PROCLAMATIONS/RESOLUTIONS

[21. Presentation on Clay County Substance Use Disorder working groups and discussion of location for detox and recovery center. (V. Hapner/T. Nolan)]

AGREE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE PARAMEDICS PROGRAM.

WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REPRESENTATION ON THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WORKING GROUPS AND DISCUSSION OF LOCAL LOCATION FOR THE DETOX AND RECOVERY CENTER. FOR THE PUBLIC YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT WE PUT OUT OR LEGISLATE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATION FOR INPATIENT DETOX RECOVERY SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY CENTER IN CLAY COUNTY AND WE WERE THRILLED THAT THE STATE GAVE US HER $3 MILLION ASK AND VICTORIA HATTON ARE FROM HER COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES AND TYLER NOLAN FROM THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL COUNCIL ARE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

>> I JUST WANTED TO HOP APPEAR AND INTRODUCE TYLER HE'S BEEN RUNNING THE SHOW IN THE WORKING ORDER GROUPS, I WILL PASS IT ALONG FOR THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION.

>> GOOD EVENING THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME SHARE THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST YEAR.

BEFORE I DO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED ME IN CLAY COUNTY MOVE THIS INITIATIVE FORWARD OBVIOUSLY WORKING TO THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY MANAGER MR. WANAMAKER AND MR. NAUGLE, MS. HOFFMAN ACCORDING ALICE AND THE. MEDICINE GROUP FOR CLAY FIRE RESCUE AND LISA ROGERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PLUMMETING THIS PROGRAM AND REALLY ORGANIZING WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU AND WHERE WE HAVE GONE WHERE WE'VE BEEN. I KNOW YOU HEARD ABOUT MY NAME IS TYLER NOLAN EMMA SPECIAL PROJECTS CORRELATED WITH THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL COUNCIL OUT OF JACKSONVILLE.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CLAY COUNTY OVER THE PAST YEAR TO IMPLEMENT THIS COUNTY-BASED WORKING GROUP.

LOOKING BACK ON WHERE WE HAVE COME IN WHERE WERE AT NOW.

IF YOU REMEMBER BACK TO JULY OF LAST YEAR WE MET WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A SWOT ANALYSIS WEAKNESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS FOR THE COUNTY.

WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER, WHAT ARE WE DOING WELL AND WHAT KIND OF% THINGS ARE WE SEEING AND WHAT IMPACTS ARE WE GOING TO SEE DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR.

WE PRESENTED THAT AND I PRESENTED THAT DOCUMENT TO YOU JULY 26 OF LAST YEAR WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE SAW, THINKING BACK WE ORGANIZE THAT DOCUMENT IN OUR STRATEGIC BILL TO LOOK AT THE THREE FOCUSED AREAS OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT

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AND RECOVERY SUPPORT, SEPARATE OF ONE ANOTHER BUT ALSO HOW THEY WERE TOGETHER IN MORE HANDOFFS THROUGH EACH OF THOSE PROCESSES WILL MAKE US BETTER. THAT'S LOOKING BACK AT WHAT WE DID A YEAR AGO. IT'S CRAZY TO THINK THAT IT IS GONE A YEAR SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE AND TALKED ABOUT IT.

DURING THAT JULY 26 MEETING YOU AS THE COMMISSION TASKS US AND TASKED MYSELF WITH THE THREE IMPORTANT THINGS, MAKING SURE THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE COMMUNITY-BASED AND TALKING AND TALKING AMONGST OUR ORGANIZATIONS IN BREAKING DOWN THE ORGANIZATIONS OF SILOS AND YOU AND AS ESTABLISH A PRIORITID PUBLISHED LIST WHEN FUNDS DO BECOME AVAILABLE YOU HAVE A LIST THAT YOU CAN WORK FROM WHETHER IT'S TODAY, TOMORROW A MONTH FROM NOW AND 70 COMES TO CLAY COUNTY AND SINCE WE HAVE OPIOID OR SUBSTANCE USE DOLLARS WE DID A PROJECT FOR YOU, THAT'S WHAT THIS PROJECT LIST IS. IT'S BEEN VETTED AND LOOKED UP AT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND COUNTY MANAGER WANAMAKER HANDED OUT AN EXCEL SHEET JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT IS THE SCORING RUBRIC THAT WE USED TO TALK AMONGST THESE PROJECTS TO GIVE US AWAY TO SCORE AND VERIFY AND PRIORITIZE WHAT WE HAVE.

FINALLY, YOU ASKED US TO ENSURE THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE NOT BEING DUPLICATED, THAT COMMUNITIES ARE NOT JUST RUNNING WILLY-NILLY AND PUTTING PROJECTS IN CLAY COUNTY WITHOUT SOMEBODY HAVING AN IDEA OR FOCUS OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHO'S DOING WHAT SO THAT WE WERE BEING EFFICIENT WITH THE DOLLARS THAT COME.

THOSE WERE YOUR THREE TASKS AND AS A RESULT, THIS IS WHAT WE DID. WE HAVE HOSTED A FULL YEAR'S WORTH OF QUARTERLY MEETINGS DATING BACK TO OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR TO DO EXACTLY THAT AND PUT THE SUMMATION PROCESS TOGETHER TALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

IMPLEMENT TO THE PROGRAM WHILE YOU HAVE THE SCORING SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE'S AN APPLICATION SHEET THAT LOOKS PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL TO THAT INSTEAD OF BEING AN EXCEL SHEET IS PDF IT LOOKS DOWN THE LIST AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EVERYTHING TO SCORE AND WE IMPLEMENT IT THAT SCORING MECHANISM. THE STRUCTURE OF THE MEETINGS IS WHERE IT BECAME IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE ARE BEING TO DILIGENT AND EFFICIENT WITH WHAT WERE DOING.

WHAT WE DO WE START EVERY MEETING BY LOOKING AT THE DATA AND WE LOOK AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL DATA.

WERE TALKING ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND THINGS THAT ARE IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY IT BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE SOURCES THAT WE'RE PULLING THEIR LAGGING INDICATORS. WE'RE FINDING DATA TODAY THAT WAS DATA FROM A YEAR AGO AND IS BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN DEATHS GETTING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE AND LITTLE THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT HOLD THAT DATA UP.

IT IS LAGGING INDICATORS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT NOT ONLY THE LOCAL STUFF STATE AND FEDERAL AS WELL IN THE COMMUNITY. MEDICINE PROGRAM THEY PUT OUT A DATA PACKET FOR US THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SEE THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE WITH THE HELP OF MSA AWAY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT THEY HAVE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND ULTIMATELY COMPARING THAT WITH WHAT WE ARE SEEING FROM THE CDC.

WE THEN DISCUSS ONGOING PROGRAMS AND THE GAPS WHAT IS OUT THERE READY, WHERE WE SEE IN THE SHORTFALLS AND AS NECESSARY WHEN WE DO HAVE A PROJECT OR A POLICY WE WANTED TO SET IT UP TO THE FACT IF WE DO A PROJECT THERE IS COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

THERE'S A TIMELINE THAT TAKES PLACE.

IF WE GET APPROVAL TODAY, WE MAY NOT BE LAYING GROUND OR DOING SHOVEL-READY PRODUCTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

ON THE FLIPSIDE OF THAT THERE IS ALSO THE PERSPECTIVE THAT THERE COULD BE A POLICY. A LAW OR SOMETHING LOCAL THAT WE CAN DO. THERE'S NO DOLLAR COST ASSOCIATED TO THAT, THERE IS A TIMELINE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO GET INTO YOU SAY HERE AND IT TAKES A FIRST OR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. WE REALLY IMPLEMENT TO THE SCORING SHEET TO NOT ONLY INCORPORATE THE FUNDED PROJECTS BUT THE UNFUNDED ONES AS WELL BUT TAKE A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF. THAT GROUP IF THEY ARE SOMEBODY TO PROJECT OR POLICY IS ACTUALLY SUBMITTING THE GROUP TO THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE. WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO ENSURE THERE ARE NEW DUPLICATIONS OF EFFORTS IN THEIR BEING TO DILIGENT AND WE SIT THERE AND GET A LITTLE NITPICKY AT FIRST AND TALK ABOUT THE PROJECTS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS AND WHO'S GOOD TO BE INVOLVED IN IS A COMPLETE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS. FROM THAT THERE IS A SEPARATE MORE ESTABLISHED GROUP IN THE COUNTY THAT AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO SCORE THESE PROJECTS AND ULTIMATELY THEY WILL COME BEFORE YOU WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT IN WHERE WE SIT WITH OPIOID LITIGATION. ALSO TALK ABOUT THAT MORNING

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MOMENT AND FINALLY OPEN DISCUSSION WHETHER FOCUSING WHAT SHORTFALLS ARE THE SCENE MAYBE ASSAULT RISING TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY NEED A PROJECT OR COMMUNICATION AND THAT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY. WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS.

WERE TO CONTINUE TO COMPILE THE PROJECTS.

WE STARTED THIS FROM THE GROUND UP WE DID NOT START WITH ANYTHING. IT WAS TAKEN US A FEW MEETINGS TO FIGURE IT OUT AND FIGURE FOOTING.

NEXT WE COULD BE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH WITH YOUR MANAGING ENTITY WHO COULD RECEIVE THE OPIOID DOLLARS THAT ARE RESULT OF THE SETTLEMENT AND YOU GET SOME YOURSELF WITH A LARGE MAJORITY BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH LSF SO WE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE BEGINNING TO ESTABLISH EVER TO DO THIS PROJECT SCORING. THAT WAY WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING A PROJECT FROM CLAY COUNTY THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN VETTED AND IS GOOD TO BE PUT TO GOOD USE.

WE WILL WORK WITH THEM DIRECTLY AND WE'RE GOING TO DO LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT THAT PROCESS AND WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY.

WERE DOING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE SO NOW WE HAVE A YEAR UNDER OUR BELT MAYBE THERE'S THINGS TO OUR PROCESS THAT WE SHOULD CHANGE AND ADAPT IN APPROVE UPON. WE LEARNED IF YOU ARE READY THEY WERE SPEARHEADING WHETHER LETTERS OF SUPPORT WERE ONE OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT OF KNOWN WHEN WE STARTED THIS. ULTIMATELY, WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT THOSE PROJECTS WILL COME BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL BEFORE GOING OUT TO LSF AND ULTIMATELY BEFORE MONEY IS SPENT. YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF THOSE PROCESSES AS WE GO THROUGH. ONE OF THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND IS RECENTLY AS A RESULT OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT.

AS OF JULY 1ST NEW STATE LEGISLATION, THE DEPRAVITY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GOT TASKED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS. THE WORK WITH THE MANAGING ENTITY TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS AND WILL WORK WITH THE MANAGING ENTITY TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS. THAT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF JULY 1ST. THAT PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY SORTED OUT JUST YET. WHERE WE STAND IN WHERE THE COUNTY STANDS, YOU'RE RIGHT WHERE YOU NEED TO BE, THE PROJECTS ON THE LIST, WERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TO THE MOMENT THAT WE FEEL READY THAT THAT MONEY IS READY TO GO OUT BE OBTAINED, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND OBTAIN IT.

I KNOW FROM MR. NAGEL'S POINT MR. WANAMAKER WE WANT TO GET OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY THAT MAY NOT BE SPENDING AS WELL.

WORKING TO MAKE SURE CLAY COUNTY IS POSITIONED WELL AND WERE READY TO CAPTURE THESE DOLLARS BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE IN A LIFETIME TYPE OF EVENT THAT WE HAVE A SETTLEMENT DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 18 YEARS TO GO AFTER AND IMPLEMENT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE DOING ON THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.

SO JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW, I'LL LET VICTORIA TELL YOU ABOUT THE EXCITING NEWS THAT YOU HAVE AS A RESULT OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THAT IS ALL I HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW TO TELL YOU WHERE WE'VE BEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR AND WERE HEADED NEXT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTION. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS FOR TYLER. >> IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY DCF IS GOING TO BE THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S GOING TO CONTROL THE

FUNDS OUT OF STATE? >> YES, SIR.

>> THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY. >> IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE SILENCE

THERE. >> TYLER I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I JUST WANT SOME CLARITY WERE USE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE REASONABLE TIMELINES ON COMPLETION FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT ATTACHED TO DOLLARS OR ARE YOU SAYING WE HAVE THOSE IN YOUR LOOKING TO

IMPLEMENT. >> THERE MAY BE AN ORDINANCE THAT THE PUBLIC MAY WANT THAT MAY HELP ONE OF THE EASY ONES TO POINT OUT NO SMOKING IN COUNTY PARKS, LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THINK THERE SHOULD BE OUT THERE IN LOCAL LEGISLATION THAT COULD HELP YOU ALL.

YES, MA'AM NOT NECESSARILY ON YOUR SIDE BUT WHAT WE CAN DO ON

OUR SIDE. >> THINK YOU.

>> I WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS T-BILL ATTAINING, ADDICTIVE, DESTROYING DISEASE AND IS EVIDENT THAT THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING CLAY COUTY.

I APPRECIATE WHAT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IS HELPING US DO WE NEED ALL THE HELP AND WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE IT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE REGION AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD

WORK. >> TYLER DO YOU WANT TO TELL US WHO'S ON YOUR TASK FORCE BEFORE YOU TURN IT OVER TO VICTORIA OR

DO YOU WANT HER TO. >> THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE ON THE TASK FORCE. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

EVERYTHING FROM CLAY BEHAVIORAL DOWN TO VERY SMALL LOCAL PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT THEY CAN ONE IS A

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MOTHER THAT HAS A FACEBOOK GROUP TO HELP GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE NOW CARETAKERS OF THE GRANDCHILDREN.

REALLY THE OVERARCHING ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL DOWN TO

PEOPLE BASED VERSIONS. >> AND VIRTUALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT IN CLAY COUNTY AND PARENTS RAISING GRANDKIDS.

WE DO HAVE A BEHAVIORAL IRENE AND GLENN EASTON.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS W WELL.

>> HELLO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE IRENE STAND UP WITH ME IF SHE DOESN'T MIND. SHE WILL PROBABLY JUMP OUT OF THE CHAIR. SHE'S BEEN SO EXCITED TO HAVE

THIS. >> WE ALSO HAVE DEBORAH, SHE

WOULD NOT SIT WITH US. >> ACROSS THE AISLE.

A QUICKER ESCAPE. >> I'M VICTORIA THE PROJECTS COORDINATOR WITH THE COUNTY AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A PROJECT THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING TO THE TASK FORCE OURSELVES THAT IS RELATED TO SOME OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE WERE GIVEN AND TIED TO OPIOIDS. I'M GETTING OVER DETOX FACTS AND IRENE CONJUNCTION. I TOOK THIS FROM YOU, WERE GOOD THERE ARE TWO LOCAL CENTERS ONE IS EPIC IN ST. JOHN'S AND GATEWAY IN JACKSONVILLE WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANY LARGE FACILITIES IN CLAY COUNTY TIED TO DETOX AND RECOVERY.

THE CURRENT MODELS THAT ARE USED TO MODEL IN CLAY COUNTY WOULDG- HAVE PATIENTS UTILIZING A 3 - 5 DAY DETOX AND MOVING INTO RECOVERY PHASE. THIS PROCESS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WOULD HAVE INPATIENT RECOVERY AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO OUTPATIENT AS WELL WHICH IS MOSTLY UTILIZED WITHIN THE COUNTY. CURRENTLY ALL SERVICES OFFERED IN THE COUNTY ARE VOLUNTARY UNLESS THEY ARE COURT MANDATED.

SO THAT IS A GOOD THING TO REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE ACTIVELY SEEKING OUT HELP FOR THEIR ADDICTION.

>> WITH THE DETOX RECOVERY CENTER, THIS IS LOCATION THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. IT IS CURRENTLY THE BEAR RUN HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINIC IN THE OLD TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE THROUGH THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS STILL BEING CURRENTLY UTILIZE WHILE THEY WERE ON THEIR NEW FLEMING ISLAND LOCATION.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC LOCATION BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND THEN OFF TO QUESTIONS AT THE END.

>> THERE WEREN'T ANY QUESTIONS BUT I DID APPRECIATE THE BRIEFING THAT I HAD WITH THE TEAM RECENTLY AND I THINK TROY WAS ON THE CALL AS WELL. THE LOCATION BEING WHERE IT IS I HAVE VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW FRONT FACING THIS IS TO THE COMMUNITY THIS OBVIOUSLY IS IN MY DISTRICT AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT FEEDBACK I WOULD GET HISTORY TELLS US THAT THE BEAR RUN COMMUNITY IS VERY ENGAGED.

I'M THANKFUL THAT ANY CONCERNS THAT MIGHT'VE COME UP OR ADDRESSED AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FIELD TRIP TO SEE WHERE THIS IS AN ACTION BUT I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE THE VOLUNTEERS ARE LOOKING TO ENJOY AND I THINK THIS IS A NEED AND WE DISCUSSED VERY THOROUGHLY THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO OUTSOURCE THIS TO OTHER COUNTIES AND THAT LOCATION IS GREAT BECAUSE IT IS CENTRAL TO WHERE A LOT OF OUR FOLKS WOULD BE USING THIS, AT LEAST THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.

IF WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT THEY CAN TOUCH BASE ON WHERE THE COMMUNITY. MEDICINE OR IRENE AND THEIR TEAM SEE THESE INDIVIDUALS BUT I KNOW MIDDLEBURG SPECIFICALLY IS A HIGH AREA OF NEED AND THE OTHER THING WE TOUCHED BASED ON YOU CAN SORTA SEE IT IN THE PICTURE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SIGN AND I BELIEVE AND THE RECOVERY IN DETOX WOULD BE SMALLER THAN T THAT. THAT IS QUITE BIG YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ROAD IT'S NOT A BIG FLASHY LAS VEGAS SIGN THAT THERE'S A DETOX RECOVERY CENTER GOING IN THIS LOCATION WAS SOMETHING LABELED AS NECESSARY ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY NEED AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS HIGHLY ADVERTISED AS FAR AS WHERE IT IS AND WHAT IT IS GOING IN THIS LOCATION AND.

>> I GOT TO VISIT EPIC WITH IRENE.

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HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT, YOUR HALF OR TWO YEARS.

AND I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT SUFFERED WITH ADDICTION.

THAT IS SOMETHING I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND WHY I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS. SINCE I PRETTY MUCH BECAME A COMMISSIONER. AND I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHEN WE VISIT EPIC IT WAS LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING.

IT WASN'T LIKE THEY WERE PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE OR HIDDEN IN A CERTAIN AREA AND EVIDENTLY THE AREA PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THEM IN AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND KNOWING THAT WE COULD USE SPACE THAT THE COUNTY ALREADY OWNS AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO WAIT FOR A BUILDING TO BE BUILT AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A GREAT NEED. WE NEED TO GET THIS GOING.

I'M SO EXCITED AND LIKE A SET UP PROBABLY DEFINED IN THE 20TH JOB TO COME HELP YOU ALL WHENEVER I GET DENNIS COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU ALEXANDRA FOR BEING UNDERSTANDING AND I THINK THE RESIDENTS WILL TAKE THEM IN

ALSO. >> I THINK THE LOCATION IS VERY INTENTIONAL. BEFORE YOU WERE ELECTED WE HAD TYLER PRESENT THE SPOT ANALYSIS WHICH I'M SURE YOU AND GET YOU A COPY OF AN WHAT THE RESEARCH DATA SHOWED OR MAYBE HEATHER GAVE US A PRESENTATION BUT I REMEMBER THERE BEING A PRESENTATION. IT WAS ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WHERE OUR HIGHEST LEVEL OF ADDICTION IS IN THE ZIP CODE WAS RIGHT WHERE ORANGE PARK AND MIDDLEBURG COME TOGETHER VERY INTENTIONAL CHOICE TO COMMISSIONER BURKS POINT CLEARLY OR OWN THE PROPERTIES AND WE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND ALSO TO

SERVE THE NEED. >> THAT IS GREAT THIS IS GOOD.

>> THE AREA IS A HOTSPOT FOR VETERAN SUICIDE AS WELL.

THERE IS A GREAT NEED. >> WE ARE KIND OF APPROACHING THIS IN TWO PHASES. PHASE ONE WILL BE TO CONVERT THE OLD TAX COLLECTORS BUILDING INTO OLD OFFICE SPACE IN GROUP MEETING AND COUNSELING SPACE. THAT IS CURRENTLY A VACANT SPACE. THAT CAN BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.

THERE WE WOULD HOUSE CLAY BEHAVIORAL AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS AND AND I DON'T KNOW IRENE IF YOU WHAT TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS WOULD UTILIZE THE SPACE AS FAR AS GROUP MEETINGS

IN AND GROUP COUNSELING. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT OFFICE SPACE AND SOME OUTPATIENT SERVICES. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOCATE ALL OF OUR SERVICES THERE, IT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE FOR OUTPATIENT GROUPS AND EVALUATIONS AND

ASSESSMENTS TO SOME STAFF. >> FOR MEETINGS LIKE AA, NA AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THEY COULD OCCUR THERE?

>> WHAT DO YOU SAY THAT NO MICROPHONE JUST FOR ONLINE AND

FOR THE RECORD. >> I AM DEBORAH WITH CLAY BEHAVIORAL. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE INVOLVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS PARTICULARLY WITH AN INPATIENT PROGRAM WERE DETOX SO HAVING OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE RIGHT THERE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL AA AND NA IN ANY SUPPORT COMMUNITIES THAT WANT TO COME AND WOULD BE HELPFUL TO DETOX RESIDENTIAL AREA. WE HAVEN'T GOT IN LINE OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE BUT PART OF IT BEING PARAMEDICS AND IN PART WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO LOCATE ONE OR TWO COUNSELORS IN A ROOM OR TWO BIG ENOUGH OR GROUPS LIKE DUAL DIAGNOSIS OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES YOU CAN HAVE A CONTINUUM CARE FROM DETOX TO SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL TO YOUR OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE STAFF THERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW THEM AND YOU BEEN THERE WITH THEM FOR 30 DAYS AND VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE LOCATION.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG SPOT NOW AND WE CAN'T MOVE ALL OF OUR SERVICES THERE BECAUSE WERE HIGHER STAFF AND THAT BETTER PEERS THAT WORK WITH. MEDICINE IN THIS POPULATION ARE JUST DOWN THE STREET ON 220 AND COLLEGE SO WE ARE VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER SO WE CAN GET THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.

THAT IS WHAT WERE THINKING RIGHT NOW.

>> DEBORAH AND IRENE I THANK YOU TOLD ME BUT I WANT YOU TO SAY IT TO THE PUBLIC WE ARE STILL GOING TO MAINTAIN THE PARA MEDICINE THEY BEHAVIORAL OFFICE IN MIDDLEBURG SO 60% OF THE OVERDOSE DEATHS AND CLAY COUNTY OCCUR WITHIN 2 MILES SO THAT'S A

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LITTLE BIT. WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE THAT BUT THAT'S JUST TINY INCONSPICUOUS LOCATION BUT YOU INTEND TO KEEP

THE AS WELL, CORRECT. >> IS AN ACTIVE OFFICE IN GLENSIDE WE HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY KEEP IT.

>> OUR LOCATION THAT WE ARE AT NOW IS IN ORANGE PARK AND KINGSLEY WERE LOCATED IN THE BLENDING AREA AND OFFERED TO 18 AREA AND MIDDLEBURG AND RIGHT THERE THE BEAR RUN AREA WHICH IS A HIGH DRUG ADDICTED POPULATION OF THE AREA, WE ARE WELL

SITUATED. >> COMMISSIONER BURKE.

IS THERE ROOM TO EXPAND THE AREA, DO WE HAVE ROOM IF WE WANT TO EVENTUALLY IF THEY NEEDED THAT WE HAVE SPACE ON THE

PROPERTY? >> TROY IS SAYING NO.

>> I THINK WE ARE AT MAX CAPACITY OF WHAT IS ALREADY

THERE. >> I LIKE HOWARD'S ANSWER

BETTER. >> IS A LOT QUICKER TO REPURPSE AND RENOVATE LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, THE PARKING LOT IS PRETTY BIG IF YOU DID ADD ON TO THE AREA WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR.

THAT WOULD MAYBE BE A POSSIBILITY BUT I THINK FOR

RIGHT NOW THIS IS OUR BEST BET. >> WE KNOW LAND BEHIND IT WILL

NOT BE APARTMENTS. >> DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE LOCATION OR COMMENTS?

>> YOU CAN GO ON TO THE SECOND ONE.

>> PHASE TWO WOULD BE TO CONVERT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINIC THAT IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED INTO THE DETOX AND RECOVERY CENTER.

THE INITIAL GOAL IS TO HAVE 10 DETOX AND SIX RECOVERY AND BEFORE DETOX TAKES 3 - 5 DAYS AND USUALLY YOU LOOK AT A 30 DAY RECOVERY WHERE THEY STAY IN-HOUSE.

THAT WOULD ALSO BE THE CLINICAL ROOMS WERE THE DETOX IS TAKING PLACE AND THERE WILL BE COMMUNAL SPACE AS WELL AS THE KITCHEN SO MEALS CAN BE SERVED AND PREPARED ON SITE SO YOU DO HAVE SOMEBODY LIVING THERE FULL-TIME FOR 30 DAYS.

THE DESIGN OF THIS COULD BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY WHILE CONSTRUCTION IS DELAYED WHAT THE FACILITY IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED.

SO IT GIVES US SOME TIME TO FINISH PHASE ONE WHEN WE MOVE

INTO PHASE TWO. >> JUST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE I OPENED IT UP AGAIN FOR QUESTIONS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP QUITE A FEW TIMES WAS FLOODING WE'VE NOT FOUND ANY DOCUMENTED FLOODING IN EITHER OF THESE FACILITIES SO THAT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN RUMORS BUT LIKE I SAID WE DID NOT FIND ANY DOCUMENTED FLOODING FOR THOSE FACILITIES.

THE DETOX FACILITIES DO NOT TYPICALLY HAVE ANY SPECIALTY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PATIENTS ARE MEDICALLY MONITORED NOT MEDICALLY MANAGED. ANYTIME THERE IS ANYTHING OF CONCERN AND REQUIRE MORE ATTENTION THEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND 911 WILL BE CALLED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NUMBERS SO CURRENTLY THE CLINICAL FACILITY OF THIS SIZE BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT IS ON-SITE WOULD COST OVER $5 MILLION TO BUILD FROM THE LOT WAS.AS FAR AS NATIONAL AVERAGE WHERE THE REMODEL COST WOULD COME IN AROUND TWO AND HALF MILLION WITH THE NATIONAL AVERAGE COST FOR REMODEL AND THIS IS TIED TO A CLINICAL FACILITY SO ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU NEED AS FAR AS THE DETOX AND ALL OF THAT THAT GOES WITH IT BEING A MEDICAL FACILITY.

SECURITY IS DETERMINED BY EACH FACILITY BASED ON THE NEED SO EPIC IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY HAS NO SECURITY ON-SITE.

THEY HAVE A PANIC BUTTON OR 911 BUTTON THAT CAN BE USED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IF NECESSARY GATEWAY DOES HAVE PRIVATE SECURITY ON-SITE SO AGAIN IT'S BASED ON THE NEED OF THE AREA AND GATEWAY IS A MUCH LARGER FACILITY THAN WHAT WERE LOOKING TO HAVE. WE MIGHT BE CLOSER TO EPIC SIZE WHERE WERE LOOKING AT THOSE OPTIONS IF THAT BECOMES NECESSARY. IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD LOCATION NEAR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SUBSTATION DOWN THE ROAD SO THAT'S ALSO VERY CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AS WELL AS DOWN THE ROAD FROM ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL SO WERE GOOD WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND SECURITY IN THE ASPECT AS FAR AS LOCATION.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE BROUGHT UP IN A FEW OF THE COMMISSIONER

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MEETINGS, CLAY BEHAVIORAL LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY A LOT RESIDENTIAL THERE BASED ON RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND ARE ABLE TO BE IN THE COMMUNITIES WITHOUT CAUSING A LOT OF ISSUES THE PARA MEDICINE OPTION IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE BE IN A COMMERCIAL AREA I BELIEVE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE UNLESS THEY NEED IT. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE VOLUNTARILY SEEKING RECOVERY THIS IS THEIR NEW CHANCE AT LIFE THIS IS A POSITIVE TRACK FOR THE INDIVIDUALS GOING TO RECEIVE CARE AND OF COURSE THERE WILL BE ISSUES THAT POP UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT THE FACILITIES ARE FOR AND THE POSITIVITY THE SURROUNDS.

THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE LOOKING FOR A CHANGE IF WE CAN EMBRACE THEM AND SUPPORT THIS CHANGE IT'LL BE MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL AND SO MUCH BETTER FOR CLAY COUNTY IN GENERAL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ONE THING THAT STUCK OUT IN MY MIND WHENEVER WE VISIT EPIC THE PARTNERSHIP THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE JAGUARS HAD SO MUCH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, I KNOW SOMEONE HAS TO WORK ON HAPPENING SO WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT PART BECAUSE DEFINITELY THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD BE A

BIG ONE. >> TROY IS WALKING APPEAR WE

WILL SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. >> DON'T TELL ME NO AGAIN LIKE

LAST TIME. >> TALKING TO IRENE IT'S ALWAYS GET IT STARTED WHEN SHE GET THE FOOTPRINT ON THE GROUND THEN YOU GET MORE SUCCESS WE DO HAVE GEORGE YOU ALL HAVE THAT GEORGE ON SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS SO I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HOW DO WE BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS ONCE WE GET STARTED AND GET THIS CONCEPT OF HAVING A FACILITY THAT IS EASIER TO GET OTHER PEOPLE OR SAY WE GOT SOMETHING MOVING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR THE NEXT PIECE OF THIS.

I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR.

>> WE WILL DEFINITELY KEEP THAT OPEN.

THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER.

>> IN TERMS OF SCALE IRENE OR GLENN WITH UNLIMITED RESOURCES WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND WHAT KIND OF FULL SOLIDITY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND A CLAY COUNTY. WERE LOOKING AT 10 DETOX AND SIX RECOVERY BEDS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED.

>> I CANNOT ANSWER THAT EXACTLY BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START AND I SAY WE GIVE IT A YEAR OR TWO AND SEE WHAT THE UTILIZATION IS. EVERYTHING CHANGED AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND NUMBERS FOR INPATIENT WENT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY WERE STARTING TO SEE THEM RISE AGAIN SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START AND ANALYZE THE UTILIZATION AFTER A YEAR OR TWO AND THEN WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A BETTER PROJECTION, WERE WE SURE ON THAT SWIVEL WAITLIST AND WE HAVE TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE THINGS AS WE GO THROUGH

THE INITIAL PHASE. >> ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH

PEOPLE TO FILL THESE BEDS? >> I DON'T THINK FILLING THE BEDS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE OUTSIDE COUNTIES THAT HAVE THE SAME NEEDS THAT WE DO JUST LIKE WE'VE BEEN USING GATEWAY AND GATEWAY IS FULL.

WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY AND OUTTHINK A SHORTAGE OF FILLING THE BEDS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

>> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALSO.

IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START BUT I ENVISION A GREATER NEED ONCE WE START DOWN THIS ROAD. THANK YOU.

>> DEBORAH DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO IT?

COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. >> THIS LOCATION OF THE HEALTH WE HAVE ABILITY TO EVEN MOVE AROUND INSIDE OF THE FACILITY WAS 16 BEDS TO START WITH. WERE SITUATED REALLY WELL TO START AND WILL SEE HOW THE UTILIZATION GOES IN ANOTHER Y YEAR. IF WE GET JAMMED AND WILL HAVE EVERYONE IN RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE HOW THE FACILITY WILL BE PUT TOGETHER WE CAN MOVE WITHIN THE FACILITY, I THINK THAT WILL BE

VERY HELPFUL. >> THANK YOU.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS? >> COMMISSIONER CELLA.

>> THE BIGGEST QUESTION WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAVE THE NEED NOW AND WE'VE SEEN WITH CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN FOR OTHER PROJECTS TAKE NINE MONTHS, 18 MONTHS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO FAST-TRACK THIS.

I UNDERSTAND WERE NOT CREATING WALLS BUT AT THE SAME TIME ARE WE GOING TO BE OBSOLETE BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE POINT WHEN IT'S READY TO BE USED, THAT SECOND SERIOUS CONCERN.

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>> PART OF THE REASON I'M HERE PRESENTING TODAY IS TO GET YOUR OKAY AND BLESSING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AND AS SOON AS WE GET THE APPROVAL WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS TO START WORKING ON GETTING THE DESIGNS DONE AND WHAT IT IS WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND IT IS DELAYING AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION ON ANY ASPECT OF THIS POINT. WERE HOPING WE ARE AHEAD OF THE GAME RIGHT NOW SO WERE HOPING WE CAN KEEP PUSHING FORWARD AND HAVING A SINGLE POINT OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING AND MAKING SURE THE PROJECT MOVES

FORWARD AS IT SHOULD. >> I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL BE ON TOP OF IT MOVING FORWARD BUT THE DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION THIS TIME OF OUR LIVES, MEANING EVERY MONTH THAT GOES BY COSTCO EVEN HIGHER AND WE HAVE $3 MILLION AND YOU CAN ASSIST 2.5 MILLION, 2.55 MILLION TO DO THAT AND THAT GIVES US 400,000 OR 500,000 WITH THE CHRISTIAN AND WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT BECAUSE WE'LL BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR EVEN IF IT SIX MONTHS WERE INTO A NEW FISCAL YEAR THE CIP AND WILL BE TAKING MONEY FROM ANOTHER PROJECT WHICH WILL BE TOUGH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

>> I DID ASK THAT QUESTION AND I THINK TROY IS COMING AROUND, HE'S BACK I DON'T KNOW WHO WALKED BY THEIR.

I DID ASK THE SAME QUESTION BUT THEY HAVE ONE AND A HALF MILLION ALREADY. MAYBE IT IS NOT THAT HIGH BUT THEY HAD MONEY IN THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT MONIES THAT WE'VE GOTTEN AND THAT COULD ALSO BE USED FOR THIS SO THEY DO HAVE A LITTLE CUSHION THERE. I'M TRYING TO BUY TIME.

>> HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. >> DON'T FORGET YOUR QUESTION.

>> THERE'S TWO BUILDINGS I KNOW ONE IS NOT AND ROUGH AS SHAPE AS THE OTHER COULD WE POSSIBLY GET ONE DONE FIRST AND POSSIBLY

UTILIZE THAT. >> THAT IS THE TWO PHASED APPROACH, THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE DOING THE REMODEL TO THE TAX COLLECTORS AND THE SECOND WOULD BE WORKING ON THE HEALTH CLINIC THE HEALTH APARTMENT IS STILL THERE SO WE CANNOT START ANY DEMO OR CHANGES WHILE THEY ARE THERE.

THAT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE FINISHED FIRST.

>> HOW LONG ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE THERE?

OR DO WE KNOW? >> CLAY COUNTY FACILITIES DIRECTOR GETTING CAUGHT UP ON SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION FOR THAT APARTMENT HEALTH, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE UNTIL MAY NEXT YEAR BUT DURING THAT TIME TALKING ABOUT EXPEDITING CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN WE CAN WORK WITH THE CONTINUOUS SERVICE CONTRACTORS AND WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY MEET WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WERE WAITING FOR A TOUR OF THE CLINICS AND WE CAN WORK ON METHODS AND MEANS AND MAKE IT A PRIORITY FOR WHATEVER DESIGN TEAMS TO PUT THIS AT THE TOP BECAUSE THE APPROPRIATION HAS A TIMELINE

THAT IT IS BOUND BY. >> IS IT PRETTY MUCH GOT IN THE

BUILDING? >> THAT IS THE ASSUMPTION.

ONCE AGAIN WE'VE NOT GOT TO SEE ONE OF THE CLINICS IN NUANCE, I DON'T KNOW FOR SPECIAL ROOMS OR FLOW OR MATERIALS AND WHEN WE SIT DOWN WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING THAT AS YOU EXPEDITE WE CAN TELL THE DESIGN TEAM IS A PRIORITY AND WE NEED THIS DONE WE NEED MORE PROCUREMENT KAREN AND HER TEAM PROCUREMENT METHODS MAY BE A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT MIGHT BE OUT THERE IN LINE THAT WOULD HELP OUT WITH THESE TWO.

>> COMMISSIONER DO YOU WANT TO REPEAT YOUR QUESTION.

>> I ANSWERED SOME OF THE AS IT IS, THE OTHER THING I WANT TO BRING UP AND I KNOW VICTORIA WAS VERY STRONG ABOUT UNDERLYING NO FLOODING OF THE BUILDINGS BUT THERE'S A REALLY STRONG ANTIDOTAL STORIES FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE BOTH ON STAFF AND OTHER FOLKS IN THE TAX COLLECTORS IN THE PARKING LOT DID FLOOD DURING IRMA SO I'M SENSITIVE TO THAT AS WELL UNDERLYING THAT AND MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN INTO HARM'S WAY IF WE DO HAPPEN TO GET THAT AGAIN.

>> ABSOLUTELY SIR. >> TO THAT NOTE FREQUENTLY I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IN MY DISTRICT.

THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE WALGREENS IN THE CVS ARE AT 218 AND LANDING FLOODED IN IRMA SO WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WAS A 500 YEAR FLOOD IN ADDITION TO HURRICANE.

BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION FREQUENTLY.

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HE FORGET TO SAY THAT WE CANNOT DO THIS BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT

FLOODED. >> I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION AND MAKE SURE ALL ENGINEERING IS FOCUSED ON AND MAKING SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

>> THERE ARE RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT FOR THAT THANK ANY PLACE THAT FLOODED IN IRMA SHOULD NOT BE DEVELOPED.

>> I AM NOT SAYING THAT BUT AT THE SAME TIME PEOPLE IN HERE WITH THE MICROPHONES DURING THE DEBATE ON THE BARE GROUND APARTMENT THAT TALKED ABOUT THE FLOODING AND WHAT THEY SAW DURING IRMA. ANOTHER THING IRMA MIGHT BE 105 YEAR STORM MAYBE IT'S ONE IN 100 YEAR STORM WE DON'T KNOW THE WAY THE WEATHER IS WORKING IN THE WAY SOUTHPORT HAD 20 INCHES OF RAIN IN 12 HOURS THEY HAD FLOODING WHERE THEY NEVER HAD FLOODING BEFORE. ALL I'M SAYING FOREFRONT AND MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED AND I'M SAYING WE SHOULDN'T USE AND DRESSING WE MAKE AND SHOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

>> A VERY SENSITIVE BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFICULT DISCUSSION TO HAVE WITH PEOPLE THAT THINK THAT BECAUSE SOMETHING FLOODED DURING IRMA THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD'VE DEEMED IT UNUSABLE AND NOT VIOLATE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS, THIS CASE IT IS THE COUNTY. UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I WOULD LET YOU ALL KNOW I DID GIVE A COPY OF THE SECOND PRESENTATION TO AMANDA THORPE TO GET BACK TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. I KNOW HE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT KNOWING HOW WE ARE UTILIZING TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN ALLOCATIONS SO I GAVE HER THE INFORMATION SO SHE COULD SHARE

WITH HIM. >> WITHOUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THE ASK THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS THE APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE UTILIZING OF THE SPACE AS A DETOX AND RECOVERY SPENCER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN AT THE BEAR RUN FACILITY.

>> TWO I HAVE A MOTION? >> A MOTION FOR THAT FACILITIES BE BACK WAVE MOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING I.

THOSE OPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIES 5 - 0.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

>> MADAM CHAIR FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK TYLER ONCE AGAIN I REMEMBER THE FIRST MEETING THAT WE CALLED ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER AND HE WAS THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM THIS PLACE WAS FILLED AND I'M THINKING HOW IS HE EVER GOING TO WOULD ALL THIS DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE HE CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AT SOME POINT AND YOU DID THAT AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DID IN THE WORK THAT THE COUNCIL DOES ON OUR BEHALF I KNOW HE HAS BEEN ATTENDING THE RESILIENCY MEETINGS AND THAT SOMETHING IN VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT AND WE'VE BEEN LIVING HERE IN FLORIDA AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE FLOODING AND CLIMATE AND BOUNCING BACK FROM THOSE THINGS THANK YOU TO THE

[22. Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)]

WHOLE TEAM, WE APPRECIATE IT. >> PROGRESS REPORT ON THE

BONDAGE TRANSPORTATION REPORT. >> TAKE YOUR TIME.

>> GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD, ED ON THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM A MINISTRY THERE. TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS OVER THE LAST MONTH. ON PROJECT NUMBER ONE TO 18 WJ I IS FINALIZING THE DESIGN AND WORKING TOWARD THE BIDDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ON 218. FIRST SEE MY GROUP NUMBER TWO, OVERALL THE COUNTY SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION CONTINUE WAS THE DESIGN AND BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETING APPRAISALS AND OFFERS CONTINUE FOR MULTIPLE RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITIONS FOR PROJECT NUMBER TWO SPECIFICALLY FINAL SIGN AND SEAL PLANS ARE PENDING FOR THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IS UNDER EVALUATION. WERE WAITING FOR THE FDA PERMIT TO BE RELEASED ON THE PROJECT AND THERE IS CONTINUE CORONATION WITH F DOT DISTRICT TO OFFICE AT U.S. 17 INTERSECTION.

FOR PROJECT NUMBER FIVE FINAL SEAL PLANS ARE PENDING THE CONTRACTOR IS DEVELOPING THE MAXIMUM PRICE ON THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PERMIT IS STILL UNDER REVIEW AND FOR PROJECT SIX A IT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE 90% PLAN.

FOR THE SEYMOUR GROUP NUMBER ONE, THE TEAM AGAIN HELD THE BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETING AND PROJECT THREE RUSSELL ROAD COUNTY ROAD 209 IS DEVELOPING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ON THE PLAN THAT COVERS OPERATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE AREA NORTH OF OAK STREAM ROAD TO THE AREA OF WATKINS ROAD ON THE COUNTY 209 CORRIDOR AND THE TEAM CONTINUES TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE PROPERTY OWNERS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RIGHT-OF-WAY'S FOR THE REALIGNMENT AND POND SITES. FOR PROJECT NUMBER FOUR, COUNTY

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ROAD 739B ALSO KNOWN AS SANDRIDGE ROAD, THE CLOSURE OF THE THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM HENLEY TO WEST RUSSELL OAKS DRIVE WAS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE UNTIL JULY 30. THE COUNTY STAFF, SHERIFF'S OFFICE,FIRE RESCUE CONTINUE THE PERIODIC MEETINGS TO REVIEW THE MAINTENANCE TRAFFIC OF THE ROADWAY AS WELL AS CLOSURES AND UPDATED FOR CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE TEAM.

COMPLETED A MAJORITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION ON SANDRIDGE ROAD IN FRONT OF LAKE ASBURY SCHOOLS WITH CONTINUED EFFORTS TO SAVE UP THE AREA BY THE TIME SCHOOL STARTS ON AUGUST 10.

INCLUDED WITHIN THE WORKSCOPE IS INSULATION A NEW WATER AND SEWER LINES THAT ARE PAID FOR BY CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY.

ALSO IN THE SAME COURT OR OUTSIDE OF THIS PROJECT, THEY CONTINUE TO INSTALL THE GAS LINE JUST ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF OUR RIGHT AWAY. MOVING ON THE PROJECT 6P KNOWN AS CATHEDRAL PARKWAY, THE TEAM CONTINUED WITH THE BOTTOM STATUS MEETINGS AFTERNOON RISK MITIGATION THE MEETINGS WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS THE CORE PERMIT WAS FINALLY RELEASED AND ISSUED ON JULY 17.

AS A SIDE NOTE I WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO CONGRESSMAN AARON BEINGS AND HIS STAFF WITH A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO BRIAN CAMPBELL FOR HIS ASSISTANCE WITH THE INNER AGENCY CORONATION IN COMMUNICATIONS ESSENTIALLY DUE TO THEIR SUPPORT WERE ABLE TO RELEASE HER. TO START THEIR FIELDWORK AND CLEARING OF THE ROADWAY CORRIDOR BEGAN ON JULY 24.

FINALLY ON THIS PROJECT TO GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 17. WITH THAT I CLOSE MY UPDATE, DO

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I JUST WANT TO SHARE ONE WITH YOU.

A MOTHER NAMED IN THE BENJAMIN WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZE DONNIE CRUZ WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR ON THE 218 WORK IN MY DISTRICT. SHE SAYS I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DONNIE CRUZ, GENTLEMEN WORKING ON THE WIDENING OF COUNTY ROAD 218 WHERE MY SON WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN 2004. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY, YOU ARE APPRECIATED, HE LIVES IN WAVERLEY GEORGIA AND HE IS DOWN HERE WORKING AND HE TOOK THE TIME TO POST ON THE MIDDLEBURG CRIME WATCH COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE. GOOD AFTERNOON WERE WIDENING COUNTY ROAD 218 IN YOUR SON'S MEMORIAL NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.

I WOULD BE GLAD TO MOVE IT BACK TO THE EDGE OF THE TREE LINE IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND ME DOING SO I JUST WANTED YOUR APPROVAL BEFORE I MESSED WITH IT, I HOPE ALL IS WELL.

SOMEONE LET HER KNOW AND SHE SAW AND SAID THAT WOULD BE AWESOME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM A COUPLE BIT THAT YOU CAN PASS ALONG TO HIS EMPLOYER AND SAY IT'S GREAT TO LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN WHERE THAT COMMUNITY IS CERTAINLY PRESENT.

, ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU ED.

[23. Clay County Strategic Plan (G.Gunn)]

NEXT WE HAVE GABRIELLE GUNN WITH AN UPDATE WITH THE CLAY COUNTY

STRATEGIC PLAN. >> HELLO COMMISSIONERS GABRIELLE GUNN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THE COUNTYWIDE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

THE TEAM INCLUDES MYSELF, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER TROY MEIKLE, PADEN BEATTY WITH UF I FACE IN THE U.S. FLORIDA REGIONAL COUNCIL BETH, ERIC AND NOEL AND SOME OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU WILL SEE IN TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION INCLUDES A COMPILED DATA REPORT THAT NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL CAME UP WITH. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT TO LEARN THIS EVENING. WERE YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY RESULTS, WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE A STRUCTURE.

WERE GOING TO GIVE YOU A TIMELINE AND OPEN IT UP FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL. AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE MEETINGS COMPILED INCLUDED A DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS IN APRIL. WE THEN HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING IN EACH DISTRICT ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL MEETING IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND MIDDLEBURG AS THOSE TWO LOCATIONS.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SEE THE SURVEY RESULTS.

THESE WERE RESULTS TAKEN FROM OVER 400 RESPONSES.

OUT OF THE SURVEYS RESIDENTS PRIORITIZED QUALITY AND BALANCE OF LIFE FIRST. THEY TOOK GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND

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DEVELOPMENT SECOND, THIRD WAS ECONOMY AND FORTH WAS EMPEROR STRUCTURE. ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SEE RESIDENTS PRIORITIES BY DISTRICT.

WE DO HAVE A TYPO ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE WILL GET THAT FIXED. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, WE DID FIND THAT. IN DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS VALUED RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS DIST DISTRICTS, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS VALUE ECONOMY MORE THAN DISTRICT THREE BUT LESS THAN DISTRICT TWO, FOUR AND FIVE.

IN DISTRICT TO RESIDENTS VALUED INFRASTRUCTURE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE ACADEMY AND RESIDENTS ALSO VALUE GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LESS THAN THOSE IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

DISTRICT THREE RESIDENTS VALUE QUALITY AND BALANCE OF LIFE MORE THAN THOSE IN DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, FOUR AND FIVE HOWEVER, THEY HAVE LESS CONCERN FOR THE COUNTY, ECONOMY WHICH IS IN CONTRAST HAS SLIGHTLY MORE CONCERN FOR GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. THESE FACTORS MAY BE RELATED TO THE PROXIMITY TO DUVALL PRE-DISTRICT FOR RESIDENTS VALUED INFRASTRUCTURE THE MOST WITH THE ECONOMY BEING THE SECOND PRIORITY AND RESIDENTS VALUE GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT THE LEAST OF ITS ISSUES BUT MORE THAN DISTRICT TO. DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS PLACE EQUAL VALUE ON QUALITY AND BALANCE OF LIFE AND ECONOMY AND THEY ALSO PLACE EQUAL VALUE ON GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

>> I'M WORKING WITH KEYSTONE MATH HERE.

>> I'M NOT A MATH PERSON, WE KNOW COMMISSIONER READ A IS.

WHEN I LOOK AT THIS I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE BLUE BARS ALL ADD UP TO THE BLUE BAR ON THE PREVIOUS CHART BEING THE HIGHEST FOR QUALITY AND BALANCE OF LIFE WHEN IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE LARGEST BAR IN ANY OF THE DISTRICTS.

>> THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ATTENDED THE DISTRICT MEETINGS SO THIS CHART YOU'LL SEE THE CHART BEFORE WAS TAKEN BY THE SURVEYS THAT WERE TAKEN WITHIN THE COUNTY.

>> THERE TOTALLY DIFFERENT. >> KEYSTONE MOUTH WORK.

>> IT WORKS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> WILL BE ON WE ARE PROPOSING A STRUCTURE TO LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 4 - 6 NAMES AND AN ASSOCIATED DEFINITION WILL BE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

WE WILL MOVE DOWN THE GOALS, FOUR TO SIX WITH AN OVERARCHING IDEA. THE NEXT WILL BE A MEASURABLE OBJECTIVE AND THEN POLICY TO THEN COORDINATE WITH EACH OF

THESE. >> THE BIG THING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS FINDING OUT THE NAMES PER WEEK WE TOOK ■A HALF DAY WITH NORTHEAST QUARTER REGIONAL COUNCIL AND NAPPED OUT A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL COUNCIL OVERALL COMPILED DATA.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE FIVE ELEMENT THEMES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP FIRST NOT BEING IN ANY SPECIFIC ORDER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOCUSES ON SMART GROWTH, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMUNITY HEALTH FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. GOOD GOVERNANCE FOCUSED ON AREAS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, FINANCIL PLANNING AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL CORONATION. INFRASTRUCTURE IS FOCUSED ON ROADS, STORM WATER, AND TRANSPORTATION THIS ALSO INCLUDES WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THIS INCLUDES PARK, NATURAL SPACES AND RESILIENCY. THE TIMELINE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WE WILL BE WORKING ON IN AUGUST BUILDING OUT PRIORITIES AND SETTING 25 - 30 GOALS PER PRIORITY.

SEPTEMBER INCORPORATING CURRENT PROJECTS AND GOALS.

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WE WILL BE MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS PRIORITIES AND GOALS WITH ASSOCIATED ALIGNMENT.

IN DECEMBER PRESENTING TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 2024 WE WILL START THE ROLLOUT. I'M TURNING IT OVER TO YOU FOR ANYMORE FEEDBACK AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

>> I THINK THIS ALIGNS WITH THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OR THEY'RE DOING WITH US AS WELL AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING STORMWATER RESILIENCY PARKS WERE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE UNORIGINAL BASIS.

I THINK WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN OUR PRIORITIES ARE ALIGNING WELL WITH THE REGIONALS. - YES, SIR.

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>> COMMISSIONER CELLA GO-AHEAD. >> ABBY, HELP ME IF YOU CAN WHAT IS LIKELY TO LOOK DIFFERENT WITH THE FINAL PRODUCT AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WERE LOOKING AT NOW, FOR EXAMPLE THE CLAY COUNTY THEMES IS IT GOING TO BE DRILLED DOWN TO A POINT WHERE THERE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THERE COULD BE NAMED THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT

THEY MIGHT IDENTIFY. >> YES, SIR, THE GOAL IS TO COORDINATE WITH OUR ANNUAL REPORT AND BE ABLE TO HAVE MEASURABLE GOALS INCORPORATING STAKEHOLDER PROJECTS ALONG WITH STAFF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AND COORDINATE THOSE TOGETHER IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. MAKING SURE WHAT WE PROPOSED INTERNALLY CORRELATES WITH THOSE DOING PROJECTS EXTERNALLY AND MAKING SURE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AS WE DEVELOP DURING THE TIMELINE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE NOT VEERING OFF TOO FAR WITH SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT WITH

EXTERNAL PARTNERS. >> MY QUESTION WAS VERY SIMILAR.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE BUT THE CONCEPT THAT WAS MY VISION FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT GOES BEYOND CONCEPT.

>> IS NOT KEYSTONE MATH BUT. >> WE WILL ADOPT YOU.

>> LEMMING ISLAND ABSTRACT, NEW BLACK AND WHITE TO MAKE

DECISIONS. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING WE WOULD END UP WITH SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

>> WE HAVE SEVERAL STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN THOSE

CONVERSATIONS. >> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK THAT IS WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS WHICH LED TO US

DOING THIS. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YOUR LIST SET OUT AND AGGRESSIVE 25 - 30 PER ACTION ITEM AND I HAD THE SAME CONCERN.

THESE ARE GREAT IDEAS BUT WITH 25 IT SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT YOU WOULD HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WEIGHING IN ON THIS AND COLLABORATION FOR SURE AND GET THIS DONE EFFECTIVELY AND

EFFICIENTLY. >> JUST TO ELABORATE IT HAS BEEN THE HOURS WITH MY FRIEND BACK HERE RIDING ON THE WHITEBOARDS AND THE WALLS. FOR EXAMPLE WE HAD THE THEME OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, WHAT OTHER THINGS MAY BE REDUCED RESPONSE TIME OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR MY FRIENDS BACK IN PUBLIC SAFETY BY 30 SECONDS, THAT MAY BE YOUR GOAL HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL BY BUILDING MORE FIRE STATIONS, HIRING MORE PEOPLE SO NOW THOSE ARE MEASURABLE'S NOT ONLY IS THE GOAL THE ACTION ITEM ARE MEASURABLE, AT THE END WE TALKED ABOUT WE GET A THEME AND A GOAL AND PRIORITY.

IF WE SORT OUR LIST OF WHAT WERE DOING TO THE BUDGET AND WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TIED TO A PRIORITY AND WE HAVE A PROBLEM OR WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T FIT A PRIORITY AND WE HAVE THE OPPOSITE TROUBLE. ARE WE FINDING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T FIT OUR PRIORITIES OR DO WE HAVE PRIORITIES WERE NOT FUNDING. THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL IS BY DECEMBER TO HAVE THAT FINITE LEVEL OF DATA SO FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE ALL KNOW HOW EVERY PROJECT THAT WE DO TIES IN TO AN OBJECTIVE WHICH TIES TO A THEME WHICH IS MEASURABLE.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THE WORK. IS THAT MR. ANDERSON THAT HELPED

YOU OR TYLER? >> MR. ANDERSON.

>> ERIC ANDERSON, WHAT IS YOUR TITLE.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL COUNCIL. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND

WORK. >> MADAM CHAIR IF I MAY BEFORE GABBY LEAVES A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO IT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL.

ONE THING I MIGHT ADD AS WE ARE FLYING ALONG, WE ALSO HAVE TO DO THE NORMAL BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY AND THE LOGISTICAL PRIORITIES WHICH ARE VERY FOCUSED ON WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS STARTING SOONER THAN LATER, THAT WILL BE UPCOMING AT BOARD MEETINGS. WE WILL HAVE A SOUTHERN GROUP IN MERCER SCHEDULE TOWARD THE END OF SEPTEMBER WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING BY OCTOBER 15 THE BOARD'S DESIRES AND THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE DELEGATION AND WE WILL BE HERE ALSO SOONER THAN LATER.

SO THAT'S WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE APPEAR.

AT THE SAME TIME WERE LOOKING WAY FAR OUT AND THAT'S WHAT WERE TRYING TO DO HERE BUT WHAT WILL ALSO NEAR IT DOWN IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF OR TWO MONTHS TO GET THE BOARD'S DESIRE FOR

THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. >> THANK YOU.

[24. Bid No. 22/23-062, HVAC Units Replacement at Clay County Administration Building (K.Smith)]

WE HAVE ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS TODAY TO LOOK AT AND IT IS BID

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NUMBER 22, 23-62 HVAC UNIT REPLACEMENT AT THE CLAY COUNTY A ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WHICH WE ARE IN.

IT MUST NEED TO BE DONE. MY OFFICE WAS PRETTY HOT THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU WERE IN THERE WITH THE DOOR CLOSED IT WAS A LITTLE WARM.

WE KNOW YOU ARE WORKING ON A GENE.

>> AFTERNOON AGAIN. THIS IS TOWARD THE BED TO CAROL MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING AND THE AMOUNT OF $76950.

THIS IS ON THE AGENDA OF NEW BUSINESS BECAUSE WE WERE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID, THERE WERE SEVEN BIDDERS THAT APPEARED AT THE PRE-BID MEETING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS BID IS TO REPLACE THE FINAL THREE HVAC UNITS FOR THE ADMIN BUILDING.

IT'S THE FINAL PHASE OF THE THREE YEAR REPLACEMENT PLAN.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS.

>> NO QUESTIONS BUT AN OBSERVATION I LIKE THE IDEA SEEING THE LAST SENTENCE THAT ALL WORK IS TO BE COMPLETED 45 DAYS AFTER THE ARRIVAL. I THINK THAT'S A POSITIVE STEP WITH THE PURCHASING THAT WERE HOLDING THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE AS TO WHEN THEY WILL FINISH IN I THINK WERE STILL WAITING. OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES YOU COULD TAKE A WHILE FOR THEM TO GET THE UNITS IN BUT THAT IS NOT THEIR FAULT AND ONCE IT IS HERE THE HAVE A RIGHT TO INSTALL THAT. THAT IS A GOOD THING WE SHOULD

SEE THAT MORE. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER? IS THAT A MOTION.

>> OMEGA MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A 45 DAY COMPLETION AFTER THE

EQUIPMENT ARRIVES. >> WITH A MOTION IN THE SECOND,

[25. Clay County Letter of Support for the Town of Penney Farms USDA Rural Development Grant Application for Purchase of a New Pick-Up Truck for the Town's Public Works Department]

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE

BY SAYING AYE. >> DOES OPPOSE ?

>> MOTION CARRIED 5 - 0. >> LETTERS FOR ACTION.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SUPPORT THE TOWN OF PENNY FARMS APPLYING FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW PICKUP TRUCK FOR THE TOWN'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE NOT ASKING FOR MONEY THEY ARE JUST ASKING FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND THAT LETTER WOULD COME FROM ME OR THE COUNTY MANAGER I GUESS UNDER MY SIGNATURE.

AT ANY RATE THEY ARE ASKING FOR A GRANT FOR A LOW AMOUNT AND THEY ARE NOT GETTING A FANCY PICKUP TRUCK FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY. I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT IT IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION TO WRITE THE LETTER.

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED AND SUPPORT WITH THEIR

EFFORT TO GET THE GRANT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT'S HIGH OVER HERE, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

[LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION]

MOTION CARRIES 5 - 0. WE HAVE MINUTES FROM THE LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MIDDLEBURG CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 19 OF 2023 IN THE BID OPENING TABULATION FOR THE DUCT CLEANING AT THE COURTHOUSE AND FOR THE HBA C UNIT AT THE CLAY COUNTY ADMIN BUILDING.

NEXT WE ARE AT OUR FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

[COMMISSION AUDITOR]