE VULNERABLE. WE HAD COVID-19 THESE PAST FEW YEARS. >> I WANT TO SAY I GOT A CALL FROM YOU AND I GOT A SECOND CALL FROM YOU AND THEN THE TV LIT UP. >> YOU CAN CALL ME WHENEVER YOU NEED TO. >> THIS THIS WAS STARTED IN APRIL. WE SUBMITTED IN JULY. SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE DIVISION FOR OVER YEAR. SHE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. >> YOU HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS ONE, DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT? >> WE ALREADY HAVE ONE. >> ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. [21.  Agreement for Clay County Tax Collector Middleburg Office Buildout Project (K. Smith)] OPPOSE, SAME SIDE. >> ALL RIGHT, 21. >> THIS IS TO PROVIDE THE BUILDOUT SERVICES FOR THE TAX COLLECTOR. AS YOU KNOW THEY ARE MOVING TO MIDDLEBURG TO THE WINN-DIXIE SHOPPING CENTER. AND TO HANDLE THE DESIGN PHASE AS WELL AS BIDDING FOR CONSTRUCTION. WE WILL STEP IN AND WE EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT SIX SPOTS. >> THIS HAS OUTLIVED ITS [02:15:15] LIFESPAN BY A FEW DECADES. THEY HAVE A PLAN ON HOW WE CAN WORK SMARTER. THE FACT THAT WE ARE ADDING THIS MEANS WE WILL FILL THEM. AS I SAID WERE WORKING HARD TO GET SOFTWARE AND MORE THING SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF MORE PEOPLE. THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT CITIZENS CAN BE PROUD OF. WE WILL ALSO ADD AN INDOOR SEATING AREA SO THE CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TO STAND ON THE PORCH FOR ME, I KNOW THE COUNTY WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. I DID GO THROUGH THE COUNTIES LIST AND THROUGH THE CONTRACTORS AND WE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SELECTING THE CONTRACTOR. IT IS ONE WE HAVE USE FOR FIREHOUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY WERE VERY COMPLEMENTARY OF KAREN AND HER PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WHEN I ASKED IF THEY WOULD BE OKAY WORKING WITH THEM. I WILL FEEL BETTER KNOWING EVERYTHING IS DONE RIGHT. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. >> QUESTIONS? >> WE WILL INVITE YOU KERMAN. >> IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN MIDDLEBURG FOR THE. >> I GUESS WE CAN TAKE A MOTION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. DISCUSSION. >> ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. [26.  Discussion of Appointment to the Tourist Development Council] IT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> ALL RIGHT COME WHERE ARE WE. WE HAVE TO GET BACK HERE TO LETTERS FOR ACTION. >> THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. >> WE SHOULD DO THE CONSTITUTIONAL SPIRIT AND SHE WAS A BOARD MEMBER AND SHE IS 30 YEARS UP UNTIL EXPERIENCE SHE RUNS A COUPLE OF PHOTOS HERE. I RECOMMEND -- >> I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING MS. EVANS AT THE UPDATE. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. SHE MOVED FROM MIDDLEBURG OVER YEAR TO GREEN COVE SO NOW SHE IS HERE. REALLY, LOVES CLAY COUNTY,. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD FURTHER DISCUSSION? [27.  Discussion of Appointment to the Lake Asbury/Penney Farms Citizens Advisory Committee] ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAY AYE. IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. [02:20:07] >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION, HE WAS HERE EARLIER. >> MOTION NANOSECOND. [28.  Acceptance of Resignations from the Fleming Island Advisory Committee] DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIGN IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. TWENTY-EIGHT ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION FROM THE FLEMING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. >> HOW DO I DO WITH THE NAMES. >> GOOD, YOU SURVIVE. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT CARRIES 5-0. [29.  Acceptance of Resignation from the Clay County Historic Preservation Board] RESIGNATION OF THE START RESERVATION BOARD. ANYONE WANTS TO TALK TO THEM WHEN? >> I READ THE APPLICATION AND IT SAYS SHE CHANGED JOBS SO SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE BOARD PLEASE CONTACT TERESA, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOARD AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL RESIGNATIONS LATELY FOR PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO PARTICIPATE BOOK BECAUSE OF SCHEDULES AND WORK. THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK THEY WANT TO DO, JUST STOP A LOT OF PARTICIPATION. I THINK THEY ARE ON THEIR THIRD CHAIR. >> I WILL BREAK THE MOTION. >> DISCUSSION? ALL THE FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING [CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS] AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIDE. IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COMING BACK TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW. , SO THE FIRST ONE, AS YOU ARE AWARE WE HAD THE DANIEL TRIAL START YESTERDAY. WE PANELED THE JURY YESTERDAY AN OPEN ARGUMENT STARTED THIS MORNING. I BRING IT UP BECAUSE WE I WORKED WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER, AND JEAN TO MITIGATE THE POTENTIAL PARKING ISSUE WE HAD WITH ALL OF THE MEDIA AND THE SUMMONS A LITTLE OVER 350 JURORS AND 188 SHALL. WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES, PARKING FOR THE JURORS AND ASSISTANCE SHUTTLING THEM BACK AND FORWARD. WE ALSO BEGAN OUR INTRODUCTIONS AND PLANNING MEETINGS WITH OUR NEW AUDITORS. I SAT IN ONE FOR THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE FOR THE COUNTY AND THE CLERK ONE AS A CONSTITUTIONAL. I FELT THE MEETINGS WERE GOING VERY WELL. A LOT OF ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THEIR PLAN IS AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AUDIT. I FEEL GOOD THAT WE CAN DELIVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AUDIT A LITTLE SOONER BARRING NO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP AND WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. I DON'T REMEMBER PERMISSION OR IF IT WAS THE LAST BOARD MEETING BUT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT TRENDING BAKER ACT AND GETTING A FEEL FOR THE COMMUNITY. I WENT BACK AND PULLED A CASE COUNT TO GET AN IDEA. BACK IN 2018, WE WERE AT -- I PULLED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL. WE'VE SEEN THAT PARTICULARLY DURING THE COBIT MONTHS. WE WERE 483. IT IS ALL OVER THE MAP BUT BASICALLY BETWEEN 2018 ANTEDATE YOUR BAKER ACTS ARE UP 83% WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING. YOUR ( INDISCERNIBLE ) ACTS WENT DOWN IN YOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS BASICALLY STAYING FLAT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS FAR AS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT. >> THE GENESIS OF THAT REQUEST WAS, WE ARE READY TO HAVE POLICY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND COUNTY, I HAVE BEEN HERE TWO YEARS, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN DATA AS TO TRENDS IN THE COUNTY. >> RUNNING PROBATION SERVICES [02:25:07] FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK WE GET, IS THE LACK OF SERVICES. THAT HAS BEEN IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD RECENTLY, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE GAME IN TOWN. AND SOMETIMES THAT WORKS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A HUGE VOID FROM MENTAL HEALTH FOR CONSTITUENTS. IF SOMEONE IS PICKED UP FROM A BAKER'S ACT THEY ARE USUALLY RELEASED WITHIN 72 HOURS. AND NO OTHER SERVICES WE CAN PROVIDE AS A FOLLOW UP OTHER THAN IF THEY FIND A COUNSELOR THEMSELVES. >> I'M LOOKING AT HOW DO WE CONNECT THE DOTS TO REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES, HOW DO WE DO THAT. >> I HAVE NOT FIGURED IT OUT YET. >> WE STARTED TAKING IN OUR PETITIONS TODAY AT 5:00 O'CLOCK. THAT WAS THE CUT OFF. I ALMOST BROUGHT YOU A PROBLEM AND DECIDED NOT TO. YESTERDAY DID WE RECEIVE IT,% ABOUT WHAT TIME? >> 1045 IN THE MORNING, THIS IS WHAT WE SEEM TO RECEIVE EVERY YEAR, EVEN WITH THE ONLINE SYSTEM THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE WE GET PAPERS THAT THEY KEY AND, PRINT OFF, SENT TO US AND WE KEY IT IN. SO JUSTIN JUSTIN WILL TRY TO CONVINCE THEM THEY ARE ONE AND DONE AND THAT CREATES INEFFICIENCY ON OUR SIDE BECAUSE THIS GROUP HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO GET IN THOSE PETITIONS, AND OUR TOTAL WAS 573. DOWN FROM LAST YEAR. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS, WE WERE ANTICIPATING A FEDEX AT THE LAST MINUTE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN 1,000 WHICH COMPANY WAS THAT, PROGRESSIVE, AND WE DIDN'T WHICH IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THEY TYPICALLY FILE EVERY YEAR. SO WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING BUT THEY DID NOT MEET THE DEADLINE TO PROVIDE US THE PAPER COPY AND I AM PRETTY SURE THEY WILL NOT WORK UNTIL MIDNIGHT. I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE WILL RECEIVE ANYMORE. SO WE ARE SEEING A LITTLE LESS THAN LAST YEAR. TWO MORE QUICK UPDATES. WE ARE WORKING IN THE OFFICE ON HUMAN TRAFFIC AWARENESS. THE REASON THIS IS A PRIORITY, IT IS A PRIORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MOODY, AS WELL AS FIRST LADY CURRY AND JACKSONVILLE. IT IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO CLERKS OFFICES BECAUSE MOST TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE A HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM, THEY END UP INDEPENDENT IN THE SYSTEM. DEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT IN THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS THIS THING CALLED ONE 100% CLUB THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY MAJOR -- ONE IS TO BE ONE 100% CLUB OFFICE. WE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THAT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. TRAINING EMPLOYEES ON WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HOW DO YOU SPOT IT. IT IS GROWING. AS WELL AS, THE COUNTY POSSIBLY GETTING ON BOARD WITH THAT AS WELL. I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH HOWARD SINCE THEY. THE SECOND PIECE IS, THERE IS A 5013C AND JACKSONVILLE WHICH WILL BRING SERVICES DOWN HERE. THEY, OFFER JOBS WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AS WELL AS SERVICES TO VICTIMS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THEY HAVE INVITED US AND I WANT US TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE IT IS A TWO HOUR EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WE WILL GET TRAINING AND AWARENESS FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THEN ONE [02:30:05] OF THE THINGS THEY ARE KNOWN FOR, THEY TAKE OLD AIRLINE SEATS AND REPURPOSE THEM INTO PRODUCTS AND SELL THEM TO RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR SERVICES. WE WOULD BE HANDS-ON HELPING THEM WITH MAKING PURSES OR SHOES OR WALLET SPIRIT IT IS TO SHOW AN INTEREST INTO THAT PROGRAM, AND THAT -- THEY ARE IN DISCUSSION AND HOW TO USE, WHICH IT IS ACTUALLY IMPACT CLAY. THEY HAVE SERVICES AND THE FIRST ONE AND CLAY COUNTY, TWO LADIES WHO WILL TRY TO OFFER AS BEST THEY CAN, SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. I THINK IT IS CALLED HER SONG. THEY WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN BUILD FOR CLAY COUNTY SR SERVICES FOR VICTIMS. AND PART OF THAT, IN JANUARY, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH IT WILL BE JANUARY 13 OR 20TH WE WILL HOLD A SYMPOSIUM AT THE COURTHOUSE WHERE WE WILL HAVE MEDIA THERE, WE WILL TALK ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND BEING PART OF THAT. WE'LL HAVE A POP-UP STORE AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO GET INVOLVED I THINK IF WE COULD BE THERE IT WOULD SHOW A NICE PRESENCE AS A TEAM. OCTOBER 8, AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE MORNING. I WILL CONFIRM THAT. WE WILL SEND AN E-MAIL TO CONFIRM THE DATE AND TIME. I WILL FOLLOW-UP TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT TIME. ONE MORE THING. OCTOBER 5. IT'S ON MY CALENDAR. OCTOBER 5 FROM 930-12 IS THE DATE. AND ONE MORE THING. I WILL GIVE THIS TO THE COMMISSIONERS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER BUT BEFORE COVID-19 WE'VE LAUNCHED LIKE A FESTIVAL ORIENTED TYPE THING CALLED TALES FROM THE CLINK. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I MET HOWARD. HE WAS THERE INTERVIEWING FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE THE DRAMA TEAM AND THEY COME IN AND THEY REENACT OLD, SPOOKY STORIES ON CASES, HISTORICAL CASES. WE HAD, WE ALSO HAD A TOUR OF THE HISTORICAL JAIL, THE ARCHIVES CENTER. WERE DOING IT AGAIN. WE WILL DO IT AGAIN ON [02:35:02] OCTOBER 20. I WILL SAY THE FIRST YEAR WAS A HUGE HIT. IT WAS A LARGER TURNOUT THAN ANTICIPATED. THIS YEAR WE ADDED TO IT. IN ADDITION TO THE CANDLELIGHT TOUR WHERE YOU WALK THROUGH THE ARCHIVES CENTER, THE JAIL IN THE COURTHOUSE GOVERNMENT WE ARE ADDING A FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL. I HAVE EMPLOYEES OUT OF MY OFFICE THAT WILL BE SETTING UP BOOTHS TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET. THEY ARE REALLY PUSHING FOR IT TO BE AN OLD-TIME FESTIVAL AND KID FRIENDLY. IN FACT THAT AFTERNOON WE ARE DOING BRING YOUR KID TO WORK DAY. AND ALLOWING THE EMPLOYEES TO HEAD DOWN TO THE FESTIVAL. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE HOPING FOR A GOOD TURNOUT. IT WILL BE A FLEAMARKET AND RUMMAGE SALE AND BASICALLY JUST SAFE IN THE COURTYARD. >> MY QUESTION GOES BACK TO THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. >> THIS BRINGS US TO COUNTY [COUNTY ATTORNEY] ATTONEY. >> QUICKLY TO LET YOU KNOW, WE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM OUTSIDE COUNTY REGARDING THE OPIOID LITIGATION THAT ONE OF THE ENTITIES WE ENTERED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH, RIGHT BEFORE THEY WERE DO TO MAKE THE PAYMENT UNDER THE STATE PLAN FOR WHICH WE WERE TO RECEIVE 98,000 DIRECTLY, THEY FILED BANKRUPTCY, WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WILL WORK BUT LET US KNOW. THAT WAS THE FIRST PAYMENT WE [COUNTY MANAGER] WERE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE,. >> OBVIOUSLY THE STREAK IS BROKEN, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS BUT HIS RETURN IS EXPECTED TOMORROW SO HE WILL BE HERE ON THURSDAY. OUTSIDE OF THAT NOTHING ELSE TO ADD. >> YES TO KEEP THE PERFECT ATTENDANCE PIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. LET'S SEE, PUBLIC COMMENT. [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] ANYONE WISHING TO TALK TO US ABOUT ANYTHING? CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS. COMMISSIONERS. >> I WANT TO WELCOME TWO OF MY FAVORITE PATIENTS. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE HAVE HAD, EVERYONE HAS HAD FLOODING AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. YOU WERE RIGHT ON IT. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU [02:40:09] ALL. YOU ARE AMAZING. I CANNOT SPEAK TO HOW IT WAS BEFORE YOU, THANK YOU. AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT IS WHO WE ARE LOOKING AT TO MIRROR AND HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME [LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION] AND I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY THAT. >> >> THIS IS THE PICKLE BALL COURT. THIS IS VERY MUCH EXCITING. BRINGING EXCITEMENT TO THE AREA THEY HAVE 35-40 PEOPLE WHO PLAY PICKLE BALL AND THEY CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT TO GET GOING. HOW DO WE GET CONSTRUCTION GOING, I KNOW IT TOOK A LONG TIME, LAST NIGHT WAS ANOTHER MEETING OF THE INITIATIVE WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE ONE YEAR PRESENTATION BACK TO THE BBC, GREY GOOSE WITH THE KETTERING FOUNDATION WHO LED THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE AGREED TO TAKE ON THE INITIATIVE. HE STARTED BLEEDING THAT DIALOGUE LAST NIGHT, OCTOBER IS FULL OF DOG DIALOGUE WHERE THEY HAVE INPUT FROM CITIZENS SO ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO CARES AND THE REVITALIZATION OF THAT AREA, I WELCOME YOU TO ATTEND. THEY ALSO HAVE IN ANY EVENT THAT IS ON OCTOBER 1 FROM 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M., RIGHT ON STATE ROAD 100 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE CAMERA BUT IT IS CALLED HEALTHY HARVEST SO YOU CAN PUBLICIZE IT AS WELL. THEY ALREADY HAVE FOLKS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FIRE AND RESCUE AS WELL AS ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE THERE THAT DAY PROVIDING MEDICAL TESTING, PUMPKIN PAINTING, LUNCH AND SERVICES AND PEOPLE LOOKING FOR JOBS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THAT'S EXCITING AND IT IS COMING TO TOWN. AND THE FINAL THING I WILL SAY, I SEND CONDOLENCES TO THOSE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FAMILY THEY LOST A FORMER SHERIFF TODAY. ANOTHER FORMER SHERIFF, SHERIFF MARIE IS UNDER THE WEATHER, AND ANYTIME YOU'RE THAT AGE AND UNDER WEATHER IT IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND WE KNOW SHERIFF HAD HER OWN FAMILY THING. AND WE SEND OUR LOVE TO THE SHERIFF'S JUST AS WE SPOKE ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FIRE WATCH TEACHES YOU HOW TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN TROUBLE. BEFORE THEY MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION. I WANT TO ASK EVERYONE TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAM TO BECOME STANDARD THAT IS TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS OF SOMEONE WHO IS ON THAT ROAD OR COULD BE ON THAT ROAD AND OUT TO INTERACT WITH THAT PERSON TO AVOID GETTING TO THE I AM GOING TO JUMP TYPE OF THING. AND THE ATTORNEY WAS HERE AND IT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION, WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING. [02:45:17] CONCOURSE I'VE BEEN OUT THERE. THEY ARE DIGGING AND FILLING AND PIPING AND DOING EVERYTHING. THAT IS A GOOD PROJECT THAT IS ONGOING, AS WELL AS IN THIS BUDGET WE HAVE SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION FOR ROAD RESURFACING. BEGINNING OCTOBER, WE SHOULD SEE A GREAT EFFORT IN THE COUNTY FOR THE ROADS THAT ARE THE WORST AND THOSE WHICH WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. JOHN, I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE. CEDAR ROAD, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STORM WATER. SEVERE PROBLEM IT IS ON THE WEBSITE OF OF DOCTORS LAKE. THERE WERE SOME HOMES THAT WERE OFFERED TO THE COUNTY IN THE PAST. THEY WERE IRMA RELATED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE EXHAUSTED BOTH MONEY AND THE BUYOUT, AND EVEN IF WE TURNED IT BACK IN, CAN WE REENGAGE IN THAT REGARD. >> MOST DEFINITELY. I THINK I RESPONDED, IF YOU COULD GIVE ME AN ADDRESS WE CAN REACH OUT. IF THEY DID APPLY FOR IT AND BACK OUT FOR WHATEVER REASON WE WILL HAVE RECORD OF THAT. BECAUSE WE STARTED WITH 24 HOMES AND WE ARE DOWN TO EIGHT, THE DID TRY TO RECOUP THE MONEY. OUR CURRENT REALM THAT WE HAVE WILL BE EXHAUSTED. WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANOTHER REALM I'M NOT SURE BUT WE CAN ASK. >> THIS IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR THE VOLUNTEER HOME BUYOUT. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO STORMWATER RUNOFF IN THE FUTURE. >> WE ARE UP THERE WHILE THEY HAD THE HEAVY RAIN. >> JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT. >> THE LAST THING I HAVE, I GUESS TWO WEEKENDS AGO WE HAD AN INCIDENT AT ORANGE PARK BALL. I WILL MEET WITH RANDY ON THURSDAY TO VIEW THE VIDEO OF WHAT TRANSPIRED THERE. I AM NOT SURE, BUT THE REPORTS I RECEIVED, THEY ARE PRETTY GRAPHIC AND WHAT THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HOW THEY RESPONDED WAS GREAT. WE PROBABLY AVOIDED A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT AT THE MALL. MY HATS OFF TO THE SHERIFF FOR TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION. I WANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THINK YOU MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO PASS ALONG WHAT I MENTION I KNOW DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS IT WAS FULL THIS YEAR. I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET PEOPLE THEY ARE STILL HERE. YOUR GROUP DID A GREAT JOB. AND OF COURSE TROY ADDED A CALCULATOR TO HIS IT BACKGROUND. NOW WHEN YOU ASK THEM A QUESTION ABOUT THE BUDGET HE SPITS IT OUT. SO, THANK YOU GUYS, I APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO IF YOU ARE ON FLEMING ISLAND AND YOU WANT TO BE ON THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WE OPENED UP TWO SLOTS HERE. LOOK ON THE SITE AND YOU CAN SEE THE APPLICATION THERE TO VOLUNTEER. I WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE TO HAVE YOU ON THE COMMITTEE. ALSO, I WANT TO MENTION THE INITIATIVE, THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE. WE ARE GOING ON CLOSE TWO TWO YEARS. WE HAVE PROGRESSED WHERE WE ARE RUNNING A FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY COMING UP ON THE 23RD. WE HAVE GROWN THIS, WE ARE UP TO EIGHT TRUCKS. WE SHOWED YOU THE ATTENDANCE. COMMUNITY WISE, A LOT OF THE NONPROFITS WILL BE EXHIBITING SOME MUSIC. THE FINAL THING, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, JAN IS A RESIDENT IN FLEMING ISLAND. [02:50:04] SHE IS A FORMER NEIGHBOR, BUT SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ANONYMOUS RESIDENTS TO CLEAR UP THE PARK. THE OFFICE COMPLEX IS NORTH OF THE ONE OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. A SMALL PARK AS POLLS. A NUMBER OF PLAQUES, THE SERVICE MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN ACTION AND THE OWNERS OF THE PARK, THE OTHER FOLKS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND THEY SAY SHE HAS BEEN BEHIND LIGHTBULBS AND A NUMBER OF THINGS AND THIS PAST SATURDAY, MANY SHOWED UP. THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND MYSELF UNBEKNOWNST TO EACH OF US WE CLEANED UP. I WILL BE ON THE HUNT FOR THE OWNERS THIS IS POSSESSION AND I WILL BE WORKING ON THAT BUT I DID WANTED TO RECOGNIZE JANITOR FOLKS THAT IS GOOD STUFF. >> I DON'T HAVE MUCH. I JUST HAVE A LIBRARY REPORT. ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURES WHICH WERE DRAMATIC. WE SAVED $100,000 IN LEASE. WE NEED TO FIGURE THIS OUT A LITTLE BETTER. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS THESE ARE ALWAYS THE BEST KIND. WITH THAT, ANYTHING ELSE? I SAID WE WOULD BE DONE BETWEEN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.